What I love most about my clinic is that I learn something new every day!  I realize that I'm young but I don't exactly lead a sheltered life.  I've probably met more dogs in the past year than most pups get to sniff in a whole life time.  I feel that I'm an authority on all things canine, and yet, after a day like today, I find I still have things to learn.

We had the pleasure of some Beagle sisters visiting today.  Their names are Mahjong and Miley. Their dad works next door to our clinic so whenever they need anything they usually stay for the whole day.  This was the first day that they both came together.  The girls needed their nails done and were perfect ladies while their paws were getting worked on. It was only after the pedicures were finished that I found out how close these sisters really were.

I think I've barked about my sister, Bea, before.  She's not really a sister in the sense that we came from the same litter of pups, but rather my sister through life; loving me no matter what.  Miley and Mahjong are the same kind of sisters.  But unlike Bea and I, they choose to show their love for one another in a very different way.

Admittedly, the villas at the clinic are both spacious and private and I could see that the girls would feel perfectly at home.  It wasn't until the entire apartment complex started shaking that I knew something very different was going on.  Bea knew right away, she smelled something in the air.  Penny must have known too, because I caught her tail wagging. My dad said "if the cages are a'rockin' don't come a'knockin' ".  Mother was both shocked and amused wondering, "Are they contributing to a sexually charged work environment?  Do we need to get them a private room?"  All the while the rest of the staff were laughing.   Mahjong and Miley were not fazed in the least and continued their antics for most of the morning.

One of our most handsome guests is a beautiful Labrador Retriever man dog named Dallas.  "He's gorgeous" as vocal Vonnie would say.  "Well I am looking for a mate for him" Dallas' mother offered.  "If you know of any pretty girls for my Dallas, please let me know".  Dallas had his own ideas.  He took one look at the Beagle sisters and thought that he'd found his match.  It was all the girls could do to keep him from knocking down the villa walls. 

As you well know, I'm a big fan of mixed breed dogs such as myself, but something tells me that LabraBeagles were not what Dallas' mom had in mind!