Found - Cousin Howie

The paw of the Great Dane works in mysterious ways. A ray of sunshine contacted us yesterday to remind us that good things happen too. Cousin Howie was sniffing around cyber-paw space and decided to e-bark us. That makes our sixth relative found in cyber-paw space. We started barking, running in circles and made such a commotion that Dad rushed in to find out what was the matter. We pointed our noses to the screen to show him the e-bark from Howie. Dad gave us a warm hug, we kissed his face and we all started acting silly.

Howie had a similar story to Deacon in that he came back to Holmhaven. Howie had been living with a family in Naples, Florida. Things did not work out and he returned to Holmhaven. Eight month old Howie then decided to adopt Mary and her two sons. He was in the back of the room with all his relatives in between when he saw his Dog Mom and her sons walk in. The thought of a furever home made him bark and jump for joy. Dog Mom said “Please tell me Howie is not the one jumping.” The answer was “Yes.” They loved him immediately. The family was going through some rough times and Howie was just what it needed. Howie said goodbye to his relatives, got in the car and drove through Alligator Alley to his furever home a little over seven years ago. Howie just celebrated his eighth barkday on 13 September.

Howie is an excellent watch dog like Essex but not as reserved. He loves most everyone he meets. Howie especially loves his family, but barked us that collies are very few in his neighborhood. Like the two of us, he reminds his hoomans they are loved and helps them to keep their chins up when the chips are down. Dad said those qualities remind him of us.

We hope Howie stays in contact and welcome relatives and friends to e-bark us.

Dog Speed

Essex & Deacon

Holmhaven Majestic Mufasa, aka Lion King
But everyone knows him as Howie
The King relaxing

PJ Update

We just got the rest of the story cyber-paw pals. PJ was hurt a little worse than we thought, but he will pull through with flying colors. He had a big gash around the neck that required stitches and was bitten in a couple other places. He will have a tube in his neck for about a week. The damage surprised us because there wasn't any blood.

The nearest vet that would see PJ was a hour drive and it was after hours. The total vet bill was around $600. Somehow the local SPCA got wind of it and they have Cesar on double secret probation. Cesar is only eight months old, so they are concerned that such a young dog was in such serious altercation.

By the Great Dane, we are glad PJ is okay and hope Cesar makes it through double secret probation. It wasn't a good day at the dog park yesterday. We will bark our cyber-paw pals on future developments.

Dog Speed

Essex & Deacon

Dog Park Incident

Our friend PJ got in a fight at the dog park today. A pit bull named Cesar got into it with him. Cesar sometimes stops by the park and normally acts goofy bouncing all over the place. We tried to join in the fray but Dad grabbed our collars. It took a little while for Cesar's owner to get him and PJ separated. Our friend Roxy was there when that happened too. Everyone scattered afterwards. Dad drove PJ and his Mom home because they had walked to the dog park. It was getting dark, so it was hard to tell how bad PJ was hurt. It didn't seem life threatening, but he may have to spend time away from the dog park. This is the first time Cesar ever got in a fight at the park. Hopefully we can get an update and let our cyber-paw pals know how PJ is doing tomorrow.

Dog speeed,

Essex and Deacon

Our pal PJ

Greetings From Kansas

Dear Great Niece and Great Great Nephew,

It sure looks like you two have been having fun and excitement. That trip to Ohio looked like fun, especially meeting all those other Collies. I enjoyed seeing the pictures of you two having so much fun. I'm glad Noel only gave you guys a steady wind during Collieween, it caused a lot of problems other places.

I still use my wheels to get around and think about you two. I know Essex is glad to have you around Deacon. While Dog Dads and Moms are great, they are not quite the same as having another four footed friend around. Hoomans just are not as fast and don't understand the joys of a good sniff or a tree.

Things are starting to cool off here in Kansas. Here is a picture of me enjoying a picnic. It will be hard to want to eat outside when winter comes to Kansas. You two young pups be safe and stay in touch.

Woofs and Sniffs

Great (Great) Uncle Bobby

Having a picnic and enjoying life

Collieween 2007

Well, it didn't rain yesterday but it was windy. Dad went through 11 bags of candy and saw all kind of folks dressed up and some dogs too. To make things feel even more Collieweenish the Key West Mounted Police was on our street for a good portion of the night. The horse whinnied and neighed a lot. It reminded us of the story of "Sleepy Hollow" and the Headless Horseman.

As for the two of us, we were relegated to the back bedroom and listening to the weather channel. You think we would of at least got to watch Lassie movies. All said this was far better the wet blanket Collieween of 2005 due to Herricane Wilma flooding the island that Essex experienced.

Dog Speed,



Essex & Deacon

Happy Collieween

Happy Collieween to all our cyber-paw pals. It promises to be a wet Collieween in Key West. The closest approach of Tropical Storm Noel is projected to be 173 miles (278 kilometers) to the west just after mid-night. The weather forecast calls for 30 mph (48 km/h) winds , a temperature of 74 F (23 C) and 50% chance of rain during the time the little hoomans come visiting. We might not see the usual steady stream of little visitors. Dad hopes the weather doesn't put a damper on things as he bought 15 bags of candy. He bought 14 bags last year and ran out fifteen minutes before the end of visitor hours.

Even other dogs celebrate Collieween.

Dog Speed,

Essex & Deacon

Five Days to Collieween

A friend sent us these unknown Collies showing their Collieween Costumes. We just had to BOL at the fast food collies.

Trick or treat, we wish we had that choice. All of us dogs with blogs know it is trick then treat. Usually one little small piece for all that hard work. Gesh, but we digress.

Dad looks forward to Halloween because normally we go through over than ten bags of candy. Typically we have a one hundred, two hundred or more visitors. As for us collies, we will be relegated to the back room. I gets real barky and Dad doesn't want me to loose that wonderful Essex repeating bark. Deacon forgets his manners when he gets real excited; with all the little visitors Dad figures he would jump on the little ones and lick ever single face.

Fast Food Collies dressed for Collieween.

We can honestly say we don't know these Collies.