She is well known in Maple Hills. So many neighbors knew her by name, since no one was a stranger to her. She played hostess to a dog party one year. All of her canine friends came to celebrate her third birthday.
Bess took her duties as a Beagle seriously. Her greatest adventure came one day in the fall of 1997 when she chased a bear around the power lines behind our home for a couple hours. Luckily for the bear she finally gave up.
I learned early on that she was the most independent, willful of dogs. It was easier to let her have her way on our morning walks. If I suggested an alternative route she would just sit and refuse to budge until I came to my senses.

She was more than a dog. Every single day of the last twelve years was richer because she was there. She insisted on a routine and that kept me sane. Her presence gave me perspective in real time. She was my confidant and companion...my friend. I miss her.

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