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<title>Blogging with Beanie</title>
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<description>Dogster diary for the dog Beanster, CD, RN, CGC</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Beanster, CD, RN, CGC &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:48 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Summer has left the building!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:31:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday morning it was HOT and very, very humid.  Mom had to dig out all the AC's cuz our whole ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday morning it was HOT and very, very humid.  Mom had to dig out all the AC's cuz our whole house was wet and yucky.  But, if you don't like the weather in NH, just wait a minute and it will change.
Sure enough, as the day wore on the wind picked up and pretty soon it was down right cold outside.  
Mom was mowing the lawn and she started with shorts and a sleeveless shirt and ended up with long pants, wool socks and a fleece jacket over a turtleneck!  But, the sun was out and it was pretty, at least.
After supper last night Mom took us down into the lab pen.  It was now CRISP and dry, and we all had a great time down there in the cool, Fall air.  The lawn was freshly mowed, and Mom noted those chickies are really doing a GREAT job of fertilizing that lawn...it is really DARK green and lush!
This morning I was reluctant to hop out from under the covers... it was 56 INSIDE our house...first I thought Momsie had left the AC's on, but then I glanced outside and noticed how Fall like it was.  
OMD, I must have slept thru the entire SUMMER!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It got BETTER!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 5 May 2013 15:55:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we didn't go camping because Mom pointed out that it is STILL only the first week of May and t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we didn't go camping because Mom pointed out that it is STILL only the first week of May and the nights get VERY cold.  Instead, Julia stayed overnight so we could go out canoeing early today.
Yesterday we took the kayaks out again...Toto had to stay home cuz he was hurt, but I got to go and Julia took Barney.  She wanted to take Quincy in the canoe but Mom convinced her it was better to wait until the water warms up a bit because he is likely to dump everyone into the water, BOL!!  Julia seems to think he will remember how to be good from his trips last Fall.  I wouldn't count on it, hehehe!
Today we did take the canoe.  I like that better I think cuz we sit straighter up and I can see right into the water and even count the fishies we go by.  Better yet, the canoe is so big that I can lie down anywhere and take a comfy nap if the spirit moves me.  Mom has some nice kennel matts that she takes along for us to lie on.
We saw lots and lots of turtles today... not much else cuz it was too early in the day, but the turtles were nice.  I want it to hurry up and stay light later at night so I can see some of the beavers!!!  I like those guys!
Now I am resting in my bed, waiting for it to get dark enough to go to sleep.  It was a LONG weekend!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Can it get any better????</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 May 2013 16:44:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, as you can see by our photos, we had a wonderful first kayaking trip last night.  It was prett ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, as you can see by our photos, we had a wonderful first kayaking trip last night.  It was pretty warm, well, it was HOT, and even the water felt warmer than usual for May 1st.  There wasn't much vegetation since they still haven't fixed the dam yet from the Hurricane, but at least most of the silt and mud got washed away during the Winter.
There were a TON of different birds and mammals there but Toto tells about them in his diary so I won't bother.  That bear was a little scary, though.  I told Mom I smelled him last year but she didn't listen.  She did say she thought we were pretty darn safe out in the middle of a pond, BOL!
We went all the way around the pond, then we headed back to shore.  Mom's friend was up there on his walk, so they had to chat about all the ducks and geese and ospreys and bears and bobcats, but finally after Julia caught some frog eggs for Mom's pond, we headed off to the ice cream cone place.  I was SHOCKED...it was STILL CLOSED for the Winter!!!
Anyway, on the way home Momsie and Julia decided they would go camping this weekend.  Since it IS still early they are going down in our lab pen again so that means us dogs can ALL go with them.  I can't WAIT!!!
Hopefully, Jethro won't be attending with us because he can't seem to hold his poop... he pooped in the car going up to the pond and it was NASTY.  I can't imagine trying to sleep in a closed up tent with that!!!
Hey, maybe Mom can bring his crate with us...that'll work, I'm sure!
Anyway, everyone help us by wishing for the nice, warm weather to stay all weekend so we can go CAMPING!!!!!! I can't wait...I LOVE Summer best of all!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Being called lazy worked!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:36:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hmmm, me writing about Mom being too lazy to groom me AND take some new photos with the flowers cert ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hmmm, me writing about Mom being too lazy to groom me AND take some new photos with the flowers certainly must have worked.  First thing this morning she took me over to work and Tonya gave me a nice bath, then Mom gave me a groom...I am not calling it nice, BUT, I won't be too hot in the Summer weather we're having.
So, as promised, after work I agreed to go along with Momsie and pose with the posies.  It was HARD work since the sun was setting and was in a direct line right to my eyes!!!  I had to sit that way cuz the posies were all facing that sun.
Trust me, Mom took many, many more flower shots... she must have at least five or more different kinds of daffodils.  IMO, you've seen one, you've seen them all, BOL! I did like some tiny yellow ones cuz they smelled REALLY nice, but that photo wasn't too good so...
After all the photos we stopped in the shed to get the kayaks cuz I AM GOING KAYAKING TOMORROW AFTER WORK!!!!  It will be the first time this season, so we had to drag all the kayaks and the canoe up to the front yard.  Since I was already down there with Mom, of course I had to ride along on the tractor while she pulled the first one up.  It was a little scary, I actually though Mom had forgotten how to drive the tractor!!!
Fortunately, she put me in the house before she dragged the rest of them up.  There was a bit of a panic when Mom couldn't find all the straps and stuff to tie the kayaks onto the car but finally she remembered where she put them.  WHEW!
Now I gotta go rest up so I won't be tired when I GO OUT KAYAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON TOMORROW AFTERNOON!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Mom is Lazy!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:20:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Anybody notice my beautiful Spring flower photos??  I think not, mostly due to the fact that Momsie  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Anybody notice my beautiful Spring flower photos??  I think not, mostly due to the fact that Momsie just renumbered last year's photos instead of took some fresh, new ones!!  Why would she do this, you might ask?
Well, IMO, Mom did this because she is LAZY!!! She just didn't want to bother to take me down to the garden and take the photos. I am extremely well trained...she only has to tell me to stay once and I will sit there forever until she gets the perfect exposure.   
It is kind of sad, since our Spring bulbs are the prettiest they have EVER been this year.  There are MORE flowers than leaves on the daffodils, the Lenten roses are nearly TWO FEET tall, and those little used hyacinths are packed with flowers up and down EACH stalk, and some of them even have TWO stalks.  In case you were wondering why I called them used it's because Mom forces them for Christmas flowers, then plants the bulbs out in the Spring.  By the second year they are all back to PERFECT again!
And, that silly Scillia has spread its pretty blue flowers all thru BOTH the pond garden and the kennel garden.  I love that stuff... blue flowers are my favorite and there are far too few blue flowers in nature, IMO.
Anyhow, I am sorry you have to look at USED photos... I will keep trying to get Mom to take me out for some new ones.  She did mention that I need a fresh groom if I am going to show off the flowers... I must admit, I am pretty scruffy right now, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick a day late!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:22:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oops, I was a diary pick YESTERDAY, but I couldn't convince Mom to update my diary until today, imag ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oops, I was a diary pick YESTERDAY, but I couldn't convince Mom to update my diary until today, imagine that!!!  She said she was "busy".  Is there ANYTHING more important than my news, I ask??
At any rate, I did enjoy my day and I especially enjoyed the gifts and well wishes from all my pals here on Dogster. 
In fact, I was so happy I lorded it over the others.  In fact, I was lording it over Barney and Riley so much yesterday morning that I found myself sitting inside with Toto for the rest of the day.
Toto, as you may know, has to stay inside now when the girls are outside because he seems to have a licking disease.  I have NO diseases, but I was stuck inside anyway.  Not fair!
Actually, it turned out okay, in spite of my complaining.  The weather yesterday was pretty chilly and WINDY.  It was nice and toasty in the house, especially in my toasty dog bed.
Now, today, I did manage to be left outside, which was FABULOUS!  It got all the way up to 75 degrees, and there was a nice breeze to go along with those warmer temps.  I was hoping Mom would drag the kayaks out, especially since today was her get out early day.
But, she said she had to clean the house since there were two dogs inside all day yesterday and they made a real mess.  Something about chewed up pieces of toys all over the place.
I know NOTHING about that... would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for that piece of dog toy stuffing stuck in my teeth, BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fly free, Ajax!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/824409</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:53:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Many of you here may remember Ajax the German Shepherd who lived with us for six months last year an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Many of you here may remember Ajax the German Shepherd who lived with us for six months last year and even had a Dogster page with us.  Well, mom got a call from his owner this morning and apparently he died in his sleep Saturday night.  He would have been 14 in a couple of months.
Mom is feeling very strange right now because on Saturday afternoon, she deleted Ajax's Dogster page.  She was cleaning up our account and decided since his original owner was in pretty good health now and he was so old, he probably wouldn't be coming back here to live again.  Wonder if she had a premonition?
Even stranger, she had an appointment to groom him on Monday morning.
Although Ajax wasn't here very long, he was a great visitor and we will all miss him.  All us little guys liked playing with him, and he sure acted like he enjoyed living with us!!  
I remember his mom told our Mom to put him to sleep when she got so sick last Winter.  Mom says she is really glad he stayed with us instead.  He had more than six months of great living when his owner finally got well enough to come back up to New England and take him home with her.
And, Mom says she was actually happy he died in his sleep.  We all wish for that to happen with our elderly dogs.  It seems much easier on the humans if they don't have to make a decision about when it is time.
 God speed, Ajax.   We will meet again at the bridge!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Gotcha day!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/823601</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:19:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, everypup... first of all, I sure do want to thank you all for the wunnerful gifts and well wish ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, everypup... first of all, I sure do want to thank you all for the wunnerful gifts and well wishes.  Hard to believe, SIX years ago I came here for the first time!!
As you already probably know, I came here with my four littermates, my mom and dad, and a whole bunch of my relatives, fifteen of them, to be exact.  
Of course Mom instantly recognized what a marvelous addition I would be to her dog family, I was so bright and intelligent and happy and, did I mention, HANDSOME.  Yup, even at the tender age of seven weeks I was downright knock 'em dead handsome!!!
Actually, as Mom reminds me often enough, she only kept me because she was expecting I was gonna die cuz I was so runty and scrawny and ill looking.  Yup, that is quite a Mom I got... always an optimist!!!  
Regardless of my beginnings, I, as you probably noticed, DID grow up to be the smartest, brightest, most intelligent, happiest and, YES, HANDSOMEST of all fifteen of us rescues.  
In fact, in this happy household of multiple dogs of multiple breeds, I am still the smartest, brightest, most intelligent, happiest and, YES, HANDSOMEST of all, even more handsome and good looking than those ones that call themselves Champions.  
And, did I mention???  I am ever so humble!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>If Winter is over can Spring be far behind???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/823447</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:05:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hrumph, it seems like Spring is NOT COMING here this year!  One day we get a bit of warm sunshine an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hrumph, it seems like Spring is NOT COMING here this year!  One day we get a bit of warm sunshine and breezes, the very next day we get over four inches of sleet and hail.  NOTHING is green yet, well, I did find ONE dandelion this morning that was pretty green and Mom's Lenten Roses are trying to blossom, but... the WHOLE world SHOULD be green and Springy by now.
Today we went off to the lab pen for a bit of a run, since we missed out last weekend.  It was gosh darn COLD and windy down there, but Mom wore her Winter Jacket and we toughed it out.
I did have a pretty good run with Zena and Barney.  Barney seems to think he is Mr. Tough Guy, and he is always bumping me or sticking his tongue out at me or other stupid stuff like that.  I am beginning to think he might be considered a bully!
Doesn't matter to me, I just bump him back, stick my tongue back out at him, and bully him right back.  Zena runs along beside me to offer encouragement since she thinks he's a bully, too.
After our run Toto and I hid out under Mom's desk while the others got put in their crates for a "nap".  Sadly, Mom was vacuuming so I had to work up a sweat chasing that silly sucky machine.  I don't know if it won or if I won, but Mom must have gotten tired, too, and next thing I knew, me and Toto and the three cats were napping with her.
I KNEW hiding under the desk was a good thing!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, a NEW diary entry.</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:50:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom's excuse is Spring... she says she has way, way too much to get done and can't spend time writin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom's excuse is Spring... she says she has way, way too much to get done and can't spend time writing useless garbage on the computer.  Imagine that, she thinks so little of OUR exciting lives, mean Mom!!!
Anyway, since I got picked as a Diary of the day pick, she has NO EXCUSE today!
We are pretty much stuck in prison today.  It is COLD and WINDY outside, and besides that, Mom was working in the lab pen and didn't think we would help her.  She has discovered that those chickies really made a HUGE MESS down there, digging all the buried toys and pieces of junk out of the field.  She has to pick it all up and rake it before the grass grows and she mows.
Meanwhile, just as I thought we were gonna get to inspect her work, the phone rang and now she is waiting for her friend to come help her with the chickies.  It seems those roosters are getting REALLY big now, and they are being REALLY loud.  The neighbors are complaining, and so are the hens cuz they won't leave them alone.
Since we don't need ANY new chickies this year cuz most of ours are still not even a year old yet, we DO NOT need roosters.
I guess that means chicken dinner tonight???  Hope so!!
Anyway, I do want to thank EVERYONE for your gifts and visits to my page.  I swear, if I have to BITE Mom, I will get more diary entries soon!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I ATE the Easter Bunny, BOL!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:02:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday Mom left me home alone.  This has been happening quite a bit lately and I decided to do so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Mom left me home alone.  This has been happening quite a bit lately and I decided to do some exploring instead of just sit in the watch chair, watching out the window for Mom to come home.
The logical place to explore was Mom's desk.  She has a HUGE desk and it is just a simple step over from my watch chair.  So, I headed on over.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered a HUGE, 12 Ounce SOLID chocolate Easter bunny sitting right there on her desk.  It was still all sealed up in the wrapper, even.  Hmmmmmm, must be for ME!
I got it down onto the floor, I even got the wrapper open and man oh man, was it yummy!!!  It was so yummy I ate the WHOLE BUNNY.  Well, I did feel a single pang of regret for eating Mom's bunny so I left her a tiny, tiny piece, BOL!
Pretty soon Mom came along home from work.  I forgot she got out early today!  She immediately noticed my belly was HUGE...she said I looked like I was pregnant!  She started looking around and sure enough, she found the wrapper lying on the floor.
Mom looked a bit closer at me...hmm, I admit, I wasn't feeling very good.  My stomach HURT, my head hurt and I was all dehydrated.  Mom called the vets!
Of course they said to bring me right up.  I am seven pounds and that is a whole lot of chocolate for me to have eaten.  They kept me there and gave me some drugs to make me puke, then gave me an iv and some other drugs AND made me eat some charcoal.
They told Mom I would have to stay there for TWO or THREE DAYS!!!  Imagine that????
But, fortunately, I did puke most of the chocolate cuz Mom found me so soon, and I was feeling MUCH better that night so they said I could go home and Mom could watch me here.  Besides that, my catheter was no good anymore so I couldn't get anymore fluids unless they gave me a new one.
I was SOOO happy to get home!!!  Mom said I was pretty restless all night, and she took me to work today and I slept all day over there.  But, I certainly welcomed my dinner tonight!!!
I suspect I will NOT be staying home alone anymore.  I suspect I will be joining everyone else in my crate in the dog room, BOL!!
Happy Easter... sorry about the Easter Bunny!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A visit gone bad????</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:41:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom's niece Susie, and her friend Chris came down to visit and to get Tanner groomed.  You may ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom's niece Susie, and her friend Chris came down to visit and to get Tanner groomed.  You may remember my Christmas photos with Chris... he is my favorite male person.  Actually, he is the ONLY male person I even let hold me.
Well, they came to Mom's work cuz she was working.  Mom took Tanner to groom him and she told Susie she could go to the house and get Ali for a visit since Ali LOVES her the best!  So, Susie and Chris came over to MY house.
Of course, NO ONE told me they were coming and I was on watch duty today!  Naturally, I recognized Susie's voice so I let them in to MY house, but when I spied Chris, I wasn't sure he was supposed to be there!!!  I barked and barked and barked to no avail.  He came right inside with Susie and then he tried to pick me up.
Of course, I did what any smart, intelligent watch poodle would do... I ducked under Mom's desk and stayed there!!
Susie went into Mom's bedroom and got Ali and they both went back to the kennel.
I did a good job. (I think???)  Hey, they left, that's the important thing, right?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My New Groomer!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:37:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is no school at Julia's school this week so she came to work with her Mom on Monday and she st ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is no school at Julia's school this week so she came to work with her Mom on Monday and she stayed with us ALL WEEK.  Well, there wasn't too much going on at work so Mom decided to teach her how to groom us poodles.
I guess I am special cuz I got to wait until today when she was all trained, BOL!!  It was okay, but she bathed us first and since Tonya was bathing the "real" clients, we had to get bathed in that big, utility sink.  I swear, I think I am going right down that big drain when I get bathed in there!!!
Of course she can't use that super duper force dryer in the utility sink so I thought I was in luck this morning.  Would you believe Mom offered Julia her table so she could dry me on that.  Of course, there was a force dryer hanging right there, so....
Next, she shaved down my face.  She decided that she likes my mousietache so she had Mom draw RIGHT ON MY FACE with a marker so she would know where to cut and what to leave.  After the face came the feet and Julia discovered I do not like my feet shaved, BOL!  Then, Mom cut my nails. (whew, I WAS worried about Julia doing that!!!)
Next, she cut down my body, trimmed me all up with the scissors and Mom put a line on my topknot for her to follow, too.
Finally, she PAINTED my nails, put a scarf on me, and took some photos.
Mom was amazed at how good she did.  Riley (yesterday) was the only one who had a few problems.  First of all, a scary one for Riley...you see, he still has those things between his back legs and he was very worried Julia wouldn't see them.  Ahh, Riley, I'm surprised you said that, I would have thought you would think yours were super big, or something, hehehe!
Anyway, Riley didn't get neutered, BOL, but there was an issue when Julia forgot to check what blade was on her clipper BEFORE she started down the middle of his back.  Who knew Mom had used that clipper and took off the long blade and put a short, short blade on it!!!  Mom said two things...first, at least he wasn't a paying client and second, she knows from experience that is how you learn to check the blade EVERY TIME you start in a new area!
Julia took photos of all of us AFTER our groom but Mom forgot and left the camera at work.  She said she would put them on our pages tomorrow, if she remembers.
Mom said Julia really shocked her by doing a really super good job on each one of us!!  She said we all look pretty professionally groomed and she will give Julia a job when she gets older!!!
I dunno, it was the very first time ANYONE different groomed me and, since I can't see myself cuz the mirrors are too high, I will reserve judgment.  Mom said once Tonya groomed Toto while she was away and she was shocked when she saw him, too, but not the same kind of shocked as she was when Julia did us.  Now she locks up the clippers when she leaves, BOL.  At least hair grows back, but it sure took a L O N G T I M E for poor Toto!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MY Birthday is TOMORROW!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:49:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, I just glanced at the calendar and noticed a photo of ME on Mom's calendar for tomorrow!!!!  Yo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, I just glanced at the calendar and noticed a photo of ME on Mom's calendar for tomorrow!!!!  You see, Mom makes her own calendars and she usually puts a photo of each one of us on our birthday so we can tell when it's coming.
I am encouraged by the fact that she DID go shopping today and she left us ALL home.  I suspect she must have gotten something GREAT for me, don't ya think??
Meanwhile, I have been on my best behavior, just in case.  Mom cleaned the whole house today so I made sure I didn't leave any tootsie rolls on the bathroom rugs, nor did I dig thru the whole toy box tonight when it was time to play.  I just selected any old toy right off the top.  I haven't growled at Jethro yet tonight, either.
Tomorrow morning when Mom says it's time to get up I surely will jump right out of bed instead of burying myself under the covers.  I wouldn't want to miss ANYTHING about the whole day, hehehe!
Oh, by the way, I am gonna be SIX years old.  Don't you think that means I should get SIX pressies?????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/816034</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:56:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yahoo, finally I was a dog diary pick again today.  Mom has been sooo slow helping me write diaries  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yahoo, finally I was a dog diary pick again today.  Mom has been sooo slow helping me write diaries lately... I wasn't sure I would EVER be a pick again!!
We've been bored and cold and sick of being stuck inside lately.  It was a bit warmer today, and Mom was home so she did put us outside more BUT... that foot or more of snow which somehow, someway ended up on our dog porch, in spite of a full roof over it, is now all slush.  Come to think of it, it is now YELLOW slush, which is, I guess, better than brown slush, BOL!  
Well, when there is two feet of snow in your dog yard and you are forced by a mean Mom to go outside to relieve yourself, it is sometimes much easier to go in the snow ON the porch instead of the deeper snow off the porch.  Snow is snow, right???  Last I knew, we were supposed to pee in the snow, NOT in the house so now she's complaining???  Doesn't seem right to me. 
Besides, a good Mother would have instantly gone out there and shoveled the snow, at least shoveled it off the porch, if not the whole yard.
I did notice the chickies aren't liking it, either.  They have a spot about four feet by four feet that they are standing in.  One or two were brave and tried to make it down into the lab pen when the snow first came.  I watched them, they actually had to use their wings to move along since the snow was soo deep.
Ahh, if Winter is here can Spring be far behind???  Who knows around here, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A SURPRISE visit to the OCEAN!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/815185</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:25:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Monday Mom was tired and cranky and cold so she decided she was going to the ocean on Wednesday.  Sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Monday Mom was tired and cranky and cold so she decided she was going to the ocean on Wednesday.  She didn't tell ANY of us, but she did ask Julia's Mom if she could miss school and go with us.
Tuesday the forecast for Wednesday said SNOW in the morning and cold and windy all day.  Also, Mom was getting a cold so she wasn't even sure we were going.  Julia DID come to spend the night, though.
This morning we all woke up and there was only a bit of snow on the ground.  Mom said we are GOING!!  We loaded up the car, grabbed our jackets and off we went.  (Me and Toto!)
We got there around 11am and the sun was shining brightly and there was NO WIND!!!  We met our old friends, Jenny and Piper and their owner, Pam, who also now has a new rescue dog, a shih Tzu named Zeb.
We raced down to the beach.  It was the nicest, warmest, bestest, greatest, most wonderful day EVER at the beach.  We had sooo much fun!
Unfortunately, Dogster is still broken and only a few of my new photos will show up.  Think that's bad???  NONE of Toto's will show up at all, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've lost my mousietache!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/814543</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:39:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Three times in the last week Mom has dragged me over to work for a haircut.  Well, for some reason o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Three times in the last week Mom has dragged me over to work for a haircut.  Well, for some reason or another, mostly because Mom was too tired, I think, I never got my haircut!!!  Finally, yesterday, she actually gave me MY haircut FIRST before any of the paying clients!!
Well, there were a few problems.  First of all, I usually get a haircut when Momsie thinks I look too fat!  (I must admit, it usually works to make me thinner, at least LOOK thinner!)  This time, Mom wasn't impressed... she clipped and clipped and, while obviously keeping me in enough hair to keep me warm (especially if she forgets and leaves me outside again, BOL) she was totally unable to make me look thin!!!
Next was the issue of my mousietache.  During the Winter when it is dark and dreary, I don't get enough sun on my face to keep my mousietache looking its best.  The hair near my mouth gets all dark and stained and my skin gets pink from the lack of sun.
Well, after much thought, Momsie decided, in her infinite wisdom, to shave off my mousietache completely.  WHAT!!!  I have had that mousietache for over FOUR years!!  (Hey, that reminds me, I will be SIX YEARS old this month, in fact, in just three weeks from today!!!)
After my shave down, while I still had the mousietache, Tonya gave me a bath.  Momsie dried me with that FORCE dryer, and then finished my groom, carefully trimming my topknot, clipping my nails, and rounding out my poof tail.
Next, she and Tonya went off to the break room with me and Jethro.  Momsie asked her if she liked my new look... Tonya didn't even NOTICE I was missing my mousietache and Mom had to tell her it was gone!!!  I could only assume it would be alright when I got home.
IT WASN'T... all the other dogs ganged up on me and were calling me names and bullying me.  I thought bullying was illegal????  Anyway, they all called me a sissy and laughed and laughed about my short nose.  
I have told Mom that she will be allowing my mousietache to grow back, no matter what.  As for letting my ears grow long again, no thank you!  With no mousietache and with long ears I will definitely look like a girl, just like Riley looks like a girl, and, for that matter, Toto looks like a girl, too.  I prefer the more MANLY look, thank you very much!!!
(This was to be accompanied by a photo, but Dogster didn't allow us to post it, darn it all!!!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD, Mom tries to kill me!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/813603</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:40:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As you probably know, we are having a record cold wave.  It was FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO when Mom got us u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you probably know, we are having a record cold wave.  It was FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO when Mom got us up at 5:30 this morning.  We had to get up early because Mom discovered the emergency furnace light was on at work so she had to go check it out.  
She put us outside for only about two minutes, then let everyone else back inside, EXCEPT ME!!!!
Out of fairness to Mom, I have to admit I often do hide under her desk so she won't find me to put me in my crate.  It usually works, so I guess she assumed I was under the desk.  And, I am usually the first one back inside.
So...I waited at the door,teeth chattering.  I heard Mom come back from checking the kennel furnace, it was fine.  I heard her make her coffee and turn on the TV.  I assumed she would let me in but, nope, she didn't.
I heard her go off to work, not even knowing I was outside at below zero temperatures.  OMD....she doesn't know I am out here!
Mom got home from work at 5pm. She opened the door to let everyone out and...I raced in the door.  Mom looked down at me, screamed and grabbed me and started feeling me all over.  Frankly, the sun had been shining all afternoon and the house was blocking the terrible wind, and I found some nice, warm dead leaves to lie down on, so I was actually quite warm.  My feet were chilled from the morning part, but, I survived, no thanks to Mom.
Mom gave me extra supper...she even heated it up, and I am now buried under the comforters in her warm waterbed.  Wonder how long I can milk this one for, BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Double BRRRRRR    BRRRRRRRRRR</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/813467</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, fortunately the furnace is still working fine.  Fortunately because someone turned DOWN the fu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, fortunately the furnace is still working fine.  Fortunately because someone turned DOWN the furnace outdoors.  It isn't even 8 pm yet and it's already MINUS 5F.  That is Fahrenheit, not Celsius, BRRRRRR.  To make it even worse, the wind is blowing like crazy.
Although the furnace is working well, there isn't any heat vent or heater in our bathroom.  Our bathroom is tiny, so it's not usually an issue but tonight when Momsie took her shower and Toto and I ran in there to keep her company, it was actually raining from all the steam condensing when it hit the cold air in the room.  My hair all got curly, BOL!
Our dog room is heated, but not very much.  And, this house was built in 1879, so there isn't much insulation, BOL.  Well, last night Mom got into her head that it would be much too cold for the other dogs in there.  Not for me, I ALWAYS sleep in Mom's bed!  Anyway, she decided that everyone could sleep in her heated waterbed with us.  Now, there are TEN of us dogs, plus Mom. OH yeah, and the three cats.  
We all headed to bed around 8:30 before the furnace turns down at 9.  Everyone piled on Mom and she was trying to get comfy.  I was comfy, I have a little snuggle bed right up at the top of the bed where I sleep every night.  Ali was comfy, she sleeps on the extra pillow.  Toto was curled up next to Mom.  The problem was those two silly hairless wonders, Harvey and Barney.  They did have their warm fleece pajamas on, but I guess they though the warm fleece blankies on Mom's bed were better cuz they kept burrowing down under the covers.  Everytime they burrowed they managed to wipe the blankies off of Mom and she would yell and wake me up.  Meanwhile Cryssie and Riley were perched on Mom's body and Zena was trying to squeeze me out of MY snuggle bed.  Annie was being okay, she was sleeping on the extra blanket on the futon.
Finally, at 9:15 I had put up with it as long as I could and I stood over Mom and stared at her.  She got the idea quite quickly...all the extra dogs headed off to the dog room, BOL!  She did give them all extra blankies in there, BOL!
And I heard Riley exclaim as I headed back to the bedroom..."Whew, I was way too hot in that room, good thing Mom put us back in our own room!"
Riley, my boy, it was because of all you guy's HOT AIR!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BRRRRRR.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:02:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning when Mom's alarm went off she TURNED IT OFF and reset it to later.  Oh, I forgot today  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning when Mom's alarm went off she TURNED IT OFF and reset it to later.  Oh, I forgot today is a holiday, hehehe.  Anyway, it was toasty warm in our house cuz the furnace goes up from 56 degrees at 6:45 am, so  we all went back to sleep.
When the second alarm went off at 7:30 I noticed something particular.  It was no longer toasty warm when I climbed out from under the covers.  Mom noticed it, too!  Before she could go down into the dungeon she calls a cellar, she had to get dressed cuz it was FREEZING.  I snuck a glance at the temperature...42 degrees and that was INSIDE the house, so I snuck back under the covers!
Mom managed to make the journey down to the cellar.  At least there was plenty of fuel in the oil tank, BOL.  But, in spite of her pushing the reset button, nothing happened with the furnace.  Mom wants EVERYONE to know, she only pushed it ONCE because that is what ALL the service people have drummed into her head, just in case any furnace service people are reading this!  When she came back upstairs it was only 39 in the house...double brrrrrrr!
Mom had bought a cute little space heater with fake flames.  It's electric so she won't run it ($$$$$$), but this morning she had to.  It went all the way back up to 42 degrees in the living room BESIDE the heater!  We were all still in bed except for poor Jethro so Mom let him go over to work with Julie cuz he was freezing!
Next, she had a problem...It seems years ago, in fact, before my time here, the local furnace people told her the fire box was cracked and they couldn't work on that furnace anymore, it had to be replaced.  Well, it IS about 60 years old (almost as old as Mom, don't tell!) But, there is no way Mom could afford a new furnace so she called a friend who happened to be a furnace fixer.  He came and cleaned it and said it was not dangerous and HE would work on it for her.  Fine for the last four years, but....
Last year he moved away so it wasn't cleaned at all.  Because it was a warm Winter, there was more carbon built up on the igniter and the nozzle so Mom was assuming that was the problem this morning.
She bravely called the local company.  Almost immediately they came and the guy replaced the igniter and the nozzle.  (yay Mom!!!) Ahhh, warmth, again.  Fortunately, he never even saw the crack, WHEW!!!!
Now Mom has us all wearing sweaters cuz she is afraid we are gonna be cold cuz it is even colder tonight.  
Momsie, the furnace is FIXED... don't worry!!!!  We will just sleep UNDER the covers in your warm waterbed, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>15000 visitors, anticlimatic now.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/812086</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:30:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Booo hooo.  Finally, I am really close to getting fifteen THOUSAND visitors, like I am only FOUR sho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Booo hooo.  Finally, I am really close to getting fifteen THOUSAND visitors, like I am only FOUR short of that magic number.  It was very exciting, especially back a few months ago when Toto and I were tied at 14,300 something.  
But the second Toto posted that he was getting close, EVERYONE raced over and visited his page and he zoomed ahead of me, reaching 15,000 long, long ago, in fact, he got there LAST YEAR!  Probably didn't help that everyone went to his page first, then mine, then back to his to see where it was, thus giving him TWO for every one of mine.
Finally, slow and steady like a turtle, I am almost there.  Normally, Mom would say I would reach 15,000 tonight, or tomorrow morning at the very latest but with the way my numbers have been climbing lately, she is saying I MAY reach 15,000 by next week.  That is sad!
Of course, since Toto got there first, he had a huge party with gifts, balloons, cupcakes and a circus clown even came.  Me, I suspect I will be lucky to get some extra water in my kibble, maybe, IF Mom notices that I did get those four more visits.  It's all old hat now that Toto has been there before me.
Ahhh, well.  I KNOW I am the special dog here, even IF Toto thinks it's him.  After all, who gets to sleep on top of Mom's desk while she is on the computer???  Not Toto, that's for sure.
BTW, Toto...when WAS the last time YOU went on vacation with Mom and Julie???  Huh, ah, gee, you can't remember that long ago, hehehe!  I bet you haven't even ever been to Florida, or Texas, or Pennsylvania, or North Carolina, have you???   
I rest my case!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I hate Winter....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/811822</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:15:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Every year this happens... the snow comes, it gets COLD and dark and icy and, did I mention cold?  M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Every year this happens... the snow comes, it gets COLD and dark and icy and, did I mention cold?  Momsie becomes a hermit and thus, we all end up hermits as well.
Take this week, for example.  Monday, Mom hit the sleep button FOUR times before she finally got up and let us outside.  Finally, she dragged herself out of bed and tossed us out.  It was MINUS 8 degrees out there!!!  Needless to say, we were all hopping around, trying to keep as many feet as possible off the freezing, cold, wet snow.  
When she let us in, I decided to hide under the desk instead of running into the dog room to go in my crate.  Surprise, I got away with it, hehehe.  There is a nice bed under that desk, and it is right beside the furnace vent, although Mom DOES keep the thermostat really, really low while she is at work.
Fast forward to 5 pm, Mom comes home from work, has to go to the bathroom cuz the cold does that to her, and she steps right on a tootsie roll I had left on the bathroom rug.  NOT MY FAULT... she's the one that made us go out when it was soooo cold out there in the morning.  Now really, how can a dog do his business outside when he can't even stand up on all four feet????
The rest of the week hasn't gone much better.  
This morning, Mom didn't get up until almost 8 am.  Wouldn't you know, the furnace thermostat shuts back down at 8 am so we were freezing once again!  I decided it might even be warmer IN my crate.  I am happy to say, it was!
AND, the weather man PROMISED us it would be warm today...definitely above freezing and even above normal.  Well, guess what, he was way, way wrong.  The high didn't even get above freezing and it was cloudy and damp cold.  (I said DAMP cold, not that other word, although it would be descriptive as well, I think!)
The dampness made it even COLDER in our house!  Mom came home early, but she was complaining about being frozen so she went grocery shopping because she said it was warmer in the car and in the store. Sure, what about US????
I suspect we will be going to bed early tonight because we sleep in a warm, heated waterbed.  I can't wait!
How long 'til Spring?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/809884</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:13:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, tomorrow is Christmas and for the first time in my WHOLE LIFE, Mom doesn't have to go to work i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, tomorrow is Christmas and for the first time in my WHOLE LIFE, Mom doesn't have to go to work in the morning.  I think it is not just the first time in MY life, but in Moms life, too.  Neat.
The only problem with that is we didn't get to open our presents tonight like we usually do...we have to wait until morning like normal people.  But, Mom did give us our favorite marrow bones tonight.  We start out with them in our crates then we get to bring them out into the living room.  Mom says we are too protective of them at first but after we work on them for a while, we like to change with each other.
Even Jethro got a marrow bone and, trust me, he loved his and wasn't trading with any of us.  He stayed in his little pen with his.
Would you believe Mom took me off to work today and gave me a groom.  I cannot understand why she did such a thing...the only ones who will see me are her and the other dogs and none of them care what I look like.  Oh we'll, it does make me look a bit slimmer so I can probably eat more of our Christmas chickie dinner without her yelling at me, hehehe.
Well, I gotta go now and get my beauty sleep.  Besides, Santa can't come unless I am sleeping.
Merry Christmas, every pup, from all of us to all of you!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom's family Christmas party.</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:10:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it turned out REALLY cold today, only 17 degrees and SNOWING!  The weatherman said it wasn't s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it turned out REALLY cold today, only 17 degrees and SNOWING!  The weatherman said it wasn't supposed to snow until tonight so off we went, but Mom made poor Quincy stay home cuz he is a baby and she was afraid he would get cold outside all day.  Not me, I am the star of the party, hehehe!
For a bit, I was afraid Mom was going to take Toto and not me, but at the last minute she said I could go instead.  Whew!
It was pretty fun cuz when the whole family has labs they all love to love on us poodles.  Tanner was there with Susie, but he came late because of the snow and he is pretty glued to Susie.  Sadly, my best friend Chris didn't come this year, but I did get to see Alfie's little baby again.
I got to pick the number for Mom's present cuz they did some kind of a Yankee swap or something this year.  I picked the biggest present, which was a set of mixing bowls and Mom really wanted them.  Fortunately, NO ONE traded with her so we have some new bowls!!!
We had to come home early cuz it was getting all icy and snowy and Mom is ascarded to drive in the snow now that she is old.  As it was, we crept all the way home and slid right past our driveway when we tried to turn in.  And, there was a car RIGHT BEHIND US... I was bracing for the bang but Mom managed to avoid a collision.
HEY, they had LOBSTER salad sandwiches this year cuz Mom's sister got some from her work place.  Man oh man, it was SOOO GOOOD.  I only got to steal a little out of Mom sandwich while she was driving home and not watching me, but I sure enjoyed it and she didn't even miss it when she finally ate her sandwich after we got home.  Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Now I hope we get tons and tons and tons of snow so I can go run in it tomorrow!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas is coming...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Dec 2012 17:30:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Momsie went off with Julia and her friend Debby.  They went CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!  I don't kno ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Momsie went off with Julia and her friend Debby.  They went CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!  I don't know why, but for some reason, Toto got to go, too.  BAA HUMBUG!
Anyway, I did hear Mumsie say there would be no toys this year because we have soooooo many.  Doesn't she know one can NEVER have too many toys???  Soooooo many is way not too many!!!!
Well, when they got home, WELL AFTER OUR SUPPERTIME, I might add, Mom and Julia had a bunch of bags and they hustled them right off to the guest room.  That is where she stores OUR presents, BOL!  I swear, I heard some squeaking and jingling when she walked by me with the bags.
Toto said they stopped at Petco... he got to go inside, too, but he was with Julia and couldn't see anything that Mom put in the cart.  Hmmmm, she certainly wouldn't be buying anything for her or Julia from Petco, I'm sure! 
She did also buy us a bunch of new rugs for our crates.  I hope she doesn't think those are our Christmas presents????  And, she got us a new bed.  It's very big so we can share it.
BTW, all us dogs are being VERY. VERY good since we saw Mom and Julia put those bags in the guest room, hehehe!  I guess it's better to be safe than sorry, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shut out!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:28:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom gets up lots during the night lately to take care of Jethro.  I get up lots during the night lat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom gets up lots during the night lately to take care of Jethro.  I get up lots during the night lately to follow Mom out to the kitchen and make Jethro's dinner.  We are both constantly tired.  
Well, last night at the three am feeding for some reason I got left on the wrong side of the baby gate.  It is a nasty baby gate...several times I have been smacked by that gate when it pops closed so I do tend to hang back a bit.  Perhaps Mom really didn't know I was still on the wrong side of that gate... Or, perhaps she did!!!
At any rate, she didn't miss me and, after feeding Jethro, she fell right back to sleep.  Being a good dog, I calmly sat on the wrong side of the gate, waiting for her to let me back in the bedroom.  I waited and waited, and waited.  Suddenly, I heard that skunk out on the porch.  I barked and barked and barked.  Wooooofffffffff.
Mom yelled at me to stop barking.  Did she notice I wasn't in the bedroom????  Nope, she went right back to sleep.  Next, the paper man turned around in our driveway.  I barked and barked and barked.   Woooooooffffffff!!!  No Mother, just some more yelling.
Next, it was the Christmas lights coming on...I barked and barked and barked and barked.  Woooooooffffffffffffffff!!!  Not a sound from the bedroom!   Not even any yelling.
Later, I heard the alarm clock buzzing...followed by a "bang" as Mom hit the sleep button.  This was getting serious...I was still out here in the living room.   I barked and barked and barked and barked. Nothing at all, except some more yelling from the bedroom, followed by groaning.
The last straw was when the school bus came along and picked up the early kids.  I barked and barked and...well, you know what I did,  right?   Mom yelled and yelled and, suddenly...she said, and I quote," Beanie, where ARE you?"
Duh, I have been trying to tell you all night long!!!
Tonight she's on her own fixing Jethro's dinner...I am staying on the bed, under the covers.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holidays in the air...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/806300</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:51:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew, Mom seems to have a contest to see how fast she can put the Christmas decorations up after Tha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew, Mom seems to have a contest to see how fast she can put the Christmas decorations up after Thanksgiving every year.  Because of the "extra" weekend this year I was figuring it was going to be MUCH quieter and calmer around here this weekend.  After all, she STILL has the first weekend in December, right?
Well, Thanksgiving day she got organized.  She did put our photos on our pages, but she claimed that was cuz she had a good signal on the Wi-Fi that she boosts over from work...it's not always very good, BOL!
Friday she got a call from our friend Skye.  Seems she wanted to come down and spend the night AND work for Mom on Saturday.  Mom was thrilled cuz the boarding kennel was FULL, well, overfull actually.
So, while Skye cooked dinner for her and Mom on Friday night, Mom found all the Christmas decorations and got the room ready for the tree.  This year it is in OUR bedroom cuz Quincy is a bit young to trust around a Christmas tree AND Mom has a little pen for Jethro to walk around in when he gets a bit older and it is right where the tree used to be.  Besides, there is already an ex pen around the kitty box in that corner of the room so putting the tree behind that ex pen seemed like a good idea.
Soo, We helped and Mom and Skye got the tree up AND partially decorated.  At least the lights work!!!  After work Saturday Momsie put up the outside lights and tree.  Then, she got the stuff for the wreaths.
Sunday Julia was here to help in the kennel so after work she and Mom and ALL US DOGS headed down to gather the boughs for the wreaths.  Mom and Julia made EIGHT wreaths and put them up.
Next, WE went to the store and bought some lights for some of the wreaths AND Julia and Ali went to her house.
Mom cleaned the Chickie house and did laundry and got the stockings ready to hang.  We EACH have a stocking with our name on it!  Every year Mom replaces one or two of the generic ones with nicer ones that are more personal for us.  I already have MY personal one, BOL!
Soo, we are MOSTLY decorated and should be done by next weekend!  Merry Christmas!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas already???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/805238</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:26:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Usually Mom and someone helping her devotes a whole afternoon to doing our Christmas photos.  It is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Usually Mom and someone helping her devotes a whole afternoon to doing our Christmas photos.  It is AWFUL!!!  We get tired, they get tired and everyone ends up yelling at everyone else.
Well, this year Mom decided to do us a few at a time.  Two or three of us at a time get to go to work and spend the day there.  First of all, we DO get groomed, but hey, that happens anyway!  Then, Mom and Tonya or whoever is helping decide what props they will use for each one of us.  
After we are all dressed and prepped, we sit on that table and deal with the bad part...actually getting the photo!  Some of us (ME) are smart and realize that it will be over ever so much faster IF we just sit there and look cute.  Of course, since I AM cute I don't have too much problem with that part, BOL!
This year, for some reason, I was selected to be in the first group along with Toto and Zena.  I must admit, there was MUCH less stress with the new plan, and both Mom and Tonya were much relaxed.  The only problem was that Zena was out of focus. (Hey, she usually IS, so what's new?) Well, that meant that she had to go thru the whole thing again.
Mom will not put the new photos on our page until AFTER Thanksgiving, which is early this year!  But, I will say, poor Barney had quite an electrifying experience today, hehehe, according to him, anyway.  I can't wait to see his, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm being ignored again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/804293</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 16:24:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This is a BAD place to live.  No one loves me, no one pays ANY attention to me and I am sad!  Now Lo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is a BAD place to live.  No one loves me, no one pays ANY attention to me and I am sad!  Now Lola has even taken over MY bed under Mom's desk and I have to sleep way over in the corner by Ali.  Just cuz Lola is sick she thinks she gets MY spot!!
Mom is all busy with the baby... she is always feeding him or holding him or checking him.  Would you believe, he even sleeps in his bucket right up at Mom's head.  Me, I am relegated to the foot of the bed!
Because Mom was worried about the cats thinking the baby was something to eat she took them to the kennel.  Well, now I am hearing all kinds of noises in the night and, since I KNOW it isn't the cats, I need to alert Mom to the danger.  What does she do???  Yup, she YELLS at me!!
Even Toto is being a snot.  It seems he had some sort of testing on his urine and something is wrong with it, so he thinks he is sick, too, and needs Mom's attention.  HE is sleeping in MY little snuggly dog bed on Mom's bed, good thing I was already banished to the foot of the bed or I would be MAD about that!
But, the worst was this afternoon.  Mom went out to feed the chickies.  Because she had already let us dogs out, she shooed everyone into the house side and shut the gate.  Being a super smart, super alert dog, I hid BEHIND Mom so she couldn't see me, hehehe!  When she went into the hen house, I followed along to check out the chickies. 
Would you believe she didn't even yell at me????  I was so hoping she would cuz I needed the attention!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The OCEAN and a Diary Daily pick, YAHOO!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/802125</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:33:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, as we were driving over to the ocean this morning Mom checked her email and noticed I was a Dia ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, as we were driving over to the ocean this morning Mom checked her email and noticed I was a Diary Daily pick!  Hmmm, that's nice, especially since I was on my way to the OCEAN!!
We finally got there...it was sunny and warm, unlike home where it was cool and rainy, go figure!  Right at the top of the beach was a dead porpoise which was pretty gross, but the scientist lady was there and studying it so Mom had a chat with her.  It was sad!
Anyway, the tide was way, way out so we raced around, exploring EVERYTHING!!!  Sadly, Crystal didn't do so hot off leash, and Toto thought it was his job to guard the porpoise, so they had to go back on their leashes.  Not ME, I was perfect!!!
After we checked everything out we went off to the neck to visit Jenny and Piper.  We went with them down to another beach behind Jenny's Mom's store and we had a GREAT TIME playing with them.  Crystal stayed in the car, but me and Toto could be off leash down there and it was super!!!!
Then, Mom and Julia and Jenny's Mom had lunch (Mom had a LOBSTER ROLL!!!)  They sat around in the HOT SUN, gabbing, then we finally headed home.  
BUT, we got to stop at a PETSMART!!!  They had a bunch of shirts on sale so Mom got us a few.  I got a great Polo shirt that says "Guard Dog" on it.  Funny!!!
Anyway, now me and Toto and Cryssie are sleeping under Mom's desk!  Thanks for all your visits, everyone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My favorite spot...THE OCEAN!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/801790</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:43:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, Mom just said that she and Julia are taking ME and Toto and Cryssie to the ocean on Sunday!!!!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, Mom just said that she and Julia are taking ME and Toto and Cryssie to the ocean on Sunday!!!!  I am so excited that my feet are hardly touching the ground!!
It is supposed to be nice and warm and sunny AND Jenny and Piper's Mom is going to meet us there IF she can.  If she can't, we will go to her store and have lunch on the bench outside the store.
AND, the tide is supposed to be lowest at 10:30 and we are supposed to get there at 10:34 so I am doubly excited cuz I do so love LOW TIDE!!!
Whoooopppppeeeeeeeee!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CROWDED house...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:46:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My house is getting VERY crowded and I, for one, don't like it!!!  During the Summer all was well... ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My house is getting VERY crowded and I, for one, don't like it!!!  During the Summer all was well... we all went outside after dinner and Mom even sat outside with us and we played and had fun.  When it got dark we all went to bed.  
Suddenly, it is dark at suppertime.  Or, it is POURING RAIN, like tonight.  Mom gets home from work, feeds us, and lets us out for like ten minutes.  Then, we are all wet or cold or afraid of the dark (NOT ME!), so she lets us inside.
Instead of just me and Toto and Ali going off to sleep in the bedroom with Mom, suddenly we have EVERYONE racing around the house, vieing for Mom's attention and making a mess of my eh, the toybox.  I think Barney and Harvey and Cryssie and Riley and Zena were fine, but, next thing I knew, Annie was here, too.  At least these guys were fairly mature and would normally just pick a dog bed and a toy and settle down for the evening.  Annie would sit in the watch chair, she DOES bark a bit but she does listen to Momsie when she says, "Enough!"  
Then, along came Quincy...now, HE is a major problem!!! He is BIG...he outweighs even Toto!!! And, he is a baby which means his mouth MUST TOUCH everything and anything.  Soo, poor Momsie is constantly jumping up and playing trade off with whatever he has in his mouth.
And, as I mentioned, he is a baby.  It must be catchy cuz suddenly, Cryssie is a baby, too, and is racing thru the house doing zoomies with him.  Also, he barks while he is racing around, and it disturbs my rest!
Toto and I have claimed the dog beds under Mom's desk.  Works okay until I need to see if this time, Annie is right and there really is someone here.  The second I stick my head out from under the desk, Quincy body slams me and he weighs 23 and I weigh 7.  See my problem???
Now Mother has really fallen off the deep end.  When I came in to relax a bit before bed I discovered LOLA parked under my desk, in MY bed!  LOLA, I thought we had sent her packing back in June.  Well, it seems she is staying her until AFTER her babies are born and weaned and gone.  That is like THREE MONTHS!!!!
Lola is a pita because she thinks she is the ONLY one here who should have Mom's attention.  If I just sidle up to Mom for a bit of a pat, Lola rushes over and knocks me out of the way and hogs ALL Mom's attention. 
OMD... what if SHE is sleeping in the bedroom????  OMD, HELP ME!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally home!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/800580</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 17:07:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning when we left the motel Mom and Julie decided to take a leisurely trip home.  Mom told h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning when we left the motel Mom and Julie decided to take a leisurely trip home.  Mom told her GPS to go home, BUT she said to avoid all interstates and toll roads!!  Instead of 5 hours it said it was going to take SEVEN hours!!!
It turned out to be a pretty nice trip!  We went thru the Catskills, especially pretty with all the colored Fall foliage.  We drove around a HUGE reservoir.  The sign said the water was for New York City!!!  I can't imagine that!!!
Finally, after about four hours of back roads and Fall colors, Mom was beginning to get some serious eye strain and both she and Julia were dying for either a McDonalds or a Dunkin Donuts or something like that so Mom changed the GPS back to normal.  It was a good thing cuz we were almost to Albany and that is a bad part of the trip, even ON the highway!!!
Once we got back into Vermont and the Green Mountains, Mom and Julie were joking about driving all the way to Pennsylvania to see foliage that is right in our back yard!!!  They decided it was all relative!
I don't think it's any relative of MINE!!!
Finally, we got home and Mom went over to the kennel and brought Quincy and Crystal home.  Me and Barney had been enjoying the peace and quiet!!
All in all we had a GREAT TRIP.  Mom said it was very relaxing which is the point of a vacation, I guess.  
The motel was really quiet and they went to bed early and slept late and relaxed lots.  Except for the fleas, it was perfect, and with the Advantix, there ain't no fleas on me!!!  
And, when Mom told the motel people about the fleas they gave her back the extra pet charge, which was very nice of them!  Mom said they didn't act too surprised, and said we should have told them right away.  Mom said we were all settled in and fleas don't bite either her or Julie!!!  Mom thinks they were in the hallway anyway, NOT in our room.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sunday vacation adventures...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/800452</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:02:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning we headed down to the HUGE shopping outlet stores.  Along the way, Mom noticed some fle ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning we headed down to the HUGE shopping outlet stores.  Along the way, Mom noticed some flea dirt near my tail so she flipped thru my hair.  I was COVERED with HUGE, NASTY fleas!!!!  So, Julie checked Barney and he had a million of them on his head!
Mom was having a HUGE fit!!!!  She HATES fleas, and they decided that we must have gotten them from the motel cuz we both had baths on Thursday and we didn't have a single flea on us, nor has Mom seen ANY this Summer on any one of us, except one on Ali in August and she put Advantix on ALL of us.
Sooo, they checked out the iPad and found a PetsMart along the way to the Mall.  Mom got Advantix for both me and Barney and they put it on us immediately!!!  Mom also got us a small bed for the console and a couple of new toys and a bully stick for each of us.
Next, we hit a few other stores on the way to the Mall.  The mall was CROWDED and there was NO parking at all.  Mom dropped Julie off at the place she wanted to go and then she found parking in the very, very back of the buildings, after circling the lots FIVE times.  She went to the Uniform store and bought some smocks for work, found Julie and they decided to get out of dodge, so to speak.
We decided to take a picnic back up to the top of the mountain since the weather was okay.  It was fun, we saw some people going down a zip line, we met TWO bloodhound puppies with their little girl and we saw lots of foliage and pretty sights.
On the way back to the motel we did some stops in the woods for a few photo shots... it was fun!  One was an old cemetery and another was an old house with lots of pretty vines and stuff growing on it.  Meanwhile, ALL our fleas died and fell off, so Mom was happier!
It is cold and now it's raining again so we are hunkered down in the motel with the cruddy internet now.  Pretty soon it will be time for TV and bed!!!!
Tomorrow we are heading home and we're gonna take the scenic route home.  Maybe more photo shoots????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Day Two of MY vacation...train ride and RAIN!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/800296</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:55:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom discovered the internet works okay IF she uses AOL instead of IE.  Strange, but we can dea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom discovered the internet works okay IF she uses AOL instead of IE.  Strange, but we can deal with that, I guess.  Anyway, she did manage to get our photos on and working.
This morning we headed off to take the train on a scenic tour in Jim Thorp.  Mom says he was her hero when she was a kid so she was thrilled to go to HIS town and see his memorial!!!
Anyway, it was still warm today but getting really cloudy really fast!  
We got to the train station just before noon so we had to hang around for the next train.  It was pretty humid and there were TONS of people all around.  EVERY ONE of them needed to pat me and Barney and have their photos taken with us!  For someone who used to not like meeting strangers, I was getting REALLY friendly and now I want to run up and visit EVERYONE I see, BOL!!
Anyway, their mascot is a BEAR named Lehigh George and he had Mom take his photo HOLDING ME!!!  Later, he got one with Julie and Barney, too.
The train was pretty neat.  It was kinda loud and bumpy at first so I just sat in my seat.  But, I finally realized it was like kayaking somewhat so I stuck my head out the window to check the scenery.  Then, I was tired so I rested my head on the window like I do on the kayak.  FUN!!!
After our train ride we did some shopping at the places near the train station, then we headed back to the motel.  Suddenly, it was POURING RAIN, and getting MUCH COLDER!!!!
We are now resting and me and Barney are napping with Julie while Mom does our photos.  Later they are going out to dinner and me and Barney have to stay in the car!
Tomorrow it is supposed to rain all day so Mom and Julie are going to a HUGE shopping mall.  I suspect me and Barn will be resting in the car, BOL!  They better buy us something very, very good!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Internet!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/800196</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:22:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom is very unhappy.  She went to load our new photos and the motel Internet died .   Now she is wri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom is very unhappy.  She went to load our new photos and the motel Internet died .   Now she is writing this on the iPad.
Hopefully it will work tomorrow!!!!
We came, and we are seeing!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Packing...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/799898</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:55:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom got out of work early so she decided to pack for our upcoming trip on Friday morning.  You ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom got out of work early so she decided to pack for our upcoming trip on Friday morning.  You may recall, our Mom is the one who brings EVERYTHING when she goes anywhere!!!  She has 99 canvas bags and each one of them is filled to the brim!
In my bag I have some pee belts, three actually cuz we are staying three nights.  Now, mind you, I DO NOT pee inside, especially if I am wearing a pee belt.  One would most likely be plenty!
I also have a fleece jumpsuit, my winter coat AND my thundershirt.  Most likely, it will be plenty warm... if not, I am sure I could wear my thundershirt if I was too cool and not need anything else.
As for feeding time...I have THREE dishes, one for water, one for food and one for ???  Who knows?  I have a bag of food large enough to feed me for three weeks.  We have a big container with one of every kind of drug we might ever require, as well as tape, bandages, a skin stapler, and tons of other veterinary stuff.
I have TWO collars and matching leashes as well as my flexi leash.  I guess the extra one is in case of my other one breaking or getting wet or again, who knows?
I have a crate in the car plus my fold down motel crate.  Mind you, I sleep in the bed with Momsie, and I ride on the THREE blankets Mom packed for the console.  Soo, maybe ONE crate Barney and I could share IF we need to stay in the motel alone or something, but two crates for me?????
Of course, Barney has the same for him.  And, Momsie has clothes for hot, warm, cool, and cold as well as jammies for all four choices.  She has shoes for walking, riding, sitting, resting, you get the idea, right? And, of course there are the cameras and laptop and iPad and all that stuff.
Mom brought four bottles of wine (tiny ones, I will say!) and some Sam Adams.  Now, mind you, Mom has had ONE beer and maybe a half glass of wine in the last six months, and I think Julie has had about the same.  Maybe Barney and I can drink that stuff???  She bought juice, milk, soda, water, and coffee and tea, plus the same for Julie.  
I could go on and on, but this is getting embarassing!!!  Suffice it to say, we won't be needing to buy anything at all while we are there!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanks, HQ...NOT!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:26:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ya know, I did stand a chance at keeping up with Toto's visitors numbers until HQ decided for some w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ya know, I did stand a chance at keeping up with Toto's visitors numbers until HQ decided for some weird reason known only to them, to pick Toto's diary as one of the picks of the day over the weekend.  
I was tied, even, but now I am TWENTY THREE visitors behind him, and losing rapidly!
Yesterday Mom took me and Toto and Crystal and Julia up to the pond to view the foliage.  Actually, we went up there cuz Mom said we needed some exercise and Julia needed some plants for a dietgramma or something like that she was making for school.  
It was pretty cloudy when we left our house and in spite of a bit of sun (AND, a rainbow) along the way up there, it turned into a completely RAINY afternoon!!!
Mom said we would not melt, so we went along back to the corner of the pond even though it was raining HARD.  Julia found a ton of STUFF for her dietgramma and Cryssie and I ran and ran and ran.  I ignored Toto cuz I didn't want him to get any nice photos with me that would have to be on his page so everyone would visit HIS page instead of mine.  
The colors up there were PERFECT, in spite of the clouds and rain, and we even saw TWO flocks of turkeys in the fields and a gaggle of geese flying NORTH over the pond????
Mom took the long way home cuz she was trying to find a colorful little road to take our photo on, but most of the pretty leaves hadn't changed yet except up at the pond.
We didn't take the babies cuz Gemma was leaving this morning and Mom wanted to give us a respite before we have to baby sit Quincy all the time.
Right now he is in the kitchen and I am watching him eat a rug and one of Mom's shoes.  She didn't say I was supposed to stop him from doing that stuff, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A terrible event has occurred...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/798772</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:37:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, for a few weeks I have been expecting this to happen, but I NEVER dreamed it would be so soon! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, for a few weeks I have been expecting this to happen, but I NEVER dreamed it would be so soon!  Toto has finally out numbered me in visitors.
Way back when we joined Dogster I was in the lead.  I kept my lead and even increased it quite a bit when HQ made me dog of the week this Spring.
In the last few weeks Toto has been rapidly gaining on me, and I have worked and worked to keep ahead.  Sadly, he got a diary pick last week and that bumped him up a bit.
I don't know what happened last night but suddenly, tonight I notice he is now FOUR visitors ahead of me.
I am sure I can get back ahead if only all of you would visit MY page and NOT VISIT his!!!!  Thank you in advance!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visit to the pond but NO KAYAKING!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/798299</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:23:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning it was cold and cloudy.  Mom said we could go to the pond after work and take the labbi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning it was cold and cloudy.  Mom said we could go to the pond after work and take the labbies and have a picnic.  Finally, it was time and the sun was sort of coming thru the clouds so off we went.
When we got there it was windy and COLD and very misty and cloudy.  Sooo, we parked at the hiking side and took off for the picnic end of the pond.  Worse, there was only a tiny bit of pretty foliage...most of it was plain old brown!
Ali and I were baby sitting Quincy and Gemma and it was HARD work!  Finally, Mom put them back on their leashes so we could have a break.  I hopped up on a HUGE rock and rested AFTER I looked for some leftover lunch.  NONE!
Mom picked some big, tall weeds for her friend so on the way home we stopped at her house.  Suddenly, the sun was out FULLY and it was HOT.  Mom left us in the car but she left ALL the doors open.  Not too bad.  She also has a boarding kennel so I talked to all the boarding dogs while I waited for Mom and Julia.
On the way home we saw a baby deer standing in the field right close to us.  Mom backed up, gave the camera to Julia and she got some shots of it.  It still has its Bambi spots!!!  Mom put a picture on MY page so you can all see it!!!
When we got home Mom and Julia took ALL the kayaks and kayaking stuff and put them away in the big shed.  They even took off the roof racks.  Guess Summer is really over!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vacation for ME!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/797777</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:48:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I guess Mom finally decided to ditch Toto and take ME, the PERFECT TRAVELER, on her vacation w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I guess Mom finally decided to ditch Toto and take ME, the PERFECT TRAVELER, on her vacation with Julie and Barney instead of him!  I really hate to sound smug, but I knew it would be me all along.  No way is HUGE Toto gonna be lugged around by Mom on vacation.  It's vacation, get it?  Vacation is where you relax and don't do ANY work.  Lugging Toto is WORK!
We are trying to all be nice to Toto so he won't feel sad.  In fact, Mom says that maybe Julia's Mom will let him go to her house and stay with her while we are gone.  He LOVES Julia, and, if he's at her house the girls working here won't have to deal with his obnoxious behavior in the kennel, BOL!
Well, I gotta go now cuz I need to try on all my vacation clothes and see which ones the other dogs think I should pack for MY trip.  And, I need to make sure my collars and leashes are all clean and ready, too.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Howlaween photos....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/797257</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:21:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This weekend Mom and Julia decided it was a good time to take some NEW Howlaween photos.  Julia want ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This weekend Mom and Julia decided it was a good time to take some NEW Howlaween photos.  Julia wanted them ALL alike, as in all of us smiling at the silly black cat sitting beside the pumpkin and the spider.  Well, I am here to tell you, I do not like look alike photos!!!! 
Soo, between the sun shining in my eyes causing me to close them, Mom's dunked camera being stubborn, and the wind blowing over the silly cat, and me generally just being uncooperative, I managed to end up with a different photo this year!!!
Mom bought that tie last year AFTER Howlaween at a junk store for one dollar.  I laughed at her when she bought it, but she said it was for Barney cuz he LOVES to wear ties.  Well, Julia ended up putting the tie on ME after Mom insisted (Julia HATES that tie, BOL!) and I thought it was rather cute so I sat nicely for this one.
Good thing, cuz with all the photos they took, and even MORE after when we all got to play after the costumes, this is the ONLY one Mom kept of me, so you better enjoy it!!!
Otherwise, it was a pretty nice weekend.  I was hoping for another kayak ride or maybe a canoe trip but apparently Julia has a bad cold so she and Mom (and TOTO!!!) went off shopping for the day.  I got to stay home and watch the house.
It was okay cuz it is chilly and Mom got out some of the new dog beds she has been collecting all Summer long.  I tried them all out and some of these beds are REALLY comfy!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking with the kids...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/796365</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:56:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom and Julia decided to take the babies kayaking.  Since they are so young, Mom let me go alo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom and Julia decided to take the babies kayaking.  Since they are so young, Mom let me go along to teach them the ways!  I got to go with Gemma and Mom cuz Julia insisted on taking Quincy.  It seems that he is MUCH calmer than Gemma, at least now he is.
Once I told Gemma the rules she was pretty good.  It was hard paddling out to the island for lunch cuz there was a stiff wind blowing.  Mom said that was good cuz that meant we wouldn't have to paddle BACK to the landing...the wind would blow us back!  Of course, when we headed back the wind changed directions, BOL!
Anyway, except for Mom capsizing the kayak and drowning the cameras, we had a very good time.  The babies were very well behaved and they didn't get sea sick.  Come to think of it, they didn't get carsick either!  They were a bit much while Mom and Julia were eating lunch, but tying up their leashes to a nearby bush solved that problem!
After kayaking, we went for a hike over to the end of the pond.  It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time!  I was so happy that I am small AND a good teacher so I could go instead of Toto.  He had to stay home, hehehe!!!
As for the vacation trip... we still do not know whether it will be ME or Toto accompanying Mom and Julie.  Today Mom had to order some new pee belts so I listened very carefully.  First, she ordered 4 small ones, I was sooo excited cuz I KNEW they would be for me and I was going!!!!  Then, she ordered 4 medium ones, Toto's size.  Darn it all, we STILL don't know!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our new brother...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/795837</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 Sep 2012 18:29:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Quincy has arrived!!!  I was the first one to get to visit with him.  It was okay, he bounced  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Quincy has arrived!!!  I was the first one to get to visit with him.  It was okay, he bounced over to me and was going to give me a BIG labrador kiss and I quickly nipped that in the bud, literally!!!
Fortunately, he seems to be fairly smart and once was enough.  I did enjoy my Sunday afternoon visit down to the big yard with him and his sister Gemma, especially when I discovered Smokey Cat down there!  He and I had a nice run around the lawn.  Quincy could only watch since his pudgy body and baby legs couldn't even begin to keep up with me and Smokey!
I was also invited to lunch with Mom and Julia and Auntie Jeanne...we had PIZZA, my favorite!  After lunch, sadly, I was replaced by Toto.  Oh well, I was the first!!!!
It appears that Toto is no longer having a peeing problem.  In fact, he hasn't peed in the bedroom since his fourth day of antibiotics.  I seriously tried to hide them so he would begin peeing again, but Mom reminded me that the vet clinic was just next door and she would get him some more!
Drats, that vacation trip was MINE, all MINE!!!  Now it's back up in the air again. On the one hand Mom says I am smaller and easier to travel with.  On the other hand, she says Toto hasn't been on vacation for a long time and it is really his turn.  
I say he's a dog and won't even realize we are gone, Mother!  Besides, remember those places said pets were welcome IF they were carried or in a stroller.  There is quite a big difference between my svelte 7 lbs and his massive 18 lbs.  He weighs almost THREE TIMES as much as I weigh.  Remember your sore shoulder and how tiny our stroller is???  
Besides, you will also be carrying your camera(S), your purse, and all that other stuff.  I am only looking out for your own good, Momsie dearest!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sorry, Toto.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/795172</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:07:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said I have to apologize to Toto for being so not nice to him.  She said he went to the vets and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said I have to apologize to Toto for being so not nice to him.  She said he went to the vets and he is really sick and can't help it that he is peeing in MY bedroom.
Well, that may be, but I can still hope that he doesn't get better until after MY vacation!!!  Besides, I am experienced at vacationing and will be no problem at all and will NEVER mess on anything.  Well, unless Julie gives me her left over chicken livers again, BOL!  That mess really wasn't my fault, it was hers!  Fortunately, Mom had that cleaning stuff in the car with us!
This weekend our friend Lola is coming back for a short visit.  Seems she is going to have a "meeting" with Darrell.  She is actually pretty fun so I hope Mom lets ME play with her, even if she is in heat.  I certainly can't breed her, BOL!
Hey, I discovered that chippie that is stealing the cracked corn out of the chickie pen!  He is pretty exciting and I would LOVE to chase him.  Mom was bragging that none of us bark at stuff like that when I suddenly couldn't contain myself and had to announce to everyone, (including the neighbors, hehehe) that he was stealing the chickie food!!!  Come on Mom, you said I was supposed to alert you to the thunder storms, how about to the imposters as well???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hey, Diary pick for me!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/794976</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:46:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was pleased to notice that I was picked as a Diary pick today.  I want to thank everyone for their ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was pleased to notice that I was picked as a Diary pick today.  I want to thank everyone for their visits and nice gifts!!!  I LOVE gifts!
Speaking of, remember how I always say stuff changes around here???  Well, it turns out that Toto has apparently LOST his vacation privileges and I am first in line as his replacement, hehehe!!!
It seems he has started peeing in the bedroom EVERY NIGHT!  And, since Mom won't take him if he's peeing, he has lost his chance! (Guess that diuretic I gave him really does work, BOL!)
Mom did crate him for two nights and he was perfectly dry both nights so she was pretty sure he doesn't have a UTI.  Besides, he had a negative sterile urine check just two weeks ago.  Soo, she got up in the middle of the night and let him out and even that didn't work, he STILL peed all over the floor!  She tried the pee belt but he pees soooo much that it leaks and gets on the bed so that is definitely OUT!!
I am sorry that Toto will miss out on the great trip.  He won't get to go on the train ride, or sleep in the motel, or go shopping, or picnicking in the mountains, or.....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Won!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/794178</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:51:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I won Honorable Mention in the Adoption 2012 contest!!!  I want to thank all the judges, those who d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I won Honorable Mention in the Adoption 2012 contest!!!  I want to thank all the judges, those who donated such wonderful prizes and especially those others who won as well.  There were many, many super entries and I suggest if you haven't you all read them.  Have a box of tissues handy!!!
BUT...the way I see it, WE ALL WON, cuz we all have wonderful new homes in spite of our sad beginnings!!  Well, maybe not Toto cuz he wasn't adopted, he just wrote about him "helping" Mom with her rescues.  Not the same, Toto, but we will let it pass just this once!
On another subject, my toe is still hurt, but it is getting better slowly.  Mom is sure my nail broke off under the skin and that is why it is sooo sore.  She did put some antibiotic ointment on it and wrapped it up in a bandage so it wouldn't get dirty and I think that helped a bit.  Hopefully, it will be ALL better by this weekend!!!
Instead of working in the garden Mom and I worked in the chickie house on Sunday.  I got to help cuz I don't chase chickies!!!  We made a nice pen inside the house for the babies, then we cut a hole in the wall and made them a nice outside pen as well.
Since they are only just over three weeks today we can't put them outside yet but maybe next week if it stays warm.  They are getting HUGE, and have lots of feathers, too.
Oh yeah, I gotta finish the Guinea story for Toto.  This morning the vet arrived to pick them up and he had his sons with him.  Mom had them in two cages but one cage was kind of wimpy.  Well, that is the cage that one of his sons dropped and the THREE Guineas in that cage escaped out into the front yard.
The boys were sure they could catch them.  Mom smiled, handed them a net and told them to go for it!  A while later they came back and Mom told them she would get them again tonight and they could pick them up tomorrow.  They were pretty relieved to not have to chase them anymore!!!  Mom says they would have better luck catching a shooting star, BOL!
Later Mom went out and herded them back into the lab pen and then let the chickies down with them.  Now we have TWO more Guinea eggs for our dinner!!!
Pretty soon it will be dark enough and Mom will go catch them and put them in a SAFE cage, BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Better this morning?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/793682</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:49:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was a long night and every single time I jumped off the bed I landed on my very, very sore  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was a long night and every single time I jumped off the bed I landed on my very, very sore toe!!  But, Mom says it is better and not as swollen this morning.  What does she know, it isn't HER toe!!!
She thinks I must have bruised or cracked my toenail.  I dunno, but I can say, it feels like it is totally BROKEN!
But, I remembered, I am going on a ride this afternoon over to visit with Quincy for a bit.  Hopefully, he can now go outside and play and maybe even finally meet me.  Mom says he is one month old now.
And, since it is a beautiful day, I may recover enough to go for a run in the field.  Kayaking was a possibility but Julia has gone to camp and Mom's other kayaking buddies are away so I guess that is out.  
Mom said she does have some gardening to do so maybe I will help her out with that, if I am so inclined.  If not, I can rest in the shade, maybe even in the hammock?
Well, gotta go get my collar and leash so I can see Quincy!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD, I am injured...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/793612</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:07:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has seriously been neglecting me lately.  I haven't been on any rides, trips, kayak or canoe exc ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has seriously been neglecting me lately.  I haven't been on any rides, trips, kayak or canoe excursions, etc.  I did go to work the other day and got groomed, but, as all poodles know, that is NOT FUN!
To make it even worse, today Mom went off at 6 am with Darrell to a dog show.  I didn't mind missing the dog show, but I would have liked going to Tractor Supply. (Darrell told me they stopped there and it was a special day and he got to go inside and eat dog biscuits!)
When they got home, Mom took Toto and went to OUR Tractor Supply and left ME home in the house!!!!  Toto got patted and petted by tons of people and he even got a free FRISBEE!!!
Soo, when Mom got home I met her at the door with my foot held in the air.  I tried to take a step or two, but it was hurting SO BAD that I had to stumble and limp.  It worked, Mom immediately picked me up and ohh'd and ahh'd and checked me over.
My toe IS hurt!  It is swollen and hot and IT HURTS!!!  Mom said she didn't think I was dying, in fact, she was sure I would survive so I wouldn't let her touch me again.  I ran (oops, limped!) under the desk and I am staying here until I get to go somewhere.
UH OH, maybe this was a bad idea...hope she doesn't take me to the vets!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, a run in the lab pen!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/792828</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:06:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Julia was here again for the weekend and I was pretty sure that she and Mom forgot us dogs lived her ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Julia was here again for the weekend and I was pretty sure that she and Mom forgot us dogs lived here, BOL! They pretty much didn't do ANYTHING with us, well, except took us for a ride to see Quincy, but we had to stay in the car!
It was raining and way too hot for a run in the field, besides the chickies were all down there most of the time.
Today, Mom and Julia went off shopping cuz it was raining again.  We all got left home, UGH!  Finally they got home and actually took us all down in the lab pen for over an hour!!!!  We did lots of running, but Momsie didn't get any super photos, just the same ole stuff, so she didn't bother to post any.
I happened to see some of the junk they bought today...turns out, it is all toys for Quincy.  BIG toys, too.  Is it okay to hate him before he even gets here?????  All I keep hearing is Quincy this and Quincy that, and on and on.  Not very nice!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An adventure!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/790919</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:11:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom and Julia were bored so Mom decided to go on an adventure.  Since us dogs were also bored  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom and Julia were bored so Mom decided to go on an adventure.  Since us dogs were also bored and stuck in the house, we were invited, too.
First problem...just as we were gonna head out the door a HUGE storm came up and we had to sit, watching out the window, for almost an hour while it circled around and came back over the house around three times, we watched it pouring na blowing and the whole driveway was soon flooded.
But, Momsie was right and sure enough, it vanished and off we went.  First, we went over to visit Quincy.  Us dogs had to sit in the car and it wasn't too much fun, but Mom and Julia had fun, I guess.  Finally, it was time to leave there and off we headed, this time to an orchard to get some peaches.  Mom LOVES local peaches...they are very small and very, very sweet!!!  Only ONE orchard has them but it's right near where the baby Quincy lives.
After Mom and Julia bought their peaches (and some FUDGE!!!), they decided to visit the petting zoo there.  They saw TONS of chickies, baby rabbits, baby goats, and some peacocks and other strange birds.  Toto was almost beside himself with the chickies cuz Mom made US stay in the car but she did leave the AC on for us!!!
From there, Mom decided to just drive along and see what transpired.  The orchard is on some back roads and they ended up going by a HUGE flood plain place where Mom used to take the labs running years and years ago.  Sooo, they decided to take us there!!!  We ran and ran and ran, then Mom took us to a place there where the river comes over a falls.  We FINALLY got to do a bit of swimming!!!
Next, we went by Mom's old house and the HS Shelter where she worked.  It was interesting but CLOSED!!!  From there we went over a hill and thru some woods and back to Mom's hometown!!!  
She and Julia got some food for supper and we came home and had OUR dinner and they had their dinner.  Mmmmmm, good, but their steak was better than OUR kibble!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Numbers again...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:47:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I just noticed, with just FIFTEEN more visitors I will reach the esteemed number of 14,000 visits!!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just noticed, with just FIFTEEN more visitors I will reach the esteemed number of 14,000 visits!!!  Yes, that is fourteen THOUSAND!  Sadly, Toto is creeping up on me at a steady rate and is currently only 300 visits behind me.  I owe those 300 extra visits of mine to being selected Dog of the Week a few months ago... hint, hint, Dogster HQ?
In other news and tidbits, I had a real issue the other night with some storms.  I heard the thunder, saw the lightening, and did my famous alerting and made sure everyone was up and awake so nothing bad would happen to them.  For some reason, Mom decided to take a shower (it was 1:30 in the morning????)  Well, normally, I run in the bathroom to supervise her showers, but I was concerned about my alerting job.  There are no windows in our bathroom and it is tucked away under the stairs in the middle of the house cuz the house was built in 1794 so obviously had NO bathroom then.  So, if I were in there I wouldn't be able to alert very well.  Toto went ahead and ran into the bathroom so I knew Mom would be safe in there so I remained out in the living room to do my alerting.
I am not sure what happened, the storm wasn't really loud but there WAS a ton of lightening and suddenly, I became extremely askardid so I ducked under the desk and stayed there until Mom came back from the shower.  She didn't see me, so she called me and I crept out and slunk into the bedroom and ducked under her bed, hard to do if it's a waterbed, let me tell you!!!
Mom wasn't sure why I was askardid after five years of being the first one to run to the window and tell everyone about the storm.  Me, I am not telling!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Adopt 2012 Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/787740</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:38:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Five years ago this past Spring, I got a call about fifteen miniature poodles in trouble over on an  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Five years ago this past Spring, I got a call about fifteen miniature poodles in trouble over on an island in Maine.  It seems the caller had answered an ad for one of these poodles, gone to visit them and was totally shocked at the conditions they were being kept in.  The dogs were all living outdoors (in FREEZING Maine Winters),in filthy pens with their only care consisting of food and water being tossed into the pens once a day.  Among the dogs were two litters of puppies, the youngest being just 7 weeks old.  
Apparently the original owner had died and the remaining relative continued to allow the dogs to breed at will, thinking he was somehow going to sell the pups and get rich quick.  As we all know, it doesn't work like that, and he was now looking at too many mouths to feed and no funds to provide ANY care, not even the basics.
Fortunately, we were able to convince the owner that he was in way, way over his head and he agreed to sell us the entire group for a minimal fee.  As much as I disagree with buying dogs to rescue them, these dogs were in danger of perishing if something wasn't done and done soon, so I agreed.
My friend and I drove to Maine in a pouring, freezing rainstorm and met the man at a prearranged meeting place on the mainland.  I have been in rescue for over 40 years and I admit, I was shocked at the conditions of these dogs.  In most cases the only way we could tell the head from the tail was by the smell of caked feces on the rear end and yeasty ears smell from the head.  
NONE of the dogs had been groomed in at least two years and even the pups were caked with poop and mud.  Of course they were totally panicked, especially those that had been born and raised on the island.  As we were transferring them to my car we realized we only had fourteen...the mother of the seven week old pups was missing.  
The owner insisted he had them all...one by one we took them all out and came up with fourteen, he agreed to take the ferry back and get the remaining dog.  NO WAY was I leaving without it.
During the four hour wait for the round trip to the island and back to the mainland, my friend and I entertained ourselves by clipping poop off the babies rectums with fingernail scissors I had in my car.  We cried the entire time!  We were sure he was not going to return, but, finally, the ferry came into sight and there he was, with the dog.
When we got back to my kennel I called all my dog friends and they came and helped us clean up these dogs.  They all had to be shaved, then bathed, then clipped again to get the remaining matts off them.  It took ten of us over 5 hours to get each one matt free, clean and fed.
During the entire operation we took photos as we went along... first thing next morning I made up posters asking for donations to help with these dogs.  Fortunately, our boarding and grooming clients came thru in a huge way, and they told their friends and it quickly expanded throughout New England and GREAT homes were found for the dogs.  
We did end up with enough funds to enable us to neuter EVERY one before they left for their new homes as well, ensuring the breeding would stop here!
I am still in contact with the new owners of these dogs... we often marvel at the resiliency of them overcoming the terrible conditions in which they were living.  God does watch out for his children!!
Of course, this whole project took several months.  In the beginning, I was concerned about Beanie, (named as the rescue took place at the LL Bean exit off I95!!), one of the young pups.  He was less than half the size of his four siblings, at 7 weeks he weighed under a pound and they were well over three pounds each, and his belly was constantly purple due to the blood vessels showing thru the skin.  Our vets couldn't find a reason for that, and were also concerned.  At 10 weeks, when it was time to neuter the pups so they could go to their homes I was terrified to do Beanie.  I was also extremely reluctant to place him, worried that he would get a wonderful family, they would fall in love with him and then he would die, breaking their hearts!
My vet was all for neutering him...he felt that if he survived the neuter, he might stand a chance at being normal, if not, we hadn't broken anyone's heart by placing him and then having him die.
Yes, but what about MY heart???  On the day the pups were neutered I missed that baby all day long and MY heart was broken.  As soon as the pups came back to the kennel from the vets I scooped up Beanie and brought him to my house...he had found his forever home!!!
Obviously, Beanie survived. Although he STILL half the size of his siblings, he is "normal" sized for a toy poodle in spite of being out of larger, miniature sized parents.  He still goes thru periods when his belly turns purple for days at a time, and still no one knows why.
I especially feel "bonded" with Beanie... he IS special and serves as a reminder daily of how wrong breeding can go in the wrong hands.  While I love and cherish those poodles I bred myself, with their titles and health clearances and stable minds, Beanie, earning his obedience title after two years of failing due of his insecurities from his upbringing, left me with a MAJOR sense of pride in our bond. 
I have done "special" rescues all my adult life but none have touched me as much as Beanie and his family.  I always remember, as a breeder, there but for the grace of God go I!!! It is very sobering!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy week for the Beanster!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/789503</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:12:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, it's been crazy around here this week!  Julia stayed overnight EVERY NIGHT (except tonight) and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, it's been crazy around here this week!  Julia stayed overnight EVERY NIGHT (except tonight) and she is really helping Mom now.  In fact, she gave ME a bath and blow dry on Wednesday, or was it Tuesday???
She and Mom were going to have Wednesday off from work...NO work all day long, BUT... the other girl called in sick and everyone else was busy so Mom had to go work.  Since she was there, she took some grooming dogs and Julia helped her with them.
After work Mom decided they would take us dogs kayaking.  Since we ALL wanted to go, they invited Julia's mom and her friend and his daughter.  Soo, that meant SIX of us could all go.  Of course, me and Toto went with Mom and Julia took her fav, Barney.  Julia's Mom loves Harvey so he went with her and Crystal went with Scott cuz he likes her and Bethany isn't thrilled with dogs so they gave her Ali, who can make ANYONE fall in love with her and she did, BOL!
It was a perfect night and no one else was there.  We saw the beavers, a big heron, some kingfishers catching and eating crayfish, some geese, some HUGE mayflies feeding the trout and some HUGE DEAD trout!!  And, Bethany, fresh back from studying some ocean turtles for her Summer school job, found and caught a baby painted turtle, which she gave to Julia and which is now at home in the aquarium over at work.  
There were also tons and tons of different kinds of flowers, some of which Mom couldn't identify so she has to look them up tonight. 
On the way home they all stopped for ice cream.  Silly Crystal was barking at all the people so Julia let her get out and join them for ice cream.  I am still wondering how she thought of that trick all by herself since NONE of the rest of us got any ice cream!!!!  I will be trying that next time, believe me!!!!
I was a bit overtired cuz I had spent ALL DAY at work with Julia and Mom and had to do a lot of running around over there to make sure all those other dogs knew I was the boss!!!  Toto was overtired cuz he's been that way alot lately for some reason.  Mom was overtired cuz she had to work after grooming TWELVE big dogs the day before.  She is still overtired cuz today she and Tonya had twelve more.
Mom says she is REALLY having both Saturday AND Sunday off this weekend.  We are going to another Chicken swap in the morning and we are gonna play in the afternoon!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm getting blessed again!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/788712</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:21:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tomorrow me and Ali are going to church with Mom and Julia.  It is time again for the blessing of th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow me and Ali are going to church with Mom and Julia.  It is time again for the blessing of the beasts and one of the church ladies invited Mom.  It seems they have a new pastor and he is an old friend of Moms from her Labrador days.  She thought it would be a neat surprise to have Mom show up and surprise him.
So, Julia is spending the weekend here cuz her Mom is away and she and my Mom are going to finish the chicken house this weekend after we get blessed.  Maybe she should bring a pullet to get blessed???  Her friend used to have chickens, too.
Speaking of the chicken house, Mom and Julia got the walls up last night and this afternoon Susie came down to get Tanner groomed so she and Mom braved the 95 degree heat and put up all the roofing.  Now all that is left are the doors and then finishing up the stuff like nest boxes and such.  Mom says it should be done and the chickies moved into it by Sunday, at the latest.
Oh yeah, Toto can't go to the blessing cuz he is black and will be too hot.  Besides, it wouldn't do any good for him, BOL.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Diary Pick for me!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/788244</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:30:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hmmm, good things come in groups, I guess.  Mom said I am a diary pick again today!  I was wondering ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hmmm, good things come in groups, I guess.  Mom said I am a diary pick again today!  I was wondering why I got some gifts this morning.
I LOVE being a diary pick...it is fun AND Mom says at least she knows someone is reading our diaries!!!
Mom is moaning about the fleas in Dogster again.  There are so many now it seems almost overwhelming to try to navigate around the site.  I feel sorry for any new members who are trying to learn how to do stuff here.
The worse is the issue with the photos, I think.  The other day Mom had to try EIGHT times to get one of mine to load without that Dang message.  Dang is such a negative, ugly word...you would think they would be polite and say, Sorry, or something nicer.  Imagine if you were brand new here, trying to load photos...you would naturally assume YOU were doing something wrong!!!
Today, everytime we try to hover over the Community tab the silly ad below it completely blocks the entire community box.  Without already knowing where each heading is, we would be totally lost.
AND... there is the issue of the Dog of the Day being in Cat's clothing.  Not too nice if YOU happen to be the dog of the day, that's for sure!!!
Complaining to HQ doesn't seem to help much.  That photo issue has been around since the upgrade, at least!!  And, when was the last time the auto-ordering worked for arranging photos?????
Oh well, I guess it's the best we have, but when we remember how nice Dogster was a few years ago, it IS depressing!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend on Hump day????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/787428</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:51:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hmmm, it seemed pretty strange to have a weekend in the middle of the week today!!! Julie slept over ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hmmm, it seemed pretty strange to have a weekend in the middle of the week today!!! Julie slept over last night, and she and Mom and Laurie went to work in the kennel and got home EARLY, like 9:30 early!!
That meant we had ALL day to play!!!  
Of course, it was VERY, VERY hot.  Mom and Julie took us down into the lab pen as soon as they got home so it wouldn't be so hot.  Even so, it was plenty warm.
But, last night, after work, Mom and Julie went off kayaking!!  Of course, I got to go, along with Toto and Beanie.  We were going to meet Laurie and her hubby up there but there was a problem.
You see, there are TWO ponds where we go...there is the Upper pond and the Lower pond.  We usually go to the upper pond, but for some reason, I guess Mom told Laurie we would go to the lower one instead.  Probably cuz they have a canoe and the upper one is pretty shallow since the dam got damaged by Irene and it isn't fixed yet.
