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We’re sort of briefly traveling. In a place called communicado.
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10:38 am on February 8th, 2013
Hopefully communicado is out of the way of Nemo.
10:46 am on February 8th, 2013
T&G had their trip to the groomer cancelled because of the storm. How lucky can two dogs get. That would never happen here.
10:46 am on February 8th, 2013
We posted this on yesterdays post earlier this morning…
We are hoping that “Nemo” relates to the happy ittle adventurous fish from the movie “Finding Nemo”, and not the brooding, angry, but brilliant mad scientist of the Nautilus.
Hi everyone.
Hunkered down here waiting for the big snow. But hoping is passes us by. (on the pawsitive side of things, Mama cancelled our trip to the groomer)
10:51 am on February 8th, 2013
Tupper and Gilly you are two lucky corgi’s. I expect that Nemo is the mad scientist.
11:06 am on February 8th, 2013
Greetings All!
Enjoying the snowfall here. First snow is always so pretty. Masquers and Prof are playing cool jazz, and Siber-H and I are playing in the snow…Yipeeeeee!
I guess this is a dress rehearsal for the Iditarod!
11:12 am on February 8th, 2013
Here all youse are! Heh. I was still Back in Yesterday.
(whispering) I wonder where Spence and Admin are?
It’s a Mystery.
Nemo the Mad Scientist or the Happy Disney character?
Although the preference is to go with the Royals, we suspect Staff is right.
Siber-H & KatDog enjoy the Snow with Rose and the Prof!
11:14 am on February 8th, 2013
Our blizzard has ceased and the sun is out…periodically. It left about two inches of new snow. Very pretty. I think that campus closed because of it.
“Communicado” or “Incommunicado”?
Good late morning all.
11:17 am on February 8th, 2013
I’m baking Irish Soda Bread.
11:37 am on February 8th, 2013
I’m going over to B. Stover’s. yum . .
The Pack is loving the gentle snow. Even Ellie went out and sat for a long time!
As the storm gets worse I will be closing the gates to the different play yards, but right now the dogs are having a great time.
12:00 pm on February 8th, 2013
Bee – we don’t think Spence is just passing through, so he must be actually staying IN Communicado.
Have we ever mentioned that we HATE snow?
12:05 pm on February 8th, 2013
While I am visitng Rose, Mom installed a new computer mouse and computer speakers for me. I am ready for the Iditarod!
Also, mom can now listen the video that Melanie was kind enough to email everyone. Our speakers had gone kaput.
12:40 pm on February 8th, 2013
O’Howlers: The Subaru Dog commercials you posted early this morning were much appreciated. The one Rio was referring to last night showed our very own Sammie and Magpie in the starring roles.
Here they are again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7eJ6I-OXgI
12:45 pm on February 8th, 2013
It’s snowing here in ski country. Buffalo is supposed to get more snow and we are forecast to get rain and ice pellets. That’s not good for skiing.
1:05 pm on February 8th, 2013
News!…It is Friday today, not Saturday like i thought it was going to be…grump!grump!grump!
1:26 pm on February 8th, 2013
Here’s the Subaru “Sled” commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NhgyZojTUk
1:52 pm on February 8th, 2013
I didn’t need hair extensions for that commercial because I’m sitting on a lap. I’m very fluffy right now until Jacquelyn catches up ith me.
2:17 pm on February 8th, 2013
Rio: Good news! Today IS Friday and not just another Thursday!
2:19 pm on February 8th, 2013
Snowkat!!!!! Snowkat made FOC ! Yippee!
Mom just got home from a funeral. We are almost (but not) ready to honker down.
2:30 pm on February 8th, 2013
It is still only raining here, and not even much of that. It is supposed to change over to snow a little later, and get very heavy overnight. Melanie and T&G and Rose: youse guys are going to get the brunt of this we think. We hope you can all stay home.
2:34 pm on February 8th, 2013
Thanks for the link, Dawson….great commercial!
I also watched a bunch of Siberian Husky videos after I watched the Subaru commercial.
Howlers, You need to see the video called Warning about Huskies. My favorite part of that very well done video is the digging and escaping.
2:38 pm on February 8th, 2013
Sammie!…Will you be going to Jacquelyn’s soon to be shorn like a sheep?…sniff!…I bet there are lots of other little girls like you at that boutique getting shorn-shirtless…heh!
2:44 pm on February 8th, 2013
Rio, I don’t know ahead when I’m going to Jacquelyn’s . They sneak up on me and plop me in my car seat.
2:49 pm on February 8th, 2013
Agent Sammie!…You should know when you are being tailed…snort!…Maybe you need a refresher course with Alice…grunt!
