Anyone who knows me knows I love my Beagles. From Pearl, my first dog and the inspiration behind my first photograph, to LolliPop and Daisy, I think Beagles just rock.

Pearl was a shy, starved little Beagle that showed up in my parents’ yard several years ago and refused to leave. She and I were a lot alike and that little dog literally taught me that you create your own joy. LolliPop has no bottom jaw because her owners waited a month after it was cracked away from her face like a wishbone to take her to the humane society. By that time infection was horrendous and the remaining jawbone was disintegrating from her mouth. Daisy was brought to animal control weighing over 80 pounds and dumped off with instructions to kill her. When she appeared on an evening news show as the “fat dog” in a doggy weight loss segment, her owners came and demanded their little celebrity back, so she was taken to a sanctuary and protected by the big dogs.  Sometimes people suck.

And sometimes they don’t! That’s why I’ve decided to donate 5% of all sales from Karal Gregory Photography to Buddies & Beagles, a shelter and sanctuary for purebred and mixed Beagles, other hounds and small dogs, located in Southern California. Beagles &  Buddies is a non-profit shelter actively involved in pet adoption and dog rescue. And, they are a no-kill santuary. I’m so sold.

Even more, they have a fantastic community education program, offer services such as microchipping and pet CPR classes, and they hold tons of adoption events and parties that reunite quite a few of the dogs and their new families with their best buddies still living at the shelter. Started in 1992 as the official breed rescue for Beagles and other hound dogs, Beagles & Buddies volunteers work tirelessly to find secure, happy new homes for as many of the resident dogs as possible and are completely dependent on donations and volunteers.

Regular donations are relied upon to pay for the property rental, shelter fees for rescues, food, medical supplies, vet bills, grounds maintenance and much more. Click on the link below to visit the Beagles & Buddies site, and check out their Gallery for photos of some of the most adorable Beagles ever.