Yes, Beagle Man has gone dark for over a month now, as many of my friends and followers have observed.  Intentionally so.  I’d become abundantly aware that a lot of you out there felt I’d gotten well into the overkill stage in my research, my pros-and-cons lists, my live-dog interviews, my biding t…

Interviewed Chief, Scott’s husky, earlier this week at Acme headquarters in South Norwalk.  I’d have to say it went quite well.  I ate some chips in his presence, and the candidate, while interested, didn’t jump on the table for them; he actually claims not to be food-obsessed.  He’s got a good, s…

Could somebody check on the Beagle Man for me?  I think he’s losing it.  I understand his going to Norwalk to meet a German Shepherd, and to Greenwich to meet a Husky — and even to New Paltz to meet a Norwegian Buhund.  But now he drives to Fairfield to meet a Beagle?  Eleven years with me, and he…

“Have I missed a blog?” asked Marcia in an e-mail.  And from Bernice:  “Didn’t get your blog this week?” The fact is, I haven’t posted since May 17th — and there’s a reason for it.  In recent weeks I’ve sensed the patience of my friends and followers wearing thin as I continue to . . . deliberate…

I suppose I should have seen this coming — the wounded feelings, the fierce breed loyalty, the surprising (and, to my way of thinking, xenophobic, uninformed, and over-reactive) anti-German Shepherd sentiment  — when I encouraged followers to “weigh in” last month in my Future Dog post: Hi Doodlem…

Today would be Ricky William Herman’s 11th birthday. To celebrate this day, you should do whatever you want. After all, that’s what Ricky always did. 🙂

Since I was called stubborn more times than I care to count while I was living (by you-know-who), I’d rather not have that rap now that I’m . . . not living.  To that end, I, for one, will not stand in the way of this so-called “Future Dog.”  My thoughts?  My best friend, Nena, was a chihuahua, and…

Good advice.  Lots of it. “If I ever get another dog,” Sarah tells me, “it will be a foster.”  Sherry says, “My vote is for a shelter dog.  Rescued souls are the sweetest, and usually grateful.”  Mimi, who’s all for the rescue thing, adds, “Don’t let guilt get to you . . . like, awww, I should res…

Future Dog!!!???  Are you freakin’ kidding me?  The next dog will be here “because of Ricky”? It’ll be “a tribute to Ricky”?  Any more nice rationalizations, B-Man?  I give up the mortal coil on April 7.  The B-Man publishes his “tribute” post on the 13th — earning him tears and hugs all around tow…

I honestly think it’s okay that I’ve started thinking/talking about my next dog.  Here’s how I see it.  Had I just gotten a divorce, let’s say, or become widowed, and then I showed up with a new wife 3 weeks later . . . yeah, that would be in poor taste.  People would talk.  And rightfully so.  Bu…