An Addition To The Family

Several months ago, I shared with you that I lost my beagle boy.     Losing Alvin, left us with one remaining dog, Murray. I told you about a few of his quirks here.

Well, for as long as Murray has been a part of our lives, he has always had another dog in the house to be his playmate.   So, when Alvin was gone – Murray became pretty depressed.   He started clinging to me more than usual.   He was eating more than usual.   He reacted differently when we came home from a trip to the store.   Basically, he just wasn’t himself.   I think he didn’t A) know how to be an “only” dog, and B) was really lonely.

So, I did some searching on petfinder.com to see if I could find him a playmate.   I really wanted another beagle, because their temperament seems to do well with children, they’re dog-gone cute, and relatively small.

I came across several dogs in our area – one in particular stood out.   A petite little girl that was in the same shelter that was once Murray’s home.   We made plans to go look at her. We took the boys with us to make sure she would behave with children.   We also took Murray to make sure she was not aggressive toward other dogs.   She passed both tests with flying colors and voila – we came home with a new dog.

Macie at home in my lap.

Since then she moved right in and made herself at home.   For the first couple of days, all she did was sleep.   She didn’t seem to be feeling well.   After a quick trip to the vet we found out she had Kennel Cough.   Once she had some meds, she perked up into a lively little spitfire.   Now she only stops for a brief snuggle before finding something to get into.

Macie snuggled on the couch.

Murray and Macie snuggled together in the sunlight.

I had forgotten that one habit that many beagles enjoy is digging.   Luckily, the place she is most fond of digging is in a barrel.   I figure if she’s gotta dig, that’s a great place because at least it has a bottom and she doesn’t tear up the yard.

Macie caught in the act.

"It wasn't me, Ma!"

I try to scold her, and she tries to tell me that she didn’t do it.

"Murray, did it! It wasn't me!"

But with a face like this, she gets away with just about anything.