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<title>A Dog's Day</title>
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<description>Dogster diary for the dog Richter</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Richter &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57:04 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Jackpot!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Jan 2013 17:34:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight the best thing happened!!  My little bruther talked our  parents into eating dinner in the l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight the best thing happened!!  My little bruther talked our  parents into eating dinner in the living room on tray tables!  So daddy got the tables, and Cole went to pick up his plate  to bring it out there and he dropped it!!!  Chicken, rice, and cucumbers dumped all over the floor!! Once mommy got a good look and realized there wax no way to save the supper she let me and Macy clean it up!!!   We got every morsel!! (Except for the cucumbers!). 
What a great night!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How to spend New Year's Eve!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:29:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>With just 45 minutes to go til 2013 I am spending this night the best way I know how........curled u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ With just 45 minutes to go til 2013 I am spending this night the best way I know how........curled up in a homemade quilt (from grandma) on my mommy's lap snoozin away!! Home safe and sound and nice and warm!  Mommy, daddy and my brother went to a party earlier tonight at the aquarium!!! Cole had lots of fun, he danced, saw fireworks over the Delaware River,  petted sting rays, saw sharks, and had a big dish of ice cream!!!! But everyone is home now, safe and sound, cuddled on the couch!!   Happy New Year's everyone!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HALLOWEEN CANCELLED!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:42:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, you pups heard me right ......Halloween was actually completely cancelled for the whole state o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, you pups heard me right ......Halloween was actually completely cancelled for the whole state of New Jersey!! Our governor announced it right on the news at noon today....due to the massive damage from hurricane Sandy the state moved all trick or treating to this coming Monday.  I guess its for the best with areas still flooded, tree branches still falling and power still out and lines down. But it still stinks for all the kids who were super excited about tricks and treats tonight!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Here We Go Again!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:11:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, we are about to get a MONSTER storm here!!  Basically we have a huge Hurricane thats gonna join ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, we are about to get a MONSTER storm here!!  Basically we have a huge Hurricane thats gonna join forces with a nor'easter.  We are going to have winds that are 90-100 mph, and at least 8 inches of rain!!  Our state and the surrounding ones are under a state of emergency, roads are shut down, transportation halted.  Basically now, we are just all hanging out at home, trying to stay safe!!  I wanted to bark my entry now while we still have power, cuz that is likely to change soon!  They are saying we could be out for weeks!

Thankfully my family is all here with me.  Say a little pawrayer for us!!  And Dixie...watch over us, we need ya!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Wrench In The Plan</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:57:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So Saturday was my human bruthers birthday.  Mommy and daddy had lots of plans for the day, but I th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So Saturday was my human bruthers birthday.  Mommy and daddy had lots of plans for the day, but I threw in something extra!!  When he was opening his pawresents, I was laying behind mommy on the floor.  Mommy noticed I was licking my leg, but at first didn't think anything of it.  But as the morning wore on, she noticed me keeping at that one spot on my leg.  So when she finally took a look she noticed that I had a big sore on my leg that was bleeding.  So daddy took me to the vet, mommy and my bruther went to pick up his cake and balloons.  Turns out I have an abcess on my leg!!  I had to get it shaved and cleaned out, I got a shot of antibiotic at the vet and then I got to take home an antibiotic and some Rymadyl.  The really cool thing is that at the party later everyone felt sorry for me, and I got lots of loves and treats!  Then our whole family left and all went to a baseball game to finish out the party!  And it ended with a bang too, cuz after the game there were fireworks!  At that point Macy and I got all comfy on our couch and took a big rest!  Actually, it really wasn't a bad day at all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Baby Ducks</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:49:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today me and my family went to mommoms house so we could see her baby duckies she has in her backyar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today me and my family went to mommoms house so we could see her baby duckies she has in her backyard!  Mommom and Poppy just moved to a new house and the backyard is right on a lake.  So all up and down this lake is all kinds of interesting critters!  Ducks, frogs, turtles, herons just to name a few.  Well, all the duckies have eggs that are hatching and that means lots of babies!!  There was one mommy duck that we kept seeing all day, she had 4 little fuzzy babies trotting along after her!  We also saw a huge frog at the edge of the lake.  It was a beautiful day outside, so we were out there a lot, and my bruther threw lots of rocks in the lake, he thought that was cool!  Then uncle Chris was teaching him how to climb trees!  It was a fun day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy 9th Birthday to me!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:52:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is my 9th birthday and so far it has been pawesome!!!  My bruther gave me a new collar that is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my 9th birthday and so far it has been pawesome!!!  My bruther gave me a new collar that is blue with bones on it and a matching blue leash.  I also got a humongous green loofah dog!!  Then we all went for a car ride to the animal shelter to drop off some donations.  Then we went to the ice cream store and got a puppy cup with a bone on top.  Then we went to the park and when we got out of the car what was right there in the parking lot just for me??? A whole entire chicken finger!! Before anyone could stop me I had that yummy chicken in my mouth! It was delicious!  Then I had my ice cream, ran all over the park , went down the slide with my bruther and now I am taking a nappy on my warm coy bed! What a super day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cryin At The Groomers</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:29:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The other day mommy and Cole dropped me and Macy off at the groomers.  Cole has come to pick us up a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The other day mommy and Cole dropped me and Macy off at the groomers.  Cole has come to pick us up a few times, but has never dropped us off.  Well he walked right in and my super nice groomer Mary told Cole he could come back and see the doggies for a minute.  So he said hi to a cute little doggie named Fergus who was on the table getting combed, and loved and petted another doggie named Eli who was there (he was one of the other groomer's dog) and then Mary said ok time to get in the crate to me and Macy.  So we went in and she shut the crate door and latched it.  Well, Cole didn't understand what was happening and he FREAKED!!!!  He started bawling and ran to our crate and was trying to unlatch it so that we could get out!! He must have been so afraid that we were never gonna see him again or that something bad was gonna happen to us!!!  It was sad that he got so upset but kind of sweet that he was so worried about us!!
Mommy knelt down and explained to him that we just had to stay there for a minute and then we were gonna get baths and haircuts just like Fergus, and then him and her would come back to get us later.  And the one girl was so nice she gave Cole a little orange teddy and said "you can take him with you, and when you come back you bring back my teddy and you can take Richter and Macy home with you again!".  Well he liked that idea, and he was ok after that!! 
And sure enough, he brought the bear right back some hours later, and he sure was so happy to see us!!  Now he keeps runnin up to us and pettin us and sayin "oh Macy feels nice, oh Richter feels nice".  He certainly is a funny little kid!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Fall Day At The Park</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:02:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My family has discovered something fun to do now that it is not raining every day and 100 degrees!!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My family has discovered something fun to do now that it is not raining every day and 100 degrees!!  There is a nice park not far from our house that has lots of trails, big grassy fields and cool playground stuff for Cole to play on.  So last Sunday and today, we all took a ride to this park!!  Us pups and Cole run and race in the nice soft grass (mommy and daddy let our leashes go so we can run as much and as fast as we want!), then either mommy or daddy walks us around while the other stays with Cole while he plays on the playground, and if there is not a lot of other kids, mommy and daddy let me and Macy run up on the stuff with Cole and I slide down the slides with him!  It is so much fun!!!!  Last week it was a little warm, but today was nice and cool and breezy, perfect weather for the park!!

Oh, on a side note, mommy was a little cross with me last week, cuz I found some strange animal poopy and decided to roll in it.  To top it off, we had no doggie shampoo so when we got home mommy had to run out and get some, then we got a bath on the deck.  Macy was super mad at me cuz even though she did not roll in the poopy, mommy and daddy figured that since I was gettin a bath they might as well do her too......]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>EARTHQUAKE!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:13:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You pups really aren't going to believe me now, but we had an earthquake here yesterday afternoon!
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You pups really aren't going to believe me now, but we had an earthquake here yesterday afternoon!

Mommy was at work, Daddy and Cole were home with me and Macy.  Cole had just gone down for his nap, and daddy had just let us out so we could wait for him to get the trash to take out.  Me and Macy were doing our biz when all the sudden we felt a little rumble.....then the whole ground shook for about a minute!  We didn't know what to do so we just tried to run around in circles and bark til daddy came out!!  Daddy said all of a sudden the plates and glasses were clinkin and clankin in the cabinets, and everything shook!  When he looked out at us he saw the pool water was sloshing everywhere!!  When he went to check on Cole he was sittin up in his pac-n-play and said "Daddy?", like he was askin what the heck was that!?!?  But daddy told him it was ok and he laid right back down.  By that time mommy was callin to see if we had felt it, cuz they had at her work, but they couldn't really talk long cuz all the cell towers were jammed up and they got disconnected!!  

Luckily the damage was only minor, and we haven't heard of anyone bein hurt.  But it was such a shock for us cuz earthquakes happen maybe once a century here on the East coast!!!!  I'm tellin ya, it's always somethin round here!!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ode To Snow</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:11:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh white pretty snow, where are you???  

I long to see your little flakes dancing through the air ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh white pretty snow, where are you???  

I long to see your little flakes dancing through the air, as I happily hop up to catch you without a care.  To feel the crunch of you under my paws, and your yummy taste as I catch snowballs in my jaws!! You smell fresh and crisp as you land on my nose, and feel cool, soft and fluffy underneath my toes. I wish I could feel your chilliness as I lay on my back and roll back and forth...... instead of dry grass that the heat has made course. I am sick of this heat in the 100 degrees, give me snow any day, bring on Winter please!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Horrible Horendous Terrible Tremendous Virus!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/727659</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:01:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Too Much!  That is the only way to describe the past few weeks here at my house!!  It all started wi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Too Much!  That is the only way to describe the past few weeks here at my house!!  It all started with the horrible, horendous, terrible, tremendous stomach virus that struck!!  My baby bruther kicked it off the day before Father's Day, then daddy got it the Tuesday after Father's day, and mommy started with it that following Saturday.  For Cole it was one night of the unpleasantries that usually accompany a stomach virus (which by the way he actually slept through-mommy and daddy are still baffled by that one!).  For mommy and daddy it was 3-4 days!  Luckily they got it about 5 days apart so mommy took care of Cole while daddy had it, then the first day daddy felt good, mommy started with it so daddy took over Cole duty!  Then the following week grandma and grandpa got it, then Aunt Connie and Maddie got it over 4th of Juloy weekend!!  Ugh!! What a mess!

In the midst of all that, the morning of the day mommy got sick she went and got a new car!  She went and test drove it and did all the paper work on it that Saturday afternoon, and was gonna pick it up that following Monday after work.  Well that Saturday night mommy started with the virus, she was in bed all day Sunday and Monday.  She got up Monday, showered, went and picked up her new car, drove right home, parked it and went right back in and laid down!  But daddy and Cole had fun checking it all out!  As for me, I like the new car very much!  Since I usually ride on the floor of the backseat, I am happy to report that there is no "hump" like there was in the last car, so I can stretch out all nice and comfy!  There is also an optional 3rd row seat so I can sit there too! Me and Cole feel like VIP's too cause we have tinted privacy windows!

Then this past weekend we had a lovely holiday!  Friday night Cole had a pool party!  We had some guests over, and mommy and daddy were both very impressed by my good behavior!  Sometimes with guests I get a little too wound up and bark a lot.  But I was a very very good boy!  Then Saturday we went to mom-mom and poppy's house for a BBQ.  Sunday we went to Aunt Kelly's for a pool party.  Monday was not too good a day for me and Macy.  We were pretty much stuck home all day cuz mommy, daddy and Cole all went to the 4th of July parade in the morning, then we all went in the pool, then they all went back out for fireworks that night!  Me and Macy don't do well with fireworks so we stayed right here but we could still hear them so we were all nervous and upset!
And pups right now I am trying really hard to be brave and a good boy, but it is thundering and lightening here, and that really makes me nervous so I want to run in circles and bark, but Cole is napping.  So mommy has me gated in with her.  I hate thunderstormns!!  Wish me luck cuz they are supposed to go on the rest of the afternoon and into tonight!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy's Day</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:18:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My weekend was super pawesome!!  Let's see, first of all, I finally got into my pool!!  On Friday mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My weekend was super pawesome!!  Let's see, first of all, I finally got into my pool!!  On Friday mommy got in there and vacuumed it, and tested the water and added all the stuff she needed to add.  Then yesterday afternoon mommy, Cole and Aunt Connie got it!  I was so excited that I ran to the side and pawed at it.  Mommy just laughed and said "Oh Richter". Obviously she was not taking my request seriously, so I decided to climb the ladder myself!  I got to the last step and peeked my head over the top.  Then everyone laughed and Aunt Connie helped me in!  So I paddled around for a bit, but I got tired pretty quick, so aunt Connie helped me out.  But guess what???  A few minutes later, there was my head peeking over the edge of the ladder again!  So I got in and paddled around some more, but then I was trying to climb up on the dragon float that Cole was on, so Aunt Connie helped me out again!  Then everyone got out shortly after cuz Cole pooed his swimmy diaper!  
Today Cole, mommy and daddy went to a little zoo not too far from here!  Cole saw lots of monkeys and giraffes and he even got to feed the giraffes!!  Then we all took a nap, had supper, then all went for ice cream!!  Me and Macy shared a puppy cup with dog bones on top!  What a great daddy's Day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Will It Ever End????</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:21:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD you guys just won't believe what is going on here now!  And this time it's personal!  Today my e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD you guys just won't believe what is going on here now!  And this time it's personal!  Today my entire back patio was ripped out, and I was not even allowed to go in my backyard!
Some men came here with some trucks and a somethin that looked like a mini bulldozer.  They went out in my back yard, and then proceeded to destroy my patio!!  The patio that had mine and Macy's pawprints in it, and Cole's awesome chalk art work. Gone.  It's all gone!
Why do pawrents do all this stuff to us??  I just don't understand!!!  I loved my patio just the way it was! Now the spot is all covered in this stuff that looks like a mix of black sand and tiny black rocks.  I think I heard that these men will be back tomorrow to put a paver on.  What is a paver????  Does any dog know??  All I know is that mommy keeps sayin Cole is not allowed to draw on it with his chalk, which is gonna make him super mad!

Mommy and daddy say this whole project was necessary because the old patio was actually sloped towards the house (one of the MANY displays of genius from the people who lived here before us).  When it rained, we would have a mini lake out there, and all the water would lay right against the house, and during one of our last "home projects" daddy realized that the water was actually seeping into our crawlspace.  Apparently that is not good, so the whole thing had to come out and the ground had to be re-leveled and sloped away from the house.  Whatever.  I liked my lake, it rinsed the mud off my toes before I came inside!

Oh, late breaking news......the cat found Fishy.  Luckily grandma saved him today!!  She came to babysit Cole when daddy left for work today, and Cole wanted to show fishy to her.  But when they got upstairs, grandma said the cat came bolting out of Cole's room with his tail all puffed!  Then he snuck back in and was sitting on the floor in front of Cole's dresser, eyeballin up fishy.  So grandma locked the cat out of the room.  Later mommy and Cole went to feed fishy, and sure enough, a few minutes later, there was a crash, and some of the Cole's stuff that was on his dresser was all over the floor and the cat was caught tearing from the room again.  So now Fishy is locked in the bathroom, and tomorrow Mommy has to take Cole to see about a "cat proof" house for Fishy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A New Addition</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:08:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Everyone I would like to introduce the newest member of our family!!  Dum da da dum!!!!!!  Fishy!
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everyone I would like to introduce the newest member of our family!!  Dum da da dum!!!!!!  Fishy!

Yes my baby bruther got a fishy yesterday, and that is what he calls him.  Him, mommy and daddy all went to mom-mom and poppy's house to celebrate poppy's birthday and Father's Day (a little early).  Mom-mom had been at a bridal shower and she got home right around the time mommy, daddy and Cole got there.  As they were all gettin out of the cars, mom-mom said come here I have something to show you!!!  So Cole ran over and mom-mom took fishy out of the car and showed him.  He was all going "Oooooh, oooooooh, Fishy!!!". Then mom-mom told him he could have fishy!  Fishy was one of the center pieces for the shower, so mom-mom took him home especially for Cole!  He is gold with black-tipped fins!  Now fishy lives on Cole's dresser, and all Cole wants to do is feed him!  Mommy has to hide his food, so Cole doesn't see it!!  If it was up to him, fishy would be on his way to weighing 100 lbs!

In other news, our pool is officailly up, filled and ready to go!!  Now here is a good example of how things just never go our way!!  Daddy and Uncle Chris put the pool up on Monday, last week.  The water wasn't supposed to come til today.  So the pool sat empty all last week, when it was horribly hot, last Thursday the actual temp was over 100 degrees!!  The water place called Friday morning to see if they could deliver early, so they came Saturday morning just in time to fill the pool as a cool air mass came down and wiped out the heat and humidity.  So since the pool has been filled it has been in the high 70's, too chilly to go swimming!!  And there are really no hot days predicted for this whole week!!  BOL, it just figures doesn't it!!

Me personally I can't wait to hop in that pool!!  It looks so nice and refreshing!  And you should have seen the truck that came here to deliver the water!!  It was like a huge tanker!!  They parked at the end of the driveway, and ran a big hose all the way to the pool out back.  Then the truck pumped the pool full of water!!  Cole made daddy blow up his floaty shark, so the shark is the only thing that has been in the pool, cuz like I said, it has been too chilly!

I will let you guys know when I finally get to hop in!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Bubble Mower</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:40:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My baby bruther Cole got the coolest thing!!!  It is a lawn mower that he can push around the yard!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My baby bruther Cole got the coolest thing!!!  It is a lawn mower that he can push around the yard!!  It makes a sound like a real lawn mower, and has little switches and levers.  But that is so not the coolest thing about Cole's mower.  You pups won't believe it!!  Much to my absolute delight.......his mower blows BUBBLES!!!

Has anyone ever seen the movie "Finding Nemo"???  You know the part where all the fish are in the tank at the dentist office, and the little clam shell opens and the bubbles come out and the one fish gets ridiculously excited and shouts BUBBLES!! BUBBLES!! and then gets all sad when they go away?  Well, I am that fish!!  I am super in love with bubbles!  So as you can imagine I go into excitement overload when Cole gets out his mower.  It usually goes something like this:

Cole pushes mower

I slam my face into the side where the bubbles come out to try to get them, all while trying to run at the same time to keep up with Cole pushing.  

Cole thinks this is funny for awhile but then gets mad cuz he really can't push too good while I am slamming myself into the side of his mower.  

All mommy's distractions to try to get me to leave Cole alone fail.

I go inside for a few minutes so Cole can play, or Cole takes his mower out front and I stay out back.  

Bubble mowers rock!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/714217</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:16:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is a horrible day.  There is stranger danger all over my house!!!!!!!  Mommy and daddy for wha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is a horrible day.  There is stranger danger all over my house!!!!!!!  Mommy and daddy for whatever reason decided that we needed new floors in the house.  See 8 years ago, when we bought our house, we got new carpet in it.  At that time there was only me, so they picked a light beige for downstairs, and a light gray for the living room and bedrooms.  Then daddy decided it would be a great idea to try to lay ceramic tile himself in our laundry/mud room, and foyer.  Let's just say that did not go well, and fast forward 8 years, 3 dogs (one who was a senior) and a toddler later, and you can imagine that the carpets are as mommy puts it "disgusting" and the tile that was never right to begin with is all cracked and the grout is coming out.  So here we are, me and Macy carelessly locked out of our own home, while strangers tear apart my nice smelly carpet that smelled super good like me and are replacing it (with a much darker color).  Friday will be the worst, cause all my ceramic tile that I love to slop my muddy feet all over will be torn out and replaced with heavy duty carpet in my mud room (ideal for muddy dogs and toddlers, says mommy!!!) and laminate on the rest.  Oh well, I am gonna chew my chews right in the middle of the floor tonight!!  At least it will probably be cushy!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow And Bubble Ooodles</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/712455</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:43:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am so so super excited right now!!!!  First of all, it is snowing outside as I bark my entry!!  In ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am so so super excited right now!!!!  First of all, it is snowing outside as I bark my entry!!  In a few minutes we are gonna go out for goodnight potties so I can roll around in it!!I am so happy cuz it was so warm here last week it melted the mounds of snow that had been laying around for awhile!  I think we are gonna get 4-6 inches!
The next thing that I am super seriously excited about is my bruther is going to go to a class on Friday at a place called gymboree.  And if he signs up at this class he will recieve a free BUBBLE OOODLES!!!  Now from what we understand these bubble ooodles blow millions of bubbles that don't pop right away and are safe to catch on your tongue!!!!!  Well, I don't know about Cole, but this is just perfect for me!!  I love bubbles and hopping in the air to catch them on my tongue!!  I will have super serious system overload if we take the bubble ooodles out and blow them in the snow!!  I might think I died and went to Heaven!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Happy Birthday To Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/710070</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:18:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am 8 years old today! Wowee! I have already gotten lots of treats!  First my bruther and mommy wen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am 8 years old today! Wowee! I have already gotten lots of treats!  First my bruther and mommy went shopping.  When they came home my baby bruther carried in a stuffed squeaky raccoon toy!!  He gave it to me and I got right to work teraing him open and removing all his stuffing!  They also got me a big bag of chicken flavored chewies!  Thank goodness!  We ran out of chewies a few weeks ago.  Usually we have tons laying around but I guess we finally chewed them all, cuz Macy and I had to resort to chewin our bruther's wooden building blocks which was not makin mommy and daddy too happy!  Oh, and then when mommy was makin Cole lunch she dropped a big bowl of pastas on the floor, so me and Macy gobbled them up!  Then Cole was generous enough to share his turkey sandwich with us!  Yummy!
What a great day so far!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An Everyday Hero</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/691340</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:25:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today, my furiends, I was a hero.  And I wasn't even trying!!  We were outside on our patio, mommy w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today, my furiends, I was a hero.  And I wasn't even trying!!  We were outside on our patio, mommy was sitting on the steps that lead up to our deck, and I was laying right in front of her.  My baby bruther was toddling around playing with one of his balls, when he started walking towards us.  Well he just started walking about 2 and a half weeks ago, and he is getting really good at it, so now he tries to go really really fast.  But sometimes, he gets going too fast for his own good, and this was one of those times.  He started falling forward, and his face was heading right for the bottom step!!  Mommy reached out to grab him, but before she could he caught a nice comfy cushy landing......on me!!  He landed on me, and then rolled off onto the patio, but he was ok!  Mommy was especially grateful since he had a terrible accident yesterday!  He pretty much did the same thing, got going too fast and fell forward, but when he fell he hit his mouth on the ceramic tile.  His bottom tooth went into his bottom lip, and it bled all over swelled all up and turned all purple!!  So mommy was super glad he didn't have to go through all that again, and I was happy to help out!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally My New Fence!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/684530</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Aug 2010 14:35:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tomorrow is the big day, we are finally getting our new fence!!  I can't wait, we have not had one s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow is the big day, we are finally getting our new fence!!  I can't wait, we have not had one since June 24th!  That was the day a really bad storm came through here and destroyed our old one!  We have been getting different companies out to give us estimates and finally mommy and daddy decided on one, and they are coming to install tomorrow!  

Now it is not as bad as it could have been, cuz for the most part we are good doggies about staying in the yard, even though we had no barricade!  But mommy and daddy were too afraid to leave us out there unattended because, well, somtimes temptation is just too great!  Like if I am chasing a bunny and it runs out of my backyard, you can bet your bonies I am keepin on going!  Or if I happened to see the UPS man drive down the street, oh yeah I am chasing that dude!!  And if I see a mailtruck I am definitely going to run over and see if it's my best furiend Kim!  If it is, I will get treats and loves.  If not, then I have to bark like crazy at this imposter mail person and let them know that I do not appreciate seeing them instead of my Kim!

So tomorrow should be a good day of me gettin in trouble, cuz if there is one thing I hate it is strangers at my house.  And I am sure there will be strangers here all day, all over my backyard to put up my fence.  I will definitely be barking as much as possible!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What An Afternoon!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/677920</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:48:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You pups won't believe what happened here last Thursday!!  Ok, so on Thursdays mommom comes over and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You pups won't believe what happened here last Thursday!!  Ok, so on Thursdays mommom comes over and watches Cole while mommy and daddy are working.  Last week, she decided to take him grocery shopping.  So they go and come back!  Me, Macy, and Dixie are super excited to see them!!  Mommom comes in and puts down her purse and keys and a bag or two, then goes out to get Cole.  Well, when she went back out, a school bus pulled up accross the street!  Well, I was so excited about mommom and Cole being home, and I got so excited about the school bus, that I was "hoppin around like a nitwit", as mommom put it!  Too bad my hoppin ended with me knockin into the front door and accidentally bangin it closed.  Well, of course, as my luck would have it, the door was locked!!!!  Mommom and Cole were locked out of the house!!  And mommom's purse, keys, and cell phone were in here with us!  UH OH!!
So to make a long story short, mommom had to take Cole to our neighbors' house to call our Uncle Chris to come bring a spare key.  When she was done calling she thanked our neighbor and her and Cole went out back to sit on our deck to wait for Uncle Chris.  Well, the deck is off of our kitchen, so mommom could see in.  She looked in just in time to see Dixie come wanderin in the kitchen and dump the trash can!  Well, Macy and me couldn't pass up an opportunity like this!!  Trash everywhere, and no way for anyone to stop us!!  So we all tore up the trash!  Needless to say, by the time everyone got back inside we were in some deep trouble and mommy and daddy got a bad report when they got home!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/668097</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:36:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I guess you could say that Spring is officially here now!  Even though we still have some chil ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I guess you could say that Spring is officially here now!  Even though we still have some chilly days, it is stayin light later and warming up nicely!!  This brings about a whole new element that sometimes gets me into trouble, especially now that my baby bruther is here!  
Now that the weather is nice, the windows are open.  Neighbors are out and about, and, well, I love to bark!!  I will bark at anything and anyone!  A kid rides his bike up the street- bark at it.  A lady or man walks a baby coach past- bark at it.  The mailman or lady- bark at it.  A car or truck that is too noisy for my liking- bark at it.  Kids walking past, dogs walking past, bunnies in the yard, a stray cat wanders by, UPS, Fed-Ex, someone drives too slow down the street......you name it, I will bark at it!!!  Mommy and daddy have never been too fond of my behavior in the bark department, but they especially are not fond of it when Cole is trying to take a nap.  He usually isn't too bothered by a few barks here and there, but I love to really get into it!!  I tear up and down the stairs, jump at the windows, and bark and bark and bark until at least a minute after I can't see what I was barking at anymore.  That will usually wake him up if I go the whole nine yards.  But I say, so what, sometimes Cole is pretty inconsiderate of me and my naps, he likes to scream a lot and yell, and babble, and sometimes he cries.  He bangs his toys, shakes his maraccas, and has lots of toys that make loud sounds.  And he doesn't seem to care whether or not I am napping!!
Spring this year has also brought about something that I have NEVER been cool with-strangers in my house!  We had a skylight in our living room.  It was here when we moved in.  Mommy and daddy never really cared for it, especially in the Summer when it would bake that room, and of course, the thermostat is in there!!  A few weeks ago, while mommy was tryin to get Macy to come up to bed, she heard a drip,drip,drip.  When she went to see what it was, sure enough, the skylight was leakin!!  So her and daddy decided to have it removed.  The man came to do that a few days ago.  Luckily, mommy had to go to grandmas to feed mean old Oliver the cat (grandma and grandpa are on vacation) so she took me and Cole with her so we didn't have to be here.  But now today daddy talked to a man who is gonna come and redo the whole ceiling in that room!!  What am I gonna do that day or days?!?  Daddy says probably spend it outside or in the laundry room if  it is raining.  NO FAIR!
And also, now the landscapers are back again!!  I am better with them now that they have been coming for a few years, but it still takes me a couple visits to get used to them coming every week.  And I overheard today that mommy and daddy are gonna have them come to clean up the whole front of the house and mulch it and everything.  Now those beds are right under my windows that I look out all day, and you can rest assured that I will not be happy about the fact that strangers will be right outside my windows!  Guess that means another trip to the backyard for me!   Maybe I can talk mommy into taking me out that day too!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Happy Birthday To Me!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/653338</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:26:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday was my birthday!!  Yup, I turned 7 years old!!  BOL!  I do believe I have entered the &quot;Sen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday was my birthday!!  Yup, I turned 7 years old!!  BOL!  I do believe I have entered the "Senior" Category!!  Now I am eating Purina One Senior Vitality with Dixie!

