I told everyone that I wanted to have an OES in my life again.  So when my dad got an e‑mail from Cindy with pictures of a new rescue pup, I took a peek.  Even though he looks more like a bearded collie, as soon as I saw 3‑month old Harvey (a.k.a. Harley) I knew it was right.  I thought, “That's my dog.”

Harvey had been abandoned in a park in East Texas and was rescued by a man who lived nearby.  He fostered Harvey for a short time before coming home with us. 

It took a while to get Harvey to walk in a straight line while on a leash, but he soon helped me knock number three off the list.  We speed walk every day with Sophie (another Happy Tail).  And we always squeeze in a little indoor exercise in the evenings.  I run around the living room couch as fast as possible and get chased.  It's so much fun I usually start screaming! 

Most weekends Harvey, Sophie, and I jog through a wooded park in Cypress.  Sometimes fellow rescue Livy joins us for one big run.


Wooded park in Cypress                    Waiting for a treat

If I ever miss a day of exercise, Harvey lets me know it.  We call him “The Shredder”.  He shreds paper finer than the best office machines.  It's actually rather helpful when my shredder gets jammed.


What would you like shredded?        Harvey and Sophie ready for a ride.

Now at 10 months old, the recently adopted Harvey has decided he wants to be a superhero for Halloween, which is right around his birthday.  I'll be designing his costume pretty soon.  With the raccoon mask he already looks like Zorro, but we can' t find a Spanish Gaucho hat in his size, so we're going for an Underdog look.


Raccoon mask

Harvey has helped bring about many positive changes in my life over the last six months.  I owe it to him to spoil him rotten.  But no begging from the table!

                           
                   Harvey just LOVES the beach and swimming in the surf.

I'm getting ready to cross off numbers nine and ten from the list.  Pretty soon I'll need a new list!

Tanya T