Ripley and I were coming back from the post office today, and we saw a nice couple walking another Beagle, so Ripley said "Dad, let's meet that other beagle", and naturally I was disposed to follow his instructions. As it turns out, Beasley was another rescue, but from mid Virginia, where he lives with Linda and Carlton Crenshaw. They visit our island for several weeks every year, so Ripley wanted to spend some time with his new buddy. I walked down to meet this couple, then asked them to take a picture of Ripley with his daddy, and Beasley with his. Beasley is a "forever" name, as Linda said his rescue name was not their choice. I said that Ripley prefers his forever name over his TBBR assigned name. Both boys were pleased to meet each other, did all the requisite sniffing and checking out ID (remember, dogs carry their identification in their back pockets). I wish we could have turned them loose to play, however they ARE beagles, and beagles need to be kept on a leash, lest they capture a scent of a squirrel and be gone.
Ripley hopes he can see Beasley again at least once or twice - Beasley is very handsome as well, and the Crenshaw's who have also had multiple beagles told me one in ten beagles born comes in the color scheme of only two colors - Ripley, being a tricolor beagle is more common. Ripley says "I'm not common, I'm exceptional!", and his daddy is inclined to agree.
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