Anyway, Mom couldn't leave until after work so they decided to meet at 6.  Well, when we got there, we drove into the lower pond and no one was there.  Laurie said they would be there earlier, so Mom guessed they must be at the upper pond instead.  
Of course, she forgot she said the lower pond, so first we waited and ate our dinner, then we decided to go anyway in the upper pond.  We paddled all around, watched some geese with their babies, and generally had a fine time.
When we got back to shore Mom's friend who lives near the ponds was there so she and he were chatting since they hadn't met up since last Fall.  Anyway, in the course of the conversation, Mom mentioned she was supposed to meet some friends and he said they WERE at the lower pond!!!  Oops!!!
So, we loaded the kayaks and drove down but they had already left.  Of course, when we all got home Laurie emailed Mom photos of the beavers, including a BABY ONE, that they were watching in the lower pond.  Gosh darn it all!!!
At least Mom let us get ice cream on the way home, then Julia couldn't eat all of hers so Mom let us have that on top of our supper.  NO ONE left any food in our dishes, BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHERE did the weekend go and why didn't I go, too??</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/786905</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jul 2012 16:52:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This was a BAD weekend.  First of all, it was HOT and Mom made us stay in the house with the AC on a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This was a BAD weekend.  First of all, it was HOT and Mom made us stay in the house with the AC on all the time.  (Of course, we did not complain about that, BOL!)  It was sooo hot that the eggs were hard boiled BEFORE Mom could even get them out of the hen house!!!
Once again, Julia spent the WHOLE weekend with us, well, even longer cuz she came on Thursday, cuz she takes Ali to Mom's obedience class.  Soo, on Friday she took ALL the cats to work and took photos of them all, but left ME at home.  Toto got to go, though!
Mom didn't have to work at all on Saturday so after she and Julia got up and decided it was just plain too hot to go kayaking, Mom said they could go to a new outlet mall that JUST opened in one of the big cities in our state.  Of course, I volunteered to go along...of course it was WAY too hot so Mom made us ALL stay home.
Would you believe they were gone ALL DAY LONG and didn't even bring us anything at all!  In fact, they were late getting US our dinner even!  Mom said there were no pet stores there but I happen to know that there WAS a Coach store and she could have at least gotten my the latest new collar, I think!
They did buy some new bows and hair stuff for the girl dogs.  Fat lot of good that does ME!
Today, Julia went home and Mom went up to the big city nearby and visited with Lola's new Mom.  They had lunch and went shopping.  This time Mom DID bring us a new jar of animal crackers.  Thank goodness, ours was almost empty and I LOVE those things!!!
But, we still didn't get to go run in the big lab pen AND Mom spent the whole rest of the day out mowing the lawns.  Gee...what a wasted weekend!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Final computer diagnose!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/786133</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:17:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got her work computer back from the fixer upper man today.  He had a terrible time fixing it cuz ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got her work computer back from the fixer upper man today.  He had a terrible time fixing it cuz he couldn't get it to run good enough to perform his fixit magic.  
Finally, he decided Mom might have been on the right track thinking it was an update patch from the virus program.  Since HE recommended that program (Vipre), he decided to contact them.  Mom WAS right!!!  Apparently they did send out a bad update, then almost instantly sent out the correct version.  Well, BOTH of Moms computers were set to update at the exact time as that bad one went out.  Mom could fix the one at home cuz she was able to use the recovery/restore feature but it wasn't working on the work one.  She actually first thought it was a Windows update so picked that as her restore point but that was also the same day as the Vipre bad one so it worked.
Anyway, she is very happy now that she doesn't have to get a new computer.  And, an added bonus...she now has a current backup, which she doesn't do often enough.   BTW, her laptop was fine cuz even though the Vipre update was at the same time, the laptop wasn't turned on until after the corrected update came along.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More on our kayaking...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/785953</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:19:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I wrote my diary really fast yesterday and I forgot some stuff.  For one thing, Mom said I was confu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wrote my diary really fast yesterday and I forgot some stuff.  For one thing, Mom said I was confusing everyone calling the place a pond AND a lake.  Actually, it IS called Lowell Lake BUT it is really a big pond, as ponds and lakes go.  It is in Vermont...if it was in NH they would have renamed it cuz they went thru and made a new criteria for the difference between ponds and lakes.  Mom can't remember what it is, but lots of people were mad that their lakes became ponds, BOL!
Anyway, this place is still called a lake.  There is a nice walking trail all around the pond/lake, and there is a really, really neat old cemetery up the hill from the pond.  We were going to explore up there but the thunderstorm cut that part short.
The other thing that was funny according to Mom, not necessarily to me, was something I did.  When you unload your kayaks you need to drive your car up a big hill to the parking lot.  Well, there were a bunch of BIG dogs there, all loose and running around.  Mom said they were good dogs cuz they didn't bother us at all, but the Warden was watching them cuz you are supposed to be on a leash and they weren't.
Anyhow, I went up to get the car with Mom cuz Julia was holding both Barney and Harvey down at the landing with the kayaks.  
Mom started up the hill and said I was absolutely prancing along beside her.  She glanced back and saw two of those dogs following me.  I was absolutely strutting to make sure they KNEW I was not afraid of them, BOL!
Mom said it would have been a completely, totally different story IF I wasn't on my leash and IF she wasn't beside me to protect me.  She said I would have been slinking along, hoping they didn't notice me at all!  
Yeah, right, Mother.  I was protecting YOU!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm back!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/785821</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:10:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we got to the pond and Mom almost left immediately cuz there were sooooo many cars there was n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we got to the pond and Mom almost left immediately cuz there were sooooo many cars there was no place to even park.   But, in order to leave, we had to drive down to the landing and Mom realized it is a HUGE lake so there was plenty of room for us all on the water!  So we unloaded the kayaks and me and her drove back up just as someone was pulling out so we got to park.
Fortunately we went to the swampy area first cuz just after we got thru that part, both Mom and me heard a bunch of thunder!!!  We hightailed it back around to the landing just as the lightening really started flashing.  But...it didn't start pouring until we were all loaded up and leaving.  
There was such a bottleneck at the landing that the warden was directing traffic!!!  He even helped Mom put the kayaks back on the car.
I will say, it was really, really, really HOT out on that pond!!  Poor Harvey was even hotter than me cuz he didn't have any hair to keep the sun off his skin.  But, Mom wet us down and we were fine.  We saw lots and lots of pretty flowers and dragonflies.  
Even though our trip was cut short, we still were there over an hour and we did have a ton of fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ANOTHER Diary Daily pick for ME!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/785737</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:45:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, I have another diary pick today!!!   Cool, huh?  Mom is taking me and the two hairless wonders  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, I have another diary pick today!!!   Cool, huh?  Mom is taking me and the two hairless wonders kayaking to my FAVORITE lake over in Vermont.
Julia is going, too.  Toto has to stay home, hehehehe!
Well, gotta go now cuz they are ready to leave.  More later????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Summer's here and it is HOT!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/785529</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:20:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here it is, almost bed time and it is STILL almost 90 degrees outside.  We have TWO air conditioners ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here it is, almost bed time and it is STILL almost 90 degrees outside.  We have TWO air conditioners here in our house and it is still 78 inside!!!  Too hot for me!
I voted for a trip down to the lab pen and the little blue swimming pool but Mom said it was TOO hot.  Besides, we would have had to chase the chickies back out of the lab pen and Mom said they were enjoying lying around under the bushes down there.  What about us, Momsie???  We don't get to lie around under the bushes on the cool ground???
She told me WE have the cool AC in the house.  Yeah, right!
I, for one, prefer the great outdoors, as long as there are no bugs out there, BOL!
Speaking of bugs, Mom is quite impressed with the great job those chickies and Guineas are doing on the bugs.  Since they have been wandering around our dog yards and the lab pens there have been NO fleas on any of us and only Riley had ONE tick, and Mom found it right away so he shouldn't be sick from it, even though it was a deer tick.  
By comparison, she picked MORE than 15 of them off ONE grooming dog just today, and plenty off the other ones.
However, Mom says she has spent way, way more on those chickies than she would have spent on Advantix so far... the eggs are costing her about $10 EACH!!!  
I say it's all about the pleasure we get from enjoying watching (and chasing!) the chickies AND, we don't need NO poison on us!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shoes with toes, next a nose???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/785053</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom got her new shoes in the mail today.  She immediately decided to try them on.  It was pret ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom got her new shoes in the mail today.  She immediately decided to try them on.  It was pretty funny!!  She kept trying and trying to get her foot into the left one, but her last middle toes kept folding over instead of going into the places for them.  
She was getting pretty frustrated, then decided to try on the right one... bingo, slipped right on like a well fitted glove!!! She hopped around the kennel, decided it was pretty comfy, so really started working on the left one.  Of course, this time it also slipped right on with all her toes where they belong!
So far she has worn them for NINE hours!  They must be pretty comfy cuz usually she peels off her shoes before she even gets all the way into the house after work and she is still wearing these!
She says they are GREAT!!!  They have nice, tough but flexible soles and a great arch support, yet the tops are very soft fabric material.  Mom HATES those sandals that go between your toes so she was worried about the feeling of the separated toes... no problem!
She is having a MAJOR pain in her bad knee but is hoping it is NOT from the fact that these shoes have no heels and are therefore putting different angles on her walking.  I reminded her that she ALWAYS goes barefoot and never has a pain in her knee, so it must NOT be her shoes.
BTW, they ARE pretty funny looking.  Fortunately, she got the ones that are black and gray and not the hot pink ones or the lime green ones or, worse yet, the bright purple ones, BOL!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My turn for diary daily pick!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/784997</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:44:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hehehe...Toto was lording his diary daily pick over ME the other day!  Now Mom says I have my own da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hehehe...Toto was lording his diary daily pick over ME the other day!  Now Mom says I have my own daily pick today.
Once again, we didn't get an email from HQ, but Anya was nice enough to mention it in my diary.  Mom is writing this on the iPad cuz the work computer STILL isn't working.  The problem is only with the Internet stuff, though...solitaire works just fine!!!
Interestingly enough, the iPad didn't work when it was linked to the router...It only works on 3G, but the puter at home works on the SAME ROUTER.
Ah, there is always something.  Tonya is on vacation this week so Mom is crazy at work so I gotta go now.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dead computers??  I didn't do it!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/784673</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:43:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wednesday night Mom discovered her desktop computer was DEAD.  Nothing would open right and, if it d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wednesday night Mom discovered her desktop computer was DEAD.  Nothing would open right and, if it did, it would instantly freeze up and she would have to do a hard reboot.
She worked on it ALL evening and go no where, finally took the iPad and went to bed!
Thursday morning it was the same and she assumed it had finally died since she has had issues with it since she got it.  Off to work, that one WILL work!!!
Nope, the one at work was EXACTLY the same.  Okay, now something IS wrong!  Her computer man brings his dog to daycare so when he came she had him take a gander and he came up with NOTHING!!!  A virus???  She uses a GREAT antivirus program and it had updated definitions the previous day.  Of course, he blamed AOL, so Mom uninstalled it, NOPE.
All day long whenever Mom had a free second she tried to fix the puter.  She removed AOL, the virus program (thinking the problem started when she updated the definitions?), and on and on and on.
When she got home, she tried the desktop with a USB modem instead of the DSL, thinking maybe that was the issue.  NOPE.  
Finally, she did a recovery restore and voila, PERFECT!!!  Problem is, the one at work doesn't HAVE that option.  It seems that there was an automatic Windows update and therein lies the problem.  Apparently, they fixed it, since this morning the one at work is also working again.  
Now she only has to fix ALL the stuff on that one that she messed up trying to fix it...go figure!!
And, we were looking forward to a nice weekend outside, enjoying the beautiful Summer weather.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mother is confused...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/784353</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:54:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Mom is suffering from some sort of mid life crisis, however, we think she is kinda OLD for mid li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Mom is suffering from some sort of mid life crisis, however, we think she is kinda OLD for mid life.  She says it IS mid life since she plans to live for a very, very LONG time.
Anyway, we discovered her problem today when she decided to spend some of the yard sale money.  First of all, she ordered a pair of those running shoes with TOES!!!  Of course, she can barely walk, much less run so I am not sure what she is planning to do with them.  She says she LOVES to go barefoot but she HATES to step on things that hurt so these should work.
We are all preparing to laugh when they get here and she wears them.
Next, she ordered a METAL DETECTOR!!!  She says she always wanted one of those since she first knew about them. I think she is hoping to find something very valuable, especially since our house is over 200 years old.  Actually, I suspect it will be like the stuff she found when she dug the garden...old bottle caps and nails, and, not even square nails.
I can see it all now...our whole dog yard will be full of holes and we will probably break our legs falling in those holes.
Speaking of falling...I was just lying here on the bed, sleeping on the extra blanket.  For some reason, Mom pulled the blanket out from under me and I toppled right over and landed up against Smokey Cat.  He was growling and snarling at me, so I didn't dare move.  Unfortunately, I was lying on my back with all four legs sticking straight up in the air, so Mom was laughing at me!!  Nice lady, fortunately, she forgot she has a camera right in her iPad and could have recorded my faux pas.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yard sailing...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/783860</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:23:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yes, I did spell that right...instead of sailing in our kayaks we are having a yard sale so I wanted ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yes, I did spell that right...instead of sailing in our kayaks we are having a yard sale so I wanted that reference.  I am helping, along with Ali.  Our job is to demonstrate the dog stuff like the crates and jackets and carriers.  Must be working cuz we sold over $100.00 worth of junk so far!!
Mom wants to sell everything so she doesn't have to lug it back inside tonight.
Hey, Julia slept over last night.  She slept on the futon in Moms room.  As a result, I am VERY, VERY tired today.  When anyone sleeps in that futon I need to lie right up against Mom and watch the person in the futon so they don't get Mom.  Hard work, it is!!!
I was hoping we would go off paddling today but Julia has a bad cold and Mom is tired so we are doing this instead.  Oh well, it is nice out...hot in the sun, cool in the shade.  And, it is easier!
Hey...when I came out of the dog room to come out here I missed Ajax so, figuring he was in Moms room, I ran in there to check.  Would you believe he was sleeping right in the middle of MY waterbed!!!  There is going to be big trouble if he thinks he is joining us in there every night!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom, he is not a dog, he is a HORSE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/782894</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:52:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last week Mom brought home a new pet for us.  She calls him a dog, but, frankly, I have NEVER, EVER  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last week Mom brought home a new pet for us.  She calls him a dog, but, frankly, I have NEVER, EVER seen a dog as big as he is!  Us little ones have to be very, very careful that we don't get under him cuz he would squash us like a bug if he stepped on us!!!
I guess Mom knows what she is doing...at least he is nice and hasn't bothered any of us yet.  I did find it necessary to bark at him for a few days to make sure he knows I am the boss here.  Didn't seem to phase him too much and I finally had to stop barking cuz I got a sore throat!
It is amazing how small our house suddenly got.  I can't even walk across the floor when he is lying there cuz he takes up way, way too much room.  It's a gosh darn good thing he doesn't want to sleep in Mom's bed with all of us... there just wouldn't be ANY room for Mom!!!
I guess the good news is that he won't be competing with me for a ride in the kayak.  Mom KNOWS he will sink it, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>NO turtles!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/782024</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 May 2012 06:55:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Of course...Mom says we can finally keep a turtle and there were NO TURTLES sunning themselves at th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Of course...Mom says we can finally keep a turtle and there were NO TURTLES sunning themselves at the pond!!!  Mom says it was probably too hot for them so they were staying in the water.  I suspect Mom KNEW that would happen and that is why she said we could keep one this time!!!
Mom and I did see the mink again, though.  She shot off a photo but when we looked at it you couldn't see the mink unless you knew where he was.  We paddled over and there was a huge pile of crayfish shells.  Guess he's been eating them for his breakfast???
It was VERY hot at the pond and Mom's shoulder was very sore paddling so we couldn't stay long.  We did get to eat our lunch on the island so we didn't need our leashes there.  That was fun!!
Then, Mom took Julia to another pond so she could hunt for some critters.  We had to stay in the car cuz Mom says too many people leave fish hooks and broken bottles there and she didn't want us to get hurt and spoil our weekend.  It was VERY cool in the car in the shade so we people watched cuz she left all the doors open.
When we got home us three special dogs all got to go down to the big yard with the pond. (hehehe other dogs, HA!)  Mom and Julia did some work on the pond, then they planted flowers along the dog fence up on the big stone wall.  Then, we made a strawberry pot with hens and chicks for Julia's Mom.  (Not REAL hens and chicks, BOL!)
It was supposed to have HUGE thundershowers during the night so Mom and Julia decided the camping weekend was over and we took down the tent and packed up all our camping stuff.  Me and Toto and Ali got to chase Mom on the tractor... that was FUN!
Finally, Julia went home and we went to bed, BOL!  Today Mom is cleaning and we are resting up from the huge weekend.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/781828</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 May 2012 17:51:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today when Mom got out of work Julia showed up with her camping stuff.  Mom was mowing the lawns (wi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today when Mom got out of work Julia showed up with her camping stuff.  Mom was mowing the lawns (with the NEW lawn mower!), so she was finished quickly.  Skye couldn't come this time but she and Julia and Mom are going to a real camping place pretty soon.  
First, they went uptown and, would you believe, they got us a NEW TENT?  It is pretty big but is smaller than the old one.  The old one got broken so Mom is saving it for an emergency, BOL. Anyway, they took it down to the lab yard and set it up.  Us dogs went inside and we gave it our paw of approval.  It still fits our beds plus their air mattresses so that is fine.
In fact, right now I am writing this from inside the new tent!!!  We are sleeping in it tonight and maybe even tomorrow night, too.
Tomorrow Mom is working in the morning, but right after we are going kayaking again!  I can't wait!  Mom is making a picnic to take with us again and I am gonna help Julia catch a baby turtle!  Watch for pictures tomorrow!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An ALMOST perfect weekend...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/780918</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:18:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I had FUN this weekend!  Sadly, Louie and Nina didn't make it over from Maine, but Mom still h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I had FUN this weekend!  Sadly, Louie and Nina didn't make it over from Maine, but Mom still had Julia come so we did still have lots and lots of fun!  Julia had a track meet on Saturday so she couldn't come until afternoon but that was fine!  By Saturday my tummy was all better so that was good, too.
When Julia got here we all went down to the campsite and had a great time playing with her.  We played with the agility equipment, too. Then, she and Mom cooked dinner and we all helped them eat.  
After dinner, we had a nice campfire and we had our nice bunk beds to lie in and watch it.  It was chilly, so we pretty much snuggled.  Mom said we could ALL sleep in the tent.  I wasn't too sure if she hadn't lost her mind.  Fortunately, it was still kind of light when we all piled in.  Fortunately, cuz as soon as Mom and Julia realized how CRAZY it was going to be, it was still light enough to take some of the others back to the house for the night, BOL!  
So, in the end it was me and Toto and Ali and Zena and Crystal.  I'm not sure ANY of us got much sleep, but we survived!  The tree frogs were great to listen too.  The chicken episode was pretty bad, but I will let Toto tell about that since it was HIS fault.  No blood was shed, though!
Today we had a great kayaking trip, but I will let Zena tell about that cuz it was her very, very first trip in a kayak.  Ali can tell about kayaking, too, cuz she helped Zena learn about how to do it.
Now, I am heading to bed in Mom's nice waterbed.  No mosquitoes, no tree frogs screeching, no chickens clucking, etc!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm SICK!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/780417</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 May 2012 05:02:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh no... last night I started puking and puking, right on Mom's bed!  She wasn't totally happy so sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh no... last night I started puking and puking, right on Mom's bed!  She wasn't totally happy so she put me in my crate.   
About three am, she decided to check on me and I had diarrhea ALL OVER me, my crate and the floor in front of it.  Being in the middle of the night, Mom took me back to her bed.
Of course, she went off to sleep and left me to fend for myself.  I kept having the diarrhea, but now it was only blood, and I was very,very dehydrated, too.
This morning Mom woke me up and decided I needed to get to the vets immediately!  So, now I am up at the vets, getting IV's.
Mom says I shouldn't worry...she knows I am sick cuz I ate too much fresh grass last night when we were running in the field.  She said it has happened to Toto and Cryssie before but because they are bigger they don't get dehydrated and are fine the next morning.
Meanwhile, I am hoping she is right cuz tomorrow is my camping trip with Louie and Nina!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Troubles, troubles...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/780079</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:40:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was a beautiful weekend, the nicest so far.  What did we do, you ask?  We sat around the ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was a beautiful weekend, the nicest so far.  What did we do, you ask?  We sat around the house waiting for Mother to take us out.  She didn't, we waited in vain!
After work on Saturday she decided to mow the lawn since it was looking like a hayfield.  Well, started the mower and headed out of the shed and the PTO BROKE.  So, Mom spent about an hour messing with that, she thought the belt fell off again, but no, she never did figure it out so had to call a friend to help.  He couldn't get her until Sunday so she moved the rest of the camping stuff down into the field.  Then, she messed around in the garden, in the house, and in the Summer kitchen and it was time for bed.  
Sunday Mom got out of work early so she decided to saw down some broken lilac bushes while she waited for her friend.  We watched out the window.  When she was finished, she had lunch and, dare I say it, a NAP!  Her friend came and it took them both TWO HOURS to fix the broken spring on the mower. He said it wouldn't last so Mom started carefully mowing.  She got ALL the way to the last little section and poof, it broke again.  Her friend had given her another spring he made to try so she decided to change it and found out the spring was fine, now the bolt that holds it all together broke.  It is some special kind of bolt, so she had to order it, of course.
Now, she has decided since that mower is way, way old and most likely is going to break again and again, she will get a new one.  So, she spent the rest of the night studying new ones.
Meanwhile, she left us all to fend for our own devices out in the dog yard.  At least the weather was PERFECT!!
Now, she has to shop for a mower, mow the lawn, get all the food stuff and make salads and stuff for camping and work all day every day.  Tonight she headed out to check out some mowers.  As soon as she got almost all the way to town a HUGE downpour came up and lasted forever so she finally came home, having achieved NOTHING!  Oh well, at least I got to ride along, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>KAYAKING!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/778873</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 May 2012 16:06:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As soon as Mom got out of work, (early!!), she packed her lunch and got me and Toto and Ali and put  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As soon as Mom got out of work, (early!!), she packed her lunch and got me and Toto and Ali and put on our kayaking collars.  YES!!!  We are going!!!
It was mighty cloudy, but not too cold so Mom wore her jacket and made sure Julia had one when we picked her up.  Off we went!  By now me and Toto know the way to the pond so we were all excited.
When we got there NO ONE was at our pond.  It was a bit chilly, but we really didn't care cuz it is sooo fun.  Mom and Julia decided to paddle ALL the way around the whole pond... much smaller this time cuz they let four feet of water out for some reason. We always go to the left, dunno why, but it works out cuz the sun stays out of our eyes that way.  
We saw a million turtles sunning themselves on all the exposed stumps.  Even MORE came out when the sun finally beat out the clouds.  It was HOT then!!!  We stopped for lunch at the very back end of the pond.  We had to wade thru the mud to get up to the dry places to sit and eat our lunch...I mean THEIR lunch, BOL!
I was happily messing around when suddenly, I smelled something in the woods.  I kept trying to sneak off and see what it was but Mom was askerdid it was a bear or a coyote or something, I think, and she wouldn't let me go there.  Soo, I amused myself by chasing Toto and Ali up and down the shore, then bugged Mom and Julia for some of their lunch.  I had some bologna and cheese sandwich AND a fortune cookie.  I forgot Mom had Chinese last night with Susie and I LOVE fortune cookies!
After we waded back thru the mud to the kayaks, we paddled back to the beginning and then I got put in my crate cuz I went over to see if some people needed me to help them fish.  I couldn't help it if I had to bark a bit...I needed to say hello to them, right???
Oh well, I was tired and it was nice and warm in the car, and besides, Ali was in the crate with me to keep me company. 
Finally, Julia and Toto were done hunting critters and Mom was done loading the kayaks so we took Julia home and we came home.  Would you believe Mom even let us run down in the lab pen when we got home???  TWO good things in one day!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BUSY day but NO KAYAKING!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/778765</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 May 2012 17:58:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, I am sooo tired I am glad Mom is going to work tomorrow morning...I couldn't survive if she had ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, I am sooo tired I am glad Mom is going to work tomorrow morning...I couldn't survive if she had another day off, BOL!
We pretty much got up at the same time cuz us dogs are creatures of habit.  So, of course MOm had to get up, too!  First thing she decided to start on the Summer kitchen cuz it was clammy and cloudy and wet outside.  Of course, we helped!  She got all the kayaking stuff into the car and got one of the HUGE boxes filled with camping stuff.  She used the lawn tractor to haul the wagon down to the back field!!!  The other box wasn't here yet, so that was the end of that project. 
Next, she mowed the lawns but first, used the tractor to drag the kayaks from the back shed up to the car, then she put the racks on and then put the kayaks on, too.  Me and Toto were watching from the watch chair, and we were SURE we were going kayaking!!!  Nope!
After she mowed the lawns she took the inside house plants out to the porch, then went to the garden and planted the tomatoes.  We don't have a food garden, Mom only plants cherry tomatoes in the flower garden at work, then she eats them for lunch!
Ohhhh, I forgot... before planting she took us all down to the lab pen and we ran and ran and ran.  She got us a new pool cuz ours was holey, so she filled that and we played in it for a while, too.  It was kind of fun having Tanner back to play with us!  BTW, Mom DID groom him last night, good thing cuz Susie had to come back early so she got him today.
Finally, the FedEX man came along with the other deck box so Mom put that together out on the lawn.  She said the black flies are here!!!!
We stayed inside so they wouldn't bite us, hehehe!  Susie came along to get Tanner so Mom invited her to have Chinese with her.  That took forever, and we all watched the Derby.  Mom's horse came in SECOND!!!
Then, Susie left and Mom finished putting the box together.  It was cold again so the black flies left!
While she was out there Sarah came along with Julia, so Mom made a date with Julia to go kayaking TOMORROW at NOON!!!  Yippee, I am going, too!!  Julia gets to pick her choice to go with her but me and Toto will be going with Momsie!
Now we are all relaxing.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A WHOLE day off!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 4 May 2012 16:31:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Mom just told me she isn't going to work tomorrow!  It will be the first day in about THREE WEE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Mom just told me she isn't going to work tomorrow!  It will be the first day in about THREE WEEKS, or maybe even more!  She says that is an issue when you own the business, BOL!  
Anyway, usually she gets out early on Wednesday but this week Laurie couldn't come in so she had to work all day so Laurie said she would work Saturday AND Sunday.  Mom figured she would probably die or something with TWO days off in a row so she is going to work Sunday and take our camping weekend Sunday off instead.  Works for me!
BUT, Tanner stopped in for a weekend visit and it turns out, he really needs a haircut, so I guess Mom will do that tomorrow.  She was going to do it on Sunday while she was at work but she can't stand to look at his hairy body until then, hehehe!  She was even talking about doing it TONIGHT!!!
Anyhow, me and Toto are hoping that we can go try out the kayaks tomorrow.  Mom has to mow the lawns, but that won't take all day and it's supposed to be nice.  I sure hope we can do that!
And, we are going to help Mom take the camping stuff down into the lab pen.  She got some HUGE Deck Boxes to store the stuff down there cuz she says by the time she lugs everything down there, she is so tired she can't enjoy the camping.  
Well, gotta go... Mom is going to groom Tanner right now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Maypole dance????  MOTHER!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 1 May 2012 13:01:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Mom got us up bright and early.  She put flowers in our hair, flowers everywhere, and a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Mom got us up bright and early.  She put flowers in our hair, flowers everywhere, and attached our long leashes.
Outside we went, to discover a HUGE pole stuck in the ground.  Sure enough, the pole had flowers in it's hair, and flowers everywhere, too.
Mother began attaching our long leashes to the top of the pole, and we all stood in a circle around that pole.
Next, she turned on some music on her iPod, and....
Thankfully, I woke up!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CAMPING, already!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:52:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Toto told me that Mom told him that we are going camping in three weeks.  I don't know about th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Toto told me that Mom told him that we are going camping in three weeks.  I don't know about that...it was only 20 degrees last night, I sure hope Mom has a heater in the tent, BOL!!
Well I guess Mom and Nina's Mom were worried, too, we were going way up into the White Mountains with Louie and Nina's Mom.  My Mom started getting a bit nervous.  First of all, there is probably still SNOW up there in the Mtns... that is MIGHTY early.  And, what about the bears???? Toto is askerdid of the bears.  Not me, hehehe!
Nina's Mom called the campgrounds and it turns out, they aren't even OPEN until Memorial Day Weekend.  That is out for us because Mom is too busy in the kennel to take some days off.  Soo, they were both searching around for another place to go and suddenly, it came to Mom... we can camp in our lab yard again!!!
So, they have decided that is a plan.  If it should turn out cold and rainy they won't lose their reservation deposit, and they can even camp inside our house!  If they camp HERE, Mom can stay even longer cuz she won't have to pay for one of the girls to come take care of OUR dogs that don't go with us.  And, both Julia and Skye can camp with us and not have to miss any school.  And, we can go kayaking cuz our pond is nearby.  And, we can use OUR firewood cuz we will still be in NH so won't bring any bugs into Maine.  And, we can buy MORE food cuz we won't have to pay gas to travel way up to the White Mtns.  And, ALL of us dogs can go, not just me and Toto.  (Although, I don't know, is that a good thing or a bad thing????)
At any rate, I am looking forward to camping again, even if it IS in our own backyard.  And, Mom says, maybe, if she can walk good, we can hike up Mt. Ascutney.  That is fun, too, I guess???  But, we WILL go kayaking and have a picnic on the island.  Hope the black flies won't be here yet!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whew, saved by the forceps!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:12:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As promised Mom took me along to work today in hopes of giving me a haircut and a bubble bath.  BUT, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As promised Mom took me along to work today in hopes of giving me a haircut and a bubble bath.  BUT, last night she noticed my cheek was a bit puffy, so, of course, she looked at my teeth.
One of them, the tiny little pointy one right behind my canine tooth on the top, called a premolar, I think, looked funny.  I'm not sure what she meant by funny, but she touched it and first of all, it wiggled alot!!!  Second of all, it HURT like crazy!  I screamed and jumped down, which of course, made her look again.  This time she noticed that I DO NOT have tartar on my teeth and they are surprisingly shiny, crisply white, except that one was kind of grayish.
So, when we got to work she called the vets next door to ask about having it pulled.  They told her around $200.  EEEK!!!  
While they were on a break Mom asked Tonya to help her pull out my tooth.  I cringed, but Tonya quickly agreed to help.  Mom assured her (and me!) that she would only try ONCE, and if it didn't come right out she would call the vet back.
Okay, after their break we go to the grooming room.  Mom places me on the table, Tonya affixes my head in a death grip, and Mom picks up her forceps.  MOM...those are what you pull hair out of ears with, do you REALLY think those will work????  I wanna go to the vets, PLEASE????
Mom opens my mouth, puts the forceps on my tooth and quickly, before I even knew what was happening, gently pulled downward.  
Meanwhile, Tonya and I were waiting for her to do something, anything.  Mom glanced down at the forceps and, low and behold, there was MY tooth!!!!  She showed it to me and Tonya and we were, quite frankly, amazed.  It didn't even HURT!!!
Mom had Tonya bathe me next so I wouldn't have time to think about my missing tooth.  Meanwhile, Mom looked at that tooth and told Tonya that if she knew the root was that long she would NEVER have pulled it out herself.  Now she tells us that!!!
The good news... all the swelling is now gone from my cheek and I am freshly groomed and bathed.  AND...I could even eat lunch with Mom and Tonya and it didn't even hurt.
Mom and I figure we now need to find some FUN way to spend the $200 she saved!!!!
Oh, yeah, forgot to mention... that pudge WAS all my Winter hair.  After my haircut I am once again svelte and handsome!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom is using that &quot;D&quot; word again...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:38:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Summer time and the living is easy.  Problem is, the living appears to be TOO easy for me and Mom is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Summer time and the living is easy.  Problem is, the living appears to be TOO easy for me and Mom is calling me pudgy again.  I just don't understand it.  All of us got a bit pudgy this Winter, more so than usual.
I personally think it was because it was sooo warm.  Our bodies told us it was Winter so we needed more food to produce more body heat, BUT... since it was so warm that extra food produced fat, not heat.  
Well, along came the nicer weather and those other guys all started exercising.  Crystal even entered a 5K race!!  Toto and Riley and Ali and Cryssie all spend their outside time running along the fence between us and the chickens.  Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, all day long!!
Riley got some extra exercise digging big holes and climbing under the fences.  Then, he had to run really fast to keep away from Momsie when she discovered him on the wrong side of the fences, hehehe.
Barney and Harvey shed their Winter jackets so that alone was enough for them to lose some pounds since apparently, their bodies DO burn more fat when they are cold and Spring can be a bit brisk when you have no hair.
They also run around much more when they don't have to plow thru layers and layers of ice and snow.  Running around I guess is good for burning off extra pudge.
Zena was too skinny so she doesn't have to exercise, but, even though she runs around chasing EVERYONE, she has still gained a bit of pudge but still has room for more.
Of course, I wouldn't know about that exercise stuff and that running around since I don't do that much.  You see, me and Momsie tend to be sitters... we sit and watch the others run and play.  Mom sits and watches cuz she needs to take photos of us playing, or so she says.
Me, I sit and watch cuz if I run really fast Toto comes out of nowhere and jumps on me and knocks me to the ground.  If Toto isn't around, Barney and/or Riley take over and jump me and knock me to the ground.  I have discovered you don't lose too much pudge if you are just lying on the ground!
Mom said she would give me another haircut tomorrow... maybe my pudge is really extra long hair????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:17:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has come to my attention that I was selected as a Diary Pick for today.  Woohooo!  I shall celebr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has come to my attention that I was selected as a Diary Pick for today.  Woohooo!  I shall celebrate when Mom gets home from work.  At least I wasn't banished to my crate last night, Mom knows I would NEVER let raw chicken get in MY mouth, and feathers make me sneeze!!!
Because I am so good I got selected to go to the neighbors and help Mom and them find the missing Guinea Keet... we found him, and he is fine!  Mom was happy cuz he was the one with a white feather on each wing tip...she loves him!!!
I think he's smart cuz he headed for the hills when Riley was chasing him!!!
Well, gotta go nap for a while, hopefully Mom will take me upstreet tonight when she goes shopping.
Thanks for your gifts and well wishes!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Gotcha Day!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:31:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, pals, thanks for all the gifts and well wishes!  Mom has trouble remembering my gotcha day cuz  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, pals, thanks for all the gifts and well wishes!  Mom has trouble remembering my gotcha day cuz we were rescued by Mom BEFORE she was going to keep me, so she remembers that day instead.  Oh well, at least Dogster reminds her!
It was a lovely weekend here...warm enough to go kayaking, I would suspect.  I can only suspect cuz Mom was spending the WHOLE WEEKEND messing with those chickens!!!  In fact, we only got down in the lab pen for about a half hour...the chickens got down there ALL AFTERNOON today!!!
Mom says she was fixing the fence to keep Riley inside, but we are all convinced it was to keep the chickies inside!  Riley has been here since way last Winter and he has been getting out ever since.  Why would she pick a lovely Summer day to fix it for him, instead of take us kayaking?
Actually, Mom is trying to heal her shoulder... remember, she was messing with the chickens and dislocated it.  It WAS fine, but alas, Mom is a groomer and this is the time of year when EVERYONE wants their dogs groomed.  It is impossible to do some stuff with your opposite arm, so it won't heal.  So, she claims she might have a serious issue paddling the kayak... frankly, we think she is too lazy to dig them out of the back shed.  Julia said she would go with her, so that wasn't an excuse, either.
Anyway, back to me!!!  I did have a good day, in spite of not kayaking.  I got to hang out by myself in the house most of the day,(well, with Zena, rats!) And, I even got to sleep in MY bedroom without Joey last night cuz Mom left the door open to the Summer kitchen and he was out there, BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Trouble for me, too!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:26:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As you may know, I have a bit of an issue with Joey the cat.  He spends ALL his time in MY bedroom a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you may know, I have a bit of an issue with Joey the cat.  He spends ALL his time in MY bedroom and he is a scaredy cat so he only comes out under cover of darkness.  Then, he sits by MY bed and stares at Mom.
I have discovered that he gets really scared if I go after him.  Since I am small, I can fit right under the end table he likes to hide under.  It is sooo funny when I chase him... he runs as fast as he can, hissing all the while.  Silly cat has no idea that all he has to do is turn around and scratch me, BOL!
The other night I discovered something really interesting...Mom is no longer feeding him in MY bedroom so now he has to jump over the baby gate and go into the kitchen to eat his meals.  Since he is such a scaredy cat, he only does that when he thinks we are all asleep!  NOT ME, I sleep with at least one eye open!
Well, when he is out in the main house I rush the gate with a loud bark.  It scares him silly, scaredy cat, and he jumps over the gate to come BACK INTO MY bedroom!!!  I merely reach out and grab him as he flies over the gate, HEHEHE!
There is a slight problem... apparently his hair is very, very, very loose so when I saunter back up onto MY bed, Mom always notices that my mouth is FULL of Joey hair.  Do you realize how difficult it is to act nonchalant when you have a mouth full of cat hair???  I always end up looking guilty, instead!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring is springing out all over...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:29:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>After our record heat spell a few weeks ago I wasn't sure what Spring was going to do.  Me and Mom w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After our record heat spell a few weeks ago I wasn't sure what Spring was going to do.  Me and Mom were worried about all the daffodils and tulips and other bulbs.  While they got growing REALLY early, they were very short and there weren't very many buds on them.  Mom planted 250 more bulbs last Fall and they were hardly showing at all.
Mom and I have been going down into the lower garden to keep an eye on stuff.  The big lenten roses (notice them in my profile photo?), were looking just like normal, but pretty early!  The daffodils and snowdrops that were budded all blossomed and died, in about three days!!!  So did the little crocuses (croci?) We were more worried than before.
Well, a couple of weeks ago it got "normal", around 45 degrees each day and around 25 each night.  Suddenly, we noticed TONS and TONS of buds popping up in the already dead clumps of daffodils and other bulbs.  And, this week all the new ones we planted started coming up, too.
Today there were hundreds of blooms in the garden in front of the kennels, along with many more buds ready to open.  Still not too many down by the pond, but more than we expected.  Me and Mom are VERY happy again, and I suspect if it doesn't rain tomorrow I will be getting some new photos in the phlowers, or fotos in the flowers, whichever!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A New Look for Summer???</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:11:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today, much to my surprise since it is Wednesday and Mom's get out of work early day, she took me al ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today, much to my surprise since it is Wednesday and Mom's get out of work early day, she took me along to work for a haircut.  I didn't think my hair was that long, but... Mother knows best, I guess.
I LOVE Wednesdays at work.  Laurie is there and it is pretty relaxing over all.  Mom goes in later, just in time for breakfast, and doesn't even stay long enough to clean up the hair and mess after she grooms a few dogs...she leaves it ALL for Laurie.
Today appeared to be poodle day.  There were a couple of mini's including Drama, my old friend who has a new home now, and me and another toy and a lab for Tonya to bathe.  First, I was invited to breakfast, of course, then off to the break room for an after breakfast break.
Next, Mom did the precut on the other toy since he was badly matted while Tonya bathed the other mini and the lab.  Next, it was MY turn for my preclip.  Mom did my face and my feet.  Would you believe she shaved off my mousietashe???  Yup, I was surprised, too!  She also cut the fringe off my ears and decided she was gonna grow them back out.  Okay, we will see how long that last, BOL!
After my preclip it was time for another break.  Those ladies take LOTS of breaks on Wednesday, that's for sure!  After that break it was MY bath time.  After that, I could relax a bit since, to me, the bath is the absolute worst!!!
Mom finished the one mini while I was being bathed, and then Tonya bathed Drama while Mom finished the toy.  Next, it was me again, and I only had to have my feet and face smoothed out, my topknot trimmed a bit and my nails cut.  
After Mom did paint my nails.  She and Skye went up to Wally's world last night and Skye talked her into getting some glitter polish just for me and Toto.  Skye did Toto's before she went home last night, but mine had too much hair covering them so I got them done today.
When I was finished I hung out with Thomas and Hilda outside while Mom finished everyone else, then we came home.  It was only 12:10!!!!!!
Just in case you were worried cuz I didn't mention the chickens or the hens, I want you to know that Mom and I stopped and collected the two eggs on the way home, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Overtaken by Chickens!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 15:53:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Momsie cut a hole in the hen's fence so they can go down in OUR lab yard.  She decided that is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Momsie cut a hole in the hen's fence so they can go down in OUR lab yard.  She decided that is where all the ticks hang out and it is all nice, fresh grass down there so the hens might as well go down there and eat the ticks and the fresh grass.
Yes, MOTHER, but that is OUR running pen!!!!  Mom's response was that we are only down there when she is with us, like maybe Wednesday afternoons, Saturdays or Sundays or some nights after work. The hens can go down there all the times that we are not down there.
Toto and I just sighed, and then we sat on the porch with Mom and watched the hens discover the hole in the fence and head on down.  I must admit, they really, really seemed to enjoy themselves down there!  They ate and ate and ate and scratched up all the grass and leaves and generally had a great time.  
Mom was extremely happy with them because, first of all, one needed to lay an egg so she hustled right back thru the hole and climbed into the hen house and laid her egg in the nest box.  Then, she went right back down to join her friend. Better even was that they BOTH came back up to the hen house when it started raining.  Mom made a "gate" that she hooked over the hole so when we go down there the hens can be shut into their own pen.  She will also shut the hole up at night so no predators sneak in and get them cuz Mom doesn't shut up their hen house at night.
I personally cannot wait until those babies over at work are old enough to come into the pen, too.  Mom says they have enough feathers now but it is still way too cold for them outside.  She is also worried because they are still small enough to walk right thru the mesh in the chain link fence.  In fact, she said one of the Guinea keets walked thru the bars in the crate she has them in now.  Fortunately, no dog or cat harmed it before Mom caught it and put it back.
I saw them the other day...those leghorn pullets are downright UGLY!!!  But, the Guineas are really cute.  They have their feathers now so they have HUGE bodies and tiny little heads.  They are also now dark gray with their white spots instead of brown and black striped.  Mom says they are only three weeks old now so still need to grow more.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahh, those chickens!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:46:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mother decided that a hen coop for 4 chickens was going to be WAY SMALL for EIGHT chickens!!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mother decided that a hen coop for 4 chickens was going to be WAY SMALL for EIGHT chickens!!  Sooo, since the one she bought was on sale this week she decided to get another one and hitch them together for a double sized one.  
The first problem was when she took the wire off the end that was going to meet the other end.  Being Mom, she took that wire off first before she put it together.  Once together, she realized she had taken the wire off the WRONG END, BOL!!  
So, still being Mom, she made lemonade and took some solid boards and covered that end since it would be to the North and would be colder for them if it was wire instead of solid.  Leave it to our Mom to make everyone think she did that on purpose!!!
From that point on it went quite well.  She was pleasantly surprised to find the roof issue wasn't an issue at all...because she offset one, the two roofs met right over a board so they won't even leak at the joint.  She took another board and put it at the joint on the floor so all is nice and comfy!
Mom and I went along upstreet to the store...first she went to my fav, Wally's world, and I watched tons and tons of people while she shopped.  Next we went to Tractor Supply and, low and behold, she let ME go in the store, I even got to ride in the shopping cart!!!!  Even better, TWO people that Mom knows and that know me were working there and they BOTH gave me a dog cookie!!  TWO cookies in one afternoon!
We picked up another nest box there, and some oyster shells and some more regular food for the hens.  
Mom figures those eggs are already costing us about $20 a dozen!!!
Finally, we got home and next thing I knew, Julia and her Mom were there bringing Toto back home.  Gee, I was hoping he was gonna stay even longer!  It is very quiet and peaceful here when he is gone, I must say.  
Mom put the nest box into the chicken coop and that silly Riley dug under the gate and came and helped her.  He wouldn't have been able to get in with the hens if Mom had shut THEIR gate, BOL!  We all watched while he checked out the hens and they checked out him.  Would you believe they aren't even scared of him anymore!
Finally, it was time for our supper.  For some reason, I wasn't too hungry tonight, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BUSY Day!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:54:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, it was in the 70's ALL DAY today!!! It is March, for goodness sakes!  Not to worry, we all took ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, it was in the 70's ALL DAY today!!! It is March, for goodness sakes!  Not to worry, we all took advantage of it.  First of all, when Mom got home from work she fixed the fence for the chickens so that Riley can't get in there anymore.  Poor Riley, he was MAD!
Then, Mom had to clean the whole house and she made us all stay outside.  We were HOT!!!  Mom was complaining again...this time she dislocated her shoulder, of all things!!!  Yup, she tripped over the snow fence at the kennel yesterday and grabbed the fence and POP, her shoulder was out!  She grabbed the fence again and popped it back without even thinking!!
She said it was VERY sore all night and she was very worried about grooming dogs and other stuff, especially since it was her right arm and she is right handed.  But, she was pleasantly surprised today when it really wasn't nearly as bad as she expected.  WHEW!!!
Finally, the house was cleaned and she started working outside in OUR pens.  First, we convinced her to let us run in the lab pen for a while.  It was nice down there, fresh grass is popping right out of the ground so fast you can watch it grow!!!
Then, she collected up all the dead toys and stuff from the Winter and also moved Crystal's Igloo into our biggest pen.  Crystal was most happy to have it back!!!
And, last but not least, it was time for dinner.  Mom had FRESH EGGS, bacon and toast!  The hens laid another egg today so she had two!  She said they were excellent and she didn't even save any for us!
Now, we are all very tired and I suspect as soon as it's dark enough, we will go to bed.  We have to wait for dark so Mom can shut the hens into their coop.  They don't go in by themselves, yet.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Chickens...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:50:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I didn't get to ride up to get the chickens BUT, I did get to go to the store to get the stuff ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I didn't get to ride up to get the chickens BUT, I did get to go to the store to get the stuff for the nesting box.  When we got home Mom fixed it all up and stuffed it with hay.
Then, she did feed us, finally!  After that, she let us all out again and was working in the house when she decided to check on the hens.  She discovered that Riley red dog had dug under their fence and he was in their pen!!!  Mom didn't see the hens anywhere so she was having a HUGE panic!!  She grabbed Riley, put him in the house (and us, too), and rushed out to find the hens.
Fortunately, she had left Crystal's igloo in the pen and BOTH hens were under it.  They were a bit scared, but not hurt and not even missing any feathers.  Riley was innocently eating their food!!!
Mom put them in the coop for the night and put Riley in his crate for the night!!!
Tomorrow morning she will have to make sure she fills all the holes Riley dug and put some chicken wire over them so he can't dig anymore.  Now, she is happy that she got some BIG hens first to get us used to them and to find the flaws in the system!!
Meanwhile, we have not seen the babies yet.  Mom put them in the kennel and she said they are still scared and hiding.  Fortunately, it's a weekend so it will be quieter in there for them tonight and tomorrow.
I hope I get to see them tomorrow.  She said the little leghorns are all white with quite a bit of feathers already growing in.  The little Guinea keets are brown and black striped and are really, really CUTE, says Mom!!  Maybe she will have a photo of them tomorrow?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Baby chicks!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:56:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just told me that we are going to get our new baby chicks on Saturday!!!  I am so excited!
The  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just told me that we are going to get our new baby chicks on Saturday!!!  I am so excited!
The laying hens were born last week and the Guinea keets were born yesterday.  We are getting six of each.
Mom set them up in our guest room cuz that is the only room that the cats aren't allowed to go in.  I can imagine that cats and baby chicks wouldn't get along too well together, BOL!!!!!
They have to live in a little box for the first 6 weeks or so, at least until it is nice and warm outside and they are big enough to stay in the pen.  For the first week they need to be NINETY FIVE degrees!!!  It may be warm here but it isn't THAT warm!
Mom is going to give them one of our dog yards outside.  We got a big chicken coop and at first she will put a couple of expens around it to make sure they don't get thru the chainlink and make chicken dinner for one of us.  I wouldn't mind chicken for dinner, but I sure don't like to eat feathers!!!!
When they get bigger the Guineas will fly out of the pen but Mom says that is how they work.  They will spend their days down in the lab pen eating ticks and their nights sleeping up in the cedar trees.  Mom says they are really neat but I am a bit worried...those things weigh as much as us dogs do!!!!  I hope they don't think they can eat ticks off of US!  I, for one, will not let them NEAR me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow at the ocean...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/769735</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:11:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>When we got up this morning there was snow EVERYWHERE!  I was shocked when Mom said we were still go ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When we got up this morning there was snow EVERYWHERE!  I was shocked when Mom said we were still going to the ocean.  So, we packed up the car, picked up Julia and headed East.
The snow pretty much was everywhere all along the way.  Julia was not so sure about walking on the beach but Mom said we could go shopping if it was too cold.
Finally, we left all the clouds behind and got to the ocean.  Would you believe they had MORE snow there than we had up here in NH???  Mom and Julia got all their Winter clothes on and we headed to the beach.  
First of all, two little dogs came running over and we greeted them.  They were friendly, so we kept walking thru the snow to the beach.  It was so weird...it was high tide so there wasn't much sand showing, mostly just a strip of wet sand and then the snow.  
Pretty soon the two dogs Mom came along and got them, and we continued exploring.  Mom was pleasantly surprised to find that her back was FINE today, we guessed it was cuz she brought her walking stick with her, BOL!
We had a good time, but poor Toto was racing back to Mom and rather than run over the rocks he decided to run along the water.  A HUGE wave came in and COVERED him with water...we all laughed at him!!!
Mom is tired cuz they went shopping at a mall on the way home so she is putting the rest of our photos on tomorrow, and will help us write more stuff!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Off to See the Sea...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/769401</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:36:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it's true, that rumor about going to see the sea is happening on Saturday, assuming all goes w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it's true, that rumor about going to see the sea is happening on Saturday, assuming all goes well.
Of course, as luck would have it, Saturday is going to be the COLDEST day of this whole week.  But, it will be sunny and there isn't supposed to be any wind blowing so it will be fine!
Mom and Julia are going, along with ME, of course, and Toto and Zena.  
We are going down to the same place so we can pop in on Piper and Jenny and their Mom at her store.  I am pretty sure Mom won't be buying us anything there, BUT, I have high hopes for some shopping on the way home.  Especially since Mom promised Julia we could visit a camera store.  And, me and Zena are still waiting to visit a Petsmart.  We have only ever gone to Petco so we want to see the difference.  Toto went to Petsmart once so maybe HE will stay in the car, BOL!
Julia has been saving up her money forever and she finally had enough to get a camera like Mom's so Mom promised her we could go off to the ocean and see how the new camera works!!  Mom said we are going to see a HUGE fisherman statue nearby and maybe Julia will take MY photo near that famous Motif place where I went once before when I didn't know it was famous!
Hmm, I wonder if it will look any different now that I know it's famous, bol!
In honor of our trip to see the sea, we all had to go to work today and get new haircuts.  Mom is funny that way, she wants us all to look freshly groomed so we won't embarass her cuz she is a groomer.  I wonder how in the world she thinks those people that we don't even know have ANY IDEA she is a groomer, hehehe!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow in March, huh?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/768541</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 16:53:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>After not having ANY snow except trace amounts since the Halloween blizzard it finally snowed Thursd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After not having ANY snow except trace amounts since the Halloween blizzard it finally snowed Thursday.  Us poor dogs were really scared it was going to all melt away before Mom could take us down to play in it, but fortunately, there was still about 5 or 6 inches left today, even though it was pouring rain this morning.
And, I was scared Mom wasn't gonna let me go play in it cuz I caught that stupid kennel cough from Toto.  I didn't cough once all night long last night so Mom said I could still go play.  Besides, it was really, really warm out there today!!
We had a great time playing in the snow, I forgot how much I missed it!  Mom gave us all some of the new colored balls with the faces on them and I managed to play with one before Toto stripped out the squeaker.  He is SOOO bad, it's a good thing the rest of us still play with them after the squeaker is killed off.
After playing, I went along upstreet with Mom and Toto.  First we went to the chicken store and Mom bought some food and some feeders for our babies.  She said they had some babies in the store and they were REALLY CUTE.  It's okay Momsie, ours will be ready just TWO WEEKS from today!!!
After we got the chicken stuff we went over to my favorite store, Wally's world.  It was really, really busy there today so I got to do lots and lots of people watching.  FUN!!!
Now I am all tuckered out and waiting for it to be bed time.  I am hoping there will still be enough snow to play in again tomorrow but I doubt it.  It was pretty wet and sloppy when we were down there and that was early... it kept melting all afternoon!
At least I FINALLY got ONE photo of me in the snow!!!  Check it out!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick for me (and, my friend, Zaidie!!!)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/767544</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:20:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, all, I want to thank you for your nice gifts, and visits today in honor of my diary pick. Mom d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, all, I want to thank you for your nice gifts, and visits today in honor of my diary pick. Mom did discover it fairly early this morning, but she was busy ALL DAY today.  She said she was making up for yesterday when she couldn't get out of her own way, BOL!!!
Anyway, she had to work this morning and the boarding kennel is pretty full cuz it's school vacation.  While she was over there along came Julia and her Mom.  Our Mom was going to a nearby bigger town to deliver Lola back to her new Mom and to have lunch with Lola's new Mom after work so, she invited Julia to go along so, of course, her favorite dog, Toto, got to go, too.  So, they had lunch, did a bunch of shopping and finally headed back home.  
Along the way they had to stop at a new Tractor Supply store nearby to get a bigger trap to try and catch Joey.  Well, they were looking around there and discovered it is chick week.
Mom is an old farm girl, and, in fact, up until a few years ago she ALWAYS had some hens for their eggs and had been thinking about getting some this year.  Well, she and Julia decided it was definitely time to get some chicks again!!!  Mom bought a really neat hen house they had, and will be picking up the chicks on Wednesday.  
When they got home I helped put the hen house together.  I was a BIG help!!!  Not sure they could have done it without me, BOL!
Mom is going to put the chicks in the Crested pen outside since all us dogs now go together in the same outside pen so we don't need that one.  Mom says she certainly HOPES they will eat the ticks, in fact, she says she may even pick up a few guinea chicks as well. 
But, until those chicks are done brooding (see, I even got the terminology right, BOL), they will have to stay in our inside puppy pen.  Hopefully, they can stay in the hen house in there cuz otherwise I suspect those kittens will be eating chicks, hehehe!!  Hope Mom has realized that, too, and will make sure they are safe! 
Anyway, with all that stuff going on all day long we didn't have any time to write any diaries.  Sooo, better late than never, I guess!!!
Oh yeah, be sure to congratulate my friend Zaidie cuz he was a diary pick, too!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am FIVE years old today!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/766538</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:46:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, I am getting to be an old man cuz today is my FIFTH Birthday!!!  Mom says it's a big surprise t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, I am getting to be an old man cuz today is my FIFTH Birthday!!!  Mom says it's a big surprise that I have even survived this long, since I am sometimes not so very well behaved, or so she says, BOL!!  Truth be told, I am the BESTEST behaved and the others all set their standards by looking UP to me,hehehe!
Anyway, Julie brought me over to work so I could get plenty of attention and snacks from all the girls.  Mom has a ton of dogs to groom so I am just gonna hang out with the others until she is done, then we will take a LONG break together.
Since I went to the ocean, I already GOT my presents, but Mom says there is another surprise for me coming in the mail...maybe today, maybe tomorrow or maybe even later in the week.
Thanks to everyone for your visits and your nice gifts.  I am enjoying them all!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>13,000 Visitors!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/766274</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:23:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy Smoly... Mom just checked my page and I have EXACTLY 13,000 visitors!!!
In the olden days Mom  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy Smoly... Mom just checked my page and I have EXACTLY 13,000 visitors!!!
In the olden days Mom gave us nice treats for a super visitor number.  Now I get 13,000, as in Thirteen Thousand, and she helps me write a diary entry.  Bahhhh!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The BEACH!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/766196</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:24:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we finally got to the beach.  It was okay, but there were lots of PEOPLE there, imagine that,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we finally got to the beach.  It was okay, but there were lots of PEOPLE there, imagine that, on OUR beach!!!  We immediately headed over to the corner where the tidal pools are, and me and Toto and Tanner started exploring.  Zena was a scaredy cat and wouldn't leave Mom's side!
It was pretty cold there...Ocean breezes felt like Ocean WIND to me!!!  Mom said she was warm but Julia was huddled up and so was Susie.  Poor Zena was really cold.
We chased a few people (well, not really...me and Toto ran up to them, then Mom would call us back and we would race back to her.  There were some boys there and they were really tempting us, BOL!)
We started walking along and then Mom realized that her back wasn't fixed yet, she couldn't walk good on the sand so we headed over to Jenny's Mom's store.  Mom was also nervous cuz some cardiac specialist had called her while we were driving down there to tell her that he had her monitor tests and there WAS a problem with her heart!!! She told him what we were doing and he said okay, but gave her a list of symptoms to watch for and said to call him on Monday.  Mom said it would have been nicer if he HADN'T called on Saturday or while we were heading to the beach!!!!
Anyway, when we got to the store we all posed for photos outside on a bench.  Mom will work them up later but now she is working until noon.  
I got a new squeaky ball for my birthday and Toto got a new squeaky toy with no stuffing and a squeaker that is supposed to work even when punctured!!
Zena had to get a new jacket cuz she was freezing!!!  We stayed with Jenny and Piper and Mom while Susie and Julia went shopping at the tourist traps there. 
All the people were so amazed that all six of us were just sitting there, watching the people and they all told Mom how good we were.  She was happy!  She was happy also because ALL the kids we saw asked before they petted us!!!
On the way home we got to go to Petco and Mom bought me some more of the little colored balls with the faces on them.  Right now I am playing with one in the house while she is working!!
All in all, a cold, but fun day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Beach!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/765846</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:08:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wowzer!  Mom just told me that we are going to the beach tomorrow!!!  She and Susie are taking me an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wowzer!  Mom just told me that we are going to the beach tomorrow!!!  She and Susie are taking me and Toto and Zena and Toby/Tanner AND Julia is coming too, I think!
Mom said the Doctor didn't call her about her heart monitor so it can't be too bad and her back is better and NEEDS exercise and the weather report is perfect and it will be low tide when we are there and so we are out of here!!!
Tonight we will have to charge all the camera batteries and get everything ready.  We will need our leashes and collars cuz I suspect there will be other people there too cuz it's supposed to be NICE!
We can't leave here until 11 cuz Mom has to work, but that is fine, we will still be there in the early afternoon with plenty of time to explore everything.
Can you tell I am all excited??????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom's organ recital...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/765688</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:28:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Soo, the saga continues.  Mom went off to her Drs appointment yesterday afternoon.  First of all, th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soo, the saga continues.  Mom went off to her Drs appointment yesterday afternoon.  First of all, they took her vitals... weight, EXACTLY the same as last February, BP, high (but, she was also there to get a renewal on one of her BP pills), and she had a FEVER of 100?????  Mom says it was a mistake cuz she was FINE.
Anyway, Dr. comes in and pokes her in the back and immediately orders drugs for her back, hehehe, Mom KNEW what she needed from having those Frenchies with bad backs, BOL!  He agreed!
But, then he listened to her heart and it was doing some stupid premature beat or dropped beat or something stupid like that.  Mom said, yeah, so???  Apparently it has done that every once in a while for almost forever but never at the Doctors!  Of course, he was NOT HAPPY, so he hooked her up to an EKG machine and that was even worse! He circled all the mistakes but Mom doesn't know EKG from AKC so it was all gibberish to her.
Next, he made Mom wear some portable recording thingie for 24 hours to see more about it.  Mom is laughing cuz, of course, as usual, it stopped last night and is perfectly fine today!  Oh well, she can say I told ya so when they do the checking of it.
Meanwhile, her back was MUCH better this morning, only took about an hour to get over to work instead of the usual 3 hours.  
She is happy about that and talking about the beach again, assuming the Dr. lets her with that silly heart thing.  He DID say walking was PERFECT for her back problem, whew!!!  Mom says if the skipping beat thingie hasn't killed her yet it is unlikely to now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Quiet house this week...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/764492</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:07:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom is still having a problem with her back.  Apparently, it is fine ALL DAY LONG, but once she lies ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom is still having a problem with her back.  Apparently, it is fine ALL DAY LONG, but once she lies down it goes wacky and her leg goes to sleep and she can't walk.  In the morning it IS a major problem because it takes her about 3 hours or more before she is fine again.  She is getting up at 5:30 instead of 6:30 and is still late to work every morning.  Good thing she is the boss, hehehe!
Sooo, she decided since she owns a boarding kennel and she can't walk in the morning to put us out and then back into our crates she would take us over to the kennel until she is fixed.  (She has an appointment next week, if she survives that long, BOL!)  Anyway, me and Toto heard the word kennel so we vanished under the desk.
It was wasted energy... she was leaving us bed dogs home anyway, hehehe!  We either don't need to go into our crates, or, in the case of Lola and Crystal, they went into the puppy pen with the in/out door.  Silly Harvey raced right over to the kennel, but me and Toto and Ali and Zena all got to stay home cuz we are good dogs.
Yesterday Mom didn't have to work so she just lounged around all day long.  Well, she did take us down to the lab pen, but Toto almost finished her off.  She was walking back up to the house and just as she was taking a step he jumped on her and crashed her to the frozen solid ground.  
Afraid she was broken, Mom slowly got up and discovered an amazing thing... except for some mud on her knees and arms, she didn't even have ONE SINGLE BRUISE!!!  In fact, her cameras had more mud on them than she did!!!  She still can't believe how that could happen!  
I guess she doesn't remember that I was under her and broke her fall????  Sounds good to me, anyway.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Trouble in my happy home...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:36:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ya know, I am having a problem here.  It seems that EVERYONE loves the Beanster, well, at least all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ya know, I am having a problem here.  It seems that EVERYONE loves the Beanster, well, at least all the other dogs loves the Beanster.  Sure, we have a few snits now and then, especially me and Barney or me and Riley when we are out in the field.  But, those are nothing.
Well, enter Zena, the WARRIOR PRINCESS.  At least she thinks she is the warrior princess.  Every single time I have something nice she jumps righht in the middle of ME and beats me up.
I was brought up correctly by my Mom.  I do not fight with girls, I don't hit them, I don't kick them, I don't bite them and I don't bully them.  Apparently, Zena wasn't raised the same way when it comes to boys.
She does hit me, she does bite me, she does kick me, and on and on.  If fact, I have decided my only alternative is to spend each evening snuggled in my bed under Mom's desk.
Out of fairness to Momsie...she does yell at Zena and make her go lie in her bed, but, gee, that is AFTER the fact!!!
Tonight is a perfect example...I was innocently lying in a dog bed chewing on a fresh marrow bone.  Well, next thing I knew, I heard a roar and was hit by a ton of bricks!!!!  Yup, it was Zena, the Warrior doing her warrior thing.
Gee, can't I have a little peace and quiet???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Been a while...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/763401</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:35:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>For some reason Mom has been ignoring me lately.  I haven't come up with any real reasons, but I sus ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For some reason Mom has been ignoring me lately.  I haven't come up with any real reasons, but I suspect she has the Winter blahs???  We haven't seemed to have any Winter yet, so I am not sure what that could be about.
I did hear her talking about an ocean trip, but then she got a hurt back.  It's strange, it is bad in the morning and fine for the rest of the day... sooo, if we went to the beach, it would be fine WHILE we were there, no doubt!
I have it on reliable authority that she has this coming Wednesday off.  According to our weather forecaster it is supposed to be sunny and above freezing at our beach on Wednesday... maybe I will have to beg a little?
Tomorrow she is working in the morning but she has to clean our house since she didn't have any time off last week cuz some of the girls were out sick.  Mom was complaining about that... she was limping around and ended up being the only one at work.  Guess that's what happens when you own the business, hehehe!
Maybe I will hop in the car on Sunday when she goes to the 5K to take photos.  I could cheer Crystal and Julia on, I guess.  BTW, Crystal's pink Patriots shirt is REALLY neat...wish I had a Patriots shirt!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A LABRADOR?????</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:54:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday Mom's nephew came over here and left Gator, that big, yellow lab that Mom owns and that li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Mom's nephew came over here and left Gator, that big, yellow lab that Mom owns and that lives with him.  Apparently, Gator has a girl friend here to visit with.  She is also co-owned by Mom and she is a black girl.
Well, Mom was watching them today and admiring them both and she mentioned she might like a yellow boy out of the litter, if they have a litter this time.
I, of course, expressed my dismay at the thought of having another labrador puppy racing thru the house, chewing everything up, and eating all our toys and hogging the bed.  Mom said there were a lot of "if's" before we ever have the little baby in hand.
First of all, the biggest if is IF she will even get pregnant.  The last time she did not, and this time she is even older and she has never had a litter yet.  Strike one!
Second is IF she has a litter we can only get one IF there are any yellows in the litter at all.  You see, while Gator is yellow, the female is black and her mother was black and her father was chocolate.  Her mother DID carry yellow since her mother was yellow, but, her father DID NOT carry any yellow so IF her mother doesn't have a yellow gene the litter will be all black since Gator doesn't have a chocolate gene.
If there are yellows in the litter there needs to be AT LEAST two males cuz Mom's nephew wants a yellow male, too.  So, that is also a big IF.
Finally, it depends also on what the co-owner of the mother wants...who knows, maybe SHE wants a yellow male, too.  
With all those if's, I am not holding my breath until we get one.  Especially since it will be TWO months before they are even born and another TWO months before they can come live with us, IF.
Mom's dog friend has a saying, quite fitting to this, I believe:  "If dog poops were donuts we'd all be rich."]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Brrrrrrrrrrrr.......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:01:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was pretty sunny when Mom got home from work.  She said we could go down in the lab pen BUT she n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was pretty sunny when Mom got home from work.  She said we could go down in the lab pen BUT she neglected to mention about the 18 degree temperature AND the 25 mph, gusting to 40 mph winds!!
I wondered why she put Barney's pajamas on me...I should have known something was up.  Apparently, after glancing at my photos from today, I also forgot the whole field is covered with ICE.  What a slippery slope that was!!!
It was weird... if you ran around in the middle it was dry, crusty snow but if you got anywhere near the bushes it was glare ice... slippery ice at that!  At least she only got one of me sitting right on my butt, BOL!
Would you believe that at 3 am, yes, as in middle of the night am, Momsie decided to take some photos of the cats cuz they were all wound up. I wouldn't have minded tha BUT...she also decided to fire that flash at us poor, sleeping dogs.  Then she wondered why we all had those silly looks on our faces, BOL!
Serves her right when I am forced to chase Joey in the middle of the night and wake her up by mistake.  From now on it won't be a mistake, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back at work...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:48:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Skye and Julia came over and got me and Zena and took us to work.
I was a bit nervous  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Skye and Julia came over and got me and Zena and took us to work.
I was a bit nervous when they put me in that expen that I had to stay in while Mom was gone.  But, Zena was with me so I figured it was safe this time.
Pretty soon they got us all decked out in hats and glasses and stuff and started taking photos of us.  Fortunately, my ears are shaved so I didn't need any ribbons in my ears, BOL!
After the photo shoot Zena and I went back in that pen.  Ya know, she is pretty nice and she even let me share the camping bed with her.  She is MY new friend now.
We stayed at work all day, even after the girls left.  Mom made them bring everyone else back home but me and Zena got to stay and show off to the people that came to work.
Did you notice that Zena is BIGGER than I am???  Mom says it looks like that in all my photos BUT when we are standing side by side I am a tiny, tiny bit taller than she is.  She does weigh MUCH LESS than me, but I am sure Mom will fix that pretty soon, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm HOME!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:20:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, first thing this morning the phone at work rang.  It was Mom, and she told Tonya to bring us o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, first thing this morning the phone at work rang.  It was Mom, and she told Tonya to bring us on home!  Finally!!!!
And, Mom DID get me the greatest present...she brought me a NEW PAL, Zena.
I really LIKE Zena.  She is cute and tiny and friendly and she likes me, too.  I can't wait until we get to go down in the lab pen with her so I can show her all the sights down there.
I even am going to let her have my nice, fluffy kitty bed tonight because I am sure she is cold up here in the North Country.  Mom said it was very, very warm down there.
Harvey told me that Mom and Julie were talking about me and Julie's Georgie and how they (Barney and Harvey) were ever so much better at traveling then we were.  Imagine that!!!  He said they just laid on their bed when Mom and/or Julie got out of the car and didn't jump in their seats and stare out the windows and get them all nose prints, and have to be put back in the console bed like us.
And, Harvey didn't bark at Julie when she got up in the night like I do.  And, they were nice and snuggly all night long, but, so were we!!!!
But, it's okay, Mom said she really did miss me, especially when they were on the beach.  She said I would have LOVED that beach!!! And, I do really enjoy seeing everything on the travels...Harvey and Barney couldn't tell us a single thing they saw along the way.
At any rate, I am sure glad to get home from the kennel, even though I wasn't on vacation!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am NOT going?? oops!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:21:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it is official, I am not going on vacation with Mom and Julie.  How do I know, you may ask???  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it is official, I am not going on vacation with Mom and Julie.  How do I know, you may ask???  Well, this afternoon when Mom got out of work she came home, got ALL of us house dogs EXCEPT Barney and Harvey and took us all over to work.  
Yup... I am sitting in a expen over here at work, using Mom's laptop to write this.  I am stuck with Ali.  Right next to me is Toto and Georgie.  Crystal is in with Thomas, the old rescue poodle.  Poor Riley is in a covered run INSIDE the kennel, hehehe!  At least we get to see people coming and going and we get to play with the daycare dogs.
Mother brought over those camping beds she got for us.  Actually, they are pretty neat.  They are JUST like folding chairs with canvas "seats".  Mom tosses an old blanket on the seat to make them more comfy.  We ALL love them so they have become a special treat for us.
Good thing we have SOMETHING for a special treat.  The only one over here that gives us lots of treats is Julie and Julie will be going along with Harvey and Barney and Mom.  
Would you believe Mom isn't even going to leave until Saturday morning.  We had to come over to work early so she could finish cleaning the house before she goes.  Actually, she also wants to make sure Barney will be okay sleeping in the bed with Julie, he usually sleeps in his crate at home cuz he and I do not like sharing Mom OR her bed.
I certainly hope they will be bringing me a really, really nice souvenier!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another LONG weekend!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jan 2012 15:34:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom took us down to the lab pen, in spite of the fact that she had just mopped the floors and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom took us down to the lab pen, in spite of the fact that she had just mopped the floors and the whole outside world is covered in MUD.  
It was 46 degrees (in the shade!), and the grass was nice and green and we thought it was labor day, NOT New Year's day, BOL.  We were all racing around, panting, and eating that nice, green grass.
When Mom was working up the photos she noticed those from New Year's Day LAST year right on the computer.  Sooo, she took one of those for each of us and then put one from today right under that one.  What a difference!!!!  
But, bad things are still going on here.  Today Mom is cleaning...that kind of cleaning she does when she is going somewhere and doesn't want to come home to a dirty house.  I am 100% sure she is going somewhere, too bad I am NOT 100% sure I am going along, too.
More examples... MY thundershirt and MY jacket are still in the dog jacket box but Harvey and Barneys fleece suits are in a canvas bag in the guest room.  (That is the "holding area" for the stuff she is taking with her.  She put in the bigger overnight motel crates, not my little one.  She is talking about grooming both Harvey AND Barney on Friday, but didn't mention me getting groomed at all.  
It seems to be looking less and less likely that I will be going on vacation this Winter... I will be SOOOO MAD I may totally snub both Mom and Julie when they get home!!!
Oh well, Happy New Year everypup!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Something's happening here...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:50:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom had today off and spent the whole day at home.  I watched.
First, while it was still warm this  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom had today off and spent the whole day at home.  I watched.
First, while it was still warm this morning she cleaned out the car.  She even used the vacuum cleaner which she NEVER does UNLESS I am going on vacation with her!
After it was all clean I watched her put some crates in there and some blankets and other traveling stuff.  I was getting soo excited trying to figure out where we could possibly be going.
When the car was done she came inside and got out her canvas bags.  When the canvas bags come out I KNOW we are going on vacation!!!!
While she was packing them I heard her on the phone talking to the handler guy.  She was talking about Barney and Harvey going along... hmmm, they must be going with me, too.
Next, she got out the travel collars and leads.  Now I was getting scared cuz she got out one for Barney and one for Harvey.  I didn't notice MINE!!!
Next she filled a bag with our overnight stuff.  What's this...she put in the BIG pee belts, not my little one.  Mom, I didn't gain that much weight!!!
What was really scary was watching her pack Barney and Harvey's pajamas... now I am really worried!!!
(to be continued)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home for the Holidays....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:58:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I LOVE it when Christmas falls on Sunday.  Mom gets out of work at noon on Saturday and doesn't have ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I LOVE it when Christmas falls on Sunday.  Mom gets out of work at noon on Saturday and doesn't have to work until TUESDAY!!!  Well, she does have to go clean and feed everyone in the kennel and let everyone out during the day, but that doesn't take too long and she comes home and plays with us.
First of all, we got up much later, which is a good thing cuz it was VERY, VERY cold this morning and her bed was very, very warm!!  Then, when she gets home from work we all got to go play in the lab pen.  It snowed last night, just a little bit, but Mom got out all our Winter jackets so we could be warmer.  We all had a great time running around in the field and were  comfy!
After play time it was lunch time, mmmmmmm.  Mom had a dish of veggies with shrimp and she couldn't eat all of it so she just put the dish on the floor.  Would you believe all eight of us shared nicely and no one hogged the dish or growled either.  Mom couldn't believe it, but we told her it was Christmas so we were being good!
After Mom finished all the new photos she put dinner in the oven.  Mmmmm, that smells delish, too!  Before dinner we are all gonna take a nice, long nap.  Noo, not in our crates, either!!
We hope you are all enjoying a nice Holiday with your family, too!!
And, to think it will be the same next weekend for New Year's Day!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Christmas Party for the Beanster!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:29:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Mom just told me I was invited to the Christmas party over at work tomorrow.  AND, she brought  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Mom just told me I was invited to the Christmas party over at work tomorrow.  AND, she brought a brand new Santa Suit for me to wear.  Laurie found it at the consignment shop she works at and brought it just for me.  (Mom says IF it fits me, BOL!)  
Well, we tried it on, but I DO NOT like it at all!  It is one of those that has the fake legs hanging off the front.  
I am wearing my other one BUT I will wear this one's hat.  Mom took a photo and added it to my page so you can see WHY I do not like it!
Anyway, Mom also said Barney is going to the party, too, he is going with Julie.  But, too bad, sooo sad, there is no one to take Toto, hehehe!  Uh oh, I bet Tonya will take him cuz Laurie will bring Hilda and Hilda LOVES Toto.  And, I bet Sarah will take Ali, too, cuz she has that pretty dress to wear.  Poor Toto has NOTHING to wear, but I bet Mom will give him a bandana or something. 
Oh well, just remember I was invited FIRST!!!
Anyway, we are going to have Pizza and probably some cake, too.  And, maybe even some candy????  I LOVE Christmas parties!
I will make Mom bring the camera so you can see some photos of us there.
Maybe this time I WILL get a present????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back from my Christmas Party!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:57:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, this morning me and Mom headed out for her family Christmas party.  It was VERY cold, like 12  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, this morning me and Mom headed out for her family Christmas party.  It was VERY cold, like 12 degrees, BRRRRRR.  Mom let me wear the Santa jacket so I would be warm as well as festive.  But, she forgot MY SANTA HAT!!!!  At her party they have an ugly Holiday sweater contest.... I almost won, but came in second to Mom.  She had an old sweater that said "BIG DOG MOM, she who must be obeyed!"  It was no contest, trust me!
When we got there I was welcomed by Gator, Ali and Alfie, plus Einstein, who is a golden/ lab mix and HUGE!  I got scared of them all and ran under the car so Mom called me out and her nephew quickly invited me into the house.  Inside I found Susie and Tanner!!!  Us little ones got to stay inside where it was warmer.
I got to meet Grace, the little baby that lives with Alfie.  She was pretty cute and I liked her.  But... Mom was totally shocked cuz I really liked Susie's friend, Chris and he liked me.  He kept holding me and patting me and it was pretty nice.  Mom and Susie were shocked!!!  I don't usually like strangers, or men, or anyone, for that matter.  Susie was telling Chris that even after she lived here with me all Summer long, if she stood up, I would bark at her, BOL!
Actually, I pretty much liked everyone there today.  And, Mom even forgot my thunder shirt so that certainly wasn't helping me!
We had lots of good food and then they opened presents.  Would you believe NO ONE gave me a present????  Bah humbug!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A WHOLE night in the waterbed!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:20:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, somehow Mom let me spend the entire night in the bedroom last night.  I suspect she must have b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, somehow Mom let me spend the entire night in the bedroom last night.  I suspect she must have been very, very tired and slept thru all my attempts to get the cat food, hehehe!  And, Joey must have been tired, too, cuz he didn't come out and bug me, well, at least I didn't see him come out.
But, come to think of it, I was VERY tired cuz Mom took me to work and gave me a haircut so that is extremely tiring!
Tomorrow is Mom's family Christmas party.  I suspect I will be invited again...I was such a hit last year!!  I know that Tanner is coming, so is Ali and Alfie since it is at Alfie's house!  Remember her???  She used to be in OUR family.  Well, Ali was too, but she never had a page of her own...she did have photos though, some with me, of course.  And, Gator will be there, too.  He used to be Mom's dog, too, but now he lives with her nephew.  He is also Ali's dad, in fact, Ali's real name is Aligator, BOL!
Mom has 23 or 24 family members to buy gifts for.  Well, as we all know, times are tough and $5 per person doesn't buy too much.  Mom was complaining over in our "regular" forum and someone suggested making a donation to some non-profit.  Wow, Mom thought that was a SUPER idea and she knew just where to make the donation!!!  She made it to HER OWN rescue, BUT made the donation to their spay/neuter account with the local veterinarian so no family member would wonder about it.  
That donation will speuter and vaccinate THREE cats in their rescue!  All her family are now adults so none of them needed the token gift, either.  Mom made up a nice card and she actually put MY photo on the front... I guess cuz I get to go to the party???  She did put some of the others inside, though.  
This afternoon Mom was very tired and it was FREEZING COLD in our house so she decided that we could all take a nap.  We did, even the kittens napped with us, BOL!  Now she says we will probably be awake all night long.  
Gee, I hope SHE isn't... I am getting pretty darn hungry for some cat kibble!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Last night's plan...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:32:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ahhh, I will NEVER get out of the dog room!!!  Last night Mom added a smaller board so the cats coul ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ahhh, I will NEVER get out of the dog room!!!  Last night Mom added a smaller board so the cats could climb it and I couldn't.  She tied the end table to the futon so it couldn't fall over.  She gave the kitties their supper and we went off to bed.
I stayed in my little cat bed FOREVER.  I stayed there while the baby kitties jumped OVER me and off the bed to go get a bite to eat.  Hmmm, they went around the expen on the OTHER end, I hadn't though of that, BOL!  
Mom was very tired so she fell soundly to sleep and I went to investigate.  RATS, that opening is plenty big enough for a kitten but there was no way, no how I would fit thru it!
Not to worry... I was hungry and needed a cat food fix so I just pushed the expen over to the cat food dish, reached in with my handy paw and scooped out a mouthful.  Mmmmmm, sooo good!!  I ate and ate and ate and then went back to bed.  
Mom woke up, saw me sleeping in my little bed and gave me a pat and said I was a good boy.  I swear, I only squirmed a tiny bit!!!  She fell back to sleep.
Next thing I knew, Joey peeked his head, then his whole body out from under the futon.  I held very, very still, then flew over and chased him back, hehehe!!! Whilst I was still gloating, Momsie reached out and scooped me up and next thing I knew, I was in my crate in the dog room.  I tried not to burp while she was carrying me in there, BOL!!
This morning, of course she discovered cat kibble all over the floor and the expen all pushed against the dish.  Ooopssssie!!
Soo, when she got home from work she took a BIG roasting pan and put the kibble dish right into it.  We shall see how that works, I guess.
Meanwhile, Mom took me to work and Tonya gave me a bath and Mom gave me a haircut.  Would you believe Mom apologized to me when she noticed I looked perfectly fine and NOT FAT after she gave me a nice haircut.  Guess all that night time exercise is keeping me thin, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Continuing trouble...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:16:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom thought she &quot;fixed&quot; the cat food problem by moving the expen all the way to the wall and b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom thought she "fixed" the cat food problem by moving the expen all the way to the wall and blocking it off.  She thought the cats would climb over the expen and get to their food.
She was so confident in her little fix that she came in and got me so I could sleep in the nice warm waterbed.  I hopped into my little cat bed on HER bed and settled down to wait.
Sure enough, soon Mom's breathing became slow and soft so I mosied over and hopped off the bed and went to check things out.  Hey, I was HUNGRY!!!!  I got under the futon and discovered her little scheme, so I pushed on the expen.  It made a HUGE noise and I heard the dreaded words..."Beanie, get IN YOUR BED!!!"  
I did, and settled down to wait again.  This time I got out of my bed, tiptoed over to the edge of the bed and waited there.  Pretty soon I gently slid off the bed and tiptoed over to the corner.  I crept under the futon and checked that expen again...darn, it was pretty tight!!!  I decided my next move would be to climb onto the end table and jump off that into the cat food area.
Darn it all, that table banged into the futon...must be I AM heavier than I thought cuz it never did that before!!!  Of course, I hear the "BEANIE, GET OVER HERE!!!!", somewhat louder this time!!!
I did, somewhat reluctantly.  Next time I got out of my bed and tiptoed to the edge of Mom's bed she was waiting... must be I AM heavier and woke her up when I stepped on her???  Back to my bed I went.
Finally, I decided to go for it!!!!  I crept over, climbed on the futon, stepped lightly on the end table.  OMD, it FELL OVER and I ended up on my head, INSIDE the expen.  I was so shocked I couldn't even grab a mouthful of cat food before Mom was right there, "rescuing" me.  
I enjoyed the rest of the night from the safety and comfort of my crate in the dog room, BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Trouble, trouble, trouble...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:08:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mother has been complaining lately that I am gaining weight.  She can't understand why since she is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mother has been complaining lately that I am gaining weight.  She can't understand why since she is literally counting out my kibble, piece by piece and I get way, way less than anyone else.
I just smile innocently and even leave a couple pieces of my kibble in my dish.
Well, last night I slept in my crate...long story, but only Ali got to sleep in the warm waterbed.  This morning Momsie noticed that the cats didn't eat all their food.  Strange, they do every other night.
Because it's her afternoon off she came home early and took us for a run in the field.  That can sure work up my appetite so when we got back in the house I was HUNGRY.  Mom went into her bedroom to clean the kitties box.  I followed.
When she brought the clean one back in there I was innocently standing BEHIND the little ex-pen she uses to keep us out of their food, munching on their kibble.  Oooops!!!
Suddenly, it all became crystal clear to her... I was going under the futon, sneaking around the back and ending up in the cats little fenced off area!!!
Somehow I think I will be eating ALL my kibble from now on, and maybe even sleeping in the dog room instead of that warm waterbed, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A foster parent's work is never done...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 17:18:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I wonder if Mom has any idea how much work she is asking me to do lately?  Sure, being a foster dad  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wonder if Mom has any idea how much work she is asking me to do lately?  Sure, being a foster dad to Paisley wasn't much of a problem.  One little kitten and she slept most of the time.  
Well, this week she decides to bring Paisley's brother, Dijon, home AND she decides the kittens are old enough to be out with ALL the dogs here.
That little Dijon is very feisty!!  He can make it from one end of the house to the other in under 5 seconds flat, even if the baby gate is closed and in his way.  Paisley is much quieter, in fact, Mom is hoping she isn't sick or something.  Even so, she wanders all thru the house.
Take tonight for example.  Dijon was in the kitchen messing around.  Riley and Georgie rushed in there and started barking at him and trying to corner him.  Immediately, I sensed he was uncomfortable with both of them after him so I had to leave my comfy bed under Mom's desk and go supervise them.  
It was bad enough that I had to bark them away from him.  I even had to threaten Riley and make him go under the table.  It took me about 5 minutes and lots of barks and threats to keep them away from him.
I no sooner get that settled and Barney decides to share a bed with Paisley.  Nope, not gonna happen!  The only one who shares a bed with Paisley is ME, or Toto when he is relieving me.  Those other guys can be rough and tumble and Paisley is tiny.  They could roll right onto her and squash her, or worse.
Next thing you know, my kitties are in the DOG ROOM, climbing in and out of our crates.  This will NEVER do...what if Mom was putting the other dogs to bed and she didn't notice there was a kitten in their crate.  I shudder to think what might happen!!
Finally, Mom put the other guys to bed, my two kitties settled down to sleep in THEIR bed by the Christmas tree and I now have to pass out in my bed under the desk.
This is really, really hard work!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My last night as Dog of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/752725</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:47:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>And, what a week it has been!!!  I have met tons of new pupsters and a few catsters as well!!  I hav ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ And, what a week it has been!!!  I have met tons of new pupsters and a few catsters as well!!  I have lots of new gifts and lots of great memories of the week that was!
I have had a very good week and wish I could be dog of the week EVERY WEEK, BOL!!
It got warm here again today so Mom let us all hang out outside while she messed around in the house.  Finally, she was done, or at least needed a break, so she took us all down to the lab pen for a romp.
Riley was being silly today.  Mom had noticed a BIG waterbucket down there and she didn't want to leave it out all Winter so she tossed it up by the gate.  Well, apparently, Lola and Riley saw it land out of the corner of their eyes, and decided it must be a HUGE monster out to get them.  
They barked and barked and barked.  Both of them would race part way up the path, bark and bark and suddenly, something would spook them and they would race back down.  Finally, Lola managed to follow Harvey all the way to the bucket and decided it was nothing so she stopped barking at it.
Riley kept it up... he convinced each one of us to race up there with him and at the last possible second, he would bolt down the path while we investigated.
Finally, Mom decided she'd better go up there herself.  Riley followed her up, sniffed the bucket, and was most embarassed, BOL!  
