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February 22, 2012

Rick Bramwell: Saga of lost beagle has happy ending

By the time most of you had read this column last Thursday, my lost dog Daisy was back home. The little beagle had gone on quite an adventure.

George Bremer was working on the sports page when he opened an email and read my column. Coworker Patrick Caldwell remembered that a friend had posted on Facebook a picture of a beagle she had found at Erskine Elementary School. They sent me the picture, and it looked like Daisy.

Caldwell sent friend Marisa Graham a message and waited for a reply. Within an hour, I was talking with her on the phone.

Graham had found Daisy at the school and took her home. She had fed the beagle and made a bed in her garage but did not tie her up. When Graham checked, Daisy was gone.

We searched the neighborhood but could not find the little beagle. At 11 p.m., we gave up the search. What I thought was a sure thing now seemed like anything but. “I’ll call you if she shows,” said a disappointed Graham.

Daisy finding her way back to a strange house in the middle of an unfamiliar neighborhood seemed unlikely. Was she just out running rabbits or trying to make her way home? The dog would have to cross Interstate 69 to do the latter.

It was pouring rain when my phone rang the next morning at 7 a.m. “This is Marisa. She came back. I have her in the garage.”

Dave Schlabach is part owner in Daisy. She stays at his house and they are very close. He told me the day before that he was certain the coyotes had killed our dog.

With Daisy under my arm, I rang Dave’s doorbell. He looked out to see a dark figure standing in the rain with a beagle under his arm.

The door flew open and Dave looked the dog over. I don’t think he knew it was me, at first. After his positive ID, Dave wanted to know where I had found her.

Since my column ran, several folks called with reports of sighting beagles. I appreciate everyone’s help and concern. Should Daisy get lost again, a collar with mine and Dave’s phone numbers will make finding her a lot less difficult.



Going from beagles to other wildlife, I’ve often said that deer and bass are a lot alike. Deer are edge animals and bass use edges to ambush prey. An offshore hump usually holds some of the biggest bass in the lake.

Tuesday afternoon, I saw six deer on a hump. Actually, it was an old house foundation in a creek bottom. This hump was lush with green grass.

An Anderson High School teacher told me of two friends who believe they saw a black panther along West Cross Street. A picture of this animal was supposedly captured on a trail camera.

I’ll look into this and get back to you.

A flock of about 35 sandhill cranes flew over while I was typing this column. I could hear them from inside the house. You’ll hear them before you see them.

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