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Snow Faces Around Chez Herd
Hu-Dad went to work plowing the driveway and shoveling the walks while we played, a perfect time for us to model our snow faces. Hu-Dad claimed he wanted the driveway clear in case we needed to leave the house, but why would we want to leave all of this snow? We spent most of the…
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First Snow of The Season – Serious Fun
Our first snow of the season finally fell – a serious amount of snow – which created a lot of serious fun around Chez Herd. For most of the week, weather forecasters said that we might see a dusting of snow on Friday and Saturday. Maybe even a half an inch. On Thursday, however, they…
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An Early Present: Big Bro Is Back – Film Friday
In the spirit of the holiday season, Landon is thankful for an early present – his big brother, Frankie Suave, is back in the yard. Frankie’s test results have come back negative which is, of course, very good news. The mass removed was benign, one of Hu-Dad’s favorite words. And Frankie has done well leaving…
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A Typhoon Phooey Blockade
Typhoon has enjoyed being king of the porch in Frankie Suave’s absence, but how does his blockade hold when Frankie returns? For the last week, the Little Prince has strutted around the yard like a king. His favorite game has been to claim the porch as his own personal fiefdom. No one is really paying…
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Where Did Our Sunshine Go?
We might be snow dogs, but we admit to having been spoiled with the warm weather we have had. So where did out sunshine go? The predicted rains arrived yesterday and fell throughout the day. After days and days of sunning ourselves on the deck, we spent much of the day inside complaining about the…
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Working Breed, Working Boom Boom
We Siberian Huskies are known for being quite the energetic working breed, as demonstrated by our very own Working Boom Boom. After several days of warm, sunny, fall weather, we are about to take a decided turn toward winter for the rest of the week. Tuesday is supposed to bring a steady, cold rain followed…
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Typhoon Needs A Serious Sentry Face
With Frankie serving his time on injured reserve, Typhoon has attempted to step into his many roles, though Kiska says he needs a more serious sentry face. While Frankie has long been the leader of the Junior Team, no one doubts Miss Kiska’s role as Chief of Security. She has been quite pleased at how…
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Leave The Cone – Destination Sunshine
Frankie had a much better day under Hu-Dad’s supervision, so he was able to leave the cone behind and headed for destination sunshine. Frankie seems to be getting the hang of not pulling at his stitches, so he was out of the cone much more yesterday. Of course, anytime he is out of sight of…
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Unhappy Conehead Syndrome
After Frankie removed his sutures post-surgery, he has been relegated to being a conehead. His displeasure is quite obvious. Frankie was doing great Wednesday after the surgery to remove a mass on his back leg, so Hu-Dad didn’t take any extra precautions. Since Frankie is the only dog who sleeps all night in the human…
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Little Prince In Charge – Film Friday
With Frankie Suave recovering from surgery, Typhoon has decided to play the role of big brother. Yes, we have a Little Prince in charge. To do his best as the Official Big Brother, Typhoon decided to emulate everything Frankie does inside Sibe Quentin. We thought his mimicking was quite impressive and decided to make it…
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Lonely Boom Boom and Sleepy Frankie
A lonely Boom Boom moped around the house yesterday without his big brother, but he was happy to see a sleepy Frankie come home. A procedure day is always interesting around Chez Herd because that means someone does not get breakfast while everyone else gets fed. Hu-Dad can assure everyone that Frankie was slightly put…
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No Shadow Without The Sunshine
Without sunshine, there is no shadow. So how is Boom Boom going to survive an entire day without his big brother (and where will Frankie be)? Shortly after Landon’s arrival at Chez Herd, he decided that Frankie was the best big brother ever. He follows him everywhere and copies his every move. Thus, Boom Boom…
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