Beagles & Buddies Dog Rescue

I read the reviews. So I volunteered to see for myself. It is worse than I could ever imagine. It’s like the movie SAW for dogs. Someone with power and authority needs to shut this place down and arrest the owners. I reported them to animal control. They are out of the city limits. It’s up to the county. I’m gong back to take videos and post them on youtube.

This place a dog hoarding facility not a rescue. Excuses about dogs not being fit for adoption… being too energetic, not trained etc… No wonder they have had some dogs for 1, 2 + years…
I guess being locked up I cages with minimal human touch is better than a loving home. VERY SAD

These are the worst conditions i have ever seen animals existing in. The dogs live, eat, sleep in their own feces and urine. When I volunteered there from May 28^th thru August 10^th it was aweful. The kennels are cleaned once a day if the dogs are lucky. Never once did I see any kind of sanitizing of the kennels. Dogs transferred from kennel to kennel without any type of sanitizing or thought put into if the neighboring dogs would get along. Dogs with runny, bloody poop next to healthy dogs. One dog had double cherry eye surgery, the required after care regimen was never carried out so the cherry eye came back. Every dog wasn’t fed every day and some dogs hadn’t been out of their kennel in months for any exercise. On more than one occasion i walked thru the front gate where Connie Kramer lives and saw a dead dog laying in the yard. The dead ones are thrown into a wheelbarrow and thrown in the trash. This is the same wheel barrow dog food is kept in. While walking a dog in the back area of the property there were a couple of dead small dogs wrapped in towels thrown on a pile of dirt. Beagles and Buddies also adopted out a dog of mine I was boarding there to an unknown person without my knowledge or permission. Beagles and Buddies doesn’t do reference or homechecks. My dog had behavior issues. I’ve been trying to find out what really happened to him with no success. I think he might be dead. Connie kramer is a hoarder and the dogs live horrible, crappy lives. I dont understand how the people who work their can stay silent about the conditions they have no heart. I reported her to animal control and the newspaper. The few months I was there San Bernardino county ac were out there numerous times and did nothing. She had 162 dogs when i was there and only has a kennel license for 100.

there needs to be a zero opton
** i was horrified by the conditions of this facility
turn away from this facility for housing your animals and for goodness sakes… go rescue a few if you can.

We adopted the sweetest lab mix from B&B and had the BEST experience! We didn’t have an appointment and weren’t sure what we wanted, but the staff was so helpful and knowledgeable about all their current residents. They go above and beyond to make sure adoptions work out for everyone and that the transition is smooth. I love that everyone there cares so much. Keep saving lives B&B, you’re doing amazing things!

AWEFUL! Beware do NOT take your dogs there for boarding.
I trusted in them because they told me my beagle would be roaming around with other beagles and sleeping inside the house. In knowing that, I let him stay there for about 12 days while on vacation. I thought I was doing the right thing so my dog would not have to sit home by himself with nobody there and just being checked on my a friend. However, my first instinct should’ve kicked in. The place is deplorable simply deplorable! BUT I trusted what she said. So I put my 9 ½ year on beagle in this ladies hands! God I feel guilty now because he is now sick!!!
While I was on vacation I would check in to see how he was doing. She always PROMISED me he was doing good and have made a lot of friends and have been sleeping in the house, which apparently to her is a big step for a new dog on the premises. So I believed her (lies)!!
Upon getting my dog on 9÷13÷15. He was thinner. He was limping. And I noticed coming back down the hill he had a sore on his face. A sore on his lip. And dried blood on his left shoulder blade. He was nathargic, throwing up, gagging, coughing, sneezing not eating and just very pathetic looking! At the time I did not know what he was sick with, but it ended up getting transferred to my other dog who is only 1-​year old and only a 10 lb Jack Russell. SO PISSED AT TJIS POINT!
I immediately contacted them right away, no return phone call and finally any email three days after I tried to contact her. She proceeded to tell me she was out of town and she would follow up with Erica! I am calling bullshit on that one, it is her company and she was there the entire time my dog was there. Her name is Connie.
With my beagle not getting better, at this point green snot was coming out of his nose, and my Jack Russell now has that awful cough, I take a day off work to rush them to the vet. $ 300 later, which is not an issue, they both had kennel cough and the beagle has an upper respiratory infection.
I am all about dog rescues, however if you were going to have a dog rescue and also advertise for boarding, do not intermix the dogs together! My dogs are caught up on all their shots but came out extremely sick. I have had my beagle since the day he was born in my garage, if he gets any sicker and anything else happens to him I will make sure that place closes down!!!

