Beckham does look softer and sweeter. I wonder how soon his fur will start turning white…eh Fenway?

The pic of Satch and Beckham mouth breathing side by side could be right out of The Simpsons (if The Simpsons had basset characters).

Thank you for keeping the spirit of Satchmo alive.

The pic of the 3 of them zonked out – too cute. Do they wake up with the click and flash or do they just learn to ignore the camera?

Thanks for a picture of Beckham where he doesn’t look like the evil Bassett Overlord. It would be very nice if he mellows and becomes sweet like Satchmo — what a fine tribute to the dear departed one. Besides, one delinquent in the family at a time is plenty, and Fenway looks like he’s going to carry on the fine Tbogg tradition of insubordination.

So Beckham is becoming gentle and Satchmolean all of a sudden? I suspect that this may be a fiendishly clever part of his Master Plan for World Domination ™. Watch your back, TBogg. Just sayin’.

That’s a lotto pounds o pup. I knew bassetts were big, but had not really thought about actual poundage. Three of them on your bed….it’s a wonder there’s room for anyone else.

Beautiful, thank you. (I had no idea Bassets carried that much weight on their sturdy legs!)

We’re missing Dog #1 terribly. He ate a sock which lodged at his duodenum and had emergency surgery last night. All is well, and I’m picking up the old boy this morning so he can spend a day recovering with his regular vet. Dog #2, ordinarily the happiest Lab ever, is morose. She didn’t even sleep with me last night. When I got up this morning I found her on the stairs at the front door, waiting for him I guess. Poor girl.

The ears! The ears!!!

/Arthur

I always look forward to this. Please always include Satchmo in the pictures. I like looking at his sweet face.

phew . . .about 9 pm your time last night Tbogg, a little bit of panic here when I didn’t see the boyz – thinking TNBB had been retired or on indefinite hiatus -

in that pic of Satchmo and Becks – my god, actual smiles – for Mrs Tbogg or the L & T ?, their love for all things Tbogg shines through the screen

thank you

TBogg’s own little canine street gang….so cute…so…subversive.

Beckham turning sweet is an interesting plot twist. Is he channeling Satchmo’s spirit, or is it more of a canine pack thing, with the Beckster suddenly thrust willy nilly into the Eminence Grise role?

The soap opera possibilities are fascinating: How long can Beckham ’stay sweet’ before his true self bursts forth again? Will Fenway get to be as bad a badass basset as Beckham used to be, or even worse? And what will Beckham do about it?

BTW: You know how Chris Clarke put together all of his faultline.org columns about Zeke in a book, and is selling the book? A book collection of TNBB would be at least as good, maybe better because there would be more pictures and the stories would be funnier and more heartwarming. I know I’d buy it.

Satchmolean….I like it! You have created a new adjective that includes all the wonderful things he was and is. Thank you!

CCinNC…hang in and keep us updated. Sometimes it’s almost harder watching the ones doing the waiting.

And Fenway IS going to be the death of me…this morning he was eating a blanket. No, really….

90 pounds of puppy…?!
You and Mrs TBogg must never, ever need to work out at a gym.

Thx for the pics.

All dogs live forever. I’m certain that, if there is a heaven, it is reserved for pooches, not for us beastly humans. Cats, probably not.