Friday, April 8

Hallie is our newest member of the family.  She is a five year old tricolored (black, brown and white) Beagle we rescued.  Her tail is white at the tip and points straight up whenever she sees the neighborhood squirrels and rabbits which she desperately wants to chase.  I am learning that Beagles were bred to aid hunters and their tails are long and white tipped so as to be seen in tall grass or brush.  She wants to sleep on a bed at night and whines and claws to get on.  Since she is recovering from surgery for a separated hip she had when found by the shelter, we are waiting until she heals so that if she needs to jump off at night or falls off she will not hurt herself more.  Until then, she and I are roommates on the couch.  I have explained to her that once her leg is better she can sleep with my daughter (who can’t wait), as her bed is much lower.  So each night the last couple weeks before lights out Hallie and I review if we have had a good day, by that we mean if we have been nice and helpful to all those we have encountered and if we have smiled and laughed a lot.