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<title>I'm a Pepper!</title>
<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper</link>
<description>Dogster diary for the dog Pepper - CGC</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Pepper - CGC &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:37:53 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>No Pepper Packin'</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/826178</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 May 2013 06:10:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is two kindsa packin'. Packin' when I getsta go and packin' when I don't getsta go. Guess I sh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is two kindsa packin'. Packin' when I getsta go and packin' when I don't getsta go. Guess I shoulda been more observant the no Pepper packin' was goin' on. MyBoy stayed home with me this time, tho. And because MyBoy was pretty busy with school stuffs GoodNeighborFriendLady also came by to see in on me. She does a great job o' makin' sure I get lotsa play and excysize:)

Anywoofs, not sure where the folks went or what they did but the ma says no more trips without the Pepper Pup fur the rest o' the year!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Packin' again?!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/825448</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 May 2013 05:42:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The suitcases is out again, pupper pals! What's goin' on now?! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The suitcases is out again, pupper pals! What's goin' on now?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furst jumps o' 2013!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/825083</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:01:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>On Fryday, April 19, me and the ma drove down to SoCal.  I was a bit confused because the ma went to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ On Fryday, April 19, me and the ma drove down to SoCal.  I was a bit confused because the ma went to work furst and worked until lunch time. I thought it was gunna be one o' those normal goin' to the office with the ma daze. But at lunch time she told me to 'go potty'. Normally the ma isn't all that concerned with when I go potty durin' our lunch break. She knows I'll go sooner or laters. 

Anywoofs, I went potty, eventually, then we got in the cars. But we didn't drive toward home. We drove away from home. And we drove until we got to the grand folk's house. It was a little abusive and neglectful, if you ask me, because we didn't stop fur gas and we didn't stop fur potty breaks. The ma wanted to get thru LA befure dark. We pretty much drove straight through. The ma has sum weird phobia about LA.

Finally, when we got there, I was pretty happy to see the grand folks AND their lawn, if you pups know what I mean. It was about 8 thirty o' the clock. Pretty hard fur both o' us to sleep that night. We both didn't get enuf exycise durin' the day.

On Safurday we had to check in with the Splash Dog peoples by 10 o' the clock. Our jumpin' was one activity within a bigger event, The Orange County Pet Expo. Now our pet expo here in San Jose allows EVERYBODY to bring their friendly, leashed pups. Not so in the OC. Only pups participatin' in sum activity is allowed and we hasta stay in our designated areas. No walkin' around the Expo with our peoples! 

Anywoofs, as a competin' pup we had to check in with the Pet Expo peoples furst and got badges to enter the Expo so we could get to our Splash Dogs area. Woofs, we never needed no badges befure! I felt like one humble, country pup at this big city shindig!

Woofs, we was early but there was already allota pups there! I was signed up fur the 11 o' the clock wave only. We got a coupla practice jumps in and who did I see?! BigSisterGirl and her fambily came to cheer me on!

On my furst competitive jump I got 12' 9". On my second, 11' 10". The 12' 9 got me a 5th place ribbon. There was lots more jumpin' to do on Safurday but fur the other pups, not me. The ma only signed me up fur the one splash Safurday but on Sunnyday I was signed up for two waves and we figured I would make the finals.

Since we got done pretty early on Safurday we all went back to the grandfolk's house and I gotta spend lotsa time with the lil baby girls:) It was a very nice and relaxin' afternoon. Welwoof, maybe not exactly relaxin' cause me and the ma had lotsa fun and activities with BigSisterGirl and LilBabySisterGirl. We both slept good Safurday night:)

On Sunnyday, once again, me, the ma and the grandma checked in at the pet expo so we could get to the Splash Dogs by 10 o' the clock. Then right befure my furst wave the lil baby girls and their parents came to see me jump! I am not real sure of my jumps on Sunnyday because they have not been posted at the SplashDogs website and the ma was a bit distracted in rememberin' to check my jumps. We are pretty sure I got a 13' 11" jump which qualified me as the 10th dog to enter the finals. Whew barely made it! There was allota dogs, more than even at the nationals last fall!

Wellwoofs, the finals was to start at 2 o' the clock but with all the dogs, the SplashDogs schedule was off by about a half an hour. They was really encouragin' us to move as fast as we could through our turns but there is always sum pups that's gotta have the drama and takes their times. Anywoofs, it was a long day! 

By the time my division, the Junior, finals it was about 4 o' the clock! My best jump was 12' 2" which earned me a 9th place ribbon (outta 9 dogs cuz one was a NJ, no jump). BigSisterGirl went with me and the ma to collect my rosette! She thought it was real pretty!

After a full day o' jumpin' fur me and a full day o' bein' at the expo fur all my peoples we was pretty tired. The peoples went to a restaurant fur dinner and I snoozed. We all said goodbye in the parkin' lot and BigSisterGirl is a bit dramatic in her goodbyes these daze. We went home to the grandfolks place and the lil baby girls went to their own home with their folks.  

On Moonday, we got up real early and left fur home. Again, the ma wanted to get thru LA befure there was too much traffic. By leavin' at 5 o' the clock we were somewhat successful:) We did stop twice on the way home, both at rest stops, and the ma threw my ball fur me a bit at the 2nd one.  

Finally we made it home. It was a good trip!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sum Stuffs - Old, New &amp; Future</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/823793</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:25:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Old - Wellwoof, popped my new special soccer ball:( I was bein' so good and gentle with it on Sunnyd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Old - Wellwoof, popped my new special soccer ball:( I was bein' so good and gentle with it on Sunnyday the folks made the mistake of leavin' me alone with it when they was gone on Moonday.  So fur future reference, I can has softer plastic balls but only under supervision. DUH!

New - On our evenin' walk on Moonday we ran into NeighborManWithABird. Don't think I've barked about him befure. But we sumptimes see him walkin' with a big bird cage strapped to his back with a big bird(parrot) in the cage. The bird's name is Ra. I'm a li'l scared o' NeighborManWithABird and Ra. Anywoofs, while the ma was chattin' with NeighborManWithABird about how nice his aloe plants look I stuck my head into a bush and pulled out a brand new tennis ball:) So one ball popped anofur ball found, all on the same day!

Future - Wellwoof, I was barkin' befure about the folks makin' it up to me fur leavin' me home while they went off and saw the li'l baby girls, Uncle and Auntie, and the grandfolks a coupla weekends ago. So seems the ma is workin' on that:) We (me and the ma) is headin' down to SoCal on Fryday fur a dock divin' event! We has never driven so far just fur dock divin'! Wellwoof, we'll be stayin' with the grandfolks and visitin' with everyone, too. 

They all wanna come see me jump! So I'll have my own li'l entourage out in the audience:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BigSisterGirl is Nice:)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/823515</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:57:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So I barked about my peoples goin' off and leavin' me last weekend. You woulda thought they felt bad ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So I barked about my peoples goin' off and leavin' me last weekend. You woulda thought they felt bad and were lookin' fur ways to make it up to me! And if sum certain li'l person sent a pawresent for me to have I would have gotten it right away. But nooooo, the ma just gave me my special soccer ball from BigSisterGirl tonight. 

Even though BigSisterGirl didn't getsta see me, she was still thinkin' o' me and was thoughtful enuf to send a gift on fur me. Unfurtunately the gift deliverer was not as thoughtful:( The ma finally pulled it out to take a picture so we could send a thank you to BigSisterGirl.

Anywoofs, I really like my special soccer ball. And I am takin' good care o' it and has not popped it or lost it or nuthin' bad. I am just enjoyin' playin' with it:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where'd they go?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/822789</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:04:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, like I barked a coupla daze ago, we got back from the Yosemite place and on Turdsday the w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, like I barked a coupla daze ago, we got back from the Yosemite place and on Turdsday the whole fambily was already packin' again. But on Fryday mornin' they woke up and got all ready and left fur work and schools. Or so I thought!

They did not come home on Fryday night! Instead GoodNeighborFriend lady came by and took me fur a walk and lotsa play. I watched the house all by myself all Fryday night! Then on Safurday mornin' GoodNeighborFriend lady came by again and took me fur a nice long walk. Then she let me hang out with her at her place while she did sum gardenin' and yard work and stuff. And the peoples still did not come home. Safurday night I again watched the house all by my lonesome. On Sunnyday mornin' GoodNeighborFriend lady came by again and I spent Sunnyday with her too! 

Finally on Sunnyday afternoon all my peoples came home! I was real happy to have all my ball throwers back! Since I had just come back from a long walk I was a bit tired so I did not slobber my happiness over everyone. But to be honest I did not sleep real good on Fryday and Safurday night. So on Sunnyday I slept like a rock.

I has never been left responsible fur the house all night long ever before, let alone two! Where did they go and what did they do fur two whole nights without me?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/822402</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 06:42:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Got back from Yosemite to find lotsa eggs on my page! Plus I now has four candles fur my Dogster yea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Got back from Yosemite to find lotsa eggs on my page! Plus I now has four candles fur my Dogster years! Thanks Dogster and pup pals!

The ma did lotsa laundry and the folks are already packin' again! Wonder where we are goin' this time?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yo! Here I Come!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/821258</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:47:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Headin' off tomorrow fur our annual spring trek out to Yosemite! Wellwoof, we missed 2011 &amp; 2012 so  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Headin' off tomorrow fur our annual spring trek out to Yosemite! Wellwoof, we missed 2011 & 2012 so guess it's not really all that annual fur us. The folks try, though. 

Last time we were there I saw my furst snow! Maybe I'll getta see sum this year, too!

Wellwoof, hope all my pup pals are enjoyin' their spring! Wishin' everypup a nice Easter!

I'll be back and barkin' next week!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>That troublemaker!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/820796</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:23:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, I was havin' a grand ol' Safurday hangin' out with MyBoy, the dad and NeighborWithAPond ma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, I was havin' a grand ol' Safurday hangin' out with MyBoy, the dad and NeighborWithAPond man at NeighborWithAPond man's house. MyBoy is currently an indentured servant, workin' off some off his Jeep $ with hard labor. This hard labor involves drivin' around on NeighborWithAPond man's ride on lawn mower all over NeighborWithAPond man's lawn.

The dad was just hangin' out with NeighborWithAPond man watchin' MyBoy do his hard labor.

Anywoofs, the dad and NeighborWithAPond man went in the house to get some drinks. While they were in the house and MyBoy was still drivin' around on the lawn mower, who was to show up but that naughty NotMe pup!

NotMe went and rolled my ball into NeighborWithAPond man's Pond! Then NotMe pup jumped in NeighborWithAPond man's Pond and got me all wet with his big splash. Then NotMe pup came outta the Pond and left a big wet spot right where he got out. 

Needless to bark, the peoples were not very happy to see a wet dog, ME, near the wet spot. You see, true to form, NotMe was no where to be found when there is blame to accept.

I has been spendin'  years mendin' my reputation of not bein' a pond marauder just to have it all ruined in one afternoon:(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I got invited!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/818300</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:36:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, BigSisterGirl's 3rd birthday is comin' up. A coupla weeks ago she said all she needs fur h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, BigSisterGirl's 3rd birthday is comin' up. A coupla weeks ago she said all she needs fur her birthday is a visit from me! Awww...... Wellwoof, I'm comin' to visit along with the ma, but we is bringin' presents along. The present from me is a glow-in-the-dark soccer ball! Maybe I'll getta play with it a bit:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Zoomer!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/817706</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:57:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There is a new car in our driveway! Wellwoof, new to us, anyways!

MyBoy got his learner's permit  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is a new car in our driveway! Wellwoof, new to us, anyways!

MyBoy got his learner's permit back in the summer. Now he has a car to go with it!

Our GoodNeighborFriendsWithaPond got a new, new car and sold their old car to MyBoy. It is about 20 years old, but he is happy with it.

He says I doesn't get to go fur a ride in it. Doesn't like that I leave nose prints:( Wellwoof, guess that means he doesn't get any help from me gettin' the girls to turn their heads. His loss more than mine, if you ask me! Besides, I doesn't need to risk my life with him at the wheel. BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Last Week:)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/814877</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:11:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, my time as Dog of The Week has come and gone. And what a week it was. On top o' gifties, p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, my time as Dog of The Week has come and gone. And what a week it was. On top o' gifties, pawmails, commemorative pics  and new pals, my diary was a Diary Pick a coupla times, too! 

But like most good things, Dog of the Week is not meant to last furever. Nor would I want it to. The spotlight becomes glaring, the warmth of affection becomes stifling heat. 

I am an athletic girl. Much more used to constant movement than sittin' still in that DOTW box. 

Fabarkulous week tho it was, I am ever so grateful that my good pal, Harley Diva-Girl(1150526) is takin' over that responsibility this week. I am sure she will find it to be a grand experience. Harley Diva-Girl, enjoy your week!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>DOTW Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/814399</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:57:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So Redford and furmily, MrJack and Growlmy, and Flicka and furmily all made up sum nice pix to help  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So Redford and furmily, MrJack and Growlmy, and Flicka and furmily all made up sum nice pix to help me celebark my time as Dog of The Week. But I couldn't show them off right away due to sum Dogster fleas.

The pix are showin' now. Yay!

And Forrest, a sibpup of Redford, made up a Diary Pick picture for me, too. It's not showin' right now but think it will later. 

All you picture makin' pups sure are hardworkin' and generous. You make us beneficiaries of those pix feel real special! I can't bark enuf thank yous to you!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog of the Week and other good news!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/814085</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:39:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh my, I have so much to bark, I don't know where to start! Guess we'll start with the obvious. I am ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh my, I have so much to bark, I don't know where to start! Guess we'll start with the obvious. I am Dog of the Week!  We might have to put video back up showin' me doin' my spinnies! Thanks HQ fur this honor!

As always the Dogster Community is so generous and supportive. Redford's family and MrJack's family made up sum super nice pics to help me celebark! Unfurtunately, they are not displayin' properly right now. At least we can't see them on my page after uploadin':(  We has been havin' sum probs with the home confuser. The ma will try tomorrow from her office confuser and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks to everypup that sent me a giftie, pal request and paw mail.  I will respond to everypup individually in the comin' daze.  Takes a bit longer but sumhow seems to be less confusin' fur us to do the thank yous that way.

Plus I has like a thousand bones! Not sure if those bones are from HQ or from various pups, but thank you to whomever put them there!

Now fur the really good news! I went and saw the oncallogist lady today. She talked with the folks about the biopsy on my bump. She says mosta what the pathologist guy had to say about my bump was pretty wimpy. She thinks it's probly a grade 1 but the pathologist guy called it a grade 2 mostly to cover himself. She agrees with my vet and recommends a wait and see for now. So no chemo or radiation or surgery in my immediate future. But if any new bumps come up we must be vigilant about immediately investigatin' them. 

So Dog of the Week and relief about my bump on the same day! What a great day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My bump</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:29:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, that lil ol' bump has turned out to be a grade 2 mast cell tumor. Not sure what that means ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, that lil ol' bump has turned out to be a grade 2 mast cell tumor. Not sure what that means, but I can tell this news has made the folks feel a bit scared and sad. 

The good news is they think they got it all out durin' my surgery. The pathologist guy said the edges look clean all the way around. 

I feel great and my leg where they took my bump is healin' up nicely. 

When I get my stitches out, next week sumptime, the folks is gunna talk with the vet about checkin' to make sure the bump did not spread sum bad bump stuff elsewhere. Paws crossed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You pals were right:(</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:10:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, pups, I guess allota ya tried to warn me. You was right. I did not see the Auntie Thesia p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, pups, I guess allota ya tried to warn me. You was right. I did not see the Auntie Thesia person nor any beef at the vet's place:( 

A bump on my back leg is now gone and my pearly whites, wellwoof, they feel pearly white again! 

Funny thing, tho, the vet is keepin' my bump! He is gunna mess around with it and examine it. He even said he is gunna send it to anofur vet to mess around and examine it. Humans do the strangest things!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Uh-oh!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/811934</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:29:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Um, pups? The ma went up in the attic and got the COS outta there. Maybe sum o' you pups was right!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Um, pups? The ma went up in the attic and got the COS outta there. Maybe sum o' you pups was right! Maybe I'm not just gettin' cleaned beef?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy New Year and Cleaned Beef!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/811624</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 05:52:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy New Year pups and peoples! Hopes all the holidays were good! Mine was nice. We had one mornin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy New Year pups and peoples! Hopes all the holidays were good! Mine was nice. We had one mornin' of rain in SoCal but heard our dear ol' Boulder Creek got about 9 inches in the 4 days from 12/21 to 12/25. Um, kinda, glad I was in SoCal. The peoples is always so borin' when it is rainin'.

Sorry to be away from Dogster fur so long. Thanks, pups, fur all the holiday decorations on my page!

So now it is 2013. One o' the furst things the ma did when we got back was to schedule my appointment for cleaned beef.

I am so lookin’ forward to meetin’ Auntie Thesia and getting’ sum beef that I is makin’ sure to note it in my diary so we doesn’t furget my appoint on Turdsday.

Who is Auntie Thesia and why am I getting’ cleaned beef with her? Wellwoof, these questions have crossed my labby mind. But do I care about the answers? Not really. 

Beef! That is the key word here. I likes beef, cleaned or dirtied. 

And the vet peoples is so concerned I enjoys my cleaned beef that they suggest, no, insist that I not eats any breakfurast before comin’ in. 

Again, Happy New Year!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Away we go!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/809315</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:21:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Makin' the trek again down to SoCal! Be stayin' at Bolsa Chica State Beach! Fetchin' and fun, here I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Makin' the trek again down to SoCal! Be stayin' at Bolsa Chica State Beach! Fetchin' and fun, here I come!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to every pup and peoples!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Annual Vet Visit!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/807675</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 06:12:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Went to the vet last week. I was due on my rabies and the folks didn't wanna mess around with bein'  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Went to the vet last week. I was due on my rabies and the folks didn't wanna mess around with bein' late on that one.

Woofie, I got a lota follow up phone calls!

Furst call, later that day, they said my heartworm was negative. That's good.

Next call, a day or two later, my poop test was good. Glad to pass that one!

Then anofur call a day after that, my blood panel is all normal. Guess that is good. I nevfur had a blood panel befure.

I sure felt imporfurant gettin' all those phone calls!

Anywoofs, since my blood panels is ok, I getsta go back in Janufurary to have cleaned beef with Auntie Thesia! Sounds good to me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Exhausfurated!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/807041</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:00:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs, the folks and me were sure tired after last weekend, Thanksgivin' weekend! It has taken a who ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs, the folks and me were sure tired after last weekend, Thanksgivin' weekend! It has taken a whole week fur me to recover enuf to bark about it!

As usual, our fambily is responsible fur all the Thanksgivin' food and festivities. The rest of the fambily from SoCal hasta make the big trek up north to come see us.

It started on Windsday. The grand folks arrived! I sure was happy to see them but they had sum friends they had brought along. A man and a lady I had never met befure. They sure were infurestin' and I made sure to let them know I like them alot with lotsa wags and kisses. I showed them so much hospitality and attention, think the grandfolks felt a bit neglected:(

The next day, Thanksgivin' Day, my lil baby girl cousins along with Uncle and Auntie showed up! BigSisterGirl talks up a storm now! She will be 3 in March. LilBabySisterGirl is almost 6 months old and mostly eats and sleeps. Not much crawlin' yet but that's probably good with all the stuffs that was goin' on fur Thanksgivin'.

Anywoofs, we had beautiful weather all weekend! It felt almost like summer, it was so warm. Which was great because the peoples spent lotsa time sittin' outside on the deck. Which means I had lotsa folks I could cajole into kickin' or throwin' my ball fur me! Which I did do and I had two extra people this year!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>6 and 6!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/804950</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:35:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So we left bright and early Safurday mornin'. Not a cloud in the sky here in our Santa Cruz Mountain ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So we left bright and early Safurday mornin'. Not a cloud in the sky here in our Santa Cruz Mountains.

We drove and drove. We hardly had to make any stops. One big stop we did make was to give some lady in a magic window sum $. She then let us cross over a big bridge she was guardin'.

Finally we got to Folsom about 10 o the clock. My division, Junior, would compete at 1 o' the clock. So I had lotsa time fur practicin'. Fun!

There was 17 dogs in the Junior division semi-finals. Junior division dogs are dogs that have been jumping 10 to 15 feet throught out the year. The top 12 dogs would go on to the finals on Sunnyday. We could see these dogs meant business. 3 dogs had already jumped over 15 feet and it was not even my turn yet!

Finally, when it was my turn, I jumped 12 feet even on my furst jump. On my second jump I jumped 13' 03". We were pretty happy with that one! I ended up placin' 6th in the semi finals, which meant I could come back on Sunnyday fur the finals.

This meant we needed to find a place to stay Safurday night. The folks had done a little research in case of this situation. So the ma called a KOA in West Sacramento. They had a cabin we could stay in and were very pet furiendly:o)

The next day, Sunnyday, we hadta be back by 10 o' the clock fur the finals. Again, competition was fierce. They start with the shortest jumpers then move up to the longest. I was in the middle o' the pack.

On my furst jump the ma threw my ball pretty good! I did 14' 11"! My second jump was 13' 03". We were very happy with my jumps. Normally jumps like this would have placed quite high in the Junior division. But several dogs jumped well over 15 feet. Good fur them! So I ended up stayin' in the middle of the pack and got a 6th place ribbon fur the finals. A very solid performance that we are proud of!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Safurday - the Big Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/804531</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 21:16:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, we'll be leavin' real early Safurday mornin'. The Googles peoples says Folsom is 3 hours a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, we'll be leavin' real early Safurday mornin'. The Googles peoples says Folsom is 3 hours and 20 minutes away. The Junior semi-finals is at one o' the clock and we gotsa check in by noon. So we will be leavin' no later than 8 o' the clock.

Earlier this week, Moonday and Tudesday, we had nice warm weather, in the 80s even. But just in time fur dock divin' it has cooled down and was rainin' today, Fryday. The ma has been havin' second thoughts about drivin' all that way just the two o' us. Plus there is lotsa Thanksgivin' preparations bein' pushed out to next week. She's gettin' a little stressed about goin' away from home, I can tell.

But she packed a bag, in case we gotsta spend the night if we qualify fur the finals on Sunnyday. So guess at this point Folsom is still the plan.

And we win no matter what! I getsta jump fur sure on Safurday and that's all I care about. And if we don't make the finals we getsta come home and not spend the night in a strange place. And if we do make the finals, wellwoof, a second day of jumpin' fur me and the ma will be glad we made the finals. So we got sumptin to be happy about no matter what happens:o)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nationals!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/804005</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 06:29:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fur the furst time ever I getsta jump at the Splash Dogs year end semi finals! I qualified by havin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fur the furst time ever I getsta jump at the Splash Dogs year end semi finals! I qualified by havin' 5 jumps within one division, Junior.

It's not like I has not qualified befure, but the semi finals/finals has always been further away than the folks is willin' to drive. In 2010 think it was in Nevada and in 2011 down in SoCal. But this year it is up in Folsom, which is still quite a drive fur us. If I make the finals we will most likely find a place to spend the night in Folsom rather than drive home on Safurday just to drive back on Sunnyday. 

Hopin' fur good jumps, but mostly lotsa fun fur my last splashes of 2012!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Recycled Howlloween?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/803163</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:04:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, insteada gettin' me a new costume and takin' new pics, this year we has just renumbered su ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, insteada gettin' me a new costume and takin' new pics, this year we has just renumbered sum o' my Howlleen pics of yor. Which is just fine by me! O' course it hasta be the least dignified pic for my main profile:( I has purple hair and a shocked look on my face. Fur a blast from the past come by and visit my page to see my Howlloweens from 2009 - 2011.

Happy Howlloween!

And hopin' mean ole Sandy doesn't ruin it fur all my pals back east. Take care and stay safe!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am not dumb!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/799942</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 06:09:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>At about 3 o' the clock on Moonday the ma says to me, &quot;Pep, get in the car. Let's go get your boy.&quot;  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ At about 3 o' the clock on Moonday the ma says to me, "Pep, get in the car. Let's go get your boy." Bein' the obedient pup that I am, I does what I am told. 

So we drive the one mile to the bus stop and wait fur MyBoy. When MyBoy gets to the car the ma gets outta the driver's seat and MyBoy takes her place. MyBoy drove us the one mile back home!

He is much better than that furst time, but still quite scary!

Anywoofs, when I got those same instructions at 3 o' the clock on Windsday, "Pep, get in the car."  I decided to go hide under the deck. When the ma approached me, I did not run away and I let her grab my collar, but I rolled on my back and would not walk! The ma said, "Pepper, come on!" Finally, I agreed to get up and walk. But at the point where I could walk to the car or walk to the house, the ma gave me my choice. I PICKED THE HOUSE! BOL! I am no dummy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Balloons, a Walk and Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/799578</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 06:20:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Whew! Dogster sure is full o' lotsa purty balloons these daze! Thanks, pups! I just got around to se ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whew! Dogster sure is full o' lotsa purty balloons these daze! Thanks, pups! I just got around to sendin' a few out meself this mornin'!

Went on a cancer walk last Sunnyday. It was the same Morris Animal Foundation people puttin' it on, like last year. We walked all thru downtown San Jose! Nice day and a nice walk, but I kinda liked the park we walked thru last year a bit better, even tho last year we was in the city o' cats, Los Gatos. 

We walked with our GoodNeighborFriendLady, like last year. But this year we were missin' my doggy pal, Milo. He, and all our Rainbow Bridge furs, were well on the peoples' minds this day.

Yesfurday, the ma was sortin' thru all the goodies we got at the walk. There is always all kinds o' doggy related business peoples that come out to be seen at these events.

She came across a brochure fur pet insurance, Trupanion. This insurance claims to have unlimited pay outs fur cancer and congenital and hereditary diseases. Plus they have an optional hip dysplasia addon. 

The ma looked into insurance fur me several years ago, when I was still a puppy. At the time, she got so frustrated and confused with the exclusions she dropped the whole idea. But now that I am 4, maybe it is time to reexplore that option.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotted 4 years ago today</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/797909</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:23:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>BOL! Fur sum reason was thinkin' my Gotcha Day was comin' up tomorrow only fur Dogster to remember i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ BOL! Fur sum reason was thinkin' my Gotcha Day was comin' up tomorrow only fur Dogster to remember it is today! Dogster is a bit more reliable than brains on this one, me thinks.

Anywoofs, this year I am gunna share sum words I know. Not the normal dog words like sit, stay, etc. Those are pretty obvious. Mosta the other words I know are about fetchin' and food:o)

Here goes:
Find It (look for lost or hidden ball)
Get It (pick up lost or hidden ball recently finded)
Bring It
Drop It
Closer (when the peoples are lazy and I did not Drop It within fingers' reach)
(Oddly, I do NOT know the words "Fetch It" because I never has to be told to get a ball that is in motion.)
Treatz(SPECIAL treatz NOT my regular doggy kibblies that sum-one(the ma) has tried to pass off as treatz)
Yummeez (Cheeze or Meatz or other people fudz)

So that's the vocabulary I has learned in the last 5 years.
If any pups wantsta share sum other words, I would be most infurested, feel free to bark me a comment.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Scary Times in the Back Seat!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/797501</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:23:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, MyBoy done went out and got his learner's permit! I had the um, er, 'pleasure' o' bein' on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, MyBoy done went out and got his learner's permit! I had the um, er, 'pleasure' o' bein' one o' his furst passenegers. I gotta bark it was a bit o' a rough ride. BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Roller Coaster of a Jumpin' Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/793784</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:24:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Went dock divin' today:o) 

Things started off pretty good. I jumped 15'1&quot; on my furst jump of my  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Went dock divin' today:o) 

Things started off pretty good. I jumped 15'1" on my furst jump of my furst wave. This is good and bad. Good that it is one of my better jumps. Bad that insteada bein' a top Junior division jumper, jumpin' over 15' put me at the bottom of the Senior division jumpers. So as far as awards and qualifyin' go, it puts me at a bit of a disadvantage. I got a last place green Senior ribbon and barely made the finals. My second jump of this wave was 11'10". Inconsistent jumps:o(

We set up our 'camp' fur the day right next to the judgin' guy. He heard me whinin' while watchin' the other pups. He told the ma he wanted to try sumptin with me. He suggested I go again after the last pup's jump of the furst wave. He asked the ma to wait a little longer befure throwin' my ball and to try to keep the ball about 5' in fronta me. Wellwoof, on this jump I did an 18'10"!!! A new personal best! Unfurtunately, it was not an official jump and did not get me any higher up in the ranks. But I think he wanted the ma to know I can jump further if she was a little more thoughtful in her throwin'.

This gave us a bit more confidence. But did not pan out to much more. On the second wave I jumped 14'2" and 9'10". I got a 3rd place yellow Junior ribbon for the 14 footer.

So I ended up bein' in the Senior finals and I jumped 12' and 10'. The ma did not feel right about acceptin' a Senior rosette(woulda been my furst) for mediocre Junior jumps. So we left after my final jump insteada stayin' and waitin' fur the awards ceremony. I never care about awards so that was fine by me. Altho, I woulda been happy to stay and jump sum more.

So we had highs and lows this day. And just like a roller coaster we finished on a bit of a low. But the ride sure was fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Watchin' the Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/791871</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 12:46:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Bein' 4 years old this is my furst Summer Olympics as an adult dog. I usta watch TV when I was a pup ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bein' 4 years old this is my furst Summer Olympics as an adult dog. I usta watch TV when I was a pup and I still do sumptimes if I see a doggy in there. But mostly I ignore that little box my peoples is so facinated with. Anywoofs, I has been watchin' sum o' the more infurestin' Olympic events. 

What Olympic stuffs might be infurestin' fur a pup? Wellwoof, last night I saw peoples doin' dock divin'! They was doin' it all wrong, tho, and jumpin' up and down furst and not gettin' a runnin' start. Also there was no toy thrown into the water fur them neithers. Plus the dock was up way too high fur any pup to be crazy enuf to jump offa theres. 

Then there was peoples jumpin' into the waters, again with no toy to incentivize them, and they was swimmin' back and forth and back and forth. Us pups get in troubles, wellwoof not really, but peoples get annoyed when pups do that at dock divin'.

This mornin' I saw two girls runnin' around playin' with tennis balls. Insteada catchin' the balls, tho, they kept hittin' 'em back to the other girl with a weird lookin' stick! The peoples doesn't seem to know who oughta fetch and who oughta throws. They both wanna be the throwers! 

Now I do not zone out like the humans do and wanna sit there and watch all the time. I would much rather be fetchin' or swimmin' myself than watchin' a little box of other people doin' fun stuffs. Fur sum reason the folks are amused that I likes watchin' the Olympics. They are easily amused. Sigh.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Did Super Duper!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/790935</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:03:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs-howls! I had the best jumpin' day ever! Won two 1st place blue Junior ribbons in the qualifyin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs-howls! I had the best jumpin' day ever! Won two 1st place blue Junior ribbons in the qualifyin' waves, then a 2nd place red rosette in the Junior finals! 

I jumped 14'1" then 14'4" in the furst wave! This means I was sittin' pretty good fur qualifyin' fur the Junior division. 

So the ma was pretty relaxed fur the 2nd wave. So she tried sumptin' new with me. Since I has been havin' probs with my sit stay on the dock she decided to try throwin' the toy while holdin' my collar then takin' me to the back of the dock and lettin' me jump. I jumped 11'6" with that technique. Wellwoof, that experiment told us we was doin' better with our original way so on my second jump we went back to the sit stay then I come runnin' while the ma throws my toy. I jumped 13'11" on that 2nd jump:o)

No Junior division pups beat my 14'4" qualifyin' jump so I was top Junior dog goin' into the finals.  This is the furst time ever I has been top Junior dog!

Wellwoof, in the finals I jumped 14'9" which woulda got me a furst place rosette except sum pup jumped a 15' and won it right out from under me! 

Now 2nd place is the best I has done in any finals. I am gettin' up there!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Lake Times!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/790531</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:11:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Went to a lake last weekend. It was fun but it sure was hot! The water was the place to be!

Met a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Went to a lake last weekend. It was fun but it sure was hot! The water was the place to be!

Met a cute lil blond girl! She is about 3 1/2 years old. She is my dad's brother's grand daughter. So my cousin's kid. Anywoof, we got along great! She likes throwin' balls and I likes catchin' 'em, so worked out good fur us to entertain each other! 

I had a new ball fur this trip:o) It is like a Chuck It ball on steroids. I really like it a lot and we might use it fur dock divin' next time, which incidentally is this Sunnyday!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Be away fur a woof</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/789368</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:21:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, gunna be travellin' out an' about from my Santa Cruz Mountains once again. This means no c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, gunna be travellin' out an' about from my Santa Cruz Mountains once again. This means no confuser! 

Glad I was around fur the furst half o' Fizzy's Dog of the Week week! I am so happy fur the Fizzster!

Fur any pups with a special day comin' up, wishin' a Happy Barkday, Gotcha Day and Rainbow Day to you! And conwags in advance fur any Dogster honors, too!

So off to the lake I go! I'll be back to bark about it in a few days or a coupla years:o)

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I did pretty good!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/788176</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:13:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Went dock divin' yesfurday:) Had two over 13' jumps which is pretty good fur me!

I got my furst w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Went dock divin' yesfurday:) Had two over 13' jumps which is pretty good fur me!

I got my furst white ribbon ever fur comin' in 4th place in wunna the qualifyin' waves with a jump of 11'11". The Junior competition was pretty fierce at this point with 8 dogs jumpin' in that category! In the next wave I jumped 13'11" to win a 2nd place red ribbon. Almost 14 feet!

In the end, I got my furst yellow 3rd place rosette in the finals! This is the highest I has ever placed in any finals! I jumped 13'2" to win that one.

The dock divin' peoples was way off schedule. They was runnin' over an hour late. So we ended up finishin' about 7 o' the clock which means we got home about 8:30 o' the clock. The dadders and MyBoy was already home from their campin' trip! I sure was happy to see them when we walked in!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Quiet Around Heres</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/787914</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:57:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, after a fabarkulous barkday with a pancake breakfurast, parade and a barbque, it sure got  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, after a fabarkulous barkday with a pancake breakfurast, parade and a barbque, it sure got quiet the next day. 

Furst the grandfolks left about 8 o' the clock in the mornin' on the 5th o' July. Then the ma left fur work at 9 o' the clock.

The dadders and MyBoy were left. But they was packin' their big backpacks and gettin' ready to leave fur a campin' trip. I was supposta go, too, but the dadders decided it was a bit too much trouble to bring me along in bear country. Sees, they's hikin' in a place in the Sierra Nevadas and all smelly stuff hasta go in a bear can, includin' dog fudz. So either they hadta make space in their bear cans fur my fudz or get me my own bear can. Both a bit problematic, so I's got left behind.

So my pack went from 5 peoples and one dog to one peoples and one dog in one day:(

On the 5th o' July, I was four years old, tired from the excitement of the previous day and a bit depressed all the peoples left and only the ma came back after she was done workin'. We went fur our nice evenin' walk, like we do. Then came home and had dinners. I put myself to bed at 8 o' the clock. Kinda early fur me!

On Fryday, the ma took me to her office with her. This is a little less borin' than stayin' home alone, but only a little less borin'. 

Today, Safurday, it's just the two o' us again. But the ma says I gets to go dock divin' tomorrow as a belated barkday present! Dock Divin'! And the dadders and MyBoy will be home tomorrow, too:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Four on the Fourth!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/787364</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:00:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Four woofin' years old today! Thank you, MrJack and Redford, fur makin' up nice celebarkin' pics fur ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four woofin' years old today! Thank you, MrJack and Redford, fur makin' up nice celebarkin' pics fur me! And thank you pals fur all the Barkday presents!

This mornin' I went to the pancake breakfurast at the fire station. Didn't get no pancakes but got sum scrambled eggers! Also watched my town's parade. Evfurry year they insist on throwin' me a parade:)

Now we are home and I am gettin' lotsa fetchin' with the grandfolks around as extra ball throwers. Pretty good Barkday so far!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Company Comin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/786823</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jul 2012 08:09:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Grammy and Grampy is comin' to visit! Woof-howls!

Usually BigSisterGirl and her fambily would be  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy and Grampy is comin' to visit! Woof-howls!

Usually BigSisterGirl and her fambily would be comin' too. She has been comin' up to visit me on my Barkday since she was borned in 2010. But this year, with LilBabySisterGirl only one month old, they is not makin' the long journey up to our Santa Cruz Mountains. We's a bit sad about that, but know that is best fur their fambily this year. 

I's lookin' forward to seein' Grammy and Grampy, the pancake breakfurast and town parade. I's such a lucky pup to have such grand Barkday celebrations!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Three Beaches:)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/786399</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:01:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was gunna bark about the rest o' my trip yesfurday. But then the ma hogged up the confuser lookin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was gunna bark about the rest o' my trip yesfurday. But then the ma hogged up the confuser lookin' thru pictures and just puttin' two pics on Dogster took a longity time. Argh!

Anywoofs, I think I left off previously still at Grammy and Grampy's house and the kiddies and Uncle and Auntie comin' to visit. So this night, Tudesday, our motyhome was parked out fronta Grammy and Grampy's place and that's where we spent the night Tudesday.

Windsday mornin' we had breakyfast with Grammy and Grampy and had kinda a leisurely mornin' spendin' sum time with them. This day we did have a place for the motyhome to stay the night. Bolsa Chica! Wunna my favoritest places in the whole world, where we go every Christmas:)

Wellwoof, at Bolsa Chica we had lotsa motyhome neighbors. The RV park was pretty full. Right next door was a nice, fun fambily with a mom, a dad, three cute lil girls and Shooter! A yellow lab we got to know pretty well.

So we got settled on Windsday and of course had to make a trip over to the dog beach which is right next door to Bolsa Chica. 

On the next day, Turdsday, Grammy, Grampy and BigSisterGirl came to visit us at the beach. The ma, Grammy and BigSisterGirl went on a walk to the ecological reserve across the street from the RV park. I was not too happy about stayin' behind with the guys.

While the girls was off walkin' the dadders was workin' on puttin' together the ma's big flower kite, suddenly a big yellow blur went by. It was Shooter! His fambily was all gone and he had figured out how to open the door to his motyhome!

Usually the ma is the one sayin' we gotsta help loose or stray dogs and the dadders is always sayin' to leave things be. But since the ma wasn't around it was up to the dadders and Grampy. MyBoy was in the motyhome takin' a nap. 

So me, the dadders and Grampy took off after Shooter. The dadders took me on leash with him thinkin' Shooter might be more infurested in coming to him with me along. Wellwoof, Shooter had to go potty, which he managed to do while still runnin' along. Grampy was a good sport and found a trash bag along the way and picked up Shooter's shootings. Yuck!

Finally we caught up to Shooter and got him leashed up. But his fambily was still not home, so what to do? Wellwoof, we let him hang out with us and the dadders finished puttin' the ma's kite togefur. Soon the girls came back and asked why Shooter was at our place and the guys told them the whole story. That's when we got our picture taken that is now on my page.

Then Shooter's fambily came home and the folks told them he was openin' their motyhome door. They was happy and thankful we took care o' Shooter fur them. Then the girls went to fly their kites and left me behind with the guys again, cause dogs is not allowed on the beach right in front o' the RV park. BigSisterGirl had a butterfly kite and the ma had a big flower kite that she got as a gift years ago but never got a chance to fly. It helps to have lil kids around to find the time to fly kites. 

On Fryday it was time to move on to San Onofre which is farther south. We had never been to San Onofre before. It was very diffurent from Bolsa Chica. Furst, we hardly had any motyhome neighbors. We was practically by ourselves. Second, the beach was further away, was real rocky and the waves seemed way stronger. I still had lotsa fun fetchin' in the waves but got tired alot sooner.

On Safurday we went to visit my dog cousin Captain, along with his fambily which is the dadder's brother(I'll call him OceansideUncle) and his wife and kids. The peoples left me and Captain togefur and went off to the San Diego County fair. They was gone a long time and smelled like corn dogs and other fryed foods when they got back. They said they coulda had a fryed stick o' butter and fryed cereal too, but they didn't! The county fair is wasted on humans! Instead they watched a fire fighter demolition derby that my OceansideGirlCousin was involved in. She is workin' to become a fire fighter!

On Sunnyday, Grammy, Grampy, Uncle, Auntie, BigSisterGirl and LilBabySisterGirl all came out to visit us in San Onofre. We had 3 dads all togefur on Father's Day! We mostly just hung out at the motyhome and the peoples just talked and talked. Occasionally one o' the big peoples would take BigSisterGirl around fur a walk and I always came along on those:) Fur dinner the Dadders barbqued all kindsa meatz and there was salads and lotsa good stuff fur peoples to drop but they hardly did:(

On Moonday mornin' it was time to start headin' back to the Santa Cruz Mountains, home. We split up the long drive by stoppin' again in Pismo Moonday night. Then Tudesday, HOME AGAIN! It's nice to travel, but it's nice to come home.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pismo Beach, Campin' World and Grampy and Grammy's House</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/786145</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:35:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I's back!! :)

And here's wheres I's been.

Furst, on Sunnyday we stayed in Pismo Beach. The sta ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I's back!! :)

And here's wheres I's been.

Furst, on Sunnyday we stayed in Pismo Beach. The state campground is a pretty great place. It is a short walk to the beach! This is a pass through place fur us and we only stayed one night. I did get sum beach time shortly after we arrived. The next mornin' me and the ma went on a walk:) Not to the beach:( But an ok walk, just not a beach walk. It was a butterfly walk! But it not bein' the time fur the Monarchs we didn't see any. There is a butterfly walk in Santa Cruz, too, but dogs is not allowed at that one. The Pismo one dogs is ok on leash.

We left Pismo about eleven o' the clock. After several hours o' drivin' we ended up in the LA area right about rush hour on a Moonday afternoon. Dadders did a great job drivin' that big ole motyhome in sum major LA traffic. 

We did not have any reservations to park the motyhome Moonday and Tudesday night so we had sum options. We could go to Grampy and Grammy's house. We could go to Walmart. We could go to Campin' World. 

We've done the Walmart thing befure. In Orange County only the 24 hour Walmarts allow overnight parkin'. At least, that's been our experience. Handy to pick up things from Walmart but not very quiet and relaxin' fur a good night's sleep.

Dadders wanted to try a Campin' World he knew about. We has never spent the night in a Campin' World parkin' lot befure. So we thought we would try that. There was lotsa motyhomes at Campin' World (maybe goin' in fur service) but no peoples or pups was stayin' in them. It was just us!

After dinners, the ma took me fur a short walk. It sure was quiet cause Campin' World is not open 24 hours and was in an industrial type area and everything was closed fur the day. Next door was sum type of towin' or body shop or sumptin. There was a lone dog locked in there as the guard dog. He sure didn't seem very good at his guard job. He was quite furiendly and wagged his tail and we said hello and sniffed through the fence. He sure was a nice dog. Nicer than sum non guard dogs I've met.

On Tudesday we moved on to Grampy and Grammy's house. I sure was happy to see them and I love all the nice grass in their backyard! 

Soon Uncle, Auntie, BigSisterGirl(formerly LilBabyGirl) and LilBabySisterGirl came over. By this time LilBabySisterGirl was one week old. Not much to do with her. All she did is sleep, eat and have diaper changes. The ma was only infurested in the sleepin' and eatin' baby. I was only infurested in the diapers! BOL! Just kiddin'! They pretty much kept those things outta my reach.

And Zaidie, no Meatz droppin' yet, LilBabySisterGirl just drinks from a bottle right now fur her meals. But thanks fur askin', I'll be watchin' fur food droppin' in the months to come. 

