This Site Is Dedicated To The Following Beagles

In Loving Memory

     

This is Winston. He was the first homeless beagle I met. He was starving and freezing in January and eventually picked up by Animal Control. He had heartworm disease, epilepsy, a tumor and rotten teeth. The shelter advertised him as 10+ years old. Through a bizarre string of events, Winston became my first foster dog. I had not intended it so. But I am grateful that I found my way into Winston's life because of what he taught me. From Winston I learned tenacity, perseverance and to accept kindness and generosity when offered. Winston died this Spring. He will not be forgotten and any beagles rescued through this organization have him to thank.    Winston left us in May 2001.

 

 

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On May 11, 2008Pepper Anne died from lymphoma.  She had been in her forever home for less than two years, but she was loved and cared for until the end.  Her "mom" writes,  She was a tough, brave little girl, but the lymphoma and chemotherapy just wore her out.  Scott had been deployed to Iraq and just came home a couple of weeks ago.  I really believe she was hanging on to make sure he got home safe and that I would be okay."

Those of us a Beagle Maryland remember Pepper Anne as an exceptionally sweet little dog.  Her "mom" continued, "Now I am sure she is chasing all the squirrels and rabbits she could wish for."
 



Jeannie was a senior beagle at the rescue and month after month she was overlooked in favor of younger and more outgoing dogs--until the day she and Mandy met.  Little Jean Marie walked away holding her head high and discovered the joys of living in her own loving and caring home.  She battled many health issues--from an enlarged heart to cancer, but weathered them all and basked in her mom's unconditional love.  In the last few days however, her health had seriously deteriorated.  Jean Marie passed away on April 25, 2008  She is sorely missed by her family.
 


 		 Rue O'Leary had been in rescue for about two weeks.  Almost immediately Rue's foster mom noticed she was ill.  After more than a few vet visits, it was clear that Rue was very ill.   On April 12, 2008, Rue crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  She was very young and had a hard life.  When she died, Rue was in her foster mom's arms and being petted.  Her foster mom knew her as a sweet girl and mourns her deeply.


 		  

 

Tucker (formerly McKenzie) passed away after a brief bout with cancer.     2/18/08


 
It's with real regret that we must post that another BRSM alumna has passed, although it is with great satisfaction that we tell you that Lanie Lou was very much spoiled, and very well loved for six years.  She had a mom and a dad and aunts and all sorts of extended family members...and she was the boss of them all.                                                                                                                 

1/2008
 


 


Once again, we have sad, sad, news.   Lucas, who was in his wonderful forever home for only 3 months, has crossed over the rainbow bridge.     He was a small sweet little guy who even though in his foster home for a short time, was much loved.  He will be greatly missed.

11/4/07
 


 		 It is with deep, deep regret that we must report that Prissy, one our most recent arrivals, escaped from her foster mom's yard today  and was hit and killed by a passing vehicle.  Her foster mom is devastated.  Prissy was a joy who loved life and loved nothing more than to be cuddled.

11/4/07


 		 Chessie, our little fellow who was rescued from the middle of the Chesapeake Bay by a kind boater, died of a stroke in his foster mom's bed after a brief illness.  Compared to the terrors being thrown overboard and drowning, it was a peaceful and kind passing.  Chessie got to know a loving home for more than a year before he passed.

11/3/07


 		 Lucy Mo never did find her forever home, but was fostered by Tracy and a loving family.  She may not have known a lot of love and affection in her life.  She was another abandoned stray at the shelter, but her last six months were spent surrounded by love with people who only wanted the best for her.

11/3/07


This is my beautiful Andi Bay.  On Sunday, October 21 at 11:15 pm she crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  She was my biggest fan, loved me more than anything, slept with me, sat at my feet always, thought I could do not wrong, and was so happy when I came home.  She was a dog nobody wanted but she truly enriched my life.  I will miss you forever my dear, sweet Andi.  (Andi Bay was Forever Fostered by Judy, one of our hard working volunteers.)
 


Please join us in saying goodbye to our sweet Puddin.  Puddin crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning (9/25/07) after a fight with cancer.  Puddin had found her forever home only a few short months ago.  In that short time, she was surrounded by her loving mom and dad, and human and four legged siblings.  Her family will miss her greatly.
 


