tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74764670578307757892024-03-09T21:46:20.601-05:00Key West ColliesMay your tail wag, your belly be full, and may you have a forever family to rub your tummy and scratch behind your ears. --------- the collies' blessing to other dogsKEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.comBlogger856125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-68494260608494588922024-01-01T21:57:00.003-05:002024-01-01T21:57:56.665-05:002023 in Review<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2023 was an interesting year for us. A year of scares and sighs of relief. Dad is still a masker and keeps quoting the Lone Ranger. "Who was that masked man. We spent quite a bit of time at Angel Paws.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- - - - - - - - -<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4 January - <a href="https://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2023/01/surgery.html">Dad goes in for surgery for a bump on his neck.</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">19 January - <a href="https://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2023/01/lipoma.html">Test results are good Dad is fine.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 February - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ohio_train_derailment" target="_blank">A Train Carry Hazardous Materials Derails in East Palestine, Ohio</a></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ohio_train_derailment" target="_blank">.</a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb7VBIlnPr1ZibGgAPgufP6d7_sQLHTmzF8tBrVn5G5XJG7sEtQNg4BnVn1mGtpTpR5DL4SA-u_0L5v9yIUnTPLs3ZDDv9M-hmgHYFGc4X5W7nBXgtbZqNF5jOYVJjItzh7-_7M2eIX3X148lugh57x9o3q_M00SaTolW8YncHrKWkHwAOsMWnCwCVbU/s1256/2023_Ohio_train_derailment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1256" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb7VBIlnPr1ZibGgAPgufP6d7_sQLHTmzF8tBrVn5G5XJG7sEtQNg4BnVn1mGtpTpR5DL4SA-u_0L5v9yIUnTPLs3ZDDv9M-hmgHYFGc4X5W7nBXgtbZqNF5jOYVJjItzh7-_7M2eIX3X148lugh57x9o3q_M00SaTolW8YncHrKWkHwAOsMWnCwCVbU/w400-h229/2023_Ohio_train_derailment.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drone Photo by National Transportation Safety Board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6 February - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquakes" target="_blank">A 7.8 earthquake sends 59,000+ over the Rainbow Bridge in Turkey and Syria. </a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">14 February - <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/14/ghost-coyote-dog-reunited-family-hades/11256504002/" target="_blank">A dog named Hades reunited with his pack after ling with coyotes for six months.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">16 February - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_McCarver" target="_blank">Tim McCarver crosses the rainbow bridge</a>. Dad loved listening to him talk baseball. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">13 March - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pepitone" target="_blank">Joe Pepitone crosses the rainbow bridge.</a> He was one of Dad's favorite players as a kid.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjDno9VvjVaKGrnMJqV_K0WQXdKZpm_tup76-mAIqwFGRGs5f5t9Y24ltfT3prPjGb5iAh9emclKulhPQMhJs4ST3ANZ3i8VRTMElN5lB2C_ITPWTaLa4sGYvKYgYDSN6yva1Dh2-b21_9b-r6zyt8VbyKEOgh2RRySC-1OK6crGrjv918MjiRTOgkIA/s292/Joe_Pepitone_-_New_York_Yankees.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjDno9VvjVaKGrnMJqV_K0WQXdKZpm_tup76-mAIqwFGRGs5f5t9Y24ltfT3prPjGb5iAh9emclKulhPQMhJs4ST3ANZ3i8VRTMElN5lB2C_ITPWTaLa4sGYvKYgYDSN6yva1Dh2-b21_9b-r6zyt8VbyKEOgh2RRySC-1OK6crGrjv918MjiRTOgkIA/s16000/Joe_Pepitone_-_New_York_Yankees.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Joe Pepitone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">13 April - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/jack-teixeira-leaked-documents.html" target="_blank">Jack Teixeira, Massachusetts Air National Guard arrested.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">18 May - <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87" target="_blank">Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns great, crossing the Rainbow Bridge.</a></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5CAyeRbVbS1eh34_kYodUOk9JF35g5rpDbTuveNoaP4fwuGIGQXrtG3f1puBioF2Oo1Jr64l4CGVvt_at9Zmoe1eS76qQrxEPoupxP_nMFd1VBj78qzifFBnSFGVZjIec40p_TFMtigvCQQo9CwOI9AsSltSlO8YJT_CE7f9O33RvvozfwInKD8aS60/s1500/09-Essex.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5CAyeRbVbS1eh34_kYodUOk9JF35g5rpDbTuveNoaP4fwuGIGQXrtG3f1puBioF2Oo1Jr64l4CGVvt_at9Zmoe1eS76qQrxEPoupxP_nMFd1VBj78qzifFBnSFGVZjIec40p_TFMtigvCQQo9CwOI9AsSltSlO8YJT_CE7f9O33RvvozfwInKD8aS60/w400-h300/09-Essex.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Essex Rooting Fur the Browns</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 June - <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151985/tracking-canadas-extreme-2023-fire-season" target="_blank">The start of the Canadian wildfires.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">16 June - <a href="https://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2023/06/we-finally-got-after-dad.html" target="_blank">Chucho's 3rd Barkday</a></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0IVVXBc_T4rI7nRDQTTUwnh8WNTNv02UZ91eXjFU2HYN60D6VdWHAPxxzUUe-85St-Hvzk0aB0Pgcs4SPd8h8yLX3UCaKePZc_h3gTTJJPVW2wpQnZ_0fuLe6fTDuTgvpBiOAUmY-WBVzbLrtb1PMoBvBgF9ZJRIadb6Jto-WmWbaKGYNBTjckCbkdA/s480/IMG_0060.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0IVVXBc_T4rI7nRDQTTUwnh8WNTNv02UZ91eXjFU2HYN60D6VdWHAPxxzUUe-85St-Hvzk0aB0Pgcs4SPd8h8yLX3UCaKePZc_h3gTTJJPVW2wpQnZ_0fuLe6fTDuTgvpBiOAUmY-WBVzbLrtb1PMoBvBgF9ZJRIadb6Jto-WmWbaKGYNBTjckCbkdA/w400-h300/IMG_0060.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Gemin & Normandy Celebrate</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">8 August - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hawaii_wildfires" target="_blank">Maui Wildfire</a>.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">14 August - <a href="https://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2023/08/nose-bleed.html" target="_blank">Normandy's nosebleed saga begins.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">28 August - Dad and Normandy travel north to Lead ER. Gemini stays with Chucho.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">30 August - Dad and Normandy return home.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1 September - <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/entertainment/jimmy-buffett-death/index.html" target="_blank">Jimmy Buffett crosses the Rainbow Bridge.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">6 September - <a href="https://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2023/09/norm-is-normal.html" target="_blank">Norm is normal</a>. (no more since return)<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">26 September - <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brooks-robinson-orioles-death-6bbfb514ab91429db8aed53e8c17861d" target="_blank">Brooks Robinson crosses the Rainbow Bridge.</a></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o0MTClVcBTFj72UmkH0VAGef9j2__zvFRRsueWRwQOLedF31acw9q57c58y_emKszho3ZnGriPaTL54jDHx6oTIC6DxsBvY8qp1nX-3rULUSIvi_SZk6UNwHQI8HBZTYzbtO_XrE-C81zjRtop7z9crAWwLxYLmUcZIC39RrWtFjBZ1N8PGRhqI3xk4/s354/Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o0MTClVcBTFj72UmkH0VAGef9j2__zvFRRsueWRwQOLedF31acw9q57c58y_emKszho3ZnGriPaTL54jDHx6oTIC6DxsBvY8qp1nX-3rULUSIvi_SZk6UNwHQI8HBZTYzbtO_XrE-C81zjRtop7z9crAWwLxYLmUcZIC39RrWtFjBZ1N8PGRhqI3xk4/w270-h320/Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Brooks Robinson</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3 October - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Kevin_McCarthy_as_Speaker_of_the_House" target="_blank">Congressman Kevin McCarthy removed as Speaker.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">05 October - <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/05/commander-biden-no-longer-at-white-house-00120145" target="_blank">President's Dog Commander has left the White House.</a><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">7 October - Hamas attacks Israel</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 November - <a href="https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/legendary-controversial-indiana-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dies-at-83" target="_blank">Bob Knight crosses the Rainbow Bridge</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">29 November - <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/henry-kissinger-former-secretary-of-state-dies-at-100/ar-AA1kL02I" target="_blank">Henry Kissinger crosses the Rainbow Bridge.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTrE62OUVMP3NmcwtEppJKKYOznsUGGJ6m6y-K7hagsL1TjFnfBeUCisrg-DcEtQyX2uXGOp011tT4jq0WTo3k574Pb1JF5bns1UIOSPzowSt4WgHCvmw3VaRR9VVld0XjZ-uX6ieiPUY6kvNkMu_242pvEGnx2v8gtLI4LBcaRZa97stWMEXgd6_rqs/s984/Henry_A._Kissinger,_U.S._Secretary_of_State,_1973-1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTrE62OUVMP3NmcwtEppJKKYOznsUGGJ6m6y-K7hagsL1TjFnfBeUCisrg-DcEtQyX2uXGOp011tT4jq0WTo3k574Pb1JF5bns1UIOSPzowSt4WgHCvmw3VaRR9VVld0XjZ-uX6ieiPUY6kvNkMu_242pvEGnx2v8gtLI4LBcaRZa97stWMEXgd6_rqs/w260-h320/Henry_A._Kissinger,_U.S._Secretary_of_State,_1973-1977.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Henry Kissinger</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">11 December - <a href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/unknown-canine-respiratory-illness/" target="_blank">Dad reads about Dog Respiratory Illness.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">31 December - Twentieth Barkaversary of Essex's Gotcha Day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">= = = = = = </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quite a bit occurred in 2023. Now we will be starting the year of the Dragon. What eever goes on, we will be with our pack.