[Magdalen] Westminster.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

... like the queen is having a hard time taking them out for their night 
toilet? <gdr>

Lynn

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:45 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Westminster.

> I'm just not a fan of beagles, or of hounds generally. I did once own a
> Norwegian Elkhound (a rescue job) and I loved her, but although they are 
> in
> the hound group, I don't consider them actual "hounds" as they behave a
> good deal differently and are traditionally more of a general purpose dog
> than strictly a hunting dog. With one other exception, all the dogs I've
> had since I've been an adult have been collie mixes, and I prefer the
> working and herding breeds generally. It's just that I have gotten to the
> age where they are generally too big and too energetic for me. One must
> downsize as one gets older.
>
> On another note, I have read that Queen Elizabeth is not going to 
> introduce
> any more corgis into the royal household. Some have interpreted this as a
> slap at the breed, but I suspect the queen is considering her age, the
> energy of the breed, and what measures would be needed to care for them in
> the event of her death. All of which, IMO, are good things to think about
> at 86!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We had a wonderful little beagle, Lady. When my son was about 2 and Lady
>> was 18 months she escaped from my husband's care and 'tracked me down'
>> about a mile into  my daily walk.  On the way home, leash-less, she ran 
>> in
>> front of a car to chase a squirrel - it happened in a nanosecond.  When 
>> we
>> took her to the vet for x-rays, it turned out she already had 
>> debilitating
>> arthritis (which we has seen hints of, but were clueless), often a result
>> of inbreeding and sadly she was 'papered', but worse her pelvis was too
>> fractured to operate... a sadness all the way around.  She was a 
>> headstrong
>> and fun pup. Nose to the ground she tracked down critters in our yard and
>> was great with my two (at the time) kids.
>> Lynn
>>
>> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>
>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>
>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>> not
>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave 
>> me."
>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>
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>> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:00 AM
>> To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Westminster.
>>
>>  I've never heard of that breed.
>>>
>>> Six of the last eight dogs I've had were strays, and only two of them
>>> didn't work out, one of the strays and one that I got "on purpose" from 
>>> the
>>> owner.
>>> I expect my next dog will be a beagle, and I'll get her from the pound 
>>> to
>>> be a buddy to my hound,  also a rescue.
>>>
>>> Beagles are my favorites, though I've only had one of my own.
>>>
>>> On February 18, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Actually I've fallen in love with Havanese.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A friend, a college professor raised those for many years.  She brought
>>> them
>>> into the office once.... for a large (not giant) dog lover, they were 
>>> very
>>> cute and smart.
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>>
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>> not a
>>> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave 
>>> me."
>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>