 		 On August 22, 2007 Mercedes lost her long battle with cancer.  She as a fighter till the end and her tail never stopped wagging.  She was a great friend, a true gift.  She is survived by her two grieving parents, Mickey and Barbra, her foster brother Major who she was a wonderful sister and seeing eye dog to, and her 7 cat brothers and sisters.  She is truly missed!


 

On Sunday, August 26, 2007 at around 4:30 p.m., Emma, while in the arms of her foster mom,  lost her fight and crossed over the rainbow bridge.  She was a sweet girl who had a happy last few months of her hard life.  Her foster mom loved her dearly.  She will be missed.

 

From Ferdy's Mom:  I have sad news about our little buddy Ferdy. He died Saturday July 7 in my arms in a comfy chair with a nice soft blanket. He had become suddenly lame the day before, after suffering with back pain since July 3. He was diagnosed on July 4 with a slipped disc at the base of his tail, which was pressing against the spinal cord. He was treated for pain which just got worse and worse over three days. Finally, morphine was not comforting him and there was nothing left I could do for him. He is buried in the back yard under the mulberry tree.

Ferdy was a great companion, he was stubborn, a real funny boy, friendly to all, loved squirrels and birds and large leaves in the road. (I think he had very poor eyesight) He loved his twice daily walks and had several favorite girlfriends he would meet out on our walks.

There are 3 sets of white dogs in the neighborhood who wanted to "kill" him whenever we passed by their fence. I have no idea what THAT was about. Ferdy didn't mind them at all. They were just mad cause they did NOT get walks.

His favorite girlfriends were the 3 big dogs next door - 2 huge black labs and 1 sweet brown rotty mix. They all just loved each other. One of the girls lost her fight with old age about a week before Ferdy collapsed, so it was a sad week in the neighborhood.

He had just gone in to get his teeth cleaned, too. And that nasty old growth on top of his ear was removed, and the weepy goopy growth on his eyelid also taken off. He was looking so handsome, and then a month later - he was gone.

Ferdy had a very good life here, he was never in the crate after the first month. He just barked and complained all day about it, so that was the end of that.  He would sneak chocolate where he found it, and would tear up anything to get to it if he smelled it. He had a terrific nose. He once ate 9 pages of a legal pad - it had a piece of chocolate sitting on it for about 2 minutes, 3 months before I brought it home from work. Amazing. I was so mad at him I couldn't even look at him for an hour. I had to tape all those nasty little pieces of paper back together, because the notes were irreplaceable from a client meeting.

Ferdy did not mind getting a bath. He loved to play with the sock monkey and a squeaky toy. And empty paper towel rolls! Tear them to pieces! Fight them and throw them around! Crazy!

It was a happy day when he first played by himself. I could hear his little feet thumping on the floor, and saw the rugs all skidded up against the walls. He loved to chase me down the hall, and then have me chase him, too. It was his favorite thing to do as soon as the harness came off after his walk. Sometimes I would hide and then whistle, he would come running to find me, then I would pop out and growl at him. That was his favorite game. He would run like a bunny! 

He was a great companion, as I said. I am very grateful to you, Mara, for the work that you do. I never tire of telling the story about the Friends of Winston and how I found Ferdinand. I still miss him, because I talked to him all the time. And he was ALWAYS underfoot.                                                        July 7, 2007
 

It is with great, great sadness that we say farewell to our  Beanie, who has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.

Today he lost his long and hard fought battle with cancer.  His "mom" was with him holding and comforting  him.  In life Beanie made her laugh 'til she cried, made her madder than h. . ., and loved her unconditionally. 

In grief, she has her memories of him, and can be comforted by the fact that with her, Beanie had a good and loving home. 

7/10/07
 
 


More very sad news.  Another of our beagles, Dora, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 

Dora also lost a long  battle with cancer.  Her "mom" and "dad" felt they were lucky in finding Dora - that she  was "the smartest, most wonderful dog we've ever had."   We know she will be missed. 

Dora was loved, received excellent care and was a happy little girl.  She had a good ending to her sweet life thanks to the family who adopted her. 

 7/10/07
 


 

 

Huckleberry crossed over the rainbow bridge on 6/19/07.  It is a familiar story -- Huck escaped his yard and was hit by a passing car.

