Friendlier Beagle

This happened when I got home about forty minutes ago. In the lobby of the apartment building, I met a neighbor whom I had seen at least once before, and his beagle; they were on their way out. The last time, the beagle refused to pay any attention to me, although he was interested in other humans. This time, he nuzzled my hand and let me pet him. I commented on this, and the human said that he knew me now.

By the way, the human is a tall, bearded black man, and the beagle is a large, solidly built tricolor beagle.