Say Goodnight Gracie...

Well,

As you may have noticed - my posts have become fewer and further between. Let's look at it from a psychological point of view:

1) When I first conceived of this blog, I was really "stuck" as a blogger and looking for a muse. Having just been through Katrina - I found my voice in trying to generate levity out of that disaster.

2) Chris had pretty much run dry on material over on Bowdawg's blog because of losing his job - going to post Katrina New Orleans and being, in general - a bloody mess in his head, so this became our "outlet."

3) I hadn't synthesized the multiple voices in my head (we resent that remark, shhhh we're typing right now, oh sorry... continue...)

So it is with both a sigh of relief.... *ahhhhhhhhhh* and a bit of sadness that I now direct all blog traffic back over to the original blog. It was a fun run here... but Joy Beagle now requires a bit of time out of the spotlight (ha, ha) and Chris is trying to develop his blog with the fun and flavor of Joy's voice - but without losing sight of his personal voice either.

I love you all and cannot thank you enough for taking time to read our "little ole cajun hound's" philosophies and musings. We (Joy Beagle and I) hope you will continue to follow our antics over on Bowdawg's blog.

Love ya'll like the amazing individuals each of you are, and the collective Joy it all combines to become!

Yours fondly,

Chris H. and

Joy Beagle (Bowdawg's better half!)

Art with Canine Charisma

Okay, so Chris and John go to a Holiday party on Friday and end up meeting a fabulous artist who captures the spirit of many breeds of dogs in her work. And get this... her name is Tara.

CHECK OUT HER SITE. AND ORDER A PRINT FOR YOURSELF OR A LOVED ONE!

Tell me that is not a sign!?

Love ya'll like Picasso loved him some swirly faces.

Love,
Joy Beagle

Uncle Konchog is Back in Mongolia

And takes a moment to appreciate the animal realm!

It was so nice having him in the states - if even for a whirlwind tour.

Love ya'll like a favorite uncle (who ain't your mama or daddy's brother)

-Joy Beagle

Sorry if I'm a Little Hoarse...

But I have lost my voice talking up this video!

Inspiring! (Sorry, but sometimes but they require the 30 second commercial beforehand) :


Thumbelina
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/250.1/popup/index.php?cl=5307364

Love ya'll like like a little pony with a Big Mission!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Funny Felines Online

Love ya'll like a comedian with tuna-breath!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Couldn't have said it better...

Love ya'll like a deja-vu all over again!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Lama Kyen No

Pet Rules - The Writing is on the Wall

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.

Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years --canine or feline attendance is not required.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:

To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:

1. They live here. You don't.

2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)

3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.

4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

Remember: Dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don't want to wear your clothes
10. Don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and...
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.


Love ya'll like the pets love to let you think you are in control!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Separation Anxiety

Okay - close the door to this confessional booth - I have a little something to admit. John and Chris do not realize that I am well aware of how they perceive my relationship with Sarah Basset. They tease me all the time about how much more fun I'd have if I let down my guard, played with her and we interacted like two dogs who know how to engage one another.

Well, secretly Miss Basset and I HAVE bonded. The boys don't know it... but we actually trade fashion tips, enjoy lattes together and have girl chats when they are not around. Our icy relationship cover has been working pretty well the past two years... they really think that we can barely stand one another. I even growl at Sarah a lot to really make the drama sell.

But I fear the proverbial cat is out of the bag. I overheard this conversation last night:

John: I think Joy missed Sarah today...

Chris: Yeah right!

John: Seriously, when you two left the house, she actually howled.

Chris: What did it sound like?

John: [Makes A high pitched squeal that sounds like me when I try to howl like a Basset Hound]

Chris: Awwwwwwwwww, that's so sweet........ *sniffle*


So, it seems they may have noticed my separation anxiety when my home girl got to spend the afternoon at the Three Dog Bakery with Chris and I was here at the house with John.

There, are you all happy? I am a dog that might ACTUALLY like the other dog I live with. But they'll never see me display it again... so help me Buddha!


Love ya'll like a bit of gossip too juicy not to share,

Love,
Joy Beagle

PS- Chris always likes read a really good blog by Joshilyn Jackson (an author he LOVES) and I thought this cartoon she posted was fabulous:

The Power of Species Working Together

Alright Joy, My little Monkey Bunny:

With your newfound love of film-making and our perpetual message to the world of the bond between humans and canines - - I offer you this little nugget:



Your proud papa....

-Chris

We're Bringin' It Back

A little sumpin sumpin for you...


And here is someone who had me at "hello"




Love ya'll like a comfy hoodie on a cold evening,

Love,
Joy Beagle

I'm Back With A Vengence

Today - for one day I am not referring to myself as Joy Beagle. I am tapping the other side of my roots - and penning this entry as Joy Pitbull.

I'm tiny, 40 meager little pounds - but when you see me pull my cheeks back and my square jaw you can see it clearly. I have Pit Bull in my blood. American? Stafforshire? English? I haven't a clue and neither do my dads. But it is in there and I am proud of it!

With that in mind I offer, with a broken heart, my thanks to the creator of this piece...




Love ya'll like that thing in us we all have to love DESPITE what others think!

-Joy Pitbull

Home Alone

So Sarah and I have had the house to ourselves 2 nights in a row! Chris stops by to feed us and let us out in the AM and PM and then he is staying at his bosses place, pet sitting Charlie and Beau...

