This post isn't really 'bout us....
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Waiting for the Powers that Be
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
AWOL
Hi Everypup, Wilbur & Tia,
Sorry we haven't posted in so long, it's been a little crazy around here lately. Daddy had surgery on a bursa in his left elbow about 10 days ago, since then he's been the one handed Dadmonster, with lots of stuff he can't do that he usually does, and we've had our BoogieBoy most of the last month, which requires mom to take him to & from school, a 40 mile round trip, twice a day. Then when he gets home there is homework to get done, shower, dinner, etc, all before his 8 PM bedtime. Mom says all that doesn't leave much time for blogging, thankfully she's assured us all that doesn't mean she loves us any less, "there just aren't enough hours in the day". We're getting ready to pull all the nasty carpets out of our house & put down tile floors, now that I'm finally getting the potty accidents under control, so that's one more thing that will take her away from our blog and focus her attention on stupid human stuff!
Since Thanksgiving is next week, and Christmas right around the corner, Cracker decided this would be a good time to tell everypup about his Christmas shopping escapade from last year so I'll turn this over to him so he can tell it in his own words.
Howroo everypup, The Southern Cracker here. Before Ah decided to take a trip on mah own, we were allowed out in our backyard unsupervised, Dad gets up first in the mornings, and he'd let everyhusky out but leave the back door open for us to come in if we wanted, then mom would get us all in the house when she got up, and into our laundry den when she left for work. It was a Wednesday morning, and mom hadn't gotten up yet when Ah went over the fence chasing a stoopid skwirrrl. Chili & Mik both ran in the house to tell mama Ah was out, but she wasn't awake yet, and dint understand what they were tryin to tell her, so rolled back over to sleep until the alarm went off. (Bama wasn't here yet, she COULD have woke her up!)
When she got up, she showered, dressed, etc, then went out to the yard to get everyone in. She looked high & low, but Ah was nowhere to be found. She called dad, and he rushed home from work to help look. Mom got in the car and started cruising up & down the streets of our neighborhood, dad put Mik & Chill on their leashes and started husky search & rescue on foot. Finally a lady up at the top of our street asked if we were looking for a husky, and described me. When mom said yes, she said Ah wandered around in front of our house for a while, obviously lost, then Ah saw a car that Ah must've thought looked familiar cause Ah chased it down the street and around the corner. More searching in the direction she indicated brought no further sightings, it was like Ah had disappeared into thin air! They searched into the afternoon, then mom went to Walgreens to buy supplies to start making posters, came home & got on the 'puter to email our husky rescue group & put up notes on local lost pet sites, and made phone calls to the vet, animal control, AVID (who our chips are registered through), and our local paper to start an ad running. After all that, she went out to search and call some more. She mentioned to everyone she saw that Ah was missing, and told them how to reach her if'n they saw me, meanwhile dad was home watchin the other two & mannin the phone in case any calls came in. Finally, about 7:30 it was dark, & getting cold, and she figured she was going to have to give it up for the night when our next door neighbor told her that they had seen me crossing a busy street about 1/2 mile from our house, so off she went again to call & search in that area, around the Walgreens & Winn Dixie grocery store. When she got back, our neighbor across the street came over and asked "You're not missing one of your dogs, are you?) Mom told Miss Pat about me, and Miss Pat told mom a story her friend Ursula had told her over coffee shortly before.
Miss Ursula is also a dog lover, and has 3 of her own. Apparently, early that afternoon she had gone to Walgreens and was astounded to see a beautiful red husky in the store, walking up & down the aisles, checking out the merchandise & obviously looking for something. A nice lady who was cashierin at the store, took me into a storeroom in the back, and kept me there til her shift was over, then took me home with her and start checkin sources to see if someone was lookin for me, since it was apparent to her that Ah was well cared for an loved. Mom immediately called Walgreens, but the cashier had already gone home for the night. She talked to the manager who was understandably hesitant about giving out his employee's home phone number, but after mom described me and he heard the fear & despair in her voice, he caved and gave up the number. Mama was so nervous she couldn't even make the call, she had daddy do it. The lady was super nice and told daddy where she lived, she even refused their offer of a reward! The next day mom printed out the picture of me, Chili & Mik on the couch that is on the right side of our page, put it in a nice frame, got a gift certificate for blockbuster, and had dad deliver it with a thank you from all of us.