 
 


 

 Zoey was an elderly girl whom we suspect was used for breeding and then dumped at the night drop at a shelter.  She came to us filthy, bedraggled and starved.  We thought she was probably around 13- 15 years old.  At that ripe old age, Zoey finally found a loving home where she was a valued family member.  Although we are sorry for her passing, we are grateful to the family who allowed her to know love.                

                                                                                                                                                               6/20/07
 


 

 Happy, affectionate Levi was mauled to death by a pitbull in April of 2007, devastating those of us at BRSM who knew and loved this exuberant boy.


 
Bagel came from Halifax County VA on Saturday, April 14th.  On Monday the 16th, Sue took him to the vet  where he was diagnosed with advanced heartworm and advanced erlichia.  He was put on antibiotics and prednisone but became very ill on Thursday, April 19.  Sue took him to the emergency vet and given his condition and prognosis, we let him go to sleep.  Sue was with him and held him.  He had a few good days with Sue but was too ill to turn around.  He was of value.  He is missed.

                                                                                                                                  April 19, 2007


 		 Ellie

4/07
 

 

 Justin crossed the rainbow bridge today.  He was just a baby - only three years old.  His "mom" Sherrie, knew something was wrong on Wednesday and took him to the vet for care.  It was discovered he was in renal failure and every effort to help him recover failed.  He died today, peacefully, in his sleep.  His family is devastated and will miss him greatly.

                                                                                                                                 February 18, 2007
 

 

 Danny was a friendly, very loving, very tolerant boy whom we regret never found his forever family.  He lived out his years with his foster mom who adored him and made every accommodation for his failing health.  Danny had thyroid problems, as well as an out-of-control case of Cushing's Disease.  He passed in January of 2007.
 

 

 Liberty lost her battle with glomerulo nephritis (a secondary condition to lyme disease) this morning.  She died peacefully with her foster mom by her side.  Liberty was a lovely little beagle girl, and we deeply regret that she never found her forever family.                         February 16, 2007


 		 It's not been a good week for Beagle Rescue.  This morning Charlie Calvert passed over the Rainbow Bridge.  He had been fostered for several months by two very loving women.  He became sick enough to warrant a trip to the vet yesterday, and today was sicker still.  He was diagnosed with a fast growing cancer and in quite a lot of pain.  He is no longer in pain and died a much beloved pet.  His family devastated.                                                        
January 9, 2007
 

 

 Our little puppy Rudy passed over the Rainbow Bridge.  Rudy was fine until January 7 when he became very ill.  The vet today discovered he had a liver shunt and given his little size, age, and tender condition he was not a good candidate for a difficult surgery.  So we let him go to sleep.  Rudy made a difference in many peoples lives. He was of value.  AND he knew the good life for a few weeks thanks to Colleen, Erik. Sam and Matthew.  He will never be forgotten.                        
January 8, 2007
 

 

 Maggie and her sister Sadie escaped their yard and headed toward the road in the fall of 2006.  Maggie was struck and killed.

 

 

 It is with a heavy heart that we report that sweet Noelle has crossed over the rainbow bridge.  
 

 

 This is Joshua.  On October 3, 2006, Josh crossed over the rainbow bridge.  His family loved him dearly and will miss him.


 

Beautiful Bonnie has crossed over the rainbow bridge.  She had a very sad life until she was adopted.  Her forever family gave her the wonderful, loving, new life she deserved.  She will be dearly missed.


June, 2006

 

 

Beautiful Ginger, after many months of battling illness has gone to a better place.  She brought much joy to her foster family.  She was a gentle girl who didn't deserve the hand she had been dealt.  We are grateful to have been a part of her life.

Thank you Ginger, you will be deeply missed and remembered always.

Ginger died June 8, 2006.

 

 

 

 Kaitlin was a very friendly, steady old beagle who was scheduled to be euthanized at the time a Beagle Maryland volunteer walked through the shelter.  She had what is most likely a temporary hair loss condition that may have been caused by poor nutrition, fleas, or possibly a thyroid condition.  She came to Beagle Rescue where she loved to sleep on the hearth. 

She was loved and will be missed.

Kaitlin died on May 17, 2006.

