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Ruby Tuesday – First Ever Beach Trip

January 4, 2011 |

*****     *****     *****     *****     ***** As the hu-dad was assembling this post, he noticed something interesting about that last picture.  Do you see it?  Let us zoom in. Yep, the hu-dad was trying and trying to capture a picture of the dolphins that morning, but failed.  He…

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A Personal Favorite

January 3, 2011 |

Many dogs have something that is a personal favorite .  An item to be protected from any other dog.  An item to be carried around.   An item that must always be close, even when napping.

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Traveling Home

January 2, 2011 |

But after a week of vacation, it is time for the humans to head back home so that they can prepare for a week of earning kibble and bully sticks for us.  We hope to be back to the beach before it gets hot down here, but for now we will go back and play…

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Enjoy the New Year!

January 1, 2011 |

Happy New Year from all of us at The Thundering Herd!  May your year be as much fun as digging in the sand.

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New Year’s Eve Resolution

December 31, 2010 |

As always, at the dawn of the new year, humans tend to make resolutions for what will make them a better person.  Within our Herd, there is the perfect symbol for the resolution that our hu-dad embraces. Have a Happy and Safe New Year’s!  May 2011 bring you good fortune, great health, and much happiness!

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Sewee Environmental Education Center

December 30, 2010 |

We have written about this fantastic educational center once before, but were able to stop at it yesterday as we were moving up the South Carolina coast.  Sewee Environmental Education Center is a great museum just north of Charleston that also houses a few Red Wolves.  The Red Wolf was originally found throughout the Eastern…

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Emmet Park – Savannah, GA

December 29, 2010 |

Tuesday, we drove down to Savannah, GA, and hung out for a while.  We most enjoyed hanging out at Emmet Park, which is right on Bay Street in the historic district.  After running through the park for a while, we just hung out in the middle of the park and people (and dog) watched –…

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Charles Towne Landing

December 28, 2010 |
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Weather Revenge

December 27, 2010 |

Ok, pups, this is going to sound really weird.  We are getting around 2 feet (~60 cm) of fresh snow at the house.  Too bad we are not there to enjoy it. Yep, our humans decided not to stick around and enjoy all of that snow. Our humans have once again loaded us into the…

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In front of the hospital right after being discharged.

Mighty Acorns

December 26, 2010 |

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow?  Are you kidding us?  We will just go straight to the mighty acorn. First, the good news.  The hu-dad was able to pick Queen Natasha up at the hospital Christmas morning and she soon rejoined The Herd.  She is sporting a stylish reverse poodle hair cut on her leg…

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All We Want for Christmas

December 25, 2010 |

We had a jovial, happy post planned for today, but the last 48 hours or so have been quite challenging at Chez Herd.  The events, however, have created a great deal of clarity for us on what really matters at Christmas. It all started in the early morning hours of Thursday when Queen Natasha woke…

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That being good thing doesn't start until Christmas Eve, right?

Being Good is So Hard

December 24, 2010 |

With Christmas so close, every dog is trying so hard to be good.  Well, almost every dog.  Let’s just say a certain red-headed dog over at the Annex was tempted by a loaf of bread on a kitchen counter.  An entire loaf.  That was carried into the dining room for consumption.  When the hu-grandmom spotted…

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