Mr. Asaw comes to visit

Hey dad, what cha doing?

Can I watch you & Mr. Asaw play?

Is this a safe distance?

R-r-rr-r-r-rrrr-!

Woos & a-roos, Asaw is noisey!

Yup, it looks straight from here, dad.

I wonder what dad's building....?

a-roos to yous,
Jack a-roo

Friday Fotos: Friends

After Wednesday's post, I thought I better show woo that I DO have friends here. Meet a few of my mini-biped friends! They wait fur me every day at the park, and when mom & I walk by, they all come running up, shouting "Jack! Jack!" Then they throw their arms around me & hug me & pet me and ask how I've been. It just makes me all warm & fuzzy on the inside, as well as on the outside!

So as woo can see, I'm not all that lonely after all.

It was furry nice out yesterday, and we walked all around the neighborhood, taking ictures of the pretty trees and Halloween decorations. And look what I foud at the house where Moon used to live--

Hello, Mr. Pumpkin!

Pumpkins smell sooooo good!

I think one of Moon's boys' friends is going to get to make this little pumpkin into a Jack-o-lantern. I wonder if it will look like me?

We have a special guest in our backyard right now too. I think he's related to Adrill (he visits some of my sibe furiends).

His name is Asaw. He & dad have been having some furry lively discussions. I'll post about him tomorrow!

a-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo

Wooless Wednesday

(mom calls this my "Lonely Only Jack" face)

Monday Movies: Rhapsody in Zoom

Most efurrybody has heard Gershwin's famous song, Rhapsody in Blue. Well, he also wrote this less well-known variation on that tune that was obviously inspired by playing with his dog. Don't woo agree?



A-roos to yous!
jack a-roo

Happy 234th Birthday!

Happy 234th Birthday

to the US Navy!

(founded October 13, 1775)

Every year Naval Station Newport holds a Navy Ball to celebrate the birth of our country's Navy. My peeps like to go to this, but Siberians, even well-dressed ones, are not allowed to attend. Mom says its furry cool - after the dinner they call up the youngest sailor in attendance and the oldest, and together, they cut a gigantic khake with a sword! This year's youngest was 17, a young lady from NAPS (Naval Academy Preparatory School) and the honor for the oldest was shared by two gentlemen who served since 1940 & 1942!

Efurryone eats fancy hors'derves, steak and chicken and cheesecake, and then gets up to dance away the calories!

Mom & Dad get all dressed up for these things, but look - Dad's in black & white, just like me. I could have gone to the dance dressed just like I am, if they'd let Siberians in! Anyways, the ball was Friday night, here's a glimpse of my fancy-dancy peeps:

Mom sat next to a furry special table - According to the tradition, a small table is set with one empty place to remind us of our Naval brothers & sisters who are being held captive or missing in action, and cannot be here with us to raise their glass for a toast, or share this birthday meal. The red rose represents the love and ongoing support of their families, the lemon wedge represents the bitterness of being a prisoner of war, and the yellow ribbon represents hope for their safe return. Mom says we should always remember them in our prayers ( or pawrayers, if woo prefer).


I spent the evening hanging out in the yard, sniffin the air for clues about life on the other side of the fence. They stayed out late, and when they let me in the house, I was so tired, I curled up on my landing and went right to sleep!

a-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo

Friday Foto

Today's Friday fotos are of me up on the landing, one of my favorite places to hang out. I've been kinda hiding out, cause my ear is hurting and the bipeds are torturing me every day with drops and ear washes. Maybe they won't notice I'm here?


I am feeling a little better this morning, at least right now. mom took this picture & laughed, she said my eyes are glowing just like in her painting of Rosie pup. Whatever.


We have all-day rain... again. Some pups are lucky enough to have snow already- I hope they send some my way! A-wooooooo-oooooooo!


A-roos to yous,
Jack a-roo

Wednesday Woos

Woo?!?

He claims he's a sibe in a squirrel suit...

a-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo

Monday Movie: A Memorial

A-roos to yous all,

Mom finally finished a little video tribute to Star, and let me tell woo, she musta gone through a box and a half of tissues while she went through old pictures. Good think I stayed close by for hugs, what in the world would she do without me here?
I'm going to let mom blog a few words...

