Cutest Moose in the World!
A moose family was hanging around our house for 2 days, lurking in the trees. The dogs knew that they were there, but I couldn’t see them. Finally, they decided to come out of hiding.
One of the calves had an unusual face, thin and llama-like. And he had pink lips! So I named him Pinky. He was very curious about me and came closer and watched me for a while.
His sibling was quite shy and preferred to linger in the trees. (Pinky is on the left.)
Here’s Pinky again — what an odd little moose!
Mom and Pinky decide that they are ready to move on.
The other calf rushes to catch up, he does 
Boris Update and Other News
Lots going on! Boris, our foster dog from the shelter, was neutered last week and he’s doing well. I’d like to give him a little more time to heal up (and get those testosterone levels down!), and then will try him in harness again. It’s been a little cold here (between -10 and zero), but not too bad, and a few inches of fresh snow have fallen. Wish I had some dogs who know how to shovel!
We’ve had moose in the yard for the past two days. The dogs get really fired up. At least the moose are coming by at a decent hour.
Our latest adoption is a little fellow from the shelter who was called Kody. I changed his name to Bucky after seeing a guy on TV who had a herd of deer who were regular visitors to his yard — and he had names for all the deer! Bucky is quite shy but is a good boy. I tried putting him out in the yard, and he freaked out — even knocked over his doghouse. I brought him indoors so the neighborhood could get some sleep, and he has been great! No problems. Cries when he needs to go out. Bucky kept hiding his tail between his legs and would walk behind me…but now his tail is wagging and he walks pretty well on leash. He has a lot of neck rubs from his collar, he had these before he arrived at the shelter. We cut the collar off and gave him a nice new one.
Moose Follies
The moose near our “old house” by Fort Wainwright were very brazen. I reckon this was because hunters can’t shoot them in our subdivision, so the moose were able to relax. They walked around like they owned the place, and visited very frequently. Typically, they would stick around the area for about 4 days before moving on. They prefer to show up at 3am and make the dogs go crazy. Forget about getting any sleep.
