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What Have We Been Up To?
Whew. A whole week’s worth of Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd posts! Makes you wonder what have we been up to while that was going on. Yes, we had a beautiful weekend. Sunny, blue skies, a dusting of snow. Ok, we would have preferred a blizzard being Siberian Huskies and all (and the fact that…
Read Today's Herd StoryFrankie – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
All week long, we have been profiling each member of The Herd and are now down to last year’s recipients of the most Valentine’s – 53 – Frankie! He raised $296 for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation (who saved 1,231 dogs and cats in 2014 – see this article for details). To enter the Second Annual Valentine’s…
Read Today's Herd StoryTyphoon – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
As we announced Monday, the Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd is underway. To enter our contest, all you have to do is mail a Valentine’s to your favorite member of The Herd (To: Dog’s Name, c/o The Thundering Herd, PO Box 1835, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-1835). If you chose, you may enclose a…
Read Today's Herd StoryKiska – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
As we announced Monday, the Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd is underway. To enter our contest, all you have to do is mail a Valentine’s to your favorite member of The Herd (To: Dog’s Name, c/o The Thundering Herd, PO Box 1835, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-1835). If you chose, you may enclose a…
Read Today's Herd StoryQannik – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
As we announced Monday, the Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd is underway. To enter our contest, all you have to do is mail a Valentine’s to your favorite member of The Herd (To: Dog’s Name, c/o The Thundering Herd, PO Box 1835, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-1835). If you chose, you may enclose a…
Read Today's Herd StoryNatasha – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
As we announced Monday, the Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd is underway. To enter our contest, all you have to do is mail a Valentine’s to your favorite member of The Herd (To: Dog’s Name, c/o The Thundering Herd, PO Box 1835, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-1835). If you chose, you may enclose a…
Read Today's Herd StoryCheoah – Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd
As we announced yesterday, the Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd is underway. To enter our contest, all you have to do is mail a Valentine’s to your favorite member of The Herd (To: Dog’s Name, c/o The Thundering Herd, PO Box 1835, Maggie Valley, NC 28751-1835). If you chose, you may enclose a…
Read Today's Herd StoryValentine’s Hearts for The Herd Contest – Year 2
You asked for it. You get it. The Second Annual Valentine’s Hearts for the Herd Contest! Participation is really, really easy and some lucky reader will win a beautiful gift basket from Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery. Most importantly, all proceeds from the contest go directly to Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation! So let’s talk first about…
Read Today's Herd StoryDo I Look Thin?
Just before Christmas, Qannik got the bad news that he had a little too much fluff under all of that fluff and was going to have to start the green bean diet. We stopped by the vet office today for a weigh-in to see how well things are going. Q-tip weighed 62.5 lbs (28.3 kg),…
Read Today's Herd StorySun and Cheese
The last few days have been cold, but Friday turned about to be sunny, beautiful, and relatively warm (a high of 30ºF or -1ºC). Seemed like a perfect day of sun and Cheese – Herd Style. Now, of course, we are talking Cheoah who keeps extending her outside time as her leg continues to strengthen…
Read Today's Herd StoryWinterfest Smoky Style
While this post is a little focused at other Nordic breed owners, read on because there is a little something for everyone. Our town – Maggie Valley, NC – will be holding a Winterfest Smoky Style on February 27 through March 1, 2015. We need some help – and the six of us (and Hu-dad)…
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Basking in the Cold
Now where would you find rough and tumble sled dogs basking in the cold weather? We have no idea, but we sure know where we were.
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