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Typhoon Walking Backwards
We had a reader ask just the other day if Typhoon is still walking backwards. Does the sun still rise in the east and set in the west? Now don’t worry, questioning reader, all of the members of The Herd question Typhoon from time to time. Especially his big brother, Frankie. (And, yes, we really…
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Just A Walk In The Park
Sometimes, you don’t need exciting things to happen to make for a great day. Sometimes, just a walk in the park is enough. The French Broad River Park in Asheville was largely empty due to a steady breeze and cool temperatures, but that just fits Siberian Husky desires. We did a couple of loops around…
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Typhoon Yard Time
Hu-Dad went out to share some crisp and cold yard time with Typhoon (since certain senior dogs were unimpressed with the continued lack of snow). We finally had some winter like weather with temperatures in the teens and stiff winds, giving us wind chills in the single digits. Typhoon romped and played with everyone until…
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Indoor Manners
Can you believe that Hu-Dad insists we are to use our indoor manners when we are indoors? What sort of crazy logic is that? Once again, we received the “there is a speed limit in this house” lecture. It probably would not have happened if we had not decided to play a little couch olympics .…
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Uncooperative Photography Subjects
Hu-Dad takes dozens and dozens of pictures of us a day, so why do we insist on being such uncooperative photography subjects? For those of you who were convinced we are talking about Typhoon, you are right . . . and not complete. All of us resist the camera from time to time. Even that…
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Sunset and Shadows
As we are approaching the shortest day of the year, our walks are in the sunset and shadows even though we walked shortly after 4. You might notice that we are walking in the middle of Cataloochee Ranch. Our big dog friends – that special breed known as horses – have left the mountain top…
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Wall Walking Memories
During our spring-weather like walk in the park Sunday, Kiska performed some wall walking memories that brought to mind one of the most colorful characters in Herd History – Rusty the Rooster. Long-time readers already know instantly who we are going to mention. We were blessed with one of the most memorable members of The…
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Down By The River
With our crazy, warm, spring-like weather we have been having, we really did go down by the river Sunday… and didn’t freeze. The humans were running errands in Asheville and took us to Carrier Park for a Sunday afternoon stroll. We walk there a lot, but we spotted a path down to the river and…
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The Magic of Ruby Eyes
Hu-Dad tried to get a few photographs of our cousin Ruby, but those Ruby eyes were clear that she did not want to model. Ruby normally enjoys being a photography subject, but these pictures were taken toward the end of an evening. She seemed to be far more interested in bed time than modeling time.…
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Scenes From Sibe Quentin
Friday was one of those wonderfully quiet days here at Chez Herd, so we thought we would just share some scenes from around Sibe Quentin. Security alerts were all of the minor variety involving small woodland critters. Still, each event requires a good response and supervision by the Queen. The Head of Security likes to…
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Pretend Innocence
All Siberian Huskies know the first rule of living with humans – pretend innocence no matter what. The brothers were enjoying the warm December sunshine and hanging out under the Tree of Life. Hu-Dad kept wondering what they were talking about, but anytime they noticed they were being supervised, they began to pretend their innocence.…
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Handling Telemarketers
Hu-Dad is very fortunate in that he does all of his work from the study in the house, meaning he gets to be around us all of the time (that would be the fortunate part). Unfortunately, that also means he has to deal with the phone ringing and the incessant telemarketers. Yesterday, the phone rang.…
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