Sunday Saunter

Woos & a-rooos,

While we were in New Ham-sure last Sunday, we tracked down the Mother of all boulders - check it out:

Can woo see us? Mom was WAY down the trail!

This is the other side of the rock:

WOO-HOO, we're over here!

Walking around a big rock can sure work up your appetite!
This looked like a good place for a pic-nic.


Our last afternoon meant another walk...

We still had so much to check out!

Jack checkin out the waterfall again. Don't be fooled, Jack - that water is 6-8 feet deep on this side!

And after a lovely weekend, we packed up. Jack supervised to make sure mom didn't forget US.

(He's such a mama's boy).



It sure is pretty in New Ham-sure, and we found lots of interesting things to do and see. Hope woo enjoyed our many mini-vacation posts!

Woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo

Saturday's Stroll

Wooos and a-rooos, welcome to our Saturday Stroll,
(featuring our new seasonal theme colors!)

We though you might like to see more pictures from the first day of our trip. This is the charming cottage we stayed in.*

And here we are pulling dad up the trail in the woods:

We hiked up the mountainside, and the bipeds stopped to rest at this bench. That was when I caught the scent and heard the rustling....

I think it's coming from this tree:

Here chippy chippy chippy, I know you're up there!

Sure enough, a huge chipmunk circled around the side, but he was quick and gone in a flash. So we sat down & waited for bigger game.

The trail came out in a big park, it was close to sunset, and the colors were gorgeous.


Dad looked behind as we walked back towards the road, isn't it beautiful?


In the evening we curled up in front of a nice cozy fire, but not too close, cause all this fur is warm enough, but the bipeds enjoyed it.


Tomorrow Jack will show woo what we found on Sunday!

woos & a-rooos,
Star and the Jack a-roo too

(*Mom talked to her friends & get the facts straight - this was the cottage of Treadwell Walden, the father of Arthur Walden and minister of the small Chalpel near by)

Chinook Kennels - Part 2

Woos & a-rooos,
Here we are, as promised. We have a few more pictures from historic Chinook Kennels. Yesterday we showed woo the memorial markers and the kennel runs, today we have a view of the house:

and the "office" cabin, which is generally falling apart:

Mom didn't take any pictures of the museum buildings, but the two of them were connected with an overpass that leads to the trails down the hill. We thought we'd look perfect under this sign:

ha-woo-woo-woo, see what we mean?

Just another nice view of us:

Mom sent an e-mail to the Chinook Kennels Heritage Foundation. The nice folks e-mailed back and told her that the property was privately owned by husky enthusiests . The original idea was to run the museum with the support of various breed clubs, and the owners would maintain the property. But apparently other things seemed tho have more urgent need for $$, and this project was abandoned. Too bad, it's a cool place. We'll leave you with a close up of the marker in the area mom suspects holds husky bones:


Now today our trip to NH has taken on an even stranger twist - it turns out that mom's friend (who owns the cabin we stayed in) is the niece of Arthur T. Walden, founder of Chinook Kennels & developer of the Chinook breed, and head trainer & dog-driver for Admiral Byrd!! Tune in tomorrow for more!

Woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo

REAL Siber-Mal history!

Woos & a-rooos to yous!

Woos, have we had a great weekend! After Huffle's visit, our mom & dad packed the car AND US and took us to Wonalancet New Ham-sure (doesn't that sound tasty, Huffle?). We had so many adventures, we're going to blog all week about it. Here's a brief glimpse of our trip:

We stayed in a cabin in the woods, hiked on the mountain, chased stuff, slept by the fire, ate by a lake, found a GIGANTIC boulder, hiked again, sniffed the waterfall.

There is one very special thing that happened that we want to share with you RIGHT NOW.
We all know there's been a lot of buzz in the sled dog community this week because the Iditerod series starts on Discovery Tuesday night. (make your humans record it for you) Well, we have some "sled dog news" of our own! Some honest to goodness siber-mal history! Here's what happened...