2:49 pm on February 8th, 2013
Siber-H, there are at least a million videos Warning About Huskies! What’s up with that?
2:53 pm on February 8th, 2013
Well, we are peeved. Mom did a search for “Warning about Huskies” and not 1, not 2, but 3 videos came up!!! Why so many warnings about us innocents? And another thing: every time some workers have to come to our house, one of the workmen tell Mom they want to get a husky for sure. And then Mom stands there and tells them all the reasons why NOT !!!!!! And today, at the funeral, her friend’s college-age daughter told her she wants a husky, and wants to come and visit us us us. She even asked Mom if she breeds our kind! LOL. Again, Mom said she told this girl all the negatives about huskies. (whispering) Do youse think it is because Mom wants to keep all of us beautiful huskies for herself?
And about that first video: no we do not need to be kept in crates in our own house for dog’s sake. Sheesh.
2:58 pm on February 8th, 2013
Howlers: Photo…it’s all in preparation for the Iditarod. Rose says she can smuggle me onto the plane in her carry-on luggage.
Dawson: We here all loved the sled dogs commercial. ^..^
3:30 pm on February 8th, 2013
Masquers, our flight schedule has changed, and we have a much shorter stopover in Seatlle…35 minutes. We need to plan a pick up strategy….
3:40 pm on February 8th, 2013
Rose: Drat! We’ll think of something.
3:45 pm on February 8th, 2013
Siber-H and O’Howlers! Found the link!
(whispering) about the escapes…I must have some Wolf ancestry…It’s a strangely familiar scenario.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=tRG5LDBcgUE&feature=endscreen
3:46 pm on February 8th, 2013
Well the snow is falling for sure. But it’s not piling up. It keeps coming and coming, but there isn’t enough on the driveway for our Gramp (an inveterate shoveler) to go out there.
Our friends up north are going to have a bad time if it. Their town is on the ocean and they are being told to expect up to 40 inches of snow, plus full moon, storm surge high tides tonight. We are saying prayers for them.
3:49 pm on February 8th, 2013
http://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/pizza-stealing-dog-siberian-husky-gets-caught-oregon
3:58 pm on February 8th, 2013
We always warn people against owning Newfoundlands. We say “drool, shedding, drool, huge, drool, stronger than you, drool . .” Never had a problem with people wanting pups though. Most of them had either grown up with Newfs or had Newfs already.
Two inches here. ALL roads in MA are now closed to everything but emergency vehicles.
Going to watch the videos.
3:59 pm on February 8th, 2013
That’s a funny story.
4:05 pm on February 8th, 2013
Tupper&Gilly: Yikes! That’s over 3 FEET of Snow.
Melanie: How is Zoe doing?
4:13 pm on February 8th, 2013
Zoe is doing great, though both of us and the Pack are feeling the front coming through. Nor’Easters seem to put all of us to sleep.
Loved the reline bike at the end with the huskies on two sides. OTAS’s Papi has a treadmill. He’s part American Staffordshire Terrier and needs the exercise.
Gracie must be part Husky or Alaskan Sled Dog. She has dug a large hole in the same spot each Spring. Over 24 inches in depth. We fill it up in the fall.
Snowing harder now. Plow has been by twice doing sand. Keeps getting covered up within 15 minutes.
4:16 pm on February 8th, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0HqbcMC2o
Heh, heh, heh . .
4:29 pm on February 8th, 2013
Fellow Sibers, My mom is always bad-mouthing us to other people. If pressed to describe our good points, she goes blank for awhile and then says, well, they are good looking.
Nah, I don’t have to stay in a crate either.
Melanie, Tell Gracie I am very impressed…24 inches!!!
4:37 pm on February 8th, 2013
OMD!!!! That can’t be drool. We think someone gave that Newf ice cream!!!
Speaking of…Mom just called Pop to tell him a nor’easter is here and we do not have staples such as ice cream, cheese-its, etc.
*************ATTENTION*************
Louisa Mae is 99% sponsored!!!!!! Thanks to 2 generous Plunderers who just about matched each other, we are $5 from a fully-funded Winsome One (just the tip of her tail misssing from the Start now).
Wooooo!!!!! We surpassed last year already by sponsoring 6 Snowhook dogs!!!!
Twig , Orion, Charlie, Rio Jr., Quigley, Louisa Mae
So that last $5 is easy. The question is: should we try for Dog #7 ? If any of youse think we can do it, nominate a 7th dog by giving the last $5 toward Louisa Mae, and a nominal amount toward your Snowhook dog of choice.
