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Cheesewhiz’s Christmas Shopping Opinion

December 19, 2012 |
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Ruby Tuesday – Situation Normal

December 18, 2012 |
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Back on the Trail

December 17, 2012 |

All of you who have gone through a loss of a canine know what we mean – the little things are what catch you. That extra bowl at dinner. The extra leash on the hooks. The extra crate on the deck. The empty space in the Jeep. That one extra howl missing in during song…

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Frankie’s Rough Life

December 16, 2012 |
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Newtown, Connecticut

December 15, 2012 |

Today, we think of the families of Newtown, Connecticut, and want them to know that we at Chez Herd grieve for the loss of life and the loss of innocence. *****     *****     *****     *****     *****

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Rusty Remembrance – Balloons

December 14, 2012 |

We end our week with our personal all-time favorite Rusty video – fighting the balloons.  Every year, we walk with Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation in their Annual Downtown Dog Walk – a fundraiser for our local all-breed rescue. So let’s pause a minute for a brief commercial.  Several readers have asked if they can do…

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Rusty Remembrance – Who Has My Bully Stick?

December 13, 2012 |

As we continue on our videos of Rusty, we wanted you to know what he sounded like – his famous “Woop.” And when Rusty finished his bully stick before Kodiak, Rusty was convinced that Kodiak got more. And so he protested.

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Rusty Remembrance – Games at Big Ridge State Park

December 12, 2012 |

First off, thank you for all of your kind comments, emails, and messages. We really appreciate the support of all of our readers and the animal blogging community. As we mentioned yesterday, we decided to celebrate Rusty’s life this week by sharing some of our favorite classic videos. This video is from one of our…

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Rusty the Rooster – ??/??/?? – December 10, 2012

December 10, 2012 |

Since its inception, this website has been dedicated to the celebration of life among my beloved dogs, The Thundering Herd. Even in loss, we want to celebrate life.  Specifics as to what happened are at the end of the post, but feel free to skip that part and just smile as we are – through…

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Rusty Update

December 10, 2012 |

Friday evening, Rusty was his usual happy self. So when he refused to eat Saturday morning, we were concerned. As the day continued, the same unsteadiness on his feet from two months ago became apparent and our concern grew.  You can read the first posts about his condition here and here.  The long and short…

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Sharing the Comfort Zone

December 9, 2012 |
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Kiska on the Hunt

December 8, 2012 |

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