Reading this, I could see his face when the food was placed in front of him, those beagle eyes looking at you as to say, is this for me?
Our beagle went everywhere with my husband and he would stop at a fast food place and get him just the meat patty, our beagle would become very lively when we turned into the drive up lane, he knew what he was getting.
If you've owned a beagle you definitely know that look! : ) He was in total disbelief! That's great that your beagle got so excited when your husband was coming home. He'd probably look forward to that hamburger all day. I used to sneak Amstel little raw bison meatballs while I was cooking. He used to love that.
That beagle "look" is forever etched in my heart, also, their howl.
My husband was not coming home with a hamburger, the dog was always with him, he would take the dog to the fast food drive thru.