Sad as a hound dog's eye

Some say, the eyes are the reflection of the soul. So, does this saying "Sad as a hound dog's eye" mean that beagles are sad souls? You would think so based on the two pictures below...





This saying is fairly self-explanatory and means "sad or pitiful". Apparently, this simile arose because the droopiness of the hound's eye. Whilst beagles belong to the hound family, you can see from my pictures that I don't have droopy eyes unlike my cousin, the bloodhound (also known as the St. Hubert hound).

There is another school of thought that the droopy structure of the hound dog's eyes does not actually reflect that the dog is in a state of emotional sadness. Hence, this saying is thought to imply a state of "pretend" sadness. Let me share with you a secret. Beagles are experts at giving our sad mournful looks to get our way, be it to beg for a treat or a tummy rub. So, maybe there is some truth to this version of the saying.

Whatever it is, dogs, like humans, possess a range of emotions which can be seen on our faces and our eyes. Maybe that's why dogs are man's best friend.




Sapphire tagged us to play this game:

This game has the following rules:
1) open the folder that has your pet pics in it
2) choose one you haven't posted before
3) tell its story
4) tag 5 friends

Man and his best friend

Having a friendly game of tug of war over an old t-shirt with dad. The best things in life are free!

I would like to tag:
1) Lorenzo
2) Thor
3) River
4) Martha & Bailey
5) Madison

My Japanese Name is...

Mekuariari

My 2-legged friend Sweet Jasmine gave me some Japanese homework to do. It's quite interesting. You can translate your name into Japanese by using a set of code shown....So here is how it goes..........


For the instructions, add your name on the list and simply spell out your name using the given Japanese letter- translations below. Tag six of your friends and inform them of the tag. Have fun.


TRANSLATION:


A - ka G - ji M - rin S - ari Y - fu

B - tu H - ri N - to T - chi Z - zi

C - mi I - ki O - mo U - do

D - te J - zu P - no V - ru

E - ku K - me Q - ke W - mei

F - lu L - ta R - shi X - na



1. CHLOE - Miritamoku — Um…think I still prefer my given name, ha ha


2. GENG – Jikutoji — Actually, I think its cute sounding. Arigato gozaimasu!


3. CONSTANCE - Mimoto arichi katomiku — WOW! Does it sound like an authentic Japanese cuisine? YIKES! I broke it up cos it was quite a mouthful!


4. DORA - Temoshika – Sounds pretty good huh?! Does it mean beautiful woman?


5. Jasmine - Zukaari rinkitoku - sounds like malay name....so masculine...!

6. Kess - Mekuariari - My translated Malaysian doggie version: Me cool "hari hari" (everyday in Malay). Not bad, huh.


Now to my 2-legged pals here.....Tracy.....Doris.....; 4-legged pals Jazz & Dixie.....Xsara....Sugar....Amber
check out your name in Japanese.....:-

My first tag

I got my first tag from Bok Jae. Since I'm a newbie, I'm not really sure what it achieves but hey, it's all in good fun. Bok Jae reckons this sort of tag is suppose to help in the rankings be it Technorati or Google Page Rank! It really very simple, just join in the "train" by adding your blog there and tag another few blogger friends! So please put your name at the last! Thanks!

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I now pass the tag on to Tracy, Doris and Sweet Jasmine