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Speed,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gemini & Normandy</span></div></div></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-49945911177169265902023-12-31T14:54:00.000-05:002023-12-31T14:54:11.735-05:00Today Twenty Years Ago<span style="font-size: medium;">Bowser, where has time went. We've been meaning to post, but there has not been much to post about. </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1xupyPFFHXeMltQ3ZmZxFF1WpxPo-SfVor0-2gDLUmjLGOyDHU8mms19mMyH1U58cnJS6fhDu_6WZsxT-5kzehCn1GRjlkXDOqrZlm_u3oPetUiE4ZNzlu7NwsUdIMbdsofu3-74ic1EpR95cBL6b6Q9SX0_5cQL42FUyapC4H3tP8UdrHrHDf2p-ZA/s1600/04-01-Essex-Walking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1600" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1xupyPFFHXeMltQ3ZmZxFF1WpxPo-SfVor0-2gDLUmjLGOyDHU8mms19mMyH1U58cnJS6fhDu_6WZsxT-5kzehCn1GRjlkXDOqrZlm_u3oPetUiE4ZNzlu7NwsUdIMbdsofu3-74ic1EpR95cBL6b6Q9SX0_5cQL42FUyapC4H3tP8UdrHrHDf2p-ZA/w400-h329/04-01-Essex-Walking.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Essex Explores Her Yard for the First Time</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dad was telling us about 20 years ago. If you read this blog, you know that Essex came to live with Dad 23 December 2003. He told us how he had called Lil earlier to set up a pickup date. The drive up to Miami and back. Meeting Essex for the first time. How when he was pulling out of Holmhaven how she tried to crawl up his arm to go out the window. He calmed her with his steady soothing voice. </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFV42Rds6aQO5D-1lHzcFZZt94E49thN4nlwZAt6JqKfwjuTKhNvXoKJk66RUmxHPsKHzoPG6QKvukL1qv_V3lHDYZ5SKY3Hkl3iuAQnyuhQl0-GhJsO804Zp92AjpQevEZ7urUtRDMqD1n1h3LIf2KJB6bfBYGBm07HnGKFmn-dVbD6NcHUvOoJ0gqQ/s1600/04-01-Essex-Other-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFV42Rds6aQO5D-1lHzcFZZt94E49thN4nlwZAt6JqKfwjuTKhNvXoKJk66RUmxHPsKHzoPG6QKvukL1qv_V3lHDYZ5SKY3Hkl3iuAQnyuhQl0-GhJsO804Zp92AjpQevEZ7urUtRDMqD1n1h3LIf2KJB6bfBYGBm07HnGKFmn-dVbD6NcHUvOoJ0gqQ/w400-h319/04-01-Essex-Other-Yard.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Check To See If Any Pup Lives Next Door</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">They got out of the car halfway</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> home, so Essex could take a potty break. When the got home, she explored her yard. The tiny pup grew up to be an outstanding collie. As Dad gets misty eyed, he gives us both a hug and prepares for our visit to Angel Paws. </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HF5dCo3xk55fGuVEFGcF4LypVUj_kkXERE10yrKG5YsNuDncSL4eSPoZvedgYUeTnZnd9WEqaQIHg04jwMiGtIikcLhrKisTnXyfuxHFOk1_K6wtDkWu5ObOfgmqE4puT6zED_gg1DJKeweCQ4w_nNcM_f1BvRWbXJs0gWtfBd2BdrUpmv9LW_nzDqo/s450/Essex%20-Holmhaven%20Puppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="450" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HF5dCo3xk55fGuVEFGcF4LypVUj_kkXERE10yrKG5YsNuDncSL4eSPoZvedgYUeTnZnd9WEqaQIHg04jwMiGtIikcLhrKisTnXyfuxHFOk1_K6wtDkWu5ObOfgmqE4puT6zED_gg1DJKeweCQ4w_nNcM_f1BvRWbXJs0gWtfBd2BdrUpmv9LW_nzDqo/w400-h368/Essex%20-Holmhaven%20Puppy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Essex's Holmhaven Puppy Pawtograph</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">We'll keep Dad company tonight and he'll protect us from the booming fireworks. Hope everypaw has an awesome New Years.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Speed,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Gemini and Normandy</span></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-45013877926191046292023-09-18T22:11:00.001-04:002023-09-18T22:11:39.492-04:00Gemini's Rest of the Story<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cyber Paw Pals,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was besides myself when Dad left to take Normandy to LeadER. He decided to have a Chucho's Pawrents watch me. They were going to pick me up later in the day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dad put Norm in the car, then let me out of the bedroom. I was beside myself looking for my nephew. I quickly paced around the house. Dad could tell I was upset. He left the house to drive north and could hear me barking. He had made the decision to have me stay with friends because he thought it would be a quicker visit and didn't know he would be staying with my relatives.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got picked up later in the day. Chucho's pawrents relayed I was upset and pacing around. Spending time with them showed no improvement. They decided to bring me back home the next day, where I was a little more settled. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIpJ0yUo3WqrweQ-YWedkYSixTa-HNYOefNiIkbQq6uSemOg5AuZd4PmswsS0W1BcnOPwUNG58ifyLDnLJBQgEaubtl2Fv3SoAW4LHIt0Ppn8Zd5RVlWUcga7DB9eFRIvk8Ly7DP32LU56ezOH9KOIDCSknRnVaOzetc3yjbBQJw8L6Cc1xGjY33Z_F0/s640/Gemini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIpJ0yUo3WqrweQ-YWedkYSixTa-HNYOefNiIkbQq6uSemOg5AuZd4PmswsS0W1BcnOPwUNG58ifyLDnLJBQgEaubtl2Fv3SoAW4LHIt0Ppn8Zd5RVlWUcga7DB9eFRIvk8Ly7DP32LU56ezOH9KOIDCSknRnVaOzetc3yjbBQJw8L6Cc1xGjY33Z_F0/w300-h400/Gemini.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Gemini Trying To Relax</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBk7uv9X8c5eiOotFqLWoFBneDekS8WXizgnkkcuBIn6dLbdjsDutgYC1D6Xx3sbk-AScYYIYI4SUdlLQ5E1H35mkGV2WpZS9ID8Ujq4Jnd2QuAZitpf8aOOayC_AaHMRN_GQvrmakskNN_NSQgmTwglaxPMoR50IebzSCe2n7g82sNNW9e6sYTtsci0/s640/Gem-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBk7uv9X8c5eiOotFqLWoFBneDekS8WXizgnkkcuBIn6dLbdjsDutgYC1D6Xx3sbk-AScYYIYI4SUdlLQ5E1H35mkGV2WpZS9ID8Ujq4Jnd2QuAZitpf8aOOayC_AaHMRN_GQvrmakskNN_NSQgmTwglaxPMoR50IebzSCe2n7g82sNNW9e6sYTtsci0/w300-h400/Gem-2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Dad thinks I was overwhelmed. No Norm, No Dad, strange house and the storm. When they came back home, I was tuckered out. I greeted them, but I was not bouncy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dad told me if he had known it was going to be several days and he knew they were going to stay at Holmhaven, I would have come with him. I'm happy life is back to normal.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dog Speed,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gemini </span></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-25864113733449917432023-09-16T21:21:00.002-04:002023-09-16T21:21:55.304-04:00August Holmhaven Visit<span style="font-size: medium;">I finally got Dad to post the pawtograph from my visit to Holmhaven.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">First, I want to let you know that I am doing pawsome. I have not had any nose bleeds since I my testing at LeadER back on 29 August. Between no bleeding and all the tests being negative our pack is extremely happy. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I totally enjoyed Dad and my visit. If we knew it was going to turn out like it did, Gemini would have come with us. She has finally forgiven us both. I enjoyed running with by relatives. Dad enjoyed the visit too. Lil told him we were easy guests. That made us both smile.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Below are pawtographs of my relatives.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Speed,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Normandy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxb7b1hg_XKFvUlKGBuEGYVBX-Uc-hsG1820bxElPS63eQrz_G00tvgLAHj5JP7VWn0Dp1SFySlD4b_OX3el6UpEyDUvR5zP38CJgRcpRbZV7eaRd9gSXhyRKE8sd8cyP3b1Es_0Lk1JCQ7xYQEfMw6xXnDIHjfpZ8KJGSaoNO8UJfJpsCitVUbyboKc/s640/Clancy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxb7b1hg_XKFvUlKGBuEGYVBX-Uc-hsG1820bxElPS63eQrz_G00tvgLAHj5JP7VWn0Dp1SFySlD4b_OX3el6UpEyDUvR5zP38CJgRcpRbZV7eaRd9gSXhyRKE8sd8cyP3b1Es_0Lk1JCQ7xYQEfMw6xXnDIHjfpZ8KJGSaoNO8UJfJpsCitVUbyboKc/w300-h400/Clancy.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Clancy</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDmZXNNqmweo-HeruwDp2u0XGDOEGcx-B__8GRKzyPQVBA3TcV3_8t2Kry0AD-r8QQe9OJBA_fOA38Fz4FevgHLCgc8YCcO__AEqmfLA0PbNShtx805Tv5_vATR75nI8WOYAPWiTcuZqjV572fh94P9hargDS9W8-EoxW_MJ5ZFfo0IhBKG4RAvvq2W4/s480/Gracie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDmZXNNqmweo-HeruwDp2u0XGDOEGcx-B__8GRKzyPQVBA3TcV3_8t2Kry0AD-r8QQe9OJBA_fOA38Fz4FevgHLCgc8YCcO__AEqmfLA0PbNShtx805Tv5_vATR75nI8WOYAPWiTcuZqjV572fh94P9hargDS9W8-EoxW_MJ5ZFfo0IhBKG4RAvvq2W4/w400-h300/Gracie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Gracie</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGp_Ld7-_CflLklk1o--yNtYvlZDGF8XAJfbv-WvMcbEiisu1UZHyJCwSZ2FJziLQWuRl9YhCKbnU_Jf4x5Xn2KOKiud-tNT_-peDjG3N-BDZUoLla4DpoKt-6SkGUUZQ_4j21Z7fb63MA4nP8e8ZMHu2zNt4QQmQ7AtKa_CKyDxwW9v2qTR6fOeQR2c/s480/Martha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGp_Ld7-_CflLklk1o--yNtYvlZDGF8XAJfbv-WvMcbEiisu1UZHyJCwSZ2FJziLQWuRl9YhCKbnU_Jf4x5Xn2KOKiud-tNT_-peDjG3N-BDZUoLla4DpoKt-6SkGUUZQ_4j21Z7fb63MA4nP8e8ZMHu2zNt4QQmQ7AtKa_CKyDxwW9v2qTR6fOeQR2c/w400-h300/Martha.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Martha</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPe3IzBGhJZx36328IEXJUqcYW7Z7Q14jCMssGd_qI6QoQdmAKnqpyEyeds1VSaMNfiU1XS5MUO9G7jp2v9x5rft6HcqeiWbzQY0Hb0nl2AekOarz2lLfvbvzCR3iSO4TCp2AEJG5jvJiDw6YjbaDLR1VcQLEaMnazY6mlQs_q_WQsh8jyltTmcxNs3Uo/s640/Star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPe3IzBGhJZx36328IEXJUqcYW7Z7Q14jCMssGd_qI6QoQdmAKnqpyEyeds1VSaMNfiU1XS5MUO9G7jp2v9x5rft6HcqeiWbzQY0Hb0nl2AekOarz2lLfvbvzCR3iSO4TCp2AEJG5jvJiDw6YjbaDLR1VcQLEaMnazY6mlQs_q_WQsh8jyltTmcxNs3Uo/w300-h400/Star.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Star</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B8P_2kN9DhEFSw7DPZxE8ijal24FDw_eMruaXw2mcbnsU94uwCn62UljQPCtSFObPVppP6aZJ_i0JuB3hXdIFOT1GodLnKEzSh8sPnuGOkQ9utUDmYuPBIrwnsQth7pRhSFpGT2dSuza6yM_vfYwmLOzZGBs5tvxRAF3JpKEGZ34ZFkVh0jy_veNKmA/s480/Rosie%20and%20Nate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B8P_2kN9DhEFSw7DPZxE8ijal24FDw_eMruaXw2mcbnsU94uwCn62UljQPCtSFObPVppP6aZJ_i0JuB3hXdIFOT1GodLnKEzSh8sPnuGOkQ9utUDmYuPBIrwnsQth7pRhSFpGT2dSuza6yM_vfYwmLOzZGBs5tvxRAF3JpKEGZ34ZFkVh0jy_veNKmA/w400-h300/Rosie%20and%20Nate.