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Our Christmas Present
We hope you had a terrific holiday. Our Christmas present was exactly what we have been wanting for several weeks. With Natasha and Cheoah both having TPLO surgery for torn CCL’s just a few months ago, our hope was that everyone would be to the point to do family walks. So look what we did…
Read Today's Herd StoryMerry Christmas
To all of our readers, we wish you the Merriest of Christmas (and if you don’t celebrate Christmas, we wish you the best possible day as well!). We thought we would share our “Twas the Night Before Christmas – Herd Style” that was published last year (oh, sure, it also provides our official writer a…
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Christmas Eve Dilemma
We have explained to the Little Price that Christmas is still a day away, which means he is facing the ultimate Christmas Eve Dilemma
Read Today's Herd StoryYou Thought Your Monday Was Bad
Sure, everyone talks about how bad Mondays can be, but Qannik says he can top anyone’s Monday out there. Especially since this happens to be the Monday right before Christmas. Qannik had his regular exam at the vet yesterday. Of course, the first part of the vet exam is stepping on the scales. Oops. Apparently…
Read Today's Herd StoryImprovisation
After nearly 14 weeks of TPLO surgery recovery, we finally were all able to go for a walk in the park. Hu-dad was so out of practice from taking us all walking that he said we were a handful. We think that is a good thing. But he also didn’t have everything in the Jeep.…
Read Today's Herd StoryDealing with Winter Weather
Saturday was one of those cold, rainy, foggy days that we often get in December. No problem, we are rough, tough, sled dogs used to dealing with winter weather. Right, Qannik?
Read Today's Herd StoryThe Rest of the Story
After yesterday’s post about Natasha being tethered, many of you wanted to know the rest of the story – what had she done? Though she has recuperated enough from TPLO surgery to be released for off-leash time, she is still supposed to be moving slowly, not getting involved in wrestling matches, and generally taking it easy.…
Read Today's Herd StoryAnd Now For Something Completely Different
With apologies to Monty Python . . . and now for something completely different.
Read Today's Herd StorySurprise
Every now and then, you just have one of those moments where you look around and say, “Surprise!”
Read Today's Herd StoryTPLO Recovery Week 10 & 13
Monday, we had our last recheck of our TPLO recovery at Western Carolina Veterinary Surgery and both passed with flying colors. Natasha, 13 weeks post TPLO surgery to return her torn CCL, has been released for supervised off-leash time in the yard and a slow re-introduction to the full Herd life. She still needs to…
Read Today's Herd StoryGreat To Be Back
We say it is great to be back home to Sibe Quentin! Oh, sure, we had a terrific time at the beach and love our RV trips, but there is something really nice about the familiarity of our own yard where you can just be comfortable.
Read Today's Herd StorySecret to Our Success
A week of RV camping with six Siberian Huskies on a picket line in the campsite. Everyone wants to know the secret to our success of quiet dogs in a campsite. Today, we reveal our secret . . . Yep, we melt for the Soft Pumpkin Bites from our hometown Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery. *****…
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