Ripley is in love...........puppy love. He's been seeing a young (one year old) West Highland Terrier named Bonnie, and they've been having play dates at our house and at hers too. Bonnie lives at the other end of our street and, like Ripley, is a full time Florida resident. So many of his canine friends are snow bird dogs, and have to go north to another home when the "season" is over on our island.
Bonnie is very active, and I took perhaps two dozen shots in order to catch this fine portrait. She had been to her groomer today, and was looking very attractive. Ripley today had his walk on the golf course, went swimming in the lake, and his own groomer (yours truly) is now drying off as is Ripley. He got a bath in the laundry room wash tub. Boy beagles don't go to the groomer, they go to the tub. Ripley is a very patient dog, however, and does not object to being bathed by a non-professional.
Ripley is shown sharing his newest toy, a black ferret-like fabric toy complete with two squeakers. I've captured a rare moment of detente between Rip and Bon-bon, where the toy is between them, and the question is "who will grab it and run first"? The toy had two squeakers, but by day two Ripley had managed to tear one end sufficiently loose that we had to remove one (he'd already bitten through and "killed" the squeaker anyway). Ripley is hard on his toys, but treats Bonnie with a bit more respect. He's a true beagle gentleman.
Both dogs will chase after each other, alternately giving up the toy to the other. It's quite funny to watch them on the hardwood floor - sort of like watching quarter-midget race cars "drifting" through turns and much skittering on the straightaways as they grab occasional traction on several rugs at both ends of the living area. On the screened lanai, they're also quite active, but with much more traction and the horseplay gets a bit more active.
One dog just "being a dog" is fun to watch - two of them having fun is a joy to behold.
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