{"id":42886,"date":"2026-07-22T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=42886"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:22:43","slug":"a-visit-w-robert-cowden-and-enzo-the-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/42886-a-visit-w-robert-cowden-and-enzo-the-great\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visit w\/Robert Cowden and Enzo the Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(ENZO THE GREAT)<\/p>\n<p>Robert Cowden and his dog, Enzo the Great, traveled through Effingham on their way from Kansas to Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Robert is an alcoholic but has been clean and sober for some time. He has been through quite a journey including losing everything, except his dog. That&#8217;s Enzo the Great.<\/p>\n<p>Robert has a goal of traveling 100 miles a week until he reaches Pittsburgh. He said he has an agreement with a canoe company in Pittsburgh, with a plan to travel south from Pittsburgh to the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Our Greg Sapp spoke with Robert along Fayette Avenue Wednesday morning about his travels and his life with Enzo. 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