Beagles

I have been a Beagle lover and owner all my life. I grew up with "EZ" our first beagle. For 14 years she was closer to me then anyone I've ever known.

She showed me the true love and kindness that only a Beagle can show. When she pasted away from cancer I was heartbroken.

A year later we were living in Oregon and saw an ad in the paper that said "Beagle free to good home" and jumped at it. So we gave them a call and set up a time to meet them and Bailey.

When we got to their house it was a COLD day below 40 degrees with rain and snow showers. Poor Bailey was sitting outside in their very small cement back yard on a soaking wet bed just looking through the glass door. This really made me mad because anyone who owns a beagle should know that they do not belong outside. No dog does in that kind of weather!

Well when she opened the door he ran strait to me, jumped on the sofa and the lady almost passed out at the fact he was on the sofa... These people were clearly not the right kind of people to own a pet. Maybe some fish and that is about it. Beagle’s need to know they are loved and a wet bed outside doesn’t cut it!

We start talking about him and she comes out saying he is a viscous dog and that is why they are getting rid of him. Yeah, he's viscous alright, I would be too if you stuck me outside like they did with him.

After we say we will take him home, we go to open the front door and bam.. off he goes. It freaked her out but brought back great memories for me lol.

After about 2 hours chasing him around Medford we finally got him in the car and brought Bailey to his new home.

After about 2 weeks to a month he had settled down and was able to start to grow himself into the sweetest, smartest most wonderful pet well, no, he is not a pet... he is so much more then just a pet. He is a major part of our family.

He has been with us now for 4 wonderful years. He has traveled all over the country. He has learned many different words. You can talk to him and tell him several things to do and he knows just what you are saying.

Dinner, outside, go for a ride and kitty cat are his favorite words. He can even howl jingle bells and home on the range lol.

I have to say that seeing that ad in the paper that day in Oregon changed my life and it changed Bailey's life also. If you ever are looking to adopt, Beagle's are the best breed. You will never find a breed that is as loving, smart and full of life then a Beagle. Treat them like you would your child and they will treat you the same.