4:42 pm on February 8th, 2013
SiberH: My Lady would contend our looks can be counted as a bad point. Why? It makes us too easy to forgive like when we eat a sandwich without asking or apologizing, when we splort in the middle of the night, or when we decided to go on a five day walkabout.
4:54 pm on February 8th, 2013
Tenzing and Siber-H, our mom says that we are way too beautiful for our own good. She says our beauty attracts people to us and unfortunately, lots of them are the wrong types of people to be attracted to us.
And about those rules on that Husky warning video: They missed the most important #1 rule. Don’t lose your sense of humor.
5:05 pm on February 8th, 2013
Did youse guys watch the video we posted about the Sibe stealing the pizza? Mom says that Pizza is our achilles heel. (What does that mean)?
She and Pop have lots of meetings and fundraisers here and we are always angels. Except for that one time that is. There were all of these congressmen and legislators and commissioners here and they were giving speeches. It was a nice Spring evening so all the seats were outside. And what did they serve? Yep. Pizza. Did youse ever hear 3 huskies ( Kat was not here yet) singing for their supper? heh heh. Happy memories for us. Embarrassment for the rents.
5:17 pm on February 8th, 2013
THAT is drool. Not all Newfs have that type of drooling capability. Ellie and Franklin do it just like that. It is eating drool, not begging drool.
The way to a Newfs heart? Pizza.
5:23 pm on February 8th, 2013
O’Howlers Well, at least you three only howled and did not abscond with the pizza like that other guy. But we can see where it might have caused Embarrassment for the ‘rents with all those high muckety-mucks around at the time.
Gracie: That is quite the project.
Rio: Where do we stand on the Feed The Giant funding?
5:25 pm on February 8th, 2013
Sneeze!…Pizza is my favorite food group…sniff!
5:28 pm on February 8th, 2013
Donations!…I have not checked my SDD today yet, but we are teetering on another prize being given away last I checked my speadsheet…snort!…So if we want to make the Drop-Bag deadline, we better get with it if we are going to Feed The Giant…grunt!
5:30 pm on February 8th, 2013
OMD! Ask and ye shall receive. Mom just informed us that this is Pizza Night! Are we living the life, or what? Ellie, Franklin, Beau, and any other pizzamongers are wlcome to join us!
5:49 pm on February 8th, 2013
Annoucement!…I have an announcement to make!….Woooo!…But I cannot make it till my friend gets home tonight because we have to double check my entries in the spreadsheet…snort!… And she has errands to run after the busy-place, so it might be later tonight before I can announce the next winner!…chuffle!
6:03 pm on February 8th, 2013
Winner! Oh, I can’t wait. I bet it’s me! But, my Two-Legged says there is no chance that I’m the winner. Grump!
6:51 pm on February 8th, 2013
Did someone mention pizza?
6:57 pm on February 8th, 2013
OleyHowlers, let me know if Franklin gets there. He zoomed out of here in a quick blurring motion. I am concerned about the wind and his aim.
Speaking of which. NYC is now under a blizzard watch. I will be going up stairs shortly (so to speak, takes me forever to get up there). I will be getting up during the night to make sure the dog’s door is clear of snow.
I see that this weekend the other side of the country is getting a weather hit.
Now we just need Alaska to get 3 or 4 feet of snow.
TTFN
7:17 pm on February 8th, 2013
Melanie: We got about a half a foot of snow yesterday, and more is forecasted for this weekend.
With all this talk of pizza, my Two-legged just heated up the oven for an early dinner of pizza. AJ has to work tonight, so the chances there will be enough to share with me are good.
7:46 pm on February 8th, 2013
Belle Starr: We have lots of snow here. It is like a rehearsal for when the Prof and I come to see you!
(Whispering). What kind of pizza are you having?
7:50 pm on February 8th, 2013
Franklin! You’re eating way more than your share. Then again, what exactly is a Newfie’s share? Yet again, who wants to eat a slice after that drool lands?
Belle Starr, SNOW!!!!! YAY!
7:51 pm on February 8th, 2013
Wose, pepperoni…is there another kind of pizza?
7:59 pm on February 8th, 2013
OHs: Pupperoni gives me just a bit of heartburn. I myself love meatlovers pizza.
8:02 pm on February 8th, 2013
Howlers: I didn’t understand Wose’s question. Is there another kind of pizza? The my Two-leggeds only eat pepperoni pizza, so therefore I only eat pepperoni pizza. Do they have chapstick flavored pizza? I bet it would taste delish.
8:09 pm on February 8th, 2013
LM wants her tip of her tail to run the Iditarod with the rest of her.
