Farewell, Sweet Huffle

Our little furiend Huffle has started her furever journey on the other side of the Bridge.   She is one of the first blogging buddies we made.   Always a clever and photogenic girl, we loved following her adventures with Sardini, Mr. Mouse, Pollie, the parsley pot, and even her brothers Salvador and Teddy.  

Mom is so sad, she can't think of what to write, so we will let a few of 

our favorite pictures of Huffle speak a thousand words instead....

Beautiful Huffle

Junglecat Huffle

As her pawrents traveled the world,  little did they suspect

 that Huffle Mawson, Explorer Cat came to visit US!  

One of our favorite pictures of Huffle in her stylin' purple bed:

Godspeed, sweet Huffle, woo are going to look so darn cute in your silver harness!
(((hugs)) to your family....

Luv and Sibe kissies,
Jack a-roo & Miss Moo 

View from the Moo: Veteran's Day: War Dogs

Good Moo-rning everyone,

Its time for another View from the Moo... 

that's me!     

We honor all our Veterans and Militrary on Veteran's Day 2012, including the brave and selfless dogs who have assisted our troops

in every war, to the present day.

Thank woo for your service!

While mom was looking up some war dog info, she came across the site of an author who wrote about the dogs who served in VietNam.  Mom says she learned some things of particular interest to our breed:

Did woo know that Siberians & Malamutes were the first dogs used by the Military?   It's true!

The book cover features Buck (not a war dog) who became an ambassador for the War Dogs of Viet Nam.  With his owner, Johnny Mayo, (a Scout and dog handler during the war)  he toured schools, attended events, and eventually achieved National recognition for our brave 4-legged heroes of that war.

The book retells true stories of some of the 4,000 dogs who fought alongside our troops during the War in Viet Nam.

Sounds like a good book to read to your dog, doesn't it?
Maybe along with a night-time snackie,... yeah, that sound real good!

....and that's today's View from the Moo!

Toodle-woo,

Miss Moo

Woooooooooo! Windy!!!!!

Ha-woooo-oooo!

They say there's a Nor'easter coming our way!

time fur me to check on the yard to make sure all our toys are inside!

Woozers, it's w-i-n-d-y out here!    

See our tree?  Mom says it a "weeping willow", but right about now 

I'm  calling  it our "whipping willow!

Hope it fares this storm better than Hurricane Sandy....

we lost a big section of it last week.

Mom expects this storm might shake all the broken branches down!

All woo pups & peeps in the path of this storm batten down & stay safe!

Woo-ooos to yous!

Jack a-roo & Miss Moo

Monday's View from the Moo

Ha-woo everyone!

It's me, Moo, back with another View from the Moo,

giving woo a peek into my world!

Jack & I got a special treat on Sunday, Mom  picked up her friend and took us all to the beach, first time since the big storm.   All the coastal roads on the island were closed during the hurricane, so we didn't know quite what to expect! 

 See these cool rocks we're standing on?  They got washed up over the seawall (its about 12 feet down to the beach) and were strewn all over the street and the park!   Looks like helpful peeps had already puhed them off the roads, but there were still lots of rocks, shells, bits of lobster traps, and asssorted junk all over the grassy area where we walk.   Lots of mud too, but mom nixed the idea of us playing in it.   Something about "muddy pawprints" or something.  

 We all enjoyed our afternoon, hope we get to go back again soon!

Tomorrow mom is working from sun-up till sun-down at the "voting polls" whatever those are.    This is a veiw of the sunrise a couple mornings ago.... mom was testing out her new camera and pieced together this sky shot.  Always playing with photoshop, that mom of ours, ha-roo roo rooo!

and that's the View from the Moo.... till next time!

Toodle-woo,
Miss Moo

and the Winner is......

 Entering our annual  "SHOW US YOUR TREAT JAR DAY"

included being entered  into a drawing this year - 

(the drawing was delayed a bit by having to deeal with Hurrican Sandy, 

but now, as promised,

Mom put all the names of everypup

who pawticipated on papers and crumbled them up...