On Christmas morning there was a package under the tree to mom & dad from me, they were astounded when they opened it and inside was a plush husky that barks, wags his tail, and then gives sloppy wet kisses with his tongue. Ah figgered since Ah was already out of the yard and couldn't figure out how to get back in, it was the perfect opportunity for me to go find a great Christmas gift for mom & dad, to thank them for all they do for us. Mom loved the stuffed pup, but said having all 3 of her living, breathing, pooping huskies back home where they belonged was the best Christmas gift of all!
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
We just HATE hearing 'bout lost furbabies
We just posted about the husky howl below, but right after mom got us set up on dogster we got an invitation to join a group, Husky Heaven. Mom went right out so we could check it out, and now we're all so sad. The site is set up in honor of Blue. He got out of his house back in May, and his mommy has been searching for him ever since. It sounds like she's done everything humanly possible to find him, and yet she hasn't stopped searching. They don't know if maybe he got picked up and some unscrupulous person is holding him, maybe for breeding, if he's still in the area, or what, but his mom isn't going to give up till she finds him, so we told them we would post his flyer here, and invite all our blogging buddies to do the same. Help spread the word, he's been chipped, he's had everyone searching for him from hot air balloons to bloodhounds, you just never know who might see something or where he might be.
Anywoo, here's the flyer:
Thanks to all our blogging buddies, you pups are the best and we all know how sad our humans would be if it was one of us. Sadly, we read on Blue's page that the day he got out was the same day his human mommy's dad passed away, so she got a double blow on that day, and though nothing can make up for losing her dad, we're all sure that having her best friend back would be a comfort.
If you want to check out Blues dogster page, here is the address:
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/620507
We haven't gone back to everypuppy's pages clear to last spring, so this info may have already been around, but it can't hurt to refresh the memory.
Thanks everybuddy,
Manykisses,
Bama & the Gang
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
3rd Annual Husky Howl
Howroo everypup! (and Tia & Wilbur)
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Hard at Work on our Mission from the AO4
Howroo Everypup (& Kitties),
Dad finally loaded our pictures, so we get to report on our efforts to complete our mission as assigned by the AO4. But before we get to that.....
CRACKER'S BIG ADVENTURE
OK, so it wasn't much of an adventure, but he sure had mom & dad going! Here's what happened:
About 3AM this morning, we decided we all had to go out. Daddy was asleep in bed where most humans are at this time, but mommy opened the back door and let us out, then sat down by the door to wait for us. Cracker heard a possum or raccoon on the other side of our fence, and decided he better go make sure that critter knew not to come into our yard. Mama heard him hit the fence, and knew instantly that he was on his way over. She came running out in the yard in her fuzzy slippers, robe flapping, trying not to fall in any of our holes, and yellin "Cracker, NO!".
Too late, mom, he's already gone...
She went through the gate (very carefully to not let any of the rest of us out), calling to him, but quickly figured out he had gone over the side into the neighbors back yard, so she came back through the gate, hustled us all in the house, went & woke up dad & told him to keep an eye on us while she went to try to find the Crackerhead, having terrifying visions the whole time of trying to find a loose Sibe in the dark and knowing precious seconds had been lost getting us in the house, waking up dad and getting the flashlight. She went out the front door, around the side of the house where he escaped, called to him, and he came right up to her! She picked him up and carried him in the front door, and soon as he got into the family room we all jumped and mauled him. She thought we were telling him off for leaving without us, HA! We were making it clear, in no uncertain terms, how unSibelike his behaviour was. What husky ever comes when they're free & the humans call? What husky escapes their yard and doesn't immediately start sprinting for Siberia? What was he thinkin???
