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Planning Failure
Hu-Dad was wrapping up his busyness last night when he realized he had forgotten to create today’s Herd story. He asked Frankie Suave, who is quite punctual about his bedtime, to pose for a quick photo. This is all the enthusiasm Frankie could muster upon request to help the Hu-Dad with his planning failure. Hopefully, by the time you read this, Frankie has caught up on his delayed sleep and Hu-Dad has been forgiven for his blunder.
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Caption This: Home Alone
Hu-Dad normally works from the office here in the house, but sometimes he has to leave. Yesterday afternoon, his busyness took him into town for several hours and we were left home alone. Plus, horror of horrors, both our afternoon walk and dinner were late. When Hu-Dad came home, he asked if we had behaved. Landon took the lead in explaining how good we were. So, go ahead, Dear Reader, fill in the blanks for this week’s Caption This. What did Landon, who usually talks too much, say?
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Fun With Unknown Cousins
Typhoon would like to report on how much fun we had yesterday. We aren’t talking about his dirt eating, though that was fun and obvious if you look at his mouth. We are talking about our unknown cousins, the other family of Siberian Huskies in our neighborhood we see sometimes during our walk. We would tell you their names but, for some odd reason, Hu-Dad has never heard their humans clearly enough to understand. Not sure why, because we could all sure hear each other speaking Siberian to each other really, really, really, really loudly. We get so excited seeing our own kind we just have to talk. Maybe next time, Hu-Dad will listen a little more carefully.
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Neighborhood Greeter
Roscoe has volunteered to be the official neighborhood greeter of The Herd. On his wishlist of neighbors to meet—a plethora of squirrels, a pair of black dogs who live behind us and bark their greeting (who he is looking at in the photo), some overly well-behaved labradoodles who puzzle him with their quiet sit/stay, lots of children (some of whom have already scratched his ears), and more squirrels.
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A Booming Entrance
We might still be on leashes in the yard (fence, soon, please), but Landon doesn’t believe in doing anything in an ordinary way. No, a Boom Boom needs to make a Booming Entrance, even if it is just to the backyard. Fluff the tail, smile big, and bat those baby blue eyes.
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Silly Question
A beautiful spring day. Lush grass. The temptation was too great. Despite being on a leash as we wait on our fence, Roscoe couldn’t help but roll in the grass like a silly puppy. Which, of course, led to a silly question from his brother and mentor, His Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey. That question, of course, was, “Why are you being so silly?”
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Caption This: Talk To The Paw
Once again, Hu-Dad attempted to review the household rules with His Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey, but Royal Listening Skills were lacking. The response seems to be a clear suggestion of talk to the paw, but we thought our readers could do even better. For this week’s Caption This, what exactly is the Little Prince saying?
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Still No Fence; Still Leashed
Frankie Suave and Landon (Boom Boom) stretch their legs during a lunch break (meaning, Hu-Dad eats lunch and we go outside for a few minutes—how is that fair?). Our yard is terrific and will be lots of fun to run around in. Unfortunately, our status is still no fence, so, therefore, we are still leashed. Best guess is the fence company will install by mid-May.
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Those Youngsters
We walk twice a day for a total of a little over five miles. Those youngsters in The Herd can put on a fast pace some days, so the elder statesman, Frankie Suave, has the right to call a timeout. Since he’s been with us for almost a decade, he’s probably 12 + or -, so he’s earned the right. Don’t worry, though, he keeps those youngsters in line every day too.
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Things That Go Trip In The Night
In the famous Jeopardy style, the answer is “Things that go trip in the night.” The correct question is “What are humans who share their house with Siberian Huskies who pick pathway sleeping spots?” Landon demonstrates by sprawling in a strategic spot at the intersection of the study and the den. Of course, Boom Boom points out if the Hu-Dad would stop working at a reasonable time, he wouldn’t be trying to walk through the house in the dark.
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Royal Listening Skills
In case you think today’s image has His Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey hanging his head in shame, we want to clarify things. Yes, the Hu-Dad might have been discussing the latest Royal Misbehavior (in a long line of such misdeeds). Typhoon, however, was far more interested in watching a bug crawl across the ground. Any discussion of the Little Prince’s delinquency results in the application of Royal Listening Skills—also known as Siberian Husky Selective Deafness, one of our many hidden skills that “entertain” our humans.
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Caption This: Capturing Roscoe’s Attention
Our walk drew to an abrupt halt with the commotion on the side of the trail. What is capturing Roscoe’s attention that has a higher value than moving on down the trail? For this week’s “caption this,” give us his best thought balloon.
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