My Day was pretty uneventful until the evening time.  The night before my birthday mommy, daddy and my baby bruther gave me my pawresents, cause they knew we weren't going to be home too much on my actual birthday.  I got a stuffed beaver toy, and a new leash and collar set!!!!!!  It is so cool, it is black with red and orange flames on it!!  I look super bad in it!!  Mommy told me my baby bruther picked it out for me!!  He sure has good taste!!  Since we still have chewies and snacks galore left over from Christmas, I didn't get any of those, but mommy did get us a special doggy brownie mix that we are gonna make tomorrow.

Speakin of tomorrow, it will sure be a good day to bake cause we are havin a blizzard!!  Yup, and it is gonna be an actual text book definition of a blizzard too!!  We are expecting 18-24 inches of snow, pawsibly more!!!  Today mommy and daddy ran around and got everything we need, cause it doesn't look like we will be goin anywhere for a couple days!!

So now that I think about it, I have had a pretty super birthday week!  On Monday, mommy got an unexpected day off cause her boss was sick!  On Tuesday I got to see my bestest furiend Kim, and then instead of grandma pickin up Cole and takin him to her house for mommy to go get after work (like usual), grandma stayed here with him and us!!  Wednesday me and Macy got a walk, and then I had my birthday pawresents that night!  And then on my actual birthday I got to go to our Aunt Kelly's house for her birthday pawty last night!!  We share the same birthday!!  We had pizza and cake!!  And we played with our human cousin Bailey with a toy lazer gun!!  He would shine the lazer and Macy and me chased it all over the house!  Then today, I got to go see my other best furiend, Mary!!  I got a bath and a grooming, so now I am stylin!  And now, me and my family are all snuggled in for a snowy weekend together, which is great for me cause I LOVE snow!!  I am gonna play and dive and roll in the snow, lick my baby bruther, and eat mommy's bakin!!  Then we are gonna watch the big game on Sunday!  I am tellin ya furiends, it doesn't get any better than this!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Kim</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/632069</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:37:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Most of you probably know that I have a best furiend named Kim.  She is a mail carrier, and that is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Most of you probably know that I have a best furiend named Kim.  She is a mail carrier, and that is how we met!  She was our mail carrier for a few years, but then the stinky post office changed everyone's route around, and now Kim is not our mail carrier anymore:(  I don't like the new mailman, he seems grumpy and I just don't like anyone but Kim! 
Luckily, mommy still keeps in touch with Kim, so she can p-mail her pictures of us.  And Kim still works for the post office in our town, so sometimes she does do our route!  We just love those days, when we can run out the front door, and hop all over, and get lovins and a few snacks as well!
My Kim is so nice and wonderful, a few weeks ago, she stopped over with a great big gift basket for my new bruther, and also a gift bag for us pups!  We got some cool toys, (I have a picture of me with one on my page) some yummy bully sticks, cookies, and these really cool bandanas!!  Mine is blue and says "Big Brother" and has my name on the bottom!!!  Macy and Dixie got some too, but theirs are pink!!  So cool!
My bruther got REALLY cool stuff too, Kim stocked him up good for the World Series with Phillies stuff!!  He got a phanatic doll, and lots of Phillies shirts to wear!!  I love all his Phillies stuff!!
Speaking of the Phillies, game 3 of the World Series is tonight!!  Right now I am sulking with Macy out in the laundry room.  We have to be out here during trick-or-treat hours, cause, quite frankly, we hate it!  Neither one of us like strangers coming anywhere near our house, and I am scared of costumes!  So we have our beds and some munchy sticks out here.  Thank goodness, trick-or-treat is over when the game starts, so I can come out, relax and watch the Phillies hopefully wipe the floor with the Yankees!!  GO PHILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Get Out Of Bed Game</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/631166</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:24:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning I played one of my favorite games with daddy.  I call it the get out of bed game.  Basi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning I played one of my favorite games with daddy.  I call it the get out of bed game.  Basically I hop on mommy and daddys' bed and climb on daddy and lick him til he wakes up.  Then he wakes up and pets me, but then we start to play a little rough!  Daddy pushes me across the bed, and I crawl back to him and he pushes me, and I crawl back, and then roll over onto my back and kick my legs in the air while daddy rubs my belly and then pushes me again!!  It is great fun!  The game usually ends by daddy throwing the blankets over my head!  But don't worry, he gets them off so I don't hurt myself!

I think my bruther wanted to play this morning, mommy was holdin him and he was watchin.  But I told him I can't teach him this game til he is a little more grown up like me!  He would just get hurt now, he is still just a little baby!  This is a grown-up big man game!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Role Of Big Bruther!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/628564</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:33:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am a very busy dog nowadays!  It sure isn't easy being a big bruther and cousin!

For those who  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a very busy dog nowadays!  It sure isn't easy being a big bruther and cousin!

For those who don't know, my mommy had a baby not too long ago!  It sure was an exciting couple of days!  Mommy woke up not feeling too great one morning, and her and daddy kept talkin about these things called contraptions or something like that.  It looked like these contraptions didn't feel too good to mommy, cause sometimes she had to bend over when she had them, and couldn't really talk or anything.  She had a dokturs appointment that afternoon, so her and daddy left.  Well, hours later, uncle Chris came in and gave us our supper, mom-mom ran in, grabbed some stuff for mommy and ran out, and then later, like at our bedtime, aunt Connie came over and let us to the potty.  She stayed to keep us company for awhile, and at one point her phone rang.  When she hung up, she told us all that we officially had a new baby bruther!!  We were all pretty psyched!!  Then daddy came home really really late, we went potty, grabbed some shut-eye, and then he was up, we ate breakfast, and he left.  But this time he brought a little hat when he came home!!!  And it sure did smell good!  Daddy said what we were smelling was our bruther, and that him and our mommy would be home in a few days!  When daddy left to go back to the hospital, he left the little hat on the floor for us.  Macy adopted it, and carried it around like one of her babies for days!

So, like I said, that was some weeks ago!  Now he is home, and we are all starting to get into a sort of routine!  But we will be getting into a stricter one in a few weeks when mommy goes back to work.  Now, truth be told, my bruther is kinda boring!  He eats, sleeps, and does weewees and poos a lot, but that is about all he does.  He sometimes makes funny little sounds, and sometimes makes REALLY LOUD sounds!  But as far as playing and stuff, he really doesn't know how yet.  Mommy and daddy say just we wait, cuz pretty soon, we will probably be wishin he would go back to being boring.  I guess she means cause he will be rolling around by himself on the floor and grabbin our ears when we get close enough, like our cousin Maddie!  She is much funner than our bruther, she babbles, and shrieks, and laughs, and rolls around on the floor, and plays with toys.  And if you get too close, like when I try to lick her from head to toe, she sometimes grabs my ears!  

It is safe to say that I am in pink wiggly Heaven!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woofstock</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/617757</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:55:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday mommy took me and only me to Woofstock!  Woofstock is a doggy festival thrown by a local a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday mommy took me and only me to Woofstock!  Woofstock is a doggy festival thrown by a local animal shelter, the one we got Dixie from!  There are all kinds of tables set up where you can by doggy treats, leashes, collars, magnets for your car, toys, you name it!  Then there are ones to get information from about things like invisible fences, vets, doggy day camps, etc.  Me and mommy went all by ourselves, daddy was workin, and no one else was available.  We left Dixie home cause she doesn't like to walk to far, and it was pretty hot, and Macy stayed home cause sometimes she has trouble behavin herself when other doggies are around.  She got her own walk later!

So we poked around, I made some new furiends.  We got information on a new vet we might try, and bought some doggie muffins to take home!  They are super yummy!  Then last night, we baby sat our cousin Maddie.  It was a great day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What A Night!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/615821</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:30:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This past Tuesday night was sure a harrowing one here at my house!  It started out ok, Aunt Connie a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This past Tuesday night was sure a harrowing one here at my house!  It started out ok, Aunt Connie and our new cousin Baby Madison came over.  They had to come a little later than we planned, cause grandma and grandpas' A/C broke, and Connie had to bring them an extra window unit they had.  Mommy was making dinner, and Connie was trying to feed Madison her cereal.  She didn't seem to want it, she kept moving her head, and then she started fussing.  After a few more attempts at the cereal, she really started crying.  So Aunt Connie took her up to the bath tub to give her her bath and get on her jammies.  Usually Maddie loves her bath, but this night it sure didn't make her feel better!!  Our tub wasn't stopping to keep the water in, and as soon as Maddie got in, she really started crying again.  We washed her up really quick, and then Connie took her down to put on her diaper and jammies.  Then she really started screaming!  I was already excited that she was here, and I couldn't understand why she was so upset, so I kept trying to climb on her and lick her, but this did not seem to help matters at all!  Macy got all nervous about all the crying, she kept going to mommy and looking at her all worried!  So once Maddie got dressed, Connie got her night-night bottle ready.  But guess what?  She didn't want that either!  She would drink a little then fuss and move her head, and cry.  

At this point mommy and Connie were wondering what was wrong with her, but Aunt Connie mentioned that she is gettin her teeth, and that can make babies miserable.  She went into Maddies bag to get her some tylenol, but it wasn't in there!  So mommy went upstairs and got out the bottle that we have for when my baby bruther comes and gave some to Maddie.  Well, like 2 seconds later, Maddie threw up all over herself and Connie.  Oh what a mess, Maddie was screaming and covered in throw up, Connie was covered in throw up, Macy and Dixie were nervously pacing, I was trying to climb on Maddie still to see what was wrong with her.  It was complete chaos!!!!!!!  

So mommy and Connie got Maddie all cleaned up, then mommy noticed that the sky was getting awefully dark outside.  We were watchin the Phillies game and all of a sudden it started pouring there in Philly, which is only 20 minutes from here.  So mommy said "let's go!" to us and we all went out to potty.  That was a good move, cause it got us out for a minute, we all did our business, and it gave Maddie a chance to calm down.

We got back inside, Maddie wasn't crying anymore, and mommy took her and brought her up to my baby bruther's room.  She walked her around in there, showin her all his stuff.  She seemed to like it in there and settled down a bit more.  Then Aunt Connie said lets take her out on the deck for a bit, she really likes to go outside.  So we did.  It did seem to help, Maddie relaxed and looked around at all our flowers.  It was getting a bit windy, but then all of a sudden, a huge streak of lightening came down not too far away!  Mommy turned right around and we all went right inside!  Connie sat down with Maddie and a fresh bottle, and she was eating that one no problem.  But now we had a new problem!  A horrible thunderstorm was just starting!  Lightening streaked all over and thunder shook the house!!  Macy dove for cover behind the chair, Dixie sat on the floor and shivered and shook, and I ran from window to window barking.  Maddie was starting to fall asleep, but of course when I would bark she would startle and then cry.  And then, all of a sudden, we were in the dark.

The power was out!!  Mommy lit some candles, and brought me up on the couch with her so she could keep me quiet while poor Maddie tried to go to sleep!  We sat there for almost 3 hours with no lights!  At first it wasn't too bad, but then it started getting hot and stuffy in here.  Us dogs were still nervous nellies cause it was still lightening and thundering.  And because the power was out, our alarm system kept chirping, which is also the noise it makes when someone comes in the door, so we were getting nervous about that too!   Our water filter in the fridge wouldn't work, so no water!  Maddie had fallen asleep, so she was content, but we were all hot and mommy and Connie were hungry cause the had never gotten to eat!  Mommy was also doing her best to try to keep us 3 quiet so we wouldn't upset Maddie.  After awhile,  her daddy came over to get her, and Connie decided to stay with us til the lights came back on, mostly cause mommy is VERY pregnant now!  

Thankfully, about a half hour later the lights came back on!  Mommy and Connie finally got to eat their supper!  Just as they were cleaning up, the power went out again!!!!!!!  Luckily, this time it only lasted about a minute and then came back on!

Needless to say, we all slept good after that stressful evening!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Sad Day For Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/613807</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:31:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My family is extremely upset and disappointed with the Eagles football organization.  They announced ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My family is extremely upset and disappointed with the Eagles football organization.  They announced tonight that they signed convicted dog murderer Michael Vick.

First of all, this man should not be able to play in the NFL again.  What he did was horrific and he should not be rewarded.  What kind of an example does this set for anyone, but especially all the young fans??  

Like I said, we are so so disappointed!!  As you all may know, we love sports, and while football isn't at the top of our list like hockey and baseball, we still liked to follow the Eagles.  Now our trash can is full of Eagles merchandise, and on top are all our Eagles bandanas and leashes.  Mommy even went into our baby bruthers room and threw away an Eagles football we had in there.  What a shame!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally Finally Finally!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/580623</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:14:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have some big news I have been busting at the seams to tell everyone!!  I am going to have a baby  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have some big news I have been busting at the seams to tell everyone!!  I am going to have a baby bruther!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, thats right, my mommy is going to have a baby soon, and it is going to be a boy!!!!  Thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!  We don't need any more stinkin girls around here!!!

I am already making a mental list of things I have to teach him!!
1) how to pee on trees
2) how to play with my big bouncy ball
3) how to balance on the back of the couch to look out the window
4) how to slime the windows and doors up real good with boogies
5) how to lick the dishes clean in the dishwasher
6) how to chew chewies
7) how to rip up a good toy in under 2 minutes
8) how to know the second Kim's mail truck turns onto the street

AND I think that tomorrow mommy is going to take me to Aunt Connie's to meet my new cousin Madison!!  She was born a few weeks ago, and I can't wait to meet her!!  Mommy says this will give me good practice!  And just I am going, no Macy or Dixie!  They can have a turn another day!


And now unfortunately, I have some very sad news.  As you may know, beloved long time Phillies announcer Harry Kalas passed away this past Monday at the age of 73.  Harry meant the world to the Phillies organization and the fans.  He was a great man and will be terribly missed.  I have a clip on my page of him singing  to the Phillies and their fans a song we always loved to hear him sing!!  Please check it out!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Worst Afternoon Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/573429</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:52:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday I had the worst afternoon I can ever remember having.  I think it was pretty unpleasant fo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday I had the worst afternoon I can ever remember having.  I think it was pretty unpleasant for mommy too!!
The three of us went to a town called Haddonfield with mommy and grandma.  Usually it is a pretty nice experience, not too crowded.  Good for us dogs to walk around and there even used to be a store we could go in, but it recently closed.  So mommy figured, it was a nice day, we could go, wander around and maybe get some ice cream.  At first it seemed pretty quiet.  Grandma had to go to her quilt store.  We sat on the bench outside the store and waited for her.  Then all of a sudden, all heck broke loose!!!  While we were waiting, 4 cars came and went from the parking spots directly in front of us.  A girl walked VERY close to me twice.  Kids rode by on bikes and skateboards and scooters.  Trucks and motorcycles went by on the street.  It was horribly nerve wracking for a chicken like me!!  I hid under the bench almost the whole time!  Macy and Dixie wandered around as far as mommy would let them on their leashes, but I stayed put under the bench.
So when grandma came out of the shop, the lady who owned it came with her to say hi to us.  The horrors!!!  Macy and Dixie wanted to see her and say hi, but I sure didn't!!  I made sure to keep my distance from her so she couldn't touch me!
So after that, we walked down, crossed the street, (I had to walk RIGHT PAST a strange man.  Again, the horrors!!) and started to head up to the ice cream store.  Well, then it happened.  All the commotion and chaos got to be too much for me.  So, well, uh, I sort of had a little accident.  Ok, there was nothing little about it!!  All of a sudden, my hiney just exploded in the middle of the sidewalk!!!  It was the hugest, runniest, dump I think I have ever had!!  But here is the worst part.  I literally started pooping in the middle of walking.  So at first mommy didn't even realize what I was doing.  That is, til she stepped forward, right under my hiney and into the dump I had already taken, and just as some more was coming out!!!  So now, the sidewalk is covered in messy poo, mommy has it on the bottom and top of her shoe, and it is all over my backside, in my fur and on my legs!!!
So mommy rushed us over to a bench where we stood with grandma while mommy tried to clean up the poo on the sidewalk.  But there wasn't a whole lot she could do, since it was so runny.  She got up what she could, and then grandma had to run into CVS to get some wipes for my hiney.  Mommy cleaned off her shoe, and then we proceeded to head right back to the car where it was a little more quiet.  Macy and Dixie got put in the car, and mommy and grandma tried to clean me off as best they could, but with little success.  Well, if you are a cocker, or any other long haired breed for that matter, you know how difficult these situations can be!  What I really needed was a bath.  But we still had the ride home.  So grandma had to drive us home while mommy held me with a blanket wrapped around my hiney.  Oh, and on the way home I accidentally bumped mommy's water cup and the water poured out and filled both mommy's cup holders.  Then we got home, and I had to go right into the tub.  Macy and Dixie sat outside the door to the bathroom, and I just know they were laughing at me.  Then later they told me they were mad at me cause we never did get that ice cream!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>With The Big Dogs!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/570027</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:51:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday mommy took me to the dog park!  We met Connie and Scott there, with Cody and a new pup I h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday mommy took me to the dog park!  We met Connie and Scott there, with Cody and a new pup I have never met before!  They call this pup Jersey, cause Scott's brother found her on the side of the Garden State Parkway!  She is a rottweiler/doberman mix, and a really nice dog!  But since she is a little bigger than Cody and I, we had to go to the big dog pen.  We had so much fun playing with the big guys!  We met a boxer, a chocolate lab, a great dane, and a greyhound.  Some of the younger dogs ran and played a lot.  I went between trotting around and sitting with mommy.  And as you all know, I do not like strangers, so I had to be a little careful about how close I got to the other dogs mommies and daddies!!  

At the end I met a cute little girl named Phoebe.  She was a cocker mix, and she was 10.  My mommy sure loved her, she thought she was just the cutest!


Oh, my mommy wants to say something:

If anyone is interested in adopting a dog, Jersey is available.  The family who found her travels a lot and feel it's not fair to her.  She seems well socialized and from what I understand she is housetrained.  She has been to the vet and is healthy, estimated to be approx 1-2 years old.  She is fine with kids, other dogs, and cats. If any one is interested just p-mail us and I can put you in contact with her temporary owners.

Thanks mommy!  Yeah, Jersey was a real nice pup, and she got along and played with all the other dogs at the park!

Today is kind of yucky out, damp and chilly.  I think I am gonna spend my day on the back of the couch, on my warm blanket snoozing and lookin out the window!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In Like A Lion For Sure!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/565714</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:44:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am so excited!  March is certainlycoming in like a lion!  It is snowing here, and guess what???  W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am so excited!  March is certainlycoming in like a lion!  It is snowing here, and guess what???  We are supposed to get about a foot of snow!  Everyone else is grumbling and complaining but not me!  I love the snow!  I love it for lots of reasons.  I love to jam my head in it, run around and roll in it.  But I also love it cause sometimes, if it snows enough, mommy and daddy stay home from work!  Mommy's boss already called and said she didn't have to go in tomorrow morning, and depending on how bad it gets, maybe not at all!  And I hope daddy's work closes too!  Then we can all stay home and play in the snow all day!

It has already been snowing here for a little over 2 hours.  Daddy should be home any minute.  I hope we all go out and play with my ball in the snow like we did about a month ago!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How Was My Birthday??</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/559996</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:58:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fantastic!!  Sorry it took me so long to bark all about it, but it sure has been hard to get mommy o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fantastic!!  Sorry it took me so long to bark all about it, but it sure has been hard to get mommy on the computer lately!

So anyway, get this!  At the stroke of midnight on my birthday, guess what I was doing???  Tearing around our backyard in 8 inches of snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We waited for daddy to get home from work, then went out to a freshly coated yard!!!  Mommy and daddy decided to join in the fun, so they put boots on and bundled up!!  We ran out and found my big huge tennis ball!  Mommy and daddy kicked it all around and I chased it, diving face first in the snow as much as pawsible (I LOVE snow!!).  Macy and Dixie didn't last too long, they don't appreciate the snow like I do.  They went in after a few minutes.  But I played for a good while!

On my birthday, I got a yummy little snack atop my breakfast and supper.  Mommy ran out for a bit, then came home and wrapped my pawresents!  Her and daddy had to go out for dinner cause my birthday is the same as daddy's sister, so they had to go celebrate with her for a little bit.  Now the plan was that when mommy and daddy got home, mommy was gonna put my apple cake in the oven, and then I could open my pawresents!  But we sort of altered the plan!

When mommy and daddy got home, they found trash all over!  That bad cat Sophia had dumped the trash can, so of course Macy and I had to investigate!  Dixie was out of this one, cause she was in her crate.  Mommy figured it was the cat cause me and Macy never dump the trash can.  We will check it out if someone else dumps it, but we never do!  Mommy knew her assumption was correct when she caught the cat dumping the trash again the next day.  

To make a long and gross story short, mommy had cleaned out the pantry before they went to dinner, and threw out left over candy and stuff from Christmas, old bags of chips and everything.  So you can imagine the feast we had, and you can also imagine the bellyaches and poos that followed in the next couple days!!!  Mommy decided to wait to make my apple cake, so we had it on Sunday. 

But I did get to open my pawresents on my birthday!  I got an  AKC toy that is a mallard duck (whick I broke in about 5 minutes) and a squeaky stuffed soccer ball!  I love my toys, even though my duck has a hole  in his beak now and he doesn't grunt anymore.  I didn't break my soccer ball yet though!  And my apple cake was dee-lish-shush!!!

A great birthday, as usual!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Big Game, Groundhogs, and My Birthday All In One Week!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/555885</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 18:17:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am getting all geared up for my big week!!  First there is today, which is the Super Bowl!!  This  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am getting all geared up for my big week!!  First there is today, which is the Super Bowl!!  This is a special one for us cause usually mommy and daddy go out for the Big Game, so we are home alone.  But this year, mommy and daddy decided to have a quiet night at home, so we are watching the game as I bark this entry!  I am laying in the big dog bed right in between mommy and daddy's chairs squeakin my football toy!

Tomorrow is ground hog day!  I can't wait to see if the little fella sees his shadow!  I hope he doesn't, because today we got a little taste of Spring, so I sure don't want 6 more weeks of Winter!  It was in the 50's here today, which was a nice change considering the high temps have struggled to be in the 20's lately!  I think today was it though, now all the weathermans are talkin about snow tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday!

Speaking of Wednesday, ta ta ta tum tum ta ta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  My 6th Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I know mommy and daddy went shoppin for me today, cause they brought a Petco bag in the house and wouldn't let me stick my nose in it!  I wanted to go to the park on my birthday, but mommy said we'll have to see what goes on with the weather.  She is gonna make me some yummy doggy apple treats though!

So that is my plans for my big week!  I can't wait to turn 6!  One more year and I will be sharing Dixie's senior chow!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>February 4th Is The Big Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/545839</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:00:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, it's true!  One month from today is my 6th birthday!!!  I can't even believe it!  I started bar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, it's true!  One month from today is my 6th birthday!!!  I can't even believe it!  I started barking my list to mommy and daddy today!   And the best part is that my birthday is on a Wednesday, which means mommy is off!  She will be able to spend the whole day with me!

I had a pretty eventful day yesterday.  While I was out visiting Kim, another mail truck drove by.  Well, no one quite knows why, but I got pretty upset at this other mail truck, and I took off down the front lawn and right into the street!  Luckily the mail man in that truck was slowing down to talk to Kim, so he didn't run me over, but it was a close one!!  No one could believe I did that, soI got sent in the house:(

The past few days mommy and daddy have been letting me go out back without my leash on.  My leg seems to be ok, so far!  And yesterday mommy took me on a walk with Macy, and I did ok!  We are hoping that my leg episodes are over now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wowee!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/543667</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:18:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Guess what pups??  We got mail today!!   A package came that said to Richter Macy and Dixie!  And it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what pups??  We got mail today!!   A package came that said to Richter Macy and Dixie!  And it was from the Czech Republic!!!!  It was a Christmas letter and some de-lish-shus smelling chocolate from my bestest pal in the whole wide world Lily and her lovely family!!

The letter was so cool, it told all about what Lily's family has been up to this past year.  The chocolate was for mommy and daddy but that didn't stop us from trying to get into that package!!!

Mommy just tried the chocolate and she says it is really really good!!  She might eat it all up before daddy gets home from work tonight!!  BOL!!  

We sure are lucky to have such nice furiends, and we met most of them here on Dogster!!  We got cards from our furineds Odie, and Abigail, Spencer, and Duce!  We have them up on our entertainment center for all to see!!  And we get so many compliments on our pals!  And now we have Lily's!!  

We are so glad we have dogster to meet all these great pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dump Bags and Pooper Scoopers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/543208</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:59:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You dogs w0n't believe what mommy and daddy made us buy with our Petsmart giftcards that we got for  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You dogs w0n't believe what mommy and daddy made us buy with our Petsmart giftcards that we got for Christmas.  Dump bags and a new pooper scooper!!!!  Now personally we don't think that is fair, cause they are our giftcards and we should be able to pick our own stuff, like more toys and chewies and junk food snacks!!  But no, as soon as we opened them up mommy says oh good, you guys need more dump bags for you walks.  Then daddy chimes in with oh yeah and your pooper scooper that we use in the back yard broke the other day, so we can get you a new one!  

