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<title>You're here to serve ME!</title>
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<description>Dogster diary for the dog Coco Rose</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Coco Rose &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:32:35 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>05/18/13  Another day being left at home</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

First I would like to thank Dogster for selecting my diary as one of the featured diarie ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

First I would like to thank Dogster for selecting my diary as one of the featured diaries of the day.  I never get tired of this honor. 

I would also like to send lots of love to my pal Nina for making me the pretty picture frame for me to always remind me of todays honor.  Ms. Nina you make such pretty picture frames and I cherish each and every one.  Thank you for always taking the time to do these for your pals.  I'm sure everyone enjoys them as much as I do.

It wouldn't be right for me to be talking about Dogster honors without mentioning my pal Demon Flash Bandit also had his diary featured today.  Way to go big guy, you know how to keep everyone entertained with what you write.

Now on to being left at home, again.  Momma asked daddy if they could go to the Zuni reservation and do some grocery shopping at the little market that is there.  Arleenton, our bunny sister was out of lettuce and although the Zuni market is quite tiny, they are the only place that carries fresh fruits and veggies if one doesn't want to make a 45 mile trip into Gallup.  Zuni is about 22 miles from where we live so it's not exectly like going to the cornor grocery store like we used to do in California.

Anyhow, after the humans had breakfast, momma put up the baby gate across our bedroom door and then got her purse and went out the French doors leaving Puffy and me behind.  How could they do that when she knew we wanted to go too?  I think this type of behavior shouldn't be allowed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/16/13  Stroller ride</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:16:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Guess what Puffy and I got to do today&acirc;&brvbar;.

We went for a stroller ride in our Dogmobi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Guess what Puffy and I got to do todayâŚ.

We went for a stroller ride in our Dogmobile.

The ride was cut short because itâs hard to push the Dogmobile on gravel roads and truth be know, it wasnât all that comfortable getting bounced all about either.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/15/13  Haircut and bath</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:52:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

This morning momma said she had a surprise for me so I got all excited and happy; little ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

This morning momma said she had a surprise for me so I got all excited and happy; little did I know that âSurpriseâ was nothing more than a haircut and bath.  Thatâs right pals; momma once again took the clippers to my beautiful hair and attempted to give me a haircut like our groomer used to do.  Momma said she would never cut my beautiful hair again after the last terrible hair cut she gave me but there isnât a groomer close to where we now live so momma gave it another try.  Letâs just say she still should NOT apply for a position as a dog groomer, if you get my drift.  

After my haircut I was forced to endure soap in my eyes and even worse that nasty stuff she squirts in my ears afterwards that is supposed to dry up any water that gets in them.  

I was lucky though because daddy was busy installing the tile on the shower so he didnât get a chance to trim my nails â BOL.

Now I need to go outside and find something to roll around in.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/12/13  Mother's day rosette</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:54:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The #1 mother&acirc;s day cup that Dogster is allowing us to send to our pals for free today was a nice  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The #1 motherâs day cup that Dogster is allowing us to send to our pals for free today was a nice jester; however, I donât understand why they didnât take the time to change the Star of David to read #1 mother.  I for one want to thank my pals who sent me one of the cups, but I could not bring myself to send any out to my pals because I did not know who I might upset.  Religious symbols have different meanings and some pals may not be receptive to having a Star of David on their page.  I think if Dogster did not have the time to change the Star of David on the rosette then they should have offered the #1 Mom or maybe one of the flowers as a free rosette for today.   

Hugs and kisses and Happy Motherâs day to all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/11/13  Hello...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 11 May 2013 09:03:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Not too much to report going on here.  Yesterday the humans went to Gallup to do some sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Not too much to report going on here.  Yesterday the humans went to Gallup to do some shopping â momma went to Wal-Mart for groceries while daddy was across the street at Home Depot.  They were gone for hours and Puffy and I napped the day away on the wonderful King sized bed â BOL, BOL.  Of course we really wanted to go with the humans for a nice truck ride but after hearing about what happened to daddyâs truck itâs a good thing we didnât go.  While daddy was driving back to our house on the 8 mile dirt road that leads home, there was a loud âPOPâ noise but according to daddy they didnât know what caused it.  When they got to the gate to our property momma got out of the truck to open the gate and when she got back inside and closed the truck door, the back window shattered.  Yup, glass was everywhere and now they have to have that window replaced.  It was just a couple of months ago that the humans had to replace the front truck windshield because a rock hit it and caused it to crack horizontally from the passenger side all the way to the driverâs side.   To make matters worse, it started to rain and because there are still boxes and furniture in the garage/warehouse daddy couldnât park the truck inside and it had to be left in the rain.

Daddy did put a plastic covering over the window but it blew off while he was taking a nap so momma had to go outside in the pouring rain and re-cover it plus weigh it down with some wood so that it wouldnât fly off again.  Sometimes I guess itâs best to stay at home.  

I experienced my first thunderstorm with lighting and DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL!!!!  Momma did put my Thundercoat on me and I did calm down a bit, but all this thunder and lightning frightens me.  Momma says it frightens her also because the lighting can cause fires to erupt.

Well I need to go find a cookieâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/06/13  No more biting and our garden</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 6 May 2013 20:34:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Since big mouth Puffy informed EVERYONE that I bit momma on the finger and caused it to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Since big mouth Puffy informed EVERYONE that I bit momma on the finger and caused it to bleed, I thought I better let you know that there have been no further biting incidents.  Momma is watching me like a hawk and is going to take me to the vet this week when the humans go into town.  She says I am drinking water like crazy but my output isnât matching what I am in taking.  

In other news, daddy got out the rototiller and spent a good part of the day getting the plot of dirt ready for planting.  Momma then took the plants she started in the kitchen outside and planted them.  They spent hours outside and only let Puffy and I out for a little while because Puffy kept on getting in the way of the rototiller.  Anyhow, after the garden was planted momma came inside to see what the weather forecast was for the coming week and discovered there is a chance of SNOW all week long.  So much for planting the garden â there was no snow today but it did rain.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/02/13  There is a fire burning</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 May 2013 15:31:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have been having some nice sunny days with the temperature getting up to 79 degrees b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have been having some nice sunny days with the temperature getting up to 79 degrees but get this, overnight we again had freezing conditions and the water in daddyâs tile saw was frozen solid this morning.  Momma is concerned that the small plants she put outside this last week are probably dead but she hasnât gone outside to check.  

Now if that isnât bad enough, there is a fire burning in the Sandia Mountains that is out of control.  Thus far, we havenât seen any smoke from the fire but the winds are once again picking up so we are paying close attention in case we have to evacuate.  This is one of the major drawbacks with living in the mountains surrounded by beautiful trees.  The dry conditions have caused trees to die thus adding fuel to any fires that might spring up.  Also there are lots of abandoned properties with and without homes on them so they donât have humans cleaning up the dead debris.  We went riding around our neighborhood yesterday and saw a 1700 square foot house on 6.5 acres of land listed for sale at 29 thousand dollars (2 bedrooms/2 baths).  It was listed as âU-Finishâ â âAs Isâ.  Also, our closest next door neighbor has listed her home for sale.    Apparently people have decided they donât want to live here anymore.  Daddy thinks the economy is forcing them to sale as some have probably lost their city jobs and can no longer afford to have vacation property.  There is so much property for sale here that one can get a really good buy.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/28/13  The house is coming along</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:57:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

All the snow has melted and I hope that is the last of it for this season.  All in all,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

All the snow has melted and I hope that is the last of it for this season.  All in all, Puffy and I did pretty well with our first winter here in New Mexico.  Puffy wanted me to ask if anyone would be interested in one used laundry sink as he is tired of getting baths and feet washes â BOL.  He said he would even pay for all shipping charges using mommaâs credit card.  

The house is coming along.  Daddyâs bedroom is now completed so the humans moved the bed out of the living room and into daddyâs room.  Now we get to bark and bark at daddy when he gets up and down during the night but thatâs okay because momma doesnât sleep with her bionic ears on so it doesnât bother her, but daddy sure gets upset with it â BOL.

Daddy has started working on the guest bathroom wall tile.  I must say it is looking very nice.  The humans need to get both bathroom wall tiles done so the Plummer can come back and finish connecting the showers in both bathrooms and the sink in the guest bathroom.   

Puffy and I saw a herd of deer sitting in the shade of various trees yesterday.  As we stared at them from the truck, they all just stared right back at us and didnât bother to even get up.  It was pretty awesome.  We havenât seen any elk lately but something has been lurking about in the dark around our property.  The other night when Puffy and I went outside to do our business we were barking and barking, along with the dogs across the street at something.  Momma told us to hurry up and get ourselves back inside where we would be safe.  

Momma planted some morning glories out in the yard and then took some of Arleentonâs used cage cedar to spread around them with hopes that the local yard rabbits would leave the plants alone.  Daddy said momma should have used the litter from Simbaâs kitty box instead so today we are going to do just that.  Momma also planted a tiny weeping cherry tree over by where Bay-Ling is buried.  Itâs so tiny right now that the rabbits could easily damage or eat it and the humans arenât sure how to go about protecting it; does anyone have any suggestions?

So the humans continue to slowly work on the house and hopefully someday it will all be finished and signed off by the code enforcers.  Momma thinks they are going to be really upset when they come back to do the final inspections and see that the house is already being lived in but that is the risk they will have to take because it got COLD living in the garage/workshop so they had no choice but to move into the house after daddy installed the attic furnace.  Hopefully we will have an understand inspector and they will sign off on the houseâŚkeep your paws crossed â okay?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/17/13  The sky is falling</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:33:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have been having some really nice sunny days here in New Mexico although the wind has ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have been having some really nice sunny days here in New Mexico although the wind has been blowing strongly and there were some adverse weather conditions bulletins advising winds of over 60 miles per hour might hit various counties (it was windy here but not THAT windy).

Anyhoodle, daddy told momma that snow was forecasted and she laughed saying it couldn't possibly be true as there wasn't a cloud in sight and the temperature was in the high 60's.  So guess what happened this morning...Yup, it has been snowing on and off all morning long.  It's a fine day to lay in bed and nap, don't you agree?

The house building is coming along.  The humans were planning on finishing up daddyâs bedroom today but since the weather conditions wonât allow for doing door painting outside they are taking a break â BOL.  Daddy is still sleeping in the living room on the Queen sized bed but Puffy, Simba, momma and I are REALLY enjoying the Cal. King bed in âourâ new bedroom.  Momma says she will take pictures once everything is put away and post them on Dogster so you can see how nice it is.  

I need to thank my wonderful pal Mazy for suggesting that momma use wee-wee pads so that if weather conditions were bad Puffy and I wouldnât have to go outside to do our business.  I am no longer waking momma up in the middle of the night to go outside, instead I use the wee-wee pad and it has been working out great.  I still go outside most of the other times but having an indoor potty is wonderful.  Momma even bought some washable wee-wee pads so that she wouldnât have to keep on buy disposable ones.  She found a web site that sells nothing but wee-wee pads and they cost much less than what cost at animal supply stores.  

Oh, got to go and see what is happening in the kitchenâŚI think I heard someone opening the cookie jarâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/11/13  Mud and feet washings</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/823225</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:02:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Can I come over to one of your homes to spend the week?  I need a nice quite place to la ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Can I come over to one of your homes to spend the week?  I need a nice quite place to lay my head.  I would really like to stay home but momma has been hammering and making lots of noise all day long and it is preventing me from getting my beauty rest.  

Also, I'm really, really, REALLY tired of having my feet washed everytime I come in from outside.  It's not right that I have to suffer a mini-bath simply because there is mud outside.  Just what did the humans expect building a house without putting in a suitable yard for Puffy and me first?  I've see daddy track mud in the house all the time and not once has momma picked him up and plopped him in the laundry sink to wash the mud off his feet - it's just not right!  

Today the sun was once again shining and the snows were melting (thus more mud), and tomorrow the weather report calls for rain so it appears that I will have to endure more feet washing unless one of my pals will let me come visit for a while.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/05/13  We finally have a bedroom!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/822519</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:51:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I have some really great news from our home in New Mexico.  Daddy and momma have complet ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I have some really great news from our home in New Mexico.  Daddy and momma have completed painting, flooring and everything else in mommaâs bedroom, sewing room and her walk-in closet.  Daddy then moved the wonderful California King Bed frame and mattresses over and set everything up.  Puffy, Simba, momma and me are now sleeping in style on the nice big bed.  Next, daddy brought the sewing machine and table and put them in the sewing room.  Momma spent hours carrying boxes and boxes of stuff from the garage/workshop into âourâ bedroom.  Today Puffy and I supervised as momma hung some pictures on the walls.  We really love our new bedroom as it is much nicer than the one we had in California.  There is a nice French door in our bedroom that momma can open to let Puffy and me out when we have to go outside to do our business.  Daddy promises that after the house is finished that he is going to fence off the area between the house and the garage/workshop thus creating a courtyard for us so we will not be able to wonder freely in the dark where something might decide to make us their night time snack.  

In other news, the deer have been returning from the upper mountains.  We have seen lots of deer herds walking about however; the elk are still hiding in the higher area.  There are baby cows and sheep in the small farms but the large cow range remains empty right now.  There havenât been any wayward cows visiting our property in quite a while, in fact, the whole herd of wayward cows are no place to be seen.  I wonder if they got taken to the market or if they were moved to a different pasture.

Anyhoodle, the humans are making progress on the house and now they are working on finishing daddyâs bedroom so they can get the bed out of the living room and into his bedroom.  There are still lots and lots of work that needs to be done but at least Puffy and I can be comfortable in âourâ bedroom â BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/29/13  What we have been up too...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/821346</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:42:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

The snows have melted and the sun has been out so I thought the humans might like to do  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

The snows have melted and the sun has been out so I thought the humans might like to do something fun with Puffy and me, like take a stroll around the neighborhood.  Instead, momma was outside putting tile around the door frame to hide the hole that was created when the French door in her bedroom was installed incorrectly.  She chose really pretty Mexican tile  and liked it so much she wanted to tile the concrete door stoop also but luckily daddy said that there was still much more work that needed to be done on the inside of the house so he didnât want her doing the outside door stoop.

The good news is that mommaâs bedroom, sewing room and walk in closet will be completed by next week.  Daddy says he will bring the big bed and furniture over maybe this coming weekend.  Momma is wondering how he is going to manage moving everything since she canât help him.

Simba Blue, my kitty brother, made another dash out the house in the dark of the night and once again, momma had to hobble after him.  He sits by the door wanting to go outside and if we lived in an area where there werenât bears or mountain lions around he would probably be allowed to explore, but momma doesnât want him to become somethingâs dinner.  

Momma has decided that Arleentonâs cage will be put in the sewing room so that she is not isolated from the family.  It gets too cold here at night so she canât be put back outside like she was in California, besides, I like playing tag with her because she gives out tasty bunny droppings.  Thereâs nothing like having a pal that gives you treats all the time â BOL, BOL.  

The humans will next get daddyâs bedroom done so the Queen Sized bed that we have all been sleeping on in the Living room can be moved back there for him.  Building your own home takes a lot of time and work to get everything finished.  Sometimes the humans canât work on it because of the weather and other times it is because they are just tired of doing work â BOL.  It will be nice when it is all completed and we can go back to being LAZY!!!!!!

Happy Easter to all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/21/13  Thank you for being my pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/820442</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:33:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals!

I need to thank all of my pals for sending me Birthday wishes and rosesettes as my page  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals!

I need to thank all of my pals for sending me Birthday wishes and rosesettes as my page is loaded with all kinds of wonderful pressies.  I feel so loved and special thanks to each one of you.  

Momma has gotten behind on doing Puffy and my diary because she got injured.  Yup, somehow momma managed to hurt one of her legs and is now in a lot of pain.  Sleeping on the big bed with her has not been pleasant because she canât get comfortable and ends up disturbing our sleep.  It was so bad the other night that I finally got off the big bed and went and slept in the doggy bed that is in the kitchen.

Last night when Puffy and I went outside to do our night time business, Simba Blue snuck out of the house and went running around to the backside.  Momma didnât have shoes on and ended up hobbling after him because it was very dark and she didnât want to leave him outside where something could eat him.  When she finally caught him he was all the way to the back side of the house where it is still muddy so needless to say her feet were caked with thick mud, even between her toes.  Luckily, she had already put down a wee-wee pad for my use during the night so she was able to use that to make her way to the laundry room so she could rinse her feet off using the laundry tub hose.  Daddy laughed and laughed at momma as she was trying to clean off her feet.  Puffy and I felt that she got what she deserved because she is ALWAYS washing our feet off in the laundry tub â BOL, BOL.

The humans are still working on the New Mexico house but because momma is injured it is taking even more time.  Today momma managed to get down onto the floor so she could paint the lower portions of the door frames but then discovered that she couldnât get back up without hurting her leg even more.  It was pretty entertaining to watch daddy trying to help momma up.  

Puffy is doing well on his pain medications and isnât limping much.  He is still licking the tumor on his leg so we know it is bothering him.  Simba Blue is remains lost without Bay-Ling and may be depressed because his friend is no longer here.  Momma is working on daddy to adopt an older cat from the shelter for him but daddy isnât receptive to the idea.  Weâre all trying to give him extra attention but it doesnât seem to be helping.  Twice early this morning he woke momma up and she moved over so he could snuggle next to her but he refused.  He is eating and drinking and visiting âBluebelleâ his love pillow so he isnât in danger, just sad.  

Anyhow, Iâm going to go play with the balloons that Hobo send me and line up all the emeralds, stars, Easter bunnies, roses, cupcakes, birdies, spring flowers and other goodies I received â THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/08/13  Thank you pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/819044</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 20:28:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

I&acirc;d like to thank all of my friends who sent Rosettes to my kitty sister Bay-Ling&acirc;s  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

Iâd like to thank all of my friends who sent Rosettes to my kitty sister Bay-Lingâs page along with the many messages of condolences for her crossing the Rainbow Bridge.  Things here at home are not the same with her being gone.  She was a very nice kitty and was never mean to Puffy, Arleenton or me, not like Simba Blue our kitty brother.  And speaking of Simba Blue, he is totally lost without Bay-Ling.  Momma let us all see and sniff Bay-Ling before she was buried but Simba refused to look at her and jumped away from her box and ran out of the room.  Momma thinks he just didnât want to acknowledge that Bay-Ling was dead.  Anyhow, now Simba Blue is running through the house calling for Bay-Ling but of course she is not here.  Momma asked daddy if he would consider adopting another female kitty that was between 8 or older as they donât often get adopted but daddy is still in mourning for Bay-Ling and doesnât even want to consider getting another kitty yet.  

Yesterday it was really sunny and nice here in New Mexico, so nice in fact that the humans loaded up the hauling trailer and went to the trash transfer station in Zuni to get rid of some of our garbage (we donât have trash pick-up where we live).  Today, things certainly are much different.  We had rain, sleet and now high winds with blowing snow â yup, Mother Nature is once again gracing us with snow.  The bad news is that I really, really, REALLY needed to do a number two download so that meant I had to go outside to do it.  Let me tell you that it was one of the most difficult potties that I have ever experienced.  I thought the wind was going to pick me up and carry me away, plus I couldnât see a thing because the snow was blowing so hard.  Momma kept on telling me to âhurry upâ but I refuse to do solid potties close to the house.  I struggled with the conditions given and finally selected a place and did my business and went running back into the house to be greeted with a nice warm towel to dry me off.  

I want to wish my wonderful boyfriend Hobo a very happy Birthday!!!  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/04/13  Good-bye Bay-Ling</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/818600</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:53:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>At approximately 11:50AM today, Bay-Ling was sent to the Rainbow Bridge.  She was loosing weight and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At approximately 11:50AM today, Bay-Ling was sent to the Rainbow Bridge.  She was loosing weight and this weekend she started having problems breathing so this morning momma and daddy drove off the mountain and went to Gallup to the local Vet.  Blood tests came back normal and nothing could be found wrong except that she was very skinny and was still having problems breathing.  Daddy and momma thought she might have had a hair ball or other obstruction inside of her so the nice vet did a chest X-ray.  Daddy and momma were beginning to breath easy thinking that whatever the problem was it was fixable.  However, life sometimes has a way of throwing a curve ball from time to time as the vet came out into the waiting room with a syringe filled with watered down blood.  She said that Bay-Ling's chest cavity was filled with this watered down fluid that she couldn't see her lungs and that was why she couldn't breath.  Daddy asked her if it could be drained and the vet said it could but all it would do is give her maybe one more week before it filled up again.  We were told that we could take her home but having her die struggling to breath just didn't seem right so she was sent to the Rainbow Bridge with daddy and momma at her side.

We all got to sniff at Bay-Ling before daddy and momma burried her outside under a nice pine tree.  I'm going to miss you so much Bay-Ling.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/26/13  Laundry room mouse</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/817898</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:55:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>It finally happened, daddy caught a mouse in the laundry room and we didn't even get to sniff it.  D ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It finally happened, daddy caught a mouse in the laundry room and we didn't even get to sniff it.  Daddy left it in the mouse trap and told momma it was dead so she told him to go take it out and dispose of it.  What I don't understand is why we have TWO cats in the house and yet the humans had to resort to buying mouse traps to get rid of the mouse.  I think if the cats aren't going to catch mice then they should go find another home to live in - don't you agree?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/23/13  More snow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/817576</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:03:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

I&acirc;m so confused with the weather here in New Mexico.  Last week the snows were almost  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Iâm so confused with the weather here in New Mexico.  Last week the snows were almost gone and the mud left behind was drying out nicely, then this week Mother Nature fooled us and dropped another foot of snow on our property.  Everything was once again covered with the white stuff.  Today, the sky turned blue and the sun was once again shining upon us but that is causing the snows to melt again.  All day today Puffy and I laid on the Queen bed in the living room (Yes, we are still sleeping in the living room), and watched ice cycles falls from the rain gutters from the roof along with big clumps of snow.  It was freighting as they make a scary noise and thus I was afraid to go outside to do my business. Anyhow, this isnât the end of the snows because the weather forecast is saying there is another one coming â DANG!!!!  Howâs a girl supposed to do her business?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/01/12  I'm BEGGING...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814527</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:40:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

The last couple of days have been terrible because momma has decided to take away ALL tr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

The last couple of days have been terrible because momma has decided to take away ALL treats that have any type of MEATZ as their main ingredients simply because I have been drinking water like crazy and then piddling throughout the house.  Gone are my wonderful Cowboy Steaks along with the tasty duck strips that I adore.  They have been replaced with hard crunchy doggy biscuits that are okay but honestly they just donât satisfy like real MEATZ treats.  Also gone are the kittieâs food bowls and water dish as they are now sitting on top of the crates so the kitties can get to them but I canât.  I am so desperate that I have been following momma around begging, yes, BEGGING, for a decent treat but momma has not given in especially since I have now stopped drinking three huge bowls of water and am no longer piddling all over the place.   

How will I survive without MEATZ treats?  Of course I could live on MAZYâs Applesauce/sweet potato/oatmeal bones (hint, hint, Mazy can momma have the recipe?)

Anyhow, Iâm hoping momma will give in but after having to wash all the bedding and the floors a couple of time Iâm guessing she isnât going to forget about the new treat restrictions anytime soon.  
  
Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/31/13  Dogster fleas</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814403</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:46:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814403</guid>
		<description>It appears that I barked too soon because although Dogster removed the nasty ole red &quot;X&quot; that was di ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It appears that I barked too soon because although Dogster removed the nasty ole red "X" that was displayed instead of my lovely photo that I posted the other day, today, when I added the photo that my wonderful pal Nina did for me the red "X" is back. 

Maybe Dogster has a new policy to screen all photos first before displaying them on Dogster.  

Anyhow, here is the link to the photo that Nina did for me...

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad302/CoopRed/Congratulations/Congratulations%20II/1side-1QV-1-2.jpg">Thank you Nina for the pretty pink picture frame.</a>

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/30/13  I was going to complain but...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814303</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:20:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814303</guid>
		<description>That's right pups, I was going to complain to Dogster that I was having problems posting photos on m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's right pups, I was going to complain to Dogster that I was having problems posting photos on my page.  Recent photos that I posted had appeard as a red "X".  After several days of wearing the red "X", all of a sudden, without me even complaining, the red "X" has been removed and low and behold, my photos are back.  

I did notice that several of my pals still have the Red "X's" on their pages but let's hope that their pretty photos come back just like mine did.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/28/13  This, that and whatever</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814075</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:57:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/814075</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

We have had sun, hail, high winds, dropping temperatures and now snow all in the course  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have had sun, hail, high winds, dropping temperatures and now snow all in the course of 8 hours.  Earlier this morning while the sun was shining I went up by the nasty trailer to scout for bunny dropping and was having a grand ole time until momma made me come back into the house.  As soon as I got in the door she grabbed me and took me into the laundry room where she game me a dreaded bath (Puffy got one too â HeHeHe).   I ask you should I have been punished getting a bath just because I had mud in my feetsies?  The humans should have been thrilled to have my feet prints on the bedding as some humans with superb taste even pay for such wonderful bedding â Maybe Zaidie should open a household goods division and let one of the packs with multiple sized pups in it stamp their paws on various items that can be sold.  He can even hire Cleo to over see sales in the international division.  

Itâs never too late to think about Christmas so I suggest that Zaidie also get Zoe, Fizzy, Monte, Whitley, Finley, Nina, Toto, Abby, Hobo, Luna and some of the other pups with pretty voices and do a Christmas video.  Ceeley, Buttercup and of course me, could dance around in pretty dresses while the rest of the gang bark to Christmas songs.  Iâm sure the video would be a really big money maker.

And we canât forget to hire on Ebby as the food critic who will taste all suggested treats and write up her finding in Zaidieâs new monthly magazine (title yet to be decided). 

Anyhow, Iâm off to piddle someplaceâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/26/13  Thank you Nina and Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813779</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:43:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813779</guid>
		<description>My pal Nina made me a beautiful picture frame to celebrate my diary being one of the featured diarie ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My pal Nina made me a beautiful picture frame to celebrate my diary being one of the featured diaries on Dogster today: However, due to some flea issues on Dogster the photo is not being displayed (notice the big red "X" where my picture should be)?  Anyhow, here is the link for the photo that Nina did for me - isn't it BEAUTIFUL???  Thank you Nina!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad302/CoopRed/Congratulations/Congratulations%20II/1side-1Qu-1-1-1.jpg">Nina's picture frame</a>

Oh yeah, thank you Dogster for selecting my diary to be one of the featured diaries of the day.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/25/13  The mud in New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813709</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:48:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813709</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

The snows have been melting and our yard is nothing more than brown and yellow slush wit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

The snows have been melting and our yard is nothing more than brown and yellow slush with some spots of doggy nuggets peppered here and there.  Going outside to do our business is uncomfortable because of the conditions.  Both Puffy and I have been slipping and sliding around on the ice and I for one do not like to walk in the mud.  Right now it feels like summer with a nice warm 33 degrees (hey, last week it was well below zero so 33 degrees is quite an improvement) however we are expecting a rain storm to come in tonight and tomorrow followed by more snow and lower temperatures again.  I thought Iâd get momma ready for whatâs to come so when she wasnât looking I might have piddled on the humanâs bed â BOL, BOL.  She is currently washing all the bedding and Iâm laying low with my Busy Bone acting like I donât know why she is all mad â BOL.

Hugs and kisses,
Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/22/13  Mud</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813363</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:57:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813363</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

We have had about 20&acirc; of snow dumped on us in the last month or so.  Not knowing what  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have had about 20â of snow dumped on us in the last month or so.  Not knowing what is expected of them, the humans, well actually momma, has shoveled walk paths for us but that is about all â keep in mind that we are all from sunny California so dealing with snow is not something that they have ever had to deal with.

Anyhow, the day before yesterday, momma was outside trying to widen one of the snow paths and she slipped and fell on her knees onto some hard ice.  Momma came limping back into the house and daddy cleaned up her knee and then went outside and axed the ice where she fell away.

Today, the humans had an appointment in Gallup to have the cracked windshield on daddyâs truck replaced.  They left bright and early this morning but when they got back well into the afternoon hours, the sun had melted more ice and a lot of the 8 mile road leading into our property was nothing more than muddy slush.  The truck was slipping and sliding all over the road.  Momma left out a sigh when daddy was pulling the truck into our driveway when all of a sudden it went sideways and got stuck in the muck.  Yup, once again daddy got the truck stuck.  The front end of the truck was on our property but part of the tail end was hanging out into the one lane community road.  Momma and daddy had to lug the groceries up our long driveway while slipping and sinking down into mud.  You should have seen them, both had mud all over them and somehow daddy even managed to cake all his keys in it too â BOL, BOL.  Daddy managed to get the truck unstuck and drove it up to the house.  

Does anyone have any experience with driving a non-4 wheel drive in such conditions?  Would it have helped had he had the snow chains on?  Is there a trick for driving in the muck?  Any tips/help offered sure would be helpful.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/21/13  Obsessions</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813233</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:04:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/813233</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

As most of you know my furbrother Puffy is quite a stuffie pup.  He is quite happy as lo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

As most of you know my furbrother Puffy is quite a stuffie pup.  He is quite happy as long as he has all of the stuffies all over the house so he can play with them whenever he wants.  Me, I love my Busy Bones and my Henrietta chicken that one of my pals sent me.  I guard each to make sure no one else gets them but this has led to each being taken away from me daily because according to the humans âyou get too nastyâ.

I ask you is snapping and growling at someone for looking at my Busy Bone or Henrietta being âNASTYâ?  I think not!  Those same humans who are busy complaining about my behavior are also causing it by taking away MY processions and should consider themselvesâ lucky that I havenât nipped a few fingers during their stupidity.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/18/13  Snow chains #5 and we finally have TV</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/812899</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:32:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As most of my readers are aware daddy has been having some &acirc;issues&acirc; with the snow chains.  The f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As most of my readers are aware daddy has been having some âissuesâ with the snow chains.  The first pair broke when he got stuck in the gulley and spun his wheels trying to get out.  The second, third and fourth pair did not fit the tires on his truck.  So, he bought pair #5 and as he put it âI got the next bigger size thinking I could cut them down to fit it they were too big.â  Well they were too big and he did end up cutting them to fit so we now have one working pair of chains and enough left over chains from that pair to extend pair #4 so they too will if he ever needs to replace set #5.  Even though the snows have stopped there remains lots of ice and packed snows on our country roads so snow chains are still necessary.

Yesterday the guy who set up the connections for our TV found this out first hand.  We got a phone call the first thing in the morning informing us that the installer was on his way.  Momma and daddy got out of bed and then let Puffy and me outside to do our business.  When we came back in from the cold, momma locked us in the bathroom so Puffy wouldnât try to sample the installerâs ankles â BOL.  The humans waited and waited for the installer to arrive and finally the phone rang asking for directions to our house.  Daddy told him how to get here and what road to take and hung up.  About 30 minutes later the phone rang again and it was the installer informing daddy that he was stuck on the road that runs behind our property.  Daddy put on his shoes and left to rescue the guy.  Turns out somehow the installer drove off the paved road, across the culvert and luckily managed NOT to hit any of the tress but was stuck in the snow and mud.  Daddy had to pull the guyâs four wheel drive out of the muck and back onto the road.  Not only was the guy lucky he didnât hit any tress when he went off the road, but he could have easily caused his 4 wheel drive to tip over going across the culvert, plus he just happened to get stuck right at the area where cell phone reception starts to cease so he was able to put in the call to daddy so he could be rescued.   Had he gone 100 yards further he would have been out of luck.

Too all you spammers out there, I have started forwarding all Dogster spam(s) received to the mighty Dogster Watch dog per their instructions.  I donât begrudge you for trying to make a living however I do not want to be bothered with your advertisements, nor should I be.  I come onto this site to have fun and read about what all my pals are up to, I do not want to be directed to a site that is selling something.  Your disguise of having left a comment at a diary where I too left one is not nice as you are taking advantage of a tool that alerts REAL members to new comments in valued palâs diaries.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/16/12  Thank you!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/812671</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:07:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/812671</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, my diary is one of the featured diaries of the day along with my good pal Fizzy's.  It's alw ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, my diary is one of the featured diaries of the day along with my good pal Fizzy's.  It's always nice to share honors with your pals.  Thank you Dogster for this honor.

I'd also like to thank Redford for making me the wonderful diary of the day picture frame.  You are a pup of many talents.

For all my pals who put the pretty rosettes on my page, THANK YOU!  A girl can never have too many rosettes but honestly, it really wasn't necessary as there are so many exceptional diaries that deserve them more than I do.  To Hobo, my boyfriend - I love the trophy you sent me as I can hide my Busy Bone in it so the humans and Puffy can't find it and take it away from me - HeHeHe.

I only wish my momma would start taking my diary more seriously and do daily updates on what is going on in my life.

Today after she threw some cupcakes out under a tree for the birds I scurried over to them and chowed down.  I don't understand why she didn't offer them to Puffy and me in the first place as they were quite tasty.

And speaking of Puffy, he is limping again and momma is worried that either his spinal injury is acting up or he hurt himself slipping on the ice.  Since we live out in the boonies, momma tried to find a mobile vet that would come out to the house to look at Puffy but the closest one was actually 2.5 hours away and they said they would not come to where we are so it looks like Puffy is going to get to go for a car ride into town to see one of the vets there.  You would have thought with the big beef ranch that is local that there would have been a mobile vet that would be coming out to take care of their cow and do some small animal patients on the side, but apparently that is not the case.  Maybe we should have Zaidie send out several Bolka Dwips for Puffy.  It might stop his limping.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/15/13  Bolka Dwip saves a puppy's life</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/812505</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:33:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

Here is some wonderful news regarding a Bolka Dwip that saved a puppy&acirc;s life: 
 

B ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

Here is some wonderful news regarding a Bolka Dwip that saved a puppyâs life: 
 

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.fox11online.com/dpps/entertainment/must_see_video/vodka-drip-saves-puppys-life-nd13-jgr_5341457">Bolka Dwip saves a puppy's life</a>

Zaidie, kick up production of those Bolka Dwips because I'm sure your phone is going to be ringing off the hooks like crazy for a few months...

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>1/12/13  BURRRRRRRR</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/812232</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:27:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

It's -17 degrees outside - BURRRRRRRRR...and I have to go pee-pee.  If I go outside will ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

It's -17 degrees outside - BURRRRRRRRR...and I have to go pee-pee.  If I go outside will it turn to ice before it hits the ground?  Maybe I better hold it for a while.

Today we woke to sunny skies without a cloud in sight, but this afternoon, the clouds roared in and it snowed, again.  Daddy has yet to try putting on snow chains #5. He can't drive the truck without the snow chains now that there is more snow, ice, slush and mud on the unpaved road.  

The humans worked on the house for a bit today but now that daddy's media room has the projection system set up, he has been watching DVD's in there - BOL, BOL.  Tomorrow the DISH people are supposed to show up but with the weather conditions being what they are, I wouldn't be too surprised if they cancel, again.  We haven't watched TV since we left California.  

The humans discovered that FedEx and UPS both refuse to deliver packages when the roads have snow on them.  What they do is call the house and inform us that there is a package and either leave it at the local small restaurant or have us drive down to the cluster mailboxes and meet them there to receive our packages.  Gone are home deliveries until the weather conditions improve.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/10/13  Who uncrossed their paws?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/811966</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:23:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well snow chains #4 don't fit the tires either.  They are too small and won't allow daddy to connect ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well snow chains #4 don't fit the tires either.  They are too small and won't allow daddy to connect the two ends together.  After struggling for a bit, he came back in the house and asked momma if she wanted to to to Grants.  Momma knew the snow chains didn't fit because she watched daddy from one of the windows and saw what was happening.

She asked daddy why they needed to go to Grants and all daddy said was he wanted to get some electrical floor heater because the Propane company didn't not fill our tank like they were supposed to on Tuesday (they said they would come out today instead).  But since the temperatures have been hoovering around -7 degrees when the sun goes down and there is supposed to be rain tonight and tomorrow followed by more snow he was worried that we would get too cold if he couldn't run the furnace that operates with propane.

Momma knew he was also going to see about getting different snow chains as we can't live on the mountain without them, but refrained from saying anything about them.

So off to Grants they went and Puffy and I were left to guard the house.

The good news is that the propane guy did show up and filled the tank and daddy did buy snow chains #5.  Momma asked him if he was going to try them on the truck BEFORE he left the store and he said "NO".

So as of yet, we still don't know if these snow chains will work.  It's not like daddy has special tires on the truck as they are the ones that came on it when he bought it.   Maybe daddy isn't putting the chains on right...who knows but anyhow, please keep your paws crossed that these one work - okay?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/09/13  Snow chains and other stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/811866</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 19:44:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As those of you who read my diary know, daddy has had a run of bad luck regarding the necessary snow ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As those of you who read my diary know, daddy has had a run of bad luck regarding the necessary snow chains needed for travel on the unpaved roads in our community.  The first pair he bought fit the tires but when daddy got the truck stuck in the gulley they broke when he spun the truck wheels trying to get un-stuck.  The second pair he bought didnât fit the tires and he didnât discover this until we were all the way back to our development which was about 41 miles from the store where be bought them at.  

He then ordered a new pair from Amazon and requested âNext day deliveryâ but due to the recent snows, the delivery person refused to come up to our house stating that he didnât want to get stuck in the snow.  Daddy tried to tell him he was delivering snow chains so if he did get stuck, he could use them to get un-stuck, but the delivery person refused and instead left them at the little restaurant that is about 9 miles from where we live and told daddy that he could go pick them up, so that is what daddy did.  

They were a very nice pair of snow chains but guess whatâŚthey too did not fit the tires on daddyâs truck.  Yup, we all watched daddy rolling around in the snow trying to get the chains onto the tires but no matter how much he tried they would not go on.

So daddy hooked up the hauling trailer to the back of the truck and told momma that they had to take all of the construction waste that was loaded into the trailer to the trash pick up and then they could stop at the little local garage and see if they had any snow chains.

Puffy and I werenât invited on this trip but momma told me afterwards that the roads were slippery with ice, slush and mud.  They made it off the mountain without any incidents and proceeded to the trash transfer station.  For those of you who have not encountered one of these, you have to back your car, truck or trailer up a steep ramp and then the workers there will unload the trash for you.  The last time daddy went there he tried and tried to back the truck with the hauling trailer up the ramp and after what seemed like hours, one of the workers asked daddy if he wanted him to back the truck/trailer for him.  Daddy got out of the truck and the worker hopped in and got the truck up the ramp quickly â BOL.  This time, daddy managed to back the truck/trailer up within 5 minutes and the workers remember daddy and clapped and clapped and told daddy that he did a good job â BOL.

Anyhow back to the snow chains, on the way back home, daddy did stop at the local garage and they happened to have one pair of snow chains which are supposed to fit the tires that are on daddyâs truck, so they did an even exchange.  Momma asked daddy if he verified there were two snow chains in the bag and shouldnât he try them on the tires just to make sure they fit and he said ânoâ that he would do it later, when they got home because he didnât want to insult the people in the garage.

So her we are on snow chain # 4 and as of yet, we donât know if these are going to fit the tires.  The weather forecast for our area is saying snow is possible Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so if we want or need to get off the mountain daddy will need snow chains on the truck.  Keep your paws crossed that these snow chains fit.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/04/13  More to tell you...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/811228</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:07:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So daddy got his truck pulled out of the gulley but the snow chains were broken.  The guy who pulled ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So daddy got his truck pulled out of the gulley but the snow chains were broken.  The guy who pulled the truck out and snow plowed the our driveway told daddy not to attempt to drive the roads in our development without chains because we would not make it due to the ice.  Daddy decided to go to town and buy new chains so he had to jerry-rig the broken ones in order to travel the 8 miles of icy roads in our development.  The good news is that the chains held and the humans made it to the main road and then continued on to town (daddy stopped and removed the chains once he was on the main road). 

Daddy bought a stronger pair of snow chains and when he went to put them on the truck AFTER he got back to our neighborhood which was 40+ miles away from where he bought the chains, low and behold, THEY DIDN'T FIT.  Needless to say, daddy was not smiling and decided to see if he could drive the truck on the development roads without chains (can you see where this is headed)?

There is a steep hill right before you get to our property and daddy tried to drive the truck up it but it kept on sliding backwards and towards the culverts along the side of the road.  Momma was holding on tightly and praying.  The truck refused to go up the incline and momma told daddy that she was going to be very embarrassed if he had to call the guy who pulled his truck out this morning to come rescue us again.

Daddy tried to jerry-rig the broken chains once again but they were damaged beyond repair.  After messing with the broken chains for more than one hour, he was forced to get the new chains that didn't fit onto the tires and jerry-rig them and this time the humans made it up the hill and home.

Now if this isn't enough bad luck, the day before it snowed a rock hit the front windshield and put a big ding in it.  Daddy did buy some junk that he could have applied to the damage to stop it from spreading but he didn't get around to doing it.  The following day the snows hit and the temperatures drop below freezing.  When daddy removed the snow off the windshield he discovered the whole thing was now cracked from the passenger side all the way to the driver side.  Now he is going to have to buy a new windshield.

It's apparent that the humans from California haven't a clue as to what to expect in New Mexico.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/04/13  You would never believe what has been going on here...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/811186</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 09:58:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy and I have been more or less home bound since mother nature dumped 12&quot; of snow here, so yester ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I have been more or less home bound since mother nature dumped 12" of snow here, so yesterday when the humans went to get the mail momma said we could ride there with them.  The cluster mailboxes are 1.8 miles away from our property so into the truck we all went.  Immediately the humans noted that the truck was sliding about due to the snow and ice but since they had snow chains in they proceeded to the mailbox without any real incidents.  However on the trip back, just as daddy was about to pull up to where he usually parks, the truck slid and landed into a gully.  Yup, we were stuck in the snow and the harder daddy tried to get the truck unstuck, the more he dug himself into the gully.  We were lucky because we were home and no real damage occurred unless you want to count the two broken snow chains.  As I type this there is a guy clearing out the snow from our driveway and he pulled the truck out of the gully.

Now if that isn't enough excitement for y'all, how about this...

We were all in bed last night: daddy was playing a computer game and momma was reading her NOOK when all of a sudden daddy jumped out of bed and hurried away.  Momma didn't have a clue as to what was going on so she put down her NOOK and went looking for daddy.  She found him standing in the flooded laundry room.  Momma had put in load of laundry into the washing machine before she went to bed, but apparently the pipe that the water drains into from the washing machine had frozen thus creating a dam so all the water was flowing onto the laundry room floor (it was -6 degrees last night).  So here the humans were in their jammies mopping up the excess water.  One good thing was that daddy had installed a floor drain in the laundry room so all they had to do was push the water towards the drain.

Daddy is now trying to repair the snow chains so the humans can go to town and buy a snow blower - BOL, BOL.  Puffy and I aren't going to go with them just in case daddy manages to get stuck in the snow again.

The humans have a lot to learn about living in New Mexico.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/01/13  I hope this is a mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/810858</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 20:53:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The day after Christmas there was a tragic event that happened here in New Mexico.  An 8 year old Na ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The day after Christmas there was a tragic event that happened here in New Mexico.  An 8 year old Navajo boy was savagely attacked and killed by a group of feral dogs.  This occurred at the Pine hill Navajo reservation while the boy was outside playing in the snow (we live about 20 miles from Pine hill).  

Puffy and I have only lived in New Mexico a couple of months now and we have seen lots of feral dogs about.  Most are very under nourished and look like they could not possibly survive the freezing temperatures that occur in New Mexico.  To make matters even worse, the females were usually pregnant, thus adding to the ever growing problem. 

Tonight the Albuquerque news had a report regarding the incident and they stated that the Navajo Nation has been struggling with the growing feral dog situation.  They reported that it is estimated that there are 445,000 feral dogs roaming around Cibola and McKinley Counties.  

I really hope the 445.000 estimate is exaggerated or a mistake.  However, off the main road, there are always dead dogs that have been hit by cars and others roaming freely along the side of the road. Additionally, when you go to the gas stations or small local market there usually are one or two loose dogs hanging about waiting for someone to toss them something to eat. 

It shouldnât take loosing a child for the Navajo Nation and residents of Cibola and McKinley Counties to realize that something needs to be done to get the dog population under control.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/24/12  A white Christmas and other things</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/809874</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:04:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

Sorry we haven&acirc;t been here too often lately but let me tell you why&acirc;&brvbar;

The internet ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

Sorry we havenât been here too often lately but let me tell you whyâŚ

The internet connection was set up in the nasty, leaking and freezing trailer and momma just couldnât bring herself to go there to use it often.  Today, Christmas eve, the internet provider came out to the property and moved the connection so it is now in the house.  Now momma doesnât have an excuse to NOT keep up Puffy and my diaries.  Of course she still has lots more work that needs to be done on the house so Iâm pretty certain that she wonât be able to update our diaries quite as often as she did before we moved.

We are no longer sleeping in the garage/warehouse.  It got too cold in there without heat and although the electric blanket and comforter kept us warm at night in bed, it was freezing in there if you werenât snuggled up in the blankets.

The plumber came out and connected the BIG bathtub in the master bathroom, the dual sinks plus the water heater and washer and dryer in the laundry room.  He had already installed working toilets in both bathrooms plus one in the garage/workshop but not having drive one hour each way to a laundry has been a real blessing.  The humans were also excited about not having to use the dinky shower in the nasty trailer any more.  The plumber also installed the utility sink in the laundry room and Puffy and I have already had several baths and feet cleaning in it.  

The humans are trying to get the house finished so the code enforcers can come back and hopefully sign it off, but there still remains much more work to do.  Daddy did hoist the attic furnace up and ran the vents to some of the rooms so we do have some heat in the house now.  Itâs a good thing too because the snows have arrived, in fact, we had 4â of snow just last week and today there is another snow storm going on so we are definitely having a white Christmas.   

We got several packages from some of our pals.  The bacon air fresheners are going to be wonderful the next time Puffy is on a road trip in the car â BOL, BOL. We got two Christmas bone stuffies that Puffy says are HIS.  We also got two moose stuffies and I said those were mine even though one of them was addressed to Puffy.  I think it is only fair that I get to keep both since he hogged up the other stuffies, donât you?  We also got some home made treats that are to die for. In that package were additional treats for the humans such as Apple Butter that momma says is much better than any she has ever had before, fudge, cookies, breads and honey.   Thank you pals (you all know who you are), for sending us these wonderful packages â we love you all!

We also received lots of Christmas cards and one front of an envelope (no we did not tell the person who tried to send us a card that all the postal service forwarded to us was the front of the envelope).  Momma thought about it and decided that it really wasn't about receiving the card, as the envelope front conveyed the same message, in it's onw way.  Hopefully momma will get busy and take photos of the cards and post it one our page.

All those stuffies that momma bought before we moved that she found on sale were misplaced in one of the boxes yet to be unpacked in the garage/warehouse so Iâm hoping that Puffy and I will get them sometime after the holidays (one can NEVER have too many stuffies according to Puffy).

Happy Holidays to everyone of you.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/1/12  WHAT!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/808809</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:10:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Someone STOLE my Dogster plus!!!  Yup, that's right, my wonderful pictures are now missing and all I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Someone STOLE my Dogster plus!!!  Yup, that's right, my wonderful pictures are now missing and all I have are ten photo's on my page.  I discovered this when I went to post my Royal Photo of the day and low and behold, I had been ROBBED!  

Dogster, I know momma has neglected to keep up my diary but she and daddy have been busy building a house for us in New Mexico.  We currently live up in the mountains and depending on the weather conditions internet connections are not always available.  We are not planning on giving up Dogster so what happened?  Did you not get your renual payment?  

Where did my wonderful photos go????

Did the FED's come and seize them in connection to the lawsuit against Puffy's Stuffie Rancho?

Maybe Santa can find them...I better write a letter to Santa...

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/05/12  What should I do?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/807549</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:42:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pal,

Puffy and I have been receiving beautiful holiday cards in the mail and many have wonderf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pal,

Puffy and I have been receiving beautiful holiday cards in the mail and many have wonderful photos in them with your pretty faces on them.  However, the postal service must have taken a liking to one of the cards because all they delivered was the front of an envelope, no card or anything else was delivered!  

The envelope front does have the name and address of our pal so I was wondering if you think I should alert this person that the postal service stole the card.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/29/12  Holiday cards</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/806800</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:28:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yes, it's that time of the year again.  This year we will not be getting our pictures taken with San ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yes, it's that time of the year again.  This year we will not be getting our pictures taken with Santa (Now there's a big loss - NOT!).  Personally I like our pal Beanie's solution to this as he let it be know that he really didn't care for his picture taken and peed right before the picture was taken.  It would have make a great picture had the pee stream been captured in the photo.  It was a real KODAC moment!  Good job Beanie!


Momma actually did the Christmas cards for this year right after last Christmas...She bought bunches of cards and even decorated some of them.  Then came the move and everything was packed up in boxes and now momma can't find those cards so she had to go buy other cards and that is why they didn't have the Shih Tzu and Maltese stamped on them or other decorations on the envelopes.  She was smart enough to print out aLL of the Dogster addresses that she had and put them in her NOOK carry case so she had access to them and knew where to find them easily since she carried her NOOK with her and didn't pack it up in a box - BOL, BOL.  This plan worked well except that momma also packed up all of the postal stamps so she had to go buy more because she couldn't find those either - BOL, BOL.

It's not too late for those of you who might want a card from us to send us your address.  Canada pals please note that your cards are in the mail but it usually takes several weeks for them to get to you :-(
Also, several of the cards were returned to us because the FOREVER stamp was not enough postage.  Since when did Canada require 84 cents to send a holiday card?  Oh well, each one of you are worth much more to us than 84 cents so we added the additional postage and re-sent the cards.

Also, for those pals U.S. pals who might be wondering why they have not received their cards yet, momma found about six cards in the back of her car yesterday that apparently slid down when she was going to the mail box on Saturday (we have to travel down a very bumpy, unpaved road) so you should receive them today or tomorrow.  If you don't get a card paw mail us and we will send you one.

Please don't think you have to send us a card just because we send you one.  We love all of our pals and this is something that we really love to do.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/26/12  New Mexico update</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:20:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I have some advice to any pal who might be thinking of building a new home from the grou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I have some advice to any pal who might be thinking of building a new home from the ground up - DON'T DO IT!!!!  It is a lot of work, very stressful and sucks the money out of your pockets faster than a Dyson floor cleaner.  

Momma and daddy have both been sick.  Momma started coughing and coughing like she was going to pass a lung.  She was so sick that she went to one of the Native Indian health clinics and they refused to let her see a doctor because she didn't have the required documents with her to identify who she was (social secuity card, birth certificate, etc).  Momma told them that she would pay the bill before she left the clinic but the lady doing the screening refused too let let go to the next station, so she went home and coughed and coughed for almost one whole month.  Now daddy is sick with the flu and he is crank like you wouldn't believe.  We're all doing what we can to avoid him because he acts like a bear.

Last week something bit momma on the arm sending seering pain throught her right arm.  Her arm ballooned up and turned red immediately.  We don't know what bit momma as no bug was seen but her arm is still red and ichy.  

The handyman who quit and then came back is once again not showing up to do what he is supposed to do.  Daddy is trying to get things done but there is so much that has yet to be done before we can get the code enforcers out to sign off the house.  It did snow for one or two days and then the sun came back out but the skys are once again clouding over and it is getting really cold indicating that snow is going to fall again soon.  The snow isn't so bad but when it melts the dirt turns to mud which is nasty.   One of the things the handyman was supposed to do was put in a concrete walkway from the garage/workshop to the house and he didn't do it so mud will be stuck on everyones shoes and paws.  We did get the laundry sink hooked up so momma can give Puffy and me baths in the sink or just rinse off our paws put let me tell you going to be with wet paws is not fun when you sleep in a un-heated garage/workshop.  

It's nice to have the washer and dryer hooked up and operating again because now momma doesn't have to travel one hour each way to the laundrymat.  Our pal Mazy says we should have momma warm some towels up in the dryer for us and I'm going to have to ask momma to do that tonight because it sounds like a really good idea.

Momma was hoping the house would be done this month but with all of the delays and missing workers it doesn't look like it will be done until sometime NEXT year.  

We miss you all and hope to be back on Dogster full time soon...

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/21/12  Momma is going to cook turkey tomorrow</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:43:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>HiPals,

I have some really great news, the propane man came out today and connected our water hea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ HiPals,

I have some really great news, the propane man came out today and connected our water heater and range to the propane line so momma is going to be able to cook in the new kitchen tomorrow!  I'm so excited that we are actually going to have something tasty to eat for a change.  

The plumber is also here today connecting the water line to the washer and bathroom fixtures and this makes momma happy too.  She was tired of having to lug all the dirty laundry to town to wash them.  Iheard momma tell daddy that Puffy and I are going to get a bath in the laundry room sink - YUCK!  I guess our days of going to bed dirty are coming to an end.

Well got to go and help momma find some plates and stuff in boxes -   Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Oh yeah, before I forget, momma will be sending our our annual Christmast cards this week.  Chance and Destiny we do not have your new address so would you please paw us with it?  If any of our other pals have moved plaese be sure to let us have your new addrsss.  For our new pals, we would be happy to send you a Christmas/Holiday card if you send us your address.  For those of you who would like to send us a Christmas card, momma said she will be putting our new address on the envelope that we send your card in.  

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/19/12  There will be NO Thanksgiving dinner here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/805640</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:18:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well pups, it has come to my attention that we will not be having Turkey dinner with all the trimmin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pups, it has come to my attention that we will not be having Turkey dinner with all the trimming this coming Thanksgiving day.  The house is still in a state of construction and because of the workers neglecting to do the work as they were supposed to, we will not have a kitchen to cook in, thus, we will not be having turkey dinner.

I'm seriously considering packing my bags and heading back to California and parking my behind on Hobo's door step until I get invited in for dinner at his house.

If not getting turkey is bad enough, yesterday Puffy and I were locked in the garage/workshop building all day long while the humans traveled to IKEA in Arizona to get some stuff that they said they needed.  

The snows have melted and left behind mud that gets stuck in our paws.  All I can say is I AM NOT HAVING FUN!!!  

Frozen hugs and kisses to all!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/12/12  It SNOWED!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/804838</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:22:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

It snowed here in New Mexico and let me be the one to tell you that this Princess is NOT ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

It snowed here in New Mexico and let me be the one to tell you that this Princess is NOT having fun!  It's super cold, the snow is now melting and tuning all the dirt into mud.  That nasty ole trailer that daddy bought is leaking everywhere and there isn't a dry stop to be found.  It is so cold outside that the water lines to the trailer have frozen so there isn't any water.  Luckily, momma thought to fill some water jugs before the snow arrived but even those are fozen.  Momma told daddy that if the water lines don't thaw out by the end of the week he better be prepaired to check us into a hotel overnight so she can take a shower - BOL.

The house is coming along though.  The kitchen is almost finished and is looking very nice.  Daddy worked on connecting the huge island to electricity yesterday and was going to move the refridge and dishwasher over but momma asked him if he was aware that he and the applicances would SINK INTO 4" OF MUD IF HE TRIED TO MOVE THEM FROM THE GARAGE TO THE HOUSE NOW?!  For once daddy listened to momma and left them in the garage for now.

The master bathroom is almost completly tiled so hopefully today daddy can finish and then do the guest bathroom which is small so it shouldn't take too long.  Daddy doesn't like doing tile work and after doing the huge kitchen tile on the diagional as momma desired he really hates doing it now - LOL.  The kitchen is so big that it took daddy almost one week to do the kitchen tile.  Momma has been taking pictures of things but the trailer is too cold to sit in and download everything so they will have to wait until some other time.

And speaking of cold, my poor little paws are hurting so I am going to get off the computer and go warm up in the kitty/bunny room in the house because they have a heater going in there.

I hope all my pals are doing well and I miss you all!!!!

Frozen hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/03/12  What's new?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/803773</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Nov 2012 09:06:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

A quick update on what is going on here in New Mexico.  The Stuffie Rancho has been shut ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

A quick update on what is going on here in New Mexico.  The Stuffie Rancho has been shut down by the FEDâs who said Puffy was in violation of the trade marks.  We were able to rescue one stuffie that the Papillion gang had sent for harvesting but all others were taken and are being held someplace by the FEDâs pending the trial that Puffy will have to go to next year.    We want to thank our Papillion gang for believing in us and want to let them know that their stuffie is being taken care of.  In fact, it has had several babies and we will be sending them back to you as soon as they are old enough to travel.  Coco is still chomping on the HUGE cookies that you sent (yes, she claimed both of them â BOL).  I also would like to thank our good pal DFB and AZS for the beautiful Halloween card â that really made us smile.

In regards to how the New Mexico house is coming along, things are not going very well.  Daddyâs handyman was supposed to have had the dry wall hung, mudded and taped before we arrived back in New Mexico.  He had almost four weeks to get it all done and when daddy called him the day before we left California, the handyman had informed daddy that it was almost completed.  Turns out that was incorrect as it wasnât anywhere close to being done, plus it was done incorrectly.

The handyman ended up quitting the job and daddy had to hire some other people to come in and fix most of what was wrong and try to finish the job.  The job isnât finished but the second crew has full time jobs so they had to go back to their regular work and momma and daddy are going to have to finish everything up.

The weather here is getting cold so snow should start falling soon.  It is important to get the code enforcers out here to do the final electricity and plumbing sign off before the area gets snowed in, therefore the humans are working as much as they can to get things done.  As of yet, they still havenât gotten one room completely done and since there are 13 rooms in the house counting mommaâs walk-in closet, there is much more to do.  

Puffy and I had to have baths yesterday because Puffy found a pile of some kind of poop and rolled in it.  He was smiling when momma caught a sniff of his ânewâ smell and put us in the sink for bathing.  He wasnât smiling too much afterward, but then too neither was I.

Momma says that doing a project as big as building a house from the ground up is hard, tiring and should be standard grounds for divorce as working with your spouse is something only the brave should do â BOL.

We miss you all and hope everyone is doing well.  Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/18/12  The cows came back to visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/801748</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:22:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night while we all slept the cows that were on the other side of the fence came into our yard a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night while we all slept the cows that were on the other side of the fence came into our yard and explored.  They left their foot prints in the mud which showed they walked between the house and garage/workshop.  They even trampled our garden out back â Bol, BOL.

I discovered that they did not come âempty-handedâ as they left meadow muffins lying around and this is where things got interesting.

Puffy, momma and I were out walking around and I was lagging behind because I could smell the cows.  Even more important, I could smell the meadow muffins so I ran and nabbed a hug one and as my luck would have it, momma just happened to turn around and saw me running with a huge meadow muffin that was almost a big as I am,  and go under a tree to enjoy my treat,

All of a sudden, momma is shouting her head off telling me to âDROP ITâ.

Of course I ignored her because how often does one get fresh meadow muffins for breakfast?  

I was getting ready too eat my find but here came momma and she grabbed it from my mouth and threw it into onto the ground.    She didnât get the whole meadow muffin because when she grabbed it I managed to get a large chunk for myself and hurried and swallowed it down.  When momma saw me swallowing she picked me up and opened my mouth to try to retrieve any that might still be in my mouth.  Had momma not thrown the other portion away, she could have had a nice tasty treat without trying to steal what I had right out of my mouth! 

Iâm hoping the cows will come back and visit in our yard again because they leave tasty treats behind â BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/12/12  Cows in the back field</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:45:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have had thunder, rain and hail today, thus making our outside potty spots soggy and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have had thunder, rain and hail today, thus making our outside potty spots soggy and undesirable.  I was doing really well at âholdingâ it as I tried to nap on the crummy sofa in the nasty trailer until all of a sudden both Puffy and I jumped up from our spots and started barking like mad lunatics while looking out the screened door.  

Not more than 100 yards away from the nasty, leaking trailer were 5 cows.  See Puffy and I told the humans there was something out in the back field but NOOOOO, they wouldnât believe us.  Two of the cows stopped along the fence line and stared at us so momma opened the screened door and let us out and we went running to the cows but they got scared and ran off.  You should have seen Puffy, that little tyke wasnât afraid of anything and wanted to chase off after them â BOL, BOL.  He was mumbling something about wanting to get bully sticks for us but from what I saw the cows were female so Puffy will have his work cut out for him â BOL, BOL.  

After our hard guarding work momma carried Puffy back into the trailer and washed his feet off in the sink and then she did the same thing with me.  She said something about we better get used to that because she isnât going to have dogs with muddy feed sleeping in bed with her.  

I think Puffy and I deserve a bunch of cookies for telling momma that there were intruders lurking near by, donât you?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/11/12  I'll bark if I want to</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/800948</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:18:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We are still living in the garage/workshop on our property because the house is not fini ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We are still living in the garage/workshop on our property because the house is not finished therefore it hasnât been signed off with the code enforcer.  Itâs not so bad because we do have a queen sized bed in there and the plumber installed a potty for the humans so it is workable.

Today we had six people at the house working on the dry walling but since the house is so big there remains more work needed.  Daddy was trying to âhelpâ and cut one of the overhead water lines that the plumber had installed so now the plumber will have to come back out and fix it before the dry walling of the laundry room ceiling can be completed.  

We got a good rain this afternoon and although it was nice now we have to walk in mud so that means momma will be washing our paws in the sink in the trailer each time we go outside. The handy man who is helping daddy told him that this is probably the last rain of the season and next we will be getting snow.  

We havenât seen too many local critters on our property but we do sit at the trailer door and bark at the property behind ours.  I tell you there is something out there but the humans refuse to believe me and keep telling Puffy and me to âshut up.â  I thought I was supposed to alert them to things outside.  How would they like it if there were a bear outside our door and I ignored it instead of telling them about it?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/7/12  More New Mexico news</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/800486</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 19:39:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Daddy is headed back to California for the last load of stuff that we had to leave behin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Daddy is headed back to California for the last load of stuff that we had to leave behind because there was no room for it in the U-haul truck.  He is driving mommaâs cruiser and will have to rent a U-haul truck with a car tow to get it back to New Mexico.  He is only going to stay in California over night and then will be headed back here full time.

Daddy had a talk with the handyman who is doing the dry walling at our place and I guess it did some good because he showed up to work on it today (Sunday).  Momma is in a panic because there still remains lots of work to be done and with the cold weather looming itâs unlikely that the house will be finished by the end of this month.  

Bay-Ling our kitty sister is not enjoying this move at all.  Twice she has escaped from the laundry room and created quite a panic for momma because she couldnât find her.  Both times she was finally located between the wall and the big bathtub.  No matter how momma called her she refused to come out so finally momma waited until she was right against the wall and poured water on her: that worked and she ran straight back to the laundry room where she is supposed to stay until the house is finished.  Sheâs lucky there is a running heater in there because it gets really cold in the early hours of the morning so itâs best she not be wet.

We saw a heard of 15 or so elk in a field today and two deer crossing the street also.  There was also a cottontail in our garden but it got away before we could play bunny tag with it.  

Iâve taken to wearing a sweater at all times because I have been getting cold and am not enjoying this weather at all.  Momma says I better get used to it because we havenât even gotten to the really cold weather yet.  Hopefully when that happens the house will be finished so I can lay around on the big bed with the electric blanket going at all times.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/5/12  Greetings from New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/800114</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Oct 2012 05:51:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We made it to New Mexico and boy what a trip it was!  Puffy and I got to ride in the fro ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We made it to New Mexico and boy what a trip it was!  Puffy and I got to ride in the front seat of the huge U-haul truck that daddy was driving.  Of course Puffy had to act like a baby and cry when he discovered that momma wasnât there because she was driving daddyâs truck and pulling the hauling trailer.  When daddy stopped for gas he went to momma and asked her to go talk to Puffy because he wouldnât settle down â BOL, BOL.  Puffy wanted to ride with momma but there wasnât room for another crate so we had to stay with daddy.  The good news is that after a while he finally stopped crying and began to enjoy looking out the window at all of the cars and trucks that we passed by.

When we left California it was about 100 degrees and we were on the road for almost 12 hours.  It was 36 degrees when we pulled up to our house in New Mexico at 10 PM.  We were all cold and tired but momma insisted that the kitties had to be put in one of the finished rooms of the house because she didnât want them in the garage/workshop because it is packed with furniture and boxes and we would never find them so we all went to look at what progress the workers had done while we were in California.  Before we left, daddy had a phone conversation with the man who is doing the wall boarding and he told daddy that he had more than half the house finished.  Iâm really not sure what house the worker was talking about because it certainly wasnât OUR house. We walked through all of the house and there was wall boarding scraps all over the floor, trash and not one room was completed.  In addition, they didnât do what wall boarding that they did have up correctly and some of it is going to have to be done over.

So here it was late at night and daddy and momma are sweeping out the laundry room because it was the one room that was mostly finished.  After they cleaned it up daddy had to install a door so that the kitties could be contained. Momma put down food for them and also brought in Arleenton, our bunny sister, and turned her loose too, then we went to the garage and went to bed on the Queen bed that is in there.  

During the night I started shivering because I got cold: momma woke up and put me under the covers so I could get warm, which I did and went right back to sleep.  We all slept well, except for the kitties who do not like their new environment, but they will get used to it.

Come morning we went back into the house and looked around and boy is there still lots of work that needs to be done.  Daddy was really mad and momma kept on telling him to calm down.  Anyhow, today daddy and momma are going to be working on the kitchen dry wall to fix what needs fixing and to try to get the kitchen ready for texturing and painting.  They went to the local home improvement store yesterday and bought the paint for the kitchen (a pale coral color) and for the rest of the house itâs pale yellow/white.

I want to thank everyone for the beautiful balloons on Puffyâs. Loganâs and my page.  Momma had over 200 email notifications from Dogster informing her that we had received a special gift â BOL, BOL.  I love you all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/25/12  New Mexico here we come</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/798692</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:22:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Things are moving along fast now and it looks like next week we will be headed to New Me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Things are moving along fast now and it looks like next week we will be headed to New Mexico to live.  The house there is NOT finished but since momma is refusing to travel in the snow daddy is being forced to get things done before that happens.  Currently the handy man who daddy hired is supposed to be putting up the dry wall and hopefully that will be completed before we get there possibly on Tuesday, October 2nd.  

Once the dry wall is up, daddy and momma will do the texturing and then painting.  The next step will be for them to assemble all 187 pieces of the kitchen, which will probably take several days, weeks or months â BOL, BOL.  After all that is done the flooring has to be completed.  The humans are going to install tile in the kitchen, laundry and dinning rooms; the rest of the house will have wood floors.  Oh yeah, they are also going to tile the master bathroom shower stall.  

There will have to be the final inspection before the code enforcer will allow us to live in the house.  Because we are moving there before the house is actually completed that means we will once again be staying in either the nasty ole trailer or in the garage/workshop where daddy put a queen sized bed.  Either one will not be ideal because the weather will be getting colder and I can tell you right now it REALLY gets COLD (it will be too cold to plant stuffies outside).  Another downside of not having the house ready for us to move in it right away is that we will have Simba, Bay-Ling and Arleenton with us so they too are going to need someplace to sleep and go potty at.  By the way, Coco and I are going to ride to New Mexico with daddy and momma is going to have the hollering kitties and Arleenton with her â BOL, BOL.  

We will probably be missing from Dogster for a bit but letâs hope it doesnât take too long to get everything completed and signed off on.  Daddy is really hoping to have everything completed before the end of October.  Please keep your paws crossed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/18/12  More stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/797533</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:40:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>All this packing is wearing me out pals.  Momma had to millions of pictures on the walls down and ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All this packing is wearing me out pals.  Momma had to millions of pictures on the walls down and has been wrapping them in bubble wrap so they wonât get damaged when we move.  She has already gone through four big rolls of bubble wrap and is going to need another.  Wait until daddy discovers that momma went out into the garage this morning and took his bubble wrap â HeHeHeHe.  

Quite frankly I donât get the whole packing thing.  Why does everything have to be boxed or bubble wrapped?  I canât even count how many boxes the humans have used and they still need more (along with bubble wrap).  When we get to New Mexico we wonât even have a trash service so all of the boxes and bubble wrap will either have to be burned or taken into Gallup, which is one hour away and disposed of, at a fee.  

Living out in the rural areas is pretty but you sure so have to change the way you live when you are used to city conveniences.    Today daddy had to go to the bank which happens to be located in a major grocery store.  He asked momma if there was anything she wanted and she asked him to pick up some lettuce for Arleenton.  When he came home he had two bags of kitty treats but nothing for Arleenton or us.  What the Woof?!!  Momma said that was okay because she has a doctorâs appointment this afternoon and would stop and pick something up for Arleenton afterwards.  This kind of forgetfulness will not be okay when it is a one hour trip, each way, to a grocery store when we move to New Mexico.  

Of course momma has already thought about Arleentonâs needs and had daddy plant some lettuce and other veggies on our property, but it doesnât do anyone any good as long as we are in California.  I bet those New Mexico jackrabbits, cottontails and jackalopes are enjoying all of Arleentonâs veggies as I type.

And speaking of treats, there will be no Pet Smart or PetCo located anyplace close to us in New Mexico.  I have already barked my displeasure at this and convinced momma to make sure she stocked up on my treats so I donât run out.  I think it is only right that she take the money she got from the garage sale and go to Cost co and spend it all on treats for me.  Iâll be a nice sister and make sure Puffy gets one or two treats â BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/17/12  Packing,packing and more packing</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:29:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Today daddy spent most of the day in the garage tearing down the walls that he put up to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Today daddy spent most of the day in the garage tearing down the walls that he put up to turn the garage into his machine shop here in California.  The garage has to be put back the way it was in order for the humans to rent the house out.  Early this morning the trash management brought a huge dumpster and left it in our driveway so of course Puffy and I had to bark our heads off at them.

Momma continues to remove pictures from the walls and wrap them up so they donât get damaged during the move to New Mexico.

And barking about New Mexico, we donât have a clue as to what is happening there.  Daddyâs handyman hasnât called today so we donât know if he is getting the wallboard hung like he is supposed to or if he got the cement slabs poured our side each door entrance.  Momma is tired of asking daddy what is going on and judging by the sour look on his face Iâm guessing daddy is very worried about getting everything finished.  The handyman did call last week to inform daddy that he couldnât pour the cement because a big rain storm came through and washed away the dirt that he had packed where each slab was going to be (had the handyman showed up for work when he was suppose to before we left New Mexico he would have had the cement work done and the rain wouldnât have been an issue). 

Arleenton has not been a happy bunny because momma gave away the two bunny hutches.  Both were old and since it gets too cold for my bunny sister to spend the winter outside in New Mexico she will now become an indoor bunny with a cage to live in.  The plan is to potty train her to use a litter box like the kitties do and once she masters that she will be allowed to play in the new house freely unless she starts being destructive.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/16/12  Yard sale results</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:41:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Well the yard sale came and went but Puffy and I were not invited to help.  Momma kept o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Well the yard sale came and went but Puffy and I were not invited to help.  Momma kept on telling Puffy that she couldn't trust him not to bite someone so we weren't invited.  And if that wasn't insult enough, she shut the shutters in the sewing room so we couldn't even watch everyone who came to the yard sale. 

After the sale was all over, I head momma telling daddy that people took most of the FREE stuff that was out there even when momma told them there was something wrong with the item.  A good example is the patio umbrella that she had out marked FREE.  A man said he would take it and momma tried to tell him that he might want to re-consider that because the umbrella and stand were very old and falling apart.  He didn't even bother opening the umbrella but said he could fix anything so he took it.  The humans had a 32" Curtis Mathis TV that works great but daddy just doesn't want to bother taking it to New Mexico with us and no one would take it.  Daddy had even hooked the TV up to electricity and had a VCR plugged in with a video playing so anyone could see the tv was operable, but no one was interested.  No one bothered taking the fish aquarium either, instead they took broken down junk.  I guess it's true about one mans junk is anothers treasure.  Momma made a whole 70 dollars in four hours.  I hope she buys Puffy and me some more treats because we are running low.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/14/12  Yard sale</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/797039</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:17:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Things have been moving along with the move.  Daddy got a phone call from the plumber in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Things have been moving along with the move.  Daddy got a phone call from the plumber in New Mexico stating that he was finished with the work and that everything passed inspection.  Daddy wasnât all that happy because the plumber should have been done LAST week and daddy isnât sure that the plumber actually got the work inspected.  

Tomorrow before the birds are out of their nests, momma has to get up and put some things in our drive way for the yard sale.  One of the local realtors coordinated this event and it is supposed to have âlotsâ of our neighbors participating.  The last time we tried to do a yard sale here no one showed up even though momma paid to advertise in the local news paper.  If any of you happen to be in our neighborhood stop on by.  Iâd love to meet you.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/11/12  The tile saw motor</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/796647</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:42:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have been back in California for several days and the humans haven&acirc;t done too much  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have been back in California for several days and the humans havenât done too much of anything.  Daddy had to operate on the tile saw motor that stopped working when momma was cutting tile at the New Mexico place (just her luck it would clunk out when SHE used it).  Daddy asked momma all kinds of questions:

Daddy - Did it smoke while you were using it?   
Momma â Not that I noticed, but maybe it was a closet smoker.
Daddy â Did it make any funny noises before it died?
Momma â I didnât have my bionic ears on so it could have been singing an opera and I wouldnât have known.
Daddy â Youâre not helping me.
Momma â What do you want from me?  All I can tell you is it was working and now itâs not.
Daddy â Well itâs broken and all Iâm trying to do is figure out why.
Momma â Yah, sureâŚ.

Anyhow, daddy says the motor is now working so afterwards he got comfortable on his sofa and napped the rest of the day away.  Puffy and I decided daddy had a good idea and we went to the big bed and took a nap up on it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/10/12  Well done Albuquerque</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:35:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This last weekend 400 homeless dogs in two different Albuquerque animal shelters were put up for FRE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This last weekend 400 homeless dogs in two different Albuquerque animal shelters were put up for FREE adoption.  Yes, thatâs right; the adoption fees at the city's two animal shelters were waived for dogs one year and older; of the 400 available for this offer, 374 found new homes.  

As many of you know, my family and I will be moving to New Mexico shortly.  Momma has been looking for a big dog to adopt and was considering adopting a German Shepherd from a local California German Shepherd rescue group but the $500 dollar adoption fee was just too much.   For that price we could easily find a nice German Shepherd puppy that we could mode into the type of pup that we desire without taking a chance on a older pup that was tuned into a rescue group for reasons unknown.

Checking out some other animal rescue sites found that the each had their own policy regarding fees necessary in order to âadoptâ one of their pups.  Some were quite reasonable as they ranged from $35 to $150 dollars, but others had huge fees and other requirements mandated if you wanted to adopt one of their homeless dogs.

One rescue group visited required that adopters purchase the six week puppy training session at a local Pet Smart.  When the volunteer was informed that my family would be moving to New Mexico and that there isnât a Pet Smart anyplace close to where we will be they just shrugged.  Now I admit it has been about 6 years since Iâve taken a puppy training class and three years since Puffy had the private training classes here at home, but still, should it really be necessary to require adopters spend an additional $100 for training at a facility that maybe they do not endorse or need?  The team that was doing the adoptions were lead by one elderly woman and the others looked to be high school students, so donât tell me they know more about what a dog needs than my family does.  Additionally, even though both Puffy and I passed our respective puppy class, judging from the many times that momma has had to go running down the street shouting âCoco â STOP!â, I donât think the training did either of us any good, but itâs nice to have the certificate indicating that I passed my class because that is the only proof the humans actually have â BOL. 

One of the most pricy sites found was for giant dog breeds and they said that their fees ranged from $490 dollars to $990 dollars, but most were somewhere in between the two amounts.  If this wasnât enough, they also require that you feed any adopted pup THEIR special blend of dog food for the remainder of the adopted petâs life, unless the petâs new vet supplies a valid reason why this should not occur.  Maybe their special blend of food is much better than the stuff one normally finds in the pet store but isnât this just allowing them to collect additional fees for the duration of the adopted petâs life?  One bag of their food costs approximately $35 dollars for a 37.5 pound bag of kibble.  Now depending upon the size of the dog, this food might go fast so it is quite a money maker for the animal rescue if you ask me.

With all of the different requirements that some of the rescue groups are putting on adoptions itâs no wonder that many dogs and other animals fail to find homes.  Iâm all for making every attempt to verify that homeless animals go to suitable homes where they will be cared for and loved.  Additionally, I also support spaying and neutering of homeless pets to help control the animal population, but please keep the fees for adoption reasonable so that the animals can be placed in homes.  If more rescue groups would follow the lead that the Albuquerque animal shelter has set forth, there would be fewer animals put to death.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/08/12  New Mexico house inspection</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 12:24:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

As Puffy already told you we are all back in California now, even though daddy is hoping ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

As Puffy already told you we are all back in California now, even though daddy is hoping our stay will only be a couple of weeks before we all move to New Mexico permanently, but everything hinges on if the code enforcer signs offs on all of the inspections.

The day before we left, the code enforcer for the electrical division came over and Puffy and I were locked away in the nasty trailer so we would not growl or try to bite them â BOL.  The inspection went well except that the wiring for the TVâs had not been completed (daddy was doing them but got tired) and the inspector didnât like the wires that daddy used even though they were made for this application.  Anyhow, after having some tense words with daddy the inspector went ahead and signed off on the inspection although he is requiring that daddy take pictures of the completed wiring and emailing them to him.  So thatâs two inspections down and only about four more to go.

We left New Mexico on Thursday the 6th and on Friday the 7th, the code inspectors for the plumbing and framing were supposed to come over and do their thing.  Right before we left, the plumber approached daddy requesting that he receive some more monies but daddy informed him that they had agreed that he would get the remainder of the monies once the project was completed and passed inspection.  Daddy relented and gave him part of the monies left owed with the plumber stating that he would have all of the work done.  Too bad the plumber didnât keep his word as he neglected to show up again to finish the job and when the inspector arrived the work wasnât completed.  The plumber tried to blame daddyâs helper saying that he didnât get the framing for the tub done but since the helper was there and the plumber didnât show there really was no way for the plumber to know if the framing had been done or not, he just took a wild guess.  

That same day, the code enforcer for the framing department arrived and failed the framing of the kitchen.  They require the ceiling beams be bigger in the kitchen so daddyâs helper has to rip out some of the framing beams and replace them with larger ones, other than that nothing else was found wrong with the framing so it should pass next weekâs inspection.

