A friend of my niece got a new puppy and she brought the little guy over. Eight weeks old. A German short-haired pointer. Just about the cutest puppy you’d ever see. Floppy ears. Puppy breath. It was a great reminder that puppies can be so, so cute. And I had watched a video a while back of an adult beagle doing the Westminster Agility Dog Show and she was adorable.
Beagles are SO tough. They will press you on every side and when they get in trouble, look at you like YOU’RE the problem. But they have such charm. I lost my first dog a few months ago, a troublemaker named Piper and I miss her every single day. Asia, my second dog, is almost 15 years old and has some beagle in her makeup but she hardly acts like a beagle, which I’m pretty much always thankful for. And yet, when I saw that little pointer my niece’s friend brought over, I couldn’t help but miss Piper, to think that having a beagle isn’t THAT bad. Their mischievous side that often costs money in one way or another. Their snuggles. The howl. Those ears.
I’m not getting another dog. I’M NOT GETTING ANOTHER DOG. Once my baby Asia passes, I’ll go awhile without a companion because I haven’t been without a dog since 2009 and I just want to see how life shapes up in that next chapter. But goodness, gracious if a beagle isn’t my next dog, something must have influenced me a lot to go in a different direction.
I miss you Piper my girl!
-Out of the Wilderness
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