Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ruby Tuesday – Eyeing the Prize

 

Finished with that yet? - Ruby

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This is post 998.  We are closing in rapidly on our 1000th post and the end of our contest.  Remember, we will unscientifically select one comment from this past week  and award $50 to the animal charity named in that comment (and, of course, if no charity was named, we will draw another comment).  We will announce the winner on Saturday, but the contest runs through Thursday – so keep the comments and nominations coming.  As of 9 pm Monday night, here are the charities named and the number of nominations they have received:

Joplin Humane Society – 20 Nominations

Texas Husky Rescue – 19

Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston – 12

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue – 9

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption – 7

Taysia Blue Siberian Husky Rescue in Nebraska – 7

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – 6

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida – 6

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary – 5

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls – 5

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue and Referral Services – 5

Australian Animal Protection Society – 4

Oregon Greyhound Adoption – 4

Adopt-A-Husky – 3

Arizona Golden Retriever Connection – 3

Charleston Animal Society – 3

Louisville Weimaraner Rescue – 3

Husky Camp Siberian Rescue – 2

Southern Siberian Rescue – 2

SPCA of York County (PA) – 2

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature – 1

Bay Area Siberian Husky – 1

Buddy Foundation – 1

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue – 1

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals – 1

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals – 1

Freedom Rescue – 1

Hairy Houdini Siberian Rescue – 1

Husky House – 1

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta – 1

Paws and Stripes – 1

Red Door Animal Shelter – 1

Second Chance Animal Shelter of Killeen, Texas – 1

Therapy Dogs International – 1

Winnipeg Human Society – 1

Remember – One submission per person per day – but nothing wrong with letting your friends know so they can come by and drop us a comment.  We love learning about all of the terrific people out there helping our animal friends every day.

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Memorial Day

Yes - the hu-dad has finally cut the grass in our field.

Ok, we may not disappear under the grass in our field now that the hu-dad has finally cut it, but our giant tree still threatens to dwarf us.  Look very carefully at the picture above – click on it to enlarge if need be.  Yes, that is the red team in the lower left just beyond the shadow of the tree.

Today, we pause to say thank you to all of the service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  We are humbled at what you have given for us.

Our community is small and we were struck by an article that appeared in our regional newspaper yesterday – a story of the only native of our county who has been killed in Iraq.  The story is but one representation of so many, but we wanted to share it.  Mike Parrott – thank you.

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Air Conditioning – Sibe Style

 

Tartok is demonstrating how a Siberian Husky keeps his belly cool in these summer months.

And you do not even always need a wall to perfect the upside down Sibe.

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Post number 996.  From now until our 1,000th post (which should be Thursday), we are accepting nominations of your favorite animal charity.  Next Saturday, we will draw one of those nominations and donate $50 to one of those lucky charities.  In the meantime, all of them benefit from your advertising what a great cause they are.

A few new rescues were nominated in the last 24 hours – Arizona Golden Retriever Connection, Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, and Husky House.  And we had a change in leaders – Joplin Humane Society edged into the lead.

Remember, this is not a vote, but the more nominations each group receives, the better their odds of being drawn as the winner at the end of next week.  The vote count as of about 9 pm (EDT) last night:

Joplin Humane Society – 17 Nominations

Texas Husky Rescue – 16

Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston – 9

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue – 8

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption – 6

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – 6

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida – 6

Taysia Blue Siberian Husky Rescue in Nebraska – 6

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue and Referral Services – 5

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls – 4

Adopt-A-Husky – 3

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary – 3

Australian Animal Protection Society – 3

Oregon Greyhound Adoption – 3

Arizona Golden Retriever Connection – 2

Husky Camp Siberian Rescue – 2

Louisville Weimaraner Rescue – 2

Southern Siberian Rescue – 2

SPCA of York County (PA) – 2

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature – 1

Bay Area Siberian Husky – 1

Buddy Foundation – 1

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue – 1

Charleston Animal Society – 1

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals – 1

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals – 1

Freedom Rescue – 1

Hairy Houdini Siberian Rescue – 1

Husky House – 1

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta – 1

Red Door Animal Shelter – 1

Second Chance Animal Shelter of Killeen, Texas – 1

Therapy Dogs International – 1

Winnipeg Human Society – 1

Remember – One submission per person per day – but nothing wrong with letting your friends know so they can come by and drop us a comment.  We love learning about all of the terrific people out there helping our animal friends every day.