Me, I wasn't ascareded of it at all, hehehe!  I KNEW it was just an old bucket.
Well, thanks everyone, for making my week sooo great!!!  It was a great week!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ups and downs...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:59:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sooo, Mom took me for a ride upstreet yesterday.  I was all excited to be invited along but turns ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sooo, Mom took me for a ride upstreet yesterday.  I was all excited to be invited along but turns out she had an ulterior motive.  Right next to our house is the vet clinic.  We stopped there, and Mom invited me in.  Hmmmm, somewhat nervous, I went along and she had me hop on the scale.  I'm not telling what my weight was, but suffice it to say I ate very, very little dinner last night, BOL!
Anyway, we chatted with the girls up there for a bit... they gave Mom some revolution for Paisley and her brother and Joey.  I heard Mom say something was for me, and when we left she had a tiny bottle with some pills in it.  Hmmm.  
We went along to Staples and I watched people while Mom shopped.  Pretty fun!  When we got home we stopped at the kennel so Mom could give Laurie the Revolution and it turns out, some of OUR Christmas presents had arrived.  Two of them were GREAT new dog beds... we got one already cuz I saw it, BOL!  It is a camping bed and it folds up just like a camping chair.  Cool.  I like it alot, but so do the other guys so Mom actually ordered another one last night.  They are really CHEAP on the Amazon warehouse page. 
The other one is a HUGE new bolster bed and Mom said we have to wait for the Holiday to get that one, spoil sport!!! 
Anyway, when we got home Mom gave me one of those pills.  Turns out I have a tapeworm!!!  Funny cuz I only had ONE flea on me all Summer...guess maybe there were two and Mom only saw the one and I swallowed the other, hehehe!
Anyway, I took my pill, ate my supper and then had to puke all over the new dog bed TWICE!!!  That will teach Mom, huh????
I feel all better now though!  Mom says next month she will give me the pill AFTER I eat my supper.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My BIG week....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/751934</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:28:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, now that the news has really sunk in, I am still all excited about this great honor Dogster ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, now that the news has really sunk in, I am still all excited about this great honor Dogster has bestowed upon me.  However, my day wasn't really much different than any other.  We got up and Mom still insisted I go outside for my "duty".  Because we are having an heat spell up here in NH, she decided to LEAVE US all out all day long.  
Hrumph, didn't she realize I was supposed to go to work with her and get accolades from all the girls over there?  Guess she must have forgotten that little part, huh?  Anyway, it started pouring around noonish so she did come home and let us back inside.  I didn't mind the rain, it was now 60 degrees outside and only 55 in our house, BOL!  Besides, we were on the porch and not getting wet.
Anyway, finally she got home and fed us our dinner.  I did find a piece of roast beef in my dinner, BOL!  After dinner everyone went outside again, (but I ducked under the desk and she missed me, hehehe!)  But, I found my kitten, Paisley, under there and she had missed me terribly today so she was all over me. 
Finally, I snuck off into the dog room to eat Toto's left over, spilled food.  Darn it all, the door closed BEHIND ME!!!
Then, Mom let everyone inside and they all played and played for over an hour.  She didn't even miss me, although I was barking behind the closed door!!!
Then, everyone went outside again.  At this point Mom did miss me, but she assumed I ran out with everyone else and was kind of surprised about that.  I barked and barked and barked but she thought I was outside barking, I guess.
After what seemed like forever, she let the others back inside and put them in their crates.  FINALLY, she discovered me, shut in this cold, dark room, all by myself!  Did she apologize to me???  NOPE, she chuckled at me, BOL!  I raced out and ran under the desk where I found my Paisley, nestled in one of the dog beds under there.  Whew, she was fine and none of the other guys harmed her at all.
Now, I am staying as far away from that dog room as I can!!!
The only other problem I had today was with my visitors to my page.  You see, I like numbers.  Sequences, repeating numbers, and stuff like that.  Well, Mom and I have been watching my visitor number and had figured out that by the end of this week it was going to be 12,345!!  We were excited about that.
Well, after I got picked for Dogster of the Week the number jumped RIGHT PAST 12,345 during the night and was at 12,365 this morning.  Oh well, I guess all the visits and gifts and comments and well wishes and bones and zealies is more than worth not seeing that great number, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD... DOG OF THE WEEK!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/751768</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:22:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow Wee... I just got an email from Dogster HQ and it turns out they have selected me as DOG OF THE  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow Wee... I just got an email from Dogster HQ and it turns out they have selected me as DOG OF THE WEEK!!!  I have NEVER, EVER had such an honor!!!
Frankly, I sort of thought Dog of the Week was a unattainable event since I never even knew anyone that got selected for that.
Holy Smokes, I am sooo thrilled and honored and all that stuff.  I am so much in shock I don't even know what to write!
Wooo hoooo, I gotta go tell all the rest of my family!
And, they even picked my flying photo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Long day today...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/751552</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:01:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew, today seemed very, very long for some reason.  It was kind of nice outside so Mom left us out  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew, today seemed very, very long for some reason.  It was kind of nice outside so Mom left us out for hours and hours.  The only good part about that was that I got a break from my foster dad duties.
I was pretty worried...Paisley's brother came in to the kennel yesterday and I was afraid I was going to have to foster BOTH of them... I am getting a little old to be chasing after TWO 5 week old kittens!
Fortunately, Hilda came to work with Laurie this morning and she convinced Laurie to take him to her house and let her foster him.  People don't realize it, but it gets harder and harder every single day.  
First of all, she is getting much braver so now she explores the WHOLE house.  Of course, I need to follow her everywhere so Mom can tell where she is by just looking for me.  I am getting pretty tired, that's for sure!
Another problem is that she is now deciding to chew on EVERYTHING... those little kitten teeth are way, way sharper than any puppy teeth...they are just like needles.  And, she keeps going for my tail and my toes and my ears!!!
And, since she is getting older every day, she doesn't need nearly as much sleep as before.  When Mom puts her in her crate she almost instantly starts crying for me.  It's sad, but Mom says I need to use tough love!
We did get down to the lab pen while she was napping.  Things weren't all that good down there, either.  For some reason, Riley has decided he is higher up on the chain of command here than I am and he feels it is HIS DUTY to remind me of that constantly.  He keeps rushing over and putting his feet and his head on MY BACK and trying to start something.  I try to ignore him, but then Barney takes over.  
Finally, I just sauntered over to Mom and jumped into her lap.  For some reason, neither Riley nor Barney have figured out how to jump into her lap, hehehe!
Now we are all resting in our dog beds.  Paisley is out here trying to get everyone's chew toys.  I have spoken to the others and they now know they are not allowed to growl or snap at her...but I still need to keep one eye open to make sure she is okay.  Whew, hard, hard work!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:41:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had a pretty good day here today.  Mom's new stove worked GREAT and the turkey was perfect, MMMMM ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had a pretty good day here today.  Mom's new stove worked GREAT and the turkey was perfect, MMMMMMmmmmmmm.  And, there is enough leftover for tomorrow, too!  Mom didn't know that Barney HATES turkey so I got to finish his, too.
My little foster kitten is doing pretty good, well, right now she is crying cuz we are all on Mom's bed and she is in her cage.  It's okay, she has been out with me all evening and she needs to sleep now.  She will quickly fall asleep, too, and she sleeps ALL NIGHT LONG!!!
We didn't have time to go down and play in the lab pen, but me and Toto got to go for a minute or two while Mom picked some boughs off the cedar trees for wreaths for the boarding kennel.  Julia is coming to help make them tomorrow.
After that, Mom put up the Christmas tree.  She is crazy about holidays and does everything really early so she can enjoy it much, much longer.  Anyway, the tree is pretty but Mom put an expen around it.  Good thing she did cuz even with that, Lola grabbed a light and took off with the whole string of them.  Fortunately, Mom had tied the tree to the wall so it didn't fall over!!!
And, I am sure Smokey will have a few ornaments before morning, BOL!  Not me, I am an adult now and don't bother the tree.
Mom also went ahead and put on our Holiday photos on our pages.  We each have several different ones this year and some of us have some special ones from years back.
Well, the kitten fell asleep already so my job is over for the day... gotta go play!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A present for ME!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/750498</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:12:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom was over at work just like every other day.  The phone rang, one of 50+ phone calls, and i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom was over at work just like every other day.  The phone rang, one of 50+ phone calls, and it was one of our grooming clients.  She said someone had dumped a kitten near their barn.  They have a large farm and people are always dropping off cats and dogs there.
Mom told her to bring it in and pretty soon they showed up with a TINY, TINY baby kitten.  She looks healthy and pretty clean except for some fleas and earmites, so Mom gave her some Revolution.  The girls gave her some canned food and she ate it right up!
Of course, Mom is going to bring her home cuz she says a kennel is not a place for a baby kitty.  Mom said I could be her foster Mo...eh, FATHER!!!  I can't wait to meet her!
Mom named her Paisley cuz she is sort of a paisley swirl of colors in her points and the rest of her is Siamese cream color.  Mom says it looks like she will have long hair.  She still has blue eyes but Mom says that is cuz she is so young.
I am pretty excited and can't wait!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Summer????</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:07:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, it's warm as can be outside today!!!  Too bad Mom wouldn't take us to the ocean, it would be re ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, it's warm as can be outside today!!!  Too bad Mom wouldn't take us to the ocean, it would be really NICE there.
But, no... she says she has to work outside and get ready for Winter.  Something about gardens and outside faucets and stuff like that.  I hope she remembers I LOVE to help her work in the gardens, BOL!
She also said she was gonna put up the outside holiday decorations.  She won't turn on the lights and stuff until AFTER Thanksgiving, she said that is pushing it a bit, although she uses the outside lights for a porch light in the Winter.
Mom is a bit of a Currier & Ives person... she does just boughs of greenery and holly berries and red bows.  She puts those icicle swag lights on our porch and that is it, except for the lighted tree on the end of the porch.
Last night she made some of us SUFFER thru the Holiday photo session.  Poor me and Riley and Barney and Harvey and Lola got stuck doing it.  I must admit, mine are quite nice and not the ordinary.  You can see them next weekend, maybe???
Meanwhile, we are outside enjoying the warm air until she gets home from work, which should be pretty soon, I HOPE!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A cat story...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:42:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ten years ago a local minister trapped a colony of feral cats that were around his church.  Over a f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ten years ago a local minister trapped a colony of feral cats that were around his church.  Over a few weeks time he brought 34 of them in to Mom's rescue.  
Sadly, many of these cats had to be euthanized due to health or extreme temperament issues, but many were saved and adopted out... some as beloved pets and some as barn cats.
Well, ONE older female escaped her trap while Mom was transferring her into a cat cage.  She immediately went up into the ceiling by breaking out a ceiling tile.  Mom and the girls tried everything to catch her... there was no way she was coming back down.  They started feeding her in the furnace/break room and built a ramp up to the ceiling for her to use.
For years she would sit on a rafter and watch them as they took their breaks and they would talk to her.  She also found a spot where she could look down over the dogs in daycare and enjoyed watching them.  They kept trying to trap her but she was too smart for them.
After several years they managed to shut her into a small room when she came down one day and mistakenly went into that room.  Mom caught her with a rabies pole and they immediately took her next door for a spay and vaccines.  When she was awake, it was back to the ceiling for her.  Now she was named CC for ceiling cat, BOL!
Another two years went by and one day, she began to stay down on the floor when they took their breaks.  One day, exactly FOUR YEARS TO THE WEEK OF WHEN SHE CAME IN, she marched over to Mom for a pat on the back.  Shocked, Mom obliged.
Gradually she became friendlier and started demanding lap time with anyone in the break room.  She still spent the majority of her time in the ceiling, but came down for her "breaks".  She was smart, and wouldn't let ANYONE pick her up, she knew exactly how long to stay and get the pats.
Fast forward to the present, ten years later.  CC is now old and can't make it up to the ceiling anymore.  The girls and Mom fixed her a nice bed and other luxuries.  She now will sit on their laps for as long as they stay in there, in fact, I have had a few photos in my album of ME sitting with her.
A few weeks ago Mom noticed she was looking pregnant, but was actually quite skinny above the belly.  Since she still won't allow herself to be picked up, and certainly could not be pilled daily, and was still eating and drinking fine, Mom realized there wasn't much they could do.  She assumed she either had FIP or a tumor or a bad heart and the belly was fluid.  
Today one of Mom's favorite vets was here so she had her look at CC.  She concurred with Mom's ideas of what was wrong, and admitted there was nothing that was going to fix her, just things to prolong her life.
The girls all discussed her with the vet and have decided to let her continue as she is as long as she is eating and happy and will have her euthanized when it is time.  Any treatments would be much too traumatic for her and wouldn't give her that much time.
Although Mom knew all this, she is now feeling sad for poor CC, and for her and the girls.  Hence, this eulogy to CC.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HEY, another Diary Daily Pick for me, hehehe!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/749028</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:22:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said, &quot;Oh, btw, Beanie, you are a diary pick today, AGAIN!&quot;  Yeah, Mom, are you jealous????  I c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said, "Oh, btw, Beanie, you are a diary pick today, AGAIN!"  Yeah, Mom, are you jealous????  I cannot help it that I am so pupular.  Thanks, everypup for your gifts and visits!!!
Anyhow, since today is Sunday Mom got home from work early and put us all outside.  I raced right out since I was convinced we were headed down to the lab pen.  WRONG... she put us out so she could clean without our help, imagine that!!!
She is cleaning kind of fast, but she did say she also had to go to the store sometime along, AND our guest is coming sometime later this afternoon.
Of course, when she got into the guest room she remembered that she hadn't put up those storm windows yet, so, naturally, she took the time to do that so she wouldn't forget again.  Naturally, whilst we are waiting outside!!!!
We were very, very careful to keep both our dog room AND the bedroom clean last night so that was no problem for her.  Sooo, since our house is VERY BIG, well, it has TONS of rooms anyway, she only has five left to clean.
FIVE ROOMS...good gosh, we will NEVER get down into that lab pen today!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new camera...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:03:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, being Saturday Mom got out early so we went down to the lab pen.  She fixed up her new camera  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, being Saturday Mom got out early so we went down to the lab pen.  She fixed up her new camera harness and put both cameras on it and, away we went!  
Mom said it worked really well...she just has to remember which lens is on which camera which is on which side, BOL.  Sounds confusing, but the way she put the straps on them the new camera has to be on the right side and the old on the left so she said right is right in front of her, and left is long so she put the close lens on the new camera and the long one on the old camera. Makes sense to her, I guess!
When we got home, pretty quickly cuz there was a NASTY cold wind out there, Mom had to start cleaning the house.  Not only did she have to clean her room to make it better for Joey, but she has to clean the guest room because we are having a guest overnight tomorrow night and it hasn't been cleaned since Susie and Tanner/Toby left.
Our guest is Alfie's Mom, and she dropped off that old lab with the tumors for Mom to watch today while she judged some more shows.  Mom was amazed... she is still happy and healthy looking and was all excited to come here again.  We all like her so we don't mind at all, either.
But, Mom brought Drama home from the kennel because she needed her pen over there.  Drama, on the other hand, is quite dramatic and we all have to watch ourselves around her.  She has a nasty habit of grabbing one of our back legs and escorting us out the door.  If you get mad at her she gets nasty so not one of us argues with her...we just hop along with our leg in her mouth! 
Well, gotta go, Mom is going to bed so she can finish cleaning tomorrow.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back in MY warm waterbed!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:02:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night Mom was feeling badly with her cold and sore throat so she went to bed early.  She let me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night Mom was feeling badly with her cold and sore throat so she went to bed early.  She let me and Toto and Ali and Harvey into the bedroom just like normal.  We figured she was maybe dizzy or confused from her sickness so we didn't say a word, just went along in and hopped on the bed.
A while later Smokey came in and he was messing around with Joey.  As tempting as it was, I managed to remain on the bed and did not sound any alarms.  I actually waited until I was sure Mom was sleeping, then I went over and helped myself to some of his dry kibble.  
I guess Mom forgot that I can climb up on the back of the futon, then lean way over and reach his food dish.  She didn't forget for too long cuz this morning his food was moved, BOL!
It was a very LONG night.  Smokey and Joey would race around under the futon, then Smokey would race over and jump in the middle of the bed with all of us.  Would have been okay but he kept landing in the middle of Mom and she wasn't thrilled about it! So, he would race back to the futon and bug Joey some more.
Mom said she thinks he was trying to convince Joey to come out and join us on the bed???
Mom did get a better photo of him last night... he is still pretty scared but he does not dart away when he sees her... he even lets her touch him a bit.
Well, gotta go, it's graduation night at obedience school and I have been invited to come along as a demo dog.  I am soooo good at that, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new camera is HERE!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:33:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, this morning Mom was waiting and waiting and waiting and finally the mail person came along.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, this morning Mom was waiting and waiting and waiting and finally the mail person came along.  Mom KNEW it was bad news when she didn't come inside, just drove up to the mailbox.  Mom looked up the tracking information while Tonya ran out and got the mail.  
The tracking thing said it was out for delivery at 8:30 this morning, but it WASN'T in the box!!!!!  Sooo, Mom decided to call the post office and see if it was there and if she could pick it up.  Since it was supposed to originally arrive tomorrow, Mom decided she had to be VERY NICE since it wasn't late yet.
Did you know that Post Office phone numbers ARE NOT in the phone books anymore???  Neither did Mom, but she was able to find an old book with the number!  She called and asked if it was there and if she could pick it up.  The guy said sure, so off she went.
She told the man that it was MUCH better in the olden days when you had no idea when something would come and you just waited.  He laughed!
Anyway, while Mom finished grooming some dogs she charged the battery, then took Me and Riley, for some reason, and plunked us on the table.  She took a bunch of shots with the old one and a bunch with the new one, using the exact same settings.  She didn't have her good lens on, but it was okay with the one she had.
Soo, as much as Mom didn't want to admit it, the ones with the new camera were MUCH better than the old one.  She didn't want to admit it since they were supposed to be pretty much the same, and she was really bummed about having to buy the new one cuz it was cheaper than the old model.  
Mother is a person who HATES change, and the changes they were bragging about were on features Mom didn't ever use anyway.  Oh well, guess this change will end up being just fine!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I spied Joey!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/748289</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:16:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>During the night I heard Smokey growling a bit so I jumped up and ran over to see what was what.  I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ During the night I heard Smokey growling a bit so I jumped up and ran over to see what was what.  I actually SAW that new cat!!!  But, of course, when he saw me he scooted right back under the recliner.
A few more times I heard him moving around and I sounded the alarm.  The others of course responded and raced over to see him along with me.  For some reason Mom got mad and put us all in our crates for the rest of the night.  I somehow thought I was supposed to alert to stuff like strange cats in our room, but, hey... guess the rules have changed!
And, on to the continuing saga of the camera.  It did not come today!  Mom checked the tracking and it had definitely left the last place and should have been in our home town post office.  But, nothing was updated and the mail lady didn't bring it.  Mom had a few hours to spare today so she discussed with Tonya calling the PO and finding out if it was in so she could go get it while Tonya was still here.  Finally, she decided they would have updated the tracking IF it was really here so she didn't call them.
She just checked the tracking list and it arrived in our town at 8:30 AM this morning!!!!  While it was too late for the rural driver to pick up and deliver, Mom could have gone and gotten it!  AUGHHHHHHHHH.
As it is, she has invited Julia AND Skye to come visit on Thursday cuz they have no school that day.  She figures they can create some great photo shoots and she can try out the new camera with those.
Gee, maybe by Thursday Joey will have come out from under the furniture and she can photograph him!  I sure hope so, I am getting SICK and TIRED of having to sleep in the dog room instead of on my warm, comfy waterbed in MY bedroom that I allow Mom to share!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Uh oh, a guest in MY bedroom!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/748075</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 16:31:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom did it, she brought a new kitten home.  Of course, none of us have seen it yet cuz it is i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom did it, she brought a new kitten home.  Of course, none of us have seen it yet cuz it is in hiding.
The deal is that this kitten is supposed to have the same Mother as Smokey cat.  Well, it, (according to Mom who HAS seen it at work),looks like Smokey BUT is gray tiger and white instead of smoky black.  Mom has named it Joey, but we don't know if IT is a girl or a boy yet.
You see, there is a pretty major problem with this new cat... it is FERAL!!!  Mom said it was shy...HA, that is a big understatement!!!  There were four of them, the person has only been able to catch three (in a trap, mind you!)so far.  When you walk into the room where their cage is they immediately paste themselves to the back of the cage and hiss and spit.  Well, Joey would stay at the front, but that is a moot point, I think!
After four days Mom decided to touch one of them.  She touched its leg...it BIT her, BOL!!! In order to get Joey home she and Julie had to catch it with a rabies pole and stuff it into a carrier.  Even so, it was still able to scratch Mom and make her bleed.  When she got home it refused to come out of the carrier so she had to shake it out.
But, Mom was okay with that...she said she did pat its front legs while it was in the carrier and it didn't hiss or spit or bite her, WOW... and that makes it friendly????
Oh well, I hope she doesn't think me and the other dogs are going to welcome it with open arms... at least Smokey was tiny, this cat is almost full grown already.  
I really wonder how long it will take for us to see it, BOL!  We are going to bed now cuz Mom has a cold and a sore throat, so we shall see what happens during the night.  Mom looked under all the furniture and didn't see it so it must be under the front of the waterbed where she can't see.  Smokey thinks it's still under the futon, but Mom says it isn't.
MAYBE we will have some photos one of these days???
OH, That reminds me, Mom's new camera and stuff shipped yesterday and is now only ONE state away.  She may actually get it tomorrow or at the latest, on Wednesday.  Too bad everyone is on vacation here and she has to work all week with just her and Tonya and they are both sick with colds and it gets dark early now.  No photos for a while, I guess!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me, A DDP???  YES!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/747561</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Nov 2011 04:37:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Great news this morning.  I am a Diary pick again!!  Yippee!
On another note, Mom is making lemonad ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great news this morning.  I am a Diary pick again!!  Yippee!
On another note, Mom is making lemonade.  Not seriously, but we have been having fun slowly re-writing all my photo captions that Dogster ate last weekend.
It IS a slow process, but gives us both something to do now that it is dark before Mom even gets home from work.
Gonna be COLD and sunny today.  I guess Fall is pretty much over.  It was only 21 degrees when I got up...I was very tempted to just hide under the covers but I had to go out!!!
Soo, when I came back inside I hid under the desk and now everyone else is in their crates and I am going to prowl around the house as soon as Mom heads out for work in about 10 minutes or so.
Of course, our house is only warm, if you consider 64 warm, when she is home, so I gotta prowl quick before it goes back to the really cold setting. Once it gets cold again I am ducking under the top cushion in the dog bed.  It's toasty under there, BOL!
Thanks for your visits and well wishes.  I am sure Mom will let us go down into the lab pen today and we will have more photos, although free shipping turned out to be a not so good idea for her new camera.  It hasn't EVEN SHIPPED yet.  She keeps saying she is going to call them and switch it to overnight shipping but that is very expensive!!!
Good things come to those who wait, I guess!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mother has lost her mind again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/747029</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 16:41:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, when we go to the beach or kayaking Mom has to carry two cameras cuz she has a long lens and the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, when we go to the beach or kayaking Mom has to carry two cameras cuz she has a long lens and then she has a smaller camera for close up shots.  Well, she has just about broken her back from lugging them, not to mention the fact that the bigger one smashed into the smaller one and broke the LCD screen.  It still works and doesn't leak too much, but....
Well, she was bored at work so she was looking at harnesses to keep two cameras and carry them both.  She found one, it was UNDER $20, so she ordered it last week.
It came today.  It is REALLY nice BUT... it really needs another BIG camera to balance it... it is off sided with the big one AND the small one.  Of course, Mom has a really NICE zoom short focus lens, too, so...
Today she went Christmas shopping for herself, BOL!!  She read all the reviews over and over and over and finally ordered another BIG camera.
Of course, she couldn't just order the camera... she needed a battery grip, and an extra battery, and oh yeah, some extra strap neck pieces for when she was only using one of the cameras and not them both.  
Fortunately, she could get the body only cuz she already has the lens, in fact she has way too many lenses, BOL.  She said the problem was that she LOVES the one she has now, a Canon Rebel T2i, and wanted to get the same one.  For some stupid reason, it costs WAY more than the newest model, the T3i.  Hence all the review reading.  
Mom doesn't do video much and she doesn't use the LCD screen at all, she ALWAYS uses the viewfinder, so the only differences between the two weren't much except for the articulated LCD screen and a few more creative scene modes, which she doesn't use either.  
Finally, she decided that it was plain stupid to pay MORE for the older model and ordered the T3i.  Now she is all worried that she won't like it as much as the T2i, which is her all time favorite Canon rebel and she has had FOUR of them so far, starting with a film one way back.
She was hoping it would come by Friday and we could go to the beach again on Saturday and try them out but she refused to pay shipping and opted for free shipping so that most likely won't happen.  
Oh well, I can still see another beach day in the near future!!!  Oh yeah, and LOTS more photos, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am ANGRY again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/746553</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:14:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom had her Howlaween parade at work.  Surprise, I DID get invited after all!  Sarah took me,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom had her Howlaween parade at work.  Surprise, I DID get invited after all!  Sarah took me, and I must admit, I was EXCELLENT!!!  
Of course, I did not win because Sarah is one of Mom's employee's so they didn't judge me, BOL!
But, that is not what I am mad about.  IF you look at my photos, you will notice that ALL, YUP, EVERY SINGLE ONE of my captions disappeared!!  It happened when Mom added my new photo from today.  She added the photo, with its caption written, just like always, and when she said "save changes", every single caption on every single other photo just plain vanished into thin air.  (Well, the air was pretty thick when Mom discovered my 200+ captions were totally gone!!!)
Meanwhile, we have some SUPER photos and Mom is afraid to add them now.  She is afraid that ALL our family's captions will be a thing of the past and there is no way, no how she can re-write them all!!
Soo, even though Harvey and his little five year old friend Aranna WON the BEST COSTUME IN SHOW, you cannot see his photos and how very, very cute that little girl was wearing a deer costume and accompanied by Harvey as the deer hunter.  
Even though Ali and Julia won the Most Original Costume, with Ali as the tub of ice cream and Julia as the waitress scooping the cones, there are no photos to show you.
And, even though Tanner and Bryce won the Cutest Costume with Tanner's punk rocker Howlaween costume and his orange and black mohawk and his orange ears and tail, there are no photos to show you at all.
And, even though Lola and Toto and Crystal and Georgie and I didn't win anything, we all had super neat photos to add to our pages, but not until the caption eating monster gets removed from the Dogster site!!!

Well, well, well.  Mom bravely decided to try adding photos to the others and they all worked just fine.  I thought someone in HQ didn't like me, now I KNOW they don't!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I was just on TV!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/746245</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:29:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight we were all sitting around watching the news.  They were showing some halloween photos that  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight we were all sitting around watching the news.  They were showing some halloween photos that readers had submitted.
Suddenly, both Mom and Susie were jumping up and down and I glanced over and THERE I WAS...RIGHT UP THERE ON THE SCREEN!!!  I was right after the baby in the pumpkin and before the person in the grandfather's clock.  Pretty neat!!!
Now I am VERY famous.  Mom says maybe I CAN go to the Parade and wear that Pirate costume that was on TV.
Maybe some other people will also recognize me now that I am famous???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Diary pick...YIPPEE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/746199</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:09:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got an email that said I was a diary daily pick today.  YES!!!  Headquarters knows I needed that c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got an email that said I was a diary daily pick today.  YES!!!  Headquarters knows I needed that cuz I also found out this morning that all the other pups are going to be in a HUGE Howlaween parade over at Mom's work and I was not invited!!!
Can you imagine that????  Not invite the Beanster?????  WHAT???
Mom says it's for my own good because I do not particularly like strangers and groups of people.  I really get peeved when she says that stuff about "for my own good."  How does SHE know what is for MY own good?????
Mom did say that a really CUTE Dragon costume came today along with Toto's Frog costume and she may try that one me and I can wear it and just be over there in my puppy pen.  We shall see, I guess.
We shall see is Mom's other most used saying.  Usually it means NO, so I am not holding my breath.  Speaking of holding, if she HOLDS ME, I am perfectly happy to meet and greet all the people.  Mom says she might be a bit busy to be holding me.
Oh well.... we shall see!
Thanks for all your visits and gifts!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Something is happening and I am not involved!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/746067</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:03:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is something going on around here.  I have noticed that the other dogs kept going over to the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is something going on around here.  I have noticed that the other dogs kept going over to the kennel with Mom and the girls and I have NOT BEEN INVITED!
I have also noticed Mom has been working on the computer printing stuff and making stuff and trying it on the other dogs.  Tanner was wearing a hat and I swear, I saw Ali in an Ice Cream container!!!
Today Mom and Susie went shopping and when they came back they were giggling and talking about spiders and spider webs and jack o lanterns and all that Howlaween stuff.
And, Toto... he has been impossible lately!  He has pranced all around like he was soo special.  I swear, I actually saw him HOPPING around in the yard, and Crystal kept kissing him.  What is THAT all about???
Me, I am just being totally ignored.  No one takes me to work, no one tells me any secrets, and they all keep talking about Saturday.
Saturday... I know NOTHING about Saturday...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Movie for ME!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/745435</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:31:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, I got an email from my friend Nina last night.  Her mom made the bestest movie from our trip to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, I got an email from my friend Nina last night.  Her mom made the bestest movie from our trip to Garland Pond on the 4th of July.
Mom made a link to it on MY page... it is REALLY nice.
All I have to say in my defense is please realize it was 95 degrees on that day and I was SWELTERING as I gazed over the whole world from my perch on the lookout fence!!!!!

Thanks, Nina's Mom.... GREAT JOB!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A PERFECT Beach day!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/745381</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:30:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, sure enough, we all piled into the car and headed off to the beach this morning.  It was a pre ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, sure enough, we all piled into the car and headed off to the beach this morning.  It was a pretty nice trip cuz I got to sit in Susie's lab so I didn't even need my thundershirt!
We went right to the beach and headed out.  It was pretty warm and mostly sunny... a PERFECT day.  There were some people there, but not too many.  
I did meet two golden retrievers and a pug there... their mom and dad were SURE I would be afraid of those BIG goldens, but Mom told them we LIVED dogs here and so they let us play for a bit.  They were NICE dogs!!!
I was really surprised to find that the beach was MUCH, MUCH bigger cuz the tide was out this time.  It was more fun and we got to explore some of those little tidal pools.  They did have some crabs and some sort of insects in them, but I didn't see any starfish.
We walked all the way down the beach and around to the back where Toto caught his bird last time.  There was only a little bit of water back there this time so we did a lot of exploring.
When we got back to the car we went to Jenny's store and met up with her and Piper and their Mom.  
She took us to a little bay beach behind her store.  It was okay but there were NO WAVES!!!
Mom and Susie had lunch and we helped...mmmmmm, fried clams!  Then we went to a THIRD beach, one that we went to with Skye last year.  It was pretty crowded with tons of little kids so Mom made us stay on our leashes.  
Oh well, we were exhausted by then, so we didn't mind.
Check out my new photos, but you also have to check Toto's and Ali's cuz there were so many Mom spread them out a bit!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The ocean, AGAIN!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/745257</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:16:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momsie and Susie are both off from work tomorrow and they have decided to go to the beach again!!!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momsie and Susie are both off from work tomorrow and they have decided to go to the beach again!!!  Mom said it is supposed to be nice and warm and we do not get to go there very often.  Soo, me and Toto are already for bed so we will be well rested, cuz we are going and so is Ali.  
Toto is dreaming of his bird and I am going to dream about digging an even BIGGER hole in the sand!!!
I am sure Mom will take a million photos and put most of them on our pages so I will let them speak for themselves!!!
Catch ya later!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A visitor in MY bedroom!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:37:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight I was innocently sitting in my crate digesting my dinner. I heard someone out talking with M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight I was innocently sitting in my crate digesting my dinner. I heard someone out talking with Mom but realized it was Alfie's mom so I didn't pay any attention,  I like Alfie's mom and she visits often. 
After a while mom came and let us out and I discovered a Labrador in MY bedroom!!!  Alfie's mom had left and she left the lab here.  Turns out it was actually a very old lab that Mom bred ages ago. She has a tumor on her heart and one on her spleen and she is staying with us while her mom is judging at a dog show in Florida.
Well, Mom says she is okay for right now but...  So we have to let her stay in our room AND be nice to her, too. I couldn't help myself...I just had to bark at her so Mom made me go in my crate to "think about it" for a while. I would like everyone to know I am now sleeping in Mom's bed.  Well I am not sleeping but I am not barking, either, BOL!!!
I guess Izzy (that's her name,) has never seen a cat before...she was pretty shocked when smokey cat jumped in her expen with her, hehehe. Smokey was pretty shocked, too, when he saw how big she was!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/744713</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:30:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, well, well.  Seems I am a diary pick, BUT, Mom did not receive any email to that effect.  AND, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, well, well.  Seems I am a diary pick, BUT, Mom did not receive any email to that effect.  AND, Georgie is also one, but she DID get an email about her.
Seems there is an issue with Diaries, anyhow, so I guess they just gave it to me cuz they KNEW I wouldn't mind not getting any glory for such an honor.
Oh well, even IF I did get some glory we would NEVER know about it cuz we do not get any emails anymore from Dogster.  They said to change the email address, Mom did last week, and now today they said we have to change it again.  NOPE, not gonna happen.
Hopefully, one of these days they will either give up on the stupid upgrade and go back to the olden days OR just start a whole new Dogster again.  This one is BADLY broken!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The ocean!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/743940</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom decided to not listen to the weather people and away we went, bright and early.  We had an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom decided to not listen to the weather people and away we went, bright and early.  We had an enjoyable ride down... the foliage was BEAUTIFUL and Mom put my thundershirt on me so I wasn't nervous at all!
When we got there we went right to Jenny's house and delivered the cat, (she adopted a cat from our rescue), then we piled back in the car and headed for the beach.  It was cloudy on one side of the sky and sunny with blue skies on the other side.  It was about 63 degrees and the wind was only a tiny breeze so we were happy.
Mom took off her shoes and socks and said the sand was nice and warm.  The water wasn't so warm, but not as cold as it was in February when we went last time!!!
Right as we walked onto the beach we found a dead baby seal.  Mom had been reading about them in the news... it seems they are showing up all along the NE coast.  Sad!!!  We sniffed it a bit but Mom told us to leave it so we did.  
As soon as we got on the beach Mom took off our leashes and we got to run and run and run.  There were NO other dogs there and just a few people for me to bark at!  Somehow, someway, Mom lost my very favorite orange fall Lupine leash.  I was very sad cuz she said we could find it on the way back but she forgot the tide was coming in... no leash!!!!
We ran and ran and ran and finally the humans had lunch and we rested.  After that, we went to Jenny's mom's store and she gave me a NEW COLLAR AND LEASH.  It is a pretty burberry pattern and I like it lots!  And, she and Mom got both me and Toto NEW green winter jackets.  They have nice fleece inside and my photo is going to be the model for them at her internet store!!
Finally, we had to come home and Mom decided I could ride without my thundershirt.  It was okay, I slept right on top of Toto the whole way.
The only problem is that now my bad leg is really hurting BAD!!!  Mom said she would put some heat on it tonight for me.  Nice!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm going to the BEACH!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/743664</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:32:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom never mentioned the beach to me again, but Toto just came home from the kennel and he said we ar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom never mentioned the beach to me again, but Toto just came home from the kennel and he said we are going TOMORROW!!!  I am sooo excited, I loved that beach when we went there two years ago.
Mom said she couldn't find any other person to go with us, but Toto said he would pretend he was a person so it will be okay.  Not me, I HATE that car ride now so I will be hunkered down with my thundershirt on!
Anyway, Mom says the beach will even be MORE fun this time cuz it is Fall and not the middle of the Winter like it was the last time.  We all had to wear our jackets and it was STILL cold.
Besides, I love to find stuff in the tidal pools and they are EMPTY in the freezing cold winter.  There should be neat stuff in them now, stuff like shells and maybe even starfish!!!  I can't wait!!!!
I will write more when we get home, and I am sure Momsie will have tons of photos of us all playing in the sand and surf.  Did I tell you... we are going with Jenny and Piper?  FUN!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yes, kayaking TWO last times!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/743528</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:33:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, the weather person was finally right and we had record temperatures for Veterans Day weekend.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, the weather person was finally right and we had record temperatures for Veterans Day weekend.  Mom got the kayaks on the car and we went up to the pond TWICE!!!  On Saturday we went with Sarah and Julia and today we went with Angelica and Giselle.
I thought the colors were absolutely beautiful on Saturday...the sun was setting and everything was pretty red and gold from the colors and the sun.
But, imagine our surprise when it was even prettier today!  There were way more reds and oranges today and we were just oohhhing and ahhhhing the whole way around the pond.  
Mom said we could go down to the lower pond, too.  Me and Toto were racing along the edge of that huge, washed out rocky gorge between the ponds and, suddenly, Toto was gone in a poof of dust.  I was having a fit trying to find him, but I didn't want to get too close to the edge so I would fall on top of him.  Mom was pretty panicked, too cuz she thought he would be all bruised and broken since it is about 30 feet down to the bottom and it's all big, sharp rocks.  
Toto seems fine, I guess maybe he landed on the clod of grass that broke away when he stepped on it.  He was pretty embarassed and he hightailed it out of there as fast as he could.  
I did notice on the way back to the upper pond he was walking slowly along making sure Mom was between him and the gorge, BOL!
Mom says we probably won't be going up there again until Spring, unless we get some more record high temperatures.  I kind of hope we do!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking one last time???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/742854</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:09:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>AS I sit writing this it is only 36 degrees outside and supposed to be even colder as the evening we ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ AS I sit writing this it is only 36 degrees outside and supposed to be even colder as the evening wears on, like in the 20's.  Doesn't seem right to be talking about kayaking does it???
But...the weather person has promised record HIGHS for the weekend, like in the 80's!!!  Soo, Mom has made some arrangements for kayaking for us all.
I was pretty worried about it yesterday.  Between COLD raindrops she was out mowing the lawn.  I was watching from the warm comfort of the now heated house.  I saw her hook the canoe up to the back of the lawn tractor and drag it down to the back shed.  I saw her come back for the kayaks.  She stopped, scratched her head, and came inside.  Next she was checking the weather forecast, and the kayaks stayed!!
She did take all the hanging plants into the kennel and went down and caught all the fishes out of the pond.  Too bad she forgot to bring in those nice little cherry tomato plants with all the finally ripening sweet, cherry tomatoes on them... they sure do not look the same this morning with that white frost all over them and tonight they are now all black!!!
Anyway, she asked Sarah and Julia to come with us on Saturday.  I can't wait... I bet there is some pretty red and orange foliage up there IF the rain didn't knock them all down.  Maybe we will get some nice Fall photos to carry us thru the Winter?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mother is getting old, or lazy, or both. BOL!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/741504</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:04:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Seems like lately we are having more sit around time and less go, go, go time.
Mom says it's becaus ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Seems like lately we are having more sit around time and less go, go, go time.
Mom says it's because of the weather and the time of year but I think that is BUNK.  Take Sunday for example... it was perfectly nice and sunny and even a perfect 72 degrees.  What did we do with the whole afternoon off?????  NOTHING!!!  We could have gone canoeing or kayaking but Mom said she was "tired".  We could have gone down in the lab pen again, but we didn't.  I say again because the first time we went down there Mom forgot and left the shed door open and Smokey came down to join us so we had to go home early.
For that matter, we could have even taken a nap, but no... Mom sat at the computer ALL AFTERNOON and wasted a whole day!!!
And, yesterday, another classic Fall day.  In the morning Mom spent an hour taking a dog (NOT one of hers, I might add,) up to the vets and then spent TWO HOURS getting a new windshield on her car.  By then, she was "tired" again so she sat at the computer once more.
Well, I will admit she took ME down to the big yard and I got to explore down there a bit, then she did take some photos of me and some of Smokey...
Oh well, soon it will be snowing and freezing and we will be happy to stay in the house, well, that is if Mom gets some energy and puts up the storm windows!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back to the pond with the Canoe...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/740601</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:32:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was kind of iffy weather today but Mom really wanted to go back up to the pond and see how the fo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was kind of iffy weather today but Mom really wanted to go back up to the pond and see how the foliage is progressing. There were LOTS of clouds but the sun kept coming out AND it was very hot and humid.  
So, Julia came along and off we went.  Mom couldn't find the canoe paddle and she said they MUST have left it up there on Wednesday.  Figuring someone surely would have stolen it, she brought the kayak paddle along just in case.  Would you believe when we got there it was right down at the water's edge, floating in the pond!!!!
We started out and actually saw quite a bit of nature.  There was a huge kingfisher, a commorant, lots of turtles and a HUGE spider!  As we went along Mom noticed it was getting darker but the radar hadn't shown any rain clouds anywhere near so we kept going.  Right at the back of the pond it started POURING!!!  Mom got us under an overhanging tree as best she could but it was awful!!!  
We kept getting wetter and wetter so finally Mom said she guessed it wasn't gonna stop and we headed back to the landing.  OF COURSE, just as we got near there the sun came out and there was a beautiful rainbow.  
So, we went over to the spillway and played around over there and Mom and Julia dried out a bit.
I was amazed at all the water spilling over the spillway.  When we were there on Wednesday it was bone dry and Toto was even running around down there.  Today it almost swept us and the canoe right over it, BOL!!!  It was raining all day and all night yesterday so I guess that was where it all came from.
Anyway, we had a lot of fun even though we all got really, really wet!!  When we got home Mom toweled us all off and then she was teaching Julia how to fix the photos for the web pages.  I was curled up in the dog bed warming up and drying out!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Canoeing in the middle of the week!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/740027</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:16:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, a pleasant surprise today!  Mom came home from work and she was bustling around getting out the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, a pleasant surprise today!  Mom came home from work and she was bustling around getting out the cameras and kayaking stuff.  Pretty soon she put our going out collars on me and Toto.
After a bit, someone drove in and Mom invited them in the house.  Would you believe it was JENNY????  For those who don't remember or didn't know, Jenny used to be Mom's dog and she was Toto's WIFE and is the mother of Pinki and grammy of Piper.
Anyway, we visited with her for a bit, then we all got in the car and went off to the pond!!!
We had a great time at the pond.  Mom took the canoe so we could all ride together.  We had lunch on the island, and we also got to run around down by the spillway.  
In fact, somehow I found myself way up on top of the wall over the spillway.  Fortunately, Mom got me down before I spilled over and ended up in the lower pond, BOL!
Mom and Jenny's Mom decided we need another get together and since it is now the time when the beaches are open to dogs down at Jenny's house, they decided we can all go down there and run on the beaches.  I can't wait... that was SOOO much fun when we went before.  I bet it will even be MORE fun if it's still warm out and is not in the middle of February like it was last time!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BORING weekend after all...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/739585</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:03:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Skye came and spent the night on Friday.  Then, on Saturday she went with Mom to work and took ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Skye came and spent the night on Friday.  Then, on Saturday she went with Mom to work and took HARVEY!!!  He got all groomed and bathed and Mom found some extra pajamas over there for him and Barney.
When Mom came home from work she mowed the lawns for three hours, then worked in the garden pulling weeds for another hour.
Then, Alfie's former Mom came along but it was now too late and too cold to go kayaking so they went out to dinner instead.  
When they got home we all just hung out with them until bedtime.  
Mom was laughing at us all... we all snuggled down in bed with her (she got out her winter down comforter!), and let her guest sleep all by herself.  Then, when Mom's alarm went off we all raced over and jumped on our guest and woke her up, BOL.  Funny cuz she didn't have to get up early cuz Mom had to go to work and then we were gonna do something with her.
Turns out it was still too cold for kayaking so she and Mom went shopping.  Figures, it was too hot for us to go shopping but it was too cold to go kayaking...HUH??????
Anyway, finally Mom got home and let us go play down in the lab pen.  Do you realize it was the FIRST TIME we had been down there since the camping trip last weekend!!!
Anyway, for all the hype, it turned out to be a not so exciting weekend.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend again already?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/739013</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:41:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, what a fast week... it is almost the weekend again!!!  I am not sure what Mom's plans for this  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, what a fast week... it is almost the weekend again!!!  I am not sure what Mom's plans for this weekend are... she does have Alfie's former Mom coming tomorrow to spend the night.  I am pretty sure I hear kayaking or canoeing in the plans...hope I can go, IF it is warm enough.  It was gosh, darn COLD today around here!
Mom still can't find the bag with all our jackets and sweaters in it...poor Harvey and Barney are gonna freeze if she doesn't find it pretty soon.  She keeps saying this is not really cold weather yet... HOWEVER, I did notice she had her jeans and a LONG SLEEVED fleece on all day long!
Well, I gotta go now, Mom washed all our dog beds today and I gotta see if they are still okay... sometimes they end up all lumpy and I have to dig around in them for hours until they get all soft and comfy again.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A GREAT weekend camping!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/738115</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:39:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, we had sooo much fun on our camping weekend.  Everyone came Friday afternoon and we all played  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, we had sooo much fun on our camping weekend.  Everyone came Friday afternoon and we all played and played down in the lab pen.  We even got to stay down there for supper!!!
After supper Mom made a fire in the chiminea thingie and we all sat around the fire and told ghost stories.  
And, we had s'mores, too!!  Mmmmmm.
After that we all went to bed in the tent.  Mom didn't even make us wash our feet before we walked in there, BOL!  I slept with Toto and Ali the first night, oh yeah, with Mom and Susie, too!  We slept pretty good except I did have to go out exploring a few times.  Did you know there was a full moon so it was just like daylight down there.  And, some neighborhood cats were fighting so I had to check that out, too.  I even taught Crystal and Georgie how to escape under the zippers.
We all woke up REALLY EARLY, for some reason, and Mom tried to make coffee with the gas grill.  It was on for over a half hour and wasn't even percing yet so Nina's mom went to DD and got some coffee and donuts for us.  Cool! 
Speaking of cool, we had to have a morning fire cuz it was VERY cold outside and foggy and damp.
But, pretty soon the sun melted the fog and Skye called up to go kayaking with us so we all piled into the car except Nina and Louie had to go home.
We decided to go to our old pond and Mom hoped the road was open.  It was but I guess no one else knew that so we had the whole pond to ourselves.  We stayed until FOUR O'CLOCK!!!!
We went swimming and exploring and everything, just like if we were at a real camping trip!!
When we got back Mom cooked supper on the grill and we sat around the fire again, but we were all tired so we went to bed really early!!!
We also slept really late this morning, and then Mom had to go to work so the girls painted nails on the other dogs...fortunately, they forgot about me!!!!
Then, we picked up all the camping stuff and...
The party is OVER!!!  It was FuuuNNNNN!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping is a GO!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/737521</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 16:55:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, first thing tomorrow Mom and I are gonna start lugging the stuff down to the lab pen for our ca ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, first thing tomorrow Mom and I are gonna start lugging the stuff down to the lab pen for our camping.  It turns out that Nina and Louie and their Mom ARE coming AND Julia and Giselle ARE coming, too.  Sounds like fun to me!
Mom says she is not sure where the kayaking is going to fit in, but knowing Mom, it WILL fit in!!!  The girls don't get out of school and after school stuff until fairly late and Louie and Nina are gonna be here in late afternoon, too.  Now that Summer is over we can't go kayaking later cuz it gets too dark too early.
Oh well, they will have to just play with all of us, I guess.  Mom says that me and Ali and Georgie and Toto and Harvey and Crissy can ALL sleep in the tent, too.  WOW!!! 
I hope MOm forgets to hitch those little zippers at the bottom of the door so I can sneak out during the night if it gets too crowded.
I also hope those raccoons won't bother me OR that black and white kitty with the smell will stay away... YUCK!  Maybe I will stay inside the tent all night, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/737255</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 05:15:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it seems I am a diary pick this morning.  We didn't know about it cuz our email from Dogster i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it seems I am a diary pick this morning.  We didn't know about it cuz our email from Dogster is pretty messed up.  MOm only discovered it when she went to check on the list to see where Georgie was cuz she did get an email that she was a pick.
Meanwhile, I can't dance around and jump for joy to have been picked because Georgie is mad about it.
She says she never gets anything and when she finally does, she has to share it with me.  Hey, that's not MY problem, BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy weekend!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/736999</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 16:15:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This was a long weekend and I LOVE long weekends!!! On Saturday, after my vets appointment, Mom took ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This was a long weekend and I LOVE long weekends!!! On Saturday, after my vets appointment, Mom took us all down in the lab pen.  It was pretty hot down there but we all did some chasing and running around.  Fortunately, my leg doesn't hurt, it just LOOKS funny.
After our run down there, Toto and Ali and Crystal and I went off kayaking with Mom and Julia.  That was fun, but it was a LONG, LONG ride to get there since we went to the other place first and found the road closed (after we found MOST of the roads to get there closed, too!)  Then, we got lost and drove round and round in the back country of Charlestown and Unity trying to find the lake.  Those are all little dirt roads and they all look the same!
Our kayaking trip was GREAT...I have been in waves before so I enjoyed them but Toto and the others were nervous at first.  I really didn't like the loud noise of the big boats or all the people partying on the shores of the lake but it was fine in a pinch.
Yesterday it threatened to pour all day so we didn't do too much.  Mom did take us down to the field again and we actually stayed there quite a while.  After that, we napped, BOL!!!
Today was rainy again.  Before the rain started we went down to the lab pen and it was great cuz it was pretty cool today compared to the last few days.  I ran and ran and ran... so did everyone else.  Because we all ran so much Mom put us in our crates for some quiet time and she cleaned the house a bit.  Now we are all hanging out in the living room.  Everyone found some bottle caps so we are playing with those.
Pretty soon we will have to go off to bed cuz tomorrow is a work day again and we have to get up early again!  Meanwhile, it is pouring rain outside again, still.  Me and Susie and Mom and Toto and Ali were going to go kayaking to a new small pond but the rain ended that, of course!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mother tricked me!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Sep 2011 09:25:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning I went along over to work with Mom.  I was going to have a nice bath and blow dry so I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning I went along over to work with Mom.  I was going to have a nice bath and blow dry so I would be looking spiffy when I go kayaking this afternoon.  
While I was having my bath Mom noticed something very, very strange.  There was NO muscle left in my right rear leg along my femur.  None at all, you could easily feel the whole femur bone and the femur head and hip socket.  Hmmmm.
Mom then remembered I had been limping a bit in the last few weeks.  Since my knees aren't perfect, she assumed that was the problem.  Guess not!
Anyway, Tonya noticed how sunken in my back leg was, too, so Mom called the vets next door.  Of course they had an appointment for me this morning!
I got there and stood on that table while the vet poked and prodded and pinched me.  She did the usual eyes, ears, and throat stuff, listened to my heart, then, left the room.  When she came back she had a rubber hammer and a towel.  This does NOT look good!!!
I laid down on the towel and she started hitting me with that hammer!!!!  She hit my knee, my foot and everywhere in between.  Worse yet, she took a metal pincher and pinched my muscles all up and down my leg, including even my toes!!!!
Finally, she said my muscle was GONE and so was the nerve that went to that muscle!  Obviously, this is from the Rabies vaccine, since it is in exactly the same spot.  Remember, too, how sick that vaccine made me?  But, that was way, way back in MARCH!!!
Since they can't fix muscles and nerves and since it doesn't HURT me, I got out of there with NO drugs, whew!  The vet is just as perplexed as Mom was, and is going to contact the Rabies vaccine manufacturer and see what's up.  She said my nerve may come back or it may not come back.  The muscle is dead from not getting any stimulation from the nerve so that also depends on the nerve if it comes back or not.
Oh yeah, she did say I cannot have another Rabies vaccine, BOL!  Mom said I was good until 2014 so meanwhile, they will look into whether or not titres are accepted in NH.
She also said I have BAD KNEES!!!  Mom told her it was okay, she already knew that and since they didn't cause me any issues, she was NOT doing any surgery on them.  Fortunately, the vet agreed with Mom!!
Soo, all in all, it was a relatively painless vet visit, well, except for the pinching part, and I am happy to say I will still be going kayaking!!!!
Oh yeah, while I was sitting on that table Mom found a flea on me!  She said it must have come from the clinic, BOL.  The vet got out her flea comb and combed me from head to tail, no flea dirt at all, but, of course, Mom had just bathed me, BOL!  They both agreed that little flea had certainly NOT had a meal so I was not flea infested and do not need any treatment at this point, thank goodness.  Mom only does that stuff when she finds fleas on us and since she had just bathed me and there were NO fleas, I do not need it, WHEW!!!
Ohh, I forgot to tell you the really, really bad part!!  I had to jump on the scale at the vets and IT LIED!!!  IT IS DEFINITELY WRONG cuz it says I weigh 8 lbs.  Never, never do I weigh 8 lbs!!!  There is no way, no how I could go from 5 lbs to 8 lbs in one Summer.  (Mom says it is the end of the ice cream and the extra cookies and even the eat all you want supper plan.)  DARN!!!!  I sure hope they fix that scale before I have to starve to death!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Toto in Pink????</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:48:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy smokes, I was just glancing at my family's photos and I swear, I spied Toto in a pink dress wit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy smokes, I was just glancing at my family's photos and I swear, I spied Toto in a pink dress with a ponytail!  I looked very carefully, and sure enough, he even had a different photo of the ponytail!!!
Frankly, I was a bit upset when those guys went over to work to play with Julia today.  After seeing those photos, I am really, really GLAD I got to stay home, out in the nice, cool, shady yard and nap the afternoon away.  
Dressing up is okay, but spending a nice, late Summer day, inside, dressing up is not my idea of fun.  IF I get dressed up, I darn well better have somewhere to go!!  Hanging out over in the kennel is not what I consider somewhere to go, BOL!
Speaking of somewhere to go... I did notice Mom putting the kayaks up onto the car tonight.  It seems like forever since we have been out in the kayaks.  Sure hope I am on THAT invitation list!!!!
I will let you know for sure tomorrow, but I am being awfully good tonight, just in case going kayaking is dependent on behavior!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GREAT news!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:28:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am sooo happy.  Tonight was another perfect night so Mom let us hang out in the lab pen for hours! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am sooo happy.  Tonight was another perfect night so Mom let us hang out in the lab pen for hours!  While I was hanging down there, I moseyed up toward the Frenchie pen to say "hi" to them.  Would you believe I FOUND MY LITTLE ORANGE COLORED BALL WITH THE FACE ON IT??????   It was stuck on a branch right in the corner of the fence.  
I was soo happy!  I was sure it was probably already in Massachusetts or Connecticut on its way down the Connecticut River where it would end up in the ATLANTIC OCEAN!!!!  
You know, the stream behind our house joins the brook down the road which joins the small river a bit further down the road and that joins the Connecticut River right down by the center of Charlestown.  That poor little colored ball could easily have made it all the way down there and once in the BIG river it would be free sailing to New Haven and the Ocean!!!
But, no, it was saved by a fallen tree branch.  Would you believe that silly orange ball with the face on it was still frowning???  I grabbed it and took in down to the field and played with it for a while.  Still frowning!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An absolutely PERFECT day today!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:30:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Someway, somehow it always seems like the very best days are the days right after a storm.  Today wa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Someway, somehow it always seems like the very best days are the days right after a storm.  Today was no different.  It was sunny with some light, fluffy clouds floating around the sky.  The temperature was an ideal 70 degrees and there was a light breeze to keep the mosquitoes away.
Due to the perfect conditions, Mom let us all stay outside ALL DAY LONG!!  Yes, it WAS perfect and we all enjoyed it, but not as much as we enjoyed our run in the lab pen AFTER Mom got home from work.
Toto had to stay home cuz he was hurting from having his tooth pulled out so I didn't have to worry about him coming up behind me and grabbing me, like he so often does when I am chasing Barney.
Speaking of Barney, he was in rare form today and we did spend most of our time chasing each other round and round and round the field.  There was some grumbling but no contact, BOL!
Usually one or the other of us will look away when we start the big stare down.  Fortunately, it is never the same one so we can get along fine which wouldn't be the case if one of us had to keep giving in to the other one.
I must admit, I am certainly ready for beddy tonight.  All that fresh air has totally exhausted me after sitting around doing nothing all day yesterday.  I sure hope Mom is planning to go to bed early!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's a bit damp out there!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 08:23:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, hurricane or not, it is POURING outside!!!  Our whole dog yard is flooded...Mom just went out a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, hurricane or not, it is POURING outside!!!  Our whole dog yard is flooded...Mom just went out and made some drains but it is raining too hard for them to work.  We stood on the porch and watched and cheered her on, BOL!
Being OUR Mom, she took her camera out and got a few photos to put on my page.  In one of them, MY orange colored ball with the face on it is floating off to somewhere, probably the Atlantic Ocean???  No wonder that poor face is frowning!!!!
So far we have only lost our power for about two minutes, then it came back on.  Mom says we still have a lot of time to go thru before this storm is gone...the eye isn't even near us yet.
All I can say is I am bored silly!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Silly Mom!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:29:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Soo, I practice my alerts and get all ready to use them during the storm.  Last night Mom was really ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soo, I practice my alerts and get all ready to use them during the storm.  Last night Mom was really tired from cleaning and getting ready and we were tired from helping and I was tired from practicing my alerts so we went to bed at 8 PM!!!!
Well, around 8:30 I heard something, I am not sure what, so I jumped up and barked my alert.  Could I help it that I stepped right on Mom's head????  Not my fault.  She yelled at me and Harvey cuz Harvey got up and was chasing Smokey cat around the room.
At about 8:40, I heard something again, so I barked again.  Harvey was still chasing the cat.
Mom jumped up, picked up ME and Harvey and next thing we knew, we were sleeping in our crates in the dog room.  Not really fair, I don't think???
This morning Mom got up really early and put us all out.  There is a HUGE lake in our pen and it was pouring rain so we stood around on the porch.  Some of us who couldn't hold it actually PEED on the porch, too!  Oh well, all that rain will wash it away, BOL!
Right now we are just waiting for the storm, I guess.  It's getting really windy and is still pouring.  Mom is done in the kennel but she called one person who was supposed to be bringing in their dog.  They are flying out to California.  Would you believe the man said they were still going???  I bet he hasn't checked with the airport yet since the TV said they are all CLOSED!!!
Oh well, at least his dog will be safe and dry here!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A HURRICANE is coming HERE!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:24:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We live WAY up in New England and don't normally have hurricanes here.  Sometimes, we do get lots of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We live WAY up in New England and don't normally have hurricanes here.  Sometimes, we do get lots of rain AFTER one comes up the coast, but that is it.
Well, I guess someone forgot to tell Irene about that cuz this morning her projected path is RIGHT over our house!!!!
Mom says not to worry.  After the power was off for 16 hours last Sunday we have plenty of experience dealing with it AND we live high enough on a hill to avoid flooding, we hope.
Mom has already talked with her friend with the generator and it is all set to come here if we need it!  She isn't going to run to the store cuz she did already get the essentials... food, gas, water and batteries.  
The generator will be at our house, BOL, since the water for the boarding kennel comes from our house and that is the most important thing to have for the kennel.  With water Mom says she doesn't even need electricity... she has all the camping lights and plenty of dog food, so she is all ready.
Mom says she remembers a hurricane up here in the 60's.  She said it was mostly annoying because with no power they couldn't do anything fun because back in those days they didn't have all the electronics we have now.  BTW... Mom made sure she recharged all the "electronic toys" so they will be ready for whatever!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mad Mom again (still?)</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:44:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, tonight Mom is mad again only this time, she is mad at little ole ME!!!
I have decided I need ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, tonight Mom is mad again only this time, she is mad at little ole ME!!!
I have decided I need to work more around here and make my presence helpful.  Since I am the thunderstorm alerter, I decided it would be easy to become the "what's out there" alerter as well. Seems like a plan, yes????
NOPE...The "wot" alerter needs to keep an eagle eye on the outside and alert every single time something is out of place or different.  
Since Jenny is no longer here I have absconded her watch chair and I park myself right up there and keep my eyes scanning the parking lot/driveway/porch to do my appointed work.  It is AMAZING how much "stuff" goes on outside our house.  There is the wild cat and all the neighborhood cats who are always sneaking up on our porch to eat the cat food.  There are the raccoons and skunks sneaking up to eat that food, too.  And, everytime a car comes up OR down the road their lights flash across the driveway and Mom's car and I need to alert to that, too.
Every night Susie comes home.  I can recognize the sound of her car now so when she slows down for the turn into the driveway I need to alert to her, too.  Since there is a side road by our kennel, I need to alert to cars turning and going down there.  And, some of those people have really LOUD trucks and/or motorcycles which definitely need alerting to.
Did I mention the vet's clinic next door??  Of course people are driving in and out of there all the time and someone needs to alert everyone to that.  
And, then there are all the cops... our driveway is right on the town line so the cops from BOTH towns turn around in our driveway.  Lots of times they sit and talk with each other and their cop radios start talking, too.  MAJOR ALERT time!!!
My gosh, I am getting tired just LISTING all the things I need to alert to, BOL!
Of course, I usually only bark once, but Mom says what is more annoying is me flying across the room and jumping up on the chair and into the window... that works to get everyone else alerting, too.  And, if that doesn't work, that new low growl I have discovered works pretty great to get them all to back me up, BOL!
I LOVE my new job.  I am just not sure that Mom loves my new job, silly woman!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>NO POWER!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:16:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Early this afternoon we had HUGE crashing thunderstorms here.  They were the worst ones I have ever  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Early this afternoon we had HUGE crashing thunderstorms here.  They were the worst ones I have ever seen (and heard!!!)  Don't worry, I wasn't scared, NONE of us dogs were scared at all.  Mom, on the otherhand, was VERY scared.   
Anyway, bunches of trees fell down all around us and now we STILL don't have any power.  Three trees fell down just on OUR little property alone!
Because we live in the sticks we also have no water or septic.  But, the good news... Mom does have all her lanterns and camping stuff sitting right in the summer kitchen from our camping overnight last weekend.  
First she got on the laptop.  Of course the battery was dead cuz Susie was using it.  So, next she used the iPhone for a while, then that battery started dying.  Mom is very prepared... she got out her little netbood thingie.  
Well, she hasn't used that since they went to get Smokey so that battery was dead, too.  Of course, being prepared, Momsie went out in the car and found her connector and plugged the phone AND the netbook in out there.
Right now she and I are sitting in the car typing this.  When we are done the battery will be charged and we can play inside until bedtime.
Mom had to put Smokey Cat in his crate cuz she was worried he would burn the house down playing in the candles we have for light.
Oh well, at least it's not cold!!!!!
Hmmm, I wonder if we ran a cord from the car to the house if we could watch TV????  Mom said no cuz there is no satellite.  Boo hooo!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Mom is MAD!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:45:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Every single morning and every single afternoon and every single evening Mom tries to add my new pho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Every single morning and every single afternoon and every single evening Mom tries to add my new photos to my page and the rest of my families pages.  Every single time, first, photo manager completely crashes dead, then on the second try, it tells Mom that she doesn't own the dog she is trying to add photos for.  Hello?????  She DOES own ME!!!  (Or, maybe I own her??)
Anyway, she always sends the email to support, just like they tell her to, and NO ONE EVER ANWERS THE EMAILS.
Mom is getting really mad now.  
What's even worse is lots of our pals have new pups and they can't even create a page for them cuz without a photo, the program won't let you create anything.  That is very, very sad!!!
And, we can't even commiserate about it via pmail cuz we can't get any pmail, either, well, except for the ones from the HQ support group.  Seems odd that they can get thru but ones from normal dogsters can't.
Mom says while she's mad she isn't gonna even try to write any more diaries, so hopefully we will be back when this is all fixed, or not!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping fun...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:37:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, most of this stuff is in Toto's diary so I won't repeat it!
We did have a great time.  First, a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, most of this stuff is in Toto's diary so I won't repeat it!
We did have a great time.  First, all of us dogs played and played in the lab pen whilst the peeps visited and watched us.
Finally, it was getting warm and we were getting tired so me and Toto and Nina went with Mom and Nina's mom to the kayaking pond.  Louie stayed back at the tents with Pete.
We had a good ride in the kayak, then we came home and while Mom fed us all, Nina's Mom cooked the pork ribs for their dinner.  Me and Toto and Harvey got to come down for dinner, too!  
After dinner Mom made a campfire and we roasted marshmellows and made s'mores.  We watched some cool fireworks on the hill down the road a bit.  That was an added bonus.  NONE of us dogs were scared, well, Nina wasn't in love with them, but she wasn't shaking and panting either.
Finally, it was bedtime.  Mom drank too much coke too late so she couldn't go to sleep until way late in the night.  It was okay cuz it started raining and she was awake to zip up the windows so we didn't all get wet.
When I woke up in the morning I remembered that I could sneak out under the zippers on the tent door so I went along out to do my business.  Whilst I was out there, I spied Pete (he slept in his own tent with NO dogs!) Being as it is MY dog yard, I found it necessary to bark and bark at him.
Of course, Mom woke up and heard me and him so she made me come back into the tent.  She was mad that I woke her up so early, hehehe!
Today we were supposed to take Julia and Giselle kayaking but it is very dark and cloudy and sprinkling even.  Mom said that would not be nice kayaking weather so we didn't go.
Me and Toto just helped her take down the kayaks and the tent and put all that stuff away.  Even with the sprinkles, the tent had still dried out from the rain so Mom was happy.
All in all, it was a pretty good weekend camping trip!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CAMPING!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:55:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew, we are finally going camping!!!  Of course, it's out in the back yard, but, hey, it will be da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew, we are finally going camping!!!  Of course, it's out in the back yard, but, hey, it will be dark and we will be in the tent so who cares????
My old pal Nina and her Mom and Pete are coming to visit from Maine.  Oh yeah, they are bringing Louie, too.  Anyway, we are going to kayak all day, come home and cook out, then camp in the lab pen.  I can't wait!!!
I absolutely LOVE camping!!!.
Tomorrow, while we are waiting for them we are going to move the tent and stuff down there so we will be ready.  
Mom already cooked a shrimp salad and she got tons of stuff for S'mores.  And, me and Toto and maybe even Lola are going and maybe even some of the others, BOL!
Gotta go get ready now, I need to find my camping stuff, too.  I need my blankie and other stuff, too.  I will keep you posted.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping at home????</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:57:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said we can maybe go camping this weekend.  Trouble is, she has to work so I don't know how THAT ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said we can maybe go camping this weekend.  Trouble is, she has to work so I don't know how THAT will be.
Ohhh, she just said we will go camping in the back yard.  Now, that could be neat, I think???
She said maybe Louie and Nina and their MOm will come over and camp with us.  We can go kayaking on Saturday in the river, and on Saturday night at our little beaver pond, and on Sunday after work we can go somewhere else.  Mom said we can even make somemores on the little grill!  I LOVE somemores!!!
I am pretty excited, I guess.  I haven't been camping all Summer long yet.  And, the weather is supposed to be GREAT this weekend!
Too bad I won't be able to grow my mousietache by Saturday.  Nina said last Summer that she liked my looks better with it than without.  Sorry, Nina!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Thundershirt and ALFIE!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:51:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom had to take Gator back to his house and since my new Thundershirt had come, she asked me i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom had to take Gator back to his house and since my new Thundershirt had come, she asked me if I wanted to go and try it out.  She put it on me and away we went.
Mom was driving along and I was riding along nicely in the front seat!!!  Mom was amazed and couldn't believe it was working!!!  She was sooo amazed that she suddenly realized she even forgot to bring Gator, BOL!!!
So, we had to turn around and go back and get him.  Mom did notice that I still get a bit nervous when she turns on the turn signal, but for the most part, I just sat in the seat like a nice boy!!!
Finally, we got back here and got Gator and drove all the way to his house.  When we got there, both Ali and Alfie were there.  I don't know if you remember Alfie???  She was Mom's dog but then she went to California to live with Mom's nephew and his wife.  Well, they came back to NH cuz he got a new job here so, of course, they brought Alfie with them!  They also brought a human baby with them, too!! 
Mom got some photos of ME leading Aligator and Alfie all around their back yard.  She even got one of me leading Gator and the girls.  I felt like a camp councilor taking the campers on a hike!!! 
Me and Mom watched the human baby, Grace, while her mom did some stuff.  I have NEVER, EVER seen a human baby before!!!  She is only 5 weeks old!  I stared and stared and stared at her because I had no idea what she was, BOL!!  Mom said it was a good thing she didn't cry or I would have been scared.  Nah, I would have just put on my Thundershirt!!!
Next we went to Mom's sister's new house to see that.  Ali went along with us, and she had to stay there while we went back to the other house.  She didn't even have a toy at her new house yet so I left her my tennis ball to play with.  I am sooo nice!!!
Finally, it was time to come home and I slept on the front seat all the way home.  Mom is liking this Thundershirt!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:54:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night me and Mom decided it might be a nice evening for a little kayak ride.  We called our fri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night me and Mom decided it might be a nice evening for a little kayak ride.  We called our friend but she couldn't go.  Later she called us back and said her daughter, Giselle, would go with us so Mom said fine!
We took Georgie to ride along with Giselle.  We did not invite Toto as he has gone without me several times AND, Mom said she needed some space in the kayak tonight as us dogs were pushing her all day long!  BOL, obviously, she didn't mean ME cuz I got to go with her, right?  
Anyway, when we got to the pond there were only a couple of cars parked there so we were pretty happy.  The pond was very, very quiet, not a ripple and it looked like a HUGE mirror!  The mother and daddy geese met us with their five babies.  Gee, those babies have grown so much you can hardly tell them from their parents!!!  They squawked at us when we got in the water.
It was a little early, I guess, so we didn't see too many wildlife and just as we got around to the back of the pond about a million people and kayaks decided to join us.  Mom wasn't happy, but not much we could do about it.
We were sitting in front of the beaver lodge and Mom was watching the flock of cedar waxwings playing in the trees and taking their photos.  Finally, she decided to leave and when she looked down that HUGE beaver was right at the front of our kayak.  Mom started snapping photos of him and he bumped RIGHT INTO OUR KAYAK!!!!  He was sooo surprised he forgot to smack his tail and splash us, BOL!!!  
Mom's photos were so close that we could even see two ticks right on his ear!!!  I wonder why they don't drown in all that water????
Finally, we were tired and it was getting dark so we headed back to the car and went home.  Mom stopped at the ice cream place and I even got to go to the window to order my own!!!  There was another older lab there...Mom kept looking and looking and pretty soon the owner of the ice cream place came along and then Mom remembered why he looked familiar...Mom sold him to those people and he was one of hers, BOL!!!  He is already NINE years old, and Mom was thrilled that he wasn't even a pound overweight!!!  Good for them.
BTW... I am getting skinnier day by day!  Pretty soon I won't be a pound overweight, either!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More issues...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/730352</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:02:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mother wonders why I have issues.  Has anyone seen the lovely, masculine clip she put me in????  Wel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mother wonders why I have issues.  Has anyone seen the lovely, masculine clip she put me in????  Well, it has gotten worse!!!  She decided I look fat with my hair like that so, in addition to feeding me less(!!!), she took me to work yesterday and shaved off the rest of my hair.
No kiddin'. She shaved it all so now it's all one length, SHORT!!  Doesn't she know that is pretty much the same as her running around bare nekkid...I am sure no one would want to see that!!!  
Try as I might by hanging back and hiding under the desk, she still finds me and makes me go outside with the others.  They all laugh and point at me and say bad things about me.  I tried telling them there are laws against bullying, but all they do is laugh even more.  Toto even said, "So, sue me!!!"
And, to compound my issues, after I came home from work yesterday I felt something walking on my head.  I ran to Mom and she found a flea!!!  A FLEA!!!  I do not do fleas, they are dirty and they bite me, especially when they are on my head!!!
Mom killed it but she said there is no way, no how she is going to put stuff on all of us cuz I have ONE TINY, BABY flea.  Sure, Mom, it's not on you!!!
No wonder I have issues!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have issues????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/729945</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:58:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night I noticed Mom ordering something from Amazon.  I snuck a look over her shoulder and she w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night I noticed Mom ordering something from Amazon.  I snuck a look over her shoulder and she was ordering a Thundershirt in MY size!!!  Harumph... I do not have ANY fear of thunderstorms, in fact my main job here is to alert to the storms so no one gets scared.
Mom says it's amazing that with all of us dogs not one of us is afraid of thunder.  But... I do have some other issues...
The worse one, I guess, is I am now convinced that something terrible is going to happen to me when I am riding in the car.  Mom thinks it started when I discovered that stuff is moving really fast when I glance in that side mirror.  OR, the stupid prism she has hanging on the mirror drives me crazy.  Dunno, but she has tried having me ride in a crate (WAY WORSE!!!), sitting on the floor in the back, sitting on the front seat, or sitting on the floor in the front or, having Toto ride with me.  NONE of that works, I am scared and that is that!  
The only time I am okay seems to be when someone is sitting in the passenger seat.  That's why Mom thinks it's the rear view mirror that scares me.  At least if I'm not afraid to ride when someone is with us I won't have to worry about not going on our vacations with Julie and Georgie.
Anyway, another issue I seem to be developing is that I am convinced someone is here whenever I hear a little noise.  I race to the window if it's daylight or to the front door if it's nighttime, barking my head off.  Hey, I am being a watch dog, nothing wrong with that, right???
Well, that issue has gotten out of hand the last couple of nights.  We are all sleeping calmly in Mom's bed when I hear something, anything.  I jump up and race barking to the door.  Of course, Mom sits up and tells me to knock it off, which makes me believe someone is REALLY here, so I have to bark louder and longer.  And, of course, the other guys all hear me and I must admit, I do sound convincing so they all start barking, too, well, all of them except Toto...he knows better!
Last night, about the fifth or sixth time, Mom jumped up, grabbed me and tossed me into my crate.  HEY... what about the burgler???  Don't you want me to warn you???
Guess she doesn't cuz she left me in there all night long!!!  I didn't bother to bark in there since she wouldn't have heard me anyway, it would be a waste of breath!
My final issue is being left.  I don't really have separation anxiety... I don't mind AFTER she leaves, but I do mind while she is leaving.  I run barking to the door and jump all over the back of her legs, barking and barking to convince her to take me with her.  Doesn't work for anything!  When she isn't in a hurry she tells me to sit and I do, but I have to tremble and shake all over.  Then, I have to listen carefully for her to release me after she shuts the door.
Sooo, she ordered a thunder shirt for me to see if it might help with some of my issues.  The good news, if it doesn't work for me it will fit Taylor or Ali or Georgie or even Riley if they should get any issues.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My haircut...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:35:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, so far NO ONE around here likes my new haircut, especially Mom and Susie.  Mom says it makes m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, so far NO ONE around here likes my new haircut, especially Mom and Susie.  Mom says it makes me look stupid and FAT!!!  She says I have no tuckup, whatever that means.  And, Julie said it doesn't look good because my skin is the same color as my hair.  (Oh my gosh, does that mean I am PINK???) 
Anyway, now Mom can't decide whether to let it grow out a bit and then chop it all off even OR just go ahead and shave down the front part.  
I put in MY two cents worth and voted to leave it for a few weeks then cut it all off the same length.  I do not want it to appear than I only have bracelets since that might be considered a bit feminine without the part on my chest.  
We did all agree that the mousietache will stay gone for a while, at least until the end of Summer.  Meanwhile, I am hiding in the house, never to set foot in public UNTIL my hair is fixed!!!
I guess I should refuse to pay the groomer, huh????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MOTHER.... NOT ME!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/729433</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:19:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I cannot believe the things my Mom does sometimes.  Today, for example.  First she brings Toto over  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I cannot believe the things my Mom does sometimes.  Today, for example.  First she brings Toto over to work to give him a haircut.  Trouble is, she gave him a haircut last week!!!  I guess she forgot.
So, Julie brought him home and got me.  First of all, I smelled dreadful because Mom had put me in Taylor's crate and Taylor apparently peed in there last night.  I felt it would be better to dilute the urine, so I dumped my water on top of the rug.  Of course, I had to lie it it since I had no other place to lie down.  Let me tell you, it might have been smarter to NOT dilute it and lie on the clean corner of the rug, BOL!!!
Anyway, Mom apparently was too warm today (it was 103 degrees here!!!!), so she decided to do the fuu fuu cut on me, too.  I wanna tell you, that is some scary cut... she uses the really close clipper that she does our faces with.  She keeps saying, "stay, stay, stay or you will get hurt!"  Trust me, I wasn't gonna move for anything... I like my skin in one piece, thank you!!!
She also decided to shave off my mousietache.  I must say, I am not sorry to have a break from that.  Especially in the Summer.  It can be a real pain when I drink or eat.
She was gonna shave the tassle off my ears but I told her I LIKE that tassle.  I admit, having my ears shaved does save a lot of ribbing since, for some reason, EVERYONE thought I was a girl when I had hairy ears.  It's also much nicer when Mom gets the brush out... I can just go lie down and watch those poor guys with the long ears get them pulled and tugged.
Mom did take a couple of inside photos of my new doo.  She said we cannot go play down in the lab pen cuz it is TOO hot tonight!
Actually, we all like it cuz the humidity is gone today.  Nice, dry heat!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sunday in the Sun!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/728805</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:57:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we had a GREAT trip to the new pond!  It was lots different than our usual one, best of all th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we had a GREAT trip to the new pond!  It was lots different than our usual one, best of all there were hundreds of pitcher plants.  Those things smell and attract bugs, then they dissolve the bugs and EAT THEM!!!  COOL!
There was a loon there, but he was way out in the middle and it's a HUGE pond, actually, it's called a lake!
We paddled around for THREE hours, then we decided to take a hike up to an old cemetery that Mom knew was nearby.  It was pretty cool up there.  There were only about 20 gravestones and most of them were from the late 1700's, early 1800's.  Most of them were young children and they all died in 1789...must have been a contagious disease?
There were hundreds of wildflowers up in the cemetery, too.  Mom couldn't remember all the names so she took photos to look them up when we got home.
I was VERY nervous all the way over and Mom finally decided that maybe I was not liking the crate.  So, on the way home she let me ride in the front with Giselle and I was perfectly happy and relaxed.  So, that's that, I guess!!!
Mom had to do a whole demonstration of her Thule hydraulic kayak lifters to all the people that were there...none of them had ever seen them up close and personal before.  Mom was actually more impressed with a homemade kayak holder one guy had... it was NEAT!
Oh yeah, at the last minute Mom decided to let Toto come along, too.  I was MAD!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/728752</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:10:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom put us all outside to do our business and when we came back inside EVERYONE except ME got  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom put us all outside to do our business and when we came back inside EVERYONE except ME got crated!!!  Instead, I got my kayaking collar put on.
And, she is rushing around getting the cameras ready, (Mom takes cameras for everyone going with us... then, that way, she gets to see ALL the photos and can keep copies of the ones she wants and give the other people copies of the ones they took, too!)  And, I saw the kayaking cooler come out and I am sooo excited!!!!
I guess I will try really hard to NOT be so nervous in the car today.  Mom did give me some rescue remedy to see if that will help PLUS she sprayed me with lavender.  
I will report back WHEN we get home!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whew, Kayaking again...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:51:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fortunately, Mom decided I needed to go kayaking with her last night.  I was supposed to be ALONE wi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fortunately, Mom decided I needed to go kayaking with her last night.  I was supposed to be ALONE with Mom, but Toto is a momma's boy and didn't want to stay with Angelica so when we got close to them he hopped right into OUR kayak!!!  Oh well, He's tall and I'm small so I can stand right under him and still see all there is to see.
Speaking of seeing, the loon was there again last night.  He is pretty smart so he was staying far away from us.  Mom tried to quietly get closer but everytime he dove underwater, he came up FARTHER away from us.  
But, last night's most exciting thing was a great blue heron.  He was fishing along the side and let us follow him right along.  Once he flew a little ways and Mom got some GREAT photos of him in the air.  After a while he caught a HUGE hornpout and he flew across the pond with it to enjoy it away from us.  Mom got a photo of him with the fish in his mouth, too.  
We only saw one beaver and he was the big, fat one that plays games with us.  He keeps circling around the kayaks and tries to lead us away from his HUGE lodge.  
Angelica got a cute photo of him eating something as he was swimming along.  
Mom wants to go to a different pond today but so far she can't find anyone else to go with us.  I say us cuz she said it was tooo hot for black Toto to go!  Only problem is that for some reason, I am now terribly afraid in the car and this pond is a long ways away.  Mom said if we go with Angelica maybe she will hold me while I am in the car... smart, Mom...then I will be afraid of the car AND of her...I will probably have a heart attack or something!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BAD week for the Beanster...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/728669</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:04:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, it has been an awful week here for me!!  First of all, Mom has been very busy and didn't have t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, it has been an awful week here for me!!  First of all, Mom has been very busy and didn't have time to take us down to the lab pen hardly at all.  When we finally did go down there the sweat bees and deer flies were eating us alive!
Then, on Wednesday, Mom left early and went out to dinner with her friend.  She didn't get home to feed us until late, so I was mad!  Worse yet, she didn't let me sleep in the bedroom cuz she said we were having company and I would mess up the bedroom.  MOTHER...that is HARVEY that does those things, NOT me!
Anyway, on Thursday her company came after work and I was put outdoors.  Mom visited for almost the whole evening and left us all outside.  Finally, we got to come in, but Mom put me right into my crate!!!
She said she was doing it for me cuz I don't like company cuz I am scared of strangers.  I'd like to know how they won't be strangers IF I never get to come out and meet them???
Anyhow, Mom and Susie and her friend stayed up real late and finally went to bed.  Mom crated ALL of us except Toto.  She said it was cuz if her friend got up during the night I would bark at her.  That is sooo not fair!!  I AM the watch dog, after all!!
Don't worry, it gets even WORSE.  Yesterday I had to stay outside all day again cuz it was sunny and even cool.  As soon as Mom got home from work, she fed us and next thing I knew, she took Crystal and Toto and Ali and Georgie and put their kayaking collars on them.
I screamed, I cried, I howled, but she left me RIGHT IN MY CRATE!!!  I couldn't believe it!
Finally, they got home and I got let out.  When Mom went to bed I made sure I was right up on her pillow so she couldn't ignore me!  I MADE her pat me for almost an hour before I was tired and fell asleep.
Hopefully, I will be going kayaking tonight!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Sunny Sunday????  After a Sunny Saturday, WOW!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:28:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hmm, must be the Summer is finally, really here.  When I ran outside this morning there wasn't a sin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hmm, must be the Summer is finally, really here.  When I ran outside this morning there wasn't a single cloud in the sky!!!Neat!!!
In fact, it was sooo nice that I decided to NOT go back into my crate whilst Mom goes to work.  She only has to work for a couple of hours so I can certainly hang out in the house while she is over there, right???
Besides, Ali is sleeping with Susie and Susie gets up later than Mom so Ali will get to run around, too.  It's only fair that I join with her.
Dunno what we are gonna do today.  Mom's kayaking friends are all away so we are stuck there cuz Mom won't let us go alone.  I suspect Mom is going to spend some time cleaning since it looks like we had a HUGE snowfall in our house.  Must be Smokey cats fault, I guess, cuz he got down the paper towels.  I wouldn't EVER do anything like that, BOL.   
Hey, Mom... help!  There is something white and paper like stuck in my teeth!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our Fourth of July Meetup...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 18:26:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sure enough, bright and early this morning Mom and I headed out with the kayaks.  Poor Toto had to s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sure enough, bright and early this morning Mom and I headed out with the kayaks.  Poor Toto had to stay at home cuz Mom said it was way, way too hot for two dogs in the kayak and since he is black and he is way bigger, guess who got to go, BOL!
We drove for two hours, but it was mostly smaller roads and so it was pretty interesting.  There were a few parades that slowed us down, but not bad and we met Nina and Louie and their Mom and Pete at the appointed hour and place.
We traveled a little ways down a scary trail thru the woods and parked the cars and dragged the kayaks over to the pond.  Us dogs did a bit of visiting while the people got the kayaks ready, and off we went!
It was a great little pond, just like me and Mom LOVE!  We paddled around for a couple of hours, then we decided to go up to the Castle in the Clouds.  We had a great picnic at some waterfalls on the way up, then we looked at the castle, and then Mom and Nina's Mom got kicked out!!!!  Something about driving up a road we didn't pay for or something like that.  Anyway, we wanted to see the fox statues, so we went along to visit them.  I had a great visit with them, and with the ducks in the pond behind them.  There were some HUGE trout in that pond, too!!!  Pete and Nina's Mom fed them while Mom took their pictures.  Cool cuz they jumped right up for the food!
We also looked at a scenic place and Pete held me up so Mom could take my photo.  It WAS pretty!
It was a wonderful day with Louie and Nina and the people.  Louie certainly remembered me and he remembered Mom too, cuz he jumped all over her and scratched her legs, hehehe!
After that, we all went home and Mom picked ticks off me, BOL!  It was okay cuz they hadn't bitten me yet.  Wait until Mom finds out in a day or so that I played in a whole bunch of poison ivy, hehehe!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking with Nina and Louie!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jul 2011 09:31:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just said that me and Toto are going kayaking with Nina and Louie tomorrow!!!  We are going some ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just said that me and Toto are going kayaking with Nina and Louie tomorrow!!!  We are going somewhere far away, half way between us and Maine!!   I am sooo excited, I can't wait to see Louie again, and Nina, too.  
We are going to have a picnic and we might even go to see some castle.  Wow...how exciting is that????
I am going to be on my bestest behavior ever for the rest of today just so Mom won't make me stay home, BOL!  
First, I am gonna help Mom finish her lunch, then I guess I will pick up the dog toys so she can vacuum easier.  
I sure hope it's gonna stop raining... I am not terribly fond of kayaking in the rain, but I will IF I have to!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hot and Sunny...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally, it's Summer and it was hot and sunny for three days in a row!  Got a bit cloudy tonight, bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally, it's Summer and it was hot and sunny for three days in a row!  Got a bit cloudy tonight, but when Mom took us down to the lab pen it cleared and a nice cool breeze came up. It did help with the mosquitoes!!
