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Celebration Time & Book of the Week
Yes, it is celebration time here at Chez Herd. Natasha’s blood work from yesterday shows that her liver has returned to normal functioning! Her blood work just over a month ago before surgery to remove her spleen and part of her liver showed liver results that were off the charts. We knew that she was…
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A Perfectly Normal Weekend
A normal weekend. While that may sound boring, we think it sounds absolutely perfect. We are particularly thankful for a normal weekend as Natasha has healed from her surgery a few weeks ago. Jeep rides for the whole family is the center of our perfect weekends. We can head up into the mountains or into…
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Zoom Zoom Explained
Yesterday, we told you about Frankie’s challenge with the noise from fighter jets practicing in the skies above us. We also mentioned that we were unable to capture any pictures of the jets because of the fog that had us enveloped. So, Typhoon, if the noises were not made by fighter jets, exactly what were…
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Zoom Zoom
Yesterday was one of those foggy, rainy days. The fog rolled across the mountain top early in the day and covered us. Normally, those are very peaceful days, except for the zoom zoom of fighter jets. Because we live on the eastern border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we receive a lot of…
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Instigator of Games
Typhoon often is in the middle of things, but is he really the instigator of games around Chez Herd? Pictures earlier this week highlight who might really be behind the trouble. Oh, sure, but that is just one moment. No one has noticed a regular pattern of a certain red-head laughing at a little trouble…
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Balancing Act
How many of you allow your pets on the furniture? You know, like on the couch? Now, before you answer that question, you need to understand the balancing act that Typhoon does when he is on the couch. And we do mean ON the couch. Typhoon, that is normal only in your unique little universe.…
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Keeping Watch
Kiska has always been Queen Natasha’s right paw, shadowing her every move. But as Natasha recovers from her second major surgery in a year, Kiska has been particularly vigilant in keeping watch. Kiska was “in conference” with Hu-Dad (involving a really thorough ear scratch session) when she realized that the Queen had wandered into the…
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Responsible Party / Book of the Week
In a Herd of Siberian Huskies, being the responsible party is never particularly fun. When that Herd includes a Typhoon, it can be a total drag. Frankie enjoys his quiet time on the deck every morning watching the sun rise and the rabbits scurry . . . just outside the fence. Unfortunately, Typhoon thinks quiet…
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Sarge’s Downtown Dog Walk – Video
As promised, Hu-Dad finally did the editing work on our video of Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s Tenth Annual Downtown Dog Walk. Very hard to compress a few hours of fun into less than 2 minutes of video, but he did it! We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed participating in Sarge’s…
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Sarge’s Downtown Dog Walk
Long time readers know that we are huge fans of Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation and have participated every year in Sarge’s Downtown Dog Walk. This year was a little challenging with Natasha recovering from her surgery and unable to participate in the whole parade. Kiska may be the Chief of Security around Chez Herd, but large…
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Resting Up
Major weekend plans with Sarge’s Animal Rescue and their Tenth Annual Downtown Dog Walk this morning in Waynesville, NC, so we are doing some resting up before the big event. We will all be at the big event, though we will not all be walking in the parade. Natasha’s recovery is going very well, but we have…
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Family Time
What better day than a Friday to post some family time pictures. Natasha is still very much under supervision when outside with the rest of The Herd, but she is getting more and more time in the yard. With yesterday’s sunny and beautiful weather, it was a perfect day to frolic. And, yes, Hu-Dad really…
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