After both of these inspections are done and signed off, the helper will put up the dry wall and that too will have to be inspected by the appropriate code enforcer.   When that is bought off the electrician will come back in and install all of the light fixtures and switches and again the electrical code enforcer will again have to come out and do another inspection.  

The final inspection will be everything as a whole and when it is bought off then the humans and us furry kids can move in.

There are a lot of inspections needed and with each failure, the humans have to reschedule and pay again, to have the inspectors come out and re-do the inspections.  It is a very timely process so one always hopes the inspectors do not find anything wrong, but thus far every inspection has failed on the first try.  I should also point out that we only have one day a week that the inspectors work in our area and therefore we might not be able to get the inspector to come back the following week, it all depends on how many other places they have on their addenda.  Daddy is now worried that all of the delays might force our move to be delayed also.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/05/12  The code enforcer is here!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 08:36:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

As this diary is being typed so is the inspection of the the New Mexico house.  Yup, the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

As this diary is being typed so is the inspection of the the New Mexico house.  Yup, the code enforcer is doing the plumbing, electrical and framing inspection currently.  We are planning on leaving New Mexico tomorrow to head back to California but a lot still depends on how the inspection goes.  

We are still having problems with workers not showing up like they are supposed to.  We haven't seen or heard from the handyman who is supposed to be helping daddy for three days now.  The handyman is always complaining about how he needs money but apparently he is allergic to working for it.  

In other news, momma found a bunch of matts on Puffy and sadly she decided to "trim" all the hair around his ears down so the matts would be gone.  Now you know that momma tends to get carried away so lets just say poor Puffy no longer has any long, flowing hairs from his ears.  Puffy doesn't seem that upset about the whole thing maybe that is because momma keeps on telling him that he will have beautiful flowing ears again once the hairs grow back. What she is neglecting to tell him is that is will be quite a while before that happens - BOL, BOL.

Puffy and I are really enjoying walking around our New Mexico property without being on a leash.  We sniff and explore to our hearts content.  We went out and looked for antlers for our pals but none were found.  Daddy informed us that they would most likely be found up higer in the mountains since we have not observed any boy deers hanging with the females in our area.  He also said it is probably too early for the antlers to come off the bucks anyways. 

Please keep your paws crossed that this inspection goes well and that we get the okay to start wall boarding the walls.

Hugs and kisses to all!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/31/12  More updates from New Mexico</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:04:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have been in New Mexico for two weeks and things still have not been completed.  The  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have been in New Mexico for two weeks and things still have not been completed.  The workers continue to show up when they feel like it and thus we can not schedule the necessary electrical and plumbing inspections that need to be done before the wallboarding.  Daddy has been trying to contact our California neighbor who is taking care of the kitties and bunny while we are gone to see if he can do so for another week but he keeps on getting their answering machine.  We might have to stay in New Mexico for another week.

It's so peaceful when no one is working on our New Mexico house that daddy can hear the male Elks bellowing.  Yesterday there was a herd of deer feeding on the grass that grow where the lake has receeded.  The lake is drying up due to lack of rains and the center is more like a marsh than lake right now.  The deer and elk like feeding on the grasses and since it is a "no hunting" area they are pretty safe.  This trip we have not seen any antalopes at all so they must have wandered to a different area.

I scared momma this morning because I took myself for a walk and she couldn't find me.  Five acreas of proprety has a lot of areas for a little dog like me to hide at - BOL.  Anyhow, momma was calling and calling me and Puffy and of course Puffy being the brown nose that he is, went running over to momma, but I chose to ignor her.  I continued on with my adventure and didn't care that her calls were now becoming more frantic.  Daddy was buring trash and he stopped what he was doing and helped momma to look for me.  Turns out that I was under the trailer checking things out when daddy found me.  Once I came out from under the trailer momma made Puffy and me go inside the trailer to spend the day.  

Well pals, that all for now.  Hugs and kisses to you all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/27/12  No one showed up for work today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/794846</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:30:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Daddy is beyond mad!  He wanted to have the code enforcer come out and do an inspection of the plumb ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy is beyond mad!  He wanted to have the code enforcer come out and do an inspection of the plumbing and electrical this week so we can start doing the wall boarding, but the electrician, plumber and handyman didn't show up for work today.  The code enforcer only does inspections once a week in our area so everything has to be done before the appointment is made, but since the workers didn't bother to come to work, it is unlikely that we will have an inspection this week.  

Daddy was out in the hot sun for hours today mixing cement that is needed to bring the area where cars will park in the garage level with the driveway.  Each bag of cement weighs 80 pounds and he had no one to help him.  He is currently taking a much deserved nap.  One of the things the code enforcer told daddy was that has to have concrete pads outside each door opening and we have a total of 6 counting the two for the garage/workshop so there is much more concrete work needed.

We only have six weeks to finish this project but since we still have to finish packing up the California house, get it painted and then rent it out, we can't sit around here in New Mexico waiting for the workers to show up.  This is very frustrating.

On the positive side, we ate our first summer squash from our garden the other night and it was yummy.  The two corn plants that Puffy keeps on piddling on are much bigger than the rest so they must like what he is adding to the soil - BOL.

Anyhow, I got to go check on daddy.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/24/12  Noisy, noisy day</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:23:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

New Mexico hasn't been that much fun today.  Daddy has some people with backhoes and oth ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

New Mexico hasn't been that much fun today.  Daddy has some people with backhoes and other big construction equipment putting in asphalt (did I spell that right?) on our driveway.  They showed up before 8AM and are still outside with their equipment working on our driveway.  How is a pup supposed to take a nap with all that racket going on?  For most of the day Puffy and I were forced to stay in the trailer because momma wanted to make sure we didn't run outside and get run over.  After spending most of the day in the trailer we were let outside to do our business and then put into the garage/workshop building.  

And to make matters even worse, all the rains have turned the dirt into mud so Puffy and I have to have our paws washed several times a day if we want to sleep on the bed.  

I heard daddy telling momma that tomorrow they were going to get up early in the morning and go to Alburqueque (Sorry, about the spelling) to buy tile and other stuff needed for the house so that means Puffy and I will have to spend another day in either the trailer or the garage/workshop.  

Puffy has decided that he is a big dog in a tiny body and has taken to chasing after anything on wheels - BOL, BOL.  Daddy bought a four wheeled ATZ that has a large work trailer attached to it and Puffy runs right in front of it and barks and barks at it to make daddy stop.  Momma says this is not funny because he could get hurt so we she is going to work with him to stop doing that.

Anyhow, it looks like another storm is coming in so I better get off daddy's computer before I loose internet connection.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/22/12  More news from New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/794142</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:20:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pals,

Summer has left New Mexico and it has been raining thus preventing the plumbing pipes fr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

Summer has left New Mexico and it has been raining thus preventing the plumbing pipes from being installed from the main house to the workshop/garage.  The storm that came through the other day filled all of the pipe trenches with water and a bigger storm is supposed to hit today.  Daddy is in a state of panic because we have to get this done so we can move here, but if it continues to rain things are going to get delayed more.  Our visit this time was so momma could drive her car and leave it here thus daddy would not have to tow momma's car on the back of a Uhaul trailer.  Daddy will be driving us back in his truck which will have the hauling trailer so the humans will have more room for boxes and furniture.  

The framing of the house is almost done but we can't call for an inspection until the plumbing and electrical is installed.  Please keep you paws crossed that everything goes well.  Daddy is very tired and worn out and wants the house FINISHED!

I have to get off of daddy's computer because he has limited amount of internet time and he doesn't want me to hog it up.  We saw a deer yesterday but no Elk or Antalopes.  There have been no more reports of bears roaming about (the bear that was seen was captured and killed - that's so sad).

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose - looking around for her Thundershirt...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/20/12  We're in New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/793854</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:59:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Daddy is letting momma us his computer to do a diary entry so here goes:

We left Cali ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Daddy is letting momma us his computer to do a diary entry so here goes:

We left California before the sun came up and momma almost went the wrong way in San Bernardino due to some freeway work that was doing on, but luckily she choose the right road in the split and we had no further confusions.  Momma has never driven this far on her own and since she was driving her Cruiser she didn't know when she would have to stop and get gas but knew NOT to buy gas in Needles because the gas stations exploit all of the drivers by charging $1.00 more per gallon because they know there will be people like momma, who will need gas and will have no choice but to pay more for it.  Anyhow, momma noticed the gas indicator on her car was close to empty and she had no choice but to pull into a gas station that was charging $4.99 a gallon.  Momma gave the clerk a twenty dollar bill and when she was done pumping the gas, she discovered the gas meter had put in THIRTY dollars of gas (six gallons).  Yup, momma got more gas than she paid for and no she did not offer to pay for the extra gas because she felt they were stealing from the motorists so she hurried up and got out of there.

Since the gas tank was not filled up we drove across the state line into Arizon and now the sunny skies were peppered with big, black and angry storm clouds.  It was here that the clouds started sending down rain.  Daddy had warned momma that she might encounter rain so she had bought new winshield wipers the day before our trip and replaced the old ones on her car.  This was a very good move because the sprinkles turned to rain and when momma pulled into another gas station in Arizona the gas prices were $3.49 a gallon which was more reasonable but by now the storm was in full swing with lots of lighting and thunder, so I was not happy.  Puffy and I had to share one crate on the trip so he was trying to comfort me and that helped.

Right before we crossed the Arizon boarder into New Mexico it started raining so hard that people were putting on their hazard lights and pulling onto the emergency lanes of the freeway to wait out the storm.  Momma just happened to be behind a big semi-truck that was moving very slowly and it's wheels were clearing water off the road thus making our travel much easier.  We stayed behing the semi-truck for about 20 minutes going very slowly on the freeway until the storm passed and the skies cleared up.

We made it to New Mexico around 5:30pm and had no problems finding our development, but we did have issues with driving the Cruiser on the dirt roads.  The development is supposed to put loose gravel on the roads but they haven't done this lately so most of the roads were only dirt.  The cruiser was sliding all over the place but that wasn't the only problem.  The road to our house has a pretty steep hill and since hardly anyone uses this road because of the incline lots of gravel was still on the road.  However the wrong type of gravel had been used and the tires on momma's car could not grasp anything and the car kept on sliding backwards.  After several attempts of going up the hill we finally made it and found daddy waiting for us in the garage.

After a good nights sleep we got to explore our property the next day and boy did Puffy have fun tinkling on everything he could lift his leg up to - BOL.  He realling liked "watering" the corn plants in momma's garden.  We didn't see any of the Jackalopes or rabbits that daddy claims have been destroying the garden.  Insted, all we saw was rows and rows of WEEDS in between the carrots and other plants that are growing.  Daddy did show momma where the hoe is and told her she could take over caring for the garden.

We saw a big five point Elk in a field with his two girlfriends.  You should have seen the larger female Elk run because she was so graceful and pretty.  She kind of hops as she runs and it's hard to believe something as big as she was could move with such ease.  

Puffy had runny poops on daddy's new bed last nigth.  He pottied all over the blanket and momma stuck her foot in it when she turned over.  She woke daddy up and told him to turn on the light and boy was the bed a mess.  Daddy let us go outside for a bit and momma stripped the bed down.  When we were allowed back inside daddy put us in the crate to sleep.

Anyhow, that's it for now.  I will try to bark at you all again later.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/17/12  Last bark for a while</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:39:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well pals, Puffy, momma and I will be on an adventure tomorrow early in the morning.  While it is st ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well pals, Puffy, momma and I will be on an adventure tomorrow early in the morning.  While it is still dark outside we will hit the road and hopefully head to New Mexico, but since momma is sort of âdirection challengedâ we may end up someplace else.  For those smart pups who are sitting there shaking their heads wondering why momma doesnât use the GPS system that is in the car there are several reasons:  First momma is severely hearing impaired so she would not be able to understand what the voice is instructing her to do and therefore she would get flustered and irritated, which believe me isnât a good thing.  Second, since she wouldnât be able to hear the voice on the GPS, momma would be taking her eyes off the road while trying to read the map displayed on the GPS which probably isnât a good idea either.  But the biggest reason is momma has had her car for seven years and NEVER learned how to even turn the GPS on and doesnât feel like struggling to do so now at the last minute, so please keep your paws cross that we donât end up in Mexico with momma sitting along some stretch of beach kicking back a few Margaritas and chomping on some tacos, although eating some tacos sounds pretty yummy to me.

I hope when we get back Dogster resolved some of the flea problems that they are having.  When we tried to do our tributes to pups that have recently crossed the rainbow bridge ERROR 4 messages occurred while downloading their pictures.  In one instance momma tried and tried to post a photo until we wore Dogster out and they finally accepted it without momma actually doing anything different, so why we received the error messages remains a mystery. 

Another flea we are encountering is one we experienced months ago where Dogster refuses to REMEMBER ME after we leave the site and yes, we have the REMEMBER ME box checked but alas, apparently I am a stranger to Dogster so each time we return we have to log in again.

Iâll bark at you in a couple of weeks.  Stay happy, healthy and with lots of cookies to fill your tummies.  I love you all!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/15/12  Road trip</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:32:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Guess what?!  We&acirc;re going on a road trip to New Mexico this week.  Momma made the mist ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Guess what?!  Weâre going on a road trip to New Mexico this week.  Momma made the mistake of telling daddy that she was feeling left out because she doesnât get to see what all is happening in New Mexico so tonight when daddy was talking to momma he suggested that she load up the car with Puffy and me and come to New Mexico for two weeks.  

We will be leaving early Saturday morning and driving straight through unless mommaâs car breaks down or we get lost.  When we come back home, daddy will be with us.

Anyhow, momma is not going to take her computer with her on this trip because she is going to pack the car with pictures and plants that she wants to take so please forgive us if we miss any special occasions.  

Stay well, happy and with lots of cookies in your bed.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/14/12  Thank you Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/792980</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:41:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma says I&acirc;m supposed to thank Dogster for selecting my diary as one of the featured diaries of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says Iâm supposed to thank Dogster for selecting my diary as one of the featured diaries of the day so here goesâŚ

Coco takes a deep breath and says in a very monotone voice âThank you, but I want to know how come my diary was the last one picked?â  âIâm the Princess therefore I should always be FIRST, FIRST, FIRST, FIRST.â

Coco adjust the crown on her head, stamps her pretty little feet and walks away with a cookie in her mouth.

PS - Please save your zealies: Christmas will be here before you know it and I've been a very good girl so I expect lots of pressies then.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/12/12  More news from New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/792866</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:39:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Today all the heat and humid conditions returned so it was another day with all windows  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Today all the heat and humid conditions returned so it was another day with all windows and doors shut with the air conditioner running.  Puffy and I got to play bunny tag for a little bit but since Arleenton is still not grasping the concept of no peeing on the floor, we donât get to play too long.  Just enough to let Arleenton hop around and stretch out her legs then she has to go back into her house.

Daddy informed momma that the electrician did not show up for work on Friday so once again things with the New Mexico home are not coming along as needed.  He also couldnât get anyone to come out and fix the grading between the two buildings so tomorrow he is going to go to town and rent a BIG trencher and install the trench for the water line to the house, then after the trench is done, he will take the trencher back and rent a small Bobcat and do the required grading and fill trench after the plumber installs the water line.

Aside from daddy having problems getting people who he hires to do the required jobs, there have been several big rain, lighting and thunder storms where daddy is and because he is staying in that terrible trailer that leaks, he is not having fun.  He sprayed the top of the trailer with LEAK ENDER that you see advertised on TV, but the trailer is well over 20 years old and wasnât taken care of.  The top of the trailer has all kinds of leaks and although itâs not leaking as much as it did when he initially purchased the trailer, it still leaks, so he put a tarp across the top of it and tied it to the bottom of the trailer.  Problem solved?  NOPE!  Along with the monsoon rains come strong winds that have ripped out the rivets in the tarp so daddy has had to zip tie the tarp to various areas of the trailer to keep it from blowing away, but with each new storm come more winds and they in turn rip out the zip ties so it is a constant battle â BOL. Daddy told us that sometimes the winds blow the rain under the tarp so even though the roof of the trailer is covered he still manages to get wet.  Poor daddy!

When daddy was home he showed momma pictures of the house and garage/workshop that he took with his camera and downloaded onto his laptop but he neglected to send any of the pictures to mommaâs computer to we still donât have any photos to post.  Apparently most of the framing of the house is done and this coming week it should be finished and daddy and his helper will start on the wall boarding.  He is still saying that he wants to come back and get everyone at the end of this month but without the electricity and plumbing done the house can not be signed off for occupancy so we will just have to wait and see what happens.  Weâre just hoping daddy comes back and gets us before the snows and ice hit the roads because we certainly donât want to find black ice again that was too scary.

Daddy did tell momma that there are all kinds of plants coming up in the garden that he planted but he has yet to know what anything is except for the carrots that the wild bunnies have been enjoying and some onions.  He said there is something with big yellow flowers on it he thinks it might be watermelon or cantaloupe but since he didnât mark where he planted anything nor did he keep the empty seed packages, he isnât sure what anything really is except for the carrots â BOL.  This problem hasnât bothered the wild rabbits because they are making themselves right at home in the garden and have even stopped running from daddy when he tries to chase them away.  The only rabbit that has not invaded the garden is the huge rabbit that daddy at first thought was a lost dog until he saw the ears on it.  It is some type of wild rabbit but due to its size it hasnât figured out how to get into the yard yet since the yard is fenced.  

There have been no sightings of deer, antelope or elk lately because they are busy elsewhere.  Also the bear that was seen roaming close by has apparently gone back into the forest.  The only thing that daddy sees regularly is the hawk that lives in a dead tree on our property and swoops down once in a while to snag some tasty mouse or other small mammal for a snack.  We still donât know if there are owls about so momma will do some research to see if they are common to the New Mexico area because some of the owl species is large enough that they could feasibly capture Puffy or me and turn us into dinner if the humans were not careful.

Sorry we still donât have any photos to post but we will have some eventually.  Our front door is really pretty and momma canât wait to post a photo of it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/11/12  Rain, thunder and lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/792720</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:34:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

It has been triple digit hot in Southern California all week long.  Today was no excepti ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

It has been triple digit hot in Southern California all week long.  Today was no exception but along with the hot, muggy day we got thunder, lighting and rain.  I donât mind the rain even though it tends to make my feet uncomfortable and messes up my pretty hairdo.  However, I turn into a panting, whining mess when thunder and lighting play in the sky.  I was so scared that I left âpressiesâ on the floor in the big bedroom.  Of course after that I no longer had to worry about having to go potty outside in the elements so Iâm not going to apologize for my actions â BOL.  Also, my âaccidentâ helped momma get some motivation to finally mop the bedroom floor so she should actually be thanking me, donât you think?   Puffy of course had to copy me and he too left momma âpressiesâ  but he isnât afraid of thunder and lighting â Bol, BOL.

I escaped getting in trouble by shaking, whining and acting like the world was going to come to an end.  When momma picked me up to comfort me I shivered in her arms and made soft groaning noises that I know my momma canât resist (see Cleo, this is how you are supposed to work it)!   Not only did I not get in trouble, but I scored a cookie too:  It works every time.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/06/12  More packing and stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/792171</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Aug 2012 23:05:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Do I need to tell you that momma is still busy packing up the California house?  Since t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Do I need to tell you that momma is still busy packing up the California house?  Since the humans have decided not to take the aquarium to New Mexico with them, momma listed it and everything that goes with it on Craigslist and had two people interested.  The one guy she had a âfunnyâ feeling about so she refused to give out her cell phone number to him and told him he would have to do all communications on E-mail if he needed additional information.  He never E-mailed momma back so that took care of that.  Then she had a woman inquire about it and she seemed to really be interested and asked some very good questions regarding the condition, etc.  The lady then emailed momma her phone number and requested that momma text her back on her phone.  By this time, momma moved all the guppies into small breeding tanks, cleaned out the aquarium and got it nice and sparkling plus she moved it outside onto the front patio so she wouldnât have to have people that she didnât know inside the house.  However, momma did not recognize the area code on the ladies phone so she texted a message back asking where she was located at and got a response that she was in WEST HOLLYWOOD.  Thatâs not close to where we are so momma text the lady back informing her that the posted add clearly stated what location the aquarium was at and that momma thought the lady should continue her search for an aquarium closer to her location.  So now the empty aquarium is sitting on our front porch â LOL.  Momma tried to disguise the it by putting several silk plants on top so when the housing association does itâs monthly inspection she doesnât get written up but it is very big and momma said she doesnât want to carry it back into the house and then outside again should someone want to see it so she is going to leave it right where it is, for now.

Daddy hired the electrician who had originally submitted that outrageous bid on the New Mexico project to take over all electrical requirements on the New Mexico house.   He agreed to lower his rate and has a helper with him so daddy is hoping they get the work done soon.  Daddy said he was very upset today because the electrician that he fired had cut a three inch hole in both the house and the garage up by the ceilings to run electrical wires through but the code inspection person told daddy today that the way the guy was planning on doing the electrical wires was not permitted so now daddy has to repair two holes in our buildings.  The new electrician suggested he install two outside lights which is a really good save and that is probably what daddy will end up having to do.  It's too bad the lights won't be in an area that lights would actually be needed but it's still much better than having 3 inch holes through the building.  Needless to say daddy was very upset with the fired electrician.   And to make matters even worse the fired electrician continues to call daddy and daddy finally told the guy not to bother him anymore and that he was going to report him to the CDI (Iâm not sure who these people are but they issue and control all of the electrical licenses and getting a complaint can result in having them revoke your license).

It continues to rain hard off and on at our New Mexico property.  The guy helping daddy had a prior commitment today so he didnât show up for work and daddy used this time to go into town and do his laundry and some grocery shopping.  He is still trying to find someone to come out to the property and correct the water drainage problem because the land between the two buildings wasnât graded right.  This is of major importance because if it rains or snows a great deal, excess water can steep under the building pads and cause major problems.  Also, if daddy doesnât get someone to come out and grade our driveway again and put gravel down, any more rain might make the driveway impossible to navigate the truck on.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/02/12  The electrical work failed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/791639</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 21:32:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Here is the latest on what is going on at our New Mexico property.  The code inspector c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Here is the latest on what is going on at our New Mexico property.  The code inspector came out yesterday and failed the electrical work that has been done thus far.  Daddy had already fired the electrician so when the inspector wrote up several items that needed to be fixed before he would sign off on the inspection, daddy called the fired electrician and informed him what occurred and his response was that daddy could fix everything.  Daddy requested that the electrician come out and fix everything and then he (the electrician) needed to pay the $85 dollar fee to have the code enforcer come back and do a re-inspection as it was his errors that caused the failure and he needed to be responsible for his mistakes.  Needless to say the electrician disagreed so now daddy is scrambling to find another electrician who can fix everything and finish the work that is needed to be done.

Also, the talked about monsoon rains have been occurring off and on and since the other contractor that was supposed to correct the grading and put gravel on the dirt roads has disappeared daddy might get stuck on the property with no way of leaving â he said that the skies are currently loaded with very dark clouds and he suspects it will rain sometime tonight and tomorrow so he is not going to be able to go to town and do his laundry.  Momma might be forced to send him some clean underwear if this occurs â BOL, BOL.   At this time, daddy is not having fun in New Mexico and wants this project to be FINISHED!    

Last night momma bought a faucet for her new kitchen sink on the internet because had she left that for daddy to do, he would have bough the cheapest thing he could find and momma is determined that this kitchen is going to be her dream kitchen.  As momma was searching for her faucet she discovered that some of them a very, very pricy.  The first one that momma really liked cost over $600 dollars â YIKES!  Needless to say momma used lots of restraint and chose a much cheaper one, but one that daddy never would have bought because it cost more than $40 dollars â BOL, BOL.  She was going to tell daddy that she bought the faucet but since he is all bummed out about the electrical problem she decided not to tell him anything just yet and that was probably a very smart move on her part too.  

On the home front here in California, there still remains much packing that needs to be done.  She has decided NOT to take the fish aquarium and is going to post it for sale on Craigslist.  Momma said it would be one less thing she would have to move.  

My paws and gums have healed nicely and I am back to being my bossy self after having been tortured by the vet.  Puffy and I got to play bunny tag for a tiny bit today and boy was it fun.  Puffy and I make pretty good bunny herders if I do say so myself.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/01/12 Bacon and chicken puppy cake recipe</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/791323</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 17:37:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Thank you for the very tasty cakes that have been sent to Puffy and me.  I'm currently f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Thank you for the very tasty cakes that have been sent to Puffy and me.  I'm currently finishing up some of Puffy's that he so foolishly let unattended - BOL.

Anyhow, momma searched the internet and found the below recipe at http://www.dogtreatkitchen.com/puppy-cake.html 

It sounded pretty tasty so we are sharing the recipe with you.  This site has some other recipes that you might want to try out also.  We have never tried any of them so we can't say if they are good but it does have chicken and bacon in it so how could it not be?

Bacon and Chicken Puppy Cake

This bacon and chicken puppy cake has layers that will make a great presentation for the human guests at your next dog party. But with two types of meat on this dog cake, your dog guests will be just as impressed!

You can customize this recipe in so many ways. For example, try mixing bacon into the yogurt filling for some extra bacon flavor. Or try spelling a fun message on the cake with the bacon crumbles.

You can also personalize this dog cake recipe by adding shredded plain cooked chicken into the filling or as part of the decoration on top of the dog cake.

Be sure to cut slices of this bacon and chicken puppy cake small as this recipe is not low in fat!

Ingredients:
â˘	3 strips of bacon
â˘	3 cups whole wheat flour
â˘	1 Tbsp. baking powder
â˘	1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
â˘	6 eggs, beaten
â˘	1/2 cup corn oil
â˘	2 jars chicken baby food (organic is best)
â˘	2 cups finely shredded carrots
â˘	plain yogurt (use less or more depending on how thick you want the dog treat icing and filling)

Instructions:
1.	Preheat oven to 325Â° F
2.	Grease and flour two 8" round cake pans.
3.	Fry the bacon until crisp. Let drain and then crumble.
4.	Whisk together the flour and baking powder.
5.	In a large bowl, beat the butter or margarine until smooth.
6.	Beat in the eggs and corn oil.
7.	Stir in the chicken baby food and carrots until well incorporated.
8.	Add the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
9.	Pour the batter into the two 8" round cake pans.
10.	Bake for 60 minutes.
11.	Let cool for five minutes in the pan.
12.	Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks before decorating.

Decorating:
â˘	Place the first layer on a serving plate.
â˘	Spread the yogurt on top for the filling.
â˘	Place the second layer on top of the filling. Next spread the yogurt dog treat icing on the top and sides of the entire dog cake.
â˘	Sprinkle the crumbled bacon on top.

http://www.dogtreatkitchen.com/puppy-cake.html]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/31/12  Daddy fired the electrician</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/791197</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:30:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Since I am laid up with sore paws and gums I thought I would use this time to tell you w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Since I am laid up with sore paws and gums I thought I would use this time to tell you what has been going on in New Mexico today.

The electrician had daddy over-night express a part that he said he needed in order to continue on with the job.  Daddy had to go to town but his assistant who is helping him do the inside framing was there and he signed for the part when FedEx delivered it.  The electrician saw the FedEx truck and came over and took the package from daddyâs helper and then disappeared.  When daddy got back from town the electrician had not done what he was supposed to have done stating that he was still waiting for the part to arrive.  Daddyâs assistant took him aside and told him what had happened so daddy and Chopper (his assistant), went looking for the missing package/part.  Daddy found it hidden in the garage and when daddy confronted the electrician he denied having anything to do with it.  Daddy let the electrician finish the day and then told him to pack up his tools and leave.  Yup, the electrician has been fired.  This is actually kind of bad timing because tomorrow the code enforcer is coming out to sign off the first step of the electric work so things might not go too well.  

When momma spoke with daddy tonight he told her that the electrician has been calling him all day long and leaving him voice mails on his phone.  Something tells me this guy isnât too stable and I hope he doesnât cause any more problems for daddy but I bet this isnât the last we hear from him.   

The monsoon rains have hit where daddy is and his trailer is leaking â BOL.  Yup, the ole homestead leaks like crazy.  Daddy had to buy a tarp and put it over the trailer in order to keep the water out.  And since the road and driveway have not been leveled or graveled all of the dirt is turning into huge mud puddles.  Daddy needed some more 2x4âs to finish the framing of the house but Home Depot informed him that they would not be able to make a delivery if it is raining.  Without the 2x4âs daddy and Chopper canât finish the framing.  Daddy told momma that he has never seen rain fall like it did last night.  He says momma is in for a BIG surprise when she moves to New Mexico shortly â BOL, BOL.  Momma is already planning for Puffy and my bathroom needs as she bought two potty pads that are washable so she wonât have to rely on having a stack of disposable wee-wee pads at all times.  Of course now all she has to do is convince Puffy and I to use them â BOL.  I bet the first night we experience monsoon rains or freezing temperatures we will be more than happy to use the wee-wee pads. 

Momma continues with the packing and tomorrow she is going to move some of the many boxes out to the garage because she is getting upset with seeing them stacked all over the house.  

Oh, and before I forget, daddy so nicely informed momma that she might have to drive a U-haul truck to New Mexico with two very upset and vocal cats letting her know of their displeasure â BOL, BOL. Puffy and I will be in another U-haul truck with daddy and he will be towing mommaâs car.  Iâm pretty certain daddy was laughing when he told momma this but unfortunately he wasnât joking. â BOL, BOL.  

Anyhow, I think Iâll turn over onto my back and wave my little paws in the air to get momma over here to rub my belly.  Iâm planning on using the sore paws and gums for lots of extra belly rubs and treats.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/31/12  I was tortured</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:04:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Yesterday is a day I want to forget.  Around midnight momma went around and picked up al ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Yesterday is a day I want to forget.  Around midnight momma went around and picked up all the water bowls and wouldnât let me have anything to drink.  I begged, pleaded and tried all my wonderful charms on her but she refused to put any water down for me.  I had even conned her into letting me go outside but darn, that water bowl was no place to be found either.

Finally around 6:30AM momma got me an ice cube and let me have a few licks but I still wanted more.  Instead, she picked me up and put me in the car and off we went.  So here I am sitting in my car seat dying of thirst and instead of going someplace fun like maybe the water storage tank so I could get a drink of water, I ended up at the dreaded vetâs office.  

I was handed over to the lady at the counter and off I went into the torture chamber.  I had my anal glands expressed AGAIN â shoot they just did this to me last week.  Strange humans poked, prodded and molested me all day long.  The worse thing that happened besides having a tube shoved down my throat was while I finally was sleeping someone YANKED OUT ONE OF MY PRETTY LITTLE TEETH!!!  Yes, I am now missing a tooth right in front so please donât ask me to smile when taking my picture.  The vet had called momma while I was sleeping and informed her that one of my teeth was loose and they wanted to pull it, for an additional cost, of course.  This same tooth had been reported to be loose last year during my teeth cleaning but the vet had hoped that it would âfirm upâ after the cleaning, but since that didnât occur, they requested it be pulled and momma say okay. 

Anyhow, when I woke up not only did I find my tooth was missing, I also discovered that the tooth fairy neglected to visit me because no one gave me a pillow to put the tooth under.  And if that wasnât bad enough, someone had CLIPPED ALL OF MY NAILS DOWN.  

So here it is the next day and my mouth and feet are sore so I think Iâll go right back to sleep.

No hugs and kisses todayâŚ

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/29/12  What's been going on</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:31:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

It&acirc;s been a while since I had time to actually bark here so get ready because here I g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Itâs been a while since I had time to actually bark here so get ready because here I go:

BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKâŚ

Momma continues on with the packing of our California house and all those boxes that were stacked around the house that daddy hauled out to New Mexico with him when he left a few weeks ago have been replaced with new boxes of stuff.  The disorganized mess is causing momma some real issues because she says the house looks like a âhoardersâ place and it is bring back terrible memories of when she had to help daddy clean out Grandpaâs two houses after he passed on.  

Puffy and I havenât been allowed to play bunny tag with Arleenton too much because Arleenton has not been a very good house bunny.  She doesnât understand that she is supposed to go back into her cage when she has to go pee-pee and instead chooses to relief herself wherever she happens to be with is not a very good thing to do.  Momma says that she will work with Arleenton with the potty issues when we get moved to the new house, but for now she is on very restricted play time because momma says she has enough mess as it is and doesnât want to clean up after a rabbit.

Puffy was rushed to the vet the other day.  While we were trying to sleep on the big bed as momma was watching TV, she noticed that Puffy was panting and every once in a while his heart was beating super fast.  Since momma couldnât cancel her wellness insurance she took him in for a thyroid re-check (which of course isnât covered by the plan), even though the last check one month ago showed his T4 level was right where it was supposed to be.  Itâs a good thing she did this because the normal results should be between 3 â 5 and his was sky high at 15.  The poor guy could have easily had a heart attack had momma ignored what was going on and listened to the vet when she told momma that she didnât need another test right now.  The vet told momma yesterday that the amount of medication prescribed for Puff is way too much and that they need to start over with figuring out the correct dosage.  Momma had just bought a 6 month supply of his medication using the prescription that THIS vet had written so one needs to wonder why all of a sudden this vet thinks what she prescribed is not meant for a dog his size.  Momma takes the same thyroid medication but Puffy had to take two pills per day and he only weighs 12 pounds while momma took one pill per day and weighs a million pounds more than Puffy (momma says I am not to list how much she actually weighs but I think a million pounds is pretty close).  While the vet was trying to downplay the error with Puffyâs medication she changed the subject to say that she was concerned about his liver readings.  Momma realized that this vet has not been involved throughout all of Puffâs vet visits because the vet hospital has a real problem with finding and keeping vets there so this is the fourth vet that Puffy has been assigned to in his three years on the health wellness plan but everything is in his record if anyone would actually take the time to read them prior to coming into the exam room.    Anyhow, she starts saying she wants to run all of these expensive tests on Puff to figure out why his liver is failing.

Now momma will do almost anything for me and Puffy but she is not stupid (usually).  She ask the vet if Puffâs elevated liver count could be the result of this thyroid being over taxed and his heart beating too hard due to the overdose of thyroid medication?  The vet said that was definitely possible but she would like to run a test for Cushing disease, do a Bile acids pre and post test, plus x-ray his abdomen to see if there is a mass on his liver.  Momma stood there very calmly and listened to the vet outline all of this and requested that she do a treatment plan for what everything would cost and then she would discuss it with her.  When the vet came back in and went over everything momma said NO!  First of all we had done a test for the Cushing disease in October of 2010 and it came back negative.  Of course it was during this time that the vet hospital had also been running tests on Puffâs thyroid and that too came back as everything was hunky dory even though he was almost completely bald, had terrible skin problems and was very tired so it makes one wonder how they missed everything.  In regards to the other tests momma stated that even if we discovered something on his liver he is beyond any hope of getting an operation because whatever is causing his liver to fail has already caused too much damage so he CAN NOT BE PUT UNDER ANASTISHIA.  In response to this the vet stood there and looked momma in the eyes and said âbut it would let the vets know exactly what they were dealing with).  So, here was the vet campaigning for expensive tests just so they would know what they were dealing with and there wasnât any guarantee that any of the tests would provide any information at all but the biggest problem was none of it would actually help Puffy.    Puffy has been off his thyroid medication for almost one week now and the panting and fast heart is again beating normally.  He has an appointment to go back to the vet in two weeks but after talking with daddy about the whole issue they are leaning towards not going back because there are some serious issues going on at that vet hospital and since we are moving hopefully next month, Puffy will be getting a new vet in New Mexico and all of the thyroid testing will have to be re-preformed so why do them now?  

Now onto New Mexico stuff.  Daddy still is not having any fun in New Mexico.  There was some hurt feeling when daddy chose a different electrician to do the electrical needs of the new house instead of the electrician that put in the electrical pole.  The first guy never did put together a plan on where the money would be going and his bid was more than three times what the second guy bid so daddy had no choice but to go with the second person.  Now that the second person is hired he has turned out to be unorganized and this is causing many problems because he is constantly saying he needs more parts even though daddy bought him everything thing that he said he would need.  Twice last Thursday daddy had to drive into town which is one hours drive each way to purchase parts for the electrician.  To make matters worse he ran into the first electrician and luckily he told daddy the part the man sent daddy into town for had already been installed by him and what he probably needed was a different part which he helped daddy find and he was right. Anyhow, daddy is thinking about firing the second guy and finding someone else to finish the job.  Weâll have to wait to see what happens here.

Right before daddy came home last month he planted some of the many seeds momma had sent him but he neglected to mark or remember what he planted or where they were planted.  He says there is some type of vine plant growing and he thinks some corn and carrots.  There are also some other things coming up but we will have to wait to find out exactly what they are â BOL, BOL.  Apparently our garden is not going to be anything like our pals Mazyâs is.  Plus there are two really big rabbits that have been checking out our garden.  Daddy says they are much bigger than Arleenton and Simba Blue.  Listening to daddy describe them they sound like rabbits that are on steroids â BOL.

Anyhow, this is getting pretty long so Iâm going to see if I can con momma out of another cookie.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/20/112  I like these Dogster fleas</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/789561</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:15:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Yesterday I barked about the mystery of my Dogster Zealie account that had grown from a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Yesterday I barked about the mystery of my Dogster Zealie account that had grown from a pitiful 10 zealies all the way up to 1444 after momma bought the 100 zealie package.  Momma contacted Dogster and informed them of the mistake and within minutes of doing this our zealies again grew to 1559.  

This morning when we checked our account it is now at 1659!!!  Yup, those zealies are reproducing faster than Tribbles on the Starship Enterprise.   If they continue on at this rate I am going to be able to send not only Christmas cards to my pals this year but pretty rosettes also.

I feel like Iâve won the Lotto â BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/19/12  Do you know what's in your poop?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/789496</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:37:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Since momma couldn&acirc;t cancel our Banfield health plan until November she decided to use it as much  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Since momma couldnât cancel our Banfield health plan until November she decided to use it as much as she needs before we move to New Mexico, so this afternoon Puffy and I had to go and get manhandled by strangers all in the name of good health.

Anyhow, when the vet brought me back to momma she asked her if I had been eating peanuts.  Momma said no, not peanuts, but I had eaten a cashew â BOL, BOL.  I guess there were pieces of nuts in my poop when they extracted a sample.  Why didnât she comment about the Oreo cookie or the Fritos that should have been right next to the nuts because I ate those too?  It was insulting enough to stick a stick up my behind and STEAL a poop sample from me without having to comment on the fact that I had nuts in my poop.  And just when I thought things couldnât get any worse, the vet informed momma that my anal sacs were packed and needed expressing so I was hauled back into the back room and had that done also.   Finally I was released to momma but they made another appointment to have my teeth cleaned on the 30th of this month.  

Itâs good to be home but momma said I now stink from the gland expressing so I am going to get a bath.  Got to go hide someplaceâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/19/12  Sometimes life is so funny</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/789442</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:01:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday when momma went to the local Lowes store she bought some cleaning supplies and lawn food t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday when momma went to the local Lowes store she bought some cleaning supplies and lawn food then proceeded to go to the self check-out area.  The Lowes employee who over sees that area said she would scanned the items with her bar code reader because she had nothing else to do then momma wouldnât have to lift the bag of lawn food on the scanner.

When the lady was finished scanning the five items the total came to $24,258.74 cents!!!  Momma took out her Lowes card and looked at the total and then looked at the lady and said âI DONâT THINK SO!â

The two other people using the other self check-out lanes gathered around and started laughing (sure itâs funny when it happens to someone else), and the check-out lady, once she too stopped laughing, figured out that the Clorox pods had rang up as $22,876 instead of the real price.   Anyhow once the mistake was isolated and corrected mommaâs bill was under $40.00 dollars.

Today when momma logged onto Dogster she went to give out some Rosettes because she bought a package of 100 zealies and to her surprise our balance was up to 1444 zealies in our account â we had less than 10 in our account last night.  Momma was surprised as she thought maybe one of our Dogster pals who no longer play on Dogster might have transfer their zealies over to us but noooooooo, it turns out Dogster somehow transacted our one purchase of 100 zealies into twelve transactions.  Since Pay Pal did not notify us that they had done additional transactions we know the mistake somehow occurred at Dogster and that they most likely did not charge us for them.  Momma sent Dogster a copy of the Pay Pal and Zealie history transaction and asked them to please look into the mistake.

Anyhow it was nice having a bunch of Zealies in our account for a little while.  That error was much nicer than the one at Lowes.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/18/12  Packing, packing and more packing</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:22:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Nothing much going on in the California homestead: It&acirc;s still hot and momma remains bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Nothing much going on in the California homestead: Itâs still hot and momma remains busy packing, packing, going shopping, packing, etc.  The going shopping occurred when momma found a silk Laurel Burch scarf in her sewing room closet that has been âlostâ for years.  She decided that it would make a really cool and colorful picture so she went to the local crafts store and bought a huge frame with a mat and then inserted the scarf in the frame after she ironed it.  I must say it looks really good so good in fact that momma ordered a second Laurel Burch silk scarf which she is going to frame also (the New Mexico house is much bigger than the current California house so there will be lots of wall space for new pictures).

And speaking of New Mexico you will never believe what daddy did yesterday.  He put a hole in the bottom of the trailer (not the yucky trailer he is currently living in but in the brand new utility trailer that he bought).  For those of you who are wondering how he managed to do this, daddy couldnât get the guy out to the property to do a trench that needed to be installed for some electrical wires so he decided to do it himself.  Yup, daddy drove to town and rented a trencher and proceeded to do the trenching but neglected to move the utility trailer out of the way thus, it got trenched.  Momma is wondering how he couldnât see that the utility trailer was in the way because it isnât a tiny little thing but after he told her that is was dead tired and wanted to go to sleep because using the trencher on rock hard dirt made his whole body ache so she decided not to say anything about the âaccidentâ.  She felt it was better that the trailer suffered an injury instead of daddy.  Momma did ask him if the first aid kit was coming in handy and he said yes and this too was better not to ask about so we donât know how many band aids daddy has needed to use but we suspect we should probably send him a new box of band aids just in case.  Thank goodness daddy got that tetanus shot before he left California.  

Well both the workshop/garage and house shells are up with all windows and doors installed.  The only thing the builders have to do is put some trim around three of the windows and pick up their messes and then they are finished.  Needless to say the builders presented daddy with a final bill that was for more than was agreed upon so they had to do some more negotiations and daddy ended up paying slightly more than what he was supposed to.    Daddy did discover that the leveling of the property still is not correct because during the rain that occurred the other day water is pooling between the two building so that is going to have to be resolved.  

Today daddy and a helper are going to start the framing the interior of the house.  After the plumbing and electrical will be installed followed with the kitchen and bathrooms.  When all of that is finished and the code enforcers sign off the building for habitat then daddy will come back and get us to move to New Mexico.  He seems to think this will happen quickly and letâs hope he is right because momma doesnât want to be on the road during the snowy season which will start around the end of October.

Hugs and kisses,
Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/16/12  Where are all the stuffies?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/789034</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Your prayers for my daddy to get to New Mexico safely worked.  He left our house in Cali ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Your prayers for my daddy to get to New Mexico safely worked.  He left our house in California at 5:30AM and arrived at our property in New Mexico around 7:00PM.  He was tired and worn out but happily all in one piece.  Apparently while driving through Flagstaff there was a rain storm and the U-Haul truck being completely loaded was not handling very well on the slick roads.  Before daddy headed to our property he stopped by the Gallup train station and was very relieved to see his truck was still there.  He was worried that it might have been towed away or stolen as it had been parked there for two weeks.

Today when momma talked to daddy on the speaker phone he informed her that there was a big thunderstorm last night with lots of rain and lightning and that trailer roof had leaks all over â BOL, BOL.  I really donât care about the trailer roof leak because lets face it, Iâm not going to have to live in it, but I am concerned about the lightning and thunderstorms that daddy talked about.  I donât like loud BOOMS and CRACKS so this isnât good news for me.  Momma got out my thunder shirt but itâs been too hot here for her to put it on me to get used to it.  

For those of you who have been saying I need to make sure all of our stuffies arenât packed away â itâs too late.  Right now Puffy and my toy basket only has (sniff, sniff) six stuffies.  Itâs terrible because momma has been using our stuffies in boxes that have fragile items in them for extra cushioning.  Isnât it sad how our stuffie stash went from 85 stuffies down to six?  

âCOCO ROSE!  STOP IT!  You are being deceptive here.  Why donât you inform your pals that you and Puffy each got a new stuffie yesterday?â

âBecause Puffy claimed BOTH stuffies and I was left with NOTHING!â  

âThatâs only because YOU let him get away with that behavior even after I took one of the stuffies away from him and gave it back to you.  He saw that you werenât playing with it so he re-claimed it and what did you do?â

âUm, I took his cookies and ate them and I must say they were very tasty!â

âOkay â now stop complaining.â

âSure mommaâŚDonât you have some more packing to do?  I need to finish my diary.â

Anyhow pals, I feel robbed no matter what momma says.  My toy basket is almost empty.  How are Puffy and I supposed to survive without lots of stuffies?  

I need to go take a nap and dream about all the stuffies I used to haveâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/13/12  Daddy is leaving</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/788722</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:59:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, daddy is headed back to New Mexico early tomorrow morning and he will be driving a U-Haul truck ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, daddy is headed back to New Mexico early tomorrow morning and he will be driving a U-Haul truck that is loaded down with boxes and boxes of stuff.  

Daddy says he isn't looking forward to having to live in his 22 foot "trailer prison cell" again.  Momma is going to have to continue on with the packing of our California house so Puffy and I will resume or supervison of her work to make sure she does everything correctly.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/11/12  Packing up the house</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/788478</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:43:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Things have been kind of crazy around the house lately.  The humans continue to pack up  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Things have been kind of crazy around the house lately.  The humans continue to pack up stuff for daddy to haul to New Mexico when he leaves Saturday morning.  We have boxes stacked up all over the place and itâs making momma nuts.  She said something about she could never be a hoarder because there is no order to the mess.  

Both buildings in New Mexico are up and all windows and doors have been installed on the exterior of them.  Daddy ordered 600 2x4âs to be delivered to the property on Tuesday that will be used for the inside room framing.  

Momma had her heart set on Olympicsâ GENTEL DOE wall paint but guess whatâŚthere isnât any paint stores close to our property that sells this brand of paint.   There is an ACE Hardware and a HOME DEPOT in Gallup but neither of them sells Olympic paint.  Daddy would have to drive all the way into Albuquerque which is 2 and a half hours one way to go to the Lowes store to get the paint color that momma wants.  He said he would take the paint chip to the local HOME DEPOT and have them do a color match.  

Momma picked out marble tiles for her kitchen counters that are called Cherry Blossom.  She had daddy dig through the crate of tiles at the local Lowes store to find tiles with best veins on them.  They have thin red, orange, yellow, gray and brown veins randomly through each tile.  She said she is in love with those tiles and hope they are as pretty installed as they look in the box.  The kitchen is going to have a huge island so momma wanted something with some color but nothing that was overwhelming.  Our current house has black granite countertops thus making it difficult to see ants on it when they invade the house so this time momma insisted that they do a counter top that would be light enough to see any insects.

In other news, we encountered a problem on Dogster today.  When momma was on the photo manager a red message appeared informing momma that she was at her limit of 133 photos and that she would have to mark one or more not to display., so momma started deleting some of the photos and as soon as one was removed the following message appeared:

Welcome to the Dogster Photo Manager where you can decorate photos, add captions, pick custom frames, re-order your photos, pick a new primary photo, make photos inactive, delete and add new photos. You may display up to 200 photos.

Please note that the Dogster message says we can display 200 photos so why did they make us remove some when we got to 133 photos?  Iâm suspecting ole Dogster is still suffering with FLEAS.  And talking about updating photos, it sure is a pain in the paw to have to delete one photo at a time.  It would be much nicer to be able to select multiple photos at one time to delete â are you taking note of this Dogster?

Well momma wants to pack some more stuff so I have to get off the computer.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/05/12  This, that and ...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 22:07:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

The humans are still packing everything up and getting ready for daddy to haul the first ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

The humans are still packing everything up and getting ready for daddy to haul the first load of stuff off to New Mexico next week.  Itâs been very boring around here lately except for when momma lets Puffy and I play tag with Arleenton.  She has been exploring the whole house and really getting into the tag game.  Daddy said she chased my kitty sister Bay-Ling from the living room into the big bedroom and then Bay-Ling chased Arleenton back out into the living room â BOL.  

Iâd like to thank everyone who sent Puffy and me Forth of July flags, swimming pools and fireworks for our pages.  Iâm ashamed to admit that we did not send out any pressies this time because we can no longer afford to buy zealies like we used to so we are saving the few that we have for Thanksgiving and Christmas (yes, both holidays will be here before you know it) or for pups that are in need of POTP.

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that momma received an email that the game warden sent out to everyone who lives in our development in New Mexico informing them that there is a BEAR roaming about.  Yup, thatâs right a real, live bear.  Our property is very close to one of the national forests and we knew there was a possibility that bears would visit but everyone we spoke to said that had never happened, until now.  Daddy says we are going to be getting a big dog to help guard momma since she canât hear very well so it looks like I will be getting a new fursister after we move.  Daddy wants a Labrador but momma thinks they might be too energetic for âthe old peopleâ and is thinking maybe something that is a bit more laid-back might be a better choice.  

I hope you all had a safe Fourth of July.  I got scared with all of the loud popping sounds and daddy told momma that thunderstorms come through the valley where our New Mexico property is at âall the timeâ so it looks like I will be wearing my thunder shirt often (too bad it didnât appear to help me last night when I was shaking from the popping noises).

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/26/12  The house is erected!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/786273</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:57:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

The house building is up but not totally completed.  The good news is that the builders  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

The house building is up but not totally completed.  The good news is that the builders got the roof up and all the insulation has been put in.  Itâs a good thing that daddy was there to watch them because they were putting the super thick insulation on the walls instead of on the attic.  Daddy ordered 8â thick insulation for the attic because where our property is it gets really cold and it snows during the winter and the thicker insulation should help keep the house warm during these times.  The builders had already installed the insulation so they had to take it all down and re-do it using the right stuff.  

One thing daddy did not include in our new house is a fireplace.  He said he didnât want to mess around with chopping wood and the house filling up with smoke.  When we were cleaning out Grandpaâs house he had a fireplace and we used it all the time but daddy is right they are messy and require a lot of work to keep the fire burning.  The humans also discuss putting in a pellet fireplace but after all discussions daddy just didnât want one.   Momma says if she gets too cold she will climb back in bed and turn on her electric blanket and have Puffy and me snuggle with her â I like that idea and will be more than happy to snuggle.

It's raining where daddy is at and that might be an issue.  He is supposed to catch the train on Friday night and arrive in California early Saturday morning.  However since there were lots of big construction trucks coming and going from our property daddy chose not to have the driveway graveled because it would have been a waste of time and money as the trucks would have ruined it anyways.  If he does not find someone to come out and gravel the driveway before the monsoon season arrives then it might become impossible for him to get his truck on and off of the property.  Keep your paws crossed that daddy is able to come home.

I forgot to tell you that daddy had a drain put in the laundry room floor and that is where we are going to have pee-pee pads left for us to do our business on during the super cold days and nights.  Momma thinks having the drain in the floor was a great idea as it will make clean up easy should somebody piddle on the tile.  

One of the benefits of moving is that momma is cleaning out the freezer so tonight she cooked some tri-tip, put it in the food processor and chopped it fine, then mixed it with our normal dinner and boy was it delicious!    We ate every bite and probably could have even made room in our tummies for more â BOL, BOL.


Well got to go watch momma pack up some more stuff.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/25/12  The garage/workshop is up</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:35:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Daddy called and told momma the garage/workshop is finally up and he now has a place where he can lo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy called and told momma the garage/workshop is finally up and he now has a place where he can lock up all the tools he bought.  Tomorrow the inspector will be coming out to our place to do an inspection on the septic tank installation.  There will be several more inspections that need to be done before they will allow anyone to move into the house.  If the inspectors catch you living in the house before it is signed off they can fine you and delay any further inspections needed so daddy has to be very careful to follow all rules.

The builders have started work on the house now and hopefully they will get that done soon.  Keep in mind that the house will only be a shell and that momma and daddy will be doing almost everything else, and let me remind you that momma is dreading this.  

All day long momma is still busy packing up our California house and itâs a good thing too because daddy says he hopes we are all moved out by the end of August.  

Today the nasty ants invaded the sewing room and got all over MY kibble.  This always happens when it rains or gets really hot and right now it is hot.  Momma tried spraying with an organic insect spray but it didnât stop the ants at all so in desperation she finally used RAID so no we have to get off the computer and go into the big bedroom where she didnât spray.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/24/12  Daddy is coming home</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:33:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Only five more sleeps until daddy will be back home for a short while.  He will be takin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Only five more sleeps until daddy will be back home for a short while.  He will be taking the train from Gallup, New Mexico to Riverside, California on Friday night and arriving EARLY on Saturday morning.  

Daddy told us that the builders have the garage/workshop building erected and almost completed.  They couldn't finish the job because the door that daddy ordered from one of the local home improvement stores won't be delivered until next week.  

Work on the house should start on Monday but won't be completed for several weeks.  Momma really wanted him to stay and make sure the builders used the correct insulation but daddy says he will check it when he gets back to New Mexico.  He says he wants to sleep in a real bed and have some real food even if it is one of momma's "good luck" dinners.  For those of you who don't know what that is, momma likes to experiement with recipes and often times they don't come out so when momma isn't sure if dinner will be tasty she puts the plate of food before daddy and says "good luck" - BOL, BOL.  I should tell you that there have been a couple of times when even Puffy and I have refused these.

Our house here in California is a total mess.  Each day momma has been packing stuff up so we have boxes stacked all over our tiny house.  My kitty sibling Bay-Ling is having a blast playing in the empty boxes but the mess is driving momma nuts.  Things were so bad here that Puffy and I snuck off to Demon Flash Bandit's party and had a great time.  My boyfriend Hobo was with us and we spent a lot of time dancing and eating.  It was nice seeing Ebby, Ceeley, Zoe, Zaidie and some of our other pals at the party.

Well I need a nap now so I'll bark at you all later.  Hobo rest up good because next we are headed to Canada to party at Zaidie's place.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/12  New Mexico update and other stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/785413</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:40:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Well the date to have the two buildings up and done in New Mexico has come and gone and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Well the date to have the two buildings up and done in New Mexico has come and gone and they are not done.  Come to think of it, they only started on the framing of the garage/workshop today after daddy had words with the supervisor of the build last night.  They were supposed to show up on Monday and erect the garage/workshop but here it is Wednesday and daddy had to get nasty with them last night on the phone and tell them that he has been more than tolerant with them but they have not held up their part of the agreement in which they stated they would have BOTH buildings completed by June 15 (of this year).  Well needless to say that date has come and gone and neither building is up.  The builders said they would work tomorrow, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.    Each time something goes wrong the builders always have an excuse and daddy is getting frustrated with them.  

Daddy is coming home for a week or two next Saturday.  He is going to take the train from Gallup to downtown Riverside, California.  He told momma that she needs to come pick him up at 5:15AM next Saturday â BOL, BOL.  Momma isnât all that pleased with the time schedule because she has been staying up until the wee hours of the morning so getting up that early is going to be very hard but we want to see daddy so she better.  

Arleenton, my bunny sister came right up to me when I was lying down on the rug under the dining room table and touched me all over with her nose.  Everything was fine until Puffy jumped off the sofa and chased her back into her cage.  The rate he is going she is never going to be pals with him because he is too aggressive so momma is watching closely when Arleenton is out.

We had more drama regarding the Banfield pet hospital.  Momma called in HER prescription for thyroid medication at her pharmacy and the pharmacy got confused and thought it was for a refill of Puffâs medication, not mommas and therefore called the vet for approval.  The vet has been calling and calling momma today telling her the prescription is wrong and to please call.  It didnât take long for momma to figure out what had happened so she called the pharmacy and they verified that they accidently called the vet instead of mommaâs doctor â oops.  

In regards to the other Banfield issue to cancel our health plan momma was still too upset to call their headquarters to discuss their refusal and will do so maybe tomorrow.  Daddy says it is illegal for them to try to demand that we continue to pay for a service that they are unable to provide.  Itâs not our fault that they donât have a Banfield pet hospital someplace close by where we are moving to.  

Anyhow, I need to go watch momma pack up some more stuff.  Iâll bark at yâall later.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/19/12  Be careful of what pet health plan you choose</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/785247</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:57:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I want to warn you about signing on for the Banfield Wellness Plan.  As you know we have had a love/ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I want to warn you about signing on for the Banfield Wellness Plan.  As you know we have had a love/hate relationship with them for approximately 6 years.  Recently I attempted to cancel both Coco Roseâs and Puffâs plans because there isnât a Banfield close to where we are moving to in New Mexico.  Below is the response I received from them when I requested that they cancel the plans.


Dear Marilynn,

Thank you for contacting us about your Wellness Plans for Puff and Coco Rose. Whenever we cancel any Wellness Plan before the current plan year is up, there are two options to choose from based off services used. We will always choose the option which is the least amount to cancel for each client. Clients are able to pay for the services used, or the Wellness Plan, whichever is cheapest. When we go to cancel the Wellness Plan for Puff and Coco Rose, it shows:

Cost to cancel for - Puff
Services Used= $205.29
Remaining Wellness Plan Payments = $199.75

Cost to cancel for â Coco Rose
Services Used= $295.63
Remaining Wellness Plan Payments = $199.75

Your Wellness Plans have been set to not renew and will end on the anniversary date of November 21st 2012. Because the price of services are more than the full Wellness Plan Price, if you would like to cancel prior to the above listed anniversary date your remaining balance of $199.75 for the remaining Wellness Plan Payments will be due in full. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-866-894-7927.

Sincerely, 
Wellness Plan Relations
Banfield Pet Hospital

What they are telling me is that I have to pay them $399.50 to cancel the plan even though they are informed that I will not be able to use it.  WHAT A RIP OFF!  Why would I pay for a service that I canât use and even more surprising why would they insist that I have to pay when they are told that there isn't a Banfield close to where we will be living?  

Right now as I type this I have been on the phone for over 44 minutes âon holdâ with terrible music blasting from the receiver as I wait for a live person to answer the stupid phone.  Iâm frustrated, getting very mad and afraid Iâm not going to be very pleasant if someone finally does answer the phone.  

Iâve finally hung up the phone without anyone picking up the call and will attempt to contact them tomorrow.  Wish me luck.


Marilynn â Coco and Puff very upset mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/10/12  Early morning game of bunny tag</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:58:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Arleenton's new bunny cage is working out real well because she has learned how to open  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Arleenton's new bunny cage is working out real well because she has learned how to open the door and is now able to let herself out (I bet you know where this is leading don't you?)

Anyhoodle, this morning momma lifted Puffy and me off the big bed and was going to let us outside to go do our morning business but we were engaged in a spirited game of bunny tag.  Yup, Arleenton was hopping around under the formal dinning room table and Puffy and I were chasing her all over the place.  We were like a pack of fierce hungry lions going after the tasty deer.  Puffy and I chased her all around the table and under the chairs and we were all having great fun until Arleenton hopped back into her cage and momma shut the cage door.  PHOOY!!!  I was going to sit and wait for Arleenton to open the door again but momma secured it with a cloth pin and told us that she would go to the hardware store today and get something sturdier so this won't happen again because there is no telling how long Arleenton had been out but we are guessing it had been a while because she seemed to know the layout of all the furniture - BOL, BOL

Does anyone know how to get that clothes pin off?  

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you that daddy says there are lots of bunnies on our New Mexico property and they are HUGE!  He says he has seen some that are even bigger than our 16 pound kitty Simba.  Puffy and I are going to have lots of fun playing bunny tag â do any of you want to come play with us?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/09/12  I got to play bunny tag today!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/783790</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Jun 2012 20:07:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals, you&acirc;re not going to believe what I got to do today.  Momma opened the door on Arleenton&acirc; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, youâre not going to believe what I got to do today.  Momma opened the door on Arleentonâs cage and she hopped out to play with me.  Thatâs right pals, Arleenton and I played tag around the formal dinning room table and we had lots of fun.  She hopped around the table and went under the chairs then went back in her cage but came right back out to play some more.  All during this time Puffy was running around with one of his stuffies in his mouth while chasing after Arleenton â BOL, BOL.  Simba and Bay-Ling my kitty siblings sat around and watched but didnât play with us.  Momma said as long as we play nice with Arleenton she will continue to let up play together.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/08/12  Gnats must be hungry</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/783624</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Jun 2012 20:33:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Nothing much has been going on around here except that momma has been taking all her dec ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Nothing much has been going on around here except that momma has been taking all her decorative plates off the kitchen wall and packing them up.  We now have packed shipping boxes stacked in various areas of the house.  

And speaking of New Mexico, daddy discovered there isn't a problem with mosquitoes on our property instead he is being eaten alive by swarms of gnats that have sampled his flesh and now he is covered with welts and discoloration from all the bites.  He was told this is only an issue during June because once the monsoon season starts at the end of June the gnats will be gone.  

The first inspection of the new house was done on the plumbing and got signed off even though the plumber wasnât there and the plumbing wasnât complete.  The plumber had to go to town because he didnât buy enough parts so one part of the plumbing wasnât finished but the inspector knew the plumber and signed off on the inspection.  Having to go to town to get a part was a very expensive mistake for the plumber because he had to travel one hour to town and another back to our property.  

Today workers came out to do the rebar and brought truck loads of sand to put on top of the rebar.  They will be back on Tuesday to compact the sand and then they will start pouring the concrete for the two pads (I donât know why they arenât coming back on Monday).  Once the garage/workshop is built and daddy has a place to store his tools and stuff then he will come back home on the train stay for a week and then rent a U-haul and take the first load of stuff back to New Mexico.  He told momma it would be so nice to sleep on a real bed again.  Momma didnât tell him about the âPuffyâ incident on the big bed â BOL.

My bunny sister Arleenton go a new indoor cage and momma has it on the floor by the sliding glass door so I have been going over there and barking at her.  Momma says Iâm not supposed to be doing that but Iâm so excited that I just canât help myself.  Iâm not being mean, just asking her if she wants to come out and play tag with me, whatâs wrong with being friendly?

Anyhoodle, thatâs it from me.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/02/12  Lots of excitement today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/782800</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 22:47:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our neighbors next door were having a party in their back yard late this afternoon so of course Puff ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our neighbors next door were having a party in their back yard late this afternoon so of course Puffy and I had to go to the fence and BARK at everyone to let them know that we were watching them.  We were having lots of fun until momma made us come back into the house.  All we were doing was trying to get invited over - Sheesh, we never get to have any fun here.

Daddy called and told momma the builders got the framing done for the garage/workshop and now they are going to start on the bigger building.  The plumber is supposed to come out one Monday and do whatever it is he needs to do before the concrete arrives late next week.  Daddy said he is going to try to get a train ticket to come home so he can rent a U-haul and start taking some of our stuff to New Mexico.  The problem is getting a train ticket is hard because they are booked in advance and he is afraid to reserve a seat on the train and then not be able to use it due to other responsibilities that he has going on at the property.  

Momma went to three different swap meets today and didn't take us with her.  In the past they used to allow dogs in but now there are signs posted at all entrences saying since food venders are regulated by the health department only certified service animals are allowed.  I think they should get rid of the food vendors and have more pet friendly vendors instead.  Anyhow, momma was looking for a nice cage for Arleenton since she will now become a house bunny because the weather in New Mexico is going to be way too cold for her to be outside.  Anyhoodle, momma didn't find a cage at any of the swap meets so she ended up ordering a nice big one off the internet when she finally got home. Oh yeah, daddy told momma today that there are lots of bunnies running around in the New Mexico development.  Maybe Arleenton will find a boyfriend - HeHeHe

Hugs and kisses and POTP to our pal <a id="img7240007591"  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/590841" onmouseover="var el = $j('#img7240007591');var c=String.fromCharCode;var q=c(34);var l=c(60);var r=c(62);var a=c(39);var p=c(43); el[0].onmouseover = null; var n=$j(document.createElement('div')); n.insertBefore(el); n.html(''.concat(l, 'img src=', a, 'http://www.dogster.com/dogs/590841', a, ' /', r, l, 'BR /', r));">Abby</a> who is going for surgery on Monday: please send her lots of love and prayers.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/01/12  First ever contest WINNER at Coco-Puffy Stuffies Rancho is.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:05:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Zaidie!!!!  Not counting any stuffies that were not in the basket (under the couch or the 6 new ones ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Zaidie!!!!  Not counting any stuffies that were not in the basket (under the couch or the 6 new ones in the closet) the actual count was 85.  Momma took a picture of all the stuffies lined up in rows of 10 so everyone could see them.  She also did a video of her counting them which she will post on my page sometime today.

Thank you all for playing as this was a lot of fun.  Since we do have a lot of stuffies today after momma gets home from the post office she is going to wash them all and then give half of them to the local animal shelter so that other pups can have something to play with also.

Zaidie, two new stuffies are headed to Canada so be on the look-out for them.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/30/12  Daddy's New Mexico adventures continue</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 30 May 2012 22:31:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

As most of you know daddy has been in New Mexico &quot;supervising&quot; the build of our new hous ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

As most of you know daddy has been in New Mexico "supervising" the build of our new house.  Yesterday the building erectors were supposed to show up and work some more on the pad gradings.  The good news is they did show up but not until after 1:00 PM - BOL.  In fairness to the workers, they did stay until after 6:00PM so they got almost a full day's work in.

When daddy called momma tonight she could tell there was something wrong and when she pressed him he told her that the workers took the pad sites down 8" too much so tomorrow they are going to have to fill it in with sand and then compact it.  If it were left as deep as they dug the concrete would cost much more than budgeted for and concrete is quite expensive right now so that won't do.  The foreman visually noticed the error and told his crew that they would have to fix it so tomorrow will be spent correcting their mistake.

The post office mistress told daddy that she is coming to California next week and wanted to know if she should stop by his California home and bring anything back for him - BOL.  Momma and daddy laughed and laughed as they are not used to small town doings yet.  She is visiting a neighboring city from where we currently live.  I guess nothing is private anymore.

That's all the news right now.  Keep your paws crossed that the builders complete the erection of the buildings by the promised date of June 15th.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/30/12  Dogster what's going on?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/782402</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 May 2012 20:46:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning I did my normal check-in on Dogster to see what all my pals have been up to and immedia ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning I did my normal check-in on Dogster to see what all my pals have been up to and immediately noticed that the block with the Dogster Diary picks of the Day was missing.  Since I have been encountering random fleas on the site I really didn't think too much about it and assumed it would be resolved quickly, however after waiting all day, it's still missing.  

I think most of us here on Dogster have been very tolerant of the many fleas and changes that have been done but I must confess I am getting fed up.  Yes, that's right, FED UP!!!!

Dogster please invest in a quality flea program because no one likes a dog that is constantly scratching.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/27/12  First ever contest at Coco-Puffy Stuffies Rancho</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781980</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 May 2012 20:30:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>In order to advertise Puffy and my new business we are holding a contest.  For those of you who woul ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ In order to advertise Puffy and my new business we are holding a contest.  For those of you who would like to enter all you have to do is leave a comment here on how many stuffies you think are in our toy box and the pup who guesses the correct amount first or comes closest to it will receive two stuffies. In the event that two pups are both equally close to the correct amount I will send each of you one stuffie.  One vote per pup but multiple guesses are allowed for households that have more than one pup.  The winner(s) will be announced here on Friday, June 1st, 2012.

Momma will post two photos shortly: One will show our toybox full of stuffies and the second one will show the stuffies dumped onto the big bed.  Note: That is Bay-Ling my kitty sister helping momma count stuffies right behind the toy box, she is not one of our stuffies - BOL

Hugs and kisses and good luck to everyone.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/26/12  I'm bored!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781856</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 May 2012 21:55:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Do you want to know what I did today?

Nothing - that's what.

Momma was getting some stuff read ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Do you want to know what I did today?

Nothing - that's what.

Momma was getting some stuff ready for the yard sale she is going to have so Puffy and I watched at a respectfull distance so she wouldn't be tempted to put us in the box and sell us too - BOL

I'm kind of worried because momma has been eyeing Puffy and my collection of stuffies.  At the beginning of this year momma bought us a new, larger toy box because we ran out of room in the other one and now this now this one is full too.  

When we move to New Mexico we will have 5.5 acres and since Puffy likes to take a stuffie outside with him but doesn't always bring it back inside so I think having an overflowing toy box is called for, don't you?  Anyhow, momma seems to disagree and wants to donate some of them to the animal shelter.  

Daddy is having a hard time in New Mexico right now.  The first contractor who did the grading for the two pads did it wrong and daddy had to have someone else come and fix the mistakes.  This required additional dirt removal so that the pads could be level.  Since it is the windy season right now, all the loose dirt is acting like sandpaper on daddy's skin when he is outside.  Also when he sweats the loose dirt sticks to his skin and turns to mud.  He is also going stir crazy not having anyone to talk to and being stuck in that awful trailer.  He doesn't have television reception yet so he can only watch movies on his computer, listen to the radio and read. 

Well that all for today. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/24/12  Put those hair clippers down</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781618</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:11:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Yesterday momma was still working on my &acirc;haircut&acirc;.  Every time she tries to shave my ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Yesterday momma was still working on my âhaircutâ.  Every time she tries to shave my legs I jump up on her and give her my big brown eyes and try to tell her that I want her to leave my legs alone.  She shaves a little hair off then puts me on the floor but since my haircut isnât complete, well at least according to her, she tries again later when she thinks I am more relaxed â BOL, BOL.  

For those of you who are following the adventure of our New Mexico home build, the two steel buildings arrived yesterday and so did the building erectors, thankfully, because had the building erectors failed to show up daddy didnât know how the buildings would have been off-loaded from the delivery truck.  It wasnât easy getting everything off the truck because one bundle weighed over 2000 pounds and had to be broken down before it could be taken off.  

After all was off-loaded the building erectors informed daddy that they donât work on Friday and since Monday is a holiday they will not be back to our property until Tuesday, that leaves daddy with four days of down time.  They promised they would start doing the pads next week along with everything else that needs to be done.  They estimate it will take three weeks to get the buildings up â we shall see.

After the buildings get erected daddy will come back home and load up the 187 boxes that contain mommaâs kitchen and take them back to New Mexico with him so he can start the assembly (keep your paws crossed that he does them right and doesnât mess anything up).

When all inspections are signed off and the buildings are approved for occupancy then daddy will come back and get momma and the rest of the family.  Daddy has already told momma that she is going to drive her car to New Mexico with the kitties in it.  Iâm pretty certain Puffy and I are going to get to ride in the truck with daddy so we donât have to listen to Simba and Bay-Ling holler the whole trip because they hate being caged and riding in the car.   Momma says this is going to be very stressful and she is not looking forward to it.  

Keep in mind that when we move to New Mexico the house will not be a completed home as the flooring, walls and everything else will still have to be done by both momma and daddy and I hope they donât get into too many disagreements.  Daddy is not a very patient person and tends to be very short tempered at times.  I for one can already see trouble coming.  If it gets too bad I may have to pack all my cookies and go hide out at Hoboâs place until everything is finished.  Iâm sure Hobo wonât mind if I bring Puffy and all of our stuffies with me.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/22/12  No bath for me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781274</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I didn&acirc;t escape the clippers today but did manage to avoid getting a bath only because ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I didnât escape the clippers today but did manage to avoid getting a bath only because momma hasnât finished clipping me because I wouldnât stand still to allow her to complete the job â HeHeHe.

Iâm going to try to avoid momma all day tomorrow so she canât finish trimming me or give me a bath.  Maybe Iâll go hide in Arleentonâs house because momma would never think to look for me there.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/22/12  Chicken treats</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781162</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:53:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The negative press regarding chicken treats for dogs that are manufactured in China continues.  If y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The negative press regarding chicken treats for dogs that are manufactured in China continues.  If you get chicken treats they are most likely from China so you might want to click on the below instant link to see what all the fuss is about.


<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/22/11798368-nearly-1000-dogs-now-sick-from-jerky-treats-fda-reports-say?lite">News link</a>

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/21/12  It's hot here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/781110</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:40:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pups,

Daddy is not enjoying himself in New Mexico right now.  He has been there for two weeks  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pups,

Daddy is not enjoying himself in New Mexico right now.  He has been there for two weeks and as of yet the pads for the house and workshop have not been poured.  The steel buildings are going to arrive on Thursday and daddy is worried that the contractor who is supposed to erect the steel buildings will not show up to off-load them from the delivery truck.  He is in a panic and doesnât have a back up plan.  

On the home front, I escaped my bath and haircut for the second time because momma was busy cleaning the house and didnât get around to doing me.  I guess I shouldnât gloat too much because the clippers are still out and so is the shampoo.  Itâs been well over 100 degrees over here and muggy so maybe a bath and haircut wouldnât be so bad but donât tell momma I said that.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/18/12  Oh deer, some floozy has her eyes set on daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/780677</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:05:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>That&acirc;s right pups, here we are in California and some floozy in New Mexico has been giving daddy b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thatâs right pups, here we are in California and some floozy in New Mexico has been giving daddy big doe eyes.  Daddy says he looked up yesterday and there she was standing close to him all the while staring at him with her big brown eyes.  Heâs not sure how she got into our yard but figures she must have jumped the fence.  Daddy got his camera and isnât sure if he captured her photo but he said he would send it to us if he was successful.  

On the home front, nothing has been going on here.  Momma did some shopping today and then had a doctors appointment so we spent time in the sewing room.  Tomorrow I am getting a haircut and shampoo which I am dreading because momma is going to do them.  I'm hoping momma changes her mind and takes me to the groomers instead because the last time momma cut my beautiful hair she messed it up and it took forever for it to grow back. I certainly wouldn't want Hobo to see me with "choppy" hair. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/15/12  Packing</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/780245</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:44:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I tried really hard to take my afternoon nap today but momma was packing some stuff up and making a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I tried really hard to take my afternoon nap today but momma was packing some stuff up and making a bunch of noise.  Sometimes I think she feels since she can't hear the noise she makes that no one else can either, which is completely untrue.  

Daddy called and told momma that the builder still has not gotten the permit to erect the house so he is unsure of when he is going to be headed back home.  He did put up his "office" so he would have a place to "think" at during the day (momma posted a photo on my page).  I suspect daddy is going to be using his office a lot - BOL, BOL

The deer have not been seen in the lot behind ours as they ran off when those campers were making all the racket but I'm certain they will be back.  

Daddy told us he almost killed the game wardens puppy the other day because the dog ran out in front of daddy's truck and daddy had to swerve to miss it.  The puppy was on the main road to the house and not in it's own yard.  Apparently people in the development are prone to allowing their dogs to roam.  Momma told Puffy and I not to get any ideas because we are not going to be allowed to explore off leash.

One thing people there are telling daddy is that he needs to get some outdoor cats and a large dog to keep the unwanted critters away.  Momma is willing to adopt some spayed/neutered cats but how will they keep warm in the freezing weather?  We won't have a barn but will have the garage however it won't be heated.  Any suggestions?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/14/12  Another day - another nap</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/780025</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:10:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

It&acirc;s another very nice sunny day here in Southern California.  Then temperatures are e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Itâs another very nice sunny day here in Southern California.  Then temperatures are expected to get into the high 80âs which is perfect for exploring the great outdoors.  Momma has wanted to take Puffy and I to Del Marâs dog beach but due to the high cost of gas is not going to.  Gas prices are ranging from $4.20 all the way up to $4.80 a gallon â YIKES!  The beach is well over one hourâs car ride one way, so it doesnât look like we will be going anytime soon.  The really sad part about this whole thing is that I was going to meet up with Hobo and his momma but now that too has been put on hold.

Daddy remains in New Mexico âworkingâ on the property.  I suspect he isnât âworkingâ too hard because he had a hammock delivered there â LOL.  Momma asked him if he put it up yet and he claims he hasnât but knowing daddy I would be very surprised if this were true â BOL, BOL.

Daddy had to go into town and do his laundry and grocery shop at the local Wal-Mart.  The plumber is supposed to come out to the property today and start doing what ever it is that he needs to do before the pads get poured next week, weather permitting.  In regards to the weather, daddy was telling us that the skies cloud up and it looks like it will rain but nothing happens.  There were some thunderstorms but only a couple of drops of rain fell.  

There is a herd of deer that graze the grass in the lot that is behind ours.  One of the deer has taken to watching daddy and he said he took a picture but hasnât sent it to us yet because he is waiting for his high speed internet to be connected sometime today.  The realtor that owns and sells most of the property in our development allowed a prospective buyer to camp out on the lot for sale that is adjacent to our and the people got drunk and made so much noise that daddy call the realtor to complain.  According to daddy the campers were shouting and carrying on something terrible and scared all the deer off.    Thankfully these people didnât buy the lot and the realtor promised she would not allow anyone to camp on the property again.  I need to find out when deer drop their antlers so I can have daddy go look for any laying on the back property for Zoe.  

Thatâs about all that has been going on.  Time for a cookie and a nap.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/12/12  Don't mss with us</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/779747</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 May 2012 13:26:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Daddy has been gone for two weeks now and things around the house are kind of messed up. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Daddy has been gone for two weeks now and things around the house are kind of messed up.  Momma finished reupholstering the kitchen chairs and finally put up that nasty staple gun.  She has been working on painting the living room walls and got one wall mostly done but the ceiling height in some places is probably about 18 feet so there is no easy way momma can paint some of them without climbing on a latter and believe me that isnât something she should even consider.  I can just see it now momma climbing ups the latter with a can of opened paint, paint brush and painters tape.  Iâd be willing bet that momma would either fall off the latter or drop the open can of paint.   

When momma was painting the one wall that she can reach in the living room a sand color she got paint all over the expensive area rug that daddy bought.  Itâs a good thing she noticed immediately because she was able to wipe it all off so daddy will never even know (momma said she will give me extra cookies daily if I donât mention this to daddy) â BOL, BOL.

Daddy has been calling momma daily to tell her about his New Mexico adventures.  The second grading company came over this week and fixed the grading problem that the first company made.  Today daddy was going to go into town to do laundry and then shop for some groceries.  He was also going to go to a local swap meet to check it out.  He said he saw a herd of deer in the lot behind ours and one of the graders saw a live elk grazing on grass close to our property.  Next week if the weather permits workers will be installing the rebar to get the site ready for concrete.  A lot of the building issues depend on the weather.  Daddy has already experienced strong winds and loud thunder storms with some rain.  

