Eddie N Peaches N Bella's Dog House

Good Report, 100th Post

2009-02-27T21:31:00.002-06:00

I got a good report from the Dogter today. Dr. Jody said I was looking good! She is going to let Momma and Dad take me outside to potty on a leash. I get to go just into the grass, do my business and come right back in. Still no steps, no jumping on furniture, no running and playing. But at least I get to walk outside instead of being carried outside like a baby!

Today is my 100th post. I am so glad that I was able to post with good news!
Whoofs & Baroos to all you's!
Eddie
Pee S, The picture with me sitting in the chair is an old one. I am not allowed to do that now.

Just a smidgen better

2009-02-25T20:10:00.003-06:00

We had some amazing weather here today. It got up to 66 degrees and the sun was shining. FABULOSSO!
Unfortunately, I couldn't go out and play. I stayed in my crate all day while I listened to my sissies baroo at stuff outside.
I will say, my pain meds are helping more now. I was having a tablet every 15 hours or so, but now they last for a full 24 hours. Ahhhh.
Thank you everyone who has checked in with well wishes. Sorry we didn't blog for a long time. After losing Lady, Momma just wasn't in the mood to help me.
Whoofs to you all!
Eddie

Not All Drugs Are Bad

2009-02-21T11:55:00.003-06:00

I don't want anyone to think I am advocating drug use, but when my pain meds wear off, things are bad. I have to wonder if I am doing any healing in my spine, or if its all just being covered with the meds. And my hips hurt when the drugs wear off.

Oh, but when they work, they're wonderful. I feel like I could run around in the yard and chase the squirrels again! I just can't get Mom to let me! She carries me out in the yard to potty and leaves my leash on when she sets me down so I can't go anywhere. Meanwhile, my Beagley sissies are running around barking at stuff. It just aint fair! Whuff.

I have also lost my job as front window watchdog. We have a parkway with a walk across the road from us and lots of people walk their dogs there. It is our job to bark at them and make sure they don't come in our yard. Momma won't let me out of my kennel to jump up on the chair to watch and bark. It jus ain fair I tell ya!
Whuffs,
Eddie

Wow, 4 months!

2009-02-19T21:42:00.004-06:00

I guess I haven't blogged for 4 months! That's amazing. Well, its time to catch up.

As you read, my sissie Lady passed last October. We still miss her, but know she is happier on the other side of the rainbow.

I have been having back and hip problems. Momma had to rush me to K-State Vet Clinic in Manhattan, KS last week because I got down in the back. They said I had a bulging disk. This is the 2nd time. But this time, the dogter did a little more investigating because he said my hips seemed arthritic. They took x-rays of my hips and said I have severe hip dysplasia. Huh? I thought that's what German Shepherds got! My Momma said that, too.<>

The dogter said that German Shepherds are the poster children for Hip Dysplasia, but that any dog can have it. So, lucky me. No wonder my back hurts and my hips hurt! Such a bummer. The pain pills are good, though. Momma says, "Better living through science." Whatever.

So, I spend my days and nights in the crate on complete bed rest per dogters orders. Not like I want to do too much anyway, but it is kind of boring. Although, I do get fed breakfast in bed. I don't even have to go to the kitchen to eat! Hah!

Our Gramma moved in with us in Sept. Maybe I mentioned that way back. Its great. I get to hang out with her during the day and she feeds me treats and talks to me a lot. I love Gramma.

Hope all you pups are good. My Beagley Sissies are good. Just as craaaazy as ever.
Woofs!
Eddie

Daddy's Tribute to Lady

2008-10-21T22:23:00.002-05:00

Our Daddy is a newspaper writer. He goes to baseball and football and basketball and stuff like that and then writes stories about it so people who couldn't go to the game can read about it.

He wrote a story about loosing Lady and the people who decide what goes in the newspaper decided to put it in. Here's a link to it if you wanna read it. Caution: It may make your eyes leak.
Daddy and Lady's Story.

It is storming pretty big here in town tonight. Lady was always scared of thunder. Momma was saying that Lady won't have to be scared tonight.
Rest quietly sweet Lady.

Lady's passing

2008-10-17T21:36:00.004-05:00

Lady went over the Rainbow bridge October 1st. She became so frail, lost her sight, hearing and most of her mind. She fell a lot and ran into the doors and walls all the time. Daddy said she wasn't really in there. We miss her, but we know that she is happy now, running free, playing in a field with Oscar Airdale and others who have crossed over.
Daddy was remembering when Lady adopted him. She showed up at his house about 16 years ago and just wouldn't leave. He had no choice but to let her stay. He knew he was her chosen one. They were pretty tight buds all those years.

Daddy's eyes have been leaky, but we've been helping lick up the drips. Bella is an extra good snuggler, and she has been putting in lots of overtime doing snuggle therapy.

Sorry we've been gone so long. Momma has been busy. Our Grandma moved in with us. Momma and Poppa built a room for her. She has her own mini kitchen and bathroom and everything. Its cool. Every now and then we get to go to her place, but mostly Momma sez no, that we should leave her alone. Of course, our cousin Buddy, Grandma's dog, moved with her, so she is here, too. Its been busy. We're all trying to figure out how we fit together with this new arrangement.

We're trying to figure out how to get Grandma to give us jerky treats more. Tee Hee!
Whoofs & Baroos to all you pooches. Love each other.
Eddie, Bella & Peaches

Scooter dog Eddie

2008-08-13T20:47:00.005-05:00

I have taken up a new hobby! Mom and Dad got Maxi-Scooters. Not those little ones like the college kids ride around campus, but big ones. They asked me if I wanted to try riding. I said sure, but go slow. So, they tried with me in the drive way. That was okay, so we went around the block, and again, then down the parkway, then to Grandma's.
Last weekend we took a BIG ride 300 miles from home! Wow! It was great. When we got there, we met another scooter dog named Tipper. Tipper is a Yorkie and he rides in a pouch on his Momma's front.
I ride in a basket that's bungee'd onto the back seat. Momma got me Doggles which are okay, but I like them off just as soon as I get off the scooter.
Its way great fun. Its like the ultimate car window!
Barooooooooooooooo!
Eddie

Vacation is done fur now.

2008-07-07T18:31:00.001-05:00

We're back from our long vacation. It was great. We hiked and napped and Poppa grilled food outside that smelled mmmmm good! When Momma gets time after unpacking she says she will load some pictures so we can post them.

Hey, does anydog know Beanie the Beagle? They signed our guestbook We'd sure like to baroo at them but dont' know how to contact them.

Whoofs to ya'll.
Peaches

Happy Independence Day!

2008-07-03T17:29:00.006-05:00

We've been camping since last Friday! We came home so Momma and Poppa could do some laundry and restock the camper fridge.
Unfortunately, this year the Missouri State Parks folks won't let more than 2 dogs camp at a campsite unless they are like service dogs or something, or have their CGC (Canine Good Citizenship) certificate from the AKC. So, next week, we are meeting with Bella's teacher to have a pre-evaluation and see where we all stand. She is going to tell Mom what all we need work on. Then when Momma thinks we're ready, we will have to take a test.

I HOPE Eddie can find his glasses by then! I think he packed them away with the Christmas cards. That's about the only time he uses them, but he will prolly need them for the test.
Anyway, since only 2 doggies can go, Eddie has stayed at Gramma's. Lady, because she is so old a decrepittated is staying home and a dog-sitter comes by to take care of her a couple times a day. Gramma was a fraid to have her over in case something happened.
So, Me (Peaches) and Bella got to go camping. I sneaked up into Momma and Poppa's bed when they weren't looking! Tee hee!
Here's our Grandpeoples. They came and camped with us for part of our trip. We all took walks. They like to walk us. We like it, too. We'r glad they came camping with us. By the way, Bella says to tell you that she was NOT pulling that child along. He was just going too slow and she was trying to get him to go faster.
So, we're going back to camping soon. See ya'll later.
Peaches! Barrooooo!

Beagle Buddies and Camping

2008-06-23T22:00:00.004-05:00

We met some nice beagles recently. We joined this Beagle Buddies group in our town. They get together once a month and let all the beagles run around together and play. Its really cool. Momma thought we would all run together like hunting beagles do in a pack, but instead, we all just sniffed everything for a long time. Then we trotted around together.

Here's some of us getting a drink. Recognize the fluffy one?? Tee hee! Its ME! Eddie!!! I am only half beagle, but they let me join in, too.

Here's Peaches doing what she does best... Sleeping! We were camping. Doesn't matter where we are, she manages to find a good place to snooze. She's not choozey when it comes to snoozey. Hee Hee. I made a rhyme!

Here's me, Eddie, with my new haircut on the way to camping. I know, I look kinda weird for a few days right after its cut. Its had a week's growth now. It looks much better.
Keep on woofin!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

We're still here...

2008-06-18T00:06:00.002-05:00

Hi, all. We're still around. Just taking a break. Mom has been in a class and stuff and so we didn't get to blog for a looooooong time. Hope ya'll can furgive us. We've been checkin' in on some of your blogs from time to time, though. Keeping an eagle-beagle eye on you!

We'll try to post more now that class is over! We even got to go camping last weekend! FINALLY!
More posts coming...
Whoofs & big Baroos!
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

Gotta do whatcha gotta do.

2008-03-26T19:25:00.004-05:00

Me and Bella were thinkin that we need a new toy. We listened to the Squeeky Deeky song that we put on the blog and we think we need a squeeky deeky. So, we're thinkin on how we can get Momma to get us one...

Two beagle heads are better than one.
So, if we act like we're really, really sad, or even sick, maybe Momma will feel so sorry for us...
Does this look pitiful enough?
Eddie, that's not a pitiful look! Is that the best you can do?

Like this, Eddie...
See, it worked!!!!! Hah! Happy now. ZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.

Puzzles Me

2008-03-16T16:15:00.003-05:00

I have been working very hard on this puzzle all winter. Now I have completed it. Let me tell you, it's not easy when you do not have thumbs to pick up those little, flat pieces and put them in place. I really despise winter and I don't like it either. It is entirely too cold for a short-haired type like me.I am ready for spring now and whatever it brings. Do you like my puzzle? It is a cowboy and his horse and their covered wagon. I think about the hardships the cowboys and pioneers faced as they crossed the plains heading west so many years ago. I wonder if they had Beagles with them?
Barooooooo to all you good pooches!
Peaches

Squeeky Deeky

2008-03-12T21:55:00.004-05:00

Well, I found my glasses, so we're back in business! They were stuck in my fur and when Mom gave me a bath, we found them. Go figure!

There was a cool dog CD in the paper here in town the other day. The newspaper did a story about happy dogs songs. Take a listen to this song called Squeeky Deeky. You'll have to go to that page, then click on the link to the Squeeky Deeky song. But you better do it soon. They only leave things on for a few days.

When we heard it, Bella ran and got the snowman squeeky. We love this song! Maybe Momma will buy the CD for us.

It got nice and warm here today. We tied the all-time high record. It was great! Momma went in the yard and cleaned up our stuff since it thawed out. We can't figure out why she wants a collection of that stuff. Ick.

