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Always One In A Family Portrait
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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A Big Step Forward
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been through bulldozing and mountain building with dirt. Mostly, we’ve had lots and lots of fun with mud (though the humans seem less amused than us). Yesterday, though, we took a big step forward when the steps to our backdoor were delivered. They are a big improvement over the old wood ones, which were rotting anyway and needed replacing.
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Brave Dogs (Mostly)
Our ancestors were pulling sleds across the tundra of Siberia, dealing with harsh weather and constant danger. When we came across a fallen tree blocking our trail, the genetic material kicked into gear and we faced the obstacle as the brave dogs that we are. Well, three out of four of us did. Guess who balked? Click the link to find out.
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Infiltrator Among The Herd
Hu-Dad finds this funny. He chuckled all the way home. He’s laughing right now as he types. We don’t see how it’s funny at all, but we will let you be the judge. During our morning walk, an attempted infiltrator lurked just off the trail. The disguise was so good, so crafty, so devious that we were oblivious to the danger. Hu-Dad claims he captured this photo while we walked along our merry way just a few feet from this threat, but it can’t be true. We mighty hunters—cousins to wild wolves—would never miss something like this. Right?
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Space Wars
His Royal Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey has many rules about how the humans and other canines are to give him deference. Yesterday’s discussion centered around space wars—not the intergalactic kind but who has the claim over the space under the desk. Silly Hu-Dad believes he should be able to put his feet there, but Typhoon knows it makes the perfect cave for an afternoon nap. It’s so hard being royal and others don’t respect your obvious superiority.
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Threat Assessment
We had a surprise visitor in our house yesterday and Landon handled threat assessment. So why was it a surprise? This one takes a little explanation, so you’ll need to click the link for details.
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Snow Diet
December was unseasonably warm here with almost no hint of wintry weather. Our first forecasted snow came earlier this week with predictions from a dusting, to a few inches, to nearly a foot. Let’s call the actual result disappointing. We had maybe an inch or so of snow, but with the warm ground, it struggled to accumulate anywhere except shady areas. His Royal Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey might be a picky eater, but he loves munching away on some snow. As little as we got, he ate everything he could find as part of his snow diet.
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Poor Decision Making
Roscoe P. loves his routines and loves his bestest big brother. Early Monday morning—about 4 a.m. to be precise—Typhoon needed to go outside (that poor kid’s digestive system sometimes creates that issue). Roscoe, of course, had to accompany his bestest big brother. Once back inside the house, Roscoe regretted the interruption of his sleep and put himself back into his crate. That is the look of regret at 5 a.m. for poor decision making. Or, perhaps, it’s a look of annoyance that Hu-Dad is taking photos at 5 a.m.
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Breaking New Year’s Resolutions
Less than 10% of people keep their New Year’s resolutions and most fail before February 1. Hu-Dad suggested we could teach them a few things since we were busy breaking ours on January 1. In fairness, Typhoon says he never actually agreed to behave in 2022, but he also denies that he was up to anything despite hiding behind the erosion fence in the backyard. That look does suggest, however, that he might have been surprised Hu-Dad was in the yard and watching.
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No Amount Of Training
Hu-Dad could offer treats and big rewards and he would never get one of us to hop around on our back legs like a circus clown. A pair of squirrels over our heads during our morning walk, however, had Roscoe bouncing like a pogo stick. Hu-Dad says we are his circus and his clowns. (P.S. – Have a Happy New Year. We will be taking tomorrow off, but will see you Sunday morning!)
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The Cover-Up Continues
When will it end? First, our Hu-Dad gave us a special Christmas present by having the backyard bulldozed which created a muddy playground. Then, the workers horrified us by spreading gravel and wrecking our fun. But now, their lows have gone to new heights. In anticipation of rain later this week, they covered our mud mountain in plastic. This is particularly problematic for Landon who discovered a peculiar game when the mountain first rose. To find out what that game is, you will have to click that link.
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Question Of Innocence
Crash. Boom. Bang. The sounds every human who shares their lives with canines knows well. When Hu-Dad went into the next room to ask what could possibly be causing such a clatter, Landon was quick to express his total lack of involvement in any noise making mischief. No question of innocence in that face, is there?
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