He has not gone to see the waterfall that is supposed to be someplace to close to our property or the lake that is there also.  We tried to see the lake the last time we were all there but you need a key to open the private gate and we had not requested one yet.  Momma says she wants to see the pelicans that rest on the lake during their migration.  She is also planning on fishing the lake for dinner but will have to make sure she has a fishing license because the game warden lives right down the street from us â BOL.

Daddy says itâs really quite on our property except for the roosters that are crowing all the time.  Apparently one of our neighbors has one or two roosters.  I wonder when we get our egg laying chickens if they will be excited when they hear the rooster and lay more eggs â keep in mind we are city dogs and know nothing about farming â BOL,BOL.

Anyhow nothing much else is going on.  Puffy and I have been barking our little heads off like always to make sure everyone know this house is protected by ferocious dogs so donât mess with us!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/09/12  Lilly the Pitt Bukk</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/779329</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 May 2012 16:35:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pups,

There is so much negative press regarding Pitt Bulls that I thought you might like to re ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pups,

There is so much negative press regarding Pitt Bulls that I thought you might like to read something about one that saved her owners life.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.waff.com/story/18237367/dog-pulls-owner-off-railroad-tracks">Brave Pitt Bull</a>

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/08/12  I didn't get my nap today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/779205</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 May 2012 19:42:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Today our naps were disturbed with momma reupholstering the kitchen chairs.  Have you an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Today our naps were disturbed with momma reupholstering the kitchen chairs.  Have you any idea how loud a staple gun is?  Momma put a million staples in each chair thus making it almost impossible to sleep with all the noise she was making.  And why would she waste time reupholstering these chairs is beyond understanding since it was the cats that ruined them in the first place by scratching on them and I can guarantee they are going to scratch the new covers too so why bother?

Daddy called from New Mexico and told momma that they are having thunderstorms with lightning and rain right now.  I donât like thunderstorms so this is something I am not looking forward to experiencing.  The land grading had to be done over because the first person who did it did not do it correctly.  No further work can be done on the property for the house build until the rain stops and the dirt dries up.  Daddy is sitting in that horrible trailer without high speed internet or cable TV â BOL, BOL.  He has also been complaining about it still being cold in the mornings over there but at least he isnât freezing because he has the heater we bought during our last trip to New Mexico.

Momma finally cooked dinner tonight and she will be giving us some of her steak right before we moved back to the sewing room.  She tried to sleep on the big bed with us last night but I kept on wanting off the bed to get a drink of water and after the third time she marched us back to the sewing room and went to sleep on the daybed â BOL, BOL.   

Oh yeah, in other news, momma volunteered to foster a young male Goldendoodle (Huey are you reading this)?  This young pup in a California pound and is on the list to be put down because he has not been adopted.  The problem momma is having with this situation is that the people who posted the add for the foster home donât know anything about the history of the dog and canât tell momma if it will be nice with us or the kitties or our bunny sister.  Any suggestions?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/08/12  Dog food recall has been expanded</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/779169</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 May 2012 13:39:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

Diamond brand dog food has expanded their recall list:

Dog food recall

If you have ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Diamond brand dog food has expanded their recall list:

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/tailsofseattle/2018161654_pet-food_recall_expanded.html?syndication=rss">Dog food recall</a>

If you have any of the product on the list please do not eat any of it or let your humans handle it.  I don't want you or your humans to get sick.

This special announcement was brought to you by:

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/07/12  Life without daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/779093</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 May 2012 22:25:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

Things have been different around home lately.  Daddy packed up the hauling trailer and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Things have been different around home lately.  Daddy packed up the hauling trailer and drove to New Mexico on Saturday leaving Puffy and I in charge of home security while he is gone. We take our job seriously and bark our little heads off every chance we get â BOL. 

Momma has been busy doing some painting and cleaning while daddy is gone.  Puffy tried to walk in some of the paint but momma saw him just in time and was able to grab him before he painted the floor.  

One of biggest problems with having daddy gone is that momma stopped cooking dinner â yup, thatâs right she has not cooked dinner and therefore Puffy and I are not getting chicken, beef or pork samples.  Oh sure momma does put out kibble and moist dog food for us to eat but we are on strike and are holding out for the real food so she better start cooking again soon.

Daddy called and told us that he experienced his first thunderstorm at our property in New Mexico and the weather report says to expect more.  This is bad news because the person who did the grading for the pads did it wrong and now it has to be fixed before the pads can be done, plus the pads canât be done if it is raining.  The buildings are going to be delivered at the end of the month so the pads have to be in place so the buildings can be put up.  All these delays mean daddy might be gone for a long time.

Hugs and kisses - I need to go find something to eat

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/04/12  Important message - Dog food recall</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/778641</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 May 2012 20:32:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/778641</guid>
		<description>Hi pups,

Diamond Pet Foods of Meta, Mo. is recalling some of their food due to salmonella outbrea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Diamond Pet Foods of Meta, Mo. is recalling some of their food due to salmonella outbreak in both pets and humans.  Below is the news link regarding the recall.


<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11542826-recalled-dog-food-tied-to-salmonella-outbreak?lite">Diamond brand dog food recall</a>

If you have any of this food DO NOT eat it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/02/12  Rest in peace Junior Seau</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/778313</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 May 2012 18:47:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>As many of you know we are die hard Charger fans and one of our all time favorites who was a Charger ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As many of you know we are die hard Charger fans and one of our all time favorites who was a Charger for many years passed away today by an suspected self-inflicted gun shot wound.  

At this time anything actually said about his passing is purely speculation so we will only say that our family will miss him a lot and that he was loved by many here.  May he rest in peace.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/01/12  Another day, another nap</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/778153</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 May 2012 20:23:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pups,

Nothing much has been going on down my way lately.  Daddy is still packing up some stuff ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

Nothing much has been going on down my way lately.  Daddy is still packing up some stuff he is going to take to New Mexico with him so Iâm staying out of his way so I donât accidently get packed up in one of the boxes too.

He was supposed to leave on Monday but had an obligation that couldnât be rescheduled for later this week so he had to stay.  Momma said she will take Puffy and me to dog beach in Del Mar as soon as daddy leaves so she can make sure Puffy experiences the beach but quite frankly I hate the beach with all of the sand, strange dogs and water so itâs not something I really want to do.  Momma wanted to take us to Dog beach last month but daddy didnât want momma to drive that far so this is going to be our big secret okay?   

The weather right now isnât beach weather either as it is cloudy with light drizzle coming down.  If I had my way I would much rather sleep on the big bed instead of going to the beach and dream about Hobo my wonderful boyfriend.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/26/12  You're going to LOVE this</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/777317</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:12:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Momma found a cute video of a mouse and kitten napping together:


Cat and mouse nap together

 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found a cute video of a mouse and kitten napping together:


<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deLIcUOjszw">Cat and mouse nap together</a>

Wasn't that cute?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/25/12  Daddy finally got a tetanus shut</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/777168</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:30:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

Daddy has been loading up the hauling trailer for his trip to New Mexico but he did take ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Daddy has been loading up the hauling trailer for his trip to New Mexico but he did take some time today to go to the local urgent care and get a tetanus shot so at least if he hurts him self he wonât get lock jaw.  If only there was a shot to prevent him self from cutting off a finger or hand when using the power sawsâŚ

The weather down is today was cloudy with a few sprinkles then the sun came out.  Right now the wind is blowing and the sky is dark with rain clouds so it looks like we will be getting another rain storm after all. 

For dinner tonight momma made chicken breast sandwiches and a big pot of baked potato soup.  Puffy and I will get chicken meat on top of our dog food so that will be yummy.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/23/12  We we're as quiet as a little mouse</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/776866</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:40:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Momma&acirc;s New Mexico kitchen arrived today in 187 boxes &acirc; yup, the delivery people kep ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Mommaâs New Mexico kitchen arrived today in 187 boxes â yup, the delivery people kept on bringing boxes and boxes of kitchen cabinet, drawers, and even a huge kitchen sink.  

Puffy and I watched from the daybed and I hope youâre sitting down because we didnât bark at all!  There wasnât one little WOOF uttered during the whole process â BOL.  Do you think Puffy and I are sick?  

After the two men unloaded all of the boxes their huge truck wouldnât start so they ended up pushing it to get the battery to engage, which it did, but you should have see them, it was rather comical.

Anyhoodle, daddy is going to have to haul all 187 boxes to New Mexico and then assemble each and every one of them â BOL, BOL.  Itâs going to be a very interesting summer, thatâs for sure.  Momma made sure she put the first aid kit in his stack of things he is taking to New Mexico next week just in case he needs it, and Iâm pretty certain he will.  

By the way, what is a good color to paint the kitchen (yellow is out)?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/22/12 Please get this stuff out of here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/776718</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:11:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

Today I would like to talk about keeping your home neat.  Now don&acirc;t get me wrong as I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Today I would like to talk about keeping your home neat.  Now donât get me wrong as I am not a âneat freakâ, but all of the tools, books and whatnots that daddy has been ordering have taken up a big portion of the house and have to GO!!!  Iâm tired of stuff sitting all over in the house and outside in MY yard and I'm pretty certain Puffy piddled on one or two of them - HeHeHe.  When daddy leaves for New Mexico he will be taking all of the stuff with him and then I will have my house back until momma starts packing stuff in boxes for our move.  

Daddy did rented a small storage bin and took some of his âtreasuresâ over there because tomorrow the kitchen cupboards for mommaâs New Mexico kitchen are arriving.  Daddy had to buy them now in order to receive the 20% discount but since we donât have a house in New Mexico yet, they are going to be delivered to us in here â BOL, BOL.  That means Puffy and I will get to bark and bark at the delivery people so I better get some sleep and rest my voice because it is going to be a very barky day tomorrow.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/21/12  It's hot</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/776566</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:23:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

It&acirc;s been a busy day for the humans.  Our water heater sprung a leak and needed to be  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Itâs been a busy day for the humans.  Our water heater sprung a leak and needed to be replaced so daddy and momma had to go all the way to Oceanside to pick the replacement unit up from Home Depot.  We have several Home Depots close by our house but apparently all of them were out of the water heater that daddy wanted (the cheapest one).

So once again we were made to stay in the sewing room while they were gone.  Not only was it BORING it was also HOT.  It was 91 degrees down our way and even though we had windows opened the sewing room has always had a problem with getting much hotter than the rest of the house during summer months.  We did have lots of water and a nice fan running but stillâŚ

Daddy worked on putting in the new water heater all afternoon and of course there were lots of adult words said while he did it, but the good news is there was no blood shed during the removal or installation process â BOL, BOL.  Momma said it was a good thing the old water heater died now because daddy will be leaving in a few weeks to head back to New Mexico to supervise the building of our house and had this happened while only momma was here daddy would have had a fit if momma would have called a plumber, and believe me there is no way momma would have know how to replace a water heater â BOL, BOL.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/14/12  Rudeness</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/775458</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:46:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

Puffy and I were stuck in the sewing room for a big portion of the day while the humans  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Puffy and I were stuck in the sewing room for a big portion of the day while the humans did some shopping.  Daddy bought some new power tools to take to New Mexico with him when he leaves in two weeks, and yes, momma is worried that he is going to injure himself up there.  He did say again that he would go get a tetanus vaccine before he leaves and momma is going to go with him just to be sure â BOL

The humans are very happy they missed all of the bad weather that is occurring across the route to New Mexico right now.  Daddy received a phone call from the guy who is going to grade the land yesterday and told daddy that they had two feet of snow and more was predicted.  Momma and daddy said they towed the trailer at just the right time since they would not have been able to do it with adverse weather conditions (remember this was the first time daddy had actually towed anything).

We did have fun barking at daddy as he cleaned out his truck but for some reason daddy didnât seem to appreciate us talking to him while he was outside.  Both momma and daddy kept telling us to âSHUT UPâ â how very rude!  I donât understand why the humans are allowed to talk but when we do weâre told to âSHUT UPâ.   I think the humans need more training so Iâm going to continue barking â BOL, BOL

When the humans got home it was nap time on the big bed and now itâs snack time so Iâll bark at you all tomorrow.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/14/12  My new pal Cleo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/775378</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:54:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

Puffy and I have a new pup pal named Cleo.  She is a four year old Border Collie who liv ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Puffy and I have a new pup pal named Cleo.  She is a four year old Border Collie who lives in Ennis, Ireland.  She could use some more pals so why not send her a pup pal requess and we can all be pals?  By-the-way, Cleo is one of the diray picks of the day - Congratulations to Cleo.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1088743">My new Irish pal Cleo</a>

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/13/12  Mother nature is mad</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/775272</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:59:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have thunder, lighting and rain today.  Usually when the weather forecaster says rain ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have thunder, lighting and rain today.  Usually when the weather forecaster says rain we might get a few drizzles but not today.  I even have my thunder coat on to help me deal with this better.  

Momma was reading the internet news and Texas is supposed to be hit hard with the storm so if any of our pals need a place to hang out until it is over, you can either head to our New Mexico land or come over to wet California (the storm should be over soon) and we can nap on the big bed and eat lots of cookies and MEATZ.  Iâll leave the back door unlocked, just come on in.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

PS â Donât bring any stuffies unless you plan on leaving them behind because Puffy wonât let you have them back â BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/13/12  Giant George</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/775252</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:29:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Did any of you happen to see pictures of Giant George, a beautiful Blue Great Dane who n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Did any of you happen to see pictures of Giant George, a beautiful Blue Great Dane who now holds the title of the worldâs tallest dog?  If not, here are some pictures for you:

The first is George as a puppy.  He was the runt of the litter and boy oh boy what a cute little tyke he was.
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/McvOmlIKgMtLWu1UjpL_9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00MzQ7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/590/2012/04/12/Giant-George1-JPG_191118.jpg">George as a puppy </a>

Next we have George âsittingâ on the sofa â gosh, thatâs a lot of dog there!
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MYoOgd8kEBZJ94OOt1vHwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD01NDc7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/590/2012/04/12/GiantGeorge10-JPG_192132.jpg">Giant George</a>

And hereâs a photo of George in his very own queen sized bed â I bet none of the dog bed companies has a bed big enough for him â BOL, BOL
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hPO662MJdKT6HSCFn7hkAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NDA7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/590/2012/04/12/GiantGeorge14-JPG_192132.jpg">George's bed</a>

Finally, here is the instant link to Yahoo.News site if you would like to see a couple more photos of George.
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/giant-george-great-dane-holds-record-for-tallest-dog-in-the-world-slideshow/">Giant George Yahoo news link</a>

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/12/12  What I did today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/775146</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:37:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woke up and went outside and do my business.

Drank some water.

Ate a snack.

Barked and ever ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woke up and went outside and do my business.

Drank some water.

Ate a snack.

Barked and everything and anything I saw outside the sewing room window.

Ate a snack.

Went outside and ate some spiders and did my business.

Barked at the neighbors who were outside in their yard.

Drank lots more water so I can go back outside and do my business again.

Took a nap on the daybed.

Played with Puffy.

Begged for a cookie.

Took a nap on the big bed with my cookie and Puffy.

Woke momma from her nap on the big bed so I can go back outside and do my business again.

Drank lots more water for tonightâs bathroom break.

Played with Puffy.

Ate dinner.

Barked at the guy walking his dog across the street.

Went outside and explore and did my business.

Drank more water.

Took a nap on the daybed.

Took Puffy's cookie away from him and ate it.

Barked at daddy when he came into the house.

Went back outside just to check things out and do my business again.

Went to sleep on the air mattress under the daybed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/10/12  Has any tired these?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/774756</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Momma was at the local Wal-Mart and in the pet section there were two types of jerky for ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Momma was at the local Wal-Mart and in the pet section there were two types of jerky for dogs: Bison and Venison.  Itâs rather pricy so it was under special lock down (cost $7.95 for a 4oz package).  They are manufactured by Rawhide BrandÂŽ and made in the USA; however at that price momma was reluctant to buy any.  Has anyone tried them?

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.petag.com/product/dog-nutritional-treats/rawhide-brand-jerky/">Rawhide brand jerky</a>


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/08/12  We're back</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/774342</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:07:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals - Happy Easter to everyone!

We are once again back home in California and for those that  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals - Happy Easter to everyone!

We are once again back home in California and for those that want to read about our trip I suggest you go get something yummy to chew on while I tell you all about our latest adventure.

Tuesday morning before the roosters were up, we headed out with daddy towing the trailer on our truck.  THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK went the trailer as we pulled out of our development and onto the city streets.  Puffy and I were wondering what that terrible noise was as daddyâs truck groaned pulling the trailer.  We got almost to the freeway before daddy remembered to set his truck on the âTOWâ switch and then the trailer and truck seemed to stop making those noises and we were now moving smoothly and quietly.  Momma on the other hand was still holding on for dear life and I later learned she had been praying silently that we all made the journey safely.

Anyhow, we drove through San Bernardino and let me tell you those people drive like they donât care if they die or happen to kill anyone else.  Cars and trucks were whizzing by cutting daddy off even though he had a large load he was towing.  Daddy was in the slow lane and the posted speed limit was 55 miles per hour but that apparently did not sit well with some.  

Once we got out of San Bernardino the driving was not bad and daddy did a wonderful job not hitting anything or cutting anyone off â BOL, BOL  We stopped for a potty break and lunch at a fast food place and then daddy continued on to Seligman, Arizona.  He pulled into a campground and we spent a very cold, or should I say FREEZING night in the trailer.  None of us got any sleep because daddy discovered the heater in the trailer didnât work.  

The next morning daddy drove for hours before we arrived at Ramah and he parked the trailer on our property and them Puffy and I had to stay in the trailer while momma and daddy went to Gallup to buy some blankets and a heater for the trailer.   However, no warm blankets or heaters could be found at the local Wal-Mart because they are now selling summer stuff!!!  Daddy ended up buying two sleeping bags and hoped they would keep us all warm.

When the humans got back Puffy and I were allowed to go explore and we looked and looked under every bush, tree and clearing for antlers for Zoe but didnât find any.  We did find a baby Elk skeleton and wanted to send her it but momma said NO!  Quite frankly I thought it smelled very good but you know how humans can be about things we like, so sorry Zoe you wonât be receiving the elk skeleton.  

On Thursday, daddy heard someone pounding and banging something and hollering across the way from where our property is and he knew there was an elderly man living there who is in a wheel chair so he went running to the house to see if the man was okay.  The man was fine the noise he was making was how he called his dogs in â BOL, BOL

When daddy came back to our property he was met by the man he hired to remove some trees from the area where our house will be put and another man who was bidding on building the house.  Puffy and I had a great time BARK, BARK, BARKing at them â BOL, BOL.  After a while we got tired of barking when no one was paying attention to us and we wondered off to explore.  Momma wouldnât let us go off by ourselves because she said there are things out there that would love to eat us so she was close by at all times.  We didnât see any wildlife on our property except for a field mouse that stuck its head out of a hole as we walked by.

Puffy and I made a mistake walking in some mud and got dirt stuck on our paws so before bedtime we both had to have our paws washed in the kitchen sink â BOL, BOL  When we went to bed, I got to sleep with daddy in his bed and Puffy stayed with momma on her bed.  Daddyâs bed had two light weight quilts that were from home and the new sleeping bag while mommaâs had a light weight blanked, one quilt and the new sleeping bag.  We were all nice and toasty until early morning hours when again we FROZE!!!  

Daddy got up and made a fire in the fire ring outside and we got warm â BOL, BOL.  We sat around the fire ring waiting for the second person to show who was bidding on building our house.  After he left, the humans put us in our crates in the trailer and they left to go buy a heater for the trailer â BOL, BOL./  When they got back Puffy and I got to go outside and roll around in the dirt and I even found out that the red dirt is very tasty.  I rolled around and rolled around and then ate some of it â BOL, BOL.  Puffy and I both had on cream colored shirts to help keep us warm but since we were having fun playing in the dirt we were very dirty.  Puffy no longer looked white, instead he was red colored and I looked gray.  When we went inside for the night we both had full baths in the kitchen sink before bedtime.  Iâm happy to say the new heater kept us warm and good thing too since we were all wet.

Saturday we packed up and headed home.  We drove straight through and everything was uneventful and fairly easy until we got to San Bernardino where all the crazy drivers were apparently waiting for us to come through again â BOL, BOL. We got home around 9:15PM and boy was it nice to be out of the truck.  

I hope we didnât miss any parties or events while we were away.    

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/02/12  We are leaving town tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/773393</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 20:02:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The trailer is all loaded and so is the trunk - tomorrow we are headed back to New Mexico.  Puffy an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The trailer is all loaded and so is the trunk - tomorrow we are headed back to New Mexico.  Puffy and I hope to be back Sunday.  Happy Easter to everyone.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/288090">Strider</a> my friend, I was greatly saddened to hear that you have made the journey to the Rainbow Bridge.  It was a pleasure getting to know you and someday when my time comes to make that same journey, I hope to meet you in person.  Until then, fly free.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/30/12  I'll bark if I want to</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/772909</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:20:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

There hasn&acirc;t been too much going on with me this week.  I&acirc;m still having leg issues  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

There hasnât been too much going on with me this week.  Iâm still having leg issues so when we get back from New Mexico the humans are going to take me to get it x-rayed.  The vet told momma that they will have to sedate me so that they can arrange me on the table the way that they will need me to be.  Daddy is hoping that my leg will feel better while we are in New Mexico because Puffy and I will be crated a good deal of the time as they donât want us running all over the place.

Daddy and momma have been busy rehabbing the trailer that he bought to tow to New Mexico.  For two days now momma has been painting the inside of the trailer while daddy ripped out the carpet and put in a new floor.  Tomorrow momma hopes to be finished with the painting.  Puffy and I have been staying on the daybed and barking like crazy every time we see momma or daddy outside.     I heard momma tell daddy that she doesnât have time to be rehabbing the trailer because she needs to clean the house and give us a bath before we go on our trip.  A BATHâŚoh no, I donât need or want a bath.  I better call the vet and ask her to write me a note stating baths are not allowed while I have a sore leg.

Whereâs mommaâs cell phone?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/28/12  I'm so embarrassed!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/772581</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:22:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was made Royal Member of the day over at Princess Divas &amp; Prince Charming but only today did my hu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was made Royal Member of the day over at Princess Divas & Prince Charming but only today did my human notice there was an email in our mailbox â 8 days later!!!!  How can I ever show my face again over at PD&PC?  

Pals, I thank you for the honor and appreciate your well wishes and birthday greetings.  Please donât vote me off the island, um, I mean out of the club.  My human is finding the groups hard to keep up with and she is not all that comfortable playing in them.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose â Royal Member of the day flunky.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/25/12  Daddy did what???!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/772153</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:16:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals, 

We are going to head back to New Mexico possibly at the end of this coming week so that ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, 

We are going to head back to New Mexico possibly at the end of this coming week so that the humans can look over their property and figure out exactly where they are going to have our house built at.  While in New Mexico daddy will meet with the plumbers and some other people and do whatever it is he needs to do.

Daddy figures he will have to spend considerable time in New Mexico while all the work is being done so he went out today and bought a used 22 foot trailer that he (and momma) will be towing when we leave.

Momma is in a state of panic because daddy can't even go around a curb in his truck without running over it so how in the world is he going to be able to drive with an additional 22 feet of cargo attached to the end of his truck?  Also, has anyone actually seen my momma drive who thinks she is capable of towing something without causing an accident?  

Currently the trailer is parked in a private driveway that sits right off of a very busy street.  Momma is in such a state of panic that she finally told daddy that she is not going to go with him tomorrow when he goes to get it.  Momma figures if daddy kills himself at least she will still be around to take care of us.

Can I please ask those that believe in prayer to say one to keep daddy and everyone driving on the road by him safe?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/23/12  Vet mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/771809</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:11:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups,

This morning when I had to go potty at 2AM I woke momma up and she followed me to the sl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

This morning when I had to go potty at 2AM I woke momma up and she followed me to the sliding glass door.  She noticed that I was having a lot of trouble walking and that I was limping more than I had earlier.  

When I came back inside, I went right back to bed and slept until 8:30AM but by then I was walking much better and hardly limping at all.

Fast forward to 10AM when mommaâs cell phone rang but she was driving and couldnât answer it so the message was forwarded to her voice mailbox.  It was the vet calling to tell momma that the pain medication dosage prescribed for me yesterday was incorrect and that she is NOT to give me Â˝ a pill instead she was instructed to cut it down to Âź a pill.  

Are these vets trying to kill me?  No wonder momma is so displeased with them.  She had already given me Â˝ a pill last night and another Â˝ a pill this morning before she received the phone call.  

Do you think I need to do my last will and testament just in case?  

Cocoâs last will and testament â dated 03/23/12

To Hobo my beloved boyfriend I leave my nice comfy bed and my favorite octopus stuffie.  Thank you for asking me to be your girlfriend â Iâll never forget our trip to the Mardi gras, I hope you had as much fun there as I did - HeHeHe.

To Zoe, I leave the pretty chicken stuffie that is hiding in the closet.  Please enjoy it and think about me when you play with it.  I am also giving you my diamond encrusted collar because I know it will look fabulous on you.  

To Zaidie, I have enjoyed your parties so much and will miss them a lot.  One of my most favorite toys is a wonderful rubber chicken named Henrietta.  Please take it and love it as much as I did.  Iâm going to miss you LWD you have been a wonderful pal.

To Finley and Whitley, you have both been such good pals of mine so I would like to leave you all of my collar bling-bling.  Momma told me that they all have real diamonds on them but I suspect she was fibbing.  

To Anya I leave my dog backpack as it have a water bowl and other items that one needs when traveling.  Please enjoy it and have lots of fun on all trips that you may take.

To Mazy, I have a couple of pretty sweaters that I think would fit you â Iâll have momma send them your way to help keep you warm and pretty during the cold winter months.  I know you are going to look really beautiful in them.  Iâll also ask her to send you one of my stuffies so you can have something new to play with.

To Ceeley and Ebby â I know you well so I choose to leave you with my hidden stash of cookies.  Iâll ask momma to FEDEX them overnight so you can start enjoying them right away.  Ebby I am also sending you my beauty queen crown because you are so much like me I know you are going to like prancing around in it.

To Hershey and Van Winkie â I leave my quilts so they can stay warm in the cold San Francisco night.  Iâm even tossing in my lion and rabbit no-stuff stuffies for you boys to enjoy.  Hershey I had a great time on the cruise with you.

To Misty and Monte â Big dogs should travel in style so I leave you my pink hummer.  Itâs paid for but with gas prices being what they are now you may want to sell it and get a smart car instead.

To Puffy my furbrother I leave all my other earthly goods and I want you to know I have enjoyed bossing you around all these years.  You have been a wonderful âlittleâ brother and I love you a lot.  Iâm going to miss you so much and want you to know I loved having you live here with me.

To Pookie I leave all of my dresses as they will fit you nicely and you can walk around Florida in style.  

COCO â STOP!!!!!  Youâre not dying.  

What momma?  I thought you said the vet was trying to kill me.

Coco, they made a mistake but once again you survived so stop giving your stuff away.  

Okay momma â sorry pals, you will have to wait to collect.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/22/12  I got injured</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/771685</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:04:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>First of all pals, please DO NOT SEND me any POTP for my page as I survived.  Go grab a cookie and h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ First of all pals, please DO NOT SEND me any POTP for my page as I survived.  Go grab a cookie and hurry back and I'll tell you all about what happened.


It started last night when momma noticed that I was holding up my right real leg and when I put my foot down I "walked funny" (momma's words, not mine).  

"Howard there's something wrong with Coco's leg" momma said to daddy.

"There is nothing wrong with her.  She looks just fine to me."

"No, she is limping and doesn't want to put any weight on her right rear leg."

It was right about here that I decided to run back into the sewing room and get up on the daybed.

"See, she is just fine."

"I'm telling you there is something wrong.  Maybe she needs her dew claws trimmed.  After Survivor, let's go into the bathroom and you can trim her dew claws, okay?"

"Alright."

And that is what the humans did, momma held me while daddy trimmed my dew claws but that didn't solve the issue because I was still limping and not wanting to put any weight on the one foot.

Does anyone need a water break now?  No, okay I'll continue on.

This morning I was again limping and when momma moved my right rear leg I made grunting noises and shivered so daddy called the vet and was told that they could not get me in today and "could it wait."  Well we have had all kinds of issues with this vet hospital and only continue to go there because when we move to New Mexico we will be cancelling our insurance because the nearest Banfield hospital is almost two hours away so we will not be going there.  

Anyhow, daddy got kind of testy with the receptionist and they were able to squeeze me in for a late afternoon visit with the vet that momma complained about to the Banfield headquarters - YIKES.  I sure do hope she doesn't hold a grudge like my momma does.

So this afternoon momma loaded Puffy and I into the car and then asked daddy to please come with us to the vet, and luckily he did (momma did not want to see the vet alone).

The vet messed with all of my legs and was looking for disjointed knee caps because my breed is know for that issue, but she said she couldn't detect anything wrong.  She sent me home with some anti-inflamitory medicine and some pain pills that I have to take for two weeks.  If no improvements are noted within four days then I have to go back for xrays.

I'm supposed to be crated for two whole weeks and not be allowed to play or nothing.  

Now you might be wondering how I injured myself and I'll tell you - I don't know or at least I'm not telling - BOL, BOL.  All I know for sure was it hurt and I hope I don't do whatever it was I did again.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

PS - The vet was extra nice to me and the humans this visit - BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/19/12  Momma's upset</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/771223</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:51:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Momma ordered a pattern off of the internet to make me a pretty dress for my birthday.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Momma ordered a pattern off of the internet to make me a pretty dress for my birthday.  She cut all of the fabric and sewed into the wee hours of the morning.  As she was sewing she kept on commenting that for a medium it sure looked small.  Well guess what, it was too small for me.  

So, after momma got up this morning she altered the pattern and once again cut and sewed and almost has another dress completed.  All she has to do is put the center band on and it will be done.  

One side of my new dress is green with little white bunnys with pink flowers and the other side is white with carrots on it.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/18/12  A nice rainy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/771005</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:21:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We finally got some rain, not a little drizzle, but real RAIN.  It came down hard and flooded the st ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We finally got some rain, not a little drizzle, but real RAIN.  It came down hard and flooded the streets and yards.  There was only one logical thing to do and that was nap.  Yup, Puffy, momma and I napped the day away on the big bed.  

And speaking of naps, it's time for a second nap so I better go and claim my spot on the big bed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/16/12  Some suggestions for Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/770665</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:33:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was kind of hoping that when Dogster re-launched their &quot;new and improved&quot; site that they would fix ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was kind of hoping that when Dogster re-launched their "new and improved" site that they would fix some of the existing issues that have been around since I have been a member, but sadly they have not.

One of my biggest complaint is that when you go onto "Meet my pup pals" and then click on "See all my pup pals", you then get the option to resort the pals list by: Oldest; Newest; A-Z; Z-A and Random.  If any of you have actually tried to use this tool, it doesn't work.  Sometimes I search for a pal and it is frustrating to have to sort through all of the pals that are appearing in categories that they do not belong in.  For example when I click on A-Z, this is what comes up:
Halo, Handsome Jack, DarlaMae, Agadore Spartacus, Angel Sassy Foxie, Lizzie 1990-2002, Molly, O'Zaidie, Pookah, Sister's dog: Lucky and Sox.  It's not until page 2 that the sorting actually starts sorting by "A-Z" and because page 1 and most of page 2 is messed up with an assortment of pals that any sorting that was done can not be trusted.

I would also like to know why Dogster felt a need to put the RANDOM option as a choice - do any of my pals actually use this and if so, for what purpose?

I'm also still waiting for Dogster to incorporate a spell check feature on the diary entries.  Currently when momma types a diary entry she usually copies it over to Microsoft Word and does a spell check, although sometimes she gets in a hurry and neglects to do that and then we have loads of spelling errors - HeHeHe

Another thing that I would love to see changed on Dogster is the gift store.  As you know I have suggested in the past that they revamp it so that there is always a variety of MEATZ and cheeses available to give to pals.  It's always the same ole things and it would be nice to have more of a selection to choose from.

Dogster spent a lot of time and effort into changing some of the things on Dogster but I think they still have some room for more improvements.  I love the background color and picture shadows on both Dogster and Catster as they are both so much better than the ugly grass and carpets.  I have not used the pull down menus yet so I can't comment on them however I plan on playing with them sometime soon and you all know me, I am sure to have a opinion which I will share about them with you - BOL,BOL.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/14/12  Thank you Dogster/Catster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/770427</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:23:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/770427</guid>
		<description>I am liking the new blue background with the shadow images of dogs,it's so much nicer than the ugly  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am liking the new blue background with the shadow images of dogs,it's so much nicer than the ugly grass that had been there before.  And the pretty purple background over at Catster is much nicer than the carpet and balls.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/13/12  Guess whoes back</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/770165</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:46:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dogster fixed whatever was preventing me from making diary entries on my page so I no longer have to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dogster fixed whatever was preventing me from making diary entries on my page so I no longer have to use Logan's page or do diary entrees going through MY ACCOUNT.  

Now, if only I had something interesting to say....

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/08/12  Does this mean we aren't rich?</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:18:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Forbes magazine came out with their world&acirc;s wealthiest people list today so of course I scrolled t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Forbes magazine came out with their worldâs wealthiest people list today so of course I scrolled through it to see where my humans were on the list.

I looked, and looked and looked....

There must be some sort of mistake because I couldn't find our names anyplace on the list.

How could that be?  I have a home to live in, a nice soft bed, lots and lots of stuffies and cookies.  If you ask me I think we are pretty wealthy.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/06/12  Another boring day</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 20:11:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was cold, windy and plain gloomy down our way today.  It looked like it would rain but it never h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was cold, windy and plain gloomy down our way today.  It looked like it would rain but it never happened.  The skys stayed gray and overcast all day long so I did the only thing I could - I closed my eyes and napped the day away.

I dreamed about going to Hawaii with Hobo and enjoying a pig roast while sunning myself on a nice sandy beach.  I could see myself resting on a blow up raft out in the ocean and that's when I woke up - me in the water, even on a raft is NOT going to happen.  What's the matter with me dreaming about being in water?  Is there some hidden meaning to this?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/05/12  Where did the sun go?</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 20:49:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We have been having a mixture of different weather fronts down here.  One day it is nice ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We have been having a mixture of different weather fronts down here.  One day it is nice, sunny and warm, just like the beginning of summer and then the next it is cold and over cast.  

Today on the news there was an segment regarding the rattlesnakes have been coming out of hybernation early because of the warm weather, but now it is once again cold and cloudy with rain in the forcast.

With all of the different weather that the nation has been having I'm beginning to wonder if maybe someone isn't messing around with mother nature.  

On to other news, momma made an appointment for me at the vet because my allergies are in full force and I'm licking, scratching, licking, licking, scratching...well, you get the idea.  She has been hiding allergy medication in MEATZ but I'm beginning to catch on - it takes a lot to full me because I actually smell my food first before I gobble it down, not like Puffy who doesn't even stop to see what he is eating - BOL, BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/02/12  Please stay safe</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/768433</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 20:11:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We are concerned that some of our pals may be experiencing some sever weather conditions ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We are concerned that some of our pals may be experiencing some sever weather conditions right now.  Our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes, loved ones and had their lives ripped apart.  

Our thoughs and prayers are with you all.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/26/12  Please help Star</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:48:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The entry below has been copied from our pal Mazy's diary. 

Pals, a friend of mommy's sister driv ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The entry below has been copied from our pal Mazy's diary. 

Pals, a friend of mommy's sister drives an 18-wheeler. His constant companion is his Sheltie, named Star. Star got spooked at a truck stop in Wisconsin on February 22 and ran away. She has been seen in the area around the truck stop, but is very scared and skittish. Star and her owner are from Canada so they are not familiar with the area. The owner's wife drove from Canada yesterday and has reported that Star has been seen in the area.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i326/Mazylady/Starposter22612.jpg">Star</a>
 
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be familar with that area in Wisconsin.  

Hugs and kisses - let's help to find Star and get her back where she belongs.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/26/12  What do you mean I'm stinky?</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:57:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was a chilly Saturday morning when momma so rudely woke Puffy and me and asked us if we wanted to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was a chilly Saturday morning when momma so rudely woke Puffy and me and asked us if we wanted to go Bye-Bye?  Of course I went running to the front door and Puffy was right on my heels as we wagged our little tails in excitement.

Momma put the leash on Puffy but didnât put mine on me and opened the door.  Out I ran like a little black bullet as I hurried down the walkway to the main sidewalk.

CocoâŚ.COCO!!!  Donât go out into the streetâŚ.COCO!!!!!  SIT!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheesh, if I wasnât supposed to go explore why did momma ask me if I wanted to go Bye-Bye?  Anyhow, I did reluctantly sit and momma came and picked me up, opened the car door and put me in my car seat.  She then picked up Puffy and deposited him onto the passenger seat.

Needless to say, Puffy started crying and shaking because he thought we were going back to the vet (we went on Friday so they could take a blood sample from Puffy), I just made myself comfortable in my car seat and settled down for the ride.

We only went about 1 mile from home and ended up at the groomers.  It was here that we were soaped, combed, dried and made pretty.  By the time the groomer was finished with both of us, all of our hair had been cut off and we are once again NAKED.  Daddy said at least we donât smell anymore â Iâm insulted!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/23/12  I'm back from the Mardi gras</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:15:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My trip to the Mardi gras was a blast and Hobo and I got home a few minutes ago.  He had to go back  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My trip to the Mardi gras was a blast and Hobo and I got home a few minutes ago.  He had to go back to his home to see how his Gma, momma and the rest of his family are doing and take care of business.  Of course I had to make sure Puffy still knows that I am the QUEEN of the castle â BOL, BOL

During my absence someone was on a crime spree in my neighborhood.  They robbed the cluster mailbox that everyone uses and took everything in it, including mommaâs unemployment claim that was in the out going slot and possibly even the four new pressure feet momma was expecting for her sewing machine.  Apparently this person or person(s) robbed 8 cluster mailboxes in the neighborhood and now all of us affected have to drive 10 miles to the post office to get our mail until the postal employee gets around to replacing our mailbox.  

Today momma tried calling the unemployment office to request a replacement claim and after hitting all of the required buttons on their automated system that is supposed to make things easier for all, she was finally directed to the magic button that was supposed to get her a live person.  Instead, it was another recording but this one told her that due to all of the call received they were not able to accept any more and to call back later, and her call was immediately disconnected.  Momma even tried calling the âspecialâ number for those that are hearing impaired and again got the stupid automated instructions which by the way, momma had great difficulties hearing and was again told to follow the voice instructions.  Something is wrong here, wasnât this supposed to be for the HEARING impaired???!!!  Anyhow, hearing or impaired hearing, the EDD site disconnected momma, again.  It might be a good thing momma is unemployed as it looks like EDD wants to make trying to get a live person on the phone a full time job.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/22/12  Mardi gras day two</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:46:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What a day Hobo and I had!  We went exploring at the 
Lafayetter Cemetery
this morning and he even ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a day Hobo and I had!  We went exploring at the 
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.paranormalknowledge.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lafayette-cemtery.jpg">Lafayetter Cemetery</a>
this morning and he even surprised me by having a picnic lunch waiting for us there.  We had spicy fried chicken and chilled water.  It was delicious and for desert there was angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries.     

We spent hours exploring the cemetery and when we left, we took a horse drawn carriage over to spa Atlantis for our coupleâs message.  Let me tell you I was in heaven and if I were a cat I would have been purring the whole time â BOL, BOL

Tonight we are going to hit some of the clubs and go dancing and then just wander around looking at the shops and architecture of the buildings.  Iâm having a great time with Hobo and am glad we are on this trip together, but tomorrow we are headed home.

I hope Hobo saves up his money so he can take me to Hawaii this summer.  I want to see him on a surf board and we can pig out at a luau (get it, âPIG OUTâ) - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/22/12  Dogster, what's going on????!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:07:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>According to the Dogster Community 


These guidelines are inspired and refined by the Community, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to the Dogster Community 


These guidelines are inspired and refined by the Community, for the Community. Our sites are home to over 750,000 people and respecting these guidelines allows for everyone to have the best time possible. While we understand that not every last person may appreciate our civility requirements, if you want to enjoy all our sites have to offer you will need to adhere to them at all times.

Because people of all ages love animals, Dogster is a family-friendly site. All content on Dogster --text, images and video, including the content on the pages of posted external links--must be appropriate for all ages.

Content that contains profanity; is sexually explicit; depicts the torture and abuse of animals; or contains graphic, descriptive and lengthy portrayals of serious violence against animals; blood, injury, and/or death are not allowed on Dogster.

Profanity should never be bowdlerized by replacing letters in the word with dashes, asterisks, or other symbols. Profane acronyms are not allowed on Dogster.

Okay, the above was copied right out of the Dogster Community guidelines.  Apparently when SAY Media sold advertisement space to XOJane they did not research the site prior to putting their link on the Dogster page.  

Tonight when I logged onto Dogster there was a big advertisement for XOJane that stated: It happened to me:  Burlesque gave me my groove back.  XOJane, the site where women go to indulge.  

I was reluctant to click on the advertisement as I donât want X-rated material on my computer but curiosity got the best of me and I did click on it.  What I found was a site that violates the guideline rules as they use profanity in article titles, talk about sex, and is not suitable for young adults.  I even found an article on the home page that said â Iâm going to throw my DELETED cat in the ocean (I deleted the 7 letter word that started with an âAâ and ended with an âEâ).  Here is another article on the home page â It happened to me: You guys hurt my stupid DELETED feelings (once again I deleted the word used â it started with an âFâ and ended with a âSâ).

How can Dogster require that members follow the rules when they allow advertisement to violate them?  I am by no means a prude but I always keep in mind that younger adults might be reading what I post here and am careful of what I post.  The world has enough problems and I would like to help keep Dogster/Catster carefree and family friendly.   I will be complaining about XOJane to headquartersâŚ

Marilynn â Coco and Puffys human mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/21/12  Hobo and I are at the Mardi Gras</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:27:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Hobo and I are in New Orleans having a blast.  We have been dancing, watching parades li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Hobo and I are in New Orleans having a blast.  We have been dancing, watching parades listening to music, trying on wigs and masks and sampling all of the delicious foods.  We already had chicken gumbo and tonight we are going to have big, giant bowls of ham and sausage jambalaya - Hobo tried to convince me it would be romantic to share a bowl of food, but those of you who know me are probably cringing at that thought, I know I did!  Me, share food: not in this lifetime.  I had so many beads around my neck that I finally had to give them all away as it was making walking difficult because they were all dragging on the ground.  Why they toss beads out instead of a nice milkbones is beyond me as they are totally useless although I think
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1181717">Chance</a>, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1173569">Destiny</a> , <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/865951">Dixie Black Pearl</a>,<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1089109">Missy</a>, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1188391">Hope</a> , <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/575096">Angel Zoom Smokey</a>
<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1028998">Halo</a> and <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1117625">Anya</a> Each would look really good with beads around their necks and would have no problems walking either.  It must be nice to have long legs.  

Tomorrow Hobo and I are going to check out the French Quarters and are planning to go to Spa Atlantis for a coupleâs message â HeHeHeHe.  Afterwards I hope I can get him to take me to LaFayette Cementery to see the exotic tombs.  

Here is a picture of Hobo and me with head dresses and wigs â Hobo is so much fun!!!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://files.dogster.com/pix/dogs/54/622754/lg_622754_1329877431.jpg">Hobo and Coco wearing wig and head dresses at the Mardi Gras</a>


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/19/12  Dog Diva and Tiaras</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:09:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What a day it has been.  Many of my pals were entered in the Universal Pup Glitz Pageant that is hel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a day it has been.  Many of my pals were entered in the Universal Pup Glitz Pageant that is held locally.  I knew everyone that was entered in the pageant and even all of the judges.  Knowing the judges might not be in my favor but what can I do as I am already entered in the pageant and momma spent big bucks on my new diamond encrusted collars, dresses with lots of sparkles, grooming and pageant fees?

Before we go onto the actual competition I think I need to introduce you to all of the judges that have been hired:

The head judge was the very opinioned  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/292006">Demon Flash Bandit</a>   He is a 7 year old Siberian Huskies and although he  may look like a wolf of the wild, he is actually easy-going, and has lots of pals.  I know he will be fair and unbiased in his assessments of all of the contestants, but just in case he can be bought, I have brought a truck load of McDonaldâs hamburgers just for him and for desert there is a case of Dingo bones with his name on them.  Iâm also sneaking him several Bacon milkshakes when no one is looking.  

The next esteemed judge is  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297">Fizzy</a>  who is a 7 year old Miniature Schnauzer.  He was observed to be very alert, perky and playful with the contestants and everyone loved him.  I have signed Fizzy up for the squirrel of the day club since he likes to chase them so much. For the additional $29.99 they are also sending him a cook book titled â101 squirrel recipes guaranteed to please the pickiest eaterâ.  I hope this turns out to be a good investment as I want that crown!!!

Our third judge is none other than <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/591732">Riley</a> a handsome 6 year old Australian terrier.  He is very strong, determined, loving and has taken it upon himself to make sure all of the contestants have not been bothered by all of the paparazzi that are camped out in the lobby.   Riley loves to go for car rides so I hired a limo to take for daily spins around the neighborhood.  As you can tell, I am not opposed to making sure I have all of the judges wrapped around my little paws just like I have my humans.  Iâm making sure momma fluffs my hair out real good in order to hide any little handle bars that might be residing on my tummy. 
  
Sitting in our fourth judging chair is <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/283281">Redford</a> a wonderful 10 year old Australian Cattle dog/Red Heeler.  He brings to the judging table his high energy, intelligent and superb exercise endurance.  I hope all of the contestants are very fit because Redford will be taking off points if they arenât.  I have been running all over the place in order to increase my endurance and speed.  Iâm sure to impress Redford and if not, Iâll have to see what other steps I will have to take in order to get that sparkly crown on my head. 

I also want to introduce everyone to Angel Wrinkles <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019932">Wrinkles</a>  our wonderful Chinese Shar-Pei judge who is sitting in judges chair number five.  Donât let her sad or wistful look fool you because she is quite goofy and fun loving.  She will be very popular with the contestants and their families.  Wrinkles will be the only judge that I will not be able to corrupt as she is an Angel you know plus she will most likely award all of her points to her fursister Ebony who is in the contest vying for the crown along with me -  DRAT!!!  I was hoping Ebony would not be in this pageant but sometimes luck is just not on my side.  One thing for sure though is it will take more than one angel to keep that crown from me.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/35565">Hulk</a> is judge number 6 and he is 12 year old Doberman Pinscher/Akbash mix who may look fearsome to some but he is a very really a very  loving, affectionate, sensitive and quite intelligent guy.  I heard some of the contestants had nicknamed Hulk âFatherâ because of his loving nature.   I think Hulk will be a fair judge because he has been in contests himself so he knows what it is like being in front of a crowd.  I wasnât able to detect any weak areas with him except that he loves spaghetti but that is too messy to use as a bribe so Iâm going to have to use pizzasâ instead so I arranged to have one pizza delivered to him every hour on the hour.  

Our guest celebrity judge is everyoneâs favorite <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/930039">Zaidie</a>    He may look like a very cute and cuddly West Highland Terriers but let me assure you he would rather be running around than sitting.  I saw him back stage challenging some of the contestants to a race and he won each and every race.  He has told the press that he is planning on wearing one of his kilts during the judging and I canât wait to see him in it.  Zaidie is quite a ladies man so Iâm hoping he will find me as irresistible as a truck load of MEATZ.  For my talent I am planning on doing a dance routine and I will shaking my behind right in his face and let me assure you all I have a very cute behind and know how to use it too!

The contestants entered into the pageant are as follows:

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/309028">Zoe</a>   is a beautiful Miniature Schnauzer  who is 6 year old.  She is very alert, perky and playful and is not opposed to telling everyone what she is thinking.  Just between you and me, that girl can bark your ears off if you let her.  Good luck Zoe, blab, blab, blabâŚI hope you do well, blab, blab, blab, cough, cough.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1051973">Pepper SD CGC</a> is a lovely 3 year old Pomeranian with a âbig dogâ personality.  She is lively, friendly and fun, but from time to time can be slightly territorial but that is more than understandable since she was the runt of her litter.  Iâm hoping the judges donât buy into the runt of the litter card or else Iâm going to have to play mine too.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1028632">Dora CGC</a>  is a 3 year old Norwich Terrier.   She is bold, alert and sociable, plus very affectionate, even-tempered and adapts to just about any type of situation.  Iâm going to have to keep my eye on her because I think she just might be able to sneak in and steal the crown away from me if Iâm not careful because she is so cute.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/855460">Alexandria</a> is a eye-catching 7 year old Labrador/Rottweiler mix and her bio says she is people-oriented, loves to jog around the neighborhood and lives for a strenuous hike or an endless game of fetch.  She is sure to be noticed since she has those long legs.  Iâm going to have to listen to all the gossip said about her as maybe there is something hidden in her background that she wonât want disclosed.  Iâll do anything for that crown, can you tell!!!?

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/855465">Molly</a>  is a  6 year old American Cocker Spaniel.  Despite the rather foofy version of the American Cocker Spaniel often seen in the show ring, this gal is extremely hardy and loves to romp in the woods but also enjoys being in a show.   She is quite lovely to look at and will sure to be a crowd pleaser with the judges and those in the audience.  I donât know if she has been in any other pageants but she better be prepared to fight me if she thinks she is going to walk away with my prize.

By now I am wondering how many other pretty pups are going to be trying to take that platinum diamond encrusted crown away from me when I see there are still more listed on the sign-up sheet.  

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1188820">Portia De Rossi</a>   is a 6 year old female Chihuahuas.  She has a big-time attitude packed inside her pint-sized frame and many find this to be endearing rather than annoying.  Iâm going to have to watch out because she is known to quick-witted, cunning and sweet, all traits that might cause me to loose that beautiful crown. 

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019522">Ebony</a>   is a 10 year old female  Schipperkes who has a solid work ethic with a sense of fun and knows how to smile with both her eyes and mouth.  She is said to be loving, warm and eager to please, plus very feisty.  She has a big fan base and to add to my problems Judge Wrinkles is her sister.  I have to admit when I found out that Wrinkles was going to judge a pageant in which her own sister was entered into I was a bit miffed, to say the least, especially since Ebby and I are so much alike, but once I calmed down I decided if Ebby should win then I had an avenue to challenge the award.  I love you Ebby but the crown is MINE!!!! 

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1154907">Echo</a>  is a 1 year old female Australian Shepherd who is said to be very loyal, dependable and easy going.  She loves to play and hasnât fully out grown the puppy stage. For this reason she is a serious threat to me so I am making sure I have some balls to toss to distract her while she is on stage.  Hey, she is young and still has time to get a crown at some later date, so donât feel sorry for her.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/590841">Abby</a>  is a 11 year old Chesapeake Bay Retriever/German Shepherd mix.  She has a warm personality and gets along with everyone.  With her strong work ethic and high intelligence itâs going to be very difficult for me to find anything of value that I can use against her but Iâm sure going to try.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/350247">Jelly</a> is a beautiful 6 year old female Affenpinscher.  She is a toy-sized terrier, very sturdy, vigorous and loves to goof around.  Because she has such a good sense of humor and loves to make everyone happy she just might be the underdog that takes the crown.  My only hope is her lack of experience in pageants will cost her points. 

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468">Pepper CGC</a>  is a beautiful 3 year old female Labrador Retriever who is also very people-oriented.  She has never been known to turn down a good jog around the neighborhood, a strenuous hike or an endless game of fetch.  Her looks and personality will score her lots of points.  

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/413048">Abbie</a>  9 year old Labrador/Cocker Spaniel mix.  She is another people-oriented gal who can jog; hike and play fetch endlessly, but is also cuddly.  I wonder how I am going to compete with her.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1122249">Mazy</a> is a beautiful 4 year old Dachshunds may look cute and cuddly, but she is tirelessly energetic, clever and curiousâsome might even say âintense.â This little farm girl has the right looks that would allow her to be crowned queen.  Just what I need another looker who has great personality.  I sure have my work cut out for me. 

Anyhow, now you have met everyone its time for the pageant to begin.  Remember points will be taken away if the constants are late, have costume malfunctions or donât display great personality for the judges. 
 
Since this is getting rather long, I will only tell you some of the hi-lights that occurred during the pageant.

The first part of the pageant was beauty.  Need I tell you that I was an instant hit?  I pranced and made sure I used my pretty feet walk as I strutted onto the stage.  My dress of choice was red with tons of sparkles on it and I looked fantastic.  I caught several of the judges smiling at me as I passed by them but that might have been because they caught the scent of MEATZ as I passed by them (I rubbed my body down with a nice steak).

As I was getting ready to leave the stage and allow Zoe to do her pretty feet walk an announcement was made stating that the pageant was cancelled due to certain improprieties that several of the sponsors were caught in.   They didnât go into detail about what had occurred all they said was to collect your belonging and to leave immediately.  

I did as instructed and hurried out to the car and told the driver to STEP ON IT and made it home in record time.  I did manage to secure a little memento of the pageant <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://files.dogster.com/pix/dogs/54/622754/lg_622754_1329637963.jpg">Queen Coco</a>

I told you the crown was MINE!!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/18/12  What the ...?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/766132</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:46:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma has been following a news article that originated in Albuquerque&acirc;s KOB.Com.  Apparently a on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has been following a news article that originated in Albuquerqueâs KOB.Com.  Apparently a one year old Chihuahua was taken to an Albuquerque animal emergency clinic because it had been attacked by one of the owners other dogs four months ago.   The veterinarian told the owner that the outlook was grim and gave the owner two choices:  Pay a large sum of money and there was a 20% chance that she will live or euthanize her.   The owner didnât want the dog to suffer so she signed it over to the clinic to be put down.  

All was forgotten until this week when the company that programs the ID microchip called the former owner requesting to switch the Chihuahuaâs chip over to a new owner.  

It was here that the prior owner was informed that the dog had not been put down but instead had been nursed back to health and now had a request for new ownership.  After this phone call, the prior owner called the vet demanding answers and was informed that the document she signed to euthanize the dog actually surrendered all ownership rights to the veterinarian who chose to turn the injured dog over to âSecond Chanceâ which rehabilitates dogs.

In my opinion this was a good move and I actually have no complaints with it, however, this story doesnât end here.

Today, the news is reporting that Albuquerque animal emergency clinic fired the worker who removed the injured dog because that violated their policy.  Iâm not really sure why this occurred as in the last news report it was reported that the vet stated that the clinic chose to place the dog with Second Chance, if this was so, why fire the worker?  Something here is not making sense.  

Second Chance is stating that the clinic knew the dog was going to Second Chance so I suspect this is not going to be the last we hear about this.  It cost Second Chance $1800.00 to nurse the dog back to health and it found a loving home.  I feel very sorry that the worker lost her job over this as it should be a happy ending instead she is being punished for essentially saving the dogs life.  Sometimes I wonder if the whole world is nuts.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/16/12  Could this happen to you?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/765782</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:26:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma read the following on our local news:

A three-year-old Shiba Inu is recovering at a local a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma read the following on our local news:

A three-year-old Shiba Inu is recovering at a local animal hospital after being trapped between two landscaping bolders, authorities said.

Toby was chasing a squirrel when his head became stuck between the bolders in his owner's backyard water fountain.

His owners tried applying lubication and even started to disasemble their waterfall but Toby's head is shaped like an arrow so it was wedged between the bolders pretty good.  
When those efforts were exhausted, the fire department and Animal Control officers were called in to help.
"A vet tech came out and sedated Toby to calm him down. His neck was swollen from his efforts so he was stuck pretty tight.

The good news is that Toby is now resting on a heating pad and being held overnight for observation at a local animal hospital.

There was no word on what happened to the squirrel but I suspect it was watching the whole extraction process someplace close by while chewing on an acorn and laughing it's little head off - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/12/12  Open the door!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/765012</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:34:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was an over cast and windy Sunday afternoon here so when momma decided it was time for a nap of c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was an over cast and windy Sunday afternoon here so when momma decided it was time for a nap of course Puffy and I went running to the big bed thinking we would get to take one with her.  I brought my half eaten cookie with me and Puffy had one of his stuffies.

Momma put us both up on the big bed and I dropped my cookie down on the quilt and laid down next to it.  Puffy started playing with his stuffie and got too close to my cookie so I jumped up, growled and snapped at him.  Momma saw the whole thing and immediately placed me on my side like Cesar Millan does on his show and then she took my cookie and put it up on the dresser where I couldn't get to it.  

After that I would not settle down as I was looking all over for MY cookie.  Puffy was still playing with his stuffie and momma was getting upset because she wanted to take a nap but we wouldn't settle down.

So the next thing I know momma put me back on the floor, gave me back my cookie and I went running back into the sewing room and got up on the daybed and Puffy was right behind me with his stuffie because he too was evicted off the big bed.

Momma came to the sewing room and put the baby gate across the door and then she went back to the big bed and took a nap without Puffy and me.  Of course Puffy and I had a barking fit about this but momma couldn't hear us because she took off her bionic ears for her nap, but daddy was in the living room and our barking was preventing him from taking his siesta on the sofa - BOL, BOL

So, daddy got up, closed the door to the big bedroom but let us out of the sewing room so we could wonder around in the house.  The first place we went running to was the closed bedroom door.  "LET US IN" we both hollered but the door stayed closed.  Momma was in the big bedroom for well over two hours without us!!!!  When she finally came out, Puffy and I went running to her all excited to see her again, but do you know what momma said?

I'll tell you!

"It was nice sleeping without dogs for a change".

I can only attribute this crazy statement to the fact that she didn't have full control of her mental capacity at that moment.  How could she possibly like NOT sleeping with Puffy and me?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/10/12  What is that smell?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/764660</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:05:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma is sniffing around and asking daddy &quot;WHAT IS THAT SMELL?&quot;  This can only lead to bad things an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is sniffing around and asking daddy "WHAT IS THAT SMELL?"  This can only lead to bad things and I forsee a bath in our immidate future.

Momma has already washed all the bedding, vaccumed, emptied the trash, washed our bed and she is still complaining that "Something smells".  

OMD - I hear the bath water running, I have to go hide....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>20 questions</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/764514</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:10:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My pal Misty Mistys page put together this little list of 20 questions:  Here are my answers to her  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My pal Misty <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/617279">Mistys page</a> put together this little list of 20 questions:  Here are my answers to her questions and if any other pup wants to do their own version of the answers we'll probably all learn some fun stuff about all of our fur friends.

1. WHAT COLOR COLLAR ARE YOU WEARING? â None - I only wear a collar when we go someplace or travel because my hair matts when the collars moves around my neck
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 2. DOES YOUR LEASH MATCH YOUR COLLAR? â Of course - I couldn't possibly go outside and be mis-matched.

 3. WHATâS WORSE? An EVIL NEMESIS SQUIRREL bouncing around in the trees or across the fence, a Crow strutting around in your yard or Neighbor People outside talking? â There are no squirres where we are currently living but there are rats, snakes, birds and neighbors.  I think the neighbors talking in their yards deserve to be barked at.

 4. SO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SNACK? â I LOVE Free Range beef liver with chicken strips wrapped around them but since they are made in China I am no longer allowed to have them.  I also love Purina Busy Bone Dental treats for dogs and I never turn my pretty nose up when offered a tasty Milk Bone either.  
 
5. WHERE WAS YOUR LAST CAR RIDE? â Momma took me to the groomers.
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 6. DO YOU STICK YOUR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW ON CAR RIDES? â No, I ride in my own booster seat in the back seat and I'm not allowed to stick my head out the window, in fact, momma refuses to open the windows by my seat so I can't fall or jump out of the car.

 7. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TOY? Oh yes, I got a really cool rubber chicken named Henryetta for Christmas and I LOVE her.  In fact, I love her so much I won't let Puffy play with it at all - IT'S MINE!!!!
 
8. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFURIEND OR GIRLFURIEND? Yes, after playing the field for all these years a brave pup finally asked me to be his girlfriend.  His name is Hobo and he is so handsome.  

 9. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE WALK? I like to go anyplace as long as it isn't the vet or the groomers.  I really don't go on too many walks because Puffy isn't supposed to jump off of curbs because of his back injury so we usually go for stroller rides.  Another reason not to walk in my neighborhood is because there are a lot of big dogs that are allowed to roam uncontrolled and I don't want to be eaten or maimed.

 10. DO YOU GO TO DOG PARKS? I have been to one a couple of times but my vet told momma that not all dogs that go to those places are healthy so we should stay away.

 11. WHERE DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? It depends.  If momma forgets to move the stairs to the top of the daybed then I sleep on the daybed, other wise I sleep either in my bed or under the daybed on the air mattress that is down there.

 12. DO YOU SNORE? Excuse me â Yes and it is soooo cute too.  I make grunting noises along with the occassional snores.  Daddy says I ALMOST snore as loud as momma does - BOL, BOL

 13. DO YOU SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS? NO!!!!  In fact I yap at Puffy when he choses to sleep under the covers.  To me, this is not anacceptable thing to ever do.

 14. DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR CLOTHES? I love my clothes and am proud to wear them.  I look darn good in my dresses and should have been a top model.

 15. ARE YOU THE FAVORITE DOG? Puffy adores me as do my humans.  As long as they are wrapped tightly around my little paw I think that means I am the favorite, don't you?

 16. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT TO SLEEP IN THE HOUSE? On the big bed.

 17. WHATâS THE BEST HUMAN FOOD YOUâVE EVER BEEN FED? honey baked ham - it's to die for.

 18. DO YOU GO TO A DOG GROOMER? Yes, about every month and a half.  I heard momma telling daddy that I need to go get combed out so I suspect I will be getting a bath and comb out before too long.

 19. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BATHS? I HATE them.  Soap, water, combs and dryers are not natural things for dogs so why should I have to endure them?

 20. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE BORED? Sleep, bark, go explore the back yard, beg for a cookie, bark some more, ask for another cookie, bark some more, well you get the idea - BOL, BOL.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/08/12  Recent Dogster Activity By Your Pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/764260</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:30:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What's going on?  When we checked in at the &quot;Recent Dogster Activity By Your Pals&quot; option we got one ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What's going on?  When we checked in at the "Recent Dogster Activity By Your Pals" option we got one full page of tiny photo icons but no diaries or updated photos.  

Momma then opened another window on her computer and re-opened Dogster and again checked in at the "Recent Dogster Activity By Your Pals" and this time there were diary updates.

Does Dogster have fleas again?

Coco Rose - scratching and looking for the flea medication.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/06/12  No news is boring news</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/764003</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:33:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I have nothing to report here.  There has been no excitement of any kind.  All Puffy and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I have nothing to report here.  There has been no excitement of any kind.  All Puffy and I have done is bark, eat, sleep, go outside for a bit, then come back in and start it all over again.

Momma did bring Arleenton back inside for a bit because it is supposed to rain tomorrow and the following day and she didn't want to have to go outside in the rain to feed the bunny.  Of course it will be okay with her if Puffy and I have to go outside to do our business in the rain...something is very wrong with that.  She wants to start training us to use wee-wee pads so when we move we will know how to use them but since our house is real small there just doesn't seem to be anyplace to put one.  

Anyhow, things are so boring that momma even started a new Dogster story but isn't happy with how that is coming along so don't expect to see it anytime soon.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/30/12  It was yummy while it lasted</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/762713</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:59:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD &acirc; you will never believe what Puffy and I got for a split second today.  Momma gave us both ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD â you will never believe what Puffy and I got for a split second today.  Momma gave us both ham shanks and of course I wanted them both.

They were mine, mine and mine alone.  Puffy didnât have a clue as to what he was supposed to do with his so I thought I would show him â BOL, BOL

Momma has never given us bones before and today since there was meat left on them she took them outside and put them on the patio.  We both sniffed them and I claimed the biggest one while Puffy danced around not knowing what to do with his.

I started chewing the meat off of mine but momma got second thought about letting us chew on bones so she came back outside and picked up Puffyâs and pulled the meat off of it and gave only the meat back to him.  When she went to pick mine up I clamped down hard on it with my teeth and would not let it go â BOL, BOL  Momma had to pry my jaws open to get the bone away from me and then she pulled the meat off of it and gave me only the meat.  She took both bones around to the side of the yard and tossed them both into the trash can.  What a waste if you ask me.  I would have enjoyed chomping on that bone for quite a while.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/24/12  Let me introduce you to some of my pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/761763</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:43:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Since there really isn&acirc;t much going on in Puffy and my lives lately we though you migh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Since there really isnât much going on in Puffy and my lives lately we though you might like to meet some of our pals.  My momma is trying to create instant links to the pals we mention below, but you know my momma doesnât have technical skills so if they donât work, please forgive her.  Iâm just hoping she doesnât embarrass me â BOL, BOL 

Anyhoodle, we have noticed some of our pals have a LOT of palsâŚ

Duchess <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/155636â>Duchessâs page</a> a female Saint Bernard who recently made her journey to the Rainbow Bridge has a whopping 34, 264 pals!!!!  That is one popular pup and Iâd be willing to bet she is going to find lots of love at the Rainbow Bridge.  Please send your momma some angel kisses because she misses you so much.

Buttercup <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/396743â>Buttercupâs page</a> a female Maltese pup lives in Maryland and has 817 pals.  Buttercup is a well know fashion model and has been modeling clothes for a dog clothing manufacturer and even had her photo in a published book.  

Abigail <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/167213â>Abigailâs page</a> a female Shih Tzu in California has 4,443 pals.  This little gal left home at an early age and headed toward the other side of the train tracks... She had been on the lam for quite awhile before being captured, booked and placed under arrest.  She now lives the life every dog wants.

Winston XXLP <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/167213â>Winstonâs page</a> in Chicago has been gone since 2008 but will always be one of the pals we love the most.  He has 5,929 pals.  We miss you good buddy!

Gracie <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/173250â>Gracieâs page</a>  a beautiful black Labrador Retriever in Indiana has 24,386 pals.  We donât know how she is doing because the last diary entry was in May of 2008.  We hope everything is alright with you and your family.

Misty <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/617279â>Mistyâs page</a> a female Papillon (and Phalene) who has 1,039 pals and lives in Washington.  She is an early riser who sees nothing wrong with waking up at 4:30AM and likes to give kisses.

Strider <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/288090â>Striderâs page</a>is a beautiful 9 year old Australian Cattle dog mix.  He has 1,523 pals and is no longer allowed some of the nice human foods due to some health concerns.  I think Iâll send him a steak that he can hide it and eat it when no one is looking.

Milo <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/342193â>Miloâs page</a> is a male Lhasa Apso located here in California.  He has 367 pals, sits up and waves his paw, can catch flies out of mid air and plays fetch with anything throw.  I would like to tell you more about Milo but he doesnât have a diary.

Sox <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/379489â>Soxâs page</a> a beautiful gal of mixed origins, resides in the United Kingdom and has the prettiest ears you have ever seen (go look at them and tell me if Iâm wrong).  She has 941 pals but hasnât made a diary entry since October 2011.  I think she needs to fire her administrative assistant and hire a new one. 
 
Minnie <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/469712â>Minnieâs page</a> lives in Virginia and has 437 pals.  She is a Mountain Cur and was called Skinny Minnie while at the animal shelter before she was adopted.  Iâm happy to say she is not longer skinny as she has a wonderful home with lots of food.  

Priscilla <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/573774â>Priscillaâs page</a> is an Ibizan Hound in Canada.  I hope she and her family are doing well and would like to suggest that she too consider firing her administrative assistant and finding a new one since there has been no activity in her diary since May of 2011.  Maybe some of her 649 pals can contact her and request that she tell us how she is doing.

Angel Zoom Smokey <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/575096â>Angelâs page</a> is a female Siberian Husky who lives in Michigan and has 860 pals.  Although her furbrother Demon Flash Bandit makes most of the diary entries for the family Iâve often wondered if it was Angel who was really the leader of the pack.  Iâm betting its Angel.

Chance <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1181717â>Chanceâs page</a> is an Doberman who has 166 pals and lives in Indiana.  She likes to watch her humans play ping pong in hopes that they miss the ball so she can chase after it.  Maybe we can get her a job as a ball girl during a tennis match.

Petey <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/598366â>Peteyâs page</a> has 1,337 pals and lives in Pennsylvania.  He loves to chase squirrels but as of yet, has not caught any.  You got to give the little guy credit for not giving up as he has tried for 11 years to catch one â BOL, BOL.  

Mojotiki <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/594532â>Mojotikiâs page</a> is a Texan with 1,021 pals.  This Chihuahua is one cool dude who likes to be outside, napping and eating most all the time.  He is another pup with a good life if you ask me!

Ella <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/710533â>Ellaâs page</a> has 5,413 pals and lives in North Carolina.  She is a wonderful Boxer/American Pitt Bull Terrier mix.  She is my furbrother Puffyâs girlfriend in his dreams â BOL, BOL  

Toto, CD, RN, CGC <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/795906â>Totoâs page</a> is a black Miniature Poodle that lives in New Hampshire and has 622 pals.  He is a certified therapy dog, and also works with special needs people.   His human momma takes some of the best pictures of him and his pack.

Tiberius <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/800845â>Tiberiusâs page</a> is one handsome male Doberman Pinscher.  He lives in Missouri and has 751 pals.  His last diary entry was November of 2011.  I think his momma is busy playing Farmville over at Facebook. I hope she see my diary entry and updates us on how Tiberius and his pack are doing (Iâm using a little guilt trip here â HeHeHe).

Hershey <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/800845â>Hersheyâs page</a> is a male, American Cocker Spaniel who lives in California.  My pal Hershey has 774 pals and is adored by his many pals, including me!  He is such a handsome guy.

Zaidie <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/930039â>Zaidieâs page</a> is one unique, male, West Highland White Terrier who lives in Canada.  Zaidie has 1,071 pals and is quite a character.  He drives, writes stories and poems and throws some really good MEATZ parities and isnât afraid to wear a kilt.  I love you Zaidie!

Whitley <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/954899â>Whitleyâs page</a> is a smart female, West Highland White Terrier.  She has 784 pals, lives in Texas but spent time at Harvard helping her human with her law studies.  If you are ever in need of a lawyer be sure to contact Whitley.

Finley <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/954910â>Finleyâs page</a> is also a smart female, West Highland White Terrier who lives in Texas (Whitley is her BFF).  She has 789 pals and is in love to play in the swimming pool with her BFF.

Pepper, CGC <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468â>Pepperâs page</a> is a beautiful black Labrador Retriever living in California and she has 172 pals.  Pepper loves fetching, swimming and dock diving (you couldnât bribe me to jump off a dock).

Raven âTikiâ Mistique <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/993555â>Tikiâs page</a> is a young, female German Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix.  She lives in Mississippi and has 581 pals.  When Tikiâs former family stopped caring for her, her now forever home offered to take her in.  I think Tiki had heavenly intervention that day because she really lucked out.  

Wrinkles <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019932â>Wrinklesâs page</a> is one of our pals that is now at the Rainbow Bridge.  She is a beautiful Shar-Pei and lived in Texas and has 647 pals.  If ever there was a gentle pup Wrinkles was it as she had a sweet demeanor that everyone loved.  I miss you Rinky!

Zoe <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/309028â>Zoeâs page</a> Lives in Idaho and is a wonderful Miniature Schnauzer.  She has 1,245 pals and chose her humans when she ran up and planted a big kiss on her mommaâs face.  I think that shows how smart she is.  

Huey <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1178202â>Hueyâs page</a> is one beautiful fellow.  He is a Golden Retriever/Standard Poodle mix who lives in California.  Huey has 222 pals and is one of the most photogenic dogs around.  If you go visit his page be prepared to fall in love with him.

Halo <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1028998â>Haloâs page</a> is a young, deaf, American Pitt Bull.  Halo lives in Texas and has 189 pals.  Halo is another of our pals that really needs to find another assistant because her diary is not being updated all that often.  

Monty <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1089110â>Montyâs page</a> lives here in California, and has 113 pals.  He is a beautiful male Chinese Sha-pei.  Monty has been having some health issues so he could use some more pals to offer support during these trying times.  POTP to you Monty, Puffy and I are keeping you in our prayers.    

Anya <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/117625â>Anyaâs page</a>  is a service dog that has 974 pals.  She is a beautiful Doberman Pinscher who gets to go to all kinds of places with her momma.  Weâre glad to be pals with you Anya.

Dodger <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1119465â>Dodgerâs page</a> has 258 pals and is a handsome, male Cairn Terrier/Chihuahua mix.  He too was found wandering and was rescued by his forever family.  I know they are very happy to have him in the family.

Amazing Grace (Mazy) <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/1122249â>Mazyâs page</a>  Mazy lives on a working farm in North Dakota and has 461pals.  She is a gorgeous Dachshund with lots of personality.  If you want to learn about life on the farm you should read some of her diary entries.

Well pals this has gotten much longer than I had planned so I better stop now.  All of the pals above were randomly selected from my pal list, but since I have 757 pals I couldnât mention everyone.  Please donât think you arenât important to me if you were not mentioned this time.  I love each and everyone and want to thank you all for being my pals.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose keeping her paws crossed that the instant links work.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/23/12  Marielle Valentine's day Send-O-Ramma and Thank yous</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/761591</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:13:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I would like to thank those who have signed up to send Buttercup&acirc;s Buttercup&acirc;s page  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I would like to thank those who have signed up to send Buttercupâs <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=http://www.dogster.com/dogs/396743>Buttercupâs page</a> human niece and nephew Valentines card.  I am calling this campaign the Valentine's card Send-O-Ramma.  For those of you who donât know what I am talking about, Buttercupâs human niece, who is 8 years old, is really sick and I thought it would be nice to send some Valentines her way.  We are including her 6 year old brother Hudson so he does not feel left out.  If anyone is interested in helping a sick little girl feel better, paw mail me and I will give you Buttercups address (I have her permission).

Today I was one of the Dogster diary pick of the day along with my good pals Zoe and Zena.  We also shared this honor with two angels, Nookie and Haylee.  Iâd like to thank all of my pals who sent congratulations and pressie to me.  And to Dogster, I like to say I will never get tired of being in the spot light â Thank you for selecting my diary.  BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose (I hope the instant link works)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/22/12  Can you please help Marielle?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/761249</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:49:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals, I have an extra special request to ask of all of you&acirc;&brvbar;

My pal Buttercup  Buttercup&acirc;s  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, I have an extra special request to ask of all of youâŚ

My pal Buttercup  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=http://www.dogster.com/dogs/396743>Buttercupâs Page</a> has a very sick human niece in her family right now.  Marielle is 8 years old and is going through all kinds of nasty, but very necessary treatments for acute lymphatic leukemia.  She is 8 years old and the treatments are not only hard on her but also causing her hair to fall out.  

I thought it would be nice if Marielle and her human brother Hudson, who is six, would receive some Valentineâs Day cards to help take her mind off of her illness, loosing her hair and to cheer her up (Hudson is included so he wonât feel left out).  

If anyone would like to send her and her brother some cards, please paw mail me and I will give you her address (I have Buttercupâs permission to do this). 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/20/12  Testing - this is a test</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/760939</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:41:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have been trying to post a diary entry for over two days now that have instant links on it and can ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been trying to post a diary entry for over two days now that have instant links on it and can't get any of the links to work.  I keep getting error 404 messages.  

I'm frustrated!!!!!!

So, I'm going to try to do an instant link to Puffy's page to see if it works...

Puffy <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=âhttp://www.dogster.com/dogs/928978â>Puffy</a> 


Keep your paws crossed....

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/14/12  I need to go pee-pee</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/759949</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:13:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>&acirc;Momma, I need to go outside to go pee-pee.&acirc;

&acirc;Oh Coco, you were just outside less than five ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ âMomma, I need to go outside to go pee-pee.â

âOh Coco, you were just outside less than five minutes ago.  Are you sure you have to do pee-pee?â

âI REALLY need to go pee-pee.â

Momma stops what she is doing and opens the door to the sewing room and both Coco and Puff run to the sliding glass door to go outside.

10 minutes later both Coco and Puff are at the sliding glass door barking to be let back inside.

Momma again stops what she is doing and lets them back inside, turns off the lights and gets comfortable on the bed, watching TV.  Coco and Puff go to their dog beds and all is fine for 10 more minutes untilâŚ

âUm momma, I need to go pee-pee.â  Coco is now jumping against the bed to get her point across that she needs to go back outside.

Momma turns on the bedside lamp and groans.  âCoco you were just outside: why didnât you go pee-pee then?â

Coco is now running around in circles in her desperate plea to go back outside.

Momma gets up, tunes on the lights, open the door and both Coco and Puffy again make a mad dash to the sliding glass door.  Coco is observed stomping her little feet eager to run outside like she is going to explode any second if the door isnât opened soon enough.  Puffy is busy sniffing her butt â BOL, BOL

The sliding glass door is opened and both Coco and Puff go running back outside, Coco leading the way and Puffy still trying to sniff Cocoâs butt is following her â BOL, BOL.

They head towards the grass then abruptly change directions and go towards the fence to see what the neighbors are doing.  Coco then heads to the back gate to see what she can find over by the trash cans.  She then investigates the garden looking for some spiders to eat.  She climbs the hill and looks to see what the back fence neighbor is doing and then makes her way over to Arleentonâs yard to visit with her bunny sister.  After about 10 minutes they are both back at the sliding glass door barking their silly little heads off wanting to come back inside.

At no time did Coco go pee-pee.  This is repeated several times during the night.  Cesar Millan if you are reading this diary entry â HELP!!!

Coco's tired and worn out momma]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/13/12  Friday the thirteenth</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/759727</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:35:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I need to go visit Arleenton and rub her back feet for good luck since it is Friday the thirteenth.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I need to go visit Arleenton and rub her back feet for good luck since it is Friday the thirteenth.  I hope she doesnât mind â BOL, BOL

Does anyone else need to rub Arleenton's feet?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/12/12  Just doing my job</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/759633</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:05:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy and I were up on the big bed getting ready to settle down and take our afternoon nap when sudd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I were up on the big bed getting ready to settle down and take our afternoon nap when suddenly someone walked by our French door.  Being world class barkers we both started up a chorus of bark, BARK, B A R K!!!!  Who dares to walk in our back yard?  