Take care everyone. We luv our DWB frens!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie

Missing: Wire-Rimmed Glasses

2008-03-06T23:16:00.003-06:00

We just wanted to check in and let everyone know that we're still here. Eddie lost his glasses and he types for us. Momma is typing for us right now.
We will post again when Eddie finds his glasses. Here's a picture of him in them that we took back at Christmas. If you see them somewhere, let us know!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

7 Things

2008-02-20T18:14:00.008-06:00

Our friend Abby asked us to post 7 interesting or strange things about our dogselves. We will try...
1. Eddie and Bella love the cold and the outdoors. Lady and Peaches are weather wimps and stay in as much as possible.
2. Lady gets special dog food from a can because she has bad kidneys. Eddie gets the spoon that Momma uses to scoop the special food out with. He will not eat his dinner till he gets the spoon! Now is that a spoiled brat or what!
3. Eddie is half beagle. His Momma was a real, whole, tricolor beagle just like Peaches and Bella. Eddie is white and fluffy, and wirey. The dogter thinks his Poppa must've been a Westie. We will never know.

4. Peaches likes lettuce.

5. Bella is never in a bad mood. She is happy and chipper from the minute she gets up in the morning till she goes to bed at night. Momma says she is pure, unrefined JOY.
6. Lady sleeps 23.9 hours a day. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but you rarely see pictures of her on the blog, do you? That's because she's always sleeping somewhere. Momma says that's because she's 17 years old. Momma says she's entitled to sleep as much as she wants.
7. We love camping and sure do wish it would turn into summer soon. Remember summer: Green grass; bugs to chase; Warm sunshine on our bellies when we lay in the grass; Camping!

We would tag someone, but I think most have been tagged. If we haven't heard from you, please DO tell us your 7 things.

Hope that helps you learn a little about us, Abby and everydog and GG.
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella, and (when she wakes up) Lady

What's that Noise?

2008-02-18T22:02:00.003-06:00

Daddy says he was whistling, but, Uhhhh, I don't know bout that!
Signed, Confused, okay, Peaches

15 Inch Beagle "UNO" Takes Westminster!

2008-02-13T19:10:00.006-06:00

Isn't he hamsome! Oh, my dogness.

I, Peaches, think I'm in love.

But, he is a big star and surely wouldn't have anything to do with little ol' me from the river bluffs of Missouri.

BArooooo! To you, too, UNO! You should be so proud! We are very proud to have a BEAGLE win the Westminster.Look at him eat. Wow. Right off a silver platter. He's my kind of guy.

I think I'll have sweet dreams of him tonight. baROOOOOOOO!

Thank you, Jazz & Dixie for the award. We are so appreciative.
BarOOOOOO000,
Peaches.

2008-01-30T20:41:00.000-06:00

Our new friend Snoutbeagle gave us a thinker award! We are so honored it made us BArooooOOOO! It made Peaches blush.Bella says, "Who us?" We think Diesel must've seen our Poppa's bumper sticker that says, "My beagle is smarter than your honor student." Hah! Not really. Diesel says he awarded us the award cuz of our link to BREW, Beagle Rescue Education and Welfare, an organization to find forever homes for discarded beagles and help educate their new families about caring for them. Diesel was adopted from BREW!

Here are the rules attached to the Thinking Blogger Award:

1. You must write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think. (No squirrel or cat blogs, they'll just make you hungry.)
2. Acknowledge and link to this post.
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote.
4. Tell your humans to fork over the treats

We are awarding this award (is that redundant?) to Tatum Tot, a real thinker pup who is going to school, Abby of Abby & Sophie because Abby went to puppy school, agility beagle Xsara because she does lots of learnin' to do all that obstacle stuff so well, Camry the Guide Dog Puppy because, well, need we explain??? And last but most definately not least, Mitch of Maggie & Mitch. We remember how hard he worked last fall learning to climb the stairs. He is such a smart boy!

We chose these thinking doggies because their peoples believe in getting them an education. Its the only way for a dog to get ahead these days. Otherwise, if people and their pups don't learn how to communicate, everyone just gets mad, and lots of doggies end up in shelters.

Me (Eddie), Lady and Bella were rescues. Luckily our new Momma and Poppa learned how to communicate with us so we can all get along better. Peaches has just been a spoiled rotten brat child since birth. Its pathetic.
BTW, No pics of me tonight. Momma just attacked me with the clippers and cut all my hair off. I'm going to have to put on my blue cammo fleece suit that Butchy & Snickers' Momma made me to stay warm!

Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie

Momma's Helpers

2008-01-28T21:42:00.001-06:00

We're bored. There's just not much to do. The snow is melting and the yard is icky (says Momma) so we can't go out cuz we will just make tracks in the house. Hmmmph.

So, me and Bella decided to help Momma do the dishes. Mmmm. Its a fun thing. There was some really good stuff on the cutting board. Here I am 'prewashing' it for Momma. Hee Hee!

Have a great week all!
Baroooooo!
Peaches

Snowflakes

2008-01-23T22:37:00.001-06:00

Snowflakes sure are pretty. We got a bunch more of them today.

If we had fingers and opposable thumbs, we could get some paper and scissors and make some fun snowflakes. Here's a fun link. Give it a try. You don't need fingers, just grab your mouse with your paws and start cutting. Have fun!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella and Lady

Baby Casey Update

2008-01-17T20:52:00.000-06:00

Casey's Poppa sent this picture of her to our Momma. As you can see, Casey is doing a great job getting comfy on the sofa. We hear that she loves her little people siblings and is doing well. She's still having a little trouble with the potty thing, there's an accident every now and then, and she chews on stuff and mostly she likes to 'share' the little peoples' snacks with them.

She is loved, and we're sure she is giving lots of love, too.

Pooches Smooches,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

Happy Birthday to Meeee!

2008-01-12T16:01:00.000-06:00

It was my barkday Thursday. I am TWO years old. We had a little barkday treat that Momma gave me. It was pepperoni flavored Woofy Pop Popcorn. Mmmm. Doesn't it look yummy all warm and smellin' good right out of the cooker box. (I think they call it a maker-wave or something.)Momma passed out tidbits to us. I was a good girl and shared with my siblings. Mmmmmm. I am in my Terrible, I mean Terrific Twos. I'm feeling very reflective in my adulthood. This is me and Sissy Bella gazing out the window, waiting for squirrels or cats to visit. Butchy & Snickers gave us this award. They are such good buddies. We would like to award it to all the DWB'ers for being such good blogger friends!
Be good to each other everydog and Hampsterriers and Cats.
Pooches Smooches,
Peaches

Phantom Photos

2008-01-07T23:15:00.000-06:00

Who knows what happened on the last post to the pictures! You just can't trust paws. The pads are too close together to hit the right keys, things get posted before you want them to be. It can be very frustrating. Hoomans do NOT know how good they have it with those opposomable thumbs.

This brings up a question. What would YOU do if you had opposable thumbs? Hmmm?
Peaches: Obviously I would open the fridge and start EATING!
Bella: Throw my own toys, then join Peaches at the fridge.
Eddie: Nothing. I'm happy the way I am, thank you.
Lady: Huh. Did somedoggy say something?

We challenge Sherman, Penny & Lola, Butchy & Snickers, and Snowball to tell us what they would do if they had opposable thumbs.

Can't wait to hear, guys!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

All Dressed Up

2008-01-05T19:51:00.000-06:00

The snow started melting off today. Our yard has turned to mush. Momma and Poppa took down the outdoor Christmas decorations finally. They couldn't do it before because the decorations were stuck in a foot of snow and ice. While they did that, we got to play outside. It was way fun. We ran and ran and chased squirrels and barked at the neighbor doggies. Look how dirty Eddie is! Wow. What fun!

Then, Momma called us in one by one and stuck us in the bath. After that we were all shivery so Momma got us all warmed up in our doggie warm-up outfits. Don't we all look spiffy.I think she washed Eddie's eyes out. Where are they?????

And my sissie Bella is so spiffy in her sweats. I think she's an autumn, though. She might look good in a nice rich burgundy. Lady wouldn't have anything to do with getting dressed up. Bah Humbug!

Here's me in my Baby Blue sweats getting warmed up. I don't like the flash on the camera so I shut my eyes. But I am cute, aren't I?

Pooches Smooches to you all!
Peaches

The Digger is Back!

2008-01-04T21:42:00.000-06:00

Here we are, me and Bella back at the window. The Digger is back.

The Digger came back today and started digging up more of our yard and part of the street in front of our yard. Poppa took pitchurs of it so we could show you what it looks like. We think they're planting new pipes in the yard. We just don't know why. Sometimes hoomans do things we just can't understand.

As you can see, the Digger is really big. It is chewing up our yard.

Can you see the baby tree in our yard? Momma is very worried they are going to hurt her baby tree. The tree is a very special one to Momma. She moved from the farm where she lived for 22 years and brought that baby tree with her and planted it here. She doesn't want anything to happen to it.

But, the digger machine just goes on about its business. It didn't care that there is a foot of snow and ice. It just chewed through all that and through the concrete street, too!

Of course, we had to bark a sufficient amount. But once we knew we had taught them where the boundaries were, we let them go on about their business in peace... With a reminder every now and then.
Have a great day all!
Whoofs & Baroos,
Peaches & Bella

Award

2008-01-03T22:14:00.000-06:00

Our pawsome Beagley friends Jazz and Dixie gave us this award. Thank you so much!

We would like to paw it forward to our friends JB the Cat, and Butchy & Snickers.

We're gonna keep it short for tonight cuz Momma is feeling a little under-the weather. That's what she says. We don't know what that means cuz aren't we all under the weather since the weather comes from the sky and its above us???
Oh well, till later, Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella & Lady

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T11:58:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year to all you dog-bloggers, hamsterriers, cats and hoomans.
May everyone have a full dish, fresh water, shelter from the weather, a soft pillow to curl up on and a hooman hand (or foot) to comfort you.
Always,
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches Bella and Lady

This dogs does tricks

2007-12-29T23:33:00.001-06:00

We came across this in our email. Thought we'd put it out there for everyone. This is a pretty smart computer dog... Click Here

We hope Mom doesn't see this or she might get ideas!
Eddie, Peaches & Bella

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T17:04:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas to you all.

This is what to do if you eat too much Christmas dinner.

Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella and Lady

Vacationers

2007-12-23T17:54:00.000-06:00

Mom and Dad are back from Florida. We couldn't go. I, Eddie, and Lady stayed at Gramma's. Peaches and Bella stayed at doggie camp where they made new friends. Apparently, Bella has a boyfren named Mike! Hah!Bella has a boyfren. Bella has a boyfren. Tee Hee!

Anyway, here are some pictures Momma and Poppa took. They said we couldn't go, but, huh, there are pictures of DAWGS on the BEACH! Uh. Momma's got some splainin' to do!