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. This place is so damned unorganized that they don’t know their heads from their asses. The only reason I want to adopt from this cursed place is to save the dogs from their poor care. I understand running a pet rescue place is tough, and taking care of so many dogs must also be tough but this place is the worst pet rescue place I have ever seen.
I have volunteered at different rescue places in Southern California for several years and never have I ever seen the horror that has happened at this pet rescue.
We had adopted a newborn pup from this place and when we had first seen him, he was happy, healthy, and energetic just like the rest of his litter from the rescued mother they had. But because he was a new pup they told us he wasn’t ready to adopt. By the gods, if we had picked him up that day, I swear he would have been okay. But we did as they instructed and waited a month before coming back to adopt him.
One month passes and we take the two hour drive back to apple valley to pick him up and we are left with a dog that is lethargic, sickly, and filled with so many worms you wonder how long they waited to de-​worm him. But we weren’t upset about it, we took him to the vet, got him all the proper medication, food and water and tried our damned hardest to nurse him back to health. What made us so damn upset is that they insisted that he was in good health. Down-​talked his illness to assure us he would be okay. But then two weeks later he’s not getting any better, he barely eats so all he is are skin and bones, and we’re so stressed both financially from the vet visits but stressed and distraught because we don’t want to see this poor puppy die. Why were we given a dog who obviously has had such lack of care that he is dying? He was in perfectly good health the first time we saw him.
So in the closing chapter of this nightmare, Beagles and Buddies offers to take our puppy back and nurse him back to health for us, for free. I was concerned that in their care he would only get worse and die, but they assured us they would give him good care and offered to drive all the way down to where we live to pick him up. So reluctantly we did so.
We then proceeded to call often to check up on the puppy but most of the time they filtered out our calls or avoided our emails and calls entirely. Then when we called to ask if we can see them, the dammed place said yes but then we drive up there and they say he’s not healthy enough to be seen. We were livid. But complied nonetheless. Then it was like a phone tag game, they would call us and tell us he’s doing better but then a few days later call and tell us he has bronchitis. Or just a slight cough. They gave us inaccurate details of his ongoing health on the rare chances they didn’t actually avoid our calls.
Then just a few days ago we call and they LIE to us and say he’s getting better. And here we are today, August 28^th, 2015, and they tell us he has ammonia and is going to die.
Never have I seen a newborn pup become that ill before. Like I stated, I have volunteered in several pet rescue places before and any dog that sick, had been given the proper care and nursed back to health. I’m absolutely distraught and livid with that hell hole of a pet rescue.
And not just because of that one puppy, but how many other poor dogs are going to die in their care?!? I encourage anyone and everyone to adopt from them ONLY TO SAVE THOSE POOR DOGS from that hellish pet rescue of disorganization and incredibly lacking pet rescue place. Now I have to mourn the loss of a newborn pup who had just a much of a chance to live as all the rest of his litter because this accursed place can’t take care of dogs. Why call yourself a rescue when you’re lack of care is killing these dogs as bad as an abusive owner?!
And now we’ve spent $ 700+ on a puppy who is being murdered by the pet rescue place. If I could humane society to shut you guys down, I would.

I feel bad for these dogs. They’ll never be adopted with the way this place is run. Locking the gate that says an open sign on it? What the hell? Not being allowed in the gates unless you have an application and appointment even though it says open house adoptions? My parents and I adopted a dog here a year ago and there are still dogs here from then! Gee I wonder why. 40 minutes trip just to be turned away from this place and not let inside. Wow just wow. This place needs a real management change that’s for damn sure.

This place is like a poorly maintained used dog lot and when I visited felt like it was definitely somewhere I would never adopt from or donate too. Now I have never owned a rescue, but it smelled bad and was very dirty compared to other rescues I have visited. A few dogs had apparent ticks and runny stool was visible. With so many other options to rescue our furry family members from, this is definitely not the one for me.