Then she let me pick the winner!

(and who knows, she might even let me chew it up later - I love crumpled paper)

Here it is!

Congratulations to Echo (& Link)!

Pups, woo won a hand-painted ornament from

PawsPainter (our mom)!

(here's some of mom's Sibe ornaments)

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERY PUP & PEEP FUR PAWTICIPATING!

We'll do it again next year!

**************************

  ~Hurricane Sandy caused devastating loses in our state and nearby states

This week, if you can, please donate to the organization of your choice 

to help the storm relief efforts for our fellow humans and animals ...  Thanks! ~ 

Boooooooooos to Woooooooooooos!

Happy Howloween!

"Show Us Your Treat Jar" TODAY!

Belated good morning, everyone,

Mom FORGOT she had to work today, hence, the lateness of our post.    

Just sayin', it HER fault. NOW, on to the treat jar day posts---

 Here I am, strolling in from outside.  

Mom put our treat jar down low, attempting to get 

both of us & the Treat Jar in the same shot....

Obviously that did not happen.   

Instead, Miss Moo stubbornly refused to stand by the treat jar, 

and I got BOTH treats, ha-roo!

Extra-special treats (for both dogs & humans) are kept up in the cupboard.... 

                                        

...which sometimes calls for some intense staring to 

conjure the magic treats to float down.....

Also, leave us a post here and we'll link to woo
and enter woo in a drawing to receive one of
Mom's (Pawspainter) hand-painted ornaments!

Husky love, and thanks fur pawticipating!
Jack a-roo & Miss Moo

Drop by our furiends to see their treat jars, too!
(mom will check on & off & link any new posts)

Mitch & Molly
Sam
Kyla
The Five Sibes
Echo
Susie & Sidebite
Merlin
Gracie & Shatzie

Who Gives A Hoot?

Mom painted this young hoot owl last weekend, she calls it "Who Gives A Hoot".    She's entered him in the Thalo Magazine Cover Contest - would woo please "give a hoot" and vote fur her "Who Gives A Hoot" painting?  She'd win more art supplies & some green papers to getsome yummy treats fur us, too!

Speaking of TREATS, don't furget that this Saturday is 

"Show Us Your Treat Jar" Day!  

Post a photo of woo with your treat jar/bag/box/ or place where your treats get stashed, and encourage your human to donate a box of treats to their local shelter....  " Because every furkid deserves a treat!"

Leave us a message that woo are pawticipating, and we'll put links to posts on our blog, and enter your names in a drawing to win a unique hand-painted ornament from our mom!   Now do woo "give a hoot"?   Ha-roo roo roo!

~Jack A-roo, Miss Moo, & Hootie-Who

Where do you keep YOUR treats?

Woos & A-roos to yous,

I have a question fur woo....

Do woo know where your treats come from?

Sure, we all get them handed to us by our peeps.... or flipped, tossed, dropped..whatever.

I decided to track down just where my tasty treats come from...

I find tasty tid-bits outside in the grass sometimes....

maybe that's where mom & dad get them...

I looked all around outside the house: in my mole traps, in critter holes, under my doghouse, sniffed  between the deck boards.... no, not here.    I found a suspicious package in the recycle bin and took it outside to inspect it further, but it was just an empty box of peep treats....

Then mom & dad-a-roo brought all kinds of bags into the house.

I could smell those delicious treats....

just gotta figure out which bag....

Ha-wooo!   I think I struck paydirt!

Just as I was about to carry them off....

WHOOSH!

Mom swooped in and took them away!!!

Oh where, oh where have my tasty treats gone?

To find out, join us for our annual

SHOW US YOUR TREAT JAR EVENT

On October 27th!

