Arooooo! Helps Another One....

Puppy Fiori waiting for his new family

Puppy Fiori!


"The Flight of Fiori"

Josh Verson (right) and Jerry Friedman (left) flew Fiori from Burbank to San Jose

Welcome to BHL (Beagle Hound Logistics) Delivery Service.
This is your flight crew (Josh Verson [co-pilot, left] and Jerry Friedman [pilot, right]).


Puppy Fiori and Don Gafford at the Burbank airport

Fresh from the flight, Don Gafford (puppy transport from DFW)
and the puppy pose at the Burbank airport.


Wayne Fiori and Puppy Fiori in Burbank

And we are ready for the last flight of the day....


Wayne, Puppy Fiori, and Jerry at Burbank airport

Wayne, a sleepy Puppy Fiori, and Jerry wait for the final boarding call....


Puppy Fiori starts a new day in California

Puppy Fiori starts a new day in California—first, some water...


Puppy Fiori searches for a toy

...then he takes a look through the toy pile for anything interesting...


Puppy Fiori tries to share the camera

...but the camera strap is the best toy of all.


Puppy Fiori really wants the camera

Really interesting....


Puppy Fiori at work

Later at work, Puppy Fiori is serious about his new doggie floss...


Tired Puppy Fiori

...but chewing is tiring....


A tired Puppy Fiori

So were the new surroundings....


Puppy Fiori asleep in Sean's arms

Puppy Fiori takes to his new family by falling asleep in Sean Casey’s arms...


The new siblings meet

The new siblings meet...


Group hug -- Father, Son, and Puppy Fiori

...and all are rewarded with a group hug—father, son, and puppy....


Puppy Fiori going home with his new family

Puppy Fiori and his new family head home.



Flash from Wayne: His forever name is Buster.
He’s fitting in with his new family beautifully.



The next-to-latest photos! Wayne just sent new pictures of Buster!

Buster running

Buster running...

Buster on his back

Buster on his back...

Buster investigating

...and Buster learning how to bypass Wayne
and communicate directly with the world.



The very latest photos! Wayne just sent new pictures of Buster!


Buster is growing up to be an alert
and intelligent beagle.


Look at that classic profile!



The sad ending to Buster’s story....

Buster died of kidney failure on the afternoon of March 10, 2003. His illness was brief, and then he was gone. He was only two and a half years old.

Sean e-mailed Wayne that afternoon: "He will go to sleep in arms of the family that loved him so much."

Wayne wrote: "Buster had two and a half years and a loving family that he would not have had otherwise. Maybe in this case it was the quality and not the quantity of life that was most important."



Photographs taken August 6 and 7; in early September; and in November 2000.
Photographs, text, and page design by Wrangler Wayne Fiori.
Page revised March 19, 2003.



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