I guess it is true that we did get lots of new stuff for Christmas.  Under our tree is full of toys and chewies, and the food cabinet is filled with boxes of treats from my best people furiend Kim!  (My best doggy furiend is Lily!!).  But who doesn't want to get as many toys and chewies as pawsible?!

We did have a really nice Christmas.  We opened up all our presents and then went over to Aunt Kelly's house and opened more!  Then we had a yummy supper!  Oh but here is the funniest part!!!  Hee hee!  One of us dogs had some really bad gas that day.  We kept lettin them rip while everyone was openin their presents!!  Ha ha!!!  Merry Christmas!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He's Comin, He's Comin, He's Comin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/541580</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:04:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD!!  In just 5 minutes it will be Christmas Eve!!!  I am so totally excited!!  Santa Paws is comin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD!!  In just 5 minutes it will be Christmas Eve!!!  I am so totally excited!!  Santa Paws is coming!!!!!!!!!

I think I am going to get some good pawresents cause I have been a good boy all year!  

My leg is feeling better, but I am still not allowed to do too much.  Mommy and daddy did take me and Dixie on a short walk the other day and I did good with that!  Now it's really not fair cause Macy gets to go on long walks with mommy and daddy all by herself!  Boo!

Well, better get my teeth brushed and hop into bed!  

I hope every dog and cat have a warm cozy Christmas with their family!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Maniac, The Bum Wheeler</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/539232</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:02:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup it's true.  I am a bum wheeler.  For those who don't know, that means one of my legs isn't worki ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup it's true.  I am a bum wheeler.  For those who don't know, that means one of my legs isn't working too well!!  It all started almost 2 weeks ago, on the day Dixie went to the ER.  When mommy ran home to let us out while Dixie was gettin her x-rays, I tore accross the yard after Daphne.  That night, I was limping, and sometimes not putting weight on it.  By the end of the weekend though, I was doing much better, and through the week, it got back to normal.  Then this past Friday, we went to the groomers!  I got so excited to get there, that I (Richter's mom here- he acted like a maniac trying to get out of the car, and he hurt it again!!!).  So what if I get really excited to see Mary!?!?  

Anyway, by the time I got into the groomers, I was hobbling again, and not really putting weight on it at all!  Mommy and daddy decided to see how I did during the weekend and take me to the vet if it wasn't any better.  Well, gladly, I have been getting better each day!  Now I am almost back to walking normal!  

It stinks cause I have to go outside to potty on my leash, no walks, and mommy and daddy block the stairs when they are not home so I can't tear up an down them chasing the UPS, Fed/Ex, DHL men through the house!  I spend my day tearing up and down the steps and leaping onto the backs of the couches when ever any trucks go by the house!!  (like I said, he's a maniac!!)  But I am not allowed to do that now either!  I guess it is worth it if my leg gets better!

I did have a little fun last Wednesday though!  Mommy went to BJ's and brought home a huge bag of paper bathroom cups!  She left them at the bottom of the stairs to take up when she went up there.  I saw them there and decided to have a little fun!  I tore open the package and proceeded to throw the paper cups all over the floor!  Mommy came in and couldn't believe what I had done!!  (She knew it was me cause the package was between my front feet and plastic was all around me!).  We usually never do things like that!!  But I guess when you are bored, anything goes!  Hope Santa Paws missed that one!!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our Crazy Weekend- Richter's Story</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/535766</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Dec 2008 06:57:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I guess you have all heard about our crazy weekend so far!  Macy kicked it off on Thursday with her  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I guess you have all heard about our crazy weekend so far!  Macy kicked it off on Thursday with her belly, Dixie provided the main event yesterday afternoon with a trip to the ER vet.  Here is my part!

When mommy came home yesterday after leaving Dixie at the vet for testing, she let me and Macy out to potty.  Daphne was out behind us and we both took off!!  Tearing up and down the fence!!  Mommy made us come in but the damage was already done!

A little while later, when mommy got home with Dixie, she noticed me limping on my back right leg again!  This is the same leg I had a problem with when I found out I have lymey the tick dizeeze.  I must have re-aggravated it with my tearing up and down the fence!  So now I am on rest, no walks. leash pottys, the works!!

And now our kitchen cabinet looks like a pharmacy, with Sophia's meds, my lymey the tick dizeeze meds, and all 3 of Dixie's meds that she has to take for the next 2 weeks, along with her GCM regimen!

Mommy says we are going to get vet bills paid off for Christmas and thats it!!!  I told her that is not true cuz santa paws will bring us stuff!!  Duh!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Coffee Foot</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/533213</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:46:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Every morning mommy gets a cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts.  On the mornings she doesn't have to work ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Every morning mommy gets a cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts.  On the mornings she doesn't have to work, she always takes Dixie with her, and sometimes me and Macy.  Last weekend, daddy was workin on Sunday, so mommy loaded us all in the car and we went to Dunkin.  

Now let me tell you real quick what a ride in the car is like with us.  Dixie always sits in the back.  She either sits up and looks out the window, or lays down on the seat.  Macy sits wherever mommy or daddy put her.  If they put her in the front, she sits there, if they put her in the back, she sits there.  The only time she moves is if mommy or daddy put the window down, and she sticks her head out.  But for the most part, you don't even know they are in the car.  I am a different story.  I usually hop into the backseat, then get in the front til we are ready to leave.  I look out the window and will put it down myself if mommy doesn't have it locked.  I ride like that til we get on the main roads, then I hide on the floor behind the drivers seat.  If we stop or slow down, sometimes I climb up to see where we are, then go back on the floor.  When we get where we are going, Macy and Dixie wait patiently until the are told to get out, except mommy or daddy usually have to lift Dixie out, especially if we are in mommy's SUV.   I however, like to be the first out of the car.  If it were up to me, I would crash over whatever is in the console onto the lap of the driver and then dive out of the car the second the door is opened.  Mommy and daddy are real pains though, they don't let that happen.  They make me sit and wait til they tell me I can get out.  

Now back to my story, the other day when we got home I got so excited that I climbed in the front seat, but when I did, I accidentally stepped on mommy's coffee and to my horror the lid crushed in and the side of the cup tore a little and my whole foot dunked right in the coffee.  Mommy (besides being really mad at me) was pretty surprised that I didn't even seem to notice, cause the coffee was pretty hot!!  But I just went about my business, waiting to be told to get out.  To this day the car still smells like vanilla coffee when you get in!

I had a nice turkey day!  We watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and then went for a walk.  Mommy and daddy brought us back a bag full of turkey from grandma and grandpas, and we had some in our supper and in our breakfast yesterday morning!  And guess what else??  We are having a second Thanksgiving tomorrow!  Mom-mom is making it and we are going over there!!  I can't wait!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tagged!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/528330</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:31:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was tagged by my furiend Hershey!!  You pups know the rules, list 7 fact about yourself, then tag  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was tagged by my furiend Hershey!!  You pups know the rules, list 7 fact about yourself, then tag 7 others!

Here goes:

1) My newest fact is that I was just diagnosed with lymey the tick dizeeze.  I have to take medicines for a month!

2) I am very shy around strange people, especially men.

3) One of my best furiends in the whole world is the girl who brings our mail.  Her name is Kim and boy do I love to see her!!  Me making furiends with people is a VERY big deal!!! (see #2).

4) One time Dixie and I got into a fight over a chewie.  I got so upset I dry- heaved in the corner of the room!

5) Sometimes I fall asleep while I am squeakin one of my toys!

6) When we are in the car waiting for mommy or daddy I hide under the steering column.  So from inside the store you can see the brake lights on the car flashing on and off.

7) I was born in Montana!

Now my seven furiends are:
Spencer, Larry the Dude, Ollie, Milo, Odysseus, Calli, and Bella]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Month Of Pills</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/526972</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:10:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Daddy got the call yesterday that my lymey the tick dizeeze is alive and active in my blood.  That m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy got the call yesterday that my lymey the tick dizeeze is alive and active in my blood.  That means that I have to take an anty-by-ot- tick for a whole month!  I have to take 2 pills everyday.  Last night was my first dose.  Mommy carefully wrapped my pills in some pieces of chicken, so it really wasn't too bad!  Actually, I enjoyed it!  

Mommy says this explains some things.  It definitely explains my limping.  Also, mommy wasn't sure if it was in her head or not, but she thought she noticed that I had slowed down just a little bit recently.  It seemed that I would tire out quicker on my walks, and I was starting to have a little trouble hopping on the back of the couch.  These changes were so subtle, that mommy wasn't sure if she was imagining them or not.  But that is what seems to happen with doggies that have lymey the tick dizeeze.

So for now, I am taking my walks with Dixie until I get some energy back!  Hopefully it will be soon!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/526244</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:33:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You pups won't believe it.  My doctor called up my daddy today and told him that my blood test came  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You pups won't believe it.  My doctor called up my daddy today and told him that my blood test came back positive for  LYMEY THE TICK DIZEEZE!!!!!!!!  WAAAAAAAAAAAH!  I can't even believe it!  The scary part is that we wear Frontline Plus religiously!

Let me backtrack a bit to last Wednesday.  I mentioned that I had a vet appointment.  Mommy took me.  The vet checked my lump on my side, and he said he doesn't really think it is anything to worry about right now, probably just a fatty tumor.  He  measured it with a ruler and wrote down how big it is, so they can keep an eye on it.  Then he checked my legs since I have been limping on and off.  He felt my hips, knees, tendons, ligaments, toes and my pads.  He said everything felt fine, so he thinks I just pulled a muscle.  I have to go out to do my pottys on my leash for a week and take an anti-inflammatory for a little bit.  Other than that, I checked out just fine, and I got a shot.    

Mommy bought a package from the lab the vet uses.  They run 3 tests, one to check my blood for lymey the tick dizeeze and hart wormys, one chem panel on my blood, and a dump check (thats when they check your poops!).  The vet called daddy today with the news that I have the lymey tick dizeeze.  The only thing they aren't sure of is if it is dormant or active.  So daddy gave them permission to run a more involved test on my blood to find out.  If it is active (which might explain my limping), I have to take medicines for awhile:( 

Oh well, my daddy had lymey the tick dizeeze a few years ago, and so did my dog cousin Nikki and my pal Milo.  I saw on Milo's page that he got a lymey toy when he found out.  I better get one of those!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Under The Weather</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/522773</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Nov 2008 17:25:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have to go to the vet on Wednesday.  When daddy was brushin me the other day, he found a little lu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have to go to the vet on Wednesday.  When daddy was brushin me the other day, he found a little lump on my side.  Mommy says it is bigger than a marble, but not quite as big as a golf ball.  It can't have been there long, because I am always getting brushed and at the groomers and stuff, and we just noticed it.  So Friday morning mommy called the vet and got me an appointment.  Her and daddy were feelin it and stuff and it didn't hurt, I didn't care when they touched it.  It feels a little squishy.

Also, a few weeks ago, mommy and daddy noticed me limping a little bit.  I only did it occasionally and for about a day, and then it stopped so they just figured I pulled a muscle or somthing.   But after my walk yesterday, after I would lay down for a bit, I would hold it up when I got up, and have been limping since.  It seems to be the worst when I get up after laying down for awhile.   Dixie had the same symptoms before they put her on her GCM regimen, so mommy started me on that.  It is just a glucosimine and chondroitin regimen, so it can't hurt to try it til I get in to the dok-tur. 

I am a little nervous, but mommy said not to worry, she will be with me the whole time.  I might have to get a needle though!  Yikes!  That's ok.  I'll be brave!  I'll think about the Phillies and the big parade they had the other day!  BOL, there were about 2 million people out to celebrate them winnin the World Series, and that's no exaggeration!  We watched it on TV while we handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters!  It was a special day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/521441</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:19:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD!!  THE PHILLIES ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!  CARS ARE HONKING, FIREWORKS ARE EXPLODING! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD!!  THE PHILLIES ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!  CARS ARE HONKING, FIREWORKS ARE EXPLODING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  PHILADELPHIA IS ONE BIG HUGE PAWTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!  

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS, 2008!!!!!!!!!  WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>PHILLIES PHEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/521260</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:56:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, OMD, OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!  The excitement is too too too much to take!!!  On Monday, the Phils start ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, OMD, OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!  The excitement is too too too much to take!!!  On Monday, the Phils started playing what we are pretty sure was gonna be the last game of the World Series!!   Everyone around here was crazy excited, and ready to PAWTY!!!!  But halfway through the 6th inning they had to suspend the game!!  ARRRRRGH!!!!!!!  We have had horrible weather here, that started that night!  Temps in the 30's-40's, heavy rain, sometimes freezing, and really strong winds!!  

Well, the rain seems to be gone, the wind has died down some.  It is still very chilly, but we are hoping that tonight they are able to not only finish that game, but FINISH OFF THOSE RAYS!!!!  It looks like Cole Hamels will be pitching which is pawesome!!!

LET'S GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Crazy Exciting Night!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/516506</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:14:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, BOL and all that stuff pups!!!!!  We have had too too much excitment around here lately!!!!!  F ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, BOL and all that stuff pups!!!!!  We have had too too much excitment around here lately!!!!!  First I will bark about my neighborhood drama.  This past Sunday we had 4 police man cars in front of our house, cause the people that live  across the street, got into a huge fight!!  Then our next door neighbors are having their inground pool dug up!!!  There have been HUGE dumptrucks and bulldozers right next door to us!!  They are makin all this big huge BANGS and BOOMS!  Then today when we went out to potty the bulldozer was diggin with one end, and was backed up to our fence, so the big giant scooper thingy was hangin over the fence!!  It was super cool!!!!!!!  It was makin Dixie nervous though!

Now, onto sports.  Tonight we are gonna have to have 2 TVs goin, cause the Phillies are a win away from goin to the WORLD SERIES!!!!!!  WOOHOO!!!!  AND, the Rangers are an impressive 5-0 on the season, and if they win tonight, they will break the teams record of the most wins straight to start a season!!!  The second line is hot, the goaltending is great, and we can't wait til 7:00!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The News In Richter's World!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/510063</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:15:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Thanks to all of our super sweet pals out there who poured in rosettes and p-mails with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Thanks to all of our super sweet pals out there who poured in rosettes and p-mails with thoughts and prayers for my family during the last few weeks!  My mommy is doing fine after her procedure, and is going for a follow-up this week.  Hopefully I will be able to have a wiggly around here really soon!!  We are thinking positive thoughts!

So today we were just heading down the street for a walk with mommy and grandma, when we heard some little doggy toenails on the pavement behind us!!  We turned around to see our neighbor dog Ollie running towards us!!!  He ran right up to me and we jumped around and said our hellos!!  I wanted to take Ollie for a walk with us, but mommy said we couldn't cause it didn't appear that Ollie's mommy knew he was missin, and we didn't want her to worry!  Ollie is havin lots of workers in his house to do stuff, and when one of them went out, Ollie snuck right out too!  So mommy picked him up and carried him home!!  His mommy sure was happy!!  Luckily he didn't go too far!

Just figured I would bark my sports for a minute.  My beloved Rangers will open their season on October 4th, versus the Tampa Bay Lightening.  But it won't be at the Garden.  Or at the St. Pete Times Forum.  Nope, they will open with a bang in Prague, Czech Republic!!  They will play 2 games there, and then they will head home for their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Garden on October 10th!  We are so excited about the start of the season, even though so far preseason has not been kind to us:{ Grrrr!!

In baseball news, the Phillies are hard at work as I bark my entry, hoping to win their game today and secure their division title!!!!  It's pretty exciting for baseball fans here right now!!  So far they are on the right track, they are winning 2-0!!!!!!!

Well, guess that is all my news for now!  Better go watch the game!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some Sad, Sad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/506467</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:06:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh, pups, we are very very sad here at our house right now.  The other day, mommy and daddy came hom ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh, pups, we are very very sad here at our house right now.  The other day, mommy and daddy came home from the doctors, and told us that my wiggly, or human baby that was growing inside mommy's tummy, has gone to baby Heaven.  

This was completely a shock for us, as my mommy was into her second trimester and had just gone for a regular check-up.  To make a long story short, the doctor couldn't find the baby's heartbeat, and after having an emergency ultrasound, the doctors found that a blood clot had formed 
behind the placenta and cut off supplies to the baby.  

Mommy had to have a small surgery done today, but she is home now and doing well.  We are all very very devastated, but are trying to make peace with the fact that nature has a way of working things out, even though it may make for some hard times.

The good news is that the doctors say mommy and daddy should be fine to try again, but that mommy will be considered high risk, and may have to take some medicines for her blood during the pregnancy.  That just means that the doctors will keep an extra close eye on mommy and the baby.  

Sorry to share such bad news, but we will be back with our regular doggy and kitty tales hopefully soon!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jiggy The Dragon</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/500318</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:53:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The other day our Uncle Chris came and brought the coolest thing for the baby.  It is a colorful dra ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The other day our Uncle Chris came and brought the coolest thing for the baby.  It is a colorful dragon and it's name is Jiggy.  As soon as I saw him I wanted him!!  Uncle Chris took him out of the bag and handed him to daddy, and I jumped from the ottoman right onto daddy's lap on the couch so I could get a better look at Jiggy.  He is Blue, with a green tummy and purple claws and wings.  And the pointy scales going down his back are orange!  He is so cool!!!!!  
Now my wiggly won't be here for another couple months, so I sure don't understand why I can't play with Jiggy til the wiggly gets here.  I figured I could start a hole and start pulling the stuffins out for the wiggly.  I am sure that when it comes, my wiggly won't know how to play with toys properly, so I just want to get a head start on our first lesson on how to play with toys!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wiggly Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/494978</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:54:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, wigglys sure require a lot of stuff!  We had 4 big huge boxes delivered the other day!  Daddy s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, wigglys sure require a lot of stuff!  We had 4 big huge boxes delivered the other day!  Daddy says they are furniture for the wiggly's room!  We are still waitin on something called a crib.  I bet that is fun!  Last night we helped daddy put together the dresser!  Tomorrow we are going to put together something called a changer (??), a quilt rack, and a toy box!  Now that I do know!!  We have 2 toy boxes!!  I think I know what a quilt rack is too.   Grandma makes lots of quilts, they are big soft pretty blankets, and when she gives one to mommy we aren't allowed to lay on it make a bed out of it!  So I guess grandma will be makin my wiggly lots of quilts!  I wonder if she/he will be allowed to lay on them or make a bed out of them?

Also, last night daddy and mommy brought home a bag from a store called Babies-R-Us.  They had to go pick out a stroller cause mom-mom wants to but them one.  They brought home  2 little tiny jammies, and a set of 2 towels and 4 washcloths!  Mommy and daddy laid them all out for us to sniff and check-out!  Do you believe that some people say that it is horrible to let doggies and kitties near the wiggly's stuff???  Mommy says that is a bunch of ball-o-nee.  She says there is no reason why we can't check out the wiggly's stuff, since it just came out of a store and will all be getting washed anyway before the wiggly uses it!  Mommy and daddy both say that this is a good start to gettin us ready for the baby to come,  to let us explore and check out all the stuff!  Some people are just old fashioned, and need to mind their own beez wax!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wiggly Update And Other Odds And Ends</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/490589</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:56:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here is my wiggly update:

Mommy went to the dok-turs a few weeks ago and they checked her all out ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here is my wiggly update:

Mommy went to the dok-turs a few weeks ago and they checked her all out.  The dok-tur said that everything looks great, mommy's ultra-sound, bloodwork and tinkles all checked out ok!!  Yes tinkles.  (Mommy says I can spare all my pals the details of how you get the tinkles to the dok-turs!!  Hee hee!) They have to check that to make sure mommy doesn't have too many pro-teens or shug-ars in it.  Don't worry, it was all good!  

In other news I broke my harness the other day.  We were walkin and I saw a bunny.  Unfortunately daddy didn't see the bunny, so when I tried to take off after it daddy wasn't ready.  When I got to the end of my leash and it caught, one of the clips for my harness broke right in half!!  Luckily I didn't realize it but daddy did.  We were almost home, so he just clipped my leash to my collar the rest of the way.  Mommy went and got me a new one, and it is way cooler than my old one!!  On the back by where the leash clips on there is a diamond shaped metal thing that attaches all the parts of the harness.  Mommy says it looks like I have the Superman symbol on my back!  Way Cool!

Our neighbors had these horrible loud trucks at their house today and they cut down all the trees in their backyard!!!  Can you believe that??  Why would you want to do that???  Now they have no shade, and it looks awful naked in our backyard!  I was very disturbed all day by this noise and ruckus, and barked my displeasure to anyone who would listen.  Not too many people were interested though!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Big Announcement!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/481763</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:02:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Attention everyone, I have a big announcement!!  OMD, I am so excited.  Ahem.  Ok. Here goes!

I a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Attention everyone, I have a big announcement!!  OMD, I am so excited.  Ahem.  Ok. Here goes!

I am FINALLY GETTIN A PINK WIGGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yes, it's true!  My mommy is preg-nint!!  I am SO SUPER EXCITED about this!!  If you are regular reader of my diary, you know that I absolutely LOVE babies!  When I see a baby, my tail wags so hard that everyone jokes it will fly off!  I just want to lick and lick them!!  I have been waiting for mommy and daddy to make me one for a long time now, and finally they did!

I am already being such a great big brother!  Everynight I make sure mommy takes her baby vy-ti-mins with a big tall glass of milk.  I walk mommy a lot too, so she keeps excersisin!!!  I can't wait til my wiggly comes so I can teach him or her all the cool stuff I know!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thankful This Summer!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/476558</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:43:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was just rememberin last year this time!  Whew, it seems like so long ago now!!  Last year, this t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was just rememberin last year this time!  Whew, it seems like so long ago now!!  Last year, this time, mommy and daddy were spendin a whole lot of time at a big hospital in Philadelphia, gettin ready for daddy's hart surj-erry!  The year anniversary of his hart gettin fixed is July 11th!!  We are so thankful that his surj-erry was a success, and that he is doing so great now, even though we had those 2 extra trips to the hospital, and those few touch and go months with the pericarditis!  But daddy is off all medications now, and just saw the hart dok-tur a few weeks ago, and he is doing great!  Now he just has to go for checks every 6 months!!

Wow, this 4th of July will sure be nice cause we won't have the big surj-erry date looming!!  I just wanted to say again how thankful we are that that is all behind us!!

Hope every pup finds themselves and their families in good health and happiness this 4th of July!!  I wish every pup a good BBQ treat!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Second Dogster Meetup</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/470814</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:52:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today I went with Macy, mommy, aunt Connie, and Cody to a dogster meetup!  This one was at Laurel Ac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today I went with Macy, mommy, aunt Connie, and Cody to a dogster meetup!  This one was at Laurel Acres Park in Mt. Laurel, NJ.  We are pretty lucky cause it is only about 1/2 hour away from our house!  Some of the doggies there traveled from Northern NJ or Maryland, or Delaware!!  My good pal Odie and his mommy Erica ran the show, and once again did a terrific job!!

I am proud to say that mommy gave me an A++ for my behavior today!!  She said she is so proud of me cause I am such a good boy!!  It was a pretty hot day, so after a long walk across a big field, we got some water and layed in some shade.  There was a little pool there for us doggies to get in and cool off!!  Mommy and aunt Connie made me, Macy, and Cody all get in and they wet us down real good so we could cool off!!  We saw some other doggies, I got to see my pals Odie and Spuds again!  They are some super cool dudes!!  I chilled under the tent with them for awhile!  Then me, Macy, Cody, and doggie named Zoe, and another doggie named Moo went in the off-leash run for awhile!  That was fun, we sniffed around and peed on the fence!  Then we came out and had pictures taken, and relaxed in the shade some more.

Aunt Connie brought us over some doggy brownies.  Now usually I do not eat in public cause I am a little nervous, but I ate my brownie all up!!  It was super yummy!  Then I ate half of Macy's!!  By then, we had been there awhile, we were hot, and we had to get home to Dixie, so we said our goodbyes, and Odie's mommy gave us some goody bags!!  They are so great, they have big bones, chewy beef sticks, little T-bone treats, and a squeaky ball in them!!  We also got sample packs of bacon twisties!!  Oh what a good time!

When we got home, mommy hosed us off and sudsed us up on the deck.  Then we sat outside and dried off a little before going in to have our supper!  We opened one of our goody bags and shared a big bone with Dixie.  Then I alternated naps between on top of the A/C vent, and the back of the couch!

Much to my dismay, Macy tagged along today.  I don't like when Macy comes to doggy functions with me, cause she barks at other doggies and is emm-baris-ing.  She wasn't supposed to come either, but mommy got so busy with stuff this morning, she didn't get a chance to walk Macy like she wanted to.  So she decided last minute to let her come, saying something like maybe it would be good for her to hang out with other doggies.  Well, I guess all in all she wasn't too bad, but she still had a few emm-baris-ing barking moments, and she doesn't like to hang out with new pals like I do!!  Mommy says once was quite enough, and next time it will be just me again!

Thanks again Odie and his mommy for makin us another great doggy day!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Verdict (Really Late!)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/470406</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:01:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The jury has reached a verdict reguarding the case of the missing oreos.  Here are the results!!  (s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The jury has reached a verdict reguarding the case of the missing oreos.  Here are the results!!  (sorry, mommy has been very tied up with work for the past few weeks!)!!

Suspect #1, Miss Macy, was cleared of all charges.  She has no history of trash dumping, and her belly would have sold her down the river if she had eaten the oreos.  In the case of the missing oreos, Macy is found not guilty on all counts.

Suspect #2, Richter Meatball, was cleared of one charge, but found guilty of another.  In the case of the missing oreos, for the charge of dumping the trash, Richter was found not guilty.  However for the charge of eating the oreos, Richter was found guilty as charged!!!  There were some not so pleasant trips to the back yard for him that gave him away!!!

Suspect #3, Dixie, was also cleared of one charge but found guilty on a another.  In the case of the missing oreos, for the charge of dumping the trash can Dixie was found guilty, as she has been so many times before!!  She is the only one who has ever been caught dumping the trash, and has had previous convictions of this crime, one time in particular involving a hot dog roll.  In the charge of actually eating the oreos, Dixie was found not guilty, because Richter's poops for the week spoke for themselves!!!

CASE CLOSED!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Interview With Suspect #2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/465579</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 May 2008 06:28:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The following is Case File # 101 &quot;The Case Of the Stale Oreo Fiasco&quot; as it was reported to the absen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The following is Case File # 101 "The Case Of the Stale Oreo Fiasco" as it was reported to the absent party (mommy) for sentencing. There are currantly 3 suspects being tried in the case, and one witness who stumbled on the crime scene after hearing "the rustling of the packaging". Almost the entire contents of a regular sized package of stale oreo cookies has disappeared without a trace!! Here are the details of the crime scene as reportd by the witness.