In the meantime, BigSisterGirl is the one with the food droppin' potential. But, you know what she likes? Tofu, broccoli and rice! She occassionaly has the cheeze and crackers and I gotsta watch fur that!

So now I guess my Dogster pals knows what a redneck kinda fambily I gots, stayin' in parkin' lots an stuff. But this is just the beginning of our trip and I'll bark about more later cause this is gettin' kinda long. Good night!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Catchin' up!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/785999</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:10:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs, wowwy, things does not stop happenin' on Dogster just cause a pup goes away!

First I had a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs, wowwy, things does not stop happenin' on Dogster just cause a pup goes away!

First I had a Diary Pick! Thanks Redford and MrJack for commemoratin' with pictures! 

Then I sees DFB is havin' a pawty! Woof-howls!

Hershey and Winkie gotta go to the wine country:)

Lucky Isabella is a Diary Pick today! Conwags, Lucky!

Today is Luna's Birthday! Happy Birthday, Luna! 

Zoe's mom's hand is hurtin' and she hadta go to the pregnant zone:(

Puffy and Coco Rose's dad is comin' home:)

Ethan's mom is feelin' poorly and he is bein' Dr. Ethan. Way to go Ethan!

Pookah's had fun runnin' in the sprinklers:)

Miley May, well sum sads stuff Miley May barked about today. She is Dogster 1176974 and I'll just refer pups to her diary.

Also, Abby had surgery and had a tuff night. I'll also refer to Abby's Dogster number, 590841, rather than try to bark about it myself. Feel better soon, Abby!

Whitley and MrJack is havin' hot weather and MrJack wants rain up at his place.

And Tux had a Gotcha day and Birthday.

I know lots more has happened but the ma only read the last 2 days of diaries to me. If there is anythin' else I should know please bark a comment!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hangin' up the sign!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/783812</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:52:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, gunna be away from visitin' Dogster fur a time. MrJack had the clever idea of changin' his ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, gunna be away from visitin' Dogster fur a time. MrJack had the clever idea of changin' his profile to let pups know he would be away fur a bit and I am borrowin' that idea.

We is packin' up the motyhome and goin' down to SoCal. Guess I gotta new lil baby girl cousin to go meet! Plus hopin' to get in a lil fetchin' on the beach in as well:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>School's Done, Summer's Begun!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/783492</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 21:46:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>MyBoy has had finals all this week. So he has been comin' home mid day every day. But then he hasta  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ MyBoy has had finals all this week. So he has been comin' home mid day every day. But then he hasta go and study fur the next day's finals so it hasn't been all that fun, other than I am not home alone quite so long. 

But today he came home and did sum weed eatin'. Not weed eatin' like eatin' a salad but weed eatin' with a big loud machine, that I does not has enuf sense to stay away from. 

Anywoof, after 'helpin' with the weed eatin' we came in the house and crashed fur a while. We are all lookin' forward to a nice long summer, but it always goes by too fast!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Luv Yard Work!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/782940</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 20:49:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fur the past 3 weekends the weather has been nice and the folks has been doin' yard work and outside ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fur the past 3 weekends the weather has been nice and the folks has been doin' yard work and outside house work. I luv yard work weekends because human yard work = pup play work! Whoopee! We spend the whole day outdoors and I get fetchin' galore! Altho, once in a while they ask if I can, "give it a rest?" Um, no, I cannot! BOL! I do crash at night, tho.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Guard Duty II</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/781064</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 May 2012 15:17:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So on Fryday, the folks left me and MyBoy with the Boy Scouts to guard the elementary school carniva ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So on Fryday, the folks left me and MyBoy with the Boy Scouts to guard the elementary school carnival stuffs. MyBoy is a minimalist. He had a bed roll and a sleepin' bag. Most of the other boys actually slept in tents. Not MyBoy. 

Anywoofs, once everyone was a bit settled there was a weanie roast. Boys with hot dogs on sticks over an open flame, can it get much better? Wellwoof, yes it can! They can actually share a hot dog or two with one hungry pup. But they did not. Durn!

One hot dog fell to the ground but there was one other pup there and he got it! Durn again!

So the boys tried to play capture the flag but there was not enuf players and I was not helpin' things by followin' MyBoy all around. Wellwoof, who else was I supposta follow around?

Me and the other pup did not get on too well as we were both fetchers and he did not like me gettin' in on his fetchin' action. But I did manage to get sum of the kindly people to throw my ball I found fur me.

Finally, when it was time to get sum sleep, I did sleep with MyBoy fur a bit. Maybe a coupla hours. But MyBoy did not leash me up and I took off into the dark once. Turns out there was sum guy walkin' through camp carryin' a long skinny sack with sum kinda bottle in it. I did not bark at the guy but I did run up to see what he was about. MyBoy was tryin' to corral me back and did say, "hey" to the guy who returned a "hey". Guess he was just passin' through to get home or sumptin. But good we were there or he mighta tried playin' with all the kiddies' carnival stuff!

Next mornin' when the ma came to pick up me and MyBoy, sum of the other fambilies mentioned how I has a lotsa energy and don't sleep much. Guess that means they didn't sleep much either. Oops! 

Wellwoof, hope they gotsta sleep as good as me and MyBoy did all day on Safurday! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Guard Duty!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/780669</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:48:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, tonight I am spendin' the night at the elementary school with the Boy Scouts! Fur the furs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, tonight I am spendin' the night at the elementary school with the Boy Scouts! Fur the furst time ever, away from home, it is just me and MyBoy! Wellwoof, along with a buncha other Boy Scouts and of course, there are a few parents along, too, just not my parents. 

MyBoy can be kinda strict with me. He didn't want the ma to leave a tennis ball fur me! Said I was gunna be annoyin' about it. So I hadta go find a ball sum kiddie left behind in the field. I had fun playin' with that ball befure the folks left. They saw me as they were drivin' off. 

Anywoofs, the reason we are spendin' the night is the elementary school kiddies is havin' their annual carnival this weekend and they has booths and inflatable slides and stuff set up. The Boy Scouts always spend the night and makes sure no one comes and plays with all that stuff befure hand. MyBoy has done the guard duty many times befure, but it is the furst year he has wanted me along. Or maybe it is just the furst year the folks has suggested I could come along without one o' them. 

Not sure how much sleep I am gunna get tonight. MyBoy would not let the ma bring my bed fur me. So she said I would hafta sleep on MyBoy. Let's see how much he likes that!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bike Race!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/780135</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:08:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The Amgen Bike Race came thru our lil ole town o' Boulder Creek yesfurday! The ma already has Moonda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Amgen Bike Race came thru our lil ole town o' Boulder Creek yesfurday! The ma already has Moondays off and the dadders decided to work from home rather than deal with any traffic that might result. My Boy still hadta go to school:(

So at about one o' the clock we started walkin' to one o' the places the folks knew the bike race was goin' thru. It was about a mile and a half away from our house. There was quite a few other peoples and pups with the same idea.

We found a place on the rock wall of the fire station right on the corner of one o' the turns. The anticipation was excitin'! Furst the road was all closed off, then a group o' CHiPs officers drove thru makin' sure the way was clear. Then a van with speakers came and stopped fur a bit and gave a brief update on the race and where the racers were. Then they moved on cause the bikes was on the way. There was also a helicopter up in the sky!

Finally, we saw the lead racer! He was all by himself up in front! Next came another group of 3. Then came a huge group behind them. They went by fast and we wondered if it was all over. But, nope, there was anofur big group a few minutes behind. Then finally one more guy a few minutes behind them. 

Then the road was opened again and we walked on home. It was good to have sumptin' different goin' on right here in my own home town!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Infurmediate Flyball - Graduation</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/780039</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:15:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, graduations was 2 Windsdays ago! But we have had sum beautiful weather here in the Santa C ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, graduations was 2 Windsdays ago! But we have had sum beautiful weather here in the Santa Cruz Mountains so I has been out doin' lotsa fetchin' rather than Dogster barkin'. 

Anywoofs, it was kinda sad woofin' goodbye to sum of the furiends I made. I might not be seein' Shasta, Shadow and Kinsey ever again:( 

Shasta and Shadow might be joinin' the team Teacher Lady is on, Pawdemonium. And Teacher Lady made a point of askin' the ma when I might be comin' to check out a Safurday practice. The ma lamely answered, "I dunno." It's nice to know I am welcome, but think the flyball has run its course fur me.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You can't get there from here!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/777893</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:34:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, you can but it would take all day!

The folks planned a hike on Sunnyday in Big Sur whic ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, you can but it would take all day!

The folks planned a hike on Sunnyday in Big Sur which is about 2 hours south of Santy Cruz. The dadders planned where to park and which trail to hike. The ma made sandwiches and packed sum other goodies fur lunch. The one thing they weren't ready fur was the road bein' closed in Carmel for the Big Sur Marathon! The folks asked a Peaceman if there was a detour around so they could continue down to Big Sur. The Peaceman smiled and said Highway 1 (aka Pacific Coast Highway) was closed from Big Sur to Carmel. No detour around this thing!

The nice Peaceman suggested we head up Carmel Valley Road to Garland Park in Carmel Valley. He said it was dog friendly and a nice place to hike. The folks had never heard of the place but figured it was better than goin' home or drivin' all day.

So we found Garland Park and maybe did not hike quite as long as we would have in Big Sur but still had a great time. I met a doggy furiend and taught her how to swim. Wellwoof, more like motivated her to swim fur the furst time. Her peoples were pretty happy about that!

So we ended up hikin' sumwheres the folks never woulda thought of as an intended destination but it was nice and we still have Big Sur to look forward to laters!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rained Out!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/777217</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:27:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I accompanied the ma to the office, yesfurday, and we drove all the way to Millipitas, only to have  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I accompanied the ma to the office, yesfurday, and we drove all the way to Millipitas, only to have my last flyball class rained out:( Class starts at 5:30 and seems the rain waited until 5:20 to get started. 

The peoples all stood about and gabbed a bit. Class has been rescheduled fur next Windsday. 

Me and Kinsey, the little sheltie, had a good time woofin' to each other. Kinsey will be goin' the way of agility, rather than flyball. 

As fur me, looks like we will be chalkin' this up to a good, fun experience. But think we will be focusin' on dock jumpin' rather than pursuin' a flyball team. 

So, next week graduations!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Quiet Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/776902</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:30:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Not me, sillies, my sisfur, Jamaica!

Today is her furst year Annifursary here on Dogster! It is a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Not me, sillies, my sisfur, Jamaica!

Today is her furst year Annifursary here on Dogster! It is also her four year Rainbow Day. 

She mostly keeps to herself, that one. She doesn't bark many PPRs or diary comments. A little sensitive to bein' thought of as a hauntin' ghostie pup. I bark to her how silly that is but she don't listen to me much. So the PPRs are pretty much only accepted not offered. 

Anywoofs, turns out she found sum things to bark about in her one Dogster year! Mostly she shares local and sum not so local stories usually about animals. I hope she doesn't get in trouble fur plagurizin' one o' these days! She does make a point to give credit fur her source, tho. She also woofs the occasional pup poetry. And she's able to bark better about the family's human events and news that I, bein' an earthly dog, may not understand or know about. Sumptimes our diary entries refer back or are related to each other.

As a Rainbow pup, Miss Jamaica does not need earthly things. So I am not encouragin' any pup to spend zealies on her. But if any pup wants another pup pal she has turned out to be one infurestin' Dogster diary barkin' gal!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good Stuff!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/776568</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:49:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's been 90 degrees out our way. That's not the good stuff but it is the cause of sum good stuff!
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been 90 degrees out our way. That's not the good stuff but it is the cause of sum good stuff!

Furst, yesfurday, my pool got filled up! Wellwoof, it's not really a pool but more of a doggy bath tub. But I use it as a pool to cool down. It's great!

Then, today, My Boy called and wanted a ride home from sumwheres. The ma was gunna leave me at home but I showed I wanted to go by standin' at the car door. So I gotta come along. Sure enuf, because it was 90 degrees, they decided to stop and get sum ice cream. And I got my own Jr. size cup o' ice cream, again, just cause it was 90 degrees!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Infurmediate Flyball - Week 4</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/775158</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, all 4 dogs was back this week! The last coupla weeks one pup or anofur was missin' leavin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, all 4 dogs was back this week! The last coupla weeks one pup or anofur was missin' leavin' only 3 of us. Next week I will be the missin' pup as the ma has sumptin' goin' on she can't miss. Sumptin' more imporfurant than flyball?!! Bah! Humans and their priorities!

So since there are 2 lessons left, only one fur me, the ma asked teacherlady if there was gunna be advanced flyball. Teacherlady said at this point we is ready to start explorin' fur teams. She is not doin' an advanced class:(

So now it is time fur the ma to decide if she is gunna do the politickin' and schmoozin' that seems to be necessary to get on a team. Teacherlady suggested volunteerin' at sum flyball events. Not that the ma is against volunteerin', she is just not a politickin', schmoozin' kinda gal. 

And since the Howlister dock divin' seems to be back in the swing o' things, I has more dock divin' oppfurtunities again. Flyball will be a greater commitment and might conflict with dock divin'. While I likes flyball and so does the ma, dock divin' is our furst luv.

So decisions to make, but let the humom worry about that! And the humom says she is gunna let the cards fall where they lie, whatever the woof that means;/ Guess that means she'll see how she feels about it in a coupla weeks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mediocre Jumps and a Human in the Pool!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/774202</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 21:23:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Had a bit of a mediocre day today:( The ma says I did not go outta my 11 foot comfurt zone. I jumped ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Had a bit of a mediocre day today:( The ma says I did not go outta my 11 foot comfurt zone. I jumped 11'8" then 11'6" in my 2 jumps of my furst wave. I did win a 2nd place Junior ribbon for this wave:)

Then I jumped 8'11" in my furst jump of my second wave. This is the shortest measured jump of my dock divin' career! My furst jump of my furst competition back in 2010 was over 9 feet. I has not jumped less than 10 feet since! But I was havin' a hard time stayin' in my sit stay and the ma decided to try it my way. She let me creep forward a bit and I only had half the dock to run.

After seein' the results of doin' it my way, we went back to her way of makin' me stay then usin' mosta the dock to get a nice runnin' leap. I did 11'9" on my last jump of the day. Not sure where I placed as we left after this jump and the results have not been posted on the infurnet yet.

But no mediocrity in the havin' fun department! I always do super good at that!

Also, sooner or later, we thought it might happen, but sum pup's poor mom fell into the pool! OMD! She was lookin' back at her pup and just stepped a bit too far and, PLOP!, in she went! Her pup seemed a bit surprised but he jumped in right after her! BOL! The lady was a real trooper and let her pup jump one more time while she was soakin' wet. My ma felt bad as this was their furst dock divin' event. Hope they had enuf fun earlier in the day and might consider comin' back!

The finals are on Easter Sunday. We will be missin' out on them this time.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Infurmediate Flyball - Weeks 2 &amp; 3</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/773860</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 07:37:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I did not bark about flyball last week, bein' distracted with my big campin' trip with the guys! I a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I did not bark about flyball last week, bein' distracted with my big campin' trip with the guys! I am gunna fix that right nows!

Last Windsday 'The Wall' got introduced. 'The Wall' is a big piece of wood with a carpeted surface so we don't get splinters in our paws. So we practiced runnin' up to the wall and we are supposta jump up with all 4 paws and bounce off it while our human is usin' a toy to guide us around. It involves sum timin' and coordination on the part of our human. So gots a feelin' I am gunna be limited by the ma's rather unathletic tendencies:( But, you knows, I am not sure how many humans are willin' to do this stuff with their pups, so I am not gunna bash on her about this too much:)

Anywoofs, this week we continued to practice our wall work. I had a little episode and started breathin' kinda funny. Teacher lady said I had a backward sneeze. It was windy this day and maybe I inhaled sumptin. I hadta take a break and got sum water and walked it off. Once I was better we did sum full course work, meanin' we run all the hurdles to get a ball and bring it back over the hurdles again. I am doin' real good with that and understands I should not go around the hurdles:)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy, Busy, Busy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/773714</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 06:54:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, just got back on Tudesday from hikin' and backpackin'. Then on Windsday had my weekly flyb ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, just got back on Tudesday from hikin' and backpackin'. Then on Windsday had my weekly flyball class. Now I finds out I am goin' dock divin' on Safurday! Woo-hoo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pooped Pup!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/773552</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 22:01:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Came home today from my furst backpackin' and campin' trip. Boy did I have a grand time!

We start ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Came home today from my furst backpackin' and campin' trip. Boy did I have a grand time!

We started the hike with me on leash. But that was only at the beginning then I got let off leash. Pretty much all the doggies hikin' out there were off leash, so it wasn't just me breakin' the rules! There was lotsa doggies and only one that I ran into that was a bit rude and aggressive.

Dadders and My Boy had real big backpacks on their backs and I had my pack on too. Ours packs made it challengin' sumptimes to get thru brush or walk under fallen logs n' stuff. But fur the most part mine didn't slow me down much. I was my normal quick, little self!

Lunch was pretty good as My Boy balanced his cheeze and crackers on a rock. My Boy says a smurf came out and pushed his fudz over. Well, thank you, smurf, because I gotta eat those cheeze and crackers after they fell on the ground. Yums!

We hiked to a camp area and decided to make camp. We all gotta take our packs off and rest and relax a bit. Unfortunately, no smurfs came around to mess with My Boy's fudz at dinner so I just had the kibble that was in my pack fur this meal.

Pretty soon nighttime came and I was wonderin' where is we gunna sleep. We slept in a tent, which is a very flimsy sorta house. This was very strange fur me. I has never slept outside befure.

Next day we hiked to a place with hot springs. It was about 3 miles away from our camp. The guys left their big packs behind and just brought smaller day packs fur this excursion. 

We all went into the hot springs, even me, but, wellwoof, it was just too hot fur a pup. So I opted to stay outta there. Since it was a little smelly, too, My Boy decided to rinse off in a nearby river afterwards. The river water was cold but I joined him in there. Cold water is fine by me!

We spent anofur night sleepin' in the tent, then hiked back to the truck at the parkin' lot. We found our truck had a flat tire! This delayed us a bit, but we got the tire changed and made it on back home. Now we are all weary wanderers and enjoyin' sleepin' in our beds and in our house. Good night!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Campin' We Will Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/773043</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am goin' backpackin' and campin' with My Boy and the dadders! Hope I do as good as my pal, Wesley! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am goin' backpackin' and campin' with My Boy and the dadders! Hope I do as good as my pal, Wesley! I have my own backpack to carry my foods and bowls and a tennis ball. You can see it in my new profile pic! 

The ma is bein' a diva and will not be comin' along. She was invited but backpackin' and campin' is not her thing. 

We are headin' off real early in the mornin' fur Big Sur. Think it is gunna be a blast!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Dogster Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/773013</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:47:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There are now 3 candles on my Dogster cake! Today is my 3 year Dogster annifursary! 

Plus my Rain ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are now 3 candles on my Dogster cake! Today is my 3 year Dogster annifursary! 

Plus my Rainbow sisfur had her diary picked along with pals Lucky & DemonFlashBandit! Way to go pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Infurmediate Flyball - Week 1</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/772341</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:52:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Flyball class started up again last Windsday! &quot;The Wall&quot; had not been built yet but is supposta be t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Flyball class started up again last Windsday! "The Wall" had not been built yet but is supposta be there this week. 

We didn't do much new. Jumped over the hurdles and brought back a ball from a static retrieve. A coupla times the ma told me to 'bring it' a bit too soon which made me loose concentration and I dropped the ball. She is workin' on her timin':)

Seems four outta the 7 of us from beginning flyball has moved on to infurmediate. Kensey is a Shetland sheepdog about 16 months old. She is one cute little pup! Shasta is a black lab like me! She is a therapy dog and about 5 1/2 years old. Shadow is a Belgian Tervuren.(Ma thought he was a GSD) He is already workin' with a flyball team. 

We did not see Murphy, an Australian Cattle Dog. Towards the end of beginning flyball, Murphy was showin' sum signs that maybe he was gettin' a little stressed out. He nipped at a volunteer that was supposta be holdin' him back while his mom ran away with his toy. But I can't blame him! I was a little taken aback by this exercise, too! Some stranger holdin' me by the hips?!

We also did not see Milo, not sure of his breed. He was doin' real well in beginning flyball. 

Also, Sophie, a Wheaton Terrier, was not there. But her dad is already involved with a flyball team and they hadta miss sum of the beginning classes due to other commitments. 

Woofs! What alotta diffurent pups we has met at flyball!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Flyball!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/770259</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:13:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, there is no flyball class tomorrow as we are takin' a break in between beginnin' and infur ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, there is no flyball class tomorrow as we are takin' a break in between beginnin' and infurmediate!

But here is a description of what is to come:
 In the intermediate class, we’ll introduce the “wall”, where we teach the dogs to do the “swimmer's turns” that will make retrieving the ball from the box more efficient and effective, as well as less stressful on their joints. 

Hmmm, the wall... sounds a little scary, don'tcha think?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Again?! Yippee!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/769949</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:23:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Diary Pick again today! Along with good pal Finnigan! Woof-howls! Thank you Dogster! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Diary Pick again today! Along with good pal Finnigan! Woof-howls! Thank you Dogster!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hershey, Finley &amp; Me, Oh My!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/769801</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:24:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We are all Diary Picks this day! Hip hip hooray! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We are all Diary Picks this day! Hip hip hooray!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gradiations!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/769427</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 19:36:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ok, I has officially gradiated from Beginning Flyball! Gots a certificate and everything! Next movin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok, I has officially gradiated from Beginning Flyball! Gots a certificate and everything! Next movin' on to Infurmediate Flyball! I's already signed up!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tail Waggin' Good Time!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/769023</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 17:19:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Me and the ma made it to the grandfolks house Fryday afternoon. After the long drive it felt good to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and the ma made it to the grandfolks house Fryday afternoon. After the long drive it felt good to stretch out and run on their grassy backyard. 

Li'l Baby Girl's Birthday party was on Safurday. Last year, even tho I rode down to SoCal with her, the ma did not take me to the party. And this year she was not sure if she should either. But my uncle, the ma's brother, called Fryday night and made it clear they wanted me there! So I was definitely invited and I was a guest of honor!

Since there was lotsa peoples and not a lotsa space the ma kept me on leash and we stayed in the backyard. This worked out fine. The kids who wanted to come see and pet me could do so and the kids who was scared or allergic or just didn't needs a doggy lickin' em did not have unwanted doggy attention from me bein' loose.

And, I must bark, I kinda stole the show with my birthday gift fur Li'l Baby Girl! She opened it (it was a light up ball) then wanted to come play fetch with me and not open the rest of her gifts! BOL! Next year they is gunna open any gift from me last!

On Sunnyday we normally woulda headed back fur NorCal but we decided to stay an extra day and drive back on Moonday. This allowed fur sum time to go to wunna my favfurite doggy beaches! We stayed fur a coupla hours and woofs, what a beautiful day it was! But guess I over did it a bit again and ended up with a sore tail:( 

By Moonday I was ready to go home. I had so much fun Safurday and Sunnyday, I over wagged my tail and needed to rest it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Li'l Baby Girl Turnin' Two!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/768266</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 20:55:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, takin' a road trip to go see my very special Li'l Baby Girl, who is turnin' 2 this weekend ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, takin' a road trip to go see my very special Li'l Baby Girl, who is turnin' 2 this weekend! Guess I'm gunna hafta start callin' her Li'l Toddler Girl or Li'l Girl. Sumday she may even wants to be called a 'Big Girl'. But that's a ways off, I hope!

Anywoof, we has been gettin' thank you cards and birthday cards and even a Valentine card that all has Li'l Baby Girl's footprint on them. So the ma got the bright idea to put my paw print in Lil Baby Girl's Birthday card! Wellwoof, I took care of that by bein' real wiggly with my feets. Oh, there's a smudge on the card that kinda looks like a paw print but the ma's gunna hafta explain that's what it is, BOL!

Me and Li'l Baby Girl both has a luv of balls. Last year I got her a ball with princesses all over it. But then I popped it and the ma hadta go buy anofur one. This year I got her a ball that lights up. I has the same ball that I likes very much, so I think she will like it, too! This ball is pretty tuff, can't be popped. So that's good!

So tomorrow me and the ma's takin' off fur SoCal! Glad I was here today fur so many pals Birthdays! Flicka, Chance, Forrest, Miley May and Roxie! Woofs, that a lotsa March 1 Birthdays! Cheers!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beginning Flyball - Week 5</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/768234</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:06:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This week there was only 4 dogs at flyball class. So us 4 got lotsa practice! Whoopee!

Anywoofs,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This week there was only 4 dogs at flyball class. So us 4 got lotsa practice! Whoopee!

Anywoofs, we started out by givin' the teacher lady our retrieve item, for me it was a ball. She walked away while we pups was held back by our person. When released we jumped over one hurdle to get the ball from teacher lady then we jumped back over the hurdle again to our person. We worked from one up to 4 hurdles doin' this! 

My furst time doin' the 4 hurdles I ran around insteada over the hurdles to get back to the ma! BOL, I wasn't supposta do that! But the 2nd time I got it right and lotsa cheers and treats! Now I know what I'm supposta do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beginning Flyball - Week 4</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/767302</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:59:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, went back to flyball class this past Windsday! I did not do no homeworks and missed the pr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, went back to flyball class this past Windsday! I did not do no homeworks and missed the previous week lesson. But no one woulda guessed that. I did just as good as evfurrybody else!

This week we jumped 4 hurdles. And the teacher lady was video tapin' us and is gunna start checkin' around fur teams that might be infurested in new pups.

We also did static retrieves over a hurdle. I really likes that game! 

Lastly, we got treats fur launchin' an empty flyball launcher. Sum of the dogs that run the hurdles real well are scared of that launcher sounds. So ALL us dogs get treats fur listenin' to that sounds! Weird but cool!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fetchin' Frenzy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/766324</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:10:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, not so much a frenzy, but I did getsta do sum fetchin' this mornin'! And NO limp afterward ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, not so much a frenzy, but I did getsta do sum fetchin' this mornin'! And NO limp afterwards, hurray!

The ma took me to the covered bridge park cause she thought the nice grass there would be best on my paws and joints. Although she's not usin' the Chucky stick so the ball doesn't go quite as far as during our regular fetch sessions. 

But I'm fetchin' again! And that makes me so happy! Ain't life grand?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Homework!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/766000</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:57:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Looks like my fellow flyball dogs moved up to jumpin' all 4 hurdles. Here is a bit from my flyball t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Looks like my fellow flyball dogs moved up to jumpin' all 4 hurdles. Here is a bit from my flyball teacher about it:

'Great class this week.  It was fun to see you all progress over all four hurdles and having such fun with your pooches.'

Since I was doin' the two hurdles no problem, we're pretty sure 4 hurdles won't faze me much once my limp goes away. But probably good we missed this class with all the extra jumpin'.

Each week we have a little bit of homework (or 'homeplay' as my teacher likes to call it). This week's 'homeplay' is rather infurestin':

1. Restrained Recalls
At least once each day, for 3-5 repetitions, work on restrained recalls, asking friends or family members to hold your dog for you until you call. Run away from your dog and then call him to chase you. When he or she gets to you, engage in a fun game of tug (or other game that your dog prefers, but preferably not chasing the dog.)

2.Retrieving the ball all the way to your hand or another toy
Continue working on your “dead retrieves”, having your dog bring the ball all the way to your hand. Exchange him for either a treat or a fun game of tug. If your dog is super ball-motivated, you may trade him his regular tennis ball for an even more enticing “jungle ball”, that is a tennis ball that you have soaked in chicken broth. Mmmmm…

These homeworks sure seem fun! But the folks says they is still gunna make me take it easy and furst make sure my leg is all better. That is my most imporfurant homework!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Skority!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/765804</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:59:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Maybe restin' and no fetchin' isn't so bad! I has been able to focus on my evil nemisis, a piece of  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maybe restin' and no fetchin' isn't so bad! I has been able to focus on my evil nemisis, a piece of cardboard! 

See, there is a big ole box of dog biscuits sittin' on the floor in the dog stuff storage area. Each layer of biscuits is separated by a piece of cardboard. Once the box is open the folks put the top layer of cookies in a plastic box and give me cookies from the plastic box. The remainin' cookies is left behind in the original box and only a sheet of cardboard is coverin' them up and supposedly protectin' them from me!

Now I has already been tryin' to figure out how to get the cookies under the cardboard even befure my limp came about. The dadders saw me but since I was unsuccessful (that time) he didn't say nuthin' bout it to the ma. Thanks, Dadders!

Wellwoof, now that I have more awake time on my paws I am motivated to figure this out. Yesfurday, when the folks came home they found the piece of cardboard lyin' on the floor and about 4 cookies appeared to be missin' from the next biscuit layer. Unfurtunately, these are not super yummy biscuits or I woulda finished the whole layer and started workin' on the next. But, hey, a skore is a skore. 4 points, Pepper; zero points, piece of cardboard and the folks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fetchin' Foolishness!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:30:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, I barked befour about missin' flyball class due to my limp. But after no fetchin' Tudesday ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, I barked befour about missin' flyball class due to my limp. But after no fetchin' Tudesday evenin' and no fetchin' Windsday mornin', I was goin' nuts! By Windsday afternoon I decided to con the dadders into the throwin' the ball fur me by not limpin' at all! And even when the ma got home I had no limp but she knew better. And sure enuf later Windsday night I was limpin' again. So the folks has agreed no fetchin' fur at least a coupla days:(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Drat!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/765490</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:46:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wednesday is my flyball day. But I'm not goin' this day:( The folks is makin' me play hookey.

I d ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wednesday is my flyball day. But I'm not goin' this day:( The folks is makin' me play hookey.

I don'ts like to bark about bad things. But the ma's memory is so bad she said it might be helpful later on if I would document stuff like this in my diary fur her. So here goes...

On Tudesday, at lunch time we went to the park near the ma's office. It's about 3 blocks away. We played sum fetch. We continued to note which way I turn. (pretty much left almost all the time) Towards the end of my fetch session I started to slightly limp. So we cut it short and headed back to the office. My limp got worse on the walk back. The ma's office is up the stairs and I took them without much problem. We thought just restin' fur the afternoon might help and the ma thoroughly check my paws fur anything stuck in there. But goin' back down the stairs to leave fur the day was pretty tuff. And by then it was pretty obvious it was my right front leg that was the problem.

At home I continued to limp fur the night. I wanted to play fetch but both the folks would not play with me. They made me just rest and watch the Westminster Dog Show. Way to go Pekingese! Anywoofs, I had a nice long sleep and seem to be doin' better this mornin'. But I still has a slight limp and the folks says I needs to be all better to start doin' flyball class again. Drat!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sightedness!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/764678</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:23:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, we had an assignment from the last flyball class. We is supposta report back if I am right ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, we had an assignment from the last flyball class. We is supposta report back if I am right or left sighted! We never noticed or thought about this befure. But I do seem to turn to my left most times when I pick up the ball. Ball in the middle of the hallway, I turn left. Ball to the left side of the hallway, I turn left. Ball to the right side of the hallway, I sumptimes turn left, I sumptimes turn right. Hmm, think I am left sighted!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beginning Flyball - Week 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/764396</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:52:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The ma regrets not startin' my diary when I was a pup during my obedience/CGC trainin'. So we's maki ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The ma regrets not startin' my diary when I was a pup during my obedience/CGC trainin'. So we's makin' up fur that by chroniclin' my flyball lessons.

Yesfurday was my 2nd time comin' to the Human Society of the Silicon Valley, that's where my flyball classes are. But I whined in happiness as soon as we turned into the parkin' lot! I know that is a good place from just one previous visit!

Anywoofs, furst we all stood around in a circle while the lead human lady talked...blah, blah blah. I whined a bit to stop the yackin', I was very eager to get started! Then we showed that we knows how to tug on a toy! Now that was fun! We brought my frisbee shaped like a squirrell and I am a very good tugger! We just gotsta work on the STOP tuggin' command. That I'm not so good at.

Next we jumped over two hurdles like we did last week. Only they were a little further apart this time. I knew exactly what to do and jumped those hurdles lickety split! I now has the nickname of 'Black Lightnin'!

Lastly we did an exercise of 'static' retrieves. This means gettin' a stationary object and bringin' it back. Sum dogs only want to retrieve a ball in motion. I had no problem with this exercise either, except once I did not see my own ball and went for another dog's ball instead. Oops! But not a big deal, another dog did that to me later in the class, too!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2 Furst Place Ribbons!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/763653</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:52:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs-howls! Not only did I getta jump today, I won two first place blue ribbons! Plus I gotta see t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs-howls! Not only did I getta jump today, I won two first place blue ribbons! Plus I gotta see the Jo-Jo fambily's peoples! Miss Josephine and Miss Jolanda were not in attendance and I sure did miss seein' them! There was a little cattle dog I wanted them to see jumpin'! But I am sure their mom and dad will tells them all about it.

After I was all done with my last wave we all wents in the buildin' to walk around and see sum of the displays. We ran into my new fly ball teacher! And wouldn't cha know it, just as we was walkin' by, the barrier to her agility course got knocked over! We think anofur dog actually knocked it over but I mighta helped sum:o Not the way to become teacher's pet!

Tonight I am havin' a sore tail:( That happens when I getsta swim too much. But not to worry, a good night's sleep and I'll be good as new in the mornin'!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pet Expo!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/763477</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:49:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Goin' to the Bay Area Pet Expo tomorrow! Hopin' to do sum dock jumpin' but, even if I don't, I shoul ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Goin' to the Bay Area Pet Expo tomorrow! Hopin' to do sum dock jumpin' but, even if I don't, I should getta see one o' my good Dogster pals, Josephine! Hope to see her sisfur, Jolanda, too, but guess she was havin' sum surgery this week so she might be recupin' at home.  Anywoof, think it is gunna be an infurestin' day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Flyball!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/763097</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:19:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Took my furst flyball lesson last night! It sure was fun!

I learned to jump over two hurdles! Woo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Took my furst flyball lesson last night! It sure was fun!

I learned to jump over two hurdles! Woofs! Then we got treats fur listenin' to the flyball board make its sounds! Guess sum dogs are scared of that sound. I barely noticed it, so I got treats fur doin' purdy much nuthin'! I like this class!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ah Ha!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/762617</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:32:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I barked befure about a Splash Dogs event gettin' dropped from the calendar. It was supposta be this ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I barked befure about a Splash Dogs event gettin' dropped from the calendar. It was supposta be this weekend at the San Jose Pet Expo. Wellwoof, turns out there is still gonna be dock divin' just the Splash Dogs is not gunna be runnin' it! The Dock Dogs is a diffurent group that does the same thing and seems they has taken it over! I has never jumped with the Dock Dogs befure!

The ma went to preregister me and found out there is a Dock Dog membership fee on top of the event fee which she thinks is too expensive to pay for one event. So we are goin' to the Pet Expo and hopefully register onsite. If there are too many dogs preregistered there might not be room fur me. Paws crossed I getta jump! Otherwise we'll just walk around the Pet Expo.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2012</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/761783</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:29:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So far 2012 has been a little slow fur me. Thought I was gunna getta go dock divin' in San Jose in F ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So far 2012 has been a little slow fur me. Thought I was gunna getta go dock divin' in San Jose in February but that event seems to have been cancelled. When we went to sign me up it was no longer on the Splash Dogs' upcoming events:(

Seems there's no dock divin' in my area until April. But the good news is that my favfurite local divin' place, Howllister, is back in the swing of things. They have events on the calendar fur April and May. Paws crossed they don't fall off the roster like the February one did!

But the excitin' thing is the ma got an e-mail from the flyball peoples! So I am signed up fur flyball classes startin' on February 1st! Think its gunna be real fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Howliday Saga</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/758703</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:14:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So much to bark! No typist to type! Finally the ma has a little quiet time to help me update my diar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So much to bark! No typist to type! Finally the ma has a little quiet time to help me update my diary.

The day befure our trip to SoCal the dad was makin' breakfast burritos to freeze and have on hand in the motyhome. Wellwoof, he and the ma started talkin' about all they has to pack and do befure the trip... blah, blah, blah. While they was talkin' I went into the kitchen and found a plate of sausages just sittin' there on the counter. This is the part of the counter I can reach if I stand on my hind legs. The folks is usually careful not to leaves stuff on that level cause they know I has no scruples about checkin' that out. But the dad got distracted and wellwoof, yum-yum, those were good sausages! I got about half a dozen or so. What a good start to the Howliday trip fur me!

So we left on December 19th after My Boy got outta school and made it to a place called Pismo Beach. It was about 8 o' the clock and dark. Pismo Beach is about mid way on our journey to SoCal. The folks decided to hunker down here fur the night. We found a spot fur the motyhome but did not go to the beach that night. But the next mornin' we found it was a short walk from the motyhome park to the beach. We brought my ball and Chuck It along. Then the folks remembered they did not want a wet, sandy dog in the motyhome fur the rest of the drive. It was very hard but we all turned away. No playin' at the Pismo Beach fur me:( They threw my ball fur me back at the motyhome in a grassy field nearby. Then we hit the road. Next stop, our destination, Bolsa Chica State Beach.

We got to Bolsa Chica about 3 o' the clock. Plenty of time to make it to the Dog Beach befure dark! I got to fetch to my heart's delight pretty much every day from here on out. No new pictures but there's a coupla new videos of me runnin' in the waves. The ma even tried to be a little artsy on wunna them and got a surfer dude in the background. There was lotsa surfer dudes sharin' the ocean with me on this trip:) Guess there were sum tasty waves!

On December 23rd we made a trip out to Oceanside to visit my uncle's family. This was the furst time I gotta meet my Golden Retriever cousin, Captain. Captain and I have different energy levels and different retrievin' styles. He likes to take the ball and keep it. Fur me it's not the ball but the act of chasin' the ball so I always bring it back. We have agreed to disagree on retrievin' but we both are nice, furiendly dogs and got along well. The peoples even left us alone together at Captain's howse while they went and did sum people things.

On Christmas day we went over to the grandfolks house fur dinner. There was a little accident and I ran into their 'invisible' screen door and broke it:( Wellwoof, it's called an invisible door and it really is! My fambily felt really bad I did this. But the grandfolks said not to worry they was plannin' on takin' it down soon anyway. Still we don't like to destroy people's houses when we visit:(

My aunt, Lil Baby Girl's ma, got me a Christmas present. She got me sum fancy doggy petite fours! They are very yummy!

We came home on December 27th and celebrated the start of the New Year quietly with some neighborhood friends.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank You Secret Santa!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/755185</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:47:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Finally gotta open my package! Woof-howl, I got lotsa pawsome stuff!

I gotsa stockin' filled with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Finally gotta open my package! Woof-howl, I got lotsa pawsome stuff!

I gotsa stockin' filled with stuffies, a pink ball, a small rope and a squeaky bone. Plus a red and a blue large size Christmas tennis balls. And I look so pretty in my pink and black Kong collar! 

My Secret Santa is so generous and thoughtful! Thanks so much!

And now I gotsa bark good bye to all the Dogsters fur about a week:( Road trip:D]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Secret Santa package and Back to the Vet!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/754245</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:19:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Secret Santa package has arrived! But I'm not supposta open it until Moonday! Moonday! We is leav ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Secret Santa package has arrived! But I'm not supposta open it until Moonday! Moonday! We is leavin' fur the SoCal place on Moonday! I will open it that mornin' befure we leaves. Sorry, I won't be around to do the group party thing, Howard:( But I'll make sure to take sum pictures and put them on my page:)

Went back to see the Vet Man today. My ear is gettin' better but he said 3 more days o' the drops oughta get rid of the buggers in there. So 3 more days it is. Fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Drops, drops everywhere, but not a drop to drink!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/754019</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:28:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>But not to worry, I gots a full water bowl so I don't need to drink no drops. BOL!

Been gettin' t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ But not to worry, I gots a full water bowl so I don't need to drink no drops. BOL!

Been gettin' those ear drops every day twice a day and yesfurday got my flea and tick medicine drops. Tomorrow I goes back to see the Vet Man and he is gunna look in my ear again. Hope those ear drops can go aways! But the treats twice a day can stay!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visit to the Vet man!</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 06:19:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Had my annual check up on Twosday! Wellwoof, this ole Pepper girl is just fine and dandy! Just one t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Had my annual check up on Twosday! Wellwoof, this ole Pepper girl is just fine and dandy! Just one thing, found out I has a slight infection in my left ear. Gotta put sum drops in there every day fur a woof while. That's been fun! While I would never think of bitin’ any person, I can be very wiggly and active and make things like puttin’ drops in my ear very difficult. The folks has been gangin' up on me every day to get those drops in:(

Anywoofs, heartworm is negative and poopies is clean. So other than an itchy ear everything is good!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Secret Santa Shoppin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/752737</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:32:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our power is back and the wind is gone and things are back to normal. Now I can bark about goin' sho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our power is back and the wind is gone and things are back to normal. Now I can bark about goin' shoppin' fur my Secret Santa pup! My pal Howard invited me to take part in the Secret Santa event he is organizin' over at The Dog Park group right here on Dogster. We participated last year and it was real fun!

Anywoofs, we went over to the PetSmart place. I loves that place cause I did all my puppy obedience there! Guess I seemed real excited cause a couple came over and said I was the happiest dog they have ever seen! I has heard this many times in my 3 years on this earth so far. I have a very happy, cheerful disposition! 

So we picked out some treats and toys that I thought my pal might like. But doesn't I get anythin' fur all my hard work o' shoppin'?! The ma let me have a new glow in the dark ball cause my others is missin' at the moment. When we got home she even let me have it in the house even though this is supposta be an outside ball. Wellwoof, I went into my crate and worked on it and chewed a big hole in the brand new ball. That teaches the ma to buy the non Chuck It brand that was a coupla bucks cheaper! Wellwoof, hope my Secret Santa pal gets to enjoy his/her toys longer than I did! (We did NOT buy him/her a cheapo glowey ball!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The adventure to school and work!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/752461</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:13:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, I was so rudely interfurupted by another possible power outage! Anywoof, our drive to get  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, I was so rudely interfurupted by another possible power outage! Anywoof, our drive to get My Boy to school on Turdsday was pretty infurestin’. Furst we took our normal way. A man was standin’ in the middle of the road signalin’ sumptin’ with his hand. The ma was not real sure what he wanted us to do, continue on or turn around, so she put down the window to talk to him. He said the road was gunna be closed fur a woofwhile. So we turned around and went the next route when the main road is closed. Wellwoof, wouldn’t cha know it, there was a tree down on that road, too! No one was there yet to turn folks around and the ma sorta considered drivin’ under that tree as there was just enuf room fur a car to fit. But she decided not to, not worth the risk. So there was one other way out that Ma could think of.

This way takes us way north so that we can go way south. Ma does not like goin’ this way cause it’s real winedy and real remote. We saw not one other car on the road. There were parts of the road so covered with debris we could not see the road. Ma was really regrettin’ makin’ this choice, better to have stayed home. This was a real white knuckle kinda drive, whatever knuckles are! Anywoof, the ma said that felt like one of the longest drives of her life. But My Boy was only about a half an hour late. Later we found out there was one shorter route the ma overlooked and that’s why we was the only one on that lonely road. Boy did she feel dumb!

So My Boy made it to school and the ma and me continued on to the office. We stopped like we always do and I gotta fetch a bit at the Covered Bridge Park. But the ma cut that shorter than normal since our commute took so much longer than usual. The power was on at work and we had pretty much a normal office day.

The drive home that night was another story. Ma works in the big, little town of Scotts Valley. Scotts Valley has 2 main streets with lotsa businesses. The street the ma’s office is on still had the power. The other street did not. We has to drive down this other street to get home. We have NEVER seen this street all dark like it was. And dark it was all the way through the valley the whole ride home. 