8:20 pm on February 8th, 2013
Louisa Mae: We’ve got you covered…the tip of your tail goes with you. Wooo Hooo! Also adding another $10 to Feed The Giant.
Rio: If I’m the Winner you can reach me at the O’Howlers.
8:22 pm on February 8th, 2013
OHs: Is Pupperoni pizza the favorite of all dogs? I like sausage pizza too.
8:24 pm on February 8th, 2013
I would like Rio’s opinion on pizza.
8:27 pm on February 8th, 2013
Bear, Thanks for getting the Winsome One’s tail in the Iditarod and feeding the Giant. I hope your are the winner.
8:30 pm on February 8th, 2013
Hurray!!!!! Louisa Mae fully sponsored by Staff, Dawson, Bear, Rose, Wolfie,Wookie, Siber-H, and 3 other anonymous doners. Thanks everyone!!!!!
8:32 pm on February 8th, 2013
Whew! I’m quite attached to my tail. All of me, including the tip of my tail, thanks all of you for your support.
8:32 pm on February 8th, 2013
Wose: Paws crossed!
8:32 pm on February 8th, 2013
There are one heck of a lot of members of The Nation Within here by our fireplace, chowing down on this spicy pepperoni PIZZA! Welcome all!
8:34 pm on February 8th, 2013
Rose knows I love sausage pizza…especially the sausage part.
Bear, as we all know, will eat most anything.
8:37 pm on February 8th, 2013
Isn’t Beau the pizza connoisseur?
8:38 pm on February 8th, 2013
Buuuuuurrrrrpppp!…scuse me!…sneeze!
8:40 pm on February 8th, 2013
Masquers, I wonder if we can have some sausage pizza at the airport before I sneak you into my carry-on?
8:41 pm on February 8th, 2013
Gem just emailed a BIG THANKS to the Plunderers for sponsoring their fav Snowhook Dogs.
8:42 pm on February 8th, 2013
Beau, what is your favorite kind of pizza?
8:47 pm on February 8th, 2013
Wose!…Pizza is my favorite of all time…sneeze!…I don’t understand yer question…sniffle!
8:52 pm on February 8th, 2013
*****************
**** Announcement*** 
*****************
Winner!…We have a WINNER of the Third Prize!….Woooooo!…The lucky Magic Number winner is Wolfie!…snort!snort!…His generous offer blew way over the Magic Number and beyond reaching for the next Magic Number!…..Wooooo!….Let’s all hear it for Wolfie!…clap!clap!clap!…And all the other donors who made this possible…woooooo!
8:53 pm on February 8th, 2013
Ooooops!…That was NOT Beau making the announcement, it was moi!..sniff!…Beau could never type that many words, ever…heh!
8:57 pm on February 8th, 2013
Hurray for Wolfie!
Drat! We were so darn sure.
Well, Mom and Pop thank all our friends who helped eat the pizza. Unfortunately, none of them helped drink the wine. So they now want to got to beddy bye time, especially since Mom must work again tomorrow.
8:58 pm on February 8th, 2013
Gem! I wish we could sponsor you too! We must Feed The Giant first.
Rose: We must eat before the final leg of the flight. On board service leaves something to be desired these days…mainly tasty food.
Where did Siber go? Is he still playing in the snow or did he take off for the pizza party? We can hear the howling from here.
8:59 pm on February 8th, 2013
Howlers!…If not for Wolfie beating you to the punch, you would have been the winner paws-down….snort!
9:01 pm on February 8th, 2013
Hey! I am one handsome fellow. I have suspected for quite some time, but now I’m sure.
Yes, thank you for all your support of the Kennel and sponsoring team members. You honor us.
9:01 pm on February 8th, 2013
We are howling for Wolfie. WoooHooo!!!
9:02 pm on February 8th, 2013
Close!…Youse guys, we are so close to having the Feed The Giant/b> campaign fully funded and even closer to giving away another prize…heh!…It’s so close I can almost taste some of the Giants food…burp!
9:04 pm on February 8th, 2013
OOOOpsppps!..Again! I fat-pawed the closing of the html tag…heh!heh!…No matter what it is still very close!…Woooo!
9:27 pm on February 8th, 2013
Okay, Youse guys, I am going to challenge youse to sponsor Jem. At the very least, we can cover his nose, which appears to be about 35% of his body. I in for $ ten!
9:32 pm on February 8th, 2013
Jem!…Beau and I are in for 2000 pennies!…sniff!…That would be 1000 pennies apiece…grunt!
10:02 pm on February 8th, 2013
Okay. 1,000 pennies from me…Who can resist That Nose!