The witness claims his alarm went off at 9:15 am, at which point he noticed that suspect #2 was snuggled in the blankets on the bed.  He claims that about 15-20 minutes later, he  was awakened by a rustling sound, like someone was playing with a sort of plastic. As the witness approached the top of the stairs he claims to have seen trash littering most of the living room floor. Suspect #1 was sniffing through the debris, suspect #3 was asleep in her bed which was located a floor above the crime scene. And suspect #2 was flat-belly laid out in the middle of the evidence, with the packaging in question right between his paws. The jury should be aware that suspect #3 does have a history of trash dumping on her record.

The following is the statement provided by suspect #2, Richter.

I woke up with my mommy and went to the potty outback.  We came in and had our breakfast.  This morning it was Simmered chicken medley Beneful and my scoop of  Sensitive Systems from Purina One.  Upon finishing my breakfast, I got a big drink, hopped up on the back of the couch, let a big burp rip, looked out the window for baby bunnies, and then went back upstairs to go back to bed with my daddy.  At 9:15 my daddy's alarm went off and I would like to stress that he states I was in the bed with him at that time.  A few minutes after daddy hit snooze I heard some commotion downstairs.  So I went to check it out.  Trash was everywhere, and smack in the middle of it all was an empty oreo package.  I tried to resist, but I had to go check it out cause it smelled so darn good, but all that was left was a few crumbs.  I laid down with the package between my front legs so that I could have the crumbs and pawsibly sniff out who had done this heinous crime, but that is when daddy appeared at the top of the stairs.

I Richter Meatball Huston did not eat the entire package of stale oreos!  Although I was the one caught with the evidence, I would like to point out that as admitted by both, Macy and Dixie were both seen by mommy downstairs as she left for work, and that they key witness claims I was snuggled up with him in bed mere minutes before the crime was discovered.  I ask, how could I have had time to eat a WHOLE package in just a few minutes time???  Nope, as far as I can see, with her history of trash dumping, questionable manners, and insatiable appetite, one could only rule that Dixie is the guilty party here.  After mommy left she must have just done what she has done countless times before.   Dumped the trash, ate what she could find, and came upstairs to sleep it off.  I was just a poor poor doggy in the wrong place at the wrong time!!  I am the victim here!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I AM DIARY OF THE DAY!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/457909</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 May 2008 05:09:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, OMD, OMD!!!!!  I am diary of the day!!!  Thank you, thank you Dogster for pickin me!!!  Wowee!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, OMD, OMD!!!!!  I am diary of the day!!!  Thank you, thank you Dogster for pickin me!!!  Wowee!!!

Today started out a little stressed for me!  I had to wake mommy up to take me out to potty!  It was getting near Emergency status!!!  Mommy figured that when she heard me digging at the gate, cause I usually never do that!!  Usually I am content to snooze all day!!  So I went out and took care of the biz, and now I feel much better!  Today is also exciting cause we are going to Great Grandmas, and tonight is the Flyers first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!!  Daddy is super excited about that!

So anyways, mommy logged on to her p-mails before she got in the shower, and TA-DA!!!!  There was the super special p-mail that said "Richter is the featured Diary of the Day"!!!!  So I just had to write a little bit to say Thanks and let everyone know how excited we are!!!  Have a super day pups!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wowee The Tag Game!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/457396</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 May 2008 16:11:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thanks to my good buddy Odie for tagging me!!!!  It sure is fun to learn more about my dogster pals! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thanks to my good buddy Odie for tagging me!!!!  It sure is fun to learn more about my dogster pals!!!

Ok here are the rules:  Answer these questions so that they pertain to you, then tag 4 pups!!  Make sure to send a p-mail or rosette to let your good pals know you tagged them!!!!

Ok, here goes!!

4 Jobs You Have:

1) SENTRY.  I sit on my station on the back of the couch all day everyday, and alert my family the SECOND anything or anyone comes remotely near our house!!

2) GPS.  I ride shotgun in the car and regularly stick my head out the window to be sure we are going in the right direction!!!

3)  LAWN FERTILIZER.  I drop fresh fertilizer in the grass out back usually 3-4 times a day!!!

4) PERSONAL TRAINER.  I like to walk my mommy and daddy daily to help them maintain a good weight!!

4 Places You Have Lived Or Stayed At:

1) The petstore in the Cherry Hill Mall.  (now closed down, thank goodness!!)

2) Our condo in Marlton.

3) My mom-mom and poppy's house in Southampton.

4) Our house we live in now in Berlin.

4 Places You Have Been:

1) To great-grandmas house in Brick Town, NJ.

2) To Aunt Brooke's old house in Connecticut.

3) The beach!  (Super Fun!!)

4) The pound!!  Yup that's right!!  Macy and I both visited the pound for a short time when we got Dixie!  We had to go in separate pens outside and take turns with Dixie coming into our pens to see if we got along ok.  Then we all had to go in a pen together to make sure me and Macy didn't gang up on Dixie!!

4 Places You'd Rather Be:

1) At a Rangers game eatin a pretzel with cheese!

2) At a Phillies game eatin a hotdog!!

3) At my best furiend Lily's house in Czech Republic!

4) At the ice cream store havin a puppy cup with extra bones on top!!

My 4 Furiends I Tag Are:

1) My bestest furiend Lily!  She is home without her mommy and her one boy, cause he is sick and getting traetment here in the States!  Maybe playin tag will cheer her up!!

2) My pal from Alabama, Spencer!!  Him and I are kind of the same spots in our families, the middle guy!!  We both have an older sibling and a younger Diva sister!!

3) My pal Bridgette!  She is my aunt Brookes newest pup, and I have never gotten to meet her yet, so it sure would be fun to learn more about her!!!

4) My Cuz Cody!!  He is a fun little guy who has had an interesting life!!  We play boy games together!!

Have fun every pup!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bye Bye Hockey</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/457094</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 May 2008 18:45:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, my pups, it is a sad time.  Time to say goodbye to the Rangers for the summer, til the start o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, my pups, it is a sad time.  Time to say goodbye to the Rangers for the summer, til the start of the 2008-2009 season!  Despite a brilliant fight, they were eliminated from the playoffs the other day!!  So we want to say thanks for a great season, and we can't wait til next one!!!  The Rangers will definitely be opening their next season with excitement, because guess where their first game is gonna be???  Nope, not at Madison Square Garden.  Nope not at another teams arena.  Give up???  The Rangers are one of the chosen teams to begin their season overseas this year!!!  They will play the Tampa Bay Lightening in the Czech Republic!!!!!!  Super exciting!!!

Oh, we also wanted to wish a speedy recovery to LW Sean Avery.  He suffered a lacerated spleen in game #3 of our last round!  He played through the whole game even though he was hurting more by the minute.  At the end, he went directly to the hospital where he was in intensive care for a few days with internal bleeding!  He is doing ok, but would not be allowed to play for the rest of this season, so I guess it isn't so bad it's over.  It wouldn't feel right if they went on to win without him, he is a very big part of their success!!!

So now we prepare for the lazy days of summer, which turns me to another sport.  I know it sounds crazy liking a team from NY for hockey, and a team from Philadelphia for baseball, but what can I say??  We just recently started liking baseball within the last 2 years, so we follow the Philadelphia Phillies!!  Even mommy admits it is a little easier to like a local team for a change!!!  But then we found out that one of my bestest furineds in the whole world LOVES the Phillies, my furiend Kim!!!  So now I like them even more!  Mommy bought me a Phillies bandana that I can now put on (now that my Rangers one can be put to rest for a few months)!!!!  I sure hope Kim likes it!!!!!!

Hockey isn't totally over in our house though, no sirs!!  Daddy is a Flyers fan, and they are still going strong!  As a matter of fact, they will be taking on the very team that eliminated the Rangers from the playoffs in the next round!!!  It is certainly going to be an interesting series, that is for sure!  Even though we are true blue, we still just love the game of hockey so we will try to get as much of it as we can out of the next month or so!!!  

The decision of who to root for in the next round is tough, by law we just can't like the Flyers, rival cities and such.  But can you really bring yourself to root for the team that just eliminated the team you love???  Especially when there are a few players on that team who you just DO NOT like, and never have??? We are thinkin no, so as hard as it was to do, we have decided to take the side of orange and root for the Flyers!!!  

We'll see what happens!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What Oh What Can I Buy With One Dollar????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/455539</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 May 2008 13:46:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Awhile ago, on one of our walkies, I found a dollar!  I was just sniffing along, when all of a sudde ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Awhile ago, on one of our walkies, I found a dollar!  I was just sniffing along, when all of a sudden there was this money!!  Daddy picked it up and said I could take it home and it could be mine and maybe I could use it to buy myself something!!!  Yea!!

Well here is my problem.  Everything I tell mommy and daddy that I want to buy with my dollar, they just laugh and say "one dollar isn't enough for that, Richter!!".  Well, what the heck is it enough for then???

The very firstest thing I wanted to buy with my one dollar was a pink wiggly, but I have since come to find out that pink wigglys are growed, not bought.  Then I saw a HUGE orange truck on the side of the road with a "FOR SALE" sign on it!!  This was like one of those monster trucks you see on TV, we would need a ladder to get into it!!  The wheels are as big as daddy!!!  I would be king of the highway cruisin around in that!!!  But mommy and daddy say they are pretty sure that my dollar won't cover my orange truck.  Or a go-cart and doggles, or a fish tank, or a big swimmin pool with a deep end and turtles on the bottom.  The list goes on and on!!

Dixie found a dime on the floor in the laundry room yesterday.  She asked me what she could get with 10 cents, and I told her if I can't get anything for my one dollar, she sure was gonna have a hard time finding something for a dime!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Tail of Devotion for Richter</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/451902</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dear Richter,

The day we got you is one of my fondest memories!!  We saw you in the petstore, lay ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dear Richter,

The day we got you is one of my fondest memories!!  We saw you in the petstore, laying on your back with a little chewie hanging out of the side of your mouth!!  You had a pudgy little belly, and big giant feet!  We took you into the playpen, and you were quite content to just sit between me and your daddy and look up at us!  You were the sweetest little puppy, very laid back and happy with the world!!  

To this day, that holds true!  You have grown up into a handsome boy, and you make us laugh ever single day, whether we are with you or not!!!  You do some silly things, and we love you more for each one of them!!!!  You have the best disposition, so loving and accepting of everything, from babies to other dogs, to cats, to guniea pigs, you name it!!  You are such a well behaved dog, and we are very proud of you!!

My little fellow Rangers fan, you have been my company for 5 years now, and I can't believe time has gone that fast!!  We sure have been through lots together, moving from our condo to our house, planning a wedding, getting 2 other dogs, daddy's surgery, and lots of other stuff!!!  And through it all you haven't minded one bit!!  You have been our constant, loyal companion, always there when we need you and couldn't be happier about it!!!!  I guess it's true what they say, time does fly when you are having fun!  Cause we have lots of that everyday with you!!

I love you, my meatball!!!

Love, 
Mommy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Days!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/448383</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:42:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Kim is finally back!!  Oh, I am so glad!!!  I got to see her today and get a cookie!!  Ahh, my 10 da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kim is finally back!!  Oh, I am so glad!!!  I got to see her today and get a cookie!!  Ahh, my 10 days of torture are over!!

We got a new door for the back!  The old one was starting to come apart and there was a sharp piece sticking out of it!!  Mommy and daddy decided to put on a new one before one of us got hurt!  That is the door we go out for pottys!  The cats like it too, cause it has a much bigger screen/window part, and they can look out it!

Well, gotta go for now!  Need to check hockey scores!!  It's the playoffs!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad For 10 Days:(</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/444009</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:24:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am officially sad for 10 days.  That is because one of my most favoritest people, Kim, is on vacat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am officially sad for 10 days.  That is because one of my most favoritest people, Kim, is on vacation.  Yesterday was Day 1 of my Kimless stretch, and I am very depressed.  Mommy and daddy were laughin at me today, as I smushed my nose up against the glass front door (yes, boogers galore!!) and tried to see if the mail truck was coming up the street.  Mommy said, Richter, Kim isn't coming today, remember she is off for 10 days?  Whah!!

But guess what mommy said she will do for me?  She is gonna get me a Philadelphia Phillies bandana to wear for Kim!  That is her favorite team, so therefore, it is now my favorite team!!  For baseball that is.  I can go Philly for baseball, and football, but as far as hockey goes??????  You guessed it!!  New York Rangers forever!!!!

By the way, there is less than a week to go in the regular hockey season, and the Eastern Conference is gonna come down to the last minute we think!!!  The Rangers just moved into 5th seed last night!!!  3 more games to go!  2 versus the Islanders and then our final game of the regular season is Sunday against the New Jersey Devils!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boys Day Out</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/442998</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:43:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/442998</guid>
		<description>Yesterday mommy and Aunt Connie took me and Cody to the dog park!  We had such a good time playing w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday mommy and Aunt Connie took me and Cody to the dog park!  We had such a good time playing with all the other pups!!  Mommy said she was real proud of me cause I ran after the other dogs to play with them and even went near strangers!!

The park we went to has a real big hill, so when we were done in the off-leash run, we ran all the way up to the top of the hill and back down!  That was really fun!

When we got back to our house, Cody got a bath in our bathtub!!  He had foamy shampoo that smelled like coconuts!  

Today I am trying to talk mommy and daddy into taking me to Petco (where the pets go!).  My beneful is on sale and I want a fish tank.  I want one that we can put a pretty beta in, but one that Sophia can't get into.  When we first moved into this house, mommy and daddy had 3 bettas, and when we moved them they were all in their little  cups with the lids.  It was late, so they put them all on a high shelf and were gonna get their bowls ready for them the next morning. 

 Well, no one really knows for sure who exactly ate them, but mommy says she is pretty sure Sophia is the one climbed the entertainment center and knocked them all off.  At the time, me, Sirius and Sophia were the only ones here, so mommy and daddy aren't sure if we all shared them or just one of us ate them up.  But the next morning, I came upstairs with an empty cup in my mouth, and 3 little fishies had vanished, never to be seen again!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Met A New Furiend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/440529</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:14:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/440529</guid>
		<description>I met a new pal yesterday!!  His name was Buddy!  We were all outside talking to Kim, and he just ca ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I met a new pal yesterday!!  His name was Buddy!  We were all outside talking to Kim, and he just came running up to us all by his self!!  The best part about Buddy??  He totally didn't care about mean old Macy and Dixie!!  They were hoppin on him and barking at him, and he could have cared less!!  Him and I were sniffing each other, tails waggin!!  Mommy opened the door to try to get the mean girls inside, and Buddy must have really liked our house, cause he just ran in with us!!  Mommy and Kim were laughin, Macy and Dixie were appauled!!  I trotted along after him, as he investigated our laundry room!!  He was thirsty so I told him he could get a drink out of Sophia's water dish!  Then we went to check out the litter box, but mommy came runnin after us and picked him up!!  Then she gave him to Kim and she took him home!  I don't know why mommy had to do that, we were just about to start having some serious fun!  And why do Macy and Dixie have to be so mean??  I sure hope Buddy comes back one day so we can get to playing!!  Maybe mommy can lock stinkin Macy and Dixie inside and I can play with my new furiend out back!!

Mommy said it was a good thing Kim was here, cause Buddy didn't have a collar on, and we didn't know where he lived!!!  I sure wish she didn't have to take him home so soon though!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Eeeew</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/436811</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:49:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/436811</guid>
		<description>Tonight mommy opened Dixie's box that her joint juice came in.  The big bottle was buried under all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight mommy opened Dixie's box that her joint juice came in.  The big bottle was buried under all these weird lookin little things.  When mommy was emptying the little things into the trash, one fell on the floor!  I grabbed it right up cause I thought maybe it would be a yummy snack or somethin, but EEEWWW!!!  Gross!!!  Blec!!!  It was all soft and chewy and didn't taste like anything but terrible to me!!  As soon as I bit down on it, it squished on my teeth and made a disturbing squeakin noise.  Then when I tried to spit it out, it stuck to my tongue!!  Mommy looked down and saw my distress, and of course immediately started laughin at me!!!  She did get the rotten thing off my tongue and said "you don't like styrofoam peanuts Richter??".  Well no I don't!!!  They don't taste nothin like the yummy peanuts that you make peanut butter out of!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pink Wiggly Fever!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/436104</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:58:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/436104</guid>
		<description>I am really really happy for my pal Milo, cause he just wrote a diary entry about how his mommy is h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am really really happy for my pal Milo, cause he just wrote a diary entry about how his mommy is having a pink wiggly!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Milo calls it a baybee, and at first I had to ask my mommy, what is Milo barking about?!?  What is a baybee??  Then mommy told me Milo's mommy is having a pink wiggly, and I got it!!!  That is what I call people baybees.  So I just wanted to say CON-GRAT-YOU- LAY-SHONS to Milo and his mommy and daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of baybees, everyone around here has pink wiggly fever for mommy and daddy to have one.  Mommy says she is asked that question about 3-4 times a week by different people, " So when are you gonna have a baybee?".  Co-workers, patients, friends, relatives you name it!!! 

I personally am with the majority around here!!!  I think it is time that mommy got preg-nint. Thats when you start to grow your own pink wiggles!!!   At first I said it can't be that hard mommy, you do a pretty good job growin flowers out back!!  I would help you remember to water it and everything!!  But then I read Milo's diary and he says that pink wigglys actually grow inside mommy's tummy!!!!!  Whoa!!!  Weird!!!  Still, it can't be that hard, mommy!  You wouldn't even have to remember to water it! Only thing is how would I sit her lap when her belly got all big??  Oh well, I can figure that out later!  

And I am with Milo, I would rather have a boy, so I could teach him to burp and do barneys, and bark out the window, squeak toys and chew chewies, do pottys outside, and all kinds of stuff like I learned while I was pup!!  A girl would be ok too, but I need another boy around here!!  Me, daddy and Sirius are overrun with girls!!

Mommy says not to get my hopes up right now!!!  Her and daddy have some things that they need to get settled before they start thinkin about a pink wiggly.  What the heck could be so important that they can't grow me a pink wiggly now?!?!  Sheesh!!!  
Hew-mans!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy, Rangers, And Other News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/431705</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/431705</guid>
		<description>My daddy is coming home tonight!  I am so happy, I can't wait to see him!  He has been gone all week ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My daddy is coming home tonight!  I am so happy, I can't wait to see him!  He has been gone all week for work.  I am watching out the window for him as I bark this to mommy to type!!

I am also all wet.  Mommy just gave all 3 of us baths.  She got us this special shampoo for dry skin, cause we have all been really itchy lately.  She is also gonna try putting some oil in our food tonight.  We eat mostly dry food, not too much wet.  Our groomer said that a few drops in our food might help moy-stir-eyes our skin and fur.  

The Rangers have been doing pretty good!  They are currantly teetering between 6th and 7th seed in the playoff race for the Eastern Conference.  They just got 2 new players before the trade deadline.  Both played last night and looked pretty good, except for the one kept taking penalties.  But hopefully it was just him adjusting in to the line-up!  Mommy says that every game should be played as though it were the Stabley Cup Finals right now, cause our conference is REALLY tight, and a few losses could equal a seat at home for the playoffs!!

Well, guess that is all for now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Special Little Valentine</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/425765</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:23:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/425765</guid>
		<description>I would like to tell you all about my special little Valentine!  Her name is Lily and she is my best ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I would like to tell you all about my special little Valentine!  Her name is Lily and she is my bestest furiend!  Lily lives in Czech Republic.  She likes the Rangers just like me!  She is a cute little black and tan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.  We met here on dogster. 
Me and Lily send each other p-mails and gifts!  We know all about each other's families!  We share stories and secrets, like best furiends should!
Lily has a super nice family, she has a mommy and a daddy, and 3 furless kids!  
Everyday I look forward to getting on dogster to see what my little pal is up to!!  Thanks dogster for helping me find my Valentine and best buddy!!
Happy Valentine's Day to all dogster pups!  And especially to my Lily!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Silly Things I Do</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/424670</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:01:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/424670</guid>
		<description>Mommy says that I do lots of silly things.  Today, she said I may have done one of my silliest!!

 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mommy says that I do lots of silly things.  Today, she said I may have done one of my silliest!!

Mommy took us out to the potty before she left for work this morning.  All of a sudden she realized that me and Macy were sniffing at some fuzzy thing on the ground.  At first she thought we had broken one of the house rules and snuck a stuffed toy outside.  But we seemed a little too interested in this thing, so she finally came over to investigate.  

When she got over, she realized it wasn't a stuffed toy, it was clumps of fur out of a squirrels tail!!!!!  We don't know how it got there, but it was there!!!  Mommy said, "Ew, come on Richter and Macy".  She was gonna go get out pooper scooper to pick up the clumps.  But I had a better idea.  I figured I would just save mommy the trouble, so I ate the squirrel fur.  Yup, ate it right up.  Mommy seemed very disturbed by this, yelling, "EW!!  No, Richter, put it down!!!".  But by that time it was too late!  That squirrely fur was in my belly!

You pups don't think thats weird, right??]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hooray It's My Birthday!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/421374</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:07:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/421374</guid>
		<description>Today is my 5th birthday!!!!  I had a very exciting day both yesterday and today!!  

Yesterday mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my 5th birthday!!!!  I had a very exciting day both yesterday and today!!  

Yesterday mommy and daddy went to brunch for Aunt Kelly's birthday, which is today like mine!!  Then they came home and we went for a walk, and then mommy made me some home-made doggy peanut butter cookies!!  They are in the shapes of teddy bears and stars!!  So far, I don't seem to like them, can you pups believe it??  But Macy and Dixie sure seem to be enjoying them!!  Mommy says tonight she might try spreading a thin layer of peanut butter on mine!!

Anyways, while mommy was makin my BD treats, we had on the Ranger's game!!  Now pretty much since the begining of the year, the Ranger's have played pretty stinky.  But last Thursday they had a really good game and they have won 3 in a row, including yesterdays win over the Canadiens!!  The best part was that the Ranger's were down 3-0 at one point, and they came back and scored 5 unanswered goals to win the game!!!!!  What a great BD gift from the Blueshirts!!!

Later that night, mommy and daddy went to a Super Bowl party, and when they got home I opened my presents!!!  They looked so neat, mommy wrapped them in Transformers paper!!!!  SO COOL!!!  I got 3 Bully Sticks to share with Macy and Dixie, a big squeaky football with little arms and legs, and a squeaky toy that looks like a box of popcorn from the movies!!  On the front it says "Hot Buttered Pup Corn"!  I couldn't decide what to play with first!!  So I went back and forth from chewin my bully stick, to squeakin my toys!!  

Today mommy and daddy took me to lunch all by myself to the chicken place I love!!!  I got to have 3 nuggets, YUMMY!!!!  

When mommy got home from work, I chewed my bully stick, squeaked my football, ate my supper, wiped my face on mommy and daddy's bed, and then took turns squeakin my football and pupcorn!!!  

What a day!!!!!  Being 5 is PAWESOME!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Human Job</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/420269</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Feb 2008 05:54:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/420269</guid>
		<description>My furiend Jelly posed a very good question in her diary.  What would your job be if you were a pers ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My furiend Jelly posed a very good question in her diary.  What would your job be if you were a person??  I would have to say that I would own a daycare center for kids.  Cause I sure do LOVE kids, especially little babies and toddlers!!  They are just so so so much fun, I would follow them around all day, and play toys with them, and lick them, and wag my tail.  Oh wait, if I was a person I wouldn't have a tail would I??]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Itchies!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/419232</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:27:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/419232</guid>
		<description>I am getting a bath tonight when my daddy gets home.  Mommy went and got me some Oatmeal shampoo cau ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am getting a bath tonight when my daddy gets home.  Mommy went and got me some Oatmeal shampoo cause I have had a REALLY bad case of the itchies lately!!!!  My skin is really dry.  It has been pretty cold and dry here, so we think that is why.  I usually protest baths in every way shape and form, but tonight, I might actually welcome one!!  This new shampoo better work though, I certainly don't want a bath for nothing!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My New Cousin Cody</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/417741</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:07:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/417741</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, guess what??  I got a new cousin this week!!  His name is Cody and he is a cocker spaniel  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, guess what??  I got a new cousin this week!!  His name is Cody and he is a cocker spaniel just like us!

The begining of the story is very sad and disgusting.  On Tuesday night, our Aunt Connie found Cody tied up to a pole on the side of a highway with an extension cord.  Yes, unfortunatly I barked that right pups, an extension cord.  It was raining and very cold out!  She called mommy right away to see what she should do!!  Mommy was asking her all kinds of questions about him, and finally Aunt Connie just took him and brought him over so mommy could see him for herself!!  As soon as she hung up, mommy jumped into action!!  She went to our spare leash cabinet, and took out one of my old red leashes and one of Macy's old collars.  She then went to the car and got out a bag of toys that we never play with that she was gonna take to the shelter.  She also gathered up a few old bowls of ours!  

Since we knew nothing about Cody yet,  mommy didn't let us meet him right away.  But she said that this poor little doggy was a dreadful horrible mess!!  He was completely matted from ears to tail.  The mats on the bottoms of his ears were so huge that mommy said it looked like he had tennis balls hanging from his ears.  He also had a ton of long gross mats on his legs and on his belly.  His one eye looked like there was something wrong with it, and (we didn't see this til later when Aunt Connie and Uncle Scott cut some of the mats off of his legs) he had a cyst hanging off of his belly!  This poor little pup was in pretty bad shape!!

But there was a good side too!!  First of all, Cody was all smiles, tail wags and as sweet as could be while mommy and Aunt Connie looked him over!  He was very friendly!  He let mommy lift his ears to try to look all the way inside to check out how dirty they were, and he also let mommy stick her fingers in his mouth to look at his teeth!  Those 2 things looked pretty good, it was really just all the stuff we said before!  So Aunt Connie decided to take him to her house, and see how he did!  The next day she got Cody an appointment with a vet.  Yesterday, poor little Cody had the works, he got (GULP!) neutered, had his cyst removed, and had the giant horrible mats cut out of his ears!  At first they thought they might have to cut a little of Cody's ears to get the mats off, that is how bad they were.  But thankfully, they didn't have to do that!  Now he is home with aunt Connie and Uncle Scott, and doing excellent!!  Mommy went to visit him today, and she said he was playin and hoppin all over!  Looks like yet another stream of  cocker luck in our family!! 

I am so so so glad that Cody is a boy!  The only other dogs I have to play with are girls, and I get a little tired of playing their girly froo-froo games!  I need a boy to romp and run with!  I can't wait til Cody gets all healed up and we can go to doggy parks together and stuff!!  I am already planning all the fun boy things we can do together!!

Aunt Connie said she is gonna make him a page!  We will let you know when it is up!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, A Valentine's Tag!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/415373</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:38:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/415373</guid>
		<description>I was tagged by my pal Champ!!  How fun!!  Macy and Dixie always get to play these games, but never  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was tagged by my pal Champ!!  How fun!!  Macy and Dixie always get to play these games, but never me!!  Yes!!!  Thanks Champ!  

