Remember what I said about how the beagle had been cured by the in-home trainer?

[Critters2]

Well, not so much. There were other dogs at the park just now, which is against the beagle's rules. And she became the beagle from hell again. Dammit.

[rug]

1. If you were Catholic you could do an exorcism.

[Critters2]

2. If only....alas.

My crazy liberal church doesn't do exorcisms. Dammit.

[skygazer]

3. Curing a beagle

What a funny thought. :rofl:

Beagles are both adorable and incorrigible. That's what makes them so maddeningly charming.

Oh, and there is a rule that when one posts anything about a beagle, they must include a photo of said beagle. :)

[Critters2]

4. Oops. Sorry.

Fast asleep in her crate:

[NanceGreggs]

5. There is NO KNOWN CURE for Beagleism ...

Several years ago we gave my daughter (who still lives at home) a Beagle puppy for her 21st birthday.

From the day she came into this house (which is, of course, now her house), little Chloe (a.k.a. "The Queen of Everyt'ing") calls the shots - all of them.

Like a latter-day Gladys Kravitz, she sits on the window sill most of the time, monitoring the neighbourhood - barking at anyone who deigns to walk on our street without having obtained her express permission - in writing and duly notarized - beforehand.

She can't hear you when you yell "Get off the couch!" directly into her ear. But if someone slams a car-door two thousand miles away, she will bark for an hour to express her displeasure at having one of her twenty-six-per-day naps disturbed.

When we brought Zen home last September, a five-week-old Lab-and-Shepherd pup the size of a thimble, Chloe thought he was absolutely adorable - until she woke up the next morning, and he was still here. Her expression spoke volumes: "Seriously, you're not keeping that mutt, are you?"

Now that Zen is the size of a small pony, Chloe still has him terrorized - along with the rest of the family, reluctant visitors, and exasperated neighbours. (If nothing else, Chloe has been a boon to the real estate agents in the area, who have noted that a house sale today will invariably lead to the same house being on the market within a matter of weeks.)

Oh, yeah, she's adorable and all that - but if you ever meet someone you really dislike, give them a Beagle. You will ruin their lives forever. Trust me.

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. I wish that I could recommend your post!

:)

[NanceGreggs]

7. Thanks ...

... and the truth is, I love that little pain-in-my-ass to distraction.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. It shows, and it's part of the reason I replied.

:thumbsup:

[NanceGreggs]

9. I still remember the day she came home from the vet ...

... after being spayed. She was, of course, very inactive and subdued due to the stitches, etc. (and don't think she didn't milk the drama for all it was worth!)

But I said to my husband, "Oh, no, what if she stays like this? What if she's never bad again? I don't think I can live with that."

Chloe has been my first up-close-and-personal contact with a dog of the Beagleish persuasion - and I can now fully understand why Beagle fanciers are as devoted as they are to the breed.