Anywoo, he was on double super probation all day, not allowed out of the house without a 2-legged escort, but he was on his best behaviour. He said runnin free is one thing, but no way he could leave the rest of the pack behind.
We've been hard at work, trying to locate the secret hidden hatch. Following are the pictures of all our hard work. Mom had to receive several fresh claw wounds before she would agree to let us post the pictures, but was it ever in doubt who would win this arguement? You won't see any pictures of Chili digging, he says he's the team supervisor & doesn't DO physical labor, "Somehusky has to be the boss"
Mikki reviewing our Accomplishments
Some pictures of our attempted assault on China.
Troop meeting to discuss our tactical doctrine
Sniff y'all again when we wake up....
Manykisses,
The River Hill Excavation Team
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Facts about US
The lovely Miss HollyBollyBananaBoo tagged everyone to play a new game and list 8 facts about themselves. We thought it sounded fun and a grrrreat way to get to know more about our puppals (and them about us) so here we go.....
Since this is my blog, I'll go first:
1) When I stand on my back legs I'm almost as tall as mama, there is no counter in the house I can't surf with ease.
2) I don't sound anything like the other huskoids in the house, I have a REALLY deep growly voice, even when I was a tiny baby I sounded like a BIG dog.
3) I'm not a full husky, I'm actually a husky/wolf hybrid. The guy mom & dad got me from tried to convince them I'm full timberwolf, but even our vet said he wouldn't have been able to sell me without a permit & she was sure I had husky in me, but the wolf part of me explains my size and deep voice.
4) When I run outside with the rest of my pack I don't do zoomies like the rest of the furballs, I lope like a wolf. Dad says I look like I'm runnin in slowmo, but I'm deceptively fast.
5) I LOVE to eat, mom & dad say my legs must be hollow cause they've never been able to feed me enough to not want more, I always try to steal ALL the food so they feed me first to keep me busy so everyhusky else can get some. Once it's theirs I won't try to take it away, but until it's in their mouth or bowl it's fair game!
6) I'm very resistant to any type of training, though with lots of persistance & stubborn parents I'm finally starting to get some of it.....
7) My favorite time with my humans is first thing in the morning when I hold mom down and wash her face thoroughly before I allow her to get out of bed.
8) Considering that I'm part wolf, surprisingly I have no interest in hunting, (except for stalking Cracker). Mama thinks it's funny how skittish I am with anything that moves.
Mikki here, I'm gonna take my turn next:
1) I love to hunt, my favorite prey is lizards and I spend lots of time patrolling our fence & checking all their hiding places. When I catch them I don't eat them, but I love to play with them.
2) I'm a very dainty, girly-girl and don't like to roughhouse as much as the rest of the pack, though I will get into the games for a short time occasionally.
3) Although most of my pics make me look like a black & white, I'm actually a quad-color, black, silver, tan & white (kinda like the Bamonster, but she's got a lot more white on her).
4) I'm pretty nervous around dogs that aren't part of my pack, at last years Husky Howl I hung out by the fence and tried to avoid strangers.
5) I'm not at all demanding, and usually make the humans come to me if they want to love on me. The exception is in bed, I love to cuddle & get tummy rubs in bed.
6)My very favorite pasttime in the world is gazing at the sky, day or night, if I'm outside & not on lizard patrol I'm sittin right in the middle of the yard staring at the sky.
7) When I give huskykisses I like to nibble on bottom lips. I never hurt, just gentle nibbles but this is how I've always given kisses.
8) When we went to last years Husky Howl, the SHRF (Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida) volunteer, Tracy, that was organizing the whole party said if they'd met me before the party they would have included a "longest tail" contest cause for sure I had the longest husky tail they'd ever seen.
Cracker here, Ah guess Ah'll take mah turn next:
1) Yea, Ah really do speak with a southern accent.
2) Mama says huskies have the prettiest eyes in the world, an Ah have the prettiest eyes of any husky she's ever seen.
3) Ah'm a born escape artist an had a couple of really scary adventures before ma & pa figgered out how to keep me contained, & Ah figgered out the best place to be was at home with the rest of mah pack.
