2013 in Review

I wish all our cyber-paw pals a Barky New Year and hope every paw has good luck in 2014, "The Year of the Horse."  2013 had some good things for us but the bridge crossing of Great Auntie Essex in November will make this a sad year for me and Dog Dad.  I look forward to new adventures and await the arrival of a litter of tri-color Holmhaven puppies sometime this summer.  In the meanwhile I will continue to go to Angel Paws and do my best to keep Dog Dad happy. .

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12 January – We read a post about a missing collie named Dixie and joined the Collies of the Meadow in barking the word in hope Dixie would join her family.  Unfortunately, Dixie is still missing and we hope she comes home this year.

Dixie Is Still Missing

18 January – Essex and I meet a Sir Oliver, a sable merle collie at Angel Paws Dog Park.  We are friends via cyber-paw space and from meeting them at the Dog Park.

Sir Oliver & Sherman Playing

30 January – A good news story out of Texas.  A lost Chihuahua is reunited with it’s owner after almost seven years. 

06 February – We receive news that a Holmhaven collie named Vixen is living in St. Augustine with Deacon’s first pawrents.

Vixen

12 March – Stonewall comes to live with us.

Stonewall & Essex

27 March – We do a good deed and get two wandering Aussies into Angel Paws and then contact their hoomans.


Montana & Dakota at Angel Paws

15 April – Boston Marathon bombing.

23 April – We find out Interceptor no longer being made in the US.

25 May – X-Rays reveal Essex has bone spurs.

18 July – Dad accidently steps on Sherman’s paw.

05  August – Lassie of "TwoCollies and a Mutt" crosses the rainbow bridge.

Lassie

01 September – Dogs With Blog is no more.  Together with the help of Anne, Blue, Skye; we manage to save the chat room.

DWB Never More

02 September – The grass in our front yard is stolen.

17 September – A new dog bed, that we actually use.

A New Bed

18 September – Our cyber-paw pal Jake crosses the bridge.

Jake the Weather Dog

21-24 September – Gunmen at shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya results in 72 hoomans dead.

25 September – We have new grass in the front yard.

01 October – The US Government shuts down.  Federal workers are furloughed.  

02 October – The big coconut tree by our house disappears.

The Coconut Tree is Gone

11 October – We switch to Merrick Dog Food.

13 October – Essex turns 10.

Essex Turns 10

08 November – Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines. Over 7500 people are either missing or dead.

15 November – Essex crosses the rainbow bridge.  We miss her but she will always be in our hearts.

16 November – The receive our copy of "The Lookout" and we see our article about the All Collie Drill Team.  We wait till Thanksgiving to post.  

20 November – A good news story.  A sheltie named Maggie is found in the rubble of her house two days after a tornado devastates her home in Washington, Illinois.

08 December – Our deck in the back yard is refurbished.

31 December – Our sheltie cyber-paw pals Reilly, Denny and their Mom star on their local TV news. 

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There was a lot that happened in 2013.  Great Auntie Essex's crossing of the bridge is the one that impacted us most.  I hope that 2014 has far more good things than bad.

Barky New Year,

Sherman