The HDA Medal Has Arrived!!!!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

The FedEx guy came stumbling up the walk overburdened with boxes. Haley and I went out on the porch to see what he brought. Haley completely ignored the package from Chewey.com (which contained his food) and zeroed in on the package originating in Plattsburg, NY from Sheila and Finnely. There was no question as to what it was about. It was decorated with paw prints, a picture of Haley and the wording "HDA Winner".

We took it inside and started opening it.

It was packed full with treats for Haley.

And, toys, an antler and a rawhide, all for Haley.

Candies, coffee and Top Dog mug, and Michigan Sauce Mix to make the famous Michigan "Red Hots" all people treats favorites of Plattsburg and the beautiful Adirondack Mountains area. And, a beautiful framed portrait of Haley.

As lovely and exciting as all this was the most important items were the HDA Journal signed by all of the recipients of the HDA trophy (r.i.p.) and its replacement, the beautiful HDA medal.

Haley insisted in modeling showing off the medal for me. Thank you Haley!

Little did I know when I adopted Haley six years ago that I would become so addicted to him and find Doodle Kisses and become an official Hopless Doodle Addict. DK is such an awesome site full of wonderful people and great information on everything doodle.

Sheila and Finnely, thank you so much for an awesome box of goodies. You certainly outdid yourselves.

I will soon be passing the HDA medal on to the next recipient.

UPDATE:  Somehow this link for newbies got omitted from this discussion: http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/and-the-next-doodle-addict-is

I apologize for the omission.

[Sheila & Finnley]

Thanks Carol. I thought the box was kinda fun. Well at least until I saw all the stickers that FedEx stuck all over it!!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Thanks Carol. Glad we brought a smile to your face.

[Stephanie and Ragley]

What a great package of goodies! My favorite is the picture of sweet Haley and the medal!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

The picture of Haley is lovely and a keeper but the medal will have to be passed on. : )

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Wow! Congrats to the HDA Club! Love all the pics and Haley wears the medal well!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Thank you. Haley is very photogenic unlike his mom.

[Sheila & Finnley]

Haley looks fabulous wearing the HDA Medal !!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Sheila, how cute you did that box!  Love it and all your special surprises!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Thank you Sheila. Haley and I are enjoying all of the wonderful gifts you sent us. The box is too cute to throw out and will be used for storage at some point in time. Again, thank you.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Congratulations Anne and Mr Haley! I love all of the photos and Sheila outdid herself. So much fun!!!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Thank you Bonnie.

[BG and Gavin]

Fantastic! A well deserved accomplishment. Haley is positively fabulous in his hardware. Sheila ....girlfriend you rock! That will be a tough act to follow.