Where did that dog come from?

On May 3rd, 2008 Erica and I attended a fundraiser event for the J.M. Bryan Foundation in Royal Oak, MD.  A major part of the event is a live auction with many wonderful items such as art, pottery, jewelry, furniture, vacations, fishing trips, and much much more!  It's really a great event and lots of fun.  Well, one of the items up for auction was this adorable Beagle puppy.  After a blur of excitement and bidding (a lot of which came from clients and strangers in the crowd donating random amounts of money), the auction closed with the auctioneer saying something like "SOLD to this young lady for $1000!".  The young lady was Erica, not me.  That's the very short version of how we got this puppy.  Crazy, I know.

Where did the name "Peter S. Beagle" come from?

As a child and adult, one of Erica's favorite authors has been Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn).  Since childhood, she's always promised herself that if she ever had a beagle, it would be named Peter.  It's that simple.  Originally, the "S." in the name stood for Soyer.  Since my dog isn't really a tribute to the author, I don't feel it necessary to name him "Peter Soyer Beagle".  I haven't decided what the S. will stand for, but it will most likely be something like "Shotgun", "Short-Mag", or perhaps "Squishy".

Is Peter as squish-able as he looks?

Yes.  Yes he is.  Even more so than he looks.  Imagine a bag of squishy, and then put big ears and feet on it.