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Cool Water

 

Nothing like a cool drink of water on a hot day - Kodiak

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Post number 995 – we are so close.  On Thursday, we should be posting our 1000th post.  And at the end of that day, our 1000th post contest will end.  The full rules are here, but you can win $50 for your favority animal charity simply by posting a comment and naming that charity.  We plan on announcing the winner next Saturday during the blog hop.

Remember, this is not a vote, but the more nominations each group receives, the better their odds of being drawn as the winner at the end of next week.  The vote count as of about 9 pm (EDT) last night:

Texas Husky Rescue – 14 Nominations

Joplin Humane Society – 13

Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston – 7

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue – 7

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida – 6

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption – 5

Taysia Blue Siberian Husky Rescue in Nebraska – 5

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue and Referral Services – 4

Adopt-A-Husky – 3

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary – 3

Australian Animal Protection Society – 3

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls – 3

Oregon Greyhound Adoption – 3

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – 3

Husky Camp Siberian Rescue – 2

Louisville Weimaraner Rescue – 2

Southern Siberian Rescue – 2

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature – 1

Bay Area Siberian Husky – 1

Buddy Foundation – 1

Charleston Animal Society – 1

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals – 1

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals – 1

Freedom Rescue – 1

Hairy Houdini Siberian Rescue – 1

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta – 1

Red Door Animal Shelter – 1

Second Chance Animal Shelter of Killeen, Texas – 1

SPCA of York County (PA) – 1

Therapy Dogs International – 1

Winnipeg Human Society – 1

Remember – One submission per person per day – but nothing wrong with letting your friends know so they can come by and drop us a comment.  We love learning about all of the terrific people out there helping our animal friends every day.

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Living on the Edge

 

Woo - look what is coming up.

A long, one lane, wooden bridge.

Keep an eye on the edge, hu-dad.

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Yes, we do get to go on some cool adventures and we owe it all to the fantastic rescues that guided us to our forever homes.  For our 1000th Post Contest (full details here), we wanted to give back by selecting one animal charity and giving them $50.  Three days in, and we have a lot of great organizations nominated.  Remember, this is not a vote, but the more nominations each group receives, the better their odds of being drawn as the winner at the end of next week.  The vote count as of about 9 pm (EDT) last night:

Texas Husky Rescue – 13 Nominations

Joplin Humane Society – 6

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue – 6

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida – 5

Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston – 4

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption – 4

Adopt-A-Husky – 3

Australian Animal Protection Society – 3

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue and Referral Services – 3

Oregon Greyhound Adoption – 3

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – 3

Taysia Blue Siberian Husky Rescue in Nebraska – 3

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls – 2

Husky Camp Siberian Rescue – 2

Louisville Weimaraner Rescue – 2

Southern Siberian Rescue – 2

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary – 1

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature – 1

Bay Area Siberian Husky – 1

Buddy Foundation – 1

Charleston Animal Society – 1

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals – 1

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals – 1

Freedom Rescue – 1

Hairy Houdini Siberian Rescue – 1

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta – 1

Red Door Animal Shelter – 1

Second Chance Animal Shelter of Killeen, Texas – 1

SPCA of York County (PA) – 1

Therapy Dogs International – 1

Winnipeg Human Society – 1

Remember – One submission per person per day – but nothing wrong with letting your friends know so they can come by and drop us a comment.  We love learning about all of the terrific people out there helping our animal friends every day.

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Here is Your Sign

Rusty and Cheoah think the sign says it all.

