Big yawwwn! Kohdi seemed to be cussing you out for most of this shoot, furry punk lol

LOL Dave, in all fairness, I had woken them up from their nap for the photos, so I *kinda* am to blame. But yeah, furry punk he is at times, LOL

Kohdi is so funny, on the 2nd picture. very cool holiday pictures. so far had no luck with Joey cooperating lol. so i put some old pictures and a new one into the cards.

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Kohdi is so funny, on the 2nd picture. very cool holiday pictures. so far had no luck with Joey cooperating lol. so i put some old pictures and a new one into the cards.

Thank you Ronin!

I have an idea for Joey! Put him in a Christmas stocking! It will be Christmasy and he can't go anywhere Bonus points if you can get Leo to hold the stocking

So a few weeks ago, after not being able to take any more of 3 mopey faces Kohdi, Mishka's and mine)that there was no more grass, I laid down new seed and fenced off the area (which meant 3 more weeks of mopey faces) today was the day I took down the fencing...the air was filled with excitement...

First, they did their happy dance...

they hugged...

They kissed...


It was a joyous occasion... <sighs> how long will THIS grass last though  

Then they resumed thir positions of watching over their domain...

When all was said and done, I had one husky pancake...

and then one and a half, just kidding, Mishka is a whole husky, so 2 husky pancakes

LOL Jimmy, what happy pics of them I love how they did the happy dance what cute pancakes

Jimmy, lmao, happy dance, love it. Have you ever taken pics with that view before? I don't seem to recall any. It is just beautiful. as always, love the pics of Kohdi and Mishka

Omg winderful pics Jim!! Happy dance!
And I'm with @MiyasMomma, I don't think I've seen pics with that great view.
Kohdi and Mishy the pancakers

lol, happy dance. beautiful picture of them looking over their domain. cute husky pancakes.

Jimmy - you tell such wonderful stories with your pics...I always smile so thank you

As for the grass lasting - do you have enough land that you could do a mini version of rotational grazing? That is, let them play in 1 area for 2 weeks, than close that off and give them another? Also - did you use a playground mixture with tougher grass? But - I know nothing about grasses for warm weather climates so your county extension service would be the best source of information.

Thanks everyone!

@Renee and Dave...thank you!!! I'm not sure why you don't recognize the view, many of my pics are taken there...however, I usually crop my pics (cuz they get shrunken when I post them in here so I crop out a lot of the background to make my dogs bigger) and my favorite shrub that was on the lawn died so I'm wondering if those 2 things are the reason. I didn't really crop so much this time cuz the pics are mostly blurry so I didn't see the point, haha.

@Ronin...thank you! The domain pic is one of my favorites as well, but Kohdi was just about to sit so his hind end looks funny, lol.

@Amy...thank you so much for that!!!

The slope/canyon until the street down below is my property but not great for growing grass, haha. I have been thinking of starting grass in those flats that ground cover comes in though, to patch areas as they come up. The grass seed itself is supposedly used in ball parks and stuff so we will see how it does. It sure doesn't grow very fast!

Thanks again everyone

Adorable floofs! Some pictures mish looks smaller than kohdi and in some she looks the same size lol. Magical mish!

On a side note holy crap that scenery! Everything here is very dead lol.

Hahaha Danielle, I noticed that too! In one pic I honestly couldn't tell which was which (the blurriness doesn't help, lol, I can usually spot Kohdi by his white neck marking ) Mishka is about 3/4 the size of Kohdi , which for a female, I'd say is about right. However Kohdi will often lay down to play with her, LOLOL especially when they're playing tug of war. Mishka's features are really petite though...I edited in one more Santa hat pic in the last post of her scrapbook where u can really see how tiny her little face is, it adds to the allusion of being small I think.

We finally had some rain so things are not looking so dead here...I hope it keeps up, I lost a few of my favorite plants.

Thank you so much Danielle

Jimmy!! They are so cute together I love the last picture so regal watching over their land. I wish Cora would pancake it's so cute!!!

