I'm sure Miyazaki could do it with traditional 2D animation, but you really need 3K video to fully capture the depth of cottonwood fluff floating down on an early summer day.

Not sure if Siberians technically count as #uglydogs, but I suspect some of you will appreciate it nevertheless!

It was! And a lot of unexpected snow. This is a view from the other side of the valley. The large peak to the left is the Kellenspitze.

Yesterday we made a loop around the SE corner of Afton State Park, checking for the latest warblers & other migrants to have arrived. The trip back paralleled the St. Croix river, with access to the water at the end. Of course the huskies loved that! #Huskies #Hiking

Day 62 of #the100DayProject - having a little fun with digital art. This was created using ArtRage, my hands down favorite art app. If you've visited my blog and seen some of my illustrations? ArtRage. "Lulu With a Pearl Earring" #Hounds #Art #Vermeer #UglyDogs #DogSky

Summer is for rolling around in the grass and playing bitey games!

Hiking at Banning SP last Thursday, for some early warbler migration action. The park borders the Kettle River, so called because of the big holes drilled into the bedrock by boulders swirling in the river when it flowed much higher aeons ago. #Hiking #Huskies

About last weekend. #dogsthathike

6 weeks of the same 30 minute morning walk. The season are changing.

Zeena, the husky who did NOT drag Dale down into the river. (Though she was complicit in distracting his attention at just the wrong/right time!)

RE: https://mountains.social/@DaleTrexel/116556033499275624 A cautionary tale about #hiking with #huskies:

Pet Week continues with @nuala.bsky.social's beautiful tribute to Kazu, a chihuahua who's gone on more hikes, treks, and adventures than most human beings. www.coyotemedia.org/any-dog-can-...

Watch, even if you've see it before, I promise it will help!

Need advice for an old big husky: K's arthritis can make standing after a long sleep & using stairs hard on bad days. He has pain Rx & vet care. But I think a lift assist harness instead of just a beach towel wrapped under him would help. Any advice on good ones? #UglyDogs Dog pic tax 💜

It’s #dogtime!!

So much dogtime was had today 💙💙💙

Life is so weird. You just don’t know what will happen that leads to something amazing. Thank you @blairbraverman.bsky.social and @ataokennel.bsky.social! You both helped me to this moment. Joy is a resource. Seek it out. 🫶🏻

If you want to participate in dog powered sports but don’t have a husky or a eurohound fear not! Behold an Icelandic sheepdog and a…tiny dog. Look at them tearing it up!

People don't talk about Wolfwalkers enough 🐺

It was already getting warm by the time we finished a 5 mile run through the neighborhood on Saturday, but apparently Zeena and Tonttu were still had plenty of energy to burn! Zoomies start around 0:25. #Huskies #Zoomies

The soft clickety-clack of husky claws on a bit of metal boardwalk through a local wetland. #Hiking #Huskies

Life and work have been a little bit hectic lately, but we snuck north for a half-day hike Saturday! 9.5 miles on an out-and-back with ~4,200 ft of gain. This hike got 2 of the 5 peaks that we set as our spring goal 🤍 #dogsthathike #typetwofunclub

Work life has been busy and husky adventures have been short and local, so we've fallen behind in posting. Here's some random photos from April. #Huskies #Hiking

And some more recent hikes: Schaar's Bluff, overlooking the Mississippi River and William O'Brien State Park. Snow is now gone, but we had a little dusting the night before our crisp William O'B hike, which stuck around in the shady places (for Tonttu to enjoy!) through mid-day.

Work life has been busy and husky adventures have been short and local, so we've fallen behind in posting. Here's some random photos from April. #Huskies #Hiking

Happy earth day, by the way.

Almost a month late, but our medal finally came in! #MedalMonday #running #runchat #ultramarathon #HuskyLife #DogsOfBluesky

Run free, Hari. You are so loved. AWOOOOOOOOOOOOO #uglydogs

Forgot to comment on this video: taken a couple days ago, 10 years after the previous one. Still a lot of bounce in her step!

10 years ago on this date: a very young Zeena discovers the delight of eating fresh watercress! Whitewater State Park, SE Minnesota.

Agreed! But maybe not in the middle of a freezing rain storm like we're currently weathering...

10 years ago on this date: a very young Zeena discovers the delight of eating fresh watercress! Whitewater State Park, SE Minnesota.

Jody Potts-Joseph's (Hän Gwich’in) Iditarod sled dog team and their beautiful blankets inspired us to find this image in our 2019 article "Tapis: Blankets in Celebration of the Sled Dog." This tapi was created by Jennine Krauchi (Métis) in 2017. Image courtesy of the artist/tapi modeled by her dog.

Wolfy was SO HAPPY

On the road for our 50K event tomorrow. Terribly under-trained, but slightly over-confident for a 6-7 hour finish. We’ll have a good time together regardless of the finish time. #running #ultramarathon #runchat #HuskyLife #dogsofbluesky

Hey, #uglydogs, I'd like to invite you to join me in a very special AWOOO for a very special dog who was important to so many of us. A wise and magic dog, who may or may not have eaten the bees. An AWOOO for Hari Friday, April 3 (the beans' birthday) 1pm PDT wicksypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hari

This is exactly how Zeena has the most fun!

The Adoration of the Wieners (Carnitas, Denied), iPhone and unexpectedly good lighting, 2026

I’m not sulking. I’m sadly remembering the giant chunk of deer fur I found this morning that you wouldn’t let me bring home. I may have to stay here till we can go back and get it.

The world is hard but dogs are good.

I'm smiling despite the throbbing pain in my hips from two wicked steep (yeah I was born a New Englander) climbs just before this. Tonttu is smiling because he's a dog.

We didn't get the 50"/132cm snowfall like the UP in the blizzard, but the ~1 foot of snow here was just right for some Hok skijoring at Willow River SP yesterday! They'd groomed the trails on the SW end of the park, but the rest was a free-for-all. We did the 6 mile loop around Little Falls Lake.

Tonttu is our food waste disposal unit.

🐦‍⬛vs 🐙in Ruby

#UglyDogs this artist ShouXin has this husky on his instagram, and I think you'll recognize the energy...

Thought the #uglydogs who aren't on Facebook would enjoy this post written by Elke, Matt Hall's wife. (Also shout out to @ataokennel.bsky.social and @goggdog42.bsky.social )

Does anyone know who's behind this account? They appear to be a content farm/bot. According to their feed, they've had 4-5 different huskies go over the rainbow bridge in the last couple of weeks! Either they're bad/unlucky with canine health issues or they're fishing for sympathy engagement.

Old, crusty ice is receding on the lakes, revealing autumnal memories from the previous year.

OMG! We need two of these for our adventures! #uglydogs

Because we all need this memory today. This is what we are.