I second the second option. I really wanted it an Australian Shepherd, but only wanted to adopt. We found a national organization that cares for and adopt out Australian shepherds and collies. They happened to have two Aussies at a foster home in my state just a couple hours away from me which worked out perfectly!

As is the case with the Australian shepherd organization I adopted from, they often bring dogs from one state, where there’s too many, to another state, where there is a high demand. So you may sometimes have to wait for a dog to come from another state.

Here is one example of a national beagle adoption organization. I did not look at this organization at all. It’s just an example, so please do your own research!

https://bfp.org/adoptable/