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Rosie and Nate</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7wmFtYbwKGTEXOuk6GlDlYlFd1OcmvMaM5ghWPdJynFSarNT5r1outyx2BxSSHxRDA5GtHvGmgddV2LkBX7RdtQ27GQwR6G_dQsKNaaBQUJF8Cb5Gx7ob9vS4ffaakTq9QO7jifh91XZPPS2lK9LgarT3WT3Ew0yw4W8OCCOf4_e1EUEErfAwP6C-4/s480/Pal-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7wmFtYbwKGTEXOuk6GlDlYlFd1OcmvMaM5ghWPdJynFSarNT5r1outyx2BxSSHxRDA5GtHvGmgddV2LkBX7RdtQ27GQwR6G_dQsKNaaBQUJF8Cb5Gx7ob9vS4ffaakTq9QO7jifh91XZPPS2lK9LgarT3WT3Ew0yw4W8OCCOf4_e1EUEErfAwP6C-4/w400-h300/Pal-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Two pawtographs of Pal</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9POqN9FMQ4x-93sQ7V-g3uVlL-uCvnsghaLaWJwBA4eCEcUevSpYCXc6r8X6z5GXR8znCUbyAI2m4SXKl1yG66EHv860K16yGElUvXA2GoAqmgrTx1IgVartS29bWfmf2pUsnSjyO6zx-kBX67YXK-Ypmo41bw1KrAQoQ4JskH5vfDmal_nU_f5Nhukk/s640/Pal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9POqN9FMQ4x-93sQ7V-g3uVlL-uCvnsghaLaWJwBA4eCEcUevSpYCXc6r8X6z5GXR8znCUbyAI2m4SXKl1yG66EHv860K16yGElUvXA2GoAqmgrTx1IgVartS29bWfmf2pUsnSjyO6zx-kBX67YXK-Ypmo41bw1KrAQoQ4JskH5vfDmal_nU_f5Nhukk/w300-h400/Pal.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-70636753343296545582023-09-06T20:51:00.000-04:002023-09-06T20:51:12.608-04:00Norm Is Normal<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A sigh of relief has come over our pack. Dad got a voice mail from LeadER and talked to the Vet today. The Vet relayed that Norm is normal. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the biopsies, CAT scan and von Willebrand's factor test were all negative. The Vet reiterated he saw nothing abnormal during the exam and the tests confirm he is fine. He asked if Norm had a nosebleed. We answered the last time he bled was when we left him off for the exam. That was eight days ago. If Norm started bleeding again, we can call the Vet at LeadER. </span><span style="font-size: large;">What caused the nosebleed? Is a mystery.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> We are happy Norm is doing okay. The collies and dad danced for joy. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We will post more soon about our visit to Holmhaven and Gemini's being left with friends in Key West.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGgwYv6SEPGAknsqr9Q7H3vOOyoBctLdzYEmgcsnBHiYlhY2KFeqm8Z6slNc_HwuucuHsOu9ybExfSRT7LfMOK0LT7gWggwjReHJ_-1Menjf95s1grk1pYSoGBbCE2mdALIVMGEptyrsk-rz959PnGOvCpXqswpbol7_FVtDcqWVRqUoQd5yelzQDdoM/s640/Norm%20-%2029%20AUG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGgwYv6SEPGAknsqr9Q7H3vOOyoBctLdzYEmgcsnBHiYlhY2KFeqm8Z6slNc_HwuucuHsOu9ybExfSRT7LfMOK0LT7gWggwjReHJ_-1Menjf95s1grk1pYSoGBbCE2mdALIVMGEptyrsk-rz959PnGOvCpXqswpbol7_FVtDcqWVRqUoQd5yelzQDdoM/w300-h400/Norm%20-%2029%20AUG.jpg" title="Normandy and the Holmhaven Collies" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Normandy and the Holmhaven Collies</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Speed,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gemini, Normandy and Dog Dad<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-66395001727988253802023-08-30T21:43:00.003-04:002023-08-30T21:43:35.645-04:00Dad & Norm Are Back<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Normandy and Dad got back home this afternoon. I didn't get all joyful when I saw them. I just relaxed and was happy they were home. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Nothing really stood out to the vet from the scan or looking up Norm's nose. We will have to wait until the results come in from the lab. Why they need a labrador retriever to tell them what is going on with Norm is beyond me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have several things to post about, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Speed</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gemini</span></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-5075453611351053622023-08-28T05:27:00.003-04:002023-08-28T05:27:37.032-04:00Nose Bleed<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Normandy and Norm are off to Lead ER in Cooper City today. It all started with Norm having a slight on Tuesday, 14 August. Dad used some peroxide. Wednesday it got worse. We were off to see our vet on Thursday but they were closed. So we saw the emergency vet that are about 40 mins away. They couldn't see the bleed because it was further up the nose. The vet gave me some Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Clavamox) and EPINEPHrine. Early Saturday Norm bled again. We left home around 1:30 AM to Emergency Vet again. We got some Yunnan Baiyao and more EPHINEPHrine to use as needed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Things would improve, then take a step backwards. With no great improvement by Monday morning, an appointment at Lead ER was set up. The nosebleeds have lessened significantly since early this week, but Dad is keeping the appointment. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The entire time there has been no change in Norm's appetite, mood or energy. It has just been he gets a nosebleed, then stop it will stop bleeding. The ones on 16 and 17 August were about the size of the palm of my hand. Lead ER can't give a timeline on when Norm will come home until they look at him. Hopefully, we'll be back later today. Norm has a good appetite, spirits and a normal stool. No significant nose bleeds this weekend. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">G</span><span style="font-size: large;">emini is doing fine. Expect she will be barking and carrying on when we leave. Some dog park friends will be picking her up later in the day. She will stay with them and their pup. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dad is keeping an eye on the weather too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dog Speed,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Gemini & Normandy</span></p>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-40274479037517165722023-06-30T22:46:00.003-04:002023-06-30T22:46:44.093-04:00We Finally Got After Dad<span style="font-size: medium;">We had to really get after Dad to post. It has been many dog moons since our last post. We are doing well. Life is mostly slow at the dog park.<br /><br />Here are some pawtographs from Chucho's Barkday way back on 16 June. There were some treats and a cake we could eat. As you can tell Chucho turned 3. We had a fun time at the Barkday Party.</span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMTndbKRvvPTWOfw078__4hyYiN3-gSD6V0F2pTRQh9oRQN3D8vwgH_Ge_zCb9kuPOqO1GVIjgK8dXW_09Sh4zZHnIsXUqC-0aLK7MaCggQMxUJMSp1rj01wF67qlHStvQ-yxjfPcdbhgzcPHa6iNGKx9QoihOUCdsPtmiivroc4ssmoI_S-ShjPqInQ/s480/IMG_0061.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMTndbKRvvPTWOfw078__4hyYiN3-gSD6V0F2pTRQh9oRQN3D8vwgH_Ge_zCb9kuPOqO1GVIjgK8dXW_09Sh4zZHnIsXUqC-0aLK7MaCggQMxUJMSp1rj01wF67qlHStvQ-yxjfPcdbhgzcPHa6iNGKx9QoihOUCdsPtmiivroc4ssmoI_S-ShjPqInQ/w400-h300/IMG_0061.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Chucho's Mom Gives Gemini Some Cake<br /></b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2BqhntkXpsztTFH3pGMR6oO2mltVq3mN8q4jDiqLm-Ei_xAPoSu5vcgq4epzMIsnH1h38EcoqPAeyXgM_dw5k5JZw1z6HRZP9b1sG7zYLm2QWz-_HAAoR6lAa_mt52g5HJLj4zJOTIarOsnpORRc5Wqo2s9GOXaip40T1ZajTj3YLQGs-yX3Do4y4xo/s480/IMG_0060.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2BqhntkXpsztTFH3pGMR6oO2mltVq3mN8q4jDiqLm-Ei_xAPoSu5vcgq4epzMIsnH1h38EcoqPAeyXgM_dw5k5JZw1z6HRZP9b1sG7zYLm2QWz-_HAAoR6lAa_mt52g5HJLj4zJOTIarOsnpORRc5Wqo2s9GOXaip40T1ZajTj3YLQGs-yX3Do4y4xo/w400-h300/IMG_0060.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Gemini & Sherman Ask Chucho's Mom For Cake<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Dad has been meaning to post, but things keep coming up. Dad told us he has to get the house straightened up. Having failed over the last several month, he is going to try an old strategy. He is going to listen to episodes of Johnny Dollar and get after things. Johnny Dollar is an old radio show from the 1950s. Dad knows he can get things done listening to the show. It isn't as distracting as the TV or as boring with nothing on. We'll let you know if Dad got anything done.<br /><br />Dog Speed,<br /><br />Gemini & Normandy</span></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-70949665556876311612023-02-15T19:30:00.000-05:002023-02-15T19:30:21.812-05:00Remember 15 April 1898<div style="text-align: left;">Earlier today we followed Dad into to the WABAC machine. Once again it was set to the year 1898, location Havana, Cuba. We get out and sniff around the area. Suddenly at 9:40 PM we hear a loud explosion. We run over by Dad and hide behind his legs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />We bark out <span style="color: red;">"What made that loud thunder Dad?" </span> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dad replies, <span style="color: red;">"You remember a couple weeks ago we were in Key West to watch the USS Maine leave Key West?</span>"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We nod our heads yes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">"The USS Maine just exploded. Of the 355 members of the USS Maines crew, 261 crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Six days later, the US went to war with Spain."</span> We couldn't find any reports of a dog being aboard the ship, but there could have been one. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasPd5bSjiTA-9hybzHcfj5B3p_WsN8bvw5oJHJpHgOCR6jIAKZXYFCRZHTogNtcWAepv9Obfsm6d0Ghf8uKdLtp9ur76_QQszi8C9r6lu69YMdg358AiQCbqU7k4yDuIQwz1e6vspoDIETqE-_5u1gNQq5wmtJMP386VQFab0G8d7RkunKCY8KnbT/s412/mainewreckage%20in%20Havana%20Harbor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasPd5bSjiTA-9hybzHcfj5B3p_WsN8bvw5oJHJpHgOCR6jIAKZXYFCRZHTogNtcWAepv9Obfsm6d0Ghf8uKdLtp9ur76_QQszi8C9r6lu69YMdg358AiQCbqU7k4yDuIQwz1e6vspoDIETqE-_5u1gNQq5wmtJMP386VQFab0G8d7RkunKCY8KnbT/w350-h400/mainewreckage%20in%20Havana%20Harbor.