Did you see my photos from last night's kayaking trip??  I suspect Mom will be leaving Riley home in the future.  Right off the starting gate he decided he would walk on water and stepped right off the side of the kayak.  Of course, he sunk like a rock and Mom had to reel him in like a fish.  That wouldn't have been a huge issue... most of us do that on our first trip, but he has his show coat and that sucks up a TON of water.  Our nice kayaking beds are waterproof, so of course the water from his coat sat right in the bed which meant WE had to sit in the water.  It was soo bad that I had to go pee pee from all that water.  I wiggled and squirmed a bit, Mom didn't notice, so I had to pee in the kayak!!!  Mom thought I was marking cuz Riley was with us so I let her think that, hehehe!
Julie is finally back from Tonya's wedding, so Mom didn't have to work alone today.  Trust me, one more day of her working alone and she was going to be totally crippled!!!  Sarah is out, too, and Laurie was away, too.  School got out last week so the boarding kennel was full, and of course EVERYONE wants their dog groomed in the Summer so Mom had plenty to do!!!
Today she actually had time and energy enough to groom both me and Barney.  Tomorrow she is doing Harvey and Taylor, I guess, although Ali is pretty shaggy.  
Well, I gotta go cuz Riley is barking and I am gonna go help Mom speak to him about it, BOL!  Catch ya later.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A whole WEEK of rain and still raining!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:08:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, I am sooo sick of rain and cold!  It is almost July and it's only 55 degrees and cold and raini ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, I am sooo sick of rain and cold!  It is almost July and it's only 55 degrees and cold and raining.  Did I mention COLD???
This morning I decided I wouldn't get out of bed until it got warmer.  Mom got home from work after 5 tonight and I was still in bed, BOL!  I did get up cuz I wanted my supper!
Even with the cold and rain Mom took us down into the lab pen.  We all ran and ran and ran cuz we have been couped up way, way too long this week.
Mom took some photos but even with her NEW, super lens, nothing was very good.  She stuck a couple on my page but didn't even bother to move them up to the front.  Oh well, if you wanna see me and Barney having a play time, you'll have to look for them.
Now we are hanging out in the house, waiting for it to get dark enough to go to bed!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Blessing of the Animals...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:44:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Some people from the local church invited Mom to do a training demo at their Annual Blessing of the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Some people from the local church invited Mom to do a training demo at their Annual Blessing of the Animals today.  Mom decided to bring five of us and get some young people to help with the demo.  Of course, I got to go...why not???  I was the main demo with Mom cuz I am scared of lots of other people.  
When we first got there Mom saw one of our grooming clients so she took me over to meet her.  She was a very nice lady so I let her hold me for a while.  Her dog was old and he died so she needed someone to hold.  See, I can be nice sometimes!
Anyway, we visited with the people and then we went to the service and we all got blessed.  After that it was time for our demo.  First Mom took me and Morgan from obedience class took Toto and we showed them basic obedience.  Then, the girls took the other dogs and me and Mom taught them a few basic things so the people watching could see how easy it is to train a dog.
It was lots of fun and I wasn't scared of anyone today, not even the pastor when he blessed me!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another evening at the pond...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:38:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was a beautiful day yesterday.  Warm, dry and perfect for a kayak trip.  Sure enough, we decided  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was a beautiful day yesterday.  Warm, dry and perfect for a kayak trip.  Sure enough, we decided to go!  Mom invited her neighbor friend and her daughter to come along, and Susie was able to get out of work earlier so, after Mom remembered how to load the canoe and BOTH kayaks, off we went.  
When we got there NO ONE was there again!!!  So, me and Mom and Harvey and Angelica went in the canoe and Susie and Ali went in Mom's kayak and Giselle went in Susie's kayak.  Usually we head over to the back of the pond first, by going around the edge to the right.  Last night, for some reason, we went to the left.  Susie said it was to prevent a HUGE whirlpool from forming cuz we always go the same way.  I didn't know whether to believe her or not, but... if it WAS true I was sure extra careful to not fall out of the canoe!!!
Right out of the starting gate we saw our first beaver.  There were two of them, and they were obviously young ones.  They were playing.  Meanwhile, Mom noticed a "moving tree" over on the other side of the pond.  It was a HUGE tree and a beaver was swimming it back to his lodge.  He crossed the whole big pond with it, BOL!
Anyway, we saw a bunch of beavers and even saw the HUGE one from the other night.  Mom got another photo of him smacking his tail.
And, we saw a neat merganzer duck.  It was really pretty!  Then, we found some HUGE eggs on a tiny rocky island.  They were rotten so I guess their parents left them.
We stayed a long time and Harvey wasn't too happy so he convinced Angelica to hold him.  Not me, I sat right there in her life jacket, watching those beavers!!!
Good thing we went last night cuz today it has been pouring ALL DAY LONG!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Evening at the pond...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:25:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night Mom took us off to the kayaking pond.  Me and Tote went with Mom and Susie took Ali.  It  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night Mom took us off to the kayaking pond.  Me and Tote went with Mom and Susie took Ali.  It was kinda late when we left here so we weren't sure how the trip would go.  First of all, there was NO ONE AT ALL at our pond!!!  Mom and Susie were sooo happy.  As we were getting the kayaks down and into the water a man came along.  He knows Mom from work AND from the pond and he told Mom people had been seeing otters in the pond lately.  Mom was pretty excited and hoped we could see some of them!  
The pond was sooo quiet and still there weren't even any ripples.  BUT... there were 50,000 flying bugs, Mom says mayflies, and 68,000 dragonflies.  It was fine the bugs didn't bother us and Susie and Mom tried and tried to get photos of the dragonflies.  Mom actually got one sitting on MY nose.  She says the photo isn't in focus cuz she didn't have time, BOL!  But, you CAN see the dragonfly AND you can see my tongue tip out!
We paddled all the way to the back of the pond, it was sooo nice!  Mom was wondering why we hadn't seen any beavers but we finally had to head home.  As we were getting to the end a HUGE beaver swam right in front of us.  Of course Mom and Susie immediately started taking photos!!!  
He swam all across the pond to right where we were and then he started eating some cattails.  Susie and Mom started by him but he was mad at us, I guess, and he started swimming circles around us.  TWICE he smacked his tail at us, and we didn't even make any noice or paddle toward him, silly Beaver!!!
Mom got a great photo of him smacking his tail...she added me and Toto so it could be on our page, BOL!  She also put a photo of the HUGE splash he made and one of him eating over on Toto's page.
When we got back to shore, the mosquitoes started attacking us, so we went home and had supper and went to bed!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Playing with Barney...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Jun 2011 17:20:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom took us down in the lab pen tonight and we were having a great time playing down there.  She fin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom took us down in the lab pen tonight and we were having a great time playing down there.  She finally decided that Barney and I really weren't going to kill each other so she let us play instead of kept interrupting us like she usually does.
In fact, Mom was laughing so hard at us that she almost couldn't take any photos!!!
Apparently, according to her, I am a bumper and Barney is a kicker!  Mom says she wished she could have done video cuz these still photos she put on our pages are missing the speed and movement that was going along with them.  And, Crystal had a habit of coming into the middle of us every time we got near her.
At any rate, I really DID have a good time playing with Barney.  Usually I pretty much keep to myself cuz when I start arooooing at the others they seem to take offense with me.  By that, I mean they CHASE ME when I bark at them!!!  Well, tonight Harvey was home so he didn't get in the middle of our play AND Toto was groomed today so he was too tired to break up our playing.
Mom said it was great... we would be running along, side by side and suddenly either Barney would jump up on his front legs and kick me with his rear ones OR I would go in low and give him a chest bump.  Then, we would run again and start all over.
Fun, fun, fun!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm being ignored again....</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:08:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Harumph... everything around here is Spongie, Harvey, Georgie, Toto.  No one even cares about the po ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Harumph... everything around here is Spongie, Harvey, Georgie, Toto.  No one even cares about the poor Beanie!  Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I'm gonna eat some worms!  Trouble is, Mom is too busy with the others to even take me down in the lab pen so I can't even eat any worms!!!
Just now, for example, she finally let me in from outside.  Well, I found me an interesting piece of paper, I swear, it was just a piece of paper.  I was chewing on it and tossing it around and Mom came over, took it away from me and THREW IT IN THE TRASH!!!!
Meanwhile, Harvey is already put to bed in the warm waterbed with his comforters over his head.  Spongie is snoozing on the futon, Toto got to go over to obedience class and be a demo dog and Georgie got picked up and loved on cuz she is preggers.  Me, I got yelled at for picking up some paper I found on the floor!!!!
Even the weather person is against me.  Yesterday at this time it was 95 degrees and nice and warm and comfy.  Right now it is 53 degrees with a 25 MPH wind blowing.  Fall already???  What the heck happened to Summer????
Maybe I will run away or something.   Wonder if anybody will give me a ride so I can run away???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A day of rest???</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 29 May 2011 12:42:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom cleaned and straightened and moved so much stuff yesterday that she is all tired today.  F ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom cleaned and straightened and moved so much stuff yesterday that she is all tired today.  Figures, huh?  She was very happy to have gotten that HUGE dresser down those steep stairs without incident...for a minute she thought it was going to run right over her but after a struggle, she convinced it she was the boss, just like she does us dogs!!!
Soo, so far she worked in the kennel this morning, then she sat around until lunch time.  Finally she decided we needed to go play or something, so she took us all down to the lab pen.  That killed an hour or so, with another hour to work up the photos and put them on our pages.  Then, she decided that me and Toto could go help her plant some new echinacea plants she bought the other day.  So, we went down to the big yard.  First we cleaned the pond filter and checked on the fishes and froggies.  Then, Toto dug a big hole so Mom got out the plants.  Would you believe there was only ONE plant!!  There were supposed to be FOUR of them, but the other three bags were completely empty...they didn't even have any rotten plants in them.  Mom is very angry cuz she paid way too much for them AND she tossed the outside package in the dumpster yesterday when she was cleaning...now she doesn't even know WHO to complain to!!!  And, they were "guaranteed to grow".  Yeah, right!!!
After that, she played around with ME!!!  She held me over her head and took a bunch of photos, why, I cannot imagine!!  I guess she got what she wanted cuz I notice a stupid looking photo of me against the sky on my page now.  Harumph!!!
Then, we played with the laser light and Smokey for a bit, but Hilda was gonna eat him when he chased it, so that ended that game.
Mom was gonna find someone to go kayaking with us, but she has decided we will go later when Susie gets home from work, assuming she gets home at a decent hour tonight.  Last night it was 9:30!!!  She is working at a State Park Camping ground and this is opening weekend.
Now we are gonna go take a nap, I guess, after she puts the kayaks on the car!!!  Seems like a good idea to me!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I HATE long weekends...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 28 May 2011 10:22:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Mom had the day off.  I cannot remember when she took a day off and didn't have somewhe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Mom had the day off.  I cannot remember when she took a day off and didn't have somewhere to go or something like that.  This morning she had NOTHING to do.  Well, nothing except rearrange our WHOLE house!!!
This is an ancient house, like made in 1794, no kidding!!!  Well, those houses didn't have closets.  Yup, NO CLOSETS!!  Mom uses the entire upstairs as a closet but there is no electricity OR anything else up there, and the stairs are AWFUL!!!  Soo, she made the hall entry into a walk in closet since "our" bedroom used to be a living room.  Our living room used to be a dining room, so we didn't need a living room.  The only downstairs bedroom is our guest room, now Susie's room.  She has a small closet in there, plus TWO huge dressers.
Mom has a tiny dresser and an amoire that she bought cheap at a discount store.  Trust me, it IS cheap and the drawers do not work.  
Mom has a beautiful antique Oak dresser upstairs that was her grandfathers.  Soo, her project today is to bring that downstairs into the hall entry.  Well, she is here alone and us dogs aren't too much help.
So far, aside from cleaning OUR dog room (VERY important to us dogs, BOL!), she has gotten her summer clothes downstairs and only two of the dresser drawers.  She keeps taking more and more breaks, BOL.  
My waterbed is now all covered with Summer and Winter clothes and about 20 jackets...I think Mom is a jacket collector!!!
At least we aren't missing any kayaking trips.  There are huge thunder clouds all over the sky and Susie has to work until 9 tonight so that wasn't gonna happen. 
It is gonna be a very, very LONG weekend!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A surprise kayaking trip.</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 22 May 2011 15:51:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Just when Mom got out of work this morning, early I might add, Susie drove in, too.  She said they s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Just when Mom got out of work this morning, early I might add, Susie drove in, too.  She said they sent her home cuz it was too wet and chilly to work today.  Well, she and Mom decided they would go kayaking.  Although it was cloudy and cool it wasn't supposed to actually rain for a change.
Of course, I volunteered to go, and so did Toto and Ali.  First we went to the little general store near the ponds and got some lunch.  Me and Toto remembered that store, they have GREAT food!!!
We got to the pond and there were ninety-nine million black flies and they all swarmed us.  Poor Toto, apparently they liked him best cuz he was warmer since the sun is absorbed into black colors more.  Mom said they wouldn't bother us once we got away from land and fortunately, she was right!!!
We were just moseying along... exploring and watching the millions of painted turtles sunning themselves.  It was pretty warm... the sun kept breaking thru and we were having a GREAT TIME.  Until... I was watching stuff and standing on the gunwales like I always do.  Mom took my leash off, which she NEVER does!  She told me to be careful just as the canoe moved and KERSPLASH... the Beanie was swimming!!!  I swam to shore cuz it was closer, so Mom had to dock the kayak and get me.  No photos cuz she was more worried about getting me.  
I dried off pretty fast and stayed back a bit.  But... I was watching all those turtle and Mom got really close to a stump that had some sunning themselves on it.  Once again, she warned me and kersplash, in I went again!!!  This time she did take a photo before she reeled me in like a fish.  I was soaking, soaking wet and now the wind was cold so I had to lay low until I finally warmed up.  
Mom says she can't understand what my problem was... I only fell out ONCE in the last three years and I fell out TWICE in one day!!  I say it was because Toto was crowding me, yeah, that's it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Black flies....</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 19 May 2011 13:00:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, now it's finally not raining every five minutes and we have to stay inside because of the black ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, now it's finally not raining every five minutes and we have to stay inside because of the black flies.  Those things are a terrible plague that hits us up here in New England every single Spring.  They usually last until we get some 80 degree weather, then they are gone, replaced by the mosquitoes, darn it all!  At least you are usually safe from mosquitoes in the full sun... black flies don't care where you are!
Mom said when she first moved here 10 years ago it was in May.  Over at the humane society where she had been before there weren't too many black flies cuz it was open fields all around and there was no water nearby, even though it was only about 10 miles from here.
She went out one evening to work in the garden here.  It was pretty warm and humid so she had on a sleeveless top and shorts.  The black flies came so she changed into a long sleeved shirt and jeans.  Next she got socks and some gloves to cover her feet and hands.  Next, she got a big Winter scarf and wrapped it all around her neck.  Next she got some elastic bands for the bottoms of her pants and sleeves and a big hat.  Finally, she went and got her ski mask.  Whew, except for her eyes, she was now safe from them.
Now she has a net thingie that goes over her whole head if she has to be outside, but she usually just stays inside like we do.  Mom gets big welts from them, but us dogs get HUGE red splotches that look like blood blisters.  Nasty!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ughhhh, RAIN!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:01:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Me &amp; Mom are getting pretty sick of all this rain!  Some of us don't go outside when it's raining, o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me & Mom are getting pretty sick of all this rain!  Some of us don't go outside when it's raining, or, if we do, we use the porch so we don't get wet, BOL.  Some of my longer haired family, like Riley and Crystal, LOVE the rain and mud and they race thru it like banshees, then get all muddy and jump on Mom, making her unhappy and when she is unhappy, we are unhappy, too! 
Me, I would be sleeping late all day long if Mom didn't physically plunk me down on the porch.  In the evening, I do tend to hide under the desk when everyone goes outside, at least as often as I can get away with it, hehehe.
Now that Susie is here it has become much more difficult for me to hide from Mom.  You see, even though I spend most every evening sitting in Susie's lap, I MUST bark at her if she is walking around the house.  Soo, when Mom lets us out and I head for the desk, I spy Susie and need to bark at her, at which point Mom hears me and knows I am sneaking under the desk.  So, therefore, I must blame my having to go out in the rain on Susie!!!
Mom says one of these days it WILL stop raining and get warm and we can turn off the furnace and turn on the AC.  And, go KAYAKING AGAIN!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking is HERE!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 12 May 2011 18:00:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>YAY... today Susie came home early from work and Mom snuck out a few minutes early and we went kayak ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ YAY... today Susie came home early from work and Mom snuck out a few minutes early and we went kayaking!!!  I was soooo happy to be out on the water again.  It was warm and sunny and we saw quite a few birds and ducks and some geese.  We didn't see the beavers, but we might have been too early, and I think all those HUGE frogs were still sleeping.  I KNOW the turtles were.  It's about two weeks behind up at the pond... the leaves were just barely budding out and ours are almost full sized down here.  None of the flowers were up except for some dogwood and a few violets here and there.
Still it was a GREAT trip until Mom decided that Toto needed to get in our kayak with us cuz he was bugging Susie too much.  I did not let him bug me at all!!!
Anyway, we had fun and Mom said if the weather is fine we can go again on Sunday cuz Susie and she have Sunday afternoon off this weekend.  COOOL!!!  Susie is gonna take Ali with her and me and Toto will go with Mom again.  Can't wait!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom was laughing at me!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 10 May 2011 05:54:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday, Smokey went outside first thing in the morning so he missed his canned food breakfast.  H ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday, Smokey went outside first thing in the morning so he missed his canned food breakfast.  He gets fed in Mom's bedroom up on a night stand.  Well, when Mom got home from work she gave him his canned food.  As usual, he didn't eat all of it, there was a tiny bit left.
Normally, at some point during the day I sneak in, climb up on the couch and over to the table and clean his plate.  
I hadn't had a chance to do that, but I KNEW there was most likely some food in there for my taking!
We all went off to bed as usual.  But, my eyes were glued to that table.  In fact, I was sitting way at the foot of the bed, waiting for Mom to fall asleep.
Once she remembered she forgot to charge her phone so she got up and went out to get it... I raced over to the couch but she came right back and spotted me.
Mom had me come up to sleep on her pillow so I humored her, but my attention was still on that dish... I couldn't help it, it was calling to me LOUD and CLEAR!  None of the other dogs even LOOKED at that dish, dummies!!!
Suffice it to say, it was a VERY long night but, about 1 am, Mom had finally fallen asleep and I was able to lick the dish clean!  I LOVE cat food!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Better???  Yeah, but!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 7 May 2011 13:26:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, I was feeling MUCH better and my foot was almost healed.  There is a BUT here, did you guess??? ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, I was feeling MUCH better and my foot was almost healed.  There is a BUT here, did you guess???
Sure enough, yesterday Mom took us down in the lab pen.  Of COURSE, I, being "special", got to go with each group.  Well, I ran and ran and explored and moseyed and yes, I walked thru the bushes and the raspberry thorns and all that stuff.  It would have been fine IF Mom had put some medicine on my sore foot BEFORE we went down there, or, at the very least, AFTER we came back to the house.
But...my Mom is a BAD Mom and when she determines something is better she stops treating it.  My foot DID feel better and I wasn't limping any more.  But, it wasn't totally healed and now it's all sore again.  MAYBE this time she will treat it longer until it is perfect?
Changing the subject... me and Toto just watched Mom get the kayaks and the canoe out and drag them up to the porch and then hook them up there.  
Then we watched as she mounted the roof racks and put the lifters back on the car.  It was pretty interesting.  First, she forgot how to hook them up so she was looking and scratching her head and trying all different ways.  Finally, she got it and got both racks on.  Then, she mounted the front lifters, again, she forgot how and had to climb on and off the car a million times.  
Finally, they were in place and she headed to do the back ones.  She got the rack all tightened, and put the first lifter on.  Suddenly, the holder turned right around on the rack and the lifter was sitting on the roof of the car.  
THEN, she remembered that last Fall she backed into a tree and knocked one lifter helter skelter.  Ah ha!  So, she took that lifter off and realized the holder was loose.  Soo, she searched high and low and FINALLY found an allen wrench to tighten it with.  Next, she decided if one was loose they most likely ALL were loose so she had to take the other three lifters off and tighten all the screws and then put them back on.  She did do ONE smart thing, though...she put the allen wrench in the glove box so it would be WITH the racks!
Anyway, eventually she was finished just in time for it to start pouring rain, BOL!!!
Actually, I don't think we were going kayaking today anyway cuz Mom knows that by the time she gets all those racks up there and on the way they are supposed to be, she has totally wiped out her back and couldn't paddle the kayak anyway.
Maybe tomorrow????  Besides, the black flies have hatched out...UGLY!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Guess I am healthy???</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 4 May 2011 13:29:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning the veterinarian called Mom.  She said the biopsy report was back and that I had saliva ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning the veterinarian called Mom.  She said the biopsy report was back and that I had salivary gland hyperplasia.  WHAT???  That's what Mom said, too, BOL.  She said it means an overgrowth of salivary gland tissue.  Mom was a little concerned cuz she thought they were sampling the lymph glands but the vet said it's almost impossible to tell one from the other by feel alone and they are right in the same place so it wasn't my lymph glands, it was my salivary glands that were too big and swollen.
I guess this is not a bad thing, it is something that just happens, usually from some irritation or something that happened long ago and far away?  Not to worry, I guess.
Oh, and the swollen lymph gland (yes, really a lymph gland) on my neck turned out to be a reaction to a staph infection that popped up between the pads on my front foot.  That must have been why I had a fever, too.  Yesterday I was limping all over the place AND chewing on my foot so Mom checked and it was all nasty and swollen.  She put some magic medicine on it and held me so I wouldn't lick it right off and now it's a little better today.  A bit more medicine and it will be fine.  Mom says probably it got poked by a raspberry thorn while I was messing in the raspberry bushes down in the lab pen.  I didn't realize she noticed I was in there!
Soo, I guess I will survive afterall.  I also guess my days of sleeping late will be over now that the report is back... too bad cuz I was getting into that!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>DDP AGAIN???  YES!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 3 May 2011 13:16:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, HQ gave me another Diary pick!!!  Guess they must be messed up, but, hey, don't tell them, plea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, HQ gave me another Diary pick!!!  Guess they must be messed up, but, hey, don't tell them, please!!!
This morning I got to sleep late again.  Mom JUST came home to let me outside.  It was supposed to rain so she left everyone inside.  She came home at lunch and it WAS raining, so we stayed inside.  I was still in the bedroom, hehehe!  
Finally, a bit ago, she came home to get Taylor and give her a haircut so she put the rest of us outside.
I am still tired, but I guess I am okay.  Mom says it's probably all in HER head.  I say if she lets me sleep late I can usually sneak some of Smokey cat's food when she leaves for work. BOL!
Susie came last night so she and Mom worked a bit to get the room fixed for her.  In order to get into our guest room you had to walk THRU the corner of the dog room so Mom decided to add a panel to the door so it closes on the chimney instead of the doorway now and Susie can go in and out of her guest room without us dogs all seeing her.  Didn't matter, everyone barked and barked at her when she got up (early) this morning cuz they all heard her.  Then, me and Toto and Harvey and Taylor had to bark cuz we heard them barking.  Good thing I got to go back to bed or I would have been tired like Mom is, hehehe!  Finally, Mom got up and told them all that was enough and they stopped.  
I am hoping that tonight we can take Susie down into the lab pen when she gets home.  She gets here right after Mom gets out of work so that should be fine.  I would like to show her around down there cuz when she used to stay with Mom neither me nor the lab pen were there... but, Mom did have LOTS of labs back then, and only Gertrude, her first Frenchie and Meagan, a GSD, and lived at the Humane Society.  Susie has only come here for Christmas dinners before so she never saw my lab pen!
Well, I gotta go.  Thanks for all your good wishes for me... Mom says she sure hopes I am really gonna be fine, too!!!  If these biopsies don't show anything there is one other test they want to do, I guess.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad day???</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 2 May 2011 18:11:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Mom took me to work.  Yeah, I probably needed a bath so I wasn't too worried.  She put  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Mom took me to work.  Yeah, I probably needed a bath so I wasn't too worried.  She put me in with Ali so we played while Mom groomed some dogs.
But, then she came and got me and we went up to the vet's next door.  First I got on the scale.  Last time Mom weighed me I was FAT and I weighed 8.5 lbs.  Today I weighed only 5.7 lbs!!!  Hmmm, I am not skinny BUT you can feel my spine.
Anyway Mom told the vet that I haven't been myself. (And, who HAVE I been, Mother dear???)  She said I was just resting while we were down in the lab pen all week and that is NOT normal.  And, I don't want to get up in the morning lately, either.  Neither does Mom... and she isn't sick, just sick of work, BOL!She also had discovered that my glands were really swollen on my jaw and on my neck.  Mom actually thought I had Lymes disease.  The vet felt my glands and agreed and said the ones on my back legs were swollen, too.  She also said I had a HEART MURMUR???  And, I had a low fever of 103.8 or something. She also said I had some tartar on my teeth but Mom pointed out that they were stained from my bad puppyhood and that wasn't tartar.  Fortunately, the vet agreed after she tried to scrape off the stain and it didn't budge!!! 
Soo, she and Mom decided they would do the SNAP Heartworm and tick disease test.  She also said we should do a CBC Chem as well.  Mom said okay so we all went into the back and the vet tried to get my blood.  It wasn't quite as bad as Georgie, but they couldn't get any out of my leg so they did the jugular vein one.  They got LOTS that way, but NONE got on me, unlike Georgie!  
Soo, they said they would call Mom in about an hour and we went back to work.
Sure enough, in an hour the vet called Mom and said ALL my blood work was normal and I didn't have any HW or tick diseases.  So, she said the next thing they needed to do was a biopsy of my glands.  Mom was alone at work by now so the vet said she would meet Mom and me half way.  So, we went out and Mom handed me to the vet and she took me back to the clinic and poked me HARD in the neck.  Then she called Mom and we met again.
I didn't get any drugs... she said I didn't need antibiotics cuz my blood work was normal but she said I could have some of Harvey's pain meds if I needed them.  Mom didn't give me any yet.
Mom says now it's a wait and see what the biopsy says.  The vet said maybe I just have swollen glands normally, but they weren't swollen before!  Mom said maybe it's cuz I was sick when I got my Rabies shot last month.  Mom says I don't have cancer or something like that cuz she has good intuition about stuff like that and she's not really worried so it must be okay.  
We shall see, meanwhile, I will milk this for all it's worth!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An aokay weekend...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 1 May 2011 17:49:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Another weekend has come and gone and for once, it was NICE weather!  Of course, Mom had to go to CT ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Another weekend has come and gone and for once, it was NICE weather!  Of course, Mom had to go to CT to get Georgie yesterday afternoon after work so she didn't get home until 6 pm.  But, it was still nice so we still got a run in the lab pen.  That Spongie has certainly made herself right at home here... she trots all around down there like she owns the place.  Today she was even barking at the neighbor's dog.  So were we, hehehe!
Speaking of today... it was REALLY nice today.  Mom took some extra lenses and a blanket and some water and we all got to go down there together.  We played around a bit, but it was kind of warm so mostly we just moseyed.  I didn't put my new photos on my page...they are just more of the same!  
Mom put us dogs to bed early tonight cuz we were cranky.  Riley was trying to breed Georgie so I had to protect her.  Hilda was gonna EAT Sponge so Mom had to watch her carefully and Sponge and Barney were playing but Barney was nervous so he decided to mark the bedroom gate.  Mom caught him right in the act so she grabbed him and tossed him outside so he was all mad about that.  Taylor was just racing around with something in her mouth and Crystal was chasing Harvey, yes, IN THE HOUSE!!  
Suddenly, Mom jumped up and put us all in our crates!  After a bit, she did let me and Toto and Harvey out so we could sleep in the bedroom.  Ali is still in prison so she got left out and Hilda is crated cuz she was being bitchy.  
Me and Toto and Harvey were a bit nervous so we are all sleeping in the same bed for security.  Don't worry, it's a BIG bed!
Tomorrow my friend (Mom's niece), Susie is coming to live here for the rest of the summer.  I LIKE Susie so I guess I will have to keep everyone else away from her.  Mom says I am getting a bit protective of quite a few people lately and she doesn't like it too much.  So far, I just chase the others away and they run.  I'm not sure what I will do if they stop running away from me, BOL!
I guess everyone is really sleepy and tired from being outside all day long.  There is not a single peep going on in this house and it's not even nine o'clock yet.  Peaceful and calm and quiet.  Nice!!!  Guess I better stop this while it's still nice, huh?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MY day...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:16:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, of course, halfway thru the day whilst we were outside enjoying the warmth and sunshine, it go ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, of course, halfway thru the day whilst we were outside enjoying the warmth and sunshine, it got really dark and cloudy and a COLD wind came up.  Mom was at work, in the warm kennel, drying dogs with a warm dryer and of course, didn't notice it was cold outside.  She did notice when the ice cold RAIN started hitting the window at work, but for some reason she chose to leave us all out, knowing we had the dry porch to keep the rain off us.
When she finally got home she decided we didn't need our run in the lab pen cuz we had been outside all day... nice, Mom!!!  So, she stuffed us in our crates and threw our dinner at us and SHE went outside to photograph some flowers.  HEY, MOM... this is supposed to be MY day!!!
Finally, she came home and put us all outside again.  Yes, it was still cold but the rain had stopped!  I chose to go hide under the desk and she didn't see me, BOL!  She did, however, notice the tootsie rolls I left on the bathroom rug, darn it all!
When the others came in we all played for a while, then Mom decided it was time for Sponge to meet the rest of us so she let her out.  Well, Sponge immediately marched right over to MY Smokey cat so I had to bark at her and keep her away from him.  Since I was barking at her, Harvey decided that was the thing to do so he started barking at her, too.  But, he got right up into her face while he was barking.  Mom yelled at ME cuz I started it.  That is sooo not fair.
Well, now Sponge is sleeping in Smokey's bed under the desk so me and Harvey and Toto are seeing how many toys we can stuff into the other dog bed.  So far we have TEN!!!
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... Smokey cat turned ON the air conditioner while Mom was outside so now it's FREEZING in our house, too.
I sure hope Mom will love me again before it's time to go jump in her warm waterbed!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick, YES!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/720382</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:21:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Headquarters must be congratulating me for my great milestone since I am a diary pick today!!!
I am ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Headquarters must be congratulating me for my great milestone since I am a diary pick today!!!
I am soooo happy.
I found out it was Nina who was the xx comment, so I guess it was pretty close between her and Whitley.  
Well, gotta go enjoy the day... it's very nice outside and Mom let us stay out for the day!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wahooo...10,000 here I AM!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:26:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's 1:20pm, Mom just walked by the puter and hit the refresh button and I am sitting right on 10,00 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's 1:20pm, Mom just walked by the puter and hit the refresh button and I am sitting right on 10,000 visitors..
Hurray!!!!!
Whitley, YOU WON!!!
Thanks everyone, for all your visits...it was FUN!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FIVE more!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's 11:45 and only FIVE more to go.... Looks like Mom might end up the winner after all with her Th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's 11:45 and only FIVE more to go.... Looks like Mom might end up the winner after all with her Thursday afternoon pick.  
I am sooooo excited to hit 10,000 visitors...YIPPEE, YAHOO!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>TWENTY FOUR to go......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:32:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy moley... I only need 24 more visits to get to TEN THOUSAND!!!  Poor Mom can't even count that h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy moley... I only need 24 more visits to get to TEN THOUSAND!!!  Poor Mom can't even count that high, it's a good thing that dogster does the counting, BOL!!!
So far we have a few entries in my lottery.  Looks like it might be VERY close.  
Anyway, it sure seemed like Summer today.  It was 81 degrees... we seem to have a problem getting regulated here this Spring.  First it's snowing, then it's broiling, then who knows what's gonna happen.  Actually, it's almost bedtime and it's still 74 degrees here, BUT... it is windy and the wind actually feels cold.
We are all very sleepy tonight cuz we stayed outside playing most of the afternoon.  It's nice down in the lab pen, the grass is growing FAST and is nice and green.  I LOVE fresh, green grass...it feels cool even when it's hot outside.
Well, gotta go now, someone may be trying to visit my page!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Storm alerts already????</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:50:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>As you may remember, my main job in life, well, let's say in the summer, is to provide thunder alert ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you may remember, my main job in life, well, let's say in the summer, is to provide thunder alerts to everyone during the night.  I am very, very good at this job and take it very seriously!
Well, last night was already the SECOND night I have had to use my alerts!!!  It's only April.  I swear, I only had to alert about three times ALL last Summer.  
Last night was pretty uneventful as alerts go.  I started woofing about 1 am.  Mom pretended she was already awake, but all that snoring was NOT coming from Ali or Harvey, I can tell you that!  When I started barking she sat up, turned off the TV and watched.  Sure enough, the sky was lighting up all over the place and it was booming pretty regular.  For some reason, Jones didn't second the alerts, though.  Strange, very strange.
Now, as far as the numbers game goes...several of you have posted your guesses.  Mom is thinking we are all pretty optimistic... she's thinking it may be NEXT Wednesday or Thursday...only picked up 17 today!!!  She said she will consider you all meant next week, unless you don't want her to.  OR everyone can spend an hour or so visiting my page over and over.... yeah, right, Get a LIFE, BEANIE!  I told myself that so you don't have to, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Numbers again...Guess when and WIN!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:54:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am amazed... with just FIFTY more visitors I will reach TEN thousand visits!!!   I think we should ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am amazed... with just FIFTY more visitors I will reach TEN thousand visits!!!   I think we should have a lottery to guess when it happens. 
My guess is Thursday morning at 6:50 AM.  Anyone else care to guess???  I will send a surprise to the winner!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy weekend!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:39:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, it was crazy around here this weekend.  Yesterday, Mom had to work alone cuz Laurie is still on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, it was crazy around here this weekend.  Yesterday, Mom had to work alone cuz Laurie is still on vacation and it is a holiday weekend so the kennel is full.  When she finally got home she did take us down into the lab pen cuz she wanted everyone to see the horrible snow all over everything after it was almost 65 degrees the day before.  
Trust me, NONE of us had any fun at all playing in the cold, wet snow.  It was worse than "winter" snow cuz it was soooo wet.  We were all soaked to the skin when we got done, so we happily stayed in our crates while Mom finished cleaning the house.
This morning she got up really early cuz Nina and her Mom were coming to bring Sponge and get Louie.  Sure enough, they came just as Mom got her coffee.  Because it was soo early and they were sooo tired since they had been traveling for 24 hours straight, we didn't all get to meet Nina and Sponge.  But, at least she was at my house!!!
After they left, Mom did our Easter Egg hunt again.  She used baby hotdogs to put in them, Mmmmm good! It was fun, but today it was kind of hot and humid out there!  When we got done with that, Mom went out to dinner, then she and Toto and I took Sponge out for a walk around the lab pen.  Poor Sponge... she was tired and scared cuz she came all the way from Grenada, West Indies.  So, we made it short and only took a few photos.
After that, Mom took me and Toto down to the big yard to help her clean out the fishie pond and start it working again.  That was HARD WORK!!!  We had to check out everything that came out of the pond, and also check out all the stuff down there that has been under the snow all winter.  She wants to put the fishies back in there soon cuz they don't like to be in the kennel with all the dogs barking.
Well, gotta go now, it's time for our settle down time!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This and that and the other thing...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:35:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I went to work again today.  That makes THREE days in a row!!  Today Mom finally had time to give me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went to work again today.  That makes THREE days in a row!!  Today Mom finally had time to give me a bath and trim my topknot.  I want to look especially nice for my friend Nina's visit!!!
While I was over there the UPS man came.  He had a HUGE box for Mom.  She opened it and it's a new air conditioner for our house.  It is one of those HUGE things that doesn't go in the window.  It also has a heater in it...sort of strange to me, but, I'm just a dog...what do I know???
Anyway, when we got home it was warm and sunny so Mom took us all down to the pen for a bit.  We played and she sat in the sun.  Toto broke the squeakers in THREE of the new balls already.  I don't know HOW he does that, there are no holes in them at all!
When we got home everyone had to stay outside EXCEPT ME!!!  I got to stay inside and help Mom clean for our visit with Nina.  We started in the bedroom cuz Mom was gonna put that new AC in there.  Somehow, along the way, she decided to put it out here in the living room instead.  Of course, before it gets hot she will probably move it to FOUR other rooms!!!
She decided that since it is warmer now she will shut off the furnace and just use the heater in the AC.  Soo, she set it up and, would you believe, it takes up WAY more room than the one in the window did.  The only good part is that we can still see out the window.  BUT, the only window was the one us dogs sit in, so now we have no watch window.  Silly Mom, how are we supposed to guard the place????
HEY... more news!!!  We are getting a PEOPLE roommate!!!  Mom's niece, Susie, who used to stay with Mom most all summers, is going to move in with us cuz she has a new job and we are pretty close to where it is.  Mom is kind of excited cuz now she will have someone to go kayaking and camping with until Skye gets back here in July. 
I met Susie at Christmas, in fact, there is a picture of me and her in my photo album somewhere.  I hope she comes soon!!!
Well, gotta go now, it's dinner time, my FAVORITE time!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visitors???  YUP!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/719502</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:31:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, everypup.  This Sunday I am finally gonna get to meet my Pal, Nina, from Maine.  She was suppos ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, everypup.  This Sunday I am finally gonna get to meet my Pal, Nina, from Maine.  She was supposed to come here last year but some snow got in the way!  It DID snow here today, but it's supposed to be nice on Sunday.
Nina and her Mom will be on their way back home from Grenada and will stop here to leave off Sponge and pick up Louie.  Sponge, as you may remember, is the street dog from Grenada that is coming to the USA to find a new home.  She is coming here so she can get her Heartworm fixed.
Louie is going to Maine to live with Nina and her Mom.  He is all excited about that!!!
Nina's Mom said that maybe we could have an Easter egg hunt... Mom thought that was a GREAT IDEA so we are all gonna go down in the lab pen and hunt for the eggs.  Remember last year Skye and Mom had an Easter Egg hunt for us, too.  It was great!!!  Mom stuffs them with hot dogs, imagine that!!!  I am absolutely positive that Mom will take a TON of photos for everyone to see.
Speaking of photos... Mom got a few tonight but she grabbed the wrong lens so they aren't great.  For some reason, Hilda was all wound up and playing with us all.  Usually she pretends she's a Diva and just poses...tonight she was down and dirty!!  
We couldn't stay out very long... it was FREEZING!!!  There was a HUGE WIND blowing and snow flakes, then sun, then snow, then sun again.  BRRRRRRRRR!  It was bbaadd!!  
Riley and I were over in the corner and we discovered a whole section of the stockade fence has blown over.  It was okay cuz Mom had put an expen in front of it to keep us little ones in.  Good thing or we all would have escaped!!!
Poor Riley has his butt end all exposed.  Bet he was freezing!!!  He's gonna need one of Harvey's pajamas if it stays cold!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More on my gotcha day...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/719294</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:08:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got thinking more about me and my family being in such terrible shape and all.  She said she was ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got thinking more about me and my family being in such terrible shape and all.  She said she wasn't nearly as mad at my breeder as she was the "lady" who sold my relatives to him in the first place.
My breeder man was sick and old.  Admittedly, he should NOT have had all us dogs and he should have taken care of us OR gotten some help and he didn't.  Mom found out about us because someone had bought a dog from him and called to complain about it.  The person that had sold him all the adult dogs called Mom cuz she was across the country, and asked Mom and her friend to get us and fly us all back to her.  
Well, there was NO WAY Mom would send us back to her... she would either just sell us OR breed us, in fact she begged Mom to send the adults back so she COULD breed them.  Mom told her they were in no condition, physcially OR mentally, to ever be bred again and then she got them all spayed and neutered.  
That person has a really great webpage and brags about how she is only concerned about the dogs and their homes, etc., yet she sold this man multiple adult dogs FOR BREEDING PURPOSES, and never even met him or knew where he lived and/or what kind of a place he had.  
He kept us all outside in little sheds thru the Winter and never cleaned us or groomed us.  He was convinced he would make a killing selling poodles, and this woman actually encouraged him to breed them.  I guess he did sell some of us, but when we came to NH there was my litter at 7 weeks old, a litter of three at 4 months old and two that were almost a year old.  
The man wouldn't let anyone come to his house to get a puppy... he made them meet him at the ferry on the mainland.  Even so, he didn't groom any of us, and none of us little ones had ever been to a vet or had shots.  The older pups did have their tails docked but we didn't even have that done.
Oh well, Mom says she is sure there are dogs living in worse conditions but she can't think about the whole or she will go crazy... she can only do for the parts... thank goodness I was a part!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Work day...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/719152</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:13:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom took me over to work today.  I'm not sure why, but she had to take Georgie because she is in hea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom took me over to work today.  I'm not sure why, but she had to take Georgie because she is in heat so she took me along, too.  NO, I am NOT in heat!!  We went in the big pen in the daycare room.  It's pretty neat... usually we have to go in a smaller expen cuz Piper and his friends are in the big one.  Did you know you can see right out the front door from that pen??  It's cool cuz that door is all glass so you can get a really good head start on barking at the newcomer that way!
I was a bit nervous that she was going to give me a bath today.  But, I noticed Julie went over to our house and got Bubbles, Louie AND Crystal for baths so by the time it came my turn Mom was all tired out.
I guess she is going to make Louie stay over here since he is leaving soon anyway.  She took his dad home to stay with Lola.  That will NEVER last...Jones has a HUGE mouth and he barks at anything AND everything.  I give it about 4 1/2 days before he heads back over here!
Well, gotta go now, it's almost time to go hime.  Don't think we will get to run in the field tonight cuz it's very, very COLD and cloudy and it's gonna rain soon.  I wish it was really Spring!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Gotcha day!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/718756</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:47:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, every pup, today is MY gotcha day.  Exactly FOUR years ago Mom and her friend drove way up in M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, every pup, today is MY gotcha day.  Exactly FOUR years ago Mom and her friend drove way up in Maine and met me and my family at a ferry landing.  We were a mess... it was rainy and wet and cold and we were all poopy and matted and nasty.  In fact, Mom couldn't tell which end was which on some of my aunts and uncles!!!
The man who had us "FORGOT" to bring my doggy mom on the ferry and so Mom told him he had to go back and get her!!!  That meant they had to wait another three hours for the ferry to go to the island and then come back.  
Mom and her friend spent the whole time cutting poop off me and my littermates rears with a tiny nail scissors that they found in Mom's pocketbook!!!
Finally, the ferry came back and away we went.  It was a four hour trip back to Mom's kennel and we didn't get back until 5:30 that night.  Mom had to leave the windows open all the way cuz we smelled sooo nasty!
When we got back to Mom's kennel she called all her friends and they came and started shaving us all.  There were 15 of us, and it took them until almost midnight to get us all shaved and bathed.  Finally, we got in a nice, big CLEAN pen with lots of soft blankets and settled down for the night.
I was the littlest one, I weighed under a pound!!!  Mom was sure there was something wrong with me cuz I was sooo much smaller than my four littermates were, so she kept me!!!
She was wrong and here I am today, four years later!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My groom day...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/718585</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:17:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>No one came to be groomed today except one mini poodle so Mom took me and Riley over.  Actually, she ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ No one came to be groomed today except one mini poodle so Mom took me and Riley over.  Actually, she only had TWO people scheduled but one has three dogs.  Soo, since it was her day to get out early, she did and so did I!
Because it was getting on toward noon when she had the one dog done and she was finished with Riley, she gave me the once over only.  
I got my face shaved, my feet shaved, my nails trimmed AND my mousietache trimmed.  Then, she brushed me and that was that!!
Since her new lens had come already, she was in more of a hurry, BUT, it was pouring rain outside so she knew it wasn't going to be a good day for outside photos.  The new lens is a long telephoto so it wasn't gonna work too great in the house.
Anyway, finally we got home. (Mom had lunch with Laurie, first, and didn't invite ME!) Since Riley and I were running about in the house and it was still POURING outside, Mom put the new lens on and tried it out.  
You can see the results on my page.  Mom stood in the kitchen and I was lying in the dog bed way in the other end of the living room.  Not too bad!
Her regular flash didn't go that far so she had to dig out the hotshoe one and bounce it off the ceiling.
Finally, the rain slowed down a bit but, since Riley and I already HAD our test shots we didn't have to go out in the cold, wet weather.  Fine with us!!  Those other guys were all wet and cold when they got back inside.  In fact, they were so wet and cold that Mom didn't even take the other toys out at all.  Maybe tomorrow???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My night...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/718390</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:39:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mother and I had a bit of one on one tonight.  She had to go upstreet after supper so she chose ME t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mother and I had a bit of one on one tonight.  She had to go upstreet after supper so she chose ME to go along for the ride.  
There must have been a million people out for a walk cuz it is 74 degrees, STILL!!!  What a change...yesterday morning it was 24 degrees.  Anyway, I observed them all as I was riding along, but, being the good dog, I didn't bark at anyone!  Not even those who had dogs with them.
Mom bought some pansies for the front of the kennel.  She was being oh so careful when she put them in the car.  I sure hope she doesn't discover I walked all over them, hehehe!  Perhaps I shouldn't offer to help her plant them!
Before we went upstreet we all got our run in the field.  Mom took us all together tonight and she didn't spend too much time with the camera.  She mostly was trying to get a photo of Crystal cuz she was still clean and white.  Mom spent a LONG TIME grooming her today and usually Crystal races home and finds a mud puddle as soon as she is groomed.  
On the way back to the house Mom discovered that some tulips and dutch irises were blossomed already.  Yesterday, they weren't even showing their leaves, today all blossomed and pretty!  Soo, of course, Mom wanted to go down there and take a few photos of them so, she took ME down there, too!  I ran around and checked things out.  Would you believe ALL the ice melted out of the fish pond today??  I couldn't believe that, either!!!  Maybe we will have to put the fishes back in there this weekend?
Well, I gotta go hide now, I am afraid some of those dogs, most notably TOTO, are going to find out that I had some fish filet at Micky D's tonight.  I tried a breath mint, but....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm BACK.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/718038</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:32:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Okay, not a bad day, all in all.  Mom was working on a project with Nina's Mom concerning Sponge, th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Okay, not a bad day, all in all.  Mom was working on a project with Nina's Mom concerning Sponge, the little street doggy in Grenada that they are trying to get back here so she can get heartworm treatment and get placed. So, she was busy all day.  Plus, of course, she had to do her grooming stuff at work and then she had to take us all out for our run after work.  
She also has a project of her own.  She found a bit of money herself cuz she sold some "stuff" she had for years, so now she is trying to spend the money.  
After a ton of research, she had pretty much decided to get a small, trolling motor for our canoe.  She is getting older and sometimes, especially if the wind is blowing, she has trouble paddling all that ways if she is tired from work.  And, she figures it will be nice and quiet if we are following the beavers or the loons and photographing them, quieter than those paddles splashing about.  
The motor itself was pretty inexpensive, and so was the bracket to hitch it to the canoe.  Mom couldn't find out too much information on the whole deal, but she thought she could just buy a lawn tractor motor for about $30 from a big box store and use that.  Well, she talked with a friend and he said she needed a special deep cycle battery because those other ones just start something, then get charged while it's running and this battery will have to actually RUN the motor.  Of course, those batteries start at around $250, plus about $60 for a special starter, so that ended that little project.  Mom said she could perhaps sell some more stuff BUT it was pretty hard to justify spending that much for something that she really didn't NEED.  Bummer, I was hoping not to get hit on the head with a paddle anymore!!!
Well, now she has decided she NEEDS a new super lens for her camera.  She has been using the prime lenses instead of the zoom ones and LOVES the resulting photos.  She's still learning, but most of them have an almost three dimensional effect with the background all soft, (bokeh???), and "way back."  But, (why is there always a BUT???), she needs a bit more distance.  So, last night she discovered there is a GREAT 200mm lens that she can actually afford!!!  Now she is just waiting for the weekend to be over so she can get it with next day shipping. 
And, the next time she has a few bucks she can get a teleconverter and make it a 400mm lens for photographing those elusive beavers and loons!!!  As long as she doesn't make too much noise with the paddles, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A diary pick for me!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/717979</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Apr 2011 04:55:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yahoo, Mom said I was a diary pick again!!!
I am so very humbled to have receive this honor, TWICE, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yahoo, Mom said I was a diary pick again!!!
I am so very humbled to have receive this honor, TWICE, in such a short time.
Thanks Dogster, for not making me share it with Taylor this time, hehehe!
Gotta go now, I'll write more later.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In the wrong place at the right time or something???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/717495</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:35:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had quite a bit of play time today.  Mom had pretty much cleaned the house yesterday and she was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had quite a bit of play time today.  Mom had pretty much cleaned the house yesterday and she was being lazy today so we got to play.  
It wasn't a great day to be the Beanie dog, however.  I am still not sure if I was in the wrong place at the right time or in the right place at the wrong time or whatever!  It went like this, only over and over and over...
First I went along with Lola and Louie.  I was just minding my own business, but I was a bit interested in the little ball with the face on it that Lola was playing with.  Well, a couple of times it just bounced off her flat nose and rolled away.  Fair game, right???  So, I grabbed it both times.  Well, she took offense and sicced Big Lou on me.  You may remember him, he was formerly name Louie... a nice soft name, right?  Well, now he marched over to me, stretched himself up as high as he could get and leaned his big, ole head right on my neck.  What was I to do????  Yup, I grabbed him right by the soft skin under his big ole head.  He grabbed back and the battle was on.  I swear, I was winning but Mom broke it up!!!  She said I was pretty much outsized both in height and weight.  MOMMY!!!
Next, I was out with the big guys, as in Cresteds and mini poodles.  Minding my own business again, as I do well, I might add.  Everyone started chasing Pinki cuz she had the ball.  Well, of course I joined in, right?  Next thing I knew, Crystal was on one side of me and Harvey on the other and I was completely wedged in the middle.  I did manage to extricate myself from that mess without Mom's help, but not before she got a photo for that fellow named Posterity.
A bit later I was out with Riley.  Although he is gaining a bit of weight lately (Mom is pretending not to notice???) and I have lost a TON of weight lately, we are pretty well matched.  We were down in the big yard and had been playing around down there for a bit.  Riley was way, way over by the broken down fence and Mom called him.  He was playing deaf so I rushed over to let him know that Mom wanted him NOW!  Would you believe he showed me ALL his teeth and then chased me right back to Mom.  I need you to know that I really wasn't running away from him in fear... I was pretending so he would follow me back to Mom since she wanted him back by her, you got that, right????  I wasn't scared of him at all!!!!
Finally, we were lying down in the bedroom with Mom.  Barney and Harvey were chilly cuz they didn't have their jammies on so they were under the comforter getting comforted.  Just their heads were sticking out.  Well, I walked up Mom's body and as soon as I got near Barney's head he instantly snarled at me and showed me all his teeth.  (My goodness, he really doesn't have very many teeth, I was surprised.  Mom says he has a lot for a hairless Chinese Crested though.  Hmmm.)  Anyway, since my day had been erupting in battles to that point I chose to go lie down on the other pillow and take a bit of a nap.  I'm still napping, it's safer this way!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new &quot;cat&quot; waterer...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/717390</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Apr 2011 17:04:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have to admit, it was a good idea that Smokey Cat had about Mom getting us a Drinkwell Water fount ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have to admit, it was a good idea that Smokey Cat had about Mom getting us a Drinkwell Water fountain.  I was a bit skeptical at first... all I could imagine was water splashing on my head while I was getting a drink.  Not so, as it turns out.  The water splashes onto a ramp thingie and gently runs down into the bowl.  
Mom decided to make us all go at it cold turkey.  She said that was okay since we all have water in our crates AND there is water in the bedroom, too.  Soo, she washed it, filled it up with nice cold water and turned it on.  First, it was leaking a bit cuz our floors slant pretty badly, but once Mom leveled it there were no more problems.  Well, at least until Smokey Cat started playing in it.  He is the strangest cat I have ever seen... he LOVES water and doesn't mind getting water all over his body.  
I personally think he just does that so he can jump in bed with Mom and the rest of us and get us all wet every night.  
Back to the watering fountain.  So far the only problem I can see is that stuff tends to fall in the water.  See, our old water dish was right in front of a cabinet with the microwave and the toaster on it.  Stuff would fall in the dish and Mom would just empty it and fill it back up.  This little fountain is also right in front of the same cabinet cuz that way the cord can run right under the cabinet.  Well... it is a major project to wash it and refill it...and, since it holds almost two gallons of water it doesn't get empty very fast.  Mom says it's fine... all the water is filtered thru a charcoal and fiber filter so it is clean and fresh when we drink it.  Sure, Mom, you wanna drink water with bread crumbs in it????  Be my guest!
Mom made me add the following disclaimer... she really changes the water EVERY single day whether she needs to or not!  Sorry, Mom!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716908</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:25:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy Smokey...(sorry Smokey cat and Smokey Foster, couldn't resist that one, hehehe!)  Dogster has r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy Smokey...(sorry Smokey cat and Smokey Foster, couldn't resist that one, hehehe!)  Dogster has really gone wild this morning.  
Not only am I a Diary pick, but Taylor is as well.  Of course, she is MUCH higher up on the list than I am.  Oh well, it doesn't matter!!  And, besides, maybe they start with the fifth pick and go that way???
Thanks for all your visits and well wishes!!!
Oh yeah, thanks for all the concerns about my health.  It appears I am fine this morning!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All better now...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716873</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:55:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Guess it was something I ate... I feel PERFECT now.  In fact, check out my new great photos!  And, I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess it was something I ate... I feel PERFECT now.  In fact, check out my new great photos!  And, I have a few others on some of the other family's pages.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sick again, or still????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716824</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:30:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I dunno what the problem is, but today I have a sickness in my tummy.  I decided to stay in bed this ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I dunno what the problem is, but today I have a sickness in my tummy.  I decided to stay in bed this morning, so I did.  When Mom got ready for work she asked me if I was coming with her so of course, I jumped on the bedroom gate and she took me along.  Everything was fine, or so it seemed until our first break.  I was standing beside Julie and I started making faces and swallowing and, next thing I knew, there was puke on the floor in front of me.  It was only some foamy stuff so Mom said I was fine.  
Mom gave me a bath and she was drying me with that horrible dryer and I asked her nicely to please stop.  She didn't, so I had to puke all over the table!!  This time it was the can of cat food I stole from Smokey Cat.  Ooops... I was hoping Mom wouldn't notice that I ate his breakfast this morning!  At least she stopped with the dryer!!!
Much later, she was cutting my hair and I started swallowing and swallowing again.  This time she stopped immediately, but it was too late.  More puke on the grooming table.  Hmmm, so THAT'S where that candy wrapper went!!!  And, those pieces of the cedar tree that blew down yesterday.  Oh yeah, there is that piece of the stuffed toy that was missing.  
Mom stopped grooming me and put me back in my expen.  She doesn't know whether I am really sick or just sick from garbage gut.  I say that stuff has all been in my tummy for ages and it just came out CUZ I was sick... right??????
Mom is a little worried cuz I do have swollen glands under my jawbone, but those have been like that for ages and ages.  And, althought she was very, very careful, she was replacing all the batteries from her watches yesterday and I was under the desk.  She keeps saying she will have the vet look at my glands the next time I go.  Well, normally I am sooo healthy that I NEVER go to the vets, so that could be a while.
Meanwhile, I have discovered the GREATEST way in the world to have her stop grooming me, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our internet...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716675</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:17:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our internet is DSL from our local telephone provider.  We are at the very END of the line for inter ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our internet is DSL from our local telephone provider.  We are at the very END of the line for internet service and of the five lines that come into our business only ONE is usable for DSL. (we only USE two but the others were already here)  Because of the lines being old and far away from the substation, we have never had the fastest internet in the world.  
Oh yeah, Mom also uses a router to push it from work over to our house, which is about 150 yards away.  Well, it has been lousy for the last few months so Mom got a repeater to put at the end of the kennel closest to the house.  It helped, and when she got a new USB receiver thingie for her computer it was getting 5 bars consistantly.  Should be good, right??  WRONG!!!  It was so bad that she would open a page, then go put us all out to pee, then come back to look at the page.  Mom uses an internet radio as well and that would spend 3/4 of each song buffering.  In order to put photos on our pages she had to use her USB modem, which is not terribly fast and is a bit expensive.
Well, she finally decided that today was the day to call and complain to the phone company.  The lineman himself wired it right into the building for Mom so that part was fine, she knew.  Before she called them, she decided to "think about it" a bit more.  Suddenly, she remembered that she had moved the modem closer to the house for better signal and had used a 50 foot piece of phone line.  She had passed it by four bird cages and two cat cages.  Hmmmm, maybe that was a problem... she knew she wasn't supposed to use a long line but it had worked in the beginning.  Maybe some of those cats or birds got hungry???
SO... Mom took the modem and put it back at the jack, with a short piece of cord.  As soon as she plugged it back in, it was back to PERFECT!!!  It's not blazing, but at least the pages open in this century and the photos ALL load... before only about half loaded. And... it reaches the house PERFECTLY!! 
Mom thought she was soooo smart to figure it all out.  I told her if she was really that smart, she would have NEVER used a 50 foot phone cord in the beginning, especially not a cheap one, and she would have kept it away from the cats and the birds!!!  I win that one, BOL!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Better weekend...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716558</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:59:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day.  It was cold so we didn't go down to the lab pen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day.  It was cold so we didn't go down to the lab pen, but Mom let us hang out with her all day long.  
Today we went out as soon as Mom got home from work.  It was still FREEZING cold so the ground was nice and dry.  We ran and ran and ran.  When we were done running, we all ran some more.  No one got into any spats... especially NOT ME!!!  I was exploring that former dog house over in the corner...Mom left the lawn mower in there!!!  I didn't know that.  And, I kept smelling something good coming over the fence.  Finally, Mom smelled it, too.  The neighbors were cooking bacon and eggs for breakfast.  Mom was wishing they would invite her and me!!!
Finally, our trip down there was over and we hung out in the house for the rest of the day.  Kind of boring, but also kind of relaxing as well.
Mom did plant some tomato seeds AND some big elephant ears today.  This year was a problem because this year we have Smokey and he gets into EVERYTHING!!!  She used to put them on top of our crates but Smokey spends hours up there messing around and he would certainly dig them all up and dump the dirt into our crates.  
Mom got TWO new pillows today so I can't wait to go to bed.  I am assuming one of them is for ME!!!  The one I had was pretty flat and OLD.  Once they get like that they are not terribly comfy to sleep on.  I can't wait to try the new one!
Mom and I just came back to add something to my diary after we were putting the new pillows in their cases.  Mom tries to buy stuff made in the USA cuz she thinks it's good and right.  Well, boldy splashed all over the front of the new pillows was "crafted with Pride in the USA" with a big USA flag, so mom bought them.  Well, she was reading the label on the pillow and it says "Made in China, of products from China, assembled in the USA".  WE think THAT should be on the OUTSIDE BAG!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not a great week so far...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/716172</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:42:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This week is not one of my more memorable ones.  First, of course, I was feeling sick on Sunday and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This week is not one of my more memorable ones.  First, of course, I was feeling sick on Sunday and most of Monday.  Tuesday I needed to rest up from being sick.
Yesterday seemed like it would be better.  It was Wednesday and Mom gets out early on Wednesday.  I waited and waited and waited and FINALLY, NOT EARLY, she came along home.  Then, she messed around with Smokey cat and Pinki for a while and finally, she came and got us all and took us down to the lab pen.  Now, that part was okay.  Just okay cuz there was new snow down there covering up the finally bare ground and it was pretty cloudy and COLD for the end of March.  
Anyway, we came home and me and Toto went upstreet with Mom and did a little shopping.  Mom got a headache and forgot most of the stuff we were out of, so that wasn't too great, either.
After our supper we were all hanging out with Mom in the living room.  Riley was being a bit possessive of Mom and also of the little pink ball so I finally had to go jump him and remind him that he is the baby here.  Well, HE FOUGHT BACK!!!!  Of course, Mom yelled at ME and made ME go lie down in my bed under the desk.  Can you imagine that???  After my time was up and she said I could come back out I decided to punish her and I sulked under there for the rest of the night.  That'll teach her to yell at ME!!!  It was a bit chilly when we went to bed so I did have to suck up to Mom so I could take advantage of her warm body and snuggle a bit.
I chose not to get up this morning but Mom picked me up and plunked me right outside.  Hrumph.  I did remember I had left a little food in my crate so I hustled right in there when we came inside.  Now we are all waiting for Mom to get out of work.  Dunno what we will do... it is way, way too cold and windy to go run in the lab pen... maybe we will just relax tonight and even go to bed early???  Now, that will be nice!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Better....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715813</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:34:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, last night I couldn't even eat my supper so I went straight to bed.  Mom gave me some more med ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, last night I couldn't even eat my supper so I went straight to bed.  Mom gave me some more medicine and I slept UNDER the covers so I was warm enough.
This morning I was still a little achy so I decided to stay in bed.  Well, as Mom was getting ready to go out to work I thought maybe I might miss something important so I jumped out of bed and she took me to work.
When we had our breakfast I still wasn't hungry and I just laid around on break but....
Suddenly, this afternoon I am feeling fine again!!!  In fact, Mom just gave me a biscuit and I gobbled it down.  Crystal is here, too, cuz she needed her bath today so she and I played for a while with a plastic ball I found in the break room.
Now I can't wait to go home and have my dinner!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ohhhh, I am SICK!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715659</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:55:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715659</guid>
		<description>Yesterday Mom decided it would be fun if I got a new Rabies shot... she mumbled something about the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Mom decided it would be fun if I got a new Rabies shot... she mumbled something about the town refusing to license me or something like that.  Anyway, they had a clinic here so a bunch of us had to get our shots.
WHEN did they start using a REAL 12 gauge shotgun for that, I ask???
Last night it wasn't too bad, but as the evening wore on I began to get sicker and sicker.  Of course, it was Mom's fault so I did my hiding under the desk.  Finally, it was time for bed... I could hardly make it up the steps to Mom's bed!!!  I slept way, way down at the bottom so I wouldn't have to be near MEAN MOM!!!  She kept calling me but I didn't move at all!
This morning when everyone jumped up to go out I stayed right where I was... Mom assumed (we all know that word, huh?) I was not wanting to go outside because I was scared of Toto so she picked me up and plunked me down outside.  She did notice I felt a bit warm.
A few minutes later Mom remembered I got shot yesterday so she ran out to make sure I was alright.  I wasn't... I was still in exactly the same position as she had left me... holding my poor, sore leg up in the air.
Soo, she brought me back inside and she had the nerve to stick a thermometer you know where!!!  Talk about insult to injury. Of course, it told her I was sick, duh... she couldn't tell without that insult????  
She put me back in her bed and gave me some medicine.  She said if I am not better when she gets home from work in a few hours she is going to take me to the vets.... AGGHHHHHH, more insult!!!!
NONE of the others are even slightly sore so I am now blaming both Mom AND the Veterinarian!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where is MY bully stick???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715396</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:15:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715396</guid>
		<description>Ever since Smokey Foster got here more pupsters have been visiting my page.  (Could be cuz I posted  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ever since Smokey Foster got here more pupsters have been visiting my page.  (Could be cuz I posted a message in his diary, hehehe)  Anyway, it has come to my attention that I have made TWO of Mom's bully stick milestones and she has neglected to give me a single bully stick!  Since I was worried that it was only ME who wasn't getting the bully sticks I decided to check the rest of the family's visitor numbers.  Well, Toto has also missed TWO bully sticks, Georgie and Ali have both missed one and Lola and Pinki are very, very close to getting theirs.  Even Harvey and Crystal have missed a few.  Ya know, Smokey Foster is also in line for his bully stick as well as Smokey cat, (although he doesn't get bully sticks, hehehe).  
I also know for positive that Mom still has some bully sticks left over in the big box we got for Christmas so that isn't a good excuse.  Besides, if she didn't have any bully sticks before she would give us some other equally great treat.  
I am really wondering what excuse Mom will come up with when she realizes I am right and she has been slipping up!  Especially since I am on a mission to get 10,000 visitors by June which is our 3rd aniversary of being on Dogster.  I am really close... I only need 500 more, a number which would also earn me another bully stick, at least it would have back in the olden days!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Playing in the field still...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715196</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:06:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/715196</guid>
		<description>I was a bit worried this morning... when I got up it was snowing and then it kept snowing and snowin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was a bit worried this morning... when I got up it was snowing and then it kept snowing and snowing and snowing.  I knew Mom was coming home early and we were gonna go play in the lab pen so I was hoping we wouldn't get tooo much snow.
Finally, she got home and said we could go now.  Once again, I got to go THREE times... first with Toto, Pinki, and the cresteds, next with the toys and Lola and finally with some of the toys and Lola and Louie.  I was afraid I was gonna have to step on Louie a bit to keep him in line, but I was pleasantly surprised when he totally left me alone!!!
It was pretty dark outside, but not snowing anymore so we got to play okay, except Mom took the wrong lens with her and the photos were pretty dark and grainy.  Sooo, when we went back she took her portrait lens since it uses the light best and then, of course, she had to do some portraits of us.  Since I am her best subject she got lots of them of me!  It's nice to be famous for something!!!
Well, right now I am hanging out with Mom while everyone else is outside.  Mom doesn't know how that happens but I am nobody's fool... I just run into the livingroom and hide under the desk when she lets us all out.  She is too tired to deal with it, so after a while I come out from under the desk and start playing with her.  Pretty smart, if I do say so myself!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom loves me the best...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/714870</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:45:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>As you know, my Mom has lots of dogs and she loves all of us, but... she loves me the best!!  Here i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ As you know, my Mom has lots of dogs and she loves all of us, but... she loves me the best!!  Here in her own words is why:
Ah, Beanie... I love Beanie the best because he is special.  He was a part of a 15 poodle rescue we undertook and he was the smallest and the weakest of the entire fifteen.  I kept him because I was afraid to place him and have him break someone's heart when he died while still a puppy.  I kept him as a reminder to him that all breeders are not like the place he was at.  
Beanie has a unique personality, he uses his eyes and his body posture to get my attention and demand some loving from me.  He makes me laugh, and he truly is an individual in a house full of dogs and he does his own thing.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Time change??  UGH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/714605</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:02:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said the time changes again tonight.  We all will lose an hour of sleep, unless, of course, we g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said the time changes again tonight.  We all will lose an hour of sleep, unless, of course, we go to bed an hour earlier.  
Mom and I can't understand why they just can't leave the time alone!  Just when we get used to it they come along and Spring it forward or make it Fall back.  Falling back is better, I think.  You can go to bed at the same old time and get to sleep a whole hour later.  Of course, the next night you are not sleepy when you should be going to bed, so you lose an hour or two.  
No matter how you look at it, me and Mom expect to have a very, very long week.  Just when Mom started waking up naturally (well, if you can call all the dogs in the poodle room BARKING cuz it's light out natural), she will now have to set her alarm again.  Mom waking up to an alarm is not a pretty sight... first she throws stuff at it, that doesn't work so she starts hitting buttons.  Usually all that does is make it louder OR shut it totally off so she is late the next morning, hehehe!  I just hide under the blankets and hope she doesn't find me!  OH YUCK... I just realized it will be DARK tomorrow morning... I will have to hide under the blankies, I guess!
At least Mom fed us a half hour early tonight to get us ready to be fed a whole hour early tomorrow.  None of us complained, that's for sure!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring has sprung!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/714119</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:26:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally, I have decided it is really Spring cuz tonight Mom got out of work at the regular time and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally, I have decided it is really Spring cuz tonight Mom got out of work at the regular time and the sun was still shining!!!  Since she is a good Mom, well, sometimes anyway, she took us all out for a run in the lab pen.  
It was really nice down there... we could walk, and even RUN, on the crusty top part yet there was some fresh snow to cushion our steps.  Even Mom could walk on the crusty part as long as she stayed in the paths!!  
Mom said we were not all that well behaved, however.  It seems that two of us, one a black male mini poodle and the other a red male toy poodle, kept trying to start fights with everyone else.  I KNOW she meant Toto for the black one, but I am SURE she was talking about Riley and not me for the red one.  I would NEVER try to start a fight...I might try to finish one, but...
At any rate, Mom was right on top of us so no fights got started and we are all nicely playing together in the living room right now.  
Mom did get some photos but she has obedience class tonight so she only got Riley's done.  Ours will be later, I guess.  
HEY, how come he rates and I don't??????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom is HOME!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/713871</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:16:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/713871</guid>
		<description>Yesterday morning Julie took all of us toys home.  She also took the Cresteds, the Frenchies, and Pi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday morning Julie took all of us toys home.  She also took the Cresteds, the Frenchies, and Pinki, too.  Oh, yeah, she took Smokey cat home as well.  We were sooo happy cuz we KNEW that meant Mom was coming home!!!  
Sure enough, about 5 pm the door opened and in walked Toto???  TOTO!!  Where was MOM???  Toto came in with Auntie Row.  Finally, she told us that Mom was getting the new Smokey settled in the kennel.  Ohhh, okay!
Pretty soon Mom came along.  First she let us all outside, then she fed us all, then outside again, and FINALLY, she played with us all in the living room.  Toto was lording his elevated status over all of us, but we are good at ignoring him so finally he stopped!
We all went to bed early, and this morning Mom had to go to work, but as soon as she came home she took us out to run in the lab pen.  It was pouring rain and really cold and wet out there but, guess what?  None of us even cared, well, except Ali... she wasn't happy!  Mom even got some photos of us cuz we were soo happy.  
Now we are all relaxing and catching up.  I keep jumping right up into Mom's lap... she can't ignore me when I do that, BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am NOT HAPPY!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/713337</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:08:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Soo, Mom took me over to work today.  Me and everyone else EXCEPT Toto!!!!  They decided to put me a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soo, Mom took me over to work today.  Me and everyone else EXCEPT Toto!!!!  They decided to put me and the rest of the toys in a HUGE pen they made out of four expens.  Well, actually, that was kind of nice.  Ali and I could keep away from the young'uns, but we were still able to grab their treats, etc.  Later this afternoon Mom came along and put us all outside.  I was a bit angry, so I rushed up to Riley and bit him on the leg.  He screamed bloody murder.  Did Mom hear him.  Nope, she didn't, BUT she was watching out the window and saw the whole thing!!!!  The minute Riley saw Mom watching he immediately started hopping around on three legs.  Trust me, there wasn't even a tiny red mark on his leg!!!
Sooo, of course I got brought right back into the kennel, (just exactly what I wanted, hehehe!) and Mom made the big, huge pen smaller and she put me and Ali in the smallest part on the end.  At least she gave us a bed!
Soo, I suspect it will be a very, very long weekend, especially since it started on Tuesday!!!!  I am hoping Julie will take us on some breaks, but I don't really expect Laurie will... she only loves the Frenchies!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Something is happening and I AM NOT INVOLVED!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/713118</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:20:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I dunno what's up, but something sure is!  Toto is running all around with his traveling collar on,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I dunno what's up, but something sure is!  Toto is running all around with his traveling collar on, and Mom has all her canvas bags out.  I swear I saw her packing some dog food and dishes and stuff in one of the bags.
If I were going I am sure Mom would have said something to me by now.  I guess I will know for sure when and if I end up in an expen in that kennel with Ali.  OMD... I HOPE we will be in the expen and not in a run in the BIG KENNEL!!  I would not like that at all.
I really think Toto must know something.  He is being awfully smug, and today he went up town with Mom again.  When they came back she had lots of snacks and stuff and put them in the green bag.  And, I KNOW I heard the ice cube machine working.  Usually in the Winter it only works when Mom is going on a long trip and needs ice for the coolers.  Come to think of it, I did see the cooler sitting out in the summer kitchen.  
HEY... did I tell you that I got a nice pmail from my pal Nina.  I miss her so much cuz she is in the West Indies or somewhere like that.  You know, she invited ME and Mom to come down there and visit her and her Mom.  I would have even gotten to fly in a plane, take that, Toto!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tooo much snow!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712911</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:37:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, it snowed all day long again!  It had sort of stopped when Mom came home from work but now it's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, it snowed all day long again!  It had sort of stopped when Mom came home from work but now it's snowing like crazy again.  We already got over 10 inches and the weather person said up to two more is possible.
It is the WORSE snow ever.  It is very, very sticky and all(well, most) of us came inside completely covered with it.  Crystal, Toto, Riley and Pinki were really covered...they had HUGE snowballs stuck into their coats.  Crystal looked like she had huge plaster casts on both her front legs.  Ali and I were the most dry ones.  I suspect it's because we didn't venture off the porch, hehehe!
Mom said everyone was complaining about how slippery it was on the roads.  She didn't have to drive, but she watched a huge freight truck trying for over an hour to make it up the hill outside our house.  He would get about 1/4 of the way and couldn't go any further so the traffic all had to wait while he backed down and tried again.  Finally, the cops and the fire truck(?) came along and stopped the traffic.  They called the highway truck and he put down a bunch of salt and sand and the guy STILL couldn't make it.  Mom went out to tell him he could park it in our HUGE parking lot but he said he was afraid he wouldn't ever get out of there.  Finally, the salt and sand worked and he made it.  Bet he stopped at the truck stop on top of the hill and waited for it to get better!!!
Now the weather person said we might lose our power tonight cuz the wind is supposed to get really bad and the trees are all covered with that wet snow.  Mom says we can go to bed early and sleep right thru the power outage if it comes here!  She is tired from shovelling and from grooming four HUGE dogs today all alone.  
I dunno what it's all about, but Toto is acting all sneaky the last few days or so.  I swear, if I didn't know better he is planning on going somewhere with Mom.  She didn't say anything but I will see if she cleans out the car and/or starts packing stuff this weekend.  Maybe I will stow away if that happens????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furnace saga, et al.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712701</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:53:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I am pleased to report that we are all still here and our house is still standing AND it was q ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I am pleased to report that we are all still here and our house is still standing AND it was quite warm in our house even!  Yes, the furnace man came first thing yesterday morning and it was a broken transformer which he replaced.  Then, he put up a new stove pipe so now it is PERFECT.  Mom says I shouldn't say that, it might be bad luck!  Nah, it's all better now.
Today Mom got out early and she did take us down to the lab pen.  While the wind was quite cold the sun was very warm so it was a good trip.  Mom's hands were cold so she only took a few photos... some of ME and some of Crystal.  I was absolutely amazed down there...every place there was something dark on the snow like a stick or old leaf or something, the something dark absorbed the sun's rays and melted the snow all around it, leaving big holes in the snowfield.  Pretty amazing.  BUT, the sun also melted the soft snow along the sides of the paths so they are very hard to walk on now.  I kept slipping off into the side where it is almost melted down to the ground.  And, just since Sunday there was tons more green grass showing at the bottom of the big hole where the chair was.  Spring is really Springing out, I guess.  Of course, the weather person said we can get up to 10 inches of snow on Friday.  Doesn't he know when to stop????
Mom groomed her favorite little poodle today at work.  She says he looks JUST like me and he even ACTS just like me.  Now she is wondering if he might be related to me since my "breeder" sold lots of dogs around here and didn't make sure any of them were neutered.  Mom says it's amazing that he does ALL the same things I do, especially spinning the grooming table around and around!  He also is exactly the same color as me and the exact same size as me.  That would be funny if he was my half brother or cousin or something!  He is way younger than me, I am FOUR years old now and he is only one, but he sure is cute, Mom says!  She told his owner that she would take him if they ever can't keep him.  
She also groomed Walker, who is one of Pinki and Chaz's babies.  He lives on a horse farm and is very, very happy there.  Mom says he reminds her exactly of Toto, who is his grandpa.  
And, she also groomed a new poodle today, too.  It was his FIRST groom and he is already one.  He was all matted down his legs and his hair was VERY long.  Mom said she was prepared for the worst since first grooms are usually scary, especially if the owner waits until they are a year old, but he was PERFECT! She was so surprised!  Because he was perfect he came out looking really cute, too, and his owners were very happy AND rebooked him for another appointment in 6 weeks.  He will probably act terrible then, hehehe!
Well, that's enough rambling for now.  I gotta go to bed cuz I am tired from all that running in the warm sun!  Mom said even Barney and Harvey ran around in the sun today!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furnace, part three</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712483</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:19:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we got awaken a few times in the night from the big booms, but... we are still here and IT'S W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we got awaken a few times in the night from the big booms, but... we are still here and IT'S WARM in here this morning!!!!  Guess the furnace man was right and it won't explode.
Mom stuck me in my crate this morning cuz she said I would "bother" the furnace man.  MOI?????
Good news, it went down to 0.9 degrees last night.  At least that is still ABOVE zero, LOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furnace, part two...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712424</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:21:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, me and Mom and Toto and Ali and Harvey were relaxing in the living room when there came a HUGE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, me and Mom and Toto and Ali and Harvey were relaxing in the living room when there came a HUGE, HUGE BOOOOM and the floor shook!!!  Mom shook, too!!!  She grabbed the fire extinguisher and ran down into the dungeon.  We stood at the top of the stairs so we could call for help if needed.  Mom said everything was fine, so she came back upstairs and called the furnace man back.  (He is a friend of hers, whew!).  He said it sounds like it's a bad transformer or something like that and he's coming in the morning to fix it.  Mom said as long as it wouldn't transform our house into a pile of rubble that was fine.  He laughed and said it was okay.  Mom didn't laugh!  
Mom has turned down the thermostat and we are going to bed early.  We do not like furnaces, nor do we like COLD WEATHER.  It is only 8 degrees here right now and supposed to get below zero tonight.  BRRRRRRRRRR.  
Me, I am still shaking and it's not from the cold, yet!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MY Birthday...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712405</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:38:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, when I awoke this morning and stuck my head out from under the covers I realized right away th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, when I awoke this morning and stuck my head out from under the covers I realized right away this wasn't an ordinary day!  You may think I realized that since it was my birthday, but it actually was because it was only 42 degrees in our bedroom.  I glanced over at Mom and she had her pillow stuck over her head and she was groaning.  She actually asked ME, the birthday boy, to go down into the dungeon, I mean cellar, and push the reset button on the furnace.  Yeah, right, Momsie, dear.  Wake me up when it's warm in here!!!  I burrowed back under the covers, along with Ali, hehehe!
Pretty soon I heard a big bang, and then I felt the warmth.  I chose to stay in bed even longer.  
Next thing I knew I heard that HUGE bang again and Mom came in and turned the thermostat back down.  DOWN...that means COLD!!!
I wasn't worried, it was MY birthday and I was going to work and it was warm over there.  
Mom left in her car????  Pretty soon she came back with Julie and without the car, and she got me and Ali and we went to work.  It WAS warm over there and I enjoyed my morning, at least I was enjoying it until Mom told Julie that they had to go over to the house and get the other little ones since it must be getting REALLY cold over there.  They started out the door and discovered the furnace man was at Mom's house.  Whew.  I was afraid it was going to be a bit crowded over here!
I did go on a lot of breaks and I enjoyed my chicken ranch pizza for lunch, but I was a bit worried that Mom was going to give me a bath.  Finally, the grooming was done and Mom took me out to the store to sit in my "work" chair.  Cool!!  I was the boss until we finally got to come home.  The computer man brought Mom's computer back and when we got home she set it back up after she fed us.  Then, she gave me MY presents!!!  I got a really neat fleece toy and a bully stick and Stella & Chewy's raw patty for dinner!!!!  Cool!!!  Then, we heard a HUGE bang again, Mom ran down the cellar and the silly furnace blew the stove pipe right out of the chimney.  Mom fixed it, but she is hoping we don't all die of carbon monoxide tonight.  She says it's unlikely since our house is sooo drafty!!  I didn't know drafty was good, but I guess it's how you look at it, huh?  Mom said not to worry, there were already holes in that pipe anyway.  If you say so, Momsie.  And, she says it's working fine now!
I dunno, I think I will sleep in the kennel tonight.  I wanna live for another four years!!!! That reminds me, thanks to everyone for all my GREAT gifts!!!  I am sharing them with Toto cuz he was a diary pick today.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Suprise, a SUNNY &amp; WARM Sunday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/712281</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:58:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, what do you know, it was sunny today.  And, after an initial low of zero, it warmed up nicely  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, what do you know, it was sunny today.  And, after an initial low of zero, it warmed up nicely AND the nasty, freezing wind stopped just about the time Mom decided we should go play in the field.  It was amazing down there... we ALL could walk on the crust today, in fact, even Mom could walk on it, IF she was careful.  In fact, Toto ran over to look in that old dog house down there so Mom decided, once and for all, to go over and see if anything was in there.  Nope, all she saw was the lawnmover...nothing else at all.  
Mom's chair was all thawed out, thanks in part to MY help, so she sat in the warm sun and watched us play.
In fact, when she looked at the first set of photos she didn't like them at all, so she changed lenses and we all went down again.  Strange, the second set of photos were the same... Mom hasn't taken any photos in full sun for so long she forgot to fix the exposure.  Oh well, guess that's what photoshop is for, huh?
Anyway, I was very, very careful to make sure I didn't go after Riley, or anyone else, for that matter, since it IS my birthday tomorrow.  I wanted to make sure I didn't make Mom, the provider of all good gifts, mad.  That would never do!  I didn't hear her yelling at me ONCE, so I must have done alright!  
Did I tell you... I am going to be FOUR years old tomorrow, cuz tomorrow is MY birthday!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Watching the house...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:48:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I volunteered to stay home from the dog show today and watch the house.  I thought that was pretty n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I volunteered to stay home from the dog show today and watch the house.  I thought that was pretty nice of me!
I remember that show...it was one of my failures!  I can't exactly remember what I did wrong there, maybe it would be easier to remember what I did right, LOL!
Anyway, I felt it might be MUCH EASIER for Mom to buy me a great birthday present if I wasn't with her.  Besides, that is a pretty difficult show to get into and she would have had to lug both me and Riley so I let Riley have his day out with Mom all alone.  Hope he enjoyed it!!
I will say that he whispered to me that Mom DID find me a present.  He said the pickin's were pretty slim, but she found something I am sure to like.  I can't wait, but only TWO more days!
I did a great job watching the house.  Since the furnace was broken when we got up I made sure I ran around alot to jiggle the floor and hoped that would make it keep starting.  Guess it worked cuz it kept running all day long.  And, silly Mom forgot to turn the thermostat down since she wasn't going to be here.  Oh well, we all enjoyed the extra warmth.  
Well, gotta go now and rest up cuz I suspect we will be playing in the lab pen tomorrow IF that terrible wind stops.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>iPhone, part two...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/711788</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:40:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, somehow, someway, Mom figured out her contact issue.  She opened the blackberry and read all t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, somehow, someway, Mom figured out her contact issue.  She opened the blackberry and read all the stuff and finally decided to try backing up the address book again.  Among the choices were MS Outlook, Windows 7 Contacts, and some others.  Mom doesn't use outlook so she decided to try the Windows 7 contacts choice and did that.  About an hour later when she finally FOUND Windows 7 Contacts (yes, seriously took that long!), there were all her contacts, even with photos intact.  Sooo, she went over to iTunes and told it to sync with Windows 7 Contacts and, low and behold, there were all her contacts perfectly laid out and intact right on the iPhone where they belonged!  
Soo, she still loves it but missed her first alarm!  She was all mad about not hearing it while she was grooming a dog, so she checked to make sure it went off and it was set for 10PM not AM, hehehe!  
Her biggest problem is going to be the same as it was with the Blackberry.  Our service is so weak that the phone spends all day and all night searching for service and it eats a full battery pretty fast.  She kept the Blackberry email and internet shut off, but this one works with her router at work so that is fine, but the phone signal is working all the time. So far the iPhone battery goes down MUCH faster than the other one did, but Mom says most batteries like that need to get "broken in."  If you say so, Mom.  There is only one thing worse than a former geek and that is a geek wanna be!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new iphone is here....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/711661</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:57:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom got her iphone 4 today!  Last night she tried to upgrade her itunes and back up her old co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom got her iphone 4 today!  Last night she tried to upgrade her itunes and back up her old contacts to get ready for the changeover.  Well, during the middle of the upgrade her brand new super computer crashed and wrecked the upgrade completely so now her itunes is virtually unusable.  She did back up her Blackberry contacts, but, that is another story, see below!
Anyhow, the phone came this morning but Mom was all alone at work today and it was a CRAZY day.  She is in the middle of grooming and her bank called her and her credit card was being used all over Ireland, of all places.  It is a debit card, had a balance of just around $50 and they charged it at SEVENTEEN places for a total of $800+ !!!  Now, if Mom tries to use it and it's one cent more than the balance they deny the charge... what????  Anyway, I guess the bank is going to deal with it, but MOm has to sign her life away and get a new card and change all her recurring debits.  
Meanwhile, she is trying to work on getting Smokey, the dog, out here from Wisconsin so she was all involved with that as well.  If you don't know about Smokey, go over to Toto's diary, he will explain it all later tonight.
Finally, the last dog was groomed so Mom decided to try to activate that iphone.  Well, she had to run home and get her USB modem cuz the directions said she had to first activate the iphone on that line, then reactivate the modem, then deactivate the blackberry on the other line, then activate the iphone on that line.  Whew...Mom wasn't even sure she knew what all that meant!!  Soo, she signed on to itunes at the work computer, plugged in the iphone and IT WOULDN'T ACTIVATE!!!  Sooo, she picked up the work phone and called Verizon.  The really NICE girl there did all the activating for her and did it directly to the blackberry line, so while it was time consuming, it went VERY well!!!  
Finally, work was over but Mom had obedience class tonight so she only had a little time to feed us all and let us out and back in and try to move her contacts.  Well, she found out that you CAN'T MOVE Blackberry contacts over to the iphone without backing them up to a different backup program.  Too late now, Momsie!!!  Soo, now tomorrow, on her day off, between grooming four dogs and going to the bank, hehehe, she is going to try to bring up those contacts again so she can at least re-enter them all in the iphone.
The good news... she LOVES the iphone!!  It works in the kennel building, it plays her favorite radio station, Pandora, and the typing on it is way, way easier than with the tiny little keyboard on the blackberry!  Now she is going to bed with the directions so tomorrow she can play with it!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Working in the lab pen...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/711106</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:38:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gosh, everyone else is bragging about all the fun they had today down in the lab pen.  Well, I for o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gosh, everyone else is bragging about all the fun they had today down in the lab pen.  Well, I for one, didn't have ANY fun cuz I had to work too hard down there.
