Have to add a little about my little girl Beagle before we all head for bed. Shasta (Tess's Sparkling Shasta) is my little Beagle girl who turned 17 months old yesterday, 3-8-08. She is on her way to becoming my 2nd therapy dog - Beagles really do make some of the best visiting therapy dogs. Last year, Shasta successfully graduated from basic obedience but due to my finances, we were not able to continue until now - she is quite smart and we are now working on intermediate obedience classes. I hope to be able to complete our evaluation for therapy dog this fall - after she earns her Canine Good Citizen standing.
Back to Shiloh a bit - since he really is the one who started my love affair with the Beagle. Besides being a visiting therapy dog (we are a Pet Partner team through Delta Society), a little over a year ago, I participated in a day-long seminar so that we could qualify as a Reading Education Assistance Dog team or R.E.A.D. Shiloh and I (there are also other Pet Partner's/R.E.A.D.) go in to our city library where young children can take turns reading to the dogs. This method has been proven to aid in a child's reading development. More on this later - time for bed now.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
My Beagles, cont.
I am going to redo that last post - I forgot to change the color of the font so it didn't show up - hope this is better.
I am currently owned by 2 Beagles - Shiloh (Ringo's Little Boy Shiloh). Shiloh, my neutered male, will be 5 years old later this month. He is a registered visiting therapy dog who earned his Canine Good Citizen standing from the American Kennel Club. He is also my first Beagle that I got when he was about 8 weeks of age. We have been through a lot together. For the first few months of his life with me, I was encourage several times that "you might be better off with a different dog - a smaller one and one that is easier to handle". I am disabled - I can walk and get around on my own two feet but I can get pulled off balance somewhat easily and some people were worried I might fall and get hurt. Shiloh is big for a Beagle - by the time he was 7 or 8 months of age, he was physically full grown at about 16 inches - he was also large boned, not fat or anything like that, just very muscular. We started with basic obedience classes and didn't finish until he had been through some advanced level obedience classes. (More later ..... my Beagles need feeding and I do too)
Ok - I still haven't eaten but getting ready to. Also have some bills to pay and laundry to finish. IF I don't make it back tonite then will try to get back tomorrow sometime.
I am currently owned by 2 Beagles - Shiloh (Ringo's Little Boy Shiloh). Shiloh, my neutered male, will be 5 years old later this month. He is a registered visiting therapy dog who earned his Canine Good Citizen standing from the American Kennel Club. He is also my first Beagle that I got when he was about 8 weeks of age. We have been through a lot together. For the first few months of his life with me, I was encourage several times that "you might be better off with a different dog - a smaller one and one that is easier to handle". I am disabled - I can walk and get around on my own two feet but I can get pulled off balance somewhat easily and some people were worried I might fall and get hurt. Shiloh is big for a Beagle - by the time he was 7 or 8 months of age, he was physically full grown at about 16 inches - he was also large boned, not fat or anything like that, just very muscular. We started with basic obedience classes and didn't finish until he had been through some advanced level obedience classes. (More later ..... my Beagles need feeding and I do too)
Ok - I still haven't eaten but getting ready to. Also have some bills to pay and laundry to finish. IF I don't make it back tonite then will try to get back tomorrow sometime.
My Beagles
I am currently owned by 2 Beagles - Shiloh (Ringo's Little Boy Shiloh). Shiloh, my neutered male, will be 5 years old later this month. He is a registered visiting therapy dog who earned his Canine Good Citizen standing from the American Kennel Club. He is also my first Beagle that I got when he was about 8 weeks of age. We have been through a lot together. For the first few months of his life with me, I was encourage several times that "you might be better off with a different dog - a smaller one and one that is easier to handle". I am disabled - I can walk and get around on my own two feet but I can get pulled off balance somewhat easily and some people were worried I might fall and get hurt. Shiloh is big for a Beagle - by the time he was 7 or 8 months of age, he was physically full grown at about 16 inches - he was also large boned, not fat or anything like that, just very muscular. We started with basic obedience classes and didn't finish until he had been through some advanced level obedience classes. (More later ..... my Beagles need feeding and I do too)