Austin in yard May 10

Here's a little guy you haven't seen in a while — blind Austin, a Beagle who arrived from Georgia last year.  Alayne got this photo of Austin on Sunday, while he was out exploring in the yard.  (Look how that grass is starting to grow!) 

Austin is like everybody’s kid brother, always tagging along behind the other dogs hoping they'll play with him.  We’ll often see him in the yard, eagerly following other dogs as they walk around.  He has this very expectant look on his face, as if he thinks they’re going to lead him to something fun and exciting — or better yet, they’re finally going to turn around and start roughhousing with him. 

He has a loud, deep baying voice that is way too big for his little body.  We watch him bay and wonder, “Where is all that noise coming from?”  He’ll use his big hound dog voice to good effect, too.  For example, if he wants to play and his chosen playmate isn’t game, Austin will sit and stare at the other dog, baying and baying until his pal gives in and begins playing with him.  And they will, just to shut him up!

Don't forget, you can vote every day for us in The Animal Rescue Site/PetFinder's Shelter Challenge
Enter
"Rolling Dog Ranch" and our state postal code, MT for Montana,
and it will bring up our listing so you can cast your vote.  We won
$1,000 in this online contest last year because of your help and would
like to win it again this year.

We're on a roll — still at No. 4 nationwide, so please keep voting!  Thank you!

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12 responses to “No, He’s Not Another New Beagle!”

  1. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Austin loves to roughouse with his buddies but being a beagle he looks expectant because he lives in constant hope that a cheeseburger will fall out of the sky and land right in front of his nose. Beagles live for that chance, no matter how slight.

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  2. Jenniew Avatar
    Jenniew

    You won 1,000 this week in the weekly contest. They have the listing up tonight.
    Congratulations!!!!!

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  3. Peggy Fields Avatar
    Peggy Fields

    Austin just looks like one happy beagle. Thanks for giving him such a good home.
    Tip to all blog readers to INCREASE YOUR DAILY VOTING in the Rescue Site contest. I have found you can vote once per day per web browser. I have Firefox and Safari on my computer at home, the same two web browsers on my computer at work and Safari on the scanning station outside my office. So I vote for Rolling Dog Ranch twice at home and three times at the office every day during the business week for a total of 5 times a day! Just wanted to pass that along.

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  4. Peggy Fields Avatar
    Peggy Fields

    I just looked at the Animal Rescue Site and Rolling Dog Ranch just won $1000 as a weekly winner. Congratulations!

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  5. Heidi, Emmett, and Moxie Avatar
    Heidi, Emmett, and Moxie

    Hey! You guys are the weekly winner! YAHOO!!! Congrats RDR! I am sure that $1000 prize will be put to very good use – glad our voting helped get you there. Now on to the finish!

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  6. ginger Avatar
    ginger

    I’m surprised that Austin hasn’t been adopted by someone. He’s adorable. Maybe it’s just a matter of time. He’s certainly got the cute factor on his side.
    Hugs to all,
    ginger, Tobias & Tlingit

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  7. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    Woohoo….you guys just won again this week!! Congrats!

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  8. Barb Ribinski Avatar
    Barb Ribinski

    Thanks to Peggy for that voting tip. I’m sure others are doing it so fair is fair. And how great is that to see RDR be a weekly winner!! AND to see that they’ve moved up to #3 today. Hope Callie is getting better. I’m sure she’s glad to be home.

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  9. Nancy Thomas Avatar
    Nancy Thomas

    Look again, RDR is up to position #3. I’d like to remind your supporters that they can vote once from their home computer and again from their computer at their work place. Congratulations, let’s push RDR to position #1!!!

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  10. Annemarie Juhlian Avatar

    Thank you so much for your wonderful daily posts. I work in “death row” dog rescue here in Seattle and am deeply moved by your devotion to your animals and the wonderful stories.

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  11. Vicki Small Avatar

    What’s wrong with the other dogs, that they don’t readily play with little Austin? How can they ignore that beautiful little face? Oh, that’s right–some of them are blind. Oh, what they’re missing! I’m surprised, too, that he hasn’t been adopted!

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  12. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin

    What an adorable little guy! He’s beautiful! Haven’t seen Austin for a while so it’s good to see a post about him. I have a beagle that lives next door & every time he sees Erin or a squirrel he does the hound dog bay!
    Bob, that cracked me up what the expectant look really is for.

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