The door opened and in came daddy â BOL.  He had been at Grandpaâs house with an electrician having some work done and you know what he brought us? 

A 25 pound bag or oranges!  Just what I always wanted â NOT.  Why couldnât he bring MEATZ or a new stuffie?  Either would have been much better than oranges.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/10/12  Nothing going on here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/759327</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:40:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Nothing much as been going on here so I don&acirc;t really have too much to say, can you bel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Nothing much as been going on here so I donât really have too much to say, can you believe it?  Momma is busy making yet another quilt.  She made a really pretty one for daddy as a Christmas present, made one for a friend, and just finished one for our daybed.  Now she wants to make another one because she likes the one she made for daddy that has double batting inside thus making it nice and warm.  She says we are going to need a warmer quilt when we move to New Mexico because it gets cold at night.

Our new vet called and informed momma that Puffyâs thyroid medication dosage needs to be changed again but other than that we are both healthy (there was no mention of my weight issue, thank goodness).  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/07/12  Please tell me this was all a bed dream</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/758871</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:45:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I didn&acirc;t get breakfast, was &acirc;tricked&acirc; when momma said &acirc;who wants to go bye-bye&acirc; and found  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I didnât get breakfast, was âtrickedâ when momma said âwho wants to go bye-byeâ and found myself, along with Puffy, at the vetâs house of horrors.

We were left there all day for our six month poking and prodded by EVIL humans.   They did things that are best not documented because re-reading about them will cause me to go back into shock.  

All I can say is it was a terrible, terrible day and I hope to someday be able to forget this day even existed.

âOh, come on Coco, it wasnât that bad.  You got your anal glands expressed, a pedicure, the hair in your ears removed and one shot.  Itâs not like you had any surgery.â

âThatâs easy for you to say momma because you arenât the one who had a finger up your behind.â

âTrue enough Coco, but doesnât your behind feel better now?â

âMomma PLEASE, this is not the place to be discussing my behind â sheesh!!!â

âSo, did something else happen to upset you?â

âWell yeah, the vet said I was obese because I am 3 pounds over the limit.â 

âExcuse me Coco, but I think you were FOUR pounds over the limit.â

âAnd just how many pounds over the limit are YOU?â

âCoco, there is no need to be nasty.  This isnât about me, itâs about you.â

âWhatever, Iâm not obese; I just didnât have a chance to go potty before I got on the scale.   Puffy is six pounds over his limit and they didnât mark obese on his record.â

âThis is making me depressed, can I have a cookie?â

âNO!â]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/04/12  I love home cooked meals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/758307</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:42:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A couple of days ago momma made some chicken and rice soup. First she boiled the boneless/skinless c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A couple of days ago momma made some chicken and rice soup. First she boiled the boneless/skinless chicken: put it in the food processor and chopped it up fine.  Then she added the chopped chicken to the pot that the chicken had been boiled in since it still contained the chicken broth.  Next, she put in some uncooked rice, frozen carrots and peas and turned it all into soup.   

The humans had this for dinner several time but were getting tired of it so momma decided Puffy and I could have it.

Y U M M Y!!!!!

B U R P :-)

Can I have some more??????

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/01/12  What I did on New Years day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/757845</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jan 2012 23:20:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy, momma and I were all snuggled together on the big bed watching the Rose Bowl Parade.  I had a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy, momma and I were all snuggled together on the big bed watching the Rose Bowl Parade.  I had a tasty cookie and Puffy had one of his new Christmas toy: everything was going well until momma noticed that the parade was a re-run and not this yearâs parade.  All of a sudden momma is channel surfing trying to find this years parade.  She finally got on the computer and learned that this yearâs parade is taking place on Monday instead of Sunday.  Quite frankly I really didnât care about the parade so when momma turned off the TV we all took a nap instead â BOL, BOL

After our nap momma got up and made the traditional New Years day âGood Luckâ meal of black eye peas, collard greens with ham and cornbread.  She also made a chicken wing recipe that she saw on Paula Deenâs show where the chicken wings were fried and then coated with a chili jelly afterwards.  

Daddy didnât care for the chicken wings he said they were too spicy and messy.  Momma said they werenât spicy at all but agreed they were messy.  I offered to taste them and give another opinion but my offer was turned down â sheesh!  I was just trying to be helpful.

After lunch was done momma did the dishes, did some laundry and then we took another nap.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/31/11  I won't miss 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/757559</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:07:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We are coming to the end of 2011 and will be welcoming in 2012 shortly.  What a year it  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We are coming to the end of 2011 and will be welcoming in 2012 shortly.  What a year it has been.  In my house we followed the various wars closely and prayed for everyoneâs safe return.  It seemed to us that over time the American public became less sensitive to those who were risking their bodies and lives to fight for our continued freedom.   When the wars began all of the news stations would start the news broadcasts with what was going on overseas, but as the years passed I noticed that hardly happened any more. 

2011 was also the year of foreclosures and that terrible recession that apparently our Government is choosing to ignore.  The recession hit our neighborhood hard and almost every third home, at one time, was foreclosed upon.  For a while it was depressing to go for walks because daily we would see more of those terrible orange NO TRESPASSING signs that the local sheriff placed in a foreclosed homeâs window telling all who happened to see them that someone lost their American dream.  There would be no home for them, and to make matters worse, many had also lost their jobs too because companies had started sending work overseas where it is cheaper to have products made.   

With the loss of the home and job many pets found themselves in the local animal shelters because they could no longer be kept.  Due to the increase in animals being turned in, our two local shelters changed the holding time from five days to three.  A beloved pet had three days to be adopted and if it wasnât then it would be put down.  It didnât matter if it was a pure breed or mixed because there was no room at the shelters so touch choices had to be made.   

And who could forget the natural disasters that occurred all over the world?  There were raging fires that spread throughout Arizona, Texas and New Mexico; the violent tornados that swept across the Plains and Southeast; drought that continued to be a problem in Texas and Oklahoma as well as in Africa.   All of these disasters impacted many but who could possibly forget the Earthquakes and tsunami that changed Japan and New Zealand forever?  

There were other events that occurred during 2011, like SAY Media buying Dogster/Catster.  Was this a disaster, well the vote is still out on it because changes are still occurring.  I do know some of my pals got tired of the fleas and left and others are taking the âwait and seeâ approach.  

I for one hope and pray that 2012 is a better year for all.  Iâm grateful for all of the pals I have made and am looking forward to meeting new ones in the coming year.  I hope the incoming year brings love, health and happiness to all.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/29/11  New Years resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/757263</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:02:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

Christmas has come and gone: now we wait for the New Year to arrive.  I have chosen not  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Christmas has come and gone: now we wait for the New Year to arrive.  I have chosen not to write down any New Year resolutions this year.

Some might say I could resolve that I am going to be nicer to my furbrother Puffy but letâs face it we all know I am very bossy and I choose not to change.  Sorry Puffy but you will always be my play toy and therefore you have to do exactly what I tell you to do even if it gets you in trouble.

Others might say that I could start sharing my treats but again that is not going to happen so why bother?    Why anyone would even think I would be willing to share my treats is beyond understanding?  

How about something saying I would not bark my head off all day longâŚagain, why set myself up for failure when I know I will bark, bark and bark at anything and everything I want to bark at including daddy coming in through the door â BOL, BOL.  I have a beautiful voice and I want everyone to hear it.

I am happy just the way I am so I donât actually think I need to make any resolutions about anything.  Resolutions are for others that need some sort of improvements and since I am perfect just the way I am I donât need any.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/21/11  My Christmas wish</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/755603</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:47:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Usually I spend my time telling you that everything in this world belongs to me (and most of it does ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Usually I spend my time telling you that everything in this world belongs to me (and most of it does too), but today I am going to change things up a bit and tell you what I wish for others during this holiday season:

If I could wish one wish, it would be for wonderful health for you and your loved ones.  

If I could wish for two things, I would add lots of love.

If I could add another wish I would add lots of wealth.

If another wish were to be granted I would request loving homes for all of the animals without. 

If there should be another wish granted, I would wish for a truck load of Busy Bones that I could chomp on to my hearts content.  Now donât be surprised, it took every once of control to wish something good for others before I finally listed something for me â BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/20/11  OMD!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/755427</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:26:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/755427</guid>
		<description>Momma wanted to clean Arleenton's temperary in-door cage this morning so she checked outside and dec ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma wanted to clean Arleenton's temperary in-door cage this morning so she checked outside and decided that it was warm enough for Arleenton to go hop around a bit in the big yard while she cleaned the cage out for her.

Daddy didn't know that Arleenton was outside and he opened the sliding back door so Puffy and I could go out in the back yard.  

Arleenton was on the hill and Puffy spotted her right away and hobbled up to her and sniffed her nose.  Then I spotted her and decided that a nice brisk game of tag was just what she needed so I ran up onto the hill and started chasing her.  That got Puffy started and he too decided that he wanted to play tag too so we were both running after Arleenton in the big yard until momma saw us.

She had been in Arleenton's yard getting some bunny supplies for the in-door cage and when she saw us chasing Arleenton she dropped everything and opened Arleenton's gate so she could go back into her yard, which she did immediately.

Shesh, that lazy ole rabbit needed some exercise and Puffy and I were more than happy to help her.  

Coco Rose - The bunny wasn't hurt during the tag game.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/14/11  How about another happy ending?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/754367</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:25:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got this from the KOMONEWS which comes from Yelm, Washington:

Scamp a Terrier-Shih Tzu puppy es ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got this from the KOMONEWS which comes from Yelm, Washington:

Scamp a Terrier-Shih Tzu puppy escaped through a fence and was hit by a car.  He was found bleeding; his eyes were fixed and he wasnât breathing.  His humans wrapped Scamp in a blanket on December 3rd and left him under a wheelbarrow to keep animals away from the body.  The humans then informed the children that Scamp had gone to heaven.  The next morning when the husband went to bury Scamp he was found sitting up under the wheelbarrow.

After $3,000 in vet bills Scamp is back home again playing with the children.

Merry Christmas to Scamp and his family!!!

Hugs and kisses, 

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/11/11  Happy endings</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/753873</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:35:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>How about a happy ending to a story that could have turned out tragic?

Momma read this report fro ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How about a happy ending to a story that could have turned out tragic?

Momma read this report from KOB.com the New Mexico news station:

It starts with Molly a blind, nine-year old Chocolate lab that was let outside for 15 minutes like her humans did everyday so she could do her business.  

When the humans went to bring her back inside, Molly was gone.  The weather conditions during this time were 12 inches of snow on the ground and subzero temperatures.

Hoping for the best, her humans left out clothing with the expectation she would sniff her way home.  She didnât find home, but she did manage to find her way back to the next door neighborâs house six days after she went missing.  She was tired and thinner but other than that she appeared to be fine.

Merry Christmas to Molly and her family!!

Coco Rose â I love happy endings.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/08/11  18 days before Christmas - still no MEATZ</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/753397</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 19:08:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This was written yesterday but I didn't get a chance to post it until today.


It was 18 days bef ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This was written yesterday but I didn't get a chance to post it until today.


It was 18 days before Christmas and all through the house
Scooter was sleeping just like a mouse.
The stockings werenât hung because no one cared,
There was little hope that St. Nicholas would soon be there.

Most dogs were all nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of MEATZ danced in their heads.
Puffy in his jammies, and I in my party dress,
Had just come in from talking to the press.

When outside our tent there arose such a clatter,
We sprung from our sleeping bag to see what was the matter.
Away to the flap we flew like a flash,
Got tangled up in the zipper and tripped over the trash.

The moon on the breast of the fog in the city,
made it hard to see clearly objects as they looked all gritty.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Red Sheingold, a sleigh and eight big dogs with tears.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment Red must have kidnapped St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
As Red whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

Now Huey! Now, Demon! Now, Mackie and Lobo!
On, Chester! On Finnigan! On, on Ella and Hobo!
To the top of the hill! To the top of the mall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!

As wet leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of stuffies and kidnapped St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the lawn
The dancing and pawing and one great big yawn.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Red came stomping over with a bound.

He was dressed very causally, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all covered in various goops that stayed put.
A bundle of stuffies he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes were runny and no they did not twinkle!
His cheeks and nose were red and looked wrinkled.
His droll little mouth was set in a frown, 
And he demanded to know when Occupy Dogster would die down.

The stump of a pipe he clinched tight in his teeth,
Probably saved me from hearing insults he mumbled underneath.
He was tall and thin, no sign of a round belly,
I was wishing he brought me some MEATZ from the deli.

What can I say but he was crabby and gruff, 
and it made me wonder if it was all a bluff!
But a glare from his eyes and a twist of his head,
Gave me reason to know I had everything to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And throwing down the stuffies, and tuned with a jerk.
Then he raised one hand and then slapped his knee,
said there will be no MEATZ this year from me. 

With that he sprang to the sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew faster than a missile.
But I heard him exclaim, âere he drove out of sight,
I made my millions so this isnât my fight.

I learned through the grapevine that St. Nicholas was released,
He said something about heâd be calling the police.
And for the Dogster members this holiday season,
Thereâs not any MEATZ and we want to know the reason.

NOTE:  Names were changed to protect those who might not want to be named - BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/03/11  Dogster - WHERE'S THE MEATZ? - Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/752499</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Dec 2011 04:39:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy, Luna, Milo, Hobo and I are getting ready to head up to San Francisco this morning.  We are ch ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy, Luna, Milo, Hobo and I are getting ready to head up to San Francisco this morning.  We are charting a private air plane and will be there in a little over one hour.  Before we leave, I need to inform Puffyâs and my pals that we will not be sending out rosettes any longer until MEATZ is re-stocked on the Dogster shelves.  

So with that in mind, I need to congratulate our pals Missy, Dent, Mollie on being selected Dogster Diary picks of the day â Way to go pals!!  We will buy you lunch at the occupy Dogster Headquarters rally today if we can find you there.

Got to go and get on the air plane â  Zaidie â weâre on our wayâŚ.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/01/11  Dogster - Wher's the MEATZ???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/752258</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:40:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Dogster,

WHERE&acirc;S the MEATZ????

My super smart and cleaver pal Zaidie noticed that the Dog ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Dogster,

WHEREâS the MEATZ????

My super smart and cleaver pal Zaidie noticed that the Dogster gift store shelves are empty and there isnât a turkey drumstick or juicy steak to be found.  

Has there been a MEATZ recall that forced you to empty the store temporarily such as a discovery that the products were manufactured in China?  Even better yet, maybe some pup bought all the MEATZ to give out to pals for Christmas pressies.  

As it is now, your gift store without MEATZ is sorely lacking and although I have been know to give out roses, forever crowns, the star of an Angel and POTP charms, I much prefer to give MEATZ, after all I am a dog and live for MEATZ.

I am barking at you today to ask that you please restock the gift store shelves with the steaks and other meats AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!  

On another note, without the steaks, my Dogster 12 Days of Christmas song doesnât work - (eight yummy steaks).

On the twelfth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Twelve special rosettes, 
Eleven paw mail notices, 
Ten Dogster stickers, 
Nine extra zealies, 
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars, 
Three pal request, 
Two forever crowns, 
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

And for my pals reading my diary, letâs spread the word that we want Dogster to bring back the MEATZ!!!  Please do a diary entry as follows: 

Title - Dogster, WHERE'S THE MEATZ???

Body -   Dogster, I am barking at you today to ask that you please restock the gift store shelves with steaks and other meats AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!  I am a dog and love to get and give MEATZ.  

Hugs and kisses - Dogster, Where's the MEATZ???

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/28/11  The Dogster Twelve Days of Christmas by Coco Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/751830</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:13:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>On the first day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me 
A Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the seco ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ On the first day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me 
A Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the second day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me 
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the third day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the fourth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Four angel stars, 
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the fifth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the sixth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the seventh day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the eighth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the ninth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Nine extra zealies, 
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the tenth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Ten Dogster stickers, 
Nine extra zealies, 
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the eleventh day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Eleven paw mail notices, 
Ten Dogster stickers, 
Nine extra zealies, 
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars,
Three pal request,
Two forever crowns,
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, 
Dogster sent to me
Twelve special rosettes, 
Eleven paw mail notices, 
Ten Dogster stickers, 
Nine extra zealies, 
Eight yummy steaks, 
Seven shiny emeralds, 
Six red roses, 
Five diamond rings, 
Four angel stars, 
Three pal request, 
Two forever crowns, 
And a Dogster Plus membership plea!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/28/11  Going to the groomers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/751708</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

I heard momma on the phone today making appointments for Puffy and I to go to the groome ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I heard momma on the phone today making appointments for Puffy and I to go to the groomer tomorrow.  I guess it's a good thing because since my surgery and recovery my hair is all uneven so I need to be shaved down so the hair can grow back in evenly - BOL

Momma wanted to wait until she was sure all my wounds had healed but both humans have been complaining that I smell - can you believe it?!  Personally I don't think I smell because Puffy always want to stick his nose in my privates so I must smell really good, donât you think?

Afterwards,  momma might even take us down to see Santa and have our pictures taken with him so I better get busy on my wish listâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/12/11  A nice rainy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/748970</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:18:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was raining lightly off and on today so I didn't do too much of anything.  I got up and went outs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was raining lightly off and on today so I didn't do too much of anything.  I got up and went outside to do my business, checked to see what the neighbors were doing through the fence and barked at them to let them know that I was watching them.  Checked to see if there were any big, plump spiders outside for me to eat: they make excellent little protein snacks.  Afterwards I came back inside, wressled with Puffy for awhile and then took a nap on the big bed.  

When I got up I looked throught some cruise pamphlets to see where Hershery and I might like to go.  I'm still thinking Argentina might be the best spot because of all the MEATZ.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/09/11  The wind is blowing</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/748460</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:31:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It&acirc;s really windy down our way today.  Momma went to the grocery store this afternoon and when she ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Itâs really windy down our way today.  Momma went to the grocery store this afternoon and when she came home she was feeling tired so of course Puffy and I suggested that maybe we should all go into the big bedroom and snuggle on the bed and take a well deserved nap.  

Thatâs just what we did after the humans had lunch.  We got nice and comfy and before you could change the channel on TV we were all snoring away.  Daddy says that momma and I always have snoring contests to see which one of us can snore the loudest and so far momma always wins although Iâm is getting closer and closer to taking over â BOL, BOL.  When we woke up about one hour later the wind was whipping the trees in the yard violently.  The news just happened to be on the TV and there was a high wind advisory being flashed across the screen.  We could have figured that out just by looking at the trees as they bent in the wind.  

Itâs dinner time now so I better go and see whatâs for dinner.  Iâll bark at you all later.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/08/11  Petey (Member #748157) Dogster Plus membership is missing</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/748251</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 16:18:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/748251</guid>
		<description>Hi pup pals,

My pal Petey's (membership #748157) Dogster Plus membership is missing in action:
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pup pals,

My pal Petey's (membership #748157) Dogster Plus membership is missing in action:


Oh where, oh where has Peteyâs Dogster Plus membership gone? 
Oh where, oh where can he be?
Peteyâs momma called Dogsterâs customer support
But they arenât returning her calls and that just wrong
Oh where, oh where can it be?

Petey's Dogster Plus membership has been lost for one whole month now and his momma has been calling and leaving messages.  Dogster did call her back once but at the wrong time and now they have not heard anything further from Dogster.

Is anyone else experiencing this also? 

Hang in there Petey - send Dogster an email and state what the problem is and when is a good time for them to call you at.  I'm sure everything can be resolved.  If you don't get any results we can start a new campaign - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/07/11  The stitches are out</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/748115</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:49:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi my pals,

I spent the afternoon at the vet&acirc;s office getting de-stapled and having the stitche ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi my pals,

I spent the afternoon at the vetâs office getting de-stapled and having the stitches removed.  Let me tell you IT HURT!!!!  The staples they put in my side were stuck and the vet could not get one of the three out.  I was in the back room with the vet and momma, who is legally deaf, heard me yelp and cry as she waited for them to bring me back into the exam room.  My side where the staples had been is bleeding once again but the vet assured momma that it would stop.  They also noted that I have more lumps forming.  I again have a very large lump on one of my front paws and several on my back.  Maybe Iâm just meant to be a lumpy dog.  

The vet gave momma a name of anti-histamine that I can take to help me stop scratching.  The new one is supposed to stop me from itching and not make me tired like Benadryl does.  

Anyhow Iâm done at the vet for the remainder of this year â YIPPEE!!!!  Now itâs cruise time.  Hershey are you ready?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/06/11  Holiday cards</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/747907</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:21:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/747907</guid>
		<description>Hi my pals,

It's that time of the year again and momma asked me to remind all of my pals that we  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi my pals,

It's that time of the year again and momma asked me to remind all of my pals that we would LOVE to send you a Holiday card.  If you would like to get one from Puffy and me please let us know: give us your address so we can send you one via snail mail.  I would like to remind everyone that under no condition will we give out your address or show up on your door step uninvited, so please paw mail us with your address so you can receive a card this year.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/06/11  I'm insulted</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/747867</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Nov 2011 15:37:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had to have a bath yesterday because momma said I was dirty.  Yes, I walked in the dirt; Yes, I ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had to have a bath yesterday because momma said I was dirty.  Yes, I walked in the dirt; Yes, I had some dirt under my nails but need I remind you that it was the humans that took me to the property in New Mexico and allowed me to walk around in the dirt at my leasure?  Anyhow that should have been the end of it except for today momma kept on saying that something smelled.

SNIFF, SNIFF, SNIFF, SNIFF

Both humans were sniffing about and finally came over to me and all of a sudden both said it was me!!!!

How insulting!

Momma went to the pet supply store and bought some new shampoo and sray that was supposed to be for itching and odors.  When she got home I had another bath.  That makes TWO baths in two days.  I hope this isn't going to be a continual thing.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/05/11  We're BACK!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/747707</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Nov 2011 22:14:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/747707</guid>
		<description>Hi Pals,

We arrived back home after our road trip early this afternoon and boy am I happy to be b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

We arrived back home after our road trip early this afternoon and boy am I happy to be back home.  I have lots to tell you so why donât you grab a yummy snack, sit on your favorite pillow and let me tell you about our trip?

We left California on Monday the 31st (Halloween) morning round 6A.M.  Traffic wasnât that bad and we stopped several times for potty and water breaks along the way.  We arrived in New Mexico in the late afternoon and checked into our reserved motel room.  The room was a pig sty.  It had ugly green carpet that was totally spotted with unknown substances so momma wasnât too very worried about either Puffy or me piddling on it which turned out to be a good thing since I piddled three times (Hey, it smelled like pee so what was I expected to do?) â BOL, BOL.  Of course momma brought the odor neutralizer and her small carpet cleaner along so she was busy cleaning the spots.  I think the carpet actually looked much better after we checked out â BOL, BOL

Tuesday we met with some people who were bidding on work that we need done on the property.  One of those who the humans met came out and put in our driveway.  This required digging out some of the earth and installing two huge drains that would allow water to run under the driveway.  Two of the visitors came with huge Labradors.  When momma saw the big dogs she hurried and crated Puffy and me in the truck.  The yellow Lab was not interested in us and just wanted to be petted.  The black one came over to sniff Puffy in his crate and Puffy responded by barking his head off telling the other dog that he was going to beat him up - BOL, BOL.  Momma decided that I would be a nice dog so she took me out of my crate and put me on the ground.  Puffy was still barking his head off so the Lab came over to me and started sniffing my head so guess what I did?  I jumped up, growled and tried to bite him on his nose so back into my crate I went.  When all of the visitors left Puffy and I were again allowed to explore our property and we had a great time.   The humans cooked hotdogs on an open fire but since I am supposed to be on a protein restrictive diet neither one of us got any which just did not seem right.  After spending all day at the property we went back to the motel and went to sleep.

The next day (Wednesday), we went out to our property and the well drillers were supposed to show up to drill the water well but after waiting all day no one showed.   In all fairness to the well drillers, where our property is located at there is no cell phone connections so no one could call and tell the humans that they had been delayed, which is what had occurred.  All this time, Puffy and I walked around and explored.  I found a tarantula and was all set to sample the local spider but momma got it to climb a stick and she moved it to where I couldnât get to it.  There were all kinds of antelope and deer droppings for us to sniff and we even found a part of an antler that momma let me keep.  Momma had a really ripe banana which she tossed under a juniper tree right before we left for the day. 

The next day (Thursday), we had all kinds of people on our property.  The well drillers arrived with two huge trucks, one for doing the drilling and the other with the pipes that would be inserted into the well.  The drilling was very noisy and messy.  Water was not found during the first day so after the men left Puffy and I went to explore what they had been doing and Puffy walked right into the sludge that was dung up.  His white feet were caked in dirt and I started to follow him into it and got two front feet wet until daddy saw what we were doing and stopped us â BOL, BOL.  When we got back to the motel room momma had to wash our feet off in the bathroom sink.  Oh yeah, that banana that momma tossed yesterday was found about 20 feet from where she tossed it yesterday and half eaten.  Something came during the night and helped themselves to the fruit â BOL.

Friday morning we again went back to our property and watched the drilling continue.  Late in the afternoon water was found and we now have a producing well.  Puffy and I had to stay in our crates in the car most of the day but since the weather has been changing daily it was now getting cold and neither Puffy or I wanted to go play in the sludge again â BOL, BOL.  The clear sky was clouding over and the wind was blowing.  The night temperatures were dropping to the high twenties and the news was reporting that snow and rain was expected after midnight.  We were out at the property late and did not get back to the motel until after 8PM.  

Today (Saturday) we were up EARLY and when momma opened the door at 4:15AM it was windy, cold and raining.  Puffy and I were ushered outside to do our business but neither wanted to go in the rain but were forced outside anyways.  We both piddled quickly and were then placed in our crates in the truck and we were headed back to California.  The trip back was NOT fun, no, not at all.  When we go outside of Flagstaff, Arizona it was snowing, cold and windy.  Cars on the interstate were spinning out of control and crashing.  We had just passed a passenger car that had spun out and crashed into a guard rail destroying the carâs front end but luckily the driver was not hurt when all of a sudden OUR truck spun out and was traveling sideways across the interstate and almost slammed into the back of a semi truck before daddy got it under control: we missed hitting that semi truck by mere inches!  Right behind us was another semi truck and one can only wonder what was going through everyoneâs mind seeing OUR truck going sideways.  Momma was panicked as was daddy.  We continued on and saw numerous accidents.  There was a semi truck that had jackknifed and ended up sandwiched between two billboards with the cab completely turned backwards.  Some cars slid into the center medium or if lucky were only facing the wrong way on the shoulder, but the worse accident involved three cars and one had rolled over causing much damage.  The bad driving conditions lasted all the way through Kingman, Arizona and daddy drove until conditions improved before asking momma to take over.    

When we finally arrived home, we were ushered into the bathroom and momma immediately gave Puffy and I baths.  I still have my stitches in so I was not supposed to get them wet but since they come out on the 7th and everything is looking good momma decided it would be okay since I brought back lots of dirt with me â BOL, BOL.  

I hope you all had a happy Halloween with lots of special treats.  I missed you all and am sorry if I missed any special occasions.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/29/11  One more day until ROAD TRIP</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/746489</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:34:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals!  We will be gone for about one week as we are headed back to New Mexico to have some work d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals!  We will be gone for about one week as we are headed back to New Mexico to have some work done on our property.  Momma says that Puffy and I will not be allowed to run around there because she wants to make sure my wounds stay clean and since daddy is going to âput momma to workâ helping to clear some of the brush away we will be made to stay in our crates with only supervised and limited outdoor times to do our business.  

The weather where we are headed is getting cold the lows are in the 20âs and the highs around 60.  Keep in mind we are from Southern California and are used to highs in the 80âs and lows in the 60âs â BOL, BOL.  Momma is going to pack some sweaters for Puffy and I to take along plus an extra blanket for momma to use when at the hotel.  Because the snows are getting ready to fall this will probably be the last trip we take this year.  Daddy has someone coming out to the property to put in a driveway so we can drive the truck onto our property.  

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that all of my stitches are still intact.  I havenât sprung a leak in several days â THANK DOG!!!  When we get back from New Mexico I have to go back to the vet to have them all removed and then Hershey and I are going to plan our cruise.  I really like the idea of going to Argentina but I have also heard that Japan has some very tasty Kobe beef but Iâm not too sure if it is safe to eat any right at this time due to all of the radiation issues that are occurring there.   

Hugs and kisses â stay safe, happy and healthy.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/27/11  Where have the diarist gone?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/746215</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:59:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/746215</guid>
		<description>Have you ever wondered what happened to some of the Dogster diarist?  I do.  Take the Dog of the Day ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have you ever wondered what happened to some of the Dogster diarist?  I do.  Take the Dog of the Day HAWK (http://www.dogster.com/dogs/16323), he is a Grayhound whose last diary entry was in January 2006.  Hawk had some furbrothers and sisters and when I clicked on their pages I discovered one did not have a diary and the other four had last been updated between 2006 and 2008.  I wanted to invite Hawk and his pack to become pals with Puffy and I but for some unknown reason all diaries ceased in 2008 so I did not extend an invitation.  

And barking about inviting pups to be pals, I will also not extend an invitation a pup that does not have a diary.  If this makes me a snob, well so be it.  I love reading the diaries as they can be so entertaining.  If however a pup has a furbrother or sister who maintains a diary I will then extend the friend invitation to all.  

Anyhow, I kind of got off the subject for a moment there, so back to wondering what happened to former diarist, sometimes a pal will post that they are no longer going to be active on Dogster for a number of reasons.  I appreciate it when they do this because it allows me to know they are still okay but have a different agenda and will no longer participate in our fun.  I donât like knowing that a pal is leaving but at least I know they did not fall of the planet, if you know what I mean.

I have had one or two pals who lost their human caretakers.  The one that I remember the most is Marilee.  She was the caretaker of Mallory http://www.dogster.com/dogs/858201) and Harry (http://www.dogster.com/dogs/858210) her furbrother.  Marilee was a wonderful woman who had a health issue and knew she could pass on at any time.  Sadly that tragic day did finally occur.  Without notice, the paw mails stopped as did the diary entries.  I was sending messages and pressies asking if everything was okay and of course I never receive any responses.  However the Dogster family has a way of finding out things and one of the other members paw mailed me to tell me Marilee had passed away.  Shocked, stunned and saddened is how I felt.  Afterwards I wondered what happened to Mallory and Harry.  Where were they and were they being taken care of like Marilee would have wanted them to be?   There was speculation that one of Marileeâs family members took them both in but it was never confirmed.  

I have other pals who choose to no longer update their dogâs diaries but still visit from time to time by leaving comments on their palâs diaries.  Itâs always nice to see that they are still here although I would prefer that they update their own diaries every once in a while so I could read about what is going on in their lives (I would name who I am talking about but I suspect you want to remain in the background so I will not).   

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/26/11  We've been invaded</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745965</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:03:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It&acirc;s been lightly raining down our way and when that happens, ants sometimes come into our house.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Itâs been lightly raining down our way and when that happens, ants sometimes come into our house.  Yesterday they invaded the house in big armies.  They marched into the laundry room where all the dog and cat food is kept and then spread outward to the kitchen to see what else they could find.  

All of the kitty food that sits right outside the laundry room was crawling with ants and when momma picked up the self feeder to empty it out into the garbage the lid fell off and all the kibble and ants went tumbling onto the kitchen tile spreading out all over the place.

Momma was having a hard time herding Puffy and I out of the kitchen because we wanted to help her clean up:  Okay maybe thatâs an exaggeration because all we were actually doing was kicking the kibble under the stove and refrigerator â BOL, BOL.

She tried to vacuum up the kibble using the small hard floor vacuum that we have but it wasnât doing so good and thankfully by now daddy got off the sofa to see what was going on and started laughing his head off when he saw the kibble all over the floor.  Do I need to tell you that momma was not laughing along with him?

Anyhow, daddy got the broom and helped momma clean up the spilled kibble.  I bet momma goes to the store to buy more kitty kibble today and ant block stuff to put around the outside of the house.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/26/11  I'm sorry Puffy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745921</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:38:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745921</guid>
		<description>I have been a bit crabby lately but who can blame me after what I have gone through these last coupl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been a bit crabby lately but who can blame me after what I have gone through these last couple of day.  Iâm pretty certain if you had to be stapled shut two days in a row that you too would be a bit upset.  Anyhow poor ole Puffy has been getting the worse of my anger.  Iâve been yapping in his face every chance I get doing my Alpha girl talk.  I guess he finally had enough when he started to growl at me and momma had to separate us. 

The good news is that the staples are holding and my wounds are closed so they can heal.  

I think Iâll go find Puffy and see if he wants to play (the boy has a short memory).  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/24/11  Back from the vet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745657</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:58:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745657</guid>
		<description>I should have know that this day was going to be just as bad as yesterday but I thought momma was tr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I should have know that this day was going to be just as bad as yesterday but I thought momma was trying to make up when she said "who wants to go bye-bye".  Of course I went running to the front door all egar to go and when the door was opened out I sprang with Puffy right behind me.  We stopped and piddled on the front lawn and then momma walked over to the car and opened the door and called me.

OH NO!!!! I'm not getting in that again because the last trip was to the vet and I don't want to go there again so I decided to run like the wind down the block.  This was quite a task because I have one paw wrapped in the flex wrapper to keep me from licking one of the wounds.  Momma saw what I was doing and shouted "COCO SIT"!!!!!  I could tell by her tone and volume that she ment business as I hunkered down where I was, momma walked over and picked me up and then put me in my car seat.  Puffy was dumped on the front passenger seat and away we went.

I was right because we ended up at the vet's office.  Dr. Johnson is no longer there so we had to see a new vet named Dr. Karson.  She started out being very nice until she took me into the back room where most of the tourchor is done and stapled my wound under my arm shut.  OWIE, OWIE, OWIE!!!!!  That was not fun.

The vet said there is a possibility that even the staple will not hold because of the area it is in so if it opens again to not worry about it just put the antibiotic ointment on it and keep it clean.  

I'd like to thank everyone who has been sending me well wishes and pressies.  I have the bestest pals and I love you all!

I need to go take a nap right now and contiue to dream about where Hershey and I are going to go on our cruise.  I want to go someplace where there is lots and lots of MEATZ.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/24/11  Thank you Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745633</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:15:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745633</guid>
		<description>Once again I need to thank Dogster for picking my diary to be one of the featured ones of the day.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Once again I need to thank Dogster for picking my diary to be one of the featured ones of the day.  It's always such a rush to be able to show my fellow Dogster members that I am so special - BOL, BOL

Strider thank you for making me the beautiful picture frame to help me always remember this day.  It's really beautiful.

Well pals I have to keep this short because I am headed back to the vet to have the wound under my arm stapled shut.  I hope this is the last trip I have to make there for a while.

Momma said we would post later in the day.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/23/11  Mad dash across town</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745547</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:02:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The vet called and said they would repair the stitching if I could get there in 10 minutes.  Daddy h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The vet called and said they would repair the stitching if I could get there in 10 minutes.  Daddy had looked at my wound and told the vet that I had popped the stitches out on two different areas, momma only knew about the one on my side, but the one under my arm was also open.

Anyhow it was a mad dash across town and we made it in about 13 minutes, the vet took me in the back and put staples in the wound in my side.  When we got home momma gave me my pills and was petting me and all of a sudden she spotted the open wound under my arm.  The vet did not repair that one and it is open even more than the one on my side.  

Itâs too late to go back to the vet because they are closing so momma packed it with some of the triple antibiotic ointment that she has and it looks like I will once again be going back to the vet tomorrow.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/23/11  Oops</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745529</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:06:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745529</guid>
		<description>Can this get any worse?  I popped the stitches that were holding the wound on my side togehter and n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can this get any worse?  I popped the stitches that were holding the wound on my side togehter and now it is open.  Momma debated if I needed to go back to the vet but decided that she has seen much larger wounds than that so she packed it with triple antibiotic ointment and will just watch it for now although she does have a call in to the vet so we are waiting for a return phone call (the vet is in surgery).  She doesnât want to have to have me put under again for re-stitching if it isnât necessary.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/23/11  Progress update</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745505</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:44:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745505</guid>
		<description>I don&acirc;t appear to be recovering very well from yesterday&acirc;s mutilations.  This morning I didn&acirc;t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I donât appear to be recovering very well from yesterdayâs mutilations.  This morning I didnât want to get up so daddy had to drag my bed out from under the daybed to make sure I was okay.  Daddy took me into the big bedroom and placed me on the big bed but I laid there shaking and trembling.  Momma offered me a small piece of turkey lunch meat but I refused to eat.  

The humans are supposed to give me two pills twice a day and Iâve already told them I am not going to make that process easy.  Both momma and daddy tried to give me my morning pills and I kept on spitting them out.  It was no use trying to wrap them in something because I am also refusing to eat, even baby food.  

After many tries they finally succeeded in getting them down my throat.  Momma then left and went to Pet Smart and bought something called a pill injector.  While she was there she stopped in to talk with my vet and the vet told momma to bring me back for another pain shot and fluid therapy if she felt the pills were not working.  The good news is that by the time momma got back home I had stopped shaking and trembling so apparently the pain medication that the vet gave us yesterday does work and that the humans will have to make sure to give it to me a little earlier next time.  

Momma did notice that I have been licking the one front paw that is not wrapped so she looked at it and discovered it has stitches in it so she wrapped it with flexible tape to keep me from getting it infected.  

Iâm going to go back to sleep right now and dream about my pal Hershey who is having surgery today for the removal of a cyst.  Iâll dream that heâs home getting lots of love.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/22/11 What did I do to deserve this?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745399</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:11:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745399</guid>
		<description>I had a HORRIBLE day and that&acirc;s putting it politely.  Not only was I manhandled but I was also mut ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a HORRIBLE day and thatâs putting it politely.  Not only was I manhandled but I was also mutilated.  Those people poked, prodded and peeked in areas where they had no business going.  

Last night at home the one big cyst on my head popped and some of the puss came out.  Momma told the vet about it this morning when she dropped me off but the vet still chose to shave part of my head and cauterize it so it would not come back.  In total the vet removed 8 cysts from my body (only the big ones).  She said the two on my lower back were really deep so it was a good thing they were removed.  While I was out, she also cut back my nails and plucked the hair out of my ears.  I also had my teeth cleaned and during this it was discovered that one of my lower front teeth is loose but the vet hopes it will firm up.  I now have to take antibiotics for two weeks and have some pain medicine also.  

Because my blood panel indicates that I have kidney issues I can no longer have any of the treats that are mostly MEATZ but can have carbohydrates.  Momma thinks I can still have the Busy Bone but forgot to ask the vet.    

Iâm still pretty groggy right now so I am going to go lie down in my bed and try to forget about today.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/21/11  Not one of my better days</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745269</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:34:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/745269</guid>
		<description>All I can say is that today was not one of my better days.  Oh sure it started out just fine with da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All I can say is that today was not one of my better days.  Oh sure it started out just fine with daddy getting up early to head over to Grandpaâs house to meet with the realtor who is going to sale the house.  Both Puffy and I wanted to go but we werenât allowed as the humans are still saying something about âno dog pee on the new carpets.â  Well WOOF!  Who ever heard of no pee on the carpets?  Isnât that what itâs there for?  Do you not think the humans arenât stepping in and tracking stuff on the bottoms of their shoes?  Whatâs the matter with a little pee on the carpets anyways?  It gives the whole house that âearthyâ smell â BOL, BOL

Anyhoodle, we had to stay home with momma, but momma was busy so she put the baby gate up across the sewing room door and Puffy and I had to stay in there while she went shopping and did other chores.

Late in the afternoon when momma finally removed the baby gate she grabbed me and we headed off to the car.  Daddy had come home and he was told to watch Puffy while momma and I drove away.

I knew this was going to be nothing but trouble when Puffy didnât get invited to join us and sure enough, I ended up at the dreaded vetâs office.  Iâm not sick or anything but I am scheduled to have my teeth cleaned tomorrow and momma wanted them to remove one of the cysts thatâs bothering me.  As most of you know, I have a ton of cysts all over my body.  Twice now they have been removed during my annual teeth cleaning.  Momma swore that she would not put me through that again because they continue to come back but I have a huge one on my right front paw that is bothering me and I chew on it all the time.  The vet decided that since I am going to be under for my teeth cleaning I might as well have some of the larger ones removed along with the one that is bother me.

Before we left the vetâs office momma volunteered to have my beautiful hair cut off so that the cysts could easily be spotted tomorrow.  She couldnât drop me off at the groomers because it was way too late in the day so instead when we got home, momma got out the clippers and did it herself.  Thatâs right pals, momma took the clippers to me and boy did I give her a piece of my mind too.  I jumped, squirmed and complained the whole time.  She managed to cut off all of the hair on my body but finally gave up when it came to my legs because I would not cooperate â BOL, BOL  If that wasnât enough assault on me after the haircut, I found myself in the bathtub getting a bath afterwards.  I kept on saying âBut Iâm the princess and I donât get baths at homeâ but momma ignored me and scrubbed me down good.  She said I would have some stitches in my paw so if she didnât give me a bath today I would have to wait until the stitches came out which would have been perfectly acceptable with me, but you know how those humans can be, they never listen.

Early tomorrow morning I have to go back to the dreaded vetâs office and I donât even get to have breakfast first.  Iâd be willing to bet you that I wonât get to take my Busy Bone with me either.  This is definitely going to make me one very unhappy pup.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/19/11  Busy Bones and Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744907</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:10:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744907</guid>
		<description>Have you ever been excited about something and during your excitement something happened to take it  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have you ever been excited about something and during your excitement something happened to take it all away?  I have a real love for Busy Bones.  There is nothing better than a nice big Busy Bone to chomp on and enjoy at my leasure.  The thing with Busy Bones is that after a bit itâs nice to have but lets face it, you do get tired of them.  I have been know to chew on my busy bone for weeks and when Iâm not chewing on it I carry it all around the house just to make sure it doesnât get tossed out or even worse yet, find itâs way into Puffyâs tummy.  My current Busy Bone I have been carrying around for about two weeks.  I really donât feel like eating it because the excitement has worn off.

This is kind of how I am feeling about Dogster right at the moment.  Now donât get me wrong because I love Dogster but with all of the problems that they are currently experiencing it is getting rather trying visiting the site.  That annoying PAGE NOT FOUND message and the inability to leave comments is making me annoyed, and that is putting it politely â BOL, BOL.  My smart pals have already figured out that we can still access pals diaries by going to them through the palâs home page instead of clicking on the instant link, but alas, we still can not leave comments on the page but can always bark a private message using paw mail so all is not lost.  

However, I worry about the future of DogsterâŚso many pals have already left.  There are many reasons one might choose to leave, death of either the human or pup; financial hardships (yes $19.95 a year is not a lot, but take it from an unemployed person it can mean the difference from putting gas in the car or feeding the family for a couple of days); computer breaks; other obligations that require their time, etc.  The one reason that scares me the most is that pals leave because they no longer enjoy Dogster.

Maybe itâs because there are only so many ways one can relate that their pet has gas, peed on the entertainment system, chased squirrels, tried to bite someone or other such things that some of us are know to do.  I for one have loved peeking into a bit of your lives to see what you each have been up to.  There are various funny diary entrees that keep me amused and laughing.  Of course there are also discouraging ones too but letâs face it with life there are many happy moments that are peppered with the miserable.

When pals choose to leave Dogster because of the problems that they encounter at the site I feel helpless.  I want to bark to them to please be patient because software is a complicated issue and it does take time to resolve all the problems that occur.  

Maybe I should be glad that the site experiencing difficulties for a bit because it give my momma a chance to go do other things like dye her hair (COCO!!!!! Donât be saying that kind of stuff â itâs PRIVATE!!!!) Okay momma â HeHeHeHe.  Anyhow, my point is that we will be sitting her waiting for the issues to be resolved and in the meantime I think it is time for some breakfast and then a stroller ride.  Maybe when we get back the Techno dogs will have everything fixed â my paws are crossed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/18/11  Dogster is teasing us!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744837</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:07:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744837</guid>
		<description>After being lonely for several days because I had no pals to play with Dogster was once again workin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After being lonely for several days because I had no pals to play with Dogster was once again working this afternoon - YIPPEE!!!

I read the diaries and left comments.

NOW....

BAM....

The evil PAGE NOT FOUND message is once again appearing.

It's not nice to offer a pup a cookie and then take it away.  It can make a pup very angry and mean.

Coco Rose - singing Zoe's I'm so Lonely song.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/18/11 Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744795</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:08:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744795</guid>
		<description>What this?  New Mexico recently had an earthquake?  Aren&acirc;t we moving there next year?  Yikes, are  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What this?  New Mexico recently had an earthquake?  Arenât we moving there next year?  Yikes, are the earthquakes going to follow us everyplace we go?  

I for one was happy to be moving someplace I thought would be free of earthquakes.  DANG!!!!

This Southern California dog has had her fill of earthquakes.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/17/11  OUT WITH FLEAS</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744635</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:35:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744635</guid>
		<description>Well the links on Dogster are not working&acirc;&brvbar;Another flea in the big dog&acirc;s coat.  Maybe we should d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well the links on Dogster are not workingâŚAnother flea in the big dogâs coat.  Maybe we should do our own âOccupyâ type protest.   

We could mass post âOUT WITH FLEASâ or other such things â BOL, BOL

Actually, since the cats on Catster are howling at headquarters Iâm pretty certain they are aware of the issues and once again we will just have to wait until everything is fixed.

I would accept the down times better if only Dogster would post that they are working on the issues instead of making us find out the hard way.  Surely it is a major inconvenience for Dogster/Catster to be bombarded with lots of messages from members telling them the site isnât working, so why not just post one message?  I can hear Headquarters saying that even if they post a message, they would still receive a ton of messages from pups/cats that did not see their posted message.  My response to this is that maybe it is time to update their messages so that they are displayed predominantly with a date so that we know it is a current message and what the reported problem(s) are.  

Working in software is a challenge but one that the Tech dogs/cats can easily handle.  I think I speak for a lot of pals when I say we suspected things would get messed up when SAY Media became the owner but SHEESH, there has to be a better way of communicating the issues.  

This leads me to wonder what new visitors think of the site when they encounter the same problems that those of us who have been her a while do.  If I were navigating Dogster/Catster for the first time and got the PAGE NOT FOUND message each time I clicked on a diary I would be frustrated and leave.  Why would I want to join a social network that did not work?  

Currently I have 749 pals; of those pals I would guess more than half are no longer active on Dogster.  There was a time when I would spend hours reading through two days worth of diaries on the Bark Board âSee all friends activityâ.  Now, it is only a core group of pals that post and it doesnât take very long to go through them.  In fact, momma has been thinking about eliminating some who are no longer playing here.  The reason being is that it would make giving out pressies much easier since she would not have to scroll through pages and pages of inactive pups (she is old so forgive her for this though).  Maybe Dogster/Catster should implement a policy to eliminate those who do not activate their accounts within two years and save momma from having to do this.  

Anyhoodle, Iâll sit here a bit before I start barking my pretty little head off again.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

PS - Puffy, I have more pals than you!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/17/11  I'm soooooooo lonely</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744565</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:20:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744565</guid>
		<description>I'm still unable to access any of the diaries on Dogster.  Each time I click on a page I get the PAG ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm still unable to access any of the diaries on Dogster.  Each time I click on a page I get the PAGE NOT FOUND message.

Puffy and I hope all of our pals are safe, healthy and happy.  Please forgive us if we miss something important.  We don't know if this latest problem is because SAY Media is messing with the Dogster site again or if it is a problem with our account.  Momma said she would give it a couple of days and if it isn't fixed she will then notify Dogster of the issue.

We miss everyone.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/16/11  HEY, were did everyone go????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744545</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:13:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744545</guid>
		<description>Hello, anyone out there?  

Testing, One, Two, Three!

There is a dead moose in the drive way -  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello, anyone out there?  

Testing, One, Two, Three!

There is a dead moose in the drive way - okay not really....

Momma has been very busy scanning all of the photos that were found at Grandpa's house so she claimed not to have time to update diaries.  Now that she finished (thank dog!!!), we can't access any diaries, friends or other wise because we get PAGE NOT FOUND messages.  What the Woof?  

Is SAY Media messing with Dogster again?

Did momma forget to pay our Dogster Plus bill?

Has everyone de-friended us?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title></title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744274</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:24:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/744274</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

It was another day of being shut up in the sewing room while the humans went off and lef ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

It was another day of being shut up in the sewing room while the humans went off and left us behind.  Puffy and I are starting to get smart though because when the humans head towards the front door we both make a beeline towards it and have even run out the open door towards the truck asking to be allowed to go with them.  Our pleas so far have been ignored as we are told in no uncertain terms to:                           G E T   B A C K   I N   T H E   H O U S E!!!!  Sheesh, what does a dog have to do to go on an adventure now a days?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/10/11  Thank you Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/743428</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/743428</guid>
		<description>Oh WOW, this Diva is one of the Dogster Diary picks of the day along with my pals Harvey and Butterc ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh WOW, this Diva is one of the Dogster Diary picks of the day along with my pals Harvey and Buttercup! Also honored is Colin a cute little tyke and Laddie who is now watching everything from the Rainbow Bridge.  Thank you Dogster you know how much I love being in the spotlight.  Momma asked me to remind my pals to please save their zealies for sick, missing or troubled dogs that need extra special love, however if you would like to send me a Busy Bone in the snail mail, please feel free to do so â BOL, BOL.

There is still nothing much going on down my way.  Momma has been busy looking for new backgrounds for our Dogster pages and spent two whole nights going through them on Glitter Graphics.  She went through 500 different pages with 39 backgrounds per page on Saturday night and didnât get off the computer until 6AM!!!!!  She said something about Glitter Graphics does not have a means of stopping a scroll and then picking up where you left off so once you quit, you have to start all over again from the beginning.  No wonder Puffy and I are so tired.  Last night she controlled herself and only went through 75 pages.  The problems with backgrounds is that although there are many to choose from sometimes what looks good as a tile does not look good on our pages.  

Iâm off to take a much needed nap now.  Thank you all for being my pals â I love you!!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/07/11  Boring</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/743040</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Oct 2011 22:01:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/743040</guid>
		<description>It&acirc;s been kind of boring down my way.  Momma has been busy scanning in a gazillion photos that wer ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Itâs been kind of boring down my way.  Momma has been busy scanning in a gazillion photos that were found at grandpaâs place after he passed away.  Of course family members wanted copies but none of them were willing to do the actual work of scanning so momma got stuck doing it.

All day long momma is on the computer scanning photos that are out of focus, discolored and generally terrible.  She even muttered some unprintable stuff about KODAK and their Instamatic film.  

Puffy and I stay with momma while she is busy scanning and muttering because in between she plays with us and when she gets to tired of scanning we go and take a nap.  What could possibly be better?  Oh, I know a Busy Bone.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/05/11  Backgrounds</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/742676</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:39:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/742676</guid>
		<description>I need to talk about the different backgrounds some of us use on our Dogster pages.  It&acirc;s nice to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I need to talk about the different backgrounds some of us use on our Dogster pages.  Itâs nice to get creative but sometimes the backgrounds over power the type thus making it down right impossible to read what is there.

Recently I joined a Dogster group and have found visiting them to be hard because I can not read most of the things on their home page.  This has left me wondering if any of my pals have problems reading my home page or any of my siblingâs home pages.  I am suspecting the humans who decorate their dogs or group pages can read everything that is on it so why canât I?   Maybe it's computer or software related?  Daddy did point out that some of the more fancy glitter graphic backgrounds will cause computers to operate slower and people with older computers will have problems with them.  

Anyhow, last night momma changed the background on my homepage and she did check it on her computer and everything appeared to be legible.  If any of you discover that you can not read something, please paw mail us and we will try to fix it.  We want each visitor who comes to one of our pages to enjoy their visit and not have problems seeing anything that is there.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/05/11  A rainy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/742666</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:13:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/742666</guid>
		<description>We have been back for several days now but there is nothing really going on.  The property that the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been back for several days now but there is nothing really going on.  The property that the humans bought is still going through escrow so daddy can not go back there to have any work done on it yet.  

Itâs been raining down our way which is a good thing because Southern California can almost always use a good rain storm plus it gives momma more excuses to take a nap with us â BOL, BOL

Puffy is still full of gas and emitting terrible smelly clouds when you least expect it.  Daddy went to go to the fast food place and he took Puffy and me along but as soon as Puffy was put in the truck he farted â BOL, BOL.  Iâm beginning to think Puffy thinks he is supposed to be doing that.  Now that Puffy is feeling better he is running and jumping but with each jump out come a nasty fart.  

JumpâŚ.fart
Jump, runâŚ.fart
Jump, jumpâŚfart
Run, runâŚfart

Anyhow you get the idea; I wonder if we can sneak some BEANO in his dinnerâŚItâs worth a try.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/01/11  Our road trip</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/741966</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Oct 2011 20:27:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/741966</guid>
		<description>Hi pups,

I have hi-lighted our recent travels below so you too could experience what we did:

S ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups,

I have hi-lighted our recent travels below so you too could experience what we did:

Saturday Puffy and I had our travel harnesses put on us and then we were placed into our crates.  Of course Puffy had to have several of his stuffies in his crate with him (I had a few in mine too).  When daddy lifted Puffy to put him in his crate, guess what Puffy did: he piddled right on daddy â HeHeHeHeHe.  It was soooooo funny but for some reason daddy did not laugh.  Anyhow, after daddy got cleaned up, we left our house bright and early to go to daddyâs sistersâ house and then after daddy and his sister were done yapping we were off for New Mexico.  We were on the road for hours and the whole time Puffy farted and farted.  The humans stopped frequently to let us out to go potty but Puffy refused and insisted on filling the inside of the truck with very nauseous gas.  You may be laughing about this but let me tell you that you would not do so if YOU were the one sitting right next to him.  It was terrible!  I kept on telling Puffy to go potty because he would stop farting but he refused to listen to me.  

The sun was setting when we finally pulled into the motel at Gallup, New Mexico.  I was so happy to finally be able to shake that stink out of my hair and run around for a bit.  After spending the night we were walked for a bit before we were again placed in our crates in the truck and off we went to Ramah, New Mexico which was about 45 minutes away.  The humans had an appointment with a realtor to show them some property and because we bark and piddle when left alone we had to go along.    

The sky was peppered with storm clouds and off and on there would be light sprinkles as we drove.  We went to a development that had various parcels of land for sale ranging from 4 to 7 acres and met with the realtor.  When daddy went inside momma let Puffy and I out on our leash and we both piddled on the realtorâs driveway, then we were put back into our crates to wait in the cab of the truck until the humans were done talking.  The temperature at this time was about 50 degrees but momma left all of the doors on the truck open so we wouldnât get too hot and gave us each a big bowl of water just in case we got thirsty.

After a bit, the humans came out and off we went to look at various properties.  I should tell you now that as you come into the development there are candy striped cliffs that hug the outside of the boundaries that are really breathtaking (momma will post one photo on Puffyâs, Loganâs and my page so you can see for yourself, but she is going to have to down load all of the gazillion of photos that she took first onto her computer.)  And speaking of mommaâs camera, guess who dropped the new camera during our trip?  Momma did but hopes it isnât broken.  

The humans did end up buying 5 acres of land in this development, but our land does not have a view of the cliffs unless daddy cuts down some of the trees, which is very unlikely.   Anyhow, it looks like we will be moving to New Mexico in about one year after we get a home built on the property.

As the realtor was going back to her home base after she showed us some property, someone in a car in front of her tossed a tiny orange and white kitten onto the road and then continued to drive away.  Nancy, our realtor stopped and picked up the kitten and took it back to her home/office.  The little kitten was in shock and had the top portion of its upper right lip torn open from tumbling on the pavement.  Luckily our realtor is a retired nurse so she was able to clean the kitten up and it is doing just fine.  

One night during our trip we stayed in a small cabin in the woods.  It was really nice because it had vinyl floor so when the humans left for a bit we were able to stay and explore the whole room.  Momma thought to put down puppy training pads and itâs a real good thing because when they came back the three pads were completely soiled but so was the rest of the floor â BOL, BOL.  Momma spent about 1 hour cleaning up the mess â BOL, BOL

During our trip momma kept on seeing signs for Indian tacos and fried bread.  On the day before we left for home she asked daddy to take her for some fried bread.  This was not a very good idea as the place daddy picked did not make it fresh and it was terrible.  Both momma and daddy said that they could feel their arteries clogging with lard.  Neither could finish their dinner and they refused to give the uneaten portions to Puffy or me saying it would probably kill us if they did â BOL, BOL  By the way, the fried bread that the humans tried consisted of a hamburger patty and cheese wrapped in wheat bread and then deep fired.  

We saw deer and antelope during this trip grazing in the open fields in the development.  On the way home yesterday we also saw an elk and boy was he huge.  It was really sad because someone had shot him and he apparently ran before he died on the side of the road.  Mr. Elk was at least a 4 point elk judging by the size of his antler rack.  It seems like such a waste of life to shot something and have it die along a road.  We had seen it as the humans went to a restaurant for lunch and when we came back, it was still laying in the gully without anyone claiming it.  I would hope someone would at least use the meat for food instead of ending a life for nothing.

Daddy is going to go back to the property in a couple of weeks to have the driveway put in, a well dug and get the property fenced off.  I think he is tired of having Puffy in the truck farting all the time so he is going to go alone â BOL, BOL.  Because winter is coming this will probably be all that can be done for now.    

Iâm glad we are home because it was hard being away from all my pals.  It was sad to come back to find out that Lucy, Headquarters special dog had crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge and that Lil Bearâs kitty fursister Ingen got lost during a move across country.  Momma said she is worried about Bay-Ling, one of my kitty siblings panicking when we too move.  Bay-Ling is daddyâs kitty and we have had her since she was a tiny kitten.  For some reason she is very fearful and skittish.  She does not do well with any type of change: she was really upset that daddy left her for six whole days.  When we got home momma and daddy looked and looked for Bay-Ling but neither could find her in any of her usual hiding spots in the house.  Momma was beginning to think that maybe the neighbor who came over daily to feed and check on the kitties and bunny had left a door opened and Bay-Ling had escaped, but she didnât.  Instead she was found curled up in a tiny drawer that she had climbed into from the linen closet â BOL, BOL  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/01/11  Lucy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/741854</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Oct 2011 07:45:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Hi Pals,

As most of you are aware, Lucy, the office Basset at Headquarters recently went to the R ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pals,

As most of you are aware, Lucy, the office Basset at Headquarters recently went to the Rainbow Bridge.  She was an elderly gal, both deaf and blind, but lived her life to the fullest.   It was Lucyâs picture that was briefly seen at the Dog of the Week spot while Dogster was fixing the site.  Somehow it seems only fitting that Lucy should actually be in the Dog of the Week spot as she had lots to tell.  To momma Lori, I am deeply sorry for your loss and wish there was some magic words that would help you through this hard time, but there arenât.  The memories that you have formed with Lucy will always be with you but that is not the same as actually being able to hold her in your arms.  

And to my Dogster pals, please go to Lucyâs page and share some love with her and her momma.  For those of you who have never lost a beloved friend, it is rough as those of us who have experienced it can attest to.  Everyplace you look you will see reminders and the tears that you thought were under control will once again spill like a dam that burst.  

Here is where you can find Lucyâs page:  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/469390

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/30/11  Puffy and I are back home</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/741810</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:11:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/741810</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

I have to make this short and sweet (just like me):  We arrived back home today from our ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I have to make this short and sweet (just like me):  We arrived back home today from our trip to Arizona and New Mexico today and do I have a lot to tell you but momma is going NUTS doing the laundry and cleaning.  We did a lot of traveling down dusty roads that were not paved and everything in the truck is coated with red dust.  I'm lucky because I am a lovely black dog and dirt kind of hide on me but Puffy isn't so lucky.  He was not a LWD when we got home; instead he is a little gray and red dog - BOL, BOL


Momma tried to clean him up but when that failed she took the clippers and cut his hair off.  All that was left was the hair on his face and ears.  Puffy is NAKED!!!  

I'll catch up on everyone's diaries tomorrow and tell you all about our trip too.  Right now I'm going to curl up on the daybed and go to sleep for a while.

Hugs, kisses and why am I still sitting in the dog of the week spot? Am I going to have to bark my head off again?  Iâll wait until Monday to see if I get set free and I not, we will have to do a âFREE COCO ROSEâ rally.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/23/11  Trocair</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740425</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:19:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740425</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

We are just about to head out the door and momma stopped to check &quot;one last time&quot; what w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We are just about to head out the door and momma stopped to check "one last time" what was going on at Dogster.  We were very dismayed to find out that one of our newest pals was hit by a car and killed yesterday.

Trocair was one of the most beautiful Collies around.  Somehow she and her furbrother Rio decided they needed an adventure and wondered two miles from home.  Trocair's humans noticed that both dogs were missing and were out looking for them when the local sherrif called and informed them that Trocair had been hit by a car and did not survive.  When they got back home, Rio was waiting for them.  

Needless to say Trocair's humans sure could use some special love right now.  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1113702#start

Well this is my last entry for one or two weeks.  Please pals stay safe, healthy and happy.  I'll miss you while we are gone.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

Oops, I forgot to thank everyone who sent me pressies for my page.  I will do so properly when we get back okay?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/22/11  Big Orange needs some POTP</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740287</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:50:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740287</guid>
		<description>Hi pals, once again I need to ask for your help.  Beanie and Bacon&acirc;s big fursister Izzy is very si ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, once again I need to ask for your help.  Beanie and Baconâs big fursister Izzy is very sick right now and needs some special love to help her pull through.  Could you please stop by her page http://www.dogster.com/dogs/812092 and give her all the love that you can spare?  

Thank you,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/22/11  OMD!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740273</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:59:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740273</guid>
		<description>OMD!!!  I&acirc;ve just received notice that I am now the Dogster Dog of the Week!!!  Is this a joke or  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD!!!  Iâve just received notice that I am now the Dogster Dog of the Week!!!  Is this a joke or payback?  You know some might say that I led the FREE GIZMO campaign; okay, I admit it, I did, but its success could not have happened without all the barks that everyone else contributed to it so that Dogster would hear our pleas.   Iâd like to think all I did was suggest we do something and that it was really a group effort and each one of us was instrumental in making it work.  To everyone who helped spread the FREE GIZMO slogan, I canât thank you enough.  And to Dogster, I want to let you know that I really do love you and am happy to be part the pack.  Who would have thought that a social network for dog and cat lovers would become such a huge success, but happily it did.  With that success through came some changes that were unexpected.  The main change was the acquisition of Dogster by SAY MEDIA which was most surprising.  I think all of wondered what SAY MEDIA was going to do especially when they uttered those scary words âimproving the site layoutâ.   

I guess we found out quickly how difficult âimprovementsâ could be when all the fleas and ticks began to pop up.  There is no doubt in my mind that the Techno Dogs at Dogster have been working many long, tiring hours trying to rid the bugs and it probably didnât help matter to have the FREE GIZMO campaign going on while there were other issues that needed addressing also.  I can only wonder what Dogster was saying each time they saw a FREE GIZMO slogan pop up â BOL, BOL.  

Anyhow, that now brings me to being DOG OF THE WEEK.  I thank you for the honor and will have to trust that it will be for ONE WEEK ONLY!!!!!!  We are going on a road trip and I will not have access to the internet.  When we get back, please donât make me do a FREE COCO ROSE campaign - okay?  It really was hard to come up with different ways to write about Gizmo and my little brain needs a rest.  I used to being the princess and not a writer or organizer.  

Iâll miss you all and when I get back I will catch up on all that was going on while away.  Please do not throw any parties until I get back.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/22/11   Hot and humid</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740213</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:50:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/740213</guid>
		<description>It's hot and humid down or way and the sky is clouding over: plus the winds have picked up a lot.  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's hot and humid down or way and the sky is clouding over: plus the winds have picked up a lot.  I guessing we are going to have some thunderstorms come through.  This is perfect weather to lie on the big bed with the overhead fan going while we take a nap.  Sounds like a plan, right?  

It would be perfect if momma was not doing laundry and cleaning and if Puffy was not passing gas.  How he can lay there and pretend nothing is going on is beyond me.  I just wish he would stop but momma told me its better that he does it now and not while we are on our trip because usually the gas is followed by runny diarrhea.  

OMD â get away from me with that.

Momma is coming at me with the Avantix flea and tick stuff.  I donât like her putting that on me but she says she doesnât want me to bring anything home with me from our trip.  Itâs not so much that the Avantix bothers me itâs just that I know tomorrow I will get a bath because momma doesnât like the way it feels on our hair.  Got to go hideâŚ

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GIZMO is FREE!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739857</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:29:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739857</guid>
		<description>At approximately 4:12PM PST, Gizmo yawned, stretched her legs and walked out of the Dog of the Week  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At approximately 4:12PM PST, Gizmo yawned, stretched her legs and walked out of the Dog of the Week spot.  She is now free to run, play and join her family for all the belly rubs and treats that she can demand. 

Iâd like to thank Dogster for setting her free.  I know your job lately has been full of challenges with a new boss and all the fleas and ticks that have been popping up.  The Techno dogs have their paws full but at the same time you have once again proven why you are all âTOP DOGSâ and leaders of the pack.

To everyone who helped spread the âFREE GIZMOâ plea I canât thank you enough for all you support.  I couldn't have gotten the word out with out all of your help.  Youâre the best pals ever!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/18/11  You don't have to bow down to me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739363</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:32:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739363</guid>
		<description>Hi pals, Guess what?  I was chosen to be the Royal member of the day at Princess Divas and Prince Ch ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, Guess what?  I was chosen to be the Royal member of the day at Princess Divas and Prince Charmings.  I had a great day making Puffy be my court jester â BOL, BOL

I kept on telling him that he had to play with me because I was royalty â BOL, BOL

We wrestled around a bit and then momma gave us some treats and I helped myself to some of his, afterwards we took a nice long nap on the big bed.

It was a great day.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/18/11  Thank you pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739279</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:41:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739279</guid>
		<description>Thank you pals for helping me to spread the word to FREE GIZMO (and Luke) from the dog/cat of the we ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you pals for helping me to spread the word to FREE GIZMO (and Luke) from the dog/cat of the week spot on Dogster/Catster.  I am overwhelmed by how the word is spreading.  

I have to admit that I did sneak over to Catster and Luke is actually enjoying his captivity.  He is purring away, sniffing catnip and holding court with all of his pals, but this kind of behavior is expected from a CAT!!!!  Gizmo on the other hand has not barked one little âwoofâ since acknowledging she was honored with Dog of the Week.  

Anyhow, Dogster/Catster did say that they are going to fix all of the problems that we have been encountering however correcting the Dog/Cat of the week is low on the list.  

I guess all I can do now is sit back and wait even though Iâm not exactly a patient girl (can you tell)?

Hug, kisses and FREE GIZMO,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/17/11 Please join the FREE GIZMO movement</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739113</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:23:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739113</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, I&acirc;m one of the Dogster diary picks of the day.  Thank you Dogster and fellow pals for maki ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, Iâm one of the Dogster diary picks of the day.  Thank you Dogster and fellow pals for making me feel special.  I love you all!!!  I also would like to congratulate my fellow Diary picks of the day: My beautiful pal Georgie and fellow honorees, Abby, Zorro, Rose Lee, Gino and Nugget.  

Now onto more important things, not that being picked as one of the diary picks of the day isnât.  I have a confession to make:  I donât think the FREE GIZMO campaign is spreading as fast as I had hoped it would so I would like to âkick it up a notchâ and ask for everyone to please join in and help me out a bit.  

Momma says I can be rather self centered and demanding and I donât dispute that one bit, after all I am a DIVA, but at no time have I ever tried to take control of other pupâs diary, however today I am going to attempt to do just that.  Iâm thinking that since it is the weekend maybe there will be more pals reading the diaries and be willing to take a moment to do the following:

Would you PLEASE do a diary heading titled FREE GIZMO (and Luke) and then copy and paste the following message in the diary body?

Dear Dogster/Catster,

Please release Gizmo and Luke from the dog/cat of the week spots.  It was wonderful to read all about them but now I would like to see another dog/cat honored there.  For all of our pals out there please feel free to copy and paste this message and spread the word to Dogster/Catster that we would like to see Gizmo and Luke set free.  FREE GIZMO (and Luke)!!!!!

Iâm hoping that if others post the same message that their pals will agree and do the same thing.  Maybe if there was a mass movement Dogster/Catster would move this situation up on their âto doâ list and set them both free.  I admit I am sort of in a panic here because I only have 6 more days before we hit the road again and I will not have access to the internet so my campaign will either be a success or stop short of getting them free.  

Please be aware that this is a very hard request for me to make because I am used to just taking what I want.  I did put a lot of thought into it and have been second guessing myself wondering if it is an appropriate thing to request because it could end up in a huge failure where no one will join in on the cause.  I decided that not trying was a failure in it's self so what do I really have to loose?  I just want to get the word out that Gizmo (and Luke) need to be free and I'm hoping it happens before we leave next weekend.

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/16/11  Free Gizmo poem</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739035</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:09:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/739035</guid>
		<description>I miss my family and my home,
Somehow I got stuck in this dome.

It was fun to be here at first, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I miss my family and my home,
Somehow I got stuck in this dome.

It was fun to be here at first,
Now I bored and think Iâll burst.

My hinny is sore from being glued to one spot,
And let me tell you it hurts a lot.

Iâm wondering how much longer Iâll be stuck here.
Will I be free before Thanksgiving appears?

Iâm glad you love and wanted to honor me,
But now I'm feeling like I need to be free.

I want to go outside in the sunshine,
So I can pull all of momâs clothes off the clothesline.

It was nice to stop by and visit with you,
How about we shake paws and say âAdieuâ?

Try not to be sad that I donât want to be here anymore,
But Iâm sure youâve heard that before.

I want nothing more than to run and play.
Do you think it might happen before next Friday?

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO

Coco Rose the poet - BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/15/11  I got a riddle for you</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738817</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:16:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738817</guid>
		<description>Question - How many people does it take to free Gizmo from Dogster&acirc;s Dog of the Week?

Answer &acirc; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Question - How many people does it take to free Gizmo from Dogsterâs Dog of the Week?

Answer â I donât know because it hasnât happened yet!!!!

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/15/11  Diary entry</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738725</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:08:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738725</guid>
		<description>So here momma and I were doing our first check on Dogster today and we went to the Diary Picks of th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So here momma and I were doing our first check on Dogster today and we went to the Diary Picks of the Day and clicked on âSee more diariesâ.  Over on the left hand side under âJust updatedâ we spotted something we have never seen before on Dogster.  It was oriental lettering so of course we clicked on it to see what the diary might have to say and boy were we shocked (well maybe not shocked as much as dismayed).  

This diary page originated in Taiwan and was for a 100 pound Siberian Husky that was available for adoption.  The picture was a cartoon with the dog smoking a cigarette.  Check it out for yourselves http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1206397 (and once again I have to apologize that momma has not learned how to do instant links).  I donât know what the diary said as I can not read Taiwanese but I sure did NOT find the cartoon with the dog smoking to be âcute.  Iâm trying to keep an open mind as the culture is much different and letâs face it in some areas dogs end up on the menu so to have someone trying to find a home for a dog was pretty impressive, I just wish they would have done so without the cigarette even thought it was a cartoon. I kind of wondered if someone wasn't advertising a SMOKED DOG - YIKES!!

Oh yeah, before I forget, Finnigan congratulations on being one of the diary picks of the day â Dogster loves you and so do Puffy and I.

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/14/11  The earth moved</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738561</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:09:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738561</guid>
		<description>There&acirc;s was a little shaking and rattling going on down here this morning.  The news is reporting  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thereâs was a little shaking and rattling going on down here this morning.  The news is reporting that we had a 4.2 earthquake but I think it was actually Gizmo trying to free her self from the Dog of the Week spot on Dogster â BOL, BOL.  Iâm saddened to report it didnât work because Gizmo remains incarnated.  I guess it's going to take a bigger quake to set her free.

Hugs, kiss and FREE GIZMO

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/13/11  Free Gizmo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738509</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:08:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738509</guid>
		<description>Momma and I were walking across the parking lot to go into Pet Smart today and she looked down and s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and I were walking across the parking lot to go into Pet Smart today and she looked down and saw an old penny sitting on the pavement, heads up.  She reached down, picked it up and made a wish that Gizmo would soon be free, after which she tossed the penny over her shoulder so someone else could find it and hopefully have some good luck.

If the penny doesnât work maybe we can do a fund raiser to buy Gizmo her freedom.  How much do you think SAY MEDIA would want to release her?  

Oh I know, maybe we could throw a FREE GIZMO party.  Every pup could come in and paint picket signs, bark emails and donate their allowance to help free Gizmo.  We could go to the major meat markets and get them to donate the MEATZ for the cause and we could party while trying to help a fellow Dogster member.    

Do you think this might work?

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/12/11  Shorty Rossi Gizmo needs your help</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738353</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:39:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738353</guid>
		<description>I&acirc;m beginning to loose hope that Gizmo will be set free.  If Arnold Schwarzenegger were still gove ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Iâm beginning to loose hope that Gizmo will be set free.  If Arnold Schwarzenegger were still governor of California I would send him a request to grant Gizmo a pardon since the Governor apparently had a âthingâ for freeing some in prison.  But Arnold is no longer in office and Jerry Brown might not be the right person to approach in regards to resolving this matter.  Poor Gizmo remains stuck in DOG OF THE WEEK and I no longer know what to do to try to help her.  

Maybe I should contact Betty White, Bob Barker or Cesar Millan as each has helped quite a few animals in their lifetime.  Even better yet would be Shorty Rossi as he once took a baseball bat and broke a window to help a Pittbull out of an abusive situation.  He certainly knows how to get results.

Shorty if you are reading this Gizmo could use you and your baseball bat right now.  

Hugs, kisses and FREE GIZMO

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/11/11  What an honor</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738001</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:27:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/738001</guid>
		<description>What an honor to be one of the featured Dogster Diary picks of the day on the anniversary of 09/11/0 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What an honor to be one of the featured Dogster Diary picks of the day on the anniversary of 09/11/01.  Iâm going to take a moment of silence to remember all who lost their lives in this tragic event  
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Thank you Dogster for choosing to feature my diary today: does this mean my campaign to FREE GIZMO is being acknowledged by headquarters?  Let me go checkâŚ.NOPE, Gizmo is still entrapped in the DOG OF THE WEEK spot and the photos of the Dog of the Day and lead-in for the diary picks of the day photos are nothing more than a box with a red âXâ in it.    

Dogster how can you honor some but then forget about another?  Gizmo has sat in that same spot for well over one month now and if that isnât bad enough I am hearing that the same faith is also happening to one of the felines on Catster.  Someone at headquarters needs to take the initiative and set Gizmo free and any other that may be being held against their will.  

And since I might have someoneâs attention over at Dogster I would like to also request that you start recognizing when the site is encountering problems and alert us to what is being done instead of leaving us in the dark.  Itâs getting very annoying, to say the least, when we continue to encounter error messages, a store that wonât load, missing diary postings and photos that wonât download.  Is anyone over at Dogster REALLY working to resolve these issues or have we been abandoned just like Gizmo has been?  

Anyhow, I would like to congratulate my fellow Dogster Diary pick of the day members, my very good pal Demon Flash Bandit who is a very smart dog, and the other awardees Grunt, Trevors and Sukah.  May I please request that my pals do not send me any rosettes instead please go to Sukahâs page and send love over there because her family recently adopted two little brothers for her and both have Parvo.  Chance is doing well but Rio is not.  He could use some POTP and all could use some more pals.  NOTE:  It took me four tries at the Dogster store before I was actually able to send the POTP to the pups â figures.  

Last, but certainly not least, I need to thank Redford for making me the beautiful picture frame to commemorate my diary pick of the day.  I remain very appreciative of your skills and am humbled that you would take the time to make one for me.  Thank you Redford!

Hugs and kisses and FREE GIZMO!!!!!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/09/11  Free Gizmo plea #4</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737759</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:32:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737759</guid>
		<description>Once upon a time there was a beautiful mixed breed dog named Gizmo who was selected from all the pup ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Once upon a time there was a beautiful mixed breed dog named Gizmo who was selected from all the pups on Dogster to be the Dog of the Week.  This was the most honored spot on Dogster so it was quite a privilege to be selected and crowned DOG OF THE WEEK.  All the pups crowded around her and barked their congratulations.  She received lots of pressies, treats and fame.  

However, when her one week reign was over Dogster neglected to notify Gizmo and there she continued to sit waiting for the word that her work was done.  She waited, and waited, one week turned to two, then three and so on.  Gizmo was now getting sores on her behind from sitting so much, but she was only doing what she had been told to do âSITâ.  What a good dog Gizmo was for following commands (something I usually ignore).  Anyhow, poor Gizmo was no longer basking in fame as the crowds were eager to have different pups sit in her spot and was now yappy at Dogster to set Gizmo free, but alas, their howls were falling on deaf ears.  Letters were written to Dogster headquarters, dogs were heard chanting âFREE GIZMOâ and there was even a threat of a hunger strike, but Gizmo was not set free.  She continued to sit in her spot for all to see.  

Gizmo I want you to know that we are doing everything possible to set you free.  Please do not give up hope.  I have contacted the ASPCA and reported that Dogster has abandoned you.  They have told me that they will look into the allegations and get back to me soon.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/09/11  Hunger strike to free Gizmo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737727</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:17:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737727</guid>
		<description>Hi pups, I&acirc;m on a hunger strike and will not eat until Gizmo is set free from her prison on Dogste ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups, Iâm on a hunger strike and will not eat until Gizmo is set free from her prison on Dogsterâs Dog of the Week.  

Um, Coco do you know what a hunger strike is?

What momma?  Of course itâs when I carry a sign saying Iâm on a hunger strike and will not stop carrying the sign until Gizmo is free.

Not quite Coco Bear.  A hunger strike will require that you NOT eat anything until Gizmo is free.  Are you prepared to do that?

Are you NUTZ?  NOT EAT?  Of course not: Iâm going to eat all the time, thatâs what I like to do besides sleep and yap at Puffy.  

Well Coco if you arenât prepared to give up food you better not call it a hunger strike.

Okay â forget the hunger strike pals, this is day three for me to yap to Dogster that they need to set Gizmo free from the Dog of the Week spot.  

