Throughout the 21 years I’ve owned a dog (Ricky the Beagle, 2003-2014; Kemba the Duck Toller 2014-present),
He’s been giving me that cute, tilty-headed look since he was a pup. Still works
I’ve been repeatedly amused by, and …
Beagle Man and Mom got back last Sunday from a safari (whatever that is) to Kenya (wherever that is). B-Man showed me lots of photos, said he saw some “amazing” animals. Which begged the question, and I was quick to supply it: Aren’t I an animal? To which he answered, rather condescendingly, …
Humans have larger brains than dogs. According to humans, that is:
The brains of dogs are smaller than humans in relation to overall body size. In humans, the brain-to-body ratio is 1:40 while in dogs it’s 1:125.
The brains of humans have more folds, which means more surface area. The cortex of…
Yeah, so he can swim. Big whoop.
Still, what a fuss the crowd on the beach make about the revered Kemba! Stranger strolls by, and K-Dawg snaps to attention. “Can he swim?” bypasser asks Beagle Man. Without replying verbally, and without getting up from his sand chair, B-Man grabs a stick he’s…
The plan: Meet Greg and his boys — our son and grandsons — and take in an after-school Staples baseball
Never a happy sight
game on a sunny early-May afternoon. I drove in to the high school grounds the “back way” — the narr…
Seniors stick together
I was walking with Dede, Mayor of the dog park (or so I’ve dubbed her) earlier this week, along with her Sadie, and, of course, Kemba. She was telling me about a health scare she’d recently been throug…
I’d like to point out that there’s an awful lot of Husky-mania going on around our house. Sure, I get it — I was named for the ultimate Husky hero, Kemba Walker. And we do live in Connecticut. And UConn is a damn good squad —
(* COME ON, NOW — BE HONEST!)
When playing fetch with two or more dogs, do you cheat in favor of your own by signaling (a slight nod of the head; a subtle hand signal) in which direction you’ll be throwing?
When another twosome (human/dog) approaches for a meet-and-greet, and the human asks,
[ca…
Let me tell you something about cross-country skiing: I love it.
You know what I mean. Like I don’t actually wear skis. I leave that part to
[caption id="attachment_9244" align="alignright" width="222"] Cross-country skiing at Landgrove, in the good old days. Lots of snow!
Beagle Man…