We can't complain too bad cuz they did bring us back yummy cookies. They found this neat shop called Island Paws and went in there and bought new clothes and yummies and lots of fun stuff. The cookies they got are reeeeeeally goooood! Mmmm. Okay, we'll forgive them for leaving us back in Missouri with the ice and snow! This is Liza, from the shop and the resident k-9 in charge and chief greeter, Nutmeg. Speaking of ice and snow, here are some of our icey pictures from before vacation time...
Bella loooooves the snow. Look at her go. The rest of us couldn't keep up with her!Now Peaches, it took her a long time to decide to go out into the snow.
This branch fell into the roadway in front of our yard. Nobody could drive by because it blocked the whole road.
Later a bulldozer came and pushed it off the road and then these people came with a loud saw that went "Bzzzzz, Rrrrrrrr, Bzrrrrrrzzzzrrrrr" and cut it all up and took the parts away in their truck.

Hope you all are doing good.
Whoofs & Barroos,
and Merry Christmas to all,
Eddie, Peaches, Bella and Lady, too.

We've Been Iced

2007-12-15T13:27:00.000-06:00

Hi, All! We're at Grammy and Grampa's today. Our house is iced in and we have not had electricity for 5 days. So, we could not blog.

We wanted to let you all know we're okay. Grammy is letting me blog from her computer. Thank you Grammy. Plus, we're soaking up some of her heat and watching her t.v. We don't have any of those things at home.

There are branches down everywhere. Our maple trees are shredded. One of our two dogwood trees has 2 big branches down.

Pictures forthcoming when we have electricity.

Momma and Poppa are going on vacation to Florida on Monday so we may not get to blog till they get back cuz Grammy doesn't do blogging so she can't help us.

Talk to you all when we can.
Whoofs,
Eddie

Diggers

2007-12-10T21:02:00.000-06:00

Oh my. There are diggers outside in our yard. Men are driving them around, digging up our outside-the-fence yard. They have dug up a big pipe. Hmmm.This has been a big concern today.
We have monitored them quite closely. You never do know what they might do. We must keep them out of our inside-the-fence yard and out of our DOG HOUSE! We have barked at them from inside the house and sometimes we go outside when they get too close to our fence and we bark right at them. Obviously we are effective since they have not breached the border yet.

Eddie, come help us. EDDIE!!!!!!!!

Bella is still on duty while I take a break to blog about this. We cannot rest you know!

We think Momma should give us extra yummies tonight since we've worked extra hard. Don't you? Hee Hee Hee. :->
Love, Peaches

Cards

2007-12-08T22:18:00.001-06:00

My eyes are getting tired from all this card writing. But, I must get it done so we can get our cards in the mail to our doggie buddies.
Let's see. Whose next on the list?

Okay. I need more return address labels. Mom....
Hmmm... Who is this? Hmmm. Okay. Okay.

I think I might have to break for a snackie and a beverage. I'm getting parched.

Okay, back to work. Peaches, Bella, come on. Let's get it done. Momma says she will put our cards out in the mail Monday if we finish this weekend. We can do it! Its been so fun getting cards from our DWB friends. Pawfectly good fun!
Whoofs,
Eddie

Rainy Day Blues

2007-12-01T11:34:00.000-06:00

Its an icky day here. It was sleeting this morning, but has turned to cold rain. The yard is wet. Momma gets cranky and makes us each stop at the door when we come in to get our pawsies wiped off. She shut off the doggie door so we can't just fly in and out when we need to.

Notice, I said NEED! There are just things a dog is responsible for and property patrol is one of them. Who's minding the yard! If we're not there, anything could happen. Squirrels or groundhogs or CATS could invade! There could be enormous loss.
We think Mom needs to rethink this whole thing. We can think about how to talk her into letting us have our doggie door back. Maybe we should sleep on it. ZZZZzzzzz

Pooches Smooches,
Eddie

Toys that have been over-loved...

2007-11-27T22:36:00.000-06:00

Our DWB friend Jackson inspired us to put a poll on the blog. Check it out over there on the right...

Pooches Smooches to you all!
Eddie, Peaches, & Bella

Back from Grammies, Tag 7, Autumn Leaves

2007-11-25T17:56:00.000-06:00

Hi, Everyone! Our Momma's home so we can blog now. :-> We had fun raking leaves, uh, okay, playing while Momma raked leaves. Watch...

Bella in the Leaves

Eddie in the Leaves

Grammy is doing really good with her new knee. She is home from the hospital and walks around her house. But Momma sez she walks around really slowly. Our cousin Ricky is guarding her and lays right by her all the time. He's such a good caretaker. We were wondering if we took all our stuffies to this same hospital if they could give them new stuffings and stich em shut like they did Grammy's knee. Momma sez no.

We were asked to post a picture of Lady's tail, too. We posted the rest of our tails a couple weeks ago. Here's lady's little tail. Its kind of a 2/3 tail. She does more of a flicka-flicka-flicka with it than wagging it.Lady's Tail

Our Key West Collie friends tagged us for Tag 7. Ears the rules...

Here are the rules for Tag 7:
* Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog
* Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself
* Tag 7 random people at the end of your post & include links to their blogs

* Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Hmmm. Seven weird facts about us. We will try.
1 - I, Eddie, am a Beagle x Westie cross so Momma and Poppa call me a Beastie.
2 - Peaches looks smaller than Bella, but is actually a half inch taller when they're standing side-by-side.
3 - Peaches likes lettuce. Okay, the rest of us like carrots, apples, green beans, stuff like that. But LETTUCE! Pleeeze!
4 - I, Eddie, am 4 years old, Peaches is 2, Bella is 1. When you add those up you get 7 which is the 2nd digit in Lady's age: 17! Its dogmath. That's difrent than new math. You have to use all your paws and some whiskurs.
5 - Me and Poppa are the only 2 guys in the house. We are surrounded by girls: Momma, Peaches, Bella and Lady.
6 - I, Eddie, Like wearing clothes, but not costumes for Howl-o-ween.
7 - Last but not the least, Peaches hates car rides. I think this is totally funny. Me, Bella & Lady LOVE car rides. We beg to go along. Peaches runs when she sees coats going on and keys being picked up. What is up with that? Hmmm?

We haven't got to catch up on blogs lately so some of you might have already been tagged. If you have, nevermind. We tag Butchy & Snickers, Gus, Kathryn & Pippa, Frazier, The Secret Schnoodles, Abbey & Sophia, and Randy. We will get caught up with all of your blogs and more real soon.

Pooches smooches to you all!
Eddie.

Grammy's Knee

2007-11-20T22:43:00.000-06:00

Our Grammy got a new knee. This must be a really big thing because Momma went to stay out of town with Grammy and we miss her. So we can't blog too much, cuz its not Poppa's thing to know how to help us out.Grammy is our cousin Ricky's Momma.

I know Momma will help us when she gets back from celebrating Grammy's new knee. Maybe she will take a pitchur of it for us to post. I wonder if she took the camra with her?

Tales of Tails

2007-11-13T18:47:00.000-06:00

We just loved the Secret Schnoodles' blog about their tails! What fun. So we thought we'd blog about ours!

Here's Bella's tail! Its kinda blurry because its always moving..... fast!

Tried again. Its still blurry. Well, that's what you get with a beagle with a happy tail!

A Two-Fur one. Momma got me and Peaches together.

See Peaches heart on her butt? Momma sometimes calls her "My little valentine." How mushy. Can you say "Awwwww"?

Let's see your tails!
Whoofs!
Eddie

Howl-O-Ween

2007-11-11T13:00:00.000-06:00

Okay, we know its late to do this, but Momma did dress Bella and Peaches up for the howl-o-ween photo contest at work. I, Eddie, refused! It was simply beneath me! What kind of self-respecting Beastie (Beagle x Westie) would be caught dressing up for howl-o-ween! I mean!Fairy PeachesCountry Hound aka: Farmer Dog

Anyway, Neither of them won the contest. A little chihuahua from work (who signed our guestbook) won it dressed up as a little devil.

Clothes should be functional! Not just to make us look silly! Right?
Eddie

Miss Casey

2007-11-09T21:19:00.001-06:00

Pretty Casey at 5 1/2 months old.She's such a lover-girl.

She moves around too fast for the camera! Oops, just missed her!

Did we see this one already? Oh well, its a nice picture. She's sooo pwetty! Look at her coat shine. Her new family has taken excellent care of her.
Can you see Casey? She is trying to get her ball out of the chair. The little person who wants to be a doggie dentist is there in the room with her. Casey really loves her family, and they love her. At least we have 1 happy ending for Bella's babies!

Thank you, Kind Friends

2007-11-08T20:14:00.000-06:00

Bella Noodling in Poppa's Lap for Comfort

We thank you for all your kind encouragement during our time of sadness. The DWB community is so supportive.

Momma is going tomorrow to visit Casey. She promises to take pictures to post on the blog. Her family said she passed the ultimate 'kid' test yesterday. One of her kid-brothers pried her mouth open and tried to tickle her tonsils and she didn't fuss one bit. What a good girl she was.

The family has used the episode as a learning tool for the young child of how NOT to treat the dog. Casey has used the episode as a learning tool of when to stay away from the child.Peaches in mourning for her niece.

We're still sad, but moving along now.
Love, Peaches, Bella, Eddie & Lady

In a funk

2007-11-04T22:57:00.000-06:00

Its been nearly a month since we've posted. We miss you guys, but just have had a hard time bringing ourselves to have much doggie fun.
Another of Bella's babies has passed over the rainbow bridge. Little Miss Cass, the ernery instigator of puppy play, was turned in to the local shelter by her new family for reasons unknown. We cannot get in touch with them to find out why they did that. When we saw Cass on the rescue poster at a local function we tried to go adopt her out of the shelter only to find out that she had been euthanized that morning.

Our hearts are quite shattered.
Now that we've broken the silence, maybe we can get back at the keyboard more.

We love you all. Bless your momma's and poppa's for lovin' you so much. You are all so lucky to have such good families.

All to Myself!

2007-10-06T22:06:00.000-05:00

Eddie, Bella and Peaches went to Butchy & Snickers' Campout pawty. That left the house all to me!
Being a senior citizen, I'm not really into all that rough play. Staying home with Momma and Poppa in the quiet house is good enough for me.

Eddie & Peaches & Bella had an idea for a scavenger hunt at the pawty. I wonder if they're doing that?

I hope everyone is having a good time at Butchy and Snickers.

Fairy Princess Peaches

2007-10-03T23:18:00.000-05:00

Oh My Dogness! Momma has gone totally mad. I know I've barooed it before, but this time its true! She came home with this stuff and said she had new clothes for me. Well, I thought, okay, I like to get a new collar or bandana every now and then.

Oh, NO! But what came out of that bag. Well, just see for yourselves!

Momma and Poppa call me a Princess, but that is because I am one, right? Not this kind of fairy princess getup! Sheesh!

She claims there is this photo contest at work for pets in costumes. She's going to PAY money to show people these picture that will totally humiliate me! Eeee Arrrrrgh! Okay, okay, so its all for a good cause. The money goes to charity. Something about American Hearts. What Ever!
I'm done! I'm DonE! I just can't do this any more. Get this crap off of me for crying out loud! Any dignity I once had is gone.
There. There goes the stupid tiara. No dignified rabbit-huntin' beagle would be caught in this thing! Humph!
Me and Sissie Bella are gonna sleep on it and figure out how to get out of this mess and save what dignity I have left.
Momma: Eddie. Oh Edddddieeeee......

