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…

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned that last fall I started an after-school writing club for students at Bryant Elementary School in Bridgeport.  We’ve been meeting every Thursday since then, and some of the kids’ work appears on our blog, Is It Friday Yet?  I’ve brought Ricky in to club meetings from…

This morning I drove to Southport Harbor for my daily excursion with Ricky.  Only there was no Ricky. That’s how I’ve been dealing with things since he died a week ago:  I do a lot of the same stuff I always did with him.  I go to our places, and I think, and I walk.  It’s amazing how much more gr…

. . . and all I got was this lousy T-shirt! The Roof Rack Report (#roofrackreport on Twitter, for those who follow me already on @BeagleManHank) appears on Mondays, usually.  Actually, whenever Beagle Man decides to give me some space . .

I know there are still more than 160 days till I hit the road for LA/XC-4, but I find myself looking forward to my annual September cross-country drive earlier and earlier each year.  And this time around there’s gonna be a special bonus that I’m pret-ty excited about. Loyal Beagle Man followers k…

Remember that weekend last month when I had three “accidents” in the Vermont house, and Beagle Man banished me for the rest of the season?  But I knew I’d get another chance when his grand-nephew Teddy came up?  Well, this was the weekend.  And honestly — I think I would have been better off if the…

Beagle Man, Mrs. B, and their friends watched  this video the whole weekend and could barely breathe, they were laughing so hard.  Me, I’ve seen it at least 100 times myself — and I still can’t figure out what Cooper’s doing wrong. The Roof Rack Report (#roofrackreport on Twitter, for those who fo…

  Item seen on Dogster earlier this week: When you first brought your dog home, her name was Daisy — but now you’ve been together a while, she’s more of a Digger.  Or maybe your gentlemanly Daniel has become a boisterous Danny.  Toni Perling says it’s more than okay to change your dog’s name…

I considered calling this post “Stupid Human Tricks.”  Greg’s friend Maggie brought this very strange T-shirt to the Vermont house — with a wolf wearing Bose headphones and a nose ring.  Leave it to Beagle Man to put it on over his hoodie and declare it his new grilling outfit.  I kid you not:  Th…