News From Ohio

We have two news worthy items from north central Ohio, where Dog Dad grew up. First the house Dog Dad grew up and we spent time visiting Grand Maw and Grand Paw was damaged. From what we heard there was lots of wind and rain. A huge section of the old maple tree by the house finally gave way and crashed on top of the back porch. Portion of the tree that broke crushed the porch and poked a couple holes in the side of the house. Dog Dad sisters were happy they had sold the house in January 2010. The whole story brought back memories from June 2008, when the tree crashed down and landed in our front yard.

The second is good news. Cassie's Dog Mom and Dog Dad in Ohio were adopted by a little female tri-color puppy named Gracie Lou. When we get pictures, we will post them. Dad wasn't planning on visiting Ohio, but he really wants to see that puppy. That makes three things Dog Dad wants to do this summer and he will probably only do one. The three things are:

1 - Go to "The Gathering" in late August in New Jersey. This is were a lot of collies gather at the Terhune Memorial Park, the home of that famous author who raised outstanding collies and wrote amazing collie stories.

2 - Go to a reunion in North Dakota in early August. He might see a lot of former buddies he served with.

3 - Visit family, friends and meet Gracie Lou.

What do you think we should tell Dog Dad to do? Inquiring Collies want to know.

Essex & Deacon

Poofed

We've been poofed and you can see the evidence. With all the shedding going on Dog Dad decided it was time to get out the shedding comb. He combed and combed and below is the results. As you can see Deacon looks relay Deacalicious now. All the girl dogs are taking notice. BOL.

Happy Mutter's Day 2011

We hope that all the mutter's out there have a pawsom Mutter's Day. Mutters do a lot for us. Dog Dad today is thinking about his mutter, who crossed the rainbow bridge several years ago. He misses talking to her and all the guidance she gave him growing up.

Grand Maw and Dad's Sister Becky

Dog Dad's Mutter with her Family in 1933.
She is first on the left in the pink dress.

Valiant Ebony Flash
Essex's Mom

Holmhaven Golden Touch "Ozzette"
Deacon's Mom

We would say bring them a nice stick, but hoooman moms don't care much for sticks. So instead give your mom a nice face lick and a snuggle, they like things like that.

Dog Speed,

Essex & Deacon

Indian Fever

Woofs cyber-paw pals and Tribe fans. April has ended and the Collies' beloved Indians are 19-8 and have the best record in the majors. We can't believe it but we are enjoying keeping tabs on them. We only wish we were in Northern Ohio, so we could watch them on TV. It is still early in the season, so we will enjoy this as long as it continues.

The Collies have "Indian Fever"

At Angel Paws, we have met two new paw pals. First there is Bennet, a Labradoddle. He sure is a cute little guy and sure to grow up to be a handsome feller Next there is Lady, the Boxer.

Bennet the Labradoddle

Lady the Boxer

Dog Speed,

Essex & Deacon

Happy Easter 2011

From our pack to yours, we hope you had a most pawsome Easter and hope the Easter Wabbit (or Easter Collie) blessed your house for Easter and the year to come.

The elusive Easter Collie

Dog Speed,

Essex & Deacon

Angel Paws 2011

We have been busy lately and Dad has been mumbling about some guy named Ira S. Ira sure has kept Dad busy shuffling through papers. Well now to the good stuff, time to show you pictures of this years frequent visitors. After all, a new year brings new friends even as old friends leave.

Kiana

Tonks

First there is Kiana and Tonks the Husky sisters. They came down from Boston to live in the Keys West. Their pawrents keep them busy and their Mum is frequently brings in treats. So she is one of Deacon's favorite hoomans. They are a fun pair that romp with Deacon sometimes. Essex won't let them help with fence patrol though.

Duke (above) and Max (below)

Next is Duke and Max. Duke is young German Shepherd that is playful and gets in trouble from time to time. Max is his older brudder and he loves to get his butt scratched.

Sidney and Brooke

Next are the sisters Brooke and Sidney, who were frequent visitors last year. Brooke is an Australian Cattledog-Catahoula mix, while Sidney is an Australian Shepherd. They play the most when their pawrents are trying to leave Angel Paws. Silly sisters.

Jethro

Our pal Jethro is still at Angel Paws, so we talk to him about our paw pals that have left Key West.

We hear the Supper Bowl being filled, so it is time to go.

Dog Speed,

Essex & Deacon

Gagarin

If you know our Dad, he is a PBS kind of guy. So today we got to go in the WABAC machine to travel back fifty years to find out about a cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin. Gagarin left the bonds of mother earth at 0607 UTC on 12 April 1961. He was the first hoooman in space. His mission lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes.

Yuri Gagarin, 4 MAR 1964 - Sweden

From Wikipedia

We kept poking our noses in Dad's ribs and barking "Three years and five months after Laika the Dog went into outer space." That just proves how much braver we dogs are than a hoomens. A lot has changed since those days many moons ago, but the Collies bark about a brave cosmonaut that ventured into a brave new world called outer space. Dog Speed Essex & Deacon