Remember, Remember The 5th Of November…

…’cos that’s the day Tess and her two five-month old pups Tara and Clara came to our place to see Biggles!

Susan had prepared some Mackerel cake to help get the party off to a good start. It worked a treat:

After the first round of cake, the visitors went on a sniffabout to check out the garden. As they neared the sandpit, Biggles bravely went to defend it. It’s his favorite play area at the moment, having only recently grown big enough to get in there! He successfully fended off Tara and Clara…

but Tess got an invitation!

Once out of the sandpit, Biggles really hit it off with Clara. She gave him a sniffing lesson:

he showed her round our tastier plants…

You actually eat that Biggles?

and they had some really fun play sessions together!

Soon it was time for another round of cake. Let’s face it, it’s about the only way to hold five Beagles’ attention:

When he wasn’t running around, Louise (Tess’ mum) nabbed Biggles for a quick cuddle.

And when she was distracted by Biggles and Clara, Beanie saw a chance to practice her latest skill – picking pockets!

Inevitably there was another round of cake..

..and to show how much bigger Biggles is than Beanie at the same age, Susan got out Beanie’s old winter coat. It fitted her up to about 13 weeks old, while at 9 1/2 weeks it’s already too small for Biggles!

Biggles and Clara continued to get on really well…

and I think Beanie got a little bit jealous, because she became quite vocal. Still, it didn’t escalate enough to merit a squirt from our trusty water-pistol :)

When the time came for Tess and her pups to head home, we popped Biggles in his fabric crate. With all the play and stimulation he was bound to be tired, but he voiced his disagreement loudly, and Tess went over to him to make sure he was alright. If only Beanie had such a strong mothering instinct!

Once their Beagle pals had left, both Beanie and Biggles slept deeply for the rest of the afternoon. Later on, I gave Beanie a quick walk before all the Bonfire Night fireworks started. As I write, the rockets are in full flight, and though Beanie’s not frightened by the noise as such, she is being a little clingy. And Biggles? Well he’s really reacting badly to all the explosions:

NOT! That little fella will sleep through anything – so long as food isn’t involved!

[More photos from today here]

5 Replies to “Remember, Remember The 5th Of November…”

  1. Kathleen(Mochuisle Beagles)

    You just have to watch they don’t give each other ‘Beagle tail’ which is apparently very painful,it’s when the muscle at base of tail becomes inflamed and swollen. As you know a beagles’ tail stands upright so this is a very powerful muscle hence why it can be painful. I just watch mine the best I can but you obviously can’t watch them every minute and accidents happen but i just thought you should be aware of it.I was told when I first got Ciara not to let any kids pull her tail due to this.

  2. Susan Westlake

    Thanks for the info Kathleen – I know you intended to post that comment to the previous post where Beanie was chomping on Biggles’s tail!

    I didn’t realise this and will watch out for it in future – it’s something they do to each other quite a lot. Although the little incident in those photos was so quick that we didn’t realise it had happened until we looked a the photos!

  3. Zak & Amber

    Excellent Beagle Bash!
    We are glad they all had the energy left for a bit of fun after the park (except Biggles of course, but we hope to meet him soon).

    I wonder who taught Beanie how to pick pockets?

  4. Angela Bryant

    So precious! A beagle party! I love little Biggles’ play bowing stance, and how precious that he sleeps with his little pink belly up. That signifies ultimate trust and security in his surroundings. :)

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