Isabel was a beautiful beagle/basset.  She spent her life with humans who didn't care that she had agonizing ear aches....They didn't help her and finally just left her in the woods in agonizing pain.  She kept shaking her head and scratching to stop the hurt of ear infection.  She scratched and shook and scratched and shook until blood vessels ruptured in her ear flaps, leaving thick deformed ears. The thing that makes this sad is that for very little money someone could have stopped her hurt.  

In just one week with Beagle Rescue, she stopped acting like an old dog and is now frisky and playful like her age.  Just because we bought some medicine for her ears! 

Izzy never found a forever home, but at Beagle Rescue she was loved, cared for and happy.  She will be missed.

Isabel died May 16, 2006.

 

 

Our little Byron left us this morning.  He was one of our FOW Forever Fosters who became sick a couple of days ago and began throwing up.  He sort of came out of it, but then began throwing up again.  His Mom, Samantha, took him to the hospital, and found out he was in renal failure.  His kidney levels were off their scale.  He kept getting worse, and this morning it was felt that he was not going to improve and the decision was made to end his suffering.  Byron was a sweetheart and has always been such a good boy.  Please include Samantha and Dale in your prayers.  They were with him at the end petting and scratching him which were his favorite things.  He was so loved and will be so missed.

Byron left us February 10, 2006 
 

 

 Wanted to let everyone know that this morning Fletcher was not doing well, having a hard time getting up and very lethargic.  The Dr. said he had a grapefruit-sized tumor on his spleen that had ruptured.  The choices were to do nothing and the obvious would happen eventually; surgery-which was not a good option due to Fletcher's age, the loss of blood and the size of the tumor; or to euthanize.  We felt that euthanizing was unfortunately the best thing to do for Fletcher.  Sara and Sherrie met at Hillside, stayed with Fletcher for awhile, let him eat a bunch of milkbones, then said our goodbyes as Sara held him.  Fletcher is yet another example of an old dog who had no chance of getting out of the shelter until Sara saw his picture and decided to take him.  We think Fletcher was probably 13-14 years old.  He had been with Sara since September '04 and was fortunate to know a good and loving home if only for a short time.

Fletcher left us 1/16/06

 

 

  

 

 

 

Quincy left us December 5, 2005
 

 

  It is with great sadness that I write to let you know that Bobby (Magee) died the Monday before Thanksgiving(11/21/05).  He had had a long struggle with bronchitis, and he had been sick a long time.  He had a hard time getting around.  That Monday he fell and tore the ligaments in his knee badly and would not have been able to survive surgery. He was a gentle and good soul. 

Bobby came from Westmoreland County Virginia.  He was thought to be an old dog because his face was white. After all the rescues had come and gone the only beagle left was Bobby.  BRSM took him because we thought he deserved a chance.  Turned out that Bobby wasn't so very old.  Bobby got lucky and went to a great family who loved him very much.  He had four great years and came to take for granted being a loved house pet.

Bobby Magee left us November 21, 2005
 

 

  

 

 

 

Annie (Nanny Renee) left us October 4, 2005

 

 

  

 

 

Benjamin left us February 25, 2005
 

 

  

 

 

Belle left us on February 10, 2005
 

 

  

 

 

Maggie Morris left us on January 29, 2005

I adopted Princess Freckles early this year.  I had originally got her as a companion for my older German shepherd/ chow mix, Sunny.  They hit it off fabulously, and were best buds from the front door except for the fact that Freckles was positive that she was to be in charge, and Sunny let her.  As it turns out I ended up having to put Sunny to sleep in September of this year because he had a very aggressive case of cancer.  Sunny was my family dog, and it hurt my family deeply to see him leave.  If we had not had Freckles I don’t know what we would have done.  She has been a constant source of delight for me and my family.  And everyone knows that every where I go, she goes.  My mother has fallen hopelessly in love with her and has stopped coming by to see me but to spend time with Freckles.  This Christmas she received more gifts than me, including a Landsend fleece jacket that was embroidered to say Princess Freckles.  I don’t know how I can ever thank you for letting me have her.  Though she has turned into the master of us we are quite happy to march to her beat.  I am enclosing some Christmas day photos of her, sitting on the top of my mother’s suede couch, which of course she has decided is her place to be.