An awesome name but kind of disappointing as rescues go. The people are nice and they mean well but the facilities come up way short. They can’t keep up on the waste disposal. Lots of feces and urine soaked bedding laying around. Mice feces everywhere. The dogs that were not in kennels were laying in the dirt in whatever shade they could find. And having to fill out an application just to take a 3 minute tour of the facility is ridiculous. If chase everyone away with the application process these dogs will never get adopted.: (

I rescued a young beagle mix at the end of September. B&B allowed me to adopt a sweet girl. Only problem is I took her to the Vet after I had her for 3 days and she had Giardia (Parasite). I have had her for 5 months and can not get rid of it. Each round of treatment cost 180.00 for testing and meds. I asked B&B for reimbursement they said oh no we do not do that. I asked for coupons to off set the cost of food etc. They sent me those (worth 10 dollars). I have taken her for treatment 3 times and are about to do the fourth time. Never would I ever think someone would sell me a sick dog for four hundred dollars and then I would have to spend all this money at the vet. Besides the fact that its really stressful trying to keep her from re-​infecting herself. Which obviously I have not been successful at. Moral of the story BUYER BEWARE! The place is dirty. The hokie certificate for shots my Vet said hmm. Pretty unprofessional. They sent me a bottle of pills but I am not going to trust that and give it to my dog.
So again BUYER BEWARE.

They really know their dogs here. My boyfriend and I recently paid beagles and buddies a visit because we wanted to get a friend for our lab retriever. We checked local shelters and even had a few dogs from other animal agencies pay us a visit. All the dogs we interacted with seemed very hyper, somewhat aggressive and not well socialized. Not to mention, none of them seemed to get along with our playful pup. When we showed up at beagles and buddies, our dog search was all but given up on. We brought our dog with us and explained what kind of temperament he had and that we wanted a playmate and friend for him. I forget the worker’s name, but right off the cuff she told us that she had a dog in mind to suit ours. It wasn’t an hour later that we were signing the adoption papers and leashing up our new dog. We had no need to see any other dogs at this facility. It’s been three months now and she is still the perfect playmate and big sister to our pup. Thank you beagles and buddies for socializing, getting to know, fostering and potty training your dogs!

I used to own a dog that was a PBGV, a very rare breed but a breed full of personality. I wanted another PBGV but I wanted a rescued or shelter dog. I’m very anti-​breeder. Anyway, I was searching a shelter site and came upon a little PBGV mix at Beagles & Buddies. The next day we went to the Monrovia Petsmart to see the dog but by the time we got there he had been adopted. However, we saw another little dog named Wilson.
He was very sweet and very much requiring attention (jumping up on the walls of his little enclosure, wagging his tail a million miles a minute, sweet, sad eyes staring at us). We took him for a walk in the store but he was very scared. He had his little brakes on the entire time. We practically had to drag him through the store. We gave Wilson back and went to lunch to discuss. After an hour we realized we liked the little Beagle-​Doxie mix. But, by the time we went back they had left Petsmart.
For a week we debated about the dog. We weren’t sure how he would do with the cat or if he had any other health issues. We weren’t sure but decided to take a chance. I quickly emailed the own, Connie, and sent over the adoption fee via paypal to ensure no one else adopted him. The following weekend we went to pick him up.
He was 20 lbs of love! When we got him in the car he was quiet and sweet and just sat in my lap for the ride home. It’s been a year and a half (2 years in March) and he has been the best, most affectionate, dog I’ve ever had. Of course, considering he was found on the street banged up, bruised, and bleeding, you can expect some minor emotional problems.
He is very clingy to those he loves. When one of us (me, his «daddy», his «grandma» or his «auntie») come home he goes crazy. He howls and cries; it sounds like we are murdering him. :) He is also insecure. When I take him to doggy daycare or to the dog beach he doesn’t really know how to play. He kind of stands off to the side, whining because he wants to play with the other dogs, but he’s too insecure to do it. Eventually he finds his nerve. Of course none of this is the rescue groups fault, but, when you get a rescue they do sometimes come with issues caused by their rough start to life. A lot of rescue dogs spend time on the streets. Wilson was definitely a street dog. The shelter notes state that he was found beat up but due to his sweet temperament they knew he could easily be re-​homed.
As for the rescue group itself, I find nothing wrong with them. The owner has obviously devoted her life to rescuing dogs that would otherwise be euthanized by the high-​kill shelters. She takes on a lot of dogs which requires a lot of money. Her adoption donation is reasonable considering you get a dog that is micro-​chipped, fixed, de-​wormed, with all their shots. I never had an issues with Connie. She was very kind to the animals and with us. She even let me know the dogs faults («he’s a bully» which he is to the family cat but I think the two have fun taunting each other). The volunteers raved about her. No rescue group is perfect. I look at the overall picture rather than a few noted incidents by other reviewers. In the end, if it wasn’t for Connie’s hard work I wouldn’t have Wilson (who has been renamed Poki). I truly love this dog as if he’s my child.
A fun tidbit: Poki was listed as Doxie-​Beagle, and he sure as heck looks like he’s both breeds but he started to quickly gain weight after I got him. He went up to 22 lbs which is a lot for a tiny dog, even with grain-​free weight control food and daily 2-​mile walks. We decided to do a DNA test (mostly for fun). Poki has neither dachshund or beagle in him! He’s actually (in order of most to least): Cocker Spaniel, Basset Hound, Greyhound, with a tiny bit of Australian Cattle Dog (which is maybe why he’s always herding/​nipping the cat around the house). He’s a small dog with huge personality, but now due to the DNA results I no longer have to practically starve him. The Vet says with the new breed info his weight is fine. :) I recommend DNA testing if you can afford it. $ 75 will help you learn a lot about the dog.

