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Landon Explains Chez Herd In His Own Words
For this week’s Film Friday, we turned the microphone over to Landon to explain Chez Herd in his own words . . . or woos . . . or whatever. Yes, Landon is quite the talker and he personally narrates the opening of this video. And when words – or woos – don’t quite convey…
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Cheoah Laments The Trouble With Brothers
With the addition of Landon to The Herd, Cheoah laments the trouble of having three brothers constantly wanting her attention. Qannik spends his time with Kiska, but the other boys, Frankie and Typhoon, have always hung out with Cheoah all day. With Landon joining the Junior Team, Cheoah now has a third brother sharing her…
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Steadiness of the Senior Security Team
Despite all of the changes around Chez Herd, the one thing we can all count on is the steadiness of the Senior Security Team. While the Juniors are focused on welcoming and integrating the newbie into The Herd, the Seniors retain their serious focus on the security needs of Sibe Quentin. Uh, ok, fine. Chief…
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Quiet Monday After A Hectic Weekend
Yes, we know you are reading this on Tuesday, but we had a quiet Monday after a hectic weekend, so we want to just savor our quiet start to the week. We did our usual long afternoon walk yesterday, but the rest of the day was spent hanging out around Chez Herd. Anyone who has…
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Silly Plans and Ideas Of The Hu-Dad
Hu-Dad has all of these silly plans and mantras such as “A Tired Sibe is a Good Sibe.” His goal was to have a very tired Landon by the end of the day. Of the many Herd members Landon is getting used to, the Hu-Dad is a mystery. Landon says he loves all of the…
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Family Walks Look The Same
Yes, we have been through a lot of changes the past few weeks. But, despite it all, family walks still look the same thanks to Typhoon. We were out for a long family walk yesterday, perfect for the crisp, cool air that arrived overnight. We enjoyed crunching through the fallen leaves of a nearly empty…
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Finally Becoming Siberian Weather
After a warm and dry fall, yesterday showed signs of finally becoming Siberian weather – the temperature dropped and the wind howled. The morning started out with a drizzling rain. The winds began to pick up and blew leaves out of the trees. Then the temperature fell all day long. Hu-Dad even considered building a…
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Welcome Landon Film Friday
What else would we do for this week’s Film Friday other than a Welcome Landon video? A few snippets from Landon’s first week at Chez Herd. The scenes in this video highlight just a few moments around the yard, mostly with Typhoon. The ever popular stick chewing seems to be a particular highlight – just…
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Settling Into A New Home And Making Friends
Settling into a new home and making friends can be challenging, but Landon is working very hard to be part of the family. New schedules, new sleeping spots, new yard – everything is a change in your routine. Most importantly, new friends! Landon is still working through one-on-one sessions with everyone. As he gets used…
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Introducing Landon, Newest Herd Member
So many of you guessed our little secret yesterday. Amazing! Yes, today, we are introducing Landon, the newest member of The Thundering Herd. Landon came to us from Southern Siberian Rescue, which explains our trip east of Raleigh on Sunday. He is a three-year-old, fifty-pound boy and is settling into Chez Herd well. He has…
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Nothing Unusual About This Family Walk
Just a normal family walk around our property yesterday. Nothing unusual about it whatsoever. Don’t study the pictures too hard to find anything different. Hu-Dad is really making sure we are tired. First, we took a really, really long Jeep ride yesterday all the way past Raleigh. That’s over five hours – each way. And…
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A Really Long Sunday Drive
We left before sunrise and got back home after sunset, so we took a really long Sunday drive. We might have been a wee bit tired when we got back home. When you have fall days as pretty as we are having, it is hard to stay indoors. Hu-Dad suggested a Jeep ride and we…
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