4)Ah LOVE to watch TV. Speshully animal shows. Mah favorites are nature documentaries. Mama furst discovered my fascination with the boobtube when I was jest a youngpup, she pawsed the TV for somethin, an it just happened to paws with a pitcher of a bad guy on the screen. Ah knowd he was a bad guy! Ah yelled & yelled at him, hid behind the couch & poked mah head out & he was still there so Ah yelled some more, an Ah dint stop yellin til she unpawsed & that bad guy got out of our livin room!
5) Ah may have a red neck, an talk like a red neck, but Ah'm really very edumacated an have et very many good books.
6) Ah'm the best excavator in our pack, soon's dad uploads the pics Ah'll show y'all some of mah best efforts to complete our mission from the AO4 and sneak into China through the backdoor in Florie-duh.
7) Ah love my stuffies, an when Ah'm done playin with 'em, I hide 'em from the rest of the pack so's they won't go tryin to destuff 'em. Sometimes though, Ah have to get mama to help me cause Ah hide 'em so good Ah can't get to 'em again by mahself.
8) No grrrrls can resist me when Ah make mah flirty sexy bedroom eyes at 'em.
Chili here, I guess it's true, last but definitely not least!
1) I'm definitely the smartest in my pack, the rest of these guys are just doofus's.
2) I'm the worlds best couch potato, if they gave an award for couch potatoism our mantle would be full of my trophies.
3) I'm the fluffiest husky in the world! (OK, I may share the title with Queen Meeshka, but I'd definitely give her a run for her treats, just ask the poor Rainbow that has to try to suck up all my excess fur)
4) I'm scared of Advantage. OK, so it's a dumb thing to be scared of, but I'm still scared. Every month when the humans get the meds out, I take my heartworm pill, then run and hide under the coffee table and refuse to come out. They have to sneak up and dose me when I'm not paying attention.
5) I'm the cuddliest husky in the pack, and don't even mind when mom or the BoogieBoy use me as a pillow, long as they're loving on me at the same time.
6) I taught Cracker everything he knows about escapism, then I retired.
7) Even though I'm the shortest husky in the house, I can jump higher than anyhusky else. When the leashes come out and I know we're going somewhere I start jumping up & down waiting for them to open the door, I can jump straight up and my nose reaches the top of the door! Mom calls me her "Mexican Jumping Bean".
8) I'm the boss! Period, end of story! They're MY humans, My food, My toys, My bed, My couch, MINE, MINE, MINE. The rest of them are just lucky I share....
Now, here are the rules;
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. Tag eight dogs at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.
Since Miss Holly already tagged anyone who hasn't already played to join in the fun, we're just going to second that motion. If you haven't already played, consider yourselves tagged!
We'll try to get dad to upload the pics so we can tell y'all about our efforts to invade China in our next post, and we'll be sure to take lots of pics at the Husky Howl this weekend so we can post about that next week. Cracker invited Miss Shelby to come to Florie-duh to attend the festivities as his date, (and Maddox to be her escort) so we'll have to let you know whether or not her mom agrees to bring her all the way from Tex-us, and how their furst date goes.
Until then,
Manykisses & Husky Hugs from
Bama & the River Hill Pack
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
Mission orders from the AO4, new tag from Tia & Sitka
Howroo, everypup & Wilbur,
Sorry it's taken us so long to post something, mom found a new sim game, Plant Tycoon, online and has been playing every night. We had a pretty good storm roll through this afternoon & knock the power out, so that was the end of her game, Maybe now I'll be able to make her take her blogging duties seriously.
We're so excited, we recieved our mission from the AO4, and we've been working on a tunnel to China ever since. We have a gazillion holes in the backyard. We understand it would be easier to dig one large hole instead of bunches of small ones, but then we hit a tree root and have to start all over.
Mom says she won't allow the pics on our blog, she's too embarassed about our landscaping projects", but dad is the "keeper of the camera" so we just need to get him to take the pics.
