Posts by Ricky

On Thursday, July 7, my good friend Nena (some would say my “girlfriend”) woke up having trouble breathing, so Luz and her niece rushed her to the vet.  There was a mass in her lung, it turns out, and her heart was enlarged.  Before they could even get her to a specialist, she collapsed and died.  …

Should Beagle Man be asking Steve the Breeder for his money back?  I know, I know, this sounds pretty petty, especially coming from me, the dog Kemba replaced.  But seriously — isn’t he supposed to be a Duck Tolling Retriever?  Yeah, sure, the retrieving part, he’s awesome at that:  If B-Man throw…

I know, it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me.  Don’t think I haven’t been wanting to write.  Ah, well, but that’s Beagle Man for you — love the one you’re with.  If he’s not hogging the bylines for himself, then it’s Kemba — you know, He Who Can Do No Wrong.  Speaking of forgotten dogs, I w…

Hey, Ricky here.  And I gotta say, Beagle Man’s really left you guys hanging.  First he promises you a report card for Kemba back during the duck dog’s birthday week (“Coming soon” he says — on August 17th!).  Then he goes off on his “Favorite 300 Songs Ever” tangent for four posts.  Seriously, is…

As Beagle Man promised at the end of his last post, he drove over to East Hampton Town Justice Court on Friday, hoping to finally resolve Kemba’s little legal snafu over being off-leash at the beach.  No such luck.  Instead, he got a 12 noon August  24 court date!  And poor Kelly (remember, it’s a…

So  by now you know I really like Kemba; we’ve established that.  He’s cool, and he’s got a lot of heart — like some other dog who used to hang out with the Beagle Man.  But he’s almost 11 months old, and he’s still a little, I don’t know . . . foolish?  B-Man has this friend Joe.  Joe doesn’t re…

So I see the pup has finally found his voice (The Duck Dog Speaks, April 2).  Good for you, little Kemba!  I was kinda wondering when you’d start chiming in.  Here’s a little tip for you:  Slow down.  In your first post you bounce around to like 8 different topics — eating paper . . . dog parks…

* * *  COUNTDOWN:  18 DAYS TO LA/XC-4  * * * Beagle Man has been pushing the narrative of Kemba as this wonderful, happy-go-lucky, up-for-anything super-puppy — maybe not perfectly behaved, but at least understanding the word “no.”  Hey, that’s cool, if that’s the story he likes to tell.  I just wa…

The other night we’re watching the Westminster Dog Show, and I know exactly what the Beagle Man’s thinking:  First, the Beagle’s gonna win the Hound group, he figures.  Then the Duck Toller’s gonna win in the Sporting group.  Dilemma:  Who do I root for to take Best in Show???  I swear this is the…

I’m telling you this story, even though it has almost nothing to do with me, as a public service.  Because if I don’t, you-know-who most definitely will — and then it’ll be 1,000 words long, and The Greatest Story Ever Told.  Okay, so last Friday morning, Beagle Man and Kemba are down at Burying H…