The finer things in life

The last two days have been marked by profound discoveries and a significant advancement in one of Hudson's beagle skills...digging! Yesterday, he was introduced to his first ever pig's-ear. It was truly love at first sight or scent or taste, whatever. He immediately found a comfortable spot on the floor and indulged in one of life's great puppy pleasures. Melissa and I were thrilled to see him so happy, but we were soon jealous that all his attention had shifted away from us. As we attempted to substitute his new favorite treat with his favorite toy, he quickly escaped out the open door to the backyard...giant pig's ear in tow. Before we knew it, he was in Melissa's garden digging a hole to hide the delicious new discovery from us! I swear that puppy has some sort of immunity from Melissa's fury...I wish I could have some of his cuteness! She did not even get upset when he rolled around in the dirt immediately after giving him a bath the other day...I totally think he did it just to show her who's boss. Anyway, back to the pig's ear story. Throughout the day, he dug it up several times, gnawed on it a bit, and then buried it in a new place to keep us guessing. I'm not sure he even knows where it is anymore...

Today, Hudson was determined to prevent Melissa from doing any work in the garden. I'm not sure if it was because he did not want her to find his hidden treat or he just wanted to play. In any case, he was pretty successful in distracting her for a while. That is, until he discovered the luscious WATERMELON growing out there!!!!