Kemba Struggles With the Concept — “Relax”
The smallest of the AKC’s retrievers, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is intelligent, affectionate, and eager to please. Play fetch with a tireless Toller until your right arm falls off, and he will ask you to throw left-handed. — American Kennel Club…
Routines
I’ll bet most of you have figured out by now that Beagle Man is a creature of habit. That’s why, when he walks through the door at Jack’s Coffee in Amagansett in the morning, Brian, the manager,
will say, “The Hank-wich?” (That’s egg-and-cheese on a baguette, FYI, which Beagle Man orders every s…
Change of Address
A few weeks ago, we moved from the only house I’ve ever known. (Not counting Shelley and Steve’s, in Ardoise, Nova Scotia — but that was only for 10 weeks, and to be perfectly honest, I only know about that because Beagle Man told me so.) It was weird: Little by little, stuff started disappearin…
Buckingham Beagle
Hey, I just saw this AMAZING post about last Saturday’s Royal Wedding. I’m talking about the one they’ve been calling the Royal Wedding that took place in England; we all know the real Royal Wedding that day was at Claxton Farm in North Carolina. (My congrats, of course, to Matt and Alison.) The…
Chopped Liver
Here’s how it works: I pull into my spot in the parking lot at Winslow, open the door, and Kemba makes a mad scramble for the scuffed dirt area near the water fountain. There he waits — stock still — for me to emerge from the car, cock my right arm, and launch that first tennis ball from my trus…
Two Men and a Baby (and Two Dogs)
Ah, such a good day we had planned! What a great adventure it would be! A sunny Sunday with my
son Greg, my grandson, Ryan, Greg’s dog, Ruckus, and Kemba — all of us heading off for a hike around Lake Mohegan. Greg and Ryan (in his baby seat) in Greg’s SUV, me and the doggies in my Jeep Wrangle…
The Apprentice
Well, it certainly took him long enough! I cannot tell you how hard I’ve tried to get through to that goody-four-shoes! Seriously, how many times do I have to listen to Beagle Man telling his dog park buddies, “Kemba’s not really food-obsessed. At least not like
Ricky was.” And what’s so terri…
Duck Tollers Against Gun Violence
Carol had signed up both of us for last Saturday’s March For Our Lives, Manchester VT edition. I told her I’d go — unless the skiing was too good to pass up. I was joking. I’d always intended to take part. The gun violence issue was out of control. You couldn’t stay on the sidelines for this…
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