No-one ever asks me how I am. Loads of people ask me how the bloody dog is though. And when they ask me how the bloody dog is, I’m going to send them here and then not only can they find out how the bloody dog is, they can also see that I might appreciate it if they’d occasionally ask after my well-being too.
Anyway, it’s no biggie, because I’ve found that all one has to do is chuck a photo of a puppy on the blog, like this one taken last night:
…and the hits just roll in. Even if the dog looks rather unsure about things.
Look, the dog is fine. Thanks for asking.
It’s getting big: 4.6kg at the last weigh-in. It’s noisy*, it’s nippy, it doesn’t sleep much (at night, anyway) and it’s generally a bit of a pain. I’d actually really like to get rid of it now, because the novelty has worn off and it’s a whole lot more work than I was promised, it’s costing loads of money and it’s all take with no reward at the moment, but (much like the individuals referred to at the start of this post) my family would probably rather I left than it did.
And so we persevere.
* Apparently, beagles don’t “bark”, they “bay”, thus Colin’s noise is “baying”. I think “baying” may just be short for “Bloody AnnoYING”.
Awww! Beagles are destructive as well..
It’s all about giving it ALL your attention. You need to ignore the family totally for about 4 months as you spend time running around in the garden shouting mostly “heel!” or “no!” or “come here!”
Our beagle is now 2 years old, fortunately only bays with the jackals, which – unfortunately – is every bloody night. She still pretty much follows her own head – or rather, nose. Hunting with her, as is apparently her inbred skill, is a bloody nightmare. The ears shut down, and the nose functions at 120% capacity. She mostly finds the prey, and immediately loses interest, chasing after all other scents. One time I’ve spend close to two hours looking for her for about 4km’s!
She no longer hunts. Except on a lease – which is a whole different bloody nightmare.
But generally she’s sweet as hell 🙂 And great with the kids.
Bloubergman, Emil > I’m fine guys. Thanks so much for asking.
How are you and the dog then?
Ant > I’m barely surviving. The dog is thriving. People are conniving and contriving.
You and any of your household pets?