Getting ready to camp at Butchys

2007-09-27T21:55:00.000-05:00

We are so looking forward to going to Butchy's Burfday Campover. We're gonna have so much fun. We are getting some of our stuff ready to go. We asked Momma if we could take some marshmallows, grahmmies and chocolate bars but Momma said NO! That would be bad for us. Bummer.

Momma took pitchurs of us with our sleeping bags, lantern and toys, but sumthin's wrong with the camra and the computer can't find the pitchurs on it. She sez she's gonna figger it out.

We're used to camping in our camper. It will be fun to camp in the cabins at Butchys!
See you soon!
Eddie, Peaches and Bella

Fall Cleaning Day

2007-09-22T13:13:00.000-05:00

Momma got up and started tearing up the house. She's moving all the furniture, taking some of it apart and putting it back together again. She keeps swooshing that stick around, spraying stuff, running the sucking machine. She has a bucket of soapy water and a wet squishy thing.
These are just a few of the things she's got. We've seen her use these things before, but never with this kind of attitude. The woman's gone mad!

Lady got scared and went and hid in the corner of the bedroom. She said she has seen this kind of behavior before and it usually leads to the Momma getting all crazy about muddy pawprints on the floor, and fur on the furniture. Why does she think they call it FURniture, anyway?

She said something about winter coming, and how she has to do all this before we're all trapped inside together till spring. She said we would all feel better that way. I decided to stay out of her way.
Oh yes. This will help Momma, I'm sure. I'll just nap right here. Zzzzzzrooo. Zzzzzzzroooo. Zzzzzzzrooooo.
Luv ya all,
Peaches

Graduation Pictures

2007-09-20T18:31:00.000-05:00

Momma fergot the camra for mah graduashun, but we took some pictures of me with my certificate. So, Here ya go...

I think I smiled real pretty in this one, didn't I?

Here's another one with me sitting behind my diploma. Don't I look smarter now? I can't wait to go to our play class where we learn how to play games in tunnels and climb over stuff. How fun. Last, but not least, here's a picture of me and Momma. I luv Momma. I luv to give her kisses, but she's not always as happy about it as me. Hmm? Why would that be?

Well, everydog & GG, gotta go. Have sqwirrels to bark at ya know. Always on duty here!
Baroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Bella

On The Grill

2007-09-16T20:33:00.001-05:00

Momma sez Poppa is the best cooker on the outdoor grill of anybody, EVER. Today they went to the store where you get people food and got some really extra good people food: STEAKS! Mmmmmm.

We stood by Poppa in case he dropped anything so we could help clean it up. We wouldn't want Momma to get mad at him for making a mess on the patio. We also sat close by while they ate in case anything fell to the floor of the deck. We can't have a messy deck, ya know?
Here's the plate of scraps from the steaks. Mmmmmm. That was our reward for so diligently waiting to clean the floor.

We're all waiting patiently... for a while for our scraps while Momma fixes our dishes.Then it starts getting ugly. Look at Peaches face! She sez, "Feed me now or I'll put a Beagle Hex on you!"

Yep, Poppa's the best griller we've ever met! Gotta go nap it off now. Aaaaaah.
Pooches Smooches to yall. Hope ya had a great weekend.
Eddie, Peaches & Bella

Catching up on news and pics

2007-09-14T20:05:00.000-05:00

So, here we are, only 9 days since we posted last! Oh my. Butchy and Snickers, our mentors, must be so ashamed of us. But, we've been busy little beagles. We've been camping, and going to classes, and taking lots of walks...

Here we are at our cousin's place . The big black German Shepherd is Carlie. You can kind of see her brother, Rance behind her and the tree. We had lots of fun together. It was like our own private dog park.
Here's the campsite with all us mutts milling around. So nice!

Here's a better picture of Carlie Bear. You notice that her right ear is lopped off. She was rescued in Chicago from a place where someone had LOTS of dogs. Most of them were starving to death. Carlie had been a breeder dog. When the ASPCA and police came in and busted the place, Carlie was nearly dead. She has had many surgeries to bring her back to good health. Today she is happy and we love to play with her. We're glad that some good hoomans came in and saved her and the rest of the doggies there.
We couldn't find any good pictures of Rance from the camping trip, so we dug into our old files and found this one from when he visited our house last year. Rance was a leader-dog puppy. Our auntie raised him for the Leader Dog people, but when he was old enough to go back and be someone's helper dog, he x-rayed with elbow displaysia. So, he washed out of the program and Auntie got first dibs on adopting him since she had raised him. They are living happily ever after. Only problem with Rance is that he thinks he is "Prince Rance". Hmmmph.
We took walks on the trails. Lots to sniff down there, ya know. Deer, turkeys, bunnies, squirrels, turdles (yes, we mean turdles... Our special name for those hard-shelled creatures).
When we got home, we were all tuckered out. Here's Peaches on her favorite blankie getting some rest.
On our camping trip last weekend, we went to Nebraska. We got stuck behind this really cool truck that Poppa called a tractor. Whatever! It was cool and we told the driver so when we finally got to pass him.
Across from our campsite in Nebraska was a pond and these geese kept teasing us. They would come over by us, then turn around and laugh and waddle away. They KNEW we couldn't get to them. Grrrrr.
Then, we saw this really cool tree with a wart on its side. The tree is really tall and the wart is really big. Its about as big as 4 or 5 Rotties all piled up on top of each other.

We heard Momma and Poppa saying camping season is going to end soon. We sure will miss camping over the winter. Maybe we can go once or twice before they put away the camper. We're keeping our paws and tails crossed.

Bella graduated. Momma forgot the camera! But, she promises to take a picture of Bella sitting nicely with her certificate. We'll post it later.
Well, I think that catches us up.
Later doggles & GG,
Eddie

Howdy!

2007-09-05T21:17:00.000-05:00

We haven't got any pictures to post, but wanted to check in. Short but sweet. Kind of like beagles! Tee hee!

We have been gone camping. We met up with our German Shepherd cousins Carlie & Rance. They're lots of fun. I think Momma has some pictures, but hasn't got them put on the computer yet.

We're only home for a couple days, then we're going camping again. Poppa has to work out of town, so we're making a camping trip out of it. Woo Hoo!

Bella has graduation tomorrow night. I wonder if she will wear a cap and gown? Hmm. Momma has already signed Bella up for another class. Its called "Agility for Fun." We think she will be really good at it since she can jump up on kitchen tables and other big stuff. She's fearless. She will do anything!

Take care pups & GG.
Pooches Smooches,
Eddie & Peaches

Somthin' to Baroooo about

2007-08-30T21:43:00.001-05:00

Tonight a little baby birdie was in our yard, OUTSIDE the fence. Here's a picture of it.

And here's a picture of us being crazy trying to get it. The camera flash made our eyes glow. Doesn't it look creepy!

We are crazily trying to get out of the fence to get the baby bird. Bella almost fits through. We're glad we fattened her up a little bit. Although, she is still pretty thin. I, Eddie got kind of bored with the whole thing. It became obvious that we were NOT going to be able to get to the bird. And if we did, there wasn't enough of it for all 3 of us.
Then, Momma tells us there is a full-grown rabbit in the yard just 30 feet away from the baby bird. We think she's kidding us. We surely wouldn't have missed that. We're Beagles after all!
Pooches Smooches,
Eddie, Peaches and Bella

Middle name game - Bella & Peaches

2007-08-29T21:19:00.000-05:00

My middle name is "Mae." Very short and simple. For the rules, see Eddie's middle name game down there \/ in Eddie's middle name game post.

Anyhoo,

M stands for MORE! After I'm done eating, I want MORE, MORE, MORE!
A stands for ALL! Give me all you have!
E stands for EVERYTHING! I want EVERYTHING you can give me. I've been a hungry abandoned street urchin and I want to be sure I get fed PLENTY!

There 'tis folks.
Tags, I'll will stick with Eddie's tags.

Okay, I guess its my turn. My middle name is Marie. Sweet Peaches Marie is me. Tee Hee!

M is for More! I always want more, too. I beg all the time.
A is for Affectionate. I love to give snuggles and kisses.
R is for Rowdy. Have you seen the video in our post a while back. You see how rowdy I can get!
I is for Imperfections, of which I have few.
E is for elegant. I am the most elegant Beagle you will ever meet. I even have dainty feet.

Tee hee! I made a rhyme. Baroooooo.

Pooches Smooches,
Love, Bella & Peaches

The Middle Name Game

2007-08-28T16:55:00.000-05:00

Putter tagged me, Eddie, to play the middle name game so here goes:

1. Post the rules before you give the facts. (Listen up Pups, these are the Rules!!)

2. List one fact that is somehow relevant to you and your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your post using your middle name and facts about it.

4. At the end of your post choose one dog to tag for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to let each puppy know she/he has been tagged. (It’s ok if you don’t do this, just tag who you want to tag!).

I am embarrassed to tell my middle name, but I suppose I must so that I don't seem like a kill-joy. I also don't like my middle name, because it is only used when I am in trouble. Knowing that, here you are....

E - Everlasting. Momma sez I can never leave this world or she would be crushed. So I have to be everlasting

U - Unmatched. There has never been and will never ever be another quite like me.

G - Generous. I believe in giving. I give hugs and licks to people whether they ask or not!

E - Ebullient. I get so excited about things. Like car rides, tennis balls, camping. I put a picture of me on a car ride at the top so you can see just how ebullient I get. Momma taught me this new word (ebullient). I think I like it. Can you tell? Hee Hee.

N - Nonstop. I'm on duty 24/7. Watching over my family dutifully.

E - Even. Steady-Eddie is one of my nicknames. I'm level-headed, well, except when I get ebullient about car rides, tennis balls, or camping. Oh, or my hedgehog, or my Duckie, or a squirrel, or...

According to the rules, I have to tag 6 of my doggie friends. Hmmm. I will tag Herbie, Randi, Bella (not my Bella, the other one), sexy diva dog Lola, the perfectest Collie ever Perfect Tosca, and last but never never least our blogging mentors Butchy and Snickers.

Whoofs to all. Can't wait to read your blogs!
Eddie

Adding Bella!

2007-08-27T22:05:00.000-05:00

Hi, ya'll. Bella here! Eddie & Peaches have agreed to let me blog with them. I've been looking over their shoulder at the computer for quite some time now and I think I have it figgerred out. Ya jus punch on them there buttons and move that little artifishill mousey thingy around and wah-lah! You got yerself a blog! Hah. So easy even a squirrel could do it. I aint seen too many computers in trees, though, so I doubt it'll happen. Squirrel blogs, I mean.

Anyhoo, I wanted to tell ya'll about a cricket I befriended yesterday.
It showed up in our fam'ly room. I chased it around a bit. Then things got kinda rowdy and, well, lets just say he lost one of his hoppin legs. After a while I think he got tired cuz he didn't git up no more. Oh well.
So, me and Momma and Poppa went to class tonight. Eddie N Peaches make fun of me, but the jokes on them, cuz I git lots of paw-lickin-good treats for following instructions. Mmmmm. Here's me coming when called, very promptly and I got a tasty treat when I got there.

This is my classmate, Shazzia. Sorry, Shaz if I spelt yur name wrong. We wasn't sure on that. We think yur real cute, though. And darn it. We're all in this together, right!

