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Okay, now I know that I want to get a dog again. The question is, which kind? There are hundreds of breeds and innumerable combinations of those breeds.
Well, first of all, I don’t want something HUGE. For one thing I don’t like a dog that can drag me down the road (not that I’d let it). For another the larger breeds don’t live as long as others. Lastly, large breeds are harder to keep when one moves. I just lost my dog. I don’t want to lose my next in only a couple years.
Then again, I don’t want something tiny that will get stepped on all the time. That happened all the time with poor little Poquito. L
So, as far as size is concerned, I’d like a medium. No bigger than 45 to 50 lbs, yet no smaller than 15 lbs. That rules out all toy breeds, Great Danes, St. Bernards, Retrievers…most of the working and sporting breeds.
Another group I’d like to rule out are all long-haired breeds. I love fuzzies, but my family doesn’t. That cuts out Shetland Sheepdogs, all types of collies, most of the herding group, etc.
No yappers or diggers, either. There go the terriers! Maybe later. J
So what does that leave? Quite a few, but actually my mind has been made up for several months. As you can probably tell by the picture, I’m set on a Beagle…or Beagle cross. I’m not picky about purebreds. I’ve grown up with Mutts.
Why a Beagle? They’re the perfect size, don’t have long hair, don’t yap (though many howl), and aren’t especially inclined to digging (at least as much as others). Plus that, every single report I’ve heard on them says they’re cuddlers and LOVE kids. That’s important, as my sister has a two and a half year old. Plus there’s nothing like curling up with a dog on a cold night.
I know they can be a challenge, but after dealing with a dog who was chronically shy, very mischievous, a dung-eater 
, and a big-time fence-jumper, I think I can handle anything. The howling is the only real thing that may get on my family’s nerves, but most only howl when they’re lonesome, and there’s no danger of that at night if he/she sleeps in my room. Besides all that, who can resist those adorable brown eyes?
So a Beagle it is. Now all I need is a job…
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