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Making Faces
Saturday, we had to run some errands in Asheville and decided to stop at Panera Bread for lunch. Great place to eat lunch because we can sit at the outside tables near The Herd, making sure that everyone behaves. In between the various admirers who had to stop and say hello, The Herd practices their…
Read Today's Herd StoryThe Other Side of June
P.S. – Daily rain like we get in June is great for making things grow – sometimes a little too well. Many people do not realize how much precipitation this area receives. Some of the southern facing slopes in Haywood (our county) and Transylvania (our neighbor) Counties receive over 100 inches (254 cm) of rain…
Read Today's Herd StoryHappy Birthday, QNTE
All of The Herd were rescued except for Queen Natasha the Evil. Thus, she is the only birthday that we actually know. We are shocked to discover that “Baby Bear,” as she was so affectionately called as a puppy versus her “Mama Bear” Nikita, is turning SEVEN years old today. She rules Chez Herd with…
Read Today's Herd StoryV-E-T Day
Our hu-dad was checking our medical records and discovered that some of us needed to visit the V-E-T this week. Any guess which ones? Some interesting tidbits from our visit – Most importantly, everyone is healthy. All of the bloodwork results will come later this week, but nothing showed us any concerns. Cheoah, our littlest,…
Read Today's Herd StoryRuby Tuesday – Another Score
Members of The Thundering Herd Fan Page on Facebook already know the ending of this story, but let us tell the entire story. As is the usual pattern for a Saturday night, The Herd humans went over to the hu-grandmom’s house for dinner. The Herd does not attend, but entertainment is provided by The Herd…
Read Today's Herd StoryBath Day
Saturday, we went hiking in the morning and then went down to Asheville and Pets Supplies Plus, the closest store that carries our Eagle Pack food. (Plus, they have an awesome manager and staff. We called a week in advance and they had our food piled up at the front ready to go.) The humans strapped…
Read Today's Herd StorySmiling Sunday
P.S. – Fans of The Thundering Herd’s Facebook Page know that there were baths at the end of the day on Saturday. Pictures of those are coming later this week. Despite the indignity of baths, The Herd had a great Saturday.
Read Today's Herd StoryInvasion
As we have described before, we live in a rural area, but one that is also a vacation area. Most of the homes that are near us are vacation homes, so we have much of the year to ourselves. Last year, however, the man who built our house built his own house and moved his…
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