Now it is Fryday night and our power is still out. We have enuf outtages in our neck of the woods(literally) that we all has generators here. And we have an infurnet connection so I can post this! The winds have died down fur the time bein’ so maybe the electricity peoples can work on our lines without endangerin’ themselves. The folks is very grateful this all did not happen last week, right before they was tryin’ to prepare fur the Turkey Day feast!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Crazy Winds Blew in Me Santa Suit!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/752284</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:47:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh my, the winds is blowin' here in the Santa Cruz Mountains! That means power outages and road clos ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh my, the winds is blowin' here in the Santa Cruz Mountains! That means power outages and road closures, both of which my family is experiencing. The power has been out since 3 o' the clock yesfurday and it's not back on yet. But we got's a generator so we has lights and our fridge is keepin' the food cold, but we don't force too much else on the generator power. Ma's usin' her work confuser to type a little fur me but we're lucky her office still has power cause lots of Scotts Valley is also outta power. 

Anywoofs, to cheer things up a little I gotta a nice package in the mail from Ebby, Ceeley and their mom! They was all so sweet to send me a Santa Coat! The card said it was Rinky's coat that she never got around to wearin:( I am so honored and touched they sent it to me. 

Dadders couldn't help but have me try it on right away! After all, there's no TVs or confusers to take up the peoples time right now, is there? Good thing I is a small labby and not one o' those giant ones. It fits just perfectly! I'll post a picture when things calm down a bit around heres. Thanks much Ebby, Ceeley, Mom and Rinky!

Wellwoof, better sign off now. The lights is flickerin' here at the office and we're not sure about the conditions of the road for our way home. We had quite an adventure gettin' My Boy to school this mornin' but I better bark about that later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Infurnet Spotty, Expandin'/Contractin' Pack &amp; Diary Pick! Oh My!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/751762</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:18:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dadders is stubbornly workin' poor Moe Dim to the death! Wellwoof, in fairness to Dad a call to the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dadders is stubbornly workin' poor Moe Dim to the death! Wellwoof, in fairness to Dad a call to the Cable Guy(our IP) seems in order first and callin' that guy tends to not be too fun. So right befure havin' lotsa company the ma tolds me we cannot be spendin' lotsa time waitin' fur the confuser to do its thing. Between Moe Dim's problems and Dogster's glitches the ma decided not to be checkin' in on Dogster fur a few days. She had sum extra cleanin' and meal preparations to do. So we has not been around since my last diary entry.

Fur Turkey Day we had my grandfolks, my uncle and aunt and their lil baby girl up from SoCal. The weather was nice and Lil Baby Girl likes bein' outside all the time which means an adult needs to be outside with her which means I has a ball thrower! Lil Baby Girl is not quite ready to throw the ball fur me herself but she's gettin' there! All the extra ball throwers, um, I mean, family left on Sunnyday.

I just realized today my diary was a pick on Fryday! Thanks pups fur the swell gifts and comments to celebark! And Thank You to MrJack and his Growlmy fur the commemorative picture!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Bed!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/750806</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:49:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma brought home a new bed fur me yesfurday! She moved my old bed out to the garage a coupla days ago ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma brought home a new bed fur me yesfurday! She moved my old bed out to the garage a coupla days ago. She's been meanin' to wash the cover fur those coupla days, but other washin' always seems to get in front. Anywoofs, I been layin' on that old bed when I's out with Dad supervisin' his garage tinkerin'. So once that old bed gets washed it's gonna stay out in the garage as my outside bed.

The new bed is in the house in my 'lookin' out the window' spot! It smells good although humans' opinion of good not doggies'. It has a smoother texture, too, so think not as much stuff is gonna get stuck in it like to old one. I like it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pooches in the Night</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/750610</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:40:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last night sure was excitin'! I gotta meet a coupla dogs I has never met befure!

The ma was bring ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night sure was excitin'! I gotta meet a coupla dogs I has never met befure!

The ma was bringin' My Boy home from his Boy Scout meetin'. Along the way a coupla dogs came out into the road. One was a boxer and the other a black lab. Luckily it was the road up to our neighborhood and there was no other traffic at the time. It was about 9 o' the clock. 

When Ma stopped the car furst to not hit these dogs, but then to check out the situation, both dogs looked in as if they wanted and needed sum help. Ma and My Boy got them into the car and up to the house they came. 

Luckily both had tags fur the same phone number. Unfurtunately, no one answered the phone. Ma left a message at both of the numbers listed on the tags. 

By 10 o' the clock the folks were wonderin' how they was gonna house these pups fur the night if it came to that. I'll just bark there was sum disagreement on this matter and it wasn't too pretty.

Anywoof, a little after 10 o' the clock there was a phone call. It was the pups' peoples and they were comin' to get them! Hurray!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Splash Dogs Nationals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/749048</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:17:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The Splash Dogs Nationals are takin' place in Rancho Cucamonga this weekend. This marks the official ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Splash Dogs Nationals are takin' place in Rancho Cucamonga this weekend. This marks the official end to the 2011 dock divin' season. 

I am not takin' part cause once again the humans won't drive me down to Southern Califurnia. Maybe I should get my own driver license or a bus pass or sumptin!

Anywoofs, I'd watch on the tv but the only sports on is the stoopidy ole football! So I guess I'll just wish all those lucky jumpin' dogs a good time and big splashes!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Caught!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/748348</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 22:43:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Now on Moonydays the ma does not go to works. But I forgots that an when she and My Boy drove off I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Now on Moonydays the ma does not go to works. But I forgots that an when she and My Boy drove off I thoughts I was on my own fur the day. Ma always tells me to watch the house when I'm home alone. Watch the house fur what?!

Anywoofs, seems the ma was checkin' up on my guard dog work and came home right after droppin' off My Boy at his school! Fur the very furst time ever I was NOT right at the door when she came in. She even took a few steps into the house and still no Pepper! Where was I? Sleepin' on the bed in the ma and dadder's bedroom! "What kind of a guard dog is this?!" I got caught sleepin' on the job!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hollister-area woman, dog take 4th at World Championships</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/747547</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 21:46:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, normally my Rainbow Bridge sisfur, Jamaica, is sniffin' thru the newspapers to share stori ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, normally my Rainbow Bridge sisfur, Jamaica, is sniffin' thru the newspapers to share stories with our pals. She doesn't have ongoin' earthly stories about herself so that's her thing. But this story is about a doggy sport and the doggy and person are from the town I usta do a lotta dock divin' in, Howllister. So the editor, Ma, thought this might fit better in my diary. 

Anyhowlz, who woulda thought the little town o' Howllister would turn out a world class agility team?! Conwagulations, Tantrum and Dr. Janet!

From Morganhilltimes.com
By Morgan Hill Staff 
 
Hollister-area resident Janet Dunn and her Papillon "Tantrum" won fourth place in "Small Dog Team Jumping" at the recent 2011 FCI Agility World Championships in Lieven, France.

According to a statement from the American Kennel Club/USA Team, the organization sent 11 competitors including small-, medium- and large-dog teams. The competition over two days involved two team runs and two individual runs, according to the announcement. 

Dunn, 59, and her black-and-white Papillon advanced earlier this year to the competition, which took place Oct. 7 to Oct. 9. The longtime veterinarian in the Redwood City area lives on a 5-acre property in Hollister. 

Dunn and her dog take part in the American Kennel Club agility events across the state and country. Dunn and Tantrum in the past have enrolled in one event a month from Dixon to Prunedale, she has said. 

Agility events are "designed to demonstrate a dog's willingness to work with its handler in a variety of situations. It is an athletic event that requires conditioning, concentration, training and teamwork. Dog and handlers negotiate an obstacle course racing against the clock," according to the AKC group.

Tantrum, a 4-year-old, has been involved in agility competitions since she was just 15 months old.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home fur the Howlloweenie Day!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:04:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, fur it bein' such an occupyin' October it sure ended as a low key Howlloween fur me! Not o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, fur it bein' such an occupyin' October it sure ended as a low key Howlloween fur me! Not one ghost or goblin came by my place! Guess mosta the kiddies of the neighborhood is all growed up just like My Boy. We was hopin' our little neighbor boy might come by but guess he spent the Howlloween with his ma. (His Dad is our next door neighbor and mom recently moved out taking their 5 year old son with her. Sad.)

So the scariest thing that happened is our Moe Dim guy might be givin' up the ghost. Moe Dim is not doin' very well keepin' the confusers connected to the infurnet. Seems he might be a bit sickly and we might need to replace him with a new Moe Dim guy. At furst I was  scared it was the confuser itself and I might not getsta check on my Dogster pals fur a gazillion years or sumptin! Eeek! But the dadders figured out it was the router or the Moe Dim. And that was my scary, spooky Howlloween!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>October almost over?!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:36:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, this has been one busy month fur this Pepper pup! I has been busy every weekend in October ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, this has been one busy month fur this Pepper pup! I has been busy every weekend in October except this weekend!

The furst weekend I had my dock divin' to do out in Stockton. The next weekend I walked in a pretty park fur the K9 Cancer Walk. The next weekend the ma fur sat my pal Milo and all his fur sibs and I gotta help with that. Then last weekend I went out to Apple Hill with my folks and my uncle's fambily.

I coulda maybe gone dock divin' this weekend too, but the ma said the place was a tad too far and she kinda wanted to stay home this weekend. So we just stayed around the house and I did lotsa fetchin' and had fun in the sun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fairgrounds</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/745609</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:42:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Had a great time at the Apple Hill place! But mostly really enjoyed where the dadders managed to par ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Had a great time at the Apple Hill place! But mostly really enjoyed where the dadders managed to park the motyhome, the El Dorado County Fairgrounds! He looked around online fur places to stay and learned that when the fairgrounds has room they let motyhomes stay there. Wellwoof, this weekend we was the only ones! 

There was a big grassy area that I hads mostly to myself most of the weekend! Plus with the uncle, aunt and cousin I had more ball throwers at my disposal. Talk about fetchin' heaven!

The peoples did enjoy drivin' to all the apple farms and I gotta come along. But mostly me and the ma walked around the apple orchards while the other peoples looked around in the barns and other buildings. Not many apples nor apple treats came my way. But that's ok, I'll take great fetchin' over apples any ole time!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Apple Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/745161</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:14:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woof-howlz! Glad ta see all the comments goin' strong again! I missed barkin' and gettin' barks back ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woof-howlz! Glad ta see all the comments goin' strong again! I missed barkin' and gettin' barks back!

Anywoof, I is goin' outta town this weekend. So guess the barkin' is a bit short lived fur me. The typist tends to leave the lappy top behind when we goes away. Hope mosta the Dogster fleas are gone by the time we gets back.

Me and the folks are goin' to Apple Hill! Apple Hill is where a buncha apple farms all open up to the public and have a buncha fun things goin' on at each one. 

We'll be meetin' my Uncle from Reno out there. He and his fambily makes it to Apple Hill every year. This is my furst time goin' but my fambily has been there before. They usta go every years too, but couldn't make it out fur the last couple. 

My Boy decided to stay home this year. He thinks Apple Hill is corny, little kid stuff now. Hey, there's no corn, there's apples! Plus, he's got stuff goin' on with his pals he doesn't wantsta miss. This will be his furst time home alone, even with out me!  Hope he is not too lonely! I'll be back on Sunnyday with lotsa licks fur him!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pills all gone and fur sittin'</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/744967</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:02:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, seems the typist got all distracted with the dogster fleas. But I gots stuff goin' on that ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, seems the typist got all distracted with the dogster fleas. But I gots stuff goin' on that I wantsta bark about! Life doesn't just stop cause the Dogster's not workin' so good!

Furst, I am all done with my anti-bionicle pills. They has helped my owie go mostly away. And that's good, cause then we don't gotsta have the vet man check fur sumptin' worse than a beenine twomore. I still has an ointment that gets smeared on there fur anofur week, tho.

Next, over the weekend we gotta pet sit Milo and his fur sibs. He has a bunny and 4 kitty cat siblings! We went over to their house everyday and just made sure everyfur is ok with food, water and kitty litters. 

Milo sure likes to go fur a walk in the mornings! But when we came by again in the afternoon he just stayed where he was and let us know "no thanks, I walked enuf today". He didn't wants to go fur anofur walk! Ma was a little worried about him. But then when we came by the next mornin' he was all ready and excited to go again! So guess he's just a mornin dog!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hello!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/744879</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:43:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/744879</guid>
		<description>Hey I gots 3 Diary Pick pals today! Conwagulations to Autumn, Zoe &amp; Zaidie! Autumn's diary is The Di ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey I gots 3 Diary Pick pals today! Conwagulations to Autumn, Zoe & Zaidie! Autumn's diary is The Diary of the Day! 

I'm readin' diaries by going to each pup's page! We're readin' em, pups, believe me! Just can't comment, wellwoof, you know...fleas:(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Poor Pepper Pup!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/743972</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:11:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/743972</guid>
		<description>That was me! It started last night. The ma wanted me to eat my fudz at 6:30 o' the clock. But I wasn ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That was me! It started last night. The ma wanted me to eat my fudz at 6:30 o' the clock. But I wasn't hungry then. We hadta go get My Boy from his martial arts place. I gotta play in the park right across the street. We got home a little befure 8 o' the clock. Then I was hungry and I ates. Ma seemed glad about that.

Wellwoof, after I was done, my food and water bowls all got put away. I woofed to the dadders fur my night time cookie and he did NOT give it to me no matter how much I pointed at the box and woofed and whined. And this mornin' I got no breakfast and no cookies and no water! What's up with that?! Is I a bad dog?! I don't think so!

I did getta go to the park and do sum fetchin'. But then insteada goin' to Ma's office we went to the vetfurinarian place! I luvs that place! They'll give me a cookie! But, nope, not there neithers! What the woof is goin' on?!

Anyhowls, seems the ma tolds on me that I gots a little owie on wunna my back legs. It's been there fur a little over a week. At furst we thought I just gotta scrape runnin' through the brush here at the ole homestead. But on Sunday/Monday it got all weird and poofy. So Ma made an appointment and they told her not to feed or water me last night and this mornin'.

I luvs the vet place, but I also get nervous there toos! They is always lookin' and pokin' places! They took me to the back room away from the ma to get a better look at my owie. I was a wiggly, waggly girl! Can't make it too easy fur 'em! BOL!

When the vet human person man brought me back, he told Ma I was one tuff girl. I managed to wiggle all 3 of them away!

Anywoofs, turned out it was not a foxtail worked its way in like Ma mighta thought. It's just an owie that gots a little infected and I gots an oinment and sum pills to take to make it go away.

So my night and mornin' of deprivation was all fur nuthin'. I sure was thirsty and hungry! I drank lotsa water then had a nice breakfurast. And I got extra cookies tonight! All is well with the world again! Woofs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Walk in the Park</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/743306</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 Oct 2011 16:21:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/743306</guid>
		<description>A strange thing happened today! Milo and his mom came by and me and the ma got in their car. I has n ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A strange thing happened today! Milo and his mom came by and me and the ma got in their car. I has never been in Milo's car befure! 

Anywoofs, we drove fur a woofwhile and ended up at a beautiful park. There was lotsa other pups there too and we all got bandanas to wear! 

We stood around a bit and peoples were talkin' into a stick that made them sound real loud. I am not sure what they said but the humoms seemed to be listenin'.

Then we all started walkin' on the path. There was a choice between a short walk or a long walk. We let Milo's momma choose because Milo sumptimes is not in the mood fur walkin'. Seems he was havin' a good day today and we went fur the long walk.

There was a big beautiful lake I woulda liked to jump into but doggies are not allowed in that lake:( There were also lotsa geese both in the lake and on the land that woulda been fun to chase! But we did not getta do that either:(

It was a beautiful fall day fur a walk in the park and that is what we did!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Pal Ethan</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/742210</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 3 Oct 2011 07:23:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/742210</guid>
		<description>Today is my pal, Ethan's, Gotcha Day one year annifursary and his Dogster one year annifursary, too! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my pal, Ethan's, Gotcha Day one year annifursary and his Dogster one year annifursary, too! Here's his page:

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1157400

I is hopin' sum pups might wanna go by and woof a hello on his spawcial day!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Lotsa Suspense!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/742160</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Oct 2011 22:33:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/742160</guid>
		<description>Wellwoof, today was my dock divin' day! But I woke up this mornin' and was scratchin' my ear and sha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, today was my dock divin' day! But I woke up this mornin' and was scratchin' my ear and shakin' my head. Ma wasn't sure we should go out to Stockton and get me all wet if I has an ear problem. Dadders said to go fur it, we's been plannin' on this fur weeks and it's my last 2011 jumpin' oppfurtunity. So in the car I went and off to Stockton Ma did drive. I didn't scratch my ear or shake my head the rest of the day! BOL!

This was my furst dock divin' event the dadders did not go to and ma had to drive over a hunderd miles to get us there. We left real early in the mornins, befure it was even light outside. But it was a little after 8 o' the clock when we got there.

Anywoofs, there was lotsa dogs! More dogs than we has usually encountered at dock divin'! The competition was pretty tuff!

On my furst jump I did a 13.01. My 2nd was a 12.03. The 13.01 got me 8th place in the Junior dog division at this point. Ma was hopin' we might get more footage on my 3rd and 4th jumps as only the top 10 dogs of each division were gonna make it to the finals. 8th place was not a very secure position!

But my 3rd and 4th jumps were both in the 11 foot range, which means I did not move up:( Ma almost took me home at this point, thinkin' I could not possibly have made the top 10. But curiosity won out and we stayed to see where I placed. I placed 10th! Whew, I made the finals! Just barely! 

In the finals I furst did a 10.05, which is not very good fur me. But my 2nd jump was a 12.08 which pleased the ma. I got an 8th place rosette!

So it was a suspenseful day, from startin' off not even sure we would go with my ear actin' up to barely makin' the finals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sunnyday Dock Divin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/741804</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:06:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/741804</guid>
		<description>I getsta go dock divin' on Sunnyday! Woof-howlz! It's been lotsa months since I last went! Hope I re ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I getsta go dock divin' on Sunnyday! Woof-howlz! It's been lotsa months since I last went! Hope I remembers how to jump! BOL! I could never furgets that!

Anywoofs, we hasta wake up real early in the mornin' cuz we has to drive miles and miles to Stockton. We needs to be there by 9 o' the clock. 

I'm lookin' forward to big jumps, but mostly to BIG FUN!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hey Furiendly Furiends!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/740435</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:11:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/740435</guid>
		<description>Hey pupper pals, I wanna share a neat new furiend I just made! Her name is Shiloh Ribosome Hunter an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pupper pals, I wanna share a neat new furiend I just made! Her name is Shiloh Ribosome Hunter and her dogster page is:
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1083564

She has been on Dogster fur a woofwhile but has just recovered from some eye surgery in August and I think would not mind a few new pals to cheer her on! 

So please, pals, take a minute to visit and send a ppr! I knows I has sum o' the furiendliest furiends around!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day Goings Ons</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739875</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:35:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739875</guid>
		<description>Wish I could bark my fambily had all kindsa special and wonderfur plans fur my Gotcha Day! But that  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wish I could bark my fambily had all kindsa special and wonderfur plans fur my Gotcha Day! But that would be an untruth. It was just a regular office day. Sigh.

But a coupla good things happened today!

Furst, we walked to the park fur lunch break. A funny thing happened. Ma went to chuck my ball from the chuck it stick and it went backwards into the street! Good thing no cars were drivin' by right then. But then it rolled down the road towards a busy intersection. I thought she threw the ball towards me and was lookin' all over fur it. Ma was tryin' to corral me up while keepin' an eye on where the ball was rollin'. See, it is my extra special purple an white ball that's all scientifically designed and stuff. We can't lose that ball! I use it fur dock divin' too! Once I was leashed up we walked down to see if we could find it. It rolled right next to a storm drain but didn't go in! Is that Gotcha Day good luck or what!

Then when we was pickin' up My Boy from his Tae Kwon Do class there was no one in the park across the street from his studio! We had the whole park to ourselves and I gotta run back and forth between two grassy areas on each side of the basketball court. I never gets to do that! There's always people playin' basketball or little kids playin in the playground. Ma usually makes me stay on the small grassy side if no one is usin' it. So that was extra special and fun!

Finally, I gots all kinds of nice Gotcha Day presents and well wishes from my Dogster pals. Thanks everypup!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Gotcha Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739707</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:51:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739707</guid>
		<description>Oh, dears, almost furgot my own Gotcha Day!
Thanks Redford fur makin' me a wonderfur commemortive f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh, dears, almost furgot my own Gotcha Day!
Thanks Redford fur makin' me a wonderfur commemortive fur the day!

Here's a little Gotcha Day trivia about the good ole Pepper pup:

My name was Tinkerbelle with my fur mom's family!
I was the only girl pup.
My boy was 11 years old.
My boy and my dad could not bear the name, "Tinkerbelle".
So let's see:
Tinkerbelle...
Bell Pepper...
Pepper...That's it!

That's how I got my name, Pepper!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Here we goes again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739427</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:45:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739427</guid>
		<description>Mountain lion sightings are goin' around, again! I rememberfur barkin' about it befure. So I has che ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mountain lion sightings are goin' around, again! I rememberfur barkin' about it befure. So I has checked my diary archives and it was last October. Seems in the fall they become less shy.

We know these cats are always around. But outta sight, outta mind. Not smart! Ma should ALWAYS carry her walkin' stick, but she gets complacent and furgetful about it. No mores, at least fur the time bein'.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Away with the Flexi!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739309</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:02:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739309</guid>
		<description>We has a deep, dark secret I has never barked about befure. Me and Ma is addicted to the flexi leash ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We has a deep, dark secret I has never barked about befure. Me and Ma is addicted to the flexi leash!

We only use it on my long walks here at home. It gives me sum extra flexibility to sniff and do my business. 

But Ma has realized that it is keepin' me from really understandin' she wants me to walk with a loose leash. It is confusin' to me! 

Actually she has known this fur a woofwhile. But it was a habit she picked up with Jamaica and has imposed onto me. Old habits, do indeed, die hard!

So we is goin' cold turkey and the flexi is goin' away fur good!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bark in the Park!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739173</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:58:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739173</guid>
		<description>On a fluke, me and Ma went to the Bark in the Park event in San Jose today! Ma didn't even know abou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ On a fluke, me and Ma went to the Bark in the Park event in San Jose today! Ma didn't even know about it until she heard the mornin' talk show mentioning it on the radio yesfurday.

Wellwoof, we gots there earlies and walked around a bit. There was lotsa other dogs and peoples, but it was all outside and open, so there was plenty of leg room fur us all. I am loaded up with treats again. Seems I just finished the Pet Expo stuff I got in Janiaries!

So there was a Rally clinic to introduce doggies to Rally. I tried it and did pretty good fur a furst timer!

BUT, think me and the ma has fallen fur a new sport, FLY BALL! There was a Fly Ball clinic and Ma has always thought I should try my paw at it. So here was the oppfurtunity!

Furst I hadta jump over these little bitty jumps while on leash walkin' next to Ma. Ok, no problem. A coupla times I wondered what was the point and tried to go around, but fur the most part I jumped them. 

Next, again on leash, I hadta run up to a little box and get a tennis ball that was velcro'd on there. OK, NO PROBLEM! That was actually pretty fun.

Finally, I got let off leash and Ma walked away with my ball while one of the clinic ladies held me back. Then Ma called me, called me, called me and showed me the ball.  The lady let me go and away I came!

The ladies puttin' on the Fly Ball clinic told my ma that she HASTA get me into Fly Ball! I am a natural at yet another doggy activity. Ma says I'm a once in a lifetime doggy! What ever that means! 

Plus there was little doggy wadin' pools, cause it was cool in the mornin' but warmed up pretty good later. I visited them 3 or 4 times. People laughed at how into water I am.

There was a tail waggin' contest the ma was thinkin' of enterin' me in. But after doin' the Rally and Fly Ball I was pretty tired and so was she and the contest was still a coupla hours off. So we decided to come home.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Free Gizmos!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739159</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:49:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/739159</guid>
		<description>Free Gizmos! Free Gizmos! Get your Free Gizmos right here!

Oh, I'm supposta ask HQ to free Gizmo? ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Free Gizmos! Free Gizmos! Get your Free Gizmos right here!

Oh, I'm supposta ask HQ to free Gizmo?

Ok. Dogster HQ human persons, could you please free Gizmo so she can go and plays and romps and not gotta sit in the bright, hot Dogster spotlight no mores?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Neighbor!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/738515</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:40:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/738515</guid>
		<description>There is a new tenant movin' into Ma's office buildin'! We gotta meet him today! He seems very nice  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There is a new tenant movin' into Ma's office buildin'! We gotta meet him today! He seems very nice and friendly and likes doggies!

He saw us in the parkin' lot just before we were about to go up the stairs. Ma does a weird thing with my leash and makes it into a harness when she wants me to have a leash on but doesn't wanna hold it but doesn't wanna it ta drag eithers. Anyhowls, this weird set up also involves my poop bag holder which is grey/silver. Wellwoof, the new neighbor guy thought it was sum kinda electrical box and asked about it. Ma said, "Oh no, that's a poop bag holder." He seemed relieved to not hafta witness dog shockin'! Ma wasn't unhappy he asked about it, she's glad he cared enuf about me, the pup, to mention it.

So guess I'm not the most dignified dog, carryin' my own poop bag holder, but at least I'm not a zapped dog!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Super Safurday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737925</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:08:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737925</guid>
		<description>Woofs, fur a Safurday without allota plans it sure was excitin'! Furst there was the pawsome hike ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs, fur a Safurday without allota plans it sure was excitin'! Furst there was the pawsome hike out to Eagle Rock! Then while Ma was in the garage with the laundry a coupla ladies walked up and I gotta say hello! They were nice ladies talkin' to folks about their views about God. They left Ma with a magazine to read. Ma thanked them and said she hoped they weren't startled by my barks of greetin'. They both seemed to know I was no harm and mentioned they each had pups of their own at home. We hardly evers have people we don't know in our neighborhood so this was real special and excitin' fur me!

Then I gotta go fur a trip into town cuz the folks hadta go to the hardware store. Dad needed sum stuff fur a project and Ma needed dirt to pot her mums. When we got home I supervised the mum pottin'.

Then me and Ma walked over to return a dvd to our neighbor. We stayed and visited fur a while and I got human cracker treats cuz they don't have doggy treats since they don't have a dog. Those crackers sure were yummy!

Plus I had all my usual runnin' around outdoors and fetchin'.

And that's it! But that was a lot fur a little ole pup like me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've Looked At Clouds From Both Sides Now</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737843</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:39:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737843</guid>
		<description>We went on a really cool hike this mornin' and practically in our own backyard! Wellwoof, we did haf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We went on a really cool hike this mornin' and practically in our own backyard! Wellwoof, we did hafta drive the car fur about 10 minutes to start our hike.

Ma and My Boy went on this hike years and years ago when he was a Webelos Cub Scout. But Dad has never gone befure. So now he finally has seen Eagle Rock. All these years and so close by! Sigh, humans!

Anywoof, when we left from home we had our typical mornin' fog. But we drove thru the fog and up to where the sun was shinin'. Then we hiked even farther up to where we could overlook all the fog clouds from above. 

We're supposta be able to see our own house from Eagle Rock but not on this day. Our house hid in the fog from us.

I had the greatest time runnin' around off leash! I likes hikin' with the whole fambily! We need to do that more often!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>These Paws Are Made Fur Walkin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737649</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:33:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/737649</guid>
		<description>And that's just what they'll do at the 2nd annual K9 Cancer Walk in Los Gatos, CA. This event is com ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ And that's just what they'll do at the 2nd annual K9 Cancer Walk in Los Gatos, CA. This event is coming up on October 9th. Any Bay Area dogs infurested in pawticipatin' can go to k9cancerwalk.org fur more details. Let's walk!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shrimpies!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/736721</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Sep 2011 08:06:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/736721</guid>
		<description>Yesfurday I was havin' a grand ole time runnin' around here on the ole homestead! At about 3 o' the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesfurday I was havin' a grand ole time runnin' around here on the ole homestead! At about 3 o' the clock sum neighbors passed by my house. I barked a hello to them and went out in the street to greet them. I is not supposta go in the streets! They was carryin' plates o' food in their hands! Anywoof, Ma saw me in the street and called me back. Then she put me in the house and pulled out sum plates o' food o' her own.

Then the whole fambily went walkin' down the street themselves and left me home alone:(  My pal, Berkley, was havin' a party at her house, wellwoof, her peoples were anyhowl. 

My boy came home mid-party with an empty plate in his hands. Darn no lefties fur me! He went back to the party, again, without me:(

Later the whole fambily came home. There were a few little shrimpies left that they brought back. Ma thought there were too many fur me to eat at once. So she gave me like 3. YUMMY!

This mornin' I was whinin' at my biscuit box which I sumptimes do. But Ma just filled up my kibblies bowl insteada givin' me a biscuit! I didn't want no kibblies! I wanta biscuit! Ma put 3 more shrimpies in my kibblies! YUM! I ate them shrimpies AND my kibblies! There's still 3 more shrimpies left!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Admirer!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/736476</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011 20:29:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, we didn't have our normal agreement this week. I hadta do home guard dog duty 3 days and o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, we didn't have our normal agreement this week. I hadta do home guard dog duty 3 days and only gotta come in fur office dog work one day. Guess what?! The UPS guy missed me! Ma said he asked about me one day and when she told him I was home, he said I was the highlight of his day! Aw shucks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Splash in the Box!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/736324</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 21:03:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woof-howlz! A surprise came fur me in the mail box today! My Splash Dogs certificate fur Bronze Juni ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woof-howlz! A surprise came fur me in the mail box today! My Splash Dogs certificate fur Bronze Junior Dog arrived! We didn't even know I had earned that yet! I haven't been at a Splash Dogs event since May. Guess they take their time gettin' these things out! It's good Ma wasn't all aggravated waitin' fur this thing! Sumptimes not understandin' about stuffs like this is a good thing fur the humans! They are happier that way, I thinks!

Ma did find one more Splash event this year that's not too far away fur us to drive. This will probably be the last one fur 2011 and it's comin' up in October! Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Eatin' Disorder!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/735452</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:54:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I is ashamed to admit this but I gotta eatin' problem. We has discovered I doesn't know how ta eat p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I is ashamed to admit this but I gotta eatin' problem. We has discovered I doesn't know how ta eat pannycakes!

Our good neighbor friend lady invited us over fur a cup o' coffee. Wellwoof she saw Ma workin' out in the yard and invited her over and since I was out I came along, too. 

Good neighbor friend lady had sum pannycakes leftover from her breakfast. She gave one to her pup, Milo, and one to me! Woof-howlz, yummy! Only problem is how do you eat this big soft thing?! I dropped mine on the floor and Milo, little scrounge that he is, wolfed his down and started workin' on mine, too! I didn't know what to do, so I kinda whined a little. 

Luckily good neighbor friend lady had one more pannycake and took pity on me. She handed it to Ma who tore it up into little bitty pieces and hand fed it to me. "What a sheltered little girl you are Pep!"]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>UPS Guy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/735074</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:30:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So this week I did my two days at Ma's office. There were packages both days so I gotta see the UPS  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So this week I did my two days at Ma's office. There were packages both days so I gotta see the UPS guy! He is the same UPS guy since my puppy days, so we has known each other fur a while.

Anywoofs, the furst day I just quietly woofed a furiendly hello. Ma barely noticed it. The UPS guy had doggy cookies with him and gave me one! This is the furst time he has done that!

The 2nd day I heard the UPS truck and saw it was My UPS guy I hadta make sure and bark real loud so he wouldn't furget the cookies! He didn't furget them! BOL!

He said I sure was wiggly and his route would be a lot more pleasant if the all the doggies were like me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The New Old Routine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/735044</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:24:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, school is back in session. This means My boy is not home in the mornin' with me most days: ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, school is back in session. This means My boy is not home in the mornin' with me most days:( He and Ma leave pretty early so he can get to school on time.

But Ma is keepin' her Mondays off (hopefurly)! And I am goin' to the office with her twice a week! So only two days a week I stays home and gotta guard the house!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pester?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/734164</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:30:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ok, the grandparents came to visit and I do luv visitors! But the grampy was not bein' very complime ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok, the grandparents came to visit and I do luv visitors! But the grampy was not bein' very complimentary this weekend. Furst he asked if I was gettin' FAT! Hmmpf, no one has ever accused this dog of fatness! I am a lean, mean fetchin' machine! But now the folks is thinkin' of cuttin' down on the snacks! 

Now, it was not all bad. The same day he said I was ... wellwoof, you know, the F word, he gave me a piece of his pizza crust! No one in my fambily ever gives me stuff like that! Yum and Thanks, Grampy!

Then because I was so happy and affectionate and really appreciated the way he threw my ball fur me, I came over to him lots and lots! He started callin' me Pester! Now that is my new nickname, "Pester!"]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick Observations</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/734162</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:54:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Furst thanks to all the pups who sent presents, messages and left diary comments of congratulations  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Furst thanks to all the pups who sent presents, messages and left diary comments of congratulations for my 2 days of Diary Picks! Labby luvs to you all!

Next, I am not complainin', mind you, but how does my diary mostly get picked:
1. After I has barked about somethin' naughty, gross or embarrassin' that I has done.
2. When we is gone onna trip and I am not on the infurnet to enjoy my honors and give proper thanks to my pals who celebark with me.
3. When my keyboarder is busy with other things and can't help me to enjoy my honors and give proper thanks to my pals who celebark with me.

Finally, I has not posted new pictures since the server upgrade. MrJack made me sum great commemoritive pics to put on my page! Thanks, MrJack! But now I see what all the pups has been barkin' about! Boy those pics took a woof to download! And we (Ma) did not have the patience to try to resort them! I am sad those swell pics are not on my main page:(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick Bonanza!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/733638</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:23:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Woofs &amp; Howlz, I know 4 outta the 5 Diary Picks! I am wunna them! Conwagulations Walker, Zoe &amp; Demon ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs & Howlz, I know 4 outta the 5 Diary Picks! I am wunna them! Conwagulations Walker, Zoe & Demon! 

Thanks, Zoe, fur the steak! YUM!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Surprise!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/733636</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:18:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD! Jamaica was right! I gotta surprise yesfurday!

It was a regular day, the folks went to work, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD! Jamaica was right! I gotta surprise yesfurday!

It was a regular day, the folks went to work, I stayed home with My boy. Although Ma came home a bit earlier than usual. She asked My boy if he remembered to vacuum like he was supposta(he didn't, that's why she asked) 

Anywoof, the Grandparents have come to visit and they are still here! I slept outside of their bedroom door this mornin' until they came out!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beach Bunny!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/732854</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:45:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/732854</guid>
		<description>My keyboarder has been delinquent in keepin' up with the keyin' 
duties! Lots has been happenin'! A ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My keyboarder has been delinquent in keepin' up with the keyin' 
duties! Lots has been happenin'! Apparently she got a bit discombobulated durin' the server upgrade and hasn't been in the "mood" to type fur me. That was 2 weeks ago! Geesh!

Furst, the folks did make good on takin' me to the beach. Two Sunnydays ago! Anywoof, the waves were really big but I had the bestest time! I was the craziest dog out there! I jumped over the breakers and would actually get tumbled in the waves! I did that once as a puppy on accident but that didn't faze me and now I do it on purpose! Ma did not bring the camera along thinkin' we has plenty of 'Pepper at the beach' pics & videos but she really wished she had. So you pups will just hafta take my woof fur it that I was an amazin' maniac out there!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Berkley Sittin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/732236</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:34:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We is pup sittin' my good pal Berkley! Berkley is a rat terrier and she is very food motivated, but  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We is pup sittin' my good pal Berkley! Berkley is a rat terrier and she is very food motivated, but picky. She doesn't like the crunchy type treats. So Ma always likes to have sum of the chewey type treats for her or she uses Berkley's fambily's store of treats. But both fambilies are outta chewey treats right now! I likes my crunchy peanut butter treats, so I'm good, but Berkley won't eat those! So we gotsa treat emergency goin' on right now! Hurry Ma, get those treats Berkley likes! (And I don't mind gettin' a few of those myself)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ball fur the Fall!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/731992</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:36:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/731992</guid>
		<description>I got a new ball this week! It is really cool and lights up! Usually I chew up any ball that is not  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got a new ball this week! It is really cool and lights up! Usually I chew up any ball that is not as tuff as a tennis ball. So my ma stopped buyin' these special kindsa balls fur me:( 

But once fall is here and My Boy goes back to school I hasta play fetch in the early mornings when it's dark. Ma saw these lightie balls at the $ store, so she thought we'd try it out. 

So far I is bein' gentle with it and has not chewed it up:) Guess I've growed up a bit and learned chewed up balls just get thrown in the trash. It's much better to play gently and keep them around longer! Hopefully we don't wear out the light in there befure the fall comes, tho!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Took a Break!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/731639</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:23:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We finally took a break and did not visit Dogster at all yesfurday. So, of course, that's the day th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We finally took a break and did not visit Dogster at all yesfurday. So, of course, that's the day the diary entries started showin'! BOL! Good to see the pups barkin' out there again!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dogster, take care!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/730941</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Aug 2011 06:51:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/730941</guid>
		<description>Today the Dogster techies is doin' sum stuff to the site. We is headin' off now and will check in to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today the Dogster techies is doin' sum stuff to the site. We is headin' off now and will check in tomorrow. Hopes everypup profile comes thru on the other side of things ok! Paws crossed!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock Divin' Dilema!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/730293</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:08:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We thought I'd be havin' dock divin' opportunities almost every month this year. The local place we  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We thought I'd be havin' dock divin' opportunities almost every month this year. The local place we found, about 2 hours away, had dates all thru the year until October. Wellwoof, now they've gone and pulled all those dates off the Splash Dogs schedule! So Ma thought she'd try and schedule sum private time fur me and sum pup furiends, but they are not accepting private reservations either! This is the same group Ma approached about me joinin' their team earlier this year. So we is afeared sumptin is wrong over there and Ma is grateful they did not just take our $ then close up shop! 

So looks like my only opportunity left this year is at the Sonoma County Fair which is goin' on fur the next 3 weeks. Ma has thought and thought about this and has decided she is not gonna drive 8 to 10 hours round trip just so I can dock dive:(

But to make up fur it she is gonna take me to the beach in Santa Cruz which is only about 40 minutes away:D We can practice with me jumpin' in the waves!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jamaica has Diary of the Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/729866</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:09:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Rainbow sisfur, Jamaica, got Diary of the Day honors today! Thank you HQ (although wish Dogster w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Rainbow sisfur, Jamaica, got Diary of the Day honors today! Thank you HQ (although wish Dogster was workin' better today)! Seems fittin' that her last entry was about the beautiful candle lightin' which took place last Safurday.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Boy is Back!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/729596</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:11:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Boy is back from his Boy Scout camp! I gotta go along to pick him up yesfurday! Lotsa the boys ca ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Boy is back from his Boy Scout camp! I gotta go along to pick him up yesfurday! Lotsa the boys came to give me a pet! I gave out my labby licks. One boy claimed my tongue went up his nose!

Anyhowls, My Boy earned his small boat sailin' and his emergency preparedness merit badges! Hope I'm with him when The Big One hits!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Naughty Office Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/728926</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:42:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma works in an office building that has sum other small businesses as tenants, too. She works fur a  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma works in an office building that has sum other small businesses as tenants, too. She works fur a financial advisor guy. In the other offices there's a lawyer, a therapist and a headhunter dude.

Today as we were leavin' Ma did her usual lock up of her office.  She doesn't worry about holdin' my leash while she's lockin' up. She told me to wait fur her as she fiddles with the keys and I usually do. 

But today I just pretended I did not hear and went walkin' on down the hall by myself. There was an open door to go check out! It was the headhunter dude's office! A headhunter must have a very infurestin' office! I just walked right on in! 

Ma came runnin' in after me to find me makin' furiends with sum guy workin' on the headhunter dude's confuser! She apologized and dragged me back out:( Geesh, I was just helpin' out with the networkin' thing! Isn't that what good office help's supposta do?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No one home - includin' me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/728775</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:33:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The nest was empty durin' the day last week. After gettin' back from Mendogcino the ma and da went b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The nest was empty durin' the day last week. After gettin' back from Mendogcino the ma and da went back to work and My Boy had a volunteer job helpin' out the Cub Scouts so he was gone durin' the day, too! So Ma decided I could come and help her out at the office. I help her by makin' sure she takes breaks and goes outside on occasion and doesn't stay at the office too long.

This week the nest is even emptier, cause My Boy has gone away fur a week to his own Boy Scout camp. Guess another week of helpin' Ma at the office is in store!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Crash, Boom, Bang!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/728146</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:59:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>That's what happened at 2:30 this mornin'! I was sleepin', mindin' my own business on my doggy bed r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's what happened at 2:30 this mornin'! I was sleepin', mindin' my own business on my doggy bed right in front of the slidin' screen door in the folks' bedroom, when a Peepin' Tom Cat or a George Cooney came and peeked in at me! Wellwoof, I am normally a very mild mannered pooch but we can't let Peepin' Toms just have their peepin' way around heres! So I ran right into the screen door and it came off the tracks and away I went into the night! 

I only chased to the neighbor's yard and came right back into my own yard. The folks were callin' me and offerin' yummies but I wasn't so sure about comin' all the way back right then. The humans can be grouchy when their sleep gets disturbed. Finally Ma walked over to me and we walked back together. I didn't get no treats but I wasn't in trouble neither. They knew I was just doin' what a dog's gotta do and protect the ole homestead!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Too Much Sand &amp; Sea?! How can that be?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/728091</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:08:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>When we arrived in Mendogcino on Windsday afternoon, Da hooked up the motyhome then we went to check ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When we arrived in Mendogcino on Windsday afternoon, Da hooked up the motyhome then we went to check out the beach!

It was only about a 5 minute walk from our space and in a very pretty cove. We didn't stay very long cuz it was close to dinner time and the folks had to get back to start the barbque fire. But Da brought the frisbee along and I gotta play sum frisbee fetch.

The next mornin' we had breakfast and hit the beach again. This time with the Chuck It Stick and a tennis ball. I had fun diggin' and chasin' my ball all around the place! 

After lunch we did a nature walk, the whole fambily! It's nice dogs are allowed cuz on many of our travels I was not allowed on the unpaved hikin' paths. We followed the trail signs and made our way back to the campground in plenty of time fur dinner. And after dinner I got another fun beach session! Then we had a campfire befure goin' to bed.

The next day, Fryday, started out the same except it seems Ma lost the Chuck It Stick and my ball. See she was entrusted to carry it back the night befure and seems she set it down sumwheres and forgot to pick it up again. So instead we brought the wubba and there is sum video of me enjoyin' playin' with my wubba. I even threw if fur myself!

After lunch we went back to the beach with my frisbee this time. I was a maniac about bringin' it right back over and over! No diggin' and goofin' around and pacin' myself. Just as the folks thought I had had enuf a little boy came up and started throwin' the frisbee fur me! He was havin' such fun they didn't have the heart to take me away right then! So I kept goin' fur a few more throws. 

On the way back to our site I had really watery, wellwoof, soupy poopy. Then at the site I wasn't feelin' too well and tossed my breakfast kibblies. Ma says I had a salt water hangover! 

Later I was feelin' better so we did the nature walk again but decided to walk towards this light house the folks heard about. They thought it would be a short walk to the light house but then we took a really pretty trail along the bluffs to get back. We ended up takin' 3 1/2 hours to get back! It was such a nice afternoon and the scenery so beautiful we didn't realize we had been gone that long! We were surprised when we got back that it was 7:30! 

