Beagle Puppies for Free
Beagle puppies for free the sign said. My father after dinner drove us to this farm, and pulled in where this sign was posted. It was a farm, and he worked with this man at the factory. I was seven years old. When I saw the puppies, all running about an enclosed area, and a squeal of delight escaped my lips. He was going to get me the puppy he had promised for my seventh birthday. I was let in the enclosure, not noticing the feces covered floor. A beautiful tricolor beagle puppy ran up to me, and put his dirty paws all over my jeans and t shirt. I didn’t even notice the smell, I was in love. Covered in beagle puppies, there were about ten of them, I picked out the tricolor that first ran up to me. I named her Skippy. The smell was horrible in the car, and my mother threw a fit about my feces covered pants, and squirmy dirty puppy in my arms. We both got a bath right then and there, we both hated baths. Beagle puppies for free, is anything but usually, and that is what my parents soon found out.
Skippy may have been home raised, as the man said, but she had been given no preventative shots, no flea preventative, and wasn’t dewormed. My mother, who was very knowledgeable about such things, took her to our local vet. She received everything aforementioned plus an appointment for being spayed. Approximately $150.00 later, our free puppy finally got the care she should have been having all along.
Now whenever I see any pet for free I am highly suspicious. Even the newspapers tell you not to advertise beagle puppies for free, because instead of a loving family adopting them, it may be a lab. Beagle puppies are used in labs because they have a lot of the same diseases, and problems as humans. So if you have puppies, first, get the mom spayed, and then screen possible adoptees carefully. If you have puppies, get them the proper vet care from day one. However, letting your dog have puppies, unless you are breeding pure breads is just not being responsible. Everyday, dogs are euthanized for lack of a home, why add more to this horrible statistic?
Skippy didn’t live long. Her bad start caused many problems and she died way before she should have. I have had Beagles live 20 years in my household. Skippy lived a mere five years. The Beagle puppies for free sign, was anything but free. Realize animals are never free. The cost of a dog per year can be as high as $500.00 if taken care of properly. Vets are not inexpensive, but a dog needs to see one at least every six months for flea prevention, shots, and check ups. Beagles in particular are very prone to ear infections, mine has one or two every year. So don’t be fooled into a sign that says Beagle puppies for free, there is no such animal.