Mr. Buddylee: You’ve Got Mail!
On a recent visit to Wakefield, Massachusetts, Mr. Buddylee spent time sniffing around some of the downtown historical buildings. This branch of the United States Postal Service was built in 1936 and is part of the National Register of Historic Places. We were unable to check out the interior because the only canines allowed to enter are service dogs. I usually present the Happy Hound as a service dog, in that his very presence makes people smile and gets them to say hello. Wouldn’t that be considered a much needed and valuable service?
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Mr. Buddylee’s New friend, Woody.
Thanks to all who sent their suggestions. We tried them all on the little orange man. His tail wagged happily and he wheeled right over when we called “Here, Woody”… Seen with Woody is Uncle Wart who was made by Corbe’s Uncle Art.
Woody seems to fit right in, no thoughts of wandering away. He has even started a house acappella group to sing back-up for BuddyLee: “Woody and the Wannabees”. In addition to Woody & Uncle Wart, please put your hands together for the HushPuppy Boys (D. Dumbo, May) and Hong Kong Louie.
Welcome, Woody! We love our bassets.
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Mr. Buddylee Introduces A New Family Member.
Thanks to friends Barb and Howard this new addition to Mr. Buddylee’s family was left by our door tethered to the Happy Hound’s cable tie-out. It’s difficult to tell how accepting Mr. BL will be, but the new member is low maintenance and consumes zero kibble and none of his treats. We are now accepting suggestions for the new playmate’s name. Please click on the grey comment bar.
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Mr. Buddylee on a Big City Sidewalk
Mr. Buddylee was recently in Concord, New Hampshire, the capitol of the Granite State.
It’s a bicycle friendly city with bike lanes on Main Street, but if you are traveling on the sidewalks you will see instructions stenciled on the concrete. The flashing “dog” is the Happy Hound’s addition who always stays on the sidewalk, except to inspect an occasional curbside food morsel.
We were directly across from an architecturally bland office building, but when we looked at the top we saw an unusual engraved granite insert. Typically it’s the location for a building name or construction date, but the single word followed by an exclamation point made us smile. Click here for the building image.
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Mr. Buddylee On His Early AM Walk.
Mr. Buddylee was looking forward to his first of the season, early morning, riverside dog park walk in Portsmouth, New Hampshire today. A traffic accident and major vehicle back up on the local turnpike changed the game plan. Spending a half hour walking through the nearby frisbee golf park was much better than sitting in traffic and we even got to meet several dogs enjoying their morning stroll. It was too early to be in the way of many players, but by the time we completed the course we were dodging a couple of plastic discs.
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Mr. Buddylee: Product Tester.
Mr. Buddylee has been testing a new product to clear up “Bassethound red eye”. The initial results are in and Viseen clears the redness, but it seems to enlarge the pup’s pupils. The Happy Hound will try it for several more days, but if his eyes get any larger, we may have to just accept Mr. B’s big, beautiful, brown, bloodshot eyes.
(the bulging googly eyes are not Photoshopped — good dog, Mr. B!)
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Mr. Buddylee’s Wrong End
Three guys try to get Mr. Buddylee to pose for a group shot. Wagon Hill Farm, Durham, New Hampshire is one of the Happy Hound’s favorite walking destinations. Uncle Rick and Cousin Dan are two of his favorite people, but all three of the humans in the photo are unsuccessful in getting the Dog to reposition himself. Despite the laser focus of three sets of eyes, the stubborn hound remains anchored in his position.
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Mr. Buddylee Is Back!
Already spotted on the streets of Portsmouth, Mr. Buddylee has only been back in Town for a couple of days. The Music Hall was built in 1878 and now it’s a showplace for films, music, theater and lectures in the downtown shopping district. Mr. B is waiting patiently in the lobby while tickets to an upcoming event are being purchased. Several years ago there were extensive renovations and this is the result. He is walking by the front entrance on Chestnut Street, just off Congress, one of the main retail streets in Town. The Happy Hound also spent this sunny afternoon saying hello to his shop keeper friends as well as creating other Bassethound converts along the way.
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Mr. Buddylee: The Happy Grazer.
Most of Mr. Buddylee’s grazing, in our yard and along his roadside walking routes, is on the Lantana plants. Although we have heard that the plant is mildly toxic to humans and animals, the Happy Hound seems to thrive on the leaves of this wonderful looking plant. We used to be concerned about his enthusiastic munching, but it has been over 11 years that he has been attracted to this plant, and he is in perfect health. He only gets to consume Lantana during the 6 months he spends in Florida. As soon as he jumps out of the van, when we arrive in November, he is attracted to the plant beds. It’s now time for Buddylee to head North and his days of eating Lantana salad are numbered. He seems to know this, so we find him with head buried in the foliage more than usual. Next week we will be on the road and taking a break from Blog posting. Buddylee will be back in late April.
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Mr. Buddylee: AKA BL Howling.
BL Howling could be the name of a children’s author. Unfortunately, the voice that comes from the Happy Hound scares most young children. Many kids and adults don’t understand that one way a Bassethound displays his enthusiasm is with a penetrating howl. Jeff and Zuzu are good friends of Mr. Buddylee, you can tell they are use to Mr. Enthusiasm.
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