Post a picture of where your treats are kept

(doesn't matter if its jars, bags, boxes, or "other")

and 

encourage your human to donate a box of treats 

to your local pet shelter....

because every furkid deserves a treat.

 Woo can post this badge on your bloggie to show woo are pawticipating!

Let us know & we'll link to all the Treat Jar bloggies that day.

***SPECIAL OCTOBER SURPRISE***

Leave us a message that woo are joining our event, 

and we'll enter woo into a drawing fur a hand-painted ornament  made by our mom, Pawspainter!

Toodle-woo, and A-roos to Yous!

Jack & Moo

The View from the Moo: Pumpkins!

Hello everyone,  it time for the View from the Moo!

Mom took us walking at the Windmill Park, I guess the geese 

missed us cause they put up quite a racket!

And guess what we found!  

A beawootiful pumpkin patch, right there in the flower bed! 

Jack liked this one, it was a beawooty!   

He was furry careful not to damage it, it must be 

being saved for someone special.

There were beawootiful nasturtiums growing around the pumpkins, too.

I waited over by the fence, taking in the view.

The garden gate had these really cool beans growing

up over it.  Unusual, but it kind of "grows" on woo, ha-roo roo roo!

Well, I think woo can tell by my expression how much 

I enjoyed our trip to the park!

 ....and that's this week's view from the Moo!

Toodle-woo!
Miss Moo

Tuesday - Jack a-Roo View

Hey mom, can I do the "View from the Moo" this week? 

She doesn't look like she wants to.

Sure, Jack, go for it.

 Here is this week's "Jack a-roo looks at the View"

Ha-roo roo roo!

How's that, Mom?

Nicely done, Jack.

Oh sure, let him mess it up just beacause I overslept...

...and that's this week's  Jack-a-Roo View!

A-roos to yous &
Toodle-woo!

Jack a-Roo & Miss Moo

Monday's View From the Moo: Toofer Tale

Ha-woo everyone!  It's me, Miss Moo,

finally back with a View from the Moo!

The pawrents have ben awfully busy lately, so not m much posting going on...  I would have posted, but I wasn't feeling very well myself for several weeks.   Seems that I broke one of my toofers and I had to go to the VetDentist and have it taken out.  It was my pre-molar, with 3 roots, so it had to be cut out in pieces.  Can woo see my Poodle-paw?   Don't woo just hate when they do that???

At least I'm feeling MUCH better now.    

I'm feeling well enough to go outside and help Mom & Dad trim the hedges in our play yard!   I'm helping mom rake & bag.    Jack came outside to help, too.    He likes to hang around dad & Mr. Trimmer.   Not too close when they're working, of course, but just to share guy-time.  

"Nothing like a good day's work to make us working breeds feel satisfied!"

And, of course, the after-work petting and treats are nice, too!

Wooing about treats reminds me ...... its almost October, and will very soon be time again for our annual event.

"Show Us Your Treat Jar" Day will be October 27th.   

New readers can read upon the link, but its a day when everypup & kitteh posts a picture of their Treat Jar (or bag or cupboard or box, however your pawrents stash your treats).  And, all bipeds are encouraged to take a box of treats to your local shelter, because every furkid deserves a treat.    

We have a surprise for this year, and we'll tell woo more about it as we get a little closer, but do plan to pawticipate!     And that's this week's View from the Moo...

Toodle-woo!
Miss Moo

"Loss" so beautifully expressed...

Ha-roo, all.  

 Mom came across this deeply touching painting done by a fellow artist on an art website she frequents.  Mom wrote to the artist and asked permission to post it here, because we just know all our furiends in blogland will appreciate it.

... a fitting image to express the heartache wrought by the 2001 and 2012 September 11th attacks.

"LOSS"

The painting is huge... 8 1/2 feet across, and its currently displayed in an art contest in MI.  The mural artist's name is Eric, and its used here with his permission.   Please respect that it is copyrighted.  We're furry grateful he allowed us to post it.


wistful woos,
Jack & Moo