[Magdalen] Westminster.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Maybe it was the name, Marion! We were adopted by a dog we named Taffy for her color. She looked as if she were part border collie. We were living in a mountain hollow at the time, and she insisted on "herding" me down to the mailbox and back. She would spend the better part of the day lying in the ditch waiting for the occasional car to go by so she could chase it.
Fortunately, she never caught one!

> On Feb 19, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When the kids were small, we got a young half-beagle mix, Taffy, off the A & P notice board.  "What does she eat?", I asked.  "Oh, whatever we're having." they replied.  Oh oh!!!!  Taffy was a thief, who once devoured an entire ham that she snagged off the counter. She was a 'humper'.  She was a car chaser.  She was a garbage eater.  I have very mixed feelings about Taffy.  Yes, she was good with the kinds. but oy!
> 
> Marion, a pilgrim
> 
>> On 2/19/2015 11:20 AM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>> We had a wonderful little beagle, Lady. When my son was about 2 and Lady was 18 months she escaped from my husband's care and 'tracked me down' about a mile into  my daily walk.  On the way home, leash-less, she ran in front of a car to chase a squirrel - it happened in a nanosecond.  When we took her to the vet for x-rays, it turned out she already had debilitating arthritis (which we has seen hints of, but were clueless), often a result of inbreeding and sadly she was 'papered', but worse her pelvis was too fractured to operate... a sadness all the way around.  She was a headstrong and fun pup. Nose to the ground she tracked down critters in our yard and was great with my two (at the time) kids.
>> Lynn
>> 
>> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
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>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
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>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>> 
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>> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:00 AM
>> To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Westminster.
>> 
>>> I've never heard of that breed.
>>> 
>>> Six of the last eight dogs I've had were strays, and only two of them didn't work out, one of the strays and one that I got "on purpose" from the owner.
>>> I expect my next dog will be a beagle, and I'll get her from the pound to be a buddy to my hound,  also a rescue.
>>> 
>>> Beagles are my favorites, though I've only had one of my own.
>>> 
>>> On February 18, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
>>>> Actually I've fallen in love with Havanese.
>>> 
>>> A friend, a college professor raised those for many years.  She brought them
>>> into the office once.... for a large (not giant) dog lover, they were very
>>> cute and smart.
>>> 
>>> Lynn
>>> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>> 
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a
>>> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
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