Farewell to Junior

We had to say goodbye to Junior yesterday. He had been living with us for the last year and a half. He was Scott's dog since around age 2 and we think he was about 13 years old. He had slowed down a lot in the last month, so this wasn't totally unexpected. He had enjoyed lots of good dog years.

We never realized it would be so quiet around here without him. No little tick, tick, tick as his nails clicked across the floor; slurp, slurp, slurp from the water bowl (he loved his water!); and of course no "ahhh - ooooo" when something interesting is going on outside.

So, here's a look back at Junior, starting in 1998:


The "gang" - Hoss, Jr, Snow and Sandy(not pictured - Ripley)


Junior inside looking calm, but don't let that fool you - in his younger days he was quite active most of the time! We finally learned if we kept a leash on him (inside) he would settle down.



Christmas 2000 - Mike & I had just gotten married & had a full house of dogs to keep us company for the holidays.

The Beagle Boys! Hoss (red) and Junior (blue)


Late 2004 - Junior came to stay with us for a few months while Scott worked in the area. Junior was always very good & patient with Gracie. Junior starting to show quite a bit of white on his face - he had something about him that kids really liked.




Another of the "gang"


We visited Scott in Nebraska in the fall of 2005. Here are Junior & Snow enjoying an afternoon sun nap.


Summer 2007 - Junior settling in with Elvis.


Clara loved having a dog more her size.


She liked to hang out with him, sitting with him here in what would become "his" spot in the hallway.


A photo taken by either Clara or Gracie - Junior was one of their favorite picture subjects!


Junior & Elvis playing in December of 2008





Junior was always so tolerant and so careful around the kids.


A last look - good bye Junior.