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Busy Suave

January 29, 2022 |

Frankie Suave’s schedule is hectic. He manages two walks and two meals a day around his quite time-consuming nap schedule. Of course, he must direct the activities of the younger members of The Herd (or, at least, direct them not to bother him and as long as that is true, he doesn’t care what they do). Through it all, he has to keep the Hu-Dad on task. So, sorry, but a busy Suave doesn’t have time to pose for photos.

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Absolutely Not Staged

January 28, 2022 |

Can you imagine? People ask us all the time how Hu-Dad gets us to sit still for some photos. For example, Roscoe here just wanted to sit beside the stone column on our new pavilion. He wasn’t being enticed with any sort of treat. No, not at all. This is absolutely not staged. He just happens to be staring at the sky and thinking what a great day it is.

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Fort Boom Boom

January 27, 2022 |

Landon has discovered the coolest pile of Lego and is making plans. Hu-Dad claims that concrete pad is for an outdoor fireplace, but we Siberian Huskies don’t need heat interfering with our cold weather. Instead, though, he could build Fort Boom Boom and hide from his brothers when they’ve had enough of his bounciness.

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Self-Cleaning Siberian Husky

January 25, 2022 |

As we mentioned yesterday, Landon lost his footing doing zoomies around our muddy backyard and skidded on his face. Concerned readers asked if he got a bath afterwards, but the short answer is no. Our Hu-Dad jokes that Sibes are cats in dog suits and one of those traits is that we are a self-cleaning Siberian Husky. The dirt dries, we shake it off, add a little tongue and paw cleaning, and we’re as good as new. Of course, the next question is how long will Landon stay clean.

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Watchtower Success

January 23, 2022 |

Boom Boom’s snow mountain has become a mud mountain, but he still prefers his perch on the top of the world. After all of the kidding he has endured for his altitude preference, he proudly reported a watchtower success by spying invaders on our property before his brothers sensed them. Now if only he could figure out what kind of big dogs they are. Click the link to see if you can help Landon out.

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Resistance is Futile

January 22, 2022 |

The younger boys of The Herd are boisterous personalities, each in their own unique ways. Frankie Suave, however, is quieter in his style. Don’t confuse that reserved approach with a lack of clarity about his wants. When he turns his focus—and those big brown eyes—on the Hu-Dad, resistance is futile.

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Missing Snow Report

January 21, 2022 |

Landon has enjoyed his perch high above the yard during this week’s snowy weather, but a spell of warm temperatures and bright sunshine have caused a wee problem. The tarp covered dirt is waiting completion of our backyard project (which is on hold during the inclement weather), but Landon says it should stayed buried. (For more photos of Landon using his mountain, click the link)

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Must Have The Precious

January 20, 2022 |

With apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien (whom the Hu-Dad read many years ago as a wee lad), the character of Gollum and his precious ring popped to mind as we watched Typhoon hoard his favorite possession from snowstorms—ice. He roots through the yard, breaks off chunks, and piles them to chew. We think the side-eye warning to stay away from his precious ice sums it up perfectly.

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Snow Buddies

January 18, 2022 |

While the humans worked to clear the driveway of our estimated ten inches of snow, we played. And played. And played. And if you want to play in wintry weather, you need snow buddies like Roscoe and Typhoon. (Bonus photo on the website, so click the link to see Landon’s response to the Hu-Dad’s question).

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The Case Of The Disappearing Yard

January 16, 2022 |

With predictions of an impending snowfall Sunday and cold temperatures for days resulting in a slow melt, our construction workers made a desperate effort to cover their work area. They need to start placing pavers, but that can’t be done in muddy conditions. Will it work? Who knows? But the tarps have created a slight challenge for us which we’ve labeled the case of the disappearing yard. P.S.—Our Hu-Dad reminds us that plenty of exposed yard exists for us, but we still like to gripe about this part.

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Royal Outrage

January 15, 2022 |

After spending the last two winters living in Murrells Inlet SC where the chance of snow is minimal, we’ve been looking forward to a return to the white, fluffy stuff. We had a dusting just over a week ago, but it barely counted and our Little Prince is in a royal outrage. This week, the prognosticators thought we might get some Friday morning. We woke up, ran out to the yard, and found… nothing. Hu-Dad is muttering something about we are about to get our wishes, but we’re beginning to doubt him. (We are under a Winter Storm Warning for 6-10 inches here in Asheville and much more in the higher elevations around us).

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Always One In A Family Portrait

January 14, 2022 |

A chance like this doesn’t present itself very often. Everyone together and behaving. No siblings poking at each other or instigating games. You whip out the phone, ask them to look at the camera, and take the photo before things fall apart. Only later do you discover the first rule—there is always one in a family portrait. (If you’ve ever wanted everyone’s name in a single shot, click the link for details).

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