JUST FOR FUN

Here is the second most photographed dog in the world (I have been told by a reader that THEIR dog is the first). No wonder Beagles have been in the top 10 most popular dogs ever since the popularity of dog breeds was assessed (I think in the early 20th century). How cute is this?

Always game for a party (you never know what refreshments will be served, lost, dropped or sneaked in your direction) Molly is wearing a traditional St. Patrick's Day top hat. Serve up a Guinness or 2 and the party is on! I am quite certain that wearing this hat gained a piece or 2 of corned beef for her. Hold the cabbage.

Molly is friendly and amiable with all people, especially fond of kids. All of that has a lot to do with her love of eating. People are the source of food. If they like you, they will give a treat or two to you. Children find it lots of fun to share food with dogs and children are not too capable of managing the food they have. It is quite easy to raid their tiny hands. Adults always give the children more.

When there is a party, because of the increased number of people milling around, there is chaos. Amid chaos is the best time to score tidbits. Molly really has all of this figured out. She probably knows that Easter is approaching and there will be hard-cooked eggs lying around, prime for the taking. There is very little that Molly has NOT figured out. She always has one goal in mind: Get a treat.

Of course, she has Gramma (me) wrapped around her chubby little paw. Grampa is worse. It is all a big game, and I think the Beagle is winning...