Mishka the Talking Husky<\/a>.<\/p>\nHe asked me to upload this to You Tube and has been tracking the hit count all day. We’re up to a whopping “7” as of this writing. Help us up the numbers some!<\/p>\n
Jacob asked me to share this with you. Jacob thinks that Howie seems to perk up at the word “Rhino”…and he does. But I’m not sure it’s the word as much as the inflection in his voice. Jacob enjoys watching funny dog videos on You Tube. 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