Evidence that Bess is actually a human dressed as a beagle (and a snotty human at that):

She refuses to drink out of the communal water bowl, unless no one else has drunk out of it. Especially since Dougall get's it all revolting by dragging his ears through it and slobbering excessively. Tonight, she went and stood over the waterbowl and barked, while looking at me and pawing at the bowl. That was her subtle way of demanding that I empty the bowl, clean it and refill it so that she can slake her princess thirst.

PS. Today I bought a tub of guava paste. I'm unable to stop eating it, though the sugar content is actually hurting my stomach. Someone help me.