I’ve had beagles and coon dogs most of my life. I’ve been messing with dogs for more than 40 years. I’ve been hunting beagles in competition since we founded the Springfield Sportsman Beagle Club 15 years ago. I’m always looking to improve the breed. I’ve driven hundreds of miles to breed with the best blood I could find. I look for hard hunters with drive, desire, and stamina. They have to have brains, along with strong noses and loud mouths.
Joan has been raising, training, breeding and showing dogs for 60 years. She has trained and shown successfully in conformation, obedience, and agility. Joan’s Beagles have been recognized worldwide for their quality, correctness, and for conforming to the breed standard. She has bred and shown four generations to their champions and beyond and has fourth generations puppies that show promise of continuing her winning ways.
The Hounds of Merry Music is a kennel that is devoted to the breeding of a beagle for show and pet. It is our goal to breed beagles to the standard of the National Beagle Club & the American Kennel Club. We are considered a small show kennel that breeds for quality in our puppies. Our main purpose is to provide beagle puppies to quality forever homes. We also breed beagle puppies for AKC All Breed shows. We have many AKC show champions from beagle puppies that we have bred.
In 1992 I purchased my foundation bitch Taylor from Diane Broderick of Amity Newfoundlands in New Jersey. The following year I purchased my second foundation bitch from Kathy Hamilton of Old Bay Newfoundlands in Virginia. I have to thank them as well as many other breeders that have mentored me along the way. You helped me get a great start into the world of Newfoundland dogs.
Joan has been raising, training, breeding and showing dogs for 60 years. She has trained and shown successfully in conformation, obedience, and agility. Joan’s Beagles have been recognized worldwide for their quality, correctness, and for conforming to the breed standard. She has bred and shown four generations to their champions and beyond and has fourth generations puppies that show promise of continuing her winning ways.
The Hounds of Merry Music is a kennel that is devoted to the breeding of a beagle for show and pet. It is our goal to breed beagles to the standard of the National Beagle Club & the American Kennel Club. We are considered a small show kennel that breeds for quality in our puppies. Our main purpose is to provide beagle puppies to quality forever homes. We also breed beagle puppies for AKC All Breed shows. We have many AKC show champions from beagle puppies that we have bred.
In 1992 I purchased my foundation bitch Taylor from Diane Broderick of Amity Newfoundlands in New Jersey. The following year I purchased my second foundation bitch from Kathy Hamilton of Old Bay Newfoundlands in Virginia. I have to thank them as well as many other breeders that have mentored me along the way. You helped me get a great start into the world of Newfoundland dogs.