How many more days am I going to have to do this?  I hope Dogster listens because we are getting ready to go back to Arizona and I will not be able to do my daily yappy to Dogster.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/08/11  FREE GIZMO</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737535</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:09:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737535</guid>
		<description>Dogster must have a &acirc;thing&acirc; for dogs named Gizmo because not only is there a Gizmo being held ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dogster must have a âthingâ for dogs named Gizmo because not only is there a Gizmo being held hostage in the Dog of the Week spot, now there is a Gizmo that is the lead-in for the Diary of the day.  Too bad they didnât have a third in the Dog of the Day because then they would have had three of a kind â BOL, BOL

Seriously though, itâs time for Dogster to free Gizmo #1 from the Dog of the Week spot.  She has been held prisoner for approximately one month now and itâs time to grant her parole.  

Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 
Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 
Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 
Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 
Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 
Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo!  Free Gizmo! 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dogster - Free Gizmo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737413</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 21:53:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737413</guid>
		<description>Hi pups, I&acirc;m starting the FREE GIZMO campaign.  As most of you know beautiful Gizmo is being held  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups, Iâm starting the FREE GIZMO campaign.  As most of you know beautiful Gizmo is being held hostage on Dogsterâs Dog Of The Week spot on their homepage.  She has now been there for approximately one month and it is time for her to be released so she can run and play again.  All those in favor please give a BARK OUT to FREE GIZMO!!! 

Dogster listen up â I know you have been busy trying to get rid of all the fleas and ticks that have nestled into your hair but poor Gizmo needs to go back to enjoying her life as she knows it.  Please unchain her and let her go.  There are many other dogs who would love to sit in her spot for ONE WEEK.  Releasing her is the right thing to do.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/06/11  Out of office reply</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737133</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:11:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737133</guid>
		<description>Puffy and I will be out of the office for the rest of the day and possibly even tomorrow.  We are he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I will be out of the office for the rest of the day and possibly even tomorrow.  We are headed to Canada on "business".

Coco Rose - PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/06/11  Dogster/SAY MEDIA</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737105</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:53:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737105</guid>
		<description>Ok Dogster/SAY MEDIA I've had ENOUGH of the Dogster site messing up!!!!  My pal Zaidie, along with B ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok Dogster/SAY MEDIA I've had ENOUGH of the Dogster site messing up!!!!  My pal Zaidie, along with Blake and Felix the party planers  have been putting together an end of summer extravaganza but I've noticed that his last two tries of downloading a diary entry have not posted.  Please, PLEASE get your act together and get this site up and running like it had been in the past, I'd hate to miss the party because of you.  

Also, isn't it about time for you to liberate Gizmo from the Dog of the Week site?  In California it is against the law to chain dogs up (Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 6
Chapter 8. Dog Tethering
(b) No person shall tether, fasten, chain, tie, or restrain a dog, or cause a dog to be tethered, fastened, chained, tied, or restrained, to a dog house, tree, fence, or any other stationary object.)

I think having Gizmo STUCK in the Dog of the Week spot falls under stationary object - BOL, BOL

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/05/11  What I did today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737043</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 22:55:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/737043</guid>
		<description>So what did I do today?  Let&acirc;s see:
Scratched my ears, scooted on my behind, scratched my ears, l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So what did I do today?  Letâs see:
Scratched my ears, scooted on my behind, scratched my ears, licked my front paws, scratched my ears, scooted on my behind, scratched my ears, rolled over on my back for a belly rub, followed momma into the kitchen to see if she was getting something to eat â nope, false alarm and then went and got a drink of water, asked to go outside, did a pee-pee, looked for spiders to eat (hey, I asked for a cookie but was denied earlier), came back inside and took a nap with Puffy and momma on the big bed.  Anyhow you get my drift, I really didnât do too much of anything.  I did get some cookies later in the day and I wrestled with Puffy for a bit but thatâs about it.  Itâs a tiring life but I love it.   
   

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/02/11  Vet visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/736452</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011 18:48:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/736452</guid>
		<description>Today momma had to take me to the vet for two scheduled shots and since daddy needed to go someplace ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today momma had to take me to the vet for two scheduled shots and since daddy needed to go someplace she had to take Puffy with us.  We were loaded into the car along with the stroller and off we went.  When we got to the vetâs office momma got out the stroller and put me in it then she lifted out Puffy and started sniffing around.

Puffy did you poop?

Momma looked on the car seat and nothing was there so she thought maybe he had only passed gas and put him in the stroller along with me.

We went into the vetâs office and they took me in right away, gave me my two shots, expressed my glands and gave me a pedicure.  When we were done, momma put me back in the stroller with Puffy, paid the bill and off we went back to the car.

I of course ride in my car seat which is in the back seat and Puffy sits up front on the passenger seat next to momma.  When we got home momma got me out first and I went running up to our front door then she lifted up Puffy and on his bottom was poop â BOL, BOL  Momma put him on the sidewalk and he went hobbling up to the front door with wet poop hanging off his rear end and tail.  

Needless to say Puffy had to have a bath as soon as he got inside â BOL, BOL

I donât know why he pooped because he didnât even have to see the vet, I did.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/01/11  Momma's trip to the hospital</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/736308</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 19:32:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/736308</guid>
		<description>I didn't do anything.  That's right I was down right lazy because last night momma moved the stairs  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I didn't do anything.  That's right I was down right lazy because last night momma moved the stairs that allow Puffy and I to climb up to the top of the daybed away so we had to sleep in our dog beds and Puffy did not like that at all.  He cried and cried and had a fit but momma said that she needed her rest.  Now don't get mad at momma because she spend the day in the emergency ward because her doctor said she was having a heart attack and wanted to send her by ambulance to the emergency ward, but momma refused and drove herself back home and daddy took her to the emergency ward.  Once there they hooked her up to another EKG machine and it too said momma's heart beat was abnormal but the doctor said it was nothing to be concerned about.  They also did sonograms on momma's legs to see if there were any blockages because momma's feet have been swelling like balloons.  They x-rayed momma's chest and all looked good and took a bunch of blood.  The good news is no blockages were found so they told momma to go back to her doctor for further follow-up.  

Puffy and I have been sleeping on the big bed with momma to make sure she is okay.  I think this deserves a cookie don't you?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/28/11  Congratulations</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/735364</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:31:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/735364</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

I tried to send some rosettes to Jelly, Finnigan and Hershey as they are Dogster Diary p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

I tried to send some rosettes to Jelly, Finnigan and Hershey as they are Dogster Diary picks of the day but am still unable to do so because the store will not load, so I'm going to send them congratulations via my diary - BOL, BOL  Congratulations pals, I hope you all have a wonderful day.

I'm also going to request that Dogster check up on Gizmo who has been occupying the Dog of the Week spot for well over one month so see if all is well with him.  Maybe it's time to start eviction process to get him to vacate the spot - BOL, BOL  

Nothing much has been going on here, daddy bought a scanner for momma and she spent all day scanning Logan's pictures into her computer.  Needless to say she will attempt to post some later.

Puffy and I had a few growls because the little tyke STOLE a cookie from me, can you believe it?  I thought I had him trained better than that.  It's no wonder I carry my cookies around with me because if I put it down Puffy might take it.  Daddy thought it was funny that Puffy took my cookie but I certainly didn't laugh.  In fact I had a royal fit over it and momma had to restore peace again by giving me another - BOL, BOL

I hope all my East Coast pals are safe and that Irene didn't cause you too many problems.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/24/11  I'm almost stuffed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734580</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:13:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734580</guid>
		<description>Thank you Finnigan and Finley for the yummy steaks.  I took them both and sat right by Puffy and cho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you Finnigan and Finley for the yummy steaks.  I took them both and sat right by Puffy and chowed down.  I did let him sniff the plate and lick off the juice after I finished them both off.  I also had a very well cooked hamburger that Demon Flash Bandit send my way and that too was really tasty:  Thank you DFB.  

After the main course I had to have desert so a big bowl of ice cream was in order.  It's a shame Puffy doesn't like ice cream because I offered to share but he didn't want any - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/24/11  Unable to down load pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734560</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:35:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734560</guid>
		<description>Hi pals, momma has been busy playing with her new camera and took some pictures of Puffy and me toda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, momma has been busy playing with her new camera and took some pictures of Puffy and me today.  She could down load some on Puffy's page but when it came time to do mine, Dogster would only accept two of the pictures and the others got an error message.  Thinking that maybe my limit on pictures had been reached momma went in and deleted some even though I was no place close to 200 - BOL, BOL

We also tried to send some rosettes out to our pals and the Dogster store would not load.

This is getting very tiring.  Maybe Dogster should consider hiring a professional fumigator to spray for fleas because whatever flea control they are currently using is not effective.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/24/11  Thank you Dogster, again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734402</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:39:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/734402</guid>
		<description>How nice it is to share the daily Dogster diary pick of the day with Finnigan, Muffy Mouse, Juna and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How nice it is to share the daily Dogster diary pick of the day with Finnigan, Muffy Mouse, Juna and Mojotiki.  It's always nice to be among pals.  Thank you Dogster for thinking my diary deserves recognition. Please pals I ask you not to send me any rosettes, instead save them for sick or injured pals.  

I would also like to thank my pal Redford for decorating my photo so I will always have a memento of this special occasion.  Redford your photo decorating skills are surpassed only by your generosity.

And on a more serious note, I would like to ask my pals to stop by Buttercupâs (http://www.dogster.com/dogs/396743) page and give her some support today because she is having some teeth extracted.   Buttercup has some pretty nasty health problems so she has to have cardiology standing by during the procedure to make sure her heart does not stop.  Iâm sure Buttercup and her mom would appreciate the extra love.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/18/11  What's that smell?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/733392</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:29:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/733392</guid>
		<description>Lately whenever we go someplace we travel in daddy's truck.  The back seat folds up and Puffy's and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Lately whenever we go someplace we travel in daddy's truck.  The back seat folds up and Puffy's and my crate fit on the floor nicely.

Today we were going to take momma's car and as soon as momma unlocked the door daddy started sniffing around and complained that it smelled.

I stuck my furry head in the door opening and had to agree with daddy - P.U.!!! STINKY!!!  It smelled like something had died in there.  Momma opened the trunk of the car and there behind our stroller was a value package of chicken that have been fumigating in the hot closed up car for about 1 week.  The temperatures down here have been slightly above 100 degrees and the car has been parked out in the hot sun the whole time with all of the windows rolled up.  That's probably the only thing that saved momma from having a car full of flies â BOL

Tomorrow morning momma is taking me to the groomers and I hope the car isnât still stinky then because it was disgusting.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/17/11  Camera</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/733146</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:56:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/733146</guid>
		<description>Bad news for me pups, momma bought a new camera and it will be here next week.  The new camera is su ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bad news for me pups, momma bought a new camera and it will be here next week.  The new camera is supposed to allow momma to take better pictures but I'm willing to bet that they will still come out all blurry because momma is not the best photographer and I move whenever a camera is pointed at me - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/16/11  I'd open the door myself if I could</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732982</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:00:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732982</guid>
		<description>Momma yelled at me tonight.  All I did was ask to go outside for maybe the 100th time tonight and mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma yelled at me tonight.  All I did was ask to go outside for maybe the 100th time tonight and momma finally told me to go lie down and go to sleep.  I want to go outside and hunt some yummy spiders to eat as they make really good snacks.  Anyhow, I'm really sorry my wanting to go outside is a big inconvenience for you.  If I could, I'd open the door myself, but since I can't get up and open the door so I can go back outside - okay?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/15/11  Daddy's digital camera</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732778</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:07:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732778</guid>
		<description>Momma tried using daddy's digital camera but does not like it - HeHeHe

I was doing my happy dance ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma tried using daddy's digital camera but does not like it - HeHeHe

I was doing my happy dance until she got on the internet and found a new Samsung digital camera that she is looking into getting.  The new camera has higher resolution and a wider zoom lens than her old camera.  Momma seems to think it would take wonderful pictures of Puffy and me.  I'm hoping momma's bid on Ebay won't be accepted.

And speaking of bids, daddy placed a bid on the 10 acrea plot of land in Arizona that I told you about last week and it was turned down, so it looks like we will be going on another road trip at the end of the month.  We might go and look at the property on the mountain again but momma really doesn't want to have to go up and down terrible roads so she is hoping they find something they both like that is in a better area.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/14/11  Momma broke her camers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732560</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:17:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/732560</guid>
		<description>Momma has had a love affair with her red digital Samsung camera.  Everytime I turn around she has it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has had a love affair with her red digital Samsung camera.  Everytime I turn around she has it pointed in my face telling to to please sit still so she can get a good picture of me but I don't like having my picture taken so I move - BOL, BOL

Anyhow, momma was taking pictures and she dropped the camera and now it doesn't work right.  The flash light comes on even when she had the flash turned off.  All pictures are now looking like they were taken in the fog as they are all blurry.  Daddy thinks the optics got broken when the camera hit the floor.

I was so happy to hear that the camera was broken but then daddy told momma that he as an older Samsung digital camera that she can use - shucks!  No, no, no, no, don't let momma use your camera because she will drive me nuts with it.  

Momma is charging the battery on the camera and will try it out later, hopefully it won't work.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/07/11  More complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/731073</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Aug 2011 13:52:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/731073</guid>
		<description>Momma, Puffy and I have been trying to find out what our pals have been up but when we scroll the &quot;R ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma, Puffy and I have been trying to find out what our pals have been up but when we scroll the "Recent Dogster Activity By Your Pals" all we see are diaries with a black dots and no diary entries.  Puffy and I are sorry if we can not comment or offer support to our pals.

Hopefully SAY MEDIA/Dogster will get this all straightened out soon.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/04/11  We're backkkkkkkkk</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730902</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:31:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730902</guid>
		<description>Yup, that&acirc;s right we are back from our road trip to Arizona and what a trip it was.  We left Monda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, thatâs right we are back from our road trip to Arizona and what a trip it was.  We left Monday early in the morning even before momma had a chance to âget her bearingâ.  Daddy was up and told momma to get her tired behind dressed and in the truck while he loaded it up with the suitcases, Puffy and I.

About 10 minutes later grumpy momma came staggering out and climbed into the front seat and tried to go back to sleep.  Daddy drove the whole way to Arizona and we arrived late in the afternoon and checked into the only motel that had rooms left for travelers with pets.  Need I tell you there was a reason it still had rooms left?  It certainly wasnât a five star motel but it was clean and we were allowed to stay so all was good.

Both Puffy and I piddled on the terrible green carpet in the motel room when momma lay down on the bed and didnât let us up on it with her.  I tried and tried to jump up on it but it was too high for me so I piddled and then Puffy decided that he would piddle too â BOL, BOL.  Daddy pointed out our handy work to momma and she got out the small hand carpet cleaner that she brought âjust in caseâ, cleaned it up and sprayed it odor neutralizer that she also brought â BOL, BOL

After a good nights sleep we got up early the next day and met with the realtor who was showing us property.  It was a long day going all over the place and let me tell you it was HOT with the temperature was averaging around 107 degrees.   Late in the day when we got back to the motel there were thunderstorms and I do not like thunder.  I was panting and shaking and running all over the place trying to get away from it.  Daddy and momma tried to hold me and give me comfort but I was too scared.  And to add to my misery the motel was right by a train track and when the trains came through the whole room shook and sometimes the train whistle would blow.  It was not fun.

Wednesday we again met with the same realtor that we saw yesterday and went to some more properties for half the day.  Later in the afternoon we met with a different realtor in another city to look at some property up in the mountains that daddy wanted to consider.  The roads up to the property were not maintained and it was like we were off-roading with the truck bouncing all over the place.  Puffy and I were being thrown around in our crates and momma was holding her female parts saying her bra was not a sports bra â BOL, BOL

Anyways, from the start of the mountain to the top it was 17 miles of unpaved roads.  Daddyâs new truck was being hit by rocks and tree limbs and momma was saying that her car could never make it on that road.  The bad news is that momma LOVED the property at the top of the mountain better than anything that was shown.  Me, I could certainly do without it.  As we sat in the car there was a new lighting and thunder storm and you could clearly see the lighting because the view at the top of the mountain was unobstructed.  

The temperature was again above 100 degrees and each time the humans stopped someplace momma stayed in the truck with us so that the air conditioner could stay on.    When we got back to the motel late in the afternoon the humans had pizza for dinner and Puffy and I had honey roasted turkey and it was yummy.  We ate and then went outside and did our business and went to bed.  

This morning we left Arizona at 5:30AM and daddy drove most of the way home (momma drove about half an hour) â BOL, BOL.  When we got home the heat must have come with us because it was 107 here in Winchester.

Itâs good to be home.  I had a message on the computer from Dogster informing me that I was one of the Diary picks of the day yesterday.   Thank you Dogster for the honor and thank you pals for the pressies and well wishes.  I love you all. 

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/31/11  See you in a week</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730449</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:57:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730449</guid>
		<description>Momma and daddy have been cleaning so that the pet sitter (our neighbor) will not come into our hous ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and daddy have been cleaning so that the pet sitter (our neighbor) will not come into our house and tell the rest of the neighbors how messy our house is - BOL, BOL

Anyhow, we will be gone for about one week and will not have access to the internet so we hope all our pals stay save and forgive us if we miss any awards or other events.  We will try to catch up with everyone when we get back.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/30/11  Thank you pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730389</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:51:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730389</guid>
		<description>What a day it has been.  I received two wonderful banners that my talented pals made for me.  Redfor ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a day it has been.  I received two wonderful banners that my talented pals made for me.  Redford sent me a beautiful one that I displayed on my #1 photo spot for most of the day.  Now I have a second beautiful one from Flicka CBC, Lucas and Cleo so I felt it was only fitting to display that one too in the #1 spot.  I'm always in awe of how talented many of my pals are (if only momma could do some of these things too).

I received lots of messages and pressies from my pals.  Thank you all for everything.  I tried rubbing it in to Puffy that I was Dog of the Day but honestly all he was interested in was playing with his stuffies.

As much as I would like to tell you that it was a totally wonderful day, sadly I can not because someone decided that both Puffy and I needed a BATH.  Yup, thatâs right, here I was flying high on my wonderful honor and what happened to burst my bubble?  Momma decided that since we are leaving for Arizona on Monday I needed a bath along with Puffy.  She had the nerve to call me STINKY!  I want to set the record straight I DO NOT STINK!  In fact, when momma was done giving Puffy his bath the water was brown because he was dirty.  When she got done with me after filling the tub up with fresh water it was still clear.  Does that tell you I was forced to endure the torture and thought I was going to drown for nothing.  

I did get to share mommaâs ice cream with her and afterwards I started to rough house with Puff and up-chucked the ice cream all over my face and daddyâs bed â BOL, BOL
Momma had to strip the bedding off the big bed and do laundry and I got to laugh my silly head off, but I did so silently so that momma would not get too upset with me and give me another bath â BOL

Anyhoodle, I love you all and want to say that I have the best pals around.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/30/11  I'm what?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730313</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:45:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730313</guid>
		<description>Imagine my surprise to find out that I am Dogster&acirc;s Dog of the Day!!  Yippee, this calls for a PAR ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Imagine my surprise to find out that I am Dogsterâs Dog of the Day!!  Yippee, this calls for a PARTY!!!  Iâm going to have some real fun rubbing this honor in my brother Puffâs face.  

Iâm sorry that I do not have an acceptance speech prepared but I have been busy getting ready for our up coming road trip so I am going to have to wing it:

I would like to thank all of my wonderful pup pals for standing by me in both good times and bad.  Your barks mean a lot to me.

Next, I would like to acknowledge momma and daddy for always giving me yummy treats, stuffies and lots of love.  Iâm hoping they will run out and buy me something scrumptious to eat to help celebrate my honor with.

Iâm wondering if I should also thank my vet for all the care and support she has given me over the yearsâŚno, I donât want to encourage more visits there.

To all of the talent agents who are considering a movie or book about my life, feel free to Paw mail me and I will consider all reasonable offers.

Lastly, please do not send me any Rosettes as I would you rather give them to a dog or cat in need of some special love due to illness or disaster.  

Now I have to go and find Puffy and have some fun.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/27/11  No news is good news</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730071</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:20:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/730071</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,

Nothing much going on down our way.  Daddy did make a new gate for the fence and it look ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

Nothing much going on down our way.  Daddy did make a new gate for the fence and it looks really nice.  Tomorrow momma is going to paint it so the wood doesn't rot.  Puffy and I will supervise her just like we did daddy as he built the gate, BOL.  

What momma?  We aren't going to be allowed outside while you paint?  Why not?  You don't want to get paint on us or to have me run down the sidewalk when the gate is opened.  Okay momma, we will inspect the fence after you paint it.

I hope all is well with everyone and that you are staying out of the hot sun.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/26/11  OH NOOOOOOOOO</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/729927</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:19:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/729927</guid>
		<description>Momma and I were reading the news on the Internet and found an article about a Laguna Woods woman wa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and I were reading the news on the Internet and found an article about a Laguna Woods woman was attacked Tuesday by two coyotes, who carried her little Yorkie away with them.
 
The woman was knocked down about 10 a.m. by one of the two coyotes, who then ran off with her dog.  This brings back memories of when Jessica Simpsons dog Daisy was carried off by a Coyote.  This is so sad.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/18/11  Entitlement plan - part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/728948</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:58:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/728948</guid>
		<description>Once again I would like to discuss my Entitlement plan.  I think I will set it up so that each and e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Once again I would like to discuss my Entitlement plan.  I think I will set it up so that each and every pup who receives a cookie will be required to send the following to me:

If you should be lucky and receive 5 or more cookies a day, I will be holding out my greedy little paw for 3 of them.  Yes, I know that seems like a lot but I am only thinking about your future when you are no longer a young pup and canât do tricks or begging as well as you did when you were young.   Two cookies will be put into a general trust fund and one will be immediately eaten by me.   When a pup reaches age 20, they can start to collect some of the stale, oops I mean wonderful cookies that have been set aside for your retirement.  Whatâs that you say?  Twenty years is too old: the age limit needs to be lowered?  To this I say NONSENSE; if the age limit were lower you would have no reason to try to live long.   You will have plenty of time to get old and fat after you start collecting all those cookies that I saved for you.  Canât you just taste them now?  I sure can!   If you pass on before you reach the age of 20, under my entitlement plan, the excess cookies that have accumulated in your fund will first be offered to any blood relatives that you might have (with the appropriate DNA proof or course and after they have filled out a mountain size stack of paperwork in order to collect, but hey, thatâs the way the cookies crumble).  Should you not have any living blood relatives or claims regarding blood relatives canât be confirmed, then I will do my best to eat each and every cookie so that nothing goes to waste â BURP!!!!

If you only reap 4 cookies a day then you will get to keep one and three will be sent to me.  I will put aside one in your fund and I will enjoy the others at my leisure.  The reason you only get to keep one is to encourage you to work harder and earn more so that your cookie fund stays inflated just like my tummy.

Now for those of you who only get three cookies or less per day, you get to keep half of one and everything else needs to be sent to me.  I will put aside .5 for you and since the cookies canât keep forever I will be forced to eat all others.  Itâs necessary to remind those that fall in this category that they need to find ways to increase their cookie awards so that they are not left destitute when they get older.  I suggest becoming friendly with your immediate neighbors as they could become an untapped source of yummy cookies.  Donât think that you are being un-loyal to your humans it is just a smart thing to plan for your future. 

All this talk about cookies is making me not only hungry but thirsty too so I better stop for now.  I will continue to think of other innovated ways of making sure you are taken care of in your golden years   

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/13/11  Entitlement</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/728419</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:19:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/728419</guid>
		<description>Lately there have been a lot of discussions in the local media regarding entitlement programs so I d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Lately there have been a lot of discussions in the local media regarding entitlement programs so I decided to put together a list of things that I think we dogs are entitled to and the Government better not even think about withholding any of them from us.  On some of the items I have added an extra comment regarding how the Government could actually gain monies should they decide to fund such programs:

One of the most important things on my entitlement list is yummy cookies.  A dog just canât survive without these.  I feel we should have a cookie each and every time we ask for one.  I think if the Government went into the cookie making business it would be a great success and generate not only more income but some much needed jobs too.  They are already busy trying to sell the public a bunch of baloney so why not do something useful for once?

Another thing that I think we are entitled to is lots and lots of belly rubs.  I confess I for one canât seem to get enough of them.  I want momma to gently rub my tummy and if I had my way I would get them all day long.   Since momma is so good at giving belly rubs maybe the Government could fund her to start her own belly rubbing business?  It would be a win/win situation for all.  We dogs could have a professional belly rubber, momma would finally have a job and the Government would receive some tax monies.

Having really pretty clothes is also high up on the entitlement list.  Iâm sure not all of my pals would agree with this but some of us are know for our sense of fashion.  Thereâs nothing better than a collar with lovely diamonds embedded all around it or pretty dresses to help a dog feel beautiful.  For the male dogs out there how about a collar with studs all around to help enhance your furious image?  If the Government were as smart as they all seem to think they are, they would stop allowing clothing and other goods from being manufactured off shore as that would bring back jobs and fatten up their pockets with tax monies.

And letâs not forget to mention being entitled to have lots and lots of naps.  Those naps help us to be alert should the need arise.  Iâm sure itâs only a matter of time before some hot shot lawyer comes up with a way of taxing them though.

I also think every dog should be entitled to bark.  The humans would disagree with me here, and there have been some major confrontations regarding barking dogs, but think about it, we have to listen to humans all day long so the least they can do is listen to us in return.  Barking has already proven to be human friendly as it allows someone in the code enforcement agency to have a job going from complaint to complaint trying to listen for barking dogs â BOL, BOL  

Some of our pals would like me to mention that they are entitled to play in water whenever and wherever they should happen to find it.  This is a personal choice and I will mention it since to some, it is a very important.  Dogs should be allowed to visit all beaches and parks without fear of being ticketed or impounded.    Where I live I am not allowed within 50 feet of the water at Lake Skinner.  The humans claim it is because the water is used as drinking water but letâs face it, there is nothing that keeps the natural wildlife from using it as their own private potty, plus you canât possibly tell me that the fish that reside in the lake are not doing the exact same thing, and take it from me I have seen the mess fish make in our aquarium.  In this particular case, the Government could save some money by allowing all dogs to enjoy the amenities and reduce the amount of personnel who do nothing but drive around in gas guzzling automobiles as they look for pets in violation.

I canât neglect to mention that we are all entitled to turn our noses up when kibble is served.  If the humans wonât eat it why should we?  I think we are entitled to eat human food.  I want my chicken to look like chicken, my beef to look like beef and so on.  Letâs forget about buying stuff from off shore and start rebuilding the farms and ranches that specialize in raising MEATZ so we can all eat good food.  This would be a good for everyone.

All this talk about entitlement has gotten my head spinning and I think I better stop for now.  Iâm wondering if I should send a copy of my entitlement list to President Obama.   

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/10/11  Another day, another nap</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:37:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Things around our house are finally getting back to normal.  Daddy is back to napping on the sofa in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Things around our house are finally getting back to normal.  Daddy is back to napping on the sofa in the afternoon, while momma, Puffy and I head to the big bed to âwatchâ afternoon TV with our eyes closed â BOL, BOL  

I love these nice lazy days of summer.  Gone are the noisy tools that momma and daddy were using on the kitchen floor grout project.  The floor is more or less finished although momma has been saying that she wants to put a tile restorer solution on the tiles.  Daddy says if momma has any areas on the epoxy grout that she wants fixed she should let him know and he will get around to it (that interprets to âmark them all you want but I am NEVER going to do anything about them).  He said the unevenness of the grout give the floor a unique, rustic look.  Quite frankly it doesnât matter one way or another to me just as long as you donât disturb my sleep anymore as it was very hard to sleep with that racket going on.

I did hear momma tell daddy that she wants to paint the walls in the house but he vetoed that idea right away.  He said each time she starts a project somehow he has to be involved and he does not want to be painting any wall â BOL, BOL.      

It looks like the road trip back to Arizona and New Mexico is back on now that those massive and destructive fires are contained.  It will be a sullen trip as a lot of the destruction was done in the areas that we will be going through and had hoped to buy property to build a home on.   I donât know what they pay fire fighters but they sure did work hard and earned every penny that they received during these fires.  

Anyhoodle, thatâs it for tonight.  I hope all my pals had a nice Sunday.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/06/11  Please give me an A+</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/727622</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 13:24:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Professor Chester - Please see the new picture I posted on my home page of me sniffing a turtle.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Professor Chester - Please see the new picture I posted on my home page of me sniffing a turtle.  Per your grading requirements I should receive an A+ since I have submitted proof that I have sniffed a turtle.

Respectfully,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/04/11  Fourth of July Party</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/727469</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:22:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>After our less than optimal start in rounding up the fresh MEATZ for the party I'm happy to report t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After our less than optimal start in rounding up the fresh MEATZ for the party I'm happy to report that the party was a real success.  

We had lots of hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and steaks (all store bought) but yummy nonetheless.  Demon and Angel were a hoot in the pin the tail on the cat game that Puffy invented, although we have yet to find Simba as he took off with the bells on his tail right afterwards, but weâre sure he will show up soon, he always does.

Ebby and I got into a hot dog eating contest and Ebby won.  Where she puts it all I will never know â congratulations to Ebby.  I would like a rematch with you someday.

We were very happy to see that Buttercup came all the way from Canada to spend the day with us.  Itâs not everyday that you get a high fashion model at a backyard party.  Everyone was thrilled to meet her.  

Whitley and Finley were perfect guests and I think they enjoyed playing in the pool the most.   Those girls spent all day in the water and I was beginning to wonder if they werenât part duck â BOL, BOL 

Zaidie drove up in his ZOTM (Zaidie on da town mobile) and boy were we all jealous.  He has his very own SUV and a driverâs license.  Puffy said he wants to ask daddy for a SUV but now is NOT the time â BOL, BOL

I was surprised that Puffy still managed to put the brandy in one of the water dishes seeing as how momma and daddy are watching him like a hawk â BOL, BOL.  I must say that water dish was very popular.  Iâm happy to report that no one was allowed to drink and then drive, and those who did drink, did so responsibly and didnât over indulge.  

We listened to music, ate lots of MEATZ, sniffed butts and had a really good time.  The trip around the neighborhood to collect different types of poop had to be cancelled due to last nightâs incident but maybe we can do that next year. 

On the most part everyone left Arleenton, my bunny sister alone except for two of the Terriers who were insistent that she should be up on the BBQ (Iâm not going to mention names here but does Sunset Road ring a bell with anyone?).

Tanner arrived wearing his Doggles sunglasses and was very handsome like always.  He and Arnold enjoyed hanging in the air conditioned house more than the hot yard and I canât say I blamed them.  

The Professor showed up just as we were putting some steaks on the grill.  He suggested we also add some zucchini and other veggies for those who do not eat meat.  His suggestion was well received and the grilled veggies will become a standard item for now on.  
Anyhow I did not name everyone who showed up at the party because some of you did not have permission to do so.  Itâs bad enough that Puffy is currently under house arrest and can not leave without escort â BOL, BOL  

I hope you all had as much fun as I did, thank you for coming to our first Fourth of July PARTY!!!!  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/02/11  Vick and Nike</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/727167</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Jul 2011 00:28:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>How can this be?  Nike has once again selected Michael Vick to represent their brand.  Apparently Ni ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How can this be?  Nike has once again selected Michael Vick to represent their brand.  Apparently Nike thinks the public has forgotten that Vick spent 21 months in prison after he filed a plea agreement admitting his involvement in a dog fighting ring.

Personally, I believe there are much better sports personalities that Nike could have selected.  I can only think maybe Nike is being hit by the recession, as all the rest of us are, and was forced to select someone who they could get cheaply.  

I wonder what the dogs that were in the Vick fighting ring would have to say about what they experienced while under Vickâs care.  Would they all tell about being starved, chained and tortured by people who were looking to make them aggressive so that they could earn big bucks off of their blood?  Maybe they would report about having to catch and kill someoneâs stolen and terrified pet that had been used as a bait animal during the training period.  Some might talk about having been injected with steroids, their teeth filed into sharp points and their ears cut off.  The female dogs would undoubtedly want to tell about the rape chambers and having their teeth pulled so that they did not damage a valuable fighting male.  

The only dogs that would not be able to give feedback on Vick are the many that had been brutally killed by electrocution, drowning, shooting or other sadistic means.  Death was probably a welcome relief as they finally found peace.    

I for one have never worn anything with the Nike brand on it and if Vick is Nikeâs idea of an athlete that they think will have a positive impact, I never will.  I must say that I do not begrudge Vick for moving on after his release from prison and making a living.  My gripe is really with Nike and any other company that seems to think I would forget what Vick did to those dogs because I will not, nor will Curly, Denzo, Georgia, Lance, Little Red, Lucas, Meryl, Mya, Oscar, Ray, Shadow, Tug and Willie Boy the remaining dogs that are still housed at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah.  For these 13 dogs the struggle still continues to be rehabilitated so that they might someday find a loving home.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/28/11  Run Arleenton, Run</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726837</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:51:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Arleenton got a taste of freedom this morning.  Momma had gone outside to water the plant that is st ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Arleenton got a taste of freedom this morning.  Momma had gone outside to water the plant that is struggling to survie in Arleenton's yard and Arleenton wanted to go play in the big yard so momma let her out.  Momma went back in the house and continued with the removing of the floor grout and forgot about my bunny sister.  About one hour later the neighbor who HATES animals came pounding on our door to inform momma that Arleenton was in HER yard - BOL, BOL

Ole Arleenton had squeezed under the wood fence and was exploring the neighbors back yard.  Momma apologized and went to get my bunny sister but the neighbor was not happy - BOL.  To make matters worse Arleenton went under the neighbors deck and refused to come out - BOL, BOL.  Momma had to use the hose to flush her out then Arleenton went hopping to the nasty palm trees with all of the thorns on it and momma ended up getting one right in her face which caused blood to fall.  After about 7 or 8 minutes momma finally managed to catch Arleenton and took her back home.

I hope Arleenton had fun because she will no longer be allowed to play in the big yard any more because there are too many places where Arleenton can escape under.  Maybe now momma will let me and Puffy go in Arleenton's yard to keep her company.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/27/11  Where can I go?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726754</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:27:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has been hot down our way and instead of enjoying the nice day momma is still busy removing the g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has been hot down our way and instead of enjoying the nice day momma is still busy removing the grout on the kitchen floor.  I'm tired of all the noise and dust.  A girl has got to get her beauty sleep but because of all the work I've been running around the house trying to find a nice cool, clean and quite spot where I can sleep.  

Maybe I can go into the big bedroom - Nope too close to the kitchen and everything is cover in dust and I can hear all the noise.

I know, I'll try the laundry room - Bad, bad choice as this is attached to the kitchen.  Very noisy and dusty.

How about the living room - Again bad choice as it too is next to the kitchen.

The sewing room is too hot right now but it would have been a good place to go.

I guess I will go lay on the tile in the bathroom.  Yup, that's where I'm headed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/26/11  Enough already</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726658</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:02:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma and daddy are having the family over for Fourth of July and for reasons unknown to this dog, m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and daddy are having the family over for Fourth of July and for reasons unknown to this dog, momma decided that the grout on the kitchen floor was dirty and needed to be changed.  I have to admit I donât understand why it is okay to feed me tidbits right off the floor and now momma is complaining that it isnât good enough for the humans to walk onâŚsomethingâs not quite right with this logic, but then too humans are hard to understand sometimes.

Anyhow, for two days now momma has been on the kitchen floor with a noisy electrical tool digging up the grout and then with an even louder vacuum sucking up the grout as it comes up.  All day long the house was filled with WHIRRL; BUZZ; WHIRRL; WHIRRL; BUZZ and every once in a while I would even hear momma say âOOPS, I hope I can fix thatâ.

Not only is the house noisy now but everything in it is covered in grout dust.  I heard momma tell daddy that she doesnât think she is going to be finished by the Fourth of July â LOL

Daddy said he would help her tomorrow because momma still has to finish the rest of the kitchen and since the laundry room is connected to the kitchen it too will have to have the grout removed also.  Momma was hoping to grout the tiles using regular grout but daddy insisted that she get the epoxy grout because it will not stain, but is also harder to apply.  

I suspect we will be hearing more WHIRRL; BUZZ and OOPS.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/21/11  Don't cook your dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726114</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:08:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726114</guid>
		<description>After enjoying some nice cool weather in Southern California, the sun has finally broke through and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After enjoying some nice cool weather in Southern California, the sun has finally broke through and it is HOT.  

Yesterday a 19 year old pet owner locked her 1 year old Golden Retriever in her BMW with all windows rolled up while she went shopping at a mall.  Late in the afternoon a security officer at the mall spotted the dog in the car and notified the local Animal Control of the situation.  When the car was opened the temperature was found to be 99 degrees even after it was opened at almost 7:00PM.  

The owner was from Bejing, China and told investigators that she had locked her dog in the car around 4:00PM therefore it had been in the car for about three hours (NOTE: fifteen minutes in that temperature can be too long).   The dog was rushed to a local emergency pet clinic and was found to have suffered brain damage, irregular heart beat, abnormal pulse and a fluid build-up in both lungs, so it was euthanized.

The young woman was arrested and booked for investigation of animal cruelty, which can be prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending what the district attorneyâs office decides after reading the police report.  The article went on to state that generally, persons who leave pets in overheated cars are ticketed if the animal isnât seriously harmed, but can be charged with a misdemeanor â punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in jail â if the dog is severely injured or dies.  In extreme cases, the person can be charged with felony animal cruelty.

Quite frankly the fines and punishment appears to be lacking if you ask me.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/11  It's hot</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/726002</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:18:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The June gloom has gone away and now it is HOT.  All I did all day long was lay on the cool tile for ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The June gloom has gone away and now it is HOT.  All I did all day long was lay on the cool tile for a while then go gulp down some water.  I left water trails all over the house from water driping off my face.  

Momma asked me if I wanted to go swimming...Is she having a heat stroke and possibly having an out of body experience?  Of course I DO NOT WANT TO GO SWIMMING!!!!!  Nope, not me, thank you very much.  Why don't you turn on the air conditioner and we can all be more comfortable?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/19/11 Patch in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/725897</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:02:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our pal Patch and his family are currently exploring Paris, France.  His human momma is writing all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our pal Patch and his family are currently exploring Paris, France.  His human momma is writing all about their adventures, new friends, foods, places of interest and numerous mishaps that they have had.  A good example of one of their mishaps is that Patch rides in a stroller just like Puffy and I do but his crazy momma hit a pothole and managed to bend the front wheel shaft backwards. If that wasn't enough, after lugging the wheel/shaft and stroller back to the apartment where they are staying, momma tried to bend the shaft forward and it broke completely off - BOL, BOL  I should point out that momma never actually told us what she had been doing that was so important that she crashed the stroller in the pothole.  Was she not watching were she was going?  

Anyhow, we have been following their blog and have been enjoying it a lot.  However there has not been an entree since 06/13/11 so we are hoping all is well with them.  

Patch if you and momma are not sitting in jail someplace please update the blog.  Weâre getting worried not knowing what is going on.

And for my pup pals that might like to follow Patches adventures in Paris, here is the link (sorry, momma still does not know how to do instant links).

http://www.patchinparisdogblog.blogspot.com/

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose  







http://www.patchinparisdogblog.blogspot.com/]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/18/11  OMD, there's a snake in Arleentons yard</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/725758</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:28:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma went outside to feed Arleenton this afternoon:  She opened the gate and stepped inside her yar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma went outside to feed Arleenton this afternoon:  She opened the gate and stepped inside her yard and was calling to her.  There are two bunny hutches in there one is a double size that sits about 8 inches off the ground and that is Arleenton's, the other is a single and it is used for storage of hay, alepha and other things.

Anyhow, momma was calling to Arleenton, asking her if she wanted dinner and out from under the small hutch, where Arleenton hangs out came a snake!!!!

It was about 2.5 to 3 foot long and slittered out and right behind it was Arleenton who came hopping out to momma so momma grabbed her and we all left the yard and came back into the house.

Momma had Arleenton in her arms and told daddy to get off the phone and go get the snake out of Arleentons yard.  By the time daddy got out there the snake had disapeared.  

The snake wasn't a rattle snake, thank dog, but was either a gopher or coachwhip shake.  Now momma is afraid that the snake was trying to eat Arleenton so she has my bunny sister confined to her hutch.

Does anyone know anything about these snakes?  Can either climb 8 inches to get into the bunny hutch and would one be able to eat a rabbit that is fatter than it is (the snake was pretty thin, Arleenton is normal bunny size)

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/18/11  What are daddys for?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/725718</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:51:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Daddy made a big mistake yesterday when he told momma that he didn&acirc;t feel like going to work and t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy made a big mistake yesterday when he told momma that he didnât feel like going to work and thought he would do nothing.  So since that was a good opportunity, momma asked him if he could look at the kitchen facet because it has been leaking water at the base for quite some time.  

Daddy gave momma âone of his looksâ turned on the water and said âyup, itâs leaking but I donât know how to fix itâ.

Momma suggested they call a Plummer, but daddy didnât like that idea so he started taking the facet apart.  One it was all dismantled daddy told momma that it had to be replaced and stormed out of the house to our local hardware store to by a new facet.

When he came back, this is what happened:

&*$$!^#@  I heard daddy shout.

My dainty ears were shocked.  Daddy said a naughty word.

&*$$!^#@  was shouted again and followed by Sh*&.  He also put in a couple of other naughty words but you donât need to know about them as this is a family site - BOL

What happened I wondered...Did Puffy piddle someplace - HeHeHe

Nope, daddy was under the sink changing the facet and he was getting MAD.  Tools were being dropped or thrown, depending on who you wanted to believe.  Daddy said they were dropped: momma said he threw them.

Anyways after several LONG hours of mumbling, shouting and breathing very heavily, momma has a facet that doesnât leak.

Thank you daddy and I hope you have a Happy Fathers Day tomorrow.  I luv you.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/16/11  I think that is MINE.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/725572</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:55:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning momma gave both Puffy and me a duck strip and I left mine sit on the air mattress while ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning momma gave both Puffy and me a duck strip and I left mine sit on the air mattress while I was eating the milk bone I have been aging for several weeks.  Out of the cornor of my eye I saw Puffy hobble over and take my duck strip.

How dare him!

I jumped up and ran over to him and started yapping in his face to get him to drop MY duck strip.

I barked and barked and charged at him but do you know what he did?

He sat his behind down and ate the whole thing.

That's right, he ate the whole thing.

So do you know what I did?

I gave momma my saddest eyes and she gave me another duck strip.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/12/11  Puffy is such a brown noser</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:36:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma bought an unpainted wooden storage container and decided she would stain it today on the front ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma bought an unpainted wooden storage container and decided she would stain it today on the front patio because it was nice and shady there.  She let me out into the back yard and told Puffy that he could come out front with her.  

How can that be?  I'm the Princess and he is the pity child who was allowed to live here only because I said it was okay.  By all rights I should be the one with momma and Puffy should have been in the back yard, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO that didn't happen.

And do you know why?

Because Puffy is a brown noser and will do what momma tells him to do like STAY.  

Daddy went to momma and told her that I wanted to come out front but momma said NO because I would go running down the sidewalk and she could not paint and watch me at the same time, so all afternoon Puffy got to sit on the porch swing with momma as she painted and I didn't. 

I'm going to have to yap at Puffy to make sure he knows that I am the ALPHA dog around here.  Then too, maybe I'll piddle on daddy's area rug because Puffy will get blamed for it...Yeah, that's what I'll do: that will teach him, or at least make me feel better - BOL, BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/08/11  Momma tried to poison daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724752</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 19:38:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Nothing much has been going on down here except momma tried to poison daddy.  

Excuse me Coco; I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nothing much has been going on down here except momma tried to poison daddy.  

Excuse me Coco; I did not do that deliberately.

Can you prove that?

Coco, stop being a brat or I will log off the computer and you won't get to make a diary entree.

Okay momma, Iâm just trying to get the facts straight:  Now can I do my diary?  As I was saying before I was interrupted...

Daddy has been suffering from food poison and since one night momma cooked him pork and she had fish it could only have come from the pork because momma is not sick.  Now doesnât that sound like momma tried to poison daddy?   It sounds mighty suspicious if you ask me.  Iâll have to remember to only ask for samples of food that she is eating and not what daddy is having.

Anyhow, daddy has been spending a lot of time in the bathrooms, sleeping and complaining.  There have been no stroller rides or anything else because momma has been staying home with daddy.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/06/11  We're praying for everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724459</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:31:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We were supposed to go back to Arizona and New Mexico to look for some property for the humans to bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We were supposed to go back to Arizona and New Mexico to look for some property for the humans to buy so that they could put a house on and we would all move there.  

Right now there is a HUGE wildfire buring along Arizona's Estern edge near Greer in the Apache County.  That is where the we were going to head to find property after the Fourth of July.  

The Apache National Forrest is beautiful and peppered with lots of tall pines and other trees.  Momma told daddy that she would love to have a house over there, but now it looks like that is not going to happen.

As sad as that is, it is even sadder that some people who already live in Arizona have lost everything due to this fire and we pray that the fire is put out soon.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/05/11  The weeds are always taster on the other side of the fence</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724346</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Jun 2011 12:00:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning on our stroller ride when we came up to the little farm, one of the goats had squeezed  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning on our stroller ride when we came up to the little farm, one of the goats had squeezed it's head under the chain link fence and was stuck.  It had it's behind stuck up in the air but it's head was all the way out of the fence and pressed to the ground.  The goat didn't look like it was too concerned as it kept trying to reach the dark green weeds that was just out of it's reach - BOL, BOL

Momma watched the goat for a moment and then started walking away and when we got to where the horses were momma turned around and went back to the goat to see if it had freed it's self.  Nope, it was still stuck and still trying to reach that weed.  

Momma walked the whole outside of the little farm to see if she could find a human to tell them about the goat but no one was outside.  Their house is completely surrounded by fencing and they have several very large dogs running loose on their property so momma did not want to have to go knock on their door.

So back to the goat we went and it was still stuck.  By now, the goat was trying to pull it's head back inside the fence but it's horns kept on getting stuck in the chain link thus preventing it's escape.  

Momma had her cell phone with her and tried calling animal control but got their recording stating no one was available, blah, blah, blah.  The goat still did not seem that distressed over this and after watching it a bit more, it finally turned it's head just right and was able to pull it's head back into it's own yard.

The rest of our stroller ride was uneventful.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/04/11  Another day, another stroller ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724282</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Jun 2011 18:29:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Three days straight Puffy and I have gotten to go for a stroller ride.  It would have been a lot of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Three days straight Puffy and I have gotten to go for a stroller ride.  It would have been a lot of fun except for BIG BUTT PUFF, hogged up the basket thus squeezing me into the back right next to his stinky behind.  This certainly isn't my choice of places to ride in the stroller.

Other than that, we did nothing else all day long except for sleep.  I'm still waiting for momma to give me some real food but so far she has resisted my begging and continues to serve tofu because it is supposed to be better for Puffy's liver problem.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/03/11  Hey, where's my dinner?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724205</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:13:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday and today momma served tofu for Puffy and my dinner and let me tell you we are not eating  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday and today momma served tofu for Puffy and my dinner and let me tell you we are not eating it.  The stuff she claimed was our dinner last night looked like ground hamburger with cut up green beens in it.  

She cooked it and then put it on a plate for us but we were too smart for that trick and we both refused to eat it.  Tonight she cooked firm tofu in chicken stock and put just a tiny bit of real chicken mixed up in it.  Does that sound tasty to you?  Well let me tell you neither of us would eat it and now I am HUNGRY!!!!

Momma finally took that "stuff" away and I'm waiting for her to bring me some REAL food.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/03/11  It's mine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724189</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:52:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma took Puffy and I for a nice long stroller ride this morning. then she did some house cleaning  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma took Puffy and I for a nice long stroller ride this morning. then she did some house cleaning and afterwards Puffy and I were allowed to watch TV on the big bed.  Momma brought us each one stingy duck strip.  I took the one given to me and went and sat right by Puffy who ignored his treat, so what's a girl to do?

I sat there for a whole nano second and then grabbed his treat and went to the foot of the bed and started to eat it.

Puff by now had decided that he too wanted a duck treat so he wobbled over to take the one that I dropped by him. I jumped up and ran to my other treat and started barking at him to leave it alone.  It's mine!  You're not supposed to be eating these so I took it from him, went back to the foot of the bed and ate both treats.  

Note from mom - Puffy is not supposed to be eating these and usually he will ignor them so I do give them each one so he does not feel left out.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/02/11  To all Service Personnel</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/724032</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 10:48:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma found the following in some of Grandpa's paperwork; it's a thank you from the White House sign ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found the following in some of Grandpa's paperwork; it's a thank you from the White House signed by President Harry S. Truman to Grandpa when he was discharged from the Air Force...

To you who answered the call of your country and served in its Armed Forces to bring about the total defeat of the enemy, I extend the heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation.  As one of the Nationâs finest, you undertook the most severe task one can be called upon to perform.  Because you demonstrated the fortitude, resourcefulness and calm judgment necessary to carry out that task, we now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace.

Thank you Grandpa and all others past, current and future who serve our country so gallantly.


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/31/11  Ebony has more treats than me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/723854</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 31 May 2011 20:03:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>After seeing the photo of my good pal Ebony with all of her treats piled around her, I asked momma i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After seeing the photo of my good pal Ebony with all of her treats piled around her, I asked momma if I had as many and she assured me that I do.  Wanting to be sure, I asked momma to take a picture with me and all my treats and you know what I found out?

Ebony has more treats than I do!!!!!!!  Not fair, momma can we go shopping right now?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/30/11  What?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/723725</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 May 2011 22:46:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma was in the front yard working on the garden and daddy opened the front door so Puffy could go  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma was in the front yard working on the garden and daddy opened the front door so Puffy could go out front with momma.   

Momma - What are you doing?

Daddy - Puffy wants to come outside with you.

Momma - I can't do gardening down by the sidewalk without Puffy being on a leash.

Daddy - Why?  You let him come outside with you last week and he wasn't on a leash.

Momma - Yes, but I was working up by the house so if another dog came by I could grab Puffy before he had a chance to go after the other dog.

While this was happening, I slipped through the opened door and went running down the sidewalk - HeHeHe  I'm Free, but where can I go?  

Momma - Your daughter is going down the sidewalk.  You better go get her.

And that was the end of my freedom.  I didn't even make it to the next house.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/29/11  Rest in peace China</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/723558</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 May 2011 14:05:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dogster is a wonderful place to come and get to know others with dogs.  My family and I have made so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dogster is a wonderful place to come and get to know others with dogs.  My family and I have made some really wonderful pals.  One of them is our pals China and Little CoCo Puff up in Canada.  Sadly, yesterday China crossed to the Rainbow Bridge.  

She was a beautiful little Pomeranian who had her mom wrapped around her little Pom foot like you would not believe.  She was also a very sick little dog who had to endure lots of vet visits to control her illness, unfortunately that battle was lost  

The tears are falling and words just don't seem to be forming to say how very sorry we are to hear this.  I want to write words of wisdom or something that will make her family feel better but Iâm at a loss.  The passing of our little friend is hard, emotional and heart breaking.    

Yes, she is finally free of pain and suffering, but emotionally we long for her to stay here with us.  I wish I could make the hurt go away but I canât.  Itâs the price we must pay to loving.  If you did not love, you would not be able to feel.  

China had a wonderful life with lots of love.   We are lucky that we got to know her and will miss her dearly. 

Coco Rose, Puffy and mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/23/11  This just isn't right</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722953</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:37:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Everyone who knows me knows I am a cookie hog.  I gather up all the treats given, both mine and Puff ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everyone who knows me knows I am a cookie hog.  I gather up all the treats given, both mine and Puffy's, and hoard them for days.  If they are something I really like, I will gobble it or them down right away.  Other times I hold onto them and guard them so that Puffy does not take any, even though some of them were really Puffy's.

Well today I gobbled down two treats really fast and needless to say what went down had to come back up and I up-chucked all over the new bed momma bought for Puffy and me.

Momma kept on saying that I smelled!  Can you believe it?  What an insult!  After listening to this for part of the day, momma finally went and got a dental wipe and used it on my face and on my teeth.  Now I smell like minty throw up and momma is uttering the words BATH!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/22/11  Rattle snake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722850</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 May 2011 20:49:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We live in the desert and there are rattle snakes amoung us.  The area where we live is well develop ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We live in the desert and there are rattle snakes amoung us.  The area where we live is well developed with lots of houses but in between the developments are several parcels of land that remain undeveloped, for now.  Also five blocks away sits Lake Skinner which occupies many acres of undevelped land that is home to a variety of wild life such as rattle snakes.  

Anyhow, we were coming back from a car ride and three blocks from our house there was a rattle snake right by the curb.  A big one too!  

It's a good thing we weren't out walking.  This is all the more reason why I love my jogging stroller.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/22/11  Dairy Queen</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722836</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 May 2011 17:53:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Daddy and momma went out for Diary Queen ice cream yesterday and didn't take me with them, nor did t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy and momma went out for Diary Queen ice cream yesterday and didn't take me with them, nor did they bring back any yummy treats for me.  

I'm shocked!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/20/11  Expensive dog dress</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722660</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 May 2011 18:49:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As mentioned in my last diary entry, there was a really pretty purple sparkly dress in a local Pet B ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As mentioned in my last diary entry, there was a really pretty purple sparkly dress in a local Pet Boutique that would have looked beautiful on me.  Momma refused to buy it because the price tag was marked $89 dollars.

Tonight at dinner momma was telling daddy about the pet boutique and the dress.  Daddy usually takes no interest in my clothes as he is not all that crazy about momma "dressing the dog".  ANyways, daddy wanted to know if the dress was for an emergency, such as I had nothing to wear to the prom - BOL, BOL

Sometimes my daddy cracks me up.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/19/11  Pet boutique</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722585</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:17:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is a pet boutique in the neighboring city so momma and I went there to look around and see wha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is a pet boutique in the neighboring city so momma and I went there to look around and see what types of things they had.  Immediately I spotted a BEAUTIFUL purple sparkly dress that had a pretty flower on the back.  This dress was made for me...but when momma saw the price she said "Are the F&^%ing nuts"?  

Huh?  What seems to be the problem?  That dress is calling me momma.  

$89 dollars for a dog dress!  How in the world can someone justify charging $89 dollars for a tiny dog dress momma was mumbling.  Down went the dress back onto the table.  Momma then picked up a pretty sweater and noticed that the price tag read $59 dollars.  Again there were some colorful words flying out of momma's mouth as she quickly put the sweater down and walked me out of the store.

Needless to say we will not be going back there again.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/16/11  Who stole the Diary picks of the day?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722272</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 May 2011 22:27:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722272</guid>
		<description>I have logged onto Dogster three times today and at each visit the Diary Picks of the Day were not d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have logged onto Dogster three times today and at each visit the Diary Picks of the Day were not displayed on my homepage.  

The dog of the Day and Dog of the Week are both displayed but no Diary of the Day winners.  Where'd they go?  Did someone steal them?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/16/11  Lazy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/722178</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 May 2011 07:14:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday we didn't do anything exciting.  It was lightly raining when we woke up so we hurried and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday we didn't do anything exciting.  It was lightly raining when we woke up so we hurried and went outside and did our business then Puffy and I came back inside and snuggled with momma for a bit.  Afterwards we took another nap while momma made a pot of clam chowder for dinner.  The weather stayed overcast most of the day until around 4PM when the skys changed from gray to blue with the sun shinning.  By then it was too late in the day to go do anything so we took another nap on the big bed - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/12/11  I jumped out of the pupmobile</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/721847</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:10:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today momma took Puffy and I to Lake Skinner.  She put me in the stroller first then got Puffy and p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today momma took Puffy and I to Lake Skinner.  She put me in the stroller first then got Puffy and placed him next to me.  While she was getting her cell phone and the water bottles I got tired of waiting and jumped out of the stroller and went running down the paved road.

Momma told me to STOP but I continued sniffing stuff and running as fast as my little legs would carry me.  Right as I was making my great escape, the ranger happened to come by and saw me off leash, which is a big no-no at Lake Skinner.  He also happened to see that momma was trying to capture me and put me back into the stroller.  I bet the ranger was having fun watching momma chase after me calling me to STOP...COCO STOP...COCO SIT, which I finally did - HeHeHe

Anyhow momma grabbed me and put me back into the stroller but this time put the bug cover down so I could not get out again.

We then went on our ride but I would not sit still so when the ranger was gone momma let me walk on the grass under the shade of a large tree and I quickly did a number 2 download.  You see I wasnât actually trying to run away from momma, I just had to go potty.  She's lucky I didn't do it in the pupmobile.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/09/11  New collars</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/721520</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 May 2011 19:04:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ever since momma found the two small dogs along the road with collars on that had their names and ph ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ever since momma found the two small dogs along the road with collars on that had their names and phone numbers embroidered on them she has wanted to get Puffy and me the same thing.

We both have collars with the tags on them but over time the tags get scratched and distorted, plus the type is very small making it hard for people momma's age to be able to read them.  

Momma found a wonderful vendor on EBay that does these and ordered Puffy a blue collar and me a red one last week.  Today they both arrived in the mail and they are beautiful!  The type is large, clear and easy to read.  Both collars have our names and momma's cell phone number on them.

Momma hopes Puffy and I never get lost but if we do, we are micro-chipped and now have collars that can easily re-unite us back home.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/08/11  Happy mothers day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/721357</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 May 2011 05:26:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy mother's day to everyone!  I'm going to give momma lot of kisses and then I'm going to ask for ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy mother's day to everyone!  I'm going to give momma lot of kisses and then I'm going to ask for a cookie and belly rubs - BOL, BOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>05/06/11  Puppy mill proposed motion</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/721236</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 6 May 2011 23:43:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/721236</guid>
		<description>I admit that I just don&acirc;t get it.  A Los Angeles City Council member proposed a motion today that  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I admit that I just donât get it.  A Los Angeles City Council member proposed a motion today that would stop the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats within the city.  Council member Paul Koretz reportedly said  "We don't want to be part of the problem, we want to be part of the solution," Koretz said during a press conference Friday. "By being customers, we perpetuate the problem."

Mr. Koretz, who represents West L.A., Hollywood and Encino, also wants more pet stores to make shelter animals available.  He went on to say "We're going to make it more difficult to sell 'puppy mill' animals and easier to adopt wonderful animals out of the shelters."

I applaud Mr. Koretz for wanting to stop the puppy mills from producing countless dogs and the inhumane conditions, however I do have some issues with this.

The dogs and cats that are taking up most of the space in the Los Angeles shelters are not puppy mill products, instead they are the everyday  mom and pop operation that happens countless times when someone does not get their dog or cat spayed or neutered.  The babies that result are often times turned over to animal shelters for them to deal with.  

Other times the mom and pop operation are successful in finding homes for the litter but for whatever reason one or more of the offspringâs are later turned into Animal Control or dumped on the side of the road to fend for themselves.   If the animal is turned into animal control while it is still young it has a much better chance of finding another home. 
 
That brings us to the problem of relinquishing a dog or cat that is no longer considered a puppy or kitten.  If the animal is well cared for and trained it might have a chance of being re-homed, however this is no guarantee.   We would all like to think only the antisocial and aggressive animals are put down but this is not the case.  With budget cuts and over crowding, nearly half the animals that are surrendered  have to be euthanized.  

Stopping the puppy mills is one aspect that needs to be dealt with but it isnât the total solution nor is telling the public that the only animal they can get is one from the animal shelter.  There are many reputable breeders who take great pride in preserving the traits of the animals that they breed and I for one like having pure breed dogs but thatâs another issue all together.  
 
In any event, pure breed or mixed, the best solution to the animal over population is to have your pets spayed and neutered.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/26/11  A friendly game of tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/720152</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:23:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I played tag with Arleenton today and was having a great time until momma came and got me.  She said ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I played tag with Arleenton today and was having a great time until momma came and got me.  She said something about Arleenton being elderly and that she should not be chased.

Phooy, if she runs I have every right to chase, don't you agree?  I chased her back into her yard but did not do anything to hurt her.  It was just a friendly game of tag.  

Momma never lets me have any fun.  

And let me tell you about Puffy, he acted like Arleenton was his very best friend and didn't play tag at all.  I think he did that because momma was in the yard - what a little brown noser.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/24/11  Happy Easter</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719792</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:02:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719792</guid>
		<description>Happy Easter to everyone.  We hope you all got big Easter baskets filled with lots of treats,toys an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Easter to everyone.  We hope you all got big Easter baskets filled with lots of treats,toys and love.

Did you happen to see that Arleenton has once again snuck onto the Diary pick of the day and is celebrating with Sara, Jelly, Daisy and Frank - BOL, BOL.  That rascally rabbit sure is getting around.  Maybe it's only fitting since it is Easter - thank you Dogster for letting Arleenton be on the Diary picks of the day.  

I'm happy to report that the Easter bunny brought Puffy and me a new toy.  We each got a small loffa dogs that has bunny ears on them.  Puffy's is green and mine is Purple.  I'm recording who got what color so that when he tries to take mine I can pull up my diary entree and show him THE PURPLE ON IS MINE.  Everyone knows Puffy takes all the toys so maybe this will help him not do that - yeah, right!!!

I asked momma where the Easter treats were and she said we each got a bully stick yesterday and turned our noses up at them.  I tried to tell momma that it wasn't Easter yesterday so the bully sticks don't count as Easter treats and sll she did was roll her eyes at me.  

OMD, OMD - Puffy just took MY purple Easter toy.  Dang, I didn't even have it for five minutes before he grabbed it.

MOMMA.........]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/23/11  Swap meet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719773</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:50:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>It's been gloomy and overcast down our way and would have been a really nice day to go for a strolle ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been gloomy and overcast down our way and would have been a really nice day to go for a stroller ride at the local swap meet.  Daddy had asked momma if she was allowed to take dogs in there and momma said she had taken me there once before in a carry bag.  Daddy being daddy said that she should leave us at home and that he would go with momma instead.  

Momma tried to insist that Puffy and I should go to but daddy said something regarding Puffy being gassy again and said he didn't want to be down wind from him so it was better to leave us at home.

Well it's a good thing momma listened to daddy for once because swap meet no longer allows dogs in there even if they are carried.

It's not like this is a high class joint or even a really nice swap meet because it isn't.  It's more like a local garage sale with people selling plants, CD's, videos, tools and some clothes.  

Momma bought some cucumbers because the tropical fish tank is being over run with snails and sliced cucumbers are supposed to attract the snails for easy removal - Yah right.  So far not one snail has even sniffed the cucumber slice - BOL, BOL 

She did buy us each one bully stick which we promptly turned our noses up at.  I don't know what it is about bully sticks because sometimes we like them and other times we don't. 

That's it for today.  I need to find a nice place to lay that is down wind from Puffy so I can take another nap.  

Happy Easter to all.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/21/11  SAY Media - Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719468</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:33:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719468</guid>
		<description>For those of you who are interested momma copied the below article off of the SAY Media home page:   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For those of you who are interested momma copied the below article off of the SAY Media home page:  There is also a cute video with Ted and Matt at the end of the article but she didn't know how to copy that onto Dogster so she suggest you go directly to saymedia.com and see if for your self.

SAY: Welcome Dogster and Catster!Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Today, weâre excited to officially announce SAY Mediaâs acquisition of Dogster, Inc. (creator of award winning community sites Dogster and Catster). Weâre thrilled to welcome Ted, Steven, John, and the rest of the Dogster, Inc. team to the SAY family.

Our mission is to be the undisputed home of independent, passion-based media. This acquisition marks an important milestone in the evolution of our company as we begin to build our portfolio of owned and operated properties by acquiring and launching media sites with strong point of view, passionate editors, and active and engaged communities.

Dogster, Inc is passion-media at it's best, with engaged communities of more than 2 million unique visitors each month. The company's expertise in community building and social media distribution will be a valuable resource to SAY as we continue to help independent publishers and content creators across a variety of categories grow audience and earn a living. SAY is committed to continuing Dogster, Inc.'s mission of making its publications the most helpful and trusted online communities for pet who love their pets. 

Ted and I recently got together to film the video below so we could share our thoughts on what this news means for the future of SAY Media. This is an exciting time for our company and we look forward to sharing additional milestones in the near future.

Woof!

Matt Sanchez

CEO, SAY Media]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/21/11  SAY media</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719466</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:26:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719466</guid>
		<description>Momma found this article on the internet regarding SAY Media:

Say Media Acquires Dogster To Build ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found this article on the internet regarding SAY Media:

Say Media Acquires Dogster To Build Out Lifestyle; More Deals Coming Soon 
Social media marketer Say Media has acquired âpet lifestylesâ blog network Dogster as part of a larger strategy to buy and build content sites around consumers âpassions.â Terms of the deal werenât disclosed. In an interview with paidContent, Troy Young, Say Mediaâs president, said that the deal also represents the evolution of the former Videoegg ad network into a fuller media company that connects advertisers to social media sites. 
Say Media was formed last fall when Videoegg acquired blog network Six Apart. VideoEgg has raised about $30 million in the past five years from investors such as WPP Digital and Focus Ventures, and is planning to raise another round in the next three-to-five months, Young said, adding that Say Media is cash flow positive and has revenues of over $100 million.
 âWeâre investing back in the company, but we plan to do a big round to support more acquisitions,â Young said. âThis is the first of many.â
The addition of Dogster, which includes a site of the same name and another called Catster, is the start of what Say Media intends as a lifestyle network around consumers âpassions,â such as pets. Advertisers are naturally looking for communities they can reach and Say Media believes it can connect them.
In addition to pets, the womenâs lifestyle category is an obvious one to get into, though networks like Glam Media, Federated Media, Martha Stewart Living, and iVillage and many other established media companies have been targeting female-focused content for some time. Still, thereâs always room on the internet, and Say Media is already working with former magazine editor and current satellite radio talk show host Jane Pratt on building a womenâs vertical around her.
Dogster had already been one of the sites in Six Apartâs network, plus like Say Media, itâs from San Francisco. There was an existing relationship between the two already. In terms of the next acquisitions, Young said that the company would just as likely be looking outside its site network as it would consider those within.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/17/11  BOL, BOL Arleenton is one of the diary picks of the day - well sort of...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719003</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:31:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/719003</guid>
		<description>This morning we received notice that Her Royal Highness Coco Rose (that's me) was crowned, once agai ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning we received notice that Her Royal Highness Coco Rose (that's me) was crowned, once again I might add, as one of the diary picks of the day!!!  When you log into the area that shows all of todays diary picks there in the middle is Arleenton my bunny sister - BOL, BOL

Finally my bunny sister is getting her day in the spotlight - BOL, BOL

Feel free to send her all of the carrots and lettuce offered as rosettes on the Dogster pressie page.  Oh what's that there are no carrots as pressies.  Oh well save the pressies for other pups then.

The only complaint I have is that the picture of Arleenton is so small maybe Dogster didn't notice they put a bunny on the diary pick of the day page - BOL

Momma needs to get a better camera - one like Toto's momma has with the wonderful lens that captures terrific pictures.

Thank you Dogster for letting Arleenton share in the fun on Dogster - Enjoy you day Arleenton!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/16/11  Farmers market</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718971</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:40:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718971</guid>
		<description>Bright and early momma loaded up the car with our jogging stroller, also know as the PUP MOBILE, and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bright and early momma loaded up the car with our jogging stroller, also know as the PUP MOBILE, and off we went to the Temecula Farmers market in Old town.  We had to go early because of parking issues down there but were very lucky and found parking close by and right away.

Puffy and I had lots of fun with humans making a fuss over us.  Momma bought a big package of fresh strawberries which she has been eating and eating all night long.  She also got Arleenton a huge bunch of celery that had lots and lots of leaves on it which she is going to enjoy.  While she was there she also picked up some new lotion that is supposed to help joint pain for daddy.  

And do you know what she got us?

NOTHING!!!!

Not one little cookie, snack or treat.

That's right - NOTHING!!!!

There were all kinds of food vendors there selling everything from Lumpias to burritos.  Puffy and I sat nice in the stroller and waited for a treat that never came.  We had been on really good behavior and didn't bark or growl at anyone so we expected to get something.

I feel cheated.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/15/11 Things you might not know about me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718875</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:59:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718875</guid>
		<description>I was born the runt of the litter and fit in the palm of momma's hand.  Size wise I am still a small ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was born the runt of the litter and fit in the palm of momma's hand.  Size wise I am still a smaller sized Shih Tzu so the saying regarding good things come in small packages is true - BOL

I do not like to share.  What's mine is MINE;  What you think is your's is really MINE:  If you are not sure if it is yours it is probably MINE so leave it alone!

I love to hunt and eat bugs because they are tasty and crunchy.

I would run away from home if I got a chance without so much as giving the current humans a "Good- bye or Thank You for everything".  I'm always wondering if someone down the block has better cookies than we do and the only way to find out is to go see - BOl, BOL

I know everyone was put on this earth to cater to my every wish and desire. 

I do not like baths, being combed or any of the other so called beauty treatments that humans do to us dogs.  I like smelling like a dog not like a flower or fruit.

I have more than 25 warts and cysts all over my little body.  The humans have had them removed twice now but each time the come back in greater numbers so there will be no more removals - Thank dog! Momma has taken to calling me lumpy.

I make little grunting noises when momma picks me up and kisses me - It's something I only do for my momma.

I've been know to pee where I'm not supposed to and then blame my brother Puffy.  This is one of the perks of having a brother, BOL, BOL.

I snore when I sleep and have declined the offer to wear Breath Right strips.  

I do not like to have my picture taken so please get that camera out of my face and leave me alone.

I love being on Dogster even though sometimes some of their changes seem to drive momma nuts - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/15/11  Field trip tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718855</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:02:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tomorrow morning Momma, Puffy and I are going to go to Old Town in Temecula and visit the farmers ma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow morning Momma, Puffy and I are going to go to Old Town in Temecula and visit the farmers market they have every weekend.  Momma is going to take our stroller and we are going to have lots of fun.  They sell organic veggies, dog treats and all kinds of other things.  

On the way home we might get to stop and have our pictures taken with the fake Easter Bunny but it depends on how big the line is waiting to see him.  Personnally I could do without getting my picture taken so I'm hoping we don't stop - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/13/11 Get your snout out of there!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718628</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:35:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718628</guid>
		<description>When I got home from being at the groomers today my brother Puffy would not leave me alone.  He kept ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When I got home from being at the groomers today my brother Puffy would not leave me alone.  He kept on sticking his nose right into my behind.  He didn't even bother to stand back a ways and pretend to be nicely sniffing.

I walked away and he continued to follow me with his nose RIGHT IN MY BEHIND!!!  Momma kept on telling Puffy to leave me alone but he would not.  When I told momma I had to go out side and he came with me and wouldn't even leave me alone as I was doing my business - how rude!  Someone needs to teach him some manners.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/12/11  My brother Puffy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718509</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:34:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718509</guid>
		<description>Ever since Puffy moved into my house for some unknown reason I have been appointed as his nurse maid ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ever since Puffy moved into my house for some unknown reason I have been appointed as his nurse maid and have to go outside with him when he has to go to the bathroom.

WHY?

I'm perfectly happy to go outside by myself and do my own business but for some unknown reason Puffy refuses to go outside by himself.  Now don't get me wrong I like the little tyke and find him to be rather ammusing in my own fashion, but when he comes outside with me he always sticks his nose right into my privates.  Should I piddle someplace he comes hobbling over and piddles right on top of the spot that I made.  If I poop he has been know to take extra delight in rolling in it thus smearing my fresh discards all over himself.  

Tomorrow momma is going to take only me to the groomers so that means Puffy will have to have one of the humans in the house take him outside should he have to go potty. The humans are also going to have to hold his little paw because I won't be here so he will get upset about that also.

All I can say is BROTHER!!!!  I'm glad I'm getting special pampering time away from him for a few hours even if it means I'll have to have a bath.  

Wait a minute...BATH...

Momma, I think I should stay home tomorrow so Puffy doesn't get upset.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/08/11  What's brown and white and wet all over?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718073</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:41:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/718073</guid>
		<description>Puffy getting a bath - BOL, BOL

How he gets so dirty is beyone me but he sure does - BOL, BOL

 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy getting a bath - BOL, BOL

How he gets so dirty is beyone me but he sure does - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/07/11  Hey, where did my treat go?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717963</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:17:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Tonight momma gave both Puffy and me a tasty Chicken strip that is wrapped around a piece of beef li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight momma gave both Puffy and me a tasty Chicken strip that is wrapped around a piece of beef liver.  We were up on the big bed chomping away when momma got on the bed with an ice cream.  Now I love both the treats that she gave us and ice cream so I dropped my treat and asked her for some of her ice cream which she shared by bitting off little pieces and giving them to me.  While my back was turned Puffy gobbled down his treat then went and took mine.

When momma refused to give me more ice cream I went back to where I dropped my treat and it was gone.

I sniffed all over the bed and Puffy was busy chomping down on the treat that was supposed to be mine.  The only thing I could do was lay right in front of him and bark and bark telling him to stop eatting my treat but he refused to listen.  He ate the whole thing and momma refused to give me another one.

That just wasn't right.  I should have had both the treat she gave me and the ice cream.  

My tummy is growling...

I'm feeling faint...

I need some nurishment...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/06/11  The little lamb battle</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717872</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:35:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717872</guid>
		<description>It mine!  The little white lamb is MINE!  Don't even think about putting your mouth on MY little whi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It mine!  The little white lamb is MINE!  Don't even think about putting your mouth on MY little white lamb.  All day today that is what I've had to say to Puffy.

Yesterday Puffy took it outside and left it in the dirt.  Momma rescued it and put it in the washer and dryer and when it came out nice and clean again Puffy wanted it.

But it's MINE!!!!  Momma threw it on the floor and Puffy tried to get to it but I was faster and started barking at him to tell him to leave MY little lamb alone.  

He finally got the message and went and laid down and I did the same.  I didn't really want to play with the lamb I just didn't want him to have it - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/04/11  Did I do that?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717647</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:38:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717647</guid>
		<description>Today momma took me to the vet to have a pedicure because my intact dew claws were curling inward so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today momma took me to the vet to have a pedicure because my intact dew claws were curling inward so they needed to be trimmed.  Momma also noticed that the area in my eyes that are supposed to be white were completely red.  

The vet put some eye drop stuff in my eyes and looked at then under a black light and did not see any type of damage so she concluded that I have an eye infection only.  She gave me some antibiotic ointment for them and then gave me a pedicure.

Other than the eye infection I do not have anything else going on that should not be going on.

When I got home, some strange people were in our yard repairing the sprinkler system so I was not allowed to go outside, however I had to go pee-pee so I did so on daddy's expensive area rug.  The rug is dark brown so you really can't see that I piddled on it and I almost got away with it except momma was walking around without shoes on and felt the wetness.  She then lifted up the area rug and saw the stain on the backside.

Momma got out the oder enzyme and sprayed it on the rug and then put a bath towel under it so it would not sink down into the laminate floor.  Daddy asked her what she was doing and when momma told her the rug had been piddled on he looked right at Puffy - BOL, BOL.

Sorry Puffy. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>04/02/11  Again?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717317</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:49:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/717317</guid>
		<description>I'm running out of ways to thank Dogster for choosing my diary as one of the diary picks of the day  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm running out of ways to thank Dogster for choosing my diary as one of the diary picks of the day so I'm just going to have to say:

What a surprise! - HeHeHe
Who me one of the diary picks of the day? - snicker, snicker

Maybe I should hire a publicist to write my thank you speeches...

I request that you NOT send me any pressies because momma got me a big bag of cookies and she said that I would get extra today to help celebrate my honor.  

On to other things, momma would like to know if any of our pup pals have ever experienced one room in their house that is much warmer than the rest and what did you do to resolve that?  Now that the hot sun is peeking out the sewing room is once again getting unbearable.  The room is 8 X 10 in size with one large window that gets full sun in the afternoon.  The ceiling is low so there is no way that a ceiling fan can be installed.  

The attic is right above the sewing room and it does have loose fiberglass insulation in it.  Momma was thinking maybe an attic fan might help but daddy is not keen on that idea.  Should momma call a contractor to see if they have any suggestions or is there some other technical person that she should be calling?

Itâs not even summer yet and already we have two fan going.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/30/11  It's about time</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/716979</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:52:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/716979</guid>
		<description>Momma finally got those ole cob webs off her behind and took us for a nice long stroller ride in the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma finally got those ole cob webs off her behind and took us for a nice long stroller ride in the beautiful sun today.  It was a nice 82 degrees and the birds and squirrels were out everywhere.  We went on a three mile ride and momma was huffing and puffing â BOL.  On our journey we saw three dead chickens along the way in different parts of our neighborhood.  One was an adult chicken but the other two were younger.  When we passed the small farm we looked to see if someone had broken into their chicken hutch but it didnât look like any one had so we are guessing the dead chickens came from someoneâs back yard.  Momma says when we move we are going to get some chickens but Iâm guessing that she will change her mind the first time one of the chickens gets nasty to her.  Iâm seeing more chicken soup than chickens running around in the yard â BOL, BOL 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/25/11  Puffy, guess what?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/716339</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:43:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/716339</guid>
		<description>I am one of the Diary picks of the day!!!  I must say that it is a real honor to be with Bacon, Whit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am one of the Diary picks of the day!!!  I must say that it is a real honor to be with Bacon, Whitley, Toto and Mollie May.  I'll have to ask Whitley and Mollie May to be Pup Pals with me since Bacon and Toto already are.  Don't worry Puffy, I'll ask them to be pals with you too - BOL

Thank you Dogster.

On to other business, it sprinkled down our way today but nothing major.  The news was reporting that we were going to have a major rain storm, but it didn't happen.  Momma, Puffy and I snuggled in the big bed and watched TV with our eyes shut - BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/23/11  Thank you Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715995</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:35:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715995</guid>
		<description>This morning there was a message on the computer from Dogster telling momma that I am one of the dai ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning there was a message on the computer from Dogster telling momma that I am one of the dairy picks of the day.  What a nice way to start the day.  Thank you Dogster!

It's also nice that I get to share this honor with my pal Scooter who always has such interesting diary entries.  Congratulations Scooter and to all of the other diary picks of the day.

One of the really nice things that I love about Dogster is the notices that we get regarding special events in our lives.  Momma told me had she not received the notice telling her it was my birthday that she would not have remembered (don't get mad at momma, she is not a young pup and tends to forget things).  

