We got a call about a breeder with a whole brood of gorgeous, show-winning beagles, who had decided to part with a few 6-month-old pups. The universe brought us to Henry a year after our beloved beagle Milo died. But either way, I find the name oinkie hilarious. There is an 80% chance of him enjoying the oinkie, and a 20% chance of him burying it in the yard, thereby vexing me. I've lived long enough to realize one compromise that should not be made in the world of coffee is half and half.įor Henry, to occupy him on the front porch where I'll be writing, an oinkie. I love the Turkish coffee from the local whole foods store, extra strong, made in a French press, and liberally dosed with half and half. It's 8 in the morning, and I have to start writing. The occasion is emergency caffeine intake to prevent acute sleepiness on my part. What's the occasion for Coffee with a Canine? I do affirm and testify herein that Henry is, in fact, all beagle. He's now a year-and-a-half old, and all who meet him maintain that he must still be a puppy, and that he can't be all beagle. As a writer of children's books, I know Henry will have plenty of company in his new home (most of it me). My daughter Emma and I are picking up six-month-old Henry the beagle to take him home for the first time.
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