Wonderful pictures, you truly captured their happiness. Love the dance photo!
They're such a good pair.

@ Zoe, Thank you! I had already turned my camera off when Mishka stood on that rock, Im lucky she stayd long enough for me to get that pic cuz I really like that pic, it has a paceful look to it (to me anyways)...out of 5 huskies Ive had in my life, these are the only 2 to pancake, haha, the others did that adorable husky "ball" which I just love, these 2 do it but not nearly often enough for me

@Haley, thank you so much! I just wish the dancing pic was clearer...Im nopt sure if changing my camera setting to "action" will help for pics like that, i need to experiment I guess.

And before I forget...again! (I feel so bad about it too) Thank you J! I seem to miss your posts sometimes and I feel horrible! I appreciate any post I get so to leave you out maks me feel really bad, im so sorry

So...lawn update...3 holes already dug in it yesterday by the time I came home from work...2 more today...todays were MISHKA! I caught her in the act both times!

A few funny pics from today...

Starts out innocent enough...

(This one cracks me up) Mishka was being a big meanie to Kohdi...


Kohdi pouting cuz Mishka was a big meanie to him, LOLOL

LOL, poor Kohdi, Mishka is such a rebel. Gotta keep her minions in place, haha.

LOL Renee, I sometimes feel bad for Kohdi...but at the same time, he has his moments too so I think it evens out, haha.

My gosh Jimmy they do have some major fluff going on. Do they blow coat at all? I know your weather stays pretty much warm compared to where I am, as in moderate temps, but I never see them in that horrible, mangy wolf look, that Miya gets.

Dont feel bad not a big deal!

Omg lol the second one shes smooching his face hahaha
Looks like they really love the grass

Renee I think they're permanently fluffy year round (luckylol)

Thank you J
Mishka had him pinned, LOL, and Kohdi was like " help me, help me, I'm being attacked by an elf!" Hahaha. I have a pic of Kohdi getting payback (pretty cool pic too, Kohdi has her leg in his mouth, LOLOL) it's funny as hell.

@Renee, Kohdi did earlier this year have a mild blowing, as in little tufts were coming loose here and there but not a full on coat blow. The breeder is in California as well and when I picked up Mishka from her, Kohdi's dad and brother were having full on coat blow so I do know this coat can blow, haha, but mine just havnt. They are not outside dogs though so I don't think their bodies experience the temperature fluctuations that *may* be necessary for a coat blow (?) .

Btw, in here, when someone posts they're "fluffy" I always get self conscious that they're really telling me they are fat...I hope it's not the case though. I see them everyday so getting fat isn't something I'd pick up on probably

Jimmy, the only way to know if there's excess fat in all that fur is to put your hands
on them, work your fingers down in and feel for ribs, spine and hips... should be able to feel individual ribs with a bit of padding. If the spine and hips are sharp to the touch, maybe too skinny. If you have to work to find individual ribs, maybe too fat.

I can't tell a good weight for Ami just by looking so he gets a part down at least once per week. I wouldn't worry so much if Wayne didn't always think Ami''s starving because he wants a snack

Wow mishh defeated him today lol
On that last pic Kodhi is like "today you won Mishy, I lost...but I have a plan.."
Great pics as usual Jim

LOL Dave...do you mean like this? This is Kohdi's "payback is a bitch Mishka, don't you ever forget it" hahaha. I swear he is NOT hurting her, this is husky play


And since Im posting pics, here is Mishka tonite on her grass, I SO wish the flash hadnt gone off but still a cool pic of the sun going down while Mishka looks out on her domain from her grass


@Amy, thank you! I will do that. I think they both could weigh a little less but I dont think they are fat. Summer was hot so walks were shorter and less exhausting, but to balance that I gave them half a treat when I gave treats instead of whole ones. I think fluff just makes them look less skinny. But to me whn I watch them walking or playing, they have a leaness to them. I will do your "feel" method though, thank you for that

LoloL gotta love husky play! Between all the fluff, I can't tell which end is whose end in the payback pic. It's like one giant husky!