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We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2021
Roscoe likes to make friends with all dogs he meets, including quiet Max who has been in our front yard since Thanksgiving. On behalf of all of us, both of them wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas 2021. To celebrate, we will be taking the weekend off and will return on Monday. Until then, be safe and be merry.
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A Herd Cover-Up!
We were so happy with the early Christmas present Hu-Dad gave us—a yard filled with mud! After a couple of days of rain, though, the weather cleared and the workers were back. You’ll never guess what they did! They performed the ultimate cover-up—with loads of gravel spread over our precious mud. Exactly how are we supposed to get filthy after this? And, tomorrow, they are planning to fill in our holes with posts and concrete. Sorry to share how rough our life is with all of you, but we thought you should know.
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Searching For Santa
Every day, we sniff the packages under the Christmas tree and inspect the tags with our names on them. Hu-Dad says we have to wait until Santa Claws comes before we can open them, so Roscoe has taken up the official observation post searching for Santa. Or squirrels. He forgets.
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A Dirt Racetrack
When we posted photos yesterday of a mud mountain, some were concerned it was too close to the fence. As you can see, that was just an optical illusion. Instead, Hu-Dad built a dirt racetrack complete with walls just for us! Oh, sure, he claims they are actually erosion control fences to keep the mud from sliding away, so we like that too. (For more photos, click the link).
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Early Christmas Present
Our Hu-Dad got us the bestest early Christmas present ever. You should hear his mumbles of joy, but you have to visit the website for all the photos, so click that link!
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The Older Sibling Curse
His Royal Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey likes being known as the Little Curmudgeon, the Grumpy Gus no one wants to disturb. Most of his complaining falls on deaf ears—both canine and human—but at least he can nap in the yard without interruption. Problem is he now suffers from the older sibling curse—a younger sibling who adores him and can get away with anything. Don’t worry about poor Roscoe entering in this photo. Despite the warning look from Ty, the two of them were chasing and playing seconds after this shot. Naps will have to wait.
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The Princely Prance
Does His Royal Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey really think more highly of himself than his siblings or his humans? All you need to do is see the princely prance across the grass to know that His Haughtiness has rightly earned his nicknames.
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Santa Claus Down
We see interesting things on our sunrise walks, but the sight of Santa sprawled in a front yard and spilling into the street was disconcerting. Too much eggnog? Another overzealous SantaCon reveler? Or just another inflatable victim of cold overnight air? I guess you could say Santa was feeling a little deflated (our Hu-Dad has dozens of these, so we should stop now). Don’t worry, though, boys and girls, we’re the right Herd to solve this problem—one of us always has some air to share.
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Thinking Of Those Affected By Storms
The images coming out of the Midwestern and Southern states impacted by the storms this weekend were horrifying. Like many of you, we thought of family and friends as well as the many towns we’ve visited in the region. We hope for the best of outcomes, but know that many people lost their lives. For us, though, the storms ended up being less violent and brought us much needed rain to quench wildfires in our area. We even worked our afternoon walk in between the rain events. Well, mostly in between. We might have gotten the humans a little wet.
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Getting Sleepy
Landon spends his days as we’ve described so many times—bouncing and hopping around the house and yard. His seemingly endless energy and extraordinary exuberance earned him the nickname Boom Boom long ago. Alas, even the most energy-filled dog runs out of steam at some point. Yes, this is a rare photo of Boom Boom getting sleepy.
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Synchronized Snorfling
Once the rabbits and squirrels are chased from the yard (something Hu-Dad does before releasing us, for some odd reason), a mere human would think nothing is left to nibble. With nuts falling from the trees and delicious critters underground, we can always find something to snack. In the case of this photo, Frankie and Landon indulge in some synchronized snorfling of the tasty treats.
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Toast And Honey
We receive nutritious meals twice a day, but we’ve noticed the humans don’t eat the same thing. Some of their food is quite delicious smelling too. When Hu-Dad sat down to eat some toast and honey the other morning, Landon wandered over to express a slight interest in a taste test. Just for scientific purposes, of course.
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