News / Blog Posts
An Award
Thank you to The Desert Pups who have nominated us for this really cool award: The rules of the award are: 1. The winner can put the logo on his or her blog. 2. Link the person you received your award from. 3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs. 4. Put links of those blogs…
Read Today's Herd StoryWalking is not Always Easy
Earlier this week, I posted a video showing The Herd walking down an abandoned road. Many of the comments and emails I received commented on how well behaved they were and how well they walked. The Herd was insulted. Behaved? Pleeeeeease! So, by popular request, some outtakes from walks: First up, Natasha would like to…
Read Today's Herd Story360 View from Craggy Pinnacle
Today, we wanted to share why we like Craggy Pinnacle so much. We are all standing on the top of the Pinnacle at 5892 feet (1796 meters) above sea level looking out toward Craggy Dome (the nearest peak you see) and then panning to the west past Mount Mitchell (the highest peak in the Eastern…
Read Today's Herd StoryMessage from Kiska
Kiska would like to be clear that she loves our hikes. Fresh air, lots of cool smells, moving down a trail – it’s awesome. But, at the end of a long day, she can get a little sleepy and start drifting off even though she is still on her feet: And then, after a long,…
Read Today's Herd Story
Siblings
While we may not be siblings since we don’t share parents, we certainly claim each other as our brothers and sisters.
Read Today's Herd StoryWalking the Herd – Video
Ok, had to try a little Quicktime video action and let you get a good feel for what it is like from the operator viewpoint hiking the herd up an abandoned road we use regularly. From left to right, that is Rusty, Kodiak, Cheoah, Natasha, Qannik, and Kiska.
Read Today's Herd StoryFoggy Morning
Remember the picture I showed last week of Maggie Valley, the town where The Herd lives: I took the picture last week about 20 feet down the trail from where I took this picture this morning – essentially between the trees you see on the right and left of the picture below. Yep, the fog…
Read Today's Herd StoryQannik’s Adventure
The morning started out with loading Qannik into the Jeep, which he was great with until he realized he was the ONLY one in the Jeep. That means only one thing – The Vet! Yes, it is time for Qannik’s rabies shot and annual exam so off we went. When we got Qannik from the…
Read Today's Herd StoryNatasha Playing in the Sand
When we are out in public, I am always trying to make sure that the dogs are on their absolute best behavior. After all, I consider them to be ambassadors of the Siberian Husky breed. Many people think they are part wolf because of the markings, all sled dog because of Disney movies, or cuddly…
Read Today's Herd StorySleepy Dogs
Just for Khyra who Khomplained (boy, did I do that right? Trust me, that will be my only attempt) that I should show dogs in all the pictures, we return to our regular programming – The Herd. First up is The Red Team resting during one of our hikes – Kodiak on the left, Rusty…
Read Today's Herd StoryClear Skies
While many of you along the Eastern Seaboard dealt with the rains from Hannah, we were west enough that we received no rains. The good part of tropical storms / hurricanes is that they leave in their wake the clearest skies. Remember, they call some of our mountains the Great Smoky Mountains for a reason…
Read Today's Herd StoryQannik has a Job
Siberian Huskies are, of course, a working breed. Qannik is no exception despite his fluffy appearance. This is a serious working dog and he is demonstrating his best known skill. You take all of that fluffiness, turn it on its side, and Kiska and Kodiak demonstrate the “work” of Qannik – as a pillow. Yes,…
Read Today's Herd Story