Anyhow it's really early in the morning and I need to get some more sleep so I think I curl up next to Puffy and tell him the good news.  DOGSTER CHOSE ME AND NOT YOU!!!  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/21/11  Lazy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715839</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:03:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715839</guid>
		<description>The skys around our home have been cloudy for several days and last night it finally started raining ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The skys around our home have been cloudy for several days and last night it finally started raining so in the middle of the night momma braved the weather and went outside to make sure Arleenton my bunny sister was smart enought to go into her hutch.  Nope - Arleenton was sitting under the smaller hutch that holds the alfalfa and oats for her.  As soon as she saw momma she hopped into her hutch and momma closed and latched the door so she could not get out.  

Today the skys were again cloudy and it sprinkled off and on but no real rain until daddy walked to the mailboxs then it started pouring rain - BOL.  Normally Puffy and I would go with daddy to the mailbox but today we were up on the big bed taking a nap with momma.  

When daddy got back home he was soaked but we were nice and dry snuggling with momma.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/20/11  Thank you</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715722</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:27:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715722</guid>
		<description>What a wonderful day it has been.  Today I am a whole four years old, can you believe it?  I don't f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a wonderful day it has been.  Today I am a whole four years old, can you believe it?  I don't feel a day over two - BOL.

I got lots of pressies, belly rubs and treats but the best thing is that my pals here on Dogster sent me well wishes and rosettes.  I have been noshing on the cupcakes and cake all day long, and yes I shared with Puffy because momma said I had too, plus my tummy is still tender from when I ate all of my hidden cookies because I was sure there would be no tomorrow from the radiation cloud that came to California.  I'm going to hang the nice pretty pink ribbon I got right by my bed so I can see it every night.  Puffy and I wore the party hats as I blew out the candles on my very tasty birthday cake.  I'm putting the pretty hearts on my sweater so the next time Puffy says I am heartless I can prove him wrong - BOL.  

I asked momma to take the beautiful emerald to the jewelry store and have it set in my collar so that I can proudly wear it everyplace I go.

I'm kind of loosing my thoughts right now because I am totally enjoying the green beer and Champaign but it is making me a bit light headed - BOL, BOL.

Thank you all for being part of my birthday but even more than that, thank you for being friends with me.  I love you all.

Hugs and kisses (slurp) (hic up) (slurp)

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/18/11  BURP!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715500</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:00:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715500</guid>
		<description>&quot;BURP&quot;, excuse me but I have a bit of a stomach ache.  I ate all of my cookie stash &quot;BURP&quot; as I was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ "BURP", excuse me but I have a bit of a stomach ache.  I ate all of my cookie stash "BURP" as I was not sure if California would be engulfed in a radiation cloud, and now my "BURP" stomach is swollen.   I better go outside for a while and work it out.

Glad were all still here.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/17/11  Last will and testament</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715381</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:14:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715381</guid>
		<description>Just in case the radiation that is headed to the California coast turns out to be worse than the off ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Just in case the radiation that is headed to the California coast turns out to be worse than the officials are saying, I felt I needed to write my last will and testament

In regards to my stash of hidden cookies â please keep your paws off of them because I plan on coming back and claiming them in another life time.

In regards to my wonderful clothes â Please keep your paws off of them because I am also coming back for these too.

In regards to my collars and leashes â Please keep your paws off of them because I am also coming back for these too.

In regards to my many toys â Please keep your paws off of them because I am also coming back for these too.

Bottom line is KEEP YOUR PAWS OFF MY STUFF!!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/16/11  I really have to GO</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715273</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:22:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/715273</guid>
		<description>Momma and daddy were gone all afternoon so Puffy and I had to stay in the sewing room while they wer ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and daddy were gone all afternoon so Puffy and I had to stay in the sewing room while they were gone.

They left a little before 1 in the afternoon and didn't get home until 8PM.

That's a long time for me to not go potty so when they got home and removed the baby gate from the sewing room door I ran as fast as my little legs would go to the back door because I was about ready to burst.  I had to piddle.  As soon as daddy opened the back door I went outside and piddled on the patio.  I told you I HAD TO GO, so I didn't even bother going onto the lawn.

The humans are lucky I didn't go in the sewing room. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/14/11  Coco had a little lamb</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/714901</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:48:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/714901</guid>
		<description>Coco had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Coco had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Coco had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Coco had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow

And everywhere that Coco went,
Coco went, Coco went,
Everywhere that Coco went,
The lamb was sure to go

It disappeared one spring day,
one spring day, one spring day,
It disappeared one spring day,
which made her awfuly sad

Coco looked high and low, 
High and low, high and low,
Coco looked high and low,
until she found her lamb

Puffy had taken it,
taken it, taken it,
Puffy had taken it,
and refused to give it back

Coco got Puffy's blue bunny,
blue bunny, blue bunny,
Coco got Puffy's blue bunny,
and started playing with it.

When Puffy saw this he dropped the little lamb, 
little lamb, little lamb,
When Puffy saw this he dropped the little lamb,
and wanted his blue bunny back.

Coco gave him back the blue bunny,
Blue bunny, blue bunny,
Coco gave him back the blue bunny,
and took her little lamb back

Now everyone is happy,
happy, happy,
Now everyone is happy,
and I'm done writting about it - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/10/11  I fell off the big bed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/714357</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:48:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/714357</guid>
		<description>So there I was up on the big bed watching Suvivor with the humans and I rolled over on my back and w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So there I was up on the big bed watching Suvivor with the humans and I rolled over on my back and went off the end of the bed.  I hit the bed railing and then fell onto the floor.

Momma and daddy were both up on the bed with Puffy, Simba, Bay-Ling and me but were sitting up against the head board of the bed.  Puffy and I were at the foot of the bed as was Simba.  Bay-Ling had just gotten off the bed and I rolled over onto my back but because I was right at the edge of the bed I rolled over the edge and fell.

Momma of course jumped off the bed and came and picked me up to check me out to make sure I was not hurt, which I wasn't.

Today when I was up on the bed and rolled over I rolled towards the headboard and not the edge of the bed.  I'm no dummy, falling off the bed hurt so I don't want to do that again.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/04/11  The cookie monster strikes again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713702</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:38:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713702</guid>
		<description>Momma gave both Puffy and I two yummy duck breast strips today.  I sniffed both of mine and then eye ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma gave both Puffy and I two yummy duck breast strips today.  I sniffed both of mine and then eyed Puffys to see if he was chomping away on his yet.

He wasn't so I picked up one of mine and casually walked over to him and laid close to him as he started to chomp on one of his treats.  Once he did that, I dropped my breast strip down and picked up the Puffy treat that he was not eating and gobbled it down.  Then I picked up my breast strip and walked back to where I had left my other stip, laid down and ate both of them.  Yes that's right, I got three breast strips and Puffy only got one - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/04/11  Slept all day today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713691</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:10:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713691</guid>
		<description>That's right all I did was sleep all day today.  Momma is sick with the flu and coughing and coughin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's right all I did was sleep all day today.  Momma is sick with the flu and coughing and coughing.  Finally she took some medicine and went to sleep so Puffy and I felt it was only right for us to stay up on the big bed and keep her company - BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>03/03/11 Road trip</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713539</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:13:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/713539</guid>
		<description>We're back!  What a trip it was.  Daddy's spiffy new truck was nice and clean when we left but now i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We're back!  What a trip it was.  Daddy's spiffy new truck was nice and clean when we left but now it is covered with mud inside and out - BOL.  We had a mini snow blizzard one day with the snow blowing all over the place.  Puffy and I didn't like the wind and cold.  I went out into it and did my business but Puffy held everything in.  Momma was very sick with the flu and wanted to be home in her own bed with her electric blanket but she had to go help clean out Gramdpa's trailer before the new owner took ownership of it on Monday.  The humans were cleaning from early Saturday morning until late night scrubbing and tossing out things.  The guy they hired to haul out all of the trash decided to go to Las Vages instead so daddy had to hussle and find someone else to do the job.  Momma had planned on giving the guy's wife all of the dishes, pots and pans, towels and othere goodies but because they did not come and help like they said they would she was forced to throw everything out.  It was a extreem waste but the new owner required all personnal items be gone by Monday and there was no time to find anyone else that would take them. There were no donation drop off boxes like there are in California and no one would come out and pick anything up from where Grandpa's trailer was located at.  They did manage to give the senior center all of the paperback books but even they would not take the pots and pans and other stuff. 

The new owner also had a snit fit that Gramdpa's airplane was still in the hanger.  Daddy had someone working on it but because the plane is really old (a 1959 Comanche) and apparently Grandpa had not been maintaining it for years, it now requires a lot of work before it can be flow out.  The mechanic got the hydralics to work but the winds were very blowing at 50 - 60 miles per hour, so it was not recommended that the plane be moved out of the hanger because the winds could flip the airplane on it's back and ruin it.  When this was told to the new owner he had a hissy fit saying that he wanted the plane out of HIS hanger.  Daddy finally threatened to cancel the deal and then the new owner agreeded to rent that portion of the hanger to daddy for two additional weeks.  Luckily the mechanic services a lot of airplanes along the area where Grandpa's airplane is and he found a friend of Grandpa's that would let him store the airplane in his hanger while it is being serviced.  On Monday the winds died down and three people had to push Grandpa's airplane out of Grandpa's hanger and down to the other hanger for repair.  Momma was upset that she spent all day Saturday scubbing and cleaning the trailer out for this jerk.  

We went looking for property one day and the realtor took us to a area where there was no real road and daddy's truck got stuck in the muck.  He was not able to get it up the steep grade and almost ended up going over the edge of the road.  Momma told him that she didn't care how beautiful the land was the road was a deal killer.  On the way back we say a deer in someones yard.  

Puffy emitted his usual stinky gas so the new car smell has been taken care of.  In fact, the truck is so dirty right now both inside and out that it does not look new - BOL.

I piddled in two hotel rooms.  Yes, that's right, I piddled on the carpets.  I didn't know how to let the humans know I needed to go outside because I wasn't in my own house.  I even piddled over by the elevator at the last motel we stayed at - BOL.

We saw some really beautiful national forrests that were covered with snow.  There were all kinds of signs posted telling drivers to watch for deer, elks and other animals but the only thing we saw were animal foot prints in the snow.  We did see a small fox down in the valley before we got to the national forrests.  Momma drove the truck some of the way there and back but because she is sick she did not want to drive much - BOL.  

Puffy was really, really dirty and ended up looking like a gray and white dog so as soon as we got home momma grabbed ME and stuck ME in the bathtub for a bath.  WHY?  I'm black I tried to tell her but she insisted that just because the dirt couldn't be seen was no reason not to think I wasn't just as dirty.  SO I got scrubbed and cleaned up and then it was Puffy's turn.  Momma had to use lots of shampoo on him to get him nice and white again.  

It's nice to be back home but we are going to go back to Arizona later to look for some property over there instead of in New Mexico.  Momma's not really liking the stuff that they were shown in New Mexico and kind of likes some of Arizona better so there will be another road trip later on.

Puffy was upset last night because we have been sleeping in bed with momma during our road trip but now that we are back home he has to once again sleep in his own bed.  He asked momma last night if he could sleep with her and she said NO - go sleep in your bed.  The poor little tyke was so disappointed that I almost felt sorry for him.

Hugs and kisses to all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/21/11  I've been robbed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/712459</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:12:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Help!
Help!

I've been robbed.

I had a yummy duck strip that I put down just for a moment and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Help!
Help!

I've been robbed.

I had a yummy duck strip that I put down just for a moment and before I knew what was happening Puffy took it and ate it.

He didn't even ask me if it was okay with me for him to take it.

My own brother stole from me.

How rude!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/19/11  Don't think I don't notice</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/712202</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:06:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/712202</guid>
		<description>Everytime the humans open the back door to let Puffy and I out into the yard so we can do our busine ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everytime the humans open the back door to let Puffy and I out into the yard so we can do our business, I've noticed that Puffy makes a big to do and positions himself so that he can be the first out the door.  Once outside, he waits for me to lead him out to the grass, sniff out a suitable spot and tinkle.  After I am done, he rushs over and sniffs where I have piddled and usually attempts to delute my puddle with his urine.  Afterwhich he rushes back to the door and begs to be let back inside.  

I don't think he would be able to find a suitable outdoor spot to piddle on if he did not have me to show him everything.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/17/11  Gray wolf hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711981</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:57:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711981</guid>
		<description>We just saw an article regarding Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer authorizing the kill of wolves. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We just saw an article regarding Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer authorizing the kill of wolves.  It's hard to understand why they would take the time to re-introduce wolves to their area only to turn around and kill them.  Did Montana bring back the wolves just so that they would have something else to shoot?  Surely they knew wolves kill livestock so what did they expect?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/17/11  Snow pictures are finally posted</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711979</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:24:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711979</guid>
		<description>For those of you who have been waiting, momma finally posted some of the snow pictures.  We will be  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For those of you who have been waiting, momma finally posted some of the snow pictures.  We will be going back to New Mexico next Friday but this time the humans are not going to spend the night in Arizona, instead daddy told momma that she is going to have to help drive Grandpa's truck because they are going to drive 12 hours straight (going back and forth to New Mexico is getting expensive).

Please say a pray that we make it there and back safely.  Momma is not the best driver in the world and having to drive the BIG truck is causing her some anxiety issues.  Daddy took momma out in the big truck today and let her drive it around the neighborhood.  She had problems judging cornors but other than that she was okay, but then too she did it when all the little kids were in school so there were not many humans or cars on the road.  The roads to New Mexico are very straight but filled with lots of 18 wheelers.  Momma is scared and believe me everyone else should be too.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/12/11  Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711092</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:07:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/711092</guid>
		<description>Momma took pictures of Puffy and I in the snow but because she took over 800 pictures (yes that's ri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma took pictures of Puffy and I in the snow but because she took over 800 pictures (yes that's right, over 800 of them), it will take a while for her to download them into the computer and post a couple on our page.  Momma was snapping away like crazy and you should have heard daddy complaining about the clicking of the camera was getting annoying - BOL.  Daddy said he was going to start calling momma SNAPPER because she was always snapping pictures.  Momma responded that the new digital cameras are so much better than the old ones that you had to load film into because there would have been no way that she could take that many pictures before.  Daddy asked momma if she still had her old camera - BOL, BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>02/09/11  We saw snow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/710805</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:11:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/710805</guid>
		<description>Hi pals,  Puffy and I are back from New Mexico and what a trip it was.  We had snow at Grandpa's pla ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,  Puffy and I are back from New Mexico and what a trip it was.  We had snow at Grandpa's place on both Tuesday and Wednesday.  I have never in my life seen or walked in snow so this was a complete new experience for me.  I walked in it and didn't mind it at all.  Puffy on the other hand complained that he was cold but he still followed me around outside some but most of the time he would piddle and then hurry back to the door wanting to be let back inside.  Me, I had fun even though it was COLD.  The wind was really blowing thus making it even colder than the 12 degrees that it was.  

The humans worked hard on getting Grandpa's property ready for the new owner but still have much work to do so we are going to have to go back one more time this month.  Momma wanted to stay and finish cleaning things up but daddy had to return due work demands.  Also the mechanic that was supposed to inspect and certify Grandpa's airplane as being air worthy decided that he did not want to work so daddy had to hire someone else to do the inspection and any repairs needed so we will have to wait until that is done before anyone can fly the airplane back to California so it can be sold.

The first day we arrived in New Mexico daddy stopped at a gas station and momma took me and Puffy out of our crates for a potty break and somehow I slipped my choke collar and went running because I was scared of the loud noises that the big trucks were making.  Momma didn't even notice I was missing until she looked down and only Puffy was still there.  Momma started crying and calling me because she was afraid I would get run over by one of the trucks.  Momma ran around our truck and found me hunkered down on the other side so she scooped me up and put me back into my crate then made Puffy go back into his.  I didn't even get to piddle but that's okay. 

The next day momma and daddy spent cleaning out one of Grandpa's hangers and getting things ready for the movers who were coming the next day to take some of the stuff back to California so they can be sold.  

We finally got to go see the countryside on Saturday and let me tell you it was a lot of riding around in the truck.  We went through five different national forests.  We saw Gila, Cibola and Apache in New Mexico and two others in Arizona but I canât remember their names â BOL.

Sunday the humans went looking at some property in New Mexico but momma isnât convinced that is where she wants to live.  She is not too concerned about the mountain lions or bears but does have a lot of concerns about the rattlesnakes and scorpions especially if Puffy or I should come across one.  I like to eat spiders and such so there was some discussion regarding the likelihood that I might try to eat something that might actually bite me and poison me.  If any of our pup pals live with rattlesnakes and scorpions please email momma and let her know how she can prevent me from coming in contact with these should we move to New Mexico.

On Monday we drove from New Mexico to Arizona and found ourselves in a snow flurry that came up suddendly.  One minute it was sunny then it got cloudy fast and before we knew it there was snow falling from the sky.  It lasted about 20 minutes and then it was nice and sunny again by the time we crossed over to Arizona.  Although the sun was shining the wind was blowing and it was chilly â BURR - I wanted the electric blanket.

Daddy had some problems with the hotels we stayed at because two of them were right along train tracks and according to him the trains blew their whistles all night long and that caused Puffy and I to bark along with them â BOL.  Momma slept through all the noise because she takes her bionic ears off and canât hear a thing.  

We had a nice surprise waiting for us when we got home.  We got some Valentines from two of our very special pals.  Ms. Ella you have the most expressive and beautiful face and it was so nice getting a valentine from you â we are truly blessed to have you as one of our special pals.  Ms. Buttercup you are always so nicely dressed.  We think you were a beautiful high fashion model in a prior life and thatâs why you always look so glamorous in your pictures.  Thank you for the pretty picture and valentines wish â we treasure the friendship we share.

Anyhow we are back for a few weeks so we will have to go back and check up on everyoneâs diaries to see what all of our pals have been up to.  I hope you have all been safe, well fed and happy.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/28/10  New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/709000</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:46:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>I'm so excited because momma checked the weather report for New Mexico and the area where we are goi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm so excited because momma checked the weather report for New Mexico and the area where we are going to be is expecting snow on Tuesday.  I have never seen snow so for me this will either be fun or something I do not like.  I'll let you know when we get back.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/23/10  Road trip delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/708491</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:34:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/708491</guid>
		<description>We were supposed to be headed back to New Mexico this week but due to some issues with the movers it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We were supposed to be headed back to New Mexico this week but due to some issues with the movers it was delayed until next week.  

Both Puffy and I are going to the groomers on Friday to get bathed and hair cuts then it's off to New Mexico on Saturday.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/20/11  Where is everyone going?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/708019</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:35:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/708019</guid>
		<description>We have noticed that some of our Dogster pals have been choosing to escape the Dogster yard and go p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have noticed that some of our Dogster pals have been choosing to escape the Dogster yard and go play elsewhere.  Some are going over to Facebook and others have choosen not to say where they are now sniffing at.  We have gotten to know our defecting pals very well and to have them elect to seek out greener grass and juicier bones elsewhere saddens us but we certainly understand why they are making the choices that they made.

We too have considered leaving Dogster but for now, we will stand alert by the gate and wait to see what will happen.  

Coco Rose and Puffy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/15/11  Who stinks?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/707468</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:50:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/707468</guid>
		<description>What's with all of the &quot;sniff, sniff&quot; that momma and daddy are doing when they pick me up?  Are they ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What's with all of the "sniff, sniff" that momma and daddy are doing when they pick me up?  Are they trying to tell ME that I stink?  Is that why momma called the groomers and then opened all the windows in the house?  

For the record, I DO NOT STINK!  I have that wonderful dog smell.  It's what I am supposed to smell like.  I am not a flower - I am a dog.

I do not go around sniffing the humans and let me tell you there have been a time or two when someone should have make an appointment for them at the groomers so PLEASE stop with the sniffing.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/13/11  I need sleep</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/707229</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:10:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/707229</guid>
		<description>I don't understand what is going on.

Is momma trying to get revenge for all those nights I woke h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I don't understand what is going on.

Is momma trying to get revenge for all those nights I woke her up asking for a drink of wanter?

Anyways, now that momma is unemployed she has taken to staying up all night long.  This week she has had the overhead light on in the sewing room while she was working on a quilt.  

I can't sleep with the bright light shinning down on me and with all of the noise that she is making.

I'm tired and need to get some sleep.

This is making me cranky.  

If momma is going to stay awake at night the least she could do is feed me a bunch of cookies so that I could have something to munch on while she is sewing.  It only seems fair, don't you think?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/10/11  Let's play tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/706870</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:09:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Let&acirc;s play tag:

1. Do you ever steal your fur-siblings toys? 
- Excuse me but I DO NOT STEAL!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Letâs play tag:

1. Do you ever steal your fur-siblings toys? 
- Excuse me but I DO NOT STEAL!   I only take what should belong to be in the first place - BOL

2. Do you ever play keep-away with your momâs stuff?
- Once.  Momma had a plate of chocolate chip cookies and I took one cookie and when she tried to take it away for me I went running to the sewing room and  gobbled it down really fast so she couldnât get it and it was very yummy. 

3. What is your favorite thing to do?
- Fuss at Puffy: Eat cookies: Fuss at Puffy:  Eat cookies - I can't make up my mind because they are both my favorite things to do!

4. Have you ever tried to redecorate the house when the humans were out?
- I will shred any paper that is left where I can get it!

5. What is the last thing your momma said to you?
- "I love you Coco Roseâ

6. What is your biggest pet peeve??
- I absolutely HATE the come command when I am running down the sidewalk.  I will come only if you have something I want, if not, donât even bother calling me - I'm gone.

7. If you had one wish what would it be?
- Homes with lots of love and cookies for all of the other animals that have nothing AND a big bag of Free Range Chicken strips wrapped around beef liver slices for me â yummy and no I am not going to share them with no one.

8. How did you come to your fur family?
- Momma was heart broken because Logan Ben had gone on to the Rainbow Bridge and she needed another furbaby to help heal her heart.  There was an add in the local paper for Shih Tzu puppies so momma and daddy went to look at them.  I was so cute that they couldnât resist. 

9. How have you changed since you were a puppy?
- When I was a tiny baby I had a white blaze on my chest but over time that has disappeared.  When my hair is on the long side I look like I am all black but when it is cut short I look more gray â BOL  No matter what length my hair is the white blaze is gone.

Thanks Zaidie, that was fun!

If anyone else wants to play, consider yourself tagged.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/07/10  Another road trip</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/706510</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:02:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/706510</guid>
		<description>I heard momma and daddy talking about going back to New Mexico this month.  Road trip!!!  I love goi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I heard momma and daddy talking about going back to New Mexico this month.  Road trip!!!  I love going on the trips sitting in my crate in the back seat watching all the cars on the road.  We get to explore new places and smell different scents.  I'm ready, can we go now?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/06/10  Play with me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/706404</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:25:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/706404</guid>
		<description>I barked
I pawed at him
I nibbled on his ear...

He laid there and did nothing so...

I barked ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I barked
I pawed at him
I nibbled on his ear...

He laid there and did nothing so...

I barked
I pawed at him
I nibbled on his ear some more...

He laid there and did nothing so...

I barked and barked and continued to nibble on all body parts that I could reach.

He laid there and showed me his teeth so...

I swatted him in the head a couple of times with my paws and that finally got a response.  He roled over on his back and played with me.

I love my furbrother Puffy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/02/11  Can I have that?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/705898</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Jan 2011 13:15:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/705898</guid>
		<description>All of my pals know I love my cookies and do not like to share them with anyone.  Today I was outsid ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All of my pals know I love my cookies and do not like to share them with anyone.  Today I was outside barking my head off at the neighbors who are moving out and while I was busy, momma gave Puffy some duck strips that he was chomping on while laying on the big bed.  When I finally came in after my throat became dry, momma picked me up and put me on the big bed with Puffy.  I ate the two duck strips that momma gave me but I laid there with my eye on the one that was right next to Puffy.  I carefully calculated my move and slowly edged my way over to the duck strip.  I pretended that I was just sniffing it as I looked at Puff to see if he was going to get nasty about it.  Nope, no reaction at all so I took it.

Yes, I grabbed that duck strip and lay down next to Puffy but still no reaction from him.  You know that's just not normal.  If he were to try that with me I'd be barking and barking at him until he dropped the treat.  No one takes treats from me!

Anyhow, when he didn't seem to care I dropped the treat and went over to him to make sure he was still breathing - Yup, he appears to be okay so why doesn't he want the duck strip?

I began to wonder if there was some hidden medicine in the center of the treat.  

I took a little nibble and it tasted okay but there still wasn't any type of reaction from Puff.  By now I was really worried that the humans were going to slip me something and that Puffy was in on it so I dropped the treat and walked away.

It's better to be save than drugged but now I can't seem to close my eyes and take a nap because I keep on watching the dropped duck strip and want to eat it.

I'm tossing and turning and with each movement I find myself closer and closer to the abandoned treat.  Finally I couldn't fight the urge any longer so I ate it.

My eyes are getting heavy and I am going to go to take a nap.  I bet the duck strip was drugged.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

Mom here -The medicine was in the piece of lunch meat that she ate right before she went out side and barked at the neighbors. - LOL]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>01/01011  Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/705825</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 20:52:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/705825</guid>
		<description>I sure hope 2011 is a better year for all.  

Happy New Year.

Coco ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I sure hope 2011 is a better year for all.  

Happy New Year.

Coco]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/30/10  What a day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/705477</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:14:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>This morning I was rudely awaken and in my semi-awake state I somehow found myself at the dreaded ve ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning I was rudely awaken and in my semi-awake state I somehow found myself at the dreaded vet's office.  Yes that's right the human momma asked me if I wanted to go "Bye-Bye" and the next thing I knew I was being dragged into the vets office.  What the woof?!!!  

Momma was concerned because I have been sneezing and biting at my feet.  I have intact dew claws and they tend to grow curled and can go into my skin if they are not watched.  The ones on the hind fees needed trimming so she took me to the vet to have a pedicure and checked over to make sure I was okay.  

The vet visit was uneventful and I was given a clean bill of health although I might have some allergies going on.  

After we left the vet's office and was headed home momma's car stopped working.  She was able to get it into a strip mall and then called daddy to tell him that she was stranded and was going to call triple A to come tow the car.  Daddy said he would come down and look at the car so he had to pack up Puffy and take him with him because he can not be left at home alone because Puffy would panic and poop all over everything.

Anyhoodle, we had to sit and wait for daddy to come find us then since he couldn't figure out what was wrong with the car they were forced to take it to the car repair place that was located in the strip mall that momma was in.  Daddy took me out of momma's car and put me into my crate in Grandpa's truck and Puffy was in his crate already.  It would have been kind of fun except Puffy is once again passing dreadful, super stinky GAS!!!  It was horrible and each time he emits the gas flume I wonder how such a tiny dog can manufacture such stinky stuff.  I wish momma or daddy would take him outside and squeeze his tummy to get him to either poop or expel the gas.  Let me tell you it is not pleasent sitting next to that boy when he is gassy.  The funny thing is I don't think the smell even bothers Puffy as he shows no emotions when doing it - BOL.  You would think he would at least let out a sigh of relief but no, he pretends that he didn't notice it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/26/10  The day after</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:40:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Christmas is over and all the packages have been opened.  Things are getting back to normal in our h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Christmas is over and all the packages have been opened.  Things are getting back to normal in our house.  There was no baking of cookies or neighbors coming over, we get to lay around the house and get some sleep.

Our toys are spread out all around the place with the various bags of treats that we can eat.  I love the day after Christmas.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/25/10  Christmas</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:09:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Merry Christmas everyone!  Santa came and left lots of good pressies for Puffy and I.  Of course he  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Merry Christmas everyone!  Santa came and left lots of good pressies for Puffy and I.  Of course he thinks all of the stuffies are his and I claim all of the cookies so it actually works out quite well.  

We are very lucky to have a warm and loving home and wish every pup and kitty had the same.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/3/10  What's that in the sky?</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:42:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I looked up into the sky and saw it with my own two eyes...

Was it Santa Paws and his reindeer?
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I looked up into the sky and saw it with my own two eyes...

Was it Santa Paws and his reindeer?

No silly it's still a little early for Santa.

So what was it????

It was the SUN.  Yes, after days of pouring rain the sun is out and helping to dry things up.

We hope all our furfriends and family who live in the areas affected by the rains are safe and dry.  We are fine and the worse thing that happened is that the back yard flooded and there is no choice but the leaning Weeping Willow tree has to be chopped down.  

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/22/10  I got to go to the bathroom</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:56:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, that's right, I got to go to the bathroom but it is pouring rain outside and the yard is soaked ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, that's right, I got to go to the bathroom but it is pouring rain outside and the yard is soaked.  When I step onto the grass I sink down in mud and water.  I got to go but don't want to go outside.  I think I might be forced to do a "Puffy" and piddle on the floor.  Oh and speaking of Puffy he did piddle on the new laminate floor yesterday and momma said it was so much eaiser to clean up than the carpets.  Do you think that makes it okay for me to piddle on them too?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/22/10  Stylish Knits</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:02:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma went shopping yesterday and bought a new book called Stylish Knits for Dogs.  The book says th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma went shopping yesterday and bought a new book called Stylish Knits for Dogs.  The book says there are 36 projects to knit in a weekend.  Problem is MOMMA DOESN"T KNOW HOW TO KNIT!!!!!!  Something tells me I'm not going to be getting a new sweater anytime soon - BOL, BOL

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/20/10  Should I ask Santa Paws for a boat?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/704114</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:55:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It is no longer drizzling here; instead it is pouring rain with very high winds.  We are all watchin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is no longer drizzling here; instead it is pouring rain with very high winds.  We are all watching the leaning Weeping Willow treee that is in our back yard and hoping it doesn't topple down on the roof.  The back yard is flooded so Momma made Arleenton go into her hutch so she will stay dry.  Puffy and I are NOT happy about having to go outside to do our business even though she got out our raincoats.  The scarry part is that momma also go out the little shoes she bought for us that we HATE.  I'd rather get my feet wet instead of wearing those strange things on my feet.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/19/10  It's raining - well sort of</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 03:46:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The news has been full of warning that we are supposed to be getting a wet winter storm down here bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The news has been full of warning that we are supposed to be getting a wet winter storm down here but so far all that's happend is drizzle.  

So you know what I did?

Momma opened up the blinds on the French doors so we could see the drizzle fall in the back yard and we watched Christmas movies on TV and napped on the big bed all day long.  It was a perfect day.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/13/10  Our New Mexico trip</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:23:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pals,

We are finally back from our New Mexico road trip and here are some of the hi-lights of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals,

We are finally back from our New Mexico road trip and here are some of the hi-lights of that trip:

Day one - We left our house bright and early in the morning and got on the road.  Daddy was driving because we took Grandpaâs big truck and momma was afraid to drive it.  Just when we were getting ready to get onto the freeway both daddy and momma said they smelled something and thought that Puff or I had pee-peed in our crate so daddy pulled into a donut shop so momma could check.  Neither of us had a wet mattress so it wasnât either of us.  Not to waste being at a donut shop daddy went inside and got a cheese Danish for himself but momma didnât want anything.  I should point out that no one asked us if we wanted anything, can you believe it.

Anyways we got back onto the road and traveled miles and miles before he stopped at a rest station and let us out for water and a potty break.  I was happy because I had to go but Puffy refused to do anything.  After trying to get Puffy to empty his bladder without success we were again put into our crates and again after many hours ended up in Scottsdale, Arizona.  We checked into the Smoke Tree Resort, the same place we stayed the last time we came this way and were allowed out of the crates to go sniff around and piddle as the humans took things into their room.  

Momma has to rush into the bathroom and left Puffy and I to check out the suite while she was busy.  During this time, two wet spots mysteriously appeared on the carpet in two different places.  Iâm going to tell you right now it was the white phantom that did it.  Momma had brought along some Oxy-Fast Stain & Odor remover so she got it out and sprayed both areas and put towels over them to help absorb the liquid.  Daddy said we probably have to find another place to stay in the future.  Iâll have to agree with him because who wants to stay in a room that has mysterious wet spots coming up out of the carpet.  

Daddy tried to turn on the Charger football game and was disappointed that the only football game showing was the Cardinals so he decided to go watch it in the bedroom with his eyes shut â BOL.

Puffy and I are trying to take a nap on the sofa but momma keeps on waking us up saying that she wants us to stay up so that she is sure we sleep all night long thus she wonât have to worry about the wet spots on the carpet.  I even heard her tell daddy earlier that they could always get the crates out of the truck and make us sleep in them!  

Day 2 - We left the resort super early on day two.  How early you ask?  It was still dark out and the sun was still sleeping as we should have been also.  Momma almost broke her neck by tripping over a large rock that was outlining the walkway to the front door of our suite.  Daddy came to her rescue and gave her a flashlight.  We went on a brief walk so that we could do our business then momma went back into the suite to get some of the luggage to put back into Grandpaâs truck.  

Puffy went running to daddy in a panic and wanted to be put back into his crate in the truck, so daddy picked him up and made sure Puff was comfortable then shut the door.  I was then put into my crate and I promptly lay down and went back to sleep.  Both Puff and I were tired because momma could not get to sleep and ended up watching TV all nigh long.  

After the truck was all loaded back up we headed out to New Mexico.  Everything was going fine until daddy said he needed to fill the truck up with gas but we could not find a gas station that was opened at 5AM.  There were a lot of cars on the road so one would think the gas stations would have been opened then but we passed several and they were not opened.  We finally found one about 40 miles away from where we had started from.

We rode in the truck for hours and hours before daddy stopped to let us have a bathroom and water break.  My poor little kidneys were screaming and I was very happy to finally get some relief.  After the break we again were put into our crates and hit the road again.  Neither Puffy nor I complained because the motion of the moving truck lulled us both back to sleep.  Around 2 in the afternoon we arrived in New Mexico and daddy let momma off at Wal-Mart to get some groceries then we had another 40 minute drive before we got to Grandpaâs house.

We were so happy to get out of the truck and stretch out legs after the long ride.  We went running around smelling all the bushes and trees and tinkled.  When we went into Grandpaâs house we were still wild children running all over the place and sniffing everything out.  It was a lot of fun, but I still like my house better.  I miss my kitty and bunny siblings.

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that today is Puffâs 2nd Gotcha day.  Yup, two years ago today we adopted Puffy.  Iâm glad he is here because it gives me someone to boss around.
Happy Gotcha day Puffy.

Day 3 - Puffy and I were left in the sun room for hours today while momma and daddy drove around, can you believe it?  They did invite us to go on this trip with them so why did they fell it was necessary to lock us up like criminals?  

Daddy wants to move out here but momma isnât sold on it yet.  For miles and miles all you see is cactus and ugly shrubs and depending on where you are, some trees.  We are not allowed in the back yard at Grandpaâs house because the yard has low laying cactus and we would get thorns in our feet.  This morning Puffy was sniffing around in the front yard and discovered the big cactus in the yard when he stuck his nose right on one of the pointy thorns â OUCH!  I got tired of walking on the hard, dried leaves that are all over the front yard so I tried to walk on the railroad ties.  Everything was going pretty well until Puffy hopped up and tried to walk right behind me with his nose in my butt.  I stopped and he bumped into me then tumbled off.  I got to give it to him he has been a real trouper as he hopped right back up and continued his balance beam.  He has even learned how to maneuver steps which is quite an accomplishment seeing how his hind legs do not work right.  He puts his front legs on the step in front of him and then hops up and kind of pulls his hind legs behind him.  

Last night when we went to bed Puffy and I kept on barking and hopped off the bed and went to the vent in the floor and was going nuts.  There is something living under Grandpaâs house I could hear it moving around.  Momma kept on moaning that she was tired and for to SHUT UP!  We were only doing our job and was alerting momma of an intruder.  Instead of being happy, she was completely ungracious and told us to SHUT UP!  

Well got to go because daddy has logs in the fireplace and I want to sit by it and get warm â Itâs getting chilly over here so I better go outside now and do my business so I donât have to go out later.

Day 4 - This is beginning to sound like a broken record because Puffy and I were left in the sun room for hours AGAIN today while momma and daddy drove around.  Momma said it was an accident because they drove thru the Gila National Forrest and didnât know that it took them all the way to Truth or Consequences New Mexico.  Daddy actually stopped and asked how to get back to where they wanted to go and found out they would either have to turn around and go back through the National Park (which I heard was quite beautiful). or drive around the forest.  Both options meant they were on the road for well over four hours.  Daddy chose to drive around the forest instead of going back on the winding, twisting roads of the National forest.  Since we were abandoned for so many hours one of us showed our displeasure by leaving them a pressie on the sun room floor.  All I can say is it serves them right! 

The early mornings and nights are getting cold here.  Iâm not really sure what the temperature is right now because we donât have internet access but in the early mornings and when the sun goes the wind blows very cold air.  Neither Puffy nor I want to go outside to do our business but as always we are being forced to by the humans.  When we go outside at night momma comes with us to make sure there isnât a dangerous animal neighbors lurking about.  Some of the neighbors include wolves, bears and mountain lions.  Oh yeah, I forgot to tell daddy finally heard the uninvited âguestâ that is living under Grandpaâs house last night.  He said this morning that whatever it is, it appears to be quite large so it isnât a mouse.  

Where Grandpaâs house is there is not a hospital, grocery store or mall anywhere close by.  It is a very rural area and the people wave and says âhiâ to everybody.  This is completely different that where we come from.  The grocery store alone is about 43 miles away.  People out here buy sides of beef from the local farmers and keep them in a separate freezer.  Momma isnât sure if she can handle being this isolated because she likes to go shopping too much â BOL, BOL.

Anyhow, we will either be headed home on Saturday or Sunday depending upon what day the fence gets finished on.  Daddy doesnât want to leave until the work is completed.

Day 5 - The humans are busy packing up Grandpaâs stuff for Goodwill.  Itâs been a sad day for daddy because it these are his daddyâs clothes and personal belongings.  I tried to make him forget his sadness by asking him to pick me up, but he said he had things that needed to be done before we head back to California.  Puffy tried to take daddyâs mind off of things also by piddling on the packing boxes â BOL.  

The TV was on and just a few minutes ago there was a BREAKING NEWS report that there was a 3.9 earthquake centered out of Julian in California.  Come on now, 3.9 is nothing and should hardly be breaking news.  

Momma did take us for a walk around the neighborhood and that was nice.  She also tried to take us for a stroller ride but the road is not paved and the dog mobile was shaking so badly that she felt we were probably uncomfortable so she turned back and we went to Grandpaâs house.

One of the things over in this area is the copper/silver open pit mine.  Itâs huge!  Right now they are not mining but are getting ready to go back into production and will be bringing back 500 workers.  Thatâs really good news for some of the people who live in this area because they were let go when the mine shut down.  We learned this from the realtor that daddy hired to sell Grandpaâs property.  This area is really isolated and there are no major industries around.  There arenât even any track homes like we have in California.  Most of the homes are trailer homes like Grandpaâs because there are no contractors or materials to build homes with out here.  One would think with the unemployment being so high that people would want to do construction but that is not the case.

Tomorrow we are heading back home.  I canât wait to see my kitty siblings and bunny sister.  Momma wants to see if the fish survived because she had put in a self feeder and instructed the neighbor not to feed them both verbally and in her written instructions but he feed them anyways.  She learned of this when he called and told daddy what he had done.  The tank had baby fish that were born recently so they might not survive over feeding.  Guess we will find out Sunday when we get home.

Day 6th â We survived a super long ride in the truck today.  Daddy drove 8 hours before he found a place for us to sleep tonight.  I was so happy to finally get out of the crate and go do my business.  Puffy on the other hand was still having problems understanding what was going on and was shaking.  

The only place to find dinner was at a Wendyâs fast food place right across the parking lot from the Best Western motel that we had checked into.  Daddy was super tired and when he went into Wendyâs and ordered dinner he neglected to pick up the plastic forks needed to eat the salad with so momma said she would walk over there with us and get them.

All went well until momma tied our leashes up on the railing next to the entry door and Puffy somehow managed to escape from his and went running into the drive thru car lane with a car pulling out.  Momma ran right after him, calling him to come to her but he continued to run.  Momma told me her heart was pounding and she panicked.  The car driver saw what was happening and luckily did not move her car and momma was finally able to grab Puffy.  She slipped his collar back onto his neck, quickly ran into Wendyâs and got the forks, then came and untied us and walked us back to the motel.  Momma was so upset over what had just happened that she did not eat her dinner and instead went to bed with Puffy and me next to her.

Day seven â We left the motel and drove to Grandpaâs Riverside house to pick up some papers and put some items taken from the New Mexico house on his dinning room table for daddyâs sister to pick up.  From there we went out to the cemetery to see if the new name plate has been put on Grandma and Grandpaâs tomb (it has not been yet).  Finally we headed home and got there about 10:30 AM.  Simba Blue was happy to see us but Bay-Ling was hiding in the linen cupboard.  Arleenton our bunny sister seemed to be quite happy and healthy.  The fish â well one Angle fish is missing and presumed to be dead but other wise everything is alright.

Daddy is going to have to go back to New Mexico next month and it is not know if we will go again with him because momma is still trying to find work locally but has not been having any luck.

Anyways, we are happy to be home and have missed all of our pals.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/04/10  Road trip</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:21:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I just got back from a visit with the groomers.  Daddy said he did not want to drive with stinky dog ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just got back from a visit with the groomers.  Daddy said he did not want to drive with stinky dogs in the truck so momma made Puffy and I go get a bath.  We will be gone for a while as Grandpa did not have internet service at his house so we will have to catch up on all your diarys when we get back.

Coco Rose

PS - Just for the record I did not stink.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>12/03/10  Holiday season</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:40:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Pups,

If any of our pup pals would like a Holiday greeting card from Puffy and myself and have ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Pups,

If any of our pup pals would like a Holiday greeting card from Puffy and myself and have not received one yet, please email us your address and we will send one out to you as soon as we get back from New Mexico.  

We would really like to send each and every one of our pals a card but need your address in order to do so.  We promise to keep your address confidential and will not show up on your door step unannounced.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>1202/10  I was NOT naughty!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 05:34:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday as the humans were trying to get our house back in order after having the new floors insta ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday as the humans were trying to get our house back in order after having the new floors installed they got a phone call telling them that the new bedroom furniture was ready for delivery.  When the delivery people arrived, momma opened the side gate so that they could bring the furniture right into the master bedroom.  After the deliver was complete and the delivery people had left I asked if I could go outside and momma opened the sliding glass door and let both Puffy and out.

Momma and daddy were busy inspecting the new furniture and neglected to notice that both Puffy and I were no where in the yard.  Yes, momma had forgotten that she had put a trashcan in front of the side gate to keep it open for the delivery people, so of course I took advantage of it and went exploring, and Puffy came with me.  

When momma finally noticed that we were missing she came outside and saw the gate was opened and we were gone.

Momma came running out front calling me and my kiss-up brother went running back to momma when he heard her calling.  Since when is his name Coco?  Momma wasn't calling him, she was calling me!  Anyhow momma picked Puffy up and started telling him what a good boy he was, and then she again called me.  I thought about it for a little bit then decided it was too close to Christmas so I casually walked back to momma.  She picked me up and told me I was a good girl and took me back into the backyard and shut the gate.

We then all went into the bedroom and laid on the new bed and watched TV.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/30/10  Our flooring adventure continues</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:36:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Day two of the floor instulation.

Memo to self - never get new floors installed while you are liv ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Day two of the floor instulation.

Memo to self - never get new floors installed while you are living in the house because it is messy and disruptive.

The floors looks really nice and Puffy and I enjoyed having the king sized mattress directly on the floor.  Puffy was a little faker as he told momma that he couldn't climb up onto the mattress but he sure could when momma wasn't there to lift him up - BOL.

Today the flooring people are laying down the laminate in the sewing room, hallway and the other small bedroom.  Then all they have to do is the base boards and put the furniture back.  Sounds easy but isn't really because our house is so small everything is stack up on each other so it is going to be hard to get stuff back into the rooms where they need to be.

We wanted a snack last night and couldn't have one because momma was afraid to try to find the fridge with stuff stacked all over the place.  Right now we are confined to the kitchen so that we don't get in the way of the floor workers.  Simba and Bay-Ling are again in the dog crates and they are not happy.

Time for a nap so I'll bark at you all later.  Keep your paws crossed that our floors get done today and that we can have our house back tomorrow.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/29/10  This should be funny but...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/701412</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:54:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today the nasty carpet is supposed to be ripped out so that the new floors can be put in.  Momma has ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today the nasty carpet is supposed to be ripped out so that the new floors can be put in.  Momma has both Bay-Ling and Simba in our dog crates in the kitchen.  Yup, good ole Simba is locked and he is close to breaking out of the crate that is supposed to be fool proof.  I'm going to have to pay close attention to what he is doing because who knows maybe I will have a need for this skill someday.  Anyhow, Coco and I are also confined in the kitchen because Momma put up the baby gate up so that we will not be in the way of the workers.

And speaking of the workers where are they?  It's almost 9:00AM and no one has shown up yet.  The humans have been slaving away for three days picking stuff up and packing them in boxes so that all the workers would have to do is move the furniture and do their thing but as of yet no one has shown up. I wish they would come and get this over with so that we can have our house back to normal.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/25/10  'Twas the night of Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700955</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:16:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>'Twas the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldn&acirc;t sleep
I tried counting backwards,
I tried  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ 'Twas the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldnât sleep
I tried counting backwards,
I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned,
The dark meat and white.
But I fought the temptation,
With all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation,
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.
Gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
âTis all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding and a pawful of pie.
But, I managed to yap as I soared past the trees,
Happy eating to all, pass the cranberries, please.

May your stuffing be tasty.
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes âN gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious.
May your pies take the prize.
May your thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs.

HAPPY THANSGIVING TO ALL

This was emailed to me by Arnold and Tannerâs human momma and it came with some really cute pictures but I am not computer wise enough to know how to include the pictures onto the Dogster page.  The original author is unknown and I changed two words so that it would fit Coco Rose saying it.  I thought it was so cute that I copied it, made the two changes and posted it on Dogster for all to enjoy.

Marilynn]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/24/10  Thanksgiving wish</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700879</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I wish each and every one of our pup pals a very Happy Thanksgiving.  

Coco Rose ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wish each and every one of our pup pals a very Happy Thanksgiving.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/24/10  Dogster diary comment section</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700778</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:41:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700778</guid>
		<description>Hi pals, this morning momma received notice that there were two new comments left on my diary regard ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals, this morning momma received notice that there were two new comments left on my diary regarding Puffy and my visit to Santa yesterday.  Momma was able to read the comments because they show up on the message that Dogster sent us, but there was not name associated with who sent the messages so we logged onto Dogster to see who made the nice comments but neither of the new messages were there.  This is not the first time something like this has happened and we were wondering if others have noticed this also.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/23/10  Santa visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700681</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:21:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700681</guid>
		<description>This morning we went to the groomers and got all nice and pretty, then when momma came and picked Pu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning we went to the groomers and got all nice and pretty, then when momma came and picked Puffy and me up she dressed us in our Christmas coats and took us to the mall to see Santa.  It was so exciting because I have never been to a mall before nor have I ever rode in an elevator.  

I'm happy to say that both Puffy and I were on super good behavior and neither of us barked, growled or piddled on Santa.  We got one picture taken but momma took her camera and took the pictures that we have posted here.  She has to figure out how to get the picture that the mall gave her onto Dogster because it is much nicer than the ones momma took.

We told Santa that Ebby has been super good taking care of her momma this year and allowing Ceeley to live with her.  Josh has taken to helping out at the Alpaca farm and has even let Cleo warm herself by lying on top of him when they are out in the snow.  Ella has done her best to spread love and happiness in her family and all around.  Sully and Socks are always good so we really didn't have to tell Santa too much because he already knew this.  We asked Santa if he could help Buttercupâs heart get better because she is just the nicest pup around.  We also put in a good word with Santa for China, Little CoCo Puff and Lucky because we want them to have everything that they desire especially good health.  Demon Flash Bandit and Angle Zoom Smokie would like one or more Burger King Franchises and we are sure they would be perfect business owners as long as they did not eat all the profits. 

By now Santa was beginning to complain that his leg was cramping and wanted to know if we were finished.  Of course I had to tell him that Minnie and Chester plus TinkerBell Forever, Halo Kitty and their new sister Pegasus have moved so I made sure he had their new address.  I also gave him Pookies and Fluffy Leeâs new address because they too should have lots of treats and toys under their tree.  

I was hearing Santa uttering under his breath as I told him that Pepper and Rusty could use some really nice treats and toys plus I wanted Santa to make sure Pepper stays healthy and has a long life.  Puffy told Santa that our new pup pal Dodger has recently hurt himself and could use lots of toys to play with while he recovers.

Santa continued to squirm about and was turning really red in the face as Puffy told him to send lots of toys and pressies to Maxwell, Izzy and Sammy because we think they are deserving.  I hurried and told him about Abby and her recent leg surgery and asked him to use his magic to help her heal completely so that she can run and play like she used to.  Of course I had to ask him to send her a really nice toy to give her motivation to do all the exercises she has to do.  

Santa went to put Puffy on the ground but I stopped him and told him I was NOT finished yet.  Arnold and Tanner could use some good treats and lots of toys also.  I asked Santa if he could repair Tannerâs eyes but Santa said that was not his department and suggested I contact one of the Angels.  He said he would email me a list if I would PLEASE get off his lap and let others have their turn.

Good ole Puffy started telling Santa that Biscotte and Tippy have also been very good this year as have Dylan, Tiberius and Jia.  We asked Santa to bring them something really great this year.

I looked into Santaâs eyes and he did not look happy.  In fact his eyes watering like he was about to cry so I quickly told him about Angel Ernie George and wondered if he could send some special kisses to Ernie from his human momma.  This seemed to soften Santa up a bit so I then told him about Bacon and Izzy and how wonderful they have been.  I put in a good word for Burt and Dixie Black Pearl, Hanchiko, Yuji, Chingu, Dozer, Anya and Chipper.

Just as I started to tell him about Buddha Santa stood up and Puffy and I were forced to jump to the floor.  He told us to email him our entire pup pals list and he would be sure to give them something at Christmas and walked away muttering to himself about not being paid enough for doing this gig.

Anyhow pups Puffy and I will do as Santa requested so we better get busy and put that list together.  I will personally supervise it to make certain that each of our pup and kitty pals are mentioned as we want everyone to have a very happy holiday season.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/23/10  It's not fair</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700610</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:43:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700610</guid>
		<description>Puffy's diary was once again selected as one of the feature diaries of the day.  Congratulations Puf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy's diary was once again selected as one of the feature diaries of the day.  Congratulations Puffy, blah, blah, blad.  I want to hire someone to audit the diary picks of the day because I think his diary is being featured more times than mine is and just for the record I want to state it isn't fair.  I'm the princess and MY diary should be more important than his.  

All through history the Shih Tzu have been considered Royality and I demand that Dogster treat me as such!  

I'm so upset that I'm going to go stamp my little feet and then go take any cookies he happens to have hiden in his bed.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/22/10 I was desperate</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700471</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:14:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700471</guid>
		<description>Last night I lay down on my bed and wanted to go to sleep but momma decided since she couldn&acirc;t sle ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night I lay down on my bed and wanted to go to sleep but momma decided since she couldnât sleep she would make Christmas coats for Puffy and me to wear for our picture with Santa Paws tomorrow.

I tried to get to sleep but momma was making a lot of noise and she had the over head light on so it was shining in my eyes.  Puffy wasnât bothered by any of it because he was covered up in his blanket and the only thing you could see was the tip of his nose.

Me I couldnât get to sleep because of the light.  I really did try and finally out of desperation I went and climbed into Simba Blues bed that is under the daybed.  It was nice and dark under there and I finally was able to close my eyes and drift off until momma noticed I was missing.

Momma started calling me and was looking all over in the sewing room for me.  This was actually pretty funny because the sewing room is very small and momma had the baby gate up so where did she thing I was?  She finally got down on her hands and knees and found me curled up in Simbaâs bed.  

After that she took the hint and turned off the sewing machine and lights and went to bed.  I hope Simba doesnât get mad that I borrowed his bed because he can be mean at times.

Momma took a video of her trying to sew the Christmas coats but Simba was âhelpingâ her.  She will post it on Simbaâs Catster page.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/21/10  I'm so tired</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700385</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:52:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700385</guid>
		<description>Momma is still having sleep problems so she is up most of the night.  I don't mind when she turns of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is still having sleep problems so she is up most of the night.  I don't mind when she turns off the lights and lays on the daybed to watches TV all night long but last night she turned on the over head light and decided that she had to get busy making Puff and me Christmas coats to wear when we go to see Santa Paws. The light is bright and I could not get to sleep because momma kept on making noise.  I think I want to trade sleeping partners and go sleep with daddy.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/20/10  Somebody was NAUGHTY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700327</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:34:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700327</guid>
		<description>Momma had to go to the store and get stuff for our Thanksgiving dinner so she left us in the sewing  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma had to go to the store and get stuff for our Thanksgiving dinner so she left us in the sewing room.  It was a nice day to sleep and watch the rain fall so I didn't mind.  Before she left she took Puff and I outside and asked us if we needed to go pee-pee.  I went running out to the lawn and promptly piddled then came running back inside.  Puffy followed momma out into the rain but did not piddle as he was too busy seeing what momma was up to.  

Do I need to tell you that somebody piddled on the sewing room carpet?  It wasn't me, really.  This isn't going to go over very well with Santa Paws and I would be willing to bet you that he will give me all of the cookies he was going to give to Puff bacause he was a naughty boy- HeHeHe.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/19/10  Turkey burgers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700211</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:03:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700211</guid>
		<description>Momma has been cleaning getting ready for Thanksgiving.  Today as she cleaned out the refrigerator s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has been cleaning getting ready for Thanksgiving.  Today as she cleaned out the refrigerator she found 6 frozen turkey burgers.  Daddy has made it known that he is not a fan of turkey burgers so since momma wanted them out of the freezer she cooked all six of them for Puffy and me.  YUMMY!  I enjoyed them a whole lot and was wondering if maybe momma would finds some steaks tomorrow - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/19/10  It's almost time</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700186</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:01:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700186</guid>
		<description>I'm on really good behavior right now.  Yesterday I went running down the front sidewalk and normall ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm on really good behavior right now.  Yesterday I went running down the front sidewalk and normally I would make the humans run after and catch me but yesterday when I started to run down the sidewalk I heard momma "COCO SIT!"  and I parked my cute little tushy down on the cold sidewalk and waited for her to catch up with me.

You know why I did that?  Because I am going to see Santa Paws next Tuesday and I didn't want momma to blab to him that I was naughty.  I want Santa Paws to bring me lots and lots of cookies and toys so I have to be good until after Christmas.

Hugs and kisses,

COco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/18/10  Congratulations to all of the finalists</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700048</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:05:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/700048</guid>
		<description>Which pictures will win the Catster and Dogster photo contest?  There were so many good pictures tha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Which pictures will win the Catster and Dogster photo contest?  There were so many good pictures that I can't even think which ones will win.  Anyhoodle, good luck to all of the finalists.  We wish you all luck and can't wait to see all of the winning pictures.  

PS - As far as I'm concerned you are all winners in my book.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/14/10  Yummy, that was tasty</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699537</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:36:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699537</guid>
		<description>Momma cooked some pork stew meat and then took a bunch of it and chopped it up in the food processor ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma cooked some pork stew meat and then took a bunch of it and chopped it up in the food processor.  When she fed Puff and me tonight she mixed some of it in our food.  I liked it so much that I ate both dinners - Sorry Puffy I was hungry but momma will get you some more, okay?

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/13/10  Upcoming visit to Santa Paws</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699415</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:32:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699415</guid>
		<description>Momma was going to take Puffy and I to the groomers this coming week but now that we are going to go ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma was going to take Puffy and I to the groomers this coming week but now that we are going to go have our pictures taken with Santa Paws on the 23rd momma is going to schedule our appointment with the groomers for that morning so we will be clean and not stinky.  We want to leave a good impression on Santa Paws.  I hope Puffy doesn't growl or bite him because that would not be cool.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/13/10  Santa Paws is coming to the Temecula Mall</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699344</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:33:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/699344</guid>
		<description>Momma saw a very small article in the local newspaper saying that Santa Paws was going to come to th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma saw a very small article in the local newspaper saying that Santa Paws was going to come to the local mall this coming week and that parents could have pictures taken with him and their human kids.  The article went on to say that on November 23 for four hours only Santa Paws would be available for pictures with pets.

Puffy and I are going to go see Santa Paws!!!!

I'm soooooooooo excited.

What should I wear?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/08/10  How can this be?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698830</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010 18:08:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698830</guid>
		<description>We have been having a serious problem here at home.  The only store locally that sells my favorite t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been having a serious problem here at home.  The only store locally that sells my favorite treats has not been able to get any.  It has been months and momma keeps on going to the pet food store to see if they have arrived yet but each time the answer remains the same - they are still back ordered.  Momma has tried many different typed of treats but both Puffy and I turn our noses up at them and momma has been saying this is getting too expensive because each time we turn up our nose momma then donates the uneatten treats to the local animal shelter.  She gripes that she is unemployed and can not afford to spend 50 dollars on stuff that we do not want to eat.  All I know is that both Puffy and I want OUR cookies and only OUR cookies not some imposture so STOP buying the other stuff, problem solved - well sort of, we still want OUR cookies!  

Coco Rose - wishing she has one of her yummy cookies.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/05/10  Radioactive Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698374</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:59:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698374</guid>
		<description>Once there was a small bunny out hopping around on the Harford Nuclear Reservation enjoying it&acirc;s s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Once there was a small bunny out hopping around on the Harford Nuclear Reservation enjoying itâs self when it became thirsty.  It was the bunnyâs unfortunate luck that it happened to sip some "water" left from the recent demolition of a Cold Ear-era building that had been used in the production of nuclear arms.

The humans somehow learned of this and set a trap to snare the rabbit and once caught, it was killed and disposed of as radioactive waste.  The same humans who trapped and killed the rabbit are now out looking for radioactive rabbit droppings.

I have a couple of questions I would liked answered:
How come there is contaminated liquid on the ground in the first place?  Why wasnât something done to prevent contact with the contaminated liquid?  What is going to be done to prevent such occurrences from happening again?   How did the humans learn about this rabbit and its trip to the contaminated liquid?  Are the humans sure there were no other thirsty animals drinking from this liquid also?  Is this contamination seeping into the ground?  Did this rabbit have a chance to mate with another rabbit prior to being caught?

The report we read regarding this rabbit was done by the Associated Press but it actually did not say too much about it.  As you can see there are still unanswered questions.  

Rest in Peace little bunny.  I suspect your angel halo, wings and the glow you cast off will be very bright due to the radioactive material.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/02/10  Thank you Leader of the Pack</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698185</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 22:03:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698185</guid>
		<description>After gripping and complaining about the Bark Board situation it was only right that I also let our  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After gripping and complaining about the Bark Board situation it was only right that I also let our fearless Leader of the Pack know when a change was done that I actually liked so here is the email I sent to Dogster.


Hello Leader of the Pack,

This is going to shock you because I am not contacting you to complain about something - Yes that's right please sit down because I sure you are feeling very faint and light headed with that comment.

I'm actually emailing you to tell you that I like the change that you and your team have done that allows us to click on a photo and be taken directly to that photo and not have to go to the pup pal or corraled pal full page.

Since I have been very vocal on what I do not like it is only fair that I also point out when something is changed and the change is liked.

You deserve a nice juicy steak for this.

Marilynn - Coco Rose and Puffys human mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/02/10  What the woof</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698062</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 21:37:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/698062</guid>
		<description>WTW - momma went to Costco and bought a 5 pound bag of peanut butter and honey flavor dog treats.  T ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ WTW - momma went to Costco and bought a 5 pound bag of peanut butter and honey flavor dog treats.  They contain no wheat, corn or processed sugar.  When she got home she offered me and Puffy one and I reluctantly took one but Puffy turned around and walked away, so then momma tried to give me Puffy's but I declined.  It turns out neither Puffy or I are very happy with the new treats but someone in our house seems to be enjoying them A LOT.  Momma has been helping herself to them saying that we are spoiled.  (Marilynn here - these treats are actually a little on the dry side but I bet they would be very tasty if they were dipped in melted chocolate maybe I'll try that tomorrow - LOL)

Momma also bought me some new tee shirts while she was at Target.  I really like the pink one that says PRINCESS because it's pretty and gets right to the point.  However I must object to the second one because it says "SORRY SANTA I ATE THE COOKIES"!  Is momma trying to get me in trouble with Santa Paws?  What cookies are they talking about?  From the look of things it's momma who is eating the cookies so why didn't she buy her a shirt to wear?  

I think I'm going to refuse to wear the green shirt but momma can put the pretty pink shirt on me everyday if she want.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11/1/10  Bark Board Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697926</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:59:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697926</guid>
		<description>If you haven't noticed Dogster has posted the following on the home page regarding the Bark Board Ch ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you haven't noticed Dogster has posted the following on the home page regarding the Bark Board Changes:


Bark Board Changes
Thanks everyone for your comments and feedback on the adding of comments to the Purr Board. Weâre real sorry about any confusion that was generate by the display of the diary post name that was commented on.

Weâre taking the feature off line and will be testing out some variations that are clearer and less cluttered.

Weâre also going to be collecting âprofile updatesâ into a single link instead of posting each time a change was made.

Woofs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/31/10  Is Dogster playing a Halloween trick on us?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697628</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:23:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697628</guid>
		<description>Have our pup pals noticed the changes Dogster made on the Bark Board where they are now display diar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have our pup pals noticed the changes Dogster made on the Bark Board where they are now display diary and photos that you leave comments on?  We're hoping it's just a Halloween trick they are playing on us but if it is not, we sent Dogster the following:

PS - if you want to make a comment please use the email feature and email me directy so it is not posted on the comment section, therfore it will not show up on the bark board.


Dear Dogster HQ,

I see someone at Dogster has been busy making changes to the site AGAIN.  I wish with all my heart that I could say this was a terrific improvement but alas I can not.  

I do not need to see an update on who left a comment on a diary or photo.  All of the updates take up valuable space.  If I choose to click on a diary entry I will be able to see who left comments anyways so why post them on the Bark Board when it is totally unnecessary?    

I love my pup pals and enjoy reading their diaries and leaving comments but I do not necessarily need to know via the Bark Board where all of my pup pals have been visiting.   However, itâs feasible that others may not share my views regarding this feature so why not offer it as an option where the user can choose if they want it displayed or not?  

In conclusion I have to admit all of the recent changes on Dogster have been very trying.  Some of them I have gotten used to even though I still canât stand them (yes, Iâm still complaining about that horrible dark green grass background),   but this latest change has left me quite saddened because I have to admit I am not enjoying Dogster as much as I used to.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/30/10  New Dogster feature</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697511</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:51:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/697511</guid>
		<description>I have to admit I do not like the new Dogster feature that tells me what diaries or photos my pup pa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have to admit I do not like the new Dogster feature that tells me what diaries or photos my pup pals have left comments on.  It feels like cyber stalking to me so from this point on we will no longer leave a comment on either a diary or photo.  If we have something to say to you we will use the Dogster email feature instead.   


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/26/10  We didn't win a prize</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696964</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:11:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696964</guid>
		<description>Puffy, momma and I went to the Animal Friends of the Valley Halloween contest and were entered into  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy, momma and I went to the Animal Friends of the Valley Halloween contest and were entered into the Stroller/wagon devision.  The director of the contest required the humans to go before the crowd and well were not actually sure what the human was supposed to say because they had music blasting and momma's bionic ears could not hear what was being asked so she improvised - BOL.  Anyways we did not win a prize but that's okay because the fee for entering the contest went to the local animal control group so it was worth it.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/23/10  Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696678</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:07:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696678</guid>
		<description>Momma spent some of this week working on the halloween coats for Puffy and me (you can see a picture ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma spent some of this week working on the halloween coats for Puffy and me (you can see a picture of us modeling the coats on Puff's page).  Anyhow she use orange fleese for the lining and a cotton print that has pumpkins on it for the outside and quilted them together so that they will maintain their shapes.  

We are going to go to a halloween contest tomorrow that benefits Animal Friends of the Valley one of the animal shelters where we live. Momma is entering us in the stroller catagory but she had a really hard time decorating the pupmobile.  She didn't want to glue anything to the stroller nor did she want to staple anything on it either.  

We have a string of 20 white lights that operate on battery power that she strung on the frame and she took some of the pumpkin fabric that she used to make our coats out of and tried to attach it to the canapoy of the stroller using orange duct tape but the tape does not want to hold it in place.  In desperation momma took a large piece of orange netting and draped it across the canapoy and then took our stuffed spiders and sat them on top of it.  There is also some black and orange garland wrapped on the handle bars.

Tomorrow morning momma is going to go buy a small pumpkin and carve it so that she can sit it on the foot rest.  Pictures will be taken tomorrow keep your paws cross that we win something - maybe a nice big bag of treats.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/19/10  What's up with the weather?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696159</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:10:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696159</guid>
		<description>Ah, sunny Southern California - NOT!  Last week it was super hot and humid, but today we have flash  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ah, sunny Southern California - NOT!  Last week it was super hot and humid, but today we have flash flood warnings, thunder, lightning and down pours.  What happened to the sun and the warmth?  My little feet are getting wet and cold when I have to go outside to do my business.  I think I'll do a Puffy and go piddle on the carpet someplace and let him get blamed for it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/18/10  Another day of barking</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696020</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:34:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/696020</guid>
		<description>...by mom that is.  We stayed in the big bed and watched more TV and tried to sleep but momma kept o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ ...by mom that is.  We stayed in the big bed and watched more TV and tried to sleep but momma kept on waking us up with her barking.  I'm going to ask daddy if he can find the anit-bark collar for momma.

Thank you for the well wishes for momma.  She is beginning to feel better and should be back to her normal self shortly, but until then, I need that bark collar.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/17/10  Lazy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/695886</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:26:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/695886</guid>
		<description>The hot sun has gone for now and the clouds and sprinkles have taken it's place.  Momma has the flu  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The hot sun has gone for now and the clouds and sprinkles have taken it's place.  Momma has the flu and stayed in bed with Puffy and I all day today.  We laid in the big bed and watched TV and listened to momma hack and cough all day long.  Maybe we will do that again tomorrow.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/14/10  Bunny tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/695438</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:51:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/695438</guid>
		<description>Momma went outside to feed Arleenton and when she was leaving the bunny yard, Arleenton hopped over  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma went outside to feed Arleenton and when she was leaving the bunny yard, Arleenton hopped over to the gate indicating that she wanted to go play in the big yard so momma opened the gate to allow her access.  

I have not been allowed to play with my bunny sister ever since Puff moved in because he shows too much interest in her.  Puff and I do visit Arleenton over by the fence that seperates her yard from ours and we all rub noses.  

Well yesterday momma didn't notice that I was still in the big yard so when she opened Arleentons gate I went running over to play with my bunny sister.  It's been ages since we had a nice friendly game of tag.  When momma noticed me chasing Arleenton she grabbed me and carried me into the house.

Momma said Arleenton is now 7 years old and is considered to be a "old" bunny and that the temperture is still hot and humid where we live so playing tag with the bunny is not a good thing to do.  

I guess I'll just have to be happy rubbing noses with her.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/10/10  It's about time</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/694955</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:30:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/694955</guid>
		<description>Momma has been unemployed for one month now and she has failed to keep her promise regarding taking  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has been unemployed for one month now and she has failed to keep her promise regarding taking Puffy and I for rides in the Jogging stroller daily.  In all that time, she has only taken us once.  Feeling guilty momma got out the Pup Mobile and took us for a nice long ride today.  

When Puffy and I saw momma had the pup mobile sitting out on the patio we got really excited and went running to the back door.  We were so excited.  

Momma took us out for about one hour and we saw the horses, goats and chickens at the little farm close by.  It was still really hot outside so momma didn't wear her bionic ears because moisture is really bad for them so we went walking with momma not being able to hear anything.  This wouldn't be so bad except for the rattle snakes are still out so it momma happens to come across one she is not going to hear it first.  

During our walk a neighbor that we do not know who lives about 8 houses away let his huge German Sheppard run over to us and it scared momma.  Puffy and I barked and barked and told the dog not to hurt our momma.  Luckily for the other dog his human came and got him because Puffy was trying to get out of the stroller to protect momma (well maybe Puffy really wanted to run home, who really knows).  

Other news: I'm really happy to learn that Zoie has been located and is now back home where she belongs. Maybe after she is rested up she will write a book about her adventure, the people she met and her ultimate rescue.  Who knows maybe Hollywood would make a movie of it staring Zoie herself.  That would be so cool.
 
Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/07/10  It's not fair</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/694471</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:38:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/694471</guid>
		<description>Twice this week Dogster has choosen Puff's diary as one of the diary picks of the day.  Why did they ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Twice this week Dogster has choosen Puff's diary as one of the diary picks of the day.  Why did they pick him and not me?

It's not fair!
It's not fair!
It's not fair!
It's not fair!
It's not fair!
It's not fair!
It's not fair!

I'm going to go pout........

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10/01/10  Mother Nature part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693641</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Oct 2010 18:42:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693641</guid>
		<description>The thunder and lighting came and went but then the dark clouds formed again and Mother Nature was p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The thunder and lighting came and went but then the dark clouds formed again and Mother Nature was peeking her head out and getting ready to start yelling again.  All afternoon there were warning flashed on TV saying that there was a chance of flash floods in our area.  Luckily nothing happened as the clouds went away and the blue sky returned although it is still hot and muggy out.  We hope all our pup pals were as lucky as we were.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/30/10  Make Mother Nature shut up!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693501</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:16:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693501</guid>
		<description>We have been having thunder and lighting off and on all day long and I got really scared.  Momma tol ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been having thunder and lighting off and on all day long and I got really scared.  Momma told me it was Mother Nature talking.  

All I can say is that Mother Nature has a loud voice and I don't like it at all.  She scares me and I start to shake and run to momma for comfort.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/27/10  It's hot!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693095</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:50:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/693095</guid>
		<description>Today it cooled off a litte bit because the high temperature was only 104 degrees but that's still t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today it cooled off a litte bit because the high temperature was only 104 degrees but that's still too hot for this pup.  Daddy ran the air conditioner all day so it was nice in the house but really hot outside.  Momma turned on the hose and wet down Arleentons area to cool it down a litte and made sure both of her water bottles were full.  When it gets really hot like this Arleenton stays under the hutch that holds her hay as it is shady and a little cooler for her.  I offered to go in her yard to make sure Arleenton was okay but momma doesn't let me in there any more so there are no more games of tag, now Arleenton has gotten to be a lazy bunny.  Maybe when it cools off a little momma will let me go play with her again.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/26/10 It's hot</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/692921</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:11:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/692921</guid>
		<description>We have been having a heat wave and let me tell you it is HOT.  Daddy finally couldn't stand it any  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been having a heat wave and let me tell you it is HOT.  Daddy finally couldn't stand it any more and turned on the air conditioner.  Puffy and I are laying around on the tiles trying to cool down.  Momma keeps on offering to let us "go swimming" in the bathtub but neither Coco or I want to do that.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/18/20 California Wind Generators</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/691703</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:18:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/691703</guid>
		<description>This is still part of our Grand Canyon adventure but since momma posted this video I better explain  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is still part of our Grand Canyon adventure but since momma posted this video I better explain what is going on.

On the way to Palm Springs in Southern California there are wind generators set up to harness energy.  Momma turned on the video feature on her camera to try to capture this.  

We're sorry the car window had dirt on it but daddy did drive all the way from Arozina and we had a lot of road grime coating the front window.  

If you watch the video all the way to the end, you will see daddy Puffy and me.  

Enjoy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/18/10  Part two of our Grand Canyon adventure</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/691692</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:18:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/691692</guid>
		<description>After getting a really good night&acirc;s sleep at the first hotel, momma and daddy packed everything ba ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After getting a really good nightâs sleep at the first hotel, momma and daddy packed everything back up and put it all in the car and we were once again put into our crates and off onto the road we went.

I should warn everyone who might be thinking about going to the Grand Canyon that it appears the state of Arizona has put itâs people to work doing road work because they had crews and crews of people out along the roadside putting those orange cones down.  We didnât actually see anyone working but they sure were busy putting those cones all over the place.

Anyhow, after driving for about 100 miles from the hotel we arrived at the Grand Canyon.  It cost 25 dollars just to drive into the park but the fee is good for one week so if you are going to go camping or hiking for one week it is a very good deal, not so good if you are going just to see the canyon.  

We found a nice place to park and daddy got out or jogging stroller and put us in it.  Momma got out a bottle of water for us because it is still really hot out and off we went.

There were other people at the canyon with their dogs but they were all out walking on the HOT pavement; we were the only two that were lucky enough to have a jogging stroller.  People were coming up to us and making a fuss and talking to us.  Of course being the princess that I am I sat there royally and took it all in.  Puffy who normally growls when someone gets too close to the stroller was on good behavior and didnât utter one tiny growl which was a good thing, he did pass gas a couple of time and I hope no one thought it was me doing that.

Momma and daddy took turns pushing our stroller and when we got to the viewing point for the canyon momma opened the bug shield and offered us some water.  I lapped it down but Puffy was trying to be macho and refused.  

There was a sign at the viewing point indicating one trail went back to the parking lot and the other was a 1.5 miles scenic viewing trail.  Momma asked daddy if we could take the scenic trail back to the parking lot so the humans walked it all the way to the end but when they got to the final destination they found themselves at the main road, not the parking lot so they had to turn around and go back down the way they had just come â BOL, BOL.  By now the sun was out in full force again and both humans were sweating and daddy had become noticeably quiet.   Momma was having a grand ole time taking pictures but daddy wanted to get out of the sun.  Puffy and I were just as content as can be and were lying in the stroller enjoying the ride.  Momma took us out of the stroller a couple of time to see if we needed a bathroom break but we both declined.  

After the humans made their way back to our parked car we were again put into our crates and we were now off to Phoenix which was a 4 hour drive away.  

To be continuedâŚ..]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/17/10  Part one of our Grand Canyon adventure</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/691667</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:11:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pup pals!  We finally went on the promised road trip from California to Arizona to see the Grand  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pup pals!  We finally went on the promised road trip from California to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon.  Puffy, Daddy, Momma and I all loaded into the car on Wednesday morning and let me tell you it was crazy.

Puffy and I were whining and carrying on because momma decided that we would be safer traveling in our crates instead of allowing me to ride in my private car seat and Puffy to be strapped in with a harness and seat belt.  Both of us thought we were going to the dreaded vet and we cried and cried for about 30 minutes until we realized no one was going to listen to us.

We got off to a late start because momma slept in so we didnât leave until about 9:30AM.  The distance from here in Southern California to the hotel we were staying at in Arizona was 444 miles which was to take about 6 plus hours.  

Let me tell you, the car was nice and cool with the air conditioner but it was HOT at all of the rest stops that we stopped at so everyone could have potty and water breaks.  How hot you ask???  Over 107 and it was a dry heat, not humid.  Puffy and I have never been outside in those kinds of conditions and neither of us wanted to step on the hot sand.  

After riding in the crates all day we arrived at the hotel a little before 7PM.  It was really good to see grass and I piddled and piddled until my bladder was feeling good.  Puffy stood there panting, looking stupid until I finally piddled right in front of him and he finally got the message and piddled on top of my chosen spot.  

Daddy then checked in and we went to our room which had two double beds with tons of pillows piled on top of them.  Let me tell you those pillows were heaven.  Everyone was so worn out that we wanted to take a nap but instead of enjoying the wonderful pillows, momma asked daddy to âŚare you ready for this?...Lock us in the bathroom so that she could be certain that we would no be able to piddle or poop on the hotel carpets.  I have never been so insulted in my life!  Imagine being compared to Puffy!  Anyhow, into the bathroom we went and the humans went off for dinner. 

Now I donât really know if Puffy was good simply to spite the humans but they were gone for about one hour and he did not piddle, poop or even scratch the paint off the door.  We were both so tired that we went to sleep on the blanket that daddy put on the floor for us.

Once the humans were back in the room we were let outside to go do our business and then we got to snuggle with momma and those wonderful pillows.  We slept all night long and neither Puffy nor I got off the bed during the night.  

The hotel we stayed at was very nice and they also offered horses there if the guests wanted to rent them for riding.  Right next to the horse stable was a corral with a cow with the biggest horns.  Momma said she would post the picture of the cow so that everyone can see it.  I told Puffy that he should go say âhelloâ to the cow but he refused to.  Maybe it was the sign that warned everyone to âSTAY BACKâ.  

Well thatâs enough for one day; Iâll have Puffy tell you some more about our trip tomorrow.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>9/11/10  Nine years ago today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/690687</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:12:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Nine years ago nearly 3000 people lost their lives due to terrorist &acirc; I for one will never forget. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nine years ago nearly 3000 people lost their lives due to terrorist â I for one will never forget.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/05/10  Momma's car still smells</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689780</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Sep 2010 22:42:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689780</guid>
		<description>Momma has cleaned all the seats in the car plus the doors and windows but the car still smells like  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has cleaned all the seats in the car plus the doors and windows but the car still smells like poop.  She again cleaned everything this morning with various cleaning products and is leaving all windows down in hopes that the wind will air the car out, but as of yet it still smells like poop.  In desperation she hung a lavender air scent but now the car smell like lavender poop. 

I think I'll pass on car rides for a while.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/04/10  Why does my car seat smell like poop?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689606</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Sep 2010 16:41:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689606</guid>
		<description>I went to the groomers this morning and on the drive over there I didn't smell anything odd in my pe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went to the groomers this morning and on the drive over there I didn't smell anything odd in my personnal car seat but from the time I got dropped off to when momma picked me up for the trip home, my car seat ended up smelling like poop.  I bet Puffy had something to do with it.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>09/03/10  Don't call me lumpy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689510</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:57:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/689510</guid>
		<description>As all of my pup pals know I recently had some cysts and warts removed from my body, but momma notic ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As all of my pup pals know I recently had some cysts and warts removed from my body, but momma noticed tonight that I have another large lump forming on my head again.  OH NOOOO!  Why do the lumps keep coming back?

