Alayne got this shot of me carrying blind Fuzzy and blind Clyde out to the front yard first thing this morning. A few of our more "vocal" guests spend the night in the recently built "Dog Wing Annex" on the second floor of the barn. This group of guests include Miss Party Hearty herself, Widget, as well as Dexter … and the two fluff-balls I'm holding in that photo. The only problem with the "let's-bring-'em-all-under-one-roof" model was the handful of dogs who prefer midnight revelry (defined by Merriam-Webster's as "noisy partying or merrymaking" — yes indeed) to quiet slumber. For them, there is the 15' x 20' (4.5 m x 6 m) room in the barn, well insulated as much for noise as for heat.
Fuzzy is also now known as Wally "Fuzzy" McDuff, along with his newly arrived cousin, Clyde McDuff.
Speaking of Widget, Clyde tried to express his romantic intentions with her yesterday afternoon. Let us just say it didn't go over too well. Not well at all. "Vocal" hardly begins to describe her reaction to his affections. Clyde was, you could say, a rebuffed McDuff.
Finally, please note the artful color coodination between the two terriers, the jacket, and the man's beard.

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