Our journey into Beagles began in 1993 when our daughter Stacey came home from school announcing she wanted to show dogs instead of getting into sports at school or community leagues.

Thus the search was on for the breed that would fit us. After weeks of going through AKC’s The Complete Dog Book on breed standards we narrowed our search to six breeds. We spent the next several months at local dog shows investigating the breeds talking to owners, breeders and handlers. In only a few shows we knew that a Beagle would soon be a big part of our life.

As the search began Stacey was able to get a rescue Cairn Terrier from a friend to start in the Junior Showmanship ring. After a couple wrong starts we were blessed to get Bayou Oaks Frostbite, AKA Frankie. We’re sure it was short for Frankenstein. With her we knew we were hooked for life and so the next leg of our journey began.

Like potato chips you can’t have just one. When our first litter of puppies was approaching we had to decide what we wanted for our kennel name. On the drive home from a show we were discussing several options when the Eagles song Desperado came on the radio. It hit us like a bolt of lightening that this would be our kennel name. It describes our beloved little hounds very well, “a criminal who stops at nothing”. They will steal your heart and anything else you don’t keep secured or locked away.

Since then we have shown and bred numerous Beagles to their championships and group placings. In 1998 we added Harriers, sort of a big Beagle, to our kennel. Stacey has become an accomplished all breed handler and graduated from ASU with a degree in microbiology. We are members of the Phoenix Arizona Beagle Club, the National Beagle Club and the Harrier Club of America. The years have been filled with old and new friends, continued learning experiences, excitement, disappointments, heartaches and an immeasurable amount of happiness.

Our goal is to breed more then just another show dog but life long companions able to do far more. We have recently expanded our journey into agility and commercial photo shoots.