Okay, here's the rules:

First list 5 of your most special Valentine Wishes!! Then chose 5 special pups, and p-mail or send them a rosette to let them know that they have been tagged! 

Okay, here goes!!

1) I wish for my daddy to get all the way better!

2) I wish to see my Kim every day, she is my favorite!!

3) I wish mommy and daddy keep the couch by the windows so I can do my sentry job properly!

4) I wish for more walks!

5) I wish for a new monkey toy, just like the one I have that the sqeaker broke in!

Now, here are my 5 tags!

1) Milo
2) Gimli
3) Odysseus
4) Ollie
5) Kuzco]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Little Box Of Horrors</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/414712</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:57:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/414712</guid>
		<description>We are about to be hit with birthdays here at our house!!!  My daddy's birthday is Tuesday, and gues ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We are about to be hit with birthdays here at our house!!!  My daddy's birthday is Tuesday, and guess what??  Me, Macy, and Dixie already gave him his present!!!  We got him a grooming caddy/box to keep all of his torture devices in, like brushes, combs, scissors, eye and ear cleaner, cat nail clippers, you know.  All the stuff we usually run from!!  So anyway, we got it the other day and we helped mommy decorate it!!  We wanted to put Little Box Of Horrors on the top, but mommy made us put Daddy's Brushin Box.  We thought that since it was from us we should be able to put whatever we want on it, but mommy can be real bossy sometimes.   

We had to give it to him early though, because the other night he said, "I think it's time for you guys to get a brushin!!".  Well, all our groomin stuff was in the box, all wrapped up!!  So the lucky duck got a present early!!  We were hopin that he was so distracted by our beautiful art work, that he would forget to brush us, but no such luck.  The good thing is that now all that stuff is in one place, which makes it easier to sneak to the trash can!!!  

Now for the good news!!!  My Birthday is in 2 weeks!!!  Thats right pups, on February 4th, I will be turning 5!!  5 whole years old!!  Mommy and daddy can't believe it, they say it doesn't seem like I should be 5 already!  But I am!  I can't wait, I am gonna get presents and mommy says that she is gonna make me some home-made doggie treats!!  Now I have to decide if I want her to make me peanut butter treats, bow-wow brownies, or doggie apple cake!!  What would you pups choose??

Tomorrow is going to be a great day too!!  Mom-mom, poppy, Uncle Chris, Aunt Kelly and furless cousin Bailey are comin over for daddy's BD!!!  I sure hope Uncle Chris brings Nikki!!  And guess what mommy is makin for supper??  A TURKEY!!!!  I love turkey!!  I bet I get a nibble!  Oh, can't wait til tomorrow!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Phoney Ground Hogs</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/413155</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:10:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/413155</guid>
		<description>So the other day on my walk as I approached a seemingly normal yard I saw it.  A ground hog, sitting ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So the other day on my walk as I approached a seemingly normal yard I saw it.  A ground hog, sitting upright, right at the edge of the property along the sidewalk!!!!  I stopped.  I stared.  My ears lifted up.  I took a few steps closer.  This ground hog must be the bravest ground hog I have ever known, he didn't even turn his head to us!!  And Macy wasn't even tryin to be quiet!!   I decided this was a once in a lifetime opportunity.   I made a mad dash up to the ground hog, fully expecting him to turn and run but he didn't!!!  As I approached him I couldn't believe my luck, this ground hog must be a crazy one!!!  He did not move!!  My nose reached him first, I thought I would catch the aroma of fresh grass and ground hog, but all I could smell was..........plastic?!?!?  
Yup, it was a fake.  No doubt a horrible, torturous plan by some evil person to trick dogs like me!  I was so mad at this fakey ground hog that I tried to pee on him, but mommy said "no peeing on personal property Richter, save it for the telephone poles."!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Congratulations To Scottie Gomez!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/412719</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:22:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Just wanted to bark some congrats to Ranger's center and leading goal scorer Scott Gomez!!!  He was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Just wanted to bark some congrats to Ranger's center and leading goal scorer Scott Gomez!!!  He was selected to represent the Rangers in the NHL All-Star game that will take place 2 weeks from today in Atlanta!!  Good Luck Scottie!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ranger's Goal Song</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/408957</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:54:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am so excited about what we just found and put on my page!!!  It is the Ranger's Goal Song, the so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am so excited about what we just found and put on my page!!!  It is the Ranger's Goal Song, the song that is played in Madison Square Garden after every Ranger's goal is scored!!!!  It is the coolest song, and was especially made for the Rangers by the MSG music director Ray Castoldi.  Also known as "Slapshot", the goal song was introduced on January 20, 1995 as the Stanley Cup Banner was raised to the Garden rafters.  It has been played after every Ranger's goal in MSG since.  Trust me when I tell you, no other NHL team has a song as cool as this one!!!  You get fired up just hearing the score horn at the begining!!!  As soon as a puck hits the net, you hear the horn and the sound of about 18,000 fans screaming and cheering and clapping!!!  As the song progresses, most fans usually join in and sing and chant, and clap along.  Some even dance!!  

Boy, I wish I could say I was speaking from first paw experience but to the best of my knowledge doggies aren't allowed in the Garden.  But my mommy and daddy have been, so they know, and I have seen it on TV!!  Maybe one day I will get to go and see for myself!!!  Ya never know!!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Big Ball Accident</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/406774</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:51:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I hope you pups all had a very nice Christmas!!!  I sure did!!  We got all kinds of presents and tre ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I hope you pups all had a very nice Christmas!!!  I sure did!!  We got all kinds of presents and treats from so many people!!!  Our favorite presents were from our great furiend Kim!  I took over all the stuffed sqeakies she gave us!

On Christmas day we all went to the beach!!  It was not as cold as it has been here so it was pretty nice!!  I got a little over-excited though, and accidentally popped my furless cousin Bailey's big bouncy ball that he just got that morning from Santa!!  I felt real bad, but mommy and daddy gave him some money to go get a new one!  Anyway, the ball was fun while it lasted, me, daddy, Bailey and Uncle Chris ran and ran and they kicked the ball, and I chased it and pushed it around with my nose!  Mommy and Dixie just stayed out the way, and Macy went back and forth between us and mommy.  After that, we all had meatballs, sausage and noodles for supper!!  Super yummy!!  

I must start preparing myself now, because mommy and daddy have just announced that we are having a New Year's Eve party!!  As you all know, parties and strangers are not my favorite things, but I do ok.  Thanks to the Dog Whisperer, mommy has come up with a pretty good way to help me get through the stress of company!  I do good!!  I go on my leash, and stay right near mommy or daddy and all guests are instructed to completely ignore me.  I am not as shy if I can get close to people on my own terms!!  Usually after a half hour or so, I can come off my leash and mingle with the company without running through the house barking my head off like before Cesar!!!  Boy, does that man know his stuff!!!

Wishing every pup and their families a Happy, Healthy 2008!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Very Own Christmas Card!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/401016</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:17:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today when mommy got home from work, she brought the mail inside.  She was going through it and all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today when mommy got home from work, she brought the mail inside.  She was going through it and all of a sudden she said "oh Richter!!!!  There is a card for you!!!!!"  I couldn't even believe it, my very own Christmas card???  Who could it be from????  I ran to mommy to see, and sure enough, there was my name and my name only on the card!!!  Sweet!!!  I told her to hurry and open it!!  She did and on the front of the card is a cute little doggie with a stocking!!
On the inside there was another surprise!  A picture of my good pal Odie!!!  The card was from Odie and his mommy!!  I am too too excited, I never got my very own Christmas card addressed to me before!!!

Odie's picture is so cute, he has on a santa hat!!  I put the card next to our doggy Christmas tree, and Odie's picture right in front of it!!!  Boy oh boy what a great day!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Boney In Mommy's Pocket</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/399528</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:56:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night I was sitting on the couch lookin out the window, when I smelled a milkbone.  I sniffed a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night I was sitting on the couch lookin out the window, when I smelled a milkbone.  I sniffed and sniffed all down in the cushions and under the pillows, but I could not find that boney!!!!  Then finally I figured out it was in the pocket of mommy's coat!!  I stuck my nose in the pocket, but I must have had a hard time just pullin the boney out, because by the time mommy found me, the whole side of her coat was slobbery, and I was just finishin the crumbs in the bottom of the pocket!  What a great treat!!

Only one question remains.......why was there one lonely milkbone in mommy's coat??  Hmmmmm................]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Goings On In Richter's World</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/398838</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:05:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It sure is about time that my mommy finally got on here and typed me an entry!!!  Let's see, what ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It sure is about time that my mommy finally got on here and typed me an entry!!!  Let's see, what has been going on in the world of Richter??  Hmm......

I did get to go over to Grandma and Grandpa's for Turkey day!!  It didn't start raining til late, so we were already there!!  Hee Hee!!!  We had lots of yummy turkey!!  My day was a little jaded by the fact that Connie had to bring her boyfuriend with her.  Those of you who read my diary know that I DO NOT like people that I don't know well!!  I had to be nervous the whole day that he might look at me or try to touch me!!!  But mommy said it was too bad, and if I wanted to go to grandma's that was how it was gonna be.  I guess it wasn't too bad, he just ignored me anyway!!

My best pal Lily sent me a snowflake the other day and ever since it has been snowing here!!!  Little flurries here and there, and then on Wednesday we got a couple inches!!  I LOVE snow, I run out and jam my whole head in it, and roll in it!!  BOL, it is the best fun!!

This past Tuesday night, Macy and Dixie got into a big fight!  Me and Dixie were laying on the floor chewin our chewies and Macy wanted to play.  She took her stinky smelly ball to me and Dixie and did the thing where she hops around us, but we ignored her, we were busy chewin.  So she took the stinky smelly ball to mommy and howled.  Mommy was on the phone with grandma, and Macy was bein so noisy that mommy tossed her ball into the room that me and Dixie were in!  Well, un-fort-tune-it-ley the stinky smelly ball landed right on Dixie.  And of course, Macy just plowed into her to get it, and Dixie got mad and hopped right up and the next thing you know, they were on their hind legs snapping and growling at each other!!!!  Mommy came runnin and yelled HEY! and clapped her hands real loud.  They broke it up right away, and mommy said, that's it, outside right now!!!!  So we all went downstairs and while we were standing by the back door, mommy saw it.  Blood on Macy's nose!!!  It was just a little bit, Dixie must have scratched her nose with her tooth!!  So we all went outside, and went potty, and mommy threw the ball for Macy for a bit.  Then we went inside and mommy put some of that stuff in the brown bottle that she used for her own face the beginin of this year (when she had 100+ stitches!!) on a cotton ball and wiped Macy's nose with it.  It must notv'e hurt, cause Macy just sat there, and everytime mommy wiped she would stick her tongue up and lick her nose!!!  The whole rest of the night, Dixie kept trying to lick Macy's nose, I think she felt real bad about it!!!  The next day you couldn't even see the scratch and they are furiends again!!

Mommy also finally got to the store and did our Christmas shoppin for daddy!!!  I can't say where she went, or daddy will know what we got him!!!  But it sure is great!!!  I can't wait to give it to him!

Well, guess that's all for now!!  Better get back to the couch to keep and eye out for those UPS/FedX men!!  They are everywhere these days!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grumpy Grandpa And The Rain Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/391837</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:12:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wait til you pups get this!!  Mommy and daddy are going over to grandma and grandpa's house for Turk ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wait til you pups get this!!  Mommy and daddy are going over to grandma and grandpa's house for Turkey Day.  Grandma loves us and wants us to come, but grandpa isn't a big "pet person".  You know the type, they are weird and don't like to have doggies or kitties around, or on the FURniture, and think we are dirty and smelly.  

The last couple of years mommy, grandma and Aunt Connie have convinced grumpy grandpa to let me and Macy come over on Thanksgiving.  We are always on our best behavior and mommy makes sure to groom us right before we go so we are not stinky or dirty.  But this year, grandpa is being more grumpy than ever!!!  At first he wasn't going to let us come at all, and his excuse was that there are 3 of us now, with Dixie.  Then he must of felt bad because grandma ignored him all day and he said "you really want those dogs to come, don't you?" and of course grandma said YES!!!  So then he instated a rule.  They can come if it isn't raining.  I betcha he watched the weatherman, and they said it is probably goin to rain, so he made that rule, so that he wasn't technically saying no, but he knows the chance of rain is high, so we most likely won't be able to go.  Isn't he the biggest grump you ever heard of?????

Grandma has an idea!!  The weatherman says it isn't supposed to start rain that day til mid-afternoon, so she said just come over before it starts raining and then he can't say nothing!!!!  Guess we will see what the weather brings on Thursday!!!

Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all the dogs and cats on Dogster and Catster and their families!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Much For A Brave Guard Dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/389014</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:52:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Everyone had a good laugh at my expense tonight!!  Mommy got home from work and took us all out to p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everyone had a good laugh at my expense tonight!!  Mommy got home from work and took us all out to potty.  The way our house is set up, you walk in the front door, and straight ahead is the door that leads to the laundry room.  When you go through that, you get to the back door that we go out to go potty.  When we came in from outside, unbeknownst to me, our Aunt Connie had come in the front door and was just walking through the one to the laundry room.  I saw her come throught that door and it scared me so much that I turned right around and took off right back out the back door!!!  I didn't know anyone else was there!!!!!  Then I was so upset that I wouldn't come in the house to see that it was actually Aunt Connie and not a stranger!!!!  Connie had to come outside with me and I had to inch closer and closer to her before I could be sure it was her!!!

Mommy says I am a little weirdo.  What is a weirdo???  Sounds like they are makin fun of me.  When they told daddy the story, he said, "oh great, now we have to get a dog to guard the dog!!".  Ok, now they are getting to be wise-guys!!!!  Although I really might feel better with a nice doberman to be my furiend!!  I bet a doberman wouldn't be scared of anything!!!  They are such cool doggies!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beware Of The Werewolf!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/382995</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:46:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>On Sunday we went to our cousin Bailey's house for a Howl-O-Ween party!  We had fun, our other cocke ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ On Sunday we went to our cousin Bailey's house for a Howl-O-Ween party!  We had fun, our other cocker cousin was there, Nikki.  We played, went for a walk to the lake, and had lots of yummy treats!

On the way home, mommy and daddy drove through a couple neighborhoods to check out how some houses were decorated for Howl-O-Ween!!!  There were all sorts of things to see, like blow-up witchs, bats, ghosts, and skeletons on motorcycles.  There was little plastic light up ghosts and pumpkins!  The usual cornstalks, bales of hay, orange and purple lights.  Lots of very cleverly decorated jack-o-lanterns!!  Lots of light up bats, spiders, cats, pumpkins and ghosts in the windows.  And we have our very own light up pumpkin out front that has a black kitty that moves up and peeks over the top!  

We  drove past the house that I am afraid to walk past on our walks.  When we come to this house, I usually try to drag daddy or mommy to the other side of the street, and Macy's fur stands up on her back and she wants to run right to the edge of the yard and bark her head off at these creepy things coming out of the ground like that movie where the dead things come out of their graves!!!!  It is all right at the edge of the yard too, right at the sidewalk!  Scary!!

There was this one house around the corner from Bailey's house that was the spookiest of all!!!!  This family goes above and beyond to decorate their house for all holidays and Howl-O-Ween is no exception!!  There is every kind of creepy little ghost or ghoul hanging in a tree or on the ground like a grave yard!!!  They have those strobe lights too, you know the ones that make your eyeballs go crazy!!  
But the best (or worst!) part about this house, is the wolf that lurks around the property!!!  Thats right!!!  A wolf!!!  I think it is a werewolf, mommy says it is ok that it is just someone in a costume, but I think she is scared too!!  I got a good fright when we drove past, and he looked right at me!!!  OMD!!!  I am gonna try to help myself feel better and say he saw me and thought to himself "look at that warrior of a dog.  I should see if he will join me here in my wolf pack!!".  When what he really was probably saying was look at that tastely little morsel!!  Yikes!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wakin Up In The Dark!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/379516</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:54:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh I am so confused!!!  The past few days when mommy or daddy gets up to take us to the potty it is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh I am so confused!!!  The past few days when mommy or daddy gets up to take us to the potty it is still dark outside!!  I keep trying to tell them that it is definitley not time to go out yet, I mean, can't they see that it is still dark out?!?  That must mean it is still nighttime right?  Mommy says that this happens in the Fall, it gets dark earlier and the sun comes up later!!  I don't know about this!!

Of course, Macy and Dixie see no problem with this at all!!  They go runnin right outside to go potty, and then they want to eat breakfast!!!!  I am sorry, I just can't eat breakfast when it is still dark out.  If I even get up to go potty I usually just stumble out into the yard and do a quick woo, then go right back up the deck steps and lay down and wait for Macy and Dixie to get done.  Then once back inside I run right back up to bed!!  The past 2 mornings I haven't eaten my breakfast with Macy and Dixie, I refused to get out of bed!!!  I will eat when the sun is out thank you!!!  I can't believe all this craziness!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vote 4 Richter!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/375253</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:31:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey pups!!

If you get a chance, check out my entry in the World's Coolest Dog and Cat Show!!!!  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups!!

If you get a chance, check out my entry in the World's Coolest Dog and Cat Show!!!!  I am entered in the Sports Fan category, and those of you who know me, know how much I LOVE my Rangers!!!!
So check me out and send a vote my way if you want!!!!  Thanks a pawful lot!!

Whew!!!!!  Just had to go chase that bad Fed-Ex man off my porch!!!!  Watchin out for this house is hard work!!  We did get a box that smells pretty good, mommy says it is from her Tastefully Simple party she went to last week!!! Don't know what that is, but it sounds yummy!!!

Well gotta get goin, gonna decorate for Howl-O-Ween today!!!  Now that it is FINALLY fall weather and not in the 90's like earlier this week!!!!!!  Yuck-o!!

Let's go Rangers!!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whoa, The Greatest Day!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/372726</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:00:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Guess what pups?!?!  I went to one of the dogster meetups today in Freedom Park in Medford, NJ!  BOL ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what pups?!?!  I went to one of the dogster meetups today in Freedom Park in Medford, NJ!  BOL!  What a load of fun!  I met doggies from all around this area, some from NJ, some from NY, and there was even some doggies there from Maryland!  There were contests, prizes, and we all got a little giftbag to take home with the yummiest treats!!!  I shared mine with Macy and Dixie (they didn't go since they are sometimes not so nice to other doggies).  The bags had a tag with our picture and name on it!!  There was also a pinata in the shape of a big pumpkin that us pups were allowed to bust open and then eat all the yummy treats stuffed inside!!  SO PAWSOME!

A special thanks to Odie's mommy, she set everything up and ran the show!  She did such a grreat job!  Odie was a good greeter too, he is such a nice doggy!!  I am so glad to have met him and all the other great doggies there!  BOL!

Everything was cool about this day, even the car ride there!  You will never believe what, or should I say, who I saw on the way there!!!  SPIDERMAN!!!!!!!!!!!  Yep, he was standing right on the side of the road, waving at people to get them to come to a hair cuttin store!!  I love my groomer Mary, but if I was allowed to go to a hair cuttin store that SPIDERMAN worked at????  Wow, it would sure be a tough choice!!  Mommy said she doesn't think that this hair cuttin store specialized in doggies though.  

Then we took a ride through the old hood, since it was on the way to the park.  I saw 5 horsies!!  Then while we were at a stoplight, we saw my mom-mom drivin in her van!!!  

Now I have to take a nap, then get changed into my Rangers bandana!!  Me and my bestest pal Lily have Rangers bandanas and we both wore them for the season opener and they did pawtastic!!!  Lily said she put hers on today!!  Lily lives way accross the Atlantic Ocean in the Czech Republic!!!  Even though we are far apart, she is my bestest bestest pal!!!  Me, Macy and Dixie just sent her a box with her Rangers bandana and some treats in it!!  She looks so so adorable in both her bandanas!!  A lot of the players from the Rangers were born in the Czech Republic and one is right down the road from her!!! BOL!!!  

Well, the Rangers are up in Ottawa tonight!!  Ottawa is a tough team, but we hope to give em a run for their money!!  Mommy said we can get chicken fingers for supper and watch the game tonight!!  YES!!!  We have a hockey package where we get all the games played in the NHL, so we can always see the Rangers!!!

Better go get in a short nap before the game!!!

Let's go Rangers!!!!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Let's Go Rangers!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/371893</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Oct 2007 04:31:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh yes, oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes!!!!!!!!!  Tonight is the big night!!!  The months of hockey drou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh yes, oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes!!!!!!!!!  Tonight is the big night!!!  The months of hockey drought are over, the Ranger's officially ring in the 2007/2008 season tonight at Madison Square Garden!!!!  BOL!!  Could this be our year???  Our year for the cup?!?!  Some people sure think so!!  We have a lot of super-star talent combined with just the right amount of fresh young players so things are looking pretty good for us!!!  We will see tonight how Coach Renney works his magic!!

The Rangers actually have a Victory Song that was written for them by a man named J. Fred Coots in 1940.  (Coots also wrote the song "Santa Paws is Coming To Town"  BOL!!!).  To this day it is still played after every game the Rangers win at MSG!!!  It goes a little somethin like this!!

"Just keep your stick on that puck
And don't lay down on you luck
Thats the Rangers' Victory Song
Get through the enemies goal
With all your heart and your soul
That's the Rangers' Victory Song

Youv'e got to fight, Rangers fight
With a grin on your chin
Tonight is the night 
So get in there and win

This game is worth any price
Go out and put it on ice
That's the Rangers' Victory Song!!!!"

It sure is a catchy little number!!!  We sure want to sing it tonight!!!!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEEEEEEEESTH!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Meet Oswald</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/369231</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:17:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypup!

Just wanted to introduce you to my new furiend, Oswald the Octopus!!!  You can see h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypup!

Just wanted to introduce you to my new furiend, Oswald the Octopus!!!  You can see him on my second picture on my page! Daddy bought him for me at Target today!  It is to replace my beloved monkey.  I broke my monkey's sqeakin thing, so now he doesn't work.  Oswald sounded sort of like monkey so daddy bought him for me!  

Sadly, from the time mommy took this picture on the camera and came upstairs to put it on my page, Oswald sufferd death by de-stuffing!!  I'll miss you little buddy!  We had a great whole hour together!!!

Now that all the stuffing is removed, I have given Oswald's body to Macy to carry around!

BTYL!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>First Step Is A Good One!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/367290</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:08:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Great news guys!!!  The Rangers had their first pre-season game tonight against the New Jersey Devil ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great news guys!!!  The Rangers had their first pre-season game tonight against the New Jersey Devils and they won!!!  Winning or losing in the pre-season doesn't matter too much, as points do not go toward the actual season (which starts on Oct. 4th for us!!).   It is more about seeing how a team looks after all the trading of players and having a few months off!!!  It is also a time to give young rookies the chance to prove themselves!!!  Four of our biggest stars did not play tonight (usually the big stars don't play too much in pre-season, so as not to risk them getting hurt before the games start counting!) and the team still did great!!

What a promising start!!!!  Bark it with me, pups!!!!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pawprints On Mommy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/366562</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:23:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have a lot to bark about, so I better get started!!!

First and foremost, I would like to announ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have a lot to bark about, so I better get started!!!

First and foremost, I would like to announce that my Ranger's officially open their 2007/2008 season October 4th, 2 weeks from tomorrow, taking on the Florida Panthers!!!!  I can not wait!!!  I am already wearing my colors!!!  

The second thing I want to bark about is the agility course I did at Woofstock!  It was so fun!  This company called Wonder Dogs set up a course.  They did a demonstration, and then any pup could try!  Mommy took me through it with one of the teachers and I did pawsome!!  And, I did it with no food rewards!  All the other doggies were gettin little snacks as they did an obstacle, but I don't take food when I am around strangers, so I went through without treats!  And the teacher that was with us said I did great!!  I didn't hesitate when it came to jumping over or through things, I went right through the tunnels, and did all the other obstacles!!!!  When we got home, mommy and daddy talked about it and decided that this is something that I would really like and would be good for me since I can be a little shy, so once they get things sorted out again from daddy being so sick, mommy and I are going to enroll in a class!!!!  BOL!!!  I am too excited!!

And, finally, my funny funny story.  On Sunday, we were all out back cuttin up the big tree that fell.  Us dogs were runnin around the yard for awhile.  When we came in, mommy went and sat in the reclining chair (one of the new ones!).  I wanted to sit with her, so I hopped right up on her lap.  Very shortly after, it came to her attention that I had stepped in some poo!!!  (hee hee hee!!!)  So when I hopped up on mommy's lap, I wiped my poopy little feet on her pants and shirt!!!  BOL!!!!!  So she picked me right up and took me back out, where daddy was finishin up with one of his yard things he does, and she said, "Richter stepped in poo.  Want to know how I know???"  And daddy started laughin so hard, cause then he saw my poopy little paw prints on mommy!!!  So my feet, the chair cover, the floor and mommy had to get washed!!!!!   What a day!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You Can Smell The Squirrels!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/364837</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:30:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey pups!

Guess what??  We have a huge tree in our backyard!!  Not just any tree, this one is lay ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups!

Guess what??  We have a huge tree in our backyard!!  Not just any tree, this one is laying on the ground!  BOL!  The neighbors behind us have a cluster of trees, and something happened to one of them and it broke and was leaning against our fence!!  So the man that lives behind us took this really loud thing, and while I was not allowed to get close enough to see for sure, it looked like it had a bunch of razor sharp teeth!!!   I am pretty sure it did, because it sliced right through that tree and it fell in our backyard!!  At first I was like "what the?"  but once I decided it was safe to go near it I found out something else really cool!  You can smell squirrelys in this tree!  It is amazing!!  

Squirrels are everywhere around my house!!  Every morning, they wait for us to come outside and then tease us by running along the top of the fence and then hopping in a tree!  I have never been lucky enough to get close to one.  Macy has had 2 close encounters with squirrels!  One time one was on the ground by the base of our big oak tree, and Macy was so fast that she actually caught the tip of his tail as he tried to run up the tree!!  She got a mouth full of squirrel fur!!  

Then another time we were goin potty and 2 squirrels were chasing each other through the trees above!  All of a sudden they started sqeakin and squawkin and there was all this rustling and one actually fell out of the tree!!!!!  It landed like a foot from Macy!!!  Luckily we were so suprised to see a squirrel fall from the sky like that, that it took us a second to react, and that second was all that little guy needed to run up the fence and get the heck out of there!!!!

Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to get close to one!!!  Until then, I will have to settle for smellin them in the tree!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Never Forget</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/363268</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:17:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As you pups may notice, my page is quiet today.  In place of my usual tunes, there is a picture that ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you pups may notice, my page is quiet today.  In place of my usual tunes, there is a picture that is very important to me, my family, and my country.  
Our pages will be silent today to honor those who were lost and the heros of 6 years ago.  Never forget September 11, 2001.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Birthday Duet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/362075</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:55:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday was my mom-moms birthday.  We had a party over our house tonight!  It was a BBQ!  Yum!  I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday was my mom-moms birthday.  We had a party over our house tonight!  It was a BBQ!  Yum!  I had tons of little snackies, like a bite of hotdog, a bite of BD cake, and a slurp of somethin called a mud slide.  Oh was that good!!  I am not sure exactly what it was, it didn't taste like mud to me, it was much better!!  


Anyways, when mom-mom was openin her presents me and Macy sang and squeaked her a birthday duet!!  I laid on the wrapping paper at her feet and squeaked my piggy, and ever few seconds, Macy would let out a little sing-song howl!!!  Everyone thought this was so so so funny, we did it almost the whole time she opened presents!!  


Now here is the truth of the matter........ Come in close for this one pups, distract your peoples from the screen for this part.........I was just squeakin piggy because it is one of my favorite things to do, and Macy was letting out her little howls because she wanted to play with her ball and no one was paying any attention to her.  But we will let the persons think we were doin it on purpose!!


By the way, daddy is feelin much better!!  He went to the heart dok-tur today and they said pretty much the same thing they told him at the hospital.  He has to take his medicine for like a month though, just to make sure it doesn't happen again!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good News, Sort Of....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/360337</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 3 Sep 2007 18:12:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, the good news is that daddy came home yesterday.  The sort of part is that he is still feeling ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, the good news is that daddy came home yesterday.  The sort of part is that he is still feeling pretty bad!  Unfortunatley, there is not a whole lot to do for his condition except for him to keep taking Motrins.  There was not enough fluid around his heart to warrant them draining it off.  Daddy feels ok when he takes his medicine, but as soon as it starts to wear off, his fever spikes again and he gets pain in his chest.  He was pretty bad yesterday when he got home, mommy was scared she was goin to have to take him back again, but luckily he is better today.  At least we get him home with us again for a few more days!!!
Thanks to all our grrreat dogster and catster pals for your wishes for daddy!!  I just know they are helping, it makes him so happy to see them!!   We'll keep you posted, he has to go see his heart dok-tur this week!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/359612</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:37:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

I have some bad news.  My daddy is back in the hospital where he had his surj-erry.  Yup ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

I have some bad news.  My daddy is back in the hospital where he had his surj-erry.  Yup, mommy had to rush him there last night around 10:30.  And it all happened all of a sudden!!
Daddy started not feeling well on Wednesday.  He felt sore in his chest and like he was coming down with the flu.  He had started back to work full time last week and did some work around the house on Monday, so at first we just figured he had over done it.  He took some Tie-len-ols and said he felt better.  Then Thursday he still didn't feel good, so we called his heart dok-tur.  He said that that was probably what happened and for daddy to keep taking the Tie-len-ol, but if it got any worse to call him right back.  Friday, mommy and daddy went out to run errands and came home around 6pm.  Daddy said he was feeling tired and laid down.  Then he told mommy he was hungry and wanted some pizza, so mommy went to pick one up.  When she got home, daddy was really hot, sweaty, and had severe pains in his chest!!!!!  Mommy told him pack a bag, and she ran us out to potty, ran us in, put Dixie in her crate and they ran out the door!!!!
About an hour later grandma came to stay the night with us!  My siblings will tell you about that fun ad-ven-chur, my job is to report on daddy!!  
Mommy came home around 4:00 am and sadly, no daddy. :(  He had to be admitted to the hospital again. Mommy will now assist me with the big words!!
Daddy has what is called Pericarditis.  It is inflammation of the Pericardium, which is a thin membrane that surrounds the heart.  When they did daddy's surj-erry, they had to puncture the Pericardium, and unfortunatly, that can cause inflammation and excess fluid to build up inbetween the heart and the membrane.  It is very painful, because the heart has to pump really hard against the resistance of the extra fluid!!  When daddy got to the hospital, he had severe chest pain and a fever of 102.8 degrees F, and his heart rate was extremely high!  Boy did we ever have a good scare!
Luckily, daddy is responding very well to the medicines that he has, and is no longer running a fever.  The dok-tur says that as long as daddy is still doing this good tomorrow he will probably be able to come home!!!  We sure hope so, we were so worried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Right now we are concentrating on being really good and understanding while mommy has to be at the hospital for a long time!  Grandma is taking great care of us again, thank goodness!
I'll bark to you as soon as daddy gets home!!!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Too Many Chicks!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/357366</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:28:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I hate when I make my mommy mad.  But I did tonight.  Sometimes I get a little carried away when peo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I hate when I make my mommy mad.  But I did tonight.  Sometimes I get a little carried away when people go past our house.  I like to bark and run from window to window and carry on.  Which wouldn't be too bad, but when I get really crazy I bounce off the FURniture and bang the windows with my feet.  Mommy HATES when I do this.  We have worked on it a lot and I am doing much better, but every once in awhile I have a relapse and can't control myself.

Tonight I had a relapse.  I got crazy about an unknown object out front.  The problem started when I knocked over a table containing a lamp and a glass of water.  There was a crash and splash, and Macy and Dixie ran away from the scene and all 3 cats puffed up like blowfish and fled the scene too.   Oh was mommy mad!!!  I am keeping a low profile for now!!  Especially since I overheard daddy mumbling something about "ladies days" yesterday.  Yikes!!

We are seriously way too overrun with chicks in this house!!!!  Mommy, Macy, Sophia, Jada and now Dixie!!  Us manses need a vacation, where we can do burpees and barnies and scratch all over, sleep late, eat lots of junk and play on daddy's Playstation 3.  Just me, daddy and Sirius!  Any ideas on how to get rid of the girls for a night or 2??

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Been Awhile!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/353994</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:58:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey pups!

Wow, we have been so busy with everything with Dixie that I haven't updated in a few we ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups!

Wow, we have been so busy with everything with Dixie that I haven't updated in a few weeks!

As everyone probably knows by now, I do have a new sister named Dixie.  She is an old lady cocker that my mommy and daddy took in.  She never really had a home from what we know.  She is doin ok and fittin in ok, but she was bad this morning.  She dumped the trash can and threw trash all over the living room and kitchen.  I tried to tell her not to do it, but she wouldn't listen and sure enough she got in trouble when daddy found the mess! 

This past weekend mommy and daddy left us all for a night and went to the beach.  Mommom stayed with us and took care of us.  I tried to tell her that we all got 10 snacks before bedtime, but she didn't believe me!  Oh well, was worth a shot!

Tomorrow me, Macy and Dixie all have appointments with Mary, our groomer.  Me and Macy need a cut bad, we haven't gone since before daddy's surj-erry.  Who knows the last time Dixie was groomed!?  She looks like she was shaved last time, so she really is just getting a good bath and she has some matts between her pads that Mary has to cut out, and she also has to have the inside of her ears shaved bald because she has ear infections.

Well guess it's back to lookin out the window for me today.  It is a crummy day out, rainy and chilly, so no walks today.  I will keep on the lookout for Kim to bring the mail, that is always a highlight of the day!!!

BTYL!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Mad Quest For Dixie</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/348559</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Aug 2007 02:59:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Everyone says that my mommy is crazy. Mommy says that no one will understand except our good friends ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everyone says that my mommy is crazy. Mommy says that no one will understand except our good friends on Dogster!!!!  We have begun a mad quest for Dixie.  If you don't know what I am barkin about, read my last entry!!!  Here is where the story continues.

Mommy thought about poor Dixie all weekend.  On Monday she left a note in our mailbox for Kim, that if possible, she wanted to try to get me and Macy to meet with Dixie again, just to give it one more try.  Mommy said she just couldn't forgive herself if we didn't at least try again.  Well, Kim called mommy later, all upset, saying that when she went to tell Dixie's owner that we wanted to try again, her owner had just sent her friend to take Dixie to the shelter.  Oh, my mommy was so so so so upset the whole night on Monday.  So then "yesterday, after work, mommy went to the shelter where Kim said that they took Dixie.  She looked at all the poor doggies, but no Dixie!!!  She then asked the girl at the desk about her and the girl said that no one had dropped off a cocker spaniel recently, but that mommy could try the shelter that was just around the corner.  So mommy ran in to the Animal Orphanage (where we got Jada!) and the lady at the desk said "Can I help you?" and mommy told her what she was lookin for, and the lady said, "Dixie?" and mommy said yes!!!!  The lady took mommy to her, and mommy said it would break your heart to see her, laying on her belly, with her chin on the floor, facing the back wall of her cell.  The lady took Dixie out of her cell, and brought her to a big pen outside with mommy.  Mommy said that the first thing Dixie did was go potty, so there is hope that at least she has some potty training.  Then she just snuggled next to mommy.  

The lady at the orphanage told mommy that she had called another family to come look at Dixie, this family does not have other doggies, but has been screened and are looking for a small lovey dog, and Dixie is just that!!!  She told mommy to fill out a paper on her anyway, just in case!!!!  While mommy was filling out an application, the other family came to see Dixie.  The lady said that technically they were first so we had to see what they wanted to do, but if they decide they don't want her, (they would be crazy!!) then me and Macy have a meet and greet this afternoon with Dixie!!!!  And if all that checks out along with our vet check, then Dixie will come home with us!!! 

At this point mommy says that all she cares about is that Dixie gets a good home like she deserves, whether it be with us or with the other family.  Mommy says that the other family looks real nice, so there is a good chance for a happy ending!!!  

Like I said in the begining, everyone says that mommy is crazy, "why do you want another dog, it is going to cost so much money", blah blah blah blah.  I am very proud of my mommy, and I think that we need more people in this world like her and all the great mommies and daddies on Dogster!!!!  

We'll keep you posted!!!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Almost Had A New Sister</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/347018</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:42:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had an exciting afternoon here at our house!  Mommy was about to get into her car to go to Petsma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had an exciting afternoon here at our house!  Mommy was about to get into her car to go to Petsmart to buy me a new collar and our mail lady (who we LOVE!!!) Kim, was doing her route.  Well she saw mommy and asked her if she knew anyone who wanted a cocker spaniel.  She said that there is an older lady on her route that just got one from a rescue.  The thing is that this lady isn't in very good health, and her family tried to talk her out of getting a doggy, but she really really wanted one.  So they got her this doggy named Dixie from a rescue, and unfortunatly she learned the hard way that she can not care properly for Dixie.  So she asked Kim to help her try to find her a new home.  Mommy ran inside to talk to daddy and he said ok, let's set up a meeting to see if Dixie would get along with me and Macy!  

So after her route, Kim brought Dixie over.  Mommy went out to meet her first, and boy was she cute!!  She was all buff (no white like Macy).  She ran right to mommy and cuddled right up in her lap!!  Mommy and Kim were so excited, now she just had to meet me and Macy!!!  Mommy took me out first.  You see, mommy says that when Macy first meets a doggy, she comes out like "gang-busters"!!!!!  But after a few minutes she settles down, and everything is fine.   So they took me out first because I just love other doggies and mommy figured once she got aquainted with me, then we would introduce her to Macy!!!  Well turns out, Dixie meets other doggies like "gang-busters" too!!!!  I went right over to her, waggin my tail, and said hello, and she charged at me growling and snapping!!!  Everyone was so suprised because she was so sweet and calm when there was just people out there!!!!!  So after that, the peoples were afraid to have her and Macy meet, because mommy was sure that two head-strong doggies like that would probably be a recipe for disaster, and we didn't want anyone to get hurt!!!  So poor Dixie had to go back home for now, and we are all gonna look for a family with no other doggies for her!

Dixie looks like she has been through a lot, she looks like she has had lots of puppies, and she was was in desperate need of some ear and teeth cleanins.  Mommy is so sad, because she really wanted to take care of her, but we just know that her and Macy would not mix too well!!  We have a whole group of people who are working on findin her a good home though!!  Mommy is gonna call our groomer Mary tomorrow to see if she has any ideas of someone who might like to take her!  I sure wish she had liked me!!

Well hopefully soon I can bark to you about how we found her a home!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Makin Friends The Scary Way!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/345541</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:42:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today on our walk we had a little scare.  We were walkin up our street, with mommy and grandma, when ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today on our walk we had a little scare.  We were walkin up our street, with mommy and grandma, when all of a sudden, the front door to a house crashed opened and out barelled this big black doggy, and he was headin straight for us!!!!  Mommy said that she got nervous, because at first this doggy looked pretty scary, he was tearin across his lawn right to us!!  I ran to the end of my leash to greet him, and Macy started her howly bark that she does when she gets scared.  Luckily for us the doggy just wanted to be our friend!!  Him and I sniffed each other, before one of his owners came runnin over to get him, yellin at him to get back across the street! 

Mommy said he must have done the same thing that I did one day back when.  We both have those big full glass doors in front of our house.  One day, when the mailman came, I jumped at the door, and my paw hit the handle just right to pull it down, and I let myself out!  That is just what the doggy did today!!  I bet his mommy and daddy learned their lesson just like my mommy and daddy did the day I ran out on the mailman.  Our glass door stays locked at all times now!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Death Of My Couch And It's Crater</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/344145</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:15:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am so mad at my mommy and daddy right now.  In just one day they have destroyed my life.  Two of t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am so mad at my mommy and daddy right now.  In just one day they have destroyed my life.  Two of the things that I hold most dear will be tossed in the trash this week.  What everyone needs to understand before continuing is that when mommy and daddy are not home, I do nothing but lay on the sectional or the sofa in front of big windows to protect the house.  Today, I realize how ungrateful they are!

My first love is the sofa that is in our living room.  Our house is a bi-level.  I usually lay on the sectional all the way down stairs in our family room and watch out the windows.  When ever I see a po-ten-chal threat, like a kid riding a bike, the mail lady, the 
UPS/Fed-X/DHL man, another doggy takin a walk, or whatever strikes my fancy (in other words, anything that moves past the house!) I will take off across the sectional, up the stairs, and up onto the sofa in the living room (where there are more windows)!  It has taken me years to perfect my balance so that I can tear all the way across the back of the sofa.  The small little tiny problem with this (if you ask mommy it is a huge enormous problem-she is SO dramatic!) is that my toenails have created tears in the sofa.  There is one spot in the corner where I have made such a hole that mommy has nick-named it "Richter's Couch Crater".  I think that that is a cool name and I am very proud of my crater.  Anyways, after months of trying to keep it covered with blankies and not opening the blinds so I can't see out those 3 windows, mommy and daddy did the unthinkable today- they bought new fur-nich-ur.  It is coming on Thursday, and my couch will be carelessly tossed out into the garbage.  The thought is too much to bear!!  And here it the worse part-  they purposely bought a new sofa and 2 chairs that rock.  Guess where the 2 chairs that rock are going???  Thats right, where the sofa was, so that I can no longer tear across it or lounge on the back of it.  The sofa is going up against the other wall, where I have no interest in being.  I live to look out the windows.

Here is the even worser part-  (oh I almost can't bear to tell it!)-  the loveseat that matches my beloved couch is in perfect condition, so they are keepin that.  Guess where that is goin???  WHERE MY BELOVED TWIN BED IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  In one of the spare bedrooms, the loveseat will take the place of the twin bed that I not only like to lay on to look out the window when mommy and daddy are on the computer, but that I like to lay under to nap and get cooled off by the A/C vent that is under there.  I just can not believe what traitors mommy and daddy both were to me today.  I was so upset that I took my frustrations out on Macy's seahorse toy and gutted it.

Mommy just went online and ordered specialized covers for the new fur-nich-ur.  She ordered it from a special pet web-site, so it will be extra soft for us and it has special stuff on the back to keep it form slidin off.  I guess that won't be so bad, but now the only windows I can look out in comfort will be the ones in the family room.  I will not be speakin to mommy or daddy until snack time tonight.  That will show them!!!!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back To The Old Hood</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/343207</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:31:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups!

On Wednesday I went back to my roots!  It was so cool, see, Wednesday was the first day  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!

On Wednesday I went back to my roots!  It was so cool, see, Wednesday was the first day that my daddy was allowed to drive since the surj-erry.  So after supper, we all got in daddy's car, and we drove back to our old neighborhood.  When we lived there it was just me and Sirius.  There is a school with a big field there that I used to run in, and sometimes I would see deers!!!  I was just a little pup back then, so mommy and daddy would take me to the tennis courts so I could be enclosed and play with me!  I used to have to go on walks to go potty, I didn't have a big fenced in yard there!!  This may be the reason why I still to this day will not go out into our yard to go potty unless mommy or daddy is outside with me!

We walked all around the old hood.  I showed Macy around, and smelled all the old smells.  We went runnin in the fields at the school!  What a great doggy day!

Daddy did real good drivin.  He is coming along great!  

BTYL!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nurses Duty Has Begun</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/338050</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:21:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/338050</guid>
		<description>Just wanted to let everybody know that our daddy is home and on the mend!  Mommy brought him home ye ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Just wanted to let everybody know that our daddy is home and on the mend!  Mommy brought him home yesterday!  I was so happy to see him, I ran right up to him and stuck my hiney at him so he could scratch it!  Daddy gives the best hiney scratchens!!!!  Then we had lunch and daddy shared his chicken with me!  Yummy!!!  

Then it was time to begin my nurses duty.  We had to unpack all of daddy's stuff and help him get a bath.  Then we helped him get dressed and put him in bed for nap!  Good thing, I needed a nap too!  Then mommy gave us the very important job of watching daddy while she went to the farm-a-see.  Daddy has to take some medicines for a few weeks.  

Mommy says that we did a great job takin care of our daddy!!  Well, better go rest up for when he wakes up!!!

BTYL!
Chewies!
Richter

OH, PS- We gave daddy a picture book while he was in the hospital.  Yesterday when all the dok-turs and nurses came in to say good-bye to daddy they were all lookin at it, and they thought I was just the handsomest boy!!  (blush, blush).]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy Needs Walkies???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/337141</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:35:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/337141</guid>
		<description>Well I learned a juicy little piece of info last night!!!  I heard mommy on the talkie thing tellin  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well I learned a juicy little piece of info last night!!!  I heard mommy on the talkie thing tellin someone that she has to walk daddy around his floor in the hospital.  Can you even believe it, now our daddy needs walkies too!?!  I am going to try to get mommy to get out and buy him a brand new leash and collar so that we can all go as soon as he gets home!!!!!  I sure do hope that daddy has nice leash manners, because mommy will probably have her hands full with all 3 of us!!!

All the dokturs are sayin that daddy should be able to come home tomorrow!!!  Hooray!!  We sure do miss him!!!

BTYL!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&quot;Surj-erry&quot; A Success!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/335781</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:31:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi to everyone!!

This is Richter, Macy, Sirius, Sophia and Jada's mommy here to give a short upda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi to everyone!!

This is Richter, Macy, Sirius, Sophia and Jada's mommy here to give a short update on their daddy!! His surgery went very well!! The valve was repaired and appears to be working fine! He was placed into ICU at 2:00 this afternoon after the surgery, and was awake and responding to the staff by 3:15. When I left at 8:30pm, he was off the respirator, coherent, and able to speak. Vitals were all stable. As long as everything goes as planned, he will be moved from ICU to a regular room by tomorrow afternoon. They are currently estimating him to go home Sunday or Monday.

Thanks to all for the support, it means so much to us!!!! We are so grateful for all your prayers and I will let the babies take over their diaries again to keep you updated!!!!

Thank you again!!

Love, 
Stephanie and the crew!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Surj-erry (surgery) Time</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/334818</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:39:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well pups and kitties, we are on the official countdown now until our daddy's surj-erry.  It is Mond ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pups and kitties, we are on the official countdown now until our daddy's surj-erry.  It is Monday evening, and at 5:00 am on Wednesday morning our mommy and daddy will be leavin for the hospital.  This is our last entry before the op-ur-a-shion, so we all just wanted to send out a GREAT BIG HEARTFELT THANK YOU to all of our wonderful pals here!!!!!!  You support for us and our family has meant so much to us!!!  We will be sure to forward all the love from you guys to our daddy and we just know that it will help him get better faster than ever!!!!!!

Just to lighten the mood and try to have a little fun, (daddy thinks its pretty funny when we spell stuff!!) we are goin to give you our list and mommy's list of surj-erry words and definitions so no one gets confused (by mommy, not us of course!!).

OP-UR-A-SHON WURD CHECK-LIST

Surj-erry and/or op-ur-a-shion-*Surgery or operation

Uni-ver-city of Pens-sil-vana- *University of Pennsylvania, where our daddy's operation will be.

Hart- *Heart- what our daddy is having surj-erry on!

My-tril- valfe-pro-lapse- *Mitral Valve Prolapse- what our daddy has!

Diz-eeze- *Disease

Cat-the-dur- *Catheter- a test to see if daddy had hart diz-eeze! (which he doesn't!!)

Dok-ter- *Doctor- Vets for people

Card-e-oll-o-just- *Cardiologist- daddy's hart dokter

Luv- *Love- what we are sendin to our daddy for a speedy recovery!!!!

Thanks for polishin up on our surj-erry words!!!  Mommy says that either Wednesday night or Thursday mornin she will post an entry for us to let everyone know how daddy made out!

Thanks again for all the rosettes, stars,  and p-mails of love and support!!!  It means so much to us!!!!

Love, 
The Hustons,
Patrick, Stephanie, Richter, Macy, Sirius, Sophia, and Jada]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Slidin Down The Slidin Board!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/332615</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:42:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/332615</guid>
		<description>Hey guys!!!!!

Be sure to check out my new video!!!  It is of me playin with my cousin Bailey toda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey guys!!!!!

Be sure to check out my new video!!!  It is of me playin with my cousin Bailey today!!!!!!!  It was actually a little too chilly to go swimmin, but we played on Bailey's jungle gym instead!!!!  I love jungle gyms!!  Bark to me and let me know what you think!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Independence Day Everypup!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/332314</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:23:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Well pups, we got our first test of takin care of daddy yesterday!!  On Monday he went for his pre-o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pups, we got our first test of takin care of daddy yesterday!!  On Monday he went for his pre-operation stuff!  Everything went ok, but his card-e-ol-i-just didn't like that daddy was scheduled to have his cat-the-dur done the day before surgery, he wanted it done this week!!!  So after a lot of scrambling around to change work schedules, he had it done yesterday!!!  Mommy and daddy were gone for a really long time, we were startin to get nervous!!!  But then they came home, and we had to be real careful with daddy, no jumpin or climbin on him!!  But he did really really good, they said this test came back fine!!  

There is one good thing, now instead of daddy having to go into the hospital the day before his surgery, he is gonna go in the morning of!  So we can spend the whole night before playing with him and giving him cocker love!!!!

Well, got to go get ready for our BBQ at Bailey's house today!!  The original plan was to go swimmin, but it is pretty chilly out today, so we might hafta wait on that!!!

Happy BBQ's to everyone!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yeeeesth Cocker Spaniels!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/328817</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:13:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/328817</guid>
		<description>Cocker Spaniels are the Featured doggy this week on Dogster!!  How cool!!  Love for us wiggle butts! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Cocker Spaniels are the Featured doggy this week on Dogster!!  How cool!!  Love for us wiggle butts!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Daddy Update!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/327504</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:03:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/327504</guid>
		<description>We just wanted to update everyone on our daddy. For any cat or dog that doesn't know, our daddy has  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We just wanted to update everyone on our daddy. For any cat or dog that doesn't know, our daddy has to have one of his heart valves fixed with an operation. His surgery is very close now, and him and mommy are runnin all over to get stuff done before he goes in. Here is what we know so far.....

This Thursday he has to go donate blood to himself for the operation. (Sounds icky doesn't it?)

On July 2nd daddy and mommy are going to the hospital for all the pre-admission stuff. 

Daddy goes into the hospital on July 10th, and his operation is on July 11th. 

Mommy says that she thinks that when they go on July 2nd we will get more details. For now we are being big helpers with stuff around the house!!! We have a couple of fun things planned to do with daddy before he goes into the hospital!! And for daddy's day we bought him lots of books to read and stuff like that to do during his stay!! We are already taking good care of him!

We'll give another update when we know more stuff!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the prayers that you guys are barking or purring for us!!! It is so nice to have such great friends like the ones we have here on Catster and Dogster!!!

Love,
Richter, Macy, Sirius, Sophia, and Jada]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woe Is Me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/325006</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:55:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/325006</guid>
		<description>Hi pups,

My super fun day from yesterday turned into a not so super fun day today.   I spent this ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

My super fun day from yesterday turned into a not so super fun day today.   I spent this morning in the vets office, and I may have to go back to get a Lymes test!  This is what happened!

 Yesterday a big huge dump truck came and dumped a huge pile of this black stuff called mulch into our driveway.  I wanted to jump into it, but I wasn't allowed!  Anywho, we spent the whole afternoon spreadin mulch all over.  We got some visitors too!!  Our Aunt Connie stopped by, then our Aunt Kelly and cousin Bailey!!  We were all out front and Me, Macy and Bailey were playin, and all of a sudden our neighbor dog Ollie came out to play too!!!  He is a Yorkie-poo.  He kept gettin out of his leash though, so we all went into our backyard to play!!  Me and Ollie ran round and round and round the yard and rolled each other over a couple times.  It was so so so fun!!!!!!!!  We played for awhile, and then we had to go in for supper.

Today when I woke up, my leg hurted really bad.  When I tried to walk on it, it hurt so I was limpin.  Mommy noticed right away!!  She checked my feet to make sure I didn't have a sticker stuck in them or anything.  When she didn't find any, she called the vet and they said bring him over right away!  So off we went.  The vet that we like to see was there today!!  She is really nice, her name is Dr. Bohn.  She checked out my feet and moved my leg around.  It seemed to be a sprain.  But there was one little problem.  I have a fever.  It is only a slight one, and Dr. Bohn said that it might just be cause I was stressed (and boy was I stressed!).  But mommy and daddy have to monitor it for a few days and if it doesn't go away, I have to have a (GULP!) lymes test done.  

Luckily, the vet doesn't think that I have that, I use Frontline Plus and everything, but you just never know!  I sure hope my fever goes away and I don't have to go have a needle stuck in me!!  For some reason mommy doesn't seem too excited about takin my temperature, and to be honest, I am not sure if I am excited about lettin her do it!!  Things  should be interesting around here for the next few days!!!!

Well I'll keep you posted!!
Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Glorious Day, I Now Have Videos!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/322746</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:24:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/322746</guid>
		<description>Oh glorious days are upon us, for my mommy has FINALLY figured out how to get a video on my page!!!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh glorious days are upon us, for my mommy has FINALLY figured out how to get a video on my page!!!  We got the tip from my friend Jelly.  See we were trying to figure out how to get videos from our video camera.  Jelly told us that her mommy uses her camera to take them, so we tried that tonight and it worked!!!!!  Usin the camera was much easier than tryin to figure out the camcorder!!