Happy New Year to all the beagles, from there former cohort Princess Freckles and her new forever family.

Freckles left us in January 2005

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ben Mason left us in November 2004

We adopted Dante (formerly Elmer) from Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland in August of 2002. He had been abandoned in WV, and had clearly been abused.  Likely on account of having been abused before, Dante became attached at the hip to both Tammy and me; he became almost a "lap dog." Dante's favorite things to do were to sit on your feet and beg to be petted.  Dante left us October 27 due to complications of a heart problem, but his was certainly a success story.  Kind of ironic, it was the size of his heart that ultimately signaled that it was time to go.
Please feel free to use Dante's success story to encourage potential adopters to consider adopting an older or a sick dog. The rewards of seeing that pooch really enjoy the rest of life, loved by a family of his own, is worth all the effort in helping him along. 

Dante left us October 27, 2004.
 

 

Jericho

 

 

 Sugar was from King George Virginia and was probably Tattler's mom.  She had heartworm disease and started the treatment last Friday.  She was down when her foster mom came home from work and could hold her head up but not stand.  She died  on the way to the emergency vet.  Her foster mom was petting Sugar when she died. 

Sugar had  a delicate build, very thin.  She was very loving and trusting.  She deserved a better life than she had.  She deserved to have someone who took care of her.  This was Sugar:

Sugar left us May 24, 2004

 

 

Madison Clark underwent surgery  to remove an invasive tumor and successfully recovered from the anesthetic.  She died in her sleep that night probably from an embolism due to the heartworm.  Maddie was with Sherrie for three weeks.  During that short time, Maddie knew love, had chew bones and received pain medicine.  Maddie loved to go for walks and would have enjoyed being allowed to run...Maddie will never be forgotten, and we believe she is in a place where beagles can roam and find food and toys and treats around every corner.

Maddie left us April 22, 2004
 

 

11/11/03:  More sad news... Homer, our beautiful bouncing year old bundle of energy escaped his yard last week.  Homer loved to explore and this he did.  unfortunately he didn't see the car that hit him.  Homer left us last Friday, November 7th.  We can't bring Homer back but ask beagle owners to double check their fences and look with the eyes of a hound for unique means of escape. Homer was lucky to know love in his short life.  This is Homer.

Homer left us November 7, 2003
 

 

Clementine

 

 

 

Emma died of undiagnosed diabetes

 

  

 

Misty Belle

 

 This is Susie. She spent a lot of her life in one rescue or the other but her last 4 years were with us at Beagle Maryland even before we were Beagle Maryland. She was always surrounded by other people's dogs. She watched other dogs get selected and go to homes where they were the only dog. Sus never seemed to mind all the crowd of animals. She followed her mom around and checked out any activity worth noting. She enjoyed food every day of her life with us. She gave so much love and asked very little in return. Toward the end, Sus wandered a lot. We were with her at the end. We held Sus and wished we could make her well again.

We hope Sus can rest now. We hope she is with Winston who adored her.

She left us on April 5th 2002.
  ROSIE came to us via a good Samaritan. We don't have a picture of Rosie--we thought there would be time to get her picture. She was put out of a car after having a litter of pups and developing a hernia. Her owners decided that a shove out of a car in the cold of March was a lot cheaper than a vet visit. A very nice lady took Rosie in and we paid for her hernia operation, her spaying and her cherry eye. Rosie was also heartworm positive. Wonderful legacy of care from her owners. We would have treated her heartworm, but Rosie's kidneys couldn't take any more. We cannot understand why when Rosie was so close to having a good life filled with love and care she had to go.

March 22, 2002

 

 

 

Lizzie Blue

 

Lizzie left us in September 2001

This is Winston. He was the first homeless beagle I met. He was starving and freezing in January and eventually picked up by Animal Control. He had heartworm disease, epilepsy, a tumor and rotten teeth. The shelter advertised him as 10+ years old. Through a bizarre string of events, Winston became my first foster dog. I had not intended it so. But I am grateful that I found my way into Winston's life because of what he taught me. From Winston I learned tenacity, perseverance and to accept kindness and generosity when offered. Winston died this Spring. He will not be forgotten and any beagles rescued through this organization have him to thank.

May 2001

 

If there are no dogs in heaven, then I want to go where they went.  Will Rogers