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Where is winter?
Just a few weeks ago, we had received our first snow fall of the season. It was not much, but we were able to do our first Winter Walking Wednesday of the season and we were getting excited about winter. Boy, has the weather changed. Our temperatures this past weekend were into the 70’s F…
Read Today's Herd StoryDogtown – The Book
Up to this point, every product we have ever mentioned on the blog has been one that we have purchased and used. We have steadfastly refused to review other products or to accept advertising on the blog, but – like many dog bloggers – we received an invitation from National Geographic to review their new…
Read Today's Herd StoryImportance of Stretching
When you hike as much as The Herd does, it is very important to stretch before exercise. But be sure to do your stretches very slowly and always using proper form. Natasha will demonstrate the proper way to stretch. Use a solid surface for safety Stretch slowly to the right Now stretch to the left…
Read Today's Herd StoryDifferent Road Trip
The seat belts come out. Leashes on. Everyone is excited. But then only two get loaded into the Jeep – Qannik and Kiska. Very important rule at Chez Herd – if you get to ride in the Jeep without the entire Herd, you are headed to the V-E-T. Ruh-Roh Kiska – The waiting is the…
Read Today's Herd StoryThe Cousins’ Ride
You have seen how The Herd travels in their Jeep many times. But we caught up with our cousins a few days ago and thought we would show you how they travel in their SUV (Siberian Utility Vehicle). Much more room per pup! Ruby has scored the entire back with her singing skills Tartok claims…
Read Today's Herd StoryCousins and Bitey Face
Our humans were over at our cousins’ (Tartok and Ruby) house (aka – our hu-grandparents’ house) and gave us the report that there was a major bitey face competition going on. We are sure that the six of us would have greatly added to the festivities, but, somehow, our humans thought a quiet dinner would…
Read Today's Herd StoryWalking Wednesday – Rattlesnake Lodge
We took another part of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail up to Rattlesnake Lodge, an old home built in 1903-4 that burned from a lightning strike in 1926. The highlighted link for the lodge will take you to the history of the house and family, as well as dozens of pictures from the era. Hope you enjoy…
Read Today's Herd StoryPizza Run
Sunday, after a day of lots of hiking, we were all headed home. We were very sleepy in the back of the Jeep and overheard the humans discussing their dinner plans. They were too tired to cook dinner, so said that they would stop for pizza at one of their favorite places if the best…
Read Today's Herd StoryOctober Comments and Question
Wooo – we are really trying to make this a regular feature. So we scanned the October comments and questions and replied to the best ones. Teddy Bear asked, “Where do all you lovely Sibes slumber?” We have to keep the humans company, of course, so we all sleep in the bedroom. Natasha sleeps on…
Read Today's Herd StoryWeb Site Statistics
We have shared this with you before, but we get a traffic report on our website that has some fascinating information. We had another record month for visitors, page counts, hits and every other measure. We really thank you for that. Among the weird stats our tracker finds is that Firefox is the most popular…
Read Today's Herd StoryHappy Howl-o-ween
Happy Howl-o-ween! How do you like my “mask”? – Kodiak
Read Today's Herd StoryWhat was Cheoah Looking At?
Many of you wanted to know what Cheoah was looking at in yesterday’s pictures. We don’t really know, but this is what the humans were looking at (You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge): Frying Pan Mountain Fire Tower (Upper Left) A hunting lodge is near the center of the picture City…
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