MY PALS: Brinkley

Wow — I think I may have found my soul mate.  Listen to this e-mail from my new pal Brinkley:  “You posted you’re looking for stories and pictures to be featured in My Pals. I personally would not have chosen this picture or this story, but my beagle mom thinks it’s hilarious.  How can someone who has such good taste in dog biscuits have such poor taste in dog photos?  My beagle parents go to the beach in South Carolina every couple of years, and several years ago when shark attacks were up, my mom thought it would be funny to dress me up in a shark costume.  I have to say that I definitely got noticed, but since most people think all beagles are ‘oh so cute,’ was it really necessary to suffer the indignation of having to dress up?”  (Tell me about it, Brinkley!  I couldn’t agree more.  Beagle Man once tried to put me in a doggy football jersey.  Fat chance.)   “I guess I shouldn’t complain, though.  After all, some dogs have to go to the kennel when their parents go on vacation.  My parents not only take me, but my sister Bayley gets to go, too.”  All right, Brinkley!  As you know from my posts, I’m a road dog, too.  How ’bout I stop in and see you on LA/XC-3?  I love to visit other dogs.  Beats seeing that boring stuff B-Man goes for — like the Grand Canyon.  P.S.  I see you’ve got a red leash.  Same!

MY PALS WILL POP UP RIGHT HERE FROM TIME TO TIME.  IT’S ABOUT, UH . . . MY PALS.  IS YOUR DOG LIKE ME . . . HANDSOME?  MIND OF HIS OWN?  TELL ME.  MAYBE YOUR PUP WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN “MY PALS.” SEND YOUR STORY AND PHOTO TO BEAGLE MAN .   HE HANDLES MY E-MAIL FOR ME.