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Photographic Effects
Many of you were questioning how we were able to achieve such spectacular photographic effects in our shots yesterday. Today, we will explain exactly how we achieved the “nose print of Natasha” effect. Take notes carefully. Step 1 – Set camera to sport mode so you can take rapid fire pictures Step 2 – Take…
Read Today's Herd StoryWind in my Hair
Nothing like riding down the road on a summer day in an open Jeep. Wrangler fans know the feeling – the wind whipping through your hair, the smell of nature all around you. Our Jeep model today – Kiska. P.S. – For photography buffs, the blurring around the edges of this photograph was not…
Read Today's Herd StoryInvasion
As we have explained before, we live with lots of wildlife. Black bears are common. Coyotes can be heard singing on the ridgetop behind us. We can spot fox early in the morning. Elk live on the other side of the ridge from us (though we have never seen one on our side). A flock…
Read Today's Herd StoryConcentration
Cheoah – Hey Rusty. Can I ask you something, big brother? Rusty – Sure, but give me one second here. Doing something important. Well, see . . . Hang on. Still focusing here. Come on, Rooster, this is important. Kid – I am concentrating here. Brothers!
Read Today's Herd StoryLooking for the Video
Quite the technical challenge week for the humans here this week. First, they carefully edited this week’s walking video and uploaded it to YouTube. After several hours of processing – nothing. Tried again – fail. And again – fail. Finally just converted it to a QuickTime movie (we work on a MAC) and loaded it…
Read Today's Herd StorySarge’s Dog Walk Video
As promised, this week’s Walking Wednesday Video is from the Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation Downtown Dog Walk 2009. It was a hugely successful event with 220 dogs participating in the walk (oh, yeah, and some humans, too). The weather was perfect and we had a total blast participating in the walk. The first third of…
Read Today's Herd StoryHow to Relax
Kodiak demonstrates the belly air cooled position Rusty demonstrates sophistication (and never sleep on the floor!)
Read Today's Herd StoryBack to Normal
Wooo. With a little rest, things are back to normal here at Chez Herd. See, left to right is Kodiak, Cheoah, Natasha, Qannik and Kiska. “Normal” Rusty – Playing to the side of the trail.
Read Today's Herd StoryLong Day
Woo, puppers, yesterday was a really long and tiring day for us. First, our humans decided we needed to be walked prior to going to the Downtown Dog Walk for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation. Does that make sense to you – a walk before walking? Something about needing to burn morning energy off of us so…
Read Today's Herd StorySarge’s Dog Walk – TODAY
We are off this morning to participate in Sarge’s Dog Walk – which we have already told you about several times – like here and here and here. We did pick up our t-shirts yesterday. The front looks like this: The back looks like this: Oh – did you miss that? Let’s zoom in: Sarge…
Read Today's Herd StoryMorning Routine
The sun is rising at Chez Herd and it is going to be a beautiful day! Wrestling time. Qannik gives the starting Woo! Kiska goes in for the body block While Kiska chases Qannik, Kodiak mouths off at Natasha Queen Natasha returns fire, while Qannik looks to hu-dad for help Wonder why we call Qannik…
Read Today's Herd StoryDogs Need Calendars
Hey! Is it the weekend yet? Thursday? Only Thursday? Bummer.
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