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An Even Dozen
What is twice as much fun as six Siberian Huskies? Why, an even dozen of Siberians, of course. In our continuing S-RV adventure, we visited some friends in Charleston, SC, and decided to go walking at James Island County Park. So, yes, we made quite the Siberian parade through the park. Before we went to…
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A Long Trip and Hitchhikers
As we mentioned yesterday, our weekend plans kicked into gear including both a long trip and hitchhikers. Let’s start with the long trip part where Hu-dad loaded us into the S-RV (Siberian Recreational Vehicle, for those of you not up on your acronyms – or, as Hu-dad’s old employer used to call them – TLA’s…
Read Today's Herd StoryWeekend Plans
The week is over, the weekend is here, and now is the time to ask if The Herd has some weekend plans. Well, Typhoon, the Hu-dad might just have some plans for you. In fact, he was busy all day getting something really special ready. Want a hint? As all long time readers know, the…
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Late Shift
Security might be taken very seriously around Chez Herd, but late shift can still be lonely—even if you are Queen Natasha the Evil.
Read Today's Herd StoryOffice Dog
After yesterday’s post, we had many questions about why Frankie was inside. With Frankie’s aversion to thunder, many readers suspected that we had thunderstorms. Nope. Despite the rain, we didn’t have thunderstorms. Frankie was in the study because . . . Frankie has always been the office dog! He loves hanging out on Hu-dad’s feet…
Read Today's Herd StoryRainy Day Blahs
Oh, sure, we know – April showers bring May flowers. All we know is April showers bring Rainy Day Blahs. But that is not our only complaint. Wait until you see what we discovered. Hu-dad likes to point out that we have these large covered porches, so we stay nice and dry. (He also likes…
Read Today's Herd StoryOne Tired Pup
So many readers enjoyed yesterday’s post and pictures of our hike, but wanted to know if we did anything special to Typhoon?We sure achieved One Tired Pup, so was there a secret?
Read Today's Herd StoryBack to the Trails
One of the great benefits of spring is that we can access our higher elevation trails (many roads are closed in the winter). We love getting into the backcountry and hiking these trails. The winter weather can create a lot of havoc on the trails, downed trees, brush, wash-outs. We just consider those to be…
Read Today's Herd StoryLooking for Trouble
Every pack has one. That one dog who always seems to be looking for trouble. It really doesn’t take much guessing at Chez Herd to guess who we are referring to. Uh, no, Typhoon, that would not be who we are talking about. But we are guessing you are really, really close. We will describe…
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Full Recovery
We haven’t updated you in a while on the full recovery of both of our TPLO surgery patients, Natasha and Cheoah. Both have been fully released for all activities for quiet some time. With the spring weather, they both have spent a lot of time sunning in the yard with their siblings . . .…
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Counter Surfing
Counter surfing is a most important skill to develop as a canine. It doesn’t matter whether the target is meat, vegetables or even fruit. Yes, fruit. What? You think strawberries are a strange target? And if you can’t reach strawberries, there are always other fruit offerings in the kitchen.
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Morsels of Food
When you are on a diet, tiny morsels of food can be very tempting. So tempting, in fact, that some green-bean-diet dogs might search for that food for hours. Of course, all good stories have an evil antagonist. No, no, no, not Queen Natasha the Evil (though she does make a great antagonist), but her sister…
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