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Haley Maddox
Meet the team Meet the team · Senior member since 2016

Colt FinleyCocker Spaniel × Cavachon

Head of garden security. Star of a picture book. Will work for tomatoes.

Right nowNapping behind the marigolds

On patrolUnder the blackberries Paid inTomatoes Off dutyBumble's backyard
Garden staff
ColtFinley Senior member · No. 01 Security
Since 2016
Colt, a black, white, and tan spaniel, looking up with his mouth open, waiting for a treat
Senior member · since 2016

Colt Finley

10years old · born April 4, 2016

“She likes long walks and playing fetch. An excellent cook, but doesn't share her food.”

Colt, in his own words
Cover of If Woof Woof Could Talk
Picture book · Told by Colt

If Woof Woof Could Talk

Written by Haley Maddox, illustrated by Jan Rae. Colt tells it.

Read it The whole bookshelf
Patrol log · 8 posts

On patrol

Head of garden security covers every bed in the garden. Here's his round.

Post 01Tomato row
Colt and Wes on the mulch path beside a row of tall tomato plants
Walking the row, with backupAll clear
Post 02Seedling table
Colt lying under a table of seedling trays in the garden
Guarding the seedlingsAll clear
Post 03Berry bed
Overhead view of Wes and Colt lying side by side in the mulch of a berry bed
Two on watch, one berry bedAll clear
Post 04Garden path
Colt lying on the mulch path between garden beds while Wes walks past
Holding the pathAll clear
Post 05Marigold bed
Colt resting his chin on a bed edge behind yellow marigolds
Watching the marigoldsResting his eyes
Post 06Trellis bed
Colt and Wes resting inside a rebar trellis bed among young berry canes
Inside the trellisAll clear
Post 07Mulch path
Close-up of Colt looking up from the mulch path
Checking inAll clear
Post 08Tomato trellis
Haley crouching under the tomato trellis holding Wes, with Colt lying in the mulch in front of her
Shift change, all threeAll clear
Payday · 3

Paid in tomatoes

See the annual beds
A handful of red and yellow cherry tomatoes, with Colt looking up from below
Waiting on his cherry tomatoes
Overhead view of a tray of tomatoes and peppers on a bench, with Colt and Wes looking up at it
Harvest day: checking the tray
A handful of fresh strawberries, with Wes and Colt eyeing them from the grass
A strawberry bonus, under review
Off duty · 6

Off the clock

Close-up of Colt, a black, white, and tan spaniel, looking up and smiling with his mouth open
Colt, all smiles
Colt running toward the camera across artificial turf, ears flying
Colt, full speed at Bumble's Backyard
Colt lounging on a white cushioned garden bench in the sun
Colt, sunbathing
Wes and Colt grinning at the camera in front of big squash leaves
Both boys, all smiles
Haley smiling in the garden with Wes on her lap and Colt at her feet, next to the potting table
Wes and Colt are the pets. The monarchs are not.
Haley in sunglasses on the grass, holding Colt as a small puppy
Colt as a puppy
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