Polar Pooping
The right spot (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
I’ve told my friend Jeff time and again to stop sending me his cute little “thought-you-might-like-this” internet items. I tell him I never, ever read them. But he keeps sendin…
The Mystery Gift
Luz got me a new squeaky toy for Christmas. It’s hard to explain, but there’s just something about them . . . I absolutely love squeaky toys. Maybe because playing with them makes me feel like a puppy again? Good ol’ Luz! Beagle Man gave me a stocking, full to the velvet cuff, with . . . all …
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Where’s Ricky?
Day before Christmas. Everyone in my house is running around tying up loose ends. I guess I’ll do the same, since it appears nobody’s going to pay any attention to me. I probably won’t even get fed. Okay, f…
Where’s Ricky?
See if you can find a handsome little beagle in this picture . . .
Come on. It’s Friday night of the weekend before Christmas. You really think I’m gonna write something? And
Center of attention (just the way he likes it)
Last week Ricky sat in on not just one, but two of my writing workshops. The first was the Tuesday After-School Writing Club I started for fifth- and sixth-graders at Bryant Ele…
Really Lame Excuse
“Sorry, I had to give Robby a ride to practice.”
How many times did I hear that line, or some variation of it, when Beagle Man would be running late for a doctor’s appointment or a dinner with friends? And when he really screwed up, he’d play the sympathy card. “Had to take Robby down to Greenw…
Ricky? Ronnie? Reggie?
Robby and Ricky as pups
I must have told the story about how Ricky came to be “Ricky” a thousand times: How Robby, then 9, named his beagle puppy for Ricky Williams, the Miami Dolphins running back, and his ultimate hero at …
Smarts
Last month, another of those “10 Smartest Dog Breeds” lists came out. This one had beagles at #4. Now let’s think about this. Dogs don’t take SATs or ACTs or Wonderlic tests, so what, exactly, are we going by? How easily we can be trained? Border collies and German Shepherds are ranked ahead…
Ricky the Beagle for RTM!
Remember my friend Gustav? He’s a Norsk Buhund (yes, some of my best friends are Norsk), and I wrote about him last February. He belongs to Eric, who works with Mrs. Beagle Man. In a lot of ways, I look up to Gus. For one thing, he has an actual job at Mrs. B’s office. You don’t believe me? …
Andrew’s Army
Something a little different today.
Andrew Accardi
One of Beagle Man’s very favorite kids in the entire world, Andrew Accardi, passed away last week at the age of 20, after battling pediatric neuroblastoma for 15 years. My o…
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