I got a little nerous for my video debut and I had a little manners issue!!!!!  At first we weren't gonna put it on, but it is pretty darn funny so we decided to let you guys see!  I have a nice video of me playin with my new piggy after the rude one!!

Hope you guys like my videos!!!  

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Slowly But Surely</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/321839</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:22:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi guys,

I have had a lot of ups and downs the past few days!

The downs-  I broke my monkey's  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi guys,

I have had a lot of ups and downs the past few days!

The downs-  I broke my monkey's squeaker, my outdoor playset has NOT arrived yet, mommy STILL has not bought me my pool, I STILL do not have videos on my page.

The Ups- Mommy and daddy bought me a toy that is the same type as my monkey only he is a piggy but his sqeak sounds the same, my playset should arrive this weekend, when mommy gets her pay tomorrow she is gonna go look for a swimmin pool for me, daddy was workin on puttin a video on my page last night, but we still just have to figure out how to change the format of the videos to make my page accept them.  

Does anyone have hints on how to do this??

It is pretty hot here today.  I just helped daddy do some work outside and now I am goin to lay on the a/c vent and suck up all the cool air!!

Later!
Richter

PS- Just in case anyone is interested, the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup the other night.  They beat the Ottawa Senators.  Congratulations to them!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Girly Wedding Time Is Over!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/320153</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:42:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups!

I really love my Aunt Brooke and all, but I was gettin a little sick of all the girly-ne ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!

I really love my Aunt Brooke and all, but I was gettin a little sick of all the girly-ness that was goin on the past month for her wedding.  Showers, bachelorette parties, fancy dresses, fancy shoes, fancy nails and hair-dos, mommy and daddy havin to leave me home to go to re-her-shalls and the actual big event!!  Macy was lovin it, but a boy can only take so much!!  

Then the day after, (my new Uncle Chad was runnin around tryin to see if he could maybe get a job back in NJ!!!!!!  HOORAY!!!)   mommy and Aunt Brooke said, oh let's take Richter, Macy and Kuzco to the dog park, won't that be so fun??  Guess who never went to the dog park???  Mommy and Aunt Brooke both FELL ASLEEP!!!  They were just so tired from the day before and then Aunt Brooke had to get ready for her hunnymoons so we just had pizza for supper instead.  Although I liked that part!  Yum!

Now I am really gonna start buggin my mommy and daddy because I really want videos on my page.  They kept sayin "after the wedding Richter".  Well wedding is over and I WANT MY VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please.  A little manners goes a long way mommy always says!!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thunderstorms!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/316279</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 May 2007 19:34:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/316279</guid>
		<description>My day started out so good.  Mommy opened the front door so I could look out while she did her exerc ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My day started out so good.  Mommy opened the front door so I could look out while she did her exercise.  What happened next made me really wonder if I was in doggy heaven.  I went for a walk all by myself with mommy and Macy stayed home and (get this!!) got brushed.  It was too too good to be true I thought!!  Then mommy went out and came back with bags from Petsmart, filled with things for me!!! I got a roasted chicken flavored chewin bone that I love!!!  It was a big one too!!  

I got a little confused after that because mommy left with Macy and didn't take me.  She told me they were goin to a place with lots of strangers, and a lot of men.  I am not a big fan of either, so I was just happy as a clammy sittin on my couch in the cool house, with my ceilin fan on, in front of the big windows, chewin on my roasted chicken bone in peace!!

Mommy and Macy just got back a little while ago, and just in time!!!  There is a nasty thunderstorm rollin through right now, and I am so nervous!!!  First it was people in the neighborhood settin off fireworks, now this!!  And now I am stressed out, and my day of relaxation was for nothin!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Was Tagged By Jelly!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/313158</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 May 2007 19:41:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/313158</guid>
		<description>How fun!!  Jelly tagged me!!!  Want to play???  

Here are the rules!!

Each player starts with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How fun!!  Jelly tagged me!!!  Want to play???  

Here are the rules!!

Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged need to post the rules & their 7 pawsome facts in their Diary. Then they choose 7 dogs to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to bark them a pmail that they have been tagged and to read your Diary, or, send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!


Here are my seven facts:

1) I love the New York Rangers!

2) I love to ride in the car and stick my head out the window!!

3) I have been to 4 States: Montana (where I was born!) New Jersey (where I live!), New York (where my Rangers are from!), and Connecticut (where my pal Kuzco lives!)!

4) I bark at mostly all the strange noises that I hear!

5) I love to slide down slidin boards at the kids park!

6) I find pink wigglys (human babies) fascinating!!

7) I love to chase bubbles if I can get someone to play them with me!!

I now tag these 7 dogs:

Lily
Milo
Mr. Grizzly Paws
Archie
Willow
Kong
Enzo Meatball

Have a ball!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>To The Beach!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/311340</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 May 2007 20:26:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, what a extra fun day we had yesterday!  Daddy and mommy took us to the beach!!  We all got up,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, what a extra fun day we had yesterday!  Daddy and mommy took us to the beach!!  We all got up, me and Macy had breakfast, and then we were loaded into the car and off we went!  When we first got there, we went into this really cool dog store that daddy found last week!  They have all kinds of cool stuff.  When daddy was there last week he bought mommy a picture, and mommy loved it so much we went back to buy another one!  Then we had lunch, and then it was off to the beach!
The beach is a glorious place for those dogs who have not been.  The breeze blows through your fur, the sand squishes in your toes, and there is the ocean and the waves, which I am not scared of.  Macy is, but I am not!!  I laid right down where the waves were comin in!!  It was chilly but worth it!  Then there are these rocks to climb on!!  So fun!!
Mommy took a picture of me on the beach.  Do you like it??

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Brand New Backyard Doggy Obstacle Course</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/310257</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 May 2007 21:28:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hiya everyone!!

Guess what my mommy is gonna order for me?!?!  A backyard obstacle course for dog ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hiya everyone!!

Guess what my mommy is gonna order for me?!?!  A backyard obstacle course for doggies!!!  I can't wait until it gets here!!!!  See, we keep seein all this stuff all of a sudden for agility.  Mommy says that she thinks that I would really like agility stuff.  I like that kind of run up and down, jump over things stuff.  I love to climb up the playground things and slide down the slides.  Mommy found this little kit that is kinda like a play around thing.  She is gonna order it for me, so I can try it out, and see if I like it!!!!!

Know what one of the bestest things about my brand new backyard obstacle course for doggies is??????  Mommy says it is just for me!!!  We don't really think that that kinda thing is somethin that Macy will like.  I promised mommy that I would let her try it, but we don't think it will go over well.  Macy isn't too fond of climbin, and jumpin.  She won't even go down the slides at the playground!!!  All she ever wants to do is play with her dirty stinky tennis balls outside.  This will be so so fun, somethin me and mommy can do together, just us!!

Now I will actually be happy to see the UPS man!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Game #7, (frownie doggy face!)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/305961</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 May 2007 10:31:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well pups, they put up a good fight, but the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs yesterday aft ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pups, they put up a good fight, but the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs yesterday afternoon.  They fought hard, but lost by one goal.  I am pretty darn proud of them though, they gave us a great season of hockey and did very well in the playoffs, especially considerin that this is the farthest they have gotten in about 10 years!!!  Most of those years, they didn't even make the playoffs!!  So great jobs guys, and we are already lookin forward to September when pre-season starts!!!!!!!  We love yas!!!

Well now its back to doggy days for me.  I am gettin groomed on Wednesday.  I am hopin daddy takes me for a walk today.  

Yesterday, our neighbor dog Ollie was outside, and we always have races up and down the fence with him.  Well I got so excited I bit the fence and some wood came off!!!  I got sent in the house, while daddy fixed it.  Sometimes I just get a little too excited I guess!!!!

Chewies!!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #6</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/305522</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 May 2007 07:18:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Well doggy friends, it's do or die today for the Rangers.  Last game was a heartbreaker, as the Rang ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well doggy friends, it's do or die today for the Rangers.  Last game was a heartbreaker, as the Rangers were 7 seconds away from winnin the game and the Sabres scored to tie it and go to OT.  As you probably guessed, this did not end well as the Sabres scored on a power play to win the game.  I can assure you of this, they played their little hearts out in that game and definilty deserved a better fate.  Marty Straka has an Awesome goal with a rocket of a shot that actually hit the goal cam inside the net!!  

But that was then and this is now, and we have a game we have to win today to stay alive!!!!

With the series in the Sabres advantage 3-2, the Rangers must win today to avoid e-lim-e-natyon.  While you can never know for sure, I think that they have played a fantastic series against the best team in the Eastern Conference.  They have given Buffal0 a run for the money and we all just need to hope that they continue to do so by making a game #7 a definite!!

A good thing too is that they are back at MSG, home sweet home, to play today.  I know the fans will be supporting them from before they even drop the puck.

Rangers/Sabres.  Game #6.  2pm.  MSG.  Please cross paws, tails, toes whatever you have!!!!!!!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #5</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/304866</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 May 2007 07:22:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/304866</guid>
		<description>You pups should have seen all the action at MSG on Tuesday night.  OMD, it was crazy!!!  Here is the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You pups should have seen all the action at MSG on Tuesday night.  OMD, it was crazy!!!  Here is the heart stopper part:  

15 seconds left in the game
Rangers are winnin 2-1
Buffalo all but scores a goal 
Play goes under review
Goal judges rule it was not a goal.

Lady Luck was shinin down on MSG that night, that is for sure.  The puck came as close as it possibly could to counting as a goal, but no one could see if it actually crossed the goal line before our goalie Henrik Lundqvist (or King Henrik as us fans call him!!) kicked it out, therefore it is inconclusive (mommy helped me spell that word!)  and can not be counted.   Now the series stands at 2 games won a piece.  Remember, the first team to win 4 games goes on to the next round.

PHEW!!!!!!!  Now that all that exitement is over, we have to get back to business!!!  Game #5 is tonight back at HSBC arena, and you can bet your bonies that the Sabres are gonna be goin for the kill!!!!  So the Rangers have to be sharp, smart, and ready to get down and dirty.  Speakin of gettin dirty, I have some rollin to do in the grass in the backyard.  Also, pink wiggles is comin over for a little bit today so I need to rest up!!!!

Please cross all 4 paws for a Rangers win!!!  A win tonight would be great, as next game will be played back at the Garden!  

Let's go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Diary Pick Of The Day!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/304486</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 May 2007 05:08:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/304486</guid>
		<description>Not many things get me movin out of bed in the am, but when mommy came in to tell me that I was a Di ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Not many things get me movin out of bed in the am, but when mommy came in to tell me that I was a Diary Pick of the day I hopped right out of bed to come see for myself!!!!!  Oh thank you Dogster for pickin me!!!!!  I am so excited!!!!  Personally I think mommy should take the day off of work to celubraate with me and we could write diaries all day long.  And go for walks.  And chew my new chewie.  Yeah that sounds good!!!!

Thanks again Dogster for pickin me!!!  I feel very honured!!!

To give a little update:  The Rangers won again on Tuesday night.  It was a little con-tri-ver-shall though.  But we'll take it!  I will give my full report in my game day entry tomorrow!!!!!

Thanks again for the hon-ur dogster!!!
Let's Go Ranger's!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #4</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/303818</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 May 2007 10:10:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>I just knew that the great Garden fans would lift the Rangers to victory!!!!  Thank goodness, the Ra ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just knew that the great Garden fans would lift the Rangers to victory!!!!  Thank goodness, the Rangers won Game #3, and they didn't just win.  They went into double over-time to get that win!!  Michal Rozsival scored the winning goal with about 3-4 minutes left in the 2nd OT!!!!!!!!!  How exciting!  I didn't even care that there were kids running down the street during the game.  Usually I have very strict rules about that kind of thing and I bark at them!!!

Tonight game #4 will be played at Madison Square Garden, we are hopin that the Rangers tie the series at 2 games a piece.  They sure don't want to go back to Buffalo for game #5 with the Sabres havin a 3-1 lead in the series!!!!

I again will be crossin all 4 paws for tonight, can you guys please cross all 4 too?????  

Let's Go Rangers!!!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #3</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/302979</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:51:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Well it sure is a good thing that the Rangers are playin their game today at home at MSG.  They lost ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well it sure is a good thing that the Rangers are playin their game today at home at MSG.  They lost AGAIN!!!!!!!  Can you pups believe it??  I will say that they did play much better in Game #2 than Game #1!!!  They still have a chance, remember, it 4 out of 7 games a team has to win.  But if they want to move on, they need to start their winnin like, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Todays game will be played at MSG at 2pm.  I am crossin all 4 paws for this one!!!!  Maybe our great Garden fans will give them the energy they need to get a win!!!!

Let's Go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/302317</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:29:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Ok pups, let's call a time out for a minute:  We had a bit of a breakdown with our first game in Buf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok pups, let's call a time out for a minute:  We had a bit of a breakdown with our first game in Buffalo.  Tonight, we get our second chance!!!  Game 1 was not so good as the Rangers lost.  They took a lot of penalties.  That means that the Rangers were bad a lot.  It is kind of like when mommy or daddy comes over and makes the "CCCHHT!" noise, points at us, and me and Macy have to sit down in front of them and not move until they say we can.  It is pretty much the same with hockey, only the player that was bad hears a whistle and then they have to sit in a box until they are told they can come out.  That means that the other team has one more player than yours does on the ice for however long you havfta sit in the box.

Hopefully, now that they got their paws wet with the Sabres, they will be able to do much better tonight!!  

Tonight.  7pm.  HSBC Arena.  Please cross all paws.

Let's Go Rangers!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Round 2, Game #1</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/301570</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:14:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/301570</guid>
		<description>Here we go again!!!!  Round 2 starts tonight, and at 7pm the Rangers will be dropping the puck with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here we go again!!!!  Round 2 starts tonight, and at 7pm the Rangers will be dropping the puck with the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena!!!!! I am a little nervous, Buffalo is a really good team, but my Rangers have been exceptionally good for the last part of their season, so we'll just have to wait and see!!!

I am hopin that mommy takes us for a big walk today so that I can burn off some of my nervous energy!!!!!  How exciting!!!!

Time to cross those paws again!!!

Let's Go Rangers!!!!!!

Chewies!
Richter

PS- Here is some rockin music that was played at Madison Square Graden last game to get everyone fired up!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Sabres</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/301056</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:59:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/301056</guid>
		<description>Ok guys, our next team to play against is the Buffalo Sabres.  Now they are a little different from  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok guys, our next team to play against is the Buffalo Sabres.  Now they are a little different from the Thrashers, because they had one of the best records in the whole entire league this past year!!  We have a big challenge in front of us, but I think we are ready!!  I will let you know the day of the first game of the series!!!!

Hockey Bandandas still on!!!!  Paws still crossed!!!!!  
Ready for Round #2!!

Let's go Rangers!!!!

Chewies!!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Celebration!!!!!!!  Next Stop- Round #2!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/299079</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:10:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/299079</guid>
		<description>If my little tail wags anymore mommy and daddy say it just might fall off!!!!  We are havin a celubr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ If my little tail wags anymore mommy and daddy say it just might fall off!!!!  We are havin a celubrashion here at our house, because our Rangers just swept the Atlanta Thrashers and have advanced to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!!!!!!  Hip hip hooray!!!  We are the first team to advance, so now we just have to wait to see what other teams move on, and then we will know who we will play next!!!  I will let you pups know as soon as we find out!!!  

If anyone is interested in keepin up with the Rangers, you can go to newyorkrangers.com, and see all the awesome action from the games!!

Towards the end of the game I got so nervous and excited that I ripped open Macy's pink Easter Bunny toy.  I think she is mad.  Maybe I will buy her a new one with my one dollar I found on our walk the other day!!!

Thanks to all my great puppy friends for keepin your paws crossed!!  I will keep you posted!!!  

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #4</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/298899</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:26:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/298899</guid>
		<description>Oh yes, oh yes oh yes oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Me and my mommy are so so excited because the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh yes, oh yes oh yes oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Me and my mommy are so so excited because the Ranger's totally kicked hiney in their game last night!!!  They won 7-0!!!!!  Yahoo!!!  Tonight my pups, they have the chance to sweep the series with the Atlanta Thrashers!!  If they win tonight, the Thrashers will be out of the play-offs and the Rangers will move on to the next round!!  Hooray!!

Me and mommy are all ready, my bandana is still on!!  We are goin to work real hard to get all of our chores done before the game comes on tonight!!  7PM.  At MSG.  Keep crossin those paws!!!

Let's Go Rangers!!!!!!

Chewies!!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #3</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/298450</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:13:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/298450</guid>
		<description>Hello all pups!!!

Another update!!  The Rangers have taken a 2-0 lead in the series with the Atla ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello all pups!!!

Another update!!  The Rangers have taken a 2-0 lead in the series with the Atlanta Thrashers!!!!!  Game #3 is on tonight at MSG in NY, 7:00 pm.   We only need 2 more wins to move on the next round!!!  

Please keep those paws crossed everypup!!!  I can't take off my play-off bandana, which is a good thing, maybe I won't be able to have a bath then!!

Let's Go Rangers!!!!

Chewies!!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Game #2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/297163</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:15:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hey pups!!

Just in case anyone is following, the Rangers won there first game of a 7 games series ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups!!

Just in case anyone is following, the Rangers won there first game of a 7 games series with the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night!!!  Hooray!!  A team must win 4 out of a possible 7 game series to advance.  Today is game #2!!!  I have my bandana on and I am ready to watch!!!  Keep your paws crossed!!!!!
Let's Go Rangers!!!!
Bark to you later, hopefully with good news!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Already Popped My New Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/295681</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:21:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>I wish that mommys and daddys weren't so right all of the time!!  They kept sayin, stop bitin your b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wish that mommys and daddys weren't so right all of the time!!  They kept sayin, stop bitin your ball Richter, you are goin to pop it.  I just can't help it, I love to rip all that yellow stuff off, and then just dig and dig with my teeths!!!  But, as all good things must come to an end, so did my ball.  POOF!!  Right in my face.  It always scares me when they do that, and I jump away!!!  I still try to play with it, but it just sort of sags and thuds when I try to throw it up in the air!  Oh well, mommy, you get done workin early tomorrow so you can run to the store to buy me my next ball victim!!  May I suggest that you buy 2 balls, so that I have back-up???

On a more positive note..........Our Rangers are in the Play-offs!!!!!  Hip hip hooray!!!!  LET'S GO RANGERS!!!  First game- Thursday night!!!  Can't wait!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow Flakes On Easter???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/294411</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Apr 2007 15:35:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Well pups, here it is, the day before Easter, and as I lay on my bed gazing out my window, I see SNO ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pups, here it is, the day before Easter, and as I lay on my bed gazing out my window, I see SNOW?????  I can't even believe it!!  Snow is supposed to be over now, the Easter Bunny needs to get around tonight!!  Maybe he can borrow Santa's sleigh if the snow gets to be too much!!

I was so so excited yesterday, because mommy brought me home one of those big humungus tennis balls that I love!!!  I tried to play with it inside, ran over Sirius with it, and crashed it into to table before Daddy took me and it outside to play.  I got a little mad at daddy because he told me that my ball has to stay outside.  But at least now I have something to do out there while Macy plays the fetchin game with her regular sized tennis balls.

I also wanted to report that I am feeling much better from my 
al-er-geez.   It was rough goin for a couple of days when mommy and daddy were druggin me with those little pink pills, but now I am done takin them and I feel much better!!

Well, got to go finish gettin ready for tomorrow!!  We are having everyone over for Easter breakfast!!!  I sure hope Nikki comes, I am makin her an Easter basket!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Become Well Traveled, And Then I Get Allergies!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/292316</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:08:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi to all pups!!

First of all, I want to say that we are writing my entry with heavy puppy hearts ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi to all pups!!

First of all, I want to say that we are writing my entry with heavy puppy hearts tonight, as we just learned that our good friend Jennifer crossed the bridge the other day.  We sure are gonna miss her!!  Rest in peace Jennifer!!!

I had one of the busiest weekends of my dog-gone life!!!!!  Me and mommy left Friday afternoon to go visit Aunt Brooke and Kuzco in Connecticut!!!  What an adventure!!!  We went in a strange car, mommy and daddy said it was wren-tid or somethin.  It was kind of like mommy's little truck.  I had plenty of room to stretch out!!!  It was a pretty long ride!!!  We drove for awhile, and then stopped at a ressstoop.  I was allowed to get out and do some woos and poos!!  Once we got back on the road, we got to New York in a few minutes!!  This was very exciting, because now I can say that I have been to the state that my Rangers are from!!!  Then we went over this really cool bridge, and not too long after, we were in CT!!!  

I was a little shy and nervous when Kuzco's daddy was around, because I have never met him before!!!  I don't really like manses unless I know them really well.  Me and Kuzco shared each others suppers!!!  The next day was so busy!!!  We went to a doggy park!!  That was kewl!!  There were lots of doggies to sniff and play with!!  After that we went shopping in a little town!   We went to Starbucks, and me and Kuzco got some water.  Then we went to this yummy smellin place called The Three Dog Bakery.  We bought Macy a stuffed toy that looks like a Chocolate covered strawberry, and lots of gourmet treats!!  Then we went to another store for doggies and kitties!!  I picked out a blue stretchy snake, and mommy bought this really cool picture for cocker spaniels!!  After all our shoppin we were so tired, that we went home!!!  

I guess me and Macy are some lucky pups, because we are allowed on the couch.  Kuzco isn't allowed on his mommy and daddy's couch, so therefore neither was I.  When mommy, Aunt Brooke, and Kuzco's daddy went out for dinner, they gated me in the kitchen.  Well, lets just say that when they got home, my little head was in the window!!  I hopped my gates and sat in the window anyway!!!

Sunday we left in the afternoon.  When we got home, we had our reunion with daddy and Macy!!  We gave them their presents, and had some snacks from the dog bakery!!  Later on, mommy and daddy noticed that I was pawin at my face, and rubbin it on the floor and the side of the couch.  They thought maybe I was just actin a little weird since I was out of my routine.  Then this morning I woke up and I could barely open my eyes, they were almost swollen shut!!!  Mommy called the vet right away, and daddy took me over.  The vet said I was havin an alerjic re-ax-yion or somethin.   The doctor said that it could be from the en-vi-yur-ment, or I could have gotten bit by a bug.   Later, mommy thought maybe I was havin the re-ax-yion to my new treats from the bakery.  She called the vet, and they said that it was a possibility, and now I can't have any more of my bakery treats!!!!  (Frownie doggy face).

Well, I am gonna go back to my bed, I am so so so tired because mommy and daddy have to give me Benadryl!!!!

Chewies!!
Richter

Oh I almost forgot!!  I met the coolest little guy at Aunt Brookes!!!  He is a little brown guinea pig named Elliot!!  I just loved him!!!  I will post some pics of us!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Walk With Pink Wiggles</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:29:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Guess what guys??  I wrote an entry about pink wiggles and then she came over yesterday!!!  It was a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what guys??  I wrote an entry about pink wiggles and then she came over yesterday!!!  It was a really nice day, so me, grandma, mommy, Macy, aunt Connie and pink wiggles all went for a walk.  Pink wiggles had bare toes and she kept stickin them up in the air, I guess the warm air felt good on them!!  I walked right next to her little ridin thing, and kept lickin her toes when I got a chance.  It was so so fun!!!
When we got home, pink wiggles showed us how she can crawl, and pull herself up on things!!!!  She really liked the kitties, especially Jada, but Jada sure didn't like her!!!  She puffed up and ran away when pink wiggles tried to go near her!!  I thought this crawlin thing was so so fun!!!!  I hopped all around her, and licked and licked her!!!  Then aunt Connie fed her this yummy smellin stuff, and me and Macy had a little lick when she was all done!!  I love pink wigglys!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Want A Pink Wiggly</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/289651</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:25:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I keep hearin some doggies on Dogster talk about their human brothers and sisters, or furless brothe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I keep hearin some doggies on Dogster talk about their human brothers and sisters, or furless brothers and sisters.  At first I thought that meant that they had some of those doggies or kitties with no fur!!  The stories sound so wonderful, these furless brothers and sisters play with their doggies, and share snacks with their doggies.  Then I started noticin pictures of these brothers and sisters, and they look just like little versions of mommies and daddies!!  So finally I asked mommy and daddy what exactly are these furless creatures??

They told me that they first start out as babies, and as they grow up they are called children or kids, and then they become grown-ups like mommy and daddy!!  Then I remembered our cousin Bailey!!!  He is just like a furless brother only he is my cousin!!  Then I remembered this absolutlely wonderful thing that our aunt Connie brought over one time.  I called her "Pink Wiggly or Pink Wiggles" 
because she was small, pink, and wiggled around a whole lot!!!  Her name is Adrianna, and she is Connie's friends Pink Wiggly, or baby.  I just thought she was the greatest thing ever!!!!!!!  I followed her everywhere the humans carried her, and as soon as they put her down, I just tried to lick her and lick her!!!!!  I didn't leave her alone for the whole time she was at my house!!!!!!!!  

So then of course I wanted to know where my furless brothers and sisters are, and how come I don't have a pink wiggles.  They said that you have to be really really ready to have a pink wiggles, and mommy and daddy aren't sure that they are yet, especially with daddy havin to have his operation.  Well doesn't it count that I am really really ready?!?!?!?!?!  Jeez, who said it was up to them anyway?????  I said hurry up mommy and daddy, get to work on makin me a pink wiggly, it can't be that hard!!!!  I sure hope they are ready soon!!!  Maybe tomorrow, or next week???

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nikki's Birthday Party</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/289308</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:01:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday we went to mom-moms for Nikki's birthday party.  She is 5 years old now.  Wow 5 years old. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday we went to mom-moms for Nikki's birthday party.  She is 5 years old now.  Wow 5 years old.  I am only 4 years old, I can't imagine what it is like to be 5!!!

It was a pretty nice day, so we got to take a walk.  Me, Macy, Nikki, daddy, mommy, Uncle Chris (Nikki's daddy) and our human cousin Bailey.  We walked to the lake in mom-moms seenyor neighborhood.  It even had a little waterfall.  Now I really like mom-mom and poppy's seenyor neighborhood for the following reasons:

1) No kids.  Kids I know are kewl.  Kids that are loud and that I don't know are not.

2) Not too many bikes/skateboards.  I hate bikes and skateboards.  They make me mad and nervous.  I want to chase them.

3) Most of the people in there are like grandmas and grandpas.  They don't move too fast or talk to loud.  