So Sarah and I have been dialing up some naughtiness on Pay-Per-View!!

Tee hee hee.


Love ya'll like a rebellious hound loves a movie night!

Joy Beagle

Louie, Louie.. Oh, Oh, (O.N.J.)

Look Joy,

There are many talented pups in the world!



(see my blog for another song by Louie - a classic ONJ tune!!)

I love you like my only little monkey bunny,

Love,
Bowdawg (aka "daddy")

My Latest Film

My prior film is here...


Love ya'll like an actress loves her Oscar!

-Joy Beagle

Joy - Your Dad is a Big 'Mo!!

I'm inserting this into Joy's Blog because she has more readers than me ! (Pity the pathetic blog boy...)

I did Dara's famous "What song are you quiz" and I feel soooooo stereotyped!!! Ha,ha...

Your Theme Song is Y.M.C.A. by the Village People

"It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. They have everything for young men to enjoy, You can hang out with all the boys..." Whether you're a boy crazy girl or a boy crazy boy... Flirting with all the boys is what you do best (even when it gets you in trouble!)

What's Your Theme Song?

Whadda you think Joy?

Love,
Papa Critter


Well Chris...

Let's see what it tells me!

Oh I kid you not... it says -- according to Ms. Beagle's answers (drum roll please....)

Your Theme Song is Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf

"I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under" A total independent spirit, you can't be held down or fenced in. You crave the feeling of wind on your face... and totally freedom.

What's Your Theme Song?

Love ya'll like a Luziana Party Girl Loves her Steppenwolf!!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Smile - you're on Canine Camera!!

Alright dearest ones...

I have allowed myself to be CAUGHT ON VIDEO!!

The titles might be hard to read - but hey, this ain't no Spielberg Production!



Love ya'll like the camera loves a good starlett...

Love,
Joy Beagle

More Details...

Well if you've ever heard the expression... "straight from the horses mouth" (which makes no sense to this doggy blogger...) then here is the explanation of that post I did a few weeks ago and this explanation is straight from the Lama's mouth!



Love ya'll like bodhisattvas love all beings!

Love Joy Beagle

Make No Mistake... this is MURDER

Meet Michael Vick: a young talented NFL player who has a great new shoe about to be released from Nike, and in his spare time he allegedly kills dogs...



I am so sad to hear about this story. I know that people may just think Pit Bulls are fighting machines. But it is not TRUE. Dogs of ALL BREEDS are just as much in need love and affection... even though their muscles are strong and their bite powerful. It is not decent for any living creature to be trained or injured or killed in this manner.

I'm sure you all find me very "preachy" for a little dog. But how on earth can we condone this behavior? What ethical person can buy an NFL ticket or a Nike shoe if they endorse this behavior?

Trust me - my person's life is blessed by the NFL because it provided his family with comforts and education opportunities... so let us not throw out the baby with the bathwater... but if you could sound off to these corporate entities and let them exercise discretion about who and what they endorse... I bet that it will get the attention of those young people who making a fortune through those avenues. That fortune will be more useful (especially karmically) if they do not continue to kill living creatures as a sport or hobby.

Here is a link to the information from my friend Yeshe:

Read the federal indictment, so one has an idea of the facts, here’s the link:
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/07/17/peace.phillips.taylor.vick.07.17.07.pdf

I’d like to see if there is a way we can encourage more people to register their horror, disgust, etc. The NFL and Nike are no different that MSNBC, etc. when they dropped Don Imus because of his comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Sponsors do not want controversy about their spokes-people.

And some more advice from my friend Nydia:

You can also call the NFL 1-212-450-2000 and tell the commissioner Roger Goodell what you think, and NIKE 1-503-671-6453 for CEO/President Mark Parker, maybe suggest they try sponsoring some REAL heros

Love ya'll like the peaceful warriors who take action against murder!

Love,
Joy Beagle

[Photo Credit: Peggy Collins of Flickr]

Caution: Graphic Images Ahead

If you have a weak stomach these images are hard to take. I post them here only because (regardless of whether we find them "tasteful") they are a frightening reality in our modern "civilization".

So although the tone of this post is morbid... the point must be driven home/ sometimes to give rise to compassion we have to first connect with the discomfort or pain.

Love ya'll like the last beacon of hope for a needlessly dying animal!

Love,
Joy Beagle

How would you like it to be whacked hard over the head as a "sport"!?

Norway and Canada have a new kind of tourism. Killing baby seals. They call it a "sport"..



You want to call this a sport ?


Is he a sportsman?



Why?



You're our only hope !!!



This barbarism shouldnt be possible in our society..



Dont turn your back on us, we are defenseless



I know these images seem painful for you, but we feel the pain. We are being slaughtered and its going on RIGHT NOW...



What gives him the right to kill us? Who is he to decide about life and death?



What kind of sport is this? I didnt harm anyone. I was just swimming around..



Please help me and my friends...

This is not an ask on behalf of a particular organization or rescue group. This is a plea, as though the animals themselves could speak to you... to get involved with your time, energy or money with some entity that can prevent this kind of cruelty. Your government, a non-profit, a small coalition. Start SOMEWHERE... but start today. You can even remain anonymous if you wish... the karma is still yours for being of benefit!