We were driving along and our humans saw a road marker that said "Chinook Kennels". It seemed odd to have a road marker for a kennel, so we stopped. Here is what the marker said, (click it to bring up a larger picture):


Woos!!! How about that!!!! We discovered an important historic site for siberians & malamutes! There were three other markers, too. One was from Admiral Byrd himself. (It's a little hard to read so mom printed it too):

TO ALL NOBLE DOGS
WHOSE LIVES WERE GIVEN ON DOG TREKS
DURING THE TWO EXPEDITIONS TO
LITTLE AMERICA ANTARCTICA
TO FURTHER SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY.
1928-1930 1933-1935
DEDICATED OCTOBER 8, 1938

And a large granite marker had a sled carved in it, the #1 sled:


The site appears to be abandoned now, but we spent time soaking up the vibes.
We could still smell "husky" in these old kennels. Aren't they beautiful? There is a flat patch of ground just to the right of the kennels with another marker (picture tomorrow). Don't know if any old husky bones are lying under the ground there, but it looks like there could be. Mom is such a softie- she sat down in the old lawn chairs in front of the kennels and got all teary, she said this felt like husky holy ground. We left lots of fluff behind - our little tribute, woo might say.




Even our humans seemed pleased and surprised to come across this quite by accident, having no idea that siber-mal history was made right here in this area! Can woo see us as we walked back to the memorials near the road?


We insisted the humans photograph us in front of this historic memorial before leaving:


We'll post more pictures from our unexpected visit to Chinook Kennels tomorrow.

Check back for all the exciting details of our trip & lots more pictures this week.

Woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo

Huffle's visit!

Our kitty cat friend Huffle came to visit!!!!

We had a great time, and here 's a few pictures....

After showing Huffle my toys, I showed her my hide-away spot - upstairs in the back bedroom on my moose rug! Huffle liked it a lot , and enjoyed rubbing her back on my moose rug. I even ticked her belly with my snooter, like I do my puppy. Only Huffle didn't squeak, she purred!


We treated Huffle to a stroll along the beach, and a lobster dinner. MMMM, Mom cooked it up just right! We had lots of melted butter, too.


Then Huffle and Star had a nice chat while enjoying the late afternoon lounging on our couch in the back yard. Huffle had so many interesting things to talk about. She's a furry entertaining kitty.


Huffle, we're so glad you stopped by on your world tour, and we hope woo enjoyed your stay with us!

Woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo

Puppy-sitting

Wooos, Star here.

Remember my bf Moon, who lives up the street from me? Humom is puppy-sitting him for a day or so. She promised we would go for a walk together, but it's raining, so she left me home while she went & fed him. Darned rain! She brought me back some very nice pictures.

What dreamy eyes you have, Moon!

And this one's for you, MFT Khyra - meet Mr Fluffy Tail!

I'm practicing my puppy-sitting skills so next time I can puppy-sit Moon myself!

I'm hoping the rain clears up soon - humom's still promising me a walk with Moon later!

"Star and Moon"... isn't that romantic?

Woos,
Star

Peg-leg Pengie, & farewell to a friend

I LOVE my toys...

I take very good care of them. I'm a working dog - I work hard herding toys day and night.

I love playing with puppy. I poke him in the belly with my snooter. He squeaks!

My fluffy ball is holding up quite well.

I love my penguin so much, I could just eat him up. Well actually, that's what I did. Mama restuffed him & stictched him all up, but I got carried away with love again. I turned him into a one-legged penguin. Mom calls him "Peg-leg Pengie". He's blind now too, but I really love him. This is how she found Pengie tonight. Honest, all I did was pull a loose thread! (He's back inside for a little more penguin-patching)


Way to go, Jack.... you're loving Pengie to pieces, ha-roo roo roo!


woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo, & Peg-leg Pengie

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GODSPEED, ROSIE

We want to wish our little friend Rosie the beagle a safe journey to the Rainbow Bridge. She will be greatly missed by her sibe-sis Anna, and her loving family. Run free, and be in good health, Rosie, watch over your loving family till they come to meet you at the Bridge one day.

Sad woos, and gentle snooter kisses,
Star & Jack

Learn a new trick - click & vote!

Wooos & a-rooos, friends, let me tell woo why I'm smiling,

We were two lucky sibes who were adopted right from our home kennels, but we know there are many many sibes out there without loving homes and caring families. We can help them by learning a new trick - click & vote!

Our furry good friends, the AO4 posted this challenge, and and it is so important, we want to post it here too. Woo can help a wonderful Siberian Husky rescue group - MaPaw, to win $25,000 from the Animal Rescue Site. Just click here or on the button on our sidebar, & vote for MaPaw. Under Search and Vote for a Shelter, please enter MaPaw for the name, USA for country, and PA as the state. Then click and cast your vote. They'll show woo an adorable dog or cat & ask woo to confirm the species, which confirms your vote. You can vote once a day, every day, from now until December 14th.
See how simple it is to do?

So, will woo help?
YES?!!
On behalf of all those needy sibes, thank-woo!
I knew we could count on woo!


Woos & a-rooos,
Star & Jack "click it" a-roo