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Siberian Recreational Vehicle

November 4, 2008 |

The bi-ped caretakers have grumbled a lot about how difficult it is to go anywhere for a weekend because of The Herd.  That’s right, amazingly, they sometimes want to be somewhere other than at the house taking care of 6 Siberians every night. Boarding The Herd is pretty expensive, we have had some bad experiences…

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Favorite Signs of the Blue Ridge Parkway

November 2, 2008 |

We are blessed to live near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The road courses through the highest mountains of the Eastern U.S. through Virginia and North Carolina.  I have posted some of the scenery and trails, but today I wanted to share the signs.  First, my favorite sign warning motorcyclists about the dangers of sharp curves:…

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A Sibe is a Sibe

November 1, 2008 |

I had to stop at my favorite pet supply store yesterday because I had to pick up new fleece crate liners (heaven forbid that The Herd actually just sleep on a blanket – only fleece for their fluffy butts).  When I parked the car and got out, I saw a beautiful white Sibe with blue…

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Snow Picture

October 28, 2008 |

Sorry for the picture, but here is a cell phone picture taken early this morning of the driveway on the way to work.  As you can tell, a fairly light snowfall, but the furkids had a blast in it.

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First Snow

October 27, 2008 |

First, our apologies for not posting over the weekend, but we were a little busy.  More to come on that later, but let’s just say that we decided that the Siberian Utility Vehicle works great for day trips, but we needed something a little larger for those longer trips.  Stay tuned. And, yes, we owe everyone…

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Panoramics and an Unimpressed Herd

October 23, 2008 |

I was filming one of those panoramic views like this: I was impressed with the clear skies, the long range views, and the fading colors of the leaves. The Herd, however, was totally unimpressed as evidenced by this: It’s a very tough crowd to impress.

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Walking Wednesday

October 22, 2008 |

To join those who post Walking Wednesdays, here is a short video of The Herd:

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Poor Rusty

October 21, 2008 |

Rule of thumb for a dog.  Any ride by yourself can not be a good thing.  I went downstairs, put on Rusty’s seat belt and leash, and loaded him into the Jeep.  He was really excited until it hit him that he was alone.  Then he gave me the “uh-oh” look: And why was he getting…

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Sleepy Time

October 20, 2008 |

A little over 7 miles (11 km) on some steep, rocky trails yesterday, so the dogs were good and tired at the end of the day.  Just a few pictures from last night in the den, starting with Kodiak who would not even raise his head to look at me: Next, Qannik who not only…

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Walking is Too Slow

October 19, 2008 |

The air is crisp and cool, which means The Herd has entirely too much energy. So, sometimes, walking is not quite enough for The Herd. So here is video of The Herd jogging on an abandoned road (sorry for the video quality – it looks a little like Cloverfield or The Blair Witch Project, but…

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Comments & Questions

October 18, 2008 |

We were catching up on all of the questions and comments posted this week, and thought we would answer a few of them: Digging Holes Kat (which is one of my favorite Siberian names and I plan to “borrow” it some day) of Steve and Kat fame asks about the Journey to the Center of…

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Fall Friday – Technical Problem

October 17, 2008 |

Each Friday for the past few weeks, we have shared the view from our front porch so that you can see the progression of the fall colors: Friday September 26 Friday October 3 Friday October 10 But, we have a technical problem today: No, the mountain did not suddenly disappear or collapse into Kodiak’s hole.…

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