On Safurday the folks decided I had enuf of the beach and My Boy had sumptin' he had to get back fur on Sunnyday. So we left fur home on Safurday and got home that evenin'.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>There and back again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/728054</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:33:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Had a wonderfur time in Mendogcino! That is one dog friendly little town! I highly recommend it!

 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Had a wonderfur time in Mendogcino! That is one dog friendly little town! I highly recommend it!

We left home on Twosday even tho our space reservation was fur Windsday. The folks decided to leave early and see sum of Napa on our way. Bein' in a motyhome we found a place we could park fur the night in Napa and break up the drive a bit.

We headed out Windsday mornin' from Napa to Mendogcino. On the way, there was a big noise then the motyhome started shakin' real bad. Dadders pulled off the road and parked. Seems one o' the motyhome tires lost its tread! Ma pulled out the little box she sumptimes talks into and talked quite a bit to sum Good Sam person. After she was done Ma said sumone should come to help in about 40 minutes. So we all got ready fur about an hour long wait. But a guy showed up in 20 minutes and 20 minutes after that a new tire was on the motyhome and we were on our way again! Ma and Da were very impressed with the Good Sam service. It was the furst time we ever needed it and they really came thru! 

We then made it safely to the Pacific Coast Highway. PCH is a beautiful but sumptimes windy roadway and it was lucky our tire problem happened earlier and onna bigger freeway. We had to take PCH fur a few miles north then arrived at our campground.

I had many fun days and the weather was beautiful! There are videos of me diggin' and playin' and a few new pics on my page. Please take a look and join me in Mendogcino!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanks Pups but I Gotta Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727524</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:25:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, pups, thanks so much fur the fun celebarkin' of my Barkday. Unfurtunately, my ma doesn't h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, pups, thanks so much fur the fun celebarkin' of my Barkday. Unfurtunately, my ma doesn't have time to type thank yous to every pup cause now that the company is gone we is gonna hit the road!

Lotsa pups do a clever diary entry thankin' every pup in one entry. But ma is not sure how good that will work when she is rushed typin' and we already had a little snafu with creditin' one pup fur another pup's work on my barkday. 

So I am just gonna bark a general thank you fur all the stuffs I can see on my page.  I got sum very spawcial spawcial gifts of balloons and a big cake. I got sum furever emeralds, diamonds, crowns and stars. I got lotsa watermelon slices with a bite outta them already (pups you gotta control yourselves when givin a gift!) I got lemonade, bouncy balls and hearts. I gotta barbque and a duck swimmin' in a pool from a coupla pups in the same family. You pups implyin' sumptin there? I gotta party hat, a never endin' bowl of food and sum pupcakes. Plus sum fun pups sent me sum fireworks fur my page! 

Please know that I has read each an' every message! We just don't have the time to reply back to each one.

Last but not least, I gotta thank Ebby, Ceeley and Rinky's fambily fur sendin' me a package fur my Barkday! Ebby sent me a heart shaped treat you can see on my page! Ceeley picked out the card and sum chiggen jerkys. Rinky sent me a beautiful snow globe with my picture in there and their ma made me a magnet with my picture on it! Thanks, pups, you are so generous and thoughtful!

Ok, gotta go now! We are goin' to the coast of Mendocino until Sunnyday! The one thing missin' from my barkday was good water! So I'll go have my fill of that now! Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me and Lil Baby Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727509</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:17:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There's lotsa pics right now with me and my Lil baby girl cousin. She is a very sweet lil girl and l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's lotsa pics right now with me and my Lil baby girl cousin. She is a very sweet lil girl and luvs me a lot. She wanted to follow me everywheres!

She had a very sweet way of huggin' me by layin' her head on my shoulders. 

I really luv Lil baby girl but it is hard work bein' around a toddler! Who knew! 

Furst Ma was always tellin' me to calm down and watch my tail. It's kinda hard to watch my tail when it's on the opposite side of my body from my eyes! Plus I was gettin' put in sit and down stays alot so Lil baby girl could approach me. That's tuff work! 

Fur the most part, tho, I was very good and gentle and patient. I have been workin' on my bad habit of just grabbin' stuffs outta peoples hands sumptimes and that is good. I only lost my head once and grabbed the ball outta Lil baby girl's reach when she wanted to throw the ball fur me. She thought this was rude and it made her mad and I know should not've done that! 

Then this mornin' I accidentally knocked Lil baby girl down and wagged my tail so it hit her right in the mouth! She was not happy about that at all!  

But she had sum really cool toys to sniff and she was willin' to throw my ball fur me over and over. Most of the time we were in the same room with no one gettin' knocked over or yelled at.

So we had lotsa good, fun times togefur, but I have learned how growed up and responsible dogs with young children hafta be! I like bein' the 'baby' of my family! I getsta be a carefree princess!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fabarkulous Barkday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727477</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:05:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs-howls, I had a great day!

Furst, to the pancake breakfast! We sat outside and the people be ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs-howls, I had a great day!

Furst, to the pancake breakfast! We sat outside and the people befure us forgot sum of their eggs on the floor. I helped out by cleanin' up the area fur my fambily! Plus I got sum scrambled eggs that I did not hafta scrounge off the floor! Yum!

Next, off to the parade. There was lotsa people already in their spots. We usually pick the same spot every year but we hadta pick a diffurent place cause it was already crowded there. So we gotta spot right in front of a little diner. I really liked this spot cause a lady in an apron came out and gave me a piece of bacon! Then later a man came out and gave me another piece of bacon! Woofs! Maybe they knew it was my Barkday! I think we should pick out this new spot every year from now on!

The parade was nice, but the Coldwell Banker doggys did not walk again this year. I miss them! There were sum horses, tho!

We came home and had a lunch Da cooked outside! Mostly all the humans stayed outside and threw my ball fur me all afternoon! Then after dinner we went to visit the villa Grammy and Grampy are stayin' at. I gotta play fetch on a golf course! Never done that befure!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, USA! Happy Barkday, Pepper!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727381</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 06:51:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy Barkday to my pal, Deogie, today, too!

Wellwoof, it's here! I am 3 years old! But you would ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Barkday to my pal, Deogie, today, too!

Wellwoof, it's here! I am 3 years old! But you wouldn't know it lookin' at me. I still get asked if I am a puppy! Puppy at heart furever! Woofs!

I wanna thank everypup fur the nice gifties on my page! I see wonderfur balloons, a nice big cake, diamonds, stars, emeralds and crowns fur my Barkday and lotsa flags fur Independence Day! Plus I got a celebarkin' pic from Cooper and pack, doin' my most favfurite thing! You pups are the bestest! 

Today, I am off to the pancake breakfast at the firestation then our little town parade which follows! Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Thrower in the Makin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727272</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jul 2011 07:14:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesfurday, Lil baby girl and her parents arrived! She is one toddler on the move!

Wellwoof, I wel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesfurday, Lil baby girl and her parents arrived! She is one toddler on the move!

Wellwoof, I welcomed Uncle by puttin' a nice big paw print on his shorts even befure he could get outta the car! Hello, Uncle!

Once everyone got settled, then the business of ongoin' fetch could commence! Lil baby girl threw her furst ball fur a doggy, me! She was so happy! She would even do a little dance afterward!

The peoples all just sat around on the deck and talked and threw my ball fur me, all day! I, of course, took sum breaks by takin' a quick dip in my little pool every once in a woof. But with 8 ball throwers I was one tired pup at the end of the day! Woofs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Pack is a Little Bigger!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/727164</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 23:42:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Grammy and Grampy showed up today! Woof-howls! I luv them so very much! And they are so very helpful ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy and Grampy showed up today! Woof-howls! I luv them so very much! And they are so very helpful and useful!

Furst I got Grammy to throw my ball fur me over and over! She did a very good job! Yay, Grammy!

Then Grampy let me wiggle and put my front paws on him and try to lick his face! Ma does not like me to do that but kinda gives up when the human is encouragin' it! Oh Ma, we is havin' fun, leave us be to have our own kind o' relationship! 

So I has had a very good and excitin' day today! Big wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh My Doogness! What a Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/726749</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:19:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, my Dog of The Day day is comin' to an end and what a day it was! I had no idea it would be ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, my Dog of The Day day is comin' to an end and what a day it was! I had no idea it would be this great!

Furst HQ put my pic up there on the Community page. They also gave me a few zealies to celebark! Didn't know they did that!

Next Redford, MrJack and Flicka made me spawcial DOTD portraits! These are sum kind, generous and talented pups!  

Woofs! I made several new pup pals! Nice to meet you all! 

Finally, gifties and messages! My page now has new furever crowns, emeralds and diamonds to pretty it up FUREVER! I also received ribbons, bouncy balls, watermelons, lemon drinks, lips and a rose! These will keep me busy playin' and drinkin' and eatin'! Plus in my Special Gifts box I got kitty cat hearts, ducks swimmin' in pools a frisbee a bar-b-que and a hot dog! And quite a few paw mails with kind words of congratulations came my way! Also the bones, I has many bones to chomp on! Woofs, what's a pup to do?! Wellwoof, bark thank yous, of course! I'm gonna be one busy pup the next coupla days! But it's well worth it! What a wonderfur day and what a wonderfur Dogster site this is!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me?! Dog of The Day?! Hurray!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/726670</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:29:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Howlzas &amp; wowzas, I am The Dog of the Day! What a wonderfur surprise this mornin'! Thank you HQ! Tha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Howlzas & wowzas, I am The Dog of the Day! What a wonderfur surprise this mornin'! Thank you HQ! Thank you new pals fur the pal requests! Thank you fur the gifties every pup!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Celebarkin' Preparations!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/726581</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:57:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A very wonderfur pup pal, MrJack (and his Growlmy), have prepared sum Barkday pics fur me! They went ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A very wonderfur pup pal, MrJack (and his Growlmy), have prepared sum Barkday pics fur me! They went a little crazy-nutzo (I mean that in a GOOD way, MrJack) and did a buncha them! So to make the most of this kind gesture I am postin' each one over the comin' days to show off what fabarkulous works has been created on my behalf!

Also, fur my barkday the aunt and uncle, lil baby girl (now lil toddler girl) and the grand parents are makin' the long journey from SoCal to come visit! So my fambily is doin' extra special house cleanin' and preparations just fur my barkday! 

Also, our little town is plannin' a pancake breakfast and parade all fur me! Isn't that grand?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-do!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/726539</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:38:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This is what I heard one day last week! I barked the furst time. But now I've heard it every morning ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is what I heard one day last week! I barked the furst time. But now I've heard it every morning this week, it's no big deal anymores.

Sumone down our street got a rooster! So me an ma walked down there to see which neighbor got em, altho we already had our suspicions. Sure enuf my doggy pal, Berkey's family are the ones. We also saw they have hens. Hope they share the eggs! Yum!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Deers, Gimme a Break!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/725257</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:12:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ok, sumptin happened yesfurday and I wasn't even gonna bark about it cuz it was pretty much a non-in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok, sumptin happened yesfurday and I wasn't even gonna bark about it cuz it was pretty much a non-incident. But today sumptin happened that I gotta diary woof about!

Yesfurday, Ma and I went out with the intention of playin' fetch in our favfurite place. Wellwoof, there was a coupla big buck deer dudes layin' in the bushes. When they saw us comin' they both got up and ran off. Ma told them to watch out fur cars and I pretty much ignored them cause I was all set to play fetch. No big deal, Ma didn't even hafta tell me to leave it. I am not gonna mess with these strappin' young bucks! They are pretty big!

Today, we was playin' fetch in the same place mindin' our own business when all of a sudden a fawn comes outta the woods and approaches me like another dog or sumptin! Don't know if this fawn was near-sighted or suicidal or stupid! But, if you approach me like you wanna play I gotta check you out! This fawn soon learned it screwed up very seriously! I turned and gave chase, I couldn't help myself! But Ma was yellin', "LEAVE IT" like a crazy person and I didn't go very far. Ma wasn't even mad at me 'cause it really was the fawn's fault. 

But get this, the fawn goes and tells its mom on us and she comes back and watches us, givin' us the stink eye all the time! What's up with that! Her fawn started it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ma is home on Moondays! Killer bunny?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/725220</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:36:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma getsta be home every Moonday fur the rest of the summer! Woof-howls, 3 day weekends fur both of u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma getsta be home every Moonday fur the rest of the summer! Woof-howls, 3 day weekends fur both of us! I luv weekends!

I saw another bunny yesfurday! This time he was on the same side of the street as me. I saw him furst and started a stalkin' kind of walk which made ma look around. Then I ran toward him and he ran into the bushes. Of course, I hadta go sniff around where he was sittin' and sniff the bushes where I last saw him. Ma muttered sumptin about Monty Python killin' rabbit and suggested we continue our walk. She seemed really creeped out! Silly Ma scared of a little bunny!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Summer has begun!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/725070</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:55:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, maybe not officially accordin' to the calendar. But my boy did not hafta go to school yesf ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, maybe not officially accordin' to the calendar. But my boy did not hafta go to school yesfurday and I heard he is out fur the rest o' the summer. He and I hung out together yesfurday! He even took me fur a walk! At least that is his story and who am I to contradict him?!

He's got lotsa plans fur this summer. Furst he is gonna volunteer at our local library. How great is that?! He is also gonna help out the cub scouts with their week long day camp. The week after that he has his own boy scout camp to go to. Any down time he has Da has set up fur him to help out around the house. Woofs, he might be busier than durin' the school year!

Also, we have our family vacation comin' up in July. We are goin' to Mendicino in the motyhome and have a space right on the beach! It's gonna be great!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bunny!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/724572</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:46:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Saw a bunny on my walk yesfurday! It was kinda far away, across the street, and I was on leash. He w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Saw a bunny on my walk yesfurday! It was kinda far away, across the street, and I was on leash. He was sittin' real still and his fur blended in with the dirt, but I saw 'im! So I play bowed and growled and lunged a bit and he took a coupla bunny hops away. But he stayed in sight! Now I could see his cute little bunny tail! It was white! So I growled and lunged again and he hopped into the brush! What a big, bad dog I am! I scared a little bunny!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Go Slugs! Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/724385</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:20:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Since the day had been slated fur goin' out to Howllister and no rains have yet arrived, we had time ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Since the day had been slated fur goin' out to Howllister and no rains have yet arrived, we had time fur a nice long walk here in our Santa Cruz Mtns. Bein' an overcast day ma brought the camera along thinkin' there is nice light fur takin' pictures of a black labby girl, like me! 

Furst we stopped at the wild azalea. This just survives all on its own on the side of the road. No one takes care of it or waters it or nuthin'. Every year it blooms so wonderfurly! Mother nature is the best gardener!

Then we saw a banana slug right there under the azalea! Ma asked me to put my paw by it so the pups can see sum perspective on this thing. They are pretty big fur slugs! 

Hope we didn't gross anypup out! Ma was not exactly enchanted by this creature the furst time she saw one. She did not even know such a slug existed, so it was an unpleasant surprise. But she has grown to appreciate them over the years. We're not seein' them as much as we used to. They are our local university's mascot. Good thing they don't have a football team!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Dock Divin' Today:(</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/724352</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Jun 2011 12:55:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, was supposta go dock divin' today! But the weather forecast was not dock divin' friendly e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, was supposta go dock divin' today! But the weather forecast was not dock divin' friendly enuf fur the ma. There's supposta be rain comin'! So we opted not to drive fur 2 hours fur a possible rained out event. I woulda been fine jumpin' in the rains but the humans are so wimpy about these things. Is you gonna melt Ma?!

Anyhowls, the rains has not come yet so we has all been out doin' a little yard work befure the storm. I got my picture taken with the monkey faced flowers. Can you see me?! I was hidin'!

So now the rain is not supposta come until 6 o' the clock tonight. Guess we coulda gone dock divin' after all and nobody woulda melted! Oh woofs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Visit to O'Neil</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/723576</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 May 2011 16:49:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So far havin' a pretty good weekend. On Safurday, my boy and da loaded up a buncha stuff in the truc ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So far havin' a pretty good weekend. On Safurday, my boy and da loaded up a buncha stuff in the truck. Then we all drove down to the Goodwill to give it all up. After that, my boy needed a new shirt for his comin' up middle school graduation. Humans! Furst they give stuffs away then they turn right around and get more stuffs!

Anyhowls, ma mentioned that the O'Neil shop might have sum nice shirts to look at. So that's where we went. Turns out they was havin' a big ole parkin' lot sale! And parkin' was a mess because half of their lot was used up by the sale!

So we hadta circle around a bit. This place is kinda close to the beach. So when I got a sniff of the beach smellin' air I just assumed we was goin' to the beach! I got real excited and whiney at this point. Wellwoof, we found a spot fur the truck a coupla blocks away from O'Neil.

My boy wanted to leave me in the truck! Arghh! Ma said no to that. Normally, I am fine waitin' but if the family goes somewheres I think I should go too, then I am not so fine. I can wig out! My boy luvs me, but sumptimes he gets embarrassed that ma takes me everywhere. Not sure why! Ma says not to take it fursonally he is at an age (14) where everything his family does is embarrassing. He just wantsta fit in.

Turns out there was lotsa dogs at the O'Neil store once we got there! See? Nothin' to be embarrassed about! And my boy found a nice shirt and it was on sale!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Scroungin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/723318</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 May 2011 21:31:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am ball poor right now! Last week ma brought home a coupla new balls fur me, my favorite orange, r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am ball poor right now! Last week ma brought home a coupla new balls fur me, my favorite orange, rubber Chuck-it types. Sumhow, those seem to already have gone missin' plus one of the regular fuzzy kinds. Also another fuzzy one has fallen apart. It is no longer fit fur fetchin'! So 4 balls, in one week, gone. Ma has a couple more of the orange ones I like but she's keepin' them in reserve fur supervised fetch sessions. See, the balls go missin' when I am out in the yard just messin' around by myself.

Wellwoofs, with no balls around I found a coupla a frisbees I left lyin' around from befure. I get really goofy and growly with frisbees! Ma says they are like cat-nip fur me! We might hafta video it sumptimes. It's surprisin' to see how furocious I can be with frisbees! It's funny but a little uncomfortable too. Ma doesn't like it so much!

Anyhowls, both Ma and Da says they is not gonna go broke buyin' balls fur me all the time! So what to do? Scrounge! We walked all the way down to the tennis courts today in search of regular, ole, fuzzy tennis balls. How many did we find? Unfurtunately, none, nada, zip, zero, goose egg! 

So guess I'll continue to play with my frisbee and hope one or two of my lost balls reappear! And we'll walk on down to the tennis courts again to do more scroungin'!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pals of Honor</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/723222</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 May 2011 05:44:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woof-howlz! Buddy Morris is Dog of The Day today! I am so happy fur him!

And pals Mickey and Zaid ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woof-howlz! Buddy Morris is Dog of The Day today! I am so happy fur him!

And pals Mickey and Zaidie are both Diary Picks!

Conwagulations pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Got Mail!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/722979</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 May 2011 21:46:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>When Da got home he threw my ball fur me fur a bit. This is our usual ritual. Then we walked down to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ When Da got home he threw my ball fur me fur a bit. This is our usual ritual. Then we walked down to the mail box to get the mail. There was mostly junk mail fur the humans but there was also a package and the package was fur me!

Da brought the package up to the house and Ma asked who it was for. "Pepper? Who would be sending a package to Pepper?" Wellwoof, my Dogster pals that's who! Seems Rinky, Ebby and Ceeley sent me sum treats! Yummers! What kind and generous pals I has! I'll be thinkin' of you pups each time I has a treat!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yes, We Know the Way to San Jose!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/722853</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 May 2011 21:05:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today went to the San Jose Flea Market fur a dock divin' event. Furst did not see no fleas to buy an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today went to the San Jose Flea Market fur a dock divin' event. Furst did not see no fleas to buy and did not see fleas shoppin' fur stuffs either! BOL!

Anywoofs, I had mostly 11 foot jumps this day. Kinda mediocre fur me:| I did have my 2nd best jump ever of 15'6"! So that one was pretty good:)

Also I has started catchin' the ball in mid air! There is a new video of me on my page. It's kinda hard to see but I catch the ball, honest!

We saw the nice trainer lady who furst started me on my dock divin' path. It had been awoofwhile since we last saw her. As usual her pup, Pyro, came away as the top jumpin' dog. Plus, she has a new little four month old puppy, Tonka. Tonka is too young to compete yet, but he was gettin' used to the pool. Already luvs the water, seems to be a natural fur this sport.

I did make it into the finals. With my 15' qualifing jump I ended up jumpin' with the big dogs. But I only did an even 11 feet in the finals. Didn't think I'd win anything so left after my jump. Turns out I got 3rd place fur the Junior category. Ma's a bit bummed we didn't stay to get my rosette:( But I don't care! I GOTTA GO DOCK DIVIN':))]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/722741</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:21:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs! Furst woke up kinda early fur a Safurday. Then went with Ma to pick up My Boy from school. Ye ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs! Furst woke up kinda early fur a Safurday. Then went with Ma to pick up My Boy from school. Yes, school! But not his school. He is a big kid in middle school. He spent the night in the playin' field of the elementary school. They are havin' their annual carnival today and they have booths and stuff at the school. My Boy with his Boy Scout troop spent the night to make sure nobody messes with the carnival stuff. It's just a nice thing they do every year fur the little kids and the school. Anyhowls, me and Ma arrived just as they was puttin' away their tents and packin' their stuffs up. I had such fun sayin' hellos to everyone and Ma got my ball out so I gotta play a bit o' fetch!

Then we came home. My boy was pretty tired so he took a long nap. Guess he didn't sleep too much at night last night, BOL!

Next neighbor-with-a-pond man came by and invited Da to come over fur a visit. I gotta come along! But, again, I even look at the pond and both o' those guys yells "NO!" like I'm gonna jump right in there! Sneak a swim a coupla times and the peoples thinks I gots no dignity or self controls, geesh! I did NOT jump in the pond and we had a nice visit. Even found a frisbee and they were courteous enuf to throw it fur me!

Last, ended the day with a nice long walk. To start we saw a little family of quail. Looks like the babes are almost half way to full grown. Guess we missed the teenie, tiny stage this year, when they are barely bigger than the eggs they hatched from. They grow so fast it's easy to miss!

I am still on the hunt fur little ground dwellin' critters. There are a coupla places on our walk that I am especially alert. But no luck today. Didn't get nuthin!

Next there is a certain spot on our walk that we sumptimes hear a beautiful bird song! This song is very different from the bird songs we are used to. We don't get to hear it everytime but today we did! This is the furst year Ma has noticed it.

Finally, I am kinda hopin' the Rapture does not happen today! I got dock divin' set up fur tomorrow!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woof-Howlz!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/722694</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 May 2011 08:21:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma entered this week's photo caption contest and WON! Guess the announcement was made on the 19th bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma entered this week's photo caption contest and WON! Guess the announcement was made on the 19th but we just noticed today. Of course, I was her inspiration!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Got 'im...but didn't hurt 'im!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/722161</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 May 2011 21:22:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I has been huntin' fur gophers fur the last three weeks or so. Ma lets me do it figurin' those critt ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I has been huntin' fur gophers fur the last three weeks or so. Ma lets me do it figurin' those critters hears me comin' long befure I starts diggin'. My Rainbow sisfur spent her whole lifetime huntin' and diggin' and never got one in 12 years! And Ma says she was a much more intense digger/hunter than me! 

Anywoof, we went fur a nice long walk this afternoon. We was cooped up in the house this mornin' cause o' the rain and hail. On the way back Ma and I saw a li'l critter stickin' his head outta his hole. I watched and waited and suddenly I pounced! Again, Ma figured he would quickly duck into his hole and be long gone. No sirree, not with this quick pouncin' girl! I pulled his li'l furry butt right outta there! But I let 'im go right away. Ma didn't even know I had 'im until I went after 'im again! Then she saw a li'l black body walkin' around in the grass! At furst she thought it was a mouse but then realized it's probably a mole! Seems I used a soft mouth on 'im cause he wasn't at all hurt, just dazed and surprised to be outta his hole. At this point Ma pulled me away and hoped the li'l guy would find his way back. I'm kinda glad! I wasn't sure what I was supposta do once I had 'im! I'm not a terrier after all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good Day, Sunshine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/721323</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 May 2011 18:53:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Today Da and my boy went away somewheres. It was just me an ma home all day. It was a nice day, not  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Da and my boy went away somewheres. It was just me an ma home all day. It was a nice day, not too hot, not too cold. So ma decided to work on the weeds in the front yard. Ma is a fair weather gardener. The weather has to be just right fur her to get out there. So stuff builds up. There was lotsa weeds.

Anywoofs, I luvs it when the humans is outside doin' yard works. Sumhow it is so much funner to bring the ball when fetch is not the main object of the human's attention. The ball gets thrown I brings it back. Sumptimes I has to wait a bit befure it gets thrown again because the thrower is busy doin' other stuffs. This is better than the thrower standin' there expectin' me to "hurry up" and bring it back. I had a good day today and now I is very tired.

Also I got signed up to go dock divin' again in two weeks! Woo-hoo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Argh! Oops &amp; Sorry!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/720590</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 May 2011 08:39:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I has been a lone dogster pup fur over two years. Last week ma set up a page fur my Rainbow sister o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I has been a lone dogster pup fur over two years. Last week ma set up a page fur my Rainbow sister on dogster too. Then we went on our merry way visitin' sum dogster pal's pages. Not bein' used to havin' to 'pick your author' we has forgotten to do that sumptimes. I was always the default doggy! 

Anyhowls, wanna let my pals know I is infurested and commentin' on your diaries & pics & stuff, but if you doesn't see me but sum strange human person (Lisa P) please know that was me! And sorry if any pup was concerned sum human person was intrudin' on the doggy pages! It was just me, Pepper!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Easter Party!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/720002</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:51:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Our neighbors across the street have a pond in their yard. None of the peoples likes me goin' over t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our neighbors across the street have a pond in their yard. None of the peoples likes me goin' over there uninvited! A coupla times last year I took a quick dip in their pond...So I gained a reputation, not a good one.

Anywoof, pond neighbors had an Easter party yesfurday. My family was invited, I was not. It was a bit rainey and cold, so all the peoples were in the pond neighbors' house. I was all alone in my house:( What a way to spend Easter, all alone! Sigh!

But later the rain cleared away and the sun came out. The party moved outside! The kids had an Easter egg hunt. Finally Da came home and got me. I gotta to go down and see everyone! I was so happy! There was kids and lotsa people I never met befure! I luv meetin' new peoples! My tail was waggin' the whole time!

Ma made a point of tellin' me to "leave it" about the pond. It was not necessary! I knew better! I did not ruin their party and jump in the pond! I was a good guest!

I has not been in that pond fur close to a year now! Hopefurly I am leavin' that bad reputation behind!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Tails</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/719905</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:46:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>One coat was fluffy, one is sleek
One pup gruff, the other pup meek
They seem so different
and ye ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ One coat was fluffy, one is sleek
One pup gruff, the other pup meek
They seem so different
and yet so alike
Two pretty black girls
Who brought a family delight

One is friendly, one was fierce
One pup at the Rainbow, the other on earth
Both relish the outdoors
They don't mind the rain
But laying in the sunshine, what can be more sane?

One lives to fetch, one couldn't miss her walk
One rarely barked, the other luvs to talk
They've taught us so much
One teaches us still
Everyday for her is such a big thrill

One tail is straight, one was curly
One is gone from this earth, she left us too early
Cry though we might
There's love and there's light
For newly winged angels about to take flight

Today is, my sisfur befure me, Jamaica's Rainbow day. Jamaica just got her own page today! Feel free to go by and woof a hello!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furst a Yummer! Then a Bummer...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/719632</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:57:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I gotta go to the office with Ma today! Yay, I like goin' along! Anyhowls, we had important business ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I gotta go to the office with Ma today! Yay, I like goin' along! Anyhowls, we had important business to do! Hadta walk to the bank to deposit sum checks. Nuthin eventful on the way over. After makin' the deposit Ma threw my ball fur me a bit at the little park behind the bank. As usual I had lotsa fun with that.

But on the way back I was one lucky pup! Sum super generous, nice bein' left a whole fried chicken drumstick layin' on the ground fur the furst lucky, hungry pup to come along and scarf it on down! Score! I was that lucky pup! But quick as lickety split Ma yelled fur me to 'leave it!'! And, wellwoof, I spit that drumstick out! What the howls?! WHY the fur did I do that? Just listened outta habit I guess! By the time I realized what I had done and got my wits back, I was outta leash reach of that drumstick! Major bummer!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/718309</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:53:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs! What an excitin' weekend I had!

Furst, I spent all day Safurday outside while ma did sum y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs! What an excitin' weekend I had!

Furst, I spent all day Safurday outside while ma did sum yard works. She would throw my ball fur me occasionally in between doin' her stuffs. We had a little street crossin' snafoo I barked about yesfurday. 

But the best part about Safurday was Safurday night! After dinner, me, ma and da got in the car and drove to the airport! I still did not getta see my boy fly! But he flew back to the Oakland Airport! Whoopee, my boy is back! I sure was glad to see him!

Today, Sunnyday, me, ma and da got in the car and drove to Hollister fur Dock Divin'! Woof-howl! That sure was a surprise!
I did not have a personal best this time and I did not win any ribbons fur the qualifyin' heats. But I did win a pretty pink rosette fur 5th place in the Open finals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pepper Pancake?! No Thanks!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/718131</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Apr 2011 13:25:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A Pepper pancake does not sound good! Luckily I did not hafta be one and ma did not hafta scrape one ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A Pepper pancake does not sound good! Luckily I did not hafta be one and ma did not hafta scrape one offa the road!

What happened is my ball rolled down the driveway into our little cul-de-sac street. There is only 7 houses on our street so we don't have much traffic. Still, I never gets my ball when it rolls in the street without permission first. Ma was doin' sum yard works so she said I hadta wait a bit til she was ready to go with me. 

Anywoofs, finally she was ready and walked halfway down the driveway with me and thought the way was clear. She told me I could go get my ball. She didn't know the mail-lady had driven by a few minutes earlier and was on her way back outta the cul-de-sac. We were almost to the bottom of the driveway and into the street when ma realized her BIG mistake! She called me back and told me to leave the ball! What the woof?! But listen, I did and return to her, I did and I really wanted to get my ball! Ma is so pleased and proud of me! She made a mistake but I saved the day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What's he doin' now?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/717405</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:22:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Maybe sum pups have the same problem. When your human liason to Dogster is thinkin' about sumptin it ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maybe sum pups have the same problem. When your human liason to Dogster is thinkin' about sumptin it comes thru in your diary. Wellwoofs, that's what happenin' with me right now. I miss my boy. I wonder where he is. But do I really wonder what he is doin'? Not really, can't barks that I do!

Anywoofs, accordin' to his itineraries he is now in Richmond, Virginia. He had dinner at Piccadilly Restaurant and should probably be checked into his hotel by now.

Accordin' to weather.com there is isolated T-storms tonight, but tomorrow looks pretty nice. Ma hopes the jacket he packed is warm enuf!

By the way, my boy would be mortified to know we is postin' about him on the infurnet. So if any of his pals ever finds me here on dogster we will hafta delete all these entries.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh, Boy! My Boy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/717351</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Apr 2011 10:41:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My boy is on the trip of a lifetime! He flew late last night from Oakland airport to the District of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My boy is on the trip of a lifetime! He flew late last night from Oakland airport to the District of Columbia! I never gots to see him fly! I didn't know he could do that!

Anywoofs, I knew sumptin was up yesfurday afternoon when I got left home alone! I never gets left home alone in the nights! 

It started as a normal day. Me, ma and my boy did our normal mornin' routine. We dropped my boy off at school, then stopped at my favfurite Covered Bridge park fur sum fetch, then went to ma's office fur a few hours.

We left the office a bit earlier than normal and met my boy at home (he takes the school bus home). Ma threw my ball fur me a bit but then called me in and said I should give my boy a hug or rather let him give me a hug, which he did. Then she put sum kibblies in my bowl and they left! Woofs?!

I never did see dadster that afternoon, but later that night, ma and da came home with no boy! That's when I found out he flew away!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Dogster Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/717033</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:37:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom actually furst discovered Dogster when she was dogless, during the few months after my sisfur's  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom actually furst discovered Dogster when she was dogless, during the few months after my sisfur's Rainbow day and befure my Gotcha day. She mostly visited the forums and found many infuresting debates there. 

My profile was started about 6 months after my Gotcha day. Ma is not the quickest actin' of peoples. At furst, I wasn't very active and did not make any pals fur a few months. Mostly ma did lotsa readin', mainly in the forums. 

Finally, we made a big leap and posted in a forum. A few pups came forward and extended a paw of furiendship. Pups like Dorothy 'Dot' Louise, Tosha, Nina and Lola were my furst few pals. Wellwoof, this opened up a whole new Dogster experience fur us! Through these pals we discovered Dogster diaries and the fun of exchanging Dogster gifts.

Eventufurly I started my own diary. A pup named Zaidie left me a nice comment in one of my furst few entries. How nice it was of him to leave a comment! I decided to ask him to be furiends. He accepted!! I soon discovered Zaidie is quite the talented Haiku writin' pup!  Ma and I LUV Zaidie's haikus and he has inspired me to bark sum of my own!

Woofs, Doggy Haiku! 
What a wonderfur idea!
One smart pup, Zaidie!

Sometime later, while perusing Zaidie's diary, I noticed Hershey pup. Hershey lives kinda near where I live. I sent him a pup pal request and not only did he accept, he invited me to join a group! Several sweet pups from this group, like Walker, Molly, Alexandria & Pookah gave me a waggin' welcome and we became pals.

After sum time of diary barks, eventufurly, my diary was one of the daily picks! This lead to a few more introductions and I met my good furiend, Whitley! Whitley lead me to Finley! Then I met Ebony and Wrinkles! Rinky was still havin' some good feelin' days. But we were earthly furiends fur far too short. Now she is one of quite a few Rainbow furiends.

After a woofwhile I started noticing a dog barkin' in a lot of my furiends diaries. This was MrJackFreckles AKA SirLickAlot! He seemed like a fun pup with some infurestin' things to bark. So I pawed over a ppr and he accepted. Then thru MrJack I met Petey!

Zaidie had sum diary entries about a whole barkin' adventure with Zoe, Tux & Drover (plus their kitty) comin' to visit him! I just had to ask these fun pups to be pals!

Last summer a dog named Flicka caught my eye. We both commented on a rather sad diary entry. Ma was struck by Flicka's kind and meaningful comment to an anguished doggy parent. Often the right words are so hard to find in those sad, difficult situations. Flicka has a knack fur comin' thru with comfurt that is wise, appropriate, and uplifting. There is much to learn from Flicka, Lucas, Cleo and Pam. I am so privileged they are my furiends.

Some younger pups that are very spawcial to me are Daxi & Sly. These are mastiff puppies in their furst year of life here on God's green earth. It's been fun readin' about their puppy antics.  They will be one year old in a month or so. We became pals when they were 3 months old. I have enjoyed seein' them grow & Grow & GROW & learn & Learn & LEARN! They are good pups on the way to bein' great dogs!

And this year, I gotta meet a coupla Dogster pals in the fur! Josephine and Jolanda and their parents came out to see me do my dock divin'! That was so nice to have sum extra cheers in my corner!

I might not have a gazillion pals. But the pals I do have are all caring and generous. Time and again, we have seen on Dogster that kind words can turn into kind deeds. And there are many big, kind hearts all over this Dogster place!

Big happy wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Here Comes the Rain Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/716467</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:12:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Anofur rainy day in our Santa Cruz Mountains! The folks decided it was a good day to finish up the f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Anofur rainy day in our Santa Cruz Mountains! The folks decided it was a good day to finish up the family taxies. Ma was grouchy with me when she was workin' on them!

When the ma is on the pc doin' my dogster stuff fur me, she remembers to be nice and roll my ball fur me and pay attention to me when I asks fur it. But today while workin' on the taxies it was, "Pepper, don't roll your slobbery ball on the papers!" and "Pepper, I'm not going to play with you right now!" and even "Pepper, stop bugging me!" Wellwoof, EXCUUUUSSSE ME!

Usually, the taxies woulda got done a coupla weeks ago. But ma was extra busy at work and even worked over the weekend to prepare her office fur a pawdit. She did not feel like doin' this kinda businessy stuff at home too, while that was goin' on. So the folks was a little stressed about startin' later than usual.

Also at furst it looked like the folks was gonna hafta pay $,$$$ to the Cali state. Wellwoof, they do! But turns out the feds are gonna refund enuf $,$$$ that it comes out almost even. Even a few pennies and nickles ahead! The folks were in a much better mood after figurin' that out!

So then ma was gonna take me fur a walk but every time we got ready to go it started rainin'! We is havin' "scattered showers" in our Santa Cruz Mountains! Finally we had a dry spot and we went fur a walk. We even made it home without gettin' chased in by the rain!

Then we hadta go pick up my boy who was hangin' out at a friend's house. Since we were all out and about we decided to go out fur an early dinner. Wellwoof, I waited in the car while the peoples went and had dinner. But on the way home it was not rainin' so we stopped at my favfurite Covered Bridge Park and I gotta fetch my ball there! Now I am pooped!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Anofur Day at the Office!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/716357</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:24:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I gotta go to the office with ma again today! It's kinda fun but kinda borin' too, but not as borin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I gotta go to the office with ma again today! It's kinda fun but kinda borin' too, but not as borin' as stayin home all alone! I knows I's supposta watch the house, but the house seems to do ok on its own! Anywoof, with all the weird road closures and stuffs yesfurday ma didn't wanta hafta worry about me bein' home alone.

I think it's good fur the ma to have me there at the office with her, too. She actually takes her breaks every coupla hours and makes sures I gets my potty breaks and a little excysize. Ma should takes more breaks!

Anywoofs, ma tooks sum pictures of me in the little garden that surrounds the parkin' lot fur her buildin'. Not sure why suddenly I get's my picture taken alla time, but I do! 

Believe it or not, sumptimes it's real hard to see me even in the broad daylight in this little garden! My black furs can blend in with the shadows and is like camouflage! I like to take my ball and go hide in there.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weather Happenin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/716211</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:46:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We is havin' rain, rain, rain here on the central coast of our Cali state. Because it was too rainy  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We is havin' rain, rain, rain here on the central coast of our Cali state. Because it was too rainy this mornin', I didn't get my decent exycise, so ma took me to the office with her today. The peoples doesn't like to leave me home alone when I doesn't get my excycise, not that I have ever done anything bad or destructive! But I like goin' along to the office so that's fine by me! 

Anywoofs, me and ma was plannin' to take off from the office early and pick my boy up at the bus stop, so he doesn't have to walk home in the rain. So we headed fur the bus stop closest to home. Problem is the road was closed in two places on the way home! At the furst place there was a detour so our car could still get through. Ma was wonderin' if the school bus made it through too. But she pressed on not wantin' to miss my boy. At the 2nd closure ma finally decided to turn around and go the school. She was sure the school bus could not make it thru this one! 

So we headed back to the school and sure enuf all the school buses were there in the parkin' lot! Ma coulda saved herself sum drivin' around if she had her cell phone with her, but she gave it to my boy earlier in the week! He apparently left her a message at her office to come get him, but we had already left on our wild drive thru the valley to meet him.

So now that we have my boy, how to get home? Wellwoof, there's sum long, windy back roads we can try, hopefurly, there's no mudslides, trees or wires down on the back roads. There wasn't and we made it home rather uneventfully. Ma says that's good!

Now the 3 of us are safe at home, what about the dadster? He made it home a little later than normal but safe and sound! Yay!

Now we is watchin' the news and hearin' all about the flash flood warnings and closed roads and trees fallin' on houses! Oh my!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rainy Weather Weekend Furiend</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/715744</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:38:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We has been wonderin' how my pal Berkley has been. She's not a dogster pal, she's a down the street  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We has been wonderin' how my pal Berkley has been. She's not a dogster pal, she's a down the street neighbor pal. I hasn't got to see her in a long time because our peoples has all been busy. Anywoof, her peoples was goin' away this weekend and they asked us to check in on her fur them. I was happy to see my old time pal! Unfurtunately it was rainy and windy fur most of the weekend. Poor Berkley doesn't do so good in the rain. She's a tiny thing with short hair (rat terrier) and gets cold really quickly (at least compared to me). 

On Safurday, Ma would watch fur a break in the rain to take us fur a walk. She would watch and watch and watch! Finally we figured out the rain wasn't gonna give us any breaks! We just had to walk in the rain. Usually ma doesn't bother with an umbrella, she just wears a raincoat. But with Berkley we brought a big golf umbrella. Poor Berkley still got all wet, cold and whiney. She was a shiverin'! So ma picked her up and had me on leash with umbrella in hand. When we got back to our street she let me off leash fur one less thing to hold. Berkley was gettin' heavy! We got Berkley back to her house then headed fur home. Now the wind came up and blew the umbrella inside out! But ma got the wind to fix it back up the right way. What a walk that was!

Sunnyday was a little better. We at least had a dry patch when we started our mornin' walk. And we met up with our good neighbor friend lady and her dog, Milo! But the rain chased us home and we got a tad wet at the end. Wellwoof, at least we are not just fair weather furiends!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock Divin' Practice!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/715517</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:29:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We has discovered a new game! I sit and stay down the hall, ma walks away and then calls me. I come  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We has discovered a new game! I sit and stay down the hall, ma walks away and then calls me. I come runnin' and she tosses the ball so I catch it befure it hits the floor. She makes sure to throw so I don't hafta jump up and land. That could be bad fur my joints.

How is this dock divin' practice? Wellwoof, furst it reinforces my stay in an unpressured environment. I am learnin' if I am too hasty we hasta start all over. Second, the practice is more fur ma to learn to toss the ball in a more controlled way. Not sure if this will help me jump any further at the dock, but it sure is fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update from afar</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/715442</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:08:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma's uncle, aunt and cousin's family live in Chiba, Japan. They are sum of the more fortunate people ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma's uncle, aunt and cousin's family live in Chiba, Japan. They are sum of the more fortunate peoples. They are in their own home, not a shelter. They are all well and accounted for. 

They have to wait in long lines for flour, rice and water. Their bags are packed and they are ready to flee whether it be from another earthquake, tsunami or other event. Where does one flee with so much devastation around already? But guess they have a plan and a place they've been told to go to.

Ma's cousin and his wife actually went back to work on Wednesday! Guess sum trains are running again. School sessions have NOT resumed, their two children stay home with their grandparents, ma's aunt and uncle. Ma's Ma says the Japanese are a little nutzo when it comes to work. 

Sorry fur barkin' about all this human stuff lately. Ma said an update was in order. I wanna get back to just barkin' about my own doggy life!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Human Interests</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/714742</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:57:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am a dog! I am happy to be a dog! I am happy to bark about doggy things! I am smart about doggy th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a dog! I am happy to be a dog! I am happy to bark about doggy things! I am smart about doggy things like fetchin' and sleepin' and doin' stuff to get treatz! But sumptimes ma wants me to also bark about imporfurant current events. So I do. But it is hard. I try my best but it is a burden.

Anywoof, I shall start close to home. Ma has a pawdit comin' up at her work. So she worked both Safurday and Sunnyday to help her boss prepare fur this pawdit. Safurday she took me fur my walk befure goin' to the office. Today, Sunnyday, we changed our clocks. Ma took me fur my short furst-thing-in-the-mornin'-potty-break walk but not a real walk. She told Da and my boy that one of them needs to make sure I get my excysize. I spent the day hangin' outside with Da while he worked in the garage. He threw my ball fur me every once in a while. Now everyone is home and it is rainin'.

