Current Newsletter
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Beagle 101: Keeping Those Beagle Smiles We all know that cute beagle smile, but sometimes it can have a few missing teeth. Several of our senior beagles have had to face multiple extractions due to dental disease from past neglect. Our poor little Maggie had all but three teeth pulled recently. Amazingly, her appetite is back, and she is gumming her kibble with gusto! This is a good time to review proper care for the health of your beagle’s teeth, so he/she doesn’t lose almost all of her teeth like Maggie. Proper dental care for your beagle is essential to prevent painful periodontal disease, tooth loss, and systematic infections. It involves a combination of daily at-home teeth brushing, specialized chews, and regular professional cleanings. No matter how much at-home dental care you provide for your dog, tartar will still build up over time on your dog’s teeth. The bacteria can make its way beneath the gum line to infect the tooth roots and spread into the blood stream. Once in the blood, bacteria will circulate and seed other organ systems like the heart and kidneys. Dogs with dental disease are significantly more likely to develop diseases like chronic kidney disease and heart disease.
Here are some recommended tips on how to prevent dental disease in beagles. At-Home Dental Care
Professional Dental Cleanings
In your beagle’s annual wellness exam, your vet will check the teeth visually. By age 3, most dogs show some signs of dental disease. Your vet will recommend the appropriate dental procedures to remove hardened tartar and clean beneath the gum line.
Following these recommendations can protect your beagle’s teeth and health so they keep that beautiful beagle smile! The need for foster homes and adopters is growing — and one of the best ways to reach more people is through great photos and videos of our beagles being their goofy, lovable selves.
We are looking for some amazing volunteers to help with social media content creation skills, including developing short fun videos of the foster beagles. All you need is your phone and outdoor lighting! If you have an interest and have a knack for photography, video editing, or social media, we'd love your help creating short, fun content that shows off our foster pups' personalities. High school students can gain community service hours while helping find a beagle/hound a home using their social media content creation!
If you are interested in helping the beagles put their best paw forward, please send an email with your contact information to info@houstonbeaglerescue.org Upcoming Events HBHR T-shirts — If you'd like to show off your love of beagles and help HBHR, we have HBHR shirts! These shirts are now on sale for a donation of $15 which goes toward the care & feeding of the beagles. We will have them at our events and at The Beagle Bungalow if you'd like to purchase one. Or for $20 donation to cover the shipping costs, we will ship it to you. Just email info@houstonbeaglerescue.org with the size requested (medium, large, or X-large) and your mailing address. You can go to the website, https://www.houstonbeaglerescue.org/ to pay online using the donate button.
We always love catching up with the Beagles! HBHR Memorial Bricks - You can acknowledge your Beagle with a Memorial Brick that will be placed in the Memorial Beagle Walkway at The Beagle Bungalow - Dedicated to Charlie Roberts and All First Beagles! Your donation of $100 will purchase a brick with an inscription of your choice and will help future HBHR beagles find their forever homes. If you are interested, request an order form here: info@houstonbeaglerescue.org Before we go, a Beagle Smile.... 
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