Dog of the Day

November 8, 2006

Today's Dog
Nominate Your Pet
Previous Dogs
Pet Talk
Poll
Search
Links
Why?
About Us
Akane, the Dog of the Day
Name: Akane
Age: Nine years old
Gender: Female Breed: Beagle
Home: The Woodlands, Texas, USA
 
   This is my sweet baby doll Akane (ah con nay). She came into my life when my teenaged daughter spotted her and had to have her. My daughter moved into her own place a few years later and Akane stayed with me and her sister, a teacup poodle. She really helped me and stayed right by my side a few years later as I grieved the loss of my teacup poodle (age 15 3/4 years).

    She is such a cuddler and does not like to have anything separating us. When she is feeling especially loving, she will come sit in my lap and press her whole body against mine. I just melt. She is small for a beagle at eighteen pounds and even though she has a white face, people ask me all the time if she is a puppy. Sometimes she still acts like she is! She is trained in Japanese, thanks to my daughter lettering in Japanese in High School. She knows "come" (kimasu) and "please" (douzo) in Japanese. She knows a few more but Mom never mastered those. Her brother who is a five-year-old Miniature Schnauzer pays no mind when I speak in Japanese and Akane pays no mind when I speak English. What a pair! She really is a Miss Priss. She would rather walk the long way around a water or mud puddle than dirty her paws which is really funny for a beagle. When she walks, she walks with a prance and thus earned her the title of Grand Dame. I can't imagine life without my sweet loving baby doll!

Talk about today's dog in Pet Talk!