Next, Santa Cruz Harbor. I think most Dogsters by now have heard about the earthquake and ensuing tsunami. We are in the Santa Cruz Mountains and so were not directly affected. I stayed home to watch the house on Fryday. On the way into work and school ma and my boy heard on the radio about the advised evacuation along the coast. Unfurtunately, rumors were abound and folks started evacuatin' some of the inland towns too. This caused a big traffic jam on all the local freeways. Poor peoples who wasted their gas, time and efforts bein' scared and worried unnecessarily! Also the Santa Cruz Harbor had quite a bit of damage from the tsunami.

Lastly, Japan. Ma's Ma is a lady from Japan. So ma has some aunts and uncles in Japan. Most of the aunts and uncles live in Okinawa. Okinawa was not much impacted by the earthquake or tsunami. Less impacted even than Santa Cruz! The aunts and uncles in Okinawa could be reached and confirmed they are ok. However, one aunt and uncle do not live in Okinawa. They live closer to Tokyo. Ma's Ma could not reach them all day Fryday. She was worried. Finally they called and everyone is ok. Ma's cousin hadta walk home from Tokyo and it was a long walk. He usually takes two trains to get home! But the scary part was ma's uncle and cousin's wife were missin' fur a while. The uncle went to pick up ma's cousin-in-law right after the earthquake. This is usually a 1 hour drive. It took them 19 hours to get back home! All is well fur the aunt, uncle and cousin's family fur the time being. There are surely challenges ahead of them, though! They, along with all effected peoples and animals, will be in our thoughts and prayers in the coming days.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gone and Back again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713931</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:21:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Friday mornin' seemed like a regular mornin' to me. We dropped off my boy at school. Then we went to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Friday mornin' seemed like a regular mornin' to me. We dropped off my boy at school. Then we went to my favfurite Covered Bridge Park and I got to play fetch like normal. Then we drove and drove and drove! Wait a minute, the office is not this far away! 

We stopped a coupla times along the way. The furst time, near Paso Robles, I did not need to go potty, so I didn't! The 2nd time, in Pismo Beach, the car needed more gas. After the car got its drink Ma took me fur a short walk to go potty. I tried but I just could not find a good spot. I would circle and circle and squat and squat but I just could not get comfurtable in this strange place!

So off we went again. We drove real fast fur hunderds and hunderds of miles, until we arrived somewhere call El Ay. There is lotsa cars in El Ay! So we hadta slow down and the last 50 or hunderd miles or sumptin took like two hours! Good grief!

Anywoof, we ended up at Grandma & Grandpa's house! Weird! They have a nice backyard and after sniffin' a woof I got comfurtable and, guess what, I really had to go now! Ma threw my ball fur me a bit and we visited fur like an hour or two then back in the car we went. But we only drove fur a few minutes this time. Ma gave me my dinner in the car and the peoples went into a buildin'. A coupla hours later they came back and I got to see Li'l Baby Girl fur a few minutes in the parkin' lot! This was the only time I got to see her!

Next mornin', Safurday, everyone got up early. Ma threw my ball fur me in the back yard. They packed lotsa stuff in the grandparent's car. Then they drove off without me! I got to roam the whole house and Ma had left my breakfurast and a chewey fur me to have sumptin to do. Plus the back door was left open in case I wanted to go outside fur a bit. I have never been left alone in someone else's home befure. How did I do? Wellwoof, I did not feel like chewin' my chewey but I did eat my breakfurast then I sniffed around a bit then I went to sleep. I did NOT chew any furniture, Li'l Baby Girl's toys or any other thing I mighta come across. I was a good girl! The grandparents said I was welcome back to visit anytime!

Today, Sunnyday, we drove back home. I did not get no cake and I did not get to go to no party! But I had nice long snoozes in the car and I gotta play fetch in strange new places.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frog Songs then So Long!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713611</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 22:19:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fur many evenings now, we have been the lucky audience of a froggy concert! Seems all the frogs in o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fur many evenings now, we have been the lucky audience of a froggy concert! Seems all the frogs in our neighborhood have gathered in one neighbor's yard to sing away. Very beautiful! The first few nights we had to walk up the street in fronta the house where they been performin' to hear them. But the last coupla nights we can even hear them over at our own house! We love the frog songs! Glad the cold weather last weekend didn't hurt them. Sing away, frogs, sing away!

Ma and I will be drivin' hunderds and hunderds of miles tomorrow mornin'. We is drivin' to the southern part of our Cali state. My li'l baby girl cousin is turnin' one year old on Friday! But her party is on Safurday! Da and my boy are not infurested in li'l baby parties. Wellwoof, their loss I say! I luv babies! 

I'll be back to bark on Sunnyday evenin' and hopefurly Ma will get sum good pics! Wishin' all my pals a nice weekender! Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Stuffed Pepper!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713371</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 21:09:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey pupper pals! Not meainin' to brag, wellwoof, maybe a little, but I am currently rich with a plet ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pupper pals! Not meainin' to brag, wellwoof, maybe a little, but I am currently rich with a plethora of doggy treats! Furst when the grandparents came to visit they brought a buncha treats they had fur dear old Rowdy that he did not get around to eatin' before goin' to the Rainbow. Then last weekend we got lotsa stuff at the Pet Expo. 

There's all kindsa diffurent stuff and ma doesn't want me to get a tummy ache! So think I gotta have a parteh and have all my pup pals help me get ridda this stuff! So waddaya say, wanna come on out and help me eat these treats?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Gift fur Li'l Baby Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713265</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:35:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My gift fur li'l baby girl's birthday was a pink ball with Disney princesses all over it. Ma picked  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My gift fur li'l baby girl's birthday was a pink ball with Disney princesses all over it. Ma picked it out fur me and thought that would be a cute li'l gift from me. 

Guess I was not good at hidin' how infurested in it I was. So ma stowed it away in the closet. 

It was a bouncy ball, kinda like Whitley and Finley's pool balls only not full size, maybe a little larger than a softball. It WAS a bouncy ball! Ma did not shut the bedroom door to that closet and she did not know I can open sliding closet doors. But I can and I did and I popped that cute, li'l, bouncy ball! 

I was called a thief and a murderer! But it was MY gift! Don't I get to QA fur li'l baby girl? See it wasn't safe! Maybe she woulda popped it, too, and swallowed sum rubber! I mighta just saved her life! I should be called a hero not a thief! Good grief!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pepper made the Pros!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713146</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:31:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, not Pros like in gettin' $, but pros as in one of the finals divisions of Splash Dogs! 
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, not Pros like in gettin' $, but pros as in one of the finals divisions of Splash Dogs! 

I was the furst dog to jump in the 12:00 wave of the competition. Furst time I've ever gone furst! Anywoofs, my furst jump was 16'5". Woof-hoo, new personal best! My 2nd jump there was a problem with the computer measurin' system and they asked me to go again. So on my 3rd jump(which counted as my 2nd) I got 13'8". By jumpin' over 15' I ended up in the Senior division fur the furst time! Woof-hoo! I got 2nd place in the Senior division fur this wave!

The Splash Dogs peoples was havin' lotsa problems with their computer this day. So they ended up runnin' late to the schedule. In the 2:00 wave (which started at 2:30) I was 2nd in the rotation. I did 14'10" on my furst jump and 11'8" on my 2nd(Ma didn't throw so good!)

We were pretty sure I made it to the finals so we stuck around fur the finals waves. The final waves are broken down into Open & Pro. I have only ever jumped in the Open finals befure. So we were a little surprised to not hear my name fur the Open rotation. Were we mistaken about me makin' the finals?! But wait,the reason they did not call my name fur Open was cuz they put me with the Pros! OMD! I was up against the top jumpin' dogs! Guess that over 16' jump put me in the Pro finals!

In the Pro finals, I jumped 14'9", which is good fur me but I was way low in the Pro rankings. No rosette this time fur ma to take my picture with, rosettes go to the top 6 dogs in each final division and I was not one of the top 6 Pros. But I have a 2nd place Senior ribbon fur my 16'5" in the 12:00 wave and a 1st place Junior ribbon fur my 14'10" in the 2:00 wave. So I did not go home empty pawed. Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pet Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713092</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:40:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So we made it to the Bay Area Pet Expo! I knew sumptin special was up even befure we got to the park ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So we made it to the Bay Area Pet Expo! I knew sumptin special was up even befure we got to the parkin' lot! Our car was in a big long line to get in there and I saw lotsa cars with dogs in them! There was a husky dog in the car next to us and I whined and wagged at him big time!

We parked and as we were walkin' toward the buildin' I got my poopy business out of the way fur the day. That was good! Once in the buildin', oh my, there was lotsa dogs! More dogs than I have ever seen! But where was the Splash Dogs? Ma asked the guy checkin' us in and he told us they were way at the back of the building.

So we made our way to the back and checked in with the Splash Dogs. I did a coupla jumps, then the folks wanted to go look at sum of the other set ups.

Woof-hoo! There was all kindsa treats and stuff bein' handed out. Pretty much all of these treats went in a bag fur home consumpution. Darn! I wanted them right then! But the folks didn't want a repeat of the barfies durin' a divin' heat. So in the bag they went! We ended up with so much stuff da made a run out to the car to drop them off! 

It was real loud in the buildin'. Dogs were a barkin' & peoples were a talkin'. It got a little overwhelmin' at times fur both me and my peoples. We discovered we could go in and out the back door and there was a little patch of grass out there. Whew, sum relief from all the hubbub and a needed potty break!

As it got close to 12:00 we stuck around the Splash Dogs area as I was signed up fur the 12:00 wave. It was nice the back door and grassy area was just outside the dock divin' pool area. We could go outside and still be kinda nearby.  

Once comin' back in ma saw a lady with a coupla cattle dogs. Somehow the lady and ma made eye contact and right away realized these are our Dogster pals! Woof-hoo!

I was a little distracted with watchin' the dock divin' and wantin' my ball so I was not the furiendliest of pups this day. But the peoples all got along and they did most of the talkin'. Josephine and Jolanda were real troopers thru all the commotion near the divin' pool and gettin' splashed and stuff. What sweet, mild mannered pups they are!

Once I was done with my 12:00 jump, we all went outside and enjoyed that grass. We played a little ball and relaxed a bit. Then the Jojo girls and their mom had to go find their dad. He was still back at the car dealin' with sum car situation. They said they would meet up with us again fur my 2:00 wave!

We had sum lunch out at the car and I wolfed mine down. The folks starved me in the mornin' (again, afraid I would urka gurka) and I was hungry after all that jumpin'!

We did a little more wanderin' of sum booths we hadn't seen the first time around. Of course, more treats for the takin', woof-hoo! And I got 2 bandanas, a pink one from a pet sitter and a black/gold one from a shampoo/carpet cleaner dude. Not sure when I'll ever wear them again, but da is a sucker fur freebies, oh woofs. Ma was happy to get a free poop bag holder with free poop bags. What a funny thing to be happy about! 

Anywoof, time quickly passed and 2 o' the clock approached. So back we went to the divin' pool to wait around. We found our Dogster pals with their mom & dad. What a gentleman their dad is!

I did my 2:00 jump. Then it was time to wait around to see if I made the finals. We bid a fond farewell to our Dogster pals, rememberin' at the last minute to take sum pictures of our meetin'. The Jojos were quick to post their pics already! My page will have sum soon as well.

I did make the finals. In fact, I was one of the top 9 dogs (they take the top 24). So one more wave fur me to jump! Woof-hoo! Ok, by me! By the time we left it was around 5 o' the clock. What a long day! I slept the whole way home. Then at home I ate sum dinner then went to bed at 7:30. This is very early fur me! I slept straight thru until 6:30 this mornin'! I was one tired pooch!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snow &amp; Divin'! Who wudda thunk it?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713054</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:07:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/713054</guid>
		<description>Wellwoofs, after all of ma's hullablues about should we or shouldn't we go divin'? Is it gonna be to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoofs, after all of ma's hullablues about should we or shouldn't we go divin'? Is it gonna be too cold? Is the roads gonna be bad? We got snow AND I went dock divin'!

The snow started late Friday night and went into very early Safurday mornin'. We woke up to see a light dustin' all around and even saw it snow a little more. Once ma had her shower and coffee we went outside to check it out. It was a bit cloudy but they were rather thin clouds and we could see patches of blue sky. It was still a bit foggy and cold. The sun was weak but it was tryin' to break through and we could see it's rays.By 9:00 the snows at the tops of the trees was meltin' and the sun was shinin'!

So we all got in the car and drove to San Jose! Woofs & howls! The dock divin' was indoors and it was probably our warmest dock divin' experience ever!

But even better than the nice weather and the comfortable dock divin', I got to meet a coupla Dogster pals in the fur. The Jojo girls and their peoples were super nice and it was wonderfur havin' extra support and cheers fur me! They stayed through 2 of my competitive waves! So nice!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Please don't rain (or snow!) on my Dock Divin' day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712932</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:16:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712932</guid>
		<description>We has been checkin' and checkin' the weather! They keep sayin' it might snow! MIGHT, MIGHT, MIGHT!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We has been checkin' and checkin' the weather! They keep sayin' it might snow! MIGHT, MIGHT, MIGHT! Not will!

Right now there is showin' only 20% chance of rain or snow fur tomorrow. So we are keepin' everything crossed, paws, ears & eyes! BOL! 

Normally we would welcome the rare snow storm we get in our Santa Cruz Mountains. But the problem with snow and dock divin' is 
1. The folks don't like to drive in bad weather and roads can be closed
2. I am prone to cold tail
3. The folks don't like standin' around in cold & wet weather

The expo is indoors, but we are not sure if the dock divin' is gonna be indoors too. The splash dogs website indicates it is outdoors. We are hopin' it is indoors, cuz rain, snow or sun we have heard it is gonna be pretty cold!

If it is not snowin' we will be there! If it does snow we will have fun playin' here at home. Either way we'll have an excitin' weekend!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do You Know the Way to San Jose?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712718</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:18:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I hope my ma does, cuz I am signed up fur dock divin' at the Bay Area Pet Expo being held in San Jos ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I hope my ma does, cuz I am signed up fur dock divin' at the Bay Area Pet Expo being held in San Jose this weekend! Woof-hoo! I can't wait!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Come and Gone, again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712367</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:12:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712367</guid>
		<description>Wellwoof, my extra ball throwin' minions has left. They showed up on Friday and when they walked in  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, my extra ball throwin' minions has left. They showed up on Friday and when they walked in the door I greeted them with a, "Woof! Thanks fur drivin' 500 miles. Now you can throw my ball fur me!" 

Safurday, it was really cold and rainey. We even had snow! Although, it melted as soon as it hit. But still, very rare in our neck of the woods and pretty to watch comin' down. So we did lotsa indoor fetchin', which is not quite as much fun as outdoor fetchin'. But those humans are so wimpy, any little thing and they doesn't wanna go outside with me!

Sunnyday was a nice clear day, although, still kinda cold. Ma and the grandma went off shoppin'. Dadders and my boy had a safety class they had to go off to. That left me and the grandpa. Grandpa threw my ball fur me lots and lots. He doesn't use the chuckit stick like I likes but that's ok, I can make do with a hand thrown ball. He can throw it quite far, actually. I like my grandpa! Then when ma and grandma got back, they threw the ball fur me, too! Woof-hoo!! 

This mornin' the grandparents has left. They did not even throw the ball once befure leavin'! Oh, woofs! Ma threw the ball fur me a bit, then we went fur a walk. Today I am hangin' with my boy as both Ma and Da hafta go to work. My boy rarely throws my ball fur me. But he likes to run around and rassle with me! That's fun, too, but in a different way. Wish he would throw my ball fur me more.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Standin' still</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/712130</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:10:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My tail's a bit droopy. We got a reply back from the dock divin' lady. And the response was, &quot;Hang t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My tail's a bit droopy. We got a reply back from the dock divin' lady. And the response was, "Hang tight". Hang tight?!! What?! No, "Happy to have ya"? No, "Sure you can join, welcome"?! Just a "Hang tight"?! 

The folks did talk to her a little about the team last year. She expressed bein' a little disappointed in the existin' team members. They were just comin' to the monthly practices then not signin' up fur the competitive events. This was not how she envisioned the team. So she mentioned perhaps havin' a club fur folks who are not necessarily infurested in competitions and a team for those who are. So maybe that is all still bein' hashed out. But waitin' and "hanging tight", not my(or ma's) strong suits. But we gotta do it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>One step closer!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711974</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:45:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711974</guid>
		<description>One of my 2011 restofsolutions, wellwoof my only one, is to join a Dock Divin' team. The team season ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ One of my 2011 restofsolutions, wellwoof my only one, is to join a Dock Divin' team. The team season is from March to October. Wellwoof, we're comin' up on March, aren't we?!! So we has sent an e-mail to the lady who runs the team closest to where we live askin' if they are acceptin' new members. I hope they are! I luv Dock Divin'!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Easy Come, Easy Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711681</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:59:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>A coupla weeks ago we had a very bad weekend as far as fetchin' balls go! We lost 3 of them! One wen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A coupla weeks ago we had a very bad weekend as far as fetchin' balls go! We lost 3 of them! One went down the storm drain. So long sucker! That guy ain't never comin' back! Then I insisted on bringin' one along when we went over to visit our neighborfriendlady. I rolled it off her deck into an area of her yard that is not frequently travelled. Ma did not ask if we could go in there to hunt fur it. MAYBE we'll see that one someday. The 3rd one is my secret as ma did not see what happened to it, it just disappeared. So that should pop up again someday, too.

Wellwoof, this last weekend we had very nice weather here in our neck of the woods. Our neighborwithapondman decided to clean out his pond. We saw him over there with a big hose stuck in there. He found 3 of my balls fur me! These were lost over a span of many months.

So neighborwithapondman may wonder if I take sneaky swims in his pond(which I DON'T). But he is kind enuf to return my balls that do go swim in there. (They roll down our driveway into his yard, if anypup is wonderin' how they end up in there!) Anywoof, I am grateful to have some of my favorite glowey balls back!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy, busy, busy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711502</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:08:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am booked fur the next 3 weekends! 

This comin' up weekend the grandparents are comin' to visit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am booked fur the next 3 weekends! 

This comin' up weekend the grandparents are comin' to visit! They did not come fur all of 2010 because their Rowdy dog was too old and frail to travel and with all his meds they could not leave his care to others either. Now that Rowdy is at the Rainbow they can come visit again, which makes us happy and sad...

The next weekend we are goin' to the Pet Expo with Dock Divin'! Woof hoo! Enuf barked about that!

Then the next weekend after that is ROAD TRIP! Me and ma are gonna drive all day to get down to the southern part of this Cali state. This will be my furst time away from home without the rest of the family along!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Da Daffodils are bloomin' &amp; the clouds are gatherin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711313</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:23:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711313</guid>
		<description>We had a beautiful weekend and I got lotsa fetchin'! But the rain's supposed to be on the way in the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had a beautiful weekend and I got lotsa fetchin'! But the rain's supposed to be on the way in the next day or so. Some thin clouds came this afternoon and with the Daffodils a bloomin' and the nice lightin' ma thought we should take advantage of some good pic opportunities. So I posed a bit and ma threw the ball fur me as my reward. That works fur me! I'd pick fetch over food even if I was starvin'! Wellwoof, maybe, hopefurly we'll never know fur sure! Anywoof, I am pooped and should sleep good tonight. Wags!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Valentine's Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/711049</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:32:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wishin' evfurrypup a Happy Valentine's Weekend! I will be havin' fun in the sun just here at the ole ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wishin' evfurrypup a Happy Valentine's Weekend! I will be havin' fun in the sun just here at the ole homestead. But that's fine with me as long as someone will throw my ball fur me! We're supposta start gettin' sum rain on Tuesday maybe. So I'm gonna soak up all the rays while we still got 'em!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Super Puppy Bowl!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/710378</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:29:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/710378</guid>
		<description>I'm not too infurested in stuffs on da TV, but I luv watchin' the Puppy Super Bowl! Those pups have  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm not too infurested in stuffs on da TV, but I luv watchin' the Puppy Super Bowl! Those pups have so much fun!

My folks got chicken wings fur Super Bowl snacks! They are so rude and stingy to be eatin' those in fronta me without sharin'! Wellwoofs, someone furgots to shut the door to the trash and I got one o' those fur myself. Ma heard the crunchin' and came runnin'! She claims those is not good fur dogs! Ya right, they seem good to me! Anywoof, I did not even get to finish the one! Aw, shucks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've been invited!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/710139</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:55:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You know that cute baby sharin' my profile pic with me? Wellwoof, her one year birthday is comin' up ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You know that cute baby sharin' my profile pic with me? Wellwoof, her one year birthday is comin' up soon! Ma promised to drive the hunderds and hunderds o' miles to be there fur the big day. She was plannin' to go all alone. But then the grandma called and said I was welcome at their house if the ma wanted to bring me along. Ma was a bit surprised by this offer. She initially thought maybe I'd be better off stayin' at home than all couped up in the car fur hours with her. But the more she thought about it the more it seems nice to have some company. I am always up fur an adventure & the dad said he thought it would be a good idea too. He and my boy can make do without me fur that weekend. So seems I'm gonna make the trek down to Southern Cali with the ma *in a coupla weeks.(*ETA)

Hope we make it by the dog beach! I luvs that place.

Grandma also said I was invited to the actual birthday party too! But ma thinks that might be a bit too much. She doesn't want us to take any attention away from the li'l baby girl. It's her day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Finals! No Rosette!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/709302</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:37:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>In the short time I been doin' da dock divin' we have learned it is best to go on the 2nd day. Gener ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the short time I been doin' da dock divin' we have learned it is best to go on the 2nd day. Generally, these are Safurday/Sunnyday events, with the finals takin' place on Sunnyday. Bein in the finals is good fur a coupla reasons. One, rosettes are awarded fur bein' in the finals and two, there is no $ to pay fur the final waves. Basically the top 24 dogs from the competitive waves get to be in the finals. So if I am there, I usually make it in.

Wellwoof, so why did we go on Safurday this time? One, my boy had an event that took him away from home fur the day. Two, rain is in the forecast fur today. Three, I didn't get to go last October on accounta rain so we didn't wanna miss this time due to rain.

Anywoof, so we COULD go back today and I COULD win a rosette. But unless the venue is very close to home, which is rare, we only spend one weekend day on my dock divin'. Plus since it is rainin' the folks are not too eager to go. So no rosette fur me this time! But do I care about rosettes? Not at all! Rosettes & ribbons are people things. I just luv doin' my divin' and I got to dive on Safurday!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock Divin'!! But NOT the best day ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/709247</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:20:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got to go dock divin' today! Woo hoo! My favfuritest thing in the world to do! But I was havin' qu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got to go dock divin' today! Woo hoo! My favfuritest thing in the world to do! But I was havin' quite an off day health wise:(

I started off ok fur the furst few practices. I did, oh, about 6 jumps with no problems at all. But when it was my turn fur competition I started actin' kinda funny. While we were approachin' the steps to go up to the dock I, wellwoof, um, er ...I barfed! Gross! Then I did it again! Ma asked if they could move me to the end of the rotation and then did her best to clean up my stuff. Glad I didn't barf on the dock or in the water. That woulda held up the whole competition! 

By the time it was my turn again, I seemed ok. So we gave it a go and I had my best jump ever of 13' 9"! But the folks still thought I seemed a bit off. They thought about leavin' before the next wave but decided to wait and see how I felt. The day had been committed to me and my fun, it woulda been a shame to leave early.

Funny thing is I was fine when we would go and sit by the car. But each time we would walk over to the dock seemed like I was gonna barf again. This was durin' the practice sessions. Turns out I was gettin' all worked up standin' in line watchin' the other dogs in fronta me jumpin'. So ma got out my ball and we played a little while waitin' fur my turn. Then I was less amped up and less worried about it not bein' my turn. Guess I'm not so good at waitin' in lines! But lotsa people hate lines, too! 

Anywoof, usually we use a wubba fur my dock divin' fetch item. But ma noticed I was really fixated on my ball by the time it was my turn to jump again. So she decided to use that. Wellwoof, I bested my personal best with a 14'4" jump! Plus ma seems to be a better ball than wubba thrower. So think we're gonna stick with that!

In the end I got a red ribbon fur 2nd place in the furst wave and a BLUE ribbon fur 1st place in the second wave! These are 1st & 2nd in my division of Junior (jumps of less than 15 feet) not the overall competition. There's lotsa dogs that jump way further than me!

So it was a great day but slightly dampened by my upset tummy and anxious mind.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Rainbow Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/708270</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:53:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had sum sad news this week. The Grandma called and let us know their dog, Rowdy, went to the Rain ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had sum sad news this week. The Grandma called and let us know their dog, Rowdy, went to the Rainbow on Tuesday. This was not totally unexpected news, Rowdy was comin' up on 15 years old this March. But the Grandparents weren't expectin' to do it this week, it wasn't a planned thing. Rowdy just had a REALLY BAD day on Tuesday and they knew it was time.

Ma understood why it was the Grandma who called. Rowdy was the Grandpa's dog. Grandpa couldn't even talk about it on Tuesday. 

Rowdy was Grampa's retirement buddy as Grampa retired a few years earlier than the Grandma did. So it was just the two of them hangin' togefur day in and day out fur a coupla years. 

I never got to meet the Rowdy dog as he had certain "aggression issues" and he was already pretty frail and old when I came along. But apparently he and my fursister from befure me, Jamaica, were pretty good furiends as pups. 

So another pup at the Rainbow runnin' fast and free. Peace to you, dear Rowdy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend!  Woo Hoo!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/708269</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:32:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Howlzas! The peoples did NOT get up unreasonably early to begin their morning routines! This means W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Howlzas! The peoples did NOT get up unreasonably early to begin their morning routines! This means WEEKEND, puppers! 

Now, of course, I've experienced a weekend or two befure! In fact, the last few weekends I got to be the wake up pup! Get up! Get up! You are sleepin' in! 

Pa usually wakes up around the same time on the weekends as he does during the week. But he's been lettin' that slide lately. So I gets to be the first one up! Ma's a little worried about the dadster because he's a little worried about his jobster. 

Anywoof, I have begun my day by finding my ball and going outside fur my mornin' business. I am all ready fur a full day of FETCHIN'! But ma says she needs her mornin' coffee and a few minutes lookin' at the confuser! A few minutes! YEA, RIGHT! So back in the house I am. And here's my diary entry and you can put two and two togefur, can't ya?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Usual Suspect</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/707590</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:34:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have been wrongly accused again! Ok, so maybe I have been guilty in the past, but it's been months ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been wrongly accused again! Ok, so maybe I have been guilty in the past, but it's been months, MONTHS since I went in the neighbors' pond. Apparently they saw some tracks leadin' from their pond the other day and, of course, I came to their mind first. Ever hear of racoons, people? And not to point snouts, but I am not the only labby in the hood! Wellwoof, guess I am the only one who's been caught befure! So they have some reason to suspect me. Tail droop.

Anywoof, ever since neighbor man really yelled at me last time (MONTHS ago) I understand I am not welcome over there! I understand that is not my house! I don't like peoples yellin' at me! I get it! I don't even look at your pond anymore!

But, alas, once guilty furever guilty until proven innocent. My dad stood up fur me, though, and told them I don't go over there anymore. Plus I was with mom that whole mornin' and she can vouch fur my whereabouts. Plus I was totally dry! 

So seems I have years of bein' innocent to go befure they stop accusin' me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nice Weather!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/707494</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:36:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>They say it never rains in California. That may be true in the south, but here in central California ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ They say it never rains in California. That may be true in the south, but here in central California we get rain aplenty! Right now we are getting a break from it, though.

We had a beautiful Safurday here in our Santa Cruz Mountains. Dad and my boy went off somewhere without me. Ma was hanging about home, takin' longer than I liked to get showered and dressed. She threw my ball fur me a bit here at the homestead. She seemed to not have a plan this day. Which was a bit odd, ma usually has some idea on how she's gonna to spend the day.

Finally she asked me to get in the car. We drove to the covered bridge park! Woo hoo this is one of my very favfurite places! We usually only go there when ma goes to work. We walked in the wooded area along the river. She threw my ball fur me a bit and took my newer picture. She also took a picture of the bulletin board, which I found odd. 

We went to ma's office and spent about an hour there. Then we walked somewhere we have never walked before. We drive on this road every time ma takes me to work with her, but we've never walked it. As I said, it was a nice, warm, sunny day so it was quite pleasant, even a little too warm, maybe. But the cars buzzing by made it not quite an ideal walkin' place.

Wellwoof, we made it to the top of the hill. It was a long walk so we had a bit of water then turned around to walk back to our car. We were almost back when a car came up and waved to us. We were approachin' a wide spot in the road where they pulled over and stopped. A young couple got out and shook hands with ma. They talked fur a while then we continued to our car.

Boy I was pooped! Slept all the way home. But once we got home I was ready fur my end of the road fetch session!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Life's Lesson</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/707450</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:31:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sorry, Pepper, to hijack your diary with my human musings. I usually try to keep true to this being  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sorry, Pepper, to hijack your diary with my human musings. I usually try to keep true to this being your diary with your perspective on your life experiences. But I compelled you to bark about missing Yogi dog and I think we owe your furiends an update and some closure to the advice they gave me, your human.

Well, pups, I called Yogi's dad today. I will admit a certain reluctance to do so. Wasn't sure how he would take, "I think I saw your dog last week and did nothing."(I did not actually phrase it that harshly) I was prepared for him to be as hard on me as I've been on myself. 

He was nothing of the sort, which in some ways makes me feel worse.  He was quite kind and appreciative. You pups were right, calling was the RIGHT thing to do. It would have been EASIER not to. Thanks for nudging me in the right direction. Dogster might be viewed as a silly dogs' website, but I think it, through you all, makes me a better person.

On the Yogi search front, unfortunately, he is still missing. A couple of other people also saw him last Friday in the same area I saw him. There have been no new sightings.

Yes, Flicka, this one is hard to accept. But I have learned from it.

Pepper's mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Riddled with guilt!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/707068</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:36:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, ma is feelin' real bad about sumptin she didn't do. Help a dog she saw last week. Turns ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, ma is feelin' real bad about sumptin she didn't do. Help a dog she saw last week. Turns out he is a lost dog. Been lost since Christmas day.

On the way into work ma noticed a big white dog walkin' on a hillside along a fence. He seemed to know where he was goin' and was well away from traffic, so she was not concerned about his immediate safety. There are some houses along this road so she just thought he belonged to one of those homes. But there was a tiny niggle, "Should I go check out that dog that appears to be all alone?". Wellwoof, there was no place handy to stop the car so she kept goin' and let that little niggle disappear. She forgot all about seein' that big white dog.

Earlier this week the radio mentioned Yogi, a big white dog, missin' since Christmas but lost from a different local town from where ma saw the big white dog last week. The radio lady had no details other than 'big white dog'. So it was easy for ma to dismiss it as another dog. 

Until today. Now there are missing signs posted with pictures of the big white dog. Dagnabit! Now ma could swear Yogi was the same dog she saw last week!  

Just goes to show, peoples, it is better to get involved and not feel regrets later. Maybe ma woulda felt a little foolish at the time if that dog did belong to one of the nearby houses. But that woulda been a whole lot better than how she feels now! She regrets not following the creedo of 'better safe than sorry'! Never again will she look the other way!

Dear Yogi, now we're watchin' for you, buddy! Hopes you get home safely and soon! If we see you again, we'll make sure you do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2010 Splash rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/706512</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:24:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/706512</guid>
		<description>I came in 251 out of 344 fur the 2010 Splash year! Not the greatest but not the worst either! My ave ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I came in 251 out of 344 fur the 2010 Splash year! Not the greatest but not the worst either! My average jump was 11.01 feet. The folks is hopin' I can get to 15' this year. I don't care! I just luv doin' it! Stupid peoples and their expectations! Just lets me jump!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2011 Restofsolutions!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705790</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 15:47:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last year my restofsolutions was to start rally, agility or flyball. Wellwoof, seems the winds of fa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last year my restofsolutions was to start rally, agility or flyball. Wellwoof, seems the winds of fate have instead pushed me to dock divin'! Quite coincidental, actually! 

Ma did not know about dock divin' and she most likely would not have seeked it out. But my last trainer who helped me earn my CGC is really big into it. If my previous trainer had not moved away we might never have met her. If I was a little further along in my CGC quest I might never have met her. She let us know about the furst Splash Dogs event we attended in October 2009. I was such a natural and had such fun, that it really was a no brainer. This was the sport fur me!

So this year my restofsolutions is to join a dock divin' team! I think 2011 is gonna be a good year fur me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock Divin' on New Year's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705727</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 10:27:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705727</guid>
		<description>Wish it was me doin' the dock divin'! But no, I just watched. The Rose Parade had a dock divin' floa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wish it was me doin' the dock divin'! But no, I just watched. The Rose Parade had a dock divin' float! It made the records this year fur the longest and heaviest float! But it shoulda made records fur the funnest float, too! The crowd was really cheerin' fur them dogs!

Woo hoo! Waggy 2011!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So many tushes, so little time!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705452</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:06:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I met lotsa dogs at the dog beach! On the last day, me and ma walked over. We walked the whole doggy ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I met lotsa dogs at the dog beach! On the last day, me and ma walked over. We walked the whole doggy beach! 

We met a dog who looked a lot like me, a lanky, black field lab. He was an 8 month old pup. His peoples were encouraging him to go in the water. He wasn't too into it. He wanted to play on the sand! So ma threw my ball into the water to see if he would follow me as I fetched it. He didn't! Oh woof!

We continued on our walk. We saw akitas, we saw shepherds, we saw little poms & yorkies. I met a great dane pup. Lotsa these pups wanted to play, but I just wanted to fetch my ball. So that's mostly what I did. I did sniff a few bums here and there. 

Finally, we walked to a place where a buncha rocks were creepin' into the water. We decided to turn back. On the way back we ran into the black lab pup again. His peoples were pulling him into the water with his leash. Oh dear, that's not the way to help a dog like the water! Silly peoples, they should know better. Ma threw my ball into the water again. This time he did follow me a bit into the water! Yay! His peoples were happy! But more important he was happy! 

Peoples and their expectations! Why can't they just luvs us fur who we are? If we are aggressive or timid or have sum bad habits, then it's good to help us be more confident, happy and well behaved. But to care whether or not we like to go in the water?! Wellwoof, just seems a silly thing to worry about. 

Anywoof, as we continued we saw a chubby, old beagle. He was soooo happy! He would roll onto his back in the sand and bay out how happy he was. He made the peoples smile! What a nice end to our walk!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All I want fur Christmas is beach front property!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705376</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:16:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705376</guid>
		<description>And I got it! Wellwoof, sort of. The rv park we stay at is beach front. But that beach does not allo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ And I got it! Wellwoof, sort of. The rv park we stay at is beach front. But that beach does not allow dogs. The dog beach was about a mile away. We lucked out on the weather so every day my peoples biked and I ran over to the dog beach. Sum days we even made it over there twice. That was the best Christmas present fur me! Plus I got a frisbee shaped like a flyin' squirrel. Christmas could not have been much better!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/705273</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:23:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We made the long journey home today! Everyone is pretty tired! I'll bark about our trip tomorrow. In ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We made the long journey home today! Everyone is pretty tired! I'll bark about our trip tomorrow. In the meantime, there's some video of me at the beach.

Looks like my diary was one of the picks while I was away! Thanks pups, fur the comments and gifts!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'll be home away from home for Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/704092</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:52:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, we're gettin' ready fur the annual trek down to Southern California. Stayin' at the beach  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, we're gettin' ready fur the annual trek down to Southern California. Stayin' at the beach again. I luvs the beach!

Don't think I'll be infurnet barkin' while we're gone. So all you pups & peoples have a wonderfur Christmas!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ever dwindlin' supplies...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/703852</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:28:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, I got lotsa good advice and suggestions on finding what is behind my missing Secret Santa  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, I got lotsa good advice and suggestions on finding what is behind my missing Secret Santa gifties. Unfurtunately, my humom is not cooperatin' in the investigations. Zaidie had a brillant idea to get the pawleece on the trail, but ma won't call them fur me and I can't reach the phone.

So I am sad to report more stuff has gone missin'. Sigh. My fish had rope thru a little hole in his tail. Wellwoof, I can't make this stuff up! Now the rope is missin'! I still have the fishy part though! Same thing happened with my kitty. 

Now I can't believe my peoples is so mean and lazy they would not fix my fish and kitty fur me. All they had to do was thread the frayed rope thru the little hole and tie it back up fur me. No, they is more kind and generous than that! I cannot believe they would throw those ropes away insteada fixin' my toys!

Although, ma's been sayin' she furgot that I was the ninja, numchuck dog with rope toys. I can shake them real hard and if sumone is  nearby it can really hurt. Plus I broke some decorative plates on the wall one time by shaking real hard then lettin' go. 

But no it must be evil twin Stealin' Santa takin' my stuffs, now in pieces! My peoples can't be that bad!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stuff is disappearin'!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/703504</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:21:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/703504</guid>
		<description>Wellwoof, my box from Secret Santa is still here, under the tree. But now I'm noticin' there seems t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, my box from Secret Santa is still here, under the tree. But now I'm noticin' there seems to be less and less stuff in there! Furst the treats got disappeared. But I think ma just put those away to dole out to me later so I didn't think much of it. But now my plush hot dog is gone, all 3 pieces of it! What happened to it?! It was there last night! Did a Stealin' Santa come and take it?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woofs! It is still here!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/703345</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:27:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I woke up this mornin' and came straight to find my box under the tree! It's still there and my gift ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I woke up this mornin' and came straight to find my box under the tree! It's still there and my gifts are back in there, maybe a little more slobbery! It's like I got my Secret Santa gifts twice! I had to find my ball on the rope!

Now I am not normally an early mornin' dog! I usually don't get up until after 6 o' the clock. But ma got up a little earlier today and I had to see if my box of gifts was still there.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanksie, Secret Santa!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/703336</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:11:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A package arrived fur me today! Excitin', I don't get much mail! It was from my Secret Santa!

I g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A package arrived fur me today! Excitin', I don't get much mail! It was from my Secret Santa!

I got lotsa stuff! A plush hot dog, a fish and a kitty, a rope toy, a ball on a rope plus lotsa yummy stuff, too! Thanks so much Secret Santa! I'm havin' lotsa fun!

I've already 'taken care' of that hot dog. It is now in 3 pieces as it should be, two buns and a hot dog! My favfurite so far though is the ball on a rope. I've never seen that befure! I'm really enjoyin' it. And it's still in one piece!

Also, thanks to my pal Howard, fur invitin' me to the Dog Park group and includin' me in the Secret Santa gift exchange! It's fun to send and receive gifts with a fellow Dogster!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary of The Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702836</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:46:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702836</guid>
		<description>Woo-hoo! Furst time ever! My Diary is The Diary of The Day! I've been a pick a few times but never t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woo-hoo! Furst time ever! My Diary is The Diary of The Day! I've been a pick a few times but never the main pick! Big happy wags & woofs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Santa Claus at My House!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702810</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:05:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, ma was not so happy with my Santa picture. She decided it is not worth scannin' and postin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, ma was not so happy with my Santa picture. She decided it is not worth scannin' and postin' it. Both the picture and Santa's attire were pretty low quality. 

Drivin' to work this week she heard on the radio the SPCA was gonna be havin' a Santa shoot with a professional photographer at Roarin' Camp, a place nearby in our mountains. She's sure Roarin' Camp will have a nice set up fur Santa. Especially since children were invited as well as dogs. She considered tryin' to take me to see Santa agin.

Instead, though, she found a Santa she could bring home to me! I like this Santa! I can knock him over and give him sum good licks & sniffs. Plus, we've had Elfie since last year and he was gettin' lonely with no Santa to keep him company!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tis the Season!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702624</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 06:38:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Tis the season... fur ticks! Ma just pulled two of those suckers off my neck this mornin'! Talk abou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tis the season... fur ticks! Ma just pulled two of those suckers off my neck this mornin'! Talk about grodie odie! Guess it's time fur a new application of tick prevention!

Since ma has a poor memory fur these things, my diary makes a good documenting vehicle. Sorry to relay this kinda borin', bad stuff to my pup pals, though. Wishin' you all a tick free tick season!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Santa Claus in Santa Cruz!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702202</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 21:08:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>That jolly ole St. Nick is in Santa Cruz! I went &amp; saw him today!

It was a bit of a 'Marley &amp; Me' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That jolly ole St. Nick is in Santa Cruz! I went & saw him today!

It was a bit of a 'Marley & Me' kinda time! Furst I knocked over his background, then I knocked over his little tree! Ma says he won't hold it against me 'cause it was his fault fur not havin' a sturdier set up. Good grief, they're takin' pictures of dogs! It's not like I'm the biggest, most hyper dog around! Come on!

The kids, er, young people, takin' the pictures, Santa's elves, weren't much better. They just had a little point 'n shoot camera and didn't seem to have a lot of experience with it. We managed to get one acceptable picture. But ma's a little disappointed. She furgot to bring her own camera, so we'll have to scan the print jobber they gave us. Not sure how great that is gonna come out. But the $ we paid goes to an animal charity, so that's good!

Ma was gonna try to get sum pictures of me in front of the Christmas tree, but our power was out when we gots home. It was stormin' awful fierce fur a woof, but now things are calmer and we have power again. So maybe tomorrow I'll finally have sum Christmas on my page!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Back!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/702114</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 06:54:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Last year I puzzled &amp; puzzled
'til my puzzler was sore
This year I have the chance to puzzle sum m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last year I puzzled & puzzled
'til my puzzler was sore
This year I have the chance to puzzle sum more!

It started last Sunday! Humom went up in the attic and got out a buncha boxes. Then she built a tree in the livin' room! Yesfurday my boy and pa put on the lights. Now ma is puttin balls all over the thing and expectin' me to 'leave it'! 

Peoples is so WEIRD!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm a Diary Pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/701862</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:30:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woofs! My diary is one of today's picks! Thanks Dogsterfurs! Woo-Hoo! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woofs! My diary is one of today's picks! Thanks Dogsterfurs! Woo-Hoo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Clean bill of health!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/701595</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:00:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today was my day to go see the Dogtor! I luvs that place! Those peoples are so nice to me! Although, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today was my day to go see the Dogtor! I luvs that place! Those peoples are so nice to me! Although, I did not likes gettin' my temp taken from a very private place! No weight gain, pretty much holdin' steady. I was much more relaxed about gettin' on the scale. I use to hate that part, but this time no prob!

Ma fessed up to the ball in the eye incident. Dogtor said he would check fur sum eye or pupil reflex. All was well.

We made a change from Frontline to a new tick collar. Since fleas are not an issue fur me (other than on Dogster!) ma thought the collar that's specific to combating ticks might be more suitable. 

Pretty sure I'll be ok on the heartworm test, plus they're checkin' out my poopies too. (sorry to be gross) 

I feel good, I look good, I am good! That's good!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I did a naughty!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/701381</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:16:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ma's a little unhappy with me. We went to take some bowls back to our good neighborfriend lady. She  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ma's a little unhappy with me. We went to take some bowls back to our good neighborfriend lady. She invited ma in and they tried to have a cup of coffee and chat a bit. I made big whiny noises and barks cause they tried to leave me outside during their visit. Neighborfriend lady decided to let me in. I was kinda hyper and had a hard time sittin' still. I ate all her dog, Milo's, food and drank his water. It was a nice sunny day outside so the humoms decided to take their coffees outside, probably causa me and my hyperness. Anywoof, neighborfriend lady had a piece of bread in her hand. As she was opening the door with the other hand I decided to take that bread fur myself. It looked soooooo yummy! Ma was shocked and embarrased! That was sooooooo RUDE! Luckily I did not accidentally bites our neighborfriend lady while stealing her bread. Ma says this is really sumptin we needs to work on! I am gonna scare or upsets the wrong person sooner or later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanksgivin' is over, Christmas has begun!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/701298</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:10:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had a woofily wonderful Thanksgivin'! On Thanksgivin' Day Uncle, Aunt and li'l baby girl arrived.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a woofily wonderful Thanksgivin'! On Thanksgivin' Day Uncle, Aunt and li'l baby girl arrived. Yay, more ball throwin' minions fur me! Unfurtunately, it was real cold so the visitin' peoples spent most of the time in the house. Ma did not allow me to have an indoor ball this day or Friday! That was a little bit of a bummer. But pa was outside cookin' the turkey on the bbq. So he was handy to kick my ball fur me and I got plenty of fetchin' in durin' the day.