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>The Wreckage of the Maine in Havana Harbour</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m298TaZsMswb041Yhi8AOGl7HqGXL3DmUkz9TFyoBA-SPyMnaEtMjIUg8VPg_zP0r94J1Al_6vXrXAHh67CZ5plK2QO17iajnASIR8ZOjR3OXAJBPd83ezy-vI3PRmNWxZdPtxVgonPpl462afzlTeJ_qiSej0zG-S7UloV7N8NZ3WwCG3OrTURy/s400/Sunken%20-%20USSMaine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="400" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m298TaZsMswb041Yhi8AOGl7HqGXL3DmUkz9TFyoBA-SPyMnaEtMjIUg8VPg_zP0r94J1Al_6vXrXAHh67CZ5plK2QO17iajnASIR8ZOjR3OXAJBPd83ezy-vI3PRmNWxZdPtxVgonPpl462afzlTeJ_qiSej0zG-S7UloV7N8NZ3WwCG3OrTURy/w400-h315/Sunken%20-%20USSMaine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">That event changed a lot of things in USA. We had territories half-way around the world and would become more involved in global events. We join Dad in a silent prayer at Angel Paws. After today we too will "Remember the Maine." </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgh4txuEG_dqui-FPHF9J14WYHPyPKcXvnuJDjdIbS1PontWFw1EG_NtUhFLBf2TnL51GZpNJ7zabw9e1nTzUwfcsU9OxirWTvcKQcybXXLWuv1H4OHYuNQdrJMrSusqG2X587gi0UgZjL-0bSgcX6_LHjuULZtD5_gHrQkZzFuE3C1NsUI4VCNXA/s903/U.S._Battleship_Maine_Monument_Key_West_Cemetery,_Florida.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgh4txuEG_dqui-FPHF9J14WYHPyPKcXvnuJDjdIbS1PontWFw1EG_NtUhFLBf2TnL51GZpNJ7zabw9e1nTzUwfcsU9OxirWTvcKQcybXXLWuv1H4OHYuNQdrJMrSusqG2X587gi0UgZjL-0bSgcX6_LHjuULZtD5_gHrQkZzFuE3C1NsUI4VCNXA/w266-h400/U.S._Battleship_Maine_Monument_Key_West_Cemetery,_Florida.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>USS Maine Memorial in Key West Cemetary</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini and Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-58743890530601555322023-01-24T20:00:00.001-05:002023-01-24T20:01:22.581-05:0024 January 1898<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">There is a creaking noise in the house. Gemini's tail
starts to wag. We ramble over to a big door and see Dad turning some
dials. I bump Gemini and give her a quizzical look. Gemini barks out</span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: red; font-family: Tahoma;"> "It’s the WABAC machine Norm!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">Gem explains the collies would join Dad and go back in time
using the WABAC machine. I listen as Gem woofs about previous WABAC adventures. Dad turns the dials to 24 January
1898, location <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Key West</st1:place></st1:city>.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">We arrive in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Key
West</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
no cars and people dress funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see
lots of horses and hoomans walking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad
says </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: red; font-family: Tahoma;">“Today the wheels of history start to turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several weeks from now, the trajectory of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> history will
change furever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> will start to
get more involved in world politics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
a several weeks we will use the WABAC machine again to witness the event that starts
that avalanche and begin that change.”<br /></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jd1e7DuyJE7cdkO74t_ad6GxhBOyNtr2L9Bqr2NpOo2GskxUKFt0TyrP3LBh44H7HdicsDDYpk-6nxghZyGYfwHU47E3thln91cknAFuLHIWfS-aOqA_kBEQwIv0XxpAfVoAUCpccGyNCgHr3aSKnc1ufRU9rvyGn0iY_7o6ap8XwZXFsGmq1nR0/s800/USS_Maine_(ACR-1)_starboard_bow_view,_1898_(26510673494).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jd1e7DuyJE7cdkO74t_ad6GxhBOyNtr2L9Bqr2NpOo2GskxUKFt0TyrP3LBh44H7HdicsDDYpk-6nxghZyGYfwHU47E3thln91cknAFuLHIWfS-aOqA_kBEQwIv0XxpAfVoAUCpccGyNCgHr3aSKnc1ufRU9rvyGn0iY_7o6ap8XwZXFsGmq1nR0/w400-h272/USS_Maine_(ACR-1)_starboard_bow_view,_1898_(26510673494).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The USS MAINE - 1898 - Library of Congress</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">We watch a ship start to slowly leave port, belching smoke into
the air as it moved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We read the name the
“<st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</st1:place></st1:state>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad looks at us and states, </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: red; font-family: Tahoma;">“The
Maine is heading to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cuba</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Captain Charles D. Sigsbee is the commander.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <st1:state w:st="on">Maine</st1:state>
will arrive in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Havana</st1:place></st1:city>
the next day, 15 January, around 10 AM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
a several weeks, we get in the WABAC and go to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Havana</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Harbor</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will watch, listen and we too will
remember the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</st1:place></st1:state>.”<br /></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKgyiUsRSlpJ7wK-wE6xzbADDeVbDXiPo0hvnMwibay70Ztfw5kwcmevdtw9lRKOkh_--kV5AXD81Oqjl5-b-2U8mVZey0Jarh6tJbtnvQLu3xAUY1GQahCKtsj5yWLFY1jlbAz5jvU3_xRvHOCnFzOgrXkvopbSgAZuxC66_Can3Xvrafcg9ORNA/s800/800px-USS_Maine_entering_Havana_harbor_HD-SN-99-01929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="800" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKgyiUsRSlpJ7wK-wE6xzbADDeVbDXiPo0hvnMwibay70Ztfw5kwcmevdtw9lRKOkh_--kV5AXD81Oqjl5-b-2U8mVZey0Jarh6tJbtnvQLu3xAUY1GQahCKtsj5yWLFY1jlbAz5jvU3_xRvHOCnFzOgrXkvopbSgAZuxC66_Can3Xvrafcg9ORNA/w400-h281/800px-USS_Maine_entering_Havana_harbor_HD-SN-99-01929.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>USS MAINE Entering Havana Harbor - 15 JAN 1898</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">Dog Speed,<br /></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 238); color: #111a06; font-family: Tahoma;">Gemini & Normandy</span></div>
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KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-52982609614077770982023-01-19T20:05:00.004-05:002023-01-19T20:05:46.169-05:00Lipoma<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Well Dad got the news from the Doctor. He has lipoma. Lipoma is a b<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">enign tumor of fat, formed between the skin and the underlying muscle. We all exhaled after Dad got the results. To celebrate Dad took us to Angel Paws on time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa-Mb2Ge55v0nvb6zH8IedqYM74g5AtV_Fz1jxSGxFxY1kkWAWQbaYFl3TPr7YQU17Y0wjWZZfmihNz0I3xm4P7-mJDnjkTkQjINF8pRiX4f5KPz_Bcu6EPa4Xau-DPDTuI4iEF5ve0fmGzGO49oDoj0u7q4VtXfapx-fyuBc81J9yDa-tx0M4lIK/s400/Norm-Gem-Dec2022-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa-Mb2Ge55v0nvb6zH8IedqYM74g5AtV_Fz1jxSGxFxY1kkWAWQbaYFl3TPr7YQU17Y0wjWZZfmihNz0I3xm4P7-mJDnjkTkQjINF8pRiX4f5KPz_Bcu6EPa4Xau-DPDTuI4iEF5ve0fmGzGO49oDoj0u7q4VtXfapx-fyuBc81J9yDa-tx0M4lIK/w400-h300/Norm-Gem-Dec2022-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Norm & Gem Chilling Out</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkXuctrwreVXTPmVDELURLBw243ZpRWxBfyYBWleSZLn8FXdXHzEJqvYP_wd1qTQrb86adTJSCs8ISDXV17uJW-569NtZ9j0Kw4q46nKD75mvQ1GNhj9dfZbsomlYFPrjkdIaJjEtEPcUQhA4qvnHvyBVFXfJjM0-bYtjZYtu7objev_v-nGsdjhw/s533/Norm-Gem-Dec2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkXuctrwreVXTPmVDELURLBw243ZpRWxBfyYBWleSZLn8FXdXHzEJqvYP_wd1qTQrb86adTJSCs8ISDXV17uJW-569NtZ9j0Kw4q46nKD75mvQ1GNhj9dfZbsomlYFPrjkdIaJjEtEPcUQhA4qvnHvyBVFXfJjM0-bYtjZYtu7objev_v-nGsdjhw/w300-h400/Norm-Gem-Dec2022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After receiving the good news, we chilled for a short time before Dad took us to Angel Paws to celebrate. Now Dad is off to the next project. Appreciate everypaw thinking of Dad and praying fur him. We love our Dad.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><br /></span>Dog Speed,<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gemini & Normandy</span></div><p></p>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-69348436164933072142023-01-04T06:17:00.002-05:002023-01-04T11:08:07.853-05:00Surgery<div style="text-align: left;">Well cyber-pals Dad is going to have surgery today. He felt a couple bumps on the back of his neck the second week of December. He went to Urgent care and they referred to another place. That Doc saw him and scheduled him fur surgery. Being the holiday, he ended waiting until after New Years. They are going to put Dad under, which he isn't thrilled about, but do what you have to do. He reports in at 7:15 and should be out before 10. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Dad will walk about 15 minute to the place that does the surgery. Copper's Dad will pick him up to take him home. We were extra good during our walk and told Dad not to worry. Dad will worry anyhow. When Dad gets home we'll post to let you know how he is doing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini, Normandy and Dog Dad</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">= = = = = = =</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">UPDATE: 11:00 AM</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dad is home and doing well. He is under the loving supervision of Gemini and Normandy. No Angel Paws today,, but we will get extra time tomorrow</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">We will get results of what the lumps were sometime in the future. He is scheduled to see the Doc again in around ten days.</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">. </span></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-8737082120269917282023-01-01T18:57:00.003-05:002023-01-01T18:57:46.782-05:002022 in Review<div style="text-align: left;">There were quite a few things that happened last year. Nothing much going in Key West. Dad still masks in