Thank you everyone for the messages you left, we are deeply touched.

It was one of those "happy-sad" times, looking at almost 13 years of photos of Star as she shared life with 2 boys, 3 feline + 3 canine companions, and us. I would love to have included them all! Bear in mind that she hated having her picture taken - she'd turn around or look away, but a few times, she seemed to "strike a pose", and stare at me, as if to say "Better get that camera out & click fast, cause I'm not going to sit here like this for long!" So, here are a few of the best ones that reflect her gracious character, striking beauty, and, her silly side. We miss her terribly, but we are so grateful for the blessing of having her in our lives for so many years. She will shine in our hearts forever.

And I'm wooing a thank woo to Mr. Phred! The flowers are beawootiful, and Mom put the stones and shells Star & I found on our last beach walk into the vase:

In memory of Star

Have a good Monday, and a great week,
Jack a-roo, Pat, & JoJoe

Sunday Supper Suggestion

Don't woo think its a good day to grill some tasty steaks? Not that I want any myself, of course. Its just a suggestion. You deserve to have some steak. Nice big thick juicy done-just-right steak? With a little bit of fat along the edge that needs to be cut off, cause you wouldn't want to eat that part. Maybe just toss it here, in front of me, on the ground, ok? Doesn't that sound like a good idea?

a-roos to yous,
Jack a-roo, ever hopeful

Friday fotos: out of focus?

Mom: What the...? #!!*x&xx#!

Jack, do you know what happened here?

Jack: Woo-uh oh

Squirrels ?

a-roos yo yous,

Jack a-roo, innocent

(Squirrels: 3 down, 2 to go....)

First Wednesday - woo know what that means...

First Wednesday, I didn't exactly decide to cooperate, mom snuck up on me sleeping in my favorite spot:


Can't a guy get some rest?

a-roos to yous,
Jack a-roo

monday Movie: Hop, Skip & a JUMP!

A-roos to yous,

Todays Monday Movie is way cool - my boxer cousins mama took this on her cell phone and sent it to us. If you listen closely, you can hear the man say this is a rescue horse- what a great new life as one of the stars of the show! Mom says she saw the Lippizans perform when she was a young girl, and they were magnificent! (A real treat, she read all Margrite Henry's horse books & loved her stores about the training of these horses) We're furry glad they are continuing this beawootiful tradition! Here's another pic of the Cabriole:

It was furry exciting here last night - I was standing at the back screen door and started barking my head off - the was a SKUNK walking through MY yard!!! It was about 20 feet from me, and had his tail UP. Fortunately, nothing bad happened. I must say, his tail was efurry bit as fluffy as MFT's!

Oh - just to set the record straight, I guess it was hard to tell. but the Sat. dance pictures were all of Khyra! I do dance, but mom doesn't have any pics of me doing my moves yet. Maybe if she'd have let me out I would have danced around that skunk last night, right before introducing him to Mr. Fangs!

Hope your week is starting out

on the right footy-foot!

Jack a-roo

Saturday Dance Fever!

The scene: The TOTT hike, efurrybody's excited...
The sibe: Woo-hoo, Khyra's got some moves!

Now, imagine this song:

I FEEL LIKE DANCING

You've got a cute way of talking

You got the better of me

Just snap your fingers and I'm walking

Like a dog hanging on your lead

I'm in a spin you know

Shaking on string you know

You make me feel like dancing -

I'm gonna dance the night away

You make me feel like dancing -

I'm gonna dance the night away

You make feel like dancing -

I feel like dancing, woo! dancing, woo!

dance the night away!

I feel like dancing, woo! dancing, woo!

Ahhh-a-a-aaaah-a-aaaahhhh!!!

Time to catch a breath!


The hike wasn't the only place to mix dancing with fun - take a look at the entertainment during a lovely dinner out with Moon's family & mom - makes woo want to jump up & POLKA!!!






And these two pictures are just for woo, Ammy - seeeeeeee - there WERE mooses!
Good thing I had my moose blankie after all!

Always be prepared!

A-roos to yous!

Jack a-roo

Thursday Thrills: HIKE!

