Sunday, April 01, 2007

Could you say "No" to a face like this?

I couldn't. So now we have another dog. Meet Bailey, a portly little 6-year-old beagle / basset cross.

Could you say "No" to a face like this?

We brought her home from the Humane Society yesterday. She likes big and little people, is getting along very nicely with Theo, and loves to cuddle. She's also taken over the furniture.

She's claimed the sofa as hers

Her former owners surrendered her to the Humane Society almost a week ago; she's had a pretty rough time of it. I think she's missing her old family something fierce. She was very well-behaved and quiet last night but didn't sleep much, if at all. This afternoon she finally relaxed enough to collapse for several hours.

All wore out

We like her lots. We hope she'll like us too. :-)

X-posted to my blog.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your new dog, Bailey, is so cute!

Gordy said...

She is cute. Bailey should meet Sparky...
http://picasaweb.google.com/grodygeek/SparkyTheWunderBeagle/photo#4943632297978953746

Note, beagles are very social. You might consider depending upon your situation, a second dog. Doesn't have to be a beagle. Sparky does not live with me, because I live alone, he lives with my ex and the youth. He needs that extra activity of others or he stresses out a great deal. They are very high energy and take a long time to calm down in a new situation. The energy level tends to lead to a shorter life span. Bailey looks close to all beagle to my untrained eye.

Yon Saucy Wench said...

Thanks! We already have a second dog: Theo. :-) I'll have to get a picture up of the two of them.

Bailey's face and eyes are mostly beagle, but her body is pure basset -- short stubby legs, very low to the ground, deep chested, and stocky / sturdy build. She also has the basset bark.

Sparky's really cute!