First of all, I went on down with Pinki, Toto and Crystal.  Pinki was actually being very, very good but Toto was after Crystal and wasn't being too nice to her, either.  So, I had to keep getting between them and making sure they didn't start fighting.  FINALLY, Mom decided it was time for them to go home so off we went.  
Oh, I forgot to tell you... the gate to the lab pen was totally FROZEN in a big chunk of ice and Mom couldn't open it.  She was dismayed for a few seconds, then she went back in the house and left us out there.  We watched the shed door cuz we thought she was gonna come out there, but, no, she came out with a watering can full of hot water.  Sure enough, it melted the ice enough to open the gate!!!
Anyway, next I went along down with the toys and Mom let Crystal go again since Toto wouldn't play with her.  Well, she has a little pink squeakie toy that she LOVES so she brought that down with her.  Riley and I decided it was up to us to chase her down and get that toy.  Needless to say, she still has the toy!  
But, my work...the neighbor's dog was out in her yard and I spied her thru the cracks in the fence.  I wouldn't have seen her if she hadn't been barking so much, sigh.  She is a HUGE German Shepherd dog and doesn't like us little dogs so I had to keep patrolling the perimeter of our yard and making serious barking noises so she would stay in her own yard.  One time Riley and the girls started barking at her and I had to shush them so she wouldn't get mad and jump over her fence.  OUR fence is really short right now from all the snow so Mom was watching us, too!  Fortunately, due to my superb barking ability, she finally went back into her house and left us alone.  Whew!
In spite of all my work, Mom was still able to get me a couple of nice photos to upgrade my page.  She tried to take a video of us, but she still isn't good at that... it was all jumpy!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Mom, the geek...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:02:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Mom got her first computer in 1982...yeah, I know, that was before many of you were even born, he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Mom got her first computer in 1982...yeah, I know, that was before many of you were even born, hehehe!  She was a real geek, and had the biggest and fastest of all the technical stuff, and everyone had her fixing their computers right up until a few years ago when the technology raced right by her.  
Well, her cell phone server is Verizon, so of course, she was sorely tempted to get an iPhone.  Today she looked up her upgrade date and it was 2/11/2012.  For some reason, cuz she's old now I guess, she thought it said 2/11/2011 so she tried to get one today.  Well, of course that didn't work, but, since my Mom is also a lucky person they noticed that her USB modem was eligible for an upgrade so they used that and when the phone comes she will just switch it over to the regular phone line.  Now she is all excited and can't wait to have her iPod and phone all in one!!
We all reminded her that her Blackberry phone won't work in most of our house and not at all over at work, but... sometimes Geeks are impossible and don't listen to anyone!!!  She is convinced that the iPhone will have better reception and all that.  We shall see!!!  It should be here in about a week and I will post an upgrade to this diary on here... Upgrade, get it?  Hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sleeping late is a habit!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:52:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Lately I have been sleeping in every morning.  Mom says it's cuz I don't like to deal with Toto in t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Lately I have been sleeping in every morning.  Mom says it's cuz I don't like to deal with Toto in the morning when he is all hyper and jumps on me.  Actually, it is COLD in our house and I have now begun sleeping UNDER the covers.  As a result, it is way, way too cold to hop out of bed and run out the door into the -10 degree morning.  Do you have any idea how bad it feels when you have an icicle hanging off your body part after you do your pee pees????  I have discovered that I can just stay in bed, under the covers, and Mom will leave me alone all day long!!  If I really have to do my business, I just go over by Smokey's litter box...besides, I just do a couple of little tootsie rolls, nothing that Mom can't pick up with a kleenex!  
Anyway, it's been working out pretty well, except Tuesday morning.  Mom actually let me out of the bedroom AFTER she put the other dogs in the poodle room, then she took ME to work!  I should have known it wasn't going to be good and sure enough, it wasn't.  Next thing I knew I was in that tub!!  Then, after she blew me to kingdoom come and back with that horrible blowy dryer, she had the NERVE to cut off what little hair I still had left.  Now I REALLY need to stay in bed in the morning.  Her rational was pretty good, I must admit.  See, we are planning our annual trip to visit Jenny and play on the beach at the ocean.  It most likely will be chilly there, BUT Mom wants us to look good so she groomed us this week and we should be PERFECT in two weeks or so when we go, yet still have enough hair grown back to keep us warm under our jackets  (our COACH jackets to impress those people at the ocean, hehehe!).  I will also look good for my birthday which is in two weeks, hehehe!!!  It is actually in TEN DAYS from tomorrow, not two weeks.  Gee, I haven't seen Mom buy any presents yet...wait a minute...yesterday she went to the store and she took Toto and not me... maybe?????
Well, gotta go, it's only 10 degrees now and dropping... I need my special spot under Moms comfy comforter in that warm waterbed!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thunder boomies in WINTER???????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/710398</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Feb 2011 17:47:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, last night it was snowing, as I had mentioned in my last diary.  By evening it had turned to ra ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, last night it was snowing, as I had mentioned in my last diary.  By evening it had turned to rain.  Then, I kept seeing some flashing lights outside.  Mom saw them too, and she kept jumping up to see if there was an accident or something from the icy roads.  Then, we kept hearing booming noises, almost like thunder boomies in the Summer.  Suddenly, I realized it really WAS thunder boomies and I needed to go on duty alerting everyone!!  
In case you don't know, my main job is to provide the alerts for the thunder boomie storms around here.  I need to wake everyone up so no one get scared.
So, I immediately raced thru the house and barked a few alerts.  Mom took the hint and went to bed, hehehe!  Because Toto and Harvey kept jumping up with the booms, she made them go sleep in the poodle room, but I got to stay in the bedroom in case she fell asleep and needed to be alerted.  Fortunately, the storm ended quickly OR I feel asleep, cuz we all woke up safe and sound this morning!
Today it was really, really warm outside.  It was almost 40, in fact it was 48 in the sun in our outside pen.  Mom left us out for a LONG time and we all sat in the sun on the porch.  It felt like Summer almost!
I guess that must mean that Summer is really coming????? Mom said it reminded her that it was almost time for our trip to the ocean at Jenny's house.  HEY, that reminds me, it is almost time for MY birthday!!!!  I am going to be FOUR years old!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Perhaps a bit too much snow?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/710251</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Feb 2011 15:36:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was FINALLY the weekend so Mom prepared to take us down to the lab pen.  First, she got out ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was FINALLY the weekend so Mom prepared to take us down to the lab pen.  First, she got out her knee high, lined boots and hat and gloves.  Then, she got the camera, then she got us, then she got her shovel!
I got to go first and I went with Crystal, Piper, Harvey and Barney.  Of course, Harvey and Barney never left the top yard, heck, they never left the PORCH!!!  Crystal, Piper and I trudged along behind Mom so she could break a path for us.  Well, we made it to the top gate with no problem, but then Mom couldn't get the gate open.  Guess that was why she brought the shovel, hehehe!  Finally, we headed down, still following.  At the bottom of the path Mom stopped and waited for us to go play.  Chrystal and Piper took off but they didn't get too far cuz that snow is VERY deep now and that little crust breaks really fast even with their light weight.  Mom thought she might go check out what was in that dog house but she only made three steps before her boot got caught way, way down at the bottom of the snow and pulled off.  Mom thought she was five years old again!!!
Anyway, she took some photos of Crystal and Piper and we all trudged back up the hill.  It took the shovel and about ten minutes before Mom could shut the gate again.  
Next I went out with the toys but this time Mom kept us up in the upper pen, and we kept to the paths.  We had a few bottlenecks when someone, usually Georgie, would go the wrong way!!  Mom got me a couple of photos!  Silly Riley left the path to go grab a big maple seed he saw lying on top of the snow but he quickly gave up the chase and got back on the path.
The good news... we were sure plenty tired after slogging thru all that snow.  
The bad news... since 2:30 we've had an additional 5 inches of snow and it's STILL snowing!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MORE snow....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/709779</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 13:26:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, sure enough, it snowed all day yesterday and then it snowed even MORE today.  Of course, none  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, sure enough, it snowed all day yesterday and then it snowed even MORE today.  Of course, none of the girls could drive to work so Mom had to work all day on her day off again.  I am getting really mad about that... she had promised us we could go play today and she LIED!!!! By the time she gets home it will be dark and she will be all complaining about how tired and sore she is from shovelling and running the snowblower.  And, she had a BIG matted Newfoundland here to groom today, too.  I know it was here cuz I was over at work yesterday when the person brought her so she could stay over night and not miss her appointment.  Mom started her yesterday and she already had a blister on her brushing hand by the time we came home last night.  
Wowzer... I just looked out the window and all the snow fell off the work roof!  It made a HUGE noise, bet Mom was scared when she heard it since she is right in that building.  Uh oh, now she will have to go shovel the path again!!!  She is probably going to make us go to bed way, way early tonight!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bully sticks for nuthin'....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/709365</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:10:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Great day here today!  Mom passed out bully sticks and NONE of us even had any special visitor numbe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great day here today!  Mom passed out bully sticks and NONE of us even had any special visitor numbers or anything.  Then, what was even better, she gave all us little ones Stella & Chewy's frozen patties for supper.  Yummmmmmmm!!!  I don't know what we did to deserve all this but I am sure gonna try to do it again tomorrow!
Today I had fun down in the lab pen with my best buddy Riley.  I decided that if he was going to learn how to behave and act JUST like me he needed to start learning right now!  So, I decided to start teaching him instead of trying to make him go away.  We played lots of follow the leader and I was showing him how to check for mice and other stuff.  I also taught him how to jump on Mom's lap when she is sitting at the desk.  Next thing you know I will have to teach him about the kayaks!!  He is certainly old enough to learn about that and camping, too.  
I must say, it is pretty neat to have someone who thinks you are their hero...pretty good for the ego, and my ego can use all the help it can get, hehehe!
Speaking of ego, today Julie came here with her friend.  She actually told her friend she had to keep an eye on me or I would sneak up and bite her ankles.  Now, really.  Have I EVER bitten anyone in the ankles????  I may have tried a few times, but I have NEVER, EVER bitten ANYONE, ankles or otherwise, and I resent the implication that I would.  Boy, Julie had better watch herself on our next vacation...she might get HER ankles bitten.  Yeah, that is a GOOD idea, that will teach her!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A lazy Saturday...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/709198</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:01:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said she got out of bed too early this morning so she is being lazy.  She had to work until noon ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said she got out of bed too early this morning so she is being lazy.  She had to work until noon, then she took us down into the lab pen, then we sat around until she finally went grocery shopping.  She left us home to "guard" the house.  When she got home, she had to clean out the fridge to put the groceries away and she found FIVE nice, meaty bones in there!!!  Of course, we are happily chowing down on them now, so I guess dinner will be late.
I got to go down into the field twice today.  It was warm out, so I got pretty wet which made me colder!  Both times I went with Piper.  He is a strange dog... he always acts like he's gonna chew our heads off but he never does anything bad so we ignore his awful looks.  Maybe he is like that cuz he's deaf???  Too bad he isn't speechless, too, cuz he sure does bark alot.  If he wants Mom's attention he runs up and barks in her face!!!  I put some nice photos of me meeting him so you could see how nasty he looks.  Mom says I forgot the photos that she took BEFORE each one of the ones I used... she said I really was picking on him a bit and I deserved to get snarled out, in fact, she says I deserved to get bit!!!  Gee, Mom, don't tell ALL my secrets!!!
Hey, did you know that my birthday is in 23 more days???  I sure hope Mom bought some presents for me today so she won't forget them!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>9,000 visitors, and for real, this time!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/708819</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:16:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, early this morning I finally hit 9,000 visitors so Mom gave me a &quot;real&quot; bully stick this time  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, early this morning I finally hit 9,000 visitors so Mom gave me a "real" bully stick this time and didn't consider that one I got last week, hehehe!  I suspect she needs to give me the whole box when I reach 10,000 visitors, huh?  Maybe I could reach that by my birthday???  Well, stranger things have happened, and if HQ keeps giving my family Diary picks it will certainly help me out as well.
Well, we were supposed to have a snow storm last night and another one today... for some NICE reason, they stayed south of us.  I say for right now we have plenty.  Maybe in a few weeks we could get a little to freshen things up a bit?
Today, Mom let us run down in the field again.  It wasn't a great trip cuz she was in a hurry so she let ALL of us down there at the same time, well, except for the Frenchies, that is.  She bought a couple of new "used" lenses for her camera on ebay and one came today so she needed to try it out.  Then, when she got back from her errand she took me and Toto and Crystal back down there with a different lens.  Ya know, Toto has pretty much made EVERYONE else scared to go with him!!!  Poor Crystal didn't run at all cuz she was afraid he was gonna jump on her like he does me.  Maybe I shouldn't have warned her about that????  I did notice on one of her photos Mom had Toto and Riley face to face on the path down...Riley wasn't scared at all and he just pushed right by Toto.  Maybe there is hope for that boy?  I will admit, I try all the time to give him the Toto grabs, but he isn't even afraid of me at all.  And, when I do that, Mom yells at me, so it's almost not worth my trouble.  I might as well just play with him!  He is pretty cute, in a red sort of way!
Well, gotta go now, it's almost time for bed.  It's really HOT in here tonight cuz we are having a heat wave outside and it's still 29 degrees ABOVE zero!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Puerto Rico, my hearts devotion...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/708596</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:48:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Alfie's former Mom called my Mom this morning.  She had invited Mom to go to Puerto Rico with her cu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Alfie's former Mom called my Mom this morning.  She had invited Mom to go to Puerto Rico with her cuz she was doing a dog show judging assignment and she wanted Mom to be her steward.  Mom reluctantly declined since she had just come back from Florida when she asked her.
Well, she called this morning, as I just said, and Mom was down cellar thawing out the frozen water pipes.  It was -20.8 degrees here and Mom wasn't happy!!!  Alfie's Mom started telling her how she was too hot so she was just sitting in the AC'd room, and she had just come back from a 4 hour kayak trip.  It was 85 degrees there.  Mom did NOT want to even think about that!!!!  All she could do was remind Alfie's Mom that she was landing back here tomorrow and it wasn't supposed to be much warmer tomorrow than it was today!
Well, I gotta tell ya, we are having a HEAT WAVE right now.  About an hour ago it was -5 degrees, now it is all the way up to -3.8 degrees!!!  I sure hope Mom remembers to turn on the AC tonight so I don't get too warm!  Actually, I just reminded her to turn on the water so it wouldn't freeze again.  
We sure do have cabin fever lately.  We can't go outside except for a quick pee/poo, and then we are all limping cuz our feet hurt from the cold.  Oh well, soon enough we will be complaining about the heat!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Even COLDER????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/708329</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:53:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, this is a COLD Winter, for sure!  Right now it's only 6 degrees and it's not even late yet.  It ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, this is a COLD Winter, for sure!  Right now it's only 6 degrees and it's not even late yet.  It's supposed to be like MINUS 20 tonight.  BRRRRRRRRR.....And, it's supposed to have another blizzard on Tuesday/Wednesday again.  Mom says she's gonna change her day off if we keep getting storms on her day off!!!
Mom was pleasantly surprised when she came home from work to discover it was quite nice outside today.  She hustled us right outside and down into the lab pen before it got windy or something.  She didn't even wear her hat OR her gloves and she said she was comfy.  I was comfy... I was running fast.
Tomorrow we are supposed to have a HIGH of 5 degrees... if that is true, I am staying in Mom's warm waterbed, that's for sure!  Bet she won't take us on any runs in the snow at that temperature, huh?
Hey, did I mention that my birthday is ONE MONTH from yesterday???  I hope it warms up so Mom can get some shopping done for presents for me.  I should get FOUR presents cuz I am going to be FOUR years old, right???  Wait, maybe I could use my dog years in people years instead....hmmm, that would make TWENTY EIGHT presents!!!  Wow, I'm not sure I can even count that high!
Last year we went on our mini vacation on my birthday weekend.  Maybe we can do that again this year....that was sure fun!  I heard that George (my friend, Julie's George), and Piper might go with us.  That could even be MORE fun!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom made a mistake...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/708095</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:29:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hehehe...the other day Mom gave me a bully stick cuz I was at 8900 visitors!  I gobbled it right up  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hehehe...the other day Mom gave me a bully stick cuz I was at 8900 visitors!  I gobbled it right up before she realized that 8900 is NOT a bully stick number...9,000 is!  Wonder what she's gonna do about that cuz by tomorrow I should be at 9,000.  She can't take the last one away and...since I am a dog, I don't remember getting it for the wrong number.  Since I am the Beanster, I WILL remember if she doesn't give me another one when I get to 9,000!!  Guess I win, huh?
Yesterday Mom was home all day but we couldn't go play in the snow because it was all covered with thick ice.  Sooo, I hung around in the house and helped Mom redecorate the bathroom.  We needed a few items so I traveled on up to Wally's world with her and did some people watching while she shopped.  It was pretty fun cuz there were a lot of people out shopping between the snow storms.  Speaking of, we are supposed to get another 10 inches or so tonight and tomorrow so maybe it will soften up the ice crust and we can go play again this weekend.  I sure hope so cuz I am getting cabin fever!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>8900 visitors... OMD!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/707582</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:05:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>BOL, I almost missed a bully stick!!  While we were all so busy playing in the snow and cleaning and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ BOL, I almost missed a bully stick!!  While we were all so busy playing in the snow and cleaning and all that stuff I had lots and lots of visitors and reached my next bully stick goal!
I now have 8900 visitors!  Wow, can you believe it???  
Fortunately, I did discover it, and am now enjoying my bully stick.  Thanks!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>COLD....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/707345</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:54:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD... it's MINUS 11 degrees here this morning.  It took my breath away when I went outside!!!  Mom  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD... it's MINUS 11 degrees here this morning.  It took my breath away when I went outside!!!  Mom says we probably can't go play in the snow this afternoon cuz that is just plain toooo cold.  I think she was more concerned about too cold for her, not us!!!
Anyway, of course she shaved off my face and my feet yesterday so I was really freezing!  I had to sleep under the covers last night.  Mom even had to close off the doggy door in the poodle room cuz everyone was freezing in there.  Brrrrrrrrrrr.
Hey, I have 8,888 visitors right now.  I love interesting numbers and that one is great!  Of course, if you check it out, it will no longer be 8,888 sooo you have to trust me on this one.
One more thing... in just one month and one week it will be MY birthday.  Can you imagine, I am going to be FOUR years old???  Mom says it seems like I was just a baby yesterday.  Maybe cuz I am still a puppy at heart?????
Well, better go now, I gotta play!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahhh, I am exhausted but, it was a GREAT day!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/707079</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:49:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom came home about 10 am.  She immediately took us out for a quick run.  I wasn't too sure... ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom came home about 10 am.  She immediately took us out for a quick run.  I wasn't too sure... that stuff was about 12 inches DEEP, and it was still falling and it was gosh, darn COLD.  But, it WAS a quick run and we did have some fun!  I was soaked when I got back in the warm house and all that snow melted!!!
Well, Mom stayed home and did her usual day off stuff... and, she had Smokey and Skye's cat neutered as well cuz everyone had canceled their appointments at the vets next door, so they came over and got them to "make work."
After lunch it got a bit brighter outside so Mom decided to take us all out again.  We had to go out to pee anyway, so she went along with us and this time we made the trek all the way down to the big lab pen.  We didn't get too far down there cuz by now there was another six inches of snow and... it was still snowing!!!
I got to go with Pinki and Toto and then again with the toys.  I decided to thaw out when the Cresteds went out cuz I was getting a big snow pack in my coat!!!  
It was hard work plowing thru all that snow.  Mom says all that fresh air and cold and exercise has done her in and we will have to go to bed early tonight.  Trust me, I won't argue with her!!!  Right now we are pretty much resting while the puppies burn off a bit more energy, then we are gonna retire IF Mom's bed has dried out.  You see, Tanner and Riley snuck in there after they came in from being outside tonight... when Mom found them the whole bed was covered with lumps of snow and ice.  
I am sure Smokey will appreciate going to bed early, too.  He is pretending he is perfectly normal, but when he stops playing and sits still, his eyes keep closing, silly cat!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Here we go again....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/706976</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:33:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup... major blizzard warnings are posted.  It's all because MY Mom has tomorrow off from work.  You ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup... major blizzard warnings are posted.  It's all because MY Mom has tomorrow off from work.  You see, we live RIGHT next door to her work.  When there is a blizzard, she HAS to go to work cuz the other girls all live too far away.  Needless to say, she is not happy AT ALL!!!
She has decided that after everyone is cleaned and fed she will put a closed sign on the door.  She had already not scheduled any grooming clients cuz it was her day off.  And, the two boarding dogs already cancelled due to the storm, and the one who is supposed to be picked up cancelled already cuz her owner is stuck in Atlanta.  Soo, she said she would come home and we can all go out and play in some REAL snow for a change.  I am game as long as it's not over my head, LOL!!!
Meanwhile, we are staying up late cuz Mom always sleeps late on her day off.  She will wake up around three and make sure it's really snowing hard. If it is, then she can safely sleep later.  Notice I said later and not late... us dogs NEVER sleep late.  Now, we might be convinced to go back to bed, but we are conditioned to go outside at 6:30 EVERY morning!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Everyone has green envy.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/706584</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Jan 2011 14:30:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It sure sounds to me like every one here has a case of green envy, especially CRYSTAL!!  Can I help  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It sure sounds to me like every one here has a case of green envy, especially CRYSTAL!!  Can I help it if I am the cutest and the most photogenic and that all the good photos always end up on my page???  It is NOT my fault that I always keep my good eye (get it, Barney?) toward the camera.  I wonder how Crystal will feel when she discovers I have more than enough NEW photos already, just waiting for the next time Mom puts photos on our pages.  Bet that will frost her butt, huh???
Besides, that middle photo of Crystal and I is not awfully flattering to Crystal, if she would look closely.  She doesn't even have her face to the camera, in fact, it almost appears that she has NO head!!!  I might point out that a bad photo is worse than no photo at all.
Anyway, in spite of the little problem with the photos, Crystal and I did have a great run in the snow today.  We were just cruising around down there, checking everything out and running.  Maybe tomorrow Mom will get some more photos of her and Lola???  Maybe I will stay home, since I already have plenty of new photos left over still. hehehe!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Diary Pick of the Day??????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/706485</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:49:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, the Dogster picking machine must be caught on my family!!!  This has been a very big week for u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, the Dogster picking machine must be caught on my family!!!  This has been a very big week for us.  I was a pick on Sunday and Smokey was the Cat of the Day.  Then, on Monday, Harvey was picked and Riley was picked the other day and TODAY, I am picked again!!!
Guess we must be famous, or we will be.
Anyway, my green envy is getting under control.  Riley is okay, actually, and he is pretty fun to play with.  Mom still loves me the best, I think anyway, and I can still sleep right on her pillow.  I did notice last night when she laid down for a while that Riley AND Tanner and Taylor all figured out how to get up on the bed, but when it was time to go to sleep they went back into the poodle room (where they belong, I might add!) Smokey is just Smokey and he does what he wants to, irregardless of what any of us, including Mom, have to say about it.
Gee, I am really missing Mom and Julie and ME and George going on vacation.  This is the first time in THREE years that we haven't gone.  Too bad Mom took her vacation early this year!!!  Oh well, maybe Julie and George will go down to the ocean with us in February since Skye can't go cuz she's in California.  I will have to ask Julie about that tomorrow!!!!  It wasn't as warm as Florida or Texas, but it was still fun anyway.  And, George looked like he could use some running on the beach the last time I saw him!!  Not me, I lost my extra pounds when Riley came to stay with us!  Mom thought I looked sooo good that she is now feeding me less so I won't find them again.  
It's supposed to snow again tonight...maybe we can finally get some nice, fluffy DRY snow photos tomorrow???  We'll see, I guess.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I passed my Therapy Test again....</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:10:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today me and Toto and Ali all had the recertification for our Therapy Dog title.  And, we all passed ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today me and Toto and Ali all had the recertification for our Therapy Dog title.  And, we all passed!  Of course, once you pass the first time and then get two recertifications, the third one is a charm!  It is really nothing much.  
Mom says none of us visit as much as we should but she always tries to do better each year when we are recertified.  Toto has a problem with the nursing home visits... he won't look at the people he's visiting.  He doesn't mind them petting him or hugging him or even twirling his ears.  He just won't look them in the eye.  Mom says she wasn't too worried about it until one time TWO different older ladies told Mom they didn't think he liked them cuz he wouldn't look at them.  Mom thought that was pretty sad for them to have to think that and it certainly didn't make for a pleasant visit!!!  So, now he has to do only the school programs with kids cuz he LOVES kids and has no problems looking them in the eye!
Me, I am best with the older people cuz I am basically shy.  Mom puts me in their laps and they pat me and love on me and I am fine with that, bring it on!  I just don't walk up to people so I can't do the school stuff cuz the kids scare me!!
Ali is perfect with EVERYONE.  She is a pretty loving dog and just wants everyone and anyone to hold her all the time.  Figures, she just doesn't love us other dogs, hehehe!
Speaking of, Mom went to lie down on her bed tonight and didn't shut the gate.  Next thing she knew, there were EIGHT of us up on her bed with her!!!!  Who knew those 3 babies would figure out the steps so quickly.  Mom didn't get any rest, that's for sure!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, lot's happening...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/706253</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 10:54:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has been pretty busy the last couple of days and I haven't written any diaries.  Anyway, here's  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has been pretty busy the last couple of days and I haven't written any diaries.  Anyway, here's the deal!
First, I got sick to my tummy.  Mom always says I am way, way too sensitive and I guess she's right.  I had too much exercise on Friday, Saturday AND Sunday, plus, between you and me, I KNOW that Riley is here to stay and I am jealous.  Yes, you heard it from ME, I have GREEN ENVY!  In fact, my green envy made me have green poops, hehehe!  And, cuz I was sick, I had to go poop in my crate, which made me even sicker!! And, then when I was out with everyone, I had to make sure that EVERY time Riley came near Mom I needed to be nearer!  So, it was very tiring cuz I had to keep jumping up into her lap all the time.  
Finally, I realized that even though Riley is here to stay, he doesn't sleep in MY bed with me and Mom, (Mom says, yet!)  And, he has to stay in his expen lots while I get to hang out in the house.  And, I still get to go to daycare without him, so I guess it's okay.
Anyway, now that the holidays are over life is back to normal and so is my tummy!  And, even though Mom didn't have work today I am the one out in the house and Riley is with Tanner and Taylor!  Oh yeah, Mom had a friend visiting this morning and she said Tanner is probably going to live with her.  That's good I guess cuz that means Riley will have to stay MORE with Taylor to keep her company.  
Oops, gotta go now, Smokey and I are gonna play chase!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A dogster Diary Pick AND Catster of the Day!!!!  Happy New Year!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/705849</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Jan 2011 07:03:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Smokey woke us all up to tell us that he was the Catster of the Day!!!  After we got up and got ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Smokey woke us all up to tell us that he was the Catster of the Day!!!  After we got up and got the sleepy out of our eyes I discovered that I was a Diary Daily Pick as well!  Now, how cool is that???
Hmm, can it get any better????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our FREE day...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/705772</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 13:52:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, we didn't even wake up until EIGHT this morning.  Then, we all went out for a while and Mom dra ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, we didn't even wake up until EIGHT this morning.  Then, we all went out for a while and Mom drank her coffee.  It was pretty cloudy, so she did do a bit of cleaning and laundry first, but, soon enough, the sun came out and so did we!!!  First I went along out with the Cresteds and Georgie and Ali... it was okay, but nothing special, except that Ali was really into running this morning.  That snow was getting heavier and heavier by the minute under that warm sun, and was really clinging to my coat.  When we came back inside it was time for the Frenchies so Mom let me and Georgie rest in the living room while they went for their jaunt.  
Mom forgot the camera when she took them so their visit was shorter and only had video, which Mom is still working on!!!  She wasn't too happy with it, still.  When they came back I got to go with the toy poodles.  Mom did take us all down to the big lab pen today cuz Riley is pretty friendly already AND Tanner was feeling good today.  We played and played and played.  I am pleased to announce that little Riley is taking right after me and he was a super star in the snow!!!  Mom got some great photos so check his page.  Check mine, too, cuz after us toys came back inside Mom took Toto and Pinki.  I was hiding in the living room so I snuck thru the baby gate and got to go with them, too!!!!  Toto was reminding me that I needed to be careful around him, so I discussed my status with Pinki, and finally convinced her that I was cool to play with.  Mom got some photos of me and Pinki for my page.  
Finally, we were all done in, so we dragged back to the house and took a big, long rest.  Mom tried Riley in the bedroom so we could all take a nap, but all he wanted to do was jump off the bed and she was afraid he would break his leg or something, so we spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the living room.  
One more day of having Mom home tomorrow!  She does have to work for a while in the morning, but the rest of the day is for US!!!  I could get used to having holidays every week!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The beginning of a LONG weekend!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:07:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got out of work early today cuz it's New Year's Eve.  Not that we are planning anything other th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got out of work early today cuz it's New Year's Eve.  Not that we are planning anything other than going to bed early, hehehe!  My Mom is OLD!!!
Anyway, she decided since it was nice and warm and the sun was shining she would let us go make some tracks in the snow in the lab yard.  Of course, Toto and Pinki got to go first to break some trails, but then me and the cresteds and Ali and Georgie had nice, long run.  Have I told everyone how much I LOVE to run in the snow???  Except when it sticks to my hair and makes huge snowballs, which it did today, I might add.  After my run with the cresteds, I rested in the house while the Frenchies had their turn.  Then, since Riley is MY new friend, I got to go again with him and Taylor and Tanner.  Because Tanner has been sick and Riley is soo new here Mom had our group stay in the upper pen, but it was okay, we still had some fun.  Riley wasn't too sure at first... his outside pens were covered at the Handler girls house so it wouldn't ruin their show coats, (oops, hope it didn't get ruined here, oh well!) He was also nervous about Tanner, I think, but Tanner was so happy to be outside again and feeling better that he wasn't going to cause ANY problems.  Once, Riley thought he was going to get on his high horse but I managed to cool him off before there was any blood shed... there wasn't even any physical contact, whew!  
After that, we did manage to play quite well, and if you check out Riley's photos, you will see he did finally realize that snow is FUN!!!  I also noticed he had some snowballs on his coat, too.  Must be the red factor???
Anyway, for the first time in a hundred years or so, Mom doesn't have to work tomorrow OR go anywhere, so we are planning to try out that video camera tomorrow morning before it rains.  I personally hope it's a bit cloudy cuz that makes us show up better against the snow.  Mom said we could go out BEFORE she cleans or does anything else, just to see how that feels.  I personally think it will feel JUST FINE!
Now I gotta nap for a bit before I go to bed.  Some places in that lab yard had DEEP, drifted snow and being wet, it was very hard to run thru.  I am exhausted!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My new brother Riley is HERE!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/705369</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:06:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yay!!  I am out in the living room playing with my new red brother!!  I guess he can stay here, even ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yay!!  I am out in the living room playing with my new red brother!!  I guess he can stay here, even though he did bark at each one of us!  Now he's not scared of us, but he is a little nervous around Mom, hehehe!  He will be fine, soon, I am sure.
Anyway, he made himself right at home by marking MY dog bed!!!  Now he is in the little dog bed, ON ME, chewing his bone that I gave him.  He is kind of nervous that one of us is going to steal his bone so he chews it really fast, and if it drops on the floor he grabs it quick as a bunny!!!  I am being okay with that cuz he is probably still missing his other family.  Mom says he's obviously not watched too much TV... he keeps woofing at it!
Mom says she is very happy with him.  He is a nice dark red and he has a GREAT show dog body.  She says he's not quite as dark as I was, but he's plenty red!  She also said it's hard to get good photos of him inside so his color looks more shaded than it really is.  
Mom says a few weeks in daycare will do wonders for him.  And, she said I can take him down in the lab pen with me on Saturday but he will wear a leash just in case.  She just found out she has the day off, the WHOLE day off cuz Laurie is working for her.  She is very, very happy!! 
So far he's climbed out of the expen THREE TIMES!!!  NONE of us have EVER climbed out of one. I guess Mom will have to use the tallest ones at work!  
Well, I gotta go show him around a bit so he can relax before bedtime.  Mom says he will have to sleep in a crate for a few nights until he gets used to us.  Too bad, but I do understand, I guess.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Only ONE more night!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/705230</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:20:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am sooo excited!  In just one more night Mom is gonna go get my new brother, Riley.  I can't wait! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am sooo excited!  In just one more night Mom is gonna go get my new brother, Riley.  I can't wait!  Tonight I checked all the Christmas toys to make sure they were still working and would be fine for him to play with.  I also checked the refrigerator to make sure Mom saved him some real bones, and I checked the box of bully sticks to make sure there were enough left for him.  We are probably not going to be able to play outside for a while... Toto and Pinki and the other bigger guys are working on the paths but really don't have enough laid out yet.  That strong wind is filling them in as soon as they open them up.  It's supposed to be warmer and sunny tomorrow so they should be okay by the weekend, if he wants to go down into the lab yard with me.  
Mom says she hasn't even seen a photo of him yet so she doesn't know how big he is or anything.  She thinks she saw him at the dog show she took Piper and Louie and Lola to, but she wasn't paying attention cuz the handler girl said they both had homes already.  Then, the handler girl decided Mom could co-own Riley with her and he can live here for ME!  I like that handler girl!   
I offered to stay home tomorrow when Mom goes to get him.  I told her she could take Toto instead and I would make sure the house was kept nice and clean for his arrival.  He would probably rather have me welcome him when he gets here instead of down there, I think?  Besides, that way Toto will be tired and won't try to embarass me by jumping right on me when I am trying to impress my new bro.  Gosh, it will be SOOO nice to not be the only red toy here!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I went to the family Christmas Pawty!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/704958</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:49:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>First Mom wasn't going to go to her family pawty today cuz it was spitting snow already.  While she  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ First Mom wasn't going to go to her family pawty today cuz it was spitting snow already.  While she was putting us out to pee suddenly the sun was showing thru so she decided she would go and come home early.  Well, believe it or not, she decided I could go this year!!!  I have NEVER been before, so of course, I put on my BEST behavior.
When we got there and I was getting out of the car Mom's brother's lab mix bugged me so I flew right thru the air and landed on him, hehehe!  Everyone was laughing cuz when Jenny went she was also after him and he was terrified of her.  Anyway, Mom yelled and suddenly I spied Aligator.  Remember her??  She was the little yellow lab puppy I was babysitting for last Spring.  So, I went over to visit with her a bit, then I went inside.  There were tons of people there cuz Mom has a LARGE family.  I visited with all the people there and Mom took some photos of me visiting.  She took some of Gator, a big, yellow lab that lives with her nephew and is Aligator's dad.  Mom still sort of owns him, I guess.  I never cared too much for him and I still don't!!!  Mom wanted our photo together but I turned my back on him and he made a funny face.  Oh well!  Then, we met Rachael, she is also Gator's daughter and Aligator's older sister.  She and Gator and ME got to stay inside but the others had to be outside while we were eating.  Notice I said we, hehehe!
Finally, it was gonna snow bad so me and Mom came home.  Everyone else stayed longer cuz they live north and the storm was coming from the south and we were the only ones from the south, well, except for one of Mom's sisters and she lives in Boston so she stayed home!
All in all, it was a fun pawty as pawty's go!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas Day rambles....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:45:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We were glad to hear from our old friend Yuji this week... we have missed him lots.  Now, if we coul ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We were glad to hear from our old friend Yuji this week... we have missed him lots.  Now, if we could only hear how Nina is doing we would be very happy!  We hope she is okay and has figured out something with her boat.  I really miss my Nina!  NINA, if you read this, please drop me an email!!!!!
Today we all went down to the lab pen and that Tanner actually tried to beat me up again.  Mom said she was amazed at how much bigger he is than me!  Fatter, too!  I did manage to wiggle away from him, then I stared him down and he finally saw the light and backed off.  After that he was fine and we had a good run, but I am sure looking forward to some more snow soon.  Mom says I won't have to wait much longer cuz it's supposed to come tomorrow afternoon and night.  
Mom also said Jenny was coming to visit us.  That will be fun!  I hope Toto won't try to boss me around to show off for her.  Hey, by then I might have my new brother and he and I can keep Toto at bay!  I hope he likes to run in the snow like I do!  Otherwise I will have to keep playing with Crystal.  She is actually a pretty good one to play with, though.  We do enjoy chasing each other.
Well, guess I rambled enough.  Gotta go sleep on that new fuzzy blanket Mom got for Christmas.  It's very nice to snuggle in!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas Presents...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:23:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Now that Mom's Howladay wish is out of the way it's time to talk presents!!!!  As you may know, we g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Now that Mom's Howladay wish is out of the way it's time to talk presents!!!!  As you may know, we get our presents early cuz Mom has to work tomorrow.  Our stockings may still get something in them, that is up to Santa, but we already got our other presents.
First we all got a big, huge RMB.  Mmmmmm, sooo goood!  I got mine on Mom's desk cuz I still think Toto is after me and I can't relax on the floor with him!  Anyway, we chewed and chewed and chewed on those for a few hours.  Man, was it quiet in here, hehehe!  Smokey ran over and stole Harvey's bone, but Mom had some extra ones so she gave Smokey his own.  I didn't know cats liked dog bones, BUT... Smokey IS different, ya know!
After we were done with our bones we got our other presents.  We have to share those, but there are lots and lots!  We got some good cuzs and some bad cuzs and some dinocuzs.  We got some Wubbas, we got some nylabones and we got some assorted stuffies, some with and some without stuffing.  Smokey got a catnip mouse from Sarah's daughter (she MADE it herself!), and he got some balls with bells in them.  He is still in the bedroom rolling them all around the room and chasing them.  The rest of us are now really full and really tired so we are resting.  Mom put Tanner, Taylor, Georgie and the others in their crates so they could relax, too.  Each one of us got a special toy to take to bed.  I have a NICE new nylabone for my special one, but I am too sleepy to enjoy it.
Ohhh, I forgot!!!  We also got a HUGE box of bully sticks... there must be 100 or more of them in that box!  Mom said we could each have one tomorrow morning when she goes to work.  Cool!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Peace on earth....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/704638</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:08:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with us!!!  Mom says that us dogs are actually more pea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with us!!!  Mom says that us dogs are actually more peaceful than many humans!

We want to wish everyone a most Happy, Healthy Holiday Season.  May all your wishes come true, but most of all, may you enter the new year with a renewed feeling of love and compassion for all our fellow living creatures, be they human, or canine, or feline, or any.  May we all do our part to conserve and protect our world so that it will be as we know it for future generations to come.  May we all leave the petty and bickering behind and welcome the coming year as a new chance to put forth our best!!!

Happy Howladays from our family to yours!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Riley IS coming here!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:21:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Merry Christmas!!!  Mom DID get me a little brother for Christmas!  He is red like me, I guess, and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Merry Christmas!!!  Mom DID get me a little brother for Christmas!  He is red like me, I guess, and Mom and I will be heading to CT to pick him up one day next week.  Mom says he's gonna be a bed dog like me, BUT he will also have to be a show dog, too.  I am pretty excited...it seems like everyone else here is either white or black.  I will like not being the ONLY red one.  Mom says she hopes there won't be a problem with me and Riley cuz we are both red heads!!!  She also said she could say that cuz she is a red head, too!!!
Mom also said I will need to be coming to work with Riley for a while so he can get social and learn how to walk good on a leash like I do.  I can probably teach him to prance like I do, too, especially when I am being a helpful little Momma's helper!!!  I really prance great then!  And, I have to teach him to run in the lab yard and catch fish in the pond and oh yeah, roll in dead nightcrawlers.  Wow, I am gonna be a busy, busy boy!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick... MOI????  Thanks, HQ</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/704256</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:46:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What a lovely Christmas present I got this morning.  Mom had an email that said I had been selected  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a lovely Christmas present I got this morning.  Mom had an email that said I had been selected as a Diary Pick!!!  I am soo honored and all that!
Soo, now I guess I will have to find something special to do today.  Mom gets out early but I suspect she will be going to the store since the cupboards are bare around here.  She HATES to go grocery shopping, especially close to a major Holiday, but... we need to EAT!!!
Well, gotta go enjoy my day.  Thanks, HQ!

Ohh, I forgot to mention.  Mom told the handler girl all she wanted for Christmas was another red toy poodle.  Well, wouldn't you know, the handler girl just happened to have Riley, a little red boy.  Sooo, it does look like I may be getting a little brother soon, like even next week!!!!!!  Honestly, I am not really sure I NEED a little brother... it seems to me there are enough dogs here already!!  But, Mom knows best, or she thinks she does, anyway!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My wound, the work pawty, and other stuff....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/704185</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:23:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, as luck would have it, I did not suffer a MORTAL WOUND...when I woke up this morning it was pe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, as luck would have it, I did not suffer a MORTAL WOUND...when I woke up this morning it was perfectly fine.  Mom said she could hardly find it when she shaved the hair off so it would heal.  I did have some green gunk in the corner of my eye, but, this, too, shall pass.  I couldn't even milk it for anything when I went over to the work pawty.
Speaking of... I guess not everyone got their invitations this year cuz only Hilda and I showed up of the four footed guests.  All the two footed ones came, so they had to take turns feeding us!!!  It was a good pawty as pawties go, but Mom found some silly reindeer shirt at work and decided that I should not only wear it but that she should take photos of me doing so and put them on my Dogster page.  Grrrrr.  It might have been okay except for the stupid hood part!!!!
Otherwise, it's been pretty boring over here.  Julie gave Mom a new Christmas dress for Ali, so, of course, Ali had to come over this afternoon and model it for Julie and the camera.  I will say, it sure looks like something Ali would have picked out!!!!  Anyway, where am I going with this???  Oh, yes, that meant that someone had to stay in the expen with Ali instead of coming out front and sitting in my chair beside Mom, where I belong!!!  Course I volunteered to stay with her... it IS pretty close to Christmas, after all, and I will need to watch my behavior in the next few days.  Speaking of, Toto licked my poor eye wound clean last night when we all went to bed.  But... someone was not sleeping and Mom awoke to find numerous piles and puddles all over the bedroom floor.  I vote we blame it on Smokey the cat!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD, I am MORTALLY WOUNDED!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:21:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was just minding my own business tonight.  Mom had just let us inside from last outs and I was in  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was just minding my own business tonight.  Mom had just let us inside from last outs and I was in the kitchen with her.  She told me to go into the other room and I didn't want to so she "TOLD" me I had to.  I did, she shut the baby gate and went into the other room.  Well, Toto IMMEDIATELY jumped on me and BIT ME!!!  YES, he BIT ME right under my eye!!!  I screamed for Mom and she came running in and scooped me up and checked me all over.  HEY, couldn't she SEE that I was MORTALLY WOUNDED???  Finally, she found the bite under my eye...by now the blood was all over my face and even on my foot from when I had rubbed my poor, swollen eye.  
Soo, Mom soothed me and put me in the little bed up on her desk.  I was still MORTALLY WOUNDED so I was squinting and squinting so Mom FINALLY went and got some eye drops and put some in my eye.  (She put some in her eyes first, though, what's up with that???)  Anyway, then she got a little worried cuz blood came out of my eye after she put the drops in.  Hmmm, maybe I am really MORTALLY WOUNDED????  
WOW, I might REALLY be MORTALLY WOUNDED.  Mom just checked and the bite also scratched my eye lid on the bottom...OMD, am I going to DIE?????  Ah, gee, Santa is coming THIS week and I will be BLIND cuz I am MORTALLY WOUNDED.  
Mom just told me to buck up.  She said I am NOT mortally wounded, I have a tiny, little baby, bite under my eye with some little scratches on the inside, both of which took her almost twenty minutes to find.  She said she was pretty certain I would not die nor would I be blind!
Whew... I sure hope she is right cuz I feel MORTALLY WOUNDED... maybe that's MORALLY WOUNDED????????
OHHH, gotta go, it's snowing outside, me and Toto gotta go see how much!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fun in the sun....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:05:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sure enough, Mom took us out to play in the lab yard this afternoon.  And, once again, I got to go T ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sure enough, Mom took us out to play in the lab yard this afternoon.  And, once again, I got to go TWICE cuz I am twice as nice as the others! First I went down with Harvey, Crystal and Barney.  Mom found my old pajamas and I made her put them on me so she could/would see that I still fit in them!!!  I didn't need them to keep warm cuz it was actually pretty nice out there.  Anyway, she put extra shirts on the hairless wonders so they weren't too cold, either.  Next I went back down with the toy poodles cuz I am one, hehehe!  Those baby poodles and baby Frenchies thought there was tons of snow... man, are they in for a BIG surprise when it really snows!  Hey, almost forgot... the mousies were moving around down there, in fact, one of the startled me and I almost caught it.  Got closer than old Toto does anyway, hehehe!
Mom didn't clean first... I guess the house was messier than I thought!  She worked for a couple of hours, then took us out for her "break".  When we came back she finished the house but still hasn't wrapped the presents yet.  She said tomorrow night would be fine.  I hope so cuz our work party is on Tuesday and I am ALWAYS invited to that cuz I am special.  I sure hope I get some presents there, too.  Oh well, the pizza will be good enough, I guess.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I LOVE weekends....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:47:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ahh, a nice, Sunday morning.  I LOVE weekends cuz Mom is home all afternoon and usually plays with u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ahh, a nice, Sunday morning.  I LOVE weekends cuz Mom is home all afternoon and usually plays with us lots.  Yesterday was bad, though, cuz she and her friend left RIGHT AFTER WORK and didn't come home until LATE, LATE last night.  We still got to stay up and play cuz Mom said she was winding down, whatever that means, but... it wasn't the same.  
I have great hopes for today.  We only messed up the house a little bit so it won't take Mom too long to fix it up.  Then, we will HAVE to go out and play.  There is no wind out there and the sun is shining so probably even Harvey and Barney won't be too cold.  Besides, Mom can give them an extra jacket... mine will work cuz I won't need it since I have plenty of extra padding, hehehe!!!
After we play outside we can hang out for the whole rest of the day.  Mom said she has to wrap some presents (for me, I hope!!) so we can probably get into something while she is not paying attention to us!  Maybe if I'm lucky she will have to go upstreet for something and will take me???  There will be lots and lots of people to watch, I bet. 
Ahh, I LOVE the weekends!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am SOOOO MAD....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/703705</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:56:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Since I missed my bath the other day Mom sent Julie over to get me today.  Fianlly, late in the day, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Since I missed my bath the other day Mom sent Julie over to get me today.  Fianlly, late in the day, Mom bathed me, and she used that big blow dryer on me, and then actually cut some of my hair so I wouldn't look so fat.  Anyway, after work we came home and Mom let me out with Tanner and Taylor.  Well, I couldn't help it, I had to jump Tanner and tell him how special I was!  Mom yelled at me and put me in my crate.  After dinner, we all came out to play in the living room.  Would you believe Harvey stole MY toy so I had to jump on him and bite him.  This time Mom got really mad at me and put me in the prison crate.  That's a crate in the living room where we have to go if we are bad.  Mom says it works cuz we are right there with the other dogs while they are playing and we can't. 
It worked, it made me MADDER so when I came back out I had to jump on Georgie.  This time Mom just gave me the look... yup, it worked and I got even madder!
Finally, I was just lying there, chewing on my toy.  Suddenly a piece of it came off and got stuck in my throat.  I could still breathe and all, but it was really annoying me so I was making awful faces.  Mom grabbed me and scared me by sticking her fingers into my mouth.  Then, she took me out into the kitchen and put me on the table and looked in my mouth and down my throat... nothing.  Now, I was really MADDEST!!!  
Finally, she put me back down and I was still making those awful faces cuz whatever was still stuck in my throat.  Mom looked again, then gave me a piece of bread all for me and me alone.  She said it would help to push the stuck thing down since it was obviously very small.  It worked and I am not mad anymore at all!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, my run in the snow...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:33:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom took all us little ones to work today for baths.  Gee, didn't she remember she was supposed to g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom took all us little ones to work today for baths.  Gee, didn't she remember she was supposed to get out early and take us down to the lab pen so we could run in the snow???  Fortunately, she did remember just about when it was time for my bath so I was spared!
Anyway, it was GREAT to run thru snow once again.  Mom wasn't terribly happy cuz it was way cloudy and dark so she really had to work our photos to make us show up.  
First I went along down with the toys.  It was okay, but that Tanner is getting a bit big for his britches.  In fact, I'm thinking he has too many things in his britches and it's about time he looses those.  I guess Mom has an appointment for him at the vets when they have a snow day.  Sort of a make work, hehehe!  Anyway, we all ran around except for Ali.  She does have some princess qualities that show up once in a while, well, more often than not!
Next I was invited to go along with the Cresteds.  It's a good thing I went with them cuz BOTH Harvey and Barney were wimping out with the cold and snow so they just stood around shaking.  Crystal was hoping for someone to chase her so I obliged.  It was actually fun.  Once in a while I managed to catch her, then we would switch places for a bit.  
Finally, the two hairless boys were REALLY cold so Mom took us all home.  It was nice and warm in the house for the first time all winter.  That was pleasant, too!
I did have to laugh at Toto.  Here he is wishing and wishing for the snow all the time and Mom NEVER took him and Pinki out for a run.  She did let them go into the bigger pen, but she didn't do any photos at all...something about a black dog in white snow????  Dunno, but I will say, that white snow makes my reddish coat nice and deep red!!!
Gotta go now, all this heat is putting me to sleep!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No more excitement...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:48:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, all the cars and trucks and stuff finally left late last night.  The state trucks came along a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, all the cars and trucks and stuff finally left late last night.  The state trucks came along and sanded and salted the hill and everyone else went slow.  One of the cars that was over the bank spent the night at our kennel.  Today when the lady came to get it she said there were FIVE all off the road.  Wow!  We only ended up with about three inches of snow but it certainly is cold enough so I guess it will stay.  Tonight we are all tired so I guess it will be early to bed!
Right now I am playing with my kitty.  He is sooo fun!!!  To bad he can't go outside and play with us, but I am SURE Mom will never allow that!!! Too bad cuz I wanted to see if he gets snowballs in his long hair just like I do.  
Well, gotta go, Mom is yawning now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's ALL Toto's fault....</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:43:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We were all getting ready for bed when suddenly, we heard a big commotion outside.  Mom looked out t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We were all getting ready for bed when suddenly, we heard a big commotion outside.  Mom looked out the window and the cars are all falling off our hill!!!  Now they have seven cruisers, an ambulance and a huge fire truck!!!  The fire truck has big lights that light up the whole night...ohh, here comes another fire truck.  Mom says there is a car way down over the bank that she can see but, fortunately, no one got hurt yet!  
Wow, now there is another cruiser with blue lights stopping everyone at the top of the hill.
Ya know, this is all Toto's fault.  Not one of the rest of us were wishing for snow, just him!  Maybe he needs to go out there and start directing traffic?  Then he would find out that snow is not always a good thing!!!
OH NO, now Mom says if this keeps up she will have to work all alone tomorrow.  Now we gotta go to bed so she can get plenty of rest!  It's funny how the girls can't make it in to work but all the grooming dogs still can get here.  Strange how that works, huh?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am exhausted...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:07:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Boy, that Smokey is wearing me out!!!  Georgie and I have to play and play and play with him all the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Boy, that Smokey is wearing me out!!!  Georgie and I have to play and play and play with him all the time.  Mom thinks he is part dog cuz he plays just like a dog!  He grabs a toy or something, then teases us with it so we have to chase him thru the house.  When we catch him, he bites and kicks just like a puppy.  It is pretty cool cuz he NEVER uses his long, pointy claws on us.  Mom says he plays with her, too, especially in the middle of the night, and he doesn't scratch her either.  Strange, huh?
Tonight Mom was madly working on some Christmas presents she's making for her family and not paying attention to US!  She ran out into the lab room for something and came right back in.  She was carefully making sure she didn't let Smokey out there so she didn't do her little count of us to make sure we were all back inside.  Well, later, much later, I kept hearing something knocking on the door.  I would bark and Mom would look out the window and tell me to stop.  She was in the kitchen so she didn't hear the knocking on the door.  This happened about five or ten times.  Finally, way, way later, the little knock was sounding weaker and weaker so I really barked and barked and barked.  When Mom came in to check why I was barking I ran up to the door and barked some more.  She opened it and low and behold, both Toto and Georgie were stuck out there!  Toto was beginning to panic... he is a Momma's boy and gets all upset when he can't find his Momma.  Georgie was just being Georgie and still exploring the whole room.  
Soo, now Toto is sharing his bed with me cuz I am the HERO of the night!!!  Hope Santa is watching!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visit to the BIG YARD!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:41:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom was expecting some company this afternoon so she took us toy poodles down into the big yard.  Sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom was expecting some company this afternoon so she took us toy poodles down into the big yard.  She can see the driveway from there, unlike the lab pen which is on the back of the house.  First of all... there were FIVE of us and we didn't all fit in the pink stroller and Mom didn't have enough arms to carry the overflow so I, me, and ONLY ME, got to walk down there without my leash!!!  I did stay close but I did need to do a few "arooo, arooo", barks in case anyone inside the house (YOU, TOTO) happened to be listening. Hehehe... he will NEVER get to run down there without his leash!!
After I did a few test runs around the lawn for Mom to set her camera focus and stuff, I decided to check out the pond.  I bent down for a drink and discovered it was all FROZEN!!!  I walked right out on there to prove to the others that I really CAN walk on water!  Too bad Mom took in the fishes... they might be pretty easy to catch all frozen in like that! 
Anyway, we ran some more, then I had to keep Tanner out of the garden.  He seemed to think he could run in there cuz it's all brown and frozen, too.  NOPE... I am the elder so I set the rules!!!  Besides, we all know how good frozen cat poopcicles are and I didn't want him to find any before I had a chance!  NOOO, Smokey wasn't out there...it was the ferel cats that live around here that leave them for us.  Mom gets angry, but...not too much she can do about it and us dogs LOVE them even more in the Winter when they are frozen!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>8500, here I come!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/702697</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:32:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, mid all the hubbub around here I plumb forgot to keep an eye on my visitor numbers.  It has com ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, mid all the hubbub around here I plumb forgot to keep an eye on my visitor numbers.  It has come to my attention that I only need five or six more to reach 8500.  Since Mom has now decided we get our surprises for visitor counts at every 500 visitors, according to MY calculations that number is worth a bully stick or something equally good.  
I do have to admit that Lola getting DDOTD and Smokey getting his first Diary pick of the day have helped my numbers rise faster!  Keep up the good visits everyone!!!
I must say, I think I am getting older.  It's only 16 degrees here tonight and I am anxious to get into Mom's warm waterbed.  I have now discovered (thanks, Harvey!) that it is even MORE comfy if I burrow under the blankets a bit.  Harvey taught me that little trick.  Only problem is that sometimes Mom gets up in the night and if I am not careful, she will lay right down on top of me when she gets back in bed!!!  Geez, she must be getting older, too, cuz she seems to land a lot harder on me then she used to!
Speaking of 16 degrees... Mom discovered a bit of an issue with her new programmable thermostat when she hopped out of bed this morning and discovered it was only 54 degrees in the computer room where we spend all our time!  Seems she used to set the old thermostat up until it was 62 in here in the morning and she really didn't know what it was set at cuz the old thermostat didn't have any numbers.  Well, 62 degrees in the bedroom is only 54 degrees out here!!!  Sooo, tonight she reprogrammed it again.  Sure enough, it's now 62 degrees out here where we all are.  Better, but still not WARM!!!
I heard it's supposed to warm up and have RAIN this weekend.  Not good, especially since Mom still hasn't taken us all out in the lab yard with her new camera and new lens.  I was hoping for snow, but I guess that's Toto's job.  He usually is pretty good about wishing for a bit of snow and having us get dumped on royally!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Smokey is now a Catster!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:31:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom decided if Smokey was gonna stay here he might as well become a Catster.  She did have a problem ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom decided if Smokey was gonna stay here he might as well become a Catster.  She did have a problem with it because she said she thinks he is a dog in a cat's body, not a true cat, so she wasn't real sure whether she should put him over there or keep him here on Dogster!  I think she's right... I even caught him playing with MY toy, after he helped Taylor and Tanner eat their dinner!
It's pretty bad around here... everything is Smokey this and Smokey that, and you get the drift.  What makes it even worse is that he can just jump up onto wherever he wants to be... usually on the back of Mom's chair.  Then, she pats him and ignores ME!!!  Would you believe he sleeps in MY spot right up on Mom's pillow???  Yup... true enough!  Last night I had to sleep way, way down at the foot of the bed and I had to play deaf when Mom kept calling me to come sleep on my pillow.  
And, he gets to do whatever he wants to... tonight Mom was fixing dinner and he hopped right onto the table and was licking the butter.  Man, if I EVER tried that Mom would banish me to my crate.  Next, I watched him hop right up onto Mom's desk and he was messing around up there.  HEY, you don't suppose I could teach him to knock those candy wrappers off the desk and onto the floor.......]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Smokey, my new friend...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/702071</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:46:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Who would have thunk I would want a kitten for a playmate???  We are having a ton of fun, me and Smo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Who would have thunk I would want a kitten for a playmate???  We are having a ton of fun, me and Smokey!!  Today, Mom cleaned the bedroom.  It's a poodle room and has a million little ceramic statues and figurines, a la 50's & 60's.  Mom correctly realized that having a kitten is not healthy for those figurines, LOL!  And, there was also the matter of his box... cat poop is a dog's favorite treat, afterall!!  Soo, today Mom took the whole room apart.  She left the unbreakable statues and the super heavy ones.  She found a little piece of wire grate and put it between a chair and the futon so we can't get in there but the kitty can go right under the futon.  So, that's where his box is.  His food is on a lamp stand that she thinks we can't reach, we'll see about that, hehehe!  
Mom says she has never had a kitten since she got us poodles.  She is pretty surprised, but has to admit, some of it is the way Smokey is.  For example, Tanner and Taylor are still in an expen in the kitchen for a lot of the time, like at night or when Mom is cleaning and needs them to not help her.  Well, Smokey climbed right over the expen and was in there eating their food.  Next time I looked, he was right in their crate, sleeping with them!!!  Right now he and I are resting in Toto's bed.  And, he did sleep with us on Mom's bed all night last night.  He was good and NONE of us barked at him even once.
Because she was cleaning her room (and putting up the Christmas tree) today, Mom didn't get any pictures of us outside with her new camera.  We are hoping we can at least get a run in the lab yard tomorrow but she says tomorrows project is the living room AND the kitchen.  Sounds like too much work for the Beanster!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, Strange happenings here.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/701953</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:11:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight Mom was working on the computer and we were all hanging around watching her.  The kitten, no ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight Mom was working on the computer and we were all hanging around watching her.  The kitten, now named Smokey, was in the bedroom watching thru the gate.  He was meowing and meowing and I was trying to make him welcome, so finally Mom just went over and opened the baby gate.  He came right out to see us!!!  We aren't sure who was more nervous... us or him!  But, finally, we realized it was us dogs so Ali made the first move.  She went up to sniff him and he rubbed all over her.  Soo, I was next... I stood very still and he rubbed all around me.  So, I did a little sniff, and I swear, he was gonna swat me, but changed his mind and rubbed instead.  After I showed him all around the living room and kitchen and bathroom, I escorted him back into the living room and now we are playing with some toys.  Mom said that was pretty interesting... she knew on a one to one we would be fine but she was worried about the pack mentality taking over.  I guess it could still happen...Mom says she will have to be very, very careful when we are all running out the door, but, for now, I guess he's gonna stay with us!!  Check out HIS picture up with me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog(s) vs Cat, Round 1...DOGS!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 05:31:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, as I predicted, it was a very, very long night!!  First of all, before we went to bed Mom disc ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, as I predicted, it was a very, very long night!!  First of all, before we went to bed Mom discovered the kitten ON the bird cage!  Sooo, the birds got moved.  When we went in to bed Mom went in first and the kitten hissed at her and took off under the bed.  Mom says he was wild so it's to be expected.  Sooo, we all get in bed and immediately, Harvey and Georgie discovered the kitten under the futon.  (I was feigning innocence!!)  Soo, they got put in their crates.  Back to bed... I was parked at the foot of the bed when I could watch for movement, but Mom MADE me go lie on the pillow.  All was quiet save for an occasional "meow".  We perked our ears but didn't do anything else.  We all fell asleep and the kitten decided to eat his dinner.  I heard crunch, crunch, crunch, so I jumped out of bed to check it out.  Hisssssssss resulted, then Mom yelled at me.  Okay, back to sleep.  Next the kitten decided to Meow some more.  Jones was way, way in the back room sleeping but, with his sensitive hearing, he responded with frantic barking.  Sooo, we all started barking.  Mom was not happy and yelled.  Settled back down... kitten started meowing again so Mom said, "kitty, kitty, kitty?" and we all hopped up and started barking again!!!!  This went on ALL night long!!!  This morning I did see Mom get the little carrier out, but now the kitten is hiding from even HER, so it's still in the bedroom.  I am pretty sure it's not going to stay here... Mom said with just me and Ali and Toto she would "try", but with all the others barking and carrying on the poor kitten will be way, way too scared.  
Can't wait to see what happens after work!!!! The kitten is a baby so he will get all brave today in the house with us all locked in our dog room.....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom has REALLY lost it now!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:45:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today I mosied over to work with Mom.  I did have a bath, but that's not important.  What is importa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today I mosied over to work with Mom.  I did have a bath, but that's not important.  What is important is that some nice lady brought in a little black ball of fluff kitten she has been feeding under her shed.  It was okay, I guess, for a kitten.  She said it was a girl and Mom put her in a cage.  Well, later the girls were checking over the kitten and Mom looked at HIM.  He is definitely a boy and much younger than Mom thought.  (She thought 5 months at first, now figures he is maybe 12 weeks.)  Mom LOVES black, fluffy cats!  Her first cat as an adult was a longhaired black male.  Sooo, she decided that WE need a cat.  So, we brought him home with us and he is now in MY bedroom.  Mom says he is safe in there and he needs to get used to us before he comes out here.  Well, every once in a while one of us sees him moving around in there and we all run to the bedroom gate, barking like crazy.  He runs under the bed, and we go about our business.  Mom says tonight he will stay in there and we will also stay in there.  Hmmmmmm, wonder how much sleep Mom is planning on getting tonight????
BTW... Mom's camera that she paid TOO MUCH EXTRA on shipping so it would come today, didn't come!!!  She was bumming, but then checked on Amazon and found out if they fail the 2 day shipping then the shipping is FREE.  Soo, now she is pretty okay with the whole thing... she gets it in just three days AND doesn't have to pay any shipping.  How cool is that?  We'll tell you how cool that is assuming it really shows up tomorrow!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Mom has a SERIOUS Issue...</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:41:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has been doing a lot of cyber searching lately.  She is always looking at Amazon and ohhing and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has been doing a lot of cyber searching lately.  She is always looking at Amazon and ohhing and ahhing.  Well, today she finally did it!  She actually ordered a NEW camera.  She says it will be her Christmas present... that and what else, I ask!
I guess this time she ordered the newest Canon Rebel.  It will be the fourth one she has gotten and she absolutely LOVED the other three.  This time her only reason for selling the old one and getting a new one is that the newer ones have way more pixels and Mom is a major cropper!  She takes a photo with me way, way off in the distance and next thing you know, she has an 8 x 10 photo of just me, almost big as life.  I say it mainly has to do with her being lazy... if she wanted my photo that big she should walk closer to me, right???   
Anyway, she usually has a waiting list of people wanting her old ones...so that isn't a problem.  I guess Hilda's Mom is getting this old one.  This time she opted for the body only and put the difference in price on a new portrait lens.  She actually paid the extra shipping so it will be here THIS WEEK!  I can wait, trust me, I can wait!!!  Mom is awful with a new camera...rain, sleet, snow, whatever, she will force us to go down into the lab yard and start shooting photos.  Then, she will put them on the computer and compare them all to the old ones.  Would you believe that everytime she takes us down there she shoots a MINIMUM of 300 photos...sometimes as many as 500!  As I've said before, she NEVER deletes any, either.  She hasn't figured out a good way to catalog them so they are all there still, cluttering up a portable hard drive.  No wonder her computer runs sooo slowly!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Great day to be the Beanster....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:28:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Mom turned on the furnace before we got up, so I jumped out of bed and ran right outsid ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Mom turned on the furnace before we got up, so I jumped out of bed and ran right outside.  She was quite happy with me!  She even let me hang out in the living room while she went off to work.
After lunch, she took us down to the big yard.  Something happened and I got to go TWICE!!!  I sure didn't complain, that's for sure.  First I went with the little toy poodles cuz I am one.  I had a pretty good time with them, but I did have to strut around a bit and show off my BAD DOG shirt!  I also took the little ones over to the fence where the snow hadn't melted yet and showed them what it is and told them all about it.  Taylor decided she is going to stay inside until next Summer!!!  Probably a good idea... both she and I had cold, wet feet while we were running around down there!
Next, Mom took the Cresteds, and she forgot to put me back in the crate so I just ran along down with them.  I do enjoy that Crystal... she is a fire cracker and she runs and runs.  I do enjoy a good run now and again and I can pretty much still keep up with her, even though her legs are MUCH longer than mine, and, I hate to admit, I am carrying a few extra pounds right now!  You didn't hear me say that, though!  Christmas is coming and we get lots of treats then...hope Mom doesn't weigh me in the near future!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A very bad, bad day for the Beanster...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:52:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Harrumph!  Yesterday morning I decided it was way, way too cold for to get out of Mom's warm waterbe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Harrumph!  Yesterday morning I decided it was way, way too cold for to get out of Mom's warm waterbed.  She is actually thinking she needs to re-program this fancy thermostat... getting up at 60 degrees is no fun at all!!!  Anyway, I chose to hide under the covers when everyone went outside.  I didn't even peek out while Mom was drinking her coffee, so she left me in there.  Cool!  It was Saturday so I assumed she would be home at noon to let me out.
Well, just after noon Mom raced back into the house.  She grabbed Lola and Louie, and her pocketbood, and LEFT!!!  She actually LEFT ME in the bedroom!!!!!  First of all, now that I had gotten out of bed I had to pee and poop, of course.  Soooo, I used that corner rug that Georgie always uses.  Too bad Mom had washed it the day before!! Oh well, that was certainly HER fault, not mine.  Then, I decided to go back to bed, I mean, what else was I supposed to do????
Finally, after it was dark even, Mom came home.  I will say, she did put me out first, but...
Soo, this morning when Mom said it was time to get up I jumped right out of bed and ran to the front door.  Whew, she didn't leave me in the bedroom today!!!
I am hoping that later we will be able to run a bit in the field.  It is mighty cold, but we all have some jackets we can wear and we will be warm I am sure!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do as Mom says, not as she does, hehehe...</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:39:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, every Thanksgiving Mom writes this huge diary about us pups and eating Thanksgiving dinner.  D ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, every Thanksgiving Mom writes this huge diary about us pups and eating Thanksgiving dinner.  Does Mom READ what she writes???  Apparently not!!!  Last night she gave us all some of her great Turkey soup.  Well, we ALL gave it right back to her, hehehe!  
It all started when she got up this morning.  It was still dark so I guess her getting out of bed and stepping right in a big pile of poop wasn't really her fault??  She glanced around the room and EVERY SINGLE rug was well covered with it!!  Worse yet, down near the bottom of the bed was a huge mess of vomit mixed with poop.  Mom was gagging as she made her way into the poodle room.
Could you believe it was even worse in there???  Since she put the Christmas lights on last night and they come on automatically at 6 AM, they woke everyone up and what was a neat little pile of poop in the back of the crate became a mass of pasted poo when they started jumping around to go outside.  Being a good Mom, she put everyone outside and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned.  By the time we slipped and slide our way out to pee, she had our room all clean and neat for us.  But... HER room is another story!  She said she guessed it would still be there when she got home from work.  Yeah, Mom, where did you think it might go????
She did come home at noon to let us all out but it was tooo late for me.  I just couldn't hold it that long and had to mess my crate.  Oh well, something more for Momsie to do when she gets home tonight.  She left me loose in the living room, silly Mom!  
I bet we don't get any turkey soup with our dinner tonight, huh?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Turkey day...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:11:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom and us dogs got up late.  I was worried cuz she was sleeping so late so I barked up my thu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom and us dogs got up late.  I was worried cuz she was sleeping so late so I barked up my thunderstorm alert.  Hehehe, it worked GREAT!  She hopped right out of bed!  
Anyway, after the kennel dogs were cleaned and fed, Mom came home and we all went for a short run in the lab yard.  It was short cuz it was mighty COLD out there... and cloudy and damp.  It's supposed to be really nasty here tonight with sleet and freezing rain.  UGH!
Anyway, while I was on my little run I discovered another confused flower.  This time it was a little purple violet bravely sticking its head out in the cold.  Mom said she heard somewhere they can bloom in the Fall but it's the first time she's ever seen one.
The camera was balking at the cold so we didn't get too many photos.  Actually, Mom took plenty but they were mostly out of focus. Oh well, I'd rather wait for the snow!
For dinner we had some great soup Mom made with the leftover turkey.  Man, was that stuff good!  Not one of us left any in our dishes.
Hey, it was pretty peaceful around here this evening...Mom lost Toto, hehehe!  She was making some calendars for Hilda's Mom and went into the guest room to get the binder thingie.  She knew where it was so she didn't turn on the lights.  Silly Toto ran in there and got shut in.  Mom didn't miss him for about two hours!!!  She missed me sooner when she lost me that time.  She also knew right where to look for him and didn't have a panic attack like she did when I was lost in the bathroom. 
Hope you guys all had a Happy Holiday!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:53:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Us pups up here in New England want to wish all of your pups a very, very happy Thanksgiving filled  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Us pups up here in New England want to wish all of your pups a very, very happy Thanksgiving filled with lots of nice turkey. While the vets see more dogs with intestional upsets on Black Friday than any other day, Mom wants everyone to know it's not the turkey that is the villian!!! Turkey by itself is good for dogs... it is a safe, mild meat (unless you are allergic to it!!!) The problem comes with the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner. Worst of all is that great tasting fatty turkey skin. Man, is that stuff good, but, man is that stuff hard for us to digest and it really strains our pancreas. And, also a problem is the gravy and the stuffing, for the same reasons. Most of the veggies are okay, especially the sweet potatoes and the brocolli. But, watch out for the sauces on the veggies. A small piece of roll or bread won't hurt, but be light on the butter, please. As for dessert... skip that in favor of another piece of turkey!!!! And, you better stay away from the wine or you will be whining with a big headache. 
Another thing to remember, watch where your parents put those turkey bones! Cooked turkey bones splinter really easily and can puncture your digestive system. Also, it is possible you could choke on them!!! If either of those things happen, you will be spending Black Friday visiting with your veterinarian and your pawrents will be angry... moms cuz they would rather spend the time and money on Black Friday specials and dads cuz they wanna watch all that football!!!
Soo, let's all go out and pawty hearty... but not too hearty!!! Happy Turkey day to everyone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Big day for the Beanster...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:46:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, busy day today!!!  I went on over to work with Mom cuz she decided my face and my feet needed t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, busy day today!!!  I went on over to work with Mom cuz she decided my face and my feet needed to be trimmed and my nails were too long.  Sooo, she puts me in a pen with Coco.  Coco is one of Toto and Jenny's babies, she USED to be Gracie, and she is Pinki's sister. Now she has her own home but she was boarding here.  She was okay, but she was barking like crazy so finally Sarah came along and put her in a crate.  Didn't do much for the barking!!!  Fortunately, she went home around noon.  Speaking of noon, Mom had a turkey sandwich and didn't even invite me to lunch!!!!  She did take me on a break with her and Julie... I sat in the extra chair and that silly ceiling cat jumped right up there with me and started rubbing all over me.  I couldn't even stay sitting since she is about THREE times as heavy as me and she was pushing me around a bit.  Since she was sooo much bigger, I let her push!!!
Anyway, finally, I got my hair cut, then Mom was doing some book work so I sat at my table out in the store.  Wasn't too bad, but some guy came and he marched RIGHT up to me and I decided I needed to bite his ankles.  Mom told me NO cuz he brought me some antlers to chew on.  Ooops... that might have been bad, huh???
Soo, I chewed the rest of the afternoon away, now I am going home!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My FAVORITE day of the week....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:29:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I LOVE Sundays... we have lots of fun on Sundays.  Mom is usually around more and when she is around ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I LOVE Sundays... we have lots of fun on Sundays.  Mom is usually around more and when she is around, we are around, too!  Today I went off down to the big yard and helped her collect some boughs for the wreaths.  While we were down there I found a flower BLOSSOMING in the garden.  It was a vinca or something like that.  It was very pretty but not so pretty that Mom really needed to put it in my hair and take a photo!  I suppose it was better than last year, though.  Last year all we found in November was a dandy lion flowering thru some ice and snow.  There isn't any snow on the ground but that fish pond of Mom's is frozen solid already.  Who would have thunk that could happen already.  Fortunately, she took the fishes into the kennel and hopefully the frogs will be fine.  Mom left all the leaves in the pond so the frogs could burrow down under them when they take their Winter nap.  Every other year she has put a heater in it, but she said that was getting a bit pricy... I would guess that is true.  It is a big pond and it's very cold up here in the sticks!
Well, it's time for me to go outside.  We had some turkey soup in our dinner tonight so we all ate tons... now we gotta go outside or Mom will be pretty unhappy with us, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog show??  Big deal!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:16:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Louie is expecting us all to ohh and ahh over him and Lola cuz they MAY go to a dog show with Mom ne ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Louie is expecting us all to ohh and ahh over him and Lola cuz they MAY go to a dog show with Mom next week.  I am not sure what the big deal is... I have gone to way more dog shows than I ever needed to and I do not find them exciting or fun at all!!!  In fact, I suspect I will happily stay home and keep the home fires burning.  
Those particular shows are even worse than many... I know of what I speak cuz I went down there just last Fall... oh, wait... that was one of the shows that I passed... hehehe... it was a GOOD show!  Anyway, I suspect Mom will buy us all some treats or something cuz we have to stay home.  
Meanwhile, it is still way warmer than normal up here in NH.  Tonight it is a bit cooler, but we have been able to play outside every afternoon so far this week except Tuesday cuz it was raining.  I didn't check the weather for tomorrow but I think Mom said it was gonna be cooler... hope not!
Well, I gotta go now, we are still working on those marrow bones and someone is eyeing MINE!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy weekend....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:01:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Friday, Saturday and today Mom had to work alone cuz now TWO of her workers are on a leave of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Friday, Saturday and today Mom had to work alone cuz now TWO of her workers are on a leave of absence and Julie was off both Friday and Saturday.  Fortunately, for some reason, Mom got up on Friday and her knee was feeling pretty good so she survived.  Yesterday after work she set up a little Christmas backdrop and did all our Holiday photos, as you probably noticed.  She said she likes the simple things, like red and green, so that's what she did.  But... it was SOOO hot out there in that sun yesterday that we had our eyes shut tight in most of the photos!  And, in spite of all the adjustments Mom made to the camera, the ones with black dogs all lost the deep red of the bows and the backdrop.  Oh well... they are done!  After that, she had to go get some groceries... while she was driving upstreet Skye called and wanted to come spend the night.  Soo, Mom went and got her.  Skye's Mom is still in California and she discovered they could talk to each other, with video, on Skype, so Skye needed to come here since she doesn't have internet at her home.  Soo, she and Mom chatted with her Mom and she showed her Mom all our Mom's dogs!  Her Mom hadn't seen Tanner and Taylor since the week they were born!!!  And, when her Mom spoke to me, I even recognized her voice and was looking all over for her!!!!
Today, after Skye and Mom cleaned the kennel, they took all of us out to play in the lab yard.  It was still warm outside, in fact, it was warmer out there then in our house!!!  All us little ones went together and we had lots of fun!  We all tried to make Skye think she was our favorite, hehehe!  Anyway, we all got some new photos, too.  Check them out!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Microchip success story...</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:37:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got a call today from a Humane Society in Southern NH.  Turns out they had an older stray lab br ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got a call today from a Humane Society in Southern NH.  Turns out they had an older stray lab brought in, they checked for a microchip, there was one so they called for the owners name and...THE MICROCHIP WAS NOT REGISTERED BY THE DOG'S OWNER!!!  They called Mom cuz AVID told them the chip was sold to her.  Mom DOES keep records of the dogs she chips, so it only took a few minutes for her to locate the owner's name and phone number.  That dog is back home tonight BUT... he could have been home even faster IF his owners had registered the microchip number in their name!!!!
Mom says it is the same thing as putting a phone number on your dog's collar when you don't have a phone... that microchip is NO GOOD AT ALL to your dog unless you have provided the information to a registry somewhere.  AVID is the only chip manufacturer that Mom knows of who retains the name and number of the organization that buys the chips.  Mom chips all the dogs who leave here, whether strays or pups she has bred, and she also chips dogs for other pet owners.  She always gives them the folder with the registration information filled out already... all they need to do is fill in their name and address and send it in, yet of the last FOUR dogs that Mom got called about, NOT ONE OWNER had registered the chip number!!!  But... Mom also keeps a record of what chip went into what dog with the owners name, address and phone number.  However... not all places that chip dogs do that... and, it really isn't the responsibility of the chipper to record the information... it is the responsibility of the pet owner.  
PLEASE... if your dog is microchipped and you have not registered that number yet... DO IT NOW!!!  We take in stray dogs here and scan them all... trust me, nothing is worse than getting a dog with a microchip and not being able to contact the owner.  It's worse than if the dog has no chip at all because you know this owner cared enough to have their dog chipped.  Without registering the chip, however, there is no way, no how to connect the dog to the owner!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Brrr... WHERE is the heat???</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:30:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our Mom got a new thermostat that automatically turns the furnace up and down.  Obviously, our Mom w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our Mom got a new thermostat that automatically turns the furnace up and down.  Obviously, our Mom was only thinking of herself!!!  Since she programmed it to keep the house warmer on the weekend afternoons we didn't see much effect yesterday. (She put it in yesterday morning.)  Well, due to the time change and the fact that Mom is getting older, we all go to bed quite early around here.  The thermostat is in the bedroom and it was pretty warm in there last night... like about 65 degrees warm!!!  Mom said it would shut down to 60 at 9:30... but she tossed and turned and sighed and finally got up and set it to 60 herself.  Off to sleep we went.  About midnight, we all woke up roasting!  It was now 70 in there.  Mom assumed she did something weird, checked the settings and changed one of the programs to shut it down.  Back to sleep.  Next, it was 5 AM and we were roasting again.  Mom checked...this time she put on her glasses and noticed the clock on it said it was 5 PM Sunday... hmmm, at least it was working, and that would explain the little problem at midnight since it was supposed to come on at noon on Sunday.  Soo, she changed the clock again, this time to 5 AM, Monday.  
This morning we all got up and it was 60 in here...nothing different about that cuz usually Mom leaves it like that when she goes to bed.  But... Mom discovered that 60 in the bedroom is only 57 in the front room where she drinks her coffee... hmmm, could be an issue???  She left it and went to work.  Came home at 5 PM and, low and behold... the house was nicely warming up for her arrival.  
But... here is the biggest problem... with the old thermostat in the bedroom when the wind blew it made all the nice heat go into our dog room.  Today the wind was blowing like crazy and it remembered it was supposed to be 60 so it stayed at 60.  Our dog room was not quite 60 all day long!!!  Mom needs to start remembering that we all don't go off to work at 7 AM and get home at 5 PM.  Some of us are stuck in here all day long!!!  Brrrrr. Anyone got a nice space heater for me and Harvey???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Just when everything is all figured out...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Nov 2010 15:54:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, there is upheaval in our happy home again.  The two Frenchie puppies have been in the in/out p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, there is upheaval in our happy home again.  The two Frenchie puppies have been in the in/out pen with Tanner and Taylor.  Mom said there were two problems... one is that it's getting VERY cold and those doggy doors let in way, way too much cold air.  The other problem is that while poodles don't usually fight very much, Frenchies are way more likely to pick fights, especially with dogs of the same sex.  Well, it seems like Lola and Taylor have been having some squabbles lately, but nothing like Tanner and Louie.  This morning Louie decided he will have NO MORE of Tanner.  He chased him all over the place and was biting and grabbing him.  Mom stopped them twice, but Louie wasn't gonna quit.  He even bit Tanner's ear and he bled all over his clean, white coat.  
Why does that involve me, you ask???  Well, now Louie and Lola have the pen by day and will be crated at night.  Tanner and Taylor have moved out with us house dogs, I guess and will also be crated at night.  But... when they go outside they are still pretty small and, you heard it right from the horse's mouth, I have a tendency to pick on small puppies when Mom isn't watching me!  Yeah, I admit it, I can be like that, hehehe!
Soo, they will go outside with Ali and Georgie and Bubbles and I have been selected to do my outdoor time with Barney, Harvey and Crystal. Fortunately, it's quite cold outside now so my time with them will be thankfully short!!!
Anyway, today Mom took us in our new groups down into the lab pen.  It was cold and damp so we all wore jackets.  What a production that was, let me tell you!!!  Mom has two big bags of jackets and sweaters, yet she still couldn't find the right sized ones for Tanner and Georgie.  Oh well, I am sure she will get it right by about May, or at least by June???  We don't wear our jackets when we go out to pee and poop, only when we go for a ride or a run in the field.  That is fortunate... I am not sure Mom could stand the drama if it was everyday!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me, a calendar photo star????</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:25:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight Mom was making a few calendars of her vacation photos to give as Christmas gifts.  I was car ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight Mom was making a few calendars of her vacation photos to give as Christmas gifts.  I was carefully helping her select the best photos.  Of course I chose the ones with ME in them.  Mom worked and worked and fought with her printer and finally, after getting some upside down, etc., she finished.  She plunked it down on the table and went to let the puppies out.
Of course I snuck a look to see what photos she selected...would you believe she didn't use a single one that I was put in.  Boo hoo hoo!!
But... she did say I have way enough photos of just me to make about 10 calendars.  I say "GO FUR IT, MOM!!!"]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, new photos already!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 18:14:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, Mom surprised me!  She came home from obedience classes, got out her camera and started taking  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, Mom surprised me!  She came home from obedience classes, got out her camera and started taking some photos of our new haircuts.  You'd think we never had haircuts before!  Anyway, I did like the one she selected for me.  Yeah, Nina, my eyes are kind of sad, but... that is my trademark!!!
While Mom was working up the photos me and Georgie had a contest to see who could pull the most fuzz out of the loofa toys in the least time.  Of course, I won!  I'm surprised Georgie would even think she had a chance against me!!  
But, alas, Mom turned around and saw all that fuzz all over the floor... I must admit, there WAS a lot of fuzz stuffed in those little loofas!!!  Anyway, she yelled a bit and tried to get us to pick it up... yeah, right, Mom, that is YOUR job.  Then, she decided to take some photos of the mess for posterity... who IS posterity, anyway???  As she turned around and reached for her camera she dumped a whole bowl of popcorn all over the floor... she thought WE made a mess!!!  Of course that sort of deflated her whole posterity idea... that popcorn made even MORE mess than our fuzz.  Hehehe!   I did offer to help her clean up the popcorn however... that stuff is tasty!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, I am clean and clipped....</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:43:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom brought me and Pinki over to work with her.  She immediately clipped off Pinki's hair and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom brought me and Pinki over to work with her.  She immediately clipped off Pinki's hair and gave her a bath.  Then, she did my face and feet and put us both in an expen.  I waited and waited and waited and waited and finally, about a half hour ago, she bathed me and finished my groom.  She wasn't gonna cut my hair but she said I looked like a blimp!  Nice Mom, huh?  So, anyway, she clipped it all off my bod and then nicely scissored my legs and my topknot, then she said I STILL looked like a blimp!!!  That was after I had to spin around and around on the grooming table while she blew that HUGE, POWERFUL, MONSTROUS, NOISY, EXPLOSIVE, Ahh, just suffice it to say that it is NOT a nice dryer!!!  It almost blew me right across the table and onto the floor.  But... I was dry in about 15 seconds!
Then, she did some more trimming and she fixed my topknot, and she made my legs more even and finally, said I was done.  It's a good thing cuz she looked done, too!  I heard her and Julie complaining all day long cuz they had FIVE cocker spaniels, all overweight and way, way past due for their groom, in addition to three other BIG, HAIRY dogs to groom today as well.  Now she is already complaining about tomorrow cuz one person has four poodles and the girls only wrote the owner's name in the appointment book, then decided it wasn't very busy that day so they booked FIVE other dogs thinking that was for only one dog!!!  And, it's supposed to be Mom's get out early day and she was gonna take new photos for our pages now that we are groomed.  We will probably be all grown out again before she gets to them now!!!  Oh well... she will just have to groom us again, I guess.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Life is unfair sometimes....</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:49:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, this morning Mom took Toto and Crystal to work with her.  Then, a bit later, Julie showed up a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, this morning Mom took Toto and Crystal to work with her.  Then, a bit later, Julie showed up and got Ali, Georgie, and Bubbles.  I asked to go and she told me Mom was thinking I probably had enough of that kennel and wouldn't want to go over there for a while.  Hmmmm, maybe so?
Then, tonight when they all came home, I was soooo mad!!!  They all got haircuts and baths and I am still hairy and stinky.  That is sooo not fair!  Ali and Georgie are so white they are sparkling.  Their hair wasn't even as long as mine is.  My Mom is sooo mean to me!!!!
I certainly hope Mom takes me over there tomorrow... only me and Pinki and the hairless guys are left... and those hairless guys only need a face trim.  Me and Pinki are way shaggy and we smell like a kennel...well, Pinki always smells, but that's just Pinki!!!  Ya know the old saying, "Pink, Pink, you stink!"  With that I will now sign off!!
