January 2010. That was when I became a dog dad to the cutest little beagle puppy. Happy Tails, where she was before I adopted her, had named her Piper and I thought it was the absolute perfect name so when we became a family of two, I didn’t change her name. Piper. The biggest ears, the most curious personality, the powerful nose.
How fast can 15 years go by? If I were to list all the things she and I have been through, places we’ve visited, stories we made together, this blog would go on for weeks and weeks. We became regulars at the Nashville dog parks. I learned she wasn’t a fan of other dogs but a friendly guy there offered her a bite of a banana, so I learned she liked bananas.
About a month after I adopted her, I knew I needed a fence. She was still small enough that I could catch her but there was a sense that she’d be chasing rabbits for the rest of her life and the time was coming where I wouldn’t be fast enough to keep up with her agility and her desire to run.
Over the years, Piper and I (and Asia, too) became best buds. In fact, I can’t imagine my time in Nashville without her, although I had a previous life where I lived in a suspicious apartment complex a few miles from downtown Nashville and a whole circle of friends I haven’t spoken to in ages. Pre-Piper. And now I’m starting a new life post-Piper. Hard to believe it, to be honest. Last week I had to say goodbye, hugging her one last time.
If you’re just finding my blog, I’m in the midst of writing 15 posts– one for every blessed year of Piper’s life. Check on previous posts below and check back often as I reminisce about my best beagle friend, Piper.
Piper – You Make Me Wanna Roll My Windows Down and Cruise
Piper – The Beginning of An Era
-Out of the Wilderness
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