public, and he got his Covid booster shot in December. We spend a lot of time enjoying Angel Paws
and taking care of Dad. <br /><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><span face="tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", lucida, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: #ffffee; color: #111a06; font-size: 13px;">= = = = = = = = = =<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6 January – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sidney-poitier-dead-214e66b7e52909bdc64465e9ff4a1339">Actor Sidney Poitier crosses the </a><st1:place w:st="on"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/sidney-poitier-dead-214e66b7e52909bdc64465e9ff4a1339"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> </a><st1:placetype w:st="on"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/sidney-poitier-dead-214e66b7e52909bdc64465e9ff4a1339">Bridge at 94</a>.<br /></st1:placetype></st1:place><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">20 January – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/meat-loaf-dead-b5cec094291a4e8a6f5f0f88aba18b4d">Rock superstar Meat Loaf crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 74</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">24 February – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-business-europe-moscow-e88497e7e8d4ad178057b599cc9ec8f6"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>
invades </a><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-business-europe-moscow-e88497e7e8d4ad178057b599cc9ec8f6">Ukraine</a>.<br /></st1:place></st1:country-region><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">12 March – <a href="http://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2022/03/">Our coconut tree goes “timber”</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvuwrvg-M5WjJqKk-ILbTjipVKadBf9_SMzjxSpHU4pV5sd88AgKsj8DDZL0T3njuGtMGKvv6QMe42aMV3Yt0VO-i82VPQW8-5TkO2Y-v4VmFYdc0SJPivA73xeCp4tokL80lnrsuYILFWc6CShw_Q9isjKJUHj8zWOG6XC65svn5aYkIw8HIC3V-P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="293" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvuwrvg-M5WjJqKk-ILbTjipVKadBf9_SMzjxSpHU4pV5sd88AgKsj8DDZL0T3njuGtMGKvv6QMe42aMV3Yt0VO-i82VPQW8-5TkO2Y-v4VmFYdc0SJPivA73xeCp4tokL80lnrsuYILFWc6CShw_Q9isjKJUHj8zWOG6XC65svn5aYkIw8HIC3V-P" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">1 April – <a href="http://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2022/04/bear.html">Our pal Bear moves next door</a>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlozrWTQ2YbnhaACsp-z-v47_0l0G0SDfgiPmcFUzLynA6E44MC23d4RD9Qda0lXeyK4hUSV9R1a2h2Qo7-lLCjIpaeW-OMuqDzRkjGyLfS55YZh1Pwsasl_MiNxFI94Dxd9T5F5_vpFBOfL5dw6ECZsl-sABEvWwtpFY8oDfMnB_zeATke-xs8bCY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="293" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlozrWTQ2YbnhaACsp-z-v47_0l0G0SDfgiPmcFUzLynA6E44MC23d4RD9Qda0lXeyK4hUSV9R1a2h2Qo7-lLCjIpaeW-OMuqDzRkjGyLfS55YZh1Pwsasl_MiNxFI94Dxd9T5F5_vpFBOfL5dw6ECZsl-sABEvWwtpFY8oDfMnB_zeATke-xs8bCY" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Bear<br /><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">12 April – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_New_York_City_Subway_attack">Three dead, 29 injured in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:city> subway shooting</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">14 May – <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/buffalo-supermarket-shooting"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:place></st1:city>
Supermarket Shooting</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">16 May – <a href="https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/hero-animals/belgian-malinois-saves-human-from-mountain-lion-attack">Eva, the Belgian Malinois, saves hooman from mountain lion</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">26 May – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ray-liotta-dead-46f9582dce224a3e51d3bba1663b3c05">Actor Ray Liotta, who played Shoeless Joe Jackson in“Field of Dreams” crosses the Rainbow Bridge at 67</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">31 May – Our pal Bear moves to a new home in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Key West</st1:place></st1:city>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">18 June – <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/18/1106043866/18-dead-in-india-bangladesh-floods-millions-without-homes#:~:text=People%20wade%20through%20flooded%20waters%20in%20Sylhet%2C%20Bangladesh%2C,Bangladesh%2C%20leaving%20millions%20of%20homes%20underwater.%20Abdul%20Goni%2FAP"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:place></st1:country-region>
floods, millions of homes underwater</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">13 July – <a href="http://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2022/07/july-update-enu-rooster.html">Our pal Enu crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWMY6wt2IB-mn9KfstiLrUenUfZjEUG2UTOqUY2rn6Tow2XRkuuIuakdIwbnbG44pCtqY_cQtxhRqONB9237H5tv3Ty2cd2INnprWdRAx7WwsC8o30HqsmVvH82pXuJPmk1ZecSHvolCg7vdgM8s6LwybLoqA-3ELv6qi5eG4yn-Ca_fPQ4gOAO87H" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="220" data-original-width="121" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWMY6wt2IB-mn9KfstiLrUenUfZjEUG2UTOqUY2rn6Tow2XRkuuIuakdIwbnbG44pCtqY_cQtxhRqONB9237H5tv3Ty2cd2INnprWdRAx7WwsC8o30HqsmVvH82pXuJPmk1ZecSHvolCg7vdgM8s6LwybLoqA-3ELv6qi5eG4yn-Ca_fPQ4gOAO87H=w220-h400" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Enu</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">31 July – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bill-russell-nba-obit-48db4e1f37deb6e6574263c9f42dee46">Bill Russell, basketball player, crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 August – <a href="https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/hero-animals/bandit-cat-saves-owner-from-burglars-mississippi">Bandit, the calico cat, thwarts robbery in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:place></st1:state></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8 August – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/olivia-newton-john-dies-8a8f8fd004160ebadea59fccf88eb6b1">Oliva Newton crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 73</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">23 August – <a href="http://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/2022/08/happy-international-dog-day-beadee.html">BeauDee comes to live with Enu’s Mom</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBoze1A65XrG1YRH5gyvzyYg-B-j8F5IclpCQ1_5RyVznR6_oIrKqR1bSfPFhdLPXYfvn8df43MwZH65wdhTO3f7R3iYJbXNzysWiQHK5qs9wzD6Y-snxKJLTZQaum7oM2xOCVYaBSAXtC5Z1r8TQWhs3TGXI0sRjwQ2EWmpEr32KIs4Rxl1OYVRew" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="228" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBoze1A65XrG1YRH5gyvzyYg-B-j8F5IclpCQ1_5RyVznR6_oIrKqR1bSfPFhdLPXYfvn8df43MwZH65wdhTO3f7R3iYJbXNzysWiQHK5qs9wzD6Y-snxKJLTZQaum7oM2xOCVYaBSAXtC5Z1r8TQWhs3TGXI0sRjwQ2EWmpEr32KIs4Rxl1OYVRew" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">BeauDee</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8 September –<a href="https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-health-update-b2578aa91c3fef9c5d6ad4a557bf63e4"> Queen Elizabeth II crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 96</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">28 September – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian">Hurricane Ian slams <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state>’s west coast</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">27 October – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-san-francisco-ee1e283ff873813524ff21b0a7751b47">Elon Musk Takes Control of Twitter</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">29 October – <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/asia/itaewon-seoul-korea-halloween-crush-timeline-intl-hnk-dst/index.html"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Seoul</st1:city>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">South Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place> –
156 dead <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">in</span> deadly Halloween crown crush</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">11 November – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_FTX">FTX files for bankruptcy, the crypto currency crashes</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">16-20 November - <a href="https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2022-11-17-lake-effect-snowstorm-buffalo-new-york-great-lakes"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:place></st1:city> hammered by historic snowstorm</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">28 November – <a href="https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/hero-animals/golden-retriever-helps-rescuers-find-missing-kids-louisiana">Artemis, Golden Retriever, barking leads Louisiana rescuers to his small hoomans</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">16-27 December – Copper visits us.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">18 December – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lionel-messi-argentina-win-world-cup-final-against-france-e13fc1886725a0fe4f9e053e16a061bc?utm_source=apnews&utm_medium=featuredcard&utm_campaign=leadstory"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Argentina</st1:place></st1:country-region>
