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Radiant Heat Floors

November 25, 2013 |

When we built the new house, we installed radiant heat. The hu-dad wanted to be able to walk across floors bare-footed in the winter. We think warm floors are a good idea, too. Since we do not need air conditioning (it rarely hits 80F where we live), we knew we did not need duct work…

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Well Tuned Athletes

November 24, 2013 |

By the way, we have lots of problems with this sign. For example, notice that they have not banned cats. Cats!!! Those feline critters get away with everything (and have really scary claws and hisses), but they shouldn’t be able to go where we can’t. And squirrels. Come on. Squirrels? Why aren’t they banned? Regardless,…

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Eyeing the Prize

November 23, 2013 |

The hu-dad was preparing a snack tray and realized that some pup was really eyeing the prize. P.S. – We thought everyone would appreciate the rest of the story. Young Typhoon almost scored big as we were preparing this snack tray. Hu-dad had placed two blocks of cheese on the counter and turned to grab…

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Morning Routines

November 22, 2013 |

Our morning routines are important to us to get our day started properly. So what are your morning routines?

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Kitchen Help

November 21, 2013 |

When the humans have guests over to the house, they always are scrambling to get everything ready and say they need some kitchen help. So, of course, we volunteer.

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Good Morning, Sunshine

November 20, 2013 |

Good morning, sunshine. Our day has begun even though a few dogs might need a little wake up time before they deal with the realities of the day. Not totally unlike the humans stumbling around in the kitchen at this exact same time. But what realities does a dog really have to face?

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Stop Action Photography

November 19, 2013 |

Stop action photography does not refer to Hu-Dad’s photography skills, but our ability to stop whatever we are doing whenever the camera appears.

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

November 18, 2013 |

When we visit the Charleston area, we often see some friends. But they also come up to enjoy the mountains and bring their dogs with them. So guess who’s coming to dinner? Yep, the human guests were here last night and brought Nia and Kodi with them.

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Walking Close

November 17, 2013 |

Yesterday was Saturday, so of course we did our usual long walks. Some pup is taking that walking close to an extreme.

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Hair of the Dog

November 16, 2013 |

Qannik is giving a new meaning to a hair of the dog. *****     *****     *****     *****     *****

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Frankie Friday

November 15, 2013 |

It is the end of the week, so we declare it Frankie Friday.

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Restraint and Restraints

November 14, 2013 |

A couple of weeks ago, we posted this picture on our Facebook Page.  Someone commented on how well behaved we were and how we showed restraint by not jumping out of the Jeep. That question reminded hu-dad of a time he was asked the same question a few years ago. Let’s just say that sometimes…

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