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Homeland Security
Chez Herd is protected by the strongest Homeland Security led by Security Chief Kiska. With the Queen convalescing, Kiska is taking her security role very seriously and sounding the alarm at the slightest movement outside the perimeter. When her alarm sound was stringent Saturday morning, Hu-dad grabbed the camera to capture the invader.
Read Today's Herd StoryA New Problem
Yesterday, Frankie shared how the chair he was using was just a little small for napping. Astute readers noticed that the Hu-dad had not removed the pillow from the chair, but that has been resolved. Of course, there is always a new problem.
Read Today's Herd StoryJust a Little Small
Frankie was hanging out in the study and sleeping in the chair, but he found it was just a little small for him.
Read Today's Herd StoryOutside Time
Convalescing from surgery is challenging, so Hu-dad thought a little outside time – in addition to her bathroom breaks – would be a nice treat for Natasha. Our back deck can be blocked off to provide a smallish area, and Hu-dad can work thanks to the power of wireless internet. Of course, he assumed Natasha…
Read Today's Herd StoryHome Sweet Home
Natasha says there is nothing quite like Home Sweet Home. She was discharged from the hospital Tuesday morning and spent the day napping in the hu-dad’s study. For the first several weeks, Natasha can only go out for very supervised bathroom breaks. Otherwise, she is spending the time with lots of crate rest. The rest…
Read Today's Herd StoryWaiting for News
Those of you who follow our Facebook Page, Twitter, and our Google Plus page already know this news, but Natasha came through her TPLO surgery fine Monday. For us, though, it was just a day of waiting for news. The TPLO surgery to repair the damaged cranial cruciate ligament injury went well. The surgeon did discover some meniscal injury…
Read Today's Herd StoryTPLO Surgery Day
Today is TPLO Surgery Day for Natasha’s cranial cruciate ligament injury. We will post updates as we have them on our Facebook Page, Twitter, and our Google Plus page just as soon as we have them, so you can follow us on the social media page of your choice. Thanks for your good thoughts. Natasha will…
Read Today's Herd StoryChanging Spots
Oh, sure, a leopard can’t change its spots, but a Siberian can be very good at changing spots – sleeping spots, that is.
Read Today's Herd StoryThe Plan Backfired
Ever have that perfect plan to get exactly what you wanted – right up to the point where the plan backfired? Typhoon had one of those moments yesterday. Siberian Huskies are interesting creatures. They spend a significant amount of their brainpower trying to figure out ways around rules that they don’t like. We often tell…
Read Today's Herd StoryNo Vacancy – And A Winner!
Hu-dad, it is movie time. What do you mean no vacancy? So sorry, you move, you lose. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Thank you everyone for your interest in Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ book Travels with Casey. As we mentioned in our post on Monday, you can buy a copy…
Read Today's Herd StorySeptember 11
September 11, 2001 – 2,977 innocent human lives were lost and over 6,000 people were injured at the hands of 19 murderers. We pause from our regular posts to honor and to remember – and pledge to never forget. The attack was on US soil, but the victims were global. The fatalities included 373 people from…
Read Today's Herd StoryWaiting
After evaluating all of our options for treating Natasha’s cranial cruciate ligament injury, we have decided to move forward with Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery this coming Monday. She will be back home on Tuesday for an extended period of rest followed by several weeks of physical therapy. Now that the decision has been made,…
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