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Likes: love to run and play anywhere and I love to play “catch me” w/ my cousins Bailey and Apple. When in the house or the car I love to snuggle and give neck kisses.
Pet-Peeves: No one to play with…..
Favorite Toy: Apple or Bailey’s butt or tail…hee hee hee!
Favorite Food: Biscuit treats or Dad’s ice cream…
Favorite Walk: I’m a Springer!! I don’t walk…I RUN!!!! The cross-country trails and fields at Colby College [can you guess how I got my name…] are my best place to run run run run run….
Best Tricks: I can; sit, stay, come, and sit pretty.
Arrival Story: I’m a VERY luck dog! I don’t recall much of my early time but I had a family that took care of me. Somehow during the winter they got lost and I couldn’t find them, I was very sad. I spent weeks looking for my family. I got yelled at and chased by angry people and barked at by other dogs. I guess they were afraid they’d have to share their family w/ me. I wandered and wandered.
Then one day I went into a yard and just plopped down, I was so tired, my feet hurt and I was so hungry. A man came and spoke to me, he seemed nice. Then he put a rope around my neck! I was scared and fought to get away. The man put me in a box, then spoke to me. I was still scared but he sounded kind. I fell asleep, wanting to see my family.
When I woke up there were many dogs barking and the air had a strong smell. A young man carried me to a pen! I was so scared. All the other dogs barked at me, I could smell lots of pee and poop, all I could do was tremble and wish I was with my family. I was soon taken to a strange place where a girl took me into a bright room. Another lady looked at me, she reminded me of my Mommy. She looked at my sore feet, she looked at my sore mouth, and she looked at my very dirty ears. She stuck me with something and made me take some little treats that tasted bad. Then I went back to my pen. I was given a very cold bath and someone called me “Springy”. I didn’t know what that meant. I was so afraid and lonely. But at least I got to go outside. There was so much barking. Sometimes people would come near my pen, they’d look at me, then look at the other dogs. TAKE ME! PLEASE TAKE ME! But no one took me.
Then after many days one of the nice girls went by my pen. She was carrying a small box. I knew that smell…PUPPIES! But then I smelled something else, a BAD smell, a smell I encountered when I was alone….DEATH. A day or so later the people that kept me captive were talking funny. They kept me in my pen. They kept all the other dogs in their pens. Now I was alone and I was not allowed to run! A nice girl came and cleaned my pen every day, but it was hard not to get pee or poop on my feet. Then one of the people took away a dog next to me. He didn’t come back. It got dark and light many times with only the capture people around.
Then suddenly, people were coming in and looking at us! All the other dogs barked and barked and barked. I saw a lady coming, I sat still and just wagged my tail. I looked up and she stopped in front of my pen… she smiled and knelt down. I got up and licked her fingers when she stuck them inside my pen. She smelled good and I wiggled my butt. TAKE ME! PLEASE TAKE ME! She smiled and spoke to a girl. She let me lick her fingers again. Then she left! I was so sad. Then, almost before I could wag my tail I was led out of my pen. They took me into a small room. A man was there, he smiled and petted me. He spoke softly to me, and stroked my ears. I could smell the lady again. He had very kind eyes and he smelled good. He held my head and looked into my eyes, his eyes got very wet and he looked sad. Then they took me back to my pen. I was scared and confused. I wanted a family. I wanted to be free. I didn’t want to be taken away and never come back. When they gave me food that day I only pushed at it with my nose.
The next day the nice girl came to my pen, she and a boy took me out and gave me a bath. The girl was smiling and smelled happy. She petted me and spoke happy to me. Then they put me in a new pen. I felt scared, was I going to be taken away and never come back?
Then I was led out into a big room. There was the nice lady! And the nice man!!! They smiled at me and took the leash from the nice girl. They gave me a new collar! And they gave me a new name, Colby! I wiggled and wagged my tail, I felt happy. They led me outside and I rode in a car, like I did with my first family. I could smell new places and see new trees and grass and houses and people!
I was led into a new home, it on a lake and I have a big yard to run in and lots of places to run and play. Now I have a family that loves me and I love them back. Dad loves to let me snuggle with him on the couch and he like to let me lick his ears and neck. He calls me “the Love Puppy”. Mom lets me snuggle on her chair, she likes my neck kisses too! I spend my days w/ Mom while Dads at work.
Dad takes me for long runs at “the College”. I go there almost every day for long runs and to play with all my doggie pals like; Riley [he’s a chocolate Lab], Baxter [he’s a Golden Retreiver], Louie [he’s a Lab], and Katie, Simon, Gunnar, Fidget, Zeus, and lots of others…
Dad likes to point out the “heart” on my forehead.
And I have two cousins next door! Bailey [he’s an English Cocker Spaniel] and Apple [she’s part Springer J, part Lab and part ChowChow]. We love to run and ‘rassle and swim and ‘rassle and chase toys and ‘rassle. Yep! I’m a very luck dog….
Forums Motto: Colby the One and Only
The Groups I'm In: Dock Dogs, Dogster Dog Blog Bark Out, Spaniel Lovers, Springers
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It's still raining!! WAAAAAA! Dad said I'm gonna have mushrooms growing outta my fur if it keeps up much longer....
I got to play with Apple & Bailey last evening :) *WOOF* it was fun 'cept that it was hard to run and turn on the wet grass. I kept slidin' and fallin' down and got my nice new trimmed coat all wet and dirty :( Dad towelled me off and brushed me out :) and I got lots of strokes and kisses from Mom.
I just wanna see the sun so I can lay outside on the grass and feel nice and warm and watch the ants....
Its been raining here so hard and for so long that I'm mildewed :( Dad's been taking me out for walks but its not so much fun cos I'm so wet. Its so wet that I can't even go in the lake! WAaaaaaa!
Dad's got me wrapped up in a nice warm towel and the sun's peeking out....maybe I can really run and play tomorrow, WHEEEE!
I had a wonderful surprise the other day. Dad's son Matt brought my cousin Pike to visit. Pike's only 10 weeks old [that means he's a baby] but he's sorta big and goofy cos he's a lab. Dad says he's a "chocolate" lab, but its OK if I lick him 'cos he's not REAL chocolate!
Pike's a LOT of fun. He chased me and bit my tail, and bit my ears, and bit my belly, and chewed on my paws. Did I mention that he has sharp teeth. But he's really young so I let him do that even when it hurt.
I let him push me around and knock me down too. We ran and ran and ran. Pike met the neighbors and they thought he was "cute". HUH! They think that I'm pretty...so there!
We took Pike up to the big walking field at Colby college. He met Bailey, Apple, Louie, and Reily. He was sorta scared of them at first but then he ran and played and tumbled through the grass. I couldn't see him at times, just his tail sticking up...hee hee.
When we got home Pike was hungry and so was I. We got fed then jumped up on the couch. Pike snuggled up with me and he feel asleep so fast! He was so sleepy that Dad could pick him up and he didn't wake up! BTW, Pike snores!!!
Dad's gonna post a couple of new pictures of me & Pike. I hope all my doggy pals like them. Thats it for now.
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