So I had a good time on my walk.  After that, daddy and Bailey were playin catch out front.  Macy was allowed out front with no leash to play because she won't run away.  I won't run away either, but I will chase bunnies, and there are a lot of them at mom-moms.   Me and Nikki watched from the window.  Then we had dinner.  Yummy yummy meatballs!!!  Then Uncle Chris gave us all a prize!!!  I got a camoflauge stuffed bone, and Macy got a fancy animal print one!!!!  Nikki got a black and white one cause she is black and white!!  Then came the birthday cake!!!  All 3 of us pups got to have a little tiny slice!!  What a delicious day!!!

Chewies!!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad Mommy and Daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/286970</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:52:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

You won't believe the unfair things that happened here yesterday.  On Tuesday mommy and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

You won't believe the unfair things that happened here yesterday.  On Tuesday mommy and daddy both realized that they were gonna get done work early on Wednesday (yesterday).  They were talking about it and were like, oh maybe we can all take a big long walk together that afternoon!!!  Me and Macy overheard this and were so so excited!!!!  Mommy and daddy both home early and a great big walk!!!  How fantastic!! 

Well it was all downhill from there.  Mommy got this bright idea to try to get tickets for the Rangers/Flyers game that took place last night in New York.  Me and Macy just laughed and thought, silly mommy, you will never ever find tickets this late for that game.  Well joke was on us.  Mommy found her and daddy awesome seats, and as quick as that, me and Macy were chopped liver!!!  No fair I tell you!!!  

Then they didn't even come home all day!!  Our Uncle Chris came and fed us dinner and then grandma came and let us out to potty later!  New York is about 1-11/2 hour drive, so they just flat out abandoned us all day!!  Poo on them!!

I will admit that I was a happy pup when they got home, and mommy was all excited!  That means my Rangers won!!!!  Daddy was all sad because the Flyers are his team.  Their seats were so close, that mommy managed to get a picture of my team after they won, saluting the crowd!!  I have posted it for any hockey fans out there who might want to see!!!  Enjoy!!  Let's Go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!
6th seed is just  a win away!!!!

Chewies!! 
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An Opossum In My Yard</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/283387</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:04:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You guys are not going to believe this!!!!!!!!!  Tonight mommy went out with her friend Heather to g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You guys are not going to believe this!!!!!!!!!  Tonight mommy went out with her friend Heather to get some coffee.  I was doin my usual, sittin on the couch, propped up on some pillows (which by the way, daddy just freshly stuffed last week!!) keepin watch on the house, when out of the corner of my eyeball, I saw it.  A real live opossum!!!!  He was sniffin all around on our grass, I guess lookin for some food or somthin.  He was so cool, I tried to bang my foot on the window to get his attention, but I think I scared him.  Then mommy pulled in the driveway, and the lights on her car scared him off.  He looked just like the opossum I got for my brithday!!! Well, not exactly like him, because my toy possum has a chewed off tail.  I sure hope that the real possum doesn't have a chewed off tail.  Unless of course he did it himself because he wanted it chewed off?  I don't know why one would want that, but who knows with these wild creatures?

Well I have to go now, because Jada is rudely pawin and bumpin mommy's arm while she is tryin to help me write this entry.  I think she wants food, although she has had it down for an hour and had no interest in eatin it until mommy picked it up!!!!  Sheesh!  Kitties!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hit Me Up! &amp; A Rolled Up Paper For The Rangers!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/279130</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Mar 2007 14:23:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here is my new favorite song!!  It is called Hit Me Up!  I heard it on a commercial for a Penguin mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here is my new favorite song!!  It is called Hit Me Up!  I heard it on a commercial for a Penguin movie, and when I did I hopped off the couch and started sqeakin my monkey, really really fast, like I was keepin up with the song!!  Mommy thought this was so so funny!  Mommy is also hopin that the name of the song doesn't mean anything dirty, because we wouldn't want that!  But we figured it was safe since it was on the penguins.  Phew, its hard to keep up with what is clean these days!!

Today was a nice day.  Macy and I were lucky enough to get in a walk with mommy and daddy, since we went on the inbetween time when mommy got home from work and daddy left for work!!  I saw a squirrel eatin a seed, and I tried to get close enough to talk t0 him but he ran off.  We did get home in time to watch my Rangers.  Things were lookin pretty bad, but all of a sudden, with like 8 minutes left in the game, they scored 2 goals and tied it up!!!  Yipee!!  See the Rangers have been really bad, their coach should give them a spankin with a paper or somethin, because they keep losin real important games.  At this rate, they won't make the playoffs!!!  But today was good and very excitin.  They tied the game, took it to the shoot-out (for those not familiar with the game, the shoot-out is when a player goes one-on-one with the goalie and tries to score) and won!!!!!!!!  Yay!!  There is a little hope!!  Maybe the coach has a paper in his pocket and just pulls it out for warnings like mommy and daddy used to do with us!

Here is the latest on my daddy's heart.  The doctors said to get his operation soon, so him and mommy think probably in July.  He has some more tests to do between now and then, so I will keep you pups posted!!  Thanks for all your prayers!!!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Puppy Prayer For My Daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/277624</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:13:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pups,

Me and Macy just wanted to let you guys know what is going on with my daddy.
He has som ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pups,

Me and Macy just wanted to let you guys know what is going on with my daddy.
He has somethin called Mitral Valve Prolapse.  That means that one of those little flappy valves in his heart doesn't work right.  Mommy says that a lot of people have this, and it usually never gives them trouble.  However, my daddy has a bad case, and is most likely gonna hafta have his poor heart operated on in the next 6 months.  Him and mommy spent all day at a big hospital in Philadelphia yesterday.  By the way, for all us pets: the hospital is pretty much the same thing as the Emergencee Vets.  They saw a heart doctor and a heart operatin doctor, and did another test on daddy's heart.  We are hopin to hear for sure tomorrow after all daddy's doctors have looked at his heart test whether or not his operation has to be soon.  But mommy did say that the heart operatin doctor said probably in the next 6 months.  The operation is kinda scarey because my daddy will have to be on a machine to breath for him and stuff while they fix his heart.  But mommy told us not to worry, that her and daddy really liked all daddy's doctors, and that they are the best around, and that these doctors fix people's hearts all the time!  So we are tryin not to worry!!  We did tell daddy that if he didn't like his doctors he could always try ours at the Animal Hospital!!!

This will be a real sad time, because our daddy will have to stay at the hospital for a whole week!!!!!  Daddy has been gone for a week before when he is workin, and we don't like it!!  But there is one good part!!  After daddy gets better enough to come home, he gets to stay home with us for 2-3 weeks!!!!  He isn't even allowed to drive his car or nothin, so he has to be home with us!!  We know its not the best reason, but we sure will love having daddy home with us!!!  We will take real good care of him!!!

So if all you puppies could just put in a quick little puppy prayer for our daddy, we are sure it will help!!!! 

Thanks A Lot Friends!!
Love, Licks, and Chewies!
Richter and Macy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chinese Noodles</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/274588</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:09:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You guys will not believe what happened to us yesterday!!!  It was the luckiest of lucky times!!  Mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You guys will not believe what happened to us yesterday!!!  It was the luckiest of lucky times!!  Mommy brought home Chinese food for her dinner last night.  She did the usual, come home, give Sophia her pill, take us to potty, feed Sophia downstairs, feed Sirius and Jada upstairs, get changed, feed us in the kitchen.  After all that important stuff is done, then mommy will usually eat her supper.  So we went downstairs to watch the Hockey channels, while mommy ate.  She had some yummy smellin stuff.  It smelled like chickies and trees, (you know, those gross little green things that look like little trees, that mommy tries to trick us and daddy into eating sometimes!).  She also had one of mine and Macy's absolute favorites... Chinese Noodles!!!  Oh I just love those crunchy little delicious things!!  All mommy has to do is say "you guys want some Chinese Noodle?" and we know just what she means!!!  
Well tonight was just like any other time we have this supper, mommy let us each have a noodle, and then she took her little table upstairs to clean it off.  Well as our luck would have it (it doesn't hurt to have a clumsey mommy!) when she went to set down the table, the leg went out from underneath, and all the left-over Chinese fell all over the floor!!  Oh it was truly Heaven, I thought for a minute that I was dreamin!!!  And you know what??  Even with all that rice and chickens and trees on the floor, me and Macy looked at mommy to see if it was alright to go over and eat it!!  Mommy said she was so proud of us for bein so good, that she let us help clean up!!  We had a little rice, a little chickens, and Macy accidently had a tree, which she proceeded to spit out right away!!  What a lucky night!!  Yum!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mud+bath+hairdryer+a bad game= A Poopy Day! (Get Well Soon Brendan!)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/273309</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:39:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well today was a tragic day for this little cocker spaniel!!  Macy and I got the raw end of the deal ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well today was a tragic day for this little cocker spaniel!!  Macy and I got the raw end of the deal all day!!  First, mommy took us for a walk, which is usually great!!  Except that it snowed and iced here this past week, and not a lot of it has melted, so we got all wet and dirty.  I have no problem with this bein dirty at all, and I don't understand why mommy and daddy make such a big deal out of it!!  Who cares if our legs and bellys are caked in mud with a few sticks and leaves stuck here and there??  I happen to find it refreshing!!  Mommy also said that we smelled like we just came out of a swamp when we got home.  Now I ask you, what in the name of dog is that supposed to mean?!?!?.  I am not sure what a swamp is or what one might smell like, but I get the feeling that this was mommy's way of sayin that we were stinky.  How rude!!

So we get home and mommy puts us right out back and leaves us out there BY OURSELVES!!!!!  Can you even believe that?  She knows that I hate bein out there by myself, and that I won't even go potty if someone (and Macy doesn't count!!!!) isn't out there with me!!!  So we were out there for what seemed like 15 hours, (mommy swears that it was like 15 minutes, obviously she can't tell time!)  then she comes and takes Macy in, and who gets left out???  You guessed it!!!

I had a bad feelin when Macy got carried into the house, that it was goin to happen.  I just knew it.  And sure enough, mommy came to get me, and as soon as she picked me up I knew.  I was headed to the bathtub.   She got me upstairs, and daddy was already waitin for me with the water runnin and everything!  They threw me in the tub, and then washed me with this milk soap or somethin.  Mommy had to run out to get it on short notice.  She said they had the milk bath soap, or tropical fruit soap.  I guess I should be thankful for small favors, because I really don't think tropical fruit should be a soap a boy should have to use!

What happened to me after that is not a story for the weak at heart.  Due to the graphic nature of my next sentence, please be advised, what you are about to hear may shock you.  Ok, here goes.......They tried to actually dry me off with a (gulp!!) HAIR DRYER!!!!!!!!!!!  Can you even believe that???  They try to make it sound like they are doin it for my benefit, "oh Richter, you should get a little dry because it is 15 degrees outside,  and don't worry, it is on the low, cool setting!!"  Get real mommy and daddy!!!!!   First mommy tried it by herself.  No way!!!  Then daddy tried to hold me while she did it.  I spazzed out so much that I knocked daddy right over!!  Served him right!! No thank you!!  Needless to say, this lasted about half a minute!!

When I finally wasn't too mad at mommy for the bath and the attempted hair dryer incident, I sat with her to watch my Rangers.  That just made my day worse!!!  Not only did they play bad, but one of our favorites, Brendan Shanahan got hurt really really bad!!!!!  It was so scary, he had to get off the ice on a big board.  I keep tryin to tell mommy and daddy that if they don't get rid of some of this ice in the backyard, me and Macy are gonna have to be taken in on one of those boards!!  Get well soon Brendan!!!!  I will be thinkin of you in my puppy prayers!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Frosty Valentine's Day!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/271864</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:01:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day to all my puppy pals, and all the catster cats too!  Toda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day to all my puppy pals, and all the catster cats too!  Today was the best day even without it bein Valentine's Day!!  My mommy and daddy both got to stay home with us!!!!!  It snowed and iced sooo bad here last night that both of them didn't have to go to work!!!  Oh it was great, we stayed in bed late, had a yummy lunch!!  Me and Macy got delicious frosted heart cookies, mine had blue frostin and said I RUff YOU on it.  Macy's had purple frostin and said BE MINE!!  Right now I am waitin for Kim our mail lady so I can say Happy Valentine's Day to her, then I think we are all gonna cuddle on the couch and watch some shows!!!  We are also havin my absolute favorite for supper, MEATBALLS!!!!!! (Well, mommy and daddy are, but I am sure I will get a little nibble!)

Oh, what a happy day!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's My Birthday, My B-B-B Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/267498</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:52:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>February 4, 2007

Happy Birthday to me!!!  Or as they say in technical AKC terms, Happy Whelp Day  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ February 4, 2007

Happy Birthday to me!!!  Or as they say in technical AKC terms, Happy Whelp Day to me!!!!!!!   I am 4 years old today!!!  This is so exciting!!!  I just opened my presents!!!!!!!!!!!  I got a sqeaky Opposum, a toy cigar (I look like a very distinguished gentleman with it!!)  and (the bestest one)  A NEW MONKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

As you can see on my page, my favorite toy listed is a stuffed brown sqeaky monkey.  I got him for Christmas in 2005.  Now usually I tear my toys to shreds within minutes to get the evil sqeakers out, but there was just so much to love about my monkey, that I treasured and preserved him for almost a whole year!!  Then one night, I got a little carried away and sqeaked him too hard, and then he didn't sqeak real good.  I still carried him around, until a few weeks ago, (I guess I got a little carried away again!) when I ripped all of his stuffins out!!  Then my mommy did the unspeakable...  she threw him in the trash!!!  Oh the sorrows!!!  But didn't my daddy come to the rescue!  He kept goin back to the store and checkin, and a week before my birthday he found him!!!  The same exact monkey that I love!!!!  I was so happy when I heard him, mommy squeaked him while he was still in the wrappin paper, and I just knew it was him!!!  Oh thank you daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew, having birthdays is pretty tiresome, I am snorin away on my bed with my new toys.  I brought them right up with me so Macy doesn't touch them!!!

Chewies!!

The new 4 year old Richter!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Sore Hiney</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:08:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>January 30, 2007

Hello everyone.  Today was a rough day.  It started out like every other day, Ma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ January 30, 2007

Hello everyone.  Today was a rough day.  It started out like every other day, Macy woke the whole house up by howling her head off because she had to do woos and poos.  Daddy took us out and fed us breakfast, while mommy got ready for work.  Mommy left for work and promised to come home at lunchtime.  Sure enough, mommy was home for lunch, and I started to get a little excited because usually we get a walk when mommy comes home at lunchtime.  So, just as mommy was finishin what smelled to be a delightful little bite to eat, daddy went down stairs and grabbed my birdies leash!!!!!  The best part?!?!  He only grabbed mine, not Macy's!!!!!  I thought, oh boy oh boy, this is going to be a spectacular walk, just me, daddy and mommy, no Macy today!!!!!  I can stop and smell things, pee on every mailbox post/tree/small shrub/fire hydrant/sign along the way and not have to worry about Macy  speedin along!!!  

Well, I couldn't have been more wrong.  Turns out, it was a horrible trick!!  Daddy took me outside and told me to hop in the car!  That wasn't what I had in mind, but I am always up for rides, especially in Daddy's car, it is red and fast and has horsies (Mustangs) on it!  I love to stick my head out the window!  Then I thought, kewl, just us manses, cruisin around!!  Well the first thing that happened to me was, I had my head out the window, and all of a sudden, my toes slipped and hit the window button, and I got my head stuck!!  I hate when that happens, I hope no girl doggies were lookin!!  Then, we arrived at our "destination".  And before I knew what was happenin, Daddy was walkin me right up to the (gulp!) vet's office!!!!  

Once inside the waiting room, I did my usual dive  straight under the bench that mommy and daddy sit on while we wait.   I tried to become invisible, but daddy had to let the lady know I was there.  He is such a traitor sometimes!!  All in all, I guess it wasn't too bad.  The vet was so very impressed that my ears and teeth were so clean, especially my ears.  I guess some cocker spaniels get dirty ears?  I could have done without the shot in my hiney though,  I think it still stings!!

I also wanted to say a little word about a horsie that has been in the news a lot lately around here.  Maybe some of you pups have heard of him, his name is Barbero, and he is a hero to a lot of people!!  He  sadly left us yesterday.  RIP Barbero!!!!!  We love you!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Song!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/260539</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:02:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>January 19, 2007

Hello!!!!!!!!!!  Now when you visit my page you will hear the sweet sounds of a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ January 19, 2007

Hello!!!!!!!!!!  Now when you visit my page you will hear the sweet sounds of a song that honors the greatest city and my favorite team!!  It's up to you, New York!!  Let's go Rangers!!!!!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesth!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Disappointing Night</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/258165</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:34:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>January 13, 2007

Hi everybody,

I had a bad night.  First, the birdies lost their football game ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ January 13, 2007

Hi everybody,

I had a bad night.  First, the birdies lost their football game, then I went to my dogster friends to cheer up, but one of my pals lost a puppy friend in a bad accident, so that makes me very sad too!!  

I do have one thing to look foward to though.  We have some birthdays coming up!  My daddy's birthday is a week from this very Monday, and my birthday is in 3 weeks!!!  Four whole years old!  I am pretty excited about it, I hope I get kewl stuff!!

RIP Stormin Normin!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sittin On My Bed.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/254740</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:15:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>January 6, 2007

Hello everyone!  Today here in New Jersey, it is extremely warm for January!!  I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ January 6, 2007

Hello everyone!  Today here in New Jersey, it is extremely warm for January!!  I have been laying on my bed with my chin resting on the windowsill all day.  The windows are open, and the sunshine and fresh air feel and smell so good!!  I am also waitin for my grandma to come over, because then me, her, mommy and Macy are going to go for a walk!!  I can't wait!!  Our mommy had a really bad fall last weekend, and she got lots of stitches and had to go to the doctors a lot this week so we haven't been on a walk since Tuesday when daddy took us!!  Thats ok though, mommy is feeling much better!  Well, better get back to watchin out the window for grandma!!  Oh, and Go Birdies for tomorrow!!!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy Christmas!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/250360</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:25:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>December 27, 2006

Oh my goodness, we have been so busy the past week I still have not recovered!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ December 27, 2006

Oh my goodness, we have been so busy the past week I still have not recovered!!  Last Friday night, mommy and daddy had all these people over our house.  I don't know why they insist on doing this since they know that I hate strangers, but they said I was a very good boy!!  Daddy put my new birdies leash (Eagles) on and I either sat with him or with mom-mom and poppy.  Finally, mommy came and took off my leash and said lets see if you can be good.  I guess I did a good job because my leash didn't go back on!

The next day me and Macy went with mommy and Aunt Connie to their grandmas house.  That is always an exciting day because there are lots of little kids and other doggies to play with!  Me and Macy really like goin there because we get tons of treats!!  Then that night Aunt Brooke came over for awhile and brought us presents from Kuzco!!!!  He gave is these really kewl candy cane chewies, and a box that I am still not quite sure what it is, but mommy says we are gonna play it outside one day when it is warm out!  I think it has something to do with makin paw prints or somethin, which is kewl, I am always up for a mess!

As all good pups know, Sunday was Christmas Eve!!!!  Me and Macy tried to rest as much as we could to be ready for Santa!!  And gosh darn it, he snuck right in here under our noses and left us all kinds of toys and treats!!  I didn't know which chewie to chew first!!!  I also can't wait to rip apart all of mine and Macy's new toys to get the squeakers out!  Macy thinks you are supposed to love and take care of your "babies" as she calls them, but I know the truth...  they are all evil until their noise makin things are torn out!!!  Macy got this one really evil one, it is a bug and it actually makes a bug noise instead of just a sqeak.  Well bide your time you purple nightmare, you don't have much longer.........

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/241273</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:39:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>December 6, 2006

Yeeeeeeeeesth!!  This past Sunday was a great day!!  We got to go for a great bi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ December 6, 2006

Yeeeeeeeeesth!!  This past Sunday was a great day!!  We got to go for a great big walk and then we drove to the fire station and picked out our Christmas tree!!!  I love havin a tree in the house!!  When we got it home, we took it in the house right away.  My daddy got it up in the stand pretty quick.  He is real good at stuff like that!!  Then all the boxes came down out of the attic, and the real fun begins!!  While mommy and daddy played with lights, I grabbed a stuffed reindeer that I have had my eye on for sometime now, and finally ripped it to pieces!!  Whew, that thing needed to go!!  Pretty soon we are gonna go get the big huge tree to go in our room with the real high ceiling!!  I can't wait for that one!!

I also can't wait until mommy gets home from work today!  We are gonna put stamps on our Christmas cards and walk to the mailbox!!!!!!!  Me and Macy are featured on our cards!  Last year was the first year mommy did that, and it was a huge hit with everyone!!  It was like we were famous or somethin! 

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gettin A Bath</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/234687</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:50:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>November 20, 2006

I have to rest up today, because tomorrow mommy is dropping me and Macy off to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ November 20, 2006

I have to rest up today, because tomorrow mommy is dropping me and Macy off to Mary's house!!  Mary is this super nice lady who gives us baths and haircuts!!  I was a little shy at Mary's when we first started going there, but now I love it!  Mary is one of mommy's patients at her work, and the last time she was in she told mommy that she really likes me a lot, because I am such a special boy!!  We are gonna get all sqeaky clean to go to grandmas for scrumptious TURKEY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I love to go to grandmas because our aunt Connie has a white bunny rabbit that  I luv!!  I think he is so great!!  She also has a big fat orange cat named Oliver, who isn't very nice to me and Macy, or anybody for that matter, but we still try to be his friend anyway!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bailey and Mommy's Birthday Party</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/227794</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Nov 2006 07:55:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>November 3, 2006

Yeeeeeeesth!!  Today me and Macy get to go over to our Aunt Kelly's house for a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ November 3, 2006

Yeeeeeeesth!!  Today me and Macy get to go over to our Aunt Kelly's house for a birthday party for our people cousin Bailey and our Mommy!  Mommy  and Bailey have the same birthday which is  really on Tuesday, but we are havin a party early!  My favorite part is that my Uncle Chris is bringin my cousin Nikki!!  I love to play with Nikki!  We have been bestest friends since I was a new little pup!  I am going to tell mommy and daddy to take one of those pictures thingys of me and Nikki so we can put it on my web-page!  

Also, I just heard mommy tell daddy that she just talked to Uncle Chris and he said maybe we could go to Aunt Kelly's early to take a walk around a lake?  I am not sure what that means but it sounds kewl to me!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and I bet there will be birthday cake too, which I am sure my mommy will share with me!!

I was pretty worried last night about my mommy though!  Usually she comes home from work just in time to feed us our supper, but last night, here it is, 6:00 on the dot and no mommy!  Thanks goodness daddy came home and gave us our supper, but I was so worried about where my mommy was!  I spent most of the night on the couch looking out the window (I made daddy leave the blinds open just enough!  I get in trouble if I jam my head through them when they are closed!) Once, daddy, Macy, Sirius and Sophia went up stairs to have snack time, but I was too worried to leave the window!  Daddy called and called me so finally I ran up, got my boney and ran right back down to the window!  FINALLY, when it was real late, mommy came home!  She said she went out to dinner with Aunt Brooke, because Aunt Brooke is movin away to go live with Kuzco soon!!  I was just soooo glad she was finally home, that I laid right down next to her and rested my head on her chest the rest of the night!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Halloween Parade</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/224036</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:44:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>October 24, 2006

Tonight me and Macy got dressed up and went to the Petsmart Halloween Parade!  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ October 24, 2006

Tonight me and Macy got dressed up and went to the Petsmart Halloween Parade!  I got dressed up as Spiderman, and Macy got dressed up as a Rockstar!!  We had fun and got a bag each full of treats, our picture taken and glow-in-the dark tags!!  Macy got a giftcard for her birthday, so she picked out a girly fluffy pink bone.  Mommy let me pick out a toy too so I wouldn't be sad!!  I was soo excited, I picked out a green froggy!  I love him!   We get to get dressed up next week too so we can go trick-or-treating with our human cousin, Bailey!

Chewies!
Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Dog Park</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/213274</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:33:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>September 29, 2006

My wonders have been answered!  Today Mommy and Daddy took me and Macy to the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ September 29, 2006

My wonders have been answered!  Today Mommy and Daddy took me and Macy to the dog park!!  I loved it!  First we had to walk across a big field, and there was lots of goosies there.  Daddy took us to run after them, but mommy told us to stop it because she was afraid we would get kicked out for chasin the goosies.  Then we walked to the dog run.  We met a little collie dog.  I went in first to play with him.  Daddy stayed out with Macy for awhile, because she was freakin out barkin.  She does that when we first see other doggies.  She tries to sound ferocious, but it is really because she is a scardy cat of other doggies.  Then daddy brought her in, and she calmed down pretty quick.  We played with that collie for awhile, it was great because he wasn't a little baby, so he didn't want to pounce me.  Then his mommy said he had to go home, so we played by ourselves for awhile.  Then we walked around the park.  There is a big hill there and we ran all the way up and down again and again!!!  Then we walked around the lake and went home.  I had my supper, and now I'm snoozin away on my bed!!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My New Friend Ollie</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/213269</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:23:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>September 28, 2006

Today I went over to my next door neighbors house to play with their new puppy ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ September 28, 2006

Today I went over to my next door neighbors house to play with their new puppy named Ollie.  He is an all black yorkie-poo.  He is very cute!  We sat in the grass.  He is a little ball of energy, hoppin all over the place!!  He wanted to play the pounce game like Kuzco, but I don't like that game too much so I didn't play it with him.  Macy had to stay home.  Mommy says its because she is still not too nice with other doggies enough to play with a tiny puppy like that.  I don't mind playin with puppies but they wear me out fast!  I wonder if I will ever get a friend my own age?

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woofstock</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/382831/diary/A_dogs_day/207749</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:13:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Richter ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>September 16, 2006

Today I got to go to Woofstock!!  Mommy, grandma, and Aunt Connie took me and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ September 16, 2006

Today I got to go to Woofstock!!  Mommy, grandma, and Aunt Connie took me and Macy, and we met up with Aunt Brooke, Kuzco, and Kuzco's Daddy, Chad.  I got to see all kinds of other doggies!!  Mommy also says that I did real good not being so scared of people!  I got two cool bandanas, and a big yellow Bobo!  There was policemans there, and these really great doggies that work with them.  They put on a show, and one of the policemans put a big furry thing on his arm, and then one of the police doggies ran real fast and chased him, and caught him and grabbed him by the arm!!  I was so proud for that doggie!  Mommy says those doggies are real hard workers that help make our neighborhoods be real safe!  

It rained a lot the past few days, so my feet and hiney got pretty wet at the park!  I tried to get my hiney to dry off by sitting on mommy's foot, but she made me get off.   I liked all the other doggies there, they all wanted to be friends except for this one doggie who mommy says was something like a Bulldog?  He kind of got a mean face on when I tried to say hi, so I just left him alone.

The best part of the day was when we got home!  Daddy was resting in bed and me and Macy hopped right up still all wet, and gave him lots of kisses!

Chewies!

Richter]]></content:encoded>
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