Then, remember how we told ya before about the Joe Stains dog. Well here he is! Walter the Wonder Dog. He's doin' a great job. His Momma might not think so, but we know he is.

Now there it is. All wrapped up with a bow. My first blog!
Take care ya'll. And, like Eddie sez,
Be good to each other. We all need a friend.
Pooches Smooches,
Bella

Bathtime

2007-08-25T21:54:00.000-05:00

Momma ambushed us today! First I, Eddie, got shaved and a bath. No warning. Just here we go. OMD it was a shocker!Here I am recovering from the incident. I am so embarrassed. Now all my spots are showing! I'd rather be fluffy and all white.

Next, Bella, then Peaches. You can see how happy she is! The whole experience was just disgusting!

Momma sez we have to have baths today so she can put our flea drops on our shoulders tomorrow. Whatever! We think she just has an urge now and then to torture sweet little doggies like us.

Stormy Days

2007-08-24T17:40:00.001-05:00

We have had some bad storms here lately. Lady is terrified of the thunder and has kept everyone up through the night last night. She gets all panicky like, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"She is scared and can't settle down. Daddy cuddles her and tries to console her, but mostly she still worried about the storm. She couldn't even sit still long enough for us to take a good picture of her! Poor Sissie Lady.

This is the view off our front porch. We took this picture in the afternoon when it should be bright outside. You can see how dark it is.

We heard the sirens go off, so I, Eddie, checked it out. They sound the sirens when there is danger of a tornado and you should seek shelter.

But, Momma made us all go downstairs to the basement in case we really had a tornado. So here we are all hiding out downstairs. Luckily we have a family room in the basement where we can watch T.V., blog, and just generally lay around while we are safe from tornadoes.

As you can see, Lady is MUCH happier hiding in the basement where the thunder isn't as loud, and we are safe from the tornadoes.
We hope ToTo and Dorothy make it to Auntie Em's before the twister hits!

While we're hanging around doing nothing, Tosca has made a fun mass-tag for laughs.

So, to answer Tosca's joke: How would your breed change a lightbulb? A Beagle would sniff around all over the ground trying to find the lightbulb first. Once we caught its scent, our flag-tails would go up and we would whine and Barooooooo like someone was pulling our ears off until the hunters on horseback came and changed the lightbulb. Then we would trot back home very proud of our accomplishment with our tongues hanging out.

Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie & Peaches

Eddie & Bella Visit The Bank

2007-08-18T18:07:00.001-05:00

One of our DWB friends showed us their bank the other day, so we thought we'd show everydog and GG ours.
See the nice lady in the window waving at Bella. She asked us "Do you want treats?" Well Duh! Do you think we come here because we have money!
We are anxiously waiting for the magic treat cylinder to come shooting out of the tube. We love our bank. They're nice people. They just ask dumb questions.

Peaches doesn't come to the bank with us because car rides make her barff. The only car rides she takes are when we go camping (she gets medicine before we leave for her tummy) and to go to the dogter.

Have a great weekend. Be nice to each other. We all need a good friend.
Whoofs,
Eddie

Stuffies Get a Bath, Begging for Popcorn

2007-08-13T22:41:00.001-05:00

Yesterday Momma decided that our stuffies needed a bath.
We had dragged some of them outside after a big rainshower and they got really muddy. Here they are hanging up on the line after their bath.

We tried, but we just couldn't reach 'em. We need one of the really tall dogs to come pluck 'em off the line. Hee Hee.Tonight we begged for popcorn. Don't we look convincing? We must, because it worked.

We ate so much, we had to have a nap after. I, Eddie, napped with my favorite stuffie, Hedgehog. He didn't get muddie. I take good care of Hedgehog..... Till I am ready to start tearing him apart. Hah!

Bella's class is going good. She has learned lots of worthless stuff. Like how to sit, walk on a leash, stay put when told. She is getting so brainwashed. Poor thing.

Till next time, Love each other.
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie & Peaches

Camping Report at Last

2007-08-09T19:42:00.000-05:00

Hi, All. We can't figure out why there is an underline under our typing. Just being dogs, it is beyond our body of knowledge.

So, Oh, okay. The line went away! Well, anyway, as you can see, I was helping Dad find the campground. I took my car riding medication before we left home, so I was feelin' fine about the trip. I love camping, I just don't love getting there!

Here is me and Bella waiting for Dad to come back from checking us in at the campground. WHAT TOOK HIM SO LONG, we don't know. We were ready to get OUT of the truck and smell the new place.So, there... Oh my, the line is back! Sorry. Anyway, here's me and Bella watching Momma and Poppa set up camp. IE: Back the camper up and plug it in so we have air conditioning. Life is hard.
Here's the... Oh, I give up! Line is gone now. Who knows! Maybe my fat pawpads are hitting some button??? Anyway, as I was baying, here's the view from our campsite. We were at Pawnee State Rec Area near Lincoln, Nebraska. Anyone from there? Its a really nice campground and park.

So, the next morning, our whole family went for a walk down the trail to the lake. Here's Bella checking it out. We couldn't get in to swim because they had something they called Toxic Blue-Green Algae. Yuck!

We were feelin pretty frisky and decided to wrastle, but Momma and Poppa said no. Not while we were on leash. We said, okay, let us off the leashes, but they said it wasn't allowed, and they didn't trust us. Something about park rules, and about us chasing bunnies and disappearing forever? Who knows. Tee hee hee.
I decided to wade through the tall weeds. It made me feel like a real hunting beagle! Barooooo!
Look how happy I am! I have a smile from ear to floppy ear!
One last look at the lake before we head back up the trail to our campsite for a nappie.
We took a slightly different path back, and went past this really stiff guy holding up a stiff eagle. Momma said that's probably a statue of a Pawnee chief. He looked like he was carved right out of a tree! Momma wanted us to sit nicely in front of poppa for this picture, but as you can see, we had other ideas! We saw a Chihuahua and just HAD to watch him and let him know he had k-9 supporters in camp!
We came across this flagpole that had coneflowers and black-eyed-susans around it (That's what Momma called them). They were really purtty. They smelled good, too. We think someone peed there earlier.

Momma got this bright idea to take our picture in front of the flowers. Attempt #1: Bella is looking away, instead of at the camera. Notice I am posing very nicely and smiling. Cheeeeeze.
Attempt #2: I smile again, very cutely while Bella looks the OTHER way. NOT at the camera! Ughhh.
Attempt #3. For whatever reason, Bella decides to give me a KISS! Right when Momma tries to take the picture. Grrrrr. I'm getting irritated now. And its hard to keep smiling!
Attempt #4: Bella, doing a good job, FINALLY! But, MOMMA snapped the picture just when I blinked. Darn it, Momma!
5th Time's a charm. Aren't we too cute! Awwwww.
At last, back at the campsite. We all got a needed nap.
And, we had lots of cool stuff to dream about...
This is Petey. He lives with a friend of Poppas who came out to the campsite one day to see Poppa. Petey is old, like Lady. He didn't want to play. He just laid around while the hoomans talked about stuff. Petey's an okay guy.
After 4 days of camping, we were all pooped out. (Momma and Poppa picked it all up, though.) So we headed home. Bella wanted to navigate us home, so I let her take the helm next to Poppa. Here she is looking off into a corn field. Geez! This girl's got some learnin' to do!
I was happy to get home till we learned about Puppy Lewis' death. Then all our happiness kinda crashed. Poppa went to Grandma's that night and got Eddie & Lady and brought them home. We were so happy to see each other.

Love each other.
Baroos,
Peaches

Too Much Sadness Lately

2007-08-05T20:58:00.000-05:00

There's just been too much sadness lately. We came home from camping this afternoon to learn that puppy Lewis has died.

He was struck by a car and killed after being let out the front door alone to potty while his family got ready to go somewhere. Just having a puppy brain, he didn't know to stay out of the street.

Momma is crying and we have to console her. We'll blog later.
Love to all,
Peaches

Oh boy! Campin' again!

2007-08-02T08:29:00.000-05:00

We're goin campin... Well, some of us. Lady and Eddie went to stay with Gramma for the weekend. Eddie loves goin to Gramma's.
Me and Bella get to go! Yippee! We'll take pics and post when we get back. Everyone have a Beagleriffic weekend!
Baroooooooooooo
Peaches

Class, Yeah, we got Class!

2007-07-31T19:50:00.000-05:00

Oh our dogness. Momma has decided that we are heathens. We don't know why she would think that. Could it be the trash episode. Could it be that everyone who comes over says ouch instead of hello (ouch because we jump up on them and our little toenails scratch their legs). Could it be because Bella jumps up on the kitchen table? Could it be because we dash past them when they're going up or down the stairs? We could go on, of course, but we haven't the time to list all of them.

Okay, so Momma is right. We're heathens.

Momma has always wanted to try those Agility games, but it hasn't worked out that she had the right dog.

I, Peaches, was supposed to be Momma's agility dog, but I really hate traveling in the car (it makes me toss my kibble), and I don't like heights or anything that isn't inside my backyard. Oh, how can I stand camping? Well, because I know our camper, and our patio mat, and lawn chairs, and the BBQ grill that all the great food comes off of. So its just like home.

I, Eddie, can't do it because I have a bad back. Can't do the jumping and stuff. Uh uh. No way!

So, Here comes Bella who likes to jump up on the kitchen table from the floor, (just like a cat) and isn't afraid of anything. Momma says she just lacks manners. Last night Bella had to go to her first doggie manners class. Haa haa! We'll let her tell ya.

Hi, Bella here. It was really cool. We met other dogs, big and little, hairy and not as hairy. No two alike. There was even a Joe Stains dog there! His name is Walter. He is pretty cool.

Everyone was so excited to meet everyone else. But then this lady and her way-too-calm lab mix started talking to our people and next thing you know, they're making us not jump up on them, and we had to walk without pulling on the leash, and we had to sit when they said so and we weren't allowed to run through the open doorway till they said we could! Hmmmph. When I did good, Momma gave me a treat. Mmmmm.

Momma says we have to practice a lot. So we practiced tonight when she got home from work. Surprises to Eddie & Peaches, too. She made them do the same things! Haa haa haa haa haa! I could hardly stop cracking up!

Enjoy your week!

Whoofs & Baroos to all,
Eddie, Peaches & Bella

Cass Re-Adopted

2007-07-29T19:35:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was a hard day. Loosing Oscar caused a big heartache. We found a neat home for Cass, though and we're happy about that.

She was smiled on by a young family with a 6 month old boy who want to have a dog to grow up with him. They don't live very far from us and promise they'll bring her by to see us now and then. That would be great.

This is Casey (left) and Cass (right) taking a break during their final round of puppy play together. They were zoomin so fast and got so worn out. Look at their tongues hangin out!

Casey is here for one more night till her family comes back from their vacation. Then we will be puppyless. Just us big mugs with floppy ears here at the house. Baroo-in' it like it is. In Beagle control. On Beagle patrol.

Momma is satisfied that all the babies have gone to good homes. We've had a great time with them, but quite frankly, our little beagley selves are worn out... I think Momma might be a tad worn out, maybe, too. She says its time for our house to get back to normal... Whatever that is.

