Posts by Hank

Finally! An Obedience Training Method For Even the Most Stubborn Dogs!

No, it’s not your imagination; Robby’s been making way more appearances in Beagle Man than usual lately. That’s cause he’s home from school for the summer, and he and I hang out with Ricky a lot. Here’s our very latest brilliant idea for our beagle’s well-being. We got this brainstorm when an ob…

My Dog, the Animal

Robby and I laugh at a lot of the same stuff. Sometimes we even make identical puns simultaneously. I find his deadpan tweet-humor hilarious. He laughs hysterically at my corny “daddy jokes.” We both think those AT&T “It’s not complicated” spots (pickle roll, puppy brother, at al) with the…

Performance Anxiety

Let’s face it. When your dog has a command performance to make — especially when it’s inside — there’s one thing you’re going to worry about. Oh, sure, you can see to it that he goes before he gets there. But still . . . Earlier this week Ricky was scheduled for just such a gig — an appearance…

Wordless Wednesday

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The (Very, Very Few) Foods Ricky Won’t Eat

I’ve said many times that there is absolutely nothing my dog won’t eat. I’ve lied. He won’t eat grapefruit. I find this more than a little ironic, since I’ve eaten more grapefruit than any other human who has ever walked this earth. I’m not sure I could prove that to, say, Guinness World Records…

No! Anyone But THEM!

Carol gets home from late-afternoon focus groups in Danbury. She inhales her Arthrotec for her bum knee — and then swallows a handful of Advil for her back spasms. She settles herself down gingerly, very gingerly, on the green couch in the den to check her e-mail — with our old pink heating pad…

. . . And We Chose a Beagle

The beagle, according to the AKC, is the fourth most popular dog in America, among the 161 recognized breeds. To my mind, this flies in the face of the eyeball test — do you see a lot of beagles in your neighborhood? — but I’m not gonna quibble. I referred to these breed popularity rankings in…

Ravens, Clydesdales . . . and Chip

To football fans, last month’s Super Bowl meant Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh . . . a 34-minute stadium-wide blackout . . . the Ravens holding off the hard-charging 49ers for the victory . . . and a triumphant finale to the Ray Lewis Farewell Tour. Front and center for animal lovers, though, wasn’t Lewis…

Butch and the Kid

Last weekend, as you heard from Ricky in his latest Roof Rack Report, we spent some time in Vermont with my niece Kat, my grandnephew Teddy, and my nephew-in-law David. (I’m not really an authority when it comes to “relative” nomenclature.) David grew up in Michigan . . . and he and Kat have bee…

Amazing Example Of Breed Specific Behavior!

Here’s a quiz: What dogs are active, independent, tenacious, and vocal? Another hint: They don’t always get the best grades in “plays well with others.” Terriers, of course! We all know this. Same as we know that setters and retrievers are energetic and friendly — and also maybe a little bit…