Heath is a tri-color border collie, named for his coloring by his rescue clinic in San Diego. To clarify, he was also nick named "Heath Bar" after the candy bar not the actor.

We encountered Heath and his owner, Kim Nyhous, who were walking the Gatewood business district which just happens to have treats for dogs at Stella Ruffington's, Pet Elements and Caffe Ladro.

Sometimes Kim gets a treat at Ladro but she has to pay. Heath is very mellow and sweet for a border collie that used to chase little lizards in California but he has adapted well to our squirrels and birds for exercise. He also adapted to our climate. When he arrived he had a very thin coat, but at the first snow he had a "fur explosion" said Kim.

He also loves meeting and playing with other dogs in West Seattle and makes friends easily, in fact he made another friend in the little time we took to do this story.

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