A note about Perfect Tosca. Tosca raised $580 for Spring Farm Cares Animal Sanctuary by doing a blog-a-thon. Way to go, Tosca! You Really Rock! I hope you're soaking your sore pawpads today.

Give each other a lick and a hug. We all need one today, and every day. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

Licks & Hugs, Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie & Peaches

Condolenses to Oscar Airedale's Family

2007-07-28T16:30:00.000-05:00

A fellow dog-blogger, Oscar Airedale passed this morning. Oscar has a wonderful blog and an even wonderfuller family. We will miss hearing about Oscar's happenings. Bless you Oscar, as you cross the Rainbow Bridge.

Eddie & Peaches

Bella Sick after Surgery, 2 Puppies Come Back.

2007-07-26T21:30:00.000-05:00

Sissie Bella got sick after her surgery. Her belly started oozing, and she felt hot if you touched her body. She was laying around and feeling sicko. She wasn't even interested in her food. Now, that's sick!

I, Peaches, tried to eat her breakfast the other day, but Momma yelled at me and shooed me away. Darn it. I just didn't want it to go to waste. See how responsible I am, Momma!

Momma called Bella's dogter that night and so she had to go see him the next morning. Daddy took her down there and she came back with a bottle of blue pills. Its a pretty good deal. Apparently, the pills have to be eaten with peanut butter. Daddy dips them in peanut butter and lets Bella eat them that way. If we act really cute, Daddy gives us a taste of peanut butter, too! Mmmmmm.This is Cass. She still needs to find a new home. I guess we haven't blogged on it yet, but Cass' first Momma just couldn't handle her. She has always adopted adult dogs from shelters and never had a crazy puppy. So, she brought her back to us and Momma is trying desperately to find her a new home. Some people have told Momma they are thinking about it, but so far, no one has adopted her. She's kind of like the Cinderella puppy. The last one to get invited to the dance. Poor girl. But we love her!

Baby Casey is visiting because we are puppysitting her while her family goes on a canoe trip. The girls are having fun wrasslin with each other again. They try to bother us when they get out of their pen to play, but we grrr at them and make them get away. We're tired of all that puppy nonsense! Hopefully soon we can be just us grown-up dogs and not have to worry about all these babies!

Bella's Surgery

2007-07-20T18:07:00.000-05:00

Our Sissy, Bella Mae, had a little surgery today so she can't have any more puppies. That means she gets to spend lots more time playing and being a sissie to us.

Momma went to the vets this afternoon to see her after her surgery. Momma says she was kind of droopy still, but wagged her flag tail when she saw Momma come in the room. Momma gave her kisses for all of us and told her to get a good nights sleep. We will go get her in the morning.

Momma tells us we have to leave her alone and be quiet around her for a week or so because she's gonna be sore for a while. Poor sissie.

Have a great weekend everydog.
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie & Peaches

Five Things to Put in a Time Capsule

2007-07-18T20:14:00.000-05:00

What would we put in a time capsule? Our friend Jackson tagged us to give a list... Here ya go...
1) I, Eddie, would put in a Duckie or a Hedgehog because everyone needs something to snuggle... Even pupples in the future.
2) I would also put in a tennis ball so that the future pupples will have something fun to play with
3) AND I would put the dog shampoo in there so that Momma can't give us baths any more. Me Too! Oh, Peaches here.
4) I think we should put a copy of the Missouri State Parks Campground rules in there so that future pupples can look at it and see that once upon a time, dogs were allowed in camp.
5) Pictures of us, cuz we're cute.

Okay, there ya have it.
Yeah, there ya have it. In a time capsule, from me 'n Peaches.

We nominate Bear Bear the Rottie to tell us what 5 things he would put in the time capsule. Can't wait to find out Bear!

Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie & Peaches

Cass Goes Home

2007-07-17T22:52:00.000-05:00

Cass has gone home with her new Momma tonight. We all got to meet her. I, Peaches, barked at her and tried to scare her away so she wouldn't take the last baby, but Momma hushed me so she took her anyway.

Peaches is too worried. I, Eddie, think that Cass' new Momma is wonderful. She was very attentive to what our Momma was telling her about Cassie's needs and when to have her spayed, and when to take her out to potty, and what her favorite games are. Cass' new Momma had a doggie friend who went over the Rainbow Bridge recently. She is still sad about that. We think that she will find love again with Cass.

Cassie's Momma is going to send pictures while Cass is growing up. We're looking forward to that. And, we can write her, and she might just check in on us via the blog! Hmm.

As you can imagine, there were lots of leaky hooman eyes tonight. Daddy took Momma out to drown her sadness in ice cream. She was sad still when they got home. Maybe Momma didn't get any ice cream after all. Nawwww. We smelt it on her breff when we kissed her when she got home. Hmmm.

We will all have to snuggle Momma tight tonight.
Luv to all. Be good to each other.
Whuffs and Baroos, Eddie & Peaches

Campin Review

2007-07-16T20:50:00.000-05:00

Yep, we went campin' again. This time we went to Wallace State Park here in NW Missouri. It didn't take us long to drive there. Mom and Dad say that gas costs too much to camp too far away. But, it was fun. We had a great time.

Mostly we watched other doggeriffic people. There was a Cocker Spaniel and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever in the campground next to us. They didn't say much. We tried to bark at them to get their attention. (Momma yelled at us for that. Uhhh, sorry, Mom.) The CBR had to stay in a crate all weekend and only got to get out a few times a day. We felt sorry for her. I think only once did we see her Daddy take her for a walk on the hiking trails.

Cass was such a good girl! Momma crated her at night and she didn't potty even once in her crate! She went for walks with us, but she had to be carried most of the time. She got worn out easy because of her short little legs. Plus it was way hot.

The Beagley girls kept an eye on the other campsites. You can see them in the picture Momma took while they were on lookout. We are all on tethers when we're lounging around the campsite. Its a rule there. They got so worn out being on lookout that they had to take a nap in the gravel around the fire ring. Is gravel comfortable to beagles? I don't get it. I like the cool grass.

Another rule that we think is yukky is that they are only going to allow 2 pets per campsite after this year. What kind of rule is that! Lady doesn't care, cuz she doesn't go camping any more (heat's too hot for her since she's old). But the rest of us are wondering, who is going to have to stay home!

Momma's all upset about that. She says that last year her and Daddy voted for the tax renewal for the state parks program. Now that they got that renewed, they are charging $2 more per night, and they're going to kick some of the dogs out!

We realize that some hoomans don't like dogs. (We don't understand it, but we realize it as a truth). Our Momma always cleans up after us and makes sure we aren't bothering other campers. If there are doggies with bad hoomans that don't do that, maybe they should ask them to leave instead of kicking us rule-abiding, tax-paying canines out.

Pardon me while I step down off my soap-crate.

All in all, it was a fab weekend. We played ball (even Cass did), took hikes, slept a lot, and ate food off the BBQ. Yumm, Yumm!

Till next blog,
Whoofs & Baroos,
Eddie

Campin'

2007-07-15T18:32:00.001-05:00

Oh Our Dogness! We've been camping for 5 days. A camper full of canines. How fun is that. Even Cass went! She did so good. she didn't potty in the camper even once. Momma says she has already crate trained herself. She's so smart. She deserves a very special home.

We'll post later after we get some rest and post some pics from our trip. Couldn't post from the campground, no computer there.
Bark at ya later!
Whoofs and Baroos.
Eddie & Peaches.

Bye bye to Casey and Lewis

2007-07-07T18:58:00.000-05:00

We're typing in blue because we are in a blue mood today. A happy-sad feeling. It is good but bad, up but down, an end of an era, a beginning of a new life for the babies... Okay, okay, I'll stop with the cliche's.

All the babies got their SHOTS (not got shot... we were glad it was just their vaccinations), got dewormed, had a bath and got their toenails trimmed. Momma made up Puppy Packs to go to their new homes with them. She put in a bag of the puppy food they're used to, some treats, some chews, a toy, and a rag from their bedding here so they would have a familiar smell in their new home.

Casey's new family picked her up today. Her new brother was very excited. His Dad immediately showed him how to hold her properly. That made our Momma happy. They were on their way from our house to the pet shop to get a collar, leash and ID tag for her. Momma got sad and her eyes leaked when Casey left.

Then, a lady who was going to come Monday to pick out a puppy, called and decided to come today! Oh My! All of a sudden, another puppy was going to be gone. So, Lewis is gone, too. His new family seems very nice. They had their last dog till it was 13 years old. The one before that for 8 years. That made Momma really happy. She knows that Lewis will have a good home for a long time. Even though Momma was so happy, her eyes still leaked and she got sad again. Daddy got sad, too. He said he needed an allergy tablet because his eyes were watering. Hmmm.

Only Cass is left now. She's being really quiet. We think she misses Casey and Lewis. We will love on her till she has a new family. Someone is coming to look at her tomorrow who should give her a very nice home.

Wow. After that it will be just us big guys. Time sure went by fast. Its hard to believe that just a few weeks ago we were on the deck watching Bella have her little wet squirmy babies that didn't even look like dogs.

God Bless the babies and their new families.
Eddie and Peaches

Fun 4th

2007-07-05T21:14:00.000-05:00

Aunt Jan came over for lunch on Independence Day. She brought Sheridan's Frozen Yogurt to share with EVERYone. Even us 4-leggers. We love Aunt Jan! She's so considerate. She doesn't discriminate like some do just because we're vertically challenged, have trouble vocalizing the English language, and we walk on all fours. Did I mention, we looooove Aunt Jan? Well, we do.

Us dogs had to eat our frozen yogurt off dishes on the floor. The beloved puppies got theirs served in fancy desert dishes and got to stand ON THE TABLE (which, may I remind you, Bella got in big trouble for standing on the table... Hmmmph). So, we know where we all rank in the heierarchy of the pack as far as the humans are concerned. As long as you're cute and have no potty manners, balance, coordination or ability to guard the house, you rate higher. Once you become a contributing member of the pack, you are lowered to eat off the floor! Double Hmmmmph.

We are going to miss the little devils, though. We heard Mom say they're going to get shot Saturday. too bad. We'll miss them. Maybe that's why they spoiled them yesterday. Sort of like their last supper. Who knows. We are so confused. We also hear Mom and Dad talking about Casey's new family picking her up Saturday afternoon. Hmmm? I guess we will just have to wait and see.

We hope everyone had a very safe holiday and came out of it with their tail and all 4 paws in tact.
Have a fab day!
Eddie & Peaches

Wild Dog Play

2007-07-01T21:24:00.001-05:00

Peaches and me got to really playing hard in the house. It sounds vicious, but really, we never hurt each other. When we're done with this, we crash hard for a good nap. Its way fun.
Eddie

Mmmmm Yummy Pawsicles

2007-06-30T21:53:00.001-05:00

Mmmmmm. Momma made the pawsicle recipe that was on "The Dogs of Jackman Ave" dogblog. Man, were they good! Jackson, you are a lucky, lucky dog. We all got some, except the puppies. Momma didn't know if it would be okay for their young tummies.

