Dear Humans that think they know better than us Huskies...

Inspiring a generation... forever...

Dear Humans that think they know better than us Huskies,

Apparently I have retired from the world of parkrun. 

There was this discussion by the Humans and they decided that they know best…. They decided that I no longer was able to run parkruns with a smile upon my husky face…. 

What do they know… I will retire when I am ready to retire, until then I will show you all that you can indeed teach an old dog new tricks…

I may well be approaching my 12^th birthday, but what does age matter when you have the sense of humour and approach to life that I do…?

In my element... with children :-)

Leading the way....

I have seen a lot in my life, many huskies have come and gone and a pony called Friday and a beautiful Spanish horse called Brego have also come and gone.  I have loved and learned from them all.  I learned how to do a Spanish Walk with Brego, I was better than him, but he was only a baby when I knew him and has probably gone onto greater things….  With Kade and Kai we used to run with Friday and with Brego and the Lady Human.  Kai, Kade and Friday no longer live with us, they watch us from above.  

The day I met the lady human....

Brego had to go and live with someone else, I miss him, but know that it was for the best.  Lady Human is still here, don’t think she will ever leave me… I first met her the very day that I arrived in this world…

Running with the Man Human - leading the way as ever..;-)

My father was a very special dog, his father (my grandfather) was one of the most special ever dogs to grace this earth.  He taught so many what was right and wrong in this world.  He protected the Lady Human for his lifetime and he shared with her the world of huskies.  He helped her understand how we think and how we react.  What we need to keep us happy and how we fit into a human world….

Us older dogs get special privileges... :-)

I try to follow my grandfather’s path, but sometimes I wander a little from it.  That matters not as I know that as he watches from above, he is proud of what I do, what Lady Human does and what his bloodline will continue to do…   Kroi is his great, great, great grandson and in a few short months he will continue this very special bloodline.   A prospect that that I longingly look forward to and yet fear with huge in trepidation… have you ever tried to teach a husky puppy manners?  I have, on five separate occasions…

So anyway, back to my supposed “retirement”…. Apparently this was decided because I no longer looked happy running with my human companions, based upon the fact that one cannot always smile when a camera is thrown in one’s face….

I have run with many, children and adults alike – although truth be known I prefer to run with little people as they are so much fun and like to cuddle me.  Cuddling is the best thing ever!!

Anyway…. humans out there here is a reality check for you….  I am a husky and I take my job and my life seriously.  If you want me to work for you, then ask and I will run in front of you forever.  Stop asking and I will run by your side.  Be grumpy or frustrated and I will run behind you, but I will never stop running as long as I can run….

I out ran the Lady Human only this week, she is capable of running far faster than she will admit, and for a short time I reminded her of that fact.  I was not helping, pulling or towing her during a very fast run together - the only motivation to her was to keep up with me, and that she did.  I wish she believed more than she does, that was all that my grandfather wanted her to do and sometimes she forgets that.  When she remembers, we as a pack are invincible.  Huskies Running with Lady Human and Man Human achieve all that we aspire to be….. Runners with a purpose and with a smile etched upon our faces….

I helped the Lady Human carry a very precious cargo during the Olympic Flame relay.  We helped carry a flame to inspire a generation.  I want to continue that aspiration as does the human that I have shared a lifetime with.  Sometimes it is hard, but never forget, this motto is ingrained forever in our hearts.  For as long as we walk upon this earth we will endeavour to aspire to it…..

That is I guess, until I “retire” again…. ;-)

Krofti xx

When Simba came to stay.....

Aren't I cute...

Wow, such a cool weekend.

I met three big boy huskies and we played lots.  

The grey one with blue eyes sleeps a lot and gets grumpy if I bite him or jump on him.  He tells me not to do it, but I ignore him and that is when he gets grumpy. 

The big brown one fusses around me asking if I am okay every few minutes.  He even let me eat his biscuit when he dropped it on the floor. 

My big brown furry protector....

My favourite one is the grey one with brown eyes.  He is just so cool and I follow him everywhere.  I think he sometimes doesn’t like it and tries to run away from me.  I tried to cuddle him when I got sleepy, but I don’t think he liked that.

My hero!

The grey one is really good fun to pay with.  His name is Kroi but you need to say Kree otherwise he ignores you.  We ran round and round the garden together and played rough and tumble.

There is a Man Human and Lady Human that live here too.  The Man Human was snipping trees and putting lots of bits of twig and stuff in a green bucket.  I took it out the bucket and ran around the garden with it.  Then Kroi copied me.  They were my twigs in the Man’s bucket so Lady Human told Kroi not to steal them, but then Man Human hid them from me, so unfair….

What ya doin'?

There were so many toys to play with too, not as cool as my toys but it was fun taking them out the box they were hiding in.  I found a really cool pheasant toy, but Kroi shouted at me and took it away from me.  The he went up the stairs with it.  When he came back he didn’t have the toy no more.  Think he lost it.

We all had dinner in the room where there are so many exciting smells.  I went exploring and found a potato and a bottle top under the cupboard.  I also found lots of fluff that stuck to my nose and was all tickly.

Me is the fastest ever husky...

I didn’t want my dinner as the big boy huskies’ dinner smelled much nicer.  So Lady Human let me have a little piece of theirs and it was really nice.  I was still hungry so I then ate all my dinner as well.

After dinner I played some more in the house.  I found lots of really cool stuff, but Lady Human kept on chasing me and took the stuff off me.  I went upstairs to find pheasant, but found some human stuff instead.  Stuff they put on their paws ‘cos they don’t have fur to keep their skinny paws warm.  Lady Human wasn’t happy when I tried to eat it.  I found some of the stuff they put on their back paws too…

Watch out, here I come, ready or not!!

Then I went all sleepy so I curled up and fell asleep on my blanket.  When I woke it wasn’t dark any more and we all went to play in the garden.  I told Kroi that I could run faster than him and raced him up the top garden.  He knew I was faster than him so he tripped me up….

Then Kroi and Kez went out with the Lady Human for ages and I stayed and played with the Man Human.  I brought all my toys into the room where he was and chewed them.  Then I had some breakfast and felt all sleepy again…..

Simba xx

(Photos courtesy of Ian J Berry)