Since Anna and I began our five kilometre evening walk, Daffney, who has just crossed one year now, showed some interest to accompany us during the walk. So we let her come and she was fully engrossed in pursuing scent, sights and sounds.
Now, when we get ready for the walk, this is the posture she resorts to convey that she too wants to join the walk. We take her with us except when it is dark. We had once a stray dog come after us in the dark.
If we leave her behind, she would growl to convey her disappointment, which we can hear much after we leave the home.
One of the observations we have made is how much she communicates through her different tones of barking, wagging the tail, facial gestures and body postures.When we returned after three months at Vellore following my surgery, Daffney was subdued. In about two weeks she began to return to be involved and communicative. Not that she is discrete always ( she gets hold of our socks and plays with them and tears them in to shreds when unnoticed) but she is communicative and responsive.
Even she knows that she has done something mischievous when we raise our voice while calling her. She would stand still to listen to our scolding although that is no guarantee of change of mind.
We are getting used to her charm and challenges, while she is making an effort to show good behaviour.
A beagle is a Beagle, no matter how much ever we can domesticate her. That adds to the fun and surprises which she brings. She is fond of going after goats, cows, fowls, etc. Yesterday, she got chased by a goat for a change! She was sober for a while after that.
Daffney is a dependable companion.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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