Our beagle Cricket seems to live by the mantra “You’re only as old as you feel”. If it wasn’t for her white face, you might never guess she was 12 years old if you saw her in action. I often said that our golden retriever Sheba never grew up, but I forget sometimes that Cricket can be just the same.
Monday morning we woke up to a foot of snow. Dadz gets up before I do with the dogs. I had already decided I wasn’t going to go into work, since I hate driving in the snow and am lucky enough to have a flexible schedule. I woke up to a beagle on the bed with a toy and full of energy.
Bringing a toy to bed is something she normally only does on weekends, but apparently she had somehow figured out it was going to be a snow day, and she was as excited as a puppy about the fresh snow on the ground! Dadz said she had already been outside running around a couple of times.
When I got up and headed out for coffee, this is what I saw:
She did not care that it was 6:00 in the morning and still dark out; she was ready to go out and play! I like to indulge my dogs, but I do have my limits and playing ball in the dark in a foot of snow is not something I’m willing to give into!
She persisted for a bit but finally gave up and took a nap while we waited for it to get light out. We’ll share some more of those fun snow photos soon.
Cricket makes me smile every day that she doesn’t act her age. Something else she’s been doing lately is playing with Luke some. Sheba was Luke’s biggest playmate, so we worried about whether Cricket would play with him once Sheba was gone. She may not do it as much as Sheba did, but she’s filling in at least some of the time! That’s pretty good considering their size difference. Cricket is not one to back down though, and she let Luke drag her all over the house without giving in and letting go of that toy! To his credit, Luke can be fairly gentle with her, and he is often the one that lets go of the toy first.
There is something to be said for being young at heart, even if you’re a dog. Cricket is setting a good example for all of us that are aging!
Cricket – you’re like a fine bottle of wine – you’re getting better with age my friend!
LOL Cricket is like a kid on a snow day.
“Senior” puppies are the best! ????
They are the best of both worlds, aren’t they? The provide fun and entertainment, but give you peace in the evening (unlike Luke – LOL – who seems to never slow down!).
First of all, we have no snow here in IL and really haven’t since December. There is so much emotion in these pictures. I love the two pictures of them looking out the window – can see how excited they are. And of course, sharing the tug toy, adorable!
It seems unusual that you wouldn’t have snow over that way? We got a lot in December but then it all melted, and I didn’t think we’d end up getting much more this winter. I’m so glad we did; and the dogs sure are too!
Love!!!
I love the way Cricket lives – what a cute and wonderful sweetie! A foot of snow is a lot for a dog Cricket’s size. I’m so happy that she still as the puppy spirit! 🙂
It amazes me how she just bounds through the snow, she is not put off by the depth at all. We got another 8 inches last night and she still is not deterred! 🙂
It’s great Cricket is acting like a puppy. We’re sure all that snow had something to do with it. 😉 We all take take a lesson from her.
We love your joy to greet the day sweet Cricket!
I wish I could be even half as ambitious as she is first thing in the morning!
Those are good words to live by!
Lily & Edward
I don’t believe that I ever told you that my childhood beagle lived to almost 17 years old! They are such awesome dogs and Cricket makes me smile. It is great that she still enjoys a romp in the snow and a good game of tug. I know Luke realizes she is older so he takes it easier on her. Dogs ROCK!
They sure do! Luke was always gentle with Sheba too, so I know he understands. That is so awesome that your beagle lived to 17 – I have high hopes for Cricket’s longevity!
Cricket is gorgeous! Sable and Tu-lei have a best friend who is a beagle. They have lots of fun together too.
Thank you! Beagles are just so fun-loving. Though our late beagle Kobi wasn’t nearly as active as Cricket, he was always a laid back kind of guy. 🙂
This makes me happy. Dakota is going to be 10 at the end of the month and I have been so sad about it. This makes me soooooooooooo happy!!
I’m so glad, Caren! I used to think that 10 was old for a dog too, but it’s really not!
Hear, hear, to being young at heart! I will say that I’m glad that we’ve been spared a ton of snow so far…watch now that I’ve said it, we’re probably going to get some 😉 I’ve played in the snow with both pups at nighttime, but only because the flood lights in our back yard illuminate the whole area.
Cricket is usually crashed out by the evening anyway, though on occasion in the summer we will go out a bit later. Luke is always energized in the evenings, so he would love to get out there! Our lights don’t reach that far though, but I’m sure he’d be happy if we added some. 🙂
Cricket is just too adorable! But I draw the line, too. I indulge them once in a while, but not when I’m still half asleep. (Unless they don’t feel well.) Luckily, we don’t have see-through doors. And the windows are too high for them to look through easily. Of course, if we had a home in the country, it might be a different story. ????
Maybe I need to put curtains on those doors, so they don’t know about the snow until I’m ready. 🙂 Nah, that wouldn’t work since Dad has to always get up so early with them! 🙂
She is so damn cute!!
That’s great she is so excited to get out in the snow. We are still jealous of your snow!
I don’t want to tell you that we got another 8 inches last night….but I’ll be writing about it for tomorrow, so you’re going to find out anyway. Just didn’t want to rub it in! 🙂
Cricket is just too cute! You can send her here anytime she wants to play at an ungodly hour–I have been known to go out and play in the snow at midnight with Barley to make sure she gets to enjoy the snow as much as possible, so if I happened to be out of bed before sun up on a snow day, I’d totally go out to play 🙂
Cricket is packing her bags right now! LOL
I’d be really excited if I saw that much snow outside. It’s difficult to wait to play in the snow!