Please don’t adopt here. I only wish I had read the reviews before I adopted my dog from here. The conditions the dogs live in are terrible. Overcrowded and filthy. The founder, Connie, used a needle to give my dog a nasal kennel cough vaccine, puncturing her nose, making her bleed all over us. When we asked for a napkin she gave us a dirty one from her donut box. That should have been our red flag to runaway but we fell in love with this little dog and we were committed to getting her. Connie gave us no vaccine record, promising she would mail it to us (never did). I started doing some research online about the place and found this:
. Apparently in June 2010 she was charged with animal cruelty and failure to provide veterinary care for leaving 18 dogs in 100 degree parked van. Her rescue was shut down in El Monte bc of neighbor complaints and poor conditions.
Please adopt from your local animal shelter instead of supporting this rescue. What may have started as a well intentioned animal rescue has obviously turned into uncontrollable animal hoarding.

Not good. Adopted a beagle last year. Horrid condition with hundreds of ticks. Took a week to get rid of and some vet bills to get rid of the fleas and several more to bring him back to health from the anemia.

It should be noted that I would give this establishment zero stars if allowed! My review is based on the boarding of animals at this facility. I have no experience adopting from Beagles and buddies so I cannot comment on that aspect of this business. If you only read this paragraph, the only thing you should know is to PLEASE BE ADVISED TO NOT BOARD YOUR DOG HERE!
Ok so, we boarded our German Shepard, Zoey, at Beagles and Buddies in apple valley, CA. I DO NOT RECOMMEND this facility to anyone! The lady in charge, Connie, was very spacey the day we dropped Zoey off which we both thought was strange but tried not to think about it. I had explained to Connie that our printer was acting up and we were unable to print the boarding contract at home and asked if she had any extras on hand so we could fill it out there. She claimed she did not which i found odd considering it’s a business and that should be a given to have those documents ready on site for customers to fill out. She told us it was ok and she would just keep Zoey’s vaccination report instead until we returned to pick her up. We called Saturday night and set up a pick up time of 9am Sunday morning to get our little girl back as she stated she had to leave at 9:15am to be somewhere else. We showed up promptly at 9am and when we got there, Connie started screaming at my wife, telling her that she needed to leave because she was late for wherever she had to be and then proceeded to yell to us that the gate was unlocked. When we tried to open the gate and found it to be locked with a padlock, I told her that it was in fact locked and could not get in. She proceeded to scream at her employee to unlock the gate for us. She then walked into the office and slammed the door behind her as I entered the facility and looked for Zoey’s lead and collar. She came back out a few minutes later with both in hand and told me to just hurry up and not put her on the lead until I was outside of the facility grounds, completely rushing us out. Naturally, I went ahead and put her collar and lead on her because I was furious that she would have the audacity to talk to us that way. Since We had previously left Zoey’s rabies and shot vaccine paperwork with her, I told her that we needed that back. Connie then became very abrasive and told us that she didn’t have the time or the patience to give us back our documentation and that we should have filled out the boarding contract. I found this to be incredibly rude as we had previously had this conversation when we dropped Zoey off a couple days before. I handed Connie the money, grabbed Zoey, and we left as soon as possible. I can usually get over rudeness but I was very concerned about the treatment my dog received while at this facility after this little tantrum she pulled. On the car ride home, Zoey was very lethargic, sedate, and had blood shot eyes. When we finally arrived home, Zoey drank two entire bowls of water and consumed an entire bowl of food and immediately passed out. I have never in the two years we’ve owned this precious pup seen her do this. It seemed as though she had not been fed or given water in quite some time, although I cannot prove that but it was quite obvious and my wife and I had never seen her act this way. To make matters worse, I was sitting on the couch that night stroking her head and neck and found several ticks stuck in her neck, ears, and throat area. This is completely unacceptable to me. How can a non-​profit animal rescue and boarding facility be so incredibly rude and show such neglect to a sweet dog? I will be contacting the humane society and putting a review on any other site I can find to get the word out there that this place not only gave obvious horrendous care and neglect to my dog but also was so incredibly rude, yelling at us and not returning our property. This facility NEEDS to be shut down! Some investigative work today led me to find out that Beagles and Buddies was actually kicked out of the city of El Monte recently and now need to be given the boot from the high desert. Please please please, anyone who is looking to board their dog, DO NOT use this facility! Help me spread the word so that this does not happen to anyone else or their precious doggie in the future!