wins the World Cup</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">23 December – <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/buffalos-deadly-blizzard-numbers-made-storm-historic/story?id=95945684">The Great Buffalo Christmas Blizzard</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">28 December – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pele-soccer-star-dead-f2c5f7d2771b96dbd854cb025ab2563a">Pele, Brazilian soccer legend, crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 82</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">29 December – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-television-barbara-walters-tv-oprah-winfrey-3b9d51dd286b10f4518af7dd0336e149">Barbara Walters, TV broadcaster, crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 93</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">30 December – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-9d486fd9b12eab1177b9eb8ab7be22f4">Pope Benedict XVI crosses the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rainbow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge at 95</st1:placetype></st1:place></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">= = = = = = = = </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We wish everypaw a very Barky New Year. Hopefuly, "The Year of the Rabbit" 2023 is a pawtastic year. </div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-73774307639882677002022-12-29T21:36:00.000-05:002022-12-29T21:36:31.261-05:00Pele Crosses The Rainbow BridgePele crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. The name brings back memories of High School and College. Dad remembers reading about him in High School. After Dad graduated from High School, Dad watched him play for the NY Cosmos on TV. Pele's coming to the US brought soccer to the nation's conscience. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef_t7XDibjCz60APiXot8qr83ejzecStJ81yNunq0taa98O7g6pxJQ-ZPrlh09ybvEehWzQYXPU-jGTNO88QRVN9hQCC8-09XBrhnHdQfzPOUfEvWNj3AvEkZWCXBvfZMclfr0ffzdGpfxc_cpfp0SpIy4udn8b6K_LAI9VR6d7lxxpfLkTgonIWZ/s514/Pele-1963.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef_t7XDibjCz60APiXot8qr83ejzecStJ81yNunq0taa98O7g6pxJQ-ZPrlh09ybvEehWzQYXPU-jGTNO88QRVN9hQCC8-09XBrhnHdQfzPOUfEvWNj3AvEkZWCXBvfZMclfr0ffzdGpfxc_cpfp0SpIy4udn8b6K_LAI9VR6d7lxxpfLkTgonIWZ/s320/Pele-1963.PNG" width="171" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Pele-1963 </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Dad managed to convince Grand Paw to take him to watch the Cleveland Professional soccer team when he was in High School. The team was named the stars and was later named the Cobras. Below is a sticker with the Stars logo and a Cobras logo. There was no soccer team at his high school, but one of the reasons Dad chose the college he went to was that they had a geology program, and they had a soccer team. It was a silly reason to choose a school, but no one has ever said a High School student normally make logical decisions. Dad was never a very good soccer player, but he always tried his best. That trait of to keep trying has served Dad well. As for the collies, Normandy's favorite toy is a felt squeaky mini-soccer ball.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgwTxwZGE7yd_kpjBt159OobIowQruc_pfiSleRZnxQvHi8bkRmnM4pdBNklO-lMnHGTwdJiDO0iw27Axart6Q93JHJewvjrAZWel29qokd_MX6IgO7O6MDSZekj2pfRMWJ7suEOa20p7qHSv7PMAGEHYbTvujsvC_na7pj_M_Y-oI0vkPC3DI2Wy/s640/Cleveland%20Stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgwTxwZGE7yd_kpjBt159OobIowQruc_pfiSleRZnxQvHi8bkRmnM4pdBNklO-lMnHGTwdJiDO0iw27Axart6Q93JHJewvjrAZWel29qokd_MX6IgO7O6MDSZekj2pfRMWJ7suEOa20p7qHSv7PMAGEHYbTvujsvC_na7pj_M_Y-oI0vkPC3DI2Wy/s320/Cleveland%20Stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Cleveland Stars</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyfQbxNkKZjI0E6aFEXbuYUQA4T2FDm7PG08wukGNbAZ-7nFGQTQTILaG52M5jEs3z5FtinorqKwNsO9OEzGCOpEPDJ__-AkwMBmd70oaZBPFNS1qGVu3irOOBOVWmkBM1a5ypbtgl_bqhGL6LQHR_SD358_s-E1T50dnZ55HjUtQ3PyXr9hMgAt1/s315/Cleveland%20Cobras.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="315" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyfQbxNkKZjI0E6aFEXbuYUQA4T2FDm7PG08wukGNbAZ-7nFGQTQTILaG52M5jEs3z5FtinorqKwNsO9OEzGCOpEPDJ__-AkwMBmd70oaZBPFNS1qGVu3irOOBOVWmkBM1a5ypbtgl_bqhGL6LQHR_SD358_s-E1T50dnZ55HjUtQ3PyXr9hMgAt1/s1600/Cleveland%20Cobras.PNG" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Cleveland Cobras</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>The world will miss Pele. He influenced a lot of people during his lifetime. Soccer couldn't have had a better ambassador. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dog Speed,</div><div><br /></div><div>Dog Dad</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-63404816621150168362022-12-25T18:53:00.000-05:002022-12-25T18:53:04.835-05:00Merry Essexmas - 2022<p>We want to wish everyone a Merry Essex-mas. We are fine and the temperature is a cool 57 degrees. We totally enjoy that temperature though Dad finds it a little cool. We spent some time at or favorite place in Key West, Angel Paws Dog Park. This is an Angel Paws pawtograph from today. We are sitting pretty waiting for a treat.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT3MwVptsmb_w26PNyb9rG3i6-PVs0_YangsitLae-rf6jBZIHDQIzVMKZR0IHnmX7AtulssNI1nepJrjDqhyacFf-CYzAVgpo0a7quHVUyMVjP276OltZ9RtvyB5CDmYPUZFohHRaFxzo9sGuW_qNaVSQBkTntTZumtClzFhZ43Oj92WT85YtfZG/s1135/Essexmas%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT3MwVptsmb_w26PNyb9rG3i6-PVs0_YangsitLae-rf6jBZIHDQIzVMKZR0IHnmX7AtulssNI1nepJrjDqhyacFf-CYzAVgpo0a7quHVUyMVjP276OltZ9RtvyB5CDmYPUZFohHRaFxzo9sGuW_qNaVSQBkTntTZumtClzFhZ43Oj92WT85YtfZG/s320/Essexmas%202022.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Chucho, Normandy & Gemini Sitting Pretty</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Dad will try to do a couple of posts before the year ends. There hasn't been a lot happening lately. Dad has a lot of cleaning to do. <div><p>Merry Essexmas,</p><p>Gemini, Normandy & Dog Dad</p></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-77567298507710870832022-11-30T22:42:00.003-05:002022-11-30T22:42:47.598-05:0030 November 2022<div style="text-align: left;">Bowsers, we finally got after Dad to drop a quick note. Today we danced because it is the official end of herricane season. Which makes us happy. Next week Dad is going to be doing Essexmas baking. We are looking forward to having him home with us.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We are both doing fine. Things are very slow at Angel Paws. Sometimes there will be a larger group of pups, but many times there will be only a couple of pups there. We'll get Dad to post more this weekend. Norm told Dad he'll mess with his feet all night if he doesn't post this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini & Normandy</div><p><br /></p>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-70073715842405221602022-09-28T21:41:00.003-04:002022-09-28T21:41:56.490-04:00Ian Update<div style="text-align: left;">Cyber Paw Pals,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some downed palm fronds, coconuts and some broken umbrella trees was all Herricane Ian did to us. We were very fortunate. Key West did not evacuate, and we stayed in our house. We heard a lot of wind, but not much lightning. The biggest issue seemed to be from getting storm surge and having the King Tides. King Tides is a lunar thing, that results in a higher high tide. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvNarrrfO-_orsuB1ZgnQPFyGbinbu311x4fiCY2rYO-vH_vp9XKL93Ffu2u9gheNAlLoyyBtnXKpHHvfgSFcP_FSUyd6BoZ6poVvm4Zwxby-ddh5nelgRmTaoIm3pNUjRC9cdxKi5mp4_vcNMMUIf8eB9baNmzOQxN31oW2NTlBS3biWCXV65J78/s480/27%20SEP%202022%20-%20Gemini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvNarrrfO-_orsuB1ZgnQPFyGbinbu311x4fiCY2rYO-vH_vp9XKL93Ffu2u9gheNAlLoyyBtnXKpHHvfgSFcP_FSUyd6BoZ6poVvm4Zwxby-ddh5nelgRmTaoIm3pNUjRC9cdxKi5mp4_vcNMMUIf8eB9baNmzOQxN31oW2NTlBS3biWCXV65J78/w400-h300/27%20SEP%202022%20-%20Gemini.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Gemini Resting On The Couch</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMaPlGuK13RylyrQnT1sRqHCvkSV5JOj3pXT8A9IbJjkKXAbWknnCrqZ_UFzagDPKpwCR1W3h-2QGU59Z-ZhoMxu4VUbzAkhvzT1cz_tdn9R_IIcuNF4TXvFUS-4yatO16S_5GaPkHG2gVp_5LVicfGJt7h9B3_iB4lHnpbj01dCi1StvZcPLyfZb/s480/27%20SEP%202022%20-%20Norm%20Under%20Table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMaPlGuK13RylyrQnT1sRqHCvkSV5JOj3pXT8A9IbJjkKXAbWknnCrqZ_UFzagDPKpwCR1W3h-2QGU59Z-ZhoMxu4VUbzAkhvzT1cz_tdn9R_IIcuNF4TXvFUS-4yatO16S_5GaPkHG2gVp_5LVicfGJt7h9B3_iB4lHnpbj01dCi1StvZcPLyfZb/w400-h300/27%20SEP%202022%20-%20Norm%20Under%20Table.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Normandy Chills Under The Table</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Dad watched the weather channel, while Gemini rested on the couch and Normandy was under the table. We got several walks but didn't get to go to our beloved Angel Paws. We will give you an update on how the park faired, when we get a chance to go over there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini and Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-6911905831633147922022-09-25T12:35:00.001-04:002022-09-25T12:48:08.187-04:00Watching Herricane Ian<div style="text-align: left;">Bowser, early last week we heard a noise we hadn't heard in two years. Norm looked at Gemini and barked "Auntie Gem, I think that is the "Angel Dog Jake Tropical Storm Alert System!" We could hear Jake bark out an alert telling us to get Dad to get things ready in case we had to evacuate. Jake said he and the other Angel Dogs would try to bark the storm away from his family and ours would try to bark the storm away, but herricanes often have a mind of their own. We imagined Essex, Deacon, Sherman, Jake and JH barking at the storm. We even joined them in their barking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja766dvYj6dGxxI-gkbBEz_0RURtKM60b_ZiIEBML51vbU-DVC3ivJmbiLNXgQtDGIHEKONdWwqQJLpiiMpAabwCny0MfKE00xC4MiVD6wLXmOlWRId3o5dYIbwdG31xg7s1llPXdRFnJExrzFjI2JGlkKwWIlT0lLjnSXwaAw_twCzxFw-EFOOa_7/s320/zjakestormfay7.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="320" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja766dvYj6dGxxI-gkbBEz_0RURtKM60b_ZiIEBML51vbU-DVC3ivJmbiLNXgQtDGIHEKONdWwqQJLpiiMpAabwCny0MfKE00xC4MiVD6wLXmOlWRId3o5dYIbwdG31xg7s1llPXdRFnJExrzFjI2JGlkKwWIlT0lLjnSXwaAw_twCzxFw-EFOOa_7/w400-h281/zjakestormfay7.