Beagleman

Too Much Teddy

At first, when I heard Cousin Kat and her husband David and Baby Teddy were coming to VT, I’m thinking, how cool is that! Everyone told me Teddy and I had so much in common — we both weigh exactly the same (29 pounds); we both will eat anything we find — and for the first hour or so, it was…

Amazing Example Of Breed Specific Behavior!

Griffey

Here’s a quiz: What dogs are active, independent, tenacious, and vocal? Another hint: They don’t always get the best grades in “plays well with others.” Terriers, of course! We all know this. Same as w…

National Take Our Dogs To Work Day

In two months — April 25, the fourth Thursday in April — it’ll be Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day. Beagle Man doesn’t have any daughters. He has three sons, but none of them is home — and I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t want to be taken to work, anyway. So last week he just up and declar…

LA/XC-2.5

Nick & Ricky: Still buddies after Ricky's . . . grand entrance

It’s fast becoming a ritual for my dog: Show up in a new city. See someone who’s been dying to meet you. Poop on their floor. Sunday, on our…

False Alarm

Beagle Man puts the crate in the back of the Acura, same as always. And my blue denim bed. And my teddy bear. The cooler. All the standard stuff. Mrs. B-Man takes shotgun, so I’m stuck in the backseat. Now this is a new twist, but I’ll roll with it — for now. We start off on I-95, heading …

Breed Pride Week

Fan favorite: Bugaboo the Old English Sheepdog

Bummer! Beagles dropped a notch from #3 to #4 in America’s most popular dog standings, according to rankings released by the AKC two weeks ago. (Not your fault, Rick…

Westminster Shwestminster

I don’t mean to sound bitchy, but seriously, what does Rerun of Roirdan have that I don’t have? That’s the three-year-old who won best in breed for 13-inch beagles this morning at Westminster. Oh yeah, the “sire” is Ch Lanbur Carson City, and the “dam” is Encore Ginny Lind. Well, excuse me, bu…

Super Bowl Snub

Over the years I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. Whenever there’s a family celebration — particularly a celebration featuring food — I’m shipped out. Banished behind closed doors. Shut up in my crate. Shuttled over to Luz’s. It happens at Thanksgiving . . . and Passover . . . and July 4 barbe…

And This Is How They Spent Their Weekend?

We were in VT for the weekend. Yup, they finally took me along. It’s about time. Anyway, Beagle Man went skiing at Stratton on Saturday, with Greg & Kelly, Geiger & Ashley, and Fighting Geli-ni. It was 9 degrees when they left the house, and reached a high of 13. They took the lift to…

Friendliest Dog In the World?

"What can I do for you?"

I was just reading an article in my alma mater’s alumni magazine, The Pennsylvania Gazette, about the new Penn Vet Working Dog Center that’s now breeding and training the country’s…