But, I do want to wish Bon Voyage to one of my best friends, Nina from Down East.  She is headed off to warmer climates tomorrow.  I am hoping her Mom will have a computer with her and send us lots of photos.  IF I could have gone to Florida with Mom I would have had WAY better and WAY more photos!!!  At least Nina's Mom is nicer and she is taking Nina with her!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A normal day????  NOT!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:06:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom spent the WHOLE day working on her photos!  Even though she had selected the best ones and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom spent the WHOLE day working on her photos!  Even though she had selected the best ones and put them in a special file today she went thru ALL the rejects and checked them over.  She says she sometimes forgets why she took a photo... for example, the ocean is not only a different color every single day, it changes from morning to noon to night as well, and Mom and her sister had to document all the different colors!  Of course those colors are also dependent on which camera was used and which way the sun was shining.  Aghhh, sounds like a terrible bother to me!!!  Anyhow, she finally finished and put them all on a disk for her digital frame.  Now, we are all "watching" her trip!
All us dogs are really wiped out from spending all that time in the kennel... Mom says we ALL lost weight as well...well, all of us except Pinki, hehehe!  Mom just fed us and we all ate every bit of our food!  And, it's even the same food and the same amount as we got over in the kennel, which we only picked at.  The Frenchie pups aren't home yet, but everyone else is, and Mom says she can't believe how quiet we all are.  Wait until morning, Momsie dear!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom's HOME!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:36:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I heard Mom come home at 2:30 AM!!!  Did she come over to the kennel and get us??  NOPE!  Sooo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I heard Mom come home at 2:30 AM!!!  Did she come over to the kennel and get us??  NOPE!  Sooo, this morning, bright and early, Julie brought us home.  Mom was sleeping and didn't even hear all of us coming into the house.  Mean Julie didn't let me go in the bedroom with Mom... what a brat she was!  Finally, Mom woke up and was she ever surprised to find all of us home!  First she let us out in the yard, then we came inside.  Harvey was all over Mom but I decided to punish her a bit and played hard to get.  After a bit I decided to let her love on me... it was very nice!  Now we are waiting for her to open her suitcase and give us our surprises... Harvey and Georgie don't know about that part... maybe they won't pay attention and I can have all the surprises???
Uh oh, she's getting up from her coffee... gotta go now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom's coming home!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:45:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, after a final walk on the beach and a final clean-up and walk thru of the condo, Mom and her s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, after a final walk on the beach and a final clean-up and walk thru of the condo, Mom and her sis left this afternoon for the airport... returning the rental car was uneventful since Mom convinced her sis they could drop off the luggage first, then return the car to it's rightful owners.  Well, Mom's sis said they couldn't do that... Mom said NO WAY was she slepping her luggage thru miles of airport soooo they did it!!!  They drove right up, checked their baggage and then returned the car.  Security was a breeze... guess they felt sorry for Mom and let her go thru the fast scan area... but, she forgot to remove her laptop so they had to rescan her whole bag.  Oh well, it gave her lots of time to get her shoes back on!!!
Then, since they were plenty early (both Mom AND her sister are those people who are four hours early for EVERYTHING!!!), they had a nice dinner and are now waiting for the plane to come pick them up.  
Mom STILL doesn't know if she's coming home tonight or tomorrow... the plane doesn't land until almost midnight and Mom's sister lives an hour and a half away from the airport... worse yet, Mom lives another hour further NORTH.  Soo, if they are still awake she will come home tonight, otherwise, someone will bring her home in the morning.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&quot;Our&quot; day...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:14:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Soo, Mom and her sis went off to St. Armand Circle to see the sights.  First off, they found a reall ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soo, Mom and her sis went off to St. Armand Circle to see the sights.  First off, they found a really HUGE statue of an army guy kissing his girl before he went off to WWII, called Unconditional Surrender, it was sooo big that I had real trouble climbing it!  They also found a cute howlaween prank where someone had put a jack-o-lantern right on the head of one of the statues.  It was pretty well done and very cute!  They came back to Siesta Key and had lunch at Capt Curt's.  Mom said it was the very best New England Clam Chowder she has ever eaten and she is from Clam Chowder country!!!!  She was amazed!
Then, they came back and got in a little more sun on the beach.  Mom saw a bird who was VERY HOT and was running toward the ocean...she fixed it to put me into it, hehehe!  Then, Mom walked around the condos and took pictures of all the pretty flowers.  After a swim, they did their final night of photographing the sunset... Mom said it was okay but nothing special tonight.  She was wishing there were some clouds, any clouds to make the colors better!
Tomorrow they will finish the cleaning, pack up and head to the airport for the flight home.  I can't wait to see my Momsie!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today's plans...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:45:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom and her sis are getting ready to go sightseeing.  They have finished their morning cleanin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom and her sis are getting ready to go sightseeing.  They have finished their morning cleaning and it's soo hot that they decided to stay in the A/C car during the hot part of the day.  Imagine... she is complaining about the heat and we are cold and wet up here!
Well, I will let you know if they see any good sights!  Maybe I can put myself in a nice photo????
Mom just had to edit this cuz they can't leave yet.  There is a bunch of construction going on here since it is technically between seasons and they have a HUGE truck right outside our door parked in front of our car!!!  The guy said only a few minutes longer.... we shall see!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today's work photos....</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:02:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom sent a few photos to me via email today of her and her sister working.  Some work!!!  All I saw  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom sent a few photos to me via email today of her and her sister working.  Some work!!!  All I saw was photos of the beach and the sunset.  Sooo, being the great Beanster I am, I just took the liberty of adding myself to her photos and plopped them all on my page.  Hehehe!  I also added one of Toto, since he is getting jealous of all MY vacation photos!  He's so silly he thinks I am actually down there IN the photos!
Anyway, those sunsets look pretty.  Mom said she is waiting for the perfect clouds to "enhance" them, but so far the sky has NO clouds.  Soo, every night they have to make the trek to the beach and watch to see if this will be the perfect sunset!  Of course, they take their appetizers and drinkies with them!  
Today, Mom discovered a really nice swimming pool right outside their condo unit.  She isn't usually fond of swimming, but she said after sitting on the beach and playing in the waves it was pretty refreshing to take a swim.  
Now they are headed out to dinner... so far they have cooked all their own dinners.  I sure hope she remembers a doggy bag!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shark teeth????</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:03:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and her sister went hunting for Shark teeth today!  Apparently there is one stretch of beach in  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and her sister went hunting for Shark teeth today!  Apparently there is one stretch of beach in Venice, Florida, that has more shark teeth on it than any other area in the world!!!  Soo, Mom and her sister drove on down there to see if they could pick some up.  Sure enough, just as they got to the waters edge Mom's sister found the first one!!!  They walked along and found three or four in just a short distance.  Mom cannot understand why all the sharks in the whole world just lose their teeth on that one beach!!!!
She stuck my photo in there... gosh, don't we all know by now that she left ME home alone???   
Anyway, she did say they were getting some cleaning done... Mom did the rugs and the porch and the windows so far, her sister is working on the bathrooms.  Of course, they get done their whole day's work by noon so they play all afternoon!!!
Well, gotta go now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom is complaining.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:52:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Can you believe that Mom is complaining that it's too hot in Florida???  Yup...you heard it from me  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can you believe that Mom is complaining that it's too hot in Florida???  Yup...you heard it from me first.  Me that is stuck in this COLD kennel and having to go outside in the COLD rain to do my business!!  Mom says it's in the ninety's but the A/C isn't fixed in the condo yet.  She says she was scrubing floors and washing windows and got all hot so she had to go down to the ocean and cool off.  I am supposed to feel sorry for her????  
Even my best dogster pal Nina is trying to go South!  Doesn't anyone stay up here in the cold and snow with us poor dogs????
Ohhh, the furnace just started... I gotta go sit in front of the hot air vent now.  Bye!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cleaning today...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:43:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom said she and her sister decided to get to work!  First, they had to drink their coffee on  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom said she and her sister decided to get to work!  First, they had to drink their coffee on the beach and photograph the dolphins.  Then, Mom started shampooing the rugs and her sister started cleaning out the cupboards.  They worked until 1 pm cuz the AC is not working and then they were too hot so they had to go to the beach for a while.  They came back, had lunch, did a little more cleaning and now they are going out for ice cream cuz the AC is STILL not working and it's 82 in the condo.  The breezes are nice and will cool it off tonight, I guess.
Mom put a photo of the birds on MY page.  She said she might get in trouble with headquarters, but the photo was too good to not use and adding me would ruin it!  She said TWO of those terns were missing their legs.  One flew right down and stole the cracker she was eating right out of her hand!!!!
Anyway, she said it is very hot and very sunny.  She is going to get a tan and then have to cover it with her long johns and heavy Winter clothes.
Well, I gotta go now cuz I gotta take my afternoon nap with Harvey.  It's Sunday so the kennel is closed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More from Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/696646</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:39:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom sent me a HUGE email today.  It was 20 something here and the snow was blowing around.  Fortunat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom sent me a HUGE email today.  It was 20 something here and the snow was blowing around.  Fortunately, it didn't stay!!!  Mom said she was a little cool this morning on the beach... it was 70!!!  She was watching the sunrise, well, not so much the sun rise as the moon setting.  She said it was pretty!
Today they had to take the people's car back to Boca Grande.  Mom said it was BEAUTIFUL!!!  The lady took them to lunch on one of the canals and they saw a manatee.  I saw one of those when we went to Cedar Key two years ago...no big deal!
Mom said they drove all around the town in a golf cart.  There was an Octoberfest street party and she saw a bunch of dogs cuz the Guide Dogs were there.  She said that place was amazing!!  HUGE mansions all over the place!!
Next they went to visit some people from Mom's old home town.  They had TWO Maltese dogs!!!!  Mom patted them for a while to get a dog fix!
On the way home they stopped to get some cleaning stuff and Mom bought Toto a toy... she said he will LOVE it!!!  I get a jacket, HE gets a toy!!!  How fair is that???
Then, they went back to the beach to get some more sunset photos... there were a few clouds so it was prettier.  Maybe she can add one of those sometime????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom misses me!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/696499</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:16:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom sent me an email and a photo of her at the beach.  She said it is very hot and very sunny.  They ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom sent me an email and a photo of her at the beach.  She said it is very hot and very sunny.  They "had" to sit in the sun for a while today.  She said it's pretty nice down there BUT she is missing dogs!!!  They DO NOT allow dogs at the condo at all... I wanna know how they can get away with that???  Mom says I would love it down there... the beach has pure white, soft sand and the sun is always shining.  There are a million gulls and pelicans for me to chase, too!!!
To appease me, Mom said she bought me a present.  It's a nice vest with a backpack built right in!  Toto already has one and now I do, too!!!!
Well, gotta go, the girls are gonna turn off the computer now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Virginia</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/696243</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:42:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom called me to tell me she is in Virginia right now.  She said her silly sister came to our house  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom called me to tell me she is in Virginia right now.  She said her silly sister came to our house at 3 AM and then she made her go until 6 PM tonight.  Mom says that she and Julie NEVER travel like that... they NEVER go that many miles in one day.  Now Mom is crying cuz her knee hurts and she is way, way too tired cuz she only got ONE hour of sleep!!!  Ya know, I am GLAD I didn't go!!!!!!!!!!
And, Mom said to tell Brenda Lee that she stopped at the welcome center in W. VA. and she found a four leaf clover when she stepped out of the car!  Cool, huh??
Now she says she is going to sleep RIGHT NOW!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home alone... well, Mom is!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/696108</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:56:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, tonight she really did it... Mom went home and I am still here at work!!  She did bring me ove ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, tonight she really did it... Mom went home and I am still here at work!!  She did bring me over the nicer bed but of course Harvey is in that one and I am in the yucky one!!  The only good news was that Mom was cleaning her grooming room and she found a couple of bully sticks in there.  AND... they are the braided ones, so that is really like THREE bully sticks in one!  Yup, she gave them to her two special dogs... ME, of course, and Harvey.  Harvey isn't really special... but he is the one in with me so she had to give one to him, too.  
I am sure Mom is very lonely at home, all alone.  I bet she keeps looking everywhere for me, and she is probably talking out loud to me, too.  I guess they are leaving very, very early in the morning so I had to stay here so Mom wouldn't wake everyone up when she put me back in here.  She wanted to meet her sister carrying me, sitting in my airline approved, under seat carrier! Would have been pretty funny, I suspect!  
Mom said all the dogs at work were barking like crazy today.  I can attest to that... she isn't kidding!!!  Anyway, she is wondering how long it will take until her ears stop ringing from all the noise.  I say all the way to Georgia.  I like Georgia... it is usually the first place it is really warm on our trips.  Gosh... I am going to miss going with Mom!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home alone???  This is scary!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/695980</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:25:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, I am the ONLY dog in my house tonight.  I might be able to enjoy it IF I wasn't so nervous abou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, I am the ONLY dog in my house tonight.  I might be able to enjoy it IF I wasn't so nervous about it.  WHERE is everyone and WHY am I here alone???  
Actually, I KNOW where everyone is... they are in the boarding kennel, hehehe!  I was there all day, but when Harvey stole MY bed and parked his robust body in it, Mom felt sorry for me and brought me home.  She isn't leaving until tomorrow night or Wednesday morning, anyway, so I SHOULD be home with her.  Mom and I have already picked out another bed for me so when I go over tomorrow I will have my OWN bed.  
Mom took us all over there today cuz she cannot stand to come home to a dirty house.  Does that make sense to you???  Me neither!  She says she will wash all the rugs and floors and stuff tonight and we will all get them dirty tonight SOOO, if we aren't here then the house will stay clean. I dunno about that, but I did promise not to pee or chew up anything or walk in any mud or do anything else dirty.  Guess that means no tootsie rolls in the bathroom, huh?
And, my other question... why am I here alone???  It's cuz I am "special"!  Momsie LOVES me and knows that I will snuggle nicely with her tonight and she won't be lonely.  Toto thought he was the only special one... he is over in the kennel sharing a run with his lovely daughter, Pinki.  Serves him right!!!  There is only ONE special dog in this household and that special dog is spending the night in the house!!!!  So there!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am not shaving off anything else.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/695725</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:51:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sooo, for those of you who are playing games with my mind, ahh, Nina, for example???, I have proclai ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sooo, for those of you who are playing games with my mind, ahh, Nina, for example???, I have proclaimed the rest of my beautiful red hair as off limits for ANY shaving or cutting.  I will not allow Mom or anyone else to shave my tassels, tail, topknot or legs or anything.  (however...I do think a nice, shaved band around the neck might be nice?  And, I have heard tell of a cut called the bikini clip???)  NAHH... there will be NO changes to my coiffure, well, unless that moustache grows back a bit??  
Perhaps if Mom shaved it ALL off I wouldn't have to worry about all that snow sticking to my coat.  Oh, nevermind, that snow melted away already!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Almost time for my vacation trip to Florida....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/695721</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:27:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ohh, did I say Florida???  It must have been a Freudian slip, I guess.  Mom is totally avoiding the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ohh, did I say Florida???  It must have been a Freudian slip, I guess.  Mom is totally avoiding the issue of her upcoming trip and I was carefully watching her pack.  So far there has been NOTHING dog related packed.  This is sooo not good!  Come to think of it, she hasn't even mentioned where I will be spending this vacation yet. I know she was planning on putting us in the boarding kennel but with all those strays over there and with a bunch of boarding dogs scheduled to come in there won't be any room for us.  Ohhh, soo sad!!!  She could leave us here at home but she said that's not good cuz that means the girls will have to come to work early to do us before the kennel.  
I did notice her counting the expens out in our back room today.  I suspect I will be staying in one of those in the daycare room with Ali and Georgie.  Toto and Pinki will get one and the little toy poodle pups get one, too.  The cresteds will get to stay in the big puppy pen over there cuz Crystal will just jump out of an expen, hehehe!
I guess I better go find a nice bed for Mom to take over there for me.  I don't do those smelly kennel blankets... I need the softness of a real bed!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Smiling or frowning???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/695348</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:40:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has been analyzing my photos.  Here are her theories.  First of all, many times when she takes m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has been analyzing my photos.  Here are her theories.  First of all, many times when she takes my photo I do, indeed, have "sad eyes".  Often it is HER fault... I was doing something exciting or fun and she dragged me over to take a photo.  Not too thrilling.  Or, she puts some stupid article of clothing on me, tells me to smile and blinds me with the flash.  Not something to "light up my eyes!"  
But... she does believe there really is something to that moustache making me look glum.  She thinks the lines of it were all wrong.  From face on, it had a tendency to drop away and not follow the upward lines of my lips.  Especially, if I was panting... that moustache dragged my face right down.  She compared obviously happy photos with and without... in the happy without ones my lips actually WERE smiling but in the happy with ones that moustache hid my lips and I looked glum all over.
Sooo, right now it stays off UNLESS she can figure out how to trim it so the bottom part goes up instead of down.  She said I am overall too happy to look so glum in all my photos!
I say, right on, Momsie.  But, to all my pals, remember, things ALWAYS change around here!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, 8,000 on the dot!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/695092</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:14:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom was almost ready for bed and I asked her to check my page for me.  Wow, I am at EXACTLY 8,000 vi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom was almost ready for bed and I asked her to check my page for me.  Wow, I am at EXACTLY 8,000 visitors!!!  According to my page, it says I have been on Dogster for approximately 800 days so that means I have had...ahhh, ten visitors per day???  I told ya, I can't do math!!!
Thank you all sooo much for your visits... I will think of you all whilst I am eating my brand, new, braided bully stick!!  Mmmm, gotta go now and chew that bully!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today's magic number...8,000 visitors!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/694972</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:55:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>With only a few more visitors, (six, to be exact), I will reach the magic number of EIGHT THOUSAND v ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ With only a few more visitors, (six, to be exact), I will reach the magic number of EIGHT THOUSAND visitors!!!  Gee, I can't even count that high, well unless I use each toe at 500????  Hey, it's still early and I am not quite awake yet, can you blame me for my math being wrong??
Anyway, thanks to all of you who visit my page and check out my smiling face... well, most of the time it's smiling, hehehe!
Gotta go, Mom is heading off to work and she's gonna shut down my computer over here.  Dunno what I am supposed to do all day without it, but, she IS the Mom and she thinks she knows best.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My moustache is GONE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/694742</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Oct 2010 16:47:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD... Mom took me over to work yesterday and she actually shaved off my moustache!!  She said she d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD... Mom took me over to work yesterday and she actually shaved off my moustache!!  She said she did it for my comfort and wellbeing.  Why is it that they always try saying stuff like that???  Don't they know we know that means they are LYING!!  I suspect she shaved it off cuz it was getting long and shaggy and she didn't know how to fix it!  She says during the cold, snowy Winter the snow will stick to it and freeze then I will have chapped lips.  Sounds like a load to me!!  Maybe she just was getting tired of me coming in after a big drink of cold water and giving her a great big kiss???  Now, wet and sloppy is a good descriptor for that, hehehe!
I am pretty sure she is going to grow it back out.  She likes it best when it's all about 1/2 inch or so all over.  Sort of bristly!
Today there was a freezing, cold wind here.  It was out of the north west and our old house was getting kind of nippy.  So, when Mom got out of work she put up those hair dryer plastic storm windows.  Man, those things really work cuz it's much warmer in here now!  Toto and I helped her.  My job was to pick up all the paper off the tape and drag it all thru the house.  I did a GREAT job!  Toto's job was to lie on the dog bed and check to make sure all the wrinkles were out of the windows.  He didn't do so well, but Mom says it's okay cuz she put up the winter curtains so those wrinkles won't show now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HELP... I need a new HOME!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/694302</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 16:36:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, it is REALLY bad here!  Now that it's cold and dark outside in both the morning and in the even ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, it is REALLY bad here!  Now that it's cold and dark outside in both the morning and in the evening Mom can't leave Barney and Harvey out very much cuz they have NO HAIR.  Soo, she doesn't want to leave them crated too much so they come out with us at night.  Well, Harvey already did, but Crystal and Barney usually played outside until it was bedtime.  Anyway... they are very good and cause NO problems at all, in fact, it's kind of fun having both Crystal and Barney out playing with us.  Soo, where is the problem, you ask???
Well, Toto is the ONLY big dog in our house now.  Except for Pinki and Thomas but they stay in the poodle room.  Toto doesn't like Thomas so he can't stay in there.  Toto also suffers from big dog syndrome as well.  (Those double adverbs or whatever those as well and also words are WERE intentional!)  Because I am Mom's favorite, (hehehe!!!), Toto always attacks me!  He used to just do it outside but now Mom puts him out with Harvey and Ali and she puts ME out with Barney and Crystal and Georgie and Bubbles.  That makes perfect sense to me, but I guess it makes Toto madder at me cuz he can't jump on me!  Anyway, tonight Mom went into the poodle room to get Barney and Crystal and Toto attacked me right under the kitchen table!!!  I screamed and screamed and Mom rushed out and rescued me and really yelled at Toto... and she made him go in his crate!!!  Next she checked me all over carefully but didn't find any wounds.  Well, trust me... I WAS injured... just cuz they don't show doesn't mean they don't hurt!!!  I needed a bit more attention so I sat in the corner and kept squinting one of my eyes.  Mom checked me again, and again and I kept squinting.  Finally, she put some nice, soothing drops in my eyes and that was all I needed... I started running around, playing with the others.  Here's a little secret between you and me... I really wasn't hurt but I needed Mom to think I was and give me a bandaid.  Guess the soothing drops will suffice!
Anyhow, my point... I am thinking that either Toto or ME needs a new home!  Mom will NEVER get rid of Toto so I need somewhere to go live where someone will love me all the time!  I don't eat much... but I do like to smush my food into the water dish before I eat it... it's a little messy, but, hey, if you have anything else more important than cleaning up after me, I guess I don't wanna live with you.  Oh yeah, I also like to leave tootsie rolls in the bathroom.  You will need to have a light colored rug so you don't miss them and step on them, hehehe.  And, I do need my OWN pillow and it needs to be on the outside of the bed.  I do not sleep in the middle or on the wall side...I don't like that at all!! And, you have to have a nice, heated waterbed for my comfort.  When it's chilly I need to go under the blankets and warm up before I get up in the morning.  Sooo, you also can't be an early riser OR you will have to leave me in the bed until I am ready to get up.  Did I mention the big yard???  I need a nice place with a garden and a pond so I can explore.  There needs to be a big lawn area so I can roll in the dead nightcrawlers.  And, I forgot... I need my very own kayak and someone to paddle me around.  That is very important!  And, I hope you have a nice BIG tent and a great soft air mattress for when we go camping...and, don't forget MY pillow and MY comforter!  Oh yeah, you need to take lots and lots of pictures of me... I am insecure and need that constant reassurance that I am the cutest!  Speaking of that, I also need plenty of warm, bubble baths and when my topknot gets too long it bothers me to have it in front of my eyes so I need lots of grooming.  Oh... did I mention that I also need lots of different jackets and t-shirts.  I get cold easily and need to have a variety of outfits. And, I need to go on over to daycare about once every week to put all those guys in line over there, so you will need to have a daycare for me.
And, finally, I need a great, HUGE, dogbed for the evenings.  And, I need a big, soft poodle about the size and shape of Toto to snuggle up with in that big bed.  
Oh, never mind, it's time for me and Toto to take our nap together now...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In trouble, but I redeemed myself!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/693743</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:10:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This afternoon Mom was going upstreet for some groceries.  Since Toto rode down to deliver Hannah an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This afternoon Mom was going upstreet for some groceries.  Since Toto rode down to deliver Hannah and the Crested girls Mom said I could ride upstreet with her.  Cool!  She let me run out to the car without my leash cuz I am soooo good!
We went to the grocery store and Mom was in there forever!  She said it was cuz she was hungry so instead of buying everything she wanted she was more careful, then had to run back thru the store and actually get some food for the week since she was sooo careful not to buy too much cuz she was hungry!  Did that make sense to anyone???  It didn't to me, but I thought maybe it was human talk???
After we shopped for food we went to the puter store cuz Mom needed some speakers for work.  She has an internet radio but she can't hear it in the bathing room so she added some speakers to it but she needed powered speakers.  Anyway, she found some there and we came home.
When we got home I hopped out and was waiting as Mom got out some groceries to bring in the house.  But.... I spied that wild cat sitting in the middle of the parking lot... now, how could I NOT chase her???  Unfortunately, I made a little mistake and barked as I ran after her so Mom knew I was gone.  She yelled REALLY sternly... Uh oh!!!  I thought about it for about ONE second, then I booked it right back to Mom ASAP!!  She was actually very happy with me.  Whew!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This and that and the other...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/693358</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:00:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I tried that sleeping in again this morning.  It really works pretty well... Mom just goes abo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I tried that sleeping in again this morning.  It really works pretty well... Mom just goes about her morning routine and I hide under the pillow until she leaves the room.  I am pretty sure she sees me there but she knows I do not like to go outdoors with Toto cuz he jumps on me!  Maybe if I didn't bite his feet he wouldn't?  Anyway, I was sitting on the back of the futon in the bedroom watching out the window to see when Julie came over to get me.  Would you believe I got all tangled up in the drapery cord and got stuck?  Fortunately, it happened as I was jumping down cuz I spied Julie so she rescued me and I didn't hang myself.  Maybe I will have to rethink this staying in bed late thing???
Hey, I heard from my old bud and companion Winston today!  He is doing great down there in Texas and says he doesn't want to come back to a NH Winter.  I told him it was 84 degrees today!  His Chloe La Rue is thinking about copying my great ear groom.  I personally think she would wear it very well!!!
I forget if I mentioned the great new bed we got??  If I did, sorry, but if I didn't... it's a HUGE bolster bed... way big enough for all of us to lie on at once and it is really soft!  One of Mom's grooming clients won it in a raffle and it was way too big for her dog so we got it!  Anyway, we were all excited to lie in it, but, for some strange reason, we are all lying on the old one tonight... only Georgie is sleeping in the new one.  Mom says she may take out the old one for a few days so we get used to the new one.  Hey... she got new glasses and she is wearing her old ones... why should we be any different???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vacation is definitely a no go for the Beanster...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/692555</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:53:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got a call from her sister today.  It seems they are going to drive her friend's car down to Flo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got a call from her sister today.  It seems they are going to drive her friend's car down to Florida and fly back.  Mom asked her sister if she had remembered to make MY airline reservation... she said "NO DOGS!!!"  Then, she added that her friend is allergic and I couldn't be in their car... Mom was so amazed her sister thought of that she couldn't comeback with "poodles are hyperallergenic so it will be fine".  She just laughed and said, yeah, right.  But... it does not look like I will be vacationing in Florida this year!!!  And, furthermore, I did hear Mom tell Julie that she was ordering a new flap for the doggy door so it would be nice and tight for me and Ali and Georgie to stay in there while she was gone.  I guess that is better than the boarding kennel????  I guess Toto will be staying in the house alone cuz he is very bad in the kennel.  Hmmmm, at least I won't get blamed for anything that happens to the house while she's gone!!!  
Gee, I wonder how my Mom will pack knowing that she has to fly back... guess she won't be taking one of everything like she usually does!!  I guess I wouldn't want to go anyway if I couldn't have all my stuff with me!!!!
Oh, I forgot... I guess there is still a chance that these plans can change... they always do!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things ALWAYS change around here......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/692054</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:12:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Remember how I am always saying how things are never cast in stone here... everything always changes ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Remember how I am always saying how things are never cast in stone here... everything always changes from day to day.  Well, Mom's vacation trip to Florida is no exception!  Her sister called her today and asked her if she wanted to drive someone else's car down to Florida and that person would pay for them to fly back.  Mom said sure... she said I could probably still fit in my under the seat flight carrier.  Actually, I have NEVER flown on a plane and it sounds very exciting, but we DO have an under the seat approved carrier.  Mom let me try it out since I came over to work with her today.  I hopped in and, surprise, I do fit in it!!!  Mom was pretty surprised that I fit in that one but she did know she had one that I would fit in, IF her sister says I can go.
Hey, this morning it was dark and kind of chilly when Mom's alarm went off so I decided to stay in bed.  I scrunched down really low behind the pillow and off she went without me!!!  When she got to the kitchen door and the others ran out I did hear her call to me but I stayed scrunched down and she opened the bedroom door, peeked in, and said, FINE, STAY THERE, THEN!, so I did, hehehe!  After a while (a very LONG while), she sent Julie over to get me.  I guess she was checking if I was sick or something.  Nope, not sick, just lazy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Florida....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/691929</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:51:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Would you believe I am not getting anywhere with my campaign to join Mom and her sister on their Flo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Would you believe I am not getting anywhere with my campaign to join Mom and her sister on their Florida trip.  To be honest, I am not sure Mom is even convinced I need to go with them.  She is still emailing my cute photos with cute captions to her sister, but... so far it's not working.  Mom is thinking about how nice it would be to get to a motel at night and just check in and bring her own stuff in and not have to go back a million times for my food and my crate and all that junk.  And, she wouldn't have to keep putting her shoes on and taking me out to pee a million times both night and in the morning.  But, I am sooo cute and little and I don't even eat much!  Besides, if she wants me to, I can pee inside the motel so she won't have to walk me!  
I don't think my Mom has ever gone kayaking without me... I hope she can do that!!!  
OH NO... I just realized... she won't be able to put ANY of her photos on my dogster page unless I am with her!!!!
This could be a very, very serious problem!!!!  I hope she is thinking it thru very, very clearly!  How will she keep her blood pressure low without being able to pet me???  Oh my, oh my!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Howlaween photos ALREADY????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/691778</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:27:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom had to go get her new glasses this afternoon and she was wandering around the store afterward to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom had to go get her new glasses this afternoon and she was wandering around the store afterward to make sure she could see and they fit right.  Well, she found the howlaween costumes so she bought a few things for us.  
Of course, when she got home she needed to try them on us, and, of course, the camera came out as well.  Sooo, I was lucky enough to get a new one!!!  Ali got a new one and Toto got a new one.  The others had to wear our hand-me-downs, hehehe!
Mom has a bad cold today so she didn't get all of us done cuz the old costumes (well, most of them) were in the kennel and she was too lazy to walk over there and find them.  She said she would do that tomorrow when she comes home from work.  I can't wait to see what she does with Taylor and Tanner.  She has a few ideas for Harvey but she's gotta find the parts, first.  She was gonna make both him and Barney a pair of horses, but then she found the headless horseman so she is going to do something else for Harvey.  
Anyway, of course, I LOVE mine the best!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MY day at work...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/691307</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:13:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was pretty surprised this morning when Mom decided to take me to work.  Laurie is on vacation, it' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was pretty surprised this morning when Mom decided to take me to work.  Laurie is on vacation, it's Julie's day off and Mom had to work alone and the boarding kennel was way, way full!!  She also had to groom some dogs so I assumed she was going to be all out all day long.  Oh well, I didn't argue, I happily went along with her.
First of all, there was NO ONE over there to go get our breakfast!!  That is sooo not fair!  Mom had some coke in the fridge but I had NOTHING!  Then, she put me in a crate in daycare and spent HOURS taking the other dogs outside while I had to sit there and watch.
Finally all the cats and dogs were cleaned and fed so me and Mom took a break.  I hopped up in the other chair in the break room and that stupid Ceiling Cat was trying to get up there with me, imagine that!
After our break Mom bathed the other grooming dogs and even gave me a bath, too.  Then, she put me in with Hilda.  Now, Hilda is okay, but she will not give me even an inch of her bed.  I had to stay standing up the whole time I was in there!  After about three hours of standing there, Mom came and got me and gave me another haircut.  I couldn't complain...I have been feeling kind of shaggy lately.  Because everyone else was done, Mom spend lots of time with me and even scissored my legs instead of ran that stupid clipper down them.  Much nicer!
Eventually, we were finished and Mom took me (and a pair of scissors???) into the break room again.  I hopped into MY chair and the next thing I knew, CC the cat hopped right up there beside me!!!  I wasn't gonna look at her, but I sure wasn't gonna give up MY chair, either.  OF course, Mom had a camera, (well, it was her phone camera, hehehe), so she took our photo.  Next thing I knew, CC was rubbing her head all over me.  I wanted to sneak a glance at her, but I KNEW she would probably scratch me or something!  Fortunately, Mom was done with her break so I could gracefully slip off the side of the chair and CC didn't follow me or scratch me at all!!!!  Whew!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our L O N G weekend....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/690809</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:53:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we did sleep a little later on Saturday, but Mom still had her later alarm set cuz she had to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we did sleep a little later on Saturday, but Mom still had her later alarm set cuz she had to run over to work and groom two cats and send a poodle puppy to his new home.  More about the puppy on Pinki's page!  Anyway, she came home and we played for a while, then she mowed the lawn.  After that, she went grocery shopping, then she messed around with the computer all the rest of the WHOLE afternoon and evening!  We hung out on our dog bed.
This morning we DID sleep late, but not too late.  Mom woke up because when Julie got to work she let out a bunch of dogs and we heard them barking so we ran to the windows and barked.  Mom told us to hush, so we did, but then we were all circling around on the scatter rugs so she jumped up and put us all out.  At that point the four babies decided it was time for breakfast and started screaming so Mom fed them.  Then, Barney and Harvey were cold (it was VERY cold this morning!!!) so Mom had to let them back inside.  At this point she gave up and got up, hehehe!  So, we had a leisurely breakfast with Mom and then she decided to clean out her car??????  Of course we couldn't help her with that so we stood in the windows and cheered her on!  We were SURE she was going to take us somewhere in that clean car but she didn't!  (I watched carefully and she DID put my crate back in there.... maybe I am going to Florida with her???)
Anyway, then she came back inside and sat for a while but, our Mom doesn't sit well!  She gets fidgity and can't sit still.  Soo, she took her pruners and her weedwacker and went over to the kennel to work on the garden.  Because it's soooo dry here everything died just like it does when it freezes so she decided she could clean it out early.  Well, again we watched out the windows.  After about an hour or so the battery died on the weedwacker so she came along home.  Next, we all watched some TV for a bit, then it was time for dinner.  Soo, all in all, it turned out to be a not so special weekend.  She WAS going to take us down in the lab yard but, by the time she was ready it was raining.  We couldn't go to the pond cuz it was threatening to rain all day long and it was pretty chilly for the first part of September.  Sooo, maybe some other time????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A &quot;FREE&quot; weekend???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/690382</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:29:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and Skye were supposed to go camping this weekend but they aren't gonna go.  Although Mom did bo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and Skye were supposed to go camping this weekend but they aren't gonna go.  Although Mom did book a couple of grooming cats for Saturday, she has decided to NOT WORK (except for the cats, LOL) and make it a free weekend for just her and us!  Mom says the only real thing she has planned is to sleep as late as she wants to on Sunday.  She says she hasn't slept late in forever!!!  She always either has to go to work OR go somewhere if she took the day off.  I was thinking how much fun that would be... I would just jump up and shut the alarm off for her (where is that Winston/Tyson when we need him???)and we could all go back to sleep.  Sounds nice, huh???  Well, Mom in her infinite wisdom, has decided that us dogs can't sleep late cuz we are creatures of habit and our habit is to go outside at 6:30 AM, every single morning of our lives.  So, she is going to hop out of bed, put us all out and hop back in bed.  I have informed her that I will just leave my tootsie rolls on the bedroom scatter rug as usual and there will be NO need for me to go outside at that awful hour when I can sleep nice and late with Momsie.  She now knows it's me leaving the tootsie rolls on that rug cuz the other night I was the only one sleeping in the bedroom, but, that's another story.  Suffice it to say, I made a grave error in judgement that night!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a BEAUTIFUL day it was.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/689596</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Sep 2010 16:04:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, it was such a nice day here today!  Mom says maybe we should have MORE hurricane warnings!  It  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, it was such a nice day here today!  Mom says maybe we should have MORE hurricane warnings!  It was sunny and all the humidity blew away.  Of course, it was a bit breezy, but, hey, it can't be totally perfect!
Anyway, we all went down in the big yard with Mom for a run.  She was adding some water to the pond and other stuff so we played.  I ran sooo fast most of my pictures didn't even come out... they were just a blurr.  I was happy to have Georgie back again so she could help me catch Harvey.
We were all running back from the shed and I hurt myself.  I must have taken a wrong step or something cuz suddenly my front leg just collapsed and I fell over.  Mom dropped the camera when she realized I was hurt and raced over to help me.  But, not to fear, I was fine after a bit and kept on racing.  Too bad about that big dent in the camera lens!!!!  Mom didn't see me get hurt, she just noticed me lying on the ground crying (It REALLY hurt!!!), but when she looked back at the photos there I was, falling to the earth in a grimace of pain in the back of one photo.  She said it's fuzzy cuz she had to enlarge it too much.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new Computer is finished....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/689346</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:13:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight when the computer man picked up his dog from daycare he had the rest of the parts for Mom's  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight when the computer man picked up his dog from daycare he had the rest of the parts for Mom's new computer.  He put them in and it is now so fast that Mom is having a major problem.  You see, normally while she is waiting for something to open or load she runs to the bathroom.  By the time she is done the program is ready or the photos are open.  Well, this computer is SOOOOO fast that she doesn't even have time to get up from her chair before it's ready.  She is not sure when she will have time to go, hehehe!  She said it's a problem she can certainly live with!!!  Now we have SIXTEEN gigabites of RAM and a separate video card with it's own RAM on it.  It's just bursting with speed!!!  Mom has our photos on a removable hard drive and now when she plugs it in ALL the individual photos are instantly displayed.  She used to have to wait for the folder to open, then wait and wait and wait for the photos to show up.
In fact, she was browsing thru the photos and picked MY folder.  She was finding photos she even forgot were in there cuz she usually won't wait for them all to display.   She found a forgotten photo of my mother and she put it on my page.  She said my mother was one of the better ones cuz they could tell which end was which... some of them it was impossible to tell the front from the back!  At least they are all in happy homes now where they get regular food and water and grooming and LOTS of love...well, I am not sure I get enough love, but...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BAD vacation news....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/688269</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:59:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and Julie had decided they couldn't go on a vacation this Winter cuz Mom can't drive good with h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and Julie had decided they couldn't go on a vacation this Winter cuz Mom can't drive good with her sore knee and it's gonna be too hard with work since Tonya isn't here.  Soo, they decided to put it off until Tonya comes back in the Spring.
Sooo, a couple of days ago Mom got a call from her sister.  It seems they have a condo down in Florida and have to go down in the Fall to fix things for the Winter rentals.  Usually she goes with her hubby, but this year he can't make it so she wants Mom to go with her.  Of course, Mom said YES!!!  
Now, here's the problem... although Mom's sister has a dog (it's Aligator, remember her, the little yellow lab puppy?), she is really not a DOG PERSON like Mom is.  She had the nerve to tell Mom that I can't go!!!  She said pets aren't allowed in the condo...well, that doesn't even make sense since her sister OWNS the condo!!!! Soo, Mom is helping me and every single day we send her an email with a photo of me on vacation with her and Julie.  The first day she sent the one of her and me under the Welcome to Florida sign.  Yesterday she sent the one of me in the palm tree and today it was the one of me and her in the kayak.  Speaking of kayaks, they are taking MY kayak with them!!!  HRUMPH!!! 
So far, the photos aren't working too well, but Mom isn't giving up yet!!!
I suppose you all heard that Toto was the Dog of the Day???  Man, is he being a conceited brat tonight, although Mom did make him share some of his treats she got for him.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new computer...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/687970</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:02:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>WOW. it is VERY fast!!  Mom thought it was our internet that made it take so long to open my page bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ WOW. it is VERY fast!!  Mom thought it was our internet that made it take so long to open my page but now she discovered it was the computer... it opens instantly now!
Anyway, she is taking a break from moving software and files so she helped me write this.
Break's over!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Life is good!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/687936</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:48:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, here I am writing this from my chair over at work!!!  Finally, Mom brought me along with her t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, here I am writing this from my chair over at work!!!  Finally, Mom brought me along with her this morning.  Of course, I did need a bit of a bath and a quick face shave, but, it was worth it!  Mom found some flea dirt on me so she was really bumming!  But, when she bathed me she didn't find any at all, so that made her feel a bit better.  Guess I will be getting the old Advantix in a couple of days and guess everyone else will be getting picked over tonight.  Too bad we didn't have some monkeys to do that!
Mom's new computer came and she is very excited.  In fact, as soon as we leave here she will throw some food at us and then start playing with it.  Guess it will be a boring night for us dogs!!!!  She said it's faster than a speeding light and that is without all the RAM cuz some of it was bad and had to be sent back.  And, her super duper video card was backordered so she won't really know how super it is until next week sometime.
Gotta go, it's closing time!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom's new computer???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/687496</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:03:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom still hasn't gotten her new computer!  The puter man is going on vacation next week so he &quot;said&quot; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom still hasn't gotten her new computer!  The puter man is going on vacation next week so he "said" he would get it together this weekend.  We sure hope so!  Anyway, Mom decided to spend the day today getting her photos organized so she could get them off this computer and onto the new one.  She figured it would take an hour or so.  Well, she's still working on them!!!  She has a portable hard drive and long ago she tried to move them all over to that in sensible files.  Well, each time she works on them she goes insane and makes more files.  Today she moved 5004 photos just out of the places where she puts the copies of the memory cards.  And, most of those were last years!!!
When Mom takes photos of us (well, wait a minute, when DOESN'T Mom take photos of us??) anyway, when she does she usually takes about 250 to 300 shots at a time.  She became a child of the digital age very quickly!!!  She never used her film camera cuz she never, ever got the film developed!  So, now she puts the camera on "sport" which generally will allow her to continuiously fire away.  Out of all those shots she may keep one or two each time.  Today she shot off 286 and only kept three... one of Ali and two she put on my page.  The rest of them are all rejects, EXCEPT, our Mom doesn't reject them... she keeps them incase she wants a different angle or view of something, someday.  She never knows what to do with them... she tried filing by date but when she wanted something, she couldn't remember when she took it.  Then, she tried by each of our names but then most of them have more than one of us in each photo.  Her latest is to do them more by category, like Kayaking 2010, camping 2010, and that way.  Still leaves lots of them where they shouldn't be.  I have told her over and over that she needs to delete the REAL rejects and then tag the others.  She is too old to figure that one out, duh!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD... amost a tragedy to ME!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/687041</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:51:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You would NOT believe what just happened to me!  Mom went down to the big yard to get the babies and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You would NOT believe what just happened to me!  Mom went down to the big yard to get the babies and bring them home for dinner.  We were all in the house waiting for her so I just jumped up onto Jenny's watch chair to check out the window and let Harvey know when she was getting close so he could stop chewing on her shoes.  Well, the Frenchie's pen is up against the chair and I couldn't figure out how to get back down so I climbed on over to the desk.  Then I had a REAL problem cuz the only way down was to jump off the desk onto the floor and that was tooo far down for me!  Sooo, Mom comes in the door and there I was... right in the middle of the desk staring at her like a deer in the headlights.  I could not figure any way out of this one, so I had to look subdued while she yelled at me a bit.  The very worst part was that I wasn't even up there long enough to check out if there was anything edible up there.  Drats!!!
Mom got another new camera... she is sooo silly that she thinks every new camera is perfect, then she finds out that if they took the good parts of all of them and made them in ONE camera it would be okay, but each one has its major drawbacks!  This one is pretty cool, but it is SLOW and it also makes our coats look like watercolor paintings in some of the photos.  Anyway, the main feature Mom thought was cool was that it has face recognization for dog breeds!!!  It doesn't have them all, but it does have poodles.  Soo, she did a before and after photo of me, and put them on my page.  She says the only difference she can see is that my face may be a bit brighter in the second one?  She tried it with Toto and it just kept recognizing his topknot as a face... dumb, huh??  It did work pretty good for Ali, but, even that couldn't make poor Harvey look any better... his and Ali's test are on Ali's page, but she only did the after with them.  
It was supposed to do really great spot focusing on her macro flower shots but the wind is blowing too much to try that today.  Soo, the jury is still out on this camera!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>17 more visits????</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:12:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Mom was adding a few photos to my page tonight (FINALLY!!!), and I noticed I only need 17 more  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Mom was adding a few photos to my page tonight (FINALLY!!!), and I noticed I only need 17 more visitors to make 7,000.  Gee, I can't even COUNT that high!!  I can only count to 14 cuz that's how many toes I have, hehehe!  Anyway, it was nice that Skye is back cuz she and Mom took us all out to run in the lab yard.  And, I got to race around with the little guys in the house cuz she told Mom she would watch us.  It was fun but I had to remind that Taylor that I was an elder in here!  She is a pretty much in your face sort of puppy and I really don't care for that too much.
Speaking of in your face, last weekend when Alfie's former Mom came down to visit I decided to shock everyone and be friendly with her.  Actually, she was pretty nice so I let her hold me and pat me a bit.  She seemed happy about that, so I let my tongue stray up and give her a little kiss a few times.  Mom was telling her that I am getting friendlier in my older age, so I decided to give Skye the cold shoulder when she first got here the other night, just to show Mom that I didn't appreciate her making generalizations about me.  That was pretty fun, too.  I hid under the desk and kept barking at her.  Of course, when she started giving everyone pieces of her leftover dinner I had to change my plan a bit and race out and get my share.
Hey, last night our electricity went off for about three hours.  And, there wasn't even a storm!  Mom has a battery back up for the computer and it beeps when the power goes off so all of us jumped up and barked up a storm at it. (Hey, that was punny!) We wanted to make sure Mom knew about the electricity being out in case her alarm didn't work this morning.  She and Skye were a little mad about being wakened up in the middle of the night... they have NO gratitude for our efforts at being helpful!  Hrumph!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thunder alert was a no go!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/686532</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:19:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I tried it, I woke up around 3 am and sounded the alert.  And, fortunately, it WAS raining so  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I tried it, I woke up around 3 am and sounded the alert.  And, fortunately, it WAS raining so Mom shouldn't have questioned me. 
But, here's where it all went terribly wrong... I was standing on the guest bed barking out the window, (fortunately!)  Harvey decided to "help" me, so he jumped up and started barking too, but he was standing right on top of Mom.  Mom rolled over and told him to knock it off.  He must have misunderstood her, so he immediately started trying to roll her off the bed.  BTW, he may be small, but he's pretty good at moving Mom, he climbs under the blankets and just keeps digging at her.  Pretty soon, IF she's still sleeping, she rolls over and here's where Harvey was hoping she would roll right off the bed and he would have knocked her off, hehehe.  Well, there was a problem... Mom was not really that soundly sleeping and she jumped out of bed, grabbed Harvey and went over and put him in his crate.  Where was I during all this???  I decided in the interest of sleeping in the nice bed I had better just climb back up and go way, way over into the corner and go back to sleep, which I did.  Whew, that was a close call!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hrumph, puppies everywhere....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/686181</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:40:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Do you guys realize that it has been TEN whole days and Mom hasn't even thought about helping me wri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Do you guys realize that it has been TEN whole days and Mom hasn't even thought about helping me write a diary entry???  I sure would like to know what is the deal here.  I actually suspect it is due to all the puppies that are showing up here lately.  If Mom spends all day playing with them, she is way to tired to play with poor little me!!!  Oh well, I can make my own games, too bad they aren't always games Mom likes.  For example, right now Toto and I are destroying some paper we found in the trash can.  We are trying to figure out how small we can make the pieces and still allow them to recognized as pieces of paper.  Earlier I tried to get the other guys interested in playing tug with me and my toy that Mom and Skye got me when I finished my title at that show, (guess Mom forgot how hard I worked for her for that one???)  Anyway, next we are gonna all sleep on the dog bed, waiting for it to get dark enough to go to bed.  Maybe tomorrow she will play with us???  Gee, maybe if I wake up in the middle of the night and sound the thunder alert Mom will love me again???  Guess I will try that tonight!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend report...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/684698</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:57:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it wasn't a bad weekend.  It wasn't great, either.  We pretty much just hung around.  Mom did  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it wasn't a bad weekend.  It wasn't great, either.  We pretty much just hung around.  Mom did a few projects like mow the lawn and clean the dog room, then we went down to the big yard and played around for a while.  It was pretty hot, even though the humidity was lower, so we didn't run too much.  We did take a LONG Saturday nap with Mom, and when we woke up she realized her knee felt way, way better.  Yesterday it was even better still but she still thought it was cuz it was a weekend.  Nope, she just came home from work and she almost RAN across the parking lot, now she is sitting normally instead of with a HUGE ice pack on her knee.  Whew... we were all getting pretty worried about that!
Mom said the veterinarian came down today and checked out all the puppies.  She said they were all very healthy, even the deaf one.  Oh yeah, I bet Mom didn't mention that, huh????  One of Pinki's babies is completely deaf!!!  Mom said she never heard of that in mini poodles, especially not in BLACK ones, but, he can't hear at all!  She is hoping he is going to live with Jenny and her new Mom... she is, afterall, his grandmother!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>TGIF &amp; DDPOTD....</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:29:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew, it is finally Friday and it looks like we may have a &quot;normal&quot; weekend around here for a change ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew, it is finally Friday and it looks like we may have a "normal" weekend around here for a change.  Mom doesn't have anything abnormal planned and I am hoping for some R&R.
Suddenly this morning I got some gifts and some well wishes from my pals out there in Dogster land.  I couldn't figure it out until Mom read her email.  Seems I am a daily Dogster Diary pick today!!  Yippee... something exciting in my dull life.  
It was pretty cool last night in our bedroom.  As a result, I had to climb up on Mom's back and sleep there.  This morning she woke up and thought her arm was paralyzed... nope, it was just my "fat" body pinning it to her body, hehehe!  Thanks for the warmth, Momsie!!!
Well, I am sure hoping Mom gives me a groom today cuz I am feeling a bit shaggy.  Both me and Toto are shaggy, hey, come to think of it, so are Ali and the babies.  Mom must be slacking????  She claims she is "busy".  Yeah, right.  Doesn't she remember her only job is to provide for our every need and desire???  Guess I will be needing to remind her of that today!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad day all around....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/684098</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:39:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am here to tell you that yesterday was not my day!!!  First of all, Mom left me home when she went ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am here to tell you that yesterday was not my day!!!  First of all, Mom left me home when she went to work and I was hoping to go along over there and visit with my friend Hilda cuz her Mom brought her to work.  Ah well, Mom gets out early, so I decided she would take me kayaking with her.
Finally, Mom came home from work but she had someone with her... OMD... it's Kiwi's Mom!!!  Now, I am a decent enough guy, not terribly friendly but I usually can get along okay with Mom's guests, and sometimes I even like them.  However, I am sorry to say, I do not like Kiwi's Mom!!!  It all goes back to my childhood and a visit from Kiwi's Mom.  She was staying in our guestroom and she had Kiwi and another Frenchie with her.  Well, I moseyed into the room to visit the Frenchie's and Kiwi's Mom flapped her arms around and told me to get out of there.  On my fast exit, I accidently hit the baby gate and it fell right on top of me and pinned me to the ground!!!  Now, I was a tiny baby then... about 4 pounds or so and it was a terribly traumatic experience.  Soo, now whenever I see Kiwi's Mom I have to bark at her and run the other way since it was, afterall, her fault that the baby gate fell on me!!!  She never comes to visit me, so I guess it doesn't matter whether I like her or not, anyway!
Well, they played with the puppies for a while, then I saw Mom putting kayaks on the car.  Oh boy oh boy I am going kayaking!!!!  But, what is this????  Mom put ME in my crate and let out Toto, Harvey, and Ali!!!  Ali LOVES Kiwi's Mom so that was no surprise but how come Toto and Harvey????  And, NOT ME????
Anyway, they were gone forever and our dinner time came and went and they still weren't home.  Finally, they got back but it was already dark and I smelled chicken salad and ice cream on Harvey and Toto's breaths!!!!  HRUMPH!!!!!!!
Would you believe Kiwi's Mom actually stayed over night AND they spent the whole evening ooing and ahhing over the photos they took of Ali and Toto and Harvey and the puppies... what was I doing????  I was hiding under the desk!!!  Grrrrrrrrrrr!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I was lost!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:23:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it's been almost a whole week and nothing bad has happened, EXCEPT... Mom lost me on Sunday!!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it's been almost a whole week and nothing bad has happened, EXCEPT... Mom lost me on Sunday!!!  She was cleaning or something and finally decided to go to bed.  She had Toto and Harvey and Ali and was looking for me.  Sometimes I sneak out when she opens the door to the Summer room and so she looked out there. Nope.  That room connects to an outside dog pen so she looked there... nope.  So, then she checked the bathroom cuz Harvey had been stealing towels again and she had shut the door and maybe I was in there.  She opened it and called my name... nope.  Then she checked the dog room... nope.  She checked the guest room cuz she had been in and out of there...nope.  I could tell she was getting worried cuz her voice calling me was getting more and more panicked.  Off she went to check the bedroom again... nope.  She even checked the hallway closet.  Nope, no Beanie.  Now she was really fearing the worst... she was really panicking and was sure I was dead somewhere.  She checked outside in the driveway (now, really, how would I have gotten out there???) She checked the outside pens again in case I was busy when she called me the first three dozen times... nope.  She even checked down in the cellar (she KNOWS I would NEVER go down there!!!).  Then, she checked the bathroom again, only this time she turned on the light... woke me right out of a sound sleep!!!  I was snoozing on all the towels Harvey pulled down, hehehe!!!  Then, she was MAD at me!!!  The nerve!  She locks me in there, then is mad cuz she can't fine me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A bird bite???????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/683288</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:22:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, my Mom is still complaining... this time she says it's cuz a bird bit her!!!  I am still laughin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, my Mom is still complaining... this time she says it's cuz a bird bit her!!!  I am still laughing, but she says it's not funny.
It seems that my Mom collects birds... I mean BIG birds.  People are always getting them cuz they think they are cool and then they realize that birds are not really easy pets!!  And, they live forever, or so it seems!  Right now she has a scarlet macaw, a blue and gold macaw, a military macaw, a greenwing macaw, a sulfer crested cockatoo, two sun conures and an assortment of smaller birds including lovebirds, finches and parakeets.  She used to keep them in the house but all those birds are a lot of work, not to mention noisy!!!  She moved them into the boarding kennel and it works great over there... they get tons of visitors, they keep the dogs entertained, and they are quiet at night!!!!!!
Well, last week we were boarding another blue and gold and another cockatoo so they had the extra cages out.  Yesterday Mom was moving them back cuz our cockatoo could reach the hoses and he was trying to eat one.  Well, she moved his cage all across the whole kennel... about 55 feet with no problem.  Then, she moved it a few inches more and he nailed her finger!!!  Mom says they each crush a Brazil Nut and a walnut every day so he was in great practice to crush her finger!!!  I haven't seen it yet cuz she has a HUGE bandage on it but Julie said you could even see her finger bone!!!  Cool!!!  Mom says fortunately, it's her left hand AND, since birds don't have saliva in their mouths they are not likely to cause infections when they bite.  Usually she says stuff like that when she knows she did something stupid and got hurt because of that... now, if I had bitten her she would have rushed off to the hospital and she would still be crying and screaming.  Because she stuck her finger in the bird's cage, she is not drawing too much attention to herself and just moaning lightly, hehehe!!!  The last time one bit her she was singing to it and dancing with it, but... that's another whole story!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Better????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682992</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:14:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said it couldn't get any worse... I told her to be careful what she says!!!!  But, it didn't, wh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said it couldn't get any worse... I told her to be careful what she says!!!!  But, it didn't, whew!  So, today it is MUCH cooler.  Our AC in our dog room is working perfectly now that Mom put the new/old one in there.  The computer man brought all Mom's work files to her today AND gave her a nice quote for a new puter.  She said since she has NEVER had one built to order before and she does tons of stuff with BIG photos she is getting a special order one for home and will bring the home one to work.  Besides, the home one already has all the work software on it so that will be easy!  The new one will be very, very fast and will have a ton of memory.  Mom says she should NEVER see that "out of memory" message again!  The nice part about ordering one from a real person is that she doesn't have to get a bunch of stuff she will never use nor even want, like blue ray and TV tuners and stuff like that.  That way she can get more memory, a better graphics card and a faster processor.  She is actually pretty excited to get one!!!  
The new washing machine is perfect, even better than the broken new one and the new printer cost way less than Mom feared.  And, last night she did all the lawn mowing and then it rained so they are all nice again, too. 
Her knee is still broken, but everything can't be perfect!  Her other doctor told her that lots of times the second shot doesn't work... bummer! 
Soo, now everyone is happier (except her knee??)and we are going to go down to the big yard and relax down there.  Catch ya later!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More bad luck?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682657</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:59:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Mom is jinxed!!!  First poor Lukie died and then yesterday one of our boarding dogs got very sick ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Mom is jinxed!!!  First poor Lukie died and then yesterday one of our boarding dogs got very sick.  Mom got his owners and they took him to the vets and he had a bad tumor on his spleen and they couldn't operate on it.  Mom and the girls were very sad cuz he was a dog they had rescued and these people had adopted him, even when he was very, very old.  
Then,when we came back from vacation the computer at work wouldn't turn on.  Well, the puter guy said it was probably the power source so he took it away.  Yes, the power source was bad, BUT... the mother board was also fried!!!!  Mom killed her Motherboard?????  Anyway, we were gonna get a new one, now we're getting a new one sooner!!!  The puter guy is getting Mom's work stuff off that one, whew!
Then, our BRAND NEW, three day old washing machine stopped washing! There was a computer issue and it wouldn't put any water in it.  Mom called the store, they told her to call service and they said their next appointment was July 30th!!!  Mom hit the roof... this was BRAND NEW!!!  So, she called the store back and told them to come and get it right now.  Well, TWO days later they came and brought her a new one, a different kind.  So far, so good.  
And, then the air conditioner in the dog room at our house stopped cooling us down.  Grrrrr.  Mom had this one covered... she had a used one over at work that someone gave her so she put that in after work last night... works great now!!   BUT.... this isn't all.... Mom was printing some photos last night for Skye and the printer quit!!!  Everytime she turned it on it had a different error message... paper jam, carriage jam, ink pump issue, or ink tank failure issue.  Mom checked and that means the computer part is no good and that costs more to fix than it costs to get a new one.  Grrrrrr.  Soo, she and Skye went to the computer store to get a new one and on the way there was a huge storm and the puter place had NO electricity so they were closed.  Can you believe that?????
Finally, Mom had to go to the knee doctor today to get a shot in her knee.  Well, she had it before and it instantly made it all better.  Not this time, now she says it hurts even worse!!!  We are all going to bed early tonight!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More bad luck?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682656</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:58:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Mom is jinxed!!!  First poor Lukie died and then yesterday one of our boarding dogs got very sick ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Mom is jinxed!!!  First poor Lukie died and then yesterday one of our boarding dogs got very sick.  Mom got his owners and they took him to the vets and he had a bad tumor on his spleen and they couldn't operate on it.  Mom and the girls were very sad cuz he was a dog they had rescued and these people had adopted him, even when he was very, very old.  
Then,when we came back from vacation the computer at work wouldn't turn on.  Well, the puter guy said it was probably the power source so he took it away.  Yes, the power source was bad, BUT... the mother board was also fried!!!!  Mom killed her Motherboard?????  Anyway, we were gonna get a new one, now we're getting a new one sooner!!!  The puter guy is getting Mom's work stuff off that one, whew!
Then, our BRAND NEW, three day old washing machine stopped washing! There was a computer issue and it wouldn't put any water in it.  Mom called the store, they told her to call service and they said their next appointment was July 30th!!!  Mom hit the roof... this was BRAND NEW!!!  So, she called the store back and told them to come and get it right now.  Well, TWO days later they came and brought her a new one, a different kind.  So far, so good.  
And, then the air conditioner in the dog room at our house stopped cooling us down.  Grrrrr.  Mom had this one covered... she had a used one over at work that someone gave her so she put that in after work last night... works great now!!   BUT.... this isn't all.... Mom was printing some photos last night for Skye and the printer quit!!!  Everytime she turned it on it had a different error message... paper jam, carriage jam, ink pump issue, or ink tank failure issue.  Mom checked and that means the computer part is no good and that costs more to fix than it costs to get a new one.  Grrrrrr.  Soo, she and Skye went to the computer store to get a new one and on the way there was a huge storm and the puter place had NO electricity so they were closed.  Can you believe that?????
Finally, Mom had to go to the knee doctor today to get a shot in her knee.  Well, she had it before and it instantly made it all better.  Not this time, now she says it hurts even worse!!!  We are all going to bed early tonight!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back to normal life again???????</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:07:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, now I am REALLY exhausted!  On the way home I was still pretty stressed and stress makes me ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, now I am REALLY exhausted!  On the way home I was still pretty stressed and stress makes me have to go!  Well, we were in the car speeding down the interstate so I just went to the very back of the car and did it there... sorry, Mom, some got on your chair!!!  Skye cleaned it all up and sprayed some lavender stuff so I could relax some more.  Mom got me a great new toy AND a bully stick and I am so tired and wiped out that I couldn't even play with them.  I am sleeping with my head on the toy so no one else can get it!
Mom thinks she gets nervous when she takes us to a dog show.  Does she have ANY idea how stressed we get???  Sometimes I wonder!  Well, at least now I don't have to do that stuff again.  I guess Mom's plan to get me really tired camping so I wouldn't be so scared of the judge worked.  All I wanted to do was get done and come home!  Now all I want to do is go to bed.  Mom, too.  She said driving all that way almost killed her knee... she even took her walking stick into the show with her.  I was sooo scared she was going to take it in the ring but fortunately she managed to walk during my time in there.  Whew, I guess we are both looking forward to Monday morning!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD..... I WON!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682327</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:18:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom is still in shock!  I passed everything, and I didn't even get scared when the judge touched me! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom is still in shock!  I passed everything, and I didn't even get scared when the judge touched me!  Trust me, there were way scarier things going on there.  The back of the room was covered with curtains and there was a PERSON back there, opening and closing doors and walking around behind the curtains.  I had to keep one eye on them so I didn't have time to get scared of the judge.  Mom said it wasn't pretty, but she didn't care as long as I got at least 170.  Whew, I got 175!!!!  Mom said it's a darn good thing she wasn't judging cuz she probably would have flunked me!!!  hehehehe... that's why she's not a judge!
signed:  
Beanie, CD, RN, CGC!!!!!!!!
PS... more later, and new photos!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682198</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:23:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well we got home and managed to get the car all unpacked.  Skye had too much vacation so she is sick ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well we got home and managed to get the car all unpacked.  Skye had too much vacation so she is sick, so me and Mom did all the unpacking.  Because it is kind of late Mom didn't take me out to practice my obedience tonight.  She says her knee is way, way too sore now.  Gee, I hope she doesn't limp too much while I am working tomorrow!!!
Anyway, Mom finally got all the photos edited and she put mine on my page.  Skye is putting Toto's on his page so we can't wait to see them, too.  Remember when you are looking at them all, no fish, no geese and no ducks got hurt during the taking of these photos... I almost got hurt a few times, but none of them got hurt!!!
We did have fun but it sure is makes you tired to camp out in the HOT weather.  Mom did bring our portable fans so we could sleep better.  HEY, it only raining once the whole time we were there... and, cuz Mom lost her expensive walking stick we weren't half way up a mountain... we were in the car going back to the campsite to find it.  Man, it poured cats and dogs and buckets of rain.  All the poor people that had just come for the weekend were in the middle of setting up their tents and they all got soaked!!!  All that got wet of ours was a roll of paper towels that was left out.  Not too bad!
Well, I gotta go rest up for my show tomorrow.  I am hoping I am not too tired, Mom is hoping I am way tired so I am not afraid of the judge like I usually am!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD.... I am pooped.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/682054</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:37:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, this camping is sure hard work!!!  I am soo pooped Mom is worried about me passing my test on S ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, this camping is sure hard work!!!  I am soo pooped Mom is worried about me passing my test on Sunday.  She did make me work tonight after a long nap and I did good... hopefully she won't make me do anymore!
Today we hiked up a trail, chased some geese, well, I chased the geese..wait until you see my photo!!!! We don't have enough battery to do them tonight but Mom says we will be home tomorrow and will do them then.  She said it's the best one yet!!!
Anyway, then we kayaked and kayaked and kayaked some more.  Mom says her knee is really broken and it's worse when she drives so she's hoping she can drive me all the way to the show on Sunday.  I hope so, too, cuz I have a good feeling about this one!!
Well, it's almost dark now, we gotta go to sleep!  Mom is as tired as I am, and Toto and Skye are tired, too.  Mom says don't worry, it's a good tired!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vacation day one.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/681866</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:41:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew, I am exhausted!!!  We have been fishing and kayaking and hiking and swimming and eating and ru ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew, I am exhausted!!!  We have been fishing and kayaking and hiking and swimming and eating and running and bird watching and I am beat!!  I am gonna need a vacation from my vacation!!  Can't write more cuz Mom's battery is dying!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>7000 visitors!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/681337</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:36:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just turned on Dogster and low and behold, my visitor total is sitting right at 7,000.  Woohooo. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just turned on Dogster and low and behold, my visitor total is sitting right at 7,000.  Woohooo... that bully stick is MINE!!!
Thanks everyone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The continuing new computer saga........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/681298</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:23:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Soo, you may remember that two weeks ago Mom got a new computer cuz the puter man said her hard driv ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soo, you may remember that two weeks ago Mom got a new computer cuz the puter man said her hard drive was crashing???  Well, that one (a very expensive one!!!) crashed within four days so they gave her a new one.  Would you believe that a few days ago it started acting up and today Mom couldn't even get it to completely boot up?  Once again, the man at the store tried to give her a hard time but then he couldn't get into it either and he was using safe mode...Mom got it to work in safe mode!!!  Well, this time Mom decided to insist on a full refund instead of another replacement one.  They were Dell's... Mom has had good luck with Dell's before.  She thinks maybe something happened during the shipment to the store??? She is pretty mad cuz she spend a whole lotta time installing stuff and she also lost two weeks worth of photos, although she probably still has them on the memory card, if she looked!!! 
Anyway, Mom said she had buyer's remorse immediately after she bought the new one for some reason.  And, for some reason she hadn't even taken our old one over to work and switched them out yet, so, we are now back to using the old one.  Mom says maybe she will get a special order one next time... she needs really fast and lots of memory to work with the photos, and she doesn't like all those gizmos and gadgets that use up the memory and processor speed.  Sooo, she could get basics and extra memory instead of all the frills.  If it wouldn't be such an issue with software she would like to try a Mac.  Oh well... we'll see.
Meanwhile, because she was messing around with the computers she never took me out to work on my obedience again.  I think she isn't doing it so she will have an excuse when I fail????  Could be, huh?  She has already picked a show for a back up leg for me...the entry closes AFTER my Sunday show so if I pass she won't enter me.  Whew, hope I pass!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My dog show....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/681055</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:41:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just remembered that my dog show is NEXT Sunday!!  She hasn't been training me cuz it's been too ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just remembered that my dog show is NEXT Sunday!!  She hasn't been training me cuz it's been too hot and somehow she thought she had tons of time.  Guess not, huh?  I suspect I will be working during our camping trip.  We get home on Saturday and have to leave EARLY Sunday morning, plus she has to groom me and the cresteds before we go to the show.  Mom, there are only 24 hours in each day... you were gonna do that stuff when???  Oh yeah, don't forget you will also have to unpack all the camping stuff and put it away, and clean out the car!!!  I am gonna hide all afternoon on Saturday.
Well, gotta go, it's pouring rain outside so I am back to bed now!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Too hot for kayaking???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/680848</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:20:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, last night Mom and Skye took me and Ali up to the pond again.  It was soooo hot that she made  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, last night Mom and Skye took me and Ali up to the pond again.  It was soooo hot that she made Toto stay home cuz his hair is black and he would be way, way too hot.  There was a sort of breeze up there but when the temperature is 96 degrees and the humidity is 98 percent it takes more than a breeze!!!
I decided to go with Skye since Mom made me!!  She took Ali with her.  We paddled pretty slowly cuz it was pretty warm and we stayed on the shady side of the pond.  Right up by our island Mom spied a momma mallard duck with her five babies.  Cuz we had quiet kayaks, we quietly paddled closer and watched them play for quite a while.  The babies were pretty cute... they were jumping up and grabbing overhanging plants... and peep, peep, peeping!!  We were peek, peek, peeking, hehehe!
After a while we got bored with the ducklings so we headed North.  Pretty soon Mom spied a beaver, so they decided to go way around it and come back toward it for a better photo opt.  Well, suddenly there was a huge commotion and a Great Blue Heron flew up right in front of us.  He was carrying his almost finished dinner, a big fish!  Mom got photos of him, too.  Then we watched the beavers for a long time cuz they were eating their dinner.  They climbed up the bank, got a branch, and went back into the water to eat it.  Cool!  
Then, we paddled back to the beginning and me and Skye and Ali went for a swim.  Ya know, even the water was hot!!!  On the way home Mom and Skye got some ice cream but they got peppermint stick and I don't like that kind.  Mean Mom, huh?????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A dry holiday????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/680448</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:30:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was beginning to get worried... a whole, hot long weekend and not a single trip to the pond??  Wha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was beginning to get worried... a whole, hot long weekend and not a single trip to the pond??  What could be the problem here?  Well, today Mom's friend, Alphie's former mom, came down to visit.  She and Mom hopped in the car and went somewhere to eat... sure, we got left home!!!  
Finally they got back and Mom took the kayaks off the car... huh??  MOM, PUT THEM RIGHT BACK UP THERE!!!   But, as I watched, she dragged the canoe out and she and her friend struggled and struggled and finally it was on the car.  Mom came inside to rest (this doesn't look good for my canoe trip, I was very nervous!!)  Well, eventually, Mom got me and Ali on our leashes and got a cooler with water for them and water for us and away we went.  It was sooo hot, it was 108 degrees in our car even with the AC on!  Finally, just as I was about to faint, the AC started cooling the back part down.  Whew!  
So, we got there and Mom actually got the canoe off the car really fast!  Soo, down to the water... Mom held the canoe while her friend gingerly stepped in... OMG... she's never been in a canoe before, hehehe, fun time!!!  Nah, I was good... I stayed right up in the back with Mom.  It WAS hot even on the water.  I was hoping Mom would dip me in the water but she had her best camera with her so she didn't want it to get wet.  Gee, what about my feeling hot???  
Oh well, not too much to photograph... it was too early for the beavers and the loon was no where to be found.  We did find some HUGE frogs that Mom took photos of... the first one was sooo big she thought it was some kids plastic toy floating there.  Nope, he was real and when he jumped the whole canoe shook!!!!!!
Now we are home trying to stay cool.  Actually, it's pretty nice in here, Mom has AC for the Frenchies... how come us poodles don't rate???????? (She reminded me that we get to share the cool air, oh yeah, I forgot that!!!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom LIED to me!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/680006</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:16:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, everypup... has your human ever lied to you?  My Mom did the biggest ever lie to me.  She told  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, everypup... has your human ever lied to you?  My Mom did the biggest ever lie to me.  She told me long ago (well, last year), that I would NEVER have to go to another dog show and do that stupid obedience stuff ever, ever again.  Well, she was lying!!!
Tonight, I ate my dinner and I was just hanging out in the living room when Mom got out my show leash and collar... I considered ducking under the desk but I also spied that big piece of string cheese she had.  Hey, what the heck, I'll humor the lady, I guess, at least for some cheese I will!
Soo, off we go down to the big yard.  I was pretty excited cuz it's nice out tonight and I just got groomed so I was looking for some fun.  Well, we get down there and Mom springs it on me... she has entered me in a dog show again!  It is the day after we come back from our next camping trip.  Figures, how to ruin a perfect week!!!  
Okay, I'll play her stupid game, but I am not going down easy! So, I moseyed along while I was supposed to be heeling and every time she stopped, I stopped in front of her, facing her, hehehe.  She wasn't too happy, and she reminded me that we have plenty of time and if I have to start over, she will start me over.  That sounded ominous to me, so, I will now behave.  I did manage to get my sits and downs down, and even got a little humor in it that Mom didn't notice until she looked at my photos!  And, Mom had to admit, my recall was super!  So the finish sucked, I won't fail with no finish.  Anyway, finally it was over and she let me free.  Ahhh, right away I found a great dead nightcrawler to roll in... I packed that smell all over my neck and chest, hehehe!
Then, I had to sit quietly while Mom was trying to photograph some hummingbirds on the bee balm.  Could I help it if I had an itch everytime they came out???  Soo, I got to go home early!  Let's see what I can come up with tomorrow night????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We are unhappy cuz Mom is unhappy....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/679835</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:46:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, after the virus in the work computer last week the computer man told Mom it sounded like the h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, after the virus in the work computer last week the computer man told Mom it sounded like the hard drive was dying.  Well, that scared Mom, so she bought a new puter for the house and is taking the house one over there.  She did this last Saturday.  The new one kept crashing, and it was getting worse and worse and worse.  Mom paid more than she should have so she could get a fast one for all the photos and stuff she does so she wasn't too thrilled.  Tonight it kept dying every five minutes so she called the place up and ended up bringing it back.  They told her they were going to "fix" it... that did not sit too well with Mom since it was only FIVE days old!!!  So, then the guy said it was Mom's software crashing it.  Nope, don't think so, Mom is not a computer dummy... this system was CRASHING... Then, the man hooked it up, and was checking it out.  Mom was checking over his shoulder.  There was a list of all the crashes... it was even crashing during the night when no one was doing anything with it.  He was still telling Mom it was her fault when suddenly, it crashed on him!!!  Needless to say, Mom brought a new computer home tonight!!  But, she is still unhappy cuz she spent every night all week loading her software on that one and getting everything set up the way she likes it and now she has to do it all over again.  Especially bad was that she lost all the photos of the beavers and the loon... didn't make her happy at all.  Soo, we are being very, very good tonight!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/679676</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:11:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tonight me and Mom took Toto, Ali and Skye kayaking.  It was pretty cold and windy, but the sun was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonight me and Mom took Toto, Ali and Skye kayaking.  It was pretty cold and windy, but the sun was bright so we brought our jackets...well, us dogs didn't but Mom and Skye did.  When we got to the pond NO ONE else was there... one of the perks of a cold evening, I guess?  Anyway, the plan was to paddle all the way to the upper end then let the wind blow us back to the parking lot.  Soo, we paddled and paddled and paddled.  Finally, we made the island and Mom and Skye decided to eat dinner there.  (Us dogs ate our dinner before we went!)  Well, Mom drifted over to the other side of the island and spied a loon!!!  She had always thought our pond was too small for loons, but... there he was.  She took a bunch of photos, then looked behind her and there was the beavers already out!  Soo, she and Skye paddle quickly to the far end and took some photos of the beavers.  Would you believe by pure luck Mom got a photo of one beaver smacking his tail in the water???  Actually, it was still curled over his back and is really cool!  She said maybe she would cut and paste my photo in there so she could put it on my page.  Cool!!!  Anyway, after we played with the beavers for a while we decided to go home.  Of course the wind had now changed direction and died down a lot so we had to paddle all the way back to the end.  Mom saw the loon again but it was getting kind of dark for photos of him.  Oh well, I bet he will stay there for a while now that he has discovered what a great pond it is!!!  If he does, maybe Mom will have her long lens with her the next time???  Sure hope so!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We are happy cuz Mom is happy....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/679115</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:50:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, first of all, Mom discovered that the computer man's magic software fixed her work computer!  It ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, first of all, Mom discovered that the computer man's magic software fixed her work computer!  It had a nasty virus and every single execution file was corrupt.  AND, it shut off her anti-virus program and put in it's own.  You were supposed to "buy" their program (they called it downloading "new fixes").  YEAH, right!!  Imagine what they would have done with her credit card info if she had fallen for that little trick!!!  Fortunately, the computer man (one of her daycare clients), had some magic software right with him and he knew how to use it, so it destroyed all the bad junk.  The software had to run all night but now the computer is fixed!  This virus came in on IE8.  The only thing wrong after was that IE was still corrupt so Mom had to delete it and download it again.  The computer man said it was very nasty and he's seeing it alot.  Grrrrrrr.....The first thing that happened was that Dogster wouldn't automatically log in... then, the whole dogster page got all funky, then the "FAKE" antivirus notice popped up and everything else quit.  She couldn't even boot from a backup boot disk.
Anyway, that made her happy to have that fixed, but the really happy thing was that she found a home for Ozzie.  Ozzie is a pitbull stray dog that was brought here about 2 months ago.  Mom says he is the nicest, most gentle dog in the whole world, but they were having tons of problems finding him a home cuz of his breed.  Even the local HS that usually takes Mom's unclaimed strays wouldn't touch him.  Well, yesterday a friend of Mom's called cuz they had lost their old pit and wanted another dog to keep the younger female happy.  She came and visited Ozzie, he is PERFECT, and everyone is happy, especially Mom and Ozzie!!!!
The only bad thing that happened was that Mom got another Macaw.  She rescues them cuz too many people have NO IDEA how difficult they are to keep.  Mom keeps them right in the kennel... they LOVE the dogs, they talk to them all the time and they get lots of attention in there.  This one is a blue and gold, and he is now with an old Scarlet one that has been here for 10 years.  Soo, I guess, all in all, that is a happy thing, too!  Happy for the unwanted Blue and Gold, happy for the formerly lonely Scarlet, and I guess, happy for his former owners who now know what a problem these big birds are!!!  Now we have SIX big birds... instead of going to the dogs, Mom is going to the birds!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aghhh, that silly photo again........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/678928</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:41:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, I though Mom had deleted this July 4th photo long ago, now I see it's back on MY page again.  C ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, I though Mom had deleted this July 4th photo long ago, now I see it's back on MY page again.  Can't a guy have any relief from the stupid props???  Hey, Mom's computer at work got a major virus, maybe it will get in this one and lose this photo??  I suppose it's better than Toto's stupid hat trick, huh?
Oh well, I am going to bed now, it's late and I am sleepy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Post vacation let down...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/678635</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:51:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This week I am suffering from post vacation let down. In plain English, I am bored silly!!!  Mom is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This week I am suffering from post vacation let down. In plain English, I am bored silly!!!  Mom is really crazy at work cuz Tonya took a leave of absence to go get married and Julie is out with an injury (NOT work related, hehehe!), so Mom is the kennel girl, bather, groomer, opener, and closer.  I guess that's what happens when you own the business.  Soo, I have to stay home cuz there are too many dogs at work since it's Summer now, and Mom doesn't have time to watch any extras.
And, at home, Pinki is still with her babies, Ali is still with her babies, Toto is spending the night at Skye's and that leaves me and Harvey.  Harvey is nice, but... Harvey is still a puppy and it's hard to carry on an intelligent conversation with him.  He understands BALL, DINNER, and PLAY.  That's about it.  He also needs to be watched cuz he has a habit of stealing Mom's shoes and putting them all on his (well, Toto's) dog bed.  So far, he hasn't chewed any but I am waiting and watching to make sure he doesn't.  Today it was too hot to stay outside all day so I just slept the day away on my (Toto's) bed, crowded between Mom's shoes.  Maybe tomorrow she will have time for me???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I forgot to tell you....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/678123</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:02:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I forgot to tell you about the most fun thing we did!!!  On Saturday morning we decided to take the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I forgot to tell you about the most fun thing we did!!!  On Saturday morning we decided to take the canoe and go all the way down our pond and the next pond and go to the office and reserve some more camping dates.  Well, it was pretty gosh darn windy, and that canoe blows around way worse than our kayaks do.  But, Mom paddled and paddled and Skye shouted directions, and FINALLY, we made it there.  Would you believe you cannot make reservations there cuz they don't have any electricity??  You have to make them on line!!  So, Mom got on her new Blackberry and made them.  Anyway, we decided to go the long way home and follow the shore.  Soo, with the wind blowing us, Mom didn't even have to paddle, she just steered us a bit.  We went very slowly and me and Skye checked out everything on the bottom of the ponds.  We ALMOST even caught a pickeral!!!  We did catch a bunch of salamanders and newts, a whole bunch of frog eggs and fish eggs and other eggs, and almost caught a turtle, too!  It was sooo cool, the bottom was crystal clear and there wasn't even any silt cuz Mom wasn't paddling.  Finally, after a couple of hours, we were getting hungry for lunch so they both paddled and home we went.  That was mighty fun!!!  Then, we all went for a hike with Skye and her friend while Mom cooked lunch.  That was pretty fun, too, except some geese tried to chase me!!  They didn't want me to get close to their babies, I guess.  Trust me, they sound worse than a dog growling when they hiss at you!!!
Mom and Skye went fishing.  Mom caught three baby perch, but then they discovered somehow ALL the nightcrawlers that she and Skye had collected for a whole week before camping had disappeared right out the the box that was supposed to keep them healthy and fresh.  There was only ONE left, so when that one was gone they had to stop fishing.  Mom tried some left over hamburger, but I guess they didn't like the A1 sauce on it!!!  Skye tried a fake worm, but that wasn't a hit, either.  Oh well, maybe next time???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping report..........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:22:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I was pretty sure something was terribly wrong when the weather was hot and DRY and there wasn ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I was pretty sure something was terribly wrong when the weather was hot and DRY and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.  But, sure enough, last night Mom checked the weather on her phone (she was really MAD... her phone works there but not at home!).  Anyway, it said it was going to rain in the night, so they put everything that they didn't want wet in the car or in our tent.  Soo, it rained just enough to get the tent really wet before they packed it up to go home.  Speaking of our tent, it was the most wonderful tent in the whole world, especially when I figured out I could squeeze out where the zippers came together (or didn't come together, I guess!)  Anyway, I am not telling how long I was out there running around. but I did come back inside when I heard Mom waking up.  The next night they tied string around the zippers...bah!  
We had lots and lots of fun.  Because we did have neighbors, Mom didn't let us run around too much, but we got to hang out with them when they were right around the campfire.  One of our neighbors was a young couple with a big, chocolate lab.  When they pulled up Mom was SURE he was going to be racing all over, barking and driving us crazy.  She was some surprised when he was extremely well behaved and quiet as a church mouse.  Mom had to go complement the owners and they told her he was a rescue... YAY!!!  Rescues rock!
This morning we all watched the loons in the pond for a while.  They are pretty neat, but sure do make a lot of noise in the night!!!  Oh well, our new tent was soo comfy that I slept right thru all the noise, well, that is when I wasn't out exploring the campground, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The weather report is....PERFECT!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:34:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD... we can't believe it, the weather report for the entire weekend is absolutely perfect.  Full s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD... we can't believe it, the weather report for the entire weekend is absolutely perfect.  Full sun and nice and warm.  Mom is not sure what we did wrong!!!!!!  The car is all packed, except for us and the coolers, and we are ready to roll as soon as Skye gets out of school and Mom gets done grooming.  Of course they have a really old newfoundland coming for his FIRST groom, so she may never be done, hehehe!  She thought she was finished today cuz they had FIVE golden retrievers plus an assortment of small dogs.  Mom is walking pretty bent over tonight!!!
Mom put our advantix on tonight so we wouldn't get bugged by the bugs... there ain't no bugs on me!!!  We made sure we jumped and rubbed all over her so she is probably pretty well protected too!  I can't wait... I am so excited I don't know what to do first!  Let's see.... swim??  Run around??? chase chippies??? go in the kayak???? sleep in the tent???  Gee, I can't decide!  Mom says we are sleeping LATE both mornings... yeah, right, Mom.  That'll never happen, I am sure!!!  
Mom is breaking her own no electronics rule and is bringing her e-book reader AND her netbook.  But, she says it's okay cuz there is only one place way up on a big hill where there is any service at this campground.  Fine with us!!  Soo, we will probably not write again until Sunday night or even Monday.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another RAINY Sunday!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:12:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, don't the rain gods know that Sundays are special and not supposed to be rained on???  This is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, don't the rain gods know that Sundays are special and not supposed to be rained on???  This is not nice, Mom got the house all cleaned and us all cleaned and she was planning on taking us for a kayak trip today.  Well, now it's STILL raining and we do not care to kayak in the rain.  
I guess the only good part is that it will up the chances for better weather next weekend when we go camping.  In spite of MY reservations, Mom is taking Harvey with us.  I bet he will be a real baby and complain about everything from the mosquitoes to the lack of a heated bed!!!  I hope he understands that camping is not for babies!!  Me and Toto are tough, rugged, outdoorsey type dogs... we will have no use for a wimpy baby in our campsite!  Maybe he will have to stay in the car???????????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping again???  Watch out for the rain!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:50:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and Skye made another reservation for camping.  This time they are trying to go next weekend.  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and Skye made another reservation for camping.  This time they are trying to go next weekend.  In case anyone is wondering what the weather will be, here is the forecast:
Friday, daytime...PERFECT...warm, sunny
Friday, evening...HUGE rain storm moving in... we are leaving Friday after work!!
Saturday.... rain all day long, and extreme cold and wind for additional discomfort.
Sunday... rain all morning, giving way to hot sunshine around noon when we get home from our camping.
Oh well, at least we have a better tent this year... we can spend the whole weekend in the tent if we have to!  I guess just me and Toto are going with them.  Harvey wants to go but Mom says he can't be trusted without his leash and we LOVE to run around without our leashes.  We couldn't reserve the nice, private site so Mom is worried about him running off with the other campers.  Besides, he will get cold with all the rain and wind we are expecting! Afterall, much as Mom would like to, she can't really bring her warm, heated waterbed camping.
Hey, gotta go now, it's time for dinner!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>RAIN and MORE RAIN..........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:11:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It is pouring rain on a Sunday... doesn't it know it's not supposed to rain on Sunday???  I know, it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is pouring rain on a Sunday... doesn't it know it's not supposed to rain on Sunday???  I know, it's cuz we were supposed to be camping this weekend.  Hey, if  anyone wants to make sure it won't rain on their plans, just check with me... if we are scheduled to go camping then it will certainly rain!!!!
Well, gotta go now, we are napping in our crates while Mom and Skye clean some of those "rainy day" projects like the closets and the refrigerator.  They don't want our help, silly people!!!
Ohh, I had to come back cuz I forgot to tell everyone that the beans we planted the other day are growing already!!!  Must be they like the warm sun and the warm rain???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Goin' Fishing...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Jun 2010 14:25:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Skye and Mom went fishing this afternoon in that BIG Canoe.  At the last minute they decided to take ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Skye and Mom went fishing this afternoon in that BIG Canoe.  At the last minute they decided to take me along.  Only I got to go, Skye was afraid that she would hook Toto if he went...guess I don't matter???