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Angel Dog Jake Sending a Tropical Storm Alert</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We then got after Dad to get ready to evacuate. Dog treats, dig food, leashes, a couple dog toys and of course some cheese. Right now, the herricane track looks like it will avoid us, but we are worried about some of our pals. However, we trust cats more than we trust herricanes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We'll post some pawtographs soon. Dad is in a rare cleaning mode. Next on the list is to mow the grass. All the rain has made it grow and Key West is expecting rain over the next five days. Dad will get perishable food after the storm passes. He doesn't want to throw out stuff because the power went out for several hours.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini & Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-15443185708723245712022-08-26T21:25:00.000-04:002022-08-26T21:25:51.364-04:00Happy International Dog Day & BeaDee<div style="text-align: left;">Happy International Dog Day to everyone out in Cyber Paw Land. We got after Dad to post about such a special day. First though was a visit to Angel Paws. Not very much going on in our world. Angel Paws is hit or miss. We haven't had any adventures (for which Dad is thankful for). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We want to relay some good news. In our last post we talked about our pal Loki crossing the bridge. Well a young collie named BeauDee came to console and live with his Mom. BeauDee is only 14 months old. His Mom is remembering the challenge of raising a young pup. Below are some pawtographs of BeauDee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwpCwxXAdZaUzYoz9R2-iscu4ifiFSMkx3-ZWGoyDnUEca6UT19Y0PbaIuX_cdDsS1HX-q8j6E8tH4ws9o82JqQQ6qWDUk4tJkMc5wKNNf0kt-usd-q0MmGEk8gKDVOTGAx2oZGAMh4sdJJM-BitVljwiEX4ZQYxN1hYIO_bfPbLCdbiW9es2HoPk/s1080/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022%20-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwpCwxXAdZaUzYoz9R2-iscu4ifiFSMkx3-ZWGoyDnUEca6UT19Y0PbaIuX_cdDsS1HX-q8j6E8tH4ws9o82JqQQ6qWDUk4tJkMc5wKNNf0kt-usd-q0MmGEk8gKDVOTGAx2oZGAMh4sdJJM-BitVljwiEX4ZQYxN1hYIO_bfPbLCdbiW9es2HoPk/w300-h400/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022%20-a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRhyF34PW9vmwvVii63qy5mtGA-D8OtAhTksmMx8dtNdndhLl3FcU7PuF9GN4BfcZ6tyI4c0kbjmkkPoOOin2fa6Zstl1ePucwXmSgElFl5b3w-4Vq-JtjKogCBBsZJhvbOUczgv2o-51JyE7RndRd8BDT3xF8ODmNB-1L_q5ME1lVk0eUR4Riwk1/s1080/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022%20-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1080" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRhyF34PW9vmwvVii63qy5mtGA-D8OtAhTksmMx8dtNdndhLl3FcU7PuF9GN4BfcZ6tyI4c0kbjmkkPoOOin2fa6Zstl1ePucwXmSgElFl5b3w-4Vq-JtjKogCBBsZJhvbOUczgv2o-51JyE7RndRd8BDT3xF8ODmNB-1L_q5ME1lVk0eUR4Riwk1/w400-h385/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022%20-b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY-__JwEnu4WZSW3O8zLCeUCVmGQosKRIWQ8YOuVC3d2HJieY6RooQMeQMgUHFa21Rw75RJ1eKyg_YXqilXFGeAJW3bznHEmFOveq79JmIFQcQ6RMa-i1HJ0qPr6ujoupGj5zFPUFEpMDNJLUxyImg08rUjkQ4SLSGcAb4mqUaQjn_0o3BTiQAQvu/s1080/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY-__JwEnu4WZSW3O8zLCeUCVmGQosKRIWQ8YOuVC3d2HJieY6RooQMeQMgUHFa21Rw75RJ1eKyg_YXqilXFGeAJW3bznHEmFOveq79JmIFQcQ6RMa-i1HJ0qPr6ujoupGj5zFPUFEpMDNJLUxyImg08rUjkQ4SLSGcAb4mqUaQjn_0o3BTiQAQvu/w300-h400/BeauDee%20-%20Aug%202022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">BeauDee is a handsome feller, and we hope to meet him soon. He was born in June; the month Sherman and Gemini were born. His hobbies are eating tasty treats and chewing shoes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">BeauDee is lucky to have such a grrrreat Mom. Sherman told Gemini when he was a pup, that BeauDee's Mom is a little bit wacky like our Dad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini & Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-62978485983772867362022-07-31T21:48:00.002-04:002022-07-31T21:48:14.726-04:00July Update - Enu - Rooster<p class="MsoNormal">A lot of things have happened this month and we didn’t pester Dad enough. We’ll try to make him send out several posts this week to catch up with our reporting. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Key West collies have written about her collies a number of times. Her collie Enu passed away on 13 July. Enu was battling cancer and it was time to let him go. Even when you know it is coming, it is hard to let pups go. Enu was a good collie and fit in well with the household with cats. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTuyuHwyLofqxZC3AE3TlOcKc0JK9i0ELgRIWVSSyHgrsTnhxUSvcYLTPgIPtdS-hPAihz6DV-Gc44oRmg-orJwHcEnbv646NslvlH33I6xFG-5D-uUWZoKenXiLMJ-37qfMQElP6Aa57ulukKeApMt500ANsMU-EiVyW5IuSSIqwBJ3GgQVczKHK/s960/Enu-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTuyuHwyLofqxZC3AE3TlOcKc0JK9i0ELgRIWVSSyHgrsTnhxUSvcYLTPgIPtdS-hPAihz6DV-Gc44oRmg-orJwHcEnbv646NslvlH33I6xFG-5D-uUWZoKenXiLMJ-37qfMQElP6Aa57ulukKeApMt500ANsMU-EiVyW5IuSSIqwBJ3GgQVczKHK/w220-h400/Enu-5.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Enu</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal">While waiting to get another collie, she is fostering a smooth tri-color boy named Rooster. Rooster is not a year old yet, so he is proving to be a challenge. He will probably be in foster care until 14 August. The lady adopting Rooster is moving from Tampa to Tallahassee. The lady lost her smooth coat collie earlier this year, so is very excited to having a Rooster join her pack. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGDxoVLmDOF2xePGzqHURiStOj7s_bOkLW2yxgwE0Isa0_BO0kemQw9ZjKMZacvKDg7MNYN1E2Czc1Rn2e2up8O4qXL9Riy9_sHrBeIgidgObgx8JbLi0iluy-AYMrQAEgc4gBt2ikJK01f2BklvMgEVaiM5l66MoOfFY4mwYqy84NVgThGbXIqli/s1080/Rooster-II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGDxoVLmDOF2xePGzqHURiStOj7s_bOkLW2yxgwE0Isa0_BO0kemQw9ZjKMZacvKDg7MNYN1E2Czc1Rn2e2up8O4qXL9Riy9_sHrBeIgidgObgx8JbLi0iluy-AYMrQAEgc4gBt2ikJK01f2BklvMgEVaiM5l66MoOfFY4mwYqy84NVgThGbXIqli/w300-h400/Rooster-II.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Rooster</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FO9xWqabbUJUboNEX--D3ylIi_X99U2atnNXwIe9QdeaSVjS4rfq0r4woACp0Kk78vFDHg49YrW7wq6r9gUUHE2txa0lPVyXjm9kA3B5PrgN8dVU4MfovnNLfvNZamHFB5JKwU5_A1IFzRc0r4ptuF90USI5m_9SYvIaQskrKGyyQvebIIAzftv0/s1080/Rooster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FO9xWqabbUJUboNEX--D3ylIi_X99U2atnNXwIe9QdeaSVjS4rfq0r4woACp0Kk78vFDHg49YrW7wq6r9gUUHE2txa0lPVyXjm9kA3B5PrgN8dVU4MfovnNLfvNZamHFB5JKwU5_A1IFzRc0r4ptuF90USI5m_9SYvIaQskrKGyyQvebIIAzftv0/w300-h400/Rooster.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0jLsYw8eBYXyDa3ymRuaCeqKx5NoHXf00V6L8A0JAlL1WZK04lY96y_lj1yZqGlNPhrTSxr73CYPndMqHJDqiNTa-0Y20GAZk0be7cJyOFAKgnACObjd5EMfS0FRV8FNciu4S5ijHoKfhr2Ew1ngGllyNTNtuCbFFBbsbhuKiOoQDuRDBmHQ9fd7/s1080/Rooster-III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0jLsYw8eBYXyDa3ymRuaCeqKx5NoHXf00V6L8A0JAlL1WZK04lY96y_lj1yZqGlNPhrTSxr73CYPndMqHJDqiNTa-0Y20GAZk0be7cJyOFAKgnACObjd5EMfS0FRV8FNciu4S5ijHoKfhr2Ew1ngGllyNTNtuCbFFBbsbhuKiOoQDuRDBmHQ9fd7/w400-h300/Rooster-III.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are no senior collies to teach Rooster the way of the collie. Rooster is finding inventive ways to make life interesting. The cats are trying to keep Rooster in line, but we’ve never found cats to be good teachers. We’ll try to post more later this week. We’ll just have to pester Dad.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dog Speed,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Gemini & Normandy</p>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-61945082859687931332022-06-28T22:12:00.004-04:002022-06-28T22:12:30.478-04:0027 June - Gemini Is Seven<div style="text-align: left;"> Yesterday dad woke me up by singing Happy Barkday to me. Hard to believe that I am seven years old. Dad had to go to work, but when he got back there was some extra dog treats, cheese and quite a while spent at Angel Paws. Norm gave me plenty of kisses and Dad gave me a great big hug.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmHz2sPvkYE7UpGgLoySNwdFkDufNE1R44E0Y-1D7LZbJKCgqRtiMH5u9LOjVJsy7s8HJ6fnHqAUQ3rFFF7wBNe2Kv61-_SylNSfjnQZn8j_tHDY8IrbAuq-8RJfYtyNtSxc7rCKNAGCBplqsyPhSQleo38NY_j4qgBJb5bF9FgBZ9ZEVTBrY2dIw/s960/Angel%20Paws%202022-06-28.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmHz2sPvkYE7UpGgLoySNwdFkDufNE1R44E0Y-1D7LZbJKCgqRtiMH5u9LOjVJsy7s8HJ6fnHqAUQ3rFFF7wBNe2Kv61-_SylNSfjnQZn8j_tHDY8IrbAuq-8RJfYtyNtSxc7rCKNAGCBplqsyPhSQleo38NY_j4qgBJb5bF9FgBZ9ZEVTBrY2dIw/s320/Angel%20Paws%202022-06-28.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Norm and Gem at Angel Paws</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Gemini</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-79982142084168562302022-06-06T22:06:00.000-04:002022-06-06T22:06:22.273-04:00All Is Well - 06 June2022<br /><br />All is well here in Key West. We expected a lot of rain from the tropical system this Friday and Saturday, but we got just enough to make the grass grow. We were all happy.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E80oswwUj_95rY272rJbyS0ocj5YlaGDijmoyP_n80G3hExS9ZbX2A_7shSsEiWheBS5NuODcaxYl5ZLicJoQphfgyEzxA6Rs80SSa6KqRjYBUvU8MmtUvWZkXh9X7qf3VOtFpzUQbGXVerdy8sUuuMNsBJFFA3C2prDmeQmxsyunh9obI7mMDlM/s960/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E80oswwUj_95rY272rJbyS0ocj5YlaGDijmoyP_n80G3hExS9ZbX2A_7shSsEiWheBS5NuODcaxYl5ZLicJoQphfgyEzxA6Rs80SSa6KqRjYBUvU8MmtUvWZkXh9X7qf3VOtFpzUQbGXVerdy8sUuuMNsBJFFA3C2prDmeQmxsyunh9obI7mMDlM/w400-h300/Slide1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">An Angel Paws Rainbow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIZJlxgr_JaINJDLvTT2JRp7Nx0tTlcG0wYNzq6oz9AVAuMEa4gLmYsI_JlsG2YOCFwmnNNFUTgjGirIaFSRJqhs5-cy4rFwzOh-7YN9lG1sahj4c98e0bJlWbK3AhcZnWijUR6OFRef6t-B8l82SuHDx7tb4KM0hfD99jKNAW-2aeZ21-Zs5W8YH/s960/Slide2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIZJlxgr_JaINJDLvTT2JRp7Nx0tTlcG0wYNzq6oz9AVAuMEa4gLmYsI_JlsG2YOCFwmnNNFUTgjGirIaFSRJqhs5-cy4rFwzOh-7YN9lG1sahj4c98e0bJlWbK3AhcZnWijUR6OFRef6t-B8l82SuHDx7tb4KM0hfD99jKNAW-2aeZ21-Zs5W8YH/w400-h300/Slide2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>We saw a rainbow at Angel Paws. One thing about living in Key West is we see plenty of rainbows, but that could be because Dad spends more time outside.