It’s All Good . . . Mostly
Every morning I eat something I’m not supposed to. Back in Waynesboro, VA, the desk clerk slipped a piece of paper under the door. Beagle Man’s busy at his desk — so what am I supposed to do? I...
View ArticlePlaying It Smart in the Dog Park
I hear Ricky was kind of disappointed with my first Duck Dog post. Said I bounced around from topic to topic — “like a pinball.” I get the feeling he was trying to say I’m immature. I understand...
View ArticleMake Up Your Mind, Beagle Man!
Help me out here. I really do want to play by the rules . . . but what are the rules? As far as I can tell, they keep changing. Last Monday, down at Huntington Beach in California (seems like a long...
View ArticleWe’re Having a Dog Party! And You’re Invited!
I am SO, SO, SO excited! Mrs. B told me that to welcome me and Beagle Man home from LA/XC-4, and to celebrate the completion of Beagle Man’s series of four cross-country road trips, and to...
View ArticleThanks, Dawgs!
I am having the best time EV-ER! We’re out at the beach in Montauk, and Patty and Teddy brought my cousin Bruce. This is the first time I’ve met him, but he is the GREATEST! I love this guy! At the...
View ArticleEnough About the Wedding!
I met three dogs named Stella at the dog park this morning. Three! Beagle Man says if I’d been a girl, I would have been named Stella, after his mom. Robby says I couldn’t have been a girl because...
View ArticleThe Waiting
Beagle Man takes me to the dog park. He takes me to the beach and launches balls into the ocean with the chuckit for hours. He takes me on all his errands — Walgreen’s, the dry cleaners, Pet Supplies...
View ArticleGo Ahead, Make My Day
I couldn’t believe it when I saw the Marine Patrol four-wheel drive stop in the sand right behind our chairs. What the heck???!!! We just got our case dismissed on Monday, and here we were on...
View ArticleA Salty Dog Story
This sense of deja vu I’m feeling? I kind of had it when I met little Vera on the beach in Montauk, but it really hit me big-time this morning when I was horsing around at Burying Hill Beach with this...
View ArticleWhat the Heck Is a Malcolm?
Strangest thing: We were down at Burying Hill Beach earlier this week, and Beagle Man reached back with the Chuckit and flung a tennis ball far out into the water, as usual. Of course, I dove in to...
View ArticleWoe Is Me!
Yup — still grounded, because of this dumb paw injury. Beagle Man tells me to be patient, but it’s getting harder and harder. Here are just a few of the things I’m not allowed to do while I have to...
View ArticleFinally . . . RUCKUS!
I’ve been hearing all the buzz about this so-called “nephew” of mine since early November, but I was starting to wonder if he was really real. First I’m not allowed to see him because he has...
View ArticleOne Tough Week Ahead
I’d be lying if I said I’m not a little bit worried. Beagle Man leaves tonight for his annual Alps ski trip with Matt and Greg and their friends. I saw him packing his bags. That means Mom’s in...
View ArticleFriday Night Social Club
It’s been a great Friday so far. And yes, I do know my days of the week. Duh. I can also tell time, though this may be news to Beagle Man’s friend Rick. Has anyone ever taken note of the fact that...
View ArticleBeagle Man Wimps Out — Again!
Lye Brook Falls. Lye Brook Falls. All winter, whenever we’ve done hikes in the woods, I keep hearing about the time back in the fall of 2013 — I wasn’t even born yet! —that Beagle Man and Langdon and...
View ArticleThe THREE Kemba Walkers
Are you kidding me? Another Kemba in the dog park?? Whaaat??? Of course I knew there was a person named Kemba. Kemba Walker, the basketball player from UConn. You know, my namesake? I get that....
View ArticleThe Horror! The Horror!
Weekend before last, on Friday afternoon, this monstrous, huge, scary ball appeared out of nowhere on the beach, in front of the White Sands Motel. I made sure to keep as much ground between me and it...
View ArticleOh, No! Not Again!
* * *COUNTDOWN: 17 DAYS TO LA/XC-5 * * * What? We’re picking up and driving from here to Los Angeles — again? I thought that trip back in April of 2015 was a one-off! What a nightmare! Does Beagle...
View ArticleI Thought He Said I Was Perfect
At 11 o’clock this morning, Beagle Man posted —and I quote — “He’s been an absolutely perfect and wonderful dog so far on this trip.” That’s me he’s talking about, just so you know. One hour later,...
View ArticleI Want To Go Home!
I haven’t really complained to Beagle Man yet, but I can tell you guys: I’ve kind of had it with life on the road. I don’t like these Best Westerns nearly as much as the Loews Santa Monica Beach...
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