We've gotten tagged to play a cool new game from our friends Tia & Sitka. The rules are pretty self-explanatory, just follow the suggestions given. Our answers will be in BLUE
I will go first - BAMA
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (favorite stuffie + tail characteristic)
Pillow Fan
YOUR GANGSTER NAME: (favorite kong-filler + favorite cookie)
Peanut Butter Huskoreo
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color + favorite animal species)
Red Wolf
SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name + city where you were born)
Lamb Mobile
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name)
LamBa
SUPERHERO NAME: (“The” + 2nd favorite color + favorite drink)
The Maroon Michalobe
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Larry Johnny (not to be confused with Ricky Bobby, howrroooo)
STRIPPER NAME: (your favorite scent + favorite treat)
Glop Yogurt
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Renee' Lee
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your vet’narin’s last name + a major city that starts with the same letter)
Athey Atlanta
SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday + favorite flower)
Winter Honeysuckle
CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit + article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Banana Nekkidy
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast + your favorite plant)
Glop Wisteria
YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (“The” + Your favorite hobby + favorite weather element + “Tour”)
The Digging Tornado Tour
OK, Cracker says he wants to go next:
-YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (favorite stuffie + tail characteristic)
Hide-an-egg Long
GANGSTER NAME: (favorite kong-filler + favorite cookie)
Peanut Butter Liv-a-Snap
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color + favorite animal species)
Orange Possum
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name + city where you were born)
Cracker is my middle name, so....Cracker St. Augustine
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name
JacCh
SUPERHERO NAME: (“The” + 2nd favorite color + favorite drink)
The Hunter Green Busch
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Larry Johnny
STRIPPER NAME: (your favorite scent + favorite treat)
Eggs Pupsicle
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Renee' Lee
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your vet’narin’s last name + a major city that starts with the same letter
Athey Andalucia
SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday + favorite flower)
Thanksgiving Hybiscis
CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit + article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Pumpkin Nekkidie
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast + your favorite plant)
Glop Oak
YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (“The” + Your favorite hobby + favorite weather element + “Tour”)
The Zooming Sun Tour
Next is Chili:
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (favorite stuffie + tail characteristic)
Duck Fluffy
YOUR GANGSTER NAME: (favorite kong-filler + favorite cookie)
Senior Huskoreo
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color + favorite animal species)
Blue Skwirrel
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name + city where you were born)
Hot Inverness
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name)
PepBo
SUPERHERO NAME: (“The” + 2nd favorite color + favorite drink)
The White Water
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Johhny Larry
STRIPPER NAME: (your favorite scent + favorite treat)
Pig Feet Cheese
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Lee Renee'
WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your vet’narin’s last name + a major city that starts with the same letter)
Athey Austin
SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday + favorite flower)
Christmas Magnolia
NAME: (favorite fruit + article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Pumpkin Nudie
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast + your favorite plant)
Glop Monstera
YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (“The” + Your favorite hobby + favorite weather element + “Tour”)
The Napping Rain Tour
And finally, Mikki
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (favorite stuffie + tail characteristic)
Boogie Slipper Plume
YOUR GANGSTER NAME: (favorite kong-filler + favorite cookie
Liver Milk Bone
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color + favorite animal species)
Blue Lizard
SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name + city where you were born)
Auma La Grange
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name)
AurMi
SUPERHERO NAME: (“The” + 2nd favorite color + favorite drink)
Red Water
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Johnny Larry
Stripper Name: (your favorite scent + favorite treat)
Eggs Cookie
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Lee Renee'
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your vet’narin’s last name + a major city that starts with the same letter)
Athey Austin
SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday + favorite flower)
Spring Lily
CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit + article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Peach Nudie
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast + your favorite plant)
Glop Grass
YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (“The” + Your favorite hobby + favorite weather element + “Tour”)
The Stargazing Sunny Day Tour
Wowoo, pups that took some thought! Mom says she's going to bed so guess we'll have to close down for the night, sniff ya later furballs.
We tag Army of 4, Turbo & HollyBollyBananaBoo. Have fun pups!
Manykisses,
Bama & the RHP
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