All's well that ends well

Basil has been a houseguest here for about a month.  She's a 10 month old Beagle and her owner is away in India until the end of May.  She's coming home sooner because she misses her puppy.  Basil is cute and funny and a perfect little Beagle, but I'm used to Shelties, who are so biddable and trainable, so we've struggled.  We reached the final straw when Basil decided that it was great fun to run up and down next to the chicken pen, because being chickens, they flap and get very excited.  In fact, one was so discombobulated that she flew over her fence right into Basil's path.  Luckily, all Basil got was a mouthful of black feathers and some timeout in her crate, but it did bring home to me the realization that sweet though she is, Basil is just not a farm dog.  And I'm hoping for goat kids in a week or so, therefore the prospect of tiny kids and Basil's excitement did not bode well.

She was a great companion in my studio, where she had her favorite chair, and her funny little ways.

 Her owner's parents were up in Philo for the weekend and arranged for Basil to leave with them and live with their son for a few weeks until their daughter comes home to her puppy.  All's well that ends well.