We're counting down. Its only a week away from Casey the puppy going to her new home. Her family is excited, though, and we're glad that they're still looking forward to having Casey. We don't want anyone to have adopters remorse.

Momma says she has a prospect for Cass and for Lewis. She has told people to think hard about it. She doesn't want anyone changing their minds later, and having one of our babies ending up in a shelter like Bella did. Puppies are hard work. There's no way around it. I know me and Peaches having been working round the clock taking care of these three! Shew.

Enjoy the pictures. Enjoy your weekends.
Luv ya all lots.
Wuffs and Baroos,
Eddie

Eddie and Peaches playing with puppies

2007-06-29T19:19:00.001-05:00

The puppies were out of their pen today running around the yard. We got to play with them some. They're kind of different acting than us. I guess its because they're still learning about the world.
They sure are getting around better now. Watch lewis RUN!
Wow.

Sorrrry Dad

2007-06-27T22:13:00.000-05:00

We heard Dad saying he was fed up with us today. We thought that meant that we were going to get an extra meal! Yippee! Well, not really. It meant he wasn't very happy with us. We were all bad, bad doggies.

Bella got out of the yard AGAIN today so Dad had to chase her down and bring her home. Then Dad brought her and her babies in the house because it started raining. Shortly, he found Bella Standing on the kitchen table! He was not happy.

The babies peed and pooped on their newspapers all day.... Oh wait, that's what they're supposed to do! Nevermind that one.

Lady, her old senile self, peed in the house, on the carpeting, twice today. It happens a lot lately. We think she can't remember if she's inside or outside. Poor old girl.

Peaches and me, Well, I think we must've done something but it probably wasn't really that bad because we're just not bad dogs. Tee hee hee.

So, Daddy, We're sorry. We looooove you! Will you forgive us if we give you big slobbery wet licks and bat our big brown eyes at you?

Eddie & Peaches

Puppies at 4 weeks 2nd try

2007-06-26T23:03:00.001-05:00

Puppies at 4 weeks

2007-06-26T22:57:00.001-05:00

Puppy Wrasslin

2007-06-26T22:55:00.001-05:00

Camping Trip

2007-06-25T21:59:00.002-05:00

We camped. It was like a dog park! Momma's brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Nancy were there with their two German Shepherds, Rance and Carley. Daddy's son, John was there with his Mom's new yellow lab puppy, Dino. There's a picture of me getting acquainted with him. And of course, me and Peaches were there. Such fun!

There's a picture of me looking through the window of the camper. That's when I got grounded for barking too much while the humans were grilling and trying to eat their supper. All I wanted was to help... them finish their meals. Rance and Carley headed back home Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, the rest of us hounds went for a walk in the woods while Dad and John went out on a fishing boat. There's a picture of Peaches panting. It was really hot and humid and we all panted a lot.

Friday Peaches' belly got all bloated up like she had swallowed a whole cantaloupe. She was crying a lot. She almost got taken to the doggie E.R. She started having gas - ooh smelly gas, though and felt some better. On Saturday she had bad poopies all day, just like Joe Stains after he ate the hot dog (Check out Joe Stains dog blog. He's way cool.) By Sunday, she was her usual self.

We slept hard on the way home on our pink blankie in the back seat of the truck. Patrick rode there with us too in his travel cage. Momma says it was too hot for him to travel in the camper like he usually does.

See ya'll another time.
Love, Eddie

Question Game

2007-06-25T14:21:00.000-05:00

We thought it would be fun to play the question game, too. Something to do till we can download our vacation/camping photos.
I, Eddie, will go first:
1. Your age? Just turned 4 years old
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 5 months old. Momma rescued me from a very bad place where I was sick and full of fleas and ticks.
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Black, and I have my multi-colored checked bandana on.
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? I love my Grandma and my Grandpa both favoritely.
5. How much do you weigh? 24 pounds
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? I didn't exactly chew it up, but I pulled the skirting off Mom's formal living room sofa because my ball went underneath and I couldn't get it. I think that's reason enough. Don't you!
7. Do you like other Dogs? Mostly
8. Who is your best non-human friend? I love Peaches. She's my baby sissie. I also love Bella's babies. They're great. I missed them so much while we were camping. I was excited to see them when we got back.
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Most definately TENNIS BALLS! Woo Hoo!
10. Do you like to be brushed? Its okay. I put up with it.
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Cheese.
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Yes.
13. Any formal education? Nope. I learned what I know from the school of hard knocks.
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Couch potato.
15. Five nicknames your people call you. Eddie Spaghetti, Uncle Ed, Special Ed, Fluffy (after a bath, when my hair is long), that's all I can think of.
16. What is your best trick? Trick?
17. Do you like kitties? I love kitties. They're my favorite thing to chase!
18. What did you have for breakfast? kibbles with a spoonful of Lady's canned food on top and a splash of warm water. mmmmm
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? If so, what? I've never gotten hold of anything, but I sure do try! Me 'n Peaches treed a groundhog once, and lots of squirrels, and we've ran after some rabbits and cats. But, none successfully.
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? Last month for a checkup and shots and stuff.
21. Where do you sleep at night? Oh, where ever I'm in the mood to sleep. Sometimes on the bed with Mom n Dad, sometimes on my pillow on the floor, sometimes on the couch.
22. Do you like to swim? Don't know. Never tried. Is it hard?
23. Can you make puppies? Nope
24. Do you give kisses? Sometimes, but not much.
25. Can you potty on command? No. But I never potty in the house. I will wait till someone lets me out... No matter how long.
26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Huh?

Peaches turn!
1. Your age? 1 1/2 earth years.
2.Your age when came to live with your people? 8 weeks
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Red/White & Blue
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? I'm kind of slow to warm up to other people. Mostly I just like Momma and Daddy
5. How much do you weigh? A lady never tells her weight
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? Oh my Dog! You mean I have to remember which is the worst offense I've ever commited from thousands of them. Jeez! I might as well try to be a brain surgeon!
7. Do you like other Dogs? I'm kind of shy. I like other dogs if they're quiet. I don't like rowdy dogs. They scare me.
8. Who is your best non-human friend? Definately my big brother, Eddie.
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Squeekies For sure!
10. Do you like to be brushed? Being a hound dog, its not an issue. Mom wipes my coat with a hound glove. It feels good and makes me oh so shiney.
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Can I pick Peanut Butter ON Cheese?
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Yes, but I make 'em wrastle to get it done. Hah!
13. Any formal education? I took Dad to Puppy Class. He passed.
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Yes. One or the other. I go really hard like the Energizer bunny then I crash hard.
15. Five nicknames your people call you. Princess Peaches, Princess Pee Pee (but I outgrew that one), Baby Girl, Beagley Girl, Chicken Dog
16. What is your best trick? I can balance really good for a long time on my hind legs to get a treat.
17. Do you like kitties? I love chasing kitties. That is what you meant, isn't it?
18. What did you have for breakfast? Kibbles... Really fast. I can empty my dish in 10 seconds.
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? I have hunting in my blood. My grandpa, and lots of uncles and aunts, etc were champion hunters. I love to find game. So far, I've scared lots of stuff up trees, but I don't catch it. Beagles aren't supposed to.
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? Went a couple of weeks ago for ANOTHER ear infection. I hate those things. And I hate the drops they give Momma for my ears.
21. Where do you sleep at night? Sometimes I sleep with Mom and Dad. But, if I'm extra tired, I'll go in my kennel. Sometimes I'll start in my kennel and sleepwalk to Mom and Dad's bed. Hee Hee.
22. Do you like to swim? Dunno. Never tried it.
23. Can you make puppies? No.
24. Do you give kisses? Oh yes. I love to give lots of kisses. Especially when Mom or Dad comes home. I make sure I let them know I'm happy to see them.
25. Can you potty on command? No.
26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? I love my bad orange Cuz! Huh?

We're Baaaaack

2007-06-24T22:01:00.000-05:00

We're back. Worn out. Mom's fixin' our supper. Then we're goin to bed. We'll blog at ya tomorrow night with lots of cool pics.
See ya
Eddie

Goin Campin

2007-06-19T22:11:00.000-05:00

Bella was so funny today. Momma has a tarp over the puppy pen to be sure they have plenty of shade (as if 2 giant maple trees aren't enough). Anyway, she had it pulled back for a while, and Bella climbed in for a nap. Like it was a doggie hammock! Hah. Everyone got a kick out of it. Why didn't we think of that, Peaches? Bella is so smart!

The house painting is almost finished! Momma says we get to go camping. Yippee! Mom and Dad took Bella and her babies over to Auntie Jan's tonight. Auntie Jan is going to puppysit them. We already miss them. I, Eddie, am their guardian Uncle and I worry that they'll be okay. Momma says that Auntie Jan has raised puppies before and she will take good care of them.

Lady has been slow lately and the heat might bother her, so she is going to stay at Grandmas while we're gone. Momma and Dad are worried that the heat will be too much for her since she's so old. So, it'll just be me, Eddie, and Peaches, and our green, feathered brother Patrick the screamer.

We will blog when we get back. Luv you all. Have a great rest-of-the-week.

Puppy Pictures!

2007-06-18T00:15:00.000-05:00

Mom finally got the puppy pictures off the camera. They were there after all. We took more pictures today, and the camera wouldn't download them to the computer. Started looking into it, and lo and behold, there was one rotten picture in the batch that was making the others get stuck and not download! The bad one was just after the one where Peaches was standing on her hind legs to get a treat. I think she broke the camera. Hah!

The babies are eating food out of their tray that Auntie Jan brought them last weekend. At first, Mom and Dad were feeding them off paper plates because they couldn't reach over the side of the dish. But now they can. They're really growing and getting stronger.... And louder I might add. Sometimes we hear them whimpering from inside the house. Wow.

Speaking of the house, we spent most of yesterday locked in it because Mom and Dad and Grandpa were painting the outside. Grandpa brought some kind of thing that sprayed the paint onto the house. They were afraid we'd walk in front of it and end up matching the house. Who, us???

Enjoy the puppy pictures. Have a fab week!
Love, Eddie.

Arial views of Beagles

2007-06-14T21:16:00.000-05:00

Mom and Dad painted on the house this evening. It was great! Mom had kibble in her hand, and was throwing us a piece every few minutes. Yum, yum. She got these great arial shots of us from way up on the ladder. HAH!

Look at the stripe of paint down Peaches back! She looks like skunk. Hah hah hah.

Mom took a zillion and a half pictures of the babies tonight, too cuz they're starting to wrastle with each other and climb over stuff. They're really cute. Mom sez her bad reeze died though, and the camera didn't save any of them. Mom was a little peeved at that. I just want to know if bad reeze are anything like a bad beagles?j

We will try puppy pictures again tomorrow. They're all sleeping now.

Play hard, then rest.
Love, Eddie

Ba-a-a-a-ad Beagles. Oh My!

2007-06-12T21:12:00.000-05:00

Peaches and Bella got caught red pawed. Mom and Dad were outside scraping down window frames (getting ready to paint the house) and Bella and Peaches went in through the doggie door. Daddy was scraping around the front window and saw Peaches in the living room with her nose down inside one of Lady's empty food cans. Uh oh.

Dad went in and gave them what for. He shamed them with "Baaaaaad Do-o-o-g"s till they hung their heads.