In other news, tomorrow I am going to the groomers to have my hair cut down so that it blends in with the areas where the vet shaved it down to the skin.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/30/10  We miss our pup pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688869</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:17:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688869</guid>
		<description>Puffy and I would like to tell all of our pup pals that for some reason we are unable to read your d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I would like to tell all of our pup pals that for some reason we are unable to read your diary entries.  When we log onto Dogster and go to the BARK PAGE to see all of our pup pals activities instead of getting current entries we are getting ones for two day ago.  Today we are getting entries from 08/28/10!!!  Momma is going to send an S.O.S. to the leader of the Dogster pack and ask them to look into it so please be patient with us if we miss a special event.

Coco]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/29/10  Lazy Momma</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688706</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:18:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688706</guid>
		<description>Another nice Southern California day which would have been perfect for a nice long stroller ride but ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Another nice Southern California day which would have been perfect for a nice long stroller ride but that didnât happen because momma is LAZY.  Yes, thatâs right LAZY!!!  Momma claimed she couldnât take us for a ride because her tennis shoes are in the washing machine but I know for a fact that it is nothing but a terrible excuse.  I walk to and from the mailbox without having to wear shoes so why canât momma do the same?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/28/10  More Dogster problems</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688573</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:18:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688573</guid>
		<description>Momma is once again moaning and groaning about computer problems on the Dogster site.  We are not ab ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is once again moaning and groaning about computer problems on the Dogster site.  We are not able to easily follow our pup pal adventures because the program will not allow us to access our palâs diaries.  We can see some of our pals have new entries but when we click onto the thread we are directed to someone else's diary.  This has happened to us once before and one of the pack leaders at Dogster instructed momma to make sure she cleaned out all of the cookies and web sites that have been accumulated on her computer and then to try again.  This suggestion worked last time but isn't working this time around.  Is anyone else having this problem also or is it just us?

Coco]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/27/10  More and more lumps</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688441</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:03:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688441</guid>
		<description>It hasn't even been two weeks since I had 3 cysts and two large warts removed from my tiny body and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It hasn't even been two weeks since I had 3 cysts and two large warts removed from my tiny body and guess what...momma found two new ones growing in areas where I didn't have them before.  I guess I'm just meant to be lumpy.

One of the new cysts is located on my behind and if starts to get too big momma if going to have it drained but not surgically removed because it hurt me too much.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/24/10  The green eyed monster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688011</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:42:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/688011</guid>
		<description>The green eyed monster caused me to get nasty with Puff today and it is all because I get jealous wh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The green eyed monster caused me to get nasty with Puff today and it is all because I get jealous when he is allowed to sleep on the daybed with momma and I have to sleep in my crate.  I asked momma if I could sleep on the daybed at night also but she said there isnât enough room for both dogs and one large cat so we will all have to sleep elsewhere.  

Of course this means that Puff and I will bark all night long again so if you will excuse me I have to do some voice exercises to get ready for tonight - BOL

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/22/10  Back from the vet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687599</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:12:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687599</guid>
		<description>I just knew the visit to the vet was not going to be fun.  They took me into the dreaded back room a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just knew the visit to the vet was not going to be fun.  They took me into the dreaded back room and removed all the stitches and let me tell you it HURT!!!!  The ear and one of the shoulder wounds did close as they were supposed to but because the hair had grown over them you couldn't see that until the stitches were removed.  I now have a large open sore on my shoulder a small one on my ear.  I have to wear a tee shirt at all times when I am around Puff to make sure he doesn't lick the larger wound on my shoulder plus I am on a different antibiotic for another two weeks.  

Oh and speaking about Puff, he really wanted to go with momma and me this morning but momma told daddy to distract him and we went out the front door without him so you know what he did?  He pooped on the carpet and daddy had to clean it up - BOL.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/21/10  I don't want to go back there</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687475</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:38:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687475</guid>
		<description>I heard momma telling daddy that I have to go back to the vet tomorrow to get all of the stitches re ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I heard momma telling daddy that I have to go back to the vet tomorrow to get all of the stitches removed.  I don't want to go because they hurt me everytime I go there.  They are going to have a hard time even finding the stitches because they used black stitches.  Why didn't they use hot pink or some other color that would easily show up on a black dog?  I'm also due for a shot so I know I'm going to be poked, pricked and handled rough.  

Nope, don't want to go....

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/20/10  Daddy knows</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687401</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:37:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/687401</guid>
		<description>Daddy finally asked momma what she paid for the dishwasher that will be delivered next month and she ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy finally asked momma what she paid for the dishwasher that will be delivered next month and she told him.

He didn't get mad but he did get awful quite.  

Personnally I don't understand why momma won't let Puffy, Simba, Bay-Ling and I lick the dishes clean for her because we would have do it for free.  

Who needs a dishwasher when she has us?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/16/10  My weight</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686807</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:26:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686807</guid>
		<description>As most of my pup pals know the vet has been checking off the obese box regarding my weight.  Not on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As most of my pup pals know the vet has been checking off the obese box regarding my weight.  Not only is it insulting but it is also not true.  When I had my teeth cleaned this last time they finally came to their senses and marked my weight IDEAL!  I have not lost any weight nor has momma gone down there and threatened them with body harm if they continued to insult me although she did have a discussion with daddy regarding this very matter.  Anyhow, I really don't care how they decided that my weight is now ideal I just happy that they stopped insulting me.  

Coco]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/14/10  I've got a secreat.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686452</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:05:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686452</guid>
		<description>Momma was supposed to stay home with us all day today but our dishwasher broke once again and momma  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma was supposed to stay home with us all day today but our dishwasher broke once again and momma was not feeling any love towards it.  She told daddy that she did not want him to waste any more money on âthat damn dishwasher as it was going to be sent to appliance hell).  

Anyhow momma bought a very expensive dishwasher today but she is not going to tell daddy how much she paid for it because he would have a coronary if he knew.  Momma swore me to secrecy so my lips are sealed however if anyone really wants to know, I will tell you for one nice tasty chocolate chip cookie â BOL

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/14/10  You weren't going to eat that were you?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686357</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:37:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/686357</guid>
		<description>Momma made some chocolate chip cookies the other night but she did not share any with me.  All she w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma made some chocolate chip cookies the other night but she did not share any with me.  All she would say was that chocolate was bad for me so I couldn't have any.

Last night momma got home from work later than usual because she had dinner with one of her girlfriends and then went shopping afterwards.  She was tired and wanted to lay down and get some sleep, however before she did, she grabbed two of the cookies and put them on a napkin which she put on the daybed.  

Being a small dog I never get to counter surf or help myself to any tasty treats on my own, but last night, momma picked me up and put me on the daybed so the first thing I did was run over to the cookies and grabbed one and ate the whole thing before momma could take it away from me.  I would have grabbed the second cookie but momma got to it first - BOL.

Anyhow, the cookie was yummy and I enjoyed it a lot.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/10/10  I'm doing better</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685935</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:01:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685935</guid>
		<description>It's been two days since I had the surgery and I am doing much better.  I am beginning to scratch at ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been two days since I had the surgery and I am doing much better.  I am beginning to scratch at the stitches on my head so momma said something about having to put some funny collar on me so that I can't do that any more.  The pain pills that the vet gave me make me sleepy and I have been sleeping through the night and that is making momma real happy.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/09/10  The day after surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685751</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:01:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685751</guid>
		<description>First I want to thank all of my pup pals for the kind words and pressies.  You all made me feel much ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ First I want to thank all of my pup pals for the kind words and pressies.  You all made me feel much better especially since daddy is kind of mad at me because I bit him this morning.  It was his own fault because he tried to shove a nasty pill down my throat and I didn't want any more abuse so I bit him.  I did not bite him that hard because no skin was broken and no blood fell but he knew I meant business because I growled and chomped down on his fingers.  Momma gave me my night time pill wrapped in food and I ate it right away.  

I'm shaking my head a lot so momma thinks the surgery on my ear is bothering me other than that I am doing well.  I have to wear a tee shirt so that Puffy and I do not lick or bother the wounds until the stitches come out in two weeks.  If we start messing with them momma will have to put the lamp shade collar on me so I'm being really good. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/08/10  Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685624</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Aug 2010 20:12:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/685624</guid>
		<description>It was a terrible Sunday.  No food or water since 8:00PM last night and let me tell you I am thirsty ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was a terrible Sunday.  No food or water since 8:00PM last night and let me tell you I am thirsty!  A trip to the vet to get my teeth cleaned, nails clipped and some of the many cysts and warts removed.  I spent all day there and I'm tired, hurting and cranky.  Not wanting to do anything but sleep.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>08/01/10  It's HOT</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/684576</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:45:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/684576</guid>
		<description>Nothing much to report here today because it is really HOT so we stayed inside and did nothing.  Puf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nothing much to report here today because it is really HOT so we stayed inside and did nothing.  Puffy and I are lying on the tile to try and cool down but it's not working.  Momma offered to give us a cool bath but neither one of us wanted that so we will just continue to lay on the cool tile.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/31/10 I'm upset</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/684429</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:36:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/684429</guid>
		<description>I had momma and daddy all to myself today because Puffy was at the vet all day long.  I got to take  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had momma and daddy all to myself today because Puffy was at the vet all day long.  I got to take a nap with momma on the day bed just like old times and it was nice not having to share the humans for a change, but I did miss ole Puffy.

About 4:00 this afternoon we went to pick Puffy up but momma neglected to tell me that I had a vet appointment first.  I did luck out because the vet did not violate my behind for a change.  The nice doctor looked at all of my lumps and bumps and concluded that removal was probably impractical especially since we did that once before and they came back again, but she did agree that the two on my head needed to come off simply for grooming purposes and that the two on my shoulders also should come off because they were red and growing.  All of the others they are going to leave alone, for now.  Before I left she took the clippers and clipped my hair all the way to the skin on the areas where they are going to remove the growths that means she shaved one of my beautiful ears down to the skin.  

Iâm so upset.  My beautiful long flowing hair on my right ear gone.  Iâm lopsided.  How am I supposed to run down the block with the wind blowing through my hair if it is missing?  

No hugs and kisses from me tonight.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/30/10 I'm stuffed!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/684307</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:50:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma has been cooking dinner for Puffy and I because the vet told momma that I have protein in my u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has been cooking dinner for Puffy and I because the vet told momma that I have protein in my urine and some foods might be the cause.  To try to correct the problem momma bought a cookbook that has nothing but recipes that humans can make for their dogs.

The first one is a sauce but momma "modified" it as follows:

1 skinless chicken breast
2 cartons of chicken livers
2 Tablespoons of butter (yes, real butter)
Chopped Fresh Italian Parsley
Chicken Stock

Boil chicken breast in chicken stock â when cooked remove it from the pot and let it cool thoroughly â save the chicken stock you are going to need it later.

On medium heat place small amount of butter in a frying pan and melt it.  Add chicken livers and cook them.  Keep adding butter as needed during the cooking phase.  Once livers are close to being cooked add some chicken stock and chopped Italian Parsley continue to cook until they are thoroughly cooked.    Turn off the heat and let them cool in the pan.

Cut up the chicken breast into cubes and place it in the food processor and chop it finely.  Dump it into a bowl and save for later.

In the same food processor add the cooled chicken livers and some chicken stock.  Pulse and add more chicken stock until the mixture looks like thin gravy.  Use your judgment here because you donât want to over thin it.  

Now add the chicken breast that you processed earlier.  If the chicken absorbs most of the liquid add some more chicken stock and again pulse the food processor.  You want the sauce to be chunky.  Store the finished sauce in an air tight container in the refrigerator.  Momma heats it up in the microwave for 20 seconds and serves as is but if you are really hungry then have your human serve it over brown rice or kibble.

We have had this twice now and I gobble it down.  It is so yummy that tonight I ate two big bowls of it (one was mine and the other was supposed to be for Puffy but I claimed both â BOL).  Donât feel bad for Puffy because momma ended up sitting on the floor and hand fed Puffy just to make sure he got dinner.   


Enjoy,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/25/10 Skin growths</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/683449</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:52:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday Puffy and I went to the groomers and we both got our hair cut real short.  Momma wanted mi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Puffy and I went to the groomers and we both got our hair cut real short.  Momma wanted mine cut down because I have all those cysts and warts on my body and she want the vet to determine if they need to be taken off and she felt that having super short hair would help aid them in locating them all.    

Although these growths are not positioned in areas that bother me one on my shoulder is now filling up with puss and might need to be drained.  Momma is still uncertain about having them all removed because she thinks it would cause me too much pain and when she had them all removed last year, I grew more new ones so why do it if they arn't bothering me?  At last count I have about 8 cysts and about 10 warts that we can find but the number seems to grow monthly.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/24/10  A new diet for me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/683226</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:52:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>At my last vet visit it was discovered that I have a little bit of protein in my urine so the vet is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At my last vet visit it was discovered that I have a little bit of protein in my urine so the vet is concerned that I might be headed towards becoming a diabetic.  The vet said I did not need special care or treatment just yet but it was something to keep an eye on.  

Momma had my last vet check me for diabetes twice because I tend to drink a lot of water but the vet we had at that time said nothing abnormal was found and that I was just thirsty and it was very hot outside so...

Anyways, last night and this morning I tinkled on the carpet which is something I hardly ever do (I'm not like my brother Puffy you know), so momma is concerned and will be taking me back to the vet for another check-up because once again I am drinking a whole lot of water, but as like the other times it is also hot outside.

Momma did find some interesting internet sites on the internet that state special diets might help so she will discuss these options with the vet.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/23/10  How do you say good-bye?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/683183</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:49:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/683183</guid>
		<description>With lots of tears and a very heavy heart - Good-bye Rinky you tried so hard to stay with your momma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ With lots of tears and a very heavy heart - Good-bye Rinky you tried so hard to stay with your momma but your body was worn down and it is now time for you to rest.  You will be missed by many.

Coco Rose, Puffy and mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/19/10 I've been tagged</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/682575</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:27:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/682575</guid>
		<description>I&acirc;ve been tagged by my good friend Arnold so here we go...

1. Do you ever wake your parent up i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Iâve been tagged by my good friend Arnold so here we go...

1. Do you ever wake your parent up in the night?
Yes, all the time.  I bark and bark to be let out of my crate so I can get a drink of water and go pee-pee.  Momma says Iâm killing her.


2. Do you ever tear up things?
Yes.  I rip up news papers (nothing but bad news anyways), napkins, Kleenex, computer paperâŚIf you leave any type of paper laying where I can get it you will find it shredded when you come back.

3. What is your favorite treat?
Oh I love it all, ice cream, popsicles, chicken breast wrapped around beef liver, Nyla bones and the list goes on and on.  I love food.

4. Can you fetch something when asked to do so?
If you do it once the humans would expect you to do it over and over again so I like to play dumb and ignore their requests.

5. Have you ever lived any place other than where you live now?
Only 8 weeks with my birth mother then I was adopted to where I am now living.

OK here's what you need to do: copy this, delete my answers and put your answers in their place and post it on your diary, then tag 5 friends and invite them to play too.

Iâm going to tag:

Chester because he needs to get his mind off of Duke.
Ella because she is so funny
Buttercup because she is such a sweetheart
Biscotte because I think she would like to play
Little CoCo Puff because she is our good friend]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/18/10  Dogster there is a problem here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/682330</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:31:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/682330</guid>
		<description>Yes pups momma is not done complaining about the Dogster changes.  Have any of you noticed that it i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yes pups momma is not done complaining about the Dogster changes.  Have any of you noticed that it is now taking a really long time for your comments to be posted?  Sometimes Dogster posts the same comments multiple times - what gives?  Momma has gone in and done the virus checks and cleaned out all the cookies and stuff but yet problems continue.  Any suggestions on how to get this problem resolved?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/17/10 It's too hot for Arleenton</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/682211</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:00:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My bunny sister Arleenton says it's too hot to eat.  She is burrowing in the planter trying to find  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My bunny sister Arleenton says it's too hot to eat.  She is burrowing in the planter trying to find a nice cool place to lay.  Her bunny yard is on the side of the house where it gets less sun than the rest but being the desert it is still pretty hot.  Momma is thinking about moving Arleentons hutch under the Willow tree and then making Arleenton stay in the hutch during these really hot days.  She won't get to hop around but at least she would not overheat which is really bad for rabbits.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/15/10  Lightning, Thunder and FIRE</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/681948</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:34:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/681948</guid>
		<description>No, momma did not set the oven on fire again instead Mother Nature has been throwing a fit this afte ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ No, momma did not set the oven on fire again instead Mother Nature has been throwing a fit this afternoon.  We have had very hot and humid conditions along with lightning and thunder.  One of the lightning bolts started a brush fire really close to our house.  Puffy and I were afraid and daddy wasn't even home today to comfort us because he had to take his daddy to the doctor so we were at home all alone (we don't count Simba Blue or Bay-Ling) because they are cats - BOL.

Anyhow it has helped cool things down a bit so that is nice.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/13/10 Thank you Pepper and Rusty</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/681626</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/681626</guid>
		<description>Our pals Pepper and Rusty sent us a pretty beach ball along with the message &quot;It's summer pups! Time ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our pals Pepper and Rusty sent us a pretty beach ball along with the message "It's summer pups! Time for nosin' the beach ball around! BOL!!!! We are passin' it to you!"  We loved the idea so much that we decided to add one more step and that was to tag some of our pup pals and request that they too pass the beach ball along to one of their pup pals, so watch out, you might find a beach ball on your page - BOL 

Thank you Pepper and Rusty for such a wonderful idea - we love you!

Coco and Puff]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/07/10 The earth moved under my feet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680765</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 19:53:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680765</guid>
		<description>We are still experiencing earthquakes here.  Today it was a 5.4 one that made two really loud booms  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We are still experiencing earthquakes here.  Today it was a 5.4 one that made two really loud booms and then the earth groaned before it started to shake.  Let me tell you Puffy and I got really upset and started to bark our silly heads off telling it to stop.  It's only a matter of time before "the big one" hits.  Hopefully it will be out at sea someplace where it doesn't matter too much.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/04/10 Family has left</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680283</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:28:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What a day!  Momma was up early cooking, daddy went to the store and bought lots of ice, and then ar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a day!  Momma was up early cooking, daddy went to the store and bought lots of ice, and then around 11:00 the human family started arriving but not one of them brought their dogs?  What a disappointment because I wanted to play with fat Molly.  When momma asked why they didn't bring the dogs everyone said it was "too much trouble".  One of the visiting humans has a brand new puppy that is supposed to be very energetic and would have been fun to have around.  

Oh well, Puffy and I got lots of attention and tasty treats from everyone.  Momma told the visiting humans not to startle Puffy or he would bite - BOL, BOL.  The visiting humans were afraid of him so they played with me more - BOL.  Momma spent a good part of the day holding Puffy just to make sure he didn't sample anyone's ankle - BOL.  Puffy loved having momma carry him all over the place and I'm really happy to report that no one got bit.  Puffy and I barked and barked when the visiting humans first came over but after a while we quieted down and enjoyed the company.  

Everyone has left now because they wanted to go watch fireworks at their home and didn't want to get stuck in traffic.  It was a fun afternoon but gosh I am so tired right now so I'm going to take a much needed nap now.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/04/10  Fourth of July</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680195</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Jul 2010 06:41:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally, the Fourth of July is here.  The cleaning is completed and we are ready for all the family  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally, the Fourth of July is here.  The cleaning is completed and we are ready for all the family to come and spend the day with us.  Puffy and I had baths last night and let me tell you I DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL!!!  I scratched up momma's leg trying to get out of the tub.  Momma washed Puffys red, white and blue tee shirt but noticed that it is only a size small so it might not fit him any more.  We're just going to have to wait and see if she can squeeze him into it - BOL.  Me, I'm going to wear my demin dress with the pretty pink flower on it.

Momma is also going to make sure we both wear our collars that have the important phone numbers on them just in case one of the family members accidently leaves open a gate or front door and one of us gets out.  

Happy Fourth of July to all, have fun but also stay safe.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/03/10 I didn't get to go</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680134</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:30:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/680134</guid>
		<description>Momma tricked me and asked me is I had to go pee-pee and when I ran outside she closed the sliding g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma tricked me and asked me is I had to go pee-pee and when I ran outside she closed the sliding glass door, got Puffys leash and off they went without me.  At first I was really upset that they would leave me at home but when Puffy and momma came back I could smell the KY Jelly on Puff's behind and I knew exactly where they had gone and boy was I glad that I didn't go with them.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>07/01/10 Crazy humans</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/679860</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:34:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma and daddy have been busy because the family is coming to our house this Fourth of July.  They  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and daddy have been busy because the family is coming to our house this Fourth of July.  They have been shampooing the carpet, washing the windows and giving Puffy and I the evil eye saying that we too are going to get cleaned up.  Since when does family require that we get cleaned up?  Do you think the humans that come over on Sunday are going to get spiffy just for us?  I know Puffy would be delighted if the humans would roll around in some fresh poo for him but I don't think any of them are going to so he might as well forget about it.

Anyhow, our house is going to be bursting at the seams with a bunch of humans and even all of their dogs too.  Momma has already started talking to Puffy about controlling his impulse to bite when he gets scared but all he does is looks momma in the eyes and gives her kisses, he never listens.

Me, I'll be running from person to person trying to get them to give me a tasty treat.  I'm no dummy.  By the time they leave my tummy will be so full that it will be dragging on the ground.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/26/10 Home from the Luau</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/679089</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:05:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/679089</guid>
		<description>I'm tired.  That was quite a party that Damon had.  Puffy and I ate, ate and ate all of the yummy fo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm tired.  That was quite a party that Damon had.  Puffy and I ate, ate and ate all of the yummy foods and played so much that we both need to take a nap.  

Thank you Damon for inviting us and we look forward to your next party.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/25/10 Luau</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678942</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:56:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678942</guid>
		<description>I can't chat too much tonight because I need to get dressed for the Luau that Demon Flash Bandit is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I can't chat too much tonight because I need to get dressed for the Luau that Demon Flash Bandit is having tonight.  I'm going to wear my pretty pink dress with the white flowers on it.  

There's going to be fresh roasted pig and all kinds of other wonderful treats.  I'm going to bring Frosty Paws for all.  

Well got to go and find Puffy his water wings just in case he falls in the pool - BOL

We hope to see you all at the party.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/21/10 My beginnings</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678302</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:09:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678302</guid>
		<description>I am a native Californian as I was born in San Marcos on 03/20/06.  I don&acirc;t remember how many sibl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a native Californian as I was born in San Marcos on 03/20/06.  I donât remember how many siblings my birth momma had but I do know I was the runt of the litter.  All of my litter siblings had been adopted except for one brother and me.

One day when I was a mere 8 weeks old a nice older couple came looking for a puppy to adopt and after much discussion they picked me because I was much calmer than my brother.  The lady really wanted a black and white Shih Tzu so I was almost passed on because I was black with a small white blaze, however I did my magic and they ended up taking me home with them.  I should mention my white blaze has disappeared and I am now all black â BOL.

Once I was in their house I became a wild girl.  I peed all over the floors and loved running throughout the house.  The human mom was not amused as she was still going through the grieving process as her last dog had just passed over to the Rainbow Bridge two weeks before they adopted me.

My new daddy kept on telling me that my new momma would come around and she did.  My human momma and I have a very special bond.  When she comes home from work I run to greet her, she picks me up and I make grunting noises as I kiss and kiss her.  Daddy says I never do that for him.  All I can say is itâs a girl thing â BOL

Anyhow I have been totally spoiled.  I have tons of toys, lots of pretty clothes, bags and bags of doggy treats and even an adopted brother that I can yap at and boss around.  Iâve never been homeless or have known what hunger is.

I have a great life!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/10  Happy Father's day...I think NOT</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678077</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:27:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today should have been a nice relaxing day and it started out that way.  Momma got up and cooked bre ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today should have been a nice relaxing day and it started out that way.  Momma got up and cooked breakfast and Puffy and I got to sample to make sure it was good.  Then just as I was laying down for my first of many naps momma picked up Puffy and put him in the bathtub.  Of course I laughed because there he was getting all soaped up and looking pittiful but momma said he needed a bath because the ear ointment that the vet said to put in our ears was making him look oily and dirty.  

Now being the little Princess I never get baths at home because it tangles up my beautiful hair.  However this morning that rule was thrown out the window.  Apparently momma decided it was okay to give me a bath because my hair is cut short right at the moment.  Before I could even run and hide I found myself in a tub of warm water and momma was soaping me down.  She scrubbed and rubbed soap into my hair then rinsed it all off.  Afterwards she put me on the bathroom counter and squirted some nasty liquid into each ear that is supposed to help dry water from them and used the hair dryer on me.  

I did not like any of it al all and have been avoiding momma all day long to show her how upset I am with the events of the day.  Puffy on the other hand is a first class suck up because he took a nap with momma all afternoon.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/10  I've been noticing...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678006</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:32:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678006</guid>
		<description>I've been noticing that there are not as many people doing diary entriees as there were before - whe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been noticing that there are not as many people doing diary entriees as there were before - where is everone?  Are they just busy working, maybe on vacation or taking care of family committments?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/10  I've been noticing...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678005</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:31:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678005</guid>
		<description>I've been noticing that there are not as many people doing diary entriees as there were before - whe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been noticing that there are not as many people doing diary entriees as there were before - where is everone?  Are they just busy working, maybe on vacation or taking care of family committments?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/20/10 Happy Father's Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678004</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:22:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/678004</guid>
		<description>Happy Father's Day to all all.  Puffy and I are lucky to have a daddy that loves us very much.  He t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Father's Day to all all.  Puffy and I are lucky to have a daddy that loves us very much.  He takes us to the mailbox during the week so that we can get out of the house for a while, gives us lots of treats and cleans up Puffy's messes all the time.  We love our daddy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/19/10 Cleaning the closet</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677963</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:07:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677963</guid>
		<description>We slept in today and once lazy momma got up she cooked breakfast for her and daddy and then she got ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We slept in today and once lazy momma got up she cooked breakfast for her and daddy and then she got busy cleaning out the closet.  You should have seen it momma was throwing clothes all over the place so of course Puffy and I had to go watch.  We played in different stacks of clothes and was having a grand ole time.  After momma picked up the clothes she took the stuff that she no longer wanted to a donation center and then it was nap time.  We got to sleep on the big bed with momma and afterwards momma and daddy took us for a walk in our stroller.  It was a very nice day.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/15/10 Stroller ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677426</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:53:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677426</guid>
		<description>As you can see momma is still playing around with the diary entry titles so please bear with us unti ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you can see momma is still playing around with the diary entry titles so please bear with us until she gets her act together.

Anyhow, momma took our stroller to work with her today to have the Mechanical team look at the front wheel and see if they could solve the excessive vibration that we have been having with it and they did!  When momma got home from work today, she hurried and ate dinner then took Puffy and I out for a ride and it was really nice.  There was no vibration at all.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/14/10 Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677290</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:09:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677290</guid>
		<description>YIKES - BIG EARTHQUAKE!  Southern California has been having a series of earthquakes.  Sunday we had ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ YIKES - BIG EARTHQUAKE!  Southern California has been having a series of earthquakes.  Sunday we had one that initally was rated as a 4.4 but then got bumped up to 4.9.  We have had several after shakes that were deemed minor.  That all changed tonight when we had a 5.9 shaker.  Momma, Puffy and I were just getting to sleep when all of a sudden the daybed began to shake and it woke us all up.  I don't like the shaking and noise and want it to stop.  Enough is enough!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/13/10 Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677055</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:31:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/677055</guid>
		<description>Today was a much better day than yesterday was.  We went on a stroller ride and took a nice nap with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today was a much better day than yesterday was.  We went on a stroller ride and took a nice nap with momma on the big bed afterwards.  When we woke up momma, Puffy and I went to visit Arleenton our bunny sister.  Momma still refuses to let us visit with Arleenton in her yard because she says it's mean to have two dogs chasing after the bunny so all we are allowed to do now is touch noses through the chain link fence.

I miss playing tag with my bunny sister.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've been thinking...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676958</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:15:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676958</guid>
		<description>Yesterday while I was at the vet everyone was telling momma that I am a really sweet and pretty dogg ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday while I was at the vet everyone was telling momma that I am a really sweet and pretty doggy...so how come they marked OVERWEIGHT on my health report?  There was no reason for that comment.  I weigh the exact same thing as I did six months ago and they didn't mark me as OVERWEIGHT then so why now?  It's not like I weigh a whole lot as I only weigh a tad bit more than 11 pounds and no I am not going to change my weight catagory from 10 pounds to the next higher one on Dogster even if I should balloon up to 20 pounds I refuse.  Anyhow I think it was water retention weight and next time I am going to try to remember to pee first before I get on the scale.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It was just a little shaker</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676915</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:23:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676915</guid>
		<description>According to the news reports the earthquake was a 4.4 shaker.  That's just a little bitty earthquak ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to the news reports the earthquake was a 4.4 shaker.  That's just a little bitty earthquake.  We continue to hope all these earthquakes are not going to lead up to "the big one".

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Excitement like this I can do without</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676910</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:39:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676910</guid>
		<description>I had a very bad day.  First thing momma asked Puffy and me I we wanted to go &quot;bye-bye&quot;?  I hurried  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a very bad day.  First thing momma asked Puffy and me I we wanted to go "bye-bye"?  I hurried as fast as my little legs would carry me to the front door.  Yes, I wanted to go "bye-bye" and so did Puffy because he was running right behind me.  Momma opened the front door and headed out to her car.  That was the first indication that this might not be a fun "bye-bye".

Anyhow momma picked me up and placed me in my car seat then put Puffy on the front passenger seat and off we went.  Within minutes I was panting and having a royal fit because I kenw we were not going someplace fun and sure enough I was right because we ended up at the dreaded vet office.  We had to enter the office through the grooming salon and I was so worked up that I decided to leave a trail of poop on their floor.

Puffy and I were at the vets office all day long!  While we were there they decided that I had a ear infection starting and yanked out the hair in my ears so momma can put in some ointment.  I would be lying if I told you it didn't hurt because it DID!  They also poked me with needles and invaded area that they had no business going.  If that wasn't enough they also cut my nails which I hate for anyone to do.  I have intact dew claws on all of my legs and they tend to curl as they grow.  These nails are very difficult to trim because they are blace so it is easy to cut too much and cause me to bleed and hurt.

If all of the above wasn't enough problems they also marked that (are you sitting down?)  that I am overweight!!!!!  How very, very rude. 

Momma didn't rescue us from that dreaded place until after 4 in the evening.  

Once home I discovered that momma had taken Puffy and my big pillow and washed it while we were gone.  Thank goodness because it was really beginning to smell like Puffy.

I would like to end this diary with something positive, but lets see - oh yeah, at 8:08pm we had a rather large EARTHQUAKE!  Our house really shook and rattled.  Puffy, momma and I were up on the big bed and everything started moving.  We hope everyone is okay.  Got to go and check the news and see where the earthquake was centered at.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This is not going to be a fun Saturday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676789</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:55:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676789</guid>
		<description>Nope, it will be no fun at all!  Today, momma is taking Puffy and I to the vet for our six month che ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nope, it will be no fun at all!  Today, momma is taking Puffy and I to the vet for our six month check-up.  We have to be there early in the morning and will have to stay all day long.  Originally I was supposed to have my teeth cleaned and my nails trimmed while I was under but luckily that has been cancelled because momma needs to meet with the vet and decide if it is worth wild to have the cysts and moles removed from my body at the same time.  I have many cysts along my back and on my legs.  They have removed some of them last year but then I got more.  Momma doesn't like the giant wart/mole that is on my head because it makes grooming difficult but at the same time she doesn't want to cause me undue pain to have it removed it it is just going to come back.

Probably the worst thing about the vet visit today is that Puffy and I aren't allowed to have anything to eat before hand.  I'm hungry and want my morning cookie.  

Would someone PLEASE bring me a cookie?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I just don't understand this...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676606</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:52:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/676606</guid>
		<description>Puffy and I have the exact same type of crate.  Both are the same size, color and have the same crat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I have the exact same type of crate.  Both are the same size, color and have the same crate mattress in them, so why does he lay in MY crate when momma is on the computer?  His crate is right next to mine so there really is no reason for this.  It wouldn't be so bad except for he goes in MY crate and passes really, really nasty gas and I'm certain I don't have to tell you that the smell lingers afterward on MY mattress.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>06/04/10 I'm one of the Diary picks of the day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675569</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:01:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675569</guid>
		<description>You know I thought being choosen as one of the diary picks of the day was something that would never ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You know I thought being choosen as one of the diary picks of the day was something that would never, ever happen again because momma has been complaining to Dogster about all the new changes.  Yes, she moaned, groaned, bellyached and just plain bitched.  Luckily she was more or less nice about it all (you should have heard some of the stuff she was saying it would have made you blush).  Anyhow I was super surprised when momma told me that I was one of the diary picks today.  Thank goodness Dogster doesn't hold grudges - BOL.

I also want to thank everyone for the wonderful pressies on my page, you're all so terrific.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank you WINston - we found the diary picks of the day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675420</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:21:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675420</guid>
		<description>WINston we were able to set our Dogster Homepage back to what it kind of was before (it's still a li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ WINston we were able to set our Dogster Homepage back to what it kind of was before (it's still a little different) but at least now we have access to the diary picks of the day and the other stuff that we liked.  Thank you for telling everyone how to do this.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Still lost on the new Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675409</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:37:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/675409</guid>
		<description>Yesterday momma somehow stumbled onto the Dogster Diary of the day but today she can't find it anypl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday momma somehow stumbled onto the Dogster Diary of the day but today she can't find it anyplace - HELP.  Would someone please paw mail us on how to find the Diary picks of the day?

Thank you.

I wonder why dogster is not making a easy route to the diarys?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We went on late stroller ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674583</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:23:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674583</guid>
		<description>The sun was setting in the sky and it was almost 8:00pm but momma got out the stroller and took Puff ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The sun was setting in the sky and it was almost 8:00pm but momma got out the stroller and took Puffy and I for a short ride around the block.  She left the stroller out on the back patio so we can go for a ride early tomorrow morning.  It was a nice ride as the wind was blowing and Puffy didn't contaminate the air with one of his stinky farts - BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose

PS - Dogster - we still hate the green grass background but can probably accept the rest of the changes.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Again no stroller ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674531</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 May 2010 17:44:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674531</guid>
		<description>It is in the 90's in our area so momma decided that it was too hot outside for Puffy and I to snuggl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is in the 90's in our area so momma decided that it was too hot outside for Puffy and I to snuggle in the stroller.  I have been telling momma that the sun is going down and it is now cooling off so why not get the stroller out NOW so Puffy and I can go for a ride but momma is ignoring me.  Something tells me there will be no stroller ride today.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Memorial Day 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674397</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 May 2010 21:17:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674397</guid>
		<description>Thank you to all the past, present and future men and women of the military who so valiantly serve o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you to all the past, present and future men and women of the military who so valiantly serve our country to allow us to be a free nation.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674035</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 May 2010 22:05:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/674035</guid>
		<description>Dogster why????  Why did you feel it was necessary to mess with a good thing?  Have your loyal suppo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dogster why????  Why did you feel it was necessary to mess with a good thing?  Have your loyal supporters not been good to you?  Do we not help you generate a nice living with the membership fees, tee shirts and the extra zealies that we buy?  Have we not ranted and raved about how great you are and how much we love you?  If I took you for granted I want to publicly apologize as I really do love you dearly.  Or should I actually be saying I really DID love you dearly?  

Your new Dogster site is not something that would have enticed me to investigate it if I was someone just visiting it for the first time.  

First and foremost, the green grass background is too much!  Green is not a color that all can see and the hue that you chose is way to over powering.  This needs to be changed.

Secondly I as a paying member no longer feel that I am important to you.  I enjoyed having an easy link to my petâs pages when I logged into Dogster.  Now I have to navigate around just to find my pet's page.  Is this how you repay our support?  

Change is not always a good thing nor is it necessarily a bad thing.  The trick is to find the middle of the road and build from there.  I for one do not think you have found that yet.  You have drastically changed the Dogster site thus leaving some of us bewildered and lost.  

Maybe the change is a blessing for me because I have spent countless hours on Dogster so this might be what I needed to break away from it.  There was no way I would stop visiting the old Dogster, but the ânewâ Dogster does not have any appeal to me.    

Marilynn â Coco and Puffs human mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The New Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/673656</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:12:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/673656</guid>
		<description>Okay I confess, I do not like change.  I was in a battle with Yahoo when they insisted on making me  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Okay I confess, I do not like change.  I was in a battle with Yahoo when they insisted on making me adapt to the "new" Yahoo and stop using the Classic Yahoo.  Those poor people who work at Yahoo must have cringed everytime I sent them a TESTY email.  I was in battle with them for years with them trying to get me to give up the Classic Yahoo.  After fighting them and fighting them I had no choice but to grudginly accept the new Yahoo.  

Now Dogster has changed and I am feeling lost and saddened.  I don't understand why people want to take something that works and alter it.  How many times have you gone to the store only to find a product that you have bought many times before is now labeled "new and improved"?  You know this only suggest that there was something wrong with the old product so what does it say about your tastes?

Anyhow, it took me a while to even find Coco's and Puff's pages.  Since this was supposed to be an improvement the first thing I looked for on the diary page was a spell check feature.  Nope still not there, so how is it possibly an improvement?  

The other thing I noticed is the grass background.  I for one find this to be distracting, why I'm not really sure, but I do.  I do appreciate that the typing area is larger as it is a blessing for my aging eyes, but PLEASE if you are going to mess with "improving" this page, put in a spell check feature.

I am not going to explore other areas on Dogster tonight as I am trying not to get too upset.  I will have to take this change slowly and let it sink in.  

Marilynn - Coco and Puff's momma]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No stroller ride today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/671817</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:26:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I waited and waited for momma to get out the stroller and take Puff and I for a ride today but she d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I waited and waited for momma to get out the stroller and take Puff and I for a ride today but she didn't do it.  We didn't get to go anyplace.  Instead momma had to take one of her bionic ears to the shop for adjustments and because the appointment was in the middle of the afternoon there just wasn't time to go anyplace.  Early tomorrow morning Puff and I are going to the groomers but that isn't my idea of fun because I hate water.  I think I'll go pout someplace.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm sooooo excited</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/671668</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 May 2010 06:42:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Good morning Pup pals.  It's Friday morning here in California and instead of momma getting up and d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Good morning Pup pals.  It's Friday morning here in California and instead of momma getting up and dressed for work she got up and started making blueberry pancakes.  That can only mean one thing...momma is not going to work today.

Maybe she will take Puff and I for a stroller ride today or even take us someplace fun.  I heard momma telling daddy that she wanted to take us to the beach today but it is far from home so she wasn't sure she wanted to drive that far.  Del Mar's dog beach is currently leash option but right after Memorial day dogs have to be on leashes again.  Because we don't know if Puff has ever seen the ocean momma would really like to take him to the beach but the long drive there and the real possibility of Puff getting sunburned or even worse biting someone kind of discourges momma from doing that.  Me, I do not really like the beach.  It's sandy and has lots of salty water.  I certainly don't want to get my feet wet so my vote is to pass up on the beach.  

We might get to go to Lake Perris instead which is closer to our home than Del Mar but dogs are not allowed to come in contact with any of the bodies of water there.  We aren't even allowed on the hiking trails which seem kind of silly seeing as how they allow horses there.  Momma thinks she can get away with us on the hiking trail by having us in the stroller.  

I'm not sure if we will get to go anyplace but I'm excited just thinking about it.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dead dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/671174</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:25:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today there was a dog dead at the side of the road.  Apparently the dog had either gotten out of it' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today there was a dog dead at the side of the road.  Apparently the dog had either gotten out of it's yard or was turned loose to run the neighborhood.  I wonder if someone is looking for their missing pet or if this dog was a "toss away" who wanted nothing more than a forever home with someone to love.  

Where we live there are dogs out running the streets all the time.  It's not like we live in the country where there are few cars as we are only four blocks from a major throughfare so there are lots of cars and trucks passing through.

Some people in our community feel they can let their dogs loose because the animal control agency that patrols our community are well over 40 miles from us so it takes them a long time to respond to any complaint regarding loose dogs.  

For the dead dog at the side of the road help came too late.  It is either out of it's missery and will no longer have to fend for it's self or someplace there is someone missing their beloved dog and will probably never know what happened to it.  


Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Windy day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/670951</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 May 2010 19:42:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We didn't go for a stroller ride today because momma was feeling lazy but that's okay because it was ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We didn't go for a stroller ride today because momma was feeling lazy but that's okay because it was kind of overcast and windy.  Instead we laid around all day long and did nothing.  After dinner tonight momma asked daddy to please put the stroller up because it looks like it might rain so she didn't want to leave it out on the patio where it would get wet.  

We hope everyone had a nice mother's day.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All of our treats have arrived</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/670247</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 May 2010 21:23:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>They finally arrived - We got two big bags of duck strips and two big bags of lamb strips.  That sho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ They finally arrived - We got two big bags of duck strips and two big bags of lamb strips.  That should last us for one or two weeks - BOL, BOL

Puffy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mommy almost burned the house down</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/670244</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 May 2010 21:21:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma got home from work today and was stressed out about some things that are going on there.  As s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma got home from work today and was stressed out about some things that are going on there.  As she cooked dinner she decided to make some garlic bread so she buttered some sourdough garlic bread and placed it in the oven to broil.  Momma forgot about it and as the humans were sitting down to eat momma glanced behind her and noticed that the oven was on fire.  Yup, smoke was bellowing out of the oven and flames were licking the inside of the oven.

Momma to daddy - There's a fire in the oven.

Daddy - Huh?

Momma - FIRE!!!!

Daddy - Huh?  What did you do now?

Momma getting up from the table and turning off the broiler.  Smoke was now pouring out of the oven and daddy jumped up and grabbed the fire extinguisher that sits right by the oven (wonder why).  Anyways, the fire extinguisher did not work so daddy went into the garage and got the BIG one but momma had taken the burning pan out of the oven and dropped it in the sink and put it out with water.

By now all of the smoke alarms were going and the humans couldn't get them to stop.  Daddy got the fan and put it right by the sliding door to help direct the smoke out of the house.  Finally the alarms stopped and the smoke dispensed.

The humans sat back down to finish dinner.

Daddy - You do know that you should not have taken the pan out of the oven don't you?  You could have set the whole house on fire.

Momma - I didn't want you to use the fire extinguisher in my new oven.  You would have ruined it.

Daddy - And what would have happened had you burned down the house?

Momma - Oh nothing happened - eat your dinner.

Daddy - Please don't do that again - okay?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We have treats again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/669912</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 May 2010 04:36:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally the Free Range chicken breast wrapped around beef liver came in the mail yesterday.  It's be ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally the Free Range chicken breast wrapped around beef liver came in the mail yesterday.  It's been horrible not having our favorite treats to much on.  Momma went to the store where we usually get our treats and they still don't have any on the shelves because the manufacturing plant has moved and is consolidating operations in a new facility.  They don't expect to have the operation up and running until June.  We got two bags of these treats yesterday but they will be gone well before June so momma better order more .  I'm still watching the mail for our duck strips and lamb strips.  One can never have too many treats you know!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Please learn from this</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/669456</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 May 2010 08:08:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Where I live dog and cat population is huge.  The animal agencies that try to find homes for lost or ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Where I live dog and cat population is huge.  The animal agencies that try to find homes for lost or unwanted pets is facing a very challenging task because they are taking in more animals than they can place.  This morning momma read an article regarding Kodi a 9 year old German shepherd that got out of her yard and was picked up by Animal Friends of the Valley the local animal control group.  She was kept for ten day, which was five days longer than normal before being put to death.  It turns out that Kodi was a much loved family pet but did not have a microchip or tag so the animal control people claimed they did not know she was lost even though her humans had contacted them and filed a report the workers never put the two together.  The article went on to say that Animal Friends euthanized 1,240 "place-able" dogs out of 5,688 they took in last year.  How sad and totally unacceptable.  All of this could have been avoided had Kodi had on a collar with current tags or a microchip.  Also her humans should have gone to the animal control group and looked in every holding cell for their beloved companion and not relied on the shelter putting the two together.   
For those of you who might be saying had Kodi been loved she would have been safe in her own yard and not allowed to get out â Kodi human mom , who is 39 has a degenerative neurological condition, took a turn for the worse and now has to stay in an assisted living facility.   Kodi wandered out of the yard March 24, and her human mom who becomes confused because of her health condition, didn't retrieve the dog or tell anyone that Kodi was gone.  Now the family has lost both their human mom and beloved dog.

Rest in peace Kodi and know you really were much loved.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Okay I'm getting tired of this</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/669420</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:07:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I share my home, my toys and my humans with Puff but I am getting tired of him taking my treats.  I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I share my home, my toys and my humans with Puff but I am getting tired of him taking my treats.  I don't always eat my treats right away as I like to let them "age" a bit first so sometimes I carry them around for a day or two before I actually eat them.  Last night momma gave me a chicken breast strip and I took it to bed with me and this morning I still had it and was carrying it around.  When we went outside to do our morning business I left it right by the back door, hurried out and tinkled on the grass then came in and picked up my chicken strip and took it back into the sewing room.  Puffy came in and laid down right next to me and before I could even sniff his butt, he stole my chicken strip and gobbled it down.  I stood there and gave him the ole evil eye but he didn't care at all.

No wonder I yap in his face all the time.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Let's roll</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/668465</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:04:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was a nice Sunday here in Southern California.  There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the wind was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was a nice Sunday here in Southern California.  There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the wind was gently blowing so you know what that means right?  Get out the jogging stroller and let's roll!

After breakfast momma put on her tennis shoes and asked "who wants to ride" as she headed outside to the patio.  Puffy being the momma's boy that he is followed momma but me, I was sitting on the back of the sofa until I heard those magic words and I jumped down and went running to the door.  Yes, I wanted to go for a ride.  

Momma put two bottles of ice water into the cup holders on the stroller, got her cell phone and off we went.  This time thought we went through the housing development that backs where our house sits.  It was a nice long walk and I started getting thirsty so momma stopped under a shady tree and gave us a bowl of iced water which I lapped down but Puffy refused so momma wet his face down with it to cool him off some and then we headed back home.

When we got back home daddy had lunch ready so we ate and then it was one of my favorite things - nap time on the big bed.  Puffy, momma and I all took a much needed nap.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Saturday without daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/668282</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:43:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh what a nice day we had.  Daddy got up early this morning and went to spend the day with his daddy ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh what a nice day we had.  Daddy got up early this morning and went to spend the day with his daddy so momma, Puffy and I got to do relax and do nothing.  That's right we slept in, and then we went outside and visited with Arleenton my bunny sister while momma cleaned her yard and hutch.  Afterwards momma cleaned out the fish aquarium and used the water on the house plants.  We then got some duck treats and momma went to the pet store and bought some more tropical fish for the aquarium but it is kind of a waste of money because they all die anyways.  

We had lunch and then momma took us for a short ride in our jogging stroller.  Some little girls down the block wanted to pet us but Puffy threw a hissy fit and started barking at them.  Momma never lets anyone pet Puffy because he has been know to try to bite.  The little girls we perfectly safe because momma had the bug hood fastened onto the stroller so no one can actually pet us anyways and that prevents us from jumping out of the stroller also.  After our ride we came back home and it was nap time.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yummy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/668196</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:22:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma was very busy this morning ordering treats for Puffy and me.  She ordered two bags of duck str ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma was very busy this morning ordering treats for Puffy and me.  She ordered two bags of duck strips and two bags of lamb strips.  Then she went to another site and ordered two bags of the really yummy chicken strips that are wrapped around beef liver.  I'm drooling just thinking about it but I have to wait 5 to nine days before delivery.  I don't know why momma didn't pay for overnight express instead of taking the free delivery that takes FOREVER.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Saturday plans</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/668172</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:34:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tomorrow daddy is going to visit with his daddy so momma is going to spend all day with us.  She got ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow daddy is going to visit with his daddy so momma is going to spend all day with us.  She got some new mulch to put down on the garden and she promised she would take us out for a ride in the jogging stroller.  

On another note the natural pet store that we get our free range chicken strips wrapped around beef liver is completely OUT of our treats.  They told momma that they might not be able to get any until...are you sitting down?  June!!!  This is totally unacceptable.  

I think momma should spend some time tomorrow searching the internet and find my treats someplace else.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We went on a LONG stroller ride today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/667240</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:43:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The sun was shining and momma was sitting on the daybed playing a new computer game.  Puffy and I we ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The sun was shining and momma was sitting on the daybed playing a new computer game.  Puffy and I were getting restless so we started to rough house.  Momma looked up at the clock and noticed that it was almost 11:00AM and she was still in her jammies wasting the day away so she got up and dressed and then got out the stroller.  We invited daddy to go for a walk with us and he accepted.  Momma loaded the stroller cup holders with a bottle of frozen water for us and some Gatorade for her and daddy and off we went.  Momma walked around the block and daddy asked momma if she was ready to go home.  Momma said "No" so daddy went home and we continued on with our adventure.  We went by the little farm and heard the goats and horses but this time we didn't hear or see the rooster or chickens.  I wonder if Mr. Rooster was someoneâs dinner.  One of the ladies at the farm was out working with one of the horses trying to get it used to a saddle.  We watched for a little while and then we continued on.

Momma said that the stroller is a really good investment because when it gets hot we can still go for rides and not only do we avoid the rattle snakes but because we are riding we don't get burnt paws.  The stroller has been handling wonderful but it would still be nicer if the basket that Puff and I ride in were wider because it is a little snug for two dogs and Puff continues to sit right in the middle and I get pushed to the rear.

We were gone for a long time and momma is estimating we went about 5 miles.  Next time she will use the pedometer to figure out exactly how far we go.  When we got home momma made lunch for daddy and her and then Puffy, momma and I took a nap on the big bed.

Hugs and kisses,


Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No dog stroller ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/667113</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:27:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has been really pretty here in Southern California with the sun shining and the temperture warm,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has been really pretty here in Southern California with the sun shining and the temperture warm, but not super hot.  I was expecting to go on a nice stroller ride with Puffy on Saturday but momma instead left the house early and went to visit with one of her girlfriends who recently moved.  Momma said that her friend needed her more than us right now because she was just told that she is loosing her job and will be among the many that are now unemployed and now has a rent that is really expensive.  

I really don't mind that momma went to visit her friend but gosh she was gone for hours.  When she finally got home she cooked dinner which she shared with Puff and I and then went to sleep.  Hopefully we will get to go for a stroller ride today.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank you Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/665169</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:25:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD - I'm once of the diary picks of the day.  Being the very spoiled pup that I am, I will never ge ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD - I'm once of the diary picks of the day.  Being the very spoiled pup that I am, I will never get tired of this honor.  Thank you very much Dogster.

And to all my pup pals please save your zealies, I love you all very much but this is costing you too many zealies; save them for when I finally get diary pick of the week - BOL, BOL.

In other news, things are still shaking here in Southern California.  We remain lucky that thus far we have not seen any real damage.  One of these days though we might not be as lucky.  Momma is glad that daddy works out of the house because that way he will be here if something should happen.  Hopefully our luck will hold out for us and all others too.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>3:42pm Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/664715</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Apr 2010 15:55:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We just woke up from our nap when all of a sudden - EARTHQUAKE!!!!  The earth rumbled and groaned an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We just woke up from our nap when all of a sudden - EARTHQUAKE!!!!  The earth rumbled and groaned and shook our home.  Simba Blue was up on top of the china hutch and he got down real fast when it started shaking.  The hanging light in the dining room was swaying and the window blinds were moving.  

Momma said it must be a small quake because she didn't feel it.  All I can say is once again we were very lucky and we hope all others were too.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Easter 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/664682</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:09:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Good morning and Happy Easter to all!  It's a beautiful sunny day here in Southern California.  We g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Good morning and Happy Easter to all!  It's a beautiful sunny day here in Southern California.  We got up early this morning and went and visited Arleenton our bunny sister for a while while momma took pictures of her so she could post them on our page.  We then went back into the house and momma peeled and cut apples for an apple pie.  After breakfast she loaded us into our stroller and off we went.  It was only a short ride around the block because although the sun is shining the wind is also blowing and it's a little cool out so momma wanted to go back home.

It's now nap time so I have to get off the computer.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The farm</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/664571</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Apr 2010 22:40:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today momma took Puff and I for a stroller ride by the little farm that has horses, goats, chicken,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today momma took Puff and I for a stroller ride by the little farm that has horses, goats, chicken, and a rooster.  Right as we were going by the rooster started crowing.  Puffy and I were sitting up looking out the window of the stroller wondering what the smells and noises were.  We sniffed and sniffed at the air - it was wonderful.  We really like going on the afternoon adventures in our jogging stroller.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Excuse yourself!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:14:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy and I got to go for a super long ride in our new jogging stroller this afternoon.  The sun was ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I got to go for a super long ride in our new jogging stroller this afternoon.  The sun was shining and there was a nice cool breeze blowing.  We could actually smell the flowers we passed until Puffy started passing that terrible gas that he does from time to time.  Momma was getting gassed because the wind was blowing the stinky smell in her direction.  And just for the record let me tell you that it was NOT pleasent sitting in that tiny stroller seat crammed right next to ole stinky boy.  Each time he passed gas I swear he smiled and looked super proud of the moment.  

I think momma needs to check the stroller and make sure Puffy did not leave anything in there is you know what I mean, because he clearly had to go to the bathroom.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Family night</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/663231</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:20:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night we did family night on the big bed; we watched the movie 2012.  Now I don't know how many ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night we did family night on the big bed; we watched the movie 2012.  Now I don't know how many of you have seen this moving but there are a couple of things I need to get off my chest.

MOVIE SPOILER:  If you plan on watching the movie 2012 DO NOT READ the below diary entries - it will remain posted until 12/21/12 so you have plenty of time to come back and read it before then - BOL.

This movie is about the prediction that the world is coming to an end in 12/21/12.  If this is true, should momma and daddy give me my Christmas presents early that year - sorry I was just wondering?  Anyhow back to the movie...

In the movie several huge arks were built and strangely enough in China.  Even when the world is coming to an end China gets the last manufacturing order - figures.   

Why does it always happen in these types of movies that the "stars" of the show have such good luck that they can avoid the crumbling buildings and buckling roads to get to safety?  Momma and daddy were hooting and hollering at some of the stupid things that occurred in the movie.

There were parts in the movie that were supposed to be scary and all the actors were looking like it was another day at the office.  Momma would have be hysterical and crying like a big baby if she were about to die.  

Where were all the dogs and cats?  As the humans were running around trying to find an escape route, there were no dogs or cats out on the streets.  Also only the queen of England and one other passenger had their pets with them.  Momma has assured Puffy and I that no matter what she would not leave us behind.  How could all those people in the movie not love their pets enough to bring them with them?  Look at all the people who died during Hurricane Katrina because they would not leave their pets behind.  

Air lifting elephants and giraffes â the animals just set there in the slings like this sort of thing goes on everyday.  I DONâT THINK SO!  

Oscar the dog walked to his owner over the rope that tied the ark to the pier â yeah, sure.  What makes this feat even more unusual is that the owner wasnât even dangling a tasty treat as a reward.  Also, how in the world could Oscar even hear his owner calling with all those people rioting around him?  I guess he was a real special pup.

The cargo airplane was loaded with expensive cars.  When the pilot runs low on gas at no time did the people on the airplane attempt to lighten the load by getting rid of the cars or other items.  STUPID!  Of course they did use one of the expensive cars later in the show but that is another thing.

There are other things wrong with this movie but I donât want to give everything away.  This movie is almost three hours long so make some popcorn and get a big drink.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I rode in the jogging stroller with Puffy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/663139</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:54:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma took Puff for the first ride in the jogging stroller simply because she was not certain how we ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma took Puff for the first ride in the jogging stroller simply because she was not certain how we would both react to the stroller and she felt it would be better to try with just one of us.  Puff being momma's shadow was at her feet so she grabbed him and put him in the stroller and took off with him.  The test ride was a success so then she came back home and put me in the stroller with Puff and off we went.

The seating area was a little snug but not so bad that we could not ride together.  Momma pushed us all the way around the block and it was really quite nice.  Neither one of us tried to get out of the stroller and we laid there and enjoyed the ride.  Tomorrow momma is going to take us on a longer ride.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's been a long day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/663121</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:24:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma had to get Puff and I to the groomers first thing this morning (7:30) so we got up early and t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma had to get Puff and I to the groomers first thing this morning (7:30) so we got up early and then got hussled out to the car.  This new groomer is close to the house and is an older lady.  She made momma sign a paper saying that Puffy is old and has health problems and that she, the groomer, would not be held responsible for any problems, blah, blah, blah.

Tha flyer that the groomer had said that she could cut dog hair any style or if no style was choosen then she would make recommendations, however when momma told the lady to cut our hair how she felt it needed to be cut, the lady refused until momma finally stepped in and told her what to do.

The end results are:  Puffy is nice and white except for some stains around his eyes that could not be removed but he still looks very handsome.  Me, of course I am beautiful even though the haircut around my head is kind of choppy and looks like something momma might have done.  

Our new jogging stroller is still sitting outside in the sun airing out.  Maybe momma will take us for a ride later today.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weight</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/663022</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:28:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Have any of you pups ever given thought to the fact that there is a spot on your Dogster page that h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have any of you pups ever given thought to the fact that there is a spot on your Dogster page that has YOUR weight on it?  I am listed in the 10 pound category but I am actually over ten pounds and NO I am not going to tell you how much I weigh either!!!!  Weight in our house is a very touchy subject because both my humans love food and let's see how I can say this nicely: OVERWEIGHT.  

When I was sick with kennel cough and momma had to rush me to the emergency vet he lectured momma on keeping my weight down.  There I sat on his cold stainless steel table coughing my inside out and he stood there talking about my weight.  Kennel cough has nothing to do with weight so letâs not even go there thank you very much.  Momma was absolutely upset that the vet even said something about my weight because momma does not think I am overweight at all (gosh I really love my momma). 

Anyhow, that brings me to this question, how many of you are really listed in the correct weight category on your page?    

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's here!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/663005</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:16:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>When momma got home from work today there was a large box sitting by the front door and in it is Puf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When momma got home from work today there was a large box sitting by the front door and in it is Puffy and my jogging stroller.  Momma carried the box into the house and asked daddy to please put it together for her.  Daddy said "No, you bought it so you get to put it together" - this is not a good thing.

Momma took the large box and placed it right next to daddy's feet and then started taking all the parts out of the box and put them right next to him on the sofa.  Daddy finally got tired of this and went and sat on the love seat - BOL.

Momma was moaning and groaning as she struggled to put the stroller together (daddy was trying to watch tv) and after a few minutes daddy finally couldn't take it any more and put it together for momma - BOL.

Puffy and I took a spin around the dining room table but the stroller really has a nasty plastic smell about it so it is currently sitting outside airing out.  We didn't get a horn with it nor any streamers on the handle bar but there is a tray with two cup holders and a place for momma to have her cell phone.  There is also a pocket in the back and a larger mesh tray under the seating area.  Momma will take pictures tomorrow.


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where is our jogging stroller?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/662839</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:39:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have been waiting for Puff and my jogging stroller to arrive but as of yet it has not.  Momma was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been waiting for Puff and my jogging stroller to arrive but as of yet it has not.  Momma was reluctant to tell daddy that she got us one but she is going to need daddy to put it together for us so she had to tell him to keep an eye out for the delivery.  The one that momma ordered has solid rubber wheels so you never get a flat tire and has two shock absorbers which are supposed to give the riders more confort going over rough trails.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm now four years old</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/661918</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:47:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday I turned four years old.  Happy birthday to me!!!  Did I get a birthday cake, Ice Cream or ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday I turned four years old.  Happy birthday to me!!!  Did I get a birthday cake, Ice Cream or presents?  NO!!!  Momma is trying to justify this by saying she bought an expensive jogging stroller for Puff and I but I think it's just an excuse.  If it wasn't for Dogester's birthday reminder momma wouldn't have even know.

Coco's mom here - Yes, I have come to rely on wonderful Dogster to send me a reminder that one of the four legged children are having a birthday (I love this reminder!).  No I did not buy Coco a present because I did spend A LOT of money on the jogging stroller, had to get my car repaired (again) and the last thing I need is more dog toys scattered all over the floor.  Coco did NOT get a birthday cake or ice cream but I am going to be making Ella's peanut butter pie today and Coco loves peanut butter so I will be sure to give her some.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Doggy Jogging Stroller</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/661838</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:23:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It is a BEAUTIFUL sunny day in Southern California and momma is wanting to go for walks.  I like to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is a BEAUTIFUL sunny day in Southern California and momma is wanting to go for walks.  I like to go for walks with momma but it is hard for me because if it is too hot out then I get overheated.  Puffy also likes walks but now that he has a spinal injury he is not allowed to jump down even off a curb.  Our good pup pals Tinker Bell and Halo Kitty just got a jogging stroller and you should see it as it's really fancy!  Anyways the more momma thought about it the more she liked the idea of getting us a stroller too so that is just what she did.  Momma ordered a jogging stroller from Ebay now all we have to do is wait for it to arrive.  

I wonder if it is going to have a horn on it - Beep, beep - get out of our way! 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Groomers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/661609</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:29:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yippee - I'm NOT going to the groomers this weekend after all!  The place where our old groomer used ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yippee - I'm NOT going to the groomers this weekend after all!  The place where our old groomer used to work is very noisy.  They have a blower that makes a terrible loud roaring noise and momma thinks it is too scarry for us.  She spoke to the owner about this and was told that the owner was going to take care of the problem but it would take a little time.  She assured momma that she would have it fixed in two months.  Well it has been over two months and the noise continues.  When momma spoke to the owner about the noise situation a second time she was again told that it would be resolved in FOUR months.

Those of you who know us are well aware that my momma has a sever hearing impairment so she is really concerned about the workers who work in this shop.  Hearing loss is nothing to chance and she just doesn't feel right to support this grooming shop when the work conditions are so poor so she is going to find another place to take us to.  

Until then I remain stinky, messy and very happy - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy St. Paddys day to all</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/661418</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:44:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well momma did it again, she spent all of our zealies so now Puff and I are forced to wish all our p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well momma did it again, she spent all of our zealies so now Puff and I are forced to wish all our pals a Happy St. Patricks day in our diary instead of sending rosettes.  I'm going to watch her carefully to make sure that doesn't happen at Easter time.

We love each one of you and hope you all have the luck of the Irish with you today and everyday.

Coco Rose and Puff]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New groomer</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/661009</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:43:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma stopped by at our groomers Saturday to make an appointment for Puffy and I but was told that o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma stopped by at our groomers Saturday to make an appointment for Puffy and I but was told that our normal groomer no longer works there.  I am so sad because I really like her and now we have to find another groomer to do us.  The people who work where we currently go are very nice but the shop has a real noise problem and momma does not want to take us there if our groomer no longer works there, so we will be trying a new place out this weekend.  Keep you paws crossed that they don't mess up my hair because we are going to have Easter pictures taken this weekend.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Top Dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/660296</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:48:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Top dog, yup that&acirc;s me!  Hoo-ha thank you so much Dogster.  With all the thousands of dogs that yo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Top dog, yup thatâs me!  Hoo-ha thank you so much Dogster.  With all the thousands of dogs that you have on your site itâs always a pleasure to be one of the âchosenâ diaries to be featured.    Iâll have to bark at momma to update my diary more often.

Got to go because my typist has to go to work and I have to go find Puffy and rub this in his nose because Iâm sure he is going to turn green with envy but thatâs okay because it will be just in time for St. Patrickâs day â BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tagged by Sandra Marie</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/659801</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:36:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/659801</guid>
		<description>I have been tagged by the beautiful Sandra Marie.  If I tag you, here is what you have to do now. Co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been tagged by the beautiful Sandra Marie.  If I tag you, here is what you have to do now. Copy & paste this entry into your diary. Please include these instructions, also! Delete my answers and enter your own. Be sure to mention or thank the furiend who Tagged you ! Send a paw-mail or zealie off to the furiend/s you would like to Tag. That's it! You may want to read your furiends Diary entries afterwards and thank them for playing. Have fun!

Q.-Are you Irish?
A.-No so donât even think about pinching me if I fail to wear green.

Q.-Do you and /or your family celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
A- Yes


Q.- How?
A. -... Momma will cook Corned beef and cabbage with potatoes - Yummy

Q Will you wear green?

A.-Not if it is a work day because momma has to get up early in the morning and will be gone all day.  No time to dress me up.


Q.- What?
A.- I wonât have any green on.

Q.-Do you like Corned Beef and Cabbage?
A. âYes â I love corned beef and the cooked potatoes and carrots.  I donât like cabbage.

Q.-Do you believe in leprechauns?
A.-Yes!  I wish we could find the pot of gold.  We would share.

Q.-Why?
A.- Everyone needs to believe in something.  Just because you canât see them doesnât mean they donât exist.

Q.-What would you like to find at the end of the rainbow?
A.-  That I was dreaming and when I woke up all that has happened in the last decade was just part of the dream.  There really wasnât a war, jobs were plentiful and foreclosures were seldom.  There were no such thing as HMOâs , Gasoline was under 1 dollar, Arnold Schwarzenegger was just a terrible actor and tickets to Disneyland were under 30 dollars a person.  The United States was NOT out sourcing everything to China, India or Mexico and The twin Towers still stood tall in New York â Need I go on?


Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I didn't get to go</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/659253</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Mar 2010 05:30:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday Puffy had his first acupuncture treatment but I did not get to go.  Momma asked me if I ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Puffy had his first acupuncture treatment but I did not get to go.  Momma asked me if I had to go potty and I went to the sliding back door and was let outside.  She then took Puffy to the car and drove off without me.  How rude!  She knew I wanted to go and watch him get needles stuck into him.  Instead I was tricked.  There should be some agency I can call and file an offical complaint.

I stayed home with daddy, had some snacks and took a nap.

When momma and Puff got home I went running up to him, sniffed him all over and tried to get into his face but all he wanted to do was take a nap.  He was no fun at all.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I want to watch</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/659095</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 07:07:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Puffy is going to be turned into a pin cushion, well okay so its really acupuncture, but whate ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Puffy is going to be turned into a pin cushion, well okay so its really acupuncture, but whatever, I want to watch.  The vet is going to put needles in his body and then apply electrical current.  I want to watch, I want to watch, I really, really want to watch!  Momma says I don't get to go though :-(

What fun is that?  I tried to tell momma that I needed to go to offer Puff moral support but I guess the smirk I had on my face gave me away - BOL

Hugs and kisses

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/657872</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:54:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A nice rainy day here in California so that should mean Puffy and I would get to take a nap with mom ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A nice rainy day here in California so that should mean Puffy and I would get to take a nap with momma.  Did we?  NO!!!!  Momma is sticking firm with the four paws on the floor rule.  

And if that wasn't enough to upset me then momma took my soft crate and threw it out and replaced it with a plastic and metal grate crate.  There is no way I can escape from it at night.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where are my stairs?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/656703</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:40:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma removed the stairs that allowed Puffy and I access to the daybed and let me tell you neither o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma removed the stairs that allowed Puffy and I access to the daybed and let me tell you neither of us are happy about that!  Momma laid down on the daybed to take a nap and I tried to jump on top but just could not get there.  I tried and tried but it was useless.  To make matters worse I know momma knew I wanted up but she did not pick me up so I had to take my nap on the floor.  It's just not right because I am a princess you know!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>There have been some NASTY changes</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/656532</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:51:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma has removed the stairs that sat next to the daybed so Puffy and I can no longer get up there.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has removed the stairs that sat next to the daybed so Puffy and I can no longer get up there.  I tried to get up to the top of the daybed without the stairs but my little legs just couldn't help me jump high enough.  We both tried and tried to talk momma into picking us up and letting us get onto the daybed but momma wouldn't do it.  She took a nap without us and we had to sleep on the floor.  I think there is some type of law against this.  A princess such as myself should not have to sleep on the floor.  

The second change is that Puffy is no longer allowed to sleep with momma at night.  Yes that's right he is again back in a crate during sleep hours.  I have to admit I am thrilled about this part because if anyone should have been sleeping with MY momma it should have been me.  

Momma found a really nice destroy proof crate on Ebay and bought Puff one several months ago, but I have been sleeping in it and he has been sleeping on the daybed with momma.  Tonight I am going to sleep in my old crate and Puffy will be in the new crate.  

Something tells me that Puffy is not going to be happy with these changes.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hearts &amp;#9829;</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/655320</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:14:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow - it really worked.  Momma just learned how to make a heart using her laptop computer.  For thos ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow - it really worked.  Momma just learned how to make a heart using her laptop computer.  For those of you who use the laptop the trick is to press both the FN key and ALT key together along with the "L".

&#9829; &#9829; &#9829;

Happy &#9829;'s day to all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank you for the Valentines</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/655180</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:48:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thank you very much for the Valentines cards and well wishes.  It was a lot  of fun getting the card ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you very much for the Valentines cards and well wishes.  It was a lot  of fun getting the cards in the mail.  We got cards from all over the United States and even a few from Canada.  Let's do it again next year - okay????

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new crate</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/653801</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:44:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/653801</guid>
		<description>Momma bought Puffy a nice new crate that he refuses to sleep in so she gave it to me instead.  What  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma bought Puffy a nice new crate that he refuses to sleep in so she gave it to me instead.  What I don't understand is why Puffy seems to think it is okay to lay in the crate during the day but come night time he has to be up on the daybed with MY momma.  I think his barking and paw licking is nothing more than an act to get his way and that momma fell for it.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma cooked and then...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/653560</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:01:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It started early this morning.  The rain was belting down really hard so momma got out her super big ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It started early this morning.  The rain was belting down really hard so momma got out her super big stock pot and started cooking meatball minestrone soup.  She chopped and sautĂŠed and then just simmered.  I watched and waited for something to be offered to me.  This went on for several hours until momma tasted her soup and declared it to be a failure.  I got off the sofa and ran into the kitchen to see what the problem might be.  

Let me taste: Let me taste I barked but before I could even get a tiny smidgen of anything she dumped the whole pot of liquid down the garbage disposal.

I almost fainted because I was so shocked.  

Momma turned off all the burners on the stove top, cleaned up the kitchen and then went to the daybed with Puffy and I and took a nice long nap.

It must have helped her because when she got up she mixed up a meatloaf and now has that cooking in the oven and all I can say is that she better not toss that down the garbage disposal too or we will have some serious words over it. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rainy Saturday in California</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/653446</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Feb 2010 06:29:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/653446</guid>
		<description>It's raining; it&acirc;s pouring: momma's in the kitchen cooking!!!!

Yup, break out the pots and pans ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's raining; itâs pouring: momma's in the kitchen cooking!!!!

Yup, break out the pots and pans; momma is cooking her head off and that means I will be parked on the top of the sofa back watching her every move.  Someone has to keep an eye on what she is putting in the meatball minestrone and be the official taster and that is going to be me.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boiled Chicken</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/652207</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:44:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma cleaned out the freezer today and found some chicken that had been in there a little while so  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma cleaned out the freezer today and found some chicken that had been in there a little while so she boiled it for Puff and I.  Let me tell you it was yummy.  Puffy and I were so happy that we rough housed after dinner.  I hope momma cleans out the freezer more often.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Arleenton</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/652046</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:51:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today was a nice sunny day here in Southern California but the weather people are predicting it is g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today was a nice sunny day here in Southern California but the weather people are predicting it is going to rain again at the beginning of the week so momma and I went out to check up on Arleenton to make sure she was okay and to clean out her hutch.  Normally she is allowed to run free in her nice yard but when it rains or gets really cold momma makes her go into her hutch and keeps her there until the weather conditions improve.  The neighborhood cats like to go visit Arleenton and go into her hutch for shelter when they get locked out of their human homes.  Arleenton doesn't seem to mind the company so momma does not chase them away.  

Anyhow momma and I went out to take care of Arleenton and I wanted to play with her but momma said NO.  I have not been allowed to play tag with Arleenton ever since Grayson my other bunny sister passed on.  Momma says Arleenton is a senior bunny now and that tag might not be a good thing for her.  I did get to touch noses with her through the chain link fence so that was good.  

I love my bunny sister but sure do miss playing tag with her.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Valentines</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/651240</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:38:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Puffy and I would love to send all our pup pals a valentine card.  To get one please email us your a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Puffy and I would love to send all our pup pals a valentine card.  To get one please email us your address and we will send you a card picked out just for you.  Those of you who have already given us your address no need to email us as we still have your addresses and will be sending one to you.  

Coco Rose and Puff]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Puffy got a present</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/650663</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:02:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma went to the mailbox today and in the mail was a present for Puff.  His tailor Carolyn sent him ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma went to the mailbox today and in the mail was a present for Puff.  His tailor Carolyn sent him a pair of custom made PJ's.  They sooooo cute on him.  Momma took pictures of Puffy and will be posting them either later tonight or sometime tomorrow.  Puffy needed the PJ's because he gets cold easily and now he has PJ's that fit him so he can stay warm.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whats blcak, wet and cold?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/650312</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:03:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What&acirc;s black, wet and cold?  Give up?? It&acirc;s me outside in the rain trying to do my business and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whatâs black, wet and cold?  Give up?? Itâs me outside in the rain trying to do my business and Iâm not happy.  No not happy at all!

I would like to remind all my faithful readers that I did not have a choice in picking out where I got to live at.  When I was just a tiny baby of 8 weeks the humans came over to the only home I ever knew and chose me over my brother to come live in their humble home.  I was lying in the playpen trying to take a nap and the next thing I know I was in the car with the humans heading to my new home.  I made the best of the situation by letting them know that even though I was a baby there were certain things I demanded.  They had to play with me when I wanted to play, give me food and treats and above all else I had to be treated like the Princess that I am.

So far things have gone pretty smoothly except for the last couple of days because it has been pouring rain and the humans continue to open the door and push me and Puffy out in the rain tell us that we have to âgo do our businessâ.  

I can assure you if I tried that stunt with momma or daddy they would both be wet and madder than a skunk with a jar stuck on its head.  Neither of them would calmly go search out a spot on the soaked lawn to use.  This is especially true if you were to take their shoes and clothes away and send them outside in their natural glory.  

I think all of us who have to endure adverse conditions in order to âdo our businessâ should consider the above suggestion at least once so that the humans can see what we have to put up with.  Yes they will be quite upset and in our case so would the neighbors if they happen to glance out the window and see either momma or daddy in their birthday suits (not a pretty site thatâs for sure) but their wrath might be the turning point for them to find other suitable means for us to âdo our businessâ when the conditions outside are not favorable.  

Iâm going to set up the tripod and camera today and will post videos of momma and daddy out in the rain.  Iâll title it âDo your businessâ - BOL. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10 ways the humans would know the dog they had was not me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649866</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:42:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ten ways the humans can tell the dog they have is not me:

1) I walk in the house instead of run.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ten ways the humans can tell the dog they have is not me:

1) I walk in the house instead of run.  I run through the house as fast as my little legs will take me.  Run, run, run; I don't walk!

2) I don't bark while the humans are eating.  I always bark at them to remind them to share.  If I don't bark it can't be me.

3) If I refuse an ice cube it can't be me because I love to chew on ice cubes.

4) Even better than an ice cube is a Popsicle.  If you offer me a lick of your Popsicle and I refuse, it can't be me because I love popsicles.

5) If you throw a toy at me and I don't try to catch it in my paws it can't be me.  I love to play catch but I'm not too good at it yet.

6) If I donât want to sleep in the crate at night it canât be me because I love my crate and always go in it no matter what.  

7)  If you try to take my cookie away and I let you without a fight it can't be me because I do not give up my cookies to anyone.  I will bite to defend my cookies.

8) If you give me a bath or comb me and I do not fuss, then it can't be me because I hate both and will struggle and fuss the whole time.

9)  If I want to sit on your lap it can't be me because I am not a lap type gal.  I want to be next to you but not on you.

10)  If I always want to be with you it can't be me because I am independent Iâm comfortable being alone.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's raining</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649833</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:24:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Being a native Southern Californian I am spoiled with nice sunny days.  Sure we get small rain storm ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Being a native Southern Californian I am spoiled with nice sunny days.  Sure we get small rain storms that come our way but the fact that we are on water restrictions due to declining water levels in our local dams is a good indicator of how un-frequent and little those rain storms are.

Yesterday and today it rained like crazy.  The main road to our house is flooded and closed to all traffic until the water recedes (there is a back route that momma can take to avoid this area so she can still get to work).

I spent most of the day napping, wrestling with Puffy and begging for treats.  I also spent a good part of the day laying on the daybed watching the rain fall.

Momma was at work but was cooking a pot of Chili in the crock pot so the house smelled really good although I would have perferred momma to cook some chicken instead.

Daddy works out of the house so he made Puffy and I go outside around noon to do our business in the rain!!!!  I said "Nope - not going to do it under these conditions" and ran back into the house.  Puffy followed my lead and came back inside and we both went to the sewing room.

Momma had planned ahead and put the shower curtain down on top of the sewing room carpet just in case one of us had an accident.  I'm happy to say there were no accidents on the precious carpet however daddy did have to strip off the bedding because someone left a present on the quilt - oops.  I'm going to say Simba Blue my kitty brother did it - that's my story and I'm sticking to it - BOL

Hugs and kisses

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank you</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649626</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:33:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649626</guid>
		<description>Thank you again Dogster for selecting me to be one of the Diary Picks of the day!  I continue to be  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you again Dogster for selecting me to be one of the Diary Picks of the day!  I continue to be surprised each time I get selected.  


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Football Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649282</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:50:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's Sunday at our house and that means daddy will park his behind in his chair and watch football a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Sunday at our house and that means daddy will park his behind in his chair and watch football all day today.  He will only come out of his room to go the bathroom or to get something to eat or drink.  Nothing else will get him out of that chair today.  I can go prancing into his room and try to get him to play with me but he won't because he will be possessed by the TV screen.  To make matters worse, the Chargers are playing today so daddy will have on his Charger leisure wear (PJ bottoms and a t-shirt).  Momma said she is going to put Puff and me in our Charger shirts too so that we can help support the Chargers - whatever!!!!