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Yes, we do think we have a wonderful life and that is why we want to share a little with our 1000th Post Contest (full details here).  As we expected, the competition is heating up.  As we said, the winner will be selected by drawing, so the most votes does not guarantee a winner, but it sure does help.  And do we have a race heating up.  The vote count as of about 9 pm (EDT) last night:

Texas Husky Rescue – 10 Votes

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue – 5

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida – 4

Joplin Humane Society – 3

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – 3

Australian Animal Protection Society -2

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls – 2

Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston – 2

Louisville Weimaraner Rescue – 2

Oregon Greyhound Adoption – 2

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption – 2

Taysia Blue Siberian Husky Rescue in Nebraska – 2

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary – 1

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature – 1

Bay Area Siberian Husky – 1

Buddy Foundation – 1

Charleston Animal Society – 1

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals – 1

Freedom Rescue – 1

Hairy Houdini Siberian Rescue – 1

Husky Camp Siberian Rescue – 1

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue and Referral Services – 1

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta – 1

Red Door Animal Shelter – 1

Second Chance Animal Shelter of Killeen, Texas – 1

Southern Siberian Rescue – 1

Therapy Dogs International – 1

Winnipeg Human Society – 1

Remember – One submission per person per day – but nothing wrong with letting your friends know so they can come by and drop us a comment.  We love learning about all of the terrific people out there helping our animal friends every day.

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Wednesday Woo

Hello, Ranger. No, sir, we have not seen any dogs standing on the picnic tables. What makes you ask?

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Thanks to everyone for entering our 1000th post contest – a simple comment promoting your favorite charity.  Each comment between now and our 1000th post will enter your favorite charity in a drawing for a $50 prize.  Enter daily and have all of your friends enter as well.  Some of the groups nominated so far:

Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue and Sanctuary

Asians for Humans, Animal, and Nature

Australian Animal Protection Society

BAD RAP – Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls

Bay Area Siberian Husky

Dawson Creek British Columbia Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals

MUSH Rescue – Siberian Rescue of Atlanta

Oregon Greyhound Adoption

Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption

Red Door Animal Shelter

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation

Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida

Southern Siberian Rescue

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue

Therapy Dogs International

Winnipeg Human Society

Remember each comment counts as an entry, so the more entries for each charity equates an extra chance.  We look forward to selecting a winner in a little over a week.

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1000th Post Contest

This is post 991.  WOW!  We can not believe that we have posted that many times.  Unless we totally mess up, our 1000th post will occur next Thursday, June 2.  So how do we celebrate such a momentous occasion?

As all of our long time readers know, we are mostly rescue dogs (Natasha being the only pup in the house that came here at 8 weeks old).  We are passionate about our support for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation, our local all-breed rescue and the people responsible for guiding Qannik and Cheoah to The Herd and Ruby to The Herd Annex.  We also have to thank Siberian Husky Assist for Kodiak, Sled Dog Rescue of Tennessee (now Tennessee Alaskan Malamute Rescue) for Kiska, Carolina Siberian Rescue for Rusty, and our terrific vet, Animal Hospital of Waynesville, for guiding Tartok to The Herd Annex.

We also know that many – if not most – of our readers are also passionate about animal rescue and animal charities of various sorts.  So here is the simple contest that will be open starting today through our 1000th post -

1)  To enter, simply comment on any post between today and our 1000th post (which should be June 2).

2)  In your comment, mention your favorite animal charity.  You may plug the same charity every day OR you may promote a different charity each day.  Up to you, but one comment and one charity per post between today and the 1000th post.

3)  The organization you mention MUST be a charitable organization focused on our animal friends.

4)  Want to increase your favorite organizations odds?  Just have fans of that organization come post their comments.  All we ask is that those fans be real people and not duplicate or mechanical entries.  We reserve the right – and will – block any mechanical or otherwise detrimental entries.  Flood us with spam bots and we will block your comments and the entries will not count.  Queen Natasha is in charge of determining those things and none of us ever dare to contradict her final ruling.

5)  Sometime shortly after June 2, we will hold a very unscientific drawing of all of the entries to select our winner.

6) The winning charity will receive a US$50 donation from The Herd.

How simple, right?  Have fun, enter daily if you wish, and let others know about your favorite animal charity.  The worst thing that happens is your charity gets free publicity and they might just receive a donation of $50.

P.S. – Feel free to share this contest on your own blogs!

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Rolling in the Dew

Nothing like a nice roll in the grass.

Yes, it might be a new summer, but we have the same problem as last summer.  The hu-dad mows our field only a few times every summer and sometimes the grass gets taller than us.  If any of us disappear, please send a search party.

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Hot Already?

Wooooo - hot.

We don’t know about the rest of you, but it suddenly seemed hot.  We were all complaining about the heat of the trail Saturday and had to take several breaks during our hiking.  Can we have our snow back?

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