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dog Speed,</div><div><br /></div><div>Gemini & Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-30896647132144145012022-05-31T21:06:00.004-04:002022-05-31T21:06:44.674-04:00Busy May <div style="text-align: left;">We've been trying to get Dad to post, but things keep on popping up. May has been busy and Dad is behind doing stuff. It seems there is plenty of house stuff to be done.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4pWL4QifX4ZFF6Yck5NpGZ3xpI4xgJ7QUKoFEz5bwKb-gHf_KDJ1B7ZlK7i-hhi5eTUdzhWROO5GtFK9w5HiltrnZC8U3t7jadY_twLgBqluxq6UTC2DfW8I8fKHvkDLViRS2VyVq1YgP7hYmR_-KpyEGsLoapWBKsR0mIhSsVgNyLHuEdw8DwW8/s960/Gem-Norm%20-Resting%20-%20May%202022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4pWL4QifX4ZFF6Yck5NpGZ3xpI4xgJ7QUKoFEz5bwKb-gHf_KDJ1B7ZlK7i-hhi5eTUdzhWROO5GtFK9w5HiltrnZC8U3t7jadY_twLgBqluxq6UTC2DfW8I8fKHvkDLViRS2VyVq1YgP7hYmR_-KpyEGsLoapWBKsR0mIhSsVgNyLHuEdw8DwW8/w400-h300/Gem-Norm%20-Resting%20-%20May%202022.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Normandy & Gemini Posing Pretty</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On 11 May norm celebrated his second Bark Day. We spent plenty of time at Angel Paws. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgKYz3BPvukqx2P2P7-g4x94gP5ckEaRWGQNLymsxNm7xZjtsj2umxOtq4mRgJg1Ielwkv1cDz8DVD3HQ7jH3oUlbGUHSTE1nbe0TAB6VSSR6mH7-z99wjamnIbIZg0-Dnedb-DvaDDc5CfizxNpw0JM3kOpipshyTWlwo8JeHi3NfEMv5K8ff777/s960/Gem-Norm-05%20MAY%2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgKYz3BPvukqx2P2P7-g4x94gP5ckEaRWGQNLymsxNm7xZjtsj2umxOtq4mRgJg1Ielwkv1cDz8DVD3HQ7jH3oUlbGUHSTE1nbe0TAB6VSSR6mH7-z99wjamnIbIZg0-Dnedb-DvaDDc5CfizxNpw0JM3kOpipshyTWlwo8JeHi3NfEMv5K8ff777/w400-h300/Gem-Norm-05%20MAY%2022.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Looking At Dad</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu1DQ9twajDCJZvktGEYBaYMK_L8G2k9Sq6-iFN-lrJtVQ1pQBccroL-k_kNpmm_-KM60SufNkgOqrnk5YbTARo4diuY2gGmJ6kIfeqf2mx8ZEWwudzw7liFBD9Y7cxl9iXGRLwSJr2i_1E2xo6hAHEFRKWlPet1_QsHT_4tVyleajw-Y816FdQn7/s960/Gem-Norm-05%20MAY%2022a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu1DQ9twajDCJZvktGEYBaYMK_L8G2k9Sq6-iFN-lrJtVQ1pQBccroL-k_kNpmm_-KM60SufNkgOqrnk5YbTARo4diuY2gGmJ6kIfeqf2mx8ZEWwudzw7liFBD9Y7cxl9iXGRLwSJr2i_1E2xo6hAHEFRKWlPet1_QsHT_4tVyleajw-Y816FdQn7/w400-h300/Gem-Norm-05%20MAY%2022a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Today Bear and his hoomans went to live in a new home in Key West. We will miss our pal. It was a fun two months Bear is already missed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini & Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-53451575037366188292022-04-18T20:37:00.002-04:002022-04-18T20:37:43.416-04:00Bear <div style="text-align: left;"> We've been meaning to post for some time, but Dad was busy with something called taxes. Dad didn't even have time to find the rabbit ears. As for us we slept through most of Dad figuring taxes out and using colorful language.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjgHOuk3QDwZBYzXJWcuxSBE5jAOxL720Xdr2eN1Kz0ZwPA97HcX7KX25RvREVPix2EMF84brj6-FZfVC2czuLGeAUOE197ip4BrB5iYDB1DOXhG3X-lGMLm3fY5lTQSkP6cOOLKNdLeviI-puJOOjDYxM93wh08YbAIwsS3ApsRG2AHMIpLQIQdC/s960/Gem-Norm%20Resting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjgHOuk3QDwZBYzXJWcuxSBE5jAOxL720Xdr2eN1Kz0ZwPA97HcX7KX25RvREVPix2EMF84brj6-FZfVC2czuLGeAUOE197ip4BrB5iYDB1DOXhG3X-lGMLm3fY5lTQSkP6cOOLKNdLeviI-puJOOjDYxM93wh08YbAIwsS3ApsRG2AHMIpLQIQdC/w400-h300/Gem-Norm%20Resting.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Normandy & Gemini Resting While Dad Does Taxes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">We have new neighbors, and they have an Australian Shepherd mix named Bear. If we are outside the same time, Bear will hop over the fence and the games begin. Norm and Bear chase after each other rough housing. All the while Gem barks at the two of them. If Dad hears the barking, he will come outside and watch the three. He has a smile on his face all the while. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dF-QQEqr9y5jiiMYzsgoEDkC9jE_zd23WKehh1jnVKgRNES2ydCcStHO_TossEbOPPDGyRP0hSOCjcY93gX1LQ1VJpLyUKc5zLNTuDTWfblm0Sb_5lz5s2YyEkckNZmVeKWyygZRBGf56hxWgARLbswU3C0CRQSKIQeJJLgfn4P2dI7dP9__SGtO/s960/Bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dF-QQEqr9y5jiiMYzsgoEDkC9jE_zd23WKehh1jnVKgRNES2ydCcStHO_TossEbOPPDGyRP0hSOCjcY93gX1LQ1VJpLyUKc5zLNTuDTWfblm0Sb_5lz5s2YyEkckNZmVeKWyygZRBGf56hxWgARLbswU3C0CRQSKIQeJJLgfn4P2dI7dP9__SGtO/w400-h300/Bear.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Bear</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwFz_Zj07lBSNtAX7z2AH0XxA_9UI0qW_wumqQ2uXJvPESDjrB_hqAZbdCyG4PpNVixqhQML7w_mjwhxoWULmdTeWN59zl1Gacfxx-tlTabY34iuEFgUBEEJbVJ3PBUMoENtFlnOrwNmwaCPM04XkYXuJLYkMkCjYAE_dR00RcKLh3sdx83vqUhfP/s960/Norm-Gem-Bear%20playing-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwFz_Zj07lBSNtAX7z2AH0XxA_9UI0qW_wumqQ2uXJvPESDjrB_hqAZbdCyG4PpNVixqhQML7w_mjwhxoWULmdTeWN59zl1Gacfxx-tlTabY34iuEFgUBEEJbVJ3PBUMoENtFlnOrwNmwaCPM04XkYXuJLYkMkCjYAE_dR00RcKLh3sdx83vqUhfP/w400-h300/Norm-Gem-Bear%20playing-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>The Three Amigos Playing</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE6nz6YEwHQSny2_rJ6gAXBn6xrDmsz2JrLrNJuN-7gRd8j_f0gSG_WNRZYYOdOb6agIVPPdZYKQfEP4s1gmywj9qBMsFETZ0c1NGTNTdxEPIP8Nuu7ZTs39Bx42emmgysamQoSX7DgkPIo1ypQzbhbC7iXu-c5srpolcZ_qc8mDRDPuJSNMmeyYc/s960/Norm-Gem-Bear%20playing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE6nz6YEwHQSny2_rJ6gAXBn6xrDmsz2JrLrNJuN-7gRd8j_f0gSG_WNRZYYOdOb6agIVPPdZYKQfEP4s1gmywj9qBMsFETZ0c1NGTNTdxEPIP8Nuu7ZTs39Bx42emmgysamQoSX7DgkPIo1ypQzbhbC7iXu-c5srpolcZ_qc8mDRDPuJSNMmeyYc/w400-h300/Norm-Gem-Bear%20playing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdHyyuGAtvIlKwlgK3SV5yYakn2a30ODxJ7wiJHPRqj6OsdwboUAkoaUFGTcSlqYJMzC814RmACFm1vScNrHenQXuyYKmp8j3-OX1-ECgCA2IM4DJeAlEan_n0wlZQtBSjaP3n10d0_zOMhE-BDmOEV37I3j-5uqWWDS26qHYyZYRNxyqfKRb_Wxr/s960/Water%20Break.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdHyyuGAtvIlKwlgK3SV5yYakn2a30ODxJ7wiJHPRqj6OsdwboUAkoaUFGTcSlqYJMzC814RmACFm1vScNrHenQXuyYKmp8j3-OX1-ECgCA2IM4DJeAlEan_n0wlZQtBSjaP3n10d0_zOMhE-BDmOEV37I3j-5uqWWDS26qHYyZYRNxyqfKRb_Wxr/w400-h300/Water%20Break.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Water Break</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Dog Speed,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gemini & Normandy</div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476467057830775789.post-52388944754334137512022-03-13T21:17:00.000-04:002022-03-13T21:17:07.622-04:00Timber<p>Mid-day Saturday we had a lot of wind and a little rain. During that time frame our last coconut tree fell down. We didn't even hear it. Thank dogness no paw was hurt and when it landed in there were no cars parked in the street. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyBnmglRbaxDpqIOV5QbCpMuTRiyyCXXtBiK_KHdRyjubzB1c1B-hWg8e5E6ORogWQNDsrdGX2MTSfxW250DXT--eE1MjNUGz8268p4KQB--80CqnkwytBLOfL7xyF3ej3AR3w4EnRAo9HGEdqX_r1wmqZYbn3Q-g9YSyuMVc3QxrGY6EYMjV3n8UT=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyBnmglRbaxDpqIOV5QbCpMuTRiyyCXXtBiK_KHdRyjubzB1c1B-hWg8e5E6ORogWQNDsrdGX2MTSfxW250DXT--eE1MjNUGz8268p4KQB--80CqnkwytBLOfL7xyF3ej3AR3w4EnRAo9HGEdqX_r1wmqZYbn3Q-g9YSyuMVc3QxrGY6EYMjV3n8UT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-IW799hU0xyg1VLT2ibRCzx21L6rdeATOnTXkWxugjmdeTg3iNpNm12erHlXMN88paoQ30iZwqlibZuXPyqhFjD8bmZVS5Z2lYLQLI5F8fh9lFoa12Nk-iDWqfS3pwdNeaSfP-ACuWfpOxxOnomIyThA1VRdgoPbgHkdYsKvrZoBcv8eeOjf9aUtb=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-IW799hU0xyg1VLT2ibRCzx21L6rdeATOnTXkWxugjmdeTg3iNpNm12erHlXMN88paoQ30iZwqlibZuXPyqhFjD8bmZVS5Z2lYLQLI5F8fh9lFoa12Nk-iDWqfS3pwdNeaSfP-ACuWfpOxxOnomIyThA1VRdgoPbgHkdYsKvrZoBcv8eeOjf9aUtb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5FeENcTOwkJflYHDgHpKAewFx-tZ6SFsKmxy_xhmfwU_58kAo4y3lJrKCdRfRr92sfkG4tBlwjreJvuSUC6PNYQUs3wNcs_s3n7P2ZdbMqHy5K-IK1qiznPYD9LMxSjzuytsKXiYLzwHfcvZVjJnpk4ifjxAEfxmwRBQ-83zj8gANbbJ2iGp7G7Yc=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5FeENcTOwkJflYHDgHpKAewFx-tZ6SFsKmxy_xhmfwU_58kAo4y3lJrKCdRfRr92sfkG4tBlwjreJvuSUC6PNYQUs3wNcs_s3n7P2ZdbMqHy5K-IK1qiznPYD9LMxSjzuytsKXiYLzwHfcvZVjJnpk4ifjxAEfxmwRBQ-83zj8gANbbJ2iGp7G7Yc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This afternoon cut the fronds off the top. A little while later Dad's neighbor Bob got out his chainsaw and helped Dad cut up the tree. They were done quick. To get the big piece out of the hedges, they got the smaller pieces and put them under the big piece. That reminded Dad of the ancient Egyptians building the pyramids. Using the logs to roll the big stone blocks. Dad has some pawsome neighbors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIFw7pZupQhRLYfbngjrYfPiJGz0zD0kNztpor_gkC7Ptxk8gwBCNY0cIVwhJvr8Ht6b-aPyFN6udOLt_6THKSEhXvB9-rNHcSMcO_Z-A8yny0vKCaxgjLDpI0JrrpkwmV6aTpqaxxfVdIVKb_DXJ8VX3LHmadbUDxcGRv6zRjTalx3nZRo-VpUX5P=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIFw7pZupQhRLYfbngjrYfPiJGz0zD0kNztpor_gkC7Ptxk8gwBCNY0cIVwhJvr8Ht6b-aPyFN6udOLt_6THKSEhXvB9-rNHcSMcO_Z-A8yny0vKCaxgjLDpI0JrrpkwmV6aTpqaxxfVdIVKb_DXJ8VX3LHmadbUDxcGRv6zRjTalx3nZRo-VpUX5P=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When we got back from Angel Paws a man asked Dad if he could take the smaller pieces. Dad said no problem, he was going to call the city to remove it anyhow. A couple of hours later all that remained is the big piece. <div><br /></div><div>That was the big excitement today. A couple of weeks ago, we had a small adventure due to a hole in the fence. We will tell you that story later this week.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dog Speed,</div><div><br /></div><div>Gemini & Normandy<br /><p><br /></p></div>KEY WEST COLLIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485433259790176513noreply@blogger.com3