a new year, a new look

You may have noticed that we've changed the look of the blog - Albert felt that since he's no longer a foster dog, we should spruce things up a bit...and who am I to argue with Mister Albert??

Things are back to their usual organized chaos here at home. We've all gotten back into the routine following vacation and the house is humming again. And guess what? Stella must have heard the good news about Albert, because over the past 2 days she has been playing with him in the house (this is unheard of for our grumpy little old lady I might add!).

They've been pawing each other, chasing each other around the main floor, and generally acting like puppies! It's extremely cute, and while they always got along, it's so awesome to see them actually playing with each other!

As for Arthur? Well, he and Albert have been best buddies since the get go. That bond is only growing stronger :)

another beagle saved!

I'm very pleased to introduce you to a VERY pretty beagle girl. Her name is Vada and, thanks to Big on Beagles, Marna was able to save her life.

Vada had some health problems that didn't add up. At first they thought she might be pregnant, given the expanding size of her belly. When that turned out to be negative, BOB took her in to the fantastic vets at the Beaches Animal Hospital where she had an 8 hour test to see if the problem might be Cushings Disease.

Unfortunately the test came back positive. But Cushings is a manageable illness with the proper treatment and medicine. The good news is that Vada is safe and sound in her new rescue home getting herself settled and ready to feel better!

Just another little reminder that the money raised for Big on Beagles goes directly to saving the lives of little cuties like Vada!

UPDATE:

I've just heard word that Vada is doing very well in her new foster home and that she has made friends with 2 doggie friends name Violet and Sophie. She'll begin her Cushings medication very soon as well and should feel better quite quickly. Her medication isn't cheap - approximately $100/month! Soooo...if anyone feels like sponsoring Vada while she is in foster care, email the rescue at bigonbeagles@primus.ca!

cold!

Today was SO cold at the dog park. The wind chill was crazy, and even though we were all bundled up we were still freezing!

The dogs, on the other hand, seemed fine! They were all bundled up and running around like, well, beagles!

I've updated the slide show on the right hand side so you can see all of the meetup photos but I've put a couple of cute ones here below.


And the news I spoke about this morning? Well...Albert is no longer going to be a foster beagle. That's right! He's found his forever family!

OURS!!!!! We're officially adopting Albert!

How could we not? He's become a core part of our family. He loves Arthur and Stella, he's so comfortable at our house, and he's good as gold! We love this little guy and couldn't imagine EVER parting with him!

SO...the official paperwork will likely be completed this weekend. And Albert's story ends with his placement in a wonderful forever home. With us!

(But don't worry - it doesn't mean the end of the blog! We're still going to update you with Albert news as well as other beagle rescue stories!!)

Albert running so fast we thought we might take off!

we're off to the beagle meet up!

And it's really freakin' cold out! -12 I believe. Which means we have 3 beagles and 2 people to bundle up like crazy!

ANNNND....stay tuned! We have some very exciting news to share this afternoon (along with some great beagle meetup photos of course!)

back to the routine

We got back from our vacation last Sunday night...so the week has been a flurry of work, unpacking, and generally getting back to our usual routine. Last night was a very welcome opportunity to sit back, relax and not do much of anything (except beagle snuggling, of course!)

After a very cold, but very fun trip to the park (where we discovered that Albert LOVES chasing balls) we came home, popped in a DVD and relaxed.

And this was the scene in our living room!



Nothing like a couch full of lazy, cute, snuggly beagles!

And here they are individually:

Stella!


Arthur (licking his lips!)


Albert

Beagle Meetup this Sunday!!!

When: Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Where: Totoredaca Park
2715 Meadowvale Blvd., Mississauga
Toronto, ON M4E 2X4

Everyone should attend! There's no better way to chase the blues away than to watch our beagles PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!!!
Why: If you've got a beagle, you've gotta join BYOB! Beagles LOVE to be with other Beagles! Just imagine a sea of beagle tails in the snow! You'll love it!

"Follow the sound of the howls when you get to Toto Park! That and we humans plan to wear a lot of RED!"
--Marna Gale of BIG ON BEAGLES

Happy New Year!

We're back!!! After a glorious 2 week vacation, the beagles are back in town! Adam and I went to the Florida Keys for a week to scuba dive (unfortunately it we experienced the coldest day in Key West in 110 years, so no diving for us!) and then went on a cruise with our family that took us to Grand Cayman, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.

Where was little Albert during that time you might ask? Well, the wonderful Marna from Big on Beagles graciously offered to care for Albert while we were away. Arthur and Stella went to their favorite kennel where they are treated like a King and a Queen, but because Albert is newly rescued, we wanted him to stay in a home situation so he wouldn't think he was being abandoned again.

Albert definitely had some adventures while we were away...and I'll save THAT story for an entirely different post. In the meantime, here is a shot of Albert hanging out with his best buddy Matty, Albert in a food coma at Marna's and Albert on his first night away from us snuggled up to a pillow case that smelled like us.

We're so happy to be home!! Albert updates are now back to their regularly scheduled program!!!