Anywoof, I just fell in luv with li'l baby girl! Any time she made a peep I had to go see what was up! I wagged my tail so much around her, ma was worried I was gonna hit her in the face with it. The peoples spent a lot of time helpin' li'l baby girl walk around. She is real close to walkin' on her own! Probably will be by the time we see her again at Christmas.

On Friday night, we all went into our little down town area of Boulder Creek. Every year, we sing Christmas carols, then Santa comes on a big fire truck to turn on The Big Christmas Tree lights. There was lotsa people and we tried to stay on the outside of the crowd so no one trips on me or my leash. But sumhow we ended up in the middle of the crowd once Santa was arrivin'. I did fine and ma and pa managed to stand in a way so I didn't get stepped on. I had on my blinky light I wear when we walk in the dark. Some peoples thought it was a Christmas light. That's fine by me! Christmas has begun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Turkey Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700916</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:20:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, ma agreed to help me type about my furminator adventure late last night! But she's been bu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, ma agreed to help me type about my furminator adventure late last night! But she's been busy gettin' ready fur today, Turkey Day! This year 'The Family' is just ma's brother, his wife and li'l baby girl. Plus our good neighborfriend lady and her neice and neice's husband are comin' too. Ma's parents can't make it 'cause they got an elderly dog and he's on meds and too frail to travel and stuff. We're sads not to see the grandfolks but we understand they needs to be with their furbaby right now. 

Li'l baby girl is now close to 9 months old! We have not seen her since July. Apparently she's already havin' the stranger anxiety! Hope she remembers us from July! We doesn't want to be strangers!

Finally, Thanks to all my palsters on this Dogster infurnet thing. I have enjoyed exchanging Dogster Turkey Day gifts with many of you! Wishin' everypup a Happy Thanksgivin' and may you score on many table droppin's and maybe more!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I was Furminated!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700892</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:15:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>What a day it was yesfurday! Furst, we woke up to no powers! Ma called the electric company and lear ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a day it was yesfurday! Furst, we woke up to no powers! Ma called the electric company and learned it had been out since 3 am. It stayed out until 7 am when we had to leave to take my boy to school. So I didn't get to do my morning check fur Dog of the Day or Diary Picks! Sorry if anypup was due conwagulations and I missed it!

Next ma took me to her office with her. We did not stop at the nice green grass park fur my mornin' fetch 'cause it was rainin' too hard (fur ma, not me, I don't care about no rain). Instead we walked around a little outdoor shoppin' area that has a nice covered walkway so ma does not hafta carry an umbrella or get all wet.

I took a nice snooze while ma did her office work fur a while. Then she breaked fur lunch kinda early. Fine by me! She took me to my old school, PetSmart! Since it was not rainin' she threw the ball fur me outside fur a bit. They have a nice side yard fur this. Then we walked thru the store fur a woof.

Later, we went thru a door we don't normally go in. I met a nice but tall guy! He got down on the ground to greet me. I was waggin' really hard but feelin' a little shy. Who is this guy?! Then he slipped another lead around my neck and took me away from my ma!

Wellwoof, I went into the back recesses of PetSmart! Where they have all their doggy torture devices. The windows is all blacked out so my ma can't see my tortures. Anywoof, the tall guy, gave me a bath. Bah, I hate baths! Suddenly I don't likes this guy so much. Then he furminated me fur like a half hour! Then they tried to dry me in the dryers! I hate the dryers most of all! I acted real hyper to get them to CUT IT OUT!

Ma says when she came to pick me up the two ladies up front said I was "such a sweetie" and one of them said I was "very patient". Ma was pleasantly surprised to hear this. She doesn't exactly think of me as patient. Anywoof, I survived the Thanksgivin' Furmination! And ma says I am all nice and shiny! Aren't I always nice and shiny?! "Extra nice and shiny", she says.

We walked around outside a bit so I could do some business. Then she offered me sum water which I didn't accept at furst but then decided I was real thirsty. When we got back to the car I was pooped! I crashed right away! 

When we got home we saw the power guys was still workin' on the pole that fell. Luckily they figured out a way to get power to our neighborhood cause we did have the power. Ma had some stuffs to do, but she was gonna help me check in with my palsters. Unfurtunately, the powers went off again at 8 o' the clock. So no Dogster this night, either!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Well, excuuuuse meeee!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700444</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:01:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My fambily's been kinda busy gettin' ready fur The Family to come fur Thanksgivin'. I just brought m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My fambily's been kinda busy gettin' ready fur The Family to come fur Thanksgivin'. I just brought my ball to ma to kick it fur me when she had the audacity to say to me, "Pepper, the world does not revolve around you and your ball!" I think the stress is effectin' her thinkin'! Of course, the world revolves around me and my ball! What else would it revolve around?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sum Bonez!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700240</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:45:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Sum puppy left me a buncha bonez! Yummers!! Thanks a bunch!

Wags,
Pepper ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sum puppy left me a buncha bonez! Yummers!! Thanks a bunch!

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Appointments</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700221</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:56:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Nothin' like admitting you just chucked a ball in your dog's eye to get diary pick! Not bein' ungrat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nothin' like admitting you just chucked a ball in your dog's eye to get diary pick! Not bein' ungrateful, just a little embarassed fur my ma. Thanks, though, Dogster HQ. And thanks to all my pup pals fur helpin' me celebarkate! I am enjoyin' all the attentions and fun!

Wellwoof, between gettin' those reminder postcards in the mail, hittin' me in the eye and now diary pick on the day after admittin' to hittin' me in the eye, ma finally succumbed to the pressure and made my dogtor appointment. Plus she made an appointment fur me at the groomers. 

Some might wonder what kinda groomin' a dog with short furs like me might need! Wellwoof, my furs are very low maintence so fur most of the year ma just bathes and combs me herself. But since my fambily always gets to host the Thanksgivin' celebarkation, each year I get a special Thanksgivin' groom. Although, this is only my 3rd Thanksgivin' and last year we missed my groomin' cause ma got sick and hadta cancel the appointment. So I have not been to the groomer fur close to two years now! I do tend to grumble to mom a bit when bein' brushed. Hope the groomers people is used to that and I doesn't scare them! Ma's hopin' I remembers my CGC manners!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In the blink of an eye!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/700087</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:13:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Pepper had a rather alarming accident on Monday. Alarming because it involved an injury to her eye.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pepper had a rather alarming accident on Monday. Alarming because it involved an injury to her eye. I threw her ball using a Chuck-It stick. I couldn't see her very well because she was above me on the small hillside behind our home. But I heard a yelp and when she did not return with the ball I knew something was very wrong. She is a compulsive retriever, sometimes annoyingly so.  Upon my walking up there to find her, she came forward and was pawing at her eye. It seems the ball smacked her right in the left eye! I felt terrible!

There was some swelling around the eye and that night her left pupil appeared smaller than her right. Once she shook off the initial pain she, of course, wanted to go right back to her fetching. But she did seem quieter and less her chipper self Monday night. By now her eye and her spirit is pretty much back to normal. But since she is due for a vet visit we'll get her checked out soon.  

She loves her fetching and I would never take that away from her. The risk is worth the joy. And I don't really consider fetching a highly risky activity. Nor will I discontinue the use of a Chuck-It. It was just one of those freak accidents! But it was a reminder that life can change literally in the blink of an eye and to cherish all the good we have, however seemingly small. Most of us take working eyeballs for granted but when one or both are threatened, suddenly, they're very important. 

Yours in doggy love,
Pepper's humom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where's the Meateors?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/699914</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:47:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We heard on the radio there's supposed to be meateors tonight! So we went fur an evenin' walk and ma ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We heard on the radio there's supposed to be meateors tonight! So we went fur an evenin' walk and ma kept her eyes to the skies. Meats in the dark sky? Woo-hoo! But we didn't see much! When we got back ma mentioned to pa she saw only one little shootin' star. "We saw more out at Lake Powell" she told him. He said he heard the best time to look is at about 10 o' the clock. So we'll go back outside and look at the skies again then. I hope some meateors makes it all the way to the ground! Yummers! Are the rest of you pups lookin' fur meateors?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Dear! Kinda rude!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/699322</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:59:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesfurday, ma was just about to have me come in from my mornin' fetch, then she was gonna go off to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesfurday, ma was just about to have me come in from my mornin' fetch, then she was gonna go off to work. When suddenly a coupla loose dogs come runnin' up.

We recognized one of them, Isis. She's a husky dog that gets it in her to run off once in a woof. Her people have been doin' a good job of containin' her. I haven't seen her since I was a puppy. She's a little skittish but we get along well. She had her sisfur along with her, Lucy, whom I have never met befure.

Wellwoof, ma was able to round us all up with treats. Then she made a goofy, dumb decision and coralled us all in my fenced area. We were all alright at furst, then Lucy started attacking me! Stupid mom! You don't put me in with a dog we don't know! She got me outta there real quick!! Checked me over and it appears it was all snarls and no harm done. But that was scary!!

Anywoof, we waited around thinkin' their peoples would be by soon to take them home. But ma got impatient after a few minutes. She needed to go to work! So she put me in the house and leashed the two runaways. I was real upset not to get to walk them home! I usually always get to walk the neighbor dogs home! But ma was still a little shaken by Lucy's attack on me. Lucy actually was quite a nice dog. She just maybe has some alpha issues when it comes to meetin' new dogs and maybe she got a little freaked bein' contained in an unfamiliar place. Ma's fault!

They live on the street behind us, not very far. But ma was surprised to almost make to their house befure runnin' into their person. They had been runnin' around fur several minutes, corraled fur several minutes and now leash walked fur several minutes. Seemed like a long time to take to come lookin' fur your loose dogs!

Their dad was quite grateful mom took the time to bring them home. She just doesn't have the heart to leave dogs loose and hope fur the best. Kinda a control freak that way. Hopefully if I ever runaway (which I never do) or get lost (maybe I could) one of these neighbors whose dogs we have returned will help me find my way home too!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's not easy bein' sheep!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/699213</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:19:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Saw my pal the aussie shepherd at the dog park earlier this week but she had competition in the herd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Saw my pal the aussie shepherd at the dog park earlier this week but she had competition in the herding department. A cattle dog who also likes to herd me was there as well. It's kinda funny. They each ignored the other. But with me in the middle they both got their herding practice fur the day!

Whew! Bein' a sheep sure wears me out! I get a bit distracted and it's harder fur me to keep track of my ball. But it's all good and we all have a fun time. I mostly ignore them but sometimes they get in the way of my ball!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update on Marge!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698977</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Nov 2010 21:32:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wags &amp; wiggles! Wiggles &amp; wags!
Marge is rid of her useless leg!

MARGE GOT HER SURGERY! Her surg ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wags & wiggles! Wiggles & wags!
Marge is rid of her useless leg!

MARGE GOT HER SURGERY! Her surgery was done on Friday, the day before the barbecue!! Seems a coupla vets in our area figured out a way to do the surgery and worry about the $ later. One is from my own town of Boulder Creek!

Our dear radio lady, Rosemary, did a follow up 'Good News' story on Marge this mornin'. Seems she went by Ace yesfurday to give her own donation along with $ from a coupla other radio personalities. I think that's sweet in itself. Apparently Johnny was there and he told her there was an overwhelming response from the community to the barbecue. But the best part is Marge got her surgery regardless of the $ raised! Although, I'm sure the money will come in handy as there will be many more vet bills fur a tripod dog and while payment is bein' delayed I don't think the surgery is entirely free.

So what started as a rather sad story, people doin' a dumb thing that brought harm to a dog, ends with a community comin' together and showin' all the big, kind hearts out there. 

As the kind, wise one predicted ALL IS WELL! Smiles and hugssssssss to you!

Thanks to my Dogster pals for your interest and support in this story. You pups are great!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Woes of a black dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698613</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 7 Nov 2010 07:16:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So ma's always accusin' me of bein' unphotogenic!! She whines, &quot;It's hard to get a good pic of an al ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So ma's always accusin' me of bein' unphotogenic!! She whines, "It's hard to get a good pic of an all black dog." Maybe ma's just not so smart..., uh, let's just say her strength is not in flash photography and understanding lighting. Or better yet, let's blame her camera and presume her camera's flash is crappy. Better still, let's blame Dad fur droppin' and breakin' her newer point and shoot camera and she had to go back to usin' her older, bulkier camera. 

Anywoof, after tryin' to take sum pics of me fur Howlloween ma has decided she is NOT goin' to use a flash fur me. Natural lighting only! 

So yestfurday we were out doin' some yard work. I was helpin' by makin' ma take her much needed breaks by throwin' my ball fur me. Can't have the poor woman work her fingers to the bone! Anyhowl, ma noticed the sun was occasionally goin' behind the clouds. Great time fur pics! 

So she went and got good ol' bulky camera and kept it close by fur the right time. Think we got a few good shots. Ma's pleased with them anywoof.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Marge - The whole story</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698447</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:14:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>In case anypup is infurested in knowin' more about Marge here is the actual news story:

by Michel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ In case anypup is infurested in knowin' more about Marge here is the actual news story:

by Michelle Camerlingo Press Banner 
10.28.10 - 02:40 pm 
It’s easy to see that Johnny Hostetter, 34, of Ben Lomond, loves his dog Marge. 

Marge, a 3-year-old mutt with kind eyes, was given to Hostetter after a friend found her abandoned in Boulder Creek with her three littermates.

“The brothers got adopted quickly, but no one wanted scrawny little Marge,” Hostetter recalled. “So I got her.”

Since then, Marge and Hostetter have been inseparable. He takes her to the dog park, to work and everywhere he can. 

But Marge’s left front leg was rendered useless after an accident a month ago. 

Surgery to remove the leg will cost about $4,000, and Hostetter has been able to save only about $1,000 from his salary at Scarborough Ace Hardware. 

“My work has been extremely supportive with letting me bring her here since the accident,” Hostetter. “Everyone shows her a lot of love.”

There will be a barbecue to help pay the medical bills on Nov. 6 a t Ace Hardware.

Marge’s leg was injured after Hostetter let some friends take her to the beach and they put her in the bed of their truck.

“She had never been in a truck like that, and she got spooked and jumped out,” Hostetter said. “Her leash snapped when she jumped, and she landed on the side of the road and ripped her shoulder apart.”

After the accident, Marge suffered brain swelling, which has since gone down. She still has phantom pain at random times, though, and takes pain medication. 

“I freaked out when I got the call that she was at the animal hospital,” Hostetter recalled. “You just think terrible things. It was scary.”

Hostetter said the muscles in the dog’s leg have completely deteriorated since the accident, and she has already adapted to having three working legs. There was no lasting brain damage, and she acts the same as ever, he said. 

“She was walking on three legs four days after the accident,” Hostetter said. “I take her to the dog park and she still plays with the biggest dogs, even though she can’t keep up.”

Hostetter wraps her ineffective leg in pink bandages so it isn’t scraped raw when it drags on the ground. 

“The leg just holds her back and gets caught on things,” Hostetter said. “Sometimes, she thinks it’s a toy and bites at it. She is doing perfectly, but the leg just needs to go.”

At a glance 

WHAT: Fundraiser barbecue for Marge

WHEN: 11 a.m. Nov. 6 

WHERE: Scarborough Ace Hardware, 218 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley 

DETAILS: Proceeds from hot dog and soda sales will help pay for surgery to remove Marge the dog’s crippled front leg. 

INFO:831 438-0581


Copyright 2010 Press-Banner. All rights reserved. 

Thanks for reading!
Press-Banner]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Marge - The story just gets better!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698446</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:28:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today while drivin' to work Ma heard the local radio lady mention Marge's barbecue comin' up on Safu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today while drivin' to work Ma heard the local radio lady mention Marge's barbecue comin' up on Safurday! Every Friday at 7:00 am the radio lady talks to a veterfurnarian and she brought up Marge's story to him! Yay!!!

Ma listens to this radio program everyday because at 7:30 the radio lady always makes a point to have some nice, feel good story or stories. Ma thought Marge's story would be a good 'Good News' story. So in this world of easy communication she sent an e-mail to Rosemary at KSCO radio. Rosemary replied with a thanks and an "I'll check it out". Ma wasn't sure what would come of it. So it was pleasing to hear Rosemary bring it up this mornin' with Dr. Pete. But it also made it into The Good News at 7:30 as well! AND Rosemary ended the segment with a thanks to ME, Pepper, the black lab! You see, Ma signed the e-mail as from Pepper's person! We think that made all the difference! Ma would never have been brave enuf to send a note from herself. AND without Dogster she never would've thought to use her dog's name!

Then tonight drivin' home she heard it mentioned again on KSCO as a news story! We hope lotsa peoples show up tomorrow! And it's not even supposed to rain until tomorrow night!(The barbecue is at 11 am)

Flicka, you're right there seems to be a magic to this!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Marge</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698305</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:43:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There's a really sweet story in our little mountain community right now. A dog named Marge had an ac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's a really sweet story in our little mountain community right now. A dog named Marge had an accident last month that rendered her left front leg useless. She really needs to have it amputated cause it's just in the way and holding her back. But the surgery is $4,000. This is beyond the means of her young man who works at a hardware store. He's been able to come up with $1,000. 

The hardware store he works at is holding a bar-b-que fur her on Safurday! And our local weekly paper did a big, full page story about it! We think it is so wonderful all the peoples are comin' togefur to help out this sweet girl!

Don't think we'll make it by on Safurday. But mom put togefur a little gift bag with our contribution fur Marge and she's gonna drop it by the hardware store on Friday. 

So many dogs are put down for so much less than $4,000! Many people wouldn't be willing to deal with a 3 legged dog and the expense. We're glad this young man, his employer and the paper chose to do this for Marge. We hope they raise the $3,000!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Excitement at the dog park!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698177</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 21:18:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today something strange happened while I was at the dog park. When we got there nothin' seemed out o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today something strange happened while I was at the dog park. When we got there nothin' seemed out of the ordinary. There was an aussie shepherd who wanted me to play sheep and was shepherding my every move. Nothin' weird there, all the shepherds mistakes me fur a sheep. BOL! But I just played fetch with my ball like usual and ignored her.

Then ma notices there's some firemen standin' in the soccer field next to the dog park. Then she sees a policeman pull up in the parkin' lot and notices there are two big firetrucks in there too. Then an ambulance pulls in. Suddenly a big car in the sky shows up. I guess those cars are called helicopters. Anywoof, the helicopter circles around a bit then lands. A few minutes later they wheeled someone from the ambulance to the helicopter. Then they took a while to make sure he was in there all safe and sound. Then they shut the door and took off.

The aussie shepherd took some time from shepherding me to watch the helicopter fly above us and land. I paid no attention this was my chance to fetch without that pesky pup shepherding me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Uneventful Howlloween!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/698175</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 20:55:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had plans, plans, plans! Ma likes her plans. Dad is always sayin' she needs to be more flexible,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had plans, plans, plans! Ma likes her plans. Dad is always sayin' she needs to be more flexible, more easy goin', more go with the flow. After a decade and a half livin' with Dad she has learned to accept plans get changed. She had to learn or go crazies or get divorceed!

We had plans to go Dock Divin' on Safurday! Plus I was goin' to show off my purple majestic costume because it was called 'Halloween Splash'. I don't care so much about the costume stuff. In fact, I am kinda glad I got outta that one. But I wanted to go Dock Divin'!!! Turns out because the weather was a bit iffy Ma decided not to make the 2 hour drive out to Hollister. Drat!

Then on Sunday, Howlloween, the folks got into the Giants/Rangers game so we didn't go down town and see the little trix or treators either! Again, dodged gettin' dressed up fur Howlloween, so guess it wasn't that bad. We don't get trix or treators in our neighborhood. So we had a quiet night at home watchin' the game. The Rangers won this one.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>One year of CGCness</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/697220</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:48:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>One year ago today I earned my CGC certificate. Seems a lot longer ago! The certificate has 10/17/20 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ One year ago today I earned my CGC certificate. Seems a lot longer ago! The certificate has 10/17/2009 on it, but that is the date of my paperwork for the furst time I took the CGC exam. We did not do so well on the greetin' another person with a dog that furst time around. So we practiced ALOT and we came back 10 days later and tried again. On 10/27/2009 I passed the CGC test! We were very happy that day! Actually Mom was happy. I am not into credentials.

So any CGC hopefurs takin' the CGC and not passin' the furst time, don't give up! Just keep workin' on it! You'll do it!

So have I been upholding CGCness for the past year? I think so! If anything I am overly friendly rather than shy. In fact, controlling my exuberance was one of my biggest challenges while studying for CGC. I luv peoples & pups! I would luv kitties, too, but they won't come to me. I never run away from home and I greet any neighborhood pups who make their way to our house. I've stopped goin' over to swim in our neighbor's pond (after I got yelled at) and I don't excessively bark.

Ok, so I am avoidin' bringin' up the 10 CGC requirements. Mom was lookin' it over and we have to admit I am a little rusty on quite a few. Once I passed we kinda relaxed. Actually relaxed ALOT! Maybe time fur a little review?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Votey thing</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/696707</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:03:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/696707</guid>
		<description>I don't like puttin' votey things in my diary. But this is very much dog related. We are sorry if an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I don't like puttin' votey things in my diary. But this is very much dog related. We are sorry if anypup is upset by this issue. Peoples use votin' to resolve some of their differences. Maybe this information will inspire more Missouri peoples to vote. Although, it is sad laws are needed to make some people do the right thing. Here goes, this was sent to us by the Petfinders:

Dear Friends,

Dogs in Missouri need your help. Why should you care about dogs in Missouri? Because in your city there is a pretty good chance you have a local pet store selling puppies from a Missouri puppy mill. In fact, Missouri exports up to a million puppies a year all across the U.S. (30% of U.S. puppy mills are in Missouri), and this November, Missouri voters will get to mandate common-sense humane standards for puppy mills at the ballot box. 

But the folks who profit by cutting corners on humane care are pulling out all stops to try to quash this important legislation. I applaud the Humane Society of the United States and our Missouri colleagues' efforts to bring about change for over 200,000 breeding dogs. Join us to get the word out to all Missourians to vote YES! on PROP B. Post it on Facebook; e-mail your friends. Help the dogs!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas Presents</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/696389</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:16:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today Ma said it was too dark fur fetchin' in the mornin' before my boy goes off to school and she g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Ma said it was too dark fur fetchin' in the mornin' before my boy goes off to school and she goes to work. She just can't see the ball when I roll it back to her. That gave me a great idea fur a Christmas present! Night vision goggles fur the momster! Now how do I convince the dadster that Ma NEEDS them so I can fetch all hours of the day?!

Barkin' of Christmas presents, Ma found some cute little glove puppets fur my li'l baby cousin. Plus an adorable hoody with Tinkerbelle on it. She put these gifts in the extra bedroom just to keep them out of the way. Not hidin' them or nothin. Who would she need to hide them from anywoof? This mornin' she found them knocked to the floor, both items! Now who would do such a thing? Seems that NotMe has made another visit!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visits from the Bear!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/695890</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:10:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This mornin' my ma let me out off leash. She was a little worried when my hackles went up and I star ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This mornin' my ma let me out off leash. She was a little worried when my hackles went up and I started barkin' right away. We's had a big cat wandering through our neighborhood recently. I ran off which then alarmed her even more. But then she saw a big black lab and me waggin' my tail and goin' over to greet him. Turns out it was Bear! Bear is about 3 to 4 months younger than me. So we had our puppyhood togefur. We used to run into Bear and his dad on walks but not so much anymore. Now I only get to see him on his fugitive forays. 

Anywoof, Mom figured we better take him on back home. About halfway there his dad drove up. He was in his PJs! Think he was a little embarrassed.

Later Bear and his sisfur came by. Bear escaped again! This time with sisfur, Sarah, in tow. Sarah is much older than Bear. Think she is about 12 years old. Unfurtunately, I was in the house this time and did not get to say hello. We're glad the neighborhood dogs come by to say hello when they get loose. Usually I greet them but they always get a treat and we make sure they get home safely. This time their dad drove up and got them right at our house. So their peoples know to come by our house, too! We don't offer the peoples treats, but maybe we should!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ealier an' Earlier!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/695799</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:27:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I swear it seems my ma an' pa are wakin' up earlier an' earlier every day! Ma claims they are wakin' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I swear it seems my ma an' pa are wakin' up earlier an' earlier every day! Ma claims they are wakin' up the same time every day according to the o'clock. It's just the sun is risin' later an' later in the mornin'. WHAT?! Humans and their convuluted way of trackin' things! Ma says things will even out when the daylight savin's time goes away. WHAT?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mountain Lion!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/695661</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:37:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wellwoof, folks in our little neighborhood are all in an uproar over a coupla mountain lion sighting ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wellwoof, folks in our little neighborhood are all in an uproar over a coupla mountain lion sightings. There was a flyer left in our mailbox indicating it was seen on Wednesday at 5 am in the middle of the street. This street is a short ways away from our home.

This mornin' Mom jokingly asked if I wanted to go out and play with the mountain lion. In the end, though, she decided to take me out on leash to do my stuff. We walked out the door and suddenly the phone started to ring. We kept goin' figurin' Dad could answer the phone.

Right as I am in the middle of doin' stuff. Dad tells us to come back in. "Can't right now!", Mom yells back to him. But she has an inkling of what the phone call was about. Nevfurtheless, she is patient about lettin' me finish and calmly walks back in.

Turns out, the mountain lion had been seen on our street just a few minutes ago.  

Mom is a bit in a quandry of what we are goin' to do. She doesn't want to let fear and panic rule our days, yet she does not want me to have a run in with this wild creature. Think we are goin' to go about our normal routine but with extra caution and a walkin' stick.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chilean Miners</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/695283</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:09:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The first 9 or so of the miners have made it out safely. God speed to those remaining. Our hearts an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The first 9 or so of the miners have made it out safely. God speed to those remaining. Our hearts and prayers are with them and their families the next couple of days.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dem Bones!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694947</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:43:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thanks to somepup(s) fur all dem bones! Chomp chomp! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thanks to somepup(s) fur all dem bones! Chomp chomp!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy 10/10/10!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694908</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:07:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>For some reason Mom found today's date to be noteworthy. So I am humoring her with a diary entry.
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For some reason Mom found today's date to be noteworthy. So I am humoring her with a diary entry.

We didn't have a buncha guests like last weekend but it's been a pretty good one. We are havin' some beautiful fall weather. My dad and boy worked on a construction project while Mom planted some vinca in her garden. I luv it when everyone is outside and I can run around and bug, um, ask them to throw balls fur me! 

Mom put me through another Howlloween photo session. That's all I got to say about that!

Wishin' everypup a Happy Columbus Day tomorrow! 

Wags,
Pepper]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ok, I'm In!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694787</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Oct 2010 21:27:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I entered, too!

Vote for me Thanks for your vote. Woof! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I entered, too!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/show10/vote_pet.php?i=975468">Vote for me</a> Thanks for your vote. Woof!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mostly New Slippers fur Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694644</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:22:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom had a pair of Ugg type slippers she really liked. Had them fur several years. They were really h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom had a pair of Ugg type slippers she really liked. Had them fur several years. They were really hardy and warm. My sisfur befure me paid them no mind. Mom could leave them anywhere in the house and they would remain unmolested and unmoved.

When the new puppy, me, came along she made sure to put them behind closet doors when not wearing them. She was very good at this fur close to two years. Sometime last spring she made the mistake of leaving them on the shoe mat in our entry way. Two slippers placed neatly side by side. Come back to put them on and one is missing. Until it turns up she figured she would make do with the slipper socks she has. They are not as nice and she enjoys them less. But she uses them fur the time being, sure the one slipper will turn up eventually. 

Spring turns to summer and the weather becomes warmer. Less need fur slippers fur Mom. She is content to just wear regular socks around the house or have naked feet. She is unconcerned she is missing her one slipper. Always thinkin' it will turn up when & where she least expects to find it.

Summer turns to fall and Ma realizes the slipper has NOT turned up eventually and it has now been months since it went missing. The mornin's are getting cooler. She misses her nice slippers. But she delays buyin' new ones thinkin' the old one will turn up as soon as she replaces them.

Finally, today she comes across some nice Dearfoam slippers, even more soft and luxurious than her original pair. She brings them home in the box and foolishly places it on the coffee table. The box is open on the top so a shopper can feel the luxurious softness without removing the merchandise from the box. Does the exposed slipper still feel luxuriously soft? Sort of. There's now evidence of some crusty dog slobber on it. 

There you have it! That 'not me' dog has now visited my house twice! Furst in the spring when that old slipper went missin' and today slobberin' over Mom's new slippers. What can ya do with that pup?! I'm gonna hafta be hyper vigilante now and keep a close eye on those slippers! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Color Purple</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694223</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 05:50:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesfurday my ma bought me the 'World's Best Dog Ball'! That's what it says on the package, so it mus ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesfurday my ma bought me the 'World's Best Dog Ball'! That's what it says on the package, so it must be true, right? Anywoof, the ball is white & purple and made by VisionSmart. According to the back of the packaging "Major university study concludes dogs see certain colors. In over 4,000 clinical trials, happy subject dogs picked the correct colored target panel with amazing accuracy. The results indicate brightly colored purple and white objects are hightly visible to dogs, and POP against the background scene." I interpret this to mean purple is one of us dogs' favfurite colors!

So now I don't feel so bad about my Howlloweenie get up. At least any dogaloos I run into on Howlloween can see all my purple finery! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ma is confused!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/694047</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 22:06:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ok so we posted a few howlloweenie pictures today. But my ma doesn't get that witches don't have win ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok so we posted a few howlloweenie pictures today. But my ma doesn't get that witches don't have wings and fairies don't wear witchy hats and neither of them wear boas. So what am I a witch or a fairy? I think my ma just got a bunch of purply stuff and put it on me.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Family &amp; Friends!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/693918</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Oct 2010 22:31:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woof! This weekend was full of unexpected but welcome guests! My tail was waggin' all weekend!

Fu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woof! This weekend was full of unexpected but welcome guests! My tail was waggin' all weekend!

Furst, on Safurday, my uncle and aunt from Reno came by. My folks knew they were comin' but I didn't! They arrived just befure lunch time. This was great I had lotsa extra ball throwin' servants at my disposal! My uncle especially liked throwin' my ball fur me. My whole fambily could learn to have more ball throwin' enthusiasm like him!

Anyhowl, they had a nice bbq lunch out on the deck with me. But at lunch time I had to take a fetchin' break. Although, Uncle did kick the ball a coupla times under the table fur me. Don't tell my folks I'm not supposed to bother peoples whiles they's eatin'.

After lunch I got a few more ball throws. Then they called me in. All the peoples went away in the car without moi! Unbelievable! But I was tired and hungry after all that extra fetchin' so I ate and slept a long time. The peoples left during the sunlight but came back after it was dark. I was very glad to see them! Ma left the door to the garage open and put down some puppy pads but I didn't use them. I held 'it' until they came home. I was very glad when they came home!

Uncle and Aunt left this mornin'. Then our good neighborfriend lady came by to say hello with her dog, Milo. She's been busy and we've been busy so we haven't seen each other for a woof. She stayed a bit and had a drink and picked a few lemons from our tree. Then invited us to come over and pick some apples from her tree. We accepted her invitation and came home brimming with apples.

Next Dad's good buddy came by. His wife is away for a while and he came by to shoot the breeze, whatevfur that means!(and it doesn't sound good!) Anywoof, it was close to dinner time so ma invited him to stay and help eat a roast she was makin' tonight. He seemed grateful fur the dinner invitation and company. He, also, is a good ball thrower!

So I am quite the tuckered out pooch tonight! Hope my Dogster furiends had as good a weekend as I did! Night, night]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog Days of Summer are Gone!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692970</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:53:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Or are they? We just had a weekend of 100 degree weather. Seems like summer is still here to me.

 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Or are they? We just had a weekend of 100 degree weather. Seems like summer is still here to me.

Mom had a flat of Rosemary to plant. I tell ya gardenin' & fetchin' really go togefur. Mom spent the mornin's tryin' to get those plants in the ground. I helped by bringin' my ball and makin' her take a break once in a while. Poor woman would work her hands to the bone if it weren't fur me! BOL!

Mom is a gardener of good intentions. Unfurtunately, she's not a gardener of good results! The road to 'you know where' is paved with... Poor plants! At least Rosemary seems to survive ok around here.

Anywoof, Mom is a city girl transplanted into the mountain country. Her furst garden out here got eaten by the deer. Then Dad put up a chain link fence. Next she learned all the nice flowers the gophers love. So now she just plants things that seem hardy and hope they don't end up being a gopher favfurite. Rosemary seems immune to gophers & deer & mom's lack of a green thumb. Plus it smells nice without being overly fragrant.

Wellwoof, Happy Fall Ya All!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Diary Title</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692762</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:17:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I'm a Pepper!
He's a Pepper!
She's a Pepper!
We're a Pepper!
Wouldn't ya like to be a Pepper too ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Pepper!
He's a Pepper!
She's a Pepper!
We're a Pepper!
Wouldn't ya like to be a Pepper too!?

To those who are familiar with the old Dr. Pepper jingle, wellwoof, sorry! Let it run thru your head a coupla times and it should be done. I hope! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh my! Diary Pick fur 2 days!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692603</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:13:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ee gads! My diary is one of the picks again today! Guess my Gotcha week remembrances have paid off!  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ee gads! My diary is one of the picks again today! Guess my Gotcha week remembrances have paid off! Thank you HQ!

Mostly, though, I want to thank all my Dogster pals fur the kind words thru diary comments, gifts & pawmail. My typist is much more enthusiastic about channelin' & typin' my thoughts fur me with this kind of encouragement. Although this diary is primarily fur my fambily to have an ongoing momento of my life, it is nice to not be barking into the wind. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts!

Have a nice day everypup!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692467</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:23:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I&acirc;ve been to a few dog beaches since my original Gotcha day. I remember the furst one, the Santa C ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I’ve been to a few dog beaches since my original Gotcha day. I remember the furst one, the Santa Cruz dog beach.  Think it was sometime in February 2009, so I was about 7 months old. 

I could tell right away this was a pretty cool place. There were lotsa dogs and they were all playing or running or fetching or just having some other dog good time! My folks brought along a frisbee & a ball fur me. I was having a good time fetchin’ when another dog came along and took my frisbee. That’s fine with me I like to chase too! I thought we would play frisbee tug until that dog turned around and GROWLED at me! Real mean, too! I don’t mess with dogs like that. He can have my frisbee. But his dad showed up with his frisbee and once he had his own he let me have mine back. But I did NOT want to play with that mean dog anymore!

Anywoof, it was a cold day and my furst time seeing the big water. Mom told Dad not to make me get wet. “OK”, Dad said. But the ball he was throwin’ fur me got closer and closer to the water each time. Until, “UH OH!”, Mom was watchin’ her little black puppy’s feet rolling upside down inside a wave. Both Mom and Dad watched with bated breath to see if I would survive or was I going to get swept out to sea!? Mom says if I got swept out to sea Dad would be swimmin’ out there to rescue me! Dad says he feels lucky to be alive after that incident! He thought Mom was going to KILL him! She thought he ruined the ocean fur me furever! I thought it was fun. I still love the ocean, didn’t get traumatized one bit. BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Well Traveled Doggy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692326</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:14:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I have been lotsa places since my original Gotcha day. My pal Zaidie sometimes likes to do lists. I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have been lotsa places since my original Gotcha day. My pal Zaidie sometimes likes to do lists. I am going to copy him a bit and list some of the places I have visited. 

1. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park in California – June 2009
2. Jackson, Wyoming (Merle of Merle’s Door lived near here) – July 2009
3. Yellowstone Nat’l Park in Wyoming (I got to see Ole Faithful!) – July 2009
4. Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota (I had to stay in the parking lot) – August 2009
5. Arches Nat’l Park in Utah – August 2009
6. Bryce Canyon Nat’l Park in Utah – August 2009
7. Zion Nat’l Park in Utah – August 2009 & August 2010
8. Mese Verde Nat’l Park in Colorado - August 2009
9. Lake Powell in Arizona/Utah (my favorite place in the world) – August 2009 & August 2010
10. Yosemite Nat’l Park in California (my furst snow!) – April 2010

I’m sure I'm not the only travellin’ dogaloo! If anypup wants to share places he/she has visited I’d be most infurested!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shadow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692300</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:30:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My furst doggy furiend was our next door neighbor&acirc;s dog, Shadow. Shadow was about 1 year old on my ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My furst doggy furiend was our next door neighbor’s dog, Shadow. Shadow was about 1 year old on my original Gotcha Day in 2008. This was great! He was young enuf that he didn’t mind my puppiness, but old enuf to be a good, calming influence on me. Not to say he didn’t like to play! We LUVED ruff housin’ togefur!

Sadly, he was also one of my furst furiends to go to Rainbow Bridge. Shortly after my furst year Gotcha year annifursary in 2009 Shadow died. He was only a little over 2 years old. He hadn't been feelin' well so his fambily took him to the dogtor. Turns out he had a hernia and during the operation to fix it he died on the operating table. My fambily was very surprised and very sad. We thought we would grow up togefur and be great pals livin' side by side fur many years. This was not to be.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Moose &amp; Squirrel?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692165</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:14:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>More like deer and bird! My diary did not get started my first Gotcha Year. So me &amp; ma are reminisci ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ More like deer and bird! My diary did not get started my first Gotcha Year. So me & ma are reminiscing a bit this week. Here are a coupla happenings during that time.

During my furst spring I found a little baby bird was livin’ in our hedge. He was tryin’ to figure out how to fly. I thought him very infuresting and wanted to smell him real good. Mom yelled at me not to scare the poor thing to death. She pulled me away from him! Also his whole fambily was flyin’ around squawkin’ at me!

The next day, Dad told Mom I had gotten a hold of that little baby bird. She took this to mean I had hurt or killed him! Nooo! I just smelled him again! And gentle enough that he was NOT hurt! Mom was amazed because compared to him I was HUGE and being a puppy pretty klutzy. But now after two run ins with the little guy, my folks figured either I was very gentle or this li’l birdie was very tough. We saw him in the drive way a 3rd time and I went to go sniff him and viola! He flew away! Not very high and maybe not very far, but at least into the neighbor’s yard where he could have more peace during his flight trainin’. Maybe I motivated him to learn quicker! I just could not help myself! I really liked that little guy!

Another time I saw a little fawn who looked fun to play with. I went running towards him. His mama did not think playing with a dog was such a good idea. She turned around and chased me all around the yard! Mom and Dad stood around just kinda stunned to see this happening. Mom felt such admiration fur this mother deer but she didn’t want me to get my head or ribs kickedin, though. That mama deer finally stopped chasing me after I ran behind my mom & dad. She stood around and glared at all of us for a bit then walked off with her fawn. Whoa, killer deer! Glad I survived that one!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Favfurite Things!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/692096</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:38:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It was pretty obvious from day one that I really like water. I tried to swim in my water bowl with m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was pretty obvious from day one that I really like water. I tried to swim in my water bowl with my front paws. Plus, I liked to blow bubbles in there with my snout. My mom asked me to try to do those wet activities outdoors, if you please. And now that I'm older I mostly do.

Because I'm a retriever my family thought I might like playin' fetch. When I was a small pup we started out rollin' a ball in the livin' room. If I ran off with it the game was over, everyone dispersed. So I soon learned to keep the game goin' by always bringin' the ball back to one of my peeps. Now we mostly play fetch outside and my peoples use a Chuck It stick to throw it far, which I like. But I sorta miss those times when the whole fambily got togefur to roll the ball on the floor fur me!

Of course, I like food, doggy furiends, all peoples, walks and sleep, too. But fetchin' and swimmin' are what really make life wonderfur! So I guess dock divin' brings it togefur fur me in the ultimate way. We are so grateful to the nice trainer lady who told us about dock divin'. Mom nevfur heard of it befure so it's unlikely she would've come across it on her own.

To close, here is my own chorus to the tune of the song after which this entry is titled.

Pools of cool water and dock divin' splashes
Dog food and dad food and bones in big stashes
Findin' the toy my boy asked me to bring
These are a few of my favfurite things!

Kongs filled with kibble and mid-air ball catches
Plush toys and rope toys and gates without latches
Chuck Its that make my ball fly with a fling
These are a few of my favfurite things!

Anypup want to join in with a few of your favfurite things? Please do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day Annifursary!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/691997</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:59:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is my 2nd year Gotcha Day annifursary! My diary was not started on my original Gotcha Day so w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my 2nd year Gotcha Day annifursary! My diary was not started on my original Gotcha Day so we are going to try to remember those times and get us all caught up.

On my original Gotcha Day in 2008 a man, a lady and a boy came to see me and my fur brothers. Me and my brothers all really liked people and swarmed all around them. We were all fun and friendly and cuddly. Wellwoof, somehow I got picked and got to go with the new peoples in the car. I did not get to say goodbye to my fur mom but my furst skin mom and sisters said goodbye to me and seemed very sad.

My new fambily had a little bed in the car fur me that, somehow, I knew was fur me. I sat in the back in my bed with the boy who is now referred to as ‘MY boy’. Drivin’ away from my furst house was the only time I cried or seemed scared of being away from my fur mom and brothers. 

At my furever home, my fambily had a crate fur me to sleep in. I liked the crate and I use one to this day, although a slightly bigger one. But I really wanted to sleep under Mom and Dad’s bed! They thought this was pretty funny and they let me do it. Eventually, though, I grew too big to fit under there. So now I sleep in my big crate.

One of the furst things my fambily did was help me learn where I should go potty. It was NOT under the dining room table! Next we went to the veterfurnarian to make sure I was all nice and healthy. I was and am. Finally, we signed up fur training classes, where I got to meet and play with other puppies. My classmates were:
Scooter the dachshund (best pup to ruff house with)
Shadow the lab mix (fun girl & we looked a lot alike)
Daisy the pit bull (a bit skittish, but a sweet girl)
Abby the poodle mix (feisty little thing)

I liked my classes. We went every week, me and the whole fambily! My fambily thinks I was one of the smartest and quickest learning pups but they are very biased so they might not be that credible.

We spent pretty much that furst Gotcha Year in training classes. By my furst year Gotcha Day annifursary in 2009 we, me and mom, were workin’ toward the Canine Good Citizen test. I did not pass that test my furst time around but I passed it when I tried again a coupla weeks later. 

Shortly after earning CGC we learned about Dock Divin’. And that is my favfurite thing in the world to do! I am glad my fambily takes me Dock Divin’!

Well, I think that helps catch us up to when I furst started my Dogster diary in 9/2009.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day Festivities</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/691968</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:01:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My Gotcha Day is tomorrow, but we celebrated today. It's just easier on the peeps to do it on a week ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Gotcha Day is tomorrow, but we celebrated today. It's just easier on the peeps to do it on a weekend. More free time. 

Furst, I got lotsa fetchin'! But I get that every day, so guess that's just normal. 

