Beagle Beagle Beagle!!
By Cindy WolffFebruary 13th, 2008
I am so excited about Uno's win at Westminster. Was there ever a dog more adorable than that beagle? Beagles are the every man dog. Everyone has a beagle story somewhere. They are the most compliant, happy little dogs. I'm so glad he beat out those poodles and that terrier. They always win. I feel like dogs that are groomed to look a certain way aren't as superior as a natural coat that's just brushed and fresh.
I'm worried that the high-profile of Uno will make people rush out and buy beagles. They are one of the breeds that are mistreated in this world. Many of them live their lives in hutches and spend their lives breeding pups for their owners to sell to rabbit and squirrel hunters. There's a man who lives in my parent's old neighborhood who keeps beagles in hutches. If I could go over there and buy out his stock, I would. Of course, he'd just get more that would have to adjust to this miserable life.
Before anyone rushes out to get a beagle, do some homework on them. They are adorable, make great family pets, but they are notorious escape artists. They are scent hounds and will do anything to get out of a yard if they get on the scent of anything prey, another dog, you name it. My beagle has driven me crazy with that. My yard looks like a fortress. She is constantly looking for ways to escape.
But when she's with us, her little butt just wiggles when you call her name, which we rarely do. Mostly, we just say "beagle, beagle beagle!" and she comes running. I've heard from friends that all her dogs answer to "beagle." Her real name is Meggie. Okay, it's Meg Ryan but we call her Meggie when we aren't calling her beagle.
She snuggles in our bed at night, usually behind the knees of either me or my husband. She wakes up every morning happy and goes to my other two dogs and tucks her head under their chins and loves on them. I never expected to own a beagle but here I am, cheering my breed at Westminster. I can't get enough of Uno. The best in show!
Tell me your beagle stories. What did you think of Westminster?
March 10th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Hey, Cindy--I am fostering a lovely dilute tri-color 13 inch beagle female dubbed originally TROUBLE but changed in her 'makover' to Truffle.
She's 4, a joy in almost all respects and you're right...it is fun to say beaglebeaglebeagle! Although, Truffle WILL NOT come to this alliterative summons.
She was subjected to an 'unfortunate incarceration' at MAS when her owner was arrested. Good Dog Rescue pulled her and she's been with me ever since.
She LOVES LOVES LOVES kids and other dogs except my welsh corgi, Brennan. She will stand at his left flank and bark 24/7 if I don't keep them apart.
To her credit, she has not exhibited any desire to dig out, but she did nearly dash onto Poplar Ave. recently as we were packing up from an adoption event. You know what I look like. Imagine the looks of concern on the handsome faces of the two young men at the bus stop (you know, across from the exxon) who had the presence of mind and mercy on me running far behind the fast moving beagle to call her to them and cradle her until I could huff my way to them. God is good and Truffle (and I) is His child after all.
Truffle is more person than other animal oriented and watches TV from my lap and sleeps between me and the edge of the bed. I now sleep in the middle. Nuff said?