Anyway, we went out into a big cove with lots of lily pads...HUGE lily pads.  The wind was blowing like crazy and in the blink of an eye we were all the way across the cove and back to shore.  Meanwhile, Mom stuck a worm on her pole and tossed it in... almost immediately she said she had a bite.  Skye said she must probably be caught on a lily pad, but Mom reeled in a HUGE fish!  I got to check it out before she put him back in the water.  Anyway, they fished for a while longer, then the wind got even stronger so they went back to shore cuz Mom was afraid a big thunderstorm was coming.  HEY, that reminds me.  Early this morning I got to alert everyone cuz we had a HUGE crashing storm.  Not to worry, I woke everyone up so they could escape if something bad happened.  It didn't, so we all went back to sleep.  Mean Mom woke me up earlier this morning and I needed to sleep late to catch up my lost sleep.  She didn't seem all that thankful that I had alerted her to the storm!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>STILL working and it's not even the weekend!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:27:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hrumph, it's MY day today and Mom made me and Toto and Harvey work tonight!!!  We had to go out and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hrumph, it's MY day today and Mom made me and Toto and Harvey work tonight!!!  We had to go out and help her plant the beans.  She plants these cool Scarlet Runner beans along the daycare fence.  First of all, they grow HUGE (remember Jack and the beanstalk???) and then they shade the daycare pen all afternoon.  Second, they have really pretty clusters of great red flowers for the hummingbirds and the bees.  And, finally, you can EAT the beans!!! Mom loves them, but we all love them, too!!!  We can't wait until they are big and have lots of good beans to eat.  
It would have been fine if we could have just planted the beans but no, we had to prepare the area first.  How come on those gardening shows they just have perfect ground all clean and ready to plant???  We had to rake off a whole bunch of leaves and sticks and junk, then we had to shovel all the sand off the front where the snowplow left it.  Finally, we got to plant the seeds, then we had to water them and fertilize them.  Whew... we are exhausted!!!  It was supposed to be obedience night but we keep having thundershowers and lots of rain, then the sun (and the mosquitoes) come out!
Finally, we were done and since we were right out by the big yard Mom let us go on down there and run around for a bit.  Great smells down there... I even smelled the silver fox that is living in the woods behind the yard.  Mom discovered the pond was unplugged so we had to fix that, too.  Now we are home drying off from all that wet grass.  And, we are chewing on our mosquito bites, too!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy Smokes...(sorry, Eastern Canada.)</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 04:14:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We woke up this morning and thru our bleary eyes we discovered that I am one of the Diary picks of t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We woke up this morning and thru our bleary eyes we discovered that I am one of the Diary picks of the day.  I suspect it's cuz of Mom's big mouth????  Anyway, I appreciate it, and, as luck would have it, I also made 6500 visitors due to this great honor.  Soo, if my tummy is fine, Mom will take me to work and I will get a bully stick!!!!
Speaking of our bleary eyes... our whole area is filled with smoke and it's coming all the way down from Canada.  It is better here today cuz it's raining... we hope it's raining in Canada, too!!!  That smoke must be REALLY bad up there!!!
Well, off to work!!!  Thanks, HQ, for picking me (again).]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new CANOE...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 31 May 2010 16:59:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom and Skye sold lots and lots of stuff so they went and got us a new, bright red canoe!!!  W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom and Skye sold lots and lots of stuff so they went and got us a new, bright red canoe!!!  We had to try it out, it sure works great!  And, it smelled all new and shiny, but, I have had a very stressfull weekend and Skye forgot to let me out to go before we got in the canoe.  Well, I tried and tried to hold it, but I couldn't!!!  Soo, now our new canoe has been christened!!!!!!  I didn't mean to do it, but, like I said, it has been a very stressfull weekend and stress gives me an upset tummy and then I have to go with NO warning at all.  I do feel better now, but Mom gave me some pill she had, just in case.  And, they didn't even say anything bad to me, cuz, afterall, what was I supposed to do????  We were in the middle of the Connecticut River!  I couldn't just jump in the water and go. Of course, cuz it wasn't a planned canoe trip, Mom didn't have anything at all with her to clean up.  Soo, she paddled over to shore and got some HUGE leaves and used those.  Then, Skye put me and Toto in the water in case any got on us.  I guess it didn't cuz we smell fine now!
I am sort of glad the weekend is over, though.  Now we can sleep longer in the morning and I won't have to worry about anyone buying me in the yard sale.  Plus, Mom will be feeding us again (Skye was feeding us all weekend... she gives me too much food and I eat it, hehehe), and it will be quiet here instead of having all those people outside my window to have to bark at.  And, every time Mom went out the door with a bunch of stuff I thought she was leaving on a vacation and I wasn't going, so... there was a ton of stress for me!  I feel better already.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yard Sale???</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 30 May 2010 18:08:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and some friends and Skye are having a BIG yard sale this weekend.  All of us dogs are really ly ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and some friends and Skye are having a BIG yard sale this weekend.  All of us dogs are really lying low cuz we are afraid to go in the yard, lest they sell us.  Well, today Skye came in the house and got me.  I was very, very nervous!  I visited with a few people, got a couple of dog treats, and was just beginning to relax when next thing you know, I found myself in a basket FULL of stuffed poodles!!!  OMG... they are selling me, too!  And, for only $5.00!!  
Sooo, I screamed bloody murder and finally, Mom discovered me and snatched me out of there, just as a woman was saying how she wanted the fuzzy red one!!!  I glanced around, OMD...the rest were all pink!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bahhh, NO camping trip!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom and Skye had to cancel our camping trip cuz Skye forgot and she has a class trip on that weekend ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and Skye had to cancel our camping trip cuz Skye forgot and she has a class trip on that weekend.  Mom is bumming, but not nearly as bumming as me and Toto are!!!
Hopefully, they will take us kayaking one day on this LONG weekend, but... it doesn't look too good so far...they are having a HUGE yard sale here and Mom will be afraid to leave all that stuff outside if we aren't home.  Hey, maybe they will sell it all the first day and then we can go both Sunday and Monday????
Mom says pretty soon she has to finish planting stuff, or else we will be eating store bought all Summer long!  Yuck.  It's bad enough in the Winter!
We still haven't gotten our Dogster fixed... all there is on our Community home page is our own little account box.  And, even though we now have MORE photos of our family, we are still missing MINE and, let's see, Georgie's., I think.  So, things are still looking bleak around here!!!  It didn't sound like those guys at HQ were too sympathetic, either... Mom sent them emails and NOTHING happened at all!!!
Oh well, we did get some free MEATZ!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Help... I am going blind....</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:12:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, I can't read any of the green print on my pages anymore, well, not on my pages but on all of ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, I can't read any of the green print on my pages anymore, well, not on my pages but on all of our account page... that green just does NOT show up on Mom's puter vision thingie.  And, Mom won't look for anymore stuff cuz she says she already has a massive headache from squinting to find everything!  We are very mad... change is nice, sometimes, but they promised us NICE change... this is awful!!!It takes FIVE clicks to find our account page, then it says Mom is not logged in, but she is!!!  So, she logs in again, goes back thru the five clicks and it says the same thing.  
How in the world do we tell Dogster to bring our old stuff back???  They said all the comments were positive about the changes.... wonder what comments THEY read... the ones we saw were pretty negative!!!  
We gotta go now cuz Mom says that green grass is moving and it's driving her crazy!!!!!!!!!!  Hope tomorrow it is all back to normal.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a difference a week makes!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 25 May 2010 06:15:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My last entry was almost a week ago.  We were freezing our butts off... now we are roasting!!  Summe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My last entry was almost a week ago.  We were freezing our butts off... now we are roasting!!  Summer came with a BANG.  Mom got our air conditioners all in and so now we are camped out inside.  It's too bad about Summer... it's nice outside and should be perfect for us to stay outside, but then, it's too hot for us to stay outside.  
I did hear that it's supposed to be colder tomorrow... we'll see!
Last night me and Toto and Harvey helped Mom plant some flowers in the garden.  I was a big help, but silly Toto dug two big holes... right AFTER Mom put the flowers in them.  Mom had to put the flowers BACK in the holes.  And, Harvey... Harvey hasn't a clue... he was just racing around and around and around... he actually knocked a HUGE iris over and broke it off.  Mom had to bring it into the house.  Figures, she didn't even yell at him.  If I had done that she would have blasted me!!! Soo, I kept my nose clean, (literally), and behaved myself.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grrr....raining and COLD!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 19 May 2010 14:27:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has been raining for 24 hours and now me and Mom are getting mad!  This is her afternoon off and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has been raining for 24 hours and now me and Mom are getting mad!  This is her afternoon off and it was soo cold and soo rainy that we couldn't do anything at all!  I even had to invent my own games cuz I was sooo bored.  Barney and Harvey were over at work, Toto was outside with the other Crested puppies, Ali was napping and it was just me.  Sooo, I found a toy and started tossing it up in the air, catching it and running thru the house with it.  Of course, being a toy poodle, I growled and barked at the toy the whole time.  I was pretty sure Mom would get mad and yell at me to stop, but, she just laughed at me!  Imagine that???
Now we have all eaten our dinner, done our after dinner outs, and are all napping on the dog bed, well, all of us except Barney... he is still wandering around with a toy in his mouth.  I guess he was too bored in his other home and now all he wants to do is play, play, play!  The rest of us need to nap after supper... it's a rule!  And, when it's cold if we snore lots it makes Mom cold and sleepy so she goes to bed earlier, hehehe!  She goes to bed, we got to go to bed, too.  I love sleeping in that warm waterbed.  I usually get right up on the pillow, touching Mom's head.  That way I can sleep comfortably yet still keep an eye on what's happening with the other guys.  
Well, gotta get to serious napping now!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, Mom got my &quot;statue&quot; photo....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 16 May 2010 17:24:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom says that she groomed me to look like those old statues of poodles of the 50's.  Well, she did u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom says that she groomed me to look like those old statues of poodles of the 50's.  Well, she did use a book from 1956 to follow the pattern!  Anyway, as I am sure you already know, Mom collects those silly old poodle statues.  She kept saying that she was gonna take my picture with some of the statues.  Well, today she put her house plants outside so she had that table just sitting there, empty.  I would like to announce to everyone that I did not bump ONE SINGLE statue while I was getting on and off that table, and silly Mom put the statues on it before she had me sit there!  Pretty good, huh?  Speaking of statues, what reminded her of that photo was when I sat on her "chair" down in the lab yard this morning.  She got up for something, probably to pull the long piece of grass that Ali was choking on, and I hopped on her seat to keep it warm for her.  Besides, you can see the whole field when you are sitting up on that bucket!
Tonight me and Toto went down to the big yard to help Mom plant some flowers.  Since she finally caught those kittens and their mother we can go back down there without being chased and attacked.  I was mostly messing around checking stuff out, but that silly Toto actually picked up some branches that Mom trimmed off the bushes.  Sometimes he really makes me look very bad!!!  So, I hustled right over and started getting the leaves out of the pond.  It was really, really windy and there were a million of them floating in the pond.  See, I helped!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HQ picked me, AGAIN!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/671840</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 May 2010 04:11:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I write and write and write.  For ages things go along as usual, then suddenly HQ must notice  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I write and write and write.  For ages things go along as usual, then suddenly HQ must notice me!  This is the third time I have been a daily Diary pick in the last two or three weeks!  Not that I am complaining, you understand.  I do admit, I LOVE the recognition and the fame.  I have always loved to be in the limelight!
Thanks, HQ, and thanks for all you pupster's nice visits.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pretty boring week...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/671769</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:37:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I dunno what happened but it's been pretty boring around here all week!  We couldn't go down in the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I dunno what happened but it's been pretty boring around here all week!  We couldn't go down in the big yard cuz that silly wild cat had her kittens in the shed and she was trying her hardest to attack us dogs if we were down there.  Fortunately, when Mom discovered the kittens, she got out her traps.  Yesterday they caught the first kitten and today they caught the other one.  When Mom saw the kitten was in the trap she went on down to get it.  The mother cat was sitting there and Mom just walked on over and picked her up!!!  Guess she wasn't too wild!  Mom says she wishes they could say the same about the babies!!!  Fortunately, they are only about 7 or 8 weeks old so Mom is hoping they will be able to make them friendly.  
Anyway, one day we went down to the lab yard but that grass was just plain too high and it wasn't any fun for us.  Our Mom is a good Mom so she took some left over money from her trip to NC and bought a lawn mower.  Soo, she spent the last two night mowing all that tall grass.  Tonight we did get to go down there... it was much, much better!!!  Mom got a couple of new photos for my page, but she didn't put them on yet.  Seee, a bad week!!!!!!!
I am not sure what we are gonna do this weekend.  Mom has to mow the other lawns with the tractor, and she has to work tomorrow.  She was gonna take me to a match show for my obedience, but, fortunately, she has to work, hehehe!  We were gonna take Crystal and Condi and Barney, too.  Oh well, better luck next time!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I was a DDOTD pick, I think????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/670816</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 May 2010 08:19:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said I was a diary pick yesterday, or maybe it was Friday???  She SAYS she wrote a diary entry f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said I was a diary pick yesterday, or maybe it was Friday???  She SAYS she wrote a diary entry for me about it, but, if you can find it, you are doing better than me!  Hrumph!  She's off galavanting and I am stuck here in the kennel and it's my day and no one even knows it.  Well, some of you did, thanks for the gifts!!!  The worse part was I had to share my day with Chaz.  I was higher on the list than he was, though.  Wonder if that makes me special???
I met Barney this morning.  He is actually pretty nice.  I was gonna hate him and beat him up, but I've been playing a bit with him and realize I probably made a snap judgment.  We shall see, we shall see.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No trip for ME???????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/669982</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 May 2010 13:51:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom is headed down to NC to get Harvey a new pal, actually, it's his brother.  This is the second ti ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom is headed down to NC to get Harvey a new pal, actually, it's his brother.  This is the second time Mom has driven down there and this is the second time she has made me stay home!!!!  That is sooo not fair.  The first time she didn't take me cuz she was picking up Tyson and so she took him along.  This time she is taking Harvey.  Now, really, does that seem fair???  Mom is going there to get Barney FOR Harvey...wouldn't it seem fairer if Harvey stayed home to prepare for Barney's coming AND I went along with Mom to welcome Barney on behalf of the rest of us???  That seems right to me anyway.  
And, to make it even worse, Hilda is riding along, too, cuz Laurie is going with Mom.  Actually, Laurie started it, she wanted to bring Hilda cuz Hilda never goes anywhere with her.  Soo, Mom decided that Harvey could ride along, too.  And, they are actually going to pick up Condi in CT on the way home and bring her here, too.  Geee, pretty soon us poodles will be outnumbered by the Chinese cresteds!!!  Yuck!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No visitors today....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/669044</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:59:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, after getting all excited about our visit from Nina, her mom emailed us this morning with some ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, after getting all excited about our visit from Nina, her mom emailed us this morning with some bad news... it seems that we were pretty far out of the way for them to come here, and coupled with all the snow that we got, they decided to not come here.  We were sad, but we will get over it.
Since it was Mom's afternoon off and we didn't have plans, she took me and went to a nearby bigger town to do some clothes shopping.  Now, Mom is funny... she finds something she likes and buys one in each color, or sometimes, even two in each color.  Then she wears them all the time until they are completely worn out, which usually doesn't take too long with her job and her life with all of us!  So, this was the year to throw out all the old stuff and bring in some new stuff.  Mom is also funny in that she will not try clothes on in the store.  I think she is too lazy to do that???  Anyway, she bought lots of new shirts and pants today, all on sale, and we came home.  As soon as we got home, Mom tried on all the clothes.  Boy was she happy when they all fit perfectly and she even likes them all.  Now she is hoping it will warm up pretty soon so she can wear the new stuff.  Right now it's still freezing, but at least it stopped snowing.  It is getting a little late in the Spring for there to be snow!!!
Anyway, when we got home, Mom put me outside with Toto and the others.  Toto sniffed me and then he pushed me right down in the mud!!!  I was all wet and dirty when I came inside and Mom had to put me in the sink and hose me off.  I swear, I did not have anything to eat while we were shopping!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Dogster visitor, in the flesh!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668675</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:15:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just told me that my good friend, Nina, from up/down in Maine is coming to visit me (us?) on Wed ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just told me that my good friend, Nina, from up/down in Maine is coming to visit me (us?) on Wednesday!!!  Mom said it could be me and Harvey's job to show her around the big yard.  I am sooo excited!!!  And, Harvey is glad it's gonna be colder so he can wear one of the shirts that Nina sent him.  
And, last night I was able to really settle down with my brand new Beanie/Bully stick I got for getting to 6,000 visitors.  Wowser... that's a lot of visits in under two years!!  Thanks to all of you for making it happen.
Gotta go now, Mom just got home from upstreet and she took only Toto along so we gotta attack him now!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Can it get any better?????????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668445</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:02:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just told me that since I am a Diary pick of the Day and I only need eleven more visitors to rea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just told me that since I am a Diary pick of the Day and I only need eleven more visitors to reach 6000, it will probably happen tonight.  
Ahhhh, a Beanie stick (oops, I mean Bully Stick, silly me! ), would be the perfect ending to a perfect day!  Thanks for all your visits, every pup.  Can't ya just smell that Beanie stick?????????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking, Life is Good Again...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668438</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:26:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally, after Skye and Mom ran out of excuses, they decided we would go kayaking today!  It took th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally, after Skye and Mom ran out of excuses, they decided we would go kayaking today!  It took them forever to get the kayaks on the car, and me and Toto watched out the window, getting more and more excited as the minutes ticked by.  For some reason, Annie was already in the car and I was kind of afraid I wasn't gonna go!!!  Then, I remembered it was MY day since I was a Diary pick of the Day Dogster, so I relaxed a bit.
On the way I had to ride with Annie in a crate.  Annie doesn't like to ride in a car so she screams and yells the whole time the car is moving!!!  Poor me!  Finally, after a L O N G ride, we got there.  But, what was this... hundreds of cars and people were there!  Didn't they know this was OUR private pond???  Mom asked someone and it seems they stocked it with a bunch of trout yesterday.  Mom wondered how much fun it is to catch fresh stocked, hungry trout, but, nevermind, that's another story.  Anyway, these people were all over, standing right where we were supposed to put in our kayaks!  I was soo afraid Mom was just gonna leave.  But, NONE of the people had kayaks, so finally Mom found a place where no one was and we took off.  Immediately, I felt the warm breeze on me, I smelled the fresh outdoors smell, and I was happy, happy, happy!!!  I did have to share Mom's kayak with Toto cuz Annie was with Skye, but, it was okay.  We paddled off away from all the people and it got quiet and still.  Mom and Skye were relaxing and I was fishing!  I didn't catch any, but I sure saw lots of them!  We ate our lunch in the kayaks cuz there were even people on our island, fishing!  We watched a whole bunch of turtles...  they were sunning themselves on the logs in the water.  There were mommy turtles and lots of baby turtles and there were even some husband and wife turtles...oops, I guess we disturbed them, hehehe!
Finally, Mom said she was relaxed enough so we could go home.  Of course, since I had to ride with Annie on the way, I got to ride in the front going home.  Who knew that the ice cream place was open and that Skye wouldn't be able to eat all hers???  Who knew she wouldn't be able to reach Toto and Annie in the crate to give them some??  Oh well, I couldn't let it go to waste, now, could I????
All in all, a fine trip, marred only by Toto jumping into the pond just as we got back to shore.  Even that would have been fine IF he hadn't climbed back into the kayak and gotten the dog bed all wet.  Oh well, I could still snooze on it on the way home!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me, a Diary of the Day????????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668358</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:41:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy Smokes... I have just learned a vital life lesson here:  He who complains the most gets rewarde ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy Smokes... I have just learned a vital life lesson here:  He who complains the most gets rewarded!!!!!!  Seriously... after all my complaining, this morning I get an email from HQ and they fina, ah, they nicely picked ME!!!  I am so honored, humbled and all that stuff.  But, HQ... I am only part of the court, not THE pick.  Oh well, thanks for listening to me, hehehe!
It looks like I need some humble pie, huh???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668291</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:26:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Skye came this afternoon and she brought Annie, her poodle.  I like Annie, but I'm not so sure she l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Skye came this afternoon and she brought Annie, her poodle.  I like Annie, but I'm not so sure she likes me.  It seems she keeps climbing in Skye's lap and then she growls at us like crazy!  We'll see what happens when we go to bed soon.
Tomorrow we are going kayaking!!  But, there is a fifty percent chance of rain, and Mom said we can't go if it's raining.  I don't know why not... every time we went last Summer it rained or hailed or worse.  A little light showers wouldn't be bad at all.
Well, I am pretty tired especially since I had to listen to Toto all day asking everyone if they noticed he was a Dogster Diary of the Day pick.  Frankly, I never noticed that at all!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Now I am REALLY MAD!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/668222</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:58:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, earlier in the week Harvey was the Dogster Diary of the Day.  I wrote a bit about that, since I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, earlier in the week Harvey was the Dogster Diary of the Day.  I wrote a bit about that, since I am the one who writes diaries all the time and I have NEVER been picked as Dogster Diary of the Day!!!  Well, yesterday HQ made me really angry when Toto was picked as Dogster Diary of the Day!!  I was pretty peeved about that, especially when Toto did his "I'm special and you're not" marching around the house.  It was a disgusting show of his egotism!!!  Oh well, tomorrow is another day.  Sooooooo... today is tomorrow and would you believe, I took a peek at the emails early and there it was, another email from HQ, addressed to Toto... it seems he didn't get enough recognizition yesterday so they picked him as one of the Diary Picks of the day today!!!!!!!!  I seriously thought about deleting that email, but I knew he would still see it when he checked his page.  (He is soo conceited that he checks his page every single day to make sure everything is okay and no one has written any graffeti on his photos.)  
Headquarters... this has got to stop!!!  It was okay when Harvey was picked...he's a nice kid and he does write some decent diaries but when you picked Toto it was all wrong!!  Then, to pick him again the VERY NEXT DAY?????????  Gimme a break!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking?????????? Nooo, mowing........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/667750</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:13:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night after work Mom and Skye got out the kayak carriers and the roof rack and put them on the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night after work Mom and Skye got out the kayak carriers and the roof rack and put them on the car.  Me and Toto were watching thru the window and we were all excited cuz we were going kayaking!!!  When they came in they were saying it was going to be all warm and sunny today and they would go at 2 PM.  Well, at 1 PM a big, cold wind came up.  At 2 PM it was all cloudy and cold.  Soo, Mom fixed the lawn tractor instead.  It had a BIG flat tire.  Mom doesn't know how to change those so she was going to drive it up to the house and jack it up and hope someone would come along and offer to help her.  Well, she actually tried to bring it up Sunday but it wouldn't start.  Soo, she got the charger and charged it until last night.  She turned the key and it went, uurrr, uurr, click!  So, she and Skye went and bought a new battery.  Me and Toto went down to the shed to help Mom change the battery this afternoon.  It was pretty funny to watch!!!  Mom is scared of electric things and she wasn't sure whether it would shock her if she touched the terminals.  Well, it's pretty hard to change it if you can't touch the terminals!!!  Mom went home and got her big rubber boots on, she got an insulated wrench and an insulated pliers and went to work.  Me and Toto kept walking up and hitting the back of her legs with our cold noses... man, you should have seen her jump when we would do that, hehehe!!!!  Of course, she lost the nut to the bolt cuz she didn't dare touch it and it wouldn't stay in the pliers, so she had to find another bolt and nut to use.  Finally, she was all finished and carefully turned the key.  Whew, it started right up!  So, she drove up to the driveway in front of the house and got the car jack and jacked it up.  Sure enough, her friend drove by, saw it and stopped and took the wheel and got it fixed for her.  Just as they were putting it back on, another friend stopped to help.  Soo, tonight Mom mowed the lawn until the freezing cold rain finally drove her back into the house.  Me and Toto watched her out the window from our warm, dry house!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hey, HQ... what about ME?????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/666842</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:18:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has come to my attention that HARVEY was picked as the Diary of the Day.  Sure, it figures... I f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has come to my attention that HARVEY was picked as the Diary of the Day.  Sure, it figures... I faithfully spend HOURS and HOURS getting my thoughts all down onto the computer, arranging them, and putting them in my diary week after week after week.  Harvey gets a disease, writes a few "poor me" diaries, and suddenly he is a star???  It is not fair!!!!!!
I am still deciding whether or not I will put away my pen forever.  There are plenty of way more exciting things I could be doing during the time I spend writing those well thought out pieces of prose.  Right now, for example, Crystal is waiting for me to finish this so we can race thru the house and bug Mom.  It's been raining and snowing all day and we have been confined to quarters.... we are BORED, and need a good run.  Mom gets really peeved when we race thru the house.  I am not sure if it's the noise or the messes we make.  When you are running 90 MPH, you cannot help but bark and bark and bump into a few pieces of furniture.  And, scatter rugs are well named... you should see how they scatter when we fly over them!!!  
Hey, why am I writing all this, I need to go PLAY!!!!!!!!!!! Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thoughts on Mustaches...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/666814</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:11:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ya know, I have been living with this mustache for about a month now.  I think about it lots.  For o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ya know, I have been living with this mustache for about a month now.  I think about it lots.  For one thing, I personally think I look quite distinguished with it... there is no mistaking me with any of Mom's other dogs.  Then, there are the negatives... first of all, food and stuff I drink always get stuck in it and then Mom has to comb it out.  That HURTS!  Speaking of hurting, it takes  Mom longer to groom me and she has to be careful not to shave it when she shaves my face.  That means she is pointing the clipper different... that hurts!  And, when I am chewing on my favorite bones and toys the little ends sometimes get in my mouth and tickle my tongue... that is not good!  Finally, when Mom does my photos the mustache sometimes has lots of curls going every which way and she has to push them down, then take another photo.  I get tired of all that, so I close my eyes, which, of course, makes her have to take even more photos!  I guess she has decided to let it grow even more, then decide if it goes or if it stays.  She says I have a nice, chiseled poodle muzzle, whatever that means, and she doesn't like it to be covered up and not showing.   She says most of the ones she grooms with mustaches are tying to cover something up with it, like a bad bite or a wide muzzle or a not so pretty chin.  Hmmm, never though of that!  Hey, I am thinking that maybe her saying that maybe was a complement to me????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tuesday night obedience class...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/666345</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:36:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I went on over to obedience class tonight.  It was the last week so I decided since I went the first ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went on over to obedience class tonight.  It was the last week so I decided since I went the first week I would check back and see how they were doing.  It was pretty amazing... they were like different dogs!  In fact, they were so good that Mom didn't need me for a demo so I did a little work with Julie's step-daughter.   She is a little older than Skye, but, man oh man, is she TALL!!!  And, she had on HUGE shoes with thick, clunky soles and I was afraid she was going to step right on me and squash me flat like a bug!  Soo, while we were doing the heeling part I was only paying attention to where her feet were and where I was, can you blame me?  But, on the stays I was my usual brilliant self.  Then, Mom decided to demo a really LONG recall with me.  Unbeknownst to the class, I would have failed because I came when Mom said my name instead of waiting for her to say "come".  However, to the class, it looked PERFECT!!!
After the class was over Mom went outside with one of the dogs and the poodle puppies and Julie and Ali (her step-daughter) were inside playing with the lab puppies and they actually had the nerve to put ME in a CRATE!!!  I yelled and yelled for Mom, but apparently she didn't hear me cuz she didn't come and rescue me.  I thought that part would NEVER end.  
Now, I am home and I did my little, I went somewhere and you didn't dance around Toto and Harvey and Ali.  They were suitably impressed!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our new tent is here!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:54:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday afternoon a big truck drove up and the guy unloaded a BIG box for Mom.  She opened the box ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday afternoon a big truck drove up and the guy unloaded a BIG box for Mom.  She opened the box part and inside was a big bag with our new tent in it.  Pretty soon, Skye came along so she and Mom and me and Toto went down to the big yard to set up the tent and see what it is like.
I was pretty proud of Mom and Skye.  They got it all set up in only about 15 minutes.  And, they actually had the door facing the way they wanted it to face!  It is the biggest tent I have ever seen!!!  It has a HUGE "porch" that is all screened in, and then you go into the main part of the tent.  Mom and Skye were really happy cuz they can stand up straight and not even come close to hitting their heads on the ceiling.  In our last tent they had to bend over just to get inside, then they had to walk on their knees.  It was called a pup tent... guess this one is a Great Dane tent???
Anyway, the new one even has WINDOWS, with screens on them, and a special vent thingie on the bottom to let in some cooler air.  The screen porch is also huge... Mom says we will have a nice rug in there to keep all the dirt out of the bedroom part.  This tent is so big they can even bring their dressers and chairs inside.  We won't even care if it rains now, we will play in the porch room!  Me and Toto had a HUGE game of chase inside there already.  Check out my new photos of us testing the tent.  Mom said if it hadn't been so cold last night we could have slept in it, but it was pretty cold and windy and they had to get up early this morning to go to the dog show with Georgie and to get Ali.
Mom made a reservation already for us to take it camping.  We are going to our place with the private pond.  I can't wait!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Using my alert.......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 13:58:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, it isn't even Summer yet and I have already had to use my thunderstorm alert TWICE.  I don't th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, it isn't even Summer yet and I have already had to use my thunderstorm alert TWICE.  I don't think I had to alert twice all last Summer!!!  For those that don't know, my most important job is to alert everyone if a thunderstorm comes along.  Last night we were just relaxing cuz Mom had taken us all out for a big run after work since me and Georgie were playing in the house and running too much.  Well, anyway, I was sleeping in the big dog bed with Toto when suddenly I heard some booms.  I picked up one ear... surely that cannot be thunder boomies this early in the Spring???  Then, it happened, a bright blue flash followed by a HUGE, window shaking baBOOM!!!  I jumped up and started barking and barking.  Whew, it still works... Mom got up and shut the windows and turned off the puter and all the other dogs jumped up to see what was happening.  Most of them are babies still and they don't know what thunder boomies are...good thing I alerted them all!
Then, it happened again late in the night.  Fortunately, this time when I alerted I was sleeping on the outside of the bed so I didn't hit poor Mom in the face when I jumped up like I did a couple of years ago.  
Well, gotta go now, the whole sky is turning black again.....this is going to be a very busy alerting Summer, I can tell!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A very L O N G weekend.......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/664721</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:20:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, I forgot how tired you get in the Summer when the weather is hot and you stay outside all day l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, I forgot how tired you get in the Summer when the weather is hot and you stay outside all day long!  It started on Friday cuz Mom took the afternoon off.  She and Skye worked down in the garden so of course, me and Toto and Harvey and Georgie and Crystal had to help them out.  I was exhausted, so I fell into bed when we got home.  Saturday Mom worked for a while, then we all went on a HUGE Easter Egg hunt.  Then, we went back to the garden and Skye and Mom cleaned out the fish pond.  Skye had to catch all the fish so Mom could go in the pond and clean out the bottom.  I supervised to make sure she got all the fish, and to make sure Jenny's big, yellow froggy was okay.  Finally, they were done, so then we all sat around while the pond filled back up.  Whew, that took forever!!!  Oh yeah, I forgot, we had chicken cooked out on the grill....mmmmm good!  After supper Mom and Skye planted some pansies over at work and also in our big pot at the front door.  They look Springie.
Today Skye went home so I figured we would be resting a bit.  NOPE, Mom went back down to the garden and fixed the pump for the pond.  Then, she planted some more flowers down there.  Of course, me and Toto helped dig the holes, but Harvey just sunned himself.  Mom was lying on the fresh green grass, so she took a bunch of photos of us from ground level.  Some were pretty scary, but some were good so she put them on our pages.
Oh, I forgot... Mom and Skye ordered a BIG tent with a porch on it.  They decided since it always rained when we go camping we might as well get a tent that they could at least move around in and maybe even sit down out of the rain.  Cool!!!  Then, Mom made a reservation for our first trip.  We wanted to go on Memorial weekend, but we couldn't get any of the good sites so Mom decided we would go the following weekend... that'll work for us!!
Now, we are all resting until it gets dark enough to go to bed!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking already???????</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:01:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It is supposed to get HOT this weekend!!!  And, I heard Mom and Skye talking about maybe getting the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is supposed to get HOT this weekend!!!  And, I heard Mom and Skye talking about maybe getting the kayaks out!!  Now, that could be lots of fun!  I sure hope they are going to check the pond to see if the ice is gone BEFORE we load up the kayaks this year.  Last year we got all ready to go, loaded the kayaks, made a lunch, got all our stuff together and off we went.  When we got to the pond it was still all full of ice so we had to go home!  That was in May, I wonder why Mom thinks it will be ice out in the first week of April???
Skye said we could go in the Ct. River but Mom said NO WAY... that river is way too high and way too fast for kayaking.  It would be very, very dangerous, and Mom doesn't like to live dangerously... especially when the water is freezing cold!  Soo, it's either the pond, or waiting until Summer is really here.
Oh well, if we can't go kayaking we can sure have some fun outside.  Hopefully Mom won't make us work in the garden again... that is toooo boring!  Unless we can help her plant some new plants... that is more fun.
Hey, today I watched a silly robin.  He was trying to convince another robin to be his wife.  Only problem was that the other robin was his reflection in the mirror on Mom's car!!  That silly robin spent almost all day trying to convince that other robin to fly away with him.  Finally I got tired of watching so I went and took a nap.  I was all tired from all his flying and fluttering around!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This and that.......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:00:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thanks, everypup... I just hit 5600 visitors.  Of course, Mom changed the rules now so I only get my ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thanks, everypup... I just hit 5600 visitors.  Of course, Mom changed the rules now so I only get my next bully stick when I get to 6000.  Doesn't really seem fair to me!
We did get outside Saturday AND Sunday.  Of course, we had to work while we were down in the big yard.  I helped Mom clean out the pond.  I needed to send a message to Jenny that her big, yellow frog is still alive and well!!  Mom accidently scooped him up when she was scooping out some leaves.  I noticed something moving, so I quickly told Mom and she put him back in the pond.  He was still a little sleepy, but man, is he very yellow colored this year...way more than last year!!!!
Toto really wasn't much help... first he was digging in the garden and making the dirt cover up the leaves we were supposed to be taking out, then I saw him lying down on the big tarp that we use to move the leaves.  Then, Mom went and got his blue lounge chair out of the barn and he hopped in that and took a nap.  Not me, I kept working and working and working!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hilda and BJ have left the building....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/661337</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:49:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom convinced Laurie (and Drew) to join Dogster cuz Hilda actually lives with them and BJ lives with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom convinced Laurie (and Drew) to join Dogster cuz Hilda actually lives with them and BJ lives with her daughter.  And, Laurie has two new Catsters that she recently adopted from Mom's workplace.  Hopefully, Laurie will add them, too.  AND, I happen to know that they also have Hilda's three lab assistants... wonder if we will see them on Dogster, too????
Anyway, you can find Hilda and BJ easily if you had them as pals... you will be taken to their new pages.  If not, Mom is going to try to find the links for them.  Here is BJ's id number... you can find Hilda by going to BJ's page and clicking on Family.  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/984452
Now, Mom says tonight she is going to add Georgie, Ali's daughter AND Crystal, her new Chinese Crested puppy.  Everyone look for them and give them a big welcome!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I took some time off.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/660702</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:23:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I took a bit of time off from my Dogster pages and lots has happened since I've been gone!!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I took a bit of time off from my Dogster pages and lots has happened since I've been gone!!  
First of all, Skye came again, and yesterday me and Toto went with her and Mom and Mom got another (!!!!) camera! We hope she finally likes this one!  Anyway, we had to pose for photos again today for our Easter pages.  Would have been nice to do them outside, but no, we are having another one of those Nor'easters.  It is cold and snowing and raining and the wind is blowing like crazy!!!  Soo, inside photos it is.  Mine would have been better if I could have seen out of that crazy mask!!!
Then, I need to announce that if I get about 8 more visitors, I will get another big bully stick cuz I will be at 5500 visitors, or at least I think that's what I will have.  Since I pave the way for our family visits, I guess that is one that gets a bully stick??  
Anyway, we are all having fun with Georgie and Crystal.  Mom is going to make a page for them, too, but she said she will have too many pages then.  Soo, since Hilda and BJ don't live here anymore, I guess she is going to put them with their other owners.  We might have to take a nice, long changing time Sunday nap before she does that, though.  We hate it when the time changes, especially when it Springs forward and makes us lose a whole hour somewhere.  I wonder what happens to that hour all Summer until it falls back in the Fall???  Anyone have any ideas????  Must be just hanging out in the sky???  Too much for me to think about, I am going to nap now!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Waiting for Spring....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/658825</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:43:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ah, the weeks of March are soo up and down.  Yesterday it was up to 49 degrees... nice, warm, sunny. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ah, the weeks of March are soo up and down.  Yesterday it was up to 49 degrees... nice, warm, sunny.  Today, a high of 36 with a COLD wind blowing all day long.  Well, at least that helped dry out some of the mud!!!  We have three main yards outside off the kitchen.  We like to run along the fences and bark at the dogs in the other pens... that's sooo fun!!!  Well, you know how when masons make cement they keep patting it down to bring the water to the top.  We all pat down the dirt along our paths and it brings the water to the top.  Guess what color that water is????  Then, we all run into the house and jump on Mom's bed, hehehe!  Fortunately, the wind helped to dry the pens out today, but it's supposed to be warm again tomorrow so we can all go out and run some more water to the top of the mud.  Poor Mom, she mopped the floors when she got home from work tonight... guess she didn't watch the weather forecast like we did, huh?  She will just have to mop them all again tomorrow night.
And, today she had Georgie and Crystal at work.  They went off into the break room and Mom picked up Georgie... she said her feed were literally caked with mud!!!  Guess that will teach her to make sure she keeps our feet nice and clipped short!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahh, a great weekend WITHOUT Toto!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/658027</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:08:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom ordered a new camera on Friday... she sold her old one to Julie and wanted the upgraded one cuz  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom ordered a new camera on Friday... she sold her old one to Julie and wanted the upgraded one cuz she needed a few more pixels since she crops all the photos pretty close.  Anyway, it came on Saturday so we had to go outside so she could test it out.  Unfortunately, it was pretty cloudy and dark all weekend so it wasn't a very good test since these cameras are not noted for low light photos.  And, it turns out, they made the lens a wider angle one so we are all farther away in the photos so she has to crop more so they are still needing more pixels!!!  BUT... she did take my new primary photo with it and she was very happy with that!  She said it is almost three dimensional.  And, she got a few good ones inside with the flash.  But, all in all, it looks like she is still going to be a four camera person... one she keeps in her pocket book just in case, one is a great all around camera but, sadly, has a big scratch down the lens, (it won't take a filter to protect it!!), one is her big DSLR for special photos, and the new one is for bright days and fast movement.  I can't believe she has that many!  But, everyone always wants to buy her old ones so when she gets a new one she doesn't feel like she is spending so much money, especially since digital cameras are getting cheaper all the time.  Anyway, nuff about that!
Meanwhile, us small dogs were sure enjoying a weekend without Toto.  He can get pretty rough with us when he gets excited.  He runs a million miles an hour and jumps on us!!  So, we all got to run around without keeping an eye over our shoulder.  In fact, Ali and I went down to the big yard for the first time all Winter.  It was pretty Springlike down there... we even found some snowdrops blossoming thru the snow!!!  And, the goldfish were swimming around in their pond... Mom is always happy to know they survived another Winter!!!  She does have a heater for them, but you never know if that is working or not.  Guess it worked this Winter cuz we had a lot of mighty cold weather!!  Mom and I lugged a few big branches off the lawn from our big Winds of the other night.  Luckily, we did not lose our power even though everyone around us did!  The boarding kennel did have some flooding, but it was in the office and store so nothing got ruined.   We feel sorry for all the people up here with no power...it's no fun, we know cuz we were out for a whole week last year.  So were most of them!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snowing still!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:50:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it snowed all night long and it snowed all day long and it's still snowing.  The good news, it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it snowed all night long and it snowed all day long and it's still snowing.  The good news, it's also 35 degrees outside, so while we had 10 inches this morning, we now only have about 6 inches cuz it's really wet and sloppy snow.  Mom thought she would be funny so she came home from work and got me and did some photos out in the middle of the storm.  I wasn't fooled.... I KNEW that wasn't beach sand...I knew that cuz I tasted it and it didn't taste like salt!!!!
OF course it snowed on Wednesday... that is supposed to be Mom's afternoon off and when it snows like this none of the other girls come to work so Mom has to stay there all day long.  Well, I admit... we came home a whole half hour early!!!!!!!
So, now I am going to eat my dinner and then go play... but NOT IN THE SNOW!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snowing in TEXAS?????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/657060</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:27:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got an email from Tyson/Winston this afternoon.  He emailed me a whole bunch of photos of him and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got an email from Tyson/Winston this afternoon.  He emailed me a whole bunch of photos of him and Chloe La Rue and Sinclair out playing in the snow.  PLAYING in the snow in TEXAS!!!  We couldn't believe it!  He said they already had 6 inches of snow.  Wow.  I guess that only happens about every 5 years or so.  Good thing it didn't happen while we were there soaking up some sunshine.  Poor Winston, Mom promised him he would never have to play in the snow again... he really wasn't that thrilled with it when he was here.  Hope his new Mom puts some of those photos on his page.
Speaking of snow, it is snowing here, too.  It's kind of wet, and isn't adding up too fast, but we are supposed to get about 10 inches tonight and then a bunch more tomorrow night, too.  Gee, after our beach weekend I was hoping Spring was here.  Guess not!  Well, I am feeling a year older this week so I am going to bed early!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MORE mini vacation photos.........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/656850</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:42:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom added some more of our vacation photos... We had soo much fun that she took hundreds of photos.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom added some more of our vacation photos... We had soo much fun that she took hundreds of photos.  And, we were smiling in almost every one of them!!!
Today I had to go over to daycare cuz when Julie came home to get Georgie and Crystal and Harvey I was acting sick in my crate.  She was worried, so she brought me over to be with Mom.  I just had a little upset stomach, I must have swallowed too much salt water I guess.  It wasn't bad enough to upset my dinner tonight!!
Don't forget to check all my new photos, and Toto has some on his page with me in them, too!  Some are the same but most are different.  
Mom is bumming... here we were pretending it was Summer at the beach and now it's supposed to snow LOTS for the next four or five days!!!  That does not seem fair at all!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home from our mini vacation....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:17:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, did we ever have a blast this weekend!!!  We got to the beach at about 8:30.  There were lots o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, did we ever have a blast this weekend!!!  We got to the beach at about 8:30.  There were lots of dogs there, but it was a HUGE beach.  We met Jenny there, and she was sooo happy to visit with us.  She showed us the beach and taught us how to run along the waves.  I couldn't believe how much fun we had!!!  That beach goes on forever and we stayed there forever, too!  Not really, but it seemed like it was a LONG time.  I was soo happy to be warm and running on something other than snow.  Would you believe it was REALLY, REALLY nice there... the sun was bright and the sand was even warm.  
After we ran on the beach we went to Jenny's Mom's store and hung out there for a while.  Jenny's Mom had a birthday cake JUST for me, with a real candle on it!!!  And, I shared it with Toto and Jenny, too.  After me and Mom took Jenny, Toto and Skye for a long walk up to the end of the Neck and saw all the sites up there.  There were bunches of dogs and we visited with a few of them.  Skye got some ice cream so I had to share that with her.  After they had some lunch me and Toto went with Mom and Skye to a different beach.  We saw some dogs there, too, but they weren't as friendly as the ones at the big beach.  Then, we went back to the big beach and ran a little more.  Finally, I was very tired, so we went to Jenny's house and slept in her crate when Mom and Skye and Jenny's Mom went out to eat dinner.  We all went to bed early and slept really good from all the fresh air!
This morning we went back to the big beach BUT... it was cloudy, windy and FREEZING cold.  In fact, there it was even snowing!!!!  So, Mom decided we would drive down to the handler guy's place and get Crystal and BamBam.  Crystal is Mom's new Crested puppy and BamBam is her older brother.  He is only here for some exposure.  Finally, we got home and I went right to bed!!!!  I am exhausted now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>B I G Photos, thanks, Dogster Dog!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, did anyone else notice that our photos are getting BIGGER???  Mom put a new one on and it was H ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, did anyone else notice that our photos are getting BIGGER???  Mom put a new one on and it was HUGE, so last night she changed a bunch of ours.  It seems they come out big IF they are vertically orientated.  But, ones already on there won't get big, you have to delete them and re-add them.  
Well, the weather still says it's gonna be perfect for our ocean trip.  Mom even found a little net so we can explore in the tidal pools cuz she found out the tide will be out when we get there.  I can't wait... when I was in Florida I found lots of cool stuff along the beaches.  Me and Skye will have soooo much fun exploring.  And, the sun is supposed to shine and it's gonna be warm, even!!!  Mom is bringing my canvas bag so if I find neat stuff I can put it in my bag to take home.  I know, I know, I can only take dead stuff home... like empty shells and stuff.  Still fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ready for my trip....</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:14:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, today Mom gave me a neaten up groom for my 2nd vacation trip on Saturday.  And, when we got ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, today Mom gave me a neaten up groom for my 2nd vacation trip on Saturday.  And, when we got home, she managed to find my barn jacket so I won't freeze on the beach.  Now she is trying to find some clothes for herself so she won't freeze on the beach!!!!  She has already gotten the cameras all charged up and packed... we will have some nice ocean photos of us with Jenny, it will be like old times, assuming she will still remember that she loved me and she won't bite my head off!!!
We are not sure if Skye is going or not yet... she is still on her other vacation.  Just think,  me and Mom and Skye are all going on our second vacation for this year... 2 vacations in 2 months!!!  Poor Toto is only on his first one, hehehe.  
Toto already had his groom... he is not going to smell as fresh as me, but Mom says it won't matter... we are meeting Jenny and her Mom at the beach, and as soon as we step out in the cold ocean breezes, we will all be fresh smelling!!!  
Boy, I sure hope Mom is remembering that I like seafood... mmmmm good!  I would LOVE a lobster for my very own.  Can dogs eat lobsters???  Wonder if I will have to wear a bib??????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow???   YES!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:21:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I wasn't sure about cheering for a snowfall...I think by the middle of February Mom is waiting for S ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I wasn't sure about cheering for a snowfall...I think by the middle of February Mom is waiting for Spring, not more snow.  But, even Mom had to admit... it is sure pretty around here with 8 inches of new, fluffy snow.  This is the first fluffy snow we have had all Winter long.  We did get to run around for a bit tonight, but only in our pen and it was too dark for photos.  But, you should have seen Georgie... she was soooo cute!  The snow was deeper than she is tall, and she was just burrowing thru it.  It's the first fluffy snow she has ever seen and she was loving it.  Harvey, on the other hand, was hating it!!!!!!!!
We are sure pretty tired tonight after Toto's little sickness last night.  He sure kept me and Mom awake!  Today he is still coughing but he feels fine and is playing with his toys right now, HEY, that is MY toy he has!!!!  
Whew, got it back while it still has a squeaker left.  Mom said we could go to bed really early tonight cuz she wants to watch the dog show and see if her friend's Frenchie can win BIS.  I bet she falls asleep before BIS!  
Maybe tomorrow we are getting Crystal.  For those of you wondering, (does anyone still wonder when Mom says she is getting a new dog????), Crystal is Mom's newest dog!!!  She is a cute, white and black Chinese Crested puppy.  Unlike Harvey, she has a full coat so she will probably love the snow.  Mom says she has one black eye and a black crest!  Her first photo is over on Harvey's page.  Tonight I had a little spat with Harvey and Mom gave me that nasty look... I had to run under the desk and hide for a bit.  It's okay, there was no blood and now, finally, Harvey isn't hiding in the bathroom anymore.  Besides, he needs to learn who the important dog here is, right????  I will say, I don't think I should ask Mom if I can ride along when she goes to get Crystal.  Might not be good timing, hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>And the joke was on me.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:21:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has been sitting in her chair laughing for the last half hour.  Finally I just had to stop playi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has been sitting in her chair laughing for the last half hour.  Finally I just had to stop playing and ask her what she was laughing at.  She said she was laughing at me!!!  The nerve!
It seems that Georgie is now grown up enough to provide a great new playing friend for me.  She is a pretty cool dog... she reminds me a lot of her half brother Tyson/Winston.  Anyway, she does still have most of her puppy teeth so therein lies the problem.  While I am playing with her I have to keep my butt end toward her so those little needle teeth don't get me where it could really scar my cute face or my tender ears.  My butt end is pretty well padded so the teeth slide off instead of rip open my baby soft skin.  Anyway, considering my anatomy, it is impossible to keep my butt facing her and still get in a bite now and then so I sort of have to fold myself in the middle.  If I fold enough, she has most of my rear facing her and I can still turn my head way around to the side and get in a bite here and there.  Well, apparently, I must look peculiar when I am like that so Mom starts laughing.  Well, her laughing winds up Georgie, so I have to move even faster and she laughs even harder.  
She says I look like a cross between a sidewinder snake and a crab.  Nice Mom, huh??  Anyone need a good, used Mom for free???????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yee Gads, a new hairstyle????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/654153</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:40:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD... Mom decided I needed a new look today.  I have no idea what was wrong with the basic kennel c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD... Mom decided I needed a new look today.  I have no idea what was wrong with the basic kennel clip I have been wearing for the last 2 1/2 years, but, they say, Moms know best????????  
Anyhow, she took her clippers to me and made lines all over me.  Then, she actually shaved down most of my ears.  Herein lay the problem... while she was shaving my ears it tickled so I flicked my ears... instantly, there was a searing pain thru my ear and Mom said those two words we never like to hear when having a haircut..."Oops, Sorry!"   SORRY???  Why is she sorry????  It was MY blood running down my ear!!!!  I sulked and pouted long enough to make her feel really bad, then I hopped off the table and ran into the other room to play with Harvey.
Anyway, she is calling this new doo a Dutch Clip????  I thought she said I needed a moustache for that, but I didn't see any mousies around.  Hmmm.  She did mutter something about waiting for the moustache, and then said it would be a donut one... I could like that, I guess... but I wonder how long I am expected to leave a donut sitting on the end of my nose before I have to eat it??????????  Check out my new photos and see what you think.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>YEA.....FIVE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/653340</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:53:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Mom just looked and I am now enjoying my nice, juicy, smelly bully stick!!!  Thank you, whoever ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Mom just looked and I am now enjoying my nice, juicy, smelly bully stick!!!  Thank you, whoever just make the 5,000th visitor!  Mom said if she knew who you were she would send you a bully stick, too!
And, it is my birthday in a few weeks, so maybe I will get more bully sticks then???  
Mom is still amazed that I could have soo many visitors.  I told her it's my bubbly personality, hehehe!
Anyway, gotta get back to my chewing... thank you all!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today's the day!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/653262</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:15:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hurrah.... I should be hitting 5,000 visitors before the end of the day!!!!  Wow, who could believe  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hurrah.... I should be hitting 5,000 visitors before the end of the day!!!!  Wow, who could believe five thousand visitors???????????????  I am sooo excited.
Please, come take a peek and be the magical 5,000th visitor!  Maybe Mom will give you a bully stick, too?????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm invited on vacation AGAIN!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/652933</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:41:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You know, I have been alluding to my upcoming trip to the ocean when I realized I never even told yo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You know, I have been alluding to my upcoming trip to the ocean when I realized I never even told you guys about it!!!  You all remember Jenny, right?  Well, she went to Cape Ann to live with Mom's friend.  They talk lots via email, and Jenny's new Mom invited our Mom to come down for a visit.  She said to bring Toto, too.  Well, we have to go in the Winter cuz Mom can't get away again in the Summer AND they don't let the dogs run on the beaches in the Summer and we want to run on the beaches!!!  Our Mom can only go on the weekends and Jenny's Mom has a pet store and she has to work on the weekends for part of the day, so our Mom decided to invite Skye along so she and Skye could go exploring while Jenny's Mom was working.  Well, if Skye is along, then she will take Toto cuz he is her favorite so then Mom wouldn't have a dog to walk on the beach with.  And, remember, I used to play with Jenny lots and lots, too.  Soo, Mom asked Jenny's Mom if I could come, too.  Fortunately, she said yes, so now I am going to the ocean!!!!
Heeheehee, I am soooo spoiled that I get to go on TWO vacations in only two months!!!  Cool.
OMD...I just remembered that we will be at the ocean on MY BIRTHDAY weekend!!!  Wow wee, that is cool.  That means Mom will have to buy me an extra, extra special birthday gift in addition to my normal vacation souvenir.  Maybe we can find something cool at Jenny's Mom's store???  Too bad poor Toto's birthday isn't until the following week, heeheehee!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy day today....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/652884</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:11:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning when I got up I thought it was going to be a normal old Wednesday.  I had my breakfast, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning when I got up I thought it was going to be a normal old Wednesday.  I had my breakfast, ran around with Mom a bit, then I went in my crate for my mid-morning nap.  Pretty soon along came Skye and she got Toto.  Figures, I NEVER get to go anywhere with her!  About an hour later, along came Skye and Toto and they got ME!!!  Yippee I am going, too!!!!  I did have to ride in that stupid pink stroller, but I guess it was worth it.  When I got to work Skye read us a new book that Jenny's Mom sent to us.  It was all about dogs!  Then, we went into the grooming room and Skye brushed me and Toto and even gave me a bath!  After my bath it was time for lunch.  I had the chicken nuggets and some apple pie, mmmmm good!  I also ate Toto's fries cuz he hates fries.  After lunch we helped Skye play with Donna's baby poodles, then I helped Mom fix a package for my friend, Brenda Lee's Mom.  It's a mug from our part of New Hampshire for her.  And, also a secret gift, too!  Then, it was time for Mom to go home so we came home with her and now I am playing with Harvey and Georgie...gee, I have to work soooo hard!!!
Hey, Skye said maybe the gulls would pick me up and carry me away at the ocean.  I told her no way cuz I DID go to the ocean and even stayed there for almost a whole week last year with Mom and Julie and George.  No gulls got me then!!!  That Toto said in his diary that I didn't go to the ocean cuz he was jealous cuz he NEVER did go there!!!  I have been to the real ocean and to the Gulf of Mexico, so there, Toto!!!  I even went kayaking in the ocean!!!  Mom said the Gulf of Mexice is also the real ocean, and she also said there is another real one on the other side of the country, too!  She went there but she didn't take us, boo hoo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A few little things.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:40:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Okay, it's Sunday morning and it's FREEZING here.  Mom said it was -11 this morning, well, I certain ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Okay, it's Sunday morning and it's FREEZING here.  Mom said it was -11 this morning, well, I certainly believe that since it was only 54 degrees in our living room... needless to say, we are not  in there right now, we are still in our warmer (56 degrees, a virtual sauna!) dog room.  That toasty waterbed was sure nice last night!!!!
Alright, enough small talk.  First of all, I am less than 100 visitors away from 5,000 visits.  It would be very nice if you all could hop on over and visit my page today... those bully stick prizes we get are pretty darn tasty!!!
And.... Mom has finally given my friend Pinki her own page.  Please check her out, too.  You can find her link right down at the bottom of our family on each one of our pages.  Since Winston is officially gone now, Mom said it left a void in our Dogster family so Pinki will fill it.  If you look at all her photos you will see some of yours truly!!!  Fortunately, Mom didn't put the one of her biting me in the face and scarring me for life!!!  Pinki still says it was an accident, but I am not so sure!
Finally, I guess I am going to go on a little auto trip with Mom and Chaz today.  She had to go down to meet some people who are bringing Chaz a girlfriend.  That is ONE problem with being a pet dog... I do not get any girlfriends!!!!!!!!  At least it is warmer in the car!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have a new pet!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/651776</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:36:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Around here I am the pet dog and the rest of the dogs are the &quot;working&quot; dogs.  As a pet dog I have s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Around here I am the pet dog and the rest of the dogs are the "working" dogs.  As a pet dog I have special status and privilages.  For example, I get to go on the vacations with Mom and Julie, and I always go camping and kayaking.  The way I understand it is that I have pet status cuz I was neutered when I was a little baby.  The other dogs have to do shows and stuff and they have to have babies, too.  I am a rescue so I don't do all that stuff, well, except for that stupid idea Mom had about those obedience shows.  Guess I won that one, didn't I???  You don't hear her talking about me going anymore to get that third leg, hehehe!    Also, pet status means you get to stay here forever and not have to go to another home like Jenny and Tyson and BJ did.  Cool, I just as soon stay here!
Well, today Mom said that Harvey is now a pet dog, too.  It seems that Mom finally realized that she did get him to be a pet, not a show dog, and he is a good pet, so she took him to the vet and had him neutered.  Maybe he would be a good show dog, too, but Mom said she didn't need another show dog, and by the time he was done being a show dog it might be harder to make him a good pet dog.  And, she said she really didn't need Harvey to make little babies.  And, she didn't need him to realize he was a boy dog and being a boy dog he would need to have issues with the other boy dogs to make sure they didn't get his girls.  Sounds complicated to me, I like all boy dogs and all girl dogs just the same!!!  Mom says that's cuz I am a pet dog!  Anyway, now he had his operation so he and I are now the two pet dogs... those others are whatever they are.  Hmm, I wonder what Toto is????  He can't have babies anymore so he's not a working dog anymore, either.  Hmmm, have to think about that one for a while.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sunday afternoon....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:34:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ahh, another pleasant Sunday.  Right now it is pouring rain and the temperature is only 32 degrees!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ahh, another pleasant Sunday.  Right now it is pouring rain and the temperature is only 32 degrees!  But, earlier today it was very nice and sunny so Mom and Skye took us outside for a romp in the snow.  Even though it was warmer and sunny, it sure felt damp and cold to me!  I wasn't alone with that feeling... Mom went back inside and got an extra sweater and a hat and put on her heavy boots.  Poor Harvey got so cold he had to go back inside the house!
Meanwhile, me and Skye were playing with a HUGE blue ball that I found out there.  I was practicing balancing on it!  Mom even took my picture to prove I could balance.  And, she also took a photo of me and my new friend Skye.  I say new friend cuz before Skye would only play with Toto, now she plays with me, too.  Toto was too busy trying to catch another mousie!  
Anyway, after we played outside for a long time we came inside and Skye cooked lunch for us.  We had hotdogs and macroni and cheese.  Skye couldn't eat all her hotdogs so she gave them to us.  I was hiding under the desk so she had to put me up on the desk so I could get mine!  Then me and Toto and Ali and Mom took a nice Sunday afternoon nap after Skye went home.  She let Harvey and Georgie come in the bedroom, too, but they wouldn't let us nap so they had to go back out into the living room.
Now we are waiting for it to get late enough to go to bed.  I am still tired from all that running in the snow.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vacation is good for you!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:54:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Skye just did my body stats with the Wii game and I have actually lost 2.9 lbs!  I was a bit nervous ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Skye just did my body stats with the Wii game and I have actually lost 2.9 lbs!  I was a bit nervous cuz it also said Toto lost that much, too.  Mom checked the other dogs and they didn't lose any weight so she said it's fine, I guess.  She was very happy that I had lost those pounds... now I am only one tenth away from my ideal!!!  Mom said it's because of my vacation... I got to run around in the fresh warm air AND I didn't get to eat everyone else's leftover food.  Soo, I guess this means I will have to stay away from their food now cuz Mom said I looked GREAT!  She actually said I looked great when we got home, but she thought I only lost about 1.5 lbs.  
Now Skye is doing some yoga with the Wii and Harvey is helping her... he runs all around her and barks at her.  Not me, I am resting up!
Hey, today me and Mom got a great package from my good friend Brenda Lee in West Virginia.  She sent Mom a neat mug for her collection from there AND she sent me (well, us, I guess) a whole bunch of homemade dog cookies.  Boy oh boy are they tasty!!!  Gee, I sure hope I don't find all my lost weight from eating them!  Nah, I will share them with everyone and that will help!  Thanks, Brenda Lee and Mom.  Mom said her best friend up here has the same exact name as Brenda's Mom!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>10 ways to tell it isn't your dog................</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/649900</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:10:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is no other dog in the world as cute and handsome and.... hey, let's face it, there is no othe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is no other dog in the world as cute and handsome and.... hey, let's face it, there is no other Beanie in the world so it would/could never happen!!!!!!!!!  I am unique.  'Nuff said.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back to our old routines....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/649537</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:51:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning Mom jumped out of bed and went off to work.  We went off to our crates.  Pretty soon sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning Mom jumped out of bed and went off to work.  We went off to our crates.  Pretty soon she brought all the other dogs home from work.  I was trying hard not to brag about my trip and to show off my tan... I am sooo nice!  
Surprise, Mom came home early!  So, she and Toto went off in the car.  (Hey, how come I didn't get to go??)  First they went and got some shavings for Donna's pups so they could come home.  Then, Mom took her broken GPS back to the store.  Of course she couldn't find the sales slip so the man wouldn't give her the money back, he only gave her a new one.  Sooo, now she has TWO new GPS's.  The one they got on the trip cost exactly the same as the broken one but they are both different... one has information for traffic jams and the other doesn't.  Now, Mom doesn't know which one she is going to keep!!!  We don't really have too many traffic jams up here!  But, the other one hasn't got the best reviews... supposedly the battery won't keep charging???  Mom says now that the first one broke she guesses she will keep them both and keep one in the car for a spare!  
Anyway, after they got home we all ran out to play in the snow.  It was pretty nice... warm and sunny, well, that is relative, I guess!  Not warm and sunny by Texas standards, that's for sure!  
Mom loves to go away in the beginning of January cuz she says she swears when we get home the Winter is better... the sun is brighter and warmer and the nights are already shorter.  Yeah, right, Mom, maybe today but what about later when it's below zero again????
Hey, Mom says thanks for the offers of the mugs from you pals... Mom is going to check out for sure what we have and pmail you later.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>State mugs....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:27:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom wrote this a while ago, but somehow she forgot to save it, I guess!!!  So, now I have to do it a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom wrote this a while ago, but somehow she forgot to save it, I guess!!!  So, now I have to do it again!
Mom collects coffee mugs from the states she visits.  Her collection is not complete, some of them she's broken cuz she uses them as well as displays them, silly person.
Well, on this trip we went thru SIXTEEN states!!!  Since she was also having to buy gas and motel rooms, she didn't buy 16 mugs!!!!  She did buy 5 new ones.  Would you believe she doesn't have Vt, Ma, CT, or NY???  She says she doesn't have NY because there is no way she is going to stop while driving thru NYC!!!!  Sorry, Yuji, but we don't like driving thru there!!!  And, Mom so far has planned her trips well... this time they did 2 pm on Friday afternoon...not too bad and 8 AM this morning... no traffic at all!  In fact, this morning Mom even had to use the cruise control to keep her from speeding.  She said there were 4 million cops out and she didn't want to be stopped for speeding after driving 4,000 miles without a problems!!!  Every time she goes thru the city she puts the same directions into her GPS and every time it takes her a different way!!!  This time for some reason they missed all the service areas on the NJ side.  She was mad because they were looking forward to some cinnabons for breakfast!!!  She also wanted to get gas there since it's cheaper than in CT.  Oh well, maybe next time????
We got home at 2 pm.  Right now it is snowing like crazy and there's already a build up of it on the ground!!!  Good timing, Mom!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/649325</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:07:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, we just got home!!!  Mom ran over to the kennel and got Toto and Ali, so now we are all happy!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, we just got home!!!  Mom ran over to the kennel and got Toto and Ali, so now we are all happy!  Mom is berrrry tired, but, it's not snowing yet so she is also berry happy!!!  More later!
Hey, thanks for all the good wishes from everyone!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy Smokes... DDOD....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/649267</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:16:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, Mom just woke up and is drinking her coffee cuz they are leaving early to outrun a snowstorm.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, Mom just woke up and is drinking her coffee cuz they are leaving early to outrun a snowstorm.  She glanced over at her email and I was a pick of the day!!!!   Yahoo!!!
Thanks, Dogster.... a nice coming home present!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Almost home again.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/649217</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:43:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, sweet home Alabama is making me wish I was sweet home again!!!!  Last night we had a horrible s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, sweet home Alabama is making me wish I was sweet home again!!!!  Last night we had a horrible smelly room and NO phone or internet service!!!  Mom and Julie were bumming!!!  Especially since the brand new birthday GPS quit working way up in some mountains in Tennessee and Mom was having a fit!!!  First they thought there was something wrong with all the satellites cuz the phones weren't getting a signal, either, then they realized the GPS was plain old broken!!!  It would get a signal, then immediately loose it and not get one again for about 10 miles.  After about the hundredth time that happened, Mom was MAD!!!  So, she stopped at a store and bought another one!  She is going to take the broken one back when she gets home.  She hasn't even had it for two weeks!!!!!!!
So, today was fine cuz the new one works great!!!!  Tonight we are in Hershey, PA.  Mom wanted some chocolate, I guess?????  Anywho, tomorrow we will be back home, finally!!!  And.... for all of you people who live up in the north country... Mom and Julie are bringing some warm weather back with them... in fact, it's traveling a bit ahead of them right now!!!!
Well, now I gotta go outside again!  Julie gave me a bunch of chicken livers the other day and last night I just had to go B A D so I went in the motel room.  She and Mom were not too happy with me, but they said the room smelled better after cuz they cleaned it with some nice cleaner and it smelled AWFUL before I had my accident!!!  Anyway, tonight Mom is making me go outside a hundred times!!!  
BTW... little Georgie is being really good!  She never even cries when she has to go into her crate at night.  Me and Big George (Julie's George!!) have to go into the bathroom when we first get to the motel and when we leave in the morning and I am good but George barks for his mommy!!!  Not me... I just bark when I hear noises in the night... Mom says "do you have ANY IDEA how many noises in the night there are when you are at a motel??????"]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>On the Road again.........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/648879</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:27:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here I am stuck in another motel somewhere in the middle of the country... well, I guess Arkansas is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here I am stuck in another motel somewhere in the middle of the country... well, I guess Arkansas is the middle of the country???  We drove thru some rain this morning, but finally it got warm and sunny.  Now Mom and Julie are crashing.  Me and Baby Georgie are playing tag!!!!  Soo, obviously, she came home with us!!!!  Mom said that she sure didn't want to upset Winston's new home by adding a new baby to the mix.  And, his new folks agreed!!!  Sooo, I get to play with her all the way home!!!!
Mom says hopefully we will get home in two more days, but it will be a stretch!!!  We are not quite one third of the way home yet.
We had a great time with Mom's Aunt and her cousin.  Mom has lots of photos, so she will add them to my page when I get home.  She has her baby computer with her, but it's too hard to edit the photos on the tiny screen.  Hopefully we will be home soon!!!!
Now I gotta go cuz Julie is going to take me outside for a walk.  She is nice to me!!!!  She even gave me and George some chicken livers for dinner!!!!!!!  Mmmmmmmm, gooooooood!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I was feeling warm all over!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/648436</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:43:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning we went outside for a nice long time in the fresh, WARM air.  My feet are starting to h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning we went outside for a nice long time in the fresh, WARM air.  My feet are starting to hurt from walking on all this grass instead of the cold snow and ice.  Who would of thunk there could be this warmth in the middle of Winter????
Anyway, after a bit we all got in the car and went for a ride... who wee... another ride??  Anyway, we went thru some pretty places and finally Mom stopped at a house.  She and Julie and Winston went inside and me and George and little Georgie had to stay in the car!!!  We stayed in there forever, it seemed, and finally Mom and Julie came back without Winston.  Hmmmm, what's this all about????
Anyway, we went back to Aunt Ethel' house and me and Georgie and George went outside and soaked up the sun for about an hour... it was sooooo nice!!!  There was even a butterfly out there with us and it sat on Julie.  Mom has photos!!!
Then we sat in the car for ever again while Mom and Julie went sightseeing with Mom's cousin, then we got to go outside again!!!
Tomorrow we are going back to visit Winston, and we are gonna walk around there, too!!!  I hope we can stay in this warm place forever... I sure like it here!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahh, grass again....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/648015</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:04:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Cool, today we stopped to pee and there was grass on the ground!!!  It wasn't all that warm, but the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Cool, today we stopped to pee and there was grass on the ground!!!  It wasn't all that warm, but there was grass and NO SNOW!!!  We saw lots and lots of water.
Now, I am very tired and I am keeping Mom's pillow soft until she finally decides to go to sleep.  She is saying something about winding down?????
Tomorrow we are going to be a Winston's new home place.  We are hoping his Mom is going to be there, she had to go take care of some frozen pipes... sounds like she should be up North, huh??? Maybe someone could have a job for her there!!!!
Well, Mom will help me write more tomorrow, now we are gonna sleep.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sweet Home, Alabama</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/647798</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:36:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we are here in Alabama, staying right next door to the Alabama group's fan club museum!!!!  It ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we are here in Alabama, staying right next door to the Alabama group's fan club museum!!!!  It is FREEZING down here!!!  Must be a new world record cold.  Mom and Julie are wearing all their NH clothes and still cold.  It snowed all day long, snow in Tennessee, snow in Georgia, and snow in Alabama.  Not a lot, but there is snow on the ground!!!!!
Last night I couldn't write cuz it was soo cold that the internet didn't work.  This is all I can write tonight cuz I am tooo tired.  I am running around playing with Winston and Georgie right now, but we are ready to crash, soon!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>On the road again, (almost).....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/647374</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:52:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom is all packed and everything is sitting in the kitchen waiting for her to pack it in the c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom is all packed and everything is sitting in the kitchen waiting for her to pack it in the car tomorrow morning.  She got both me and Winston groomed this afternoon, this morning she did both George and Georgie.  Now, that is going to be seriously confusing... Georgie is also going with us, and everytime I say George, she is going to think I am talking to her, when in fact, I will be talking to my vacation buddy, George.  This will be our third vacation... we are both excited!!!  It's too bad that Winston and baby Georgie are going along as well!  Hopefully, Winston's new family will decide they want both Winston and Georgie... then we can have a nice, calm ride home.  
Well, I gotta go check those bags and make sure Mom packed some toys for me and George... and, I hope she's remembering my nice fuzzy blankie for the console.  Sure hope Winston doesn't think HE'S riding on the console with us!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The new Wii machine...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/646408</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:43:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We have been playing with Mom's new Wii machine.  First she and Skye had to put in their stats and f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been playing with Mom's new Wii machine.  First she and Skye had to put in their stats and find out how physically fit they are.  Well, that was interesting... It told Mom she was FAT  (she knew that!) and it told Skye she was skinny...but just barely skinny.  But, the amazing part was that it told Mom her fit age was actually 4 years younger than she is!!  She is very, very happy about that!!!  But, it told Skye her fit age was 34 years older than she is!!!!  Man, that is pretty scary for a teenager!!
Then, Mom and Skye decided to put us in the stupid machine... Toto was first... at 18.75, he is perfect!!!  I was second, hmmm, I don't wanna mention my weight here!!!!  Suffice it to say that I no longer weigh six pounds... nor do I weigh 7 pounds either!!!  All right, I am not proud to say I am now 8.5 pounds!!!  Mom was shocked and said it's diet time now.  Darn, I had her fooled for sooo long with that fuzzy coat story!!!!  Hey, Like Mom, Like pup!!!!
Next was Winston... like Toto, he is perfect at 7.6 pounds.  (Yes, he IS taller than me, too!)  Ali is also pretty good at 6 pounds.  Ali is the same height as me.  Ooops.
Sooo, now me and Mom need to do the exercises to lose weight and Skye and Toto need to do the ones to become more flexible and balanced.  Would you believe that machine even told Mom she had a problem with her left side... yup, she has a very bad knee and it's her left one, Wow, Wii, that is scary!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy New Year!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/646387</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:01:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, when I got up yesterday it was a whole new decade!!!  I feel much older now!
Skye is staying a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, when I got up yesterday it was a whole new decade!!!  I feel much older now!
Skye is staying at our house and so me and Tyson and Ali are getting jealous of Toto cuz Skye loves him the best.  In fact, she is always carrying him around and hugging him and we get nothing!!!  Mom is bad, too, cuz last night when we went to bed I was sleeping calmly beside Mom and Skye was STARING at me!!!  She just kept staring and staring so Mom asked her to stop and she said she was just watching TV.  Soo, she kept staring and staring and finally I had to start barking at her.  Mom told me to stop, but I couldn't cuz Skye was still staring so finally Mom took me and put me right in my crate!!!!   I sure don't understand why Skye didn't have to go in her crate...she was the one staring at me!!!
Anyway, today after work Mom and Skye went up town.  Would you believe they took TOTO with them and not me???  I have to admit, I did hear Skye ask Mom to let me go with them but she said no.  BAHHH.
Oh well, I am going on a very, very long vacation trip with Mom and Julie and George and Toto has to stay here in the boarding kennel, hehehe!!!  I will be sleeping with Mom in the motel rooms and Toto will be sleeping with the macaws in the boarding kennel.  If he tries to bark they will tell him to "shut up, brat".  hehehe!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>YaHoo...4500 visitors!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/645323</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:52:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hurray, Mom got a email that I had a gift so she checked it out and it was from my pal Brenda Lee an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hurray, Mom got a email that I had a gift so she checked it out and it was from my pal Brenda Lee and she said she was my 4500th visitor!!!!  Sooo, that means that Mom discovered it right at 4500 and I will now get a prize... I hope it's a bully stick!!!!!!!!!  Mom is at work right now so I don't know what it's gonna be.  I LOVE prizes!!!
Thanks everyone for visiting me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>4500 visitors!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/644902</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:30:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said I am going to hit 4500 visitors really soon, like maybe even tomorrow!!!  I wonder if she w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said I am going to hit 4500 visitors really soon, like maybe even tomorrow!!!  I wonder if she would consider giving me a bully stick instead of a Stella & Chewy's patty???  I sure love those bully sticks!!!!!!
Come on over and visit my page so I can get my bully stick, please????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom had a surprise pawty!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/644897</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:20:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom went to her family Christmas party today.  She was greatly surprised to find it was a surprise b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom went to her family Christmas party today.  She was greatly surprised to find it was a surprise birthday party for HER!!!!   She is going to be very, very old on her next birthday and it's when we will be going to deliver Winston, so they had the party today.  You see, Mom is really not that old (she made me say that), but she is the oldest living one in her family, cuz her family dies young, I guess, so they really threw a huge celebration.  They all got together and bought her HUGE presents for our trip!  She got a brand new GPS with traffic and talking streets, a brand new IPOD Touch with all the latest greatest stuff on it, AND the e-reader from Amazon.  Mom's family mostly works in the computer industry, so Mom gets good presents!!  She used to be a techi long ago, but the new stuff left her in the dust.  
So, she spent some time putting all her muzak on it, and photos of ME and tomorrow she's gonna find some games for it!  She also might put some photos of the other guys on it, too!  We have bad internet over in our house so she couldn't play too much with that part of it.  
And, then she ran out in the freezing rain to start the GPS, and now that is all ready, too.  
She sold her old IPOD to Julie, I sure hope she took HER muzak off it so I don't have to listen to everything TWICE on the trip!!!  Mom has old muzak, too!!!  That elevator stuff,  boring.  At least it helps me to sleep on a long trip!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas walk ripoff!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/644640</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:42:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom finally took us out for our Christmas walk.  Man, what a bummer that was!  First of all, it is v ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom finally took us out for our Christmas walk.  Man, what a bummer that was!  First of all, it is very cold and damp and she didn't even put my jacket on!!!  And, it's cloudy and dark so my pretty curls didn't show up in the photos!  As Winston already pointed out, we couldn't stay on top of the crust unless we walked very, very slowly... some fun that is!!!!!  And, every time you did happen to crash thru the crust it hurt like crazy.  One of my photos shows the agony of that!  And, Toto was having no problems at all, he was just racing around pushing us off the paths.  
Anyway, I am sure glad that walk is over and now it's time for our nap.  Well, at least it will be when Mon hurrys up and puts the babies back in their room.  We are socializing them... yeah, right!!  More like we are serving as live stuffy toys for them!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Holidays from our house to yours....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/644449</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:25:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Another group diary entry from all of us and our Mom to all our pals on Dogster.  
We hope you all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Another group diary entry from all of us and our Mom to all our pals on Dogster.  
We hope you all have the most Merry and Happy holiday ever.  We hope you get everything you wished for, and you have a peaceful and pleasant day.
We are thankful that we have met so many wonderful dogs here and that we are all friends and enjoy each other's company.  We have enjoyed the "real" visits we've had and hope to have many more in the coming year.   We have enjoyed reading everyone's diaries and are glad that we aren't the only "naughty AND nice" pups in the world.
May the blessings of the holiday season be yours, now and throughout the New Year!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The work Christmas party....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/643954</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:37:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today the girls at work had their Christmas party.  Mom chose me to accompany her.  I was feeling so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today the girls at work had their Christmas party.  Mom chose me to accompany her.  I was feeling sooo special, but when I got to work, I discovered Hilda came along with Laurie.  Next,  Skye showed up with Toto.  Then, Julie came along with Tyson!  Hrumph... it was going to be MY party!  Oh well, there was plenty of Pizza for all of us!  
It was pretty good, but we each had to work for our pizza.  I performed a little dance and got some from Skye, then I worked Laurie for my second piece.  Interesting, NONE of us worked Mom, I guess we all knew that was hopeless!!!
Hilda gave us a HUGE lion bed.  It is sooo cool, I can't wait to get home from work and try it out for real.  Skye gave Toto a big, fleece rug for his kayak... I sure hope Mom gets one for me!!!  That will be soo comfy, especially if it's cold.  
Unfortunately, Skye gave me a bath, then she decided to take some photos with the camera Mom gave her for Christmas.  She even made me pose with Toto!!!
All in all, it was a fun party and I won't need any dinner tonight!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ohh, that Winston will be the death of me yet.........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/643712</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:54:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ya know, little Winston thinks the entire world revolves around him.  He is running around here remi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ya know, little Winston thinks the entire world revolves around him.  He is running around here reminding everyone that he is going to Texas in two weeks.  Well, guess what???  I, me and myself am going to Texas in two weeks, too!  In fact, the entire vacation plan was all about me and my pal, Georgie and Julie and Mom.  Every single year we all go on vacation and drive a long ways to see parts of the country we never saw before.  Can I help it if we just happen to be going down to Texas this year and so Winston can ride along to his new home???  Guess what, Mom's Aunt and her cousins live in the same town as Chloe La Rue, and Mom and Julie were going to visit them even before they knew about Winston going along.  And, I was invited way, way back then!  And, me and Georgie have just enough room to ride on the console when Julie puts a big blanket on it.  I sure hope Winston doesn't think he is riding there, too.  There will not be enough room for him there!!!  And, when we stop at night the motels usually let two dogs stay in the room.... I can tell you that those two dogs will be me and George... I see no Winston listed on the reservation form!  Oh well, it will be warm enough for him to sleep in the car, hehehe!  And, when we stop at places me and George get our photos taken with Mom and Julie.... ha ha, there won't be a third person to hold Winston and take his photo, now will there???  Well, I gotta go now, I am sorting thru my clothing to decide which shirts I will be taking with me... Poor Winston has none, ooohhh, too bad!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tyson is telling tales...........</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:59:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, if you read Tyson/Winston's diary tonight I would like to clarify a few points here, especially ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, if you read Tyson/Winston's diary tonight I would like to clarify a few points here, especially since it is sooo close to Christmas and Santa Paws' visit...(or not, depending on if he reads Winston's diary!)  I was not responsible for any of the dog poops in the kitchen tonight... and, Mom knows that cuz IF I have to relieve myself in the house I will use the bathroom, thank you very much!  And, I would NEVER have eaten that pink bath pouf IF Toto hadn't gotten it off the kitchen table and pulled it all apart... Mom KNOWS I can't reach up that high!!!!  And, furthermore, I have NEVER taken any foil candy wrappers out of the trash... and I wouldn't have eaten those either IF Winston hadn't emptied the trash all over the floor!!!  Finally, it's not my fault I had to be sick in Mom's chair... those guys made me eat all that stuff!!!  So there, tattletale, or better yet, tattletail!!!!
Hi, Santa... I was trying to clean up all the messes around the house and the only way I knew how was to eat the stuff I found on the floor... not my fault I got sick!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's snowing, it's snowing, I want to go out and play!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/641907</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:15:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>NOT!  Actually, I have a fondness for snow... it is really pretty when you look out the window and s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ NOT!  Actually, I have a fondness for snow... it is really pretty when you look out the window and see it all over everything!  Seriously, I do like the snow, but it was way, way too cold this morning to enjoy anything.  When we got up the temperature outside was ONE degree!!  It warmed up pretty fast, and finally got to 28, which is what it is right now.  Mom got all ready to clean up the snow from Wednesday when it started snowing again.  Now we already have about four more inches.  But, it's supposed to turn to freezing rain later tonight.  
Mom bought herself a Nintendo Wii game system for Christmas.  It is pretty cool!  There is even a part where us dogs can use it.  Today Skye was still here so she and Mom played until they couldn't see anymore.  Mom says it's nicer cuz you do get some exercise.  I guess... Mom clunked me right on the head with her golf club!!  I guess that was better than getting hit in the head with a bowling ball!!!!
When Mom stepped on the balance board thingie it said, "OUCH!"  hehehe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A blizzard is here!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/641062</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 04:37:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD...Toto needs to watch what he is wishing for!!!  When we got up this morning the whole hill outs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD...Toto needs to watch what he is wishing for!!!  When we got up this morning the whole hill outside our house looks like everyone was playing bumper cars!!!  There are about TEN cars off the road, and some of them are even sprawled all over our lawn.  There are blue lights and red lights and orange lights flashing all over the place.  Our whole parking lot is full of the ones that couldn't make it up the hill.  Of course, Mom is not thrilled... she had to call Laurie and tell her to stay home and now, instead of going to work late and getting out early she will have to work alone all day long!!!  I bet we will be going to work for some grooming cuz no one else will come in!  Hey, maybe she will close early????????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We got TRUSTED!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/640966</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:42:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom had her obedience class tonight.  Since Alfie was already at the kennel, she decided to use her  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom had her obedience class tonight.  Since Alfie was already at the kennel, she decided to use her for a demo instead of one of us.  We had already had our dinner and been outside so she decided to trust us ALL OUT TOGETHER!!!!  (Silly woman, guess she forgot that we are a pack and while one or two of us would be good, a pack is NEVER good!)
Well, finally she got home and the only thing wrong was a de-stuffed stuffie toy.  Not a problem.  Soo, since she still had a bunch of Zuke's in her pocket, she rewarded us by letting us have them.  After she carefully doled out a few one at a time, she put them in the palm of her hand and had us one by one come over and take one.  We were all good and only took one at a time but that little rat Tyson(Winston, sorry), took a whole mouthful!!!!  Then, he took them over to the dog bed and ate them one at a time, very slowly,  while we polite dogs had to watch!  What a nervy beast he is!!!  I sure hope Mr. Big and Sidney put him in his place when he gets down to Texas!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&quot;He knows if you've been bad or good....&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/640118</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:40:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Uh oh!  It's getting close to our annual visit from Santa.  Well, Mom was working on the computer to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Uh oh!  It's getting close to our annual visit from Santa.  Well, Mom was working on the computer tonight and we were just hanging around.  She just went into the bathroom to brush her teeth.  Of course her boys, me and Toto and Tyson, followed her in there.  Toto and Tyson just marched right in, I was carefully selecting where to put my feet down when Mom noticed some tootsie rolls on the bathroom floor.  Now, which one of us would be the guilty one???  Not me... I was just being careful so I wouldn't sprain an ankle or something and be laid up for Christmas!!!  Makes sense, doesn't it???  Well, Mom wasn't so convinced.  If I could only learn not to turn my head away when she asks who did that I would be fine!  
Hey, it's pretty cold outside tonight and it might snow here tomorrow... my feet are shaved and they get cold really easy.  Besides, if I went outside in the cold, my feet would be really cold when I hopped in bed with Mom tonight and she wouldn't like that very much, now, would she???  Are ya listening, Santa????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Special dog.........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/639135</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:49:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I played special dog today and moseyed along over to work with Mom and the puppies.  It was pretty n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I played special dog today and moseyed along over to work with Mom and the puppies.  It was pretty nice over there... I didn't even have to have a bath, although Mom was pretty worried about my appearing to look like a football so she did cut some hair off my bod.  Now, I feel MUCH slimmer!  
While I was on a break with Mom I got a chance to play with the ceiling cat.  She was pretty frisky today, and for a little bit I was worried she was going to get me with those HUGE claws she has.  But, it soon became apparent she was only playing so I obliged and chased her around the break room for a while.  
Then, Mom and I worked a bit on some paperwork... gosh, that is BORING!!!  I have to admit, I snoozed a bit!  Finally the last daycare dogs went along home so Mom put the babies in the stroller and we went home as well.  When I got home I strutted around a bit, making darn sure that Tyson/Winston knew I had been at work all day without him!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Turkey Day...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:16:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom's turkey was a big success!!  We all licked our chops after we ate.  It was soooo good!
T ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom's turkey was a big success!!  We all licked our chops after we ate.  It was soooo good!
Then, (after our nap, Turkey is one of those tryp-somethings that make you sleepy you know), we all trudged down into the lab pen and got some branches for Mom to make some wreaths.  We helped her make them, then we watched from the window while she put some up on our house and some over at the kennel.  And, she put some lights on our porch and a really, really neat Christmas tree with fiber optic lights that change colors.  It's on our porch cuz it's not supposed to be outside.  
Then I got to go with Mom up to Skye's house and pick her up.  We went on over to Walmart cuz Mom needed some ink for her printer.  We came home and as we drove down the big hill we could see our pretty lights and that tree!  It was neat.
Then Mom and Skye made some calendars for Skye's Mom and Dad, and we got to eat some more turkey!!!!
Now we are all ready for bed!!!
Happy end of Turkey Day, everyone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving everypup....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/638006</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:57:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Us pups up here in New England want to wish all of your pups a very, very happy Thanksgiving filled  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Us pups up here in New England want to wish all of your pups a very, very happy Thanksgiving filled with lots of nice turkey.  While the vets see more dogs with intestional upsets on Black Friday than any other day, Mom wants everyone to know it's not the turkey that is the villian!!!   Turkey by itself is good for dogs... it is a safe, mild meat (unless you are allergic to it!!!)  The problem comes with the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner.  Worst of all is that great tasting fatty turkey skin.  Man, is that stuff good, but, man is that stuff hard for us to digest and it really strains our pancreas.  And, also a problem is the gravy and the stuffing, for the same reasons.  Most of the veggies are okay, especially the sweet potatoes and the brocolli.  But, watch out for the sauces on the veggies.  A small piece of roll or bread won't hurt, but be light on the butter, please.   As for dessert... skip that in favor of another piece of turkey!!!!  And, you better stay away from the wine or you will be whining with a big headache.  
