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Labor Day Project Requirements
Hu-Dad decided to tackle a special Labor Day project – digging a 150 foot long trench and burying a drain line. Can you think of a more exciting way to spend a holiday? We have a boiler system in our house for our hot water as well as for heating the house through radiant heat…
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Our Official Autumn Declaration
The rains finally subsided and the shone brightly on Sunday. Our temperatures have cooled considerably, with lows dipping into the 40’s and high’s in the 60’s. The trees surrounding our property are beginning to turn red and yellow. And the calendar says September. Put all of that together, and we have made our official autumn…
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Boring Business of Hu-Dad’s Busyness
Cheoah appears quite unimpressed with Hu-Dad’s busyness in the study, claiming it is all just boring business in her mind. Our weather did not clear as expected Saturday, but remained cloudy, windy, drizzly and cool – a perfect day for Hu-Dad to catch up on some busyness in his study. We took advantage to spread…
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Happy Feet – A Celebration
After two days of rain and wind, the clouds parted and the sun appeared. Some pup’s happy feet highlights the celebration at Chez Herd. We had a good couple of inches of rain spread over the last two days, a good soaking as we enter our fall. We needed the rain, but we still celebrated…
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Rainy Harvey’s Visit – Film Friday
Harvey’s visit to us here at Chez Herd is merely a few days of rain, unlike all of our friends who have really suffered from the impact of the hurricane. We are thinking of everyone who has been impacted by this terrible storm. We wish you the speediest of recovery and will be thinking of…
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Checking For The Magic Juice
After yesterday’s post about Landon’s potential source for zoomies, a certain young prince had to check for magic juice himself. Typhoon is quite competitive with his little brother, but wants everyone to know he is still the fastest husky in Sibe Quentin. Not even rabbits stand a chance in a race with the Little Prince.…
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The Hidden Source Of Craziness
Hu-Dad has often marveled at the sudden burst of zoomies as one or more of the dogs races around the house or yard for no purpose other than the need for speed. Maybe, there is a hidden source of craziness. Just before the above photograph was taken, Sibe Quentin was quiet.The dogs were in various…
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Guess Who Is A Big Boy Now
We have long battled Typhoon’s weight and have worked to add mass. After yesterday’s vet check, will Typhoon be known as a big boy finally? For those readers new to us, we have long battled the Little Prince’s quite challenging appetite. He can refuse to eat for days on end, endangering his health. All of…
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Unfair Sneakiness By The Hu-Dad
Every day, our Hu-Dad expects us to cooperate for some photography for this blog. Sometimes, we are quite happy to pose and make his job easy. But, other days, Hu-Dad resorts to a great deal of sneakiness to capture what he needs. Yesterday, for example, Hu-Dad was following Typhoon around the house for some photographs,…
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Don’t Worry – I’ve Got This Covered
After Qannik’s successful perimeter patrol that we featured in Film Friday, he thinks he should be trusted to handle sentry duty without supervision. Just go ahead and take a nap, he has been reassuring her. In this photo, you can see him saying, “Don’t worry. I’ve got this covered.” But how impressed was Kiska with…
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What We Have Here Is A Failure To Entertain
Hu-Dad was busy with a project Friday which prompted us to paraphrase the movie Cool Hand Luke, “What we have here is a failure to entertain.” Hu-Dad worked on a project all morning on his computer. Some sort of busyness thing that apparently required us to be quiet so he could concentrate. We were excited…
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Q-Tip Perimeter Patrol – Film Friday
We have talked often about Qannik resisting his security duties (or, frankly, work of any kind), which is why we so rarely see a Q-Tip Perimeter Patrol. But Wednesday evening, Kiska called him to work and he went. No griping. No grumbling. No resistance. Just action. The best part for our fans is that Hu-Dad…
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