I think they'll be getting lumps of coal in their stockings this Christmas.

Happy-Sad Day

2007-06-10T22:05:00.000-05:00

I got my haircut finished today. I was a little put out afterwards. I felt nekid. Momma put a bright bandana on me and I got to go for a car ride. Then I felt much better. Here is a picture of me in my bandana with my new haircut.

A family came over today and played with the puppies. Then they picked one out that they said they were going to take it home with them! Oh no! Mom wouldn't let that happen would she? Happily, she told them that the babies need to stay with Bella at least another month. Sadly, that means that one of them will be going away from us one day.

The family seemed very happy. The little boy hugged the baby a lot and gave her kisses. They kissed Bella, too, and told her thank you for the sweet puppy. The family picked out a girl, puppy #3 and named her Casey. They were already talking about all the things they would need to do to get ready for her when she does come to their house. I think they will take good care of her but as her uncle, I do worry.

Mom and Dad talked this evening about still needing to find nice homes for the other two. Does that mean all the babies are going to be going away? I sure will miss them a lot.

Bella & Babies Have Guests

2007-06-09T20:53:00.000-05:00

Hah! Mom took a picture of Lady and Bella peeking out from the privacy fence when she got home today. Aren't they funny!

Bella's foster-Mom came to see her and the babies this morning. When Bella's former family dumped her, it was at this ladies house. She fed her and took care of her, tried to find her family, but ended up letting her go because she could not keep her. That's where we came in. We adopted her from the shelter where foster-Mom had taken Bella.

Foster-Mom was glad to see the babies, and that Bella is doing well. She brought her a present - some packets of her favorite food, and a puppy-feeding tray that has a hump in the middle. She says it keeps all the food to the outside edge and helps to keep the puppies from ending up walking through their food. How nice of her to think of Bella and the babies so kindly.

Foster-Mom even brought her own kids, a trio of beautiful Golden Retrievers. I think Bella remembered them. She definately remembered Foster-Mom and gave her lots of kisses.

Foster-Mom agrees with my Mom and Dad that the babies might very possibly be half labrador. She says their heads look like golden retriever heads when they're puppies. Hmm. Does that make them "Labradeagles" or "Beagrador Retriever Hounds"?

The new clippers came today. Mom has already started clipping me. She did part of it tonight (knocking off the big stuff). She says we'll finish tomorrow and have a bath after. The new clippers sure do work a lot better. They buzzed right through my thick cottony white hair. Ahhhhh. I actually feel better getting that carpet of hair off my back.

Enjoy the pictures. See ya'll later.
Ed

Big evening

2007-06-07T21:19:00.000-05:00

We had a big evening here. Mom came home with some fence wire and posts and made a temporary pen in the back yard for the babies. Its under 2 big shade trees so they can play in the shade. Mom and Dad moved the babies tub out in it for now to see how Bella would do with them out there. She was fine. She's so laid back. "Whatever," she says.

Check out the Bubble picture reel for new pics of the babies. The girls' eyes are starting to open. You can see shininess through the little slits that have opened. The little boy is still keeping his eyes shut tight.

Here's a picture of me checking out the babies new play pen. I have to make sure its okay for them, you know. As an uncle I have a big responsibility!

Now the good news/bad news part of my post. You probably all noticed that my hair is getting pretty long. Mom always gives me my haircuts. Good news, her clippers died. Bad news, she ordered new ones. They're supposed to be here by next Wednesday. So, I get to run around furry for a few more days! Yippee!

Be nice to yourselves and everyone you meet.
Eddie

The Big Run

2007-06-04T20:18:00.000-05:00

Me, (Eddie) Peaches, Lady and Bella all went for a running spree around the yard tonight.

Mom was outside doing some work on the house (they are getting ready to paint it) and she shut us all out in the back yard.

Something set Peaches off running, I joined in, then Lady did which was a big shock, because she's 16 years old and doesn't do ANYthing anymore. Next thing we know, Bella is running with us. It was great fun. We had 3 or 4 really fast laps around the yard. Then we got a slobbery drink and crashed on the deck with our tongues hanging out. Ahhhh. What an evening!

Eddie Meets a Puppy

2007-05-31T21:47:00.000-05:00

I got to meet one of Bella's puppies! It was so exciting. Mom was holding one of them while sitting in Bella's pen with the door open. I slowly and quietly walked up. Bella didn't seem to care, so Mom let me approach. I got to sniff the baby! It was so exciting it made my tail wag. Bella kept a close watch while I sniffed, and I didn't stay long.

I got to sniff puppy #1, a girl. Mom and Dad have started calling her "Miss Piggy" because she eats so much and she's getting a big round belly. She's really cute, but they still don't really look like dogs, or even little dogs.

Tonight Mom had a panic that one of the babies was.... well, you know. Anyway, the puppy was laying on its back, belly up, all by itself on the edge of the pen. It was really cute, all belly-up and everything. When Mom figured out it was breathing, she started breathing again, too.

Bella is starting to venture out a little more from the pen. Mom leaves the gate open just wide enough for her to get in and out and she has started answering some of the 'alarms' with us that the neighbor dogs sound.

I don't have a new picture of the puppies. Momma says they still look the same and will take more pictures after their eyes open. So, I thought I'd post a picture of my Grandpa and me. Grandpa came to visit last weekend after the babies were born. I think he still likes me more, though.
Everyone have a fabulous day!
Eddie

NEW BABIES ARRIVE!

2007-05-27T16:08:00.000-05:00

The new babies are here! Oh my gosh! Two girls and one boy. We're glad she didn't have too many, because we can only count to 4 using our paws. Me, Eddie, and Peaches knew something was up yesterday, because Bella didn't want her dinner, and she was fidgety and panting a lot and it wasn't even hot outside. Luckily, Mom had made a whelping area for her yesterday. She searched all over town for a store selling the hard, plastic kiddies wading pool. Then, she dug around in the garage for scraps of boards and 2 x 4s. Daddy was at work and couldn't help her. He felt so bad leaving all that to Mom.

The first one was born at 11:24 pm, then at 12:05 am, then 12:53 am. Bella is a very good Mommie. She licks her babies clean and keeps them gathered up close to her belly.

The babies don't even sound like dogs. We think Bella had little mice instead. They make little whimpers, grunts and whines. They don't even BARK! They came out all black, except 2 of them have white on their chests, and they all have white toes. Their little faces are smashed in, their ears are stuck on the side of their heads, and they won't open their eyes. They're really not much fun at all. I try to get close to get a better look, but Bella doesn't want me to. She grrrs till I get away. Peaches doesn't care. She's just worried about losing more of Mom & Dad's attention. Our old sister, Lady, was pacing last night while it was all going on. She was a worried new auntie. Enjoy the birthing pictures and have a great day.
Thought for the day: It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

New sister's new name

2007-05-26T15:19:00.000-05:00

Our new sister has been named! Daddy named her "Bella." We like the name. It fits her. She looks like the old world kind of beagle. She does have a longer snout, and crookeddy legs, and a longer-than-normal tail for a beagle, but we love her anyway.
Mom and Dad were feeling her tummy this morning. They said they feel babies in there wrasslin' around.
Mom's going to the store today to get stuff to make a whelping box for Bella to have her babies in. The doggie doctor thought she was 1-2 weeks from having her babies, but Mom thinks its sooner. she is getting full teats already, and her bottom is getting droopy.

Everyone here is getting along fine. Bella has fit right into our routine. She likes to bark at the neighbors and trucks going down the street (from inside our fence, of course), and at the mailman when he comes to our box. She's lots of fun.
Thought for the day: Be a friend. Someone might need one.

Meet our new sister

2007-05-25T19:01:00.001-05:00

This is our new sister. We don't know her name. Daddy is thinking of a name for her. There are babies in her belly making it big.
She checked out good at the doggie doctor and so Mom brought her home today. Mom has her on the patio with a piece of lattice between her and the yard. We're only getting to sniff each other through the lattice right now. So far, she seems nice. We think we like her. We think she likes us, too.
The vet thought she was between 1 & 3 years old. Based on her Beagley coloring, Momma thinks she's barely a year old. Tri-color beagles, like Peaches and her, start out black and white with only a few specks of tan. They gradually change. First their head gets tan, then their ears, then shoulders & hips. Her head is tan, but she still has some black hairs on her ears. Her hips & shoulders are barely changing yet.
Here's a picture of Daddy meeting her, too, when he came home for dinner break from work.

NEW SISTER, AAAAND CUZZINS!!!

2007-05-24T19:22:00.000-05:00

Mom came home from work today and told us we are getting a new sister. And, she is going to have puppies in a couple weeks.
You never know how your day is going to turn out, do you!

While on the way to work, Mom stopped for gas and there was a poster someone put up with pictures of a beagle who had showed up at this lady's doorstep. The lady was trying to find the owner, or find a home for the beagle. She has Golden Retrievers and could not keep the beagle.

So, long story short, Mom adopted beagle and is bringing her home tomorrow. She is at the vets overnight for observation, deworming, vet check-up and to be sure she doesn't bring home any icky sicknesses to us.

We can't wait to meet her. Mom says she's just a little smaller than sissy Peaches and doesn't have any white on her face. She is very light boned, like Peaches which is more like the UKC hunting type beagles instead of the stockier AKC show ring types. Mom says she's really sweet and likes to give hugs and kisses, too.

Okay, Peaches is a little sad. She has been Momma's baby for the past year and now, there are going to be a lot of babies running around... till Momma finds them homes with nice families. I, Eddie, know that Momma will still love us just as much and it'll be okay.

We have no idea what her name is, or how old she is. The vet told Momma that he thinks she is between 1 and 3 years old. Hmm, that's a big range.

We hope she likes us. We are going to go pick out a collar for her tonight so she will have clothes to wear home. Momma says she didn't have a stitch of clothing on. So sad.

We will take a picture for you all to meet her online when we have her here at home.

2007-05-09T23:11:00.000-05:00

Wow. We had our site under another very similar name. Then Eddie lost our password. He blames me, but I know it wasn't my job to keep track. Maybe we should've asked Lady to keep track. She's the old sensible one.

Our wirey friends, Butchy & Snickers tried to help us, but without our password, we were just helpless. Thanks, guys. If you want to check out their spot, its really cool, here's their address:
http://butchyandsnickers.blogspot.com/ They're really good at blogging. We're just learning.

So, we're back on and having fun. What's that? Barooo, Baroo.

Eddie here. Had to take over because Peaches ran outside to bay at the neighbors cat. It likes to sit under their car in the driveway and stare at her while she barks through the fence. She's so gullable. That cat does that every night. Will she ever learn that it is just torturing her on purpose. Hah.

So, look for more stuff.

Here We Are...

2007-05-09T23:03:00.000-05:00

Hiya All. Eddie & Peaches Here.
I'm Eddie, the fluffy one.
I'm Peaches, the cute one with the flag tail (think beagle).

Like we said in the start, we've got it pretty good. We just don't want to talk it up too much. Don't want Mom & Dad to start slackin', maybe thinkin' they're spoiling us or something. Can't happen. We're too sweet to be rotten.

Stay Tuned.