Another thing to remember, watch where your parents put those turkey bones!  Cooked turkey bones splinter really easily and can puncture your digestive system.  Also, it is possible you could choke on them!!!  If either of those things happen, you will be spending Black Friday visiting with your veterinarian and your pawrents will be angry... moms cuz they would rather spend the time and money on Black Friday specials and dads cuz they wanna watch all that football!!!
Soo, let's all go out and pawty hearty... but not too hearty!!!  Happy Turkey day to everyone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Turkey for me!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:46:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Toto and Mom went to the store yesterday and Mom bought us a BIG turkey for Turkey day!!  I am soo e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Toto and Mom went to the store yesterday and Mom bought us a BIG turkey for Turkey day!!  I am soo excited cuz last year we didn't have any turkey.  Mom went somewhere else to eat and didn't bring any back for us to have.  This year the turkey is all for us!!!  Well, we might let Mom have a tiny, tiny bit of it so we can make sure it is okay for us to eat!!!  Hey, wasn't there a story about some king or something who used to have someone test his food before he ate it???  I sort of remember that?  Mom will be our tester!!!!
Today I went on over to work with Georgie.  Mom put us together in an expen over there.  It was the first time I have ever been in a pen with her!!!  I guess she is really growing up cuz she was actually pretty fun to play with.  After a bit, Mom went home and got Tyson, too, so he was playing with us, but he was hitting Georgie on the head with his feet, so Mom made him play with Pinki instead... she fixed him, she was biting his legs so he couldn't hit her with them!!!   
We all had baths and they had haircuts.  Mom only cut my feet and face, but tonight she is saying I look way, way too fat so tomorrow she is going to give me an actual hair cut.  Hope it works, I hate looking FAT!!!  It's not my fault I look fat after a bath... I have very cottony coat and when it's all fluffed out it is pretty long and makes me look like I gained about three pounds... I am only 5 pounds normally, so at 8 pounds I look like a MOOSE!!!!  Actually, Mom says I look like a football!!!  I guess that's better than a basketball, huh?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finally, the weekend!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/637279</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:38:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday it was very warm and mostly sunny all day.  Mom got out of work early, but she did not tak ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday it was very warm and mostly sunny all day.  Mom got out of work early, but she did not take us to the big yard!  Can you believe it??  She muttered something about cleaning the house, then she apparently was too tired to walk all the way down there with us.  (It must be all of 100 feet, if that!)  Then we got stuck in our crates cuz Donna was having her babies.  We would have been okay out in the living room, but Mom called Julie to come and watch since Julie's dog is having puppies next week.  Julie has helped Mom lots, but Mom figured a refresher course wouldn't hurt at all.  Julie brought her kid along, so we would have barked too much and upset Donna, so we were banished to our crates.
But, today we got in plenty of running.  It was pretty nice and warm down there in the big yard.  I was expecting the mosquitoes to start swarming us at any minute!!!  As it was, I kept getting pretty hot so I had to run drink out of the frog pond.  
I finally got myself up into that shed for some exploring while Mom wasn't looking.  I convinced Ali to do a watch patrol for me, and she warned me when Mom noticed.  I didn't see anything great at all, but, I must be blind!!!  After I watched while Ali went in there and she discovered the secret!  If you look at her new photo on her page you will see what the big secret is!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hmmm, where is the weekend??????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/636663</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gosh, this seems like a very long week around here.  I did get up to the store last night, but other ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gosh, this seems like a very long week around here.  I did get up to the store last night, but other than that it is pretty boring.  Mom has been really busy over at work with grooming.  Guess everyone wants their dogs spiffy for the holiday next weekend.  Gee, I hope she makes me spiffy, too!!!
Anyway, me and Winston/Tyson have been playing quite a bit, but for some reason he hasn't been taking any toys out of the toy box for me to play with.  I don't like to get them out... you have to almost climb right down into the box and I am always afraid one of the bigger dogs will think I am a toy in there and pull me right out by my ears just like they do with the toys.  Winston has no fears so he can get them out for both of us.  
Ahhh, guess he just dug some out so I gotta go play now.  Catch ya later!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>AS different as night and day...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:57:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today dawned foggy and warm.  When we first went out it was still drizzling but Mom said that was ju ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today dawned foggy and warm.  When we first went out it was still drizzling but Mom said that was just the fog.  Yeah, right, man is she an optomist!!!  
Of course she was right, so the minute she got out of work we (me and Tyson and the crested pups and Walter) all headed down to the big yard to help Mom plant some old dead mums.  You may remember she planted some last year, and didn't know if they would survive or not.  Well, they did and they were even more pretty this Fall, so this year she collected up everyone's dead mums and planted them all in OUR garden.  We all helped.... both Condi and Harvey tasted them to make sure they were okay.  YUCK.. they taste like flea spray!!!
After the planting we decided to run around a bit.  First I had to explain the rules to Condi... she seemed to think she could just race right over my head!!!!  Once we got that all straightened out we had a good run.  Mom took that photo of me and Tyson sitting in the chair... she thought it was soo nice, frankly, it looks like neither one of us can wait to get away from the other one!  Don't get me wrong...I like Tyson okay, but he sure does fly off the handle lots!  He is pretty funny... he screams and yells and attacks but he doesn't make any contact... silly boy!  Anyway, after his attack, he ends up sleeping with me.
Mom cooked some chicken so we are all waiting for the leftovers... mmmmmm.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Praise for the Beanster, hehehe!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/635377</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:21:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just came home from work.  It is pouring outside and very cold, and the wind is even blowing.  M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just came home from work.  It is pouring outside and very cold, and the wind is even blowing.  Mom put all of us outside to do our business.  Well, guess what?   I got praised and I even got a treat and no one else did!!!!!  
It seems Mom was watching every one of us... everyone EXCEPT me peed and pooped on the porch.  I went out into the pouring rain, did my wee wee's, then I carefully walked around the biggest puddles until I saw a HUGE one between me and the place I normally do my poops, way over in the far corner of the pen.  I shrugged my shoulders and bravely waded thru that huge puddle and did my business out in that cold and rain.   
Surprise, Mom called me right back into the house and made the others stay out longer.  She got a big warm towel and dried off my feet and my face and head.  And, I got a nice Zuke treat, hehehe!   And, Mom said now I can go with her when she goes upstreet to the store later.  Gosh, I am soooo smart!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a wonderful week (so far)............</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/634954</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My, but it's nice to be me!  I have had a fabulous week.  I have been on TWO road trips, eaten at We ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My, but it's nice to be me!  I have had a fabulous week.  I have been on TWO road trips, eaten at Wendy's and Burger King, walked in a HUGE new park, gone to work and had bagels and cream cheese and a bath and some new photos, had company sleep in MY room, gotten to play down in the big yard four times, and also gotten to play with the new labbie pups.  I am the ONLY older dog who got to play with them, in fact.  I also got a nice comment from Tyson's new sister about how handsome I am... I know, I know, I AM handsome!  
I also got to hang out loose in the house with Toto for quite a long time, and Tyson had to stay in his crate, heeheehee!
Oh yeah, I forgot, I also got a special treat for getting to four thousand visitors.  I kinda usurped poor Tyson with that one... here he was bragging and boasting about getting to 2,ooo visitors and the next day I doubled his two thousand, and raised him ten!
Mom says I better stop all this patting myself on my back cuz otherwise something bad is sure to happen to me!  Nah, I am the cutest, most handsome, and nicest rescue Mom has... heeheehee... that is safe to say cuz I am the ONLY rescue Mom has!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD...FOUR THOUSAND VISITORS!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/634739</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Holy mackeral... whilst we were writing my last diary entry someone was visiting my page and low and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy mackeral... whilst we were writing my last diary entry someone was visiting my page and low and behold, I am now at 4000 visitors right on the dot!! 
When I joined Dogster last year in June, I could have never imagined I would have 4000 visitors in just over a year!  That is soo cool.  I do think it probably has something to do with my handsome good looks, but Mom says that probably isn't the real reason.  She said it in that tone of voice, you know, that tone!   Of course, she hasn't enlightened me with her "real" reason, or what she thinks is her real reason.
I don't care, I do enjoy all the visits, so keep 'em coming!  And, thanks for your support!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More company....</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow wee, we had company TWO days in a row!  Yesterday Toto's friend Skye came to visit us and she ev ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow wee, we had company TWO days in a row!  Yesterday Toto's friend Skye came to visit us and she even stayed over night, in fact, she is staying again tonight!!!  Last night me and Tyson slept with her most all night.  Today she and Mom went over to work and then Skye came home and got me and gave me a spiffy bath.  Mom did a little trimming on my face and feet, then Skye decided to take a few photos of ME!!!  Mom put two of them on my page for everyone to see.  
This afternoon Mom's friend from CT came for a visit.  She is Kiwi's mom, and I don't much care for her.  You see, long ago, she was staying at our house one night and I went into the guest room to visit her.  Well, she yelled for Mom cuz she had some dogs in there in heat and she thought I was coming to see them...I wasn't, but anyway, when she yelled to Mom it scared me.  I ran out of the room as fast as I could and bumped the baby gate in the doorway on my way out.  Well, it CRASHED down, right on top of me, and Mom's friend had to rescue me!  Ya know, I cannot ever forgive her for making that gate fall down on me!!!   I am sure she really didn't mean to scare me, but.....   
Anyway, after she left me and Toto and Skye cleaned the whole house, then they went to eat and left us here, so Toto and I messed up a few things just to show them!!!!  They didn't even bring us a doggy bag!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>And, another road trip....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:42:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, this morning we all got up early since the baby labs were hungry.  Didn't need any ole buzzy c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, this morning we all got up early since the baby labs were hungry.  Didn't need any ole buzzy clock for waking up!!!  So, Mom went right to work cuz it was supposed to be very nice today and she wanted to play with us before our afternoon trip to deliver the lab pup.  
Mom got out very early from work so she decided to clean the house.  Good decision, it was a real mess... that Tyson chews up tons and tons of paper during the day and it was scattered all thru the house.  
Finally, it was time for me and the labs to go down to the big yard.  My gosh, it was just like Summer down there!  I explored and explored and low and behold, I discovered a CAT sleeping right in the agility tunnel!!!  
I did play nicely with the labs, even though the photo Mom put on my page makes it look like I am being a meany to them... I wasn't!!!
Tonight me and Mom took them down to meet the new owner.  It took them forever to decide which one they wanted... finally they picked the smaller one, and we came home.  First we stopped at Wendy's for my chicken sandwich and baked potato...mmmmm good!
Now we are just hanging out... Mom put the left over lab pup with the Crested babies and Walter... so far, so good!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today's trip...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:59:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, today's trip to NY went well.  We met the people with the puppies in a big, huge park near Alb ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, today's trip to NY went well.  We met the people with the puppies in a big, huge park near Albany.  Yes, they do allow dogs in that park, too.
Mom and I got there before they did so Mom took me for a great run in the park.  There were squirrels all over the place!!!  And, there was one HUGE tree that had gigantic yellow leaves.  Soo, of course I insisted Mom take my photo with one that I had caught.  Tyson thinks he's soo special catching big yellow leaves... these were ten times as big as his!!!
I do have to admit that I was quite nervous on the trip over for some reason.  Mom had to insist that I lie down several times, finally quite loudly!  I reminded her that while she may be losing her hearing I am not!  Finally I realized that those flashing lights were really just the rear view mirror so I began to relax a bit more.
But... I was worried that Mom would think I was a worry wart so I thought of the greatest thing... when Mom took me out at the park I instantly peed and pooped so she would think I was restless in the car cuz I had to go!!!  Hopefully it worked, cuz, quite frankly, I could sense her wondering if I was going to be bad during the whole trip to Texas in January.  I eased her mind by sleeping all the way home!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A warmer weekend????</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:26:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The weatherman said it was going to warm up lots on Sunday.  I sure hope he's right cuz I would like ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The weatherman said it was going to warm up lots on Sunday.  I sure hope he's right cuz I would like another opportunity to play down in the big yard before the snow flies.  Mom says we (her and ME), have to go to NY tomorrow to pick up a lab puppy and then go to MA on Sunday late afternoon to deliver her to her new owners.  Soo, that should leave plenty of time for us to play for a while.  Maybe Mom will even take some photos of ME with the new lab puppy???  
I was sooo worried when she said lab puppy... I was afraid she was going to come and live with us.  Mon said all that about not having anymore labs and then she got Alfie.  I just assumed she was getting this one to keep Alfie company.  
Anyway, she is a yellow lab and she and I would probably look good together in the Fall colors.  Our reddish, tannish colors look good with the warm browns of Fall.  Gee, hope it doesn't snow tonight... we wouldn't look good with the cold white of SNOW!!!
Well, I gotta go off to bed now.  It will be interesting to see if Tyson is smart enough to turn off Mom's new alarm clock.  I suppose he could keep stepping on the sleep button???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Winter is here????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/633070</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:00:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was pretty cold today.  Worse was this morning when it was in the low thirties and the wind ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was pretty cold today.  Worse was this morning when it was in the low thirties and the wind was blowing out of the North.  Brrrrrr.  Mom remembered she did all the storm windows except the ones on the North side... silly Mom!!!  Soo, today when she got out early she decided to finish putting them on!  We use those shrink wrap ones... you stick them up with tape and then shrink them with the hair dryer.  We already have some of those old aluminum ones outside, but they leak BAD... so bad that once there was snow in MY bed when I woke up in the morning!!!  Well, Mom says they work cuz while she's putting them up she can feel tons of cold air coming in the edges until she seals them all.
Anyway, they must work cuz she started out with a vest, a sweater and a turtleneck on, and before she was done she had just the turtleneck on!!!
Of course, we helped!  It was pretty cool, there were tons and tons of toys and bones behind all the furniture she had to move out of the way, some of them we haven't seen since last Fall!!!  So, now we are all on Mom's bed, chewing our "new" toys and telling her where there are still wrinkles to get out with the hair dryer.  And, now we will all be toasty warm tonight.  Good thing, the weatherman just said it was going to be cold all week long!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tyson this, Tyson that, yada yada yada....</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:05:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Boy, that Tyson is getting a bit big for his breeches!  He is running around here practicing a South ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Boy, that Tyson is getting a bit big for his breeches!  He is running around here practicing a Southern accent... one more Y'all and I'm gonna burn his barn.  Mom said to say that cuz her cousins live in Texas and when she was little she used to always have them say the barn is burning cuz it sounded like they were saying the burn is barning.  Silly, huh?  No wonder Tyson is like he is, even Mom is talking about Texas.  The good news, I guess, is that I will be traveling along down to Texas as well when we bring Tyson there.It will be our vacation and my friend Georgie will be going, too.  We will make Tyson stay in the back cuz there isn't enough room on the console for three of us.  Yes, I know, Tyson rode all the way to NC and back on that console and he didn't have to share it with anyone!!!
Of course, I will be traveling back up here and he won't!!!  At least I hope I will be coming back here???  You don't suppose Mom is gonna find me a new home, too???  Nah, she would NEVER do that!!  I am her little Beanster, her special little boy!  
Anyway, he is also bragging that he is going to reach 2000 visitors in the next day or so.  Well, guess what?  I, the Beanster, will be reaching FOUR thousand visitors in the next few days, take that, Tyson!!!  According to MY math, that is twice as many visitors as he has.  None of Mom's other dogs even try to keep up with me anymore, that's for sure!
Well, I gotta run claim the best spot in the bed before he gets in there!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>the BIG yard....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/632080</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:30:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yup, Mom decided she was done with lunch so off we went to the big yard.  Me and Tyson were having a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yup, Mom decided she was done with lunch so off we went to the big yard.  Me and Tyson were having a ball trying to find all that cat poop down there.  Mom yelled at me and I had to go hide in the garden!!  But, the good news... Toto never once ran me over!!!  That was cuz he was slamming Tyson instead, hehehe!  Actually, he was soo bad that Mom thought he was going to hurt Tyson so she made him go in the pen down there for a while.  Not me, I wouldn't hurt my bud Tyson!  I did quite a bit of exploring off on my own because Tyson and Toto were trying to catch leaves that Mom was throwing in the air.  I don't lower myself to that level of play... I am much more serious and I spend my out time checking for any strange critters or new stuff down in the yard.  But, I didn't find anything noteworthy, so maybe I will have to go down there again tomorrow!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The big run in the big yard.........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:16:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Boy oh boy..., Mom said as soon as she finishes her lunch we can go down and run in the big yard!!!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Boy oh boy..., Mom said as soon as she finishes her lunch we can go down and run in the big yard!!!  She's eating pretty fast, too.  Would you believe it is 65 degrees on the shaded side of the house!!!!  Happy Howlaween!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now Tyson and I have ganged up on Toto... we want him to remember that we can get him IF he decides to gang up on us down in the big yard.  Hope Mom takes her camera... we haven't had too many photos lately.
Wow.. she's almost done lunch.  She said I will probably give her indigestion since I am so anxious to go play!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully I will have great things to write later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another boring Friday night....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/631866</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:52:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom brought one of the Kansas girls home from work.  It seems she is going to stay in the hous ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom brought one of the Kansas girls home from work.  It seems she is going to stay in the house with us for a while.  Hmmm, I hope she will be friendly with me cuz so far tonight BOTH Toto and Tyson have tried to beat me up!!!  Toto is a bully and when we all go outside he gets excited and runs up and bowls me over!  Well, that hurts me cuz I am little and he is not little!  He slams me right into the floor on the porch.  So, Mom let me come in right away.  Well, as soon as they were done outside and came inside that Tyson was jealous of me and he ran right up and snarled at me and tried to beat me up!  What the heck?????  Then Mom let Donna out and she is my kind of dog... she just went into the kitchen and took over Tyson's green bed.  Hee hee hee, poor, poor Tyson!   I was still hiding under Mom's desk, so she let me sit on the desk!  It's pretty nice up here, you can see everyone and yet no one can get you!  Think I'll stay up here all evening long!!!!
Boy, it had better be nice outside tomorrow... I am soo wanting a nice run thru the big yard.  I will even help Mom rake the leaves if I can go down there with her!!!  Right now it is cool and cloudy... looks like it's gonna pour any minute.  I sure hope that goes away soon!!!  If not I will just convince Mom to go to bed early.  That would be nice!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Comments again?????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/631570</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:53:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, everyfur.... Mom turned our comments back on again.... hopefully the bad person doesn't read th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, everyfur.... Mom turned our comments back on again.... hopefully the bad person doesn't read this diary!  She said if they do and they comment she will just delete them, so there!
Just wanted everyone to know.  Bye!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pretty quiet here.......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/631456</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So far this has been a pretty boring week for the Beanster!  Mom spent time with Jenny cuz she was l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So far this has been a pretty boring week for the Beanster!  Mom spent time with Jenny cuz she was leaving, and she's having to spend time with the babies (ALL the babies, Georgie, Walter, Harvey & Connie), and with work and all that sure didn't leave much time for little ole me!  I did get over to work yesterday, and Jenny's new Mom brought me a lobster outfit (I LOVE Lobsters!!!), so Mom took my photo modeling it.  I decided it was much more fitting than that stupid Damsel in Distress one so I insisted she use it for my primary photo!  
Tonight she is finally letting Harvey be out with us for some learning and playing.  So far he's doing okay, but, man, does he do the zoomies!!!  Tyson and I are amazed at how fast he is!  He's a bit scared of us (wonder why????) so he keeps lying down when we check him out.  Mom did want him to be a house pet so I guess she's working on that now.  
Wonder if he's gonna share the water bed tonight???  Hmmm, I call the top pillow!!!!!!!  Did you know that he is almost as tall as me and Tyson (we are the same!), but he weighs more than we do.  Well, maybe not more than me but definitely more than skinny Tyson.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FLEAS...............</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/630107</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:46:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD... poor Dogster Dog has fleas!!!  Today Mom got 16 pup pal requests... every one of them was ful ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD... poor Dogster Dog has fleas!!!  Today Mom got 16 pup pal requests... every one of them was full of Spam.  We LIKE spam, but the kind we like comes in a can, not in an email!!!  Mom was just going to delete them, but then she decided to forward them to HQ.  
Once again, we are really saddened by how some people get their jollies.  There are plenty of sights on the web where spam is more appropriate... well, maybe it's never appropriate but what I meant is there are plenty of sights where spam may not even be noticed.  I cannot understand for the life of me how people get any positive feedback from doing stupid stuff like this.  Everyone I know just deletes the stuff and goes one with their life.  
Sadly, we are still continuing to block our comments for our diaries and pictures... that spam was a little more crude and nasty and apparently seemed to target only me, while the pup pal requests had lots of recepients!!!!  Mom did feel better when she found out lots of other dogsters also got these requests... she was beginning to feel really targeted and was questioning whether to continue with Dogster.  Hopefully Dogster will figure out a way to stop all this juke from appearing, but I suspect if they can, they will become millionaires by selling the solution.  Meanwhile, your comments by pmail are appreciated!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Mom is fickle...</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Mom is a strange person.  She lets my hair grow out every once in a while and keeps commenting on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Mom is a strange person.  She lets my hair grow out every once in a while and keeps commenting on how beautiful it looks when my legs are fluffy and my topknot is longer.  Next thing I know, she chops it all off and starts talking about how cute I am with my hair short, yada, yada, yada.  Today was the chop it all off day.  Whew, I caught a look at myself in the mirror last week and thought I had put on a few extra pounds.... nope, she cut them right off today!  I must say I feel swelte and handsome with the new do... and, all the girls were looking, too!  
Now, poor Toto, he had a really cute topknot, sort of like someone put a bowl on his head and cut around it.  It was all curly and fell flat in the middle.  Gee, I guess you had to see it to understand, my description sounds a bit weird, but it was cool looking.  Well, he got cut today, too.  Now he looks like every other poodle in the world... a perfectly normal topknot, short and standing straight up.  Boring.  Trouble with Toto is that as soon as the fresh blow dried look wears off he will be all curly and look like she cut it way, way too short.  Not me, I stay fluffy and keep that just groomed look for weeks and weeks...which is why I have way, way more pals than he does!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Little Me &amp; Mom togetherness day.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/628976</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:58:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Would you believe that Mom chose ME to go on a ride with her today?  We had to go down to meet Chaz' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Would you believe that Mom chose ME to go on a ride with her today?  We had to go down to meet Chaz's girlfriend's owners and give her back to them.  I was sure she was going to take Chaz but nope, I got to go!!!  
It was even snowing down where we met them... funny cuz we didn't even have a flake of snow or a drop of rain here all day.  
On the way home Mom stopped at Wendy's and we had a chicken sandwich.  Little Beanie had a Little Chicken, as in Chicken Little, AKA Tyson.  hehehe, I pretended I was eating him!!!!  Not really, but I made sure to let him know when I got home that I had a special treat and he didn't.
When we got home Mom was running around finding all her Winter clothes.  She decided it was really going to be Winter, I guess.  Then, we helped her to put up some more storm windows.  We still have lots more to put up, so I hope it doesn't get much colder too soon.  Gee, last year we were still paddling our kayaks during the whole month of October... not this year, it is way, way too cold!!!!
BTW... I didn't get to help Mom put the fishes to bed yesterday... she went right down there from work and didn't let me come with her.  Oh well, it was her loss, I would have helped lots!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I forgot to mention..........</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:06:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom forgot to remind me to tell everyone of my friends something!   I really, really miss having my  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom forgot to remind me to tell everyone of my friends something!   I really, really miss having my comments on but after a whole week off, Mom turned them back on and within a couple of hours I had gotten another bad comment.  She sent it to HQ's again, and then she deleted it and, sadly, had to block our comments again.  Hopefully the lost, lonely person who is doing it will get tired of me just deleting them and stop doing it so we can all get our comments back again.  Mom couldn't just shut mine off... she had to shut them off for our whole family.  It is tooo bad.  Maybe HQ will decide to limit comments to those from members only, then it will be fine again.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Life is normal, I guess.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:56:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, except for the expen in the living room life is still pretty normal around here.  I saw Mom br ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, except for the expen in the living room life is still pretty normal around here.  I saw Mom bringing home a great big crate from work so I suspect the expen is going to disappear tomorrow.  Then, life will really be normal.
The two crested puppies are pretty nice.  They seem very quiet and friendly.  Harvey does tend to look down his long nose at us mere poodles but fluffy Connie is pretty normal...she is more like a poodle, in fact, she plays with Walter all the time.  I suspect this weekend we will get some time to play with them, in fact, I heard Mom say that Harvey would be joining us in the water bed... I wonder if Mom realizes how crowded it's getting in there????
I did have to remind Tyson that I am much older and wiser than he is... he was trying to run the show!  Then, he started playing with MY Jenny... I put a stop to that immediately.
Well, gotta go rest up... Mom is planning to do the outside work tomorrow after work and I gotta be ready to help rake some leaves or clean out the fish pond.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Harvey and Tyson and now Connie......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, it's getting crowded around here again.  Mom came home with Tyson and Harvey AND Harvey's siste ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, it's getting crowded around here again.  Mom came home with Tyson and Harvey AND Harvey's sister, Connie.  And, now Walter is growing up so he's a dog, too, instead of a little dust ball in a pen.  
I must say it was nice to have Tyson back... I missed playing with him.  And, I missed him taking the good spot in the bed and leaving me out in the cold.  But, I also missed having another warm body to lie with when we are stuck in the puppy pen, like we are today.  That little Bubbles is way, way too small to keep me warm!  At least with the three of us I can get in the middle and be warm on both sides!!!  I was pretty sure Mom would fawn all over Tyson and even bring him over to work but, strangely enough, she left him home with me and Bubbles today.  Although it's very cold today our pen is out of the wind so we did play outside while the sun was shining.  Now we are just waiting for Mom to come home so we can have our dinner and play some more.  I wonder if she will let us play with the new kids???  Probably not... gosh...I hope she doesn't let THEM stay in the living room and play with them and not us????  She better not!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Swiffer hoax is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/626491</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:30:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>At least once every year this rumor starts.  Well, it's back again!!!  Mom is copying a diary entry  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At least once every year this rumor starts.  Well, it's back again!!!  Mom is copying a diary entry that Lukie wrote last year because the facts are the same!!!  Today Mom got two emails from some of her dog friends about swiffer mop products causing the death of a "friends" German shepherd dog and two other dogs/cats.  Then she got the same warning from one of my groups here on Dogster.  Well, it seems that she remembered this email from several years ago, only at that time it was something else that was the killer product.  The entire email was exactly the same, only the product name was different.  She looked it up on the computer, and sure enough, it is a big hoax, and it also was around as far back as 2004.  Mom says that while computers are good for lots of stuff, this is a major problem with them.  It really doesn't matter what the product is, whether it's for dogs or cats or even for people... some person's friend of a friend (does anyone KNOW this "friend"?) had a tragedy from that product and so everyone quickly sends the email to all their address book and pretty soon it's a major disaster occuring all over the world.  No one ever takes the time to check if this is really a real incident before they forward the warnings.  Mom would like to point out that during the recent dog and cat food poisonings, (or in the case of the problems with Greenies), it was the dog food companies that were spreading the warnings, and this would likely be the case if a real problem were discovered with a common household product such as these!!!  Mom would like to caution anyone receiving these emails to do some research before you forward it to everyone else... while it is unlikely that this particular company is gonna go bust from this incident, it is possible that a small honest company could suffer severe financial crisis from an hoax such as this.  By the way, Mom has used Swiffer since it was first introduced and not one of us has even even sneezed from this product!!!  She does follow directions, and usually makes sure floors and such are rinsed and dry before we are put back on them, but does do spot cleaning with it!  But, some of us have gotten pretty sick from eating grass... do you suppose she should never let us outdoors again???  Silly, isn't it?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Comments..........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/626418</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:42:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>For the past several weeks I have been receiving comments that were all gibberish... they had links  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For the past several weeks I have been receiving comments that were all gibberish... they had links in them, but they didn't make any sense at all.  Mom reported them to HQ and they made them go away.  Well, the last few days they have come back with a vengence and this time had actual comments about my diary entry, plus all kinds of links to on-line drugs, etc.  Mom reported them again, and again HQ made them go away.  Well, today they suddenly got very bad with links to sexual pages on the net... Mom did not think this was funny anymore at all!!!  She forwarded all the comments to HQ, and she changed our preferences so now she gets all the comments BEFORE they show up on our pages.  HQ sent a nice email, they are working on it, but it is almost impossible to keep a site like this clean and friendly.
Mom is very sad about this whole thing... here we all are, enjoying our pets and having fun relaying all their everyday events and some messed up people have to come along and make it not fun anymore.  Mom says she can't imagine spending all that time to make up and send these comments... what a boring life these spammers must live!  And, she is not sure what their point is... all she did was delete the comments... how rewarding can that be to the person(s) who send them????  Yet, somehow it must give them their kicks... what a sad, sad life some people live!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Beanster is STAYING HOME??????????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/625909</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:04:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Julie told me that Mom isn't taking me with her when she goes to NC to get Harvey!  What do yo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Julie told me that Mom isn't taking me with her when she goes to NC to get Harvey!  What do you mean I am not going???  Do you realize that I have NEVER, EVER spent a night in that kennel???  I ALWAYS, ALWAYS sleep with Mom!!!  How is the world does she expect me to sleep over there?  Some of those dogs BARK at night.  And, those big birds Mom has over there are bigger than me!  Julie said they sometimes chase dogs if they get out of their cages... OMD, what am I gonna do?????
I wonder if she will make me stay in one of those runs in that BIG kennel room???  I bet it's scary in there at night???  I want to at least sleep in the daycare room when I have been before.  Geee, I wonder who will stay with me???  Ali is going with her and Tyson isn't here... I don't want to stay with Toto... he chews my ears.  Uh oh, I bet it will be Bubbles...oh well, she is at least smaller than I am so if I get the good spot in the dog bed I can keep her out of it.  Hey, WHAT if she EATS MY DINNER???????????
Mommy, I wanna go with you, can I please go with you???????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More about that Howlaween costume........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/625572</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:29:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, twice this week I went on over to work and searched and searched for the bag of halloween cost ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, twice this week I went on over to work and searched and searched for the bag of halloween costumes.  I even got Tonya to help me look, but we can't find them.  I bet Mom hid them so I would have to wear this stupid damsel one.  I feel like a damsel in distress with it on!!!!
Fortunately, while Mom was searching out my too small PJ's for Harvey she did fine my Howlaween T-shirt so now I am wearing that.  Could she take a photo of that????  Nope, she wants something more exotic.  I must say the orange color goes quite nicely with my reddish/orange hair.  And, she bought it AFTER Halloween last year so it was pretty cheap and I didn't wear it last year so it is like BRAND new!!!
Another boring day today... yesterday we waited all day for Elliot's mom to come visit him, today we are gonna wait for some poodle people to come visit Chaz.  Right now it's cloudy, but it's supposed to warm up and get sunny... Hopefully Mom will have some outside plans for us when that happens after the people leave.  I am pretty tired of being inside already and it's only the first part of October...gonna be a long Winter, I can tell!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD... Did you see my Howlaween photo????</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:50:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have no idea why Mom thinks that photo of me in that damsel costume is going to be staying on my p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have no idea why Mom thinks that photo of me in that damsel costume is going to be staying on my page cuz it is not!!!  If I have to climb up on the desk and delete it myself, I will.  Tell you what, it is sooooo bad that I will gladly sit for more photos on Monday morning, and I will wear any costume she finds for me, well, almost any costume!
Do you have any idea how many people already call me "she".  It is hard, I know, when one is as cute as I am.  And, if you are a toy poodle, you already have an identity crisis... everyone thinks all toy poodles are females for some reason.  Maybe I will have to grow a mustache???  That would serve Mom right, she hates clipping poodle faces with mustaches.  I suppose I could wear my Stud Muffin shirt... maybe that would help?
Well, I gotta go now, it's pretty chilly in here and I need to go snuggle under the covers in Mom's warm water bed.  Hope she doesn't think I am sharing that with Harvey when he gets here.  He's not even here yet and he's a young whipper snapper as far as I am concerned.  Maybe I will call him a she????????????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Working Sunday.........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/622389</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:30:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, yesterday me and Mom went on a trip and bought a used canoe.  It is pretty big so I had to hel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, yesterday me and Mom went on a trip and bought a used canoe.  It is pretty big so I had to help Mom load it on the car... I ran all around and kept barking at the people so they would hurry and get it up there!!!!!!
I was hoping we would get to try it out today cuz it was warm and sunny all day long.  But, Mom was waiting for Alfie's former Mom to come along and she's not here yet!!!!!  Sooo, first she cleaned her car out.  We are talking really clean as in remove EVERYTHING and vacuum and mop and wash.  Then she put a whole bunch of crates in it.... hmmm, I thought she was just getting Harvey when they go to NC in a few weeks but the handler guy said he is bringing some poodles back with them.  Anyway, the car was really messy so that took forever!  Finally, she pronounced it clean so then she cleaned the rest of the camping stuff and put that all away.  Then, she decided it was time to mow the lawn...  that pretty much wasted the whole day!!! 
Just when we (me and Toto and Jenny) were getting really annoyed Mom decided it was finally time for us to go down to the big yard.  Jenny played with her big yellow frog who I must say has had a good Summer and is now way, way bigger!  Toto dug holes in the garden and I helped Mom pull some weeds.  We pulled a whole big pile of them!!!  Mom even let me pick some pretty orange mums that came up from last year.  Well, she let me pick them after Toto dug them up and broke them off!!!  In fact, she has a photo of us planting them last Fall after the frost got them in their pots.  It's good to know it worked and they survived the Winter and are beautiful now!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A new boat for us????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/622046</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:15:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>After Tyson leaves today me and Mom are going off to look at a new canoe.  Well, actually, it is an  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After Tyson leaves today me and Mom are going off to look at a new canoe.  Well, actually, it is an older canoe but I saw the photo and it looks pretty nice.  The problem is going to be if she can lift it onto the car cuz canoe's are heavier than kayaks!!!  She said it weighs less than BJ and she can lift BJ, but not high enough to put her on top of the car!!!!!  (Wonder why she would want to put BJ on top of the car????)  Her magic kayak lifter might work if the canoe isn't too fat!!!
Before we look at the canoe we are going to a BIG store near where it is.  I sure hope she will buy me something special cuz we all missed my 3500th visitor.  I guess it was because we were all busy with Tyson and Martha leaving for their new homes???  I sure hope that is her excuse cuz I would hate to think she just plain wasn't interested in looking at my page anymore!!!
Anyway, IF she gets the canoe we are going to try it out tomorrow on our favorite little pond.  She said me and Toto AND Jenny could go and Skye is going, too.  Hope there is room for all of us!!!!!!!!  Mom said Alfie wanted to go, too, but she's gonna wait for her to grow up a bit before she takes her in a canoe... canoe's are more tippy than kayaks!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The end to a great camping trip!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/620809</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:23:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Me and Mom and Toto and Skye went off back to camp this morning.  Jenny and Tyson stayed home  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Me and Mom and Toto and Skye went off back to camp this morning.  Jenny and Tyson stayed home to watch the house.  It was sunny and pretty gosh darn warm for September.  
We got a big, aluminum canoe and took off in that.  It's different... Skye was trying to catch a fish and Mom did all the paddling.  I supervised!  Skye made us lunch but she forgot to make a sandwich for me or Toto so I had to help myself to Mom's when she set it down.  Mmmmm, ham and cheese, my favorite!  
We saw way more fish and stuff cuz the canoe sits higher in the water.  In fact, Skye finally caught herself a fish!  It was a baby pickeral and she caught it with a dish!!!!  
Finally, Mom was tired of paddling and me and Toto were just plain tired so we headed home again.  Mom stopped on the way home and got some ice cream.  Toto and I shared Skye's.  I had to lick mine off Toto's face!
Now I am resting.  Guess we will have to wait until next Summer to go camping again cuz Mom likes warm weather camping better than cold rain!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping was a bust!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:38:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Man, Mom sure knows how to pick good camping weather!  We had to leave early on Friday cuz it was go ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, Mom sure knows how to pick good camping weather!  We had to leave early on Friday cuz it was going to rain Friday evening and they wanted everything set up.  It was not too bad... mostly cloudy and sort of misty.  Just when they finished setting everything up and cooking dinner it started raining.  Not to worry, we all just went off to bed.  And, it rained and rained and rained and rained.  When we got up, surprise, it wasn't raining!  Soo, Mom had coffee, Skye had soup and off we went.  We had a good long trip around our private pond, then we went up to view the big pond we went in before.  Mom and Skye had breakfast, and it started raining.  And, it rained and rained and rained.  Mom made Skye a fishing pole and they had some fun feeding the fish (notice I said feeding, not catching!)  And, it rained and it rained and it rained.  Finally, when it didn't stop, Mom packed it in and came home.  It was so cold and so rainy that I was soaked to the skin and freezing.  Skye had to wrap me up with a big fleece.  
Mom and Skye cooked out on our grill, had a bonfire in Mom's little outside stove, and we are now going to bed.
Mom said we can go back tomorrow and go canoeing cuz she promised Skye we would do that this time.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking.......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/619328</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:37:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was a pretty good trip kayaking today... I was wishing my friend Yuji was here with us, and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was a pretty good trip kayaking today... I was wishing my friend Yuji was here with us, and low and behold, when I was checking out today's photos there he was, sitting in the kayak with me!!!  Check it out in my new photos!!!!!!!!  That must be what happens when both of us wish for something at the same time????
Anyway, Tyson said that one of my new photos was of me puking in the pond!!!!  While I was feeling a bit sick to have to be sharing a kayak with him, I actually was checking for fish, not puking over the side!!
And, I was good and I got in the crate with Annie on the way home so she wouldn't feel so sad and scream all the way home like she did all the way up to the pond.  It worked!!!
And, after we left the pond Mom drove up the road and got some of that delicious marinated chicken to take with us on our camping trip!!!!  What a thoughtful Mom she is!!!  And, she even got an extra piece for me and Toto and Jenny to share.  MMmmmmm, can't wait!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:22:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am finally heading off to do a bit of paddling today.  Unfortunately it is going to be a slow day. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am finally heading off to do a bit of paddling today.  Unfortunately it is going to be a slow day... Mom is taking that baby Tyson and Skye is taking Annie, her baby poodle.  (Well, she's not a baby, but she's never been kayaking before.)  I will have to spend all my time making sure they both behave and don't drown or something worse.  At least I know Tyson can swim so I guess Annie will have to wear the life vest.  It should fit her, she is the same size as me.
I guess we are going to the usual place.  Mom wanted to go somewhere else but with a holiday weekend and a new dog she decided that the old Knapp Pond was safer.
I am sure they will have pictures of Tyson and Annie... I guess I will have to crowd up against Tyson so I can get a photo in here or there.
I will post them tonight, IF I manage to get included in any!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking and no photos of ME!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/618131</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:11:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, the kayaking was good but that MEAN Mom didn't get any good photos of me tonight!!  Most of th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, the kayaking was good but that MEAN Mom didn't get any good photos of me tonight!!  Most of the ones she took had the sun behind them and there were awful.  Sooo, you will have to trust me that I did go. 
On the way home we stopped for some ice cream.  Mom gave me some of hers, but I have decided I would like ice cream much better if it wasn't so cold!  I don't really like cold food... it hurts my teeth!!!
Now me and Toto and Jenny are totally crashed out on the dog bed.  Everyone else is playing all around us, but we aren't moving!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wooooo... Kayaking!!!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:24:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just said that me and Toto and Jenny are gonna go kayaking after work today!  Yippee... it's bee ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just said that me and Toto and Jenny are gonna go kayaking after work today!  Yippee... it's been ages since we went.  Tonya bought some stuff for our supper when she got lunch for her and Mom so I guess we'll be going to my favorite pond and having dinner on the island.  
I am gonna rest all afternoon so I will be full of vim and vigor!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A visit to the groomers..........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/617680</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:35:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom's grooming dogs canceled... guess they didn't want to have their freshly groomed dog going ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom's grooming dogs canceled... guess they didn't want to have their freshly groomed dog going out into a downpour!!!  Anyway, she came home and got me.  I HATE being groomed!!!  First was the bath.  It was awful.  When Tonya bathes me I can get away with murder... if I don't like where she is pointing that huge blower dryer I just threaten to tell Mom... works every time!  Well, when Mom is doing it she shows NO MERCY!  She even blows it on my topknot and ears!!!  Just for the heck of it I didn't hold myself down to see what would happen.  Sure enough, I found myself blown clear down to the other end of the bathtub!!! I told her it was dangerous!
Anyway, finally, since I wouldn't face the right way, she took me out to the table and used the hand dryer for the rest.  I am pretty smart...I circle around that table so fast that no matter how fast Mom turns it,  I still have my back end toward her!!!  Well, today she walked around the table instead of sat in one place and moved it... bah!!!
Because she had lots of time she decided to scissor me instead of cut me with the clippers.  It takes TWICE as long that way, of course.  But, I stood there, like the perfect little gentleman I am.  Finally she was done, or at least she said she was done.  I know better... after she grooms me she follows me around for hours with a scissors, snipping here, snipping there.  
The only good thing about the whole deal was that she carried me home instead of made me walk in the pouring rain.  But, when I got home the other guys called me cutie pie!!!  Grrrrrrrrrrrowl!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A great night.... Mom feels guilty!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:04:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ah, a perfect night tonight!  The air has changed and it's breezy and no longer so humid.  I hung ar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ah, a perfect night tonight!  The air has changed and it's breezy and no longer so humid.  I hung around real close to Mom when she came home from work cuz I knew it was Tuesday and obedience class night.  Sure enough, it worked!  Mom put everyone in their crates except ME!  She found my collar and leash and stocked up on cheese.  We went down to class a whole half hour early just to hang out.  I love that about Mom, she makes each one of us feel special!
Anyway, I was wandering around down in the big yard and suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I spied an animal sleeping in the agility tunnel!!!  I immediately barked and barked and backed up as I was barking.  I snuck a look over to Mom and she was watching so I knew she would prot....oops, I mean I would have to protect her from the animal!  I started getting closer and closer to the animal, and it didn't even move away!  Now what was I supposed to do???  Hmmm, I decided to run back to Mom and protect her over where she was!  Well, she got up and WE walked right up to the animal to see what would happen!  Oooohhhh, it jumped up and ran and jumped over the fence!!!  I did it... I scared the cat away!!!!  How cool is that???  Then I got to be the distraction dog for the class's sits and downs... that is pretty cool, too!  It was a good night all around.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am left-out!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:25:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Do you realize that it has been almost a whole week since I wrote a diary entry????  Do you wonder w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Do you realize that it has been almost a whole week since I wrote a diary entry????  Do you wonder why????  I don't wonder, I know!  Mom has so many different dogs here now that today she called me Meanie instead of Beanie.  I hope she was confused and put the M from Martha on my name, but.... she could think I was a meanie??????  Anyway, I did get on over to daycare today, but.... Tyson, Bubbles and Martha also came over with me.  Not too fair, that is MY place, mine alone.  She says it's cuz Tonya isn't here and she is having to work too hard but I know that isn't true... she had Julie bathing dogs today and there weren't that many, in fact, she even clipped my feet and face and bathed some of the Kansas girls.  
Oh well, I KNOW I am staying here, my Mom would never, ever give me away cuz I am too cute!  If you don't believe me, just ask my Mom!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It rained on my kayak!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/615750</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:43:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom left the kayaks on the car since Sunday.  She said it was cuz it was so hot and we were gonna go ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom left the kayaks on the car since Sunday.  She said it was cuz it was so hot and we were gonna go kayaking after work one day this week.  I say it's cuz she was just plain too lazy to take them down.  She knows we never go after work cuz she is tooooo tired.
Well, today there are a bunch of BAD thunderstorms going thru our area.  So, when Mom came home she decided to dodge the drops and get the kayaks down.  I was watching out the window... it was very, very funny!!!  For some reason kayaks are almost always right side up on the car, something about not distorting them from the sun, I guess.  Anyway, Mom carefully let the lifter lower the kayaks but about halfway down the water in them all shifted and poured all over her!!!!!  It was so funny.... she was dancing all around and shaking it out of her eyes.  We all laughed and laughed, but we were very, very serious when she dripped into the house!!!    Now she is all wet and clammy and we are smirking at her!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I finally got to Alert everyone last night......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:52:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It has been a very, very strange Summer... it rains and rains and rains, yet we've hardly had any th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It has been a very, very strange Summer... it rains and rains and rains, yet we've hardly had any thunder storms at all!  As some of you older readers may remember, my job is to alert everyone here to the coming storms.  Well, last night I was awakened at about 10 PM by a very, very loud BOOM!!!!  I jumped up on Mom's shoulder and barked and barked until she finally woke up.  She wasn't too happy, she couldn't understand why I woke her up but she got up and looked out the window.  It was raining.  She got back into bed, muttering about me giving false alarms under her breath, when suddenly, there was a big flash of light outside.  I have a good Mom, she actually apologized to me!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My brother might visit me........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/615051</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:01:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom said my brother, Adam, might come and visit me in a few weeks.  I haven't seen him for two whole ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom said my brother, Adam, might come and visit me in a few weeks.  I haven't seen him for two whole years!!!!  Two of his family are coming to visit MY vet and Mom said his Mom might bring him to visit with me.  He is way, way bigger than me, in fact, he is as big as a normal mini poodle.  And, he is black with some brown on him.  Me and my sister Suzette were the only red ones in the litter.  I see her more often cuz Mom sometimes gives her a haircut.   She is smaller, but not as small as me... I was the only midget in the bunch.  I do not care one LITTLE bit... I like being small.  So there, Toto and Jenny and Chaz!!!!
Anyway, if Adam comes to visit I will do my best to show him around, although I would suspect he will still remember being here.  He was here for quite a while.  I remember we used to all be in a big pen over at work and Mom and the other girls would let us out when it was break time.  I also remember that I was the smartest and the fastest and the cutest and the most pupular and all that stuff...no wonder I got to stay here!!!!   You know what???  I am still the smartest and the fastest and the cutest and the most pupular and all. But, you knew that, didn't you????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Teaching Tyson To Paddle.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/614471</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:58:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Tyson was pretty good in the kayak today.  I was amazed at how he was swimming!!!  I swim when ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Tyson was pretty good in the kayak today.  I was amazed at how he was swimming!!!  I swim when I need to, if it's really hot, or if I am all muddy or if I fall in, for example.  Tyson went swimming just to go swimming!!!!  And, he was good at it, too.  I was so surprised to see his fuu fuu hair cut didn't cause him any problems at all.  Gee, I just remembered, that's what the fuu fuu cut was made for... swimming!
Anyway, we had fun, Mom did take a few photos of me, but nothing new or different so I told her she didn't need to put them on my page.  I will save that space for something really good.
Tyson did try his snarl out on me a few times but once I realized he was only testing it out and is basically still a baby (he's only 9 months old, afterall!), I am no longer afraid of him so I ignored him.  That worked pretty well!
Tonight Tonya from work came to our house for dinner.  That was pretty cool cuz she gave me some of her chicken that she couldn't eat.  I like Tonya, I am pretty used to her so I didn't even bark at her being in my house!  It was pretty funny watching Mom try to find the kitchen table so they could sit around it to eat!  We don't often have people eat dinner with us so Mom usually eats at her desk.  Skye helped Mom cook dinner and her mom (Tonya), was impressed!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahh,  Saturday afternoon..........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:07:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We like Saturday afternoons.... Mom is home and she usually does fun things with us.  She brought Ty ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We like Saturday afternoons.... Mom is home and she usually does fun things with us.  She brought Tyson home today, so we all got to play with him.  In fact, Mom wanted to make sure he remembered all about the nice bed so we all went in there to lie down for a bit.  He remembered... if Mom moves her feet even the tiniest little bit he bounds over and attacks them!!!  He also batted her in the face a few times.  I like Tyson, we played with his new toys, but every once in a while he tries to remind me that he has some balls and I don't have any of them.  So, what's the big deal with balls anyway????  I suspect Mom make take his balls away from him one of these days anyway!  Then we'll see what's what around here!!!
I am going to teach him about kayaking tomorrow afternoon.  Mom said I could go with him, and Skye is going to take Alfie.  Hrumph, it looks like it will be puppy day at the pond.  I hope they don't fall in, I would have to rescue them, I guess!  Oh well, at least I am going and Toto and Jenny have to stay home!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Harvey</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/613749</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:27:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom got some photos of Harvey and his brothers and sisters.  I must admit, he wasn't very &quot;cut ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom got some photos of Harvey and his brothers and sisters.  I must admit, he wasn't very "cute".  In fact, he was pretty scarey looking!  I guess they grow on you????
Anyway, Mom also got her new kayak lifter thingie today so she and Tonya put it on the car.  It used to take her almost a half hour to put the two kayaks up on the car and climb up there to make sure they were all strapped down and tight.  Now it's gonna take less than 5 minutes, and way, way less energy!  And, we won't have to worry about Mom falling off the top of the car anymore either.  She keeps thinking it's kind of late in the season to get it, but I reminded her that we went tons of times last Fall!  And, we can sure use it on our camping trip!!
The bad news... Mom and Julie canceled their Tennessee trip.  It turns out that is when Harvey will be ready to come here and so Mom and the handler guy are gonna drive down to North Carolina to get him.  Hey, maybe she will take me???  I LOVE to travel, too!!!  Nah, they will probably take Tyson cuz the breeder of Harvey is Tyson's dad's breeder.  Oh well, it was a good thought!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom is getting me a new puppy!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/613480</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:14:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just told me she is going to get me a new puppy!!!  What a nice Mom she is.  His name is going t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just told me she is going to get me a new puppy!!!  What a nice Mom she is.  His name is going to be Harvey, and we haven't even seen his picture yet.  He is just 5 weeks old.  He is a Chinese Crested, and Mom said he won't have very much hair at all!  She said they look like those "my little ponies" that kids used to play with.  I guess I will have to let him use my jackets!!!  I don't need them much cuz I am covered with thick, curly hair.  I usually just wear them for show.  Show reminds me of snow... guess Harvey won't like to play in that stuff if he doesn't have any hair.... that could be chilly!!!  He will have to use my long sleeved and long legged pj's... it's okay, I don't wear them too much anymore.  
Mom doesn't know if he's going to be a show dog or just a pet dog like me.  If he's gonna just be a pet like me I had better tell him to play dumb if Mom tries to teach him obedience...otherwise he will have to go to those stupid shows just like I had to.  Notice I used the past tense... I refuse to embarass myself by fainting in the ring ever again!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tyson is coming home!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/613183</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:05:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom is gonna go get Tyson on Saturday.  I am not sure if I am happy or sad that he is coming back.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom is gonna go get Tyson on Saturday.  I am not sure if I am happy or sad that he is coming back.  He is just my size and he was pretty cool to play with, BUT, he would always take my spot in the bed at night.  Maybe I will have to put my food down!  (Down right on top of his head!!!)
I suppose Mom will be taking him kayaking on Sunday since that is all he's been barking about all Summer long.  I guess it will be my job to make sure he doesn't fall into the pond.... hehehe!  Mom said he is keeping the coat so he won't be swimming too much, I suspect those coats are really heavy when they get wet!  And, she surely won't take him camping with all that coat... can you imagine how pretty that would be if he falls in the swamp like I did???
Well, gotta go now, it's raining again and I gotta alert for thunder.  We haven't had too much this Summer so I am getting out of practice!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hrumph,  kayaking without the Beanster!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/612611</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:41:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My mean Mom went off on a kayaking trip today and she did not take me with her!!!  She said she thou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My mean Mom went off on a kayaking trip today and she did not take me with her!!!  She said she thought about it, but she had to use the smaller blue kayak and she said there just wasn't enough room for both me and Alfie.  I knew this was going to happen... that darn Alfie is going to start taking over MY MOM!!!  Next thing you know she will be going on the next camping trip!  Or, worse yet, she will be sleeping in MY WARM WATERBED!!!!   
Down with labradors!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Camping again!!!!!  Yippee yay!</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:05:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I guess Mom and Skye liked camping as much as me and Toto and Jenny did cuz today Mom made another r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I guess Mom and Skye liked camping as much as me and Toto and Jenny did cuz today Mom made another reservation for us to go again!  This time she got her favorite site... it has it's OWN pond and is way more roomy than the other one we had.  See, she made a mistake last time.  She thought she was getting the same one that she and her sister used to stay in, cuz they couldn't get the one with the private pond.  Well, in the 10 years since she had been there they had added a few new sites and we ended up in one of the new ones.  It was fine, but it was pretty small and it was on a side hill so the tent slanted a bit.  The one we got this time is way, way big and flat as a pancake.  It also has it's own outhouse so we won't have to share like last time.  And, it also has a bit more sun, which might be nice since we are going in September.  It is only 59 tonight and it's still August.  Could be pretty nippy in one month.  
Skye said that only Toto and Jenny could go, but I KNOW my Mom won't let me stay home.  She knows how much I LOVE camping and hiking and kayaking.  And, I am sooo good, I didn't bark too much and except for falling in the mud, I was very, very good there.  
And, Mom said we would bring lots and lots of our own wood so we don't have to buy theirs.  That way we can have a much bigger fire!
I can't wait!!!!!!!  Marshmellows, here I come!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom got me a present........</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/611785</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Aug 2009 08:41:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just came home from work to bring me a present!!  She ordered some of those pheromone collars to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just came home from work to bring me a present!!  She ordered some of those pheromone collars to see if I could become more relaxed.  It also has lavender and chamomile fragrance.  They came today so she ran right home to try it out on me.  It was soooo long that each one will make me THREE collars so she put the extra length in a ziplock bag to save them.  She said everyone else around here is very well adjusted and they don't need any pheromone help.  Hrumph!!!  
And, I glanced at the box... they are for separation anxiety, excessive barking, destructive behavior, and inappropriate marking.  I do not have the first three problems and any marking I may chose to do is certainly very appropriate, so I don't know what she is hoping to accomplish making me wear one of those!  She is always yelling at people who put flea collars on their dogs... this looks JUST LIKE a flea collar, so I sure hope people don't yell at me for wearing it.  
And, last night when she came home from shopping she changed ALL the air fresheners in our house to lavender scented ones.  We have a HUGE house and as a result, have lots of air fresheners.  Now no matter where I am, I am assaulted by the smell of lavender.  It's a gosh darn good thing I like the smell of lavender!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Anyone need a new toy poodle????????</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/610814</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 14:12:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I think Mom is gonna give me away!  This time at my show I was going right along, doing everything P ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think Mom is gonna give me away!  This time at my show I was going right along, doing everything PERFECTLY, and Mom was even doing her part right.  Well, we got to the stand part where I am supposed to stand there and let that judge touch me.  I was standing there, Mom asked me to stay, then she walked away.  The judge came up, I ducked a bit, so she hesitated, then that really spooked me so I fell over sideways and FLUNKED!!!!  Me and Mom finished all the rest of the stuff, but Mom's heart wasn't in it after I flunked, I think.  She did buy me a toy, but she also left me in the car all by myself when she and Oprah's Mom and Skye went out to eat lunch in the restaurant.  I was not happy being left, that's for sure, so then me and Mom and Skye went into a Petco that was nearby.  Mom got ANOTHER new toy for me (us).  Then we went over to another store, and they left me in the car again!  A big storm came up, but I still protected the car so this time Mom bought new crate rugs for ALL of us and a few more toys.  She did get two for Alfie and her sister but she gave the rest of them to ME and Toto and Jenny and Ali.  But, the very, very best was still to come.  After that store they went to an ice cream place and they actually got a dish of ice cream for me ALONE!!!  It even had a dog biscuit in it!!!  It was HUGE!  Mom took me to the window, too, and told the girl to make it small, but it was still bigger than me!  I ate and ate and ate, then I didn't have anymore room to eat any more.  Skye was going to bring it home for Toto but Mom reminded her that it would be liquid by the time we got home.  
When we got home Skye and Mom put all the new rugs in our crates then feed us dinner.  For some reason, I wasn't very hungry!  Now we are just handing around cuz, of course, it is pouring rain outside!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Count down to Victory...2 more days!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:42:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ah ha, tonight I got to practice my routine again.  Mom said I wasn't as good tonight... what does s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ah ha, tonight I got to practice my routine again.  Mom said I wasn't as good tonight... what does she expect?  I think she thinks I am supposed to be perfect by now and, to tell the truth, I am saving some of perfect for Sunday!!!  I will have plenty of good stuff left in me, unless she makes me use it all up before then...
After the class I had to police the little guys' social time.  Mom said I was a bit on the tough side tonight, so she put me in a crate for a bit.  Here's my side of the story... there is one dog in there, she's pretty big, too, and she comes to daycare every day so she kind of has an attitude already.  Well, she was taking all the best bones and not letting the others have any.  All I did was race up to her and bark in her face!  I really didn't see that as a problem... I could have bitten her ear or her nose, I suppose.  Anyway, Mom gave me that,  "BEANIE!" word, you know that tone of voice they use, right?  Well, when she did that I immediately pranced on over and jumped in her lap.  Pretty smart on my part, I think!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Uh Oh, dog show in only 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, we were off camping and Mom forgot to train me for my show.  In fact, she hasn't trained me yet ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, we were off camping and Mom forgot to train me for my show.  In fact, she hasn't trained me yet!!!!  Soo, I want all you to witness that IF I flunk, it will be Mom's fault and not mine.  Hey, I remember last time was Mom's fault, too!!!  Three strikes and she's out!
Of course, in about 5 minutes I am headed down to the big yard to practice a bit.  Mom has a class tonight so I am gonna be the demo dog, but we are gonna work first before they come.  I sure hope it's cool down there cuz it is not cool up here by the house.  Our house is plenty cool, however!  Mom has the AC cranking.  
Well, it's time, catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our Camping Trip........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:00:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, we could have used a bit more help from the weather gods, but we still had a great time!!!  Wh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, we could have used a bit more help from the weather gods, but we still had a great time!!!  When we got there Friday it was rainy, so Mom and Skye quickly put our pen out and put a tarp over it so we stayed dry.  Then they set up the whole camp and it looked very professional!  They even bought some chairs for us dogs!!!  Then we went on a little drive to check out the other ponds, and when we got back we went for a LONG hike.  I fell off a plank that was over a muddy area, so when we got back to camp I had to have a bath in the dishpan!!  Mom and Skye cooked us all dinner, we ate, then we all climbed into the tent.  It was certianly cozy in there!!!  During the night it poured and poured!!!  Mom said we got at least 2 whole inches!  But, when we woke up it was fine so after breakfast we went up to the upper pond and did a long, long kayak trip.  It was so long that I finally had to fall asleep under the cowl.  Then Skye took us dogs down a huge slide and also took us in the swing.  We went home, had lunch, and then went for another walk to watch some birds... we didn't see too many, maybe it was cuz us dogs were there, too???  So, instead of seeing birds, Mom and Skye let us swim in the pond.  I love to swim so I had fun!  Anyway, then we ate dinner and then took the kayaks into a different pond.  That was pretty cool too, well, actually it was pretty hot!!!  We saw some HUGE wind turbines up on a nearby mountain.  There were twelve of them in all!!!  When we got back to camp we had a big fire and toasted marshmellows and told ghost stories.  We went to bed again, and when we woke up this morning it was pouring rain again!!!  Mom and Skye were mad cuz they wanted to go for a canoe trip, but instead we packed up and came home.  
It was a fun trip but I sure could have lived without the mud and the mosquitoes!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Flood Watch... OH NO!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:12:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, we are supposed to leave for our camping trip around noon tomorrow.  Well, they have just annou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, we are supposed to leave for our camping trip around noon tomorrow.  Well, they have just announced a FLOOD WATCH for tonight and tomorrow...they said we are gonna get between 2 and 4 inches of rain.  Wonder how much fun is this trip gonna be????  Mom says oh, don't worry, they always get it wrong.  Well, let's be hoping they get it wrong!!!!!!!  She said we can just leave a bit later, and she said she has lots of shelters to put up before we unpack the car and the tent and stuff.  I have never been camping before, but I am not sure I wanna go in the rain... I have been kayaking in the rain (way more times than in the sun!!!!!!!), and I don't really care for that one tiny bit.  I call first dibbs on sleeping in the car!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm going camping, too!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:25:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sometimes the best way to work stuff out here is just to sit back and wait.  Things always change.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sometimes the best way to work stuff out here is just to sit back and wait.  Things always change.  Camping, for example.  First me and Toto were going.  Then, somehow, someway, I got dropped out of the trip and Toto and Jenny were going.  Did I get all upset and mope and sulk???  Nah, I live here, I know how these things work.  
Today Skye and Mom went shopping for their food to take with them.  After that they packed a bunch of stuff in the car, put the kayaks on and then packed some more stuff in the house.  Then Mom took Skye to her dad's house.  Skye decided that me and Ali could go along for the ride.  Well, I am not totally stupid so I climbed in her lap and got all lovey dovey all the way to her house.  Sure enough, it worked!!!  Now I am going camping too!  Both Jenny and Toto are still coming with me as well.  hehehe... I am soooo smart!
Gee, I hope I like camping... I wonder if there are any bears or panthers there???  I hope there is plenty of room in the tent for me cuz I am not sleeping under the stars!!!!!!!!  I saw Mom pack an air mattress so I know it will be comfy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My trip to NY....</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:57:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, I had a pretty good trip with Mom today.  She had the lab ride in a crate so I had the whole c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, I had a pretty good trip with Mom today.  She had the lab ride in a crate so I had the whole car to myself.  On the way over I got a few French fries and then I got a biscuit and some water when we got there.  It was a great park and it has a section just for dogs!!!  It was full of big trees and lots of shade.  I wish we could have stayed there longer but Mom wanted to go shopping on the way home.  We stopped at the Orvis store to check out the dog stuff... it was way, way too expensive.  Sooo, Mom went to the Orvis outlet store and she found me a great toy... it is a squirrel made out of heavy cotton rope wound really tight.  It's gonna be tough to wreck that, but I will do my best!!!  She also got a Planet Dog heavy rubber ball for us to play with.  It is one of those with a hole in one end, but they had punched another hole in the other end so it won't suction to our mouths or tongues!  And, she found a great big rug with dogs all over it for 70% off, which made it still expensive but she bought it anyway.  Now she is trying to find a place to put it!!!
When we got home Mom ran in and fed us all, then put us all out, then took Toto and Jenny with her while she took the lab home.  They didn't get any treats or surprises at all!!!!!!  hehehe.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Going on a ride.........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:43:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Mom has to meet some people in Albany, NY, to breed a dog.  She decided she would let me ride  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom has to meet some people in Albany, NY, to breed a dog.  She decided she would let me ride along.  I suggested we might put the kayak on the car, just in case we found a wonderful place to do a bit of paddling.  She said, NO.  What a mean Mom I have!!
I guess I better not complain too much... I am, afterall, the only one invited to go except for Gator, and he has to go cuz he is the reason we are going.  But, when we get back we are taking Gator back to Mom's nephew and I did hear they are having a party on Lake Sunapee.  Maybe Mom will take that kayak (and, ME!!)  Uh oh, Mom just said no dogs were allowed at the party cuz it is at some special place that doesn't allow dogs.... how could they do that???????]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I need a new Mom!!!!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So, Mom promises me a great treat when I hit 3000 visitors.  Well, today is the day and you won't be ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So, Mom promises me a great treat when I hit 3000 visitors.  Well, today is the day and you won't believe what she thinks is a treat!!!!!  First of all, she sent Tonya over to get me and Tonya gave me a bath and Mom gave me a haircut.  Yeah, that is sure some very, very special treat!!!!!!  So, apparently she felt a bit guilty about that treat so she really outdid herself on the second treat... are you ready for this????  She ENTERED ME IN ANOTHER STUPID DOG SHOW!!!!  I know, I know, she promised she would never make me do that stuff again.  She apparently has a very, very short memory.  She is getting older, you know.  Soo, now I have to spend the next two weeks preparing for this show.  At least it is close by... I won't have to get up really, really early in the morning.  But, apparently Oprah's Mom is going to be there, too.  I hope she doesn't watch me!!!!!!  And, I hope she and Emma and me and Mom don't have to go in the same car... then she would tell Mom all the things I did wrong all the way home.  She is an obedience judge too, you know.  At least Mom can't show me when she's judging now cuz she and Mom co-own Alfie.  That was a very good move, Mom!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>3000 visitors!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/605469</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:32:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, everyone... tomorrow I am gonna hit 3 THOUSAND visitors!!!  That is sooo cool.
Mom says it's p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, everyone... tomorrow I am gonna hit 3 THOUSAND visitors!!!  That is sooo cool.
Mom says it's pretty amazing that I can have that many people visit my page.  I say if she doesn't help me write more diaries it will never happen.  Somehow she is slacking off lately.  And, while I can type pretty well I can't reach the keyboard on the big puter and she won't let me use the laptop.  Something about spilling my soda on it while we were in Florida???  I dunno anything about that, I swear!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your visits.  Hopefully Mom will check at exactly the right time tomorrow and I will get another special treat!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boring Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/604870</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:43:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, the weather was perfect today!  Mom has no excuse for leaving me in the puppy pen with Ali and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, the weather was perfect today!  Mom has no excuse for leaving me in the puppy pen with Ali and Bubbles all day long!  Mom had to clean the kennel this morning and send home some dogs, then she and a friend went somewhere and I wasn't invited.  When she came home she did some logging and cut up a big tree that had fallen down, then she went shopping, then she finally came home and fed us and now we are sleeping.  I did hear her call Skye and ask her kayaking, but she was busy.  Sooo, now Mom owes us a day out and a kayak trip!  Meanwhile, it's awfully quiet around here without Oprah and her babies.  They were very good, but they did make some play barking noises and Oprah wanted to go home cuz she was sure done with those babies.  When the two come back they will be old enough for me to play with them, in fact, Mom is going to take Alfie to MY puppy kindergarten class.  I can hardly wait, yeah, right!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Puppy kindergarten again.....</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:21:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night Mom started another puppy kindergarten class.  Of course, since I am her best helper, I g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night Mom started another puppy kindergarten class.  Of course, since I am her best helper, I got to tag along.  First everyone came into the kennel and did their signups.  Then we all went down into MY big yard and Mom talked to them all for an eternity and I demo'd what they were gonna learn.  Finally, she was done talking so we all got to go into the kennel big pen and play.  Of course they were kind of shy, well, some of them were but some of them already do daycare with us so those were fine.  Since it was the first week I really didn't have to discipline them very much, but I was ready and waiting should the need arise.  I did show them all around the pen and brought them all over to the toy area.  I figure by next week their confidence will come back and I will be needed.  After class Mom and I sat outside in the nice evening air and spent a little one on one and then watched the lab puppies play for a while before we went back inside to the other dogs.  I think Mom was trying to make it up to me cuz I can't go camping.  To tell the truth, I am probably glad I am not going cuz I am afraid of ghost stories and I don't sleep on the ground.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What?  I am not going camping????</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:03:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Jenny told me that Toto and her discussed the upcoming camping trip with Skye and they have decided  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Jenny told me that Toto and her discussed the upcoming camping trip with Skye and they have decided that Jenny will go and I will stay home.  HRUMPH!!!!!!!!  Their reasoning was that, first of all, I went to Florida and they didn't, next, Jenny is now spayed so she won't be a problem with her heats, and finally, Toto and Jenny are the same size and don't pick on each other.  Toto sometimes picks on me, and sometimes I also tug on his ears.  Besides, I am scared of Skye.. she moves really fast and she tells me what to do!  Jenny is not scared of anyone.
If this is true I wonder if they expect I am going to stay in the boarding kennel while they are gone???  Not gonna happen, I can tell you that right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ahh, a lovely kayaking trip on a hot 4th of July...NOT!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:20:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom took me and Toto and Jenny and Skye kayaking this afternoon.  It was really hot and sunny so we  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom took me and Toto and Jenny and Skye kayaking this afternoon.  It was really hot and sunny so we were pretty excited to go.  By the time Mom picked up Skye and we got to the pond it was pouring.  Mom said it was a passing cloud so we waited for a while, then it stopped and off we went.  Well, Mom couldn't find her camera anywhere in the kayak... she was sure she got it out of the car so we took Toto in our kayak and Skye went back to find the camera.  Well, two seconds later the sky opened up and buckets and buckets of rain and HAIL fell out onto us.  Skye was smart... she waited it out in the car!!!!  Finally she got back without Mom's camera (it really WAS in the way back of the kayak!)... anyway, off we went but somehow Toto ended up with me and Mom and Jenny was with Skye.  We went along a bit, quite a bit and suddenly the sun disappeared again and it was pouring and hailing again.  Man, I was freezing my bippy off!!!  Fortunately Mom was freezing hers off, too, so we got to go back to the car.  Sure enough, out popped the sun!!!  It was okay cuz a pair of geese with 6 little babies had followed us back to shore and Skye was feeding them some crackers.  Mom took lots of photos of them.  Then I got out of the car and they took off in a flash right back to the water!!!  Hehehe... I didn't know I could scare geese away!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh noo, no lights again........</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:56:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>At 4:20 this morning I was awakened by Jones.  He was barking and barking and barking.  Mom woke up  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At 4:20 this morning I was awakened by Jones.  He was barking and barking and barking.  Mom woke up and realized it was all quiet and dark in here.  Well, except for Jones and the computer battery back-up thingie which was beeping for Mom to turn off the computer.  Jones was barking at that.  
Well, Mom couldn't go back to sleep good cuz she was afraid the alarm wasn't gonna remember to wake us up at the right time.  Finally she got up and found a travel alarm and set that.  
Would you believe that when we got up at 6:30 the power was still off????  So, Mom had to walk around in the almost dark and put us all out and in.  She couldn't even give us any fresh water!!!  And, poor Oprah's puppies had to eat their food unground for the first time.  Mom did have water for them, though.  She couldn't have her coffee and check out the weather on the TV like she usually does, so she drank some iced tea instead and grumbled and grumbled.
Finally, at 11:30 the power came back on and Mom came home and gave us all fresh water and even took me back to work and gave me a bath cuz she said someone peed on me!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh My, I Won, Too..........</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:43:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tyson can brag all he wants to about winning his two points cuz I won 2nd prize in the 4th of July p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tyson can brag all he wants to about winning his two points cuz I won 2nd prize in the 4th of July photo contest!!!  I thought Mom had gone a bit overboard, but 2nd prize is great!!!
I would love to thank all the judges for picking me 2nd!  And, the zealies will come in handy cuz we sent lots of flags out today!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It has come to my attention.......</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:23:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has been visiting the attic and the cellar alot lately.  She's bringing out stuff like pots and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has been visiting the attic and the cellar alot lately.  She's bringing out stuff like pots and pans, folded up stoves, sleeping bags, and tents.  Finally, I could stand it no longer so I asked what's up.  Toto started laughing... he can be such a pita sometimes.  Anyway, Mom told me that I am going camping with her and Skye and Toto.  Now, why did Toto know about it before me, I wonder??????
Anyway, I have never been camping.  Mom said I was sure to like it.  I can go kayaking, swimming, hiking and eat lots of junk food and tell ghost stories.  Yup, sounds like a plan to me!!!  I still am not sure why Toto was acting so smart and know it allish... he's never been camping either, and I have been to Florida and he hasn't!!!!!!!!!  Mom said we are going in three weeks.  Coool!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bring your dog to work day.........</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:55:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday Mom brought ME to work on National Bring Your Dog to Work Day.  I was feeling pretty speci ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Mom brought ME to work on National Bring Your Dog to Work Day.  I was feeling pretty special, let me tell you!!  And, then I discovered my best poodle friend, Georgie was there, too.  Pretty soon Sarah came along and she brought Maggie with her.  Soo, of course, Mom had to run home and get her camera and take a photo of us all.  She was pretty tricky... she set Sarah and Julie up, then pushed a button on the camera, ran back into the photo (carrying me!) and BAM, the flash went off and it took Mom and me in the photo, too!!!  We had to take a hundred photos cuz Maggie was playing difficult.  I guess she doesn't like her photo taken?  Finally, Mom and Julie and Sarah had to get back to work and we had to get back to play so Mom decided this photo would have to do.  Sorry Maggie!!!
But, guess what????  I really did have to work!!  It was late in the day and we were almost closed.  There were still a couple of daycare dogs waiting to be picked up.  Mom got a call from the clinic next door and she had to run up there for a minute so she left ME in charge!!!  I was gonna show the people where their dogs were and take their money.  But, alas, Mom came back before any of them came.  Oh well, she still bought me a great new t-shirt for helping!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wow, a whopper and some apple pie!!!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:20:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom took me down to CT this afternoon when she took Ali to the handler guys kennel.  It was a pretty ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom took me down to CT this afternoon when she took Ali to the handler guys kennel.  It was a pretty fast trip down.... except for all the traffic since we didn't get to leave until later in the afternoon.  And, it was HOT!!  Fortunately for me and Ali, (and Mom, I guess,) she remembered this morning that her air conditioner in her car wasn't working so she called her friendly service center and they got it all fixed for her.  We would have been very, very hot if it wasn't fixed.  We got there, dumped Ali off, and hopped right back in the car and headed home.  But... Mom actually stopped at my favorite Burger King and got us a whopper and some apple pie.  Mmmmm, good.  Before that we shared some potato chips cuz she found a tiny bag of them in the car.  
I was pretty tired by the time we got there.... you see, usually when Mom turns on that blinky thing we stop and I can get out and do something fun.  Well, on that big, L O N G highway she kept turning it on but not stopping.  Everytime she turned it on I had to jump up and climb on her arm to make sure she wasn't forgetting I was in the car.  About halfway home I was soo tired of jumping up that I would just open one eye and peek over to see if she was really stopping.  That worked better.
When I got home Toto and Jenny smelled the whopper on my breath.  I had to run and hide until they realized I didn't still have it in my mouth.  Now I am playing with Phil cuz he's out here in the living room with us.  He's pretty cool!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aghhhhhhhhh, more rain!!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:04:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>When I got up (LATE, cuz Mom got mad at me for barking in the middle of the night... the AC was maki ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When I got up (LATE, cuz Mom got mad at me for barking in the middle of the night... the AC was making it hard for me to hear the noises I was supposed to alert Mom to so I needed to bark lots to make sure it was okay.  She got up and put me in my crate!) it was hot and just cloudy.  Now that Mom is almost done work it is POURING rain again... drats.  I wanted to go out and play today!  This is getting very, very old!  Just had some boarding clients pick up their dog... they were in Seattle and it was sunny and dry there.... hummm, something is wrong with this picture!!!
Anyway, now I guess we will have to just sleep away the day.  Actually, I am sure Mom will have other ideas, but I will sleep away the day and hope for sun tomorrow.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's still raining............</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:39:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's still raining but now it is hot and HUMID!!!  Very, very humid.  It was soo bad that Mom did dr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's still raining but now it is hot and HUMID!!!  Very, very humid.  It was soo bad that Mom did drag in the AC's so now I will sleep well tonight.  She said the heat was okay but that humidity had to go!  The fastest way for it to go is to make all of us dogs go outside... DID I JUST SAY THAT?????  Yee Gads, what I meant was the fastest way was to turn on the AC and dry it out.  
They've been on a couple of hours now so I guess I can go to bed any time.  Catch ya later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My day as DDOD.......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/598033</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it is still cold, still raining, but the power is back on!  Mom is complaining about having to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it is still cold, still raining, but the power is back on!  Mom is complaining about having to turn the furnace on in June, almost at the Summer Equinox.  Us dogs, we're just complaining and pooping on the porch or some of us even leave tootsie rolls in the bathroom, but I'm not mentioning any names!!!!!
I had a great day and got lots and lots of new pals.  I also got lots of gifts, thank you all very much!  It's always nice to have a day of your own!!!
Well, I guess we are going to bed now, Mom is still cold and she won't turn on the furnace.  I don't mind going to bed early.... I can wake up earlier and have a longer day tomorrow!
Thanks for all your visits and well wishes!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy Smokes... Diary of the Day!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/597805</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:13:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's cool and raining and the power went off so Mom overslept this morning.  Well, finally she notic ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's cool and raining and the power went off so Mom overslept this morning.  Well, finally she noticed that I, me, Beanie, Beanster, is the Diary Pick of the Day!!!!!!!!!  I am so honored!
Now I gotta get ready for work... catch you all later. 
Thanks, HQ!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/596630</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:26:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom left at 5 AM for the dog show today.  It was pouring rain and kinda cold outside so I went back  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom left at 5 AM for the dog show today.  It was pouring rain and kinda cold outside so I went back to bed!  Finally, at 4 PM Mom got home.  It was pretty warm and sunny by then.  She quickly put us all outside so we could do our business, then put everyone back except me!!  She got my collar and leash on me and took me out to the car.  I had no idea where we were going cuz she had her friend Audrey and her dog, Kindle, a big German Shorthaired Pointer, with her.  Anyway, off we went and next thing I knew, we were heading up the back road to the kayaking pond.  Well, after they poured the rainwater out of the kayaks, we went down to the water and Mom helped her friend get in my blue kayak.  Hmmm, it is MUCH smaller than Mom's green one and there wasn't any room for Kindle.  Soo, Audrey got out and Mom helped her into HER kayak.  Then, Mom and I got in the new blue kayak...man, it was a tight squeeze!!!  
While Kindle and Audrey got their sea legs, (boy, that took a while!!!), Mom and I paddled over to the side and found a whole bunch of painted turtles sunning themselves.  We floated close to them and Mom took pictures.  Meanwhile, Kindle had learned to sit down and Audrey had learned to paddle, so off we went.  We had a nice time, but... I was squashed in front of Mom so I decided to walk up on the front of the kayak.  Mom took my photo, then she told Audrey the last time I did that I fell in.  Well, KERSPLASH, in I went!!!  I really think Mom turned really fast and threw me over!!!!!  Anyway, fortunately, she pulled me out of the drink BEFORE she took my photo all wet and dripping and cold.  I did get a few drops on the camera lense, too!  
From now on, I think I will go in our OLD GREEN KAYAK!!!!  It's a good thing Yuji wasn't there to see me fall in!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yuji comes to visit me!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/596316</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:19:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it was really a nice day today... warm and sunny.  Yuji brought his family along for the visit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it was really a nice day today... warm and sunny.  Yuji brought his family along for the visit.  First Mom brought them into my house and they met me and Ali.  Right away, Yuji and I were friends... he is a very nice dog, especially for a city boy.  Then Mom brought out all my family and friends to meet them.  Everyone liked everyone, and Yuji's parents especially liked Ali and Oprah's babies.  While they were visiting Oprah's babies, Mom left me and Yuji and Ali in the computer room.  Yuji immediately discovered Jenny's watch chair so he watched the cats outside for a while.
After they met everyone, Me and Ali took Yuji down to the big yard.  We explored and explored... it was fun.  Yuji even watched the fish for a while and was gonna catch Jenny's big yellow frog.  I did have to tell him not to go into that shed though.  In fact, I decided to take his Dad up and have him check it out.  He didn't spy any panthers in there so I am not sure why Mom won't let us go in there.
After a pretty long visit we sat around while the people visited some more.  Then they had to leave so we didn't have time to go in the kayaks.  Mom left them on the car in case she gets home from her dog show in time to take us tomorrow, assuming it's not raining, which it is right now!
Anyway, our first meetup with another Dogster pup pal turned out really, really good.  Now I gotta go eat my NYC bagel!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tomorrow's visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/596022</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:36:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom was just giving me my hair trim for my visit tomorrow with Yuji and we were noticing the bright  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom was just giving me my hair trim for my visit tomorrow with Yuji and we were noticing the bright sunshine and warm temperatures outside.  Then she remembered that we have an extra kayak, so she emailed Yuji's mom to see if they want to go kayaking.  Now, that would be a ton of fun!!!
Meanwhile, we are hoping the sun stays out.  There are a ton of clouds but they are those white fluffy ones which are usually fine.
Well, I gotta go cuz Mom is getting ready to take me home from work now.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've been a dogster for more than a year!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/595779</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:54:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom just noticed that I joined Dogster way, way back in June last year.  She kept thinking it was Ju ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom just noticed that I joined Dogster way, way back in June last year.  She kept thinking it was July cuz that's when I made her join me up for Plus.  Ah well, we missed another opportunity for a great pawty!!!
It is still cloudy as can be here, but now it's HOT and humid.  I don't much care for humidity... usually Mom gives us an air conditioner but this year she is saying we may have to tough it out.  Yeah, I can see that happening... the first night that she can't sleep she will rush out to the back room and drag in it.  It just so happens that she already has dragged one into the poodle room cuz the Frenchies get too warm, especially Darrell.  It's okay cuz I stay in that room sometimes, too.  The biggest problem is that we live right beside the road and when she opens the windows it's very, very noisy.  I did notice she bought a new window fan... maybe she will try that out tonight.  
Well, I gotta go now cuz she's gonna vacuum and I need to make sure that suckin' machine doesn't gobble me up!!!  Right now I am playing toss and catch with one of her socks...hope she doesn't find that!!!!!  Hey, maybe she will suck that up and think the washing machine ate it... that might work!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The sun shines (at least for a few minutes!)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/595536</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:28:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow, thak about good planning.  Mom was off this afternoon so she mowed the lawn.  After that, the s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, thak about good planning.  Mom was off this afternoon so she mowed the lawn.  After that, the sun came out for a few minutes so she took me and Ali down to the big yard.  We had a pretty good run and I explored some flowers I saw down there.  Then me and Ali checked out the garden to see if there was anything exciting in there.  Nope, nuthin' at all!
Mom was washing the lawn chairs so I helped her with that.  I wanted them clean for when Yuji comes to visit.  We won't have time to sit because I will be showing him everything there is down there, but his people might want to sit and chat with Mom.  
I found a whole row of buttercups over by the fence.  Mom took my picture with them, then I laid down on my back and snuffed them.  Wouldn't ya know, she took that picture, too!!!!
Then, the clouds rolled back in and the temperature fell back down.  Drats!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Brrrrr... it's cold outside!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/595278</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:32:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey, tonight was supposed to be me and Ali's night to go down to the big yard.  Now it's only 50 deg ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, tonight was supposed to be me and Ali's night to go down to the big yard.  Now it's only 50 degrees and it's rainy and wet down there.  Mom even canceled obedience school for the night.  I sure hope it gets done raining and the sun comes out for our visit on Saturday.  We need some nice weather so Mom can take my picture with my friend Yuji.  Maybe I should wear my Red Sox shirt???  Nah, that one is a bad color for my red hair.  Hmmm, gotta think about this for a while.
Gee, I hope Yuji brings me a NYC bagel... I love bagels and cream cheese!!!  Well, gotta go now, Mom is gonna wash my blankie and I gotta watch and make sure it survives the washer!  I will need that blankie tonight to keep warm!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A better day.....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/595014</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:56:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, today Mom took me and Ali on over to work.  She did shave my face and feet, and cut my nails,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, today Mom took me and Ali on over to work.  She did shave my face and feet, and cut my nails, but she didn't bathe me cuz I want to be clean and shiny for my visit with Yuji this weekend.  Ali had to have a bath cuz she was really dirty.  Anyway, then we got to go on some breaks in the break room, and then Mom put us in with Pinki and Chaz.  Finally he has decided to leave me alone, whew, I was gonna have to bite him or something!  Ali did bite him right on his nose, hehehe!  
Anyway, then she took Pinki and Chaz home and left me and Ali to greet all the people that came to the kennel.  I LOVE that job and I am good at it!
When we got home she took Chaz and Pinki down to my big yard, but that was okay cuz I was very tired.  Now I am resting on the bed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD... Chaz is back!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/594699</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:56:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gee, Mom brought Chaz home tonight.  After dinner she put us all outside.  He has obviously forgotte ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gee, Mom brought Chaz home tonight.  After dinner she put us all outside.  He has obviously forgotten that although he is my uncle, I am the big dog here!!  He kept sniffing me where he shouldn't be sniffing, so finally I decided to try sniffing him back!!!  He didn't much notice, so I tried to mount him a few times.  Gosh, I forgot that he is way bigger than I am.  I called Toto in to help me, but he wasn't much help.  So, I ran to Mom and she rescued me!  She said when he gets his hair cut he will forget he's a champion and better than us lowly dogs.  So, I came in the house with Ali and Toto and we left Jenny outside with Chaz and Pinki.  
Now it's time for bed!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Drats, now it's a lonely weekend, too!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/594445</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Jun 2009 16:29:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Gosh, it was nice and sunny all day today and I was stuck in that puppy pen again!  Mom and Oprah's  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gosh, it was nice and sunny all day today and I was stuck in that puppy pen again!  Mom and Oprah's Mom sat around all afternoon down in MY big yard.  Did they invite me?  Nope!
Now I find out that Mom is going down to get Ch. Chaz and flunky Tinman tomorrow.  She's taking Phil and Phyllie.  I was hoping to go along as well, but now Mom says she's gonna take either Pinki or Jenny.  Pinki so she can visit her handler guy or Jenny cuz she is Phil and Phyllie's Mom.  I suspect it will be Pinki since Jenny already got to go down there once this week.  Another trip for her would be overkill!!!!!!  I suggested that maybe Ali and I could ride along... Ali knows the handler guy, too, and I would certainly enjoy meeting him.  Mom said, NO WAY cuz we are too dirty from being in the puppy pen all week.  The nerve of that lady!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another lonely Beanster week.......</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/795868/diary/Blogging_with_beanie/593940</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:56:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Beanster, CD, RN, CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here it is Thursday already and Mom has not posted a diary entry for me.  Not only that, but she has ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here it is Thursday already and Mom has not posted a diary entry for me.  Not only that, but she has not taken me out of the house yet this week.  I am not too thrilled that Jenny got to go to CT and I didn't go anywhere for my birthday back in February.  
So far this week I have spent the whole week in the pen with the puppies and Ali.  
It's a good thing that Yuji is coming next weekend... since he is coming to see ME I will have to take him around and show him the place thru a dog's eyes.  Too bad we can't go in the kayaks!!!!!!!
Oh well, Mom will probably groom Jenny and then it will rain!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Kayaking, or braving the cold front!!!</title>
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