Hugs and kisses.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Puff's new crate</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/649186</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:55:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma bought Puffy a new crate because he destroyed the last one that he had.  He ripped out the zip ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma bought Puffy a new crate because he destroyed the last one that he had.  He ripped out the zipper and shreaded the nylon fabric.  The new crate is made out of hard plastic and metal.  It's so nice I was waiting for momma to bring in another one for me but she didn't.  Momma said that if Puff doesn't sleep in the new crate then I can have it if I want.  I always go into my crate and Iwant the flap zipped closed afterwards that way I can be sure Simba Blue my kitty brother won't bother me during the night.  I think tonight I might sleep in the new crate just to try it out.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>California weather</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/647918</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:34:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The weather today is in the low 70&quot;s with the sun shining down and a few white fluffy clouds in the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The weather today is in the low 70"s with the sun shining down and a few white fluffy clouds in the sky.  The wind is gently blowing so that the leaves are dancing on their stems.  Children are outside riding their scooters, bides and skate boards.

Tonight it is expected to get down to the low fourties.  

Anyhow we have a fireplace in the living room if any of you want to come over and thaw out we would love to have you.  

Hugs and kisses

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shake, Rattle and OHHHHH</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/647851</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:54:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>California had a 6.5 earthquake tonight.  It was felt mostly on the coastal areas.  I didn't feel a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ California had a 6.5 earthquake tonight.  It was felt mostly on the coastal areas.  I didn't feel a thing.  Momma always gets nervous when earthquakes happen because it's only a matter of time before "the big one hits".  Those of you who have never experienced a earthquake they are very scarry.  There is no warning and all of a sudden you hear a very load rumbling and your house will start swaying.  Sometimes it sways just a little and other times the swaying is enough to cause the house to fall apart.  And if you are driving the roads can sway and buckle.  One of the biggest problems is that gas mains break and start fires.  After the earthquake hits, a series of after shocks rumble through.  Some of them are minor but others are quite sizable and can do as much damage as the original quake.

Chat with you later I have to go find a hardhat to wear.

Hugs and kisses

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Eating out</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/647685</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Jan 2010 02:57:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night momma and daddy went out to dinner and you know what they brought back for Puff and I?  N ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night momma and daddy went out to dinner and you know what they brought back for Puff and I?  NOTHING!!!!  Not one tiny smidgen of anything and I know they had good stuff because I could smell it on momma's breath.  They went to a Chinese Buffet and had lots of good stuff and Puff and I got dog food.  Now I ask you which one would you rather have:  Yummy Chinese or dry dog food?  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Pet's Ten Commandments</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/646840</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:14:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Someone sent the below to momma and we liked it so much we wanted to pass it on.  We don't know who  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Someone sent the below to momma and we liked it so much we wanted to pass it on.  We don't know who the original author:

A Pet's Ten Commandments...   

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.

2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.

3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.

4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 

5.. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 

6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.

7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 

9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 

10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please.. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because 
I love you so.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Broken laptop</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/645049</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:04:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/645049</guid>
		<description>Momma broke the mouse button on the computer so Daddy is going to take it to the computer hospital t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma broke the mouse button on the computer so Daddy is going to take it to the computer hospital tomorrow.  The computer still works but the mouse only works some of the time.  If the computer gets admitted to the hospital we (Puff and I) might be gone for a while.  If you don't see us for a while that is what happened.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas eve</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/644474</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:51:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/644474</guid>
		<description>It's Christmas eve here in California so Puff and I were sniffing around the Christmas tree too see  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Christmas eve here in California so Puff and I were sniffing around the Christmas tree too see if santa has brought us any presents.  Momma saw us and immediately picked up Puff and put him outside as she didn't want him tinkling on the tree. .  Poor Puffy can't even sniff the tree with out momma going nuts.  I got to continue with my sniffing but was unable to find anything for me or Puff.    When Puff got let back in momma told us that we had to be good so that santa would come tonight and then she looked right at Puffy and told him if he tinkles on the Christmas tree santa would immediately place him on the "naughty" list and only leave him wee wee pads - BOL 

Happy holidays to all and a very Happy New Year too.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's raining</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/644072</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:22:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/644072</guid>
		<description>California is finally getting some rain.  Not just a sprinkle here and there but heavy rain that flo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ California is finally getting some rain.  Not just a sprinkle here and there but heavy rain that flood the streets.  It also snowed in the San Bernadino mountains so it is cold here.  Momma  put the electric blanket on her bed and turned it on low so we can keep warm.  Nothing like a nice toasty behind on a cold day rainy day.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stairs to the daybed</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/643190</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:37:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/643190</guid>
		<description>I admit it, I don't mind sharing things with my brother Puff but for some reason I don't like him us ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I admit it, I don't mind sharing things with my brother Puff but for some reason I don't like him using MY stairs that allow me to reach the top of the daybed so I can lay there and look out the window.  When momma lets us out of our crates in the morning I run into the kitchen and drink water then it is outside to do my business.  When we get done ( notice I said we because momma makes me take Puff with me) I run into the sewing room and go up the daybed stairs then I park myself  right at the top of the stairs.  When Puff comes I growl, bark and fuss at him because they are MY stairs.  When he first came to live with us he didn't like my fussing so sometimes he would back up the stair with his behind first so I couldn't fuss in his face.  All I can say is that by doing that he took all the fun out of it because I didn't like his behind in my face.  

He also does this when I sit in the little crate that is in the kitchen.  That little crate was my first one and although I still fit in it, momma wanted me to have a bigger one to sleep in but did not want to throw out the little one so she put it in the kitchen with the door always open.  Sometimes I like to go in it when momma and daddy are eatting but now my brother squeezes in it with me and he always puts his behind right in my face - YUCK!  One of these days I'm going to nip him.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas pictures and cards</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/642959</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:48:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/642959</guid>
		<description>After many trys of getting holiday pictures of Puff and I momma had to admit it wasn't going to happ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After many trys of getting holiday pictures of Puff and I momma had to admit it wasn't going to happen.  One of us, and I'm not going to mention who refused to sit still for the pictures - BOL

Anyhow, she did manage to send out the holiday cards to all who requested so you should get them tomorrow or possibly the day after.  Daddy has been complaining that Puff and I are getting more cards than momma and him - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holiday cards</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/642452</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:06:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/642452</guid>
		<description>My typist has been busy and as of yet has not sent out the holiday cards.  She has also had problems ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My typist has been busy and as of yet has not sent out the holiday cards.  She has also had problems obtaining holiday pictures of Puff and I because I refused to be pictured.  Puff on the other hand is a real show off and loves his picture taken.  She says she will mail them all out tomorrow but will probably not have our pictures in them.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This is So embarrassing...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/639965</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:10:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/639965</guid>
		<description>Momma did some research and found out that the vets who have been telling momma I have a &acirc;cold&acirc;  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma did some research and found out that the vets who have been telling momma I have a âcoldâ really mean that I have Kennel cough.  Me??? How could this happen when I have all of my shots and have not been anyplace except for to the vets?  

Anyhow I am doing much, much better.  Daddy took me back to the vets on Tuesday for follow up and because I was still hacking - they did a chest x-ray to make sure I did not have pneumonia and did a full blood work-up.  The X-ray showed I have a small build of fluid in my lungs but it isnât enough to be classified as pneumonia and I did not need hospitalization.  They gave daddy some cough suppressants for me and they really worked great.  I am no longer coughing and back to being my bossy little princess self again.  

Momma is going to take our Christmas pictures this weekend and I for one am NOT looking forward to it.   We would love to send our pup pals a holiday card so if you would like one please email momma your address and we will send one to you.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Is this a mistake?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638992</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:02:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638992</guid>
		<description>Momma received notice this morning that I am one of the diary picks of the day - that means for two  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma received notice this morning that I am one of the diary picks of the day - that means for two consecutive days I have had this wonderful honor.  I am speechless and for those who know me well can tell you that I am NEVER speechless â BOL

Thank you once again Dogster for this wonderful honor.  

Got to go now and yap in Puffâs face for a bit. Be good to one another and I hope yâall stop by again tomorrow.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>11-29-09 I'm one of the diary picks of the day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638787</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:32:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638787</guid>
		<description>Thank you Dogster it is always a thrill to be one of the choosen ones and this is being said in true ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you Dogster it is always a thrill to be one of the choosen ones and this is being said in true diva form - BOL

I haven't been too active with my diary lately because of Puff's illness.  And speaking of illness, I had to go to the emergency vet last night because I was hacking.  Now please save your POTP's for some sick pups that really need them because the vet thinks I have nothing more than a cold.  Momma said I wanted some attention but wished I would have choosen a less expensive means to get it - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The day after Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638483</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:23:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638483</guid>
		<description>I love Thanksgiving because momma does a lot of cooking and she lets me sample.  I sit on top of the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I love Thanksgiving because momma does a lot of cooking and she lets me sample.  I sit on top of the sofa back so I can watch everything she is doing.  If something happens to fall on the floor, a spoon, fork, the turkey (hey I can hope can't I), I'm right there to get a little taste.

That's all well and fine, but my favorite time is the day after because momma will be home with daddy Puff and me.  We lay around all day and watch TV or movies.  I wish every day were the day after Thanksgiving.

Hugs and kissed,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Giving thanks</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638215</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:47:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/638215</guid>
		<description>I want to thank all the men and women in our armed forces who are making sure we stay free.  Thank y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I want to thank all the men and women in our armed forces who are making sure we stay free.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Animal cruelty</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637612</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637612</guid>
		<description>Someone or maybe even more than one person here in Riverside County took two Chihuahuas applied duct ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Someone or maybe even more than one person here in Riverside County took two Chihuahuas applied duct tape over their mouths and bound their paws, then tossed them into the canal.  City workers found the little boyâs dead body caught against the drainage rail; the girl Chihuahua was found battered, frightened but thankfully still alive. 

Disposing of unwanted animals should NEVER be done in this manner.  Who ever did this terrible act of cruelty should be punished severely and be prohibited from ever owning an animal again.  


Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Zealies</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637174</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637174</guid>
		<description>I am in very short supply of zealies right now because my brother Puff spent all of them saying than ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am in very short supply of zealies right now because my brother Puff spent all of them saying thank you to the many pup pals that have sent him POTP during his illness.  The fact that he spent all of the zealies leads me to think:  why doesn't Dogster allot equal amont of zealies for EACH pack member that is on Dogster?  Our family has five pack members on Dogster/Catster but we get the same amout of zealies as does someone who only has one member.  Somehow this does not seem right.  Anyhow, please forgive us if we do not send you a turkey for Thanksgiving.  Momma has a check written up for Dogster and will be sending it in tomorror for more zealies but she doesn't think we will get them in time for Thanksgiving.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why do I have to go?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637134</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:32:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/637134</guid>
		<description>My brother Puff has been ill and because momma got upset with our vet decided to change our health p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My brother Puff has been ill and because momma got upset with our vet decided to change our health plan over to a different location (same provider, different vet).  Because of this I had to go to the vet and have an exam - why?  I'm not sick.  All I can tell you is that I am not happy.  Do I have to tell you that they violated my behind and then took me into the back room and gave me a pedicure?  Poked my rump and clipped my nails - nope, not happy at all.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health plan packages</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/636994</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:36:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/636994</guid>
		<description>Momma found out the hard way that those of us pups that have health care packages might not be able  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found out the hard way that those of us pups that have health care packages might not be able to get out of the plan or even switch to a different vet who is on the plan.

As you know my brother Puff has liver problems and because momma does not think we are getting the best of care with our current vet she is attempting to move us over to vet under the same plan but at a different location.  The health care plan is nothing more than shots, blood work up and teeth cleaning.  If the pet should become sick, like Puff is, the illness is not covered.  Puff can be moved because his contract is up next month, but me, I am six months into the contract and might not be able to switch until June of 2010.  Momma is planning on using the vet right down the street from us for illness related issues.  The shots, blood work and teeth cleaning can be done under the current health plan but hopefully at a different location.

Anyhow, Puff and I are going to go to the vet at the new location today to see if we can both be moved there so momma told me I have to be on super good behavior.  As long as he does not violate my behind I'll be good.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The weather is changing</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/635706</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:19:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/635706</guid>
		<description>The weather in Southern California is changing.  Gone are the hot days and equally hot nights.  It h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The weather in Southern California is changing.  Gone are the hot days and equally hot nights.  It has been replaced with hot days and cold nights.  This creates quite a contrast between my momma and daddy.  Daddy walks around the house saying it's hot, but momma walks around the house shutting all windows and saying she is cold.  Last night we were on the big bed with watching TV and momma had to get up and get another blanket because she was cold.  I tell you after having a real hot summer, I'll take the cold nights anytime.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jia is Ms. November</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/635269</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/635269</guid>
		<description>Sending congratulations to JIA as she is one of the dogs featured in  the Bay Area Humane Society  i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sending congratulations to JIA as she is one of the dogs featured in  the Bay Area Humane Society  in Northeastern Wisconsin Dog Days of Painting 2010 calender.  Your picture looks so pretty Jia.   I wish my momma knew how to make a instant link to the site.

Coco Rose

http://www.lulu.com/product/calendar/dog-days-of-painting-rescue-stars-calendar/5961855]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm mad at momma</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/633817</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:13:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/633817</guid>
		<description>This morning momma took Puff out to the car and drove off with out me.  I was not happy.  How could  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning momma took Puff out to the car and drove off with out me.  I was not happy.  How could she go and just leave me at home like that?  Momma and Puff were gone for hours.  When they came home I immediately ran over to Puff and smelled him; I know that smell and it only comes from the vet office.  Okay, that is one place I do not want to go to so I guess I will stop pouting now.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chicken for dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/633690</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:57:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/633690</guid>
		<description>Momma has been boiling Chicken and brown rice for us for dinner because Puff has been having tummy p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has been boiling Chicken and brown rice for us for dinner because Puff has been having tummy problems.  I must say I am enjoying the chicken, but really wish she would leave out the brown rice.

Anyhow, she put some chicken in the crock pot along with the rice, turned it on and went to work.  Puff, daddy and I could smell the chicken cooking all day long.  

When she got home, she removed the chicken and put it on a plate so it could cool down.  Puff was right under her begging for something to eat.  Me, I parked myself on the top of the sofa back so I could monitor if he was getting little tasties and when I saw momma was sneaking him some, I jumped off the sofa and hurried into the kitchen for my share.

After the chicken and rice cooled down, momma got out two plates and put some on each plate.  She then set both dishes down on the kitchen floor about two feet apart.  I immediately went to one and started eatting the wonderful chicken.  When Puff came over to the other plate, I ran over there and started eatting that chicken also.  If I saw him start to the other plate of chicken, I would run over there and eat from that dish.  Anyhow, I managed to eat all chicken from BOTH plates - BOL, BOL, and let me tell you my little belly was nice and full.  Puff on the other hand stood there looking lost and did not get any.  

Momma watched the whole thing and when I was finished, she picked up both plates and put more chicken on one plate which she gave to Puff.  I ran over there and tried to stick my little face in it, but this time Puff stood his ground and wouldn't let me have any.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Halloween 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/632198</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:02:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/632198</guid>
		<description>After being sent to the groomers today to get cleaned up, momma brought me back home and put my Hall ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After being sent to the groomers today to get cleaned up, momma brought me back home and put my Halloween costume on - I got to be a princess.  We really didn't have as many trick or treaters as we have had in prior years.  Momma always takes our baby gate and puts it across the front door opening so I can't run out of the house when she opens the door to give the treats.  Puffy and I barked and barked when people came up to our door, but we had lots of fun being fussed over by the trick or treaters.

Everyone who saw me said I was so pretty - momma should have given those smart kids extra treats for their good tastes - BOL.

Hugs and kisses,

Princess Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It sure wasn't me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630439</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:40:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630439</guid>
		<description>Friday morning momma discovered a &quot;present&quot; in the master bedroom closet.  There on the carpet was.. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Friday morning momma discovered a "present" in the master bedroom closet.  There on the carpet was...how should I put this...POO.  Yup, she saw it when she was getting dressed to go to work, so she cleaned it up and closed the closet door.  When momma got home from work, daddy told her that she needed to have a talk to her children because they were all getting bad habits.  Momma played dumb and asked him what he was talking about and he said:

Daddy - I caught Bay-Ling trying to use your potted plants as her bathroom.

Momma - Um, I guess this is a good time to tell you that I had to clean up kitty poo from the closet carpet.

Daddy - When did you have to do that and how do you know it was kitty poo?

Momma - This morning and I know it was Simba's from the size.

Daddy - What is the matter with your kids? 

Momma - Well they are YOURS too you know.

Daddy - Not when they are being bad.

Anyhow, you get the drift of the conversation.  It turned out that yes, both of the cats were guilty but it was because their kitty door accidently got locked so they could not access their potty box.  Momma thinks Bay-Ling choose wisely and that Simba should have followed her lead.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine too</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630306</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:34:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630306</guid>
		<description>I have turned into a cookie monster.  I really can't explain why it's happened, but lately whenever  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have turned into a cookie monster.  I really can't explain why it's happened, but lately whenever Puff and I get treats, I take mine, then watch him carefully and as soon as he drops it, I scurry over and take his and add it to my pile.  Then I start chomping one one of them inches away from Puff so he can see that I have some treats and he doesn't.  

Ah life as the Princess never been so good.  Double the treats now that I have a brother - BOL.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Brothers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630282</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:05:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/630282</guid>
		<description>All I've got to say is I'm glad it wasn't me who tired to sample a piece of daddys hand...Yup, sure  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All I've got to say is I'm glad it wasn't me who tired to sample a piece of daddys hand...Yup, sure glad it wasn't me.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/628959</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:51:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/628959</guid>
		<description>Yesterday it was down right HOT here so we didn't do any yard work or house work.  Today, it has coo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday it was down right HOT here so we didn't do any yard work or house work.  Today, it has cooled down so momma went out front to trim off some of the spent blossoms on the plants.  When she opened the front door, I went charging out and heard two of my neighborâs daughters playing in the street.  I immediately took off to where there were.  This really wasn't a good idea because both of the little girls are afraid of me, and I don't know why.  I have never done anything to them, but they remain afraid.  I took off towards them and momma immediately started calling to me but I ignored her completely.  When I got to the little girls I looked at them but they both stood still so I decided to move past them and go smell something else.  Momma continued to call me and was coming after me with Puff right behind her.  I ended up at the end of the cul-de-sac at the house with a For Sale sign posted in the front yard.  Just as I was getting ready to put my mark of approval on the grass, momma picked me up but Puff marked the area for us.  Momma carried me home, Puff being the mommaâs boy he is followed momma home without any coaching.   Momma then put us both inside the house and went back outside to finish her yard work.  

Me, I was tired after running down the block so I went and got a nice drink of water and then took a nap.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tag you're it!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/627098</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:50:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/627098</guid>
		<description>I was minding my own business and momma read me Dukes diary entry regarding being Tagged.  At the en ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was minding my own business and momma read me Dukes diary entry regarding being Tagged.  At the end of the entry he so nicely said ââ if you read this consider yourself taggedâ.

I have to write down 7 (Seven) facts about myself...So here goes it:

1.) I am a cookie obsessed pup.  I love my cookies and will carry them all over the house with me just to make sure my brother Puff does not get his chompers on one of them.  I have been known to carry a cookie around for one or more weeks before I actually eat it.  

2.) I do not like any aspect of grooming.  I donât want a bath, donât want to be combed and I donât want a hair cut.  Please just leave me alone.  Those odors you smell took me forever to develop so please do not try to change it with some stinky perfume.  I LIKE the way I smell.

3.) I have my own car seat and love to ride in it.  I have ridden in the car seat ever since I was a tiny little pup without any problems.  However the last time I was in it, I jumped out of the parked car and fell and hit the sidewalk (I saw my friend Muppet and wanted to go play with her), now I have to wear a harness whenever I am riding in the car to prevent me from ever doing that again.  Iâm not sure if I am going to like this.

4.) I love my bunny sister Arleenton!  I used to get to play with her but ever since Puff moved in and took too much of an interest in her, I have been prohibited from playing tag.  Momma says it is really because Arleenton is now an older bunny and might not want to play tag anymore.  
5.) I never walk in the house, instead I run everyplace my little legs will carry me.  If momma or daddy take me for a walk in the neighborhood I will walk, but not in the house.  I have to run, run, run.

6.) I refuse to obey the âComeâ command.  Humans can be so stupid in regards to this.  Why donât they understand that I obviously see or smell smoothing much better than what they are offering me.  Iâll come back when I am ready, thank you very much.  Now PLEASE stop calling me! 

7.) I am a very bossy, spoiled and lazy Princess.  Everyone is here to serve me.    

Same as Dukeâs diary put it -- if you read this consider yourself tagged.
You're It!!!

Hugs and Kisses â Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Saturday morning you know</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/626984</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:58:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/626984</guid>
		<description>Please someone rescue me.  It's Saturday morning 5:00AM and I should be sleeping but NO, momma is pa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Please someone rescue me.  It's Saturday morning 5:00AM and I should be sleeping but NO, momma is painting the sewing room and making a bunch of noise.  

Coco - Um, do you really have to do that right now?

Momma - I want to get this finished.

Coco - But right now?

Momma - You should complain?  Who wakes me up at two in the morning for water and a visit to the bathroom?

Coco - But that's different, I have my needs, you are only doing this to be mean.

Momma - No Coco I am not doing this to be mean, I want to get all the paint cans off my sewing table and I can't do that until I finish painting around the window.  I'll be done pretty soon.

Daddy - Do you really have to make all this noise?

Momma - Sheesh, what noise?

Daddy - Your banging stuff around in here and I hear it all the way in the bedroom.  Now Please stop.

Momma - Okay - fine!  Maybe I'll do some laundry instead.

Coco - The disadvantages of living with someone who can't hear.  Momma's world is quite, but for those of us who can hear can be very noisy when momma is up and about.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I need a new typist</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/626455</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:05:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/626455</guid>
		<description>My typist has been falling behind on her duties.  She continues to give the excuse that she has to w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My typist has been falling behind on her duties.  She continues to give the excuse that she has to work, do chores, and finish painting the sewing room...Blah, blah, blah....

All I can say is get your priorities straight, I should come before any of that stuff.  Of course if you want to cook some dinner and share with me, that is acceptable - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sunday morning with mom</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/625645</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 14:33:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/625645</guid>
		<description>I love the weekends because momma usually stays home with us.  Sometimes on Saturday she goes out to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I love the weekends because momma usually stays home with us.  Sometimes on Saturday she goes out to lucnch with one of her girlfriends or does some shopping.  Sundays mom does laundry and takes naps with us.  This morning momma got up and cooked breakfast then climbed back into the daybed with Puff and I and went back to sleep.  Puff and I both choose to lay at the foot of the daybed and we dozed off next to momma's feet.  

Momma was supposed to finish painting in the the sewing room today but it's now 2:30 in the afternoon and I know that isn't going to happen - BOL.  Maybe next weekend.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Saturday with momma</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/625541</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 23:12:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/625541</guid>
		<description>I wake momma up early this morning (2:00AM)

Coco -Yap, yap, yap - momma can I have a drink of wat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wake momma up early this morning (2:00AM)

Coco -Yap, yap, yap - momma can I have a drink of water?

Momma - Snort, snort, um, Coco go back to sleep.

Coco - Yap, yap, yap, yap - momma I'm thirsty and have to go pee-pee.

Momma - Moan...gets up and lets Coco out of her crate and then lets Puff up too.  Stumbles to the bady gate and opens it and follows Coco and Puff into the kitchen.

Momma - Hurry up Coco I want to go back to bed.

Coco ignors momma and slowly slurps her water, then goes to the sliding door to be let out.

Momma opens the door and both Coco and Puff go outside.  Momma leans against the door and waits, and waits and waits.

Momma - Oh come on already and come back inside....

Puff comes running in but no Coco.

Momma - For the sake of my sanity, please come back inside so I can go back to sleep.

Momma - Coco come in, NOW!

Coco is now place to be found.  She is out in the backyard but finding a black dog in the dark is next to impossible without turning one the lights and waking daddy up (definitely not a good thing to do)

Finally Coco comes back to the door and comes inside.  She then goes into the kitchen for more water and slowly makes her way back to the sewing room.  Momma is now leaning against the wall so she can place the baby gate back across the door opening so the dogs can't go into other rooms and leave presents on the carpet.  With both dogs back into the sewing room and the baby gate inplace momma stumbles back into the daybed and goes back to sleep but she lets the dogs sleep up on the daybed with her.

5:00AM - Coco pounces on top of momma.

Coco - Momma can I have a drink of water...And it continues as above over and over again....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Car ride</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/623861</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:26:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/623861</guid>
		<description>I have been very nice about sharing my stuff with ole Puff, but today he got to go for a car ride wi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been very nice about sharing my stuff with ole Puff, but today he got to go for a car ride with momma and I didn't.  I ran to the front door when I saw momma get the leash and I was expecting her to take me with her, but instead she put me in the sewing room and went out the front door with Puff.  I watched as she put Puff on the front car seat and clip his harness to the seat belt and off they went.  I love to go bye-bye and I felt sad that I didn't get to go until Puff and momma came back home and I could smell Dr. Siearra on Puff.  All I can say now is I'm glad I didn't get to go. 

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/623742</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:47:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/623742</guid>
		<description>Some military bases are beginning to ban American pit bull and Staffordshire terriers.  Yes, if you  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Some military bases are beginning to ban American pit bull and Staffordshire terriers.  Yes, if you want to live on base and own one of these breeds, you had better think again.  

Where I live the meanest dog is a big nasty Golden Retriever - yes, they are supposed to be very nice dogs, but no one has ever told Dudley that.  He is a very mean and nasty dog, but come to think of it so is his human daddy so maybe that is where he gets it from...

Anyhoodle, my point is that mean and nasty is not just breed specific and calling for a ban just pans the fires to make certain breeds undesirable.  Maybe the military should adopt the "don't ask/don't tell" policy towards the dogs too.  


Puff]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dogster Plus account cancelled</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/622060</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:19:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/622060</guid>
		<description>What just happened here?  Momma was on Paypal changing her credit card number because the bank issue ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What just happened here?  Momma was on Paypal changing her credit card number because the bank issued her a new credit card for security reasons.  Once she put in the new number and left Paypal, she got a notice form Dogster stating our Dogsrter plus account has been cancelled - NOOOOOOOOOO!

Momma quickly went back to Dogster and had to re-apply for the Dogster Plus account.  Luckily all my pretty pictures and diary entries were restored.  That was scarry.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daisy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621989</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:12:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621989</guid>
		<description>Our family wishes to extend our condolences to Ms. Jessica Simpson for the loss of her beloved dog D ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our family wishes to extend our condolences to Ms. Jessica Simpson for the loss of her beloved dog Daisy.  How terrible it must be for her not knowing if Daisy is dead, hurt or lost.  

Those of us who live in areas that have wildlife should use this as a reminder to keep our pets close so they too will not suffer the same faith as Daisy did.  


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick of the day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621705</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621705</guid>
		<description>OMD &acirc; My handsome buddy Rusty and I are both one of the diary picks of the day &acirc; BARK, BARK, BAR ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD â My handsome buddy Rusty and I are both one of the diary picks of the day â BARK, BARK, BARK â Iâm so excited!!!!  How can I possibly control myself, oh never mind, Iâm the princess so I donât have to control myself.

Dogster, thank you once again for the honor.  I am really thrilled that out of 500,000+ dogs on Dogster I got one of the coveted diary picks of the day.  I Love Dogster and all of my pup pals who make Dogster so much fun.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I jumped out of the car</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621129</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:15:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/621129</guid>
		<description>Saturday when momma and I got home from the groomers, She opened the car door and went to take me ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Saturday when momma and I got home from the groomers, She opened the car door and went to take me out of my doggy seat.  Normally I sit real nice in it and wait for momma to reach in and take me out.  This time I did not do that, instead, I jumped out of the car because my friend Muppet was outside and I wanted to go play with her.  Momma tried to catch me but I fell to the sidewalk and hit the curb - OWIE, OWIE, OWIE.

I decided I didn't want to play with Muppet any more and went running up to the front door.  Sunday momma noticed I have a big lump on my side.  When momma checked the lump today she is happy because it is going down.  

Next time maybe I better wait for momma to take me out of the car seat.  

Mom here - next time she will be wearing a harness that is connected to the dog seat so she will have to wait for me to take her out of the car!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>National Pet Memorial Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/620711</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:01:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/620711</guid>
		<description>For all the pets that I have ever loved, this is for you.

Cats:
Samantha - You were a beautiful  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For all the pets that I have ever loved, this is for you.

Cats:
Samantha - You were a beautiful gray and white short hair gal with the greenest eyes around.  Thank you for waking me up when that strange man tried to break into our bottom floor apartment.  

Squeaky - Ah what a surprise you turned out to be.  My little female orange and white short hair cat that turned out to me a MALE.  Yup, all the equipment was there I just neglected to look.  I'll always be thankful for the 20 years you lived with me.

Pepper - My little black beauty sure knew how to get what she wanted.  If I was sleeping, she would climb up on me and rub her head on me.  If that didn't wake me up she would take one of her paws and hit me in the eye as she learned that always got my attention.  You too shared your life with me for 20 years and I was happy to have you as a member of my family.

Cuddles - I found you at Kobys swap meet on my birthday.  A young man had a sign in front of a box saying "Cute Kittens".  You were absolutely the prettiest baby in the box.  Without thinking, I took you and finally had my lap baby.  It was a great 15 years of togetherness.

Bunnies:
Butterscotch - From a 6 week old baby to an 8 year old rabbit, you were the sweetest little bunny around.  

Thumper - Your story is very sad as you were an abused little bunny that someone didn't want.  I'm glad you were able to spend time with us and I hope your early abuse was eased with all the love we were able to give to you.

Lexi - You were not with us very long and too this day I do not know why you were called to the Rainbow Bridge so early.  

Grayson - With the seasons changing I could always count on your fur changing with it.  In the summer your fur was gray but with the cooler weather it would change to almost white.  Arleenton and I miss you.

Dogs:
Misty - I found you in a pet store and paid one dollar for you.  It was probably the best dollar I ever spent.  You were my protector that would not let anything happen to me.  I loved going places with you.  Remember the summer we walked around Fiesta Island almost daily?

Logan Ben - To this day, you remain my soul mate.  My crazy, confused baby boy.  Except for the problems you had with daddy, I would not trade a minute of it for anything.  I miss you dearly.

Yes, there have been many animals in my life and as I age I'm uncertain if the ones currently sharing my life will be the last.   I can tell you for certain that I have loved each and everyone of them as they were all unique in their own way.  Some of them were with me for many, many years, others only a brief time.   I do know with each passing, I have cried tears of sorrow for a little friend was gone.  

Marilynn]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Let there be light</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/620498</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:46:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/620498</guid>
		<description>It was a crazy morning, someone came to our house and Puff and I were relocated into the kitchen.  D ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was a crazy morning, someone came to our house and Puff and I were relocated into the kitchen.  Daddy put up the gate so we had to stay in there.  Of course we barked our little heads off complaining about it the whole time.

We could hear someone in the house with daddy and footsteps up in the attic.  After about one hour the company left and we were allowed to go back into the sewing room.  

Puff and I sniffed and checked out everything to make sure it was as it had been before.  We climbed the stairs up to the daybed and started to settle down when I noticed that big thing hanging down from the ceiling.  It is a ceiling light that daddy had installed into the sewing room for momma since she was not able to have a Solatube installed.  We now have lots of light in the sewing room so momma can finally stop complaining.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>History</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/620310</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:40:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Let's pray that history never repeats the events of September 11, 2001.  

Coco Rose ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Let's pray that history never repeats the events of September 11, 2001.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Is summer over yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/619486</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 12:34:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>How many more days until summer is officially over?  All I can say is it can't be over soon enough.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How many more days until summer is officially over?  All I can say is it can't be over soon enough.  I'm tired of the heat and want it to cool down.  It's too hot and sunny to even go outside to do my business.  Maybe someone can send me a rain cloud my way to help cool us off over here.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bath day at our house</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/619214</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Sep 2009 22:47:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had to spend all day at the vet's.   I was due for one of my vacinations and in the past I have sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had to spend all day at the vet's.   I was due for one of my vacinations and in the past I have shown adverse reactions to it, so my vet requires that I come in early in the morning, get the shot, and then he monitors me all day long to make sure I'm okay.  

Puff got to spend all day with momma.  When I got home late this afternoon, the first thing I did was smell Puff because he smelled "different".  Turns out he got sent to the groomers, got a bath and a haircut.  I have to say he looks very nice and smells better too.  

I missed all the excitement at home because daddy decided to give Simba Blue and Bay-Ling my kitty brother and sister baths today.  I'm actually lucky I wasn't home because Simba will strike out at the closest thing to him when he gets upset and from what I heard he was really upset.  Everyone in my family got baths today except for Arleenton my bunny sister and me, so I guess it wasn't such a bad day after all.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma dropped me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/618989</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:48:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma picked me up this afternoon and then DROPPED me!  Can you believe that?  It's a good thing I d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma picked me up this afternoon and then DROPPED me!  Can you believe that?  It's a good thing I didn't get hurt!

Momma - Coco I said I was sorry, really, really sorry.  I'll be more careful in the future.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It is hot</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/617481</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We have been having a heat wave all week long.  It has been over 100 degrees daily and even now that ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been having a heat wave all week long.  It has been over 100 degrees daily and even now that it's night time, we are still in the high ninetys.  I don't want to do anything except for lay around on the daybed, but then too that's all I do even when it isn't hot - BOL.

Momma was supposed to take me to the vet tomorrow for a shot but cancelled so I wouldn't have to be away from the air conditioned house.  

No matter how hot it gets, I do not want to be cooled off with a bath - thank you, no thank you!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy and the carpet cleaner</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/617076</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:32:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight as daddy was shampooing the sewing room carpet and mumbling &quot;thank you Puff&quot; as he cleaned t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight as daddy was shampooing the sewing room carpet and mumbling "thank you Puff" as he cleaned the soiled carpet, he accidentally smeared a piece of watercolor pencil into the debris and then couldn't get it up.  Now daddy was not only upset with Puff, but with momma as well because it was her pencil.  

I had enough sense to stay out of sight until daddy calmed down.  When he did notice me he told me what a good little doggie I am then mumble something I can't repeat here about Puff and momma before he put up the carpet cleaner.  

I wanted to suggest that daddy let the carpet cleaner stay out because he is most likely going to have to use it again tomorrow but I didn't think he would appreciate my insight - BOL.


Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Solatube</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/616147</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:26:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We were supposed to get a Solatube installed into the sewing room so that we would have lots of pret ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We were supposed to get a Solatube installed into the sewing room so that we would have lots of pretty natural light in there because not only is the room very tiny, it is also dark because the front porch blocks all light.  The first time the solatube installer came out he did not bring the right products with him so no installation.  The installation was rescheduled for the following Saturday.  Momma got a phone call from the home office Friday saying that they had a cancellation and wanted to know if they could come out on Friday to do the installation.  Of course momma jumped at the chance and said okay.  Momma called daddy and told him to expect the Solatube guy and went back about doing her job at work.  

When she got home, no Solatube!  The installer had drilled a hole in the roof and then so nicely announced that he was unable to installed it because of the pitch of the roof.  Of course both momma and daddy are not happy that the installer drilled a hole in the roof, which he says he "patched".  

All I can say about this is that both Puff and I warned our humans about this guy by barking and barking but all we got was "QUITE!"  How much more warning do the humans need?  We told them not to let this guy in but they chose not to listen.  

We are all disapointed that we did not get pretty sunlight to brighten up the sewing room.  Momma is now in the process of changing the wall color from the mauve color that she painted it last year to a very light gray in hopes of reflecting some light into the space.  I heard her tell daddy that she might change out the closet doors from wood to mirror for the same reason.  She then asked daddy about hiring someone to install a window on the East wall of the sewing room for light.  Daddy just shook his head and walked away.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Maralee</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/615383</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:28:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have been thinking about death these last two day.  It seems one of our Pup Pals human mom has bee ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been thinking about death these last two day.  It seems one of our Pup Pals human mom has been called to the Rainbow Bridge.  I have never met the woman, but I can tell you I really liked her a lot.  At no time did she ever tell me that she was ill or even disclose her name to me.  We emailed each other regularly but always signed with our pets names.  

I have been emailing and sending her rosettes asking her why she was not on Dogster.  It was one of her other Dogster friends that noticed my inquiry and informed me of her passing.  I am very grateful to know why my friend disappeared, but at the same time I am feeling like I let her down because I did not know her time here on earth was so limited, as is all of ours, I suppose.  

This leads me to wonder how many other pals will disappear without someone informing us that they have been called home.  Tonight I am going to put my password for Dogster onto Logan Bens box that is holding his remains with instructions that should something happen to me, to please let the rest of my pals know so that there can be some closure.  I am also going to make arrangements for Coco Rose, Puff, Simba Blue, Bay-Ling and Arleenton so in case both my husband and I should see the end together, that the four legged children will be taken care of.  

And to my friend who is now with the Angels, I want to thank you for being my friend.  Iâm really going to miss you Maralee.

Marilynn]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Comment section</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/615076</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:08:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had set our comment section so no comments could be left on our diary page.  However, apparently  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had set our comment section so no comments could be left on our diary page.  However, apparently because my typist left a comment on someone elseâs diary, the feature was turned back on by Dogster Headquarters.  Because we have received a request or two for us to activate the comment section we are going to leave it on for now to see how it works.  So, let the comments begin....

Coco Rose, Puff and mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More about my Pup Pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/614801</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:30:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As promised, here are some more interesting facts about some of my pup pals.  Remember, if I did not ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As promised, here are some more interesting facts about some of my pup pals.  Remember, if I did not mention you the last time or this time, I will at a later date.

Baxter http://www.dogster.com/dogs/190498 is a wonderful French bulldog.  We owe lots of thanks to Baxterâs human daddy because he is the one who turned us onto Dogster.  We love you Baxter.

Kaya http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1002010 was a puppy mill rescue.  She has such a happy home now so hopefully she can forget her terrible beginnings.

If you ever wondered what a beagle/dachshund would look like, check out our pal Buddy http://www.dogster.com/dogs/955688 because he is so very handsome.

Sammy the Shih Tzu http://www.dogster.com/dogs/188231 has no time for diary entries.  He sure is a cute little tyke and we wish we knew more about him.

Sam http://www.dogster.com/dogs/188231 is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever.  Every time we read his June 25th, 2009 entry titled âIngeniousâ we burst out laughing.  Thank you for being our friend Sammy.

Abigail http://www.dogster.com/dogs/167213 is the prettiest little gal who has a past.  Yes, at one time this little princess was arrested and put in jail.  She has a record but with lots of love and rehabilitation she is not walking on the wrong side of the tracks any more.

Pebbles http://www.dogster.com/dogs/173258 has many, many pup pals.  The last time I looked she has 25,672!!!!  Wow â Impressive!  I wonder if she gives them all Christmas Rosettes.  Probably not.

My pup pal Sunny http://www.dogster.com/dogs/794702 is entered into the cutest dog contest.  If she wins, she has pledged that any and all winnings will go to her local humane society.  Wonât you please visit the site and give her a vote.  http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=05AFB50C61D9DC9D7ADE9E05D56FD864   Good Luck Sunny I hope you win.

Beautiful Gracie http://www.dogster.com/dogs/317638 is a real mommaâs girl.  She has not been on Dogster since the end of last year, but I am hoping she and her sisters will come back soon. 

My pal Dexter Nova Bright Star http://www.dogster.com/dogs/16108 is a wonderful Gordon Setter.  He was named after Dexter Gordon the jazz saxophonist.  I wonder if he can play the sax.

Wolfgang RL1 CGC http://www.dogster.com/dogs/767265 is a very fashionable German Shepherd/Collie.  He is another re-homed lad that was given a second chance.  

My girlfriend Halo Kitty http://www.dogster.com/dogs/548373 loves cats and has one of her own Apollo.  She is afraid of thunderstorms so her humans got her a thunderstorm shirt to help comfort her when needed.  What loving humans she has.

And finally, I have to mention Wheelie Baby Bear http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060 he is the cutest Yorkshire Terrier I have ever seen.  At one time life was quite easy for Baby Bear, until he jumped off his human mommas lap and broke his neck.  The vet suggested that it might be best to put Baby Bear down, because his hind legs were now paralyzed.  Baby Bears momma refused to do this and instead found other forms of treatment.  With lots of hard work and determination on both of their parts, Baby Bear is now walking.  We love you Baby Bear.

Thatâs it for todayâŚKeep watching for your name to appear.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some of my Pup Pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/614149</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:01:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I've been thinking a lot about my pup pals.  I really enjoy it when I am reading one of my pal&acirc;s d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been thinking a lot about my pup pals.  I really enjoy it when I am reading one of my palâs diaries and my name is mentioned because it makes me feel special, so I am going to start this new feature in my diary.  From time to time I am going to mention one or more of my pup pals.  My goal is to mention every one of you at some point because to me, each one of you is special.  If you are not mentioned this time, I promise you I will mention you sometime later.

1) My most pampered Pup Pal pooch is without a doubt Tinker Bell Forever http://www.dogster.com/dogs/548196.  Go to her photo album, the second page, she had a dinner table booster seat!!!   OMD â I have to eat from the floor.  My daddy would never let me have a dinner table booster seat.  I think Iâm going to go pout.

2) My pal Demon Flash Bandit http://www.dogster.com/dogs/292006 has the most hypnotizing blue eyes.  Itâs no wonder his humans fell in love with him.  

3) If it is dreamy eyes you want, then check out my pal Fluffy Lee http://www.dogster.com/dogs/175340 .  I could easily fall under his spell just glazing into his dark peepers.

4) My pal Ella http://www.dogster.com/dogs/710533 has the most unique facial expressions.  Her personality really shines through in all her pictures and they make us laugh with her.

5) Some of our pals are working dogs.  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/652151 Bukka and Josh are big, beautiful Great Pyrenees who are responsible for looking after and guarding the Alpacas.  Personally I think they should be asking for a raise because the flock keeps on growing.  More Alpacas should mean more Bully sticks.

6) Iâve often wondered what it would be like to have a body with long beautiful legs like my buddy Tiberius http://www.dogster.com/dogs/800845 has.  It must be nice to be able to see yummy treats that are sitting on the coffee table.  I wonder if he ever helps himself to anything, I know that I would.

7) I think my BFF Pookie http://www.dogster.com/dogs/98789 has the prettiest hair.  Her momma keeps her really pretty.  I wish I could look as pretty as she does.

8) I really wish I could play with my pal Pepper http://www.dogster.com/dogs/953376 as she seems like she would be a lot of fun to be around.  She could come over to my house and pee on the floor, Puff would get in trouble for it â BOL

9) My pals Sully and Socks http://www.dogster.com/dogs/752866 make a wonderful team.  My momma decided to seriously pursue finding me a brother or sister after seeing how Sully accepted Socks into his family.  

10) Dixie Black Pearl http://www.dogster.com/dogs/865951 is one of the sweetest black dogs there are and is a good example as to why people should not pass up black dogs being offered for adoption (of course I am biased on the whole black dog thing).

11) We love our Pup Pal  Little CoCo Puff http://www.dogster.com/dogs/500107 she is a real beauty.  I love the picture of her with her IPOD on because she looks like she is really getting into the music, I wonder what she was listening to.

12) Some of our Pup Pals are facing some real challenges right now.  Our new pal Dozer http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1017350 is a very young Saint Bernard who has a defective back leg which is going to be amputated next week.  He could use some encouragement and more pup pals.  Would you all please go visit his site and offer some encouragement to him and his family?  

Well this is the first group of pals to be mentioned.  My typist is not sure how the links are going to turn out because she is typing this on Microsoft Word and then will be transferring it onto Dogster (she needs the spell check feature on Microsoft).  Okay, we just discovered the referenced Pup Pal sites are not coming out to be instant click ons - what did my typist do wrong?  Someone please email me so the next time this can be corrected.

We hope this entry made some of our pals feel special.  Keep watching for us to continue on with more pals.  If you were not mentioned this time we will mention you at a later time.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Michael Vick</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/614093</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:23:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It wasn't surprising to me that someone signed Michael Vick to play football after all I suspect the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It wasn't surprising to me that someone signed Michael Vick to play football after all I suspect they got him at a huge discount.  I for one would love to see him play again but only under the following conditions:

He is prohibited from wearing any protective gear.

He must be lean so his food rations should be severely limited.

Should he get injured, no medical attention should be given.

His pay and bonuses are based upon his successful plays.  If he does not score in every play, he is to be punished in the exact same manner that the dogs he kept were.  I personally vote for a car battery connected to selected areas on his body.  

Since it is very unlikely that the above will occur, I for one will not be watching any football games that the Eagles play in even if they should happen to make it to the Super Bowl.  Yes, the man paid for his crimes but the dead dogs paid a much bigger price than he will ever have to pay.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Self cleaning oven</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/613231</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:37:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma thought the oven was broken because when she tried to use the self cleaning feature Sunday nig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma thought the oven was broken because when she tried to use the self cleaning feature Sunday night to clean out all of the grease that was deposited inside from the BBQ grills, the self cleaning feature wouldn't turn on.  Momma was in a panic (it's a new oven) so it was a good thing daddy happened to come into the kitchen because he told momma that some of the ovens have a 24 hour lock-out that prevent the user from using the self cleaning feature more than once in that time period.

I'm happy to tell you that the self cleaning feature is still working because momma turned on that feature this morning before she went to work, so the oven is now free of grease and no longers bellows smoke.   

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do not attempt this</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/612636</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:26:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma and daddy have been cleaning the house for several days because the youngest human daughter (s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and daddy have been cleaning the house for several days because the youngest human daughter (she is 28) was coming home for a visit and was bring a girl friend with her.  So the humans have been mopping, scrubbing and waxing.  

Momma decided that she was going to have daddy cook carne asada out on the BBQ grill so this morning she told daddy that he had to clean off the grill.  She also told daddy that she had read that a good place to clean the grills is in the kitchen self cleaning oven.  Well that seemed like a really good idea because then the oven could do all the work and that would save the humans some elbow grease.  

Let me be the one to inform you DO NOT DO THAT - why you ask?

The oven started bellowing smoke from all the grease on the grill.  Smoke was pouring out of the oven vents and the door.  

Momma - I don't know about this...it sure is getting smoky in here.

Daddy - It's fine, it will stop pretty soon.

Momma - Do you think my oven is on fire?

Daddy - No 

Momma - Cough, cough...My eyes are burning, cough, cough.

Daddy - Let it run for a few more minutes.

Momma - I can't breath...

Daddy goes outside and momma stays in the kitchen looking through the glass door on the oven to see if it was on fire.

All of a sudden it seemed like every smoke detector in our tiny house was hollering.

Momma - OMG - fan some of the smoke out.

Daddy - Turn the oven off.

Momma - I can't it will ruin the compute in the oven.

Daddy - Turn the oven off!!!

Momma - Okay - momma turns off the oven.

While the alarms continued to sound, daddy got the big fan and was holding it up towards one of smoke detector and momma was fanning two others with a paper to dispell the smoke.  

Momma - Please get the alarms to stop alarming.

Daddy - I'm trying.

In the meanwhile, Puff and I were running around asking the humans to please make that terrible noise stop.  Simba and Bay-Ling were no place to be found.  After what seemed like hours but was only about 10 minutes, if even that, the alarms finally stopped and the smoke from the oven get less and less.  

Momma - well maybe it wasn't a good idea to try to clean the greasy grills in the oven.

Daddy - You think?

Momma - It sure did make a mess in my oven.  I'm going to have to clean it tonight.

Daddy - You're kidding right?  You're not going to run the self cleaning feature tonight are you?

Momma - Well it has to be cleaned before we can use it again because of all the splattered grease in there.

Daddy - groans and walks away.

Don't worry pup pals, the fire department is only three blocks away and I have their phone number handy - BOL

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Saturday afternoon</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/612425</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Aug 2009 21:00:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's been really hot here.  When momma got home from shopping today, she wanted to lay down on the b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been really hot here.  When momma got home from shopping today, she wanted to lay down on the big bed because there is a really nice ceiling fan that cools off the bedroom and we have french doors that open up into the back yard so if there is any breeze it helps to cool down that room.

After the humans ate lunch, momma asked daddy if he wanted to go into the bedroom and watch a movie.   Of course Puff and I went running into the big bedroom and asked to be let up on the bed.  

Momma picked us up and told us we had to be good and DON"T PEE ON THE BED!!!!

Puff and I played and then we took a nap while the humans watched a movie.   

I'm happy to report that there were no accidents on the bed.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Petland</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:31:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am deeply saddened by the report of an Ohio Petland employee who bragged about drowning two rabbit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am deeply saddened by the report of an Ohio Petland employee who bragged about drowning two rabbits on her Facebook entry.  The young woman even posed with the two wet and very dead rabbits for a picture.  I'd like to ask the young women in the picture why she felt this were something that was okay to do.  Would she like to be held in a swimming pool until she could no longer breathe?  I suspect not.

Crying tears for the dead bunnies,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Joint relief</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/610668</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Aug 2009 20:44:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I like to lay on the daybed and watch TV.  I've noticed a commercial about some liquid that the huma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I like to lay on the daybed and watch TV.  I've noticed a commercial about some liquid that the humans can get to spray in the water bowl for dogs and cats that are having joint problems which is supposed to help them feel and walk better.  I'm thinking about ordering a case of it for my momma - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Friday night</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/610409</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:29:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Nothing too much going on at my house tonight.  It's finally cooling down some which is really nice. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nothing too much going on at my house tonight.  It's finally cooling down some which is really nice.  I'm hoping momma will let me go visit with my bunny sister Arleenton this weekend because she is probably lonely now that she is all alone.  I think now that it is cooler, a nice lively game of tag will cheer her up some.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad truth</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/610087</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:08:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There was an article in our local newspaper this week regarding the over crowed conditions that our  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There was an article in our local newspaper this week regarding the over crowed conditions that our local animal shelter is facing.  When a pet is given up for adoption, after being evaluated by the staff, if the animal is deemed adoptable, it is placed in the display area and will remain there for four days.  At the end of the four days, if the animal has not been adopted, placed in a secondary rescue facility or foster care, then the animal is put to death.  FOUR DAYS!!!!!

Being cute is not a guarantee that your relinquished pet will be adopted because when the dog is locked up in a strange environment, it is scared.  Many dogs can not easily adjust to âlife in the poundâ and will cower in the corner, show signs of aggression, cry, soil themselves and snap of prospective adoptive parents.  The majority of these animals will be passed by and there will be no happy endings for them.

The best thing we can all do to resolve this is to have our pets spayed or neutered.  

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Survey of Randomness</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/609193</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:16:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This is for our pals Dylan and Tiberius:


Our pal Dylan posted this thread.  I thought I would p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is for our pals Dylan and Tiberius:


Our pal Dylan posted this thread.  I thought I would post it in my diary - and anyone who wants should copy and paste it in YOUR Diary as well- then fill in your answers instead of ours.!! We would love to read this stuff in our pal's Diaries - so FETCH IT and DO IT!!

How old was your typist when they got their first dog? Misty was my moms first dog and momma was in her late 20s. 

Has your typist ever been bitten by another dog? If so, how many times? Yes - Friends dog bit mom twice in one night once on the nose and the other time on her lip- momma and her firend were trying to give the dog a much needed bath but the dog had other ideas. 

Spaghetti - with or without meatballs? The more meatballs the better because then momma will share with me.

What is your typistâs favorite song right now? Elvis Preseley's Lay your head on my pillow.

How many dog parks do you have in your area? One about 15 miles.  There was talk about opening another but that was before the terrible economic problems that have hit this area so it is kind of doubtful that it will happen anytime soom.

What was the last movie that your typist went to see? At the show- Harry Potter and the 1/2 blood prince.  Neither momma or daddy enjoyed it.

Is animal shampoo tested on humans? Nope, only on animals until it is approved for use on humans.

How often do you get your teeth brushed? Once a year - we let the vet do it and then he complains about our teeth the rest of the year - BOL

Collar or harness? Pretty collar 

Do fish get thirsty ? Of course not, they are in water.

Where is the last place your typist went to for vacation? My humans have not been on a vacation in many years.  The last vacation was Las Vagas and the news was that Princess Diana had died in that terrible car crash, so it has to have been about 10 years ago.

PetSmart, Petco or _____? Either, although PetSmart has a bigger selection than Petco does.  We have a nautral dog food store that is new and really close but they don't sell the food we eat. 

Besides Dogster, whatâs another one of your typistâs favorite web sites? Momma is addicted to Ebay but has to be carful about spending money on stuff.  She bought a lot of carinval glass from various sellers on Ebay. 

Have you ever caught a squirrel? No, I'm a lover.

Are you more of a sniffer or a licker? Do I have to choose?  I sniff everything before I eat it and I also lick alot.

Whenâs the last time you were at the vet? Saturday and I still upset about the stuff they did to me!!!

How many packets of Kool-Aid would it take to fill the ocean? Is this a trick question?

Does your typist spend more than two hours a day on Dogster? On the days she don't have to work - Sometimes.

Whatâs the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box - Pete, Bingo, or Skip? There is a dog on the Cracker Jack box?

If you could meet any âfamousâ dog past or present, who would it be?~ I would like to meet everyone of my dogster pup pals in person!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Willow tree</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/608886</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:02:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma planted a small willow tree in our back yard at the end of summer last year.  It lost most of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma planted a small willow tree in our back yard at the end of summer last year.  It lost most of its leaves right after it was planted and momma was worried that the tree was not going to survive.  Well it did!!!  Puff, momma and I sat under the tree today and enjoyed the wind blowing the willow branches over us as we sat in its shade.  Our tree has grown a lot over the one year that it has been here.  When it was first planted the branches were not weeping as the tree was still too young.  Now the branches touch the ground.  Momma wanted to take some pictures of Puff and I under the tree but every time momma got up to go get the camera we followed her so no pictures - BOL.

Hugs and Kisses

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vet visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/608663</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:13:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I spent most of the afternoon at the vets.  I was poked, prodded and manhandled.  They took blood an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I spent most of the afternoon at the vets.  I was poked, prodded and manhandled.  They took blood and invaded my privacy.  Let me tell you, I did not like any of it at all.  The absolute worse part was when they went to trim my dew claws, yes, I still have dew claws.  The ones on my hind feet tend to grow real fast and curl inward.  I don't like to have anyone mess with them.  It took two people to trim them today because I would not stand still.  To make matters worse the vet told momma that she has to bring me in every 6 weeks for a trim - yuck!!

There is some good news though; my blood work did not find any signs of me being a diabetic.  I'm just a very thirsty gal - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>To Dr. Sierra I go...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/608394</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:01:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I heard momma call Dr. Sierra and make an appointment to find out if I am a diabetic.  Mom has told  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I heard momma call Dr. Sierra and make an appointment to find out if I am a diabetic.  Mom has told Dr. Sierra that I apparently drink a lot of water and she is concerned that I might be sick.  Iâm not overweight but for some reason I just canât get enough water.  I stand by the water bowl and lap it down.  The doctor is going to do a blood test tomorrow and then momma will finally know if Iâm just a very thirsty dog or a sick dog.  Dr. Sierra has been insisting that I am just a thirsty dog, letâs hope he is right.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ice Cream Tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/606925</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:42:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I've been tagged by my good buddies Josh and Bukka

I'm supposed to tell what kind of Ice Cream I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been tagged by my good buddies Josh and Bukka

I'm supposed to tell what kind of Ice Cream I look like and then tag ten other pup pals so they too can say what type of Ice Cream they look like.

I look like Octopus Ink Ice Cream (momma saw it on one of the cooking shows).  I am BLACK, not brown so I can not be chocolate.  The fact that I remind momma of Octopus Ink ice cream makes me unique and special, like a princess should be.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm home alone today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/604516</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:43:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>That's right, no Puff.  Puff is at the vet getting his 6 month check-up.  Momma had to take him in e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's right, no Puff.  Puff is at the vet getting his 6 month check-up.  Momma had to take him in early this morning and leave him there all day long.  Momma said she was glad she didn't actually have to see Dr. Sierra because he would give her trouble about how much weight Puff has gained.  This morning he tipped the scale at 12.8 pounds.  Yup, the little butterball is FAT.  Momma couldn't even put my harness on him because he was too big for it.  This is the same dog that wore a size extra small in December, now he can't even fit into a size medium.  I bet Doctor Sierra will be sending a nasty note home with Puff telling momma that ole butterball has to go on a diet.  I'll help him diet because any cookies momma or daddy give him, I'll be sure to take them away when the humans aren't looking - BOL.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sam where are you?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/603232</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:54:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>One of our pup pals Sam is missing.  How terrible it must be for Sam and his family not to be togeth ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ One of our pup pals Sam is missing.  How terrible it must be for Sam and his family not to be together and to be wondering what has happened.  I can't imagine life without the family that I have.  How could I possibly survive without my momma or daddy or the rest of the family?  I have my family trained just the way I like them and to have to retrain a new family might not be to my advantage (humans can be so difficult to house train) - BOL.

We feel for Sam's family and hope that they will be updating Samâs diary with some really good news shortly.  Sam, please go back home, your family misses you and wants to give you lots of hugs and kisses.  We are praying for a happy outcome.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Southern California, Earthquakes, Fires and IOU's</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/602219</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:56:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, the sunny state has it all; we shake, burn and skip out on our bills.  There are several fires  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, the sunny state has it all; we shake, burn and skip out on our bills.  There are several fires burning right now.  One of them is so bad that the smoke was bellowing across the freeway and made driving hard.  The fire that is closest to our house (about 10 miles away), is blacking a hill that has some custom homes on it.  One home in particular is very noticeable from the freeway because the homeowners installed a white fence all around the house and the fence appears to go on for miles.  The size alone suggests the homeowners probably have live stock, maybe horses.  As momma and I were driving down the freeway, the flames were scorching the hill.  It was too smoky to see if the house was intact or if that white fence survived.  Helicopters were dropping water and there was also an air tanker releasing retardant.  Even with the car windows closed the smell of burning brush penetrated the car and ash was falling on the windshield.  With the sun setting the wind will pick up and make the fire more intense if the wonderful fire fighters don't get it knocked down soon.  Another thing with the sun setting is that the air tanker and helicopter will be grounded, so only fire trucks and the brave men and women of the various fire departments will be left to battle the blaze.

We hope no one lost their lives, homes or pets.  Fires are terrible and we actually fear them more than earthquakes.  Were hoping the Governor of California does not issue any of the people fighting these flames a stupid I.O.U. as they deserve every penny they are paid.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's HOT</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/601913</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:12:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We live in Winchester, California which is part of Riverside County, but most who live here will say ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We live in Winchester, California which is part of Riverside County, but most who live here will say we are part of the Temecula Valley region, even though we aren't.

Let me tell you living here is nice when the sun isn't blazing down in its full glory.  Today there weren't any clouds around and the ole sun was out in full force.  IT IS HOT!!!

Puff and I are both panting and lying on the tiled floor instead of the daybed to try to stay cool.  The humans have two fans going in the sewing room to help us stay cool, but thus far, it remains HOT.

Momma is still complaining that due to the water restrictions imposed on all in our area, she is not going to be able to fill up her three ring swimming pool this Fourth of July.  I'm thrilled that she can't do that this year because last year, for reasons unknown to me, momma decided that I should share her pool with her.  

I was minding my own business being the sweet little princess that I am, and was sitting by the side of the stupid swimming pool to keep momma company, when all of a sudden, momma got out, picked me up and put me dead smack in the middle of that cold water.  I can only think that the sun affected her brain, because she knows I do not like water.  She must have been suffering from heat stroke or something.  

Momma knew immediately that I did not enjoy or want to enjoy her stupid three ring swimming pool because I started scratching her legs up trying to get the heck out of it.  

Thankfully, momma recovered her mind quickly and placed me back on the patio.  After that experience last year all I got to say is I'll give the first dog who sneaks over to our house and steals that swimming pool (it's stored in the small rabbit hutch in Arlenetons yard) a package of tasty pig ears.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank You again Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/601612</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:03:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow - I am one of the diary picks of the day.  It's always a pleasure to be chosen, especially when  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow - I am one of the diary picks of the day.  It's always a pleasure to be chosen, especially when you pick me and not Puff, my doggy brother - BOL.  

Speaking of Puff, you will never guess what the little butterball did yesterday.  Momma had a carton of Coca-Cola sitting on the kitchen floor.  Well Puff decided to "water" the coca-cola for some unknown reason.  The little guy up and let a healthy stream fly soaking the carton.  Daddy was certainly upset when he discovered his cokes had another flavor on the cans.  He took each can out of the soggy carton and washed them off.  

I think it's safe to say "Sorry Coke, Puff has decided that Pepsi tastes better" - BOL

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What you doing out there?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/600821</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:09:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's Sunday morning here in HOT southern California and where do you think momma was?  Did you guess ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Sunday morning here in HOT southern California and where do you think momma was?  Did you guess sitting on the daybed with her sweet little dogs?  You would be wrong!!!  She was outside cutting down huge weeds on one of the foreclosed homes.  She told daddy that the weeds were ruining her view and she just couldn't take it any more.  Puff and I barked and barked at her to take us with her because we could see her across the street but she ignored us.  

Momma finally regained some sense because after one hour she came back in and started complaining that none of the other neighbors came outside to help her.  Maybe the other neighbors are smarter than momma because they stayed inside with their air conditioners running.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Arleenton</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/600208</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:08:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My bunny sister Arleenton made it through the night without any problems.  Daddy checked on her this ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My bunny sister Arleenton made it through the night without any problems.  Daddy checked on her this morning and she was fine.  Momma sat with her for a while tonight and told her she was sorry that Grayson left us.  I asked momma if she was going to get Arleenton another friend and momma said no.  Arleenton will be our last bunny.  This weekend momma is going to let me go visit Arleenton and if I behave, she will let me sit with her for as long as I want.  I'm going to try to be real good.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Goodbye Grayson</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/599872</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>She was a pretty little baby bunny when my momma adopted her many years ago.  Her soft tan fur would ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ She was a pretty little baby bunny when my momma adopted her many years ago.  Her soft tan fur would start turning gray right before the colder winter months arrived.  This morning, she was found dead in the yard.  Daddy buried her up on our hill and momma placed an angel marker on her grave.  

Goodbye Grayson, we're all going to miss you, especially Arleneton.   Logan Ben, and the rest of the gang will meet you on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy fathers day daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/598758</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:30:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's fathers day so I'm going to help momma make daddy breakfast.  I'm offering to be the official t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's fathers day so I'm going to help momma make daddy breakfast.  I'm offering to be the official taster - BOL.  Of course Puff the little butterball, will be right there next to me begging for cooked bacon too.  After breakfast, momma is going to go plant two plants in the back yard, then it's back to working on the quilt.  Puff and I will settle down on the daybed and keep momma company.  Daddy will probably sit his behind on the sofa and watch tv.  

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where'd the sun go?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/598544</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:11:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Yesterday it was hot and humid at our house.  Today it is cold  with low laying clouds sitting aroun ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday it was hot and humid at our house.  Today it is cold  with low laying clouds sitting around.  Think I'll take another nap after I boss ole Puff around for a little while - got to continue to make sure he knows I am the top dog.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Summer is almost here</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/598416</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:12:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/598416</guid>
		<description>You can tell summer is coming because it is over cast and foggy in the morning then the sun comes ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You can tell summer is coming because it is over cast and foggy in the morning then the sun comes out and it gets hot.  Puff and I have been panting all day and can't seem to get comforable.  We're both laying on the floor instead of the daybed to try to cool off.  Momma has the fan going even though it's after nine at night but we are still hot.  I wonder if I can talk momma into taking us to McDonalds for a soft ice cream - yummy.  

  
Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hairballs</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/596177</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:45:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/596177</guid>
		<description>I am a neglected little princess.  Momma has been working on a quilt and has been spending all her &quot; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a neglected little princess.  Momma has been working on a quilt and has been spending all her "extra" time sewing.  Puff and I lay up on the daybed and listen to the sewing machine going.

Momma laid out the quilt top on the floor and of course Puff and I had to go check it out.  Everything looked quite nice to us, until Simba Blue our kitty brother came over and started hacking, yup; ole Simba had a hairball he decided to cough up, right then and there!  

Momma quickly picked up the quilt top and just in time because Simba managed to barf up a tangled mess of hair and other stuff where the quilt top had been, but the projectiles landed on the carpet (everything nasty seems to end up on our carpets).    

That ended the sewing for last night because momma had to get out the carpet cleaner and shampoo the carpet. 

If I had a bag of kitty treats (no, I will not share MY treats with him), I would give them all to Simba because after the carpet was shampooed, momma turned off the sewing machine and climbed up on the daybed with us and we snuggled until we went to sleep.  

Thank you Simba Blue!

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tonights the night</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/594251</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:48:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/594251</guid>
		<description>Tonight my brother Puff is going to have to sleep in his crate all by himself.  The other night dadd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight my brother Puff is going to have to sleep in his crate all by himself.  The other night daddy had a stupid idea of making Puff sleep in the crate with me.  I barked, growled and just plain whinnied but daddy would not separate us.  It was so bad that I wanted someone to call the animal control people and report my humans.  There should be a law against making me sleep with that little guy because he passes gas that can make your eyes cry.  

It all happened so fast, I was minding my own business going to sleep in my crate when suddenly daddy came and woke me up and carried me into the other room and put me in the new crate with Puff.  Want to guess what Puff did; he flopped down with his behind right in my face.  It was terrible!  I had to stay in the crate all night with him.  

Can someone please send me some BENO?

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I got scared</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/593704</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:06:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/593704</guid>
		<description>Today there were thunderstorms, hail and lightning at my house.  I got scared and hid in the closet  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today there were thunderstorms, hail and lightning at my house.  I got scared and hid in the closet with my kitty sister Bay-Ling.  Daddy said it sounded like one of the lightning strikes was real close.  It was way too close for me.  I didn't like them at all.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New grooming salon</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/592571</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:13:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/592571</guid>
		<description>Momma got a call earlier this week stating that our favorite groomer had left the Pepto Bismo Palace ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma got a call earlier this week stating that our favorite groomer had left the Pepto Bismo Palace and was now working out of another salon that is a little further from where we live.  Mom was going to make an appointment for me at the PBP, but she was very unhappy with how they cut my hair on my head last time.  I looked like I had a flat top, so she made an appointment for me at the other salon.  My groomer had to cut my hair down because it was so messed up, but that's okay because the hot summer months are just around the corner.  I'm nice and pretty again and I smell really, really good.

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Qulit making</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/591239</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 May 2009 19:37:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/591239</guid>
		<description>Momma had the day off work today for Memorial day.  She got up really early and started sewing on th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma had the day off work today for Memorial day.  She got up really early and started sewing on the quilt she is making.  Me, I was still trying to get my beauty sleep and wished she would have turned off the light and gone back to bed.  

Daddy woke up and let Puff come back into the sewing room with momma and me, he too was sleepy.  It was only 4 oclock in the morning so we laid down on the daybed and watched momma sew for hours.  When she finally got sleepy, she turned off the sewing machine and lights and climbed up on the daybed with us and finally went to sleep.

When momma woke up she started sewing on the quilt again - gosh, that's all she does lately is work on that quilt.

Simba Blue apparently had enough of the sewing also because he threw up a huge hair ball right on the foot petal of the sewing maching and on the carpet, so momma had to stop sewing and get out the carpet cleaner.  

Thank you Simba, momma is done sewing - BOL.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Never Forgotten</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/591001</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:49:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/591001</guid>
		<description>Thank you to past, present and future armed service personnel &acirc; We continue to have freedom thanks ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you to past, present and future armed service personnel â We continue to have freedom thanks to the many sacrifices you and your families make.

Coco Rose, Puff and family]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Lilly</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590840</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:13:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590840</guid>
		<description>Yesterday momma took Puff and I out for two walks.  The first one was early in the morning before th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday momma took Puff and I out for two walks.  The first one was early in the morning before the sun starting to blaze down and the second was after the sun had set.

We had a real nice walk until Lilly one of the dogs that live on the end of the block came running up to us.  No, Lilly was not mean or nasty, she was actually quite friendly, but her hair was so matted that she must have been real unconfortable.  

Lilly is a long hair dog but apparently her owner has fallen on hard times and has not found the funds to take care of Lilly's grooming needs.  Momma didnt even reconize the dog that was out running loose was Lilly.  When the dog approached, momma reached down and patted it and of course Puff and I did the required butt sniffs.  Lilly was very friendly, but momma immediately saw and felt the matts.  I have been know to get a mat or two when momma tries to let my hair grow out because I do not allow my momma to groom me.  Lilly's matts were the type you see on Animal Planet where the humane Society come and take the dog away because of neglect.

It will cost about 40 - 50 dollars to take Lilly to the local groomer and they will have no option but to shave her down completely.  Momma does not want to embarras lilly's owner, but she was thinking that maybe she can offer our clippers to the owner to use to cut the matts off of Lilly.  If she calls the humane society and the dog is taken away, it will end up in a  high kill shelter and the chances of it getting a second home is not favorable, but it might happen. 

Daddy says momma should mind her own business because we don't want problems with the neighbors.  Momma is still thinking of what she can do to help that poor dog. 

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What do I have to do?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590544</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 May 2009 08:53:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590544</guid>
		<description>When momma says the magic words: &quot;Ni-night Coco&quot; I run to my crate and wait for momma to zip the fla ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When momma says the magic words: "Ni-night Coco" I run to my crate and wait for momma to zip the flap closed.  Momma will then turn off the light in the sewing room and settle down on the daybed to watch TV until she falls asleep.  

The night before last, I refused to settle down.  I barked and barked until momma finally got up and let me out.  I ran to the kitchen and got a drink of water then momma let me outside so I could go use the bathroom.  When I came back in momma again said "Ni-night Coco" and I ran into my crate.  

Off went the light and...

Bark, Bark, Bark, Bark - you get the picture.

Momma being the smart person she is, pretended she couldn't hear me (but she did) until daddy came and let me out - BOL.  We went through the whole routine again.

Drink of water and outside for a bit, then "Ni-night Coco" and off to my crate I ran, again.  Daddy zipped the flap close and off he went to the master bedroom with Puff.

I waited for a respectable 10 minutes, enough time for him to get nice and comfy, and then...

Bark, bark, bark, bark I started again.

Daddy yelled at me to be quite and I did for several minutes until I started barking again.

Finally daddy comes back into the sewing room and gets me out of the crate and low and behold, he takes me to the master bedroom and I got to sleep on the big bed with Puff and daddy all night long.

Last night momma says "Ni-Night Coco" and of course I ran into my crate and momma zipped the flap closed.  This time, I did not bark, instead I unzipped the flap, a little trick I learned from Puff, and went running under the daybed.  Momma had seen me escape and was watching to see what I was going to do.  I had to be careful because Simba Blue likes to sleep under the day bed, but finally I found what I wanted - my pig ear!  Yes, all the fussing was because the humans put me to bed without my pig ear.  I don't actually eat or chew on it during the night; I just like to know it is in a safe place so I can enjoy it the next day.

Once I had my pig ear, I went back into my crate, momma zipped the flap, and I went to sleep.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy did what?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590195</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:52:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/590195</guid>
		<description>Daddy works out of the house so he is almost always home.  There are advantages to this because he w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy works out of the house so he is almost always home.  There are advantages to this because he will turn on the air conditioner so the house stays cool when the hot sun blazes down.  Today, daddy decided to set off bug bombs because we have been finding lots of spiders and ants in the house, so Puff and I got evicted - we had to spend more than four hours outside in the hot sun.  

Daddy set off a total of six insect bombs in our tiny house.  He put the kitties in the master bedroom and then put towels around the bottom of the door so the poison would not steep under and let the kitties stay in there while he bombed every room except for the master bedroom.  Four hours later, he opened the windows to air the house out and let the kitties back into the main house, while he set off the last bug bomb in the master bedroom.  

There really wasn't a reason why we could not stay in the house in the master bedroom with the kitties.  It would have been more comfortable for us instead of being outside in the hot sun.  Momma had asked daddy to wait until this weekend to do this so she could take us to the park during the time the bombs were going.  Did Daddy listen?  NO!

Hugs and Kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/589101</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 May 2009 22:07:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/589101</guid>
		<description>Being a native California, I can tell you I have experienced three earthquakes in my short little li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Being a native California, I can tell you I have experienced three earthquakes in my short little life.  Tonight there was another one where the earth and house moved for a few seconds.  Again, we were very lucky as it was a "little "quake instead of the quake of all quakes that is said to be on the horizon.  Someday we might not be so lucky.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Please turn you behind the other way</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/588704</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 May 2009 14:56:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/588704</guid>
		<description>I don't know how to say this nicely so I'm just going to come right out with it :

I do NOT like i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I don't know how to say this nicely so I'm just going to come right out with it :

I do NOT like it when you put your behind in my face and let out those really nasty smells.  I can see the smile on your face when you do this and I'm telling you right now, STOP IT!!!!  

It's nasty.  If you have a need to do let out some gas, why not do it in front of Simba Blue as he even try to help you get more gas out with a quick swat with one of his paws - BOL

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Mothers day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/586917</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 May 2009 08:48:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I whinnied, barked and carried on, but momma couldn't hear me because she did not have on her bionic ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I whinnied, barked and carried on, but momma couldn't hear me because she did not have on her bionic ears, so I did the next best thing, I opened the flap of my crate, went into the kitchen and got a nice drink of water, then I came back into the sewing room, ran up the steps to the daybed and proceeded to give my sleeping momma lots of kisses to tell her happy mothers day.  Of course my face was slopping wet but that added to the nice surprise.  Momma woke up, gave me kisses and then we went back to sleep snuggling together.

Happy Mothers day to all

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank you once again Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/586515</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 May 2009 20:06:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/586515</guid>
		<description>As you some of you know my momma did not like the comment feature on the diary pages so she contacte ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you some of you know my momma did not like the comment feature on the diary pages so she contacted Dogster and the wonderful people there informed her that there is a very simple solution.  If you go to Account Preferences/ Comment preferences/

You will get the below message.  

Diary Comment Preferences

 - Allow members and non-members to comment on my diary entries. 

 - I want to approve all diary comments before they go live

If you DO NOT want comments left on your diary pages, then make sure you leave both boxes unchecked.

Simple - problem solved.

Thank you Dogster for thinking of everything.

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Puff's new exercises</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/585312</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 May 2009 20:18:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/585312</guid>
		<description>My brother Puff has gained a &quot;few&quot; pounds so momma has decided he needs to get some exercise.  The p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My brother Puff has gained a "few" pounds so momma has decided he needs to get some exercise.  The problem with this is momma tends to be kind of tired when she gets home from work so she has developed a exercise that Puff seems to like to do, that takes little effor on her part.  She takes one of his toys and tosses it into the hallway and Puff jumps off the daybed, gets his toy them climbes the stairs, released the toy for mom to toss it again.  He did this so much yesterday that he started to pant and mom didn't have to do anything except toss the toy.  He finally told mom he was really tired when he turned his back on her and refused to give her the toy to toss again - BOL

Now if only Puff would stop eatting everything he can find to put in his mouth.  He eats all of my snacks  and cleans the kitty food plates up also.  Momma has started feeding the cats on the center island because that's the one place Puff has not figured out how to get up on, yet.  You got to hand it to the little fatty, he does enjoy his food.

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Open letter to Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/584891</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 May 2009 13:02:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/584891</guid>
		<description>Dear Dogster,

I have noticed your new feature regarding allowing readers to leave comments on dia ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dear Dogster,

I have noticed your new feature regarding allowing readers to leave comments on diary entries.  Sadly I must admit I have mixed reactions regarding this.  

Prior to discovering Dogster, I spent a lot of time on Yahoo Answers usually writing short stories.  Yahoo Answers allows fellow visitors to leave comments regarding the postings.  I read some very heartwarming entries but at the same time, people would post comments regarding fellow Yahoo Answer entries that were nasty, mean and vicious.  To compound this matter, people who were friends on the site, would band together and mass post stuff regarding other members who they thought deserved harassment for whatever reason.  

It often felt like I was back in high school among bullies who wanted to control what everyone was doing and if someone had a different opinion regarding something, they were back balled, harassed and make fun of even though I was never the person other members were picking on.

Yahoo Answers tried to control such tactics but without much success.  When you have millions of people on the site, I can certainly understand why that was.   They finally incorporated a feature where you could block your entries from everyone except for people that you felt you wanted to read your entries.  

I read some very disgusting comments that were sure to have upset the original poster and fellow readers.  People tend to hide behind the fact that they really do not know who posts these entries and therefore feel freer to leave hurtful comments.  Iâm concerned that this new feature will turn have the same issues as Yahoo Answers does.

Many of us have made good friends with fellow Dogster people and have gotten to know them quite well, but I have to admit, I do not know most of you personally, although I would like to.  We all live in different Cities, Counties, States and even Countries.  I read the diary entries and look at the beautiful pictures of your wonderful dogs and enjoy each moment of it.  I would like to think that most people will/would take into consideration fellow Dogster feelings prior to leaving a message, but having been on YA, I can tell you that is not the case with everyone.  There have been times when I have read a diary and I though âAre they nutsâ, but have chosen to ignore the entry instead of leaving a comment simply because my opinion was different then someone elseâs.  Should I be allowed to tell someone that the picture of their dogs face pasted on a human body looks stupid (sorry, itâs just not my thing)?  

I love Dogster and Catster and will continue to visit the sites, however if it turns out to be like Yahoo Answer, where I no longer visit, I will stop posting diary entries.

For those who disagree with this entry, please do not leave me a comment as I have enough stress in my life and can do without more.

Thank you,

Marilynn]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom stayed home from work today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/583527</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:59:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Yesterday, momma came home early from work because she has the flu.  Momma never misses work so I fi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday, momma came home early from work because she has the flu.  Momma never misses work so I figured she was really sick.  This morning daddy did not wake momma up so when she did finally get up she called in sick.  She spent the whole day sleeping with me and Puff.  I like momma being home, but it's no fun when she is sick.

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		<title>That wasn't fun bye-bye</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/622754/diary/Youre_here_to_serve_me/582653</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:25:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Coco Rose ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning momma got up, let Puff and I outside to do our business, then asked us if we wanted to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning momma got up, let Puff and I outside to do our business, then asked us if we wanted to go bye-bye.  Of course I danced around and ran to the front door letting momma know that I was ready, just open the door.  I should have know something wasn't quite right when momma came out with Puff in the carrier and 