Beagleman

Coneheads

Coneheads then . . .

Of course you remember the Coneheads, from the planet Remulak. Dan Aykroyd as Beldar. Jane Curtin as Prymaat. Laraine Newman as their daughter, Connie. Chugging entire six-packs of beer at o…

Cutest Dog You’ve Ever Seen

Toby

We were on our way back to our friends Jeff and Joan’s house in Alexandria,

Boo

Virginia, after a rousing celebration of our anni…

You Want Ricky Pictures? I’ll Show You Ricky Pictures . . .

On June 12, right after I wrote a blog post about two beagles I run into frequently down at Southport Harbor (“Is It Maggie and Dutch?”), I got called on the carpet via an e-mail from Robby: Not a good post at all. Not helped by the fact that there’s no Ricky picture — that’s the best freaking …

St. Luz

Ricky and his patron saint (Halo courtesy of Carole Fass. What, do you think I know how to do that kind of thing??

Anyone who enters our playroom via the garage between 1 and 2:30 PM will all but trip over an eage…

Tongo and Buddy Forever

Mike's Tongo

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 Never Thought I’d See the Day . . .

Who'd a thunk it: Two Herman sons hiking in the woods

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…

Map Man

Ricky plans our attack

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…

Top Dogs

Baby

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 …

The day Ricky refused to eat

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…

One scoop, please

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. …