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The boxing legend of Nikita looms large in Herd lore, but Furocious, Furtastic Frankie fights his way into the record books with quite the mean hook.
The boxer resting in his corner.
Hu-Dad sprawled in the floor, scratching Frankie’s chest. Spying a piece of paper blown from the desk, Hu-Dad reached to retrieve it. Since Typhoon the Shredder reduces any scrap to tiny pieces of paper, nothing may be left on the floor. Just as Hu-Dad leaned over Frankie, Frankie’s rear leg kicked out. The perfectly thrown punch caught Hu-Dad high on the cheek bone. The result – a vision of stars and a nice scratch on the face.
Oops.
We talk often of Queen Nikita – gone for nearly a decade, the Mama Bear to Natasha when Natasha was a mere princess. Nikita landed the best “punch” on the Hu-Dad during a play wrestling match. Hu-Dad dodged, but Nikita was faster. Her paw landed hard and the result was a shiny black eye for the Hu-Dad. Nothing like the Hu-Dad explaining to co-workers that his dog caught him with a right hook, but the truth was exactly that.
Baby Bear, Natasha, and her Mama Bear, Nikita – from many years ago.
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BOL hu’mum knows exactly how your hu-dad feels. She too took a direct hit while removing a grass seed from Khumbu’s back foot while out walking. Resulted in a none stop watering eye, swollen cheek bone and black eye.
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