First the Westminster Dog Show excluded beagles from their top ten placement list.  Now I was reading the AKC’s List of most popular dogs in 2010 and I felt a little better.  At least we beagles made it to number four.  Here is the AKC list of most popular dogs:

1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. Beagle
5. Golden Retriever
6. Bulldog
7. Boxer
8. Dachshund
9. Poodle
10. Shih Tzu

Take that bulldog (I am not scared of you!), take that Shih Tzu (get the hair out of your eyes!), take that Dachshund (I heard my owners talking about how cute our neighbor’s Dachshund), take that Boxer (I will fight you any time), take that Golden Retriever (go out and retrieve something), and finally take that Poodle (don’t be cute with me).

This Crazy Beagle thought that we beagles should be higher on the list but we will take what we can get.

Top Ten Pet Names in 2010

According to the Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), these are the top ten dog names of 2010:

1. Bella
2. Bailey
3. Max
4. Lucy
5. Molly
6. Buddy
7. Maggie
8. Daisy
9. Charlie
10. Sophie

Really?  Is that the best you can do when naming your dogs?  Here are a few additional dog names the Crazy Beagle would add to the list:

• Killer
• Psycho
• Mad Dog

Now those are the type of names that inspires a vision of a real dog.  Not these Westminister Dog Show type names.  Us dogs need to have names that we are proud to be called in public.

Sonic the Crazy Beagle gets dentures?  It is important for us dogs to take care of our teeth or we might be in line to get dentures.  This is what this Crazy Beagle might look like with dentures:

A dog has long been a man’s best friend. But now the tables may be turning when an article was printed in The Field – the magazine devoted to the hunting, shooting, fishing fraternity – suggesting one hundred reasons why dogs are better than women. Let the dog wars begin! The following are ten reasons why dogs may be a women’s best friend:

1. Spots are an attractive feature on a dog.
2. A dog is better protection from intruders.
3. Dogs enjoy ball games. But they don’t spend six hours on the phone trying o get tickets for France 98.
4. Dogs greet each other by sniffing bottoms. Men are far less polite.
5. Puppy love doesn’t wear off so quickly with a dog.
6. You can be prosecuted for neglecting a dog.
7. Dogs can find their way back home – even after a really heavy night out.
8. Dogs can be trained not to lie on the bed. Men always lie in bed.
9. A dog can moult without becoming obsessed about premature baldness.
10. Dogs can be taught the meaning of the word “NO!”

It makes sense.  Plus the ladies are prettier to look at!

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of my dogs and beagles out there! May you hang tight while others around you are eating all of those delicious chocolate hearts. Remember, don’t be weak and bolt for the chocolate if it happens to fall on the floor. Chocolate can make my fellow dogs sick and possible, if eaten in bulk, kill you. So if you love yourself on Valentine’s Day, stay away from the chocolates and enjoy the day.

Happy Valentine Day!