I stepped out the front door of our house in Vermont on Saturday to go for a run — and was almost bowled over by a high-spirited, hyper-friendly young Kerry Blue terrier who came bounding at me lik…

I’m not sure how, or why, it happened.  That two weeks ago was my birthday?  That it was Thanksgiving weekend — and this was part of the family spirit?  Wa…

Yes, I did become something of a Garmin junkie during LA/XC — but deep down, I’m all about maps.  About getting directions in advance.  About being prepared.  About knowing where I’m going. I…

A couple of weeks ago Beagle Man received a very interesting request:  I was invited to be on the panel of judges for Westport Animal Shelter Advocates’ (WASA) Top Dog photo/essay contest.  My name had been …

Remember last spring when Harold Camping and his merry band of evangelicals insisted that the Bible had revealed Judgment Day — and that the world was going to end on May 21? It didn’t. Now what I always thought is that the world was going to end if you put some food in front of my dog and he di…

LINEUP:  Which of these hardened canines do you think is the perp in the Fairfax County pooper scooper scandal? So here’s what happened:  An argument between neighbors in Fairfax County, Virginia, over unscooped dog poop got out of hand, and actually wound up in front of a jury in County court. …

Lots of people stuff their dogs into cutesy coats and costumes — especially this time of year. Not me.  I suppose the fact that Ricky has ada…

Carol and I were in Vermont for the weekend, and brought Ricky along.  We were hoping, of course, to see some prime foliage, but in truth, the colors were kind of dull, and lots of…

For each and every one of my 22 days on the road during LA/XC –my cross-country-road-trip-with-beagle — and ever since, I’ve…

Oh, sure, he’s seen babies before.  Just last week he was hanging with his friend Red Buttons’ baby Emma at Burying Hill Beach. And Baby Ethan…