The man shouted HIKE...

And here I thought that was what we were doing!

But this "Hike!" is a really fun one! It's one command huskies willingly obey, cause it means we get to trot our feety-feets and run run run! For a few minutes, I got to do what efurry husky dreams of, what we were born to do .... I got to be a sled dog,

"Jack, Sled-Dog of the North"!

Me and my best buddy, Moon, we were two wild & crazy sled dog guys, having a blast!

We thanked the nice people for letting us be sled dogs, boy, I sure envy you real sled dogs. Maybe someday I'll get to be a sled dog again!

The pups after us were fun to watch, too. Doesn't their team looked a little funny? That's cause they were a Sheltie and a 6-month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy. And oh my dog, she was cute!


She gave it her best, just loping along...

Before they tried it, Moon gave her some encouragement.




She was such a cutie!


We had a great time! Here's one more spectacular look at sled dogs Moon & me (and Michael, one of Moon's 3 boys):

Jack, Sled Dog of the North, signing off!

PS - Miss Fluffy Tail herself has some great videos & pics of the hike events on her blog today too - be sure to stop by & have more fun! She even has one of us being sled dogs, and Moon doing the weight pull, a-roos!!!

Wednesday round the watering hole

Huskies & others can really work up a thirst at an all-day hike and event. There were plenty of big bowls of water, most of them also full of bumpy ice. After getting the hang of lapping up water around the bumpy ice, I got a good long drink.

I wasn't the only thirsty pup!

And some puppies needed to khool their feety-feets after the hike, too. Does this floofy-tailed huskette look vaguely familiar?

Yup, that's Khyra in the water, and Moon taking a drink around her.

Huskies weren't the only ones interested in water - follow my snooter to see who else hopped by the watering hole!

Ha-roo roo, I think this toad scared a couple of the huskies, they backed way off when he hopped their way! No toads were hurt in this encounter, it was carried to safety by a toad-loving biped. (You can biggify the pic by tapping it)

And last, a picture of some of the huskies lining up for another fun contest, one that didn't involve plucking. Lucky dogs!

I believe mom still has a few days worth of pictures left, so we will see you tomorrow - same time, same place!

A-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo

pluck, pluck pluck!

Today I'll woo some more about the TOTT Hike events. There were all sorts of fun things to do, like weight pulls, mushing, "find the bone", "musical sits" and so how come my mom entered me into the "Plucking Contest?" That wasn't any fun! I had to put up with brushing and plucking and even a bath before I went on my trip... then, once I'm there, she PLUCKS me PUBLICALLY! With all these other huskies watching! I tried to duck out under the flag -line, but the leash of oppression was attached...

The good thing is that the plucking only lasted 1 minute, and I tied fur second place! The husky who won had somehow managed to escaped being plucked by his human for at least a month or two, he had fur falling off him every time he took a step! I guess he won last year too, cause they said his owner was the greatest mother-plucker of all time. That made the humans laugh like loons. I don't get it.

Khyra gave me one of her pretty smiles to let me know she was proud of me fur putting up with it and not to be embarrassed. I'm glad she was there.

Late in the day, we found out that I won Third Place for donations! That was a surprise. Mom wouldn't open the prize till Dad got to admire it, so last night, I got my first treat - a furry tasty gourmet cookie with icing on it. Yum!

We thank efurryone fur their support, we raised over $230 for the rescue. That will go a long way to helping a few more homeless huskies. Mom says wishes she could have taken home all the fosters. We couldn't, but mom did find one husky to take home: Meet StarStuffie

Mom says I have to be furry careful, I can sniff but not play with this stuffie. I'm definitely not allowed to destuff this one! She's going to live in the cabinet with the ShermieStuffie. Mom says she'd rather have the real ones back, but at least she can still hug Star & Shermie when she needs to:

Of course, I'm still available fur hugs, and I do a good job of it. As a working breed, I do my best, and I'm working hug duty overtime to be a comfort to my bipeds. The best thing about hugs is that they work both ways, woo get a hug when woo give a hug, and I love getting hugged!

Tomorrow, we'll post a few more pics from the Husky hike. See woo then!

a-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo