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First Snow of the Season – Sort Of
Nothing is more exciting to a Siberian Husky than the first snow of the winter season. Thus, when it started snowing Friday afternoon and continued through the night and all day Saturday, Hu-Dad was sure we would all be very excited. Unfortunately, all of the snow was being made at our next door neighbors, Cataloochee…
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Weekend Games for Siberian Huskies
The weather has finally turned more winter-like in temperature, though with brilliant sunshine. Of course, that is perfect Siberian Husky weather and enticed some fast pace weekend games. As you would expect, the lead instigator of all of the games was the Whirling Dervish himself – Typhoon. And his primary accomplice is his favorite target,…
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Changing Weather & Sleepy Positions
Yesterday was one of those typical mountain days – constantly changing weather. We had strong winds (40 mph) in the morning and calm breezes in the afternoon; driving rain followed by sunny skies; and even a wall of fog at one point. Every hour seemed to bring something different for us so we had constantly…
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Best News Possible – Vet Updates
Yesterday, two members of The Herd had follow up appointments at the vet. We are celebrating because we received some of the best news possible on Queen Natasha, but first a quick update on the munchkin. We have long documented the finicky eating habits of the littlest member of The Herd. We normally do not…
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Sunny Days Are Here Again
We have had measurable rain 12 of the last 14 days, so it has really felt soggy. Fortunately, we are getting a few days of glorious weather through the rest of this week, so sunny days are here again. Our morning dawned with crystal clear blue skies. That thick valley fog burned off within the…
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Edicts, Decrees and Commands
Siberian Huskies are well known for their stubbornness. As a breed, we like to understand why we need to do something before just complying with human edicts. Legend has it that our approach to commands is based on our winter survival as sled pullers for humans. If a human was issuing an order that would…
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Brotherly Love
Typhoon has always been our free spirit – marching to his own drummer and creating his own mischief. But he also understands the power of brotherly love. The weather gurus had been promising all week long that Sunday would be sunny and glorious. Considering the rest of the week had been rainy and foggy, that…
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Dinner Strategies
Hu-Dad visited our cousins, Tartok and Ruby, yesterday and was amused at their very different dinner strategies. Of course, a good strategy puts in close proximity to the humans while they are eating and increases your chance of a snack. Ruby stakes out a prime spot under the dining room table. She is so quiet…
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It Happens To All Of Us
Yesterday, we posted about Cheoah’s challenge when her brothers decide it is wrestling time. We wanted to be clear that such “invitations” to wrestle do not just happen for Cheoah – it happens to all of us. Qannik, as seen above, is quite the motor mouth and has much to say about everything that goes…
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It Is All Downhill From Here
Some days, things are going so well and suddenly, BAM, you know it is all downhill from there. Suppose, for example, you are a certain red-headed Siberian Husky who is just hanging out with the Hu-Dad and enjoying some quiet time. You realize that your brothers are both eyeing you with plans for a three-way…
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Hunting Rabbits
Frankie and Typhoon are the leaders of hunting rabbits that make the mistake of entering the perimeter of Sibe Quentin, but a certain fluffy dog surprised everyone yesterday. No, no, Qannik, you are slow. Need we remind everyone of the video we posted just the other day? Hu-Dad did not actually see the capture, so…
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Respect Your Elders
We have all been taught to respect your elders, but Typhoon might just be respecting and learning from Queen Natasha just a little bit much.
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