Then I got a bath. BOO! Even dogs who love water hate baths! At least, I do! But the bath was because Mom found a flea swimmin' in my water bowl and I had a bit of an embarrassing accident in Dad's truck (not going into detail on that). 

So what DID happen in honor of my Gotcha Day? Wellwoof, I got some extra spawcial treats to eat and a glow in the dark ball. I really like my ball! We went out tonight in the dark and it was so cool to see. It was like I was carrying the moon in my mouth!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A couple of firsts</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/691675</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:22:51 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hello! Pepper's humom chiming in today.

Pepper loves her ball fetching. But not so much that she  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello! Pepper's humom chiming in today.

Pepper loves her ball fetching. But not so much that she is aggressive about it. She's had some encounters with some not so friendly dogs, but nothing major. Just think she's decided balls and frisbees are safer and more predictable than other dogaloos. So her preference at the dog park is to focus on her fetching and mostly she ignores the other dogs. She is a favorite of the herding dogs. They love to herd her. And she's good with it too. Doesn't mind as long as they don't get in the way of her fetch. If there is a very pushy dog she stops running, drops her ball, lowers her head and lets them sniff her. Most dogs are satisfied and soon let her go on her way. She has never challenged another dog until this week.

There was a swiss mountain dog giving her a bit of a hard time. He'd let her get the ball but then not allow her to bring it on back. This went on a few times until she finally told him off! Her tail was wagging and anyone else would've thought she was playing with him. But I knew better. Pepper doesn't puppy play anymore. For the first time Pepper decided to stand up for herself. Think the reason is this swiss mountain dog is a puppy. Although he is about 3 times her size! She's finally figured out she's not a lowly puppy herself anymore. She will never be alpha dog. But she's confident and happy, so she shouldn't be omega dog either. I'm glad she was a little assertive. Although, the swiss pup was pretty much unfazed.  

The other new development is Pepper is now willing to voluntarily leave the dog park. I used to have to hide the leash and sneak up on her. It seemed she was never ready to go. The other day while I was going to get the leash off the hook near the gate she followed me over and stood at the gate ready to leave! I was pleasantly surprised.

I think both incidents are signs that she is shedding her puppyhood. This is good but makes me feel a little meloncholy as well. My friendly, excitable puppy has become a sweet, good natured dog.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chores</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/691012</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:19:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had a very important job tonight, pre pre cleaning tonight's post casserole dish! I luv my work! W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a very important job tonight, pre pre cleaning tonight's post casserole dish! I luv my work! Wish my boy liked his chores as much.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mind Control</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/690844</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:30:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So Mom was out workin' in the garden today, rakin' leaves and tryin' to do some clean up. She told m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So Mom was out workin' in the garden today, rakin' leaves and tryin' to do some clean up. She told me I had to wait fur her to throw the ball fur me. Although, later she found herself putting the ball in the chuck it stick and throwin' it fur me. She then realized she had not made a concious decision to throw the ball fur me at that point. It's not like that has nevfur happened befure. She now has an inkling of our places in the universe. When it comes to fetchin' I am a Jedi Master and she is weak minded fool! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Poor Duck!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/690436</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:43:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Unfurtunately, our week of good news has ended on a rather sour note. On Thursday while walking with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Unfurtunately, our week of good news has ended on a rather sour note. On Thursday while walking with Mom to the Fedex box we saw a motorist blatantly drive over a female duck.

Luckily the duck, maybe, will be alright, because the truck passed over her, rather than on top of her and thanks to a couple of Good Samaritans walking their own little dog. Mom's not sure how helpful she could've been with me in tow, so she was grateful for their presence.

The lady scooped the duck out of the road to safety. Because the duck had blood coming out of her beak things seemed bad.But after a few minutes she seemed a little less stunned and, unfortunately, wanted to run back into the street.

We did our best to keep her from getting hit a 2nd time and the lady scooped her back into her arms again. A nice man on a motorcycle also stopped and said he saw the whole thing and maybe the duck just needed a little recup time.

The kind lady, man and dog agreed to take Miss Duck to a safe area and see if she would recover.

We are so grateful for their generosity to spend their time and energy in the care of this humble creature.

Unlike, the motorist who at best was so inattentive he did not see a large, slow moving bird in his path or worse could not be bothered to stop for a few seconds and let the animal cross. Since there was no other traffic it's not like there was a safety issue in stopping.

Mom was saddened at how idiotic and self absorbed people can sometimes be. On the other hand she was heartened at how kind, generous and helpful others are.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/690116</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:25:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow! Furst I win a rosette, then my diary is one of today's picks! What a great week I am havin' so  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow! Furst I win a rosette, then my diary is one of today's picks! What a great week I am havin' so far! Woo Hoo!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Real Life Rosette!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/689811</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:07:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I did very good at my dock divin' yesfurday! On my furst competitive jump I did my best jump evfur o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I did very good at my dock divin' yesfurday! On my furst competitive jump I did my best jump evfur of 12'7". Then on the 2nd heat I beat that with 13'1"! I was on a roll!! Mom and Dad thought we were done fur the day, then found out I qualified to participate in the finals! Yay, the finals! That's the furst time I evfur made it to the finals!

Then in the finals I came in 6th place among 10 dogs with a jump of 12'11". I won a green rosette fur 6th place! My furst real life rosette! Mom thinks this is just the beginning. We both are hooked!

Plus, the place I went to today is a new permanent pool somewhat local fur us. Itsa coupla hours away but Mom thinks we can make it out there once a month or so. She wants to keep me in condition so I don't injure myself. I am just happy to go dock divin' more often!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>And the surprise was...?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/689759</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Sep 2010 19:41:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Furst, the surprise had nothing to do with froggies AT ALL! Sorry, Whitley &amp; Finley, fur the false a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Furst, the surprise had nothing to do with froggies AT ALL! Sorry, Whitley & Finley, fur the false alarm! Next, Zaidie probably knew because he's a furry smart pup. I shoulda figured I might get to do my furry favfurite thing...DOCK DIVIN'! WOO HOO!

It turned out to be an all day event. We left at 7 o'clock in the mornin'. Then we drove 2 hours or sumptin'. When we got there I got to practice fur a bit then the Splash Dogs had sumptin' called Super Vertical. I never did this befure so I just watched, which drove me CRAZY! Later they had the regular dock divin' and I did furry good. We just got home about 7 pm so I am a bit tired tonight. I'll do a better update tomorrow. Night, night.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frog Driving?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/689345</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:12:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So yesfurday the dadster says &quot;Hey Pep, you ready to go ... frog driving?!&quot; or was it &quot;bog bribing?&quot; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So yesfurday the dadster says "Hey Pep, you ready to go ... frog driving?!" or was it "bog bribing?" or maybe "clog frying?" Then Mom says, "Honey, don't spoil her surprise!" Huh? A surprise for moi? I wonder what could it be?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Trustworthy again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/688705</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:15:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ok, I am going to admit it, I am not always the perfect dog I seem to be. Last fall my neighbors had ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok, I am going to admit it, I am not always the perfect dog I seem to be. Last fall my neighbors had a lot of work done on their yard. This included lots of new plants, a waterfall and a pond. A POND! With a water crazy labrador that lives across the street!?

Wellwoof, once I realized there was a new pond nearby I wanted to investfurgate it! My folks realized that the easy going arrangement with me being off leash and unsupervised had to end. Befure I had no incentive to go out of my yard, now there was an attractive nuisance. My folks did not want to have to take out a 2nd mortgage fur what I might mess up over there! Plus our neighbors are also friends and very nice people. We do not want to cause them unhappiness & distress.

Anywoof, thru no fault of my own, I found myself in their pond a coupla times. Once Mom had me off leash while she was getting some stuff out of the car. She thought she was supervising me but obviously not well enuf. "Um, Pep, where'd you go?! PEP! PEP!" then splish, splash, splish, splash then lady neighbor's voice "Getoutta here!" Eeks! Sorry!

OK, I got the message, nobody wants me in that pond. For many months I stayed out of that pond. Then Mom screwed up again and left me outside with my ball to make a quick sandwich fur my boy's lunch. Wellwoof, my ball rolled down the driveway and into their pond. I HAD to go get it! This time neighbor man's voice, "GETOUTTA THERE!" Yikes! Mom heard that from in the house! She rushed out to get me, but I was already outta there. She apologized and promised it wouldn't happen again.

Wellwoof, we have all been able to keep her promise. I no longer even LOOK at that pond! That guy, nice though he is, scared the bejeebers outta me that day! Today we spent the whole day outdoors doin' yard work. When I get hot I go in my own pool and cool off. Mom and Dad do keep a better eye on me and I am never left outdoors alone with my ball. That seems to be workin', I show no infurest in goin' over there anymore.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It was hot, now it's not!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/688464</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:01:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Woo hoo! What a week! My boy went back to school on Tuesday. Me, Mom and Boy all have to wakes up ea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Woo hoo! What a week! My boy went back to school on Tuesday. Me, Mom and Boy all have to wakes up earlier again. And with the heat it was hard to fall asleep at night. 

Speakin' of the heat Monday and Tuesday were real scorchers. It got up to 105 in Santa Cruz, which is very unusual fur that coastal city! But what a difference a coupla days make. Today it's back down to the high 60s and low 70s. Mom even wore a sweater tonight on our walk! So shorts & tank top (and still sweaty) on Tuesday night and sweater with long pants on Friday! Talk about a quick change artist! Tomorrow the high is supposed to be 65! A 40 degree drop in just 4 days!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frisbee ridin'</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/687448</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:36:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>While Lake Powell was a very beautifur lake with some high canyon walls and gorgeous scenery, the co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ While Lake Powell was a very beautifur lake with some high canyon walls and gorgeous scenery, the conditions while we were there were not ideal fur my fambily's tendency to want to tow live bodies behind the the boat. Due to wind and many other boaters the water had a tendancy to be quite choppy. So other than my dad and boy wake boardin' on the furst day we would either find a nice beach and play on the water's edge or do sightseein' with some swim breaks in between.

On the last day they decided it was now or never to do more wake boardin'. Once again Dad went furst. Poor Dad! He kept fallin down til he was so tired he didn't want to try again. It's not like he's brand new at this, he's been doin' it fur years. But there's a certain magic(?) needed between the rider, boat driver & water to make it work. We could find no magic fur Dad today.

Next my boy gave it a go. He IS new to wake boardin'. This is the furst year he has tried it. The last time we went boatin' he was 10 years old and his feet too small fur the board we have. Now he is 13 and only one shoe size smaller than Dad. Anywoof, he got up the furst time and hung on fur a bit. But this was difficult, choppy water to board in and he ended his ride with a spectacular crash.

Finally, Mom did it, too! I hadn't seen her do any of this stuff befure! Only witnessed her as an accomplice to my dad & boy's shenanigans! Who knew she had it in her! Wellwoof, she got up on the very furst try. Then she hung on fur a bit. Then befure she could crash she let go. Kinda boring, actually. She says she's gettin' too old fur this stuff.

With the water being what it was we decided to put away the wake board and get out the giant inflatable frisbee. My boy rode it fur a bit. Then, as it was being pulled back in to be retired Mom asked me to jump on it fur a quick pic (see my new photo). Then Dad crazy, goofy guy that he is said, "let's see if she likes being towed!" Wellwoof, I tolerated a short ride but can't say I really enjoyed it. I jumped off after about 20 seconds. Crazy humans!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rainbow Bridge</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/687444</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:02:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My uncle, Dad's bro, had a furiend stayin' in a houseboat on the lake. One day, we got togefur with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My uncle, Dad's bro, had a furiend stayin' in a houseboat on the lake. One day, we got togefur with them and all the peeps wanted to go see sumptin called Rainbow Bridge(huh!?). Wellwoof, lots of other peeps had the same idea at the same time as my peeps. There was lots of boats already at the dock fur Rainbow Bridge. We were patient, though, and waited fur a spot. Then we all got out to hike out to Rainbow Bridge. Wait a minute! There's words all along the dock "No Pets"! NO PETS ALLOWED AT RAINBOW BRIDGE! Waddya mean!? I'm hearin' about Rainbow Bridge all the time on Dogster!

Turns out this Rainbow Bridge is a big hunk of earth erosion and stuff shaped into an arch shape and the humans named it Rainbow Bridge and only allow other humans to go see it. Wellwoof, I guess I'll just have to wait to see the animal Rainbow Bridge and that's just fine with me. 

Mom waited behind with me while the other peeps took the short hike to go see it. While we were waitin' a French family came up and docked their boat near our boat. Their two girls thought I was just adorable with my lifevest on. They came over and gave me some pets and their dad took a picture of them with me. So now maybe I'm on some French girl's facebook page?

Anywoof, the peoples all returned and said the Rainbow Bridge was neat and Mom should go take a look. She walked out to where she could see it from afar but not all the way out to the base of it. Definitely it was nice but it's not like she's never seen a natural arch befure. She told me not to worry about not seein' this one, our Natural Bridges (that I can go see!) in Santa Cruz is just as nice.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Miss Snoopy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/687240</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:26:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dad noticed a problem with the boat trailer a coupla days befure the end of our trip. So we went int ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dad noticed a problem with the boat trailer a coupla days befure the end of our trip. So we went into the closest town to our campsite, Page, Arizona, in search of repair supplies.

We were on our last errand, to get gas, when Dad saw a little beagle headed straight for a very busy intersection. We were stopped at the intersection with one car ahead of us. All Dad could do was honk his horn hoping to alert the other drivers to watch out for the little guy. Poor driver in front of us was scared to death with a big, old motyhome honking behind him. Meanwhile, Mom was screaming her head off, sure that we were going to witness a tragedy.

Anywoof, the beagle made it across the intersection unscathed. My folks watched to see if any peoples were in pursuit and maybe she just got loose. No such luck, nobody cared, nobody stopped to help this little dog.

So Mom told Dad to pull over and get gas at the gas station right on the corner. She grabbed a dog biscuit and one of my leashes and off she went to try to round up this little dog. She got across the intersection to where the beagle was. The Beagle found a nice patch of grass where she seemed safe fur the time being. Mom approached her showing the biscuit but apparently got too close, too quickly. Oh no! Off went the little beagle again!

Mom walked away from the street into the nearby parking lot and suddenly Miss Snoopy decided she was, indeed, interested in the biscuit Mom was holding. Yay! Mom tossed her a piece of biscuit and let Miss Snoopy do the approaching this time. At furst Miss Snoopy was a little scared of Mom but she soon figured out Mom was only meaning to help her. Mom managed to get a leash on Miss Snoopy. 

Miss Snoopy had a nice collar but no tags. She looked relatively healthy, a little dirty on her backside, but mostly seemed well cared fur. Mom didn't think she'd been a stray for too long. She didn't look malnourished but she acted quite hungry. She pawed at Mom's leg fur the rest of that biscuit.

Mom walked her back to the gas station where Dad and me were waiting. Dad did a very naughty thing and asked Mom if we should keep the little dog. Oh temptation! But Mom knew this was not the place, time or method to take on a new dog. If Miss Snoopy's fambily is lookin' fur her they deserved someone to put up found dog signs and/or take her to a vet to check fur a microchip. As tourists we were not prepared to put forth that kind of effort.

Mom left Miss Snoopy with me and Dad at the motyhome to give her some water, while Mom went in to ask the gas station clerk to call animal control. The guy was a little hesitant about getting involved at furst. Mom explained that she is a tourist and while she's not going to stand around and let a dog get hit, she couldn't wait around fur animal control. She had 3 fambilies waitin' on her to cook dinner that night!

We found a safe place in the shade to tie up Miss Snoopy. Mr. GasStationClerk was now responsible until the police showed up.(Turns out Page does not have animal contol.) We left her with a bowl of water and some kibble Mom had handy in a ziplock fur the lunch I refused to eat that day.(was havin' too much fun swimmin' to eat) Mr. GasStationClerk wasn't too happy Mom also left him an empty poop bag (just in case). BOL!

Once Mr.GasStationClerk realized what a sweet little girl Miss Snoopy was he softend up quite a bit. Turns out he was quite a nice guy. He even thanked Mom & Dad fur helpin' out a little Arizona dog. While Mom & Dad were not unkind, they sorta bulldozed the guy into helpin' Miss Snoopy. In the end we think he felt good about helpin' out. 

The next day we were listening to a local Page radio station and they had a program about lost and found pets. They mentioned our Miss Snoopy as a friendly, female beagle found the previous day! We're glad they're helpin' Miss Snoopy find her fambily! She's a sweet girl who deserves a sweet, luvin' fambily, as all dogs do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beach stand off</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/687125</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:14:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I really liked best when we found a nice beach, got out of the boat and set up a little day camp. Th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I really liked best when we found a nice beach, got out of the boat and set up a little day camp. Then I could go in and out of the water as I like. The boat is fun but when we have swim breaks I have to rely on someone in my fambily to pull me back up on the boat. The handle on my lifevest was a real lifesaver for this. Har! Har! Unfurtunately my lifevest is now in pretty sorry shape after being used in this fashion.

Anywoof, we were lookin' for a place to land and not findin' anything acceptable. My dad pulled in close to one little beach and I thought it looked just fine. I took it upon myself to jump out and stake a claim with my furry, little butt in a perfect sit stay. Unfurtunately Dad did not think it was a good place to land the boat. Everyone was callin' me to get back in the boat but I was not budgin'. Finally they turned the boat around and started to drive away! Wellwoof, I did not want to get left behind so I swam fur the boat. Drat, they called my bluff!

We did a little more lookin' and later found a nice beach big enuf for both my dad and his brother to land their boats. Then between the 2 fambilies I had lots of throwers fur fetch!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Lake Powell - Wake Boarding</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/686993</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:11:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I think I mentioned befure that my fambily does crazy stuffs like blow up big inflatable frisbees th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think I mentioned befure that my fambily does crazy stuffs like blow up big inflatable frisbees then ride on them behind the boat. Wellwoof, at Lake Powell my dad jumps in the water (with lifevest on of course) then starts to jam his feet into boots screwed onto a big board. Then he yells "Hit it" and holding onto a long rope tries to stand up behind the boat! Sometimes he stands up, sometimes he falls down, sometimes he gets dragged around a little. Of course we had our little orange flag to ward off other boaters from running Dad over.

This activity was a bit worrisome and distressing fur me(especially with Mom drivin' the boat). Whenever someone jumps out of the boat I feel the need to check on them. I also like swim breaks and want to take one at every opportunity. So I whined and worried a bit the furst couple of times Dad did this. But eventually I calmed down and was even able to take a nice nap.

My boy also took a try and he got up the furry furst time! He was furry happy about that.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Howldy... I'm back!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/686820</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:21:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had a great time visitin' Reno, Zion &amp; Lake Powell.

My uncle, Dad's bro, lives in Reno. We wen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had a great time visitin' Reno, Zion & Lake Powell.

My uncle, Dad's bro, lives in Reno. We went to visit him last year too. His American Bulldog was kinda worried about who was boss last year. Wellwoof, she hasn't changed much. She had to let me know who was boss this time too. As long as I can play fetch I don't care who is boss. Just let me have fun, Miss Bossy!

Next it was on to Zion. We drove all day to get there from Reno and still didn't make it. We ended up stopping pretty close by at about 10 o'clock that night. 

We ended up passing thru Las Vegas on our way and it was 120 degrees. Luckily that was the hottest we felt the whole time. But how much hotter can it get than 120!?

Anywoof, we arrived in Zion in the morning and met up with a different brother of my dad's(he has 3) Both families got their motyhomes set up then we went for a walk along the river. I got to run and fetch in the river which is heaven fur me. After I was tuckered out I got dried off and put back in the motyhome with my dinner. Kinda boring!

The peoples went somewheres in their bathing suits and came back all wet. Wet! Without ME! I suspect they went tubing down the river! I would have had a blast if they took me along! Ah woof!

We spent the night in Zion. My folks took me to play in the river again the next morning. Then all the peoples took a hike. Dogs aren't permitted on most of the trails so I had to stay behind again. Sigh!

We left that afternoon for Lake Powell and that is where we spent the next 4 nights.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>On the Road Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/684928</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:27:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I've been having a wonderfur summer so far! Lotsa fun and excitement with dock divin' &amp; boat ridin'. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been having a wonderfur summer so far! Lotsa fun and excitement with dock divin' & boat ridin'. 

We're gettin' ready to leave again. This time to my favorite place, Lake Powell in Utah. We spent a few days there last year and had a really great time. It is a very long drive fur us from California. So we'll be a coupla days on the road just to get there.

By the time we get back home it will be mid August. Then my boy goes back to school the next week. The only problem with summer is it goes by way too fast!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boating</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/684316</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So I just found out my fambily has a boat! We went out to visit it a couple of days ago. It's just a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So I just found out my fambily has a boat! We went out to visit it a couple of days ago. It's just a little runabout but it works fur us.

My fambily made me wear a doggy life vest. Good thing too because I did a silly thing and jumped off while we were underway! This was quite scary fur everybody and very dangerous fur me! 

My fambily did a bizzaro thing and inflated a really giant frisbee. Then my boy climbed on it and road behind the boat! I don't know if it was because he was bad or what, but I really did not like that and was nervous the whole time. After a while he ended up losing his grip and fell off! Well that was it fur me I HAD to go SAVE him!! Mom had a hold of the handle on my life vest but she was so focused on my boy she did not realize I had decided to jump out of the boat. Her furst instinct was to try to keep holding onto me but she realized she couldn't and the safest thing was fur me to not get run over by the boat. Luckily Dad is very fast acting and he turned off the motor right away and we were already going quite slow on the way to pick up my boy.

My boy got back on the giant frisbee and I realized he was laughin and smilin'. Apparently this was fun fur him! And here I was worried sick!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>REAL Dock Divin'</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/683861</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:40:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My fambily took me to a place where I got to dive off a REAL dock! We would only use a dock when no  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My fambily took me to a place where I got to dive off a REAL dock! We would only use a dock when no boats were coming or going. We seemed to manage not to irk anyone or get me run over. There was a restaurant nearby and I entertained the folks eating there quite a bit.

Jumping from a real dock was not too different than jumping from a Splash Dogs dock. There was no doggy ramp to get back on the dock so I had to swim quite a ways to get back my footing. But it was really fun because I love to swim. 

Because we were kinda breaking rules we did not take pictures or make a video. We were trying to be discreet. So I will just need to remember what a great time I had!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Catching up - July</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/681313</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:48:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>July did not start out too good fur me. I got my furst permanent owee. Mom was talking with a neighb ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ July did not start out too good fur me. I got my furst permanent owee. Mom was talking with a neighbor and her dog has told me befure he does not like me. Well, the moms were talking and did not notice me get too close to him. Bam! He bit me in the face. Mom thought he bit me above the eye and could not find anything at the time. But a little while later she saw some blood below my eye. Being all black and not bleeding much it was real hard to see at furst. But turns out I had a pretty good gash. Mom kept an eye on it and it did not get infected, but looks like I might have my furst scar.

The rest of the month is MUCH better so far. My new li'l skin cousin came to visit with her parents. On July 3rd we were all going to go for a hike at a place called Wilder Ranch. Unfortunately no dogs are allowed there. So we went to the dog beach instead! SWEET! I had a blast like I always do.

As I managed to post last week it was my 2nd birthday on July 4. It was pretty much a repeat of my 1st birthday, pancake breakfast followed by a parade. Although we were real disappointed the Coldwell Banker doggies were not in the parade this year! But there were lotsa horses!

My boy was not around fur my birthday. He got invited to go off with some friends on a camping trip. Guess I have to get used to that now that he is a teenager. Today he took off again, this time with the Boy Scouts. He'll be back on Saturday but I am sure going to miss him this week.

Well, think I am all caught up fur now. It's nice to be back on Dogster.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Catching up</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/681226</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:14:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We have been mostly out of commission since May 25, the day of the &quot;new&quot; Dogster. So still getting u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We have been mostly out of commission since May 25, the day of the "new" Dogster. So still getting used to the newness and actually not feeling real warm and fuzzy about it.

Anywoof, nothin' real earth shattering in the month of June. We did have our furst skunk encounter while I was off leash. We were in the midst of a fetch session when I saw that little guy. I ran right over to him, all the while Mom was screaming, "LEAVE IT! LEAVE IT! LEAVE IT!" He put his tail up when I got close but I guess I heard something in Mom's voice and decided to come get the ball she was holding instead. Mom says I barely managed to avoid some huge unpleasantness. Not sure what the heck she is talking about!

We also had a bit of a fire scare in the month of June. We live in the redwood forest of the Santa Cruz Mountains and a wild fire is always a bit of a concern. Mom just told Dad she smelled smoke when the phone rang and it was a neighbor saying there was a fire across the street in the common area and her husband needed help trying to get it out. Luckily he already had a handle on it and it was caught early and put out. A fire engine arrived a few minutes later and made sure it was all the way out. Nothing like a fire truck to get everyone out of their houses! I got to see all of my doggy pals that day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We're back! Hopefurly!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/681110</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:41:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Mom got a new lap top that gets us back on the internet. We missed seein' what's goin' on with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Mom got a new lap top that gets us back on the internet. We missed seein' what's goin' on with all the pals for the last month. We spent this mornin' getting things all set up. And Mom's gettin' used to this laptop thingy. She's only had a desktop before.

We'll post some pics from my barkday and a diary entry with a coupla happenings from the past month.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Barkday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/680191</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Jul 2010 05:40:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is my 2nd Barkday! Yes, I am a born on the 4th of July puppy! My dad says maybe 7/4 is not the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my 2nd Barkday! Yes, I am a born on the 4th of July puppy! My dad says maybe 7/4 is not the greatest day fur a dog to come into the world. But being a gun dog it doesn’t really seem to be that big a deal. I pretty much take most loud noises in stride. 

On my original barkday in 2008 I was born to a black lab mom, no surprise there, and a black lab dad, again no surprise. My fur mom is a family pet. She has a skin mom and dad and two skin sisters. My dad is a field champion who broke some record for being one of the youngest field champions of his time. I was the only fur sister among 7 fur brothers. One of my brothers had a white spot on his paw, another brother had a white spot on his chest. One of my brothers was yellow! Me and my other 3 brothers were all black.

On my 1st year barkday in 2009 my humom did not help me start my diary yet. Too bad! So we’re going to try to remember as best we can now. ..

Our little town really does a lot to celebrate MY Barkday! We started the day off with the fire station’s pancake breakfast. Don’t think I got much in the way of pancakes but pretty sure I got a sausage or two and some eggs, after all it was my barkday!

Then we got a seat on the curb for my Barkday Parade. It was excitin’ waiting fur the parade to begin! There was people rushing here and there. There was people in costume. There was souped up cars. There were even some all dressed up doggies!

One of Mom’s favorite parts of the parade is the beginning. All of our town’s fire engines come down the street with sirens blaring. Mom was a little worried about me. The coupla times I heard sirens I howled, but I was a small puppy when that happened, now I was one year old. A big girl! But 3 or 4 fire engines with sirens going was just too much fur my poor ears. I howled big time. We left the curb and walked down the street a bit to where the engines had already passed. NOT MY favorite part of the parade.

After the engines were done we returned to our spot on the curb. The rest of the parade went by just fine fur me.

My favorite part of the parade was toward the end. There was a big group of doggies. They were the doggies that were all decked out that we saw earlier. Mom says someday if I walk a little better on the leash maybe I can be in the parade too. I hope so! I think I would like all the attention and meeting lotsa new people. I am NOT walking in the parade today, on my 2nd barkday. Even though I passed CGC, long term loose leash walkin’ is still a challenge fur us, especially when there’s lotsa excitement.

Today, my 2nd year Barkday, we are heading off to the pancake breakfast. Hopefurly I’ll get some pancakes and sausage and eggs. After all it is my Barkday! BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Confuser's a loser!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/678235</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:11:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hope Hershey doesn't mind too much if I borrow his term for the good ole window to the internet. Aft ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hope Hershey doesn't mind too much if I borrow his term for the good ole window to the internet. After the IT guys got thru with it the mal-ware is now gone but the hard drive also has issues. So we're kind of without our own confuser here at home. We'll try to check in once a week to see how all my pals are doin'.

Mom's thinking about getting a lap-dog confuser or an I-Pad. She's leanin' more toward the lap-dog, an I-Pad might be too big of a change from a desktop. If anypup has an opinion on this please feel free to share.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ah! Virus</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/675307</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:39:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Pup pals, I've been away from Dogster due to a computer virus or some type of malicious software tha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pup pals, I've been away from Dogster due to a computer virus or some type of malicious software that has taken over mom's home computer. Unfurtunately it hit while visitin' Dogster's new furmat fur the furst time. So Mom's trust in Dogster is a little shaken right now. 

But we just checked our e-mails and saw there was quite a bit of activity and my diary was a pick yesfurday! So Mom's sneaking in a quick entry on her work computer. The home computer is going into the shop today and hopefurrly we'll be more active again once it's back. 

Thanks fur all the kind comments and gifts.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock Divin'! Woo Hoo!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/673225</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 May 2010 10:43:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got to do my favfurite thing in the world yesfurday, DOCK DIVE! While I did not improve with each  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got to do my favfurite thing in the world yesfurday, DOCK DIVE! While I did not improve with each jump, I did my personal best jump of 12'4". I also had my worst jump of 7' 6", back to back in the same wave! 

I have not been stayin' in my down stay and kept creeping up while Mom was walkin' to the edge of the dock. Mom reset me about 3 times, then she got stage fright and did a bad throw. Mom needs to remember it is NOT about improvement or lookin' good on the dock to me. It is about havin' FUN!! But the competitive thing and wanting a to give a good perfurmance seems to be tuff things fur these humans to shake. Ah, woof! 

The rest of my 4 remaining jumps were mostly a little over 10 feet and one was over 11 feet. Don't think this is too bad for a girl with NO official dive trainin' and a humom that's not the greatest thrower. We all know who the talent in this duo is!

Last we checked I was ranked 20th fur this event. The top 24 dogs get to compete in the finals. Unfurtunately I am not in the condition to go back fur the finals today. Just too dang tired and my tail is still a bit droopy. Ah, woof! :o(

To end on a good note, if any of my pals is infurested in seein' me dock divin' we put a video of me, when I was still fresh, on my page. Enjoy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tired tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/673161</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 May 2010 22:16:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD! I am soooo tired! I got to do my favorite thing in the world today, DOCK DIVE! Woo hoo! 

Now ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD! I am soooo tired! I got to do my favorite thing in the world today, DOCK DIVE! Woo hoo! 

Now I had a fun time today, but we signed up fur 3 waves which is the most I have ever done. It was a loooong day. Practice opened at 9:00 the 1st wave was at 11:00 the 2nd 1:00 and the 3rd 3:00. Plus we stayed fur a little practice afur the 3rd wave. Ah, mistake! I was so tired I started doin' some goofy things like jump in the pool when Mom did not throw the toy fur me yet then lookin' fur the toy that was not yet thrown!

At home now I am walkin' around like an old girl, I am not yet 2! I am acting like I have a bit of cold tail. I've had cold tail twice befure afur a really active day. Basically my tail hurts from waggin' it so much all day. My folks had never heard of cold tail befure until the 1st time I had it last year. Seems huntin' breeds like me are prone to it.

Anywoof, I am too tired tonight to write about anything other than being tired. Tomorrow I'll write about all the fun we had!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mutter's Day trip</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/671315</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 May 2010 21:11:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom got to meet her new li'l niece over Mutter's Day weekend! We left Friday after my boy got out of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom got to meet her new li'l niece over Mutter's Day weekend! We left Friday after my boy got out of school. It's a long drive fur us so we stopped Friday night and spent the night along the way. Then furst thing Safurday we headed down to Grandma & Grandpa's house. Once baby arrived, Mom got to hold her lots & lots. Mom wasn't sure if she would be trusted with the li'l tike right away but her brother asked if she wanted to hold her pretty much as soon as they got there. Yay!

I was there with all the people and very interested in what Mom was holding. But Mom did not let me see the li'l baby very well and no way was she going to let me lick her. She did not want to lose her baby holding privileges! Thanks fur sellin' me out Mom!

Mom is real grateful to Dad and my boy because seeing a li'l baby is not the funnest thing in the world fur them like it is fur her. They endured drivin' several hours Friday, a coupla hours Safurday and back home all day Sunday. That was a very nice Mother's Day sacrifice they made. Plus Mom got a card from my boy saying he would wash and wax her car fur her. Woo hoo! A nice clean car to get nose prints all over! BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yappy Mutter's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/670415</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 May 2010 22:17:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wishin' everypup's mom a Yappy Mutter's Day! 

We are headin' down to see my new li'l skin cousin  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wishin' everypup's mom a Yappy Mutter's Day! 

We are headin' down to see my new li'l skin cousin this weekend. Mom's really excited! This is the furst time she gets to see her niece in person. Hope the cuz is ready for lotsa cuddles!

I guess I am going to have to take a backseat this weekend. My cousin is a very young baby with furst time parents. No lickies fur me this time. Darn! I luv babies! Oh woof, maybe by Christmas everyone'll lighten up a little. 

I am sure we'll find some fun things for me to do, too, and I'll write about it in my dear old diary when we get back.

Wags and licks to all the humoms!

Luv,
The Pepster]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh, me! Oh, my! It's May!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/669561</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 May 2010 20:31:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My doogness, May is already here! 2010 is just flyin' on by!

May is going to be a busy month fur  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My doogness, May is already here! 2010 is just flyin' on by!

May is going to be a busy month fur us. Fur Mother's Day all Mom wants is to see her new little niece in person. She'll be 2 months old! So our family will be makin' the big trek down to So. CA to go see her. We also get to spend Mother's Day with Grandma and Grandpa. So a 1st time, brand new mother, a grandma and my mom all together on Mother's Day. How much more motherish can one weekend get!

Then one weekend in May we have a dock divin' event. Yipee! I can't wait!

Finally, fur Memorial Day my dad's sister, my aunt, is coming to visit with her new husband. 

Wow, 3 weekends in May already accounted fur! May is going to fly on by, too!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frisbee thief!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/669486</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 1 May 2010 13:06:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There was a frisbee thief at the dog park this week! And the thief was... ME! 

Well I did not rea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There was a frisbee thief at the dog park this week! And the thief was... ME! 

Well I did not really thieve it so much as catch it. The dog's silly owner threw it right in front of me! I got to show off my pawsome jumping skills and snatch it right out of the air. The dog it was meant fur was not as into retrieving as me. Thought he needed a little break! Ok, that's not true because then I ran all around and did not give the frisbee back. 

Mom was surprised and embarrassed. I usually just focus on my own fetchin' item. She apologized to the dog's dad and he said it was ok. There were only 4 dogs in the park that day and they had fun chasin' me around tryin' to get the frisbee from me and I had fun bein' chased. Mom was kind of glad to see me interactin' with the other dogs a bit. Although, she does not want me to make a habit of stealing.

Eventually one of them caught up to me. I got kinda tired being the only one gettin' chased, the other 3 could take breaks, I couldn't! Well he won the frisbee tug of war and that was the last I saw of that. But I sure had fun.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Calm &amp; Confident</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/669076</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:24:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Being pretty much a newbie in the whole dog training endeavor, calm &amp; confident are new emotions for ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Being pretty much a newbie in the whole dog training endeavor, calm & confident are new emotions for me in regards to my dog's behavior in unpredictable situations. But that was exactly how I felt in 2 separate incidents with Pepper this week. 

The 1st was during Pepper's interaction with Jack over the weekend. The two dogs wanted to play but had to remain on leash because we were in a parking lot. The leashes got tangled and I let go of Pepper's leash knowing she would come and "heel up" right away. And sure enough she did! It wasn't until later I thought about how beautifully she behaved and how I just expected it. I had no doubt in her!

Then yesterday, we were at a park (not a dog park) playing fetch. I noticed out of the corner of my eye a young mother with a very little girl, maybe 2 years old, coming our way. Again, I called Pepper to come "heel up" and she did so without hesitation. I leashed her up then asked her to "down." The young mother asked if she was friendly and I said, "She is friendly, I just wouldn't want her to knock down your little one." The two of them passed us by and Pepper did not break her down in the least. Though I do have to admit she was so into going back to her fetch I think she barely noticed them.

Of course training is ongoing. She can still act like a crazy girl on lead. Other than on Dogster I don't advertise that she is a CGC. We're one of those duos that people would think "What? THAT dog is a CGC?!" But as we approach her 2nd barkday she is starting to calm down and I can see and feel that the training makes a world of difference. I am so proud of my girl and me!

Sincerely,
Pep's mom]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh! What a Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/668514</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:43:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had a dog filled weekend, which is pretty special fur me being an only dog. Yes, I go to the dog p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a dog filled weekend, which is pretty special fur me being an only dog. Yes, I go to the dog park on a regular basis, but there I just really want to focus on my fetchin'. I pretty much ignore all the dogs there. Not very furiendly, I know. But fetchin' is my thing!

Anywoof, we were dogsitting my furiend, Berkley, this weekend. Berkley is a Rat Terrier and about 3 years old. She didn't like me very much when I was a puppy. But now that I am a grown up dog we get along just fine. We went fur walks together and she came over to my place fur a bit. I tried to show her how fun my pool is but she was not interested. She just wanted to sniff around. Ok! More water fur me!

I also got to visit with my pal, Jack. Jack is an American Bull dog whose boy is a Boy Scout. My boy is a Boy Scout, too! The Scouts were goin' campin' this weekend and Saturday mornin' they were gathering in a parking lot waitin' fur everyone to arrive. That's when I got to see Jack! Jack's just a little older than me, maybe he's 2, but he liked me as a puppy and he likes me now too! And I like Jack! We tried to play, but we were both on leashes so it was a bit hard.

There was a dog with one of the newer scouts that I had not met befure. The dog was older and did not seem much interested in playin'. So we just sniffed and politely said hello.

Today Milo came by to visit. Well, his mom came to say hello to my mom. Milo didn't like me as a pup and he doesn't like me much now either. Milo's kinda old and grouchy. But I still like him. Think I get on his nerves, though. I try real hard not to make him mad.

So it was a 4 dog weekend fur me! Fun!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jamaica</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/668339</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:57:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Jamaica was our first dog as a married couple. And, yes, learn from her we did. 

We had been marr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Jamaica was our first dog as a married couple. And, yes, learn from her we did. 

We had been married for a year and had just moved into our house a month before Jamaica came into our lives. Mistakes, indeed, were made with her upbringing pretty much from day one. Jamaica was not socialized. Jamaica was not trained. Jamaica had issues. Since we had her from 8 weeks old, there is no one to blame but ourselves. 

We learned from Jamaica that not all dogs are born friendly. Jamaica was born to an Australian Shepherd mom. Her dad was a neighbor’s Chow Chow. So basically she was part of an oopsie litter. I did have a little nagging of doubt when checking out this litter of pups. Not one of them wanted to come investigate the humans. So, we picked a pup by choosing the one who broke from the pack to chase a cat. In essence, the one with the highest prey drive!

But think about it, Aussie/Chow mixes, they were THE CUTEST pups one will ever find. Pepper has NOTHING on Jamaica in the puppy cuteness department.

Jamaica did a pretty good job relaying her life in the last diary entry. I am just going to fill in a couple of gaps, as Jamaica said, before the details get too fuzzy.

Jamaica was a sweet, funny, loving, gentle girl. She was also aloof, protective, insecure, skittish and downright aggressive to strange dogs and people. Basically if she didn’t know you as a pup you weren’t part of her pack and she didn’t like or trust non pack members.

Jamaica was very stoic. She never whimpered, she never cried in fear or sadness. She was deathly afraid of thunder, and most loud noises, but she never whined or reacted destructively. Instead she would hide and cower. She was a quiet girl especially when she was scared.

If I had known I would end up pregnant a month after getting this pup we would probably not have taken her on. The prior year we had a pregnancy that ended due to lack of a fetal heartbeat. I thought we were in for some tough fertility times ahead. It turned out we had a new pup on our hands and a new baby on the way.

Looking back I think Jamaica was a good dog for this stage of our life. She did stress a bit when we first brought our son home. But once she got used to him she had a certain calm, gentle disinterest in him. The boy had to come first and her aloof stoicism made it easier on all of us, I think, I hope. 

Jamaica, hope I’m not embarrassing her there at the Bridge, had a special fondness for dryer sheets. We called her our static free dog. If there was a basket of clean laundry sitting around she would manage to find the dryer sheet and get it out. She would then roll on it like it was a dead moose carcass. She did all this very discreetly. As though it was bad and she would get in trouble. Or maybe she just did not like us laughing at her. We learned to watch her out of the corner of our eye so as to not stop her fun, and ours.

She would bark in happiness when asked, in an excited voice, if she was “ready to go for a walk!?” She would then prance and dance in anticipation. These days, Pepper just looks at me like I am nuts. A walk is nice enough but nothing to get excited about. Fetchin’ is Pepper’s thing.

Jamaica was a very dignified, ethical dog. She never dumpster dived. She never took food off the table or counter. She never drank out of the toilet. She always waited her turn for a treat. 

She had her issues. I was disappointed to have a dog children could not pet. That was not something I expected. There were times I wondered if we had made a mistake picking out one of those timid, unfriendly pups. But now I know the real mistake was in not helping her to be a more confident, socialized dog. The mistake was in not even knowing we could help her. The mistake was ignorance.

Jamaica was a dog we needed at a time we needed her. She was our stand in child before our son was born and a big fur sister to him after. She was our living, loving family member for 12 years. 

Sweet Jamaica, we love you dearly and we miss you greatly.
Mom & Dad]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Two Years at the Rainbow</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/668308</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:48:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My fur sister befure me went to the Rainbow two years ago. She did not have a Dogster page. Mom aske ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My fur sister befure me went to the Rainbow two years ago. She did not have a Dogster page. Mom asked if I would mind sharing some space in my diary with her today. So today, my diary is dedicated to Jamaica. I listen, she speaks...

My Life

Life as a puppy was pretty good. I had lots of fur siblings and a fur mom. Then one day two people came and took me away from my mom and my brothers and sisters. I was scared. But I didn’t cry. I was a quiet girl. 

The furst night I slept in a room all by myself. There wasn’t much furniture in this room. My new skin mom and dad had not lived here very long. I was scared. But I didn’t cry. I was a quiet girl.

The next night I slept in mom and dad’s room in a laundry basket lined with blankets. This was better. I wasn’t as scared. Why didn’t they have me in here with them in the furst place?

I soon was bigger and figured out how to tip over the laundry basket. From then on I was pretty much free in the house.

I really liked a little stuffed koala bear that sat on the floor in one of the rooms. There was a mama koala holding a little baby koala. It was the little baby that I liked. I didn’t hurt the little baby. I just liked carrying him around. This was the only stuffed animal I ever played with.

My aunt came to visit with her dog, Mandy. Mandy and I got along great! She was a sweet, big, black lab mix and by this time I was about a 7 month old puppy. The pawrents decided to take us for a drive and go for a walk at a place in California called Monterey. There were lots of other people walking in Monterey, too. It was a beautiful sunny day. 

A little boy came up and wanted to pet me. Iguess because I was the cute puppy. I moved away. I did not know this little boy. I did not want him to touch me. He followed me over the other side of my mom. I moved away again. He followed me again! He was not getting my signals! So I nipped in the air toward his hand. Dad told me that was really bad! He was mad at me! :o(

The little boy was not much fazed by my nipping. But I got my point across and he did not mess with me anymore.  Mom told him to pet Mandy and she, Mandy, took over entertaining this kid. Whew! Thank you, Mandy!

Another time, Mom and Dad thought I would enjoy a walk through the woods. Problem was we had to pass thru a creek. It was a hot day and they wanted to get to a water hole they heard about. This is when we all learned I REALLY HATE WATER(not just baths)! Then the crazy people let me off lead. I really wanted to run away after they practically drowneded me! But they were the only people I knew and so I stuck around. But I had to go thru that creek again to get back to the car. This was the one and only time we took that walk!