My review of this rescue is long overdue. Almost 3 years ago, I adopted two beagles from Beagles and Buddies, and my life definitely changed for the better. Before Beagles and Buddies stepped in, one of my beagles was at a high risk shelter, and the other was an owner surrender. Without this rescue, they may not have survived. Thus, I am forever grateful to Beagles and Buddies.
Bad news is that City of El Monte refused to renew their permit earlier this year, and they were forced to move. Good news, they have another property in Apple Valley that is huge! All beagles and their buddies were moved to Apple Valley where they have much more space to run about and no nearby neighbors so they can howl and Arroorooroo to their heart’s content!
There’s always room for improvement in the animal rescue business, but it is a challenging, and often thankless job. Rather than point out all the flaws, i hope those who see the need for improvement would pitch in and help out. And it’s fun! The beagles here love company and will make a big deal over you and make you feel like a rock star!
Charlie/​Chuck, 2 year old beagle, is one of the lucky ones who recently made it out of the shelter and into the open, welcoming arms of Beagles and Buddies — thank you so much Connie! His sad disposition immediately changed as soon as we set foot on the grounds, and he began to meet and greet everyone (e.g. lets smell everyone’s behind). I think he even smiled for one of his photos. If you are interested in adopting him or any of the other great dogs we met, please go their website, call, or stop by on your way back from Vegas! Then you can say you really hit the jackpot!

I understand that this place is a shelter, running on minimal funding, and practices «no kill» policy, hence the appearence, smell and adbundance of dogs. BUT it doesn’t excuse the lack of paperwork and ungrateful service. It was all smiles during the adoption, but when we returned a week later asking for the paperwork, Connie turned a sour face and shuts down communication. Til this day, we still do not have paperwork on our dog. We do not know anything about him. I would be fine if I was told honestly that they lost the paperwork. It’s sad to see a good intention being run to the ground. The problem may not be what, but more of «who». Who ever is running is place isn’t doing a good enough job. Be it Connie or someone above her, this place can be managed better… starting with honest communication with customers.

I’ve never adopted a dog here but I was a beagle owner, that’s how I found this place. I did ‘sponsor’ a few beagles in the past. I love the fact that it’s a no-​kill shelter. However, that also means they’re over-​populated. I do what I can to help. I’ve volunteered before, as a dog-​walker. I’ve also donated a TON of used bedding, towels, kennel, etc. Thanks Connie for all your hard work in taking care of these pets!

We adopted a 10 week old Beagle from Beagles and Buddies for $ 750. We were very excited to have this beautiful dog join our family. Unfortunately the next day we had to take our puppy to the vet because he was not feeling well. He would not eat, had a fever and started vomiting. We immediately brought him and was diagnosed with Parvo, Coccidia and Ticks. We contacted Connie, the rescues point of contact, to make the situation right and to let her know that other puppies and dogs could be contaminated. She has denied all such claims and will not check for these diseases at her kennels. DO NOT adopt a dog from this place until it has been cleaned and inspected by a professional. Dogs do not deserve this kind of neglect. If you have adopted a dog from here please have your pet checked by a professional!