3/24/96 - 11/6/07
Hiding under the front seat of my car when we first brought him home
Barking at 3 things: Anything, everything, and nothing
Little soccer balls
Big burp to say thank you
Running the fence and barking at the Goldens
The time he caught and killed a squirrel
Checking his p-mail
Barking at buffalo
Loving to eat the cores of romaine lettuce
Yogurt-eyes
My sweet companion
Raising his leg automatically when you pet him—even when he was asleep—so you could scratch his tummy
Hating profanity and when we raised our voices
As a puppy, chewed up an ink pen on the carpet
Telling time – always knew when it was supper time
Going for rides
Riding in the front seat, then hopping into the back without being asked when Dan came back to the car
“My little Colby-butt”
Loving Blazen, greeting her when she came into a room
Being loved by all the younger dogs – “Colby, you’re such a stud”
Little kitty-cat kisses
We thought he was a cat reincarnated
Frisbee!!
Loping around the yard to find “Where’s the Frisbee?”
“Bring it closer”
Carrying the Frisbee with Kyler
Cooling off in the pool – dipping his chest in the water
His theme song: “Momma pet me, Momma love me, Momma do what I like best; Momma pet me, Momma love me, Momma scratch me on the chest”
Pawing at my hand to get me to scratch his chest
Chewy-flips
Sleeping where he kept touch with one of us
Faking out Levi by barking at nothing, then taking his toy or chewy
His half-bark when asked to “Speak”
“Get ‘im” and he would go chew out Kyler
Puppy-wrangler extraordinaire
Growling at the younger dogs as they kissed up to him
Long pees are “Colby pees”
Carrots were a treat
Didn’t like “tickle-toes”
Learned “head down” from watching Levi
Lying at the top of the stairs and keeping an eye on the household
“Ready for bed?” always got a reaction
Really cold trip home from North Platte, NE with Kyler in the truck
“There’s nothing cuter than a border collie puppy”
Keeping me company while I worked in my office
Loving to drink the shower water
“The bestest dog ever”