Live Life Like Sadie - The Beagle Way!

Sadie is our nine-year-old beagle.  We adopted her from the Humane Society of Hamilton County last year.  She is considered a "senior" dog.  From what we were told her owner surrendered her because the owner was in end stage cancer and wanted to make sure her beloved pet was taken care of. 

So Sadie has lived with us for a little over a year now.  We have never had a Beagle before and it has been a learning experience for us.  Over the last year I have learned Sadie's rules for life:

1.  Everything is better with a dog cookie(or any other food).

Sadie loves her treats.  The people at the humane society said she is extremely food oriented.  She knows after walk she will get a treat, when I come into the house she gets a treat, and the day ends with "pills" which is usually a small piece of cheese to hold her latest prescription medication.  She lets me know when I forget or somehow get off the acceptable cycle of treat distribution.  Sadie always stays close when I am cooking just in case something hits the floor.  No need to clean up food from the floor when she is around, she will take care of just about anything that drops. 

2.  Life is best observed from the couch

Sadie is a couch potato.  Once she is done with morning walk and breakfast she takes her spot on the couch and does not move until it's time for walk or food.  Sometimes I can see her with one eye partially open just to make sure she does not miss anything but overall she watches life from her favorite blanket on the couch.  I have to practically shove her off the couch when it is walk time in the afternoon.  I just tell her both of us need the exercise. 

3. When in doubt let your voice be heard

Nobody told me beagles were so vocal.  Sadie is a talker.  She will howl and groan and murmur to my husband and I when something does not meet with her desires.  I have never had a dog "talk" to me as much as Sadie does.   The only one who comes close is her friend Harley, who is a Siberian Husky.  

This last year has been a learning experience.  Sadie is an important part of our family and has acclimated well to our routine.  Well, maybe she has taught us her routine and we have acclimated.  Whichever way it happened I am glad she is part of our pack and I am learning the "Beagle Way."