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Adopt a BeagleThis page lists dogs currently looking for their new home, who are either in foster care with Beagle Rescue NSW, or who are offered for Private Rehoming by their current owner. Beagle Rescue NSW does not place time limits on the dogs in foster care with us.
Dogs for adoption
BRN facilitates the rehoming of dogs in one of two ways:
Dogs in foster care
These are beagles who have come into care with us and are currently living with one of our amazing volunteer foster carers. We spend some time getting to know them before embarking on the search for their new homes. All our foster dogs are vet checked for general health and, if needed, brought up to date with vaccinations, flea/tick and heartworm medications. We’ll also ensure we carry out any vet work for specific ailments if needed. We will also ensure any dogs not already spayed or neutered are desexed before they leave our care.
Beagles in foster care are adopted via an application process. Applications are collected and assessed to try and match the individual dog to the applicant we think they are best suited to. This gives our beagles the greatest chance of success in their new home. All beagles in foster care are adopted on a 30-day trial basis - this gives the beagle and their new adoptive family an opportunity to really get to know each other. If at any point during the trial period, the family feels it’s not going to work out, they just need to let us know and arrange for the beagle to be returned to their foster carer. It’s ok if that happens, sometimes, things just don’t work out the way everyone hoped. We know that each dog’s perfect match is out there, and we are committed to finding them.
Private Rehoming
These are beagles who will stay in the care of their current owners until they find their new home. The current owners field enquiries from potential new families and make all decisions regarding their Beagle’s new home. BRN advertises these beagles to our many followers to help connect the beagle in need with those looking to add a beagle to their family.
We recommend all dogs go to their new home on a 'trial basis' at first and recommend the trial period be at least 30 days, whereby if things don't work out within the specified period of time, the dog would be returned to their original owner who would again seek to find their new home. We recommend the change of owner form is not submitted to council for processing until the rehoming is confirmed at the end of the trial period.
As these dogs are not in our care and we haven’t assessed them, BRN is entirely reliant on the information provided by the dog’s current owner. It is the responsibility of prospective applicants to source as much information about the dog they are seeking to home as possible. BRN cannot be held responsible for the outcome of a private rehoming.
BRN’s policy is that any dog listed for rehoming must be desexed before listing, and must be registered in the name of the person requesting the rehoming.
BEAGLE IN FOSTER CARE
Jack
Adoption Fee: *** Please read medical information below ***
Microchip #: 982 000 190 528 249
Location: Joadja NSW 2575
Age/DOB: 13 years 1 mo / 23-04-2013
Sex: Male (Desexed)
Colour: Tri-colour
Last Vaccinated: March 2026
Medical Needs: Jack has a number of medical conditions that will need to be monitored and managed over the remainder of his life. His current medication regime is as follows:
1) Optimmune (Cyclosporine) eye ointment ( he also benefits from just saline eye drops to flush out sometimes) - for dry eye
2) Enalapil - heart blood pressure
3) Frusemide - diuretic for fluid build up due to heart murmur
4) Cardisure (Pimobendan) flavoured tablet - for heart murmur.
We estimate the current cost of Jack's ongoing meds to be c.$120 per month (scripts from vet, filled by online pharmacy providers).
Jack also had a benign hemangioma removed while in care - this is a common, benign (noncancerous) tumor made up of an abnormal overgrowth of blood vessels. The advice from the treating vet was that these are usually quite treatable.
We will provide as much information as we possibly can in terms of vet history since Jack entered care, all records will be provided to the adopting family's nominated vet practise. Jack's foster carer can also provide further information on Jack's health and ongoing medication regime.
House Trained: His housetraining is good. As he is on the diuretic, he will need easy access to get in and out to the toilet when he needs to go
Allowed Indoors: Yes
Usually Sleeps: As he's on the diuretics, he's been sleeping in an insulated kennel on the deck at his foster home, so that he has easy access to go to the toilet overnight
Other dogs: Jack is being fostered with 2 younger beagles and a 10-week old puppy (the latter of which is besotted with Jack). Jack has been very patient, particularly with the puppy. He would likely prefer the company of another older dog, just to hang out with. We think he could equally do well as an only dog as he's not phased at all by being left alone.
Training: Jack has excellent manners, extremely good toilet training, loves a walk on a lead but equally is not unhappy being in the yard. He knows all the basic commands - sit, down, stay (sort of!)
For his medications, it is easy to just put the tablets in a bowl with some leftovers or tuna or anything vaguely appetising and he just hoovers them down without hesitation.
Jack really is a delightful boy and the vets adn the rescue believe he has the ability to live a comfortable life for some time yet. He must be a tough due to have got through this period on his own!
He eats well, has had fresh food, dry food and wet food. My vet feels he would benefit from Prime100 dog food but he's not tried that yet. He's been bathed in the shower a couple of times, he didn’t complain, and he had his nails trimmed again at the vet recently and again he didn’t complain.
Overall, Jack is a happy and very thankful hound dog who is just really happy to be loved. He will be a delightful addition to a calm home. We would not recommend a chaotic home with young kids, just because we think Jack wants to kick back and relax more that being excited by constant stimulus at this stage.
Given Jack's ongoing medical needs, it is critical that any potential adoptive family can commit to meeting those needs, including continuing his monthly medications and ensuring he is regularly monitored by a vet. We understand this is a big ask for a potential family, so we are looking for someone very special for Jack. We believe he is worth it.
Anyone interested in adopting Jack must first submit an Application Form. An application is not binding, it helps us to assess each potential family to help us find Jack’s perfect match. We will make an initial assessment of each application, following which Jack's foster carer will arrange to speak further to those applicants we feel may be a good match for Jack.
Once a potential family is chosen, a meet and greet will be arranged with Jack’s potential new family. Please note it’s important as many members of the household attend the meeting as possible. It is essential that our foster dogs meet any other dogs in the family at the meet and greet.
We do not operate on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. All our beagles are individually matched to their new families to try and achieve the best chance of success in their new home. All our foster beagles go to their new homes on a 30-day trial basis to allow everyone to get to know each other better. If for any reason, during that period it looks like it won’t work out (hey, it happens, and that’s ok), BRN must be notified and the beagle returned to their foster carer.
If your application is not successful, please don’t feel that means we don’t think yours is a great home for one of our foster beagles. It merely means that in this instance, we felt there was a stronger ‘match’ in another applicant.
Hi Future Owner!
Welcoming a new member of the family is an exciting time for everyone. Please remember though, that for the dogs, it can also be a scary and anxious time. They leave behind everything they’ve known so far to go to a new place with strange people, strange dogs, strange sights and smells. It may take them a little while to settle in.
While each dog is an individual, generally try to remember the ‘Rule of 3’ when welcoming a new dog into your home:
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In the first 3 days your new dog may be feeling overwhelmed; may be scared and unsure of what’s going on; may not be comfortable enough to be ‘themselves’; may shut down and want to curl up in their crate or hide under a table; and may test some boundaries.
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After 3 weeks your new dog should be starting to settle in; they are feeling more comfortable; they are realising this could possibly be their forever home; they have figured out their environment; they are getting into a routine; they let their guard down and may start showing their true personality; and any behaviour issues may start to emerge.
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After 3 months your new dog should be completely comfortable in their new home; should be building trust and a new bond with their family; should have gained a complete sense of security with their new family; and should be set in a routine.
Source: Rescue Dogs 101
Give your new dog space and time to work at their own pace during this initial settling in period.