My bestest friend was our good neighbor lady. She had a Scottish terrier and a German Shepherd dog when we furst met her. The German Shepherd’s name was Savannah. Savannah was old. She had not had the best life and spent much time on the end of a chain, outdoors, always. But neighborfriend lady rescued her and made her last months the best times of her life. Savannah was my teacher. 

Savannah taught me to run off with her when we were off lead while walking in the woods with our humoms. We always came back but pretty much in our own good time. Savannah also taught me to be polite. She didn’t take a lot of guff from Arnie, the Scottish terrier. But she was pretty tolerant of me, puppy that I was. But one day I was getting to be bigger and there were treats being handed out and somehow I ticked her off. She held me down with her paw. This time I was scared but I DID scream and cry. I was so surprised! I never ticked her off again. She was old and did not live too long after that. But I learned my lesson and always waited politely for my treat after that.(My dear sisfur, Pepper, is still pretty rude in this regard)

My best doggy friend was a Golden Retriever named Sadie. Sadie was only a year or so older than me. We had the best of times romping around together.

When I was about a year old Mom and Dad brought home a small, loud, strange skin creature. I was scared. But I didn’t cry. I was a quiet girl. Fur the furst and only time in my life I chewed up something, a blanket. 

The previous month, I was really enjoying that Mom was staying home with me and not going off to work. It was just the two of us all day. But boy, Mom’s stomach was sure getting big! Time to lay off the Cheetos, Mom! Then a couple days before the weird skin creature came Mom announced that her water had broke. Mom and Dad hurried out of the house that morning. Dad came back to check on me that night and the next morning but I didn’t see Mom. When she finally came home the next day after that, she had the weird skin creature.

I soon figured out the creature was a human baby and he was here to stay. I was a very good big sister. I was not overly interested in the baby but as he grew I tolerated his interest in me. Once when he was about two he fell (or jumped) on me when I was in a deep sleep. I growled and jumped up, I was MAD (anyone would be, too!), but I just trotted away and found another place to sleep. Mom told the kid off for doing that to me and it did NOT happen again.

Me and the boy found our peace. He was not really a tormenting kid and when he tried to hug me or whatever I would just lick his face. That gave him some attention from me and he would be satisfied and stop bugging me. 

When I was about two neighborfriend lady got a German Shepherd puppy. She named him Thor. Thor was pretty big even as a puppy. He liked tennis balls. He would carry one around with him all the time. I had NO interest in tennis balls. But I loved to take his when the opportunity came up. Gentleman that he was he would wait for me to drop it so he could get it back. I LOVED tormenting him! But he tormented me by attacking me in greeting every time I came out of the house. So I think we were pretty much even.

When I was about 8 something happened to my knee and I was only using 3 legs to walk. Mom waited a day or two to see if it would get better. It did not. Mom took me to the vet.

I ALWAYS HATED going to the vet. HATED IT! Anywoof, the vet said they needed to take x-rays. Mom left me with those horrible vet people for a day. Can you believe it?! After the x-rays they said I need something called surgery. 

A week later Mom dragged me back to the vet for the surgery. I stayed there all day and all night. When I came outta there my leg hurt even worse! I think they cut it up or sumptin! I was not too happy with the human race at that time.  I WOULD NOT LOOK AT MOM THE WHOLE RIDE HOME! 

Mom said I couldn’t go on my normal walks for several weeks!  WEEKS! Also she put me in a crate fur the furst time in my life! Plus I had to go back to the vet every coupla weeks fur check ups. Luckily these times I never got left there.

Well, eventually I started using all of my legs again. About a year later I was pretty much all better. Thankfurly I never went thru anything like that again. But I was getting to be an old girl and this pretty much aged me faster.

By the time I was 11 I was the last of the original dogs on my street. My friends were all gone, even Thor, though he was younger than me. Life gets lonely and well, I was not one to make new furiends easily. Life was winding down in me and I was getting tired. About 3 months after my 12th barkday I followed my furiends to the Rainbow. I was scared. But I didn't cry. I was a quiet girl.

This is one long entry, but hey, much of my life is in it! Pepper has the luxury of chronicling each event as it happens to her. 

This will be my one and only entry in Pepper’s diary. I thank her fur letting me speak befure it all gets too fuzzy. I think I taught my humans a thing or two about dogs and I am glad Pepper is benefiting from that. Now is her time and I wish her a long, tail waggin life.

Wags from the Rainbow, 
Jamaica]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not my day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/668005</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:07:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It started off a beautiful day. And it stayed a beautiful day. But it was not my day!

Today we tr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It started off a beautiful day. And it stayed a beautiful day. But it was not my day!

Today we tried to go to the dog park. Mom put me in the car and we drove over there. I get real excited, cause now I know the way, I know where we're goin' and I like it! We pulled into the parking lot and Mom said, "Uh oh, Pep, looks like something's up!" There was NO doggies in there and there was lotsa barricade type things with signs on them that said "Dog Park Closed Temporarily" Oh no!

Well, being such a pretty, sunny, spring day afur a coupla days of rain there was lotsa dogs getting walked around the closed dog park. There was even some dogs off leash next to the dog park. Don't tell, but Mom let me off leash too and I fetched fur a bit. She made me show her how good I would listen furst by askin' me to do some heel walkin' and heel ups. I did real good and did not run off or have any incidents. There's a big sign that says "Leash and License Laws Strictly Enforced." We can't believe that's really true but we(Mom) didn't want to push our luck so I did not get as much fetch as I would have in the park.

Then tonight I did not get to play red dot with Daddy! He lost the red dot light! We have a ritual, every night I get my red dot! Anywoof, hopefurly tomorrow will go more my way.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Coyote!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/667220</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:02:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning my mom saw a coyote and I smelled one!

I was having my usual mornin' fetch when Mom  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning my mom saw a coyote and I smelled one!

I was having my usual mornin' fetch when Mom spotted a coyote run into a grove of trees behind me. I did not see him/her and so Mom was not concerned and we continued our fetch. 

A minute or two later, though, and I started scenting the air and my shoulder hackles went up. I even gave out a little bark (rare fur me during fetch). Then I dropped my ball and started running toward the trees. 

Mom started to panic a bit then got her head together. She moved toward me to picked up the ball I dropped. She knows I am a total sucker for that ball. At first I thought she was coming to back me up but she picked up the ball then started walking away from me.  She made lotsa noise and called out that I was on my own if I am going to chase coyotes! I decided my ball was more important than checkin' out those trees. She then leashed me up and we went fur a walk down the street.

I was just curious and would like to have said HELLO! But Mom said she did not want to take a chance. She does not want me to stress the wildlife here and does not want me to get hurt either. Worry wart Mommy! Maybe me and that coyote could have been great furiends!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Green Belt!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/667045</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:27:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The whole fambily went to watch my boy take a test to earn his green belt today. Well, I didn't get  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The whole fambily went to watch my boy take a test to earn his green belt today. Well, I didn't get to watch actually, but I went along and waited in the car. My boy does a martial art, Tae Kwon Do, and that is what the green belt is from.

Usually our Mom watches his classes from outside thru the window so I can watch, too. But today she wanted to take pictures and video tape his test. So she and Dad got a seat inside the studio.

Mom and Dad are very proud of my boy. His instructor had lotsa nice things to say about him. I have a very good boy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me and mum tricksies each other!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/666713</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:22:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Fur awoof now I've been playing a trick on my folks. I am a fetch addict and they enable my addictio ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fur awoof now I've been playing a trick on my folks. I am a fetch addict and they enable my addiction by throwin' the ball fur me every day. Well even though I like havin' them throw the ball I also like keepin' it fur myself awoof and not bringin' it back right away. Apparently, this makes my folks feel impatient, silly and a bit useless in between throws.

Mum figured out that if they don't stand around lookin' all interested in me bringin' the ball back I tend to bring it back sooner. So now she looks at her flowers, stretches or works on a sudoku puzzle in between throws. Maybe it's just like watching water boil but Mom doesn't think so. She thinks I am bringing the ball back quicker now that it appears my fetchin' is just a side activity and not her main focus. I might be a little worried she's not interested in throwin' the ball fur me.

So I guess Mom is the end trickster FUR NOW! Woohahahaha or however you spell maniacle laughter.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weather is playin' tricks on us!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/666214</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:51:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's been rainin' since Safurday here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 

Finally today there seemed to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been rainin' since Safurday here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 

Finally today there seemed to be a break. The sun was shinin' thru the windows. So we went outside to play fetch. There were some clouds but they seemed pretty far away. But then it started rainin! Where was these raindrops cumin from!? There were NO clouds right above us! It was kind of pretty because the sun was out too. So we stayed out a bit and continued our (my) fetch. We was also hopin' we might see a rainbow.

But then the clouds came closer and were black and right above us. And it became a cold rain. So we went in the house.(only because Mom wanted to)

A few minutes later it was not raining anymore. We went outside again. The rain came again! We went inside.

We did this a couple more times! Doy! 

Finally we had a long patch of no rain, but then the sun went down behind the mountain. So we came in. (only because Mom wanted to) These humans are sooo soft. They want dry conditions and light to see. Good grief!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/665926</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:11:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yay! My diary is one of today's picks!

I am happy and grateful but... seems my diary gets picked  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yay! My diary is one of today's picks!

I am happy and grateful but... seems my diary gets picked every time I let out some secret, hmm.

Anywoof, thanks Dogster!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dogs in Yosemite</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/665796</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:59:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My pal, Hershey, asked me to report back on how dog friendly it is at Yosemite. We found it to be qu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My pal, Hershey, asked me to report back on how dog friendly it is at Yosemite. We found it to be quite dog friendly in the areas dogs are allowed. Basically leashed dogs are allowed on all paved paths. The Gallery in the Village even had a bowl of water out fur us. I always think folks who do that are so kind!

The walk to the the Falls View is all paved so I could have gone there but did not. The path was kind of icy so we did not want to risk anyone falling over with a bike in one hand and me in the other.

At the campground I did go off leash a bit to catch snowballs. Silly people posted evidence of this crime in a video on my page. Please don't call the rangers on me!

While I got to run with the bikes and go on walks I did not get to go on real hikes with my family because these were on unpaved foot paths. On those occasions I stayed back and guarded the motyhome.

We found just about everyone to be very nice and furiendly to me. I got to play with a 7 month old Chesapeak Bay Retriever. Plus I met several other dogs and got to sniff them a bit. All in all we found Yosemite to be a furry nice place for doggies to visit.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yosemite!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/665690</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:08:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD! Yosemite was PAWSOME!

We left the Santa Cruz Mountains Friday afternoon in the pouring rain. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD! Yosemite was PAWSOME!

We left the Santa Cruz Mountains Friday afternoon in the pouring rain. It was kind of miserable for my family to pack up the motyhome. Dad almost didn't bring the bikes because of the rain. But biking around is a big part of Yosemite for my folks. So he toughed it out and the bikes came along.

Friday night we made it to a place called Casa de Fruit. Not too far from Santa Cruz County, I know. But it was getting dark and everybuddy was getting hungry. So we stopped fur the night. 

Safurday morning we got moving real early. It was overcast and kind of cold and rainy. We heard a storm might be coming in fur Sunday and Monday. 

We arrived in Yosemite Safurday afur noon. We did a little biking around. Well my family biked and I ran alongside Dad's bike. Mom says I looked wild and crazy at furst. But I soon found my stride and learned to pace myself. Boy! My folks sure can move faster on bikes than on their feet! I got a pretty good work out.

We woke up Easter mornin' in Yosemite! It was still overcast and quite cold. We enjoyed watchin' the campers with small kids doing their Easter egg hunts. My boy is now a teenager so he didn't hunt eggs but Mom and Dad did have a little camoflage Easter basket fur him with some goodies in there. My boy is NOT too old to eat candy and chocolate! We walked around the campground to check things out and did a little bike ridin'. But it was pretty cold so we also stayed in the motyhome a bit and played games.

Monday mornin' I woke Mom and Dad up cause I had to go outside to do some business. Mom opened the door of the motyhome and the ground was all WHITE! I hesitated a bit. I've never seen the ground all white. I came out and the white stuff was real cold. I LUVED it! I got very invigorated and had to do some puppy zoomies!

My folks call the white stuff snow. And apparently Yosemite got about 18 inches of it Sunday night. It also snowed off and on all day Monday. It was very pretty and like I said very invigorating fur me. I learned that with snow there are endless snowballs fur my peoples to throw fur me!

So Yosemite was great but I have to say the snow really made the trip fur me. It stopped snowing on Tuesday but the snow on the ground was still there when we left this mornin'. So it was a snow that stuck pretty good.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hoppy Easter!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/664294</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 2 Apr 2010 13:28:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Early wishes to everypup for a nice Easter. I will not be able to access Dogster on Sunday. My fambi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Early wishes to everypup for a nice Easter. I will not be able to access Dogster on Sunday. My fambily is taking me somewhere called Yosemite. They have been there many times and say it is very beautiful. This is my first time. I hope I like it! We'll be there for the next week.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Our Path to Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/663790</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:36:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>About 2 months befure I was born, a fur girl named Jamaica went to the Rainbow.  She was a 12 year o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ About 2 months befure I was born, a fur girl named Jamaica went to the Rainbow.  She was a 12 year old chow/aussie mix. Strangely, Mom was surprised at how quiet, sad and lifeless the house felt after saying goodbye to Jamaica. There was such a doggy void in her family and her life.  

The next week or so she and the boy (her son) were at the library. She found herself in the animals section. She figured if she can’t have a dog right now she can at least read about them. She checked out Dogs for Dummies.

Dogs for Dummies had a small section on grief. This was not why she checked out the book but she was drawn to this section. It suggested internet sites that might have grief support.  Mom found the Dogster memorials/goodbye forum. So many folks there feeling what she was feeling. She didn’t quite feel up to posting herself. So she was grateful for the strength and courage of those who did post and for the understanding and kindness of the responders. 

There was some home improvement the family had delayed during Jamaica’s life. It would have involved displacing Jamaica from where she was used to lounging during the day. They did not feel it was right to do that to her in her senior years. So now that Jamaica was gone construction began but this postponed getting a new fur baby.

Almost 3 months after I was born dad announced he wanted to go see some lab puppies he heard about in Manteca. Mom was surprised, the work on the house wasn’t yet finished. Dad didn’t care. The family had gone long enough with no fur baby. 

This is where I come into the story! I was about 11 weeks old when I joined the family. Mom did not start a Dogster profile for me right away but she visited Dogster fur information and training tips quite a bit.

Today is my one year annifursary on Dogster.  During this furst Dogster year I have made pup pals and started my diary. We (mom and me) have laughed and cried at blogs, forum postings and diary entries. We have figured out how to read and appreciate dog speak. We now understand some of the Dogster short speak such as OMD, BOL & PPR. We have given and received rosettes, stars and special gifts. We have learned and grown through Dogster.

I am a Dogster dog. BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring Ahead!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/661891</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:28:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom's been wakin' up crazy early this week! She says it's because the time changed. I don't know wha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom's been wakin' up crazy early this week! She says it's because the time changed. I don't know what that's about. I been snoozing away while she's getting ready fur work. Now she's been leavin fur work so early I don't get my mornin' fetch. It's too dark to see the ball! But Mom and Dad come home from work earlier so I do get more fetchin in the evening. Apparently this is daylight savings. 

Also been workin' on sumptin called taxes. Don't know what that is but it sure makes Mom and Dad grouchy. 

So it's been a bit of a tough week. But the sun has been shining and the weather warm. Mom filled my pool up fur me fur the furst time this year. I've been havin' a good time splashin' and playin' in there. Happy Spring everypup!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yappy St. Pawtrick's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/661244</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:50:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/661244</guid>
		<description>Yappy St. Pawtrick's Day to everypup! Thanks to my pals who exchanged gifts and paw mails with me. T ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yappy St. Pawtrick's Day to everypup! Thanks to my pals who exchanged gifts and paw mails with me. That's always fun! Enjoy the wearing o' the green and Irish luck today!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Fetchin' Good Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/659219</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:59:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/659219</guid>
		<description>Today was a WONDERFUL day! I got to spend pretty much the whole day outside running around loose. 
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today was a WONDERFUL day! I got to spend pretty much the whole day outside running around loose. 

The last few weekends have been wet, rainy and cold. And the forecast was kind of the same for this weekend. But guess they was wrong 'cause it was BEAUTIFUL! 

Mom spent the day outside planting some pretty flowers in the garden. Dad cut up and piled a bunch of brush in the truck and later hauled it off. My boy was outside pulling weeds. So all of the fambily were outside together fur much of the day. I LUV that! Cause then I can run around and I got lotsa ball throwers. 

To top things off when we went for my evenin' walk I found my glow in the dark ball I left down the culdesac awoof back. And Mom even let me bring it in the house wit me. Isn't that great?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Li'l Girl!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/658866</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:09:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/658866</guid>
		<description>My new li'l skin cousin has arrived! Woo hoo!

Mom's excited because this is her younger brother's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My new li'l skin cousin has arrived! Woo hoo!

Mom's excited because this is her younger brother's first child and the only grandchild other than my boy on her side of the fambily. Since my boy is well, a boy, both mom and grandma were secretly wishing for this baby to be a girl. Now there's one grandchild of each! 

Talk about drama! First Uncle and Auntie did not find out boy or girl while baby was still in Auntie's belly. Then li'l baby went past the due date of 2/23. Then the hospital was too busy to induce on 3/2. Finally Auntie was admitted at 7:00 am on 3/3. We live many hours away so we had to call to find out all the haps. Mom called at 12:00 on 3/3 no contractions underway yet. Then again at 4:30 still not much happening. Then Uncle called Mom at 7:00 pm with an eta of 10:00 pm. But did that baby come out on 3/3? NO WAY! She was not ready! She finally made her grand entrance at 6:17 am on 3/4. She is 8 lbs 5 oz so she was definitely ripe. She just liked that cozy little womb. Smart girl! 

Aw, li'l baby girl fingers and toes to lick! I will be happy to meet her!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Da Bling Bling!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/658461</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:27:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/658461</guid>
		<description>Mom and I walk alot both early in the mornin' and in the evenin'. It can be pretty dark at both time ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom and I walk alot both early in the mornin' and in the evenin'. It can be pretty dark at both times. So Mom noticed our little local pet store had some pretty shinys that would light us up in the dark. She saw them awoof ago but was thinkin' about buyin' a light up collar & leash she saw in a catalog. She finally decided on the Bling Blings at the local pet store. First she likes to buy local, but also the collars and leashes in the catalog were a bit pricey. The Bling Blings are just little, tiny flashlights that are 2 different colors that flicker and strobe and are attached to a little clip. She got one to clip to my collar and one for her end of the leash.  So far they are working out pretty well. Guess we'll go use them now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not Wicked!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657953</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:41:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>So Mom and Dad came home last night real late. And they're not any meaner or nastier than they alrea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So Mom and Dad came home last night real late. And they're not any meaner or nastier than they already were. Oops, didn't quite mean it like that! They are still relatively nice people.

Turns out Wicked is a show about some people other than Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz story. I don't know who Dorothy or the Wizard is but they must be quite famous and important to cause a whole extra story. Apparently there were no doggies in the Wicked show, hmpf!

Mom and Dad had a nice time in a town called San Francisco. Now drivin' and parkin' in this town can be a little daunting. And Dad heard there was going to be a Chinese New Year's Day parade on the same day. So Mom and Dad left real early fur their 8 o'clock show. It was rainin' in Boulder Creek when they left but it was a real nice day in SF when they arrived. So they walked around a bit and even got to see a little bit of the parade! Then they had a nice dinner and went to see the show. No problem killin' time in SF!

Meanwhile, me and the boy stayed at home. He thought he was in charge and I let him think that. But I KNOW I was protecting him!

I am glad my mom and dad came home alright and not wicked!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Wicked?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657832</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:10:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657832</guid>
		<description>Strange things goin' on around here today. Furst I herd strange sounds comin' frum the batroom. I ra ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Strange things goin' on around here today. Furst I herd strange sounds comin' frum the batroom. I ran in there to see what it was. Mom had some strange contraption pointed at her head. She sez she was stylin' her hair. Then she pointed the thing at me and I felt warm air come from it. I wagged my tail but I didn't want to get too close to it. I seen someting similar to it at the groomer and I don't like it too much there, either.

Next she smeared a bunch of stuff the same color as her skin all over her face. Then she put powder on top of that! There was also some goopy stuff she put on her eyelashes. After she was all done in there she still looked like my mom but a little diffurent. 

She then put on clothes like I haven't seen her wear since New Year's Eve and Dad is dressed in clothes that I haven't ever seen him wear befure. 

I am thinking this all has something to do with the Wicked thing. See? They are diffurent already and they haven't even left the house yet! Oh, Woh is me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Wicked!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657784</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:23:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657784</guid>
		<description>Today Mom and Dad are going  to see something called the Wicked. Hope they don't come back too mean  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today Mom and Dad are going  to see something called the Wicked. Hope they don't come back too mean and nasty! I r scared!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Li'l Baby</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657506</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:28:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/657506</guid>
		<description>I have a new skin cousin arrivin' soon. Mom was motivated by my poem back at Valentine's Day. She sa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have a new skin cousin arrivin' soon. Mom was motivated by my poem back at Valentine's Day. She said "Pep, if you can do poetry about your secret admirer, I should be able to write a poem for this little baby." We realize this is not really doggy related but since Dogster inspired me and I inspired Mom we thought it might not be too out of line to share Mom's poetry writin' debute. So here goes:

Li'l babies are cute
Li'l babies are cool
Li'l babies are creatures who do tend to drool

Li'l babies are cherished
Li'l babies are loved
Li'l babies are gifts sent from above

Li'l baby, your parents are so very stubborn
They refuse to find out while you're still in the oven

Li'l babe, are you girl?
Li'l babe, are you boy?
Li'l babe, either way there'll be plenty of joy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No Fetchin'</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/656430</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:41:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/656430</guid>
		<description>Yesterfurday I got NO fetchin! Was I sick or injured wit broken bones? NO! Was all of my fambily sic ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterfurday I got NO fetchin! Was I sick or injured wit broken bones? NO! Was all of my fambily sick or injured wit broken bones? NO! Thankfurly we are all healthy and fit as fiddles, thank you furry much. We (or should I say Mom) just did not get around to it. We (Mom) did not make it a priority! Can you believe that, fetchin' not a priority this day?!

Anywoof, it started out an ordinary day. We took my boy to school. That's normal, that's fine. But then wait, no, we passed the Covered Bridge Park! Mom, you missed your turn! What's goin' on here?! "It's too wet today, Pep." That was her excuse. TOO WET?! Wetness is great! I LUV wetness!

Instead we walked around the Kmart parking lot. Now walkin' is fine and dandy. I LIKE walkin'. But it has NOTHING on the joy I get from fetchin'. Ok, guess I have to wait fur lunch time at the doggy park.

But, get this, at lunch time we went walkin' again! First we walked to the bank. Mom had some checks to deposit. Fine, I like to have furpose and destinations. Then we walked to the UPS store to drop off an envelope. Ok, that's acceptable too. NOW let's go to the dog park!? But, NO, then we walked back to the office! What's goin' on here?!

Mom said she's meeting a girlfriend fur dinner and didn't want to get her pants all dirty at the dog park. Mom has dog park shoes but apparently did not tink to bring dog park pants. 

Afterfur, dinner we came home and Mom got down my sponge that I like to fetch in the hallway. This is a real fun sponge that has all kinds of fuzzies all over it. I like it a lot. So much so that I cannot be left unsupervised with it. It is supposed to be a fetch toy NOT a chew toy. Anywoof, this made things a little better and I was able to get a good night's sleep.

And this mornin' I had fetchin to my heart's delight right here at the ole homestead. Whew! Now I'm not gunna explode!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A pretty gud Valentine's Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/655565</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:48:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I had a pretty nice Valentine's day yesfurday. 3 guests came to my house. Oh boy! I luv guests!

F ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a pretty nice Valentine's day yesfurday. 3 guests came to my house. Oh boy! I luv guests!

Furst was one of my boy's friends. He came wif his sleepin bag and other stuffs. I could tell he has a dog. I could smell his dog on his jeans. I gave him a very nice, excited welcome.

Next came our good neighborfriend lady and her doggy, Milo. I was very happy to see them both. But extra happy to have another doggy in my house.

We all had a nice dinner. Then our neighborfriend lady and Milo went home. Mom and me walked them home. 

But my boy's friend stayed the night! My boy and his friend stayed up real late. They were playing games and laughing and talking. I tried to stay up wif them but I was too tired. All this excitement takes a lot out of a pup.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Secret Admirer</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/655197</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:56:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/655197</guid>
		<description>I got a secret admirer who sez that I&acirc;m cute
And it was anonymous, oh, what a beaute!

But I ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got a secret admirer who sez that I’m cute
And it was anonymous, oh, what a beaute!

But I have my suspicions 
I think I know who it be
A little, white dog whose name starts with a Z

This little, white dog is so debonair and so suave
That you just might think him the double oh seven dog 

Just like Mr. Bond this little dog be
But don’t you forget his name starts with a Z

Kitty cats like him and so do the pups
No one is likely to give him up

So I’ll just say thank you whoever you are
And hope you know in my heart I think you’re a star]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New bed!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/654558</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:40:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/654558</guid>
		<description>Mom brought home a new doggy bed for me today! Now, I know some of my pals get to sleep on the peopl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom brought home a new doggy bed for me today! Now, I know some of my pals get to sleep on the people bed. I am not so lucky.

This is a nice big bed from a place called Costco. Apparently Costco sells lots of big things. It is a round bed so there are no corners for me chew. In the last round of stormy weather I ate one of my other beds. I started with the corners. That's why mom got me this new one.

Well, I really like it alot. Dad, devious guy that he is, tried to weasle his way onto it. He was going to tease me! But I was enjoying it so much he felt bad and left me alone. 

Mom's glad I like the new bed. She doesn't have to take it back.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Groundhog Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652731</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:28:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652731</guid>
		<description>There's no Groundhog rosettes! I would think the think tank at Dogster would exploit every conceivab ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's no Groundhog rosettes! I would think the think tank at Dogster would exploit every conceivable holiday for dogs to use their zealies. But it's good the Valentines gifts are available. Anywoof, Happy Groundhog Day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock divin' - 2nd wave results</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652199</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:52:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652199</guid>
		<description>I just found out I came in 9th in the Junior division on the 2nd wave. Not so good, huh? But it is g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just found out I came in 9th in the Junior division on the 2nd wave. Not so good, huh? But it is good because I got promoted in divisions! I went from Splash division (under 10 feet) in the 1st wave to Junior division (>10 but < 15) in the 2nd wave. 

I did 8' 8" on my 1st jump in the 1st wave and 9' 10" on the 2nd jump. In the 2nd wave I did 10' 1" on my 1st jump and 11 ft on the 2nd. My family are pretty proud of me and happy because I improved on each jump. I don't care how far I jumped. I just wanted to get my toy and had great fun doing so.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock diving, whoo hoo!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652042</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:40:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/652042</guid>
		<description>After all the rainy days with less walks and less fetchin, my family took me dock divin today. I had ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ After all the rainy days with less walks and less fetchin, my family took me dock divin today. I had a blast! Last time I went, back in October, I only got to do one practice dive. Today mom entered me in 2 competitive waves. In the 1st wave I came in 1st place for my division! Not sure about the results on the 2nd wave yet. We did not stick around to find out. After all the practicin and competin I was pretty pooped. But I had a barking good time! Can't wait to do that agin!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Now I have a teenager!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/651805</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:28:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/651805</guid>
		<description>My boy became a teenager earlier this month. It's funny, a year and a half ago (when I was born) he  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My boy became a teenager earlier this month. It's funny, a year and a half ago (when I was born) he was shorter than mom and had a sweet, high pitched kid voice. Now he's taller than mom (watch out dad you're next!) and has a sort of manly voice. Time goes by fast for the skin pups too!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whew! Sunshine, Dogpark</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/651608</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:04:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/651608</guid>
		<description>I am happy again! Made it to the dog park yesterday &amp; today. Yesterday I made friends with a cattle  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am happy again! Made it to the dog park yesterday & today. Yesterday I made friends with a cattle dog. Well, he made friends with me. He was having a great time herding me while I ignored him and fetched my ball. Then a little bull terrier pup came up to play with me too. I was fine with that until I couldn't find my ball. Even though there's lots of balls laying around I always pick one then will not play with any other ball. Between the cattle dog herding me and the bull pup jumping on me I got a bit flustered. I went up to mom and she tried to help me find my ball but we couldn't figure out which one it was! Anywoof, when it was pretty clear I was getting distressed about all the attention we decided it was time to go. Those guys wore me out!

Today I got to go to 3 parks! In the morning we do the Covered Bridge park. This is just a short little 30 minute jaunt before work. Then at lunch we walked to the dog park. I started my fetchin thing and a border collie who was bigger than me wasn't too happy about it. Mom thought he would just herd me like the little cattle dog did yesterday, so she told the collie's dad not to worry about it. But the collie kind of intimidated me so I couldn't even get to my ball. I think we would have worked things out and I would have asserted myself eventually. But border collie's dad felt bad about how he, border collie, was treatin me and they decided to go. I felt bad I caused border collie's park time to be shortened:( Then tonight we went to another park across the street from my boy's martial arts studio. We go there when we're waiting for my boy to get done with his lessons. Yay! 3 parks today! After lots of days with NO parks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Miss Destructo!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/650546</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:40:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, this rain is wearing on me. Mom, fairweather person that she is, is just not getting me the ex ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, this rain is wearing on me. Mom, fairweather person that she is, is just not getting me the exercise I need. I destroyed one of my doggy beds. I've been dumpster divin and throwing my food dish around. I haven't done stuff like this since I was a little puppy! She thought our little walk to the post office yesterday was enuf, but NO, I NEED MY FETCHIN SESSIONS! 

This morning there seems to be a break in the rain. We went outside and she threw the ball for me. Then we went for a nice long walk down to the tennis courts.

Awoof back, some kindhearted soul left one of the tennis court gates unlocked. I luv fetchin in the the tennis court! And mom likes it because I am safe and can't run off. But, alas, today it was locked back up again. Don't tell anyone, but mom knows how to reach thru the slots and break in. But she chose not to do that today. If someone cares enuf to lock it back up then she doesn't want upset anyone because, heaven forbid, a dog is using the court that she has  NEVER seen anyone play tennis in. 

Anywoof, on the way back home we spotted a tennis ball in the bushes and I retrieved it out of there! Mom said I did a good job. 

My fambily is hopeful my destructive stage is over fur a bit. But we shall see!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wet, wild weather in the west!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/650269</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:27:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, it's been an interestin coupla days here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On Tuesday the school ca ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, it's been an interestin coupla days here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On Tuesday the school called and told my boy not to bother coming in, no school. The wind and rain made things too bad. He already had Monday off for MLK day. Mom loaded the both of us in the car and made us go into the office with her. She just had a couple of things to check on then we headed back home. The main road to get home was in pretty bad shape. There was traffic control in one area then it was totally closed a little further down. We got thru using other side street detours. 

On Tuesday night the school called again and told us there would be no school on Wednesday either. Wednesday morning dad left at his usual 6 am but then came right back all soakin wet. He said there was a tree down on the little street leading out of our neighborhood. As he was turnin around to come home another neighbor came along and said he needed to get through. So dad tried to help him move the tree but it was too heavy. They ended up tying it to the neighbor's truck and dragging it out of the way. That's how dad ended up all soakin wet. 

Well, when mom heard this she decided she is not going anywhere. But dad felt he had to try again so he left the house at around 7. Then at 9 am the power went out. Now we are mountain folk and used to power outages and we all have generators. So mom went out and started up the generator. But we don't like to use the computer on generator power so we did not get to visit Dogster.

Mom noticed the gas looked pretty low in the generator. When she talked to dad he said he had more gas in a can in the garage. But when she found the can it was empty. So no more stayin home for her. She drove around the fallen tree and into town to get some gas. This kept us going for a while.

Later we found out one of our neighbor lady's generator was not workin. When dad came back home in the afternoon he tried to start it for her. It did not start. Dad said it needed some work done to it by a professional. So we invited the lady and her two girls over to play board games.  I was very happy and wiggly when they came over. It ended up being lotsa fun! 

Finally the power came back on at around 9 pm. We were out of power for around 12 hours. Good thing we have that generator!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom! Where was u?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/649408</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:25:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>On Thursday mom left work early. I was happy because I was with mom. I've been going to work with he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ On Thursday mom left work early. I was happy because I was with mom. I've been going to work with her everyday lately because our nice neighbor man said I was unhappy barking. Anywoof, we went and met dad and went out to lunch together. This is very unusual. Dad's work is about an hour away from mom's work. 

After lunch, dad drove mom to a place called the airport. Mom got out of the car with her purse and an extra big bag. Then dad drove away. Mom did not come home fur 2 nights! I listened for her car and I checked her side of the bed on Friday and Saturday morning. NO MOM! What's up with this? What happened to mom?

This is the 1st time mom did not come home to sleep at night. I'm used to my boy going off camping with his scout troop. But not mom! I guess dad's the only one I can rely on now!

On Saturday I was getting used to her not being around & dad's a pretty fun guy. But Saturday night dad and I went to the airport again and there she was, mom! She said she had a pretty good time at something called a baby shower. I was pretty happy and wiggly. Also one of the security guys gave me a ball when dad was circling the airport to pick mom up. But it was not a tennis ball and I popped it in about 5 minutes. Ah, well, easy come easy go. Welcome home mom!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD NO Christmas Tree!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/648223</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:46:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>They did it again! Just as I was getting used to a tree in the house they go and change things and t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ They did it again! Just as I was getting used to a tree in the house they go and change things and take it away! 

First went the balls. I dreamed about those balls. They were extra fun to play with because they were forbidden. Then went the ribbons. Not as fun as the balls but good chew toys, again because they were forbidden. Next came down the lights. Lights weren't that big a deal to me. The green sticks, now I know they are branches, came down next. Finally the big pole was broken into 3 short poles. 

Everything tree is gone now but I have my unimpeded view back.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have created a MONSTER!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/647891</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:32:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi, Pep's mom here. Ok, as you can see from Pepper's last entry I have relented and now throw the ba ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi, Pep's mom here. Ok, as you can see from Pepper's last entry I have relented and now throw the ball for her at the dog park. On the visit she refers to we were not planning on the dog park but ended up there due to lack of a proper leash. We were planning on a fetching session and so I did plan to throw the ball for her a bit and go. 

I intended this to be a one time exception. But have realized it is not realistic to expect her to only socialize at the dog park. There are always balls laying about, she is too insistent in bringing the ball to people and there are too many willing ball throwers at her disposal.

I wanted her to play with other dogs at the dog park rather than fetch because I thought she might be forgetting how to play and interact with other dogs. But perhaps she is just growing out of that kind of puppy play. I see no unreasonable fear or aggression in her and no problems in her dog to dog interaction. So what was MY problem?! Don't fix it if it ain't broke!

She does seem to have learned some doggy manners in all this. She picks out a ball that becomes HERS. She then brings it to another dog owner. She ONLY fetches when HER ball is thrown. This seems really smart and polite to me. But then maybe I am just anthromorphizing?

I have discovered that my reluctance to throw the ball for her has created a dog that actually now prefers to interact with strangers. I realize I created this preference (and a certain neediness). It can be a little embarrasing when she brings the slobbery ball up to people who don't really want to throw it for her. However, that is actually very rare. Most people are very good natured about it and will comply with her very obvious request. At least I think they don't mind!?

Now I am trying to get back in her good graces and get her to bring the ball to me, at least some of the time. Ah the problems we humans cause with our good intentions.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hershey was right!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/646455</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:10:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hershey said humans were hard to train but eventually they would come around. Well, today we went to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hershey said humans were hard to train but eventually they would come around. Well, today we went to the dog park and mom threw the ball for me, with the chuck it stick even!

We were headed for the Covered Bridge park, which is not a dog park, where I usually do my fetchin. But mom discovered she did not bring the leash she intended to bring and her usual leash reserves in the car had ended up in various jacket pockets over the holidays. It was a warm day here in CA so she did not have any of these jackets with her. So no Covered Bridge park. There were too many little kids n stuff for me to be running around without a leash this day. I was sad to drive away with no fetchin.

She drove to the Dollar store to get me a leash. They had collars but no leashes. So she bought some twine and a box cutter and fashioned a pretty sorry lead for me. But she was proud of her Boy Scout resourcefulness.

Anyway, we finally ended up at the dog park as it was the closest park to the Dollar store. She brought the chuck it stick along and threw the ball for me. I brought it back to her 3 or 4 times then decided I needed to meet some new people. So I took the ball to other humans to throw the ball for me. See I don't need mom anyway!

We have never been to the dog park on a Saturday before. There were lots more humans and lots more dogs. Fur the first time there was a dog there, a Visla, that was just as ball intense and could run faster than me! What a shock fur me. I guess I had to meet my match sooner or later.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2010 Restolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/646134</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:22:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Boy I r tired! My folks had lots of friends over last night. They stayed sooo late! Way past my bedt ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Boy I r tired! My folks had lots of friends over last night. They stayed sooo late! Way past my bedtime. Then at midnight they made all kinds of noise & kissed each other. No one remembered to kiss me:(  and I had no doggy furiends to kiss either. Bummer!

We played bowling on the wii. Whenever someone got a strike we all did hi 5s including me. That was fun.

Now for my New Year restolutions. I do like to rest. But I also like to play. I plan to start rally real soon. Hopefully this will keep my obedience training from fading. But mostly it's something me and my fambly can do together and have an activity focused on me. I like that! I also hope to meet new doggy furiends.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Away fur Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/643321</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:03:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My family and I will be going to Southern California fur Christmas. My folks have most of their fami ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My family and I will be going to Southern California fur Christmas. My folks have most of their family there. We're taking our moving home and staying at the beach. I LUV it at the beach! It is the only place I actually retrieve and bring back frisbees. Any where else I get all possessive and keep it fur my self. But at the beach catching the frisbee is so fun I remember to bring it back so it can get thrown again fur me.

Mom's old fashioned. No lap top fur her. So this is it until after Christmas. Wishing all my pup pals and everyone on Dogster a very Merry Christmas!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/642770</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:42:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>While this is Pepper's 2nd Christmas, it is her 1st Christmas tree in our home. Having a 5 month old ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ While this is Pepper's 2nd Christmas, it is her 1st Christmas tree in our home. Having a 5 month old puppy our family decided to forgo the tree last year. In hindsight that seems like a very wise decision. 

This year, at a year and a half, having a tree in the house covered with balls is very interesting and tempting. She has managed to get down ornaments on two occasions. Fortunately they are of the inexpensive, unbreakable variety and too large for her to fit in her mouth, so all she can do is roll them around. These are the only ornaments toward the bottom of the tree. This was by design. Give mom some credit.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD Christmas Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/642476</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Crazy things going on around here recently. Last week mom got a big pole from somewhere and set it u ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Crazy things going on around here recently. Last week mom got a big pole from somewhere and set it up in the living room. Then she started sticking green sticks in it. This was interesting at first, then it got boring so I took a nap. When I woke up there was a tree in the living room! A weird tree that doesn't smell like a tree.

If that seems nuts it only gets stranger. She put all these wonderful balls on the tree. I am a ball obsessed girl and she expects me to "leave it". Really!? What is she thinking?!

I did manage to get one really big ball at the bottom down and roll it around a bit. But she heard me and took it away. 

Strange creatures these humans. I am really not sure why they do a lot of the things they do.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanksgiving tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/637598</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:37:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I was tagged by my pal Hershy. Here are the rules:

*List 10 different items you're thankful for. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was tagged by my pal Hershy. Here are the rules:

*List 10 different items you're thankful for.
*5 will start with the first letter of your name, and the other 5 will be the first letter of your Mommy's name. (Or typist, daddy, ect.)
*So my first five will be P, my last five will be M's.
*Tag AT LEAST 4 pals
*You can do rosettes, send a pmail, or anything.
*Copy and paste this entry into your diary, only replace my answers with yours
*Everytime you do this, add another name to the list. I'd love to see how far this game gets!

1. Pup pals!
2. Playdates
3. Parks (dog & regular)
4. Pleasant people
5. Pawresents
***********************
6. Mommy
7. Milkbones
8. Meals
9. My Mickey Mouse toy
10. Mashed tennis balls

Now I'm tagging:

Pudge
Missy
Marley
Woofy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CGC Certificate</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/637020</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:44:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My CGC certificate came in the mail. Yay! Mom noticed her name was spelled wrong on the envelope. Hh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My CGC certificate came in the mail. Yay! Mom noticed her name was spelled wrong on the envelope. Hhmm. Opened it. Yeah, her name is spelled wrong on the certificate, too. Hey, what kind of doggy doo is that?! Although, why is her name even on MY certificate?

We were thinking about checking out a drop in rally class. But that might wait until after all the holiday hubub.

We're supposed to have lots of people over for Thanksgiving, my grandparents and my uncle and aunt. Might not sound like a lot of people to you but it is to me. I've never seen all these people at my house at the same time before. I hope they're all sloppy eaters!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog park minions</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/635386</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:59:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Mom has started taking me to the dog park. She thinks I'm a little tennis ball obsessed and wants me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mom has started taking me to the dog park. She thinks I'm a little tennis ball obsessed and wants me to broaden my horizons. I am pretty well socialized and am fine with other dogs and people but I really just prefer for someone to throw the ball for me. If I can find a sucker for that then I can ignore the other dogs and just do my fetching thing. 

Problem is mom won't throw the ball for me at the dog park!! She thinks the dog park is for playing with other dogs! Geesh, WHAT am I going to do with that woman! Each time we've gone, though, I've been able to find some accomodating dude to chuck or throw the ball for me. BOL!

Mom makes a point of saying quite obviously when we enter, "Pepper, go play with the other dogs. We can play fetch anytime." She can't blame the guy who is trying to throw the ball for his own dog and I join in on the game. But yesterday there was a guy whose own dog had NO interest in balls or fetching. I brought the ball to him and looked at him with my best puppy dog eyes and ... VIOLA new ball throwing minion for me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dock diving, dock diving, dock diving, yippie!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/632433</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:33:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I went dock diving for the first time this weekend! My friend at the pet store told mom about it. So ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went dock diving for the first time this weekend! My friend at the pet store told mom about it. Sounded good to her. I like tennis balls. I like retrieving tennis balls. I like retrieving tennis balls in water. What's not to like?!

Anyway, we got there early and walked around while things were getting set up. Then lots of other doggies started arriving. There were a lot of Labradors like me! Some were yellow and some were brown and some were black like me. Because it was Halloween there were dogs in costume too! 

We waited in a long line. Then I saw a yellow lab jump off a platform and into a BIG tub of water! Many other dogs saw it too and there was lots of barking because we all wanted to do that! I was way at the back of the line because it was our first time and mom did not know to preregister me. So we signed up later and were at the back. It was very hard to wait in this line! I did not bark too much but I whined a bit.

When it was FINALLY my turn we walked up a ramp so I could see how to get out. I was a little scared of this ramp (it was high) and thought about jumping off onto the ground. But mom threw my ball in the water and I HAD to go get it! After I was a bit wettened up we walked up the stairs onto a big platform. Mom told me to sit/stay and walked a few feet away to the edge of the platform. Then she threw my ball in the water and told me to get it. I ran up to the edge and hesitated ever so slightly (it was my FIRST TIME!)  then saw my ball and jumped in to get