Beaglefest!!!

Today we had Beaglefest for the organization that we adopted Briggs from, BREW. It was down in Bartlet, IL. I honestly expected maybe 100 people to be there. There were twice that amount. And it was held in a doggie daycare so most dogs were unleashed. I guess some owners just let their beagles run. We were getting tired by the end because we were following Briggs the whole time. Tim says, "Is this what kind of parents we're gonna be? Following our kids around everywhere they go?" After thinking about it afterwards, I don't follow him because I'm being overprotective, I follow him because I'm protecting the other dogs from the "wrath of Briggs". ;-) But the event went well. No rain either. We met so many dogs and some of them came with their foster mommies and daddies in hopes of being adopted. The adoptable dogs had yellow scarves on that said, "Briggitte. Adopt me." They were many cute adoptable ones, but we can't get another beagle yet. Briggs had so much fun and was so poopered out on the car ride home. Our highlights of the day include meeting another beagle with the name of Briggs (how crazy is that!?!); meeting Briggsie's foster mommy, Jane; meeting Briggsie's mommy, Holly; and meeting his brother, Theodore (now Obie). It was so much fun and I just couldn't wait to post all of the pictures!!!

This sassy lady just kept on catching my eye. Not adoptable, but a tiny, sassy girl.

This is Briggsie's mommy, Holly. You can see him in her face.

This is Briggs's brother, Obie. I think they look nothing alike. They are the same size and walk/run the same, but that is it.

Busy Saturday

We had a pretty busy Saturday this past weekend. Briggsie graduated from his puppy class this weekend! You can see his graduation photo and certificate below. What am I going to do now without that Saturday jaunt for him? He loves going out and doing something. I'm looking into trying agility for him. He would be good enough for it. He's small enough and fast enough...and man can he jump for a dog his size. But some other activity would be good because he loves people, other dogs, and the activity. Also below is a photo of him in his last class. The other dog in class with him was Quincy, a Golden Retriever that drastically grew since we were in the class with him for 8 weeks.

Below is his "Wonder Walker". He hates it as you can tell by the look on his face. It does not hurt him at all. It just goes around his head behind his ears and then that same loop goes around his snout. When he tries to pull forward it pulls his head back. Kind of like a bridal bit on a horse. He is entirely the one that decides how much it will pull his head back. And I could walk him with my pinkie if I wanted...or even a 3 year old could walk him. When we put it on him he just feels defeated and overpowered. But it really makes a world of a difference when it comes to his obedience in walking. As Tim says, "It really is a wonder walker."

And just some other fun photos. This is Briggs all ready to go over to "Grandma and Grandpa's" house. What he has on there is a car travel thing. Its a harness that hooks up to the seatbelt. If the seatbelt locks up, he can't go anywhere....but he can still move anywhere he wants. He's a good car rider though.

And finally a goofy picture of a goofy man. His back foot was hanging off of the cabinet. He's doing much better with Briggs although he hisses at him constantly...but at least he's out now.

The other big deal on Saturday was we went to a place in Des Plaines called Paradise Pup. If you've ever seen Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives on Food Network, then you'll know what I'm talking about. Everyone knows about this place and they have awards up the wazoo from local TV stations and newspapers. Its a literally this dive looking place on Des Plaines River Road. We waited in line for probably an hour to order. We got what everyone said was the best, the Cheddar Burger and cajun seasoned fries. The burger actually reminded me of Quick's (used to be in Belvidere, IL growing up) and the fries reminded me of Checker's fries. Yum...it was good though. Not something you should eat every day though. But I do recommend it. We are going to try a place in Glenview next weekend called Hackney's. Should be fun!