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Betsy Voss's avatar

You have no idea how it makes my day to see a beagle post pop up in my email! Love all of your writing, but your descriptions of their behavior is so dead-on and hilariously funny. I miss Nellie, but look forward to your current beagle growing into the whole beagle attitude. Happy Birthday, Beagle. Many happy returns!

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

She’d thank you herself but she’s enjoying a fresh bullstick in exchange for a computer power cord I just liberated from her teeth. So I’ll thank you in her stead.

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Andrea Eschen's avatar

Once again, I loved this and it made me laugh out loud. You're good at that! I enjoyed the videos and your descriptions of the food stuffs if you can call them that. You must be one mighty fine trainer and dog owner.

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

She mostly wins every day!

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Andrea Giso's avatar

Happy Birthday Alice! Please don't celebrate by giving Marjie a breakdown...be a good pup and leave her at least one dish towel and maybe try to avoid munching on the duvet cover for a while. :)

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

I don't think she's listening...

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Jo Jacques's avatar

Happy Birthday, Beagle! It sounds like you are doing your best to indoctrinate Marjie into your club - keep up the good work!

Marjie, the cloth has to be some sort of a Beagle thing. We have a Beagle that stays with us a lot, ever since she was about 12 weeks old, and my God! She has a fetish for cloth, especially kitchen towels! Every single one of our kitchen towels has the corners chewed off, but she also goes after the girls clothes, bath towels and mats, etc. She's almost 5 now and we still have to hide stuff when she comes to visit.

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

It’s monstrous!

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Betsy Voss's avatar

In case you were wondering, it will cost approximately $2000 for a regular vet to remove your dishrag from your beagle's stomach. Probably your life savings if you take him/her to the emergency vet. Fortunately, the entire unopened box of Raisin Bran was brought up by induced vomiting. Six months later he pulled a bag of grapes off the counter and ate them. Again, surgery to remove a rock (twice) and charred wood from the fireplace (once). (I'm talking three different dogs here, but still...

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Jo Jacques's avatar

Thank dog my guys only eat stuff like skunks, possums, squirrels, and the occasional sofa...

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

You mean like a predator? Weird!

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

$2,000 seems cheap. I’m going g to have to shop around!

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Betsy Voss's avatar

I'm a frequent flyer with a sympathetic vet.

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

Brilliant!

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Kimberly JL Pitts's avatar

Awwww this Auntie just loves Ms Ma’am!

Happiest of First Birthdays Alice “McMurtry” Alonso!

I’ll share something with you today when I cook!

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Marjie Alonso's avatar

She’ll count on it!

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