During the last week Beanie has taken up a number of classic doggy pursuits that I’d rather hoped she would bypass…

Coprophragialicious

Beagles have a particularly bad reputation for poo eating, but until this week Beanie had shown no interest in this particular dietary choice. Actually that’s not entirely true, as my earlier post “This chocolate smells funny” attests, but other than that it was all sniffing and no chewing.

All that changed on a recent visit to Pollock Park. A horse had left an outrageously large pile of fresh poo right in the middle of the path, and before we could stop her Beanie ran over to investigate. After the briefest of sniffings she grabbed a big chunk of it and sprinted away from us so we couldn’t deprive her of her prize. She then set about consuming the poo with such relish… well.. you could just imagine Marks and Spencer doing an advert about that horse’s droppings: “This isn’t just horse poo; this is rich, chunky organic poo du cheval drizzled with fresh Glasgow rain water”

Neither of us wanted a kiss from her for a few hours after that, I can tell you. And since that unfortunate incident Beanie’s always on the look out for another all-you-can-eat poo buffet.

Can I dig it? Yes you can! (but I really wish you wouldn’t)

Remember we recently had the garden drained and returfed? Well accordingly Beanie has now become a digger. She keeps trying to bury her favorite raw hide chew, presumably so that no-one else can steal it.

It’s quite a comical thing to watch. She looks like she’s carrying the weight of the world on her little shoulders as she hunts for a suitable hiding place. She digs hurriedly, deposits her treasure and begins covering it but then she’s struck by doubt: will she remember where she’s put it? She unburies it a little and tests that she’ll be able to retrieve the chew when she needs it. She runs off to play but worriedly returns a few more times to make sure everything’s still OK. By the time of her next trip into the garden, she’s evidently decided that her chew isn’t quite safe enough, so it has to be retrieved and reburied elsewhere. Of course, after a day or two in the ground that chew isn’t looking too healthy but that doesn’t seem to matter to Beanie!

Do I make you horny baby? Do I?

Dogs, as in male canines, hump legs. That’s well known, in fact there are loads of videos of it happening on YouTube. Well, here’s one more:

Yep that’s Beanie. Yep she’s a girl, not a boy. Yep she’s humping like her life depended on it.Apparently, it’s not uncommon for female dogs to do this, and the popular view seems to be that it’s a show of dominance. Certainly it’s something we’ll gently but firmly discourage!

I think I may be getting a new USB dongle for our laptop though: http://www.theusbhumpingdog.com/