Up at five this morning…now I’m ready for bed – Bear
10:04 pm on February 8th, 2013
Reminder!…Please send SDD’s to the Howlers so they can mark you down “officially” in their books…snort!
10:06 pm on February 8th, 2013
Donate!… I mean if you donate to sponsor Jem, send an email with your donation to Howlers…sniff!….It is fun to read them here on the blog too. It inspires the rest of us!…Wooooo!
10:34 pm on February 8th, 2013
Heh heh heh – we have had a funny night around here. We may have mentioned that Basil and Sage are indoor only Wrotten Kats – too many coyotes around here for safety. Basil is fine with that, but every now and then Sage gets a wild hair (hare?) and tries at every opportunity to slip out the door. HE’s been at it all day today, and Mama got sick of yelling “NO!” at him. So, the last time he tried it, she got his harness and leash, hooked him up and let him out. He stopped at the breezeway door, but Mama picked him up and threw him out in the snow.
Sage has now decided that he is perfectly content being an indoor Kat. And Basil says, “Who’s the smart Kat NOW?”
10:48 pm on February 8th, 2013
Patsy, oh Patsy,
Could you move over please?
You’ve woken me up
because you’re sleeping on my knee.
I’ll need that knee in the morning
Because you’ll want be fed . .
Oh, why do I try?
I’ll have to push her off the bed.
Song sung by a woman trapped under a 158 pound Newf.
I think I’ll try to go back to sleep.
10:54 pm on February 8th, 2013
Drift!…heh!snort!… One thing Beau and I know instinctively is not to go outside when it snows…heh!…They have to bribe us with little treaties to get us to go out and then we never leave the covered patio, much to her mothers chagrin….chorkel!
11:00 pm on February 8th, 2013
Tupper and Gilly, Sage was just looking for the door to summer. Sob. I don’t think he will find it for a while.
Alice and Abbie look for the door to summer all winter. And sometimes in the fall and spring also. However Abbie just loves to play in the snow. She thinks it must be hiding all sorts of good things and keeps jumping at it. heh.
This made me laugh out loud several times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lZt4ypcQV-s
11:00 pm on February 8th, 2013
Kiefer!…My friend thinks Kiefer Sutherland is the dawgs meow…grunt!…Or sumthing like that. She met him once or twice or even three times…heh!heh!…His new show is not something we watch though…wheeze!…Bring back 24!!!!
11:02 pm on February 8th, 2013
Oh, We had pizza here tonight also. Our niece gave us a gift card so we chowed down. The Kats did not get any.
11:06 pm on February 8th, 2013
Staff!…If Beau were there, he would have gotten some pizza…heh!heh!…There is no denying him.
11:09 pm on February 8th, 2013
A great photo off the YQ facebookie…
YQ 2013 – Scott Smith leaves Eagle checkpoint. (c) 2013 YUKON QUEST 2013/PAT KANE PHOTO
11:40 pm on February 8th, 2013
Staff – the kitty yoga video made us laugh out loud too.
The snow is now officially piling up. But all is not lost – don’t forget WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW STARTS NEXT WEEK!!!!
11:42 pm on February 8th, 2013
Yoga!…We here did not “get” the kitty-yoga video…grunt!…What a waste of precious time..sniff!
11:50 pm on February 8th, 2013
Hey!…Tomorrow is finally Saturday!…snort!…So I’m told we are going to bed NOW so that we can thoroughly enjoy it…grump!…(this means i will be forced to get up early)…grunt!
11:57 pm on February 8th, 2013
I have finally taken something for pain. I hate Nor’easters.
Staff, loved the yoga lesson.
Hit the wrong button and found this
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3dm5J5r0A&feature=related
T&G might learn something.
12:08 am on February 9th, 2013
Thanks Melanie – now – where was that tape?…..
12:28 am on February 9th, 2013
Just found that one of our puppy people has had a tree fall on their house. It shattered the skylight. Snowing inside. They live south of Boston. I bet the Newf thinks it is just grand.
Going to turn out the light and fake sleep. Maybe that will work.
12:53 am on February 9th, 2013
Yikes!
Stay safe, all those in the storm.
9:40 am on February 9th, 2013
Wonder if Communicado was hit by the blizzard.
Melanie, T&G, Herb Cats, Wose….are youse guys o.k.?
10:22 am on February 9th, 2013
Howlers – we are here and we are fine. Lots of snow, but no power outages in this area, so the Pack should be ok.
Worried about OFA The Cape has been hit very hard, most towns without power. Hope “on board” means on a Carribean cruise.
10:36 am on February 9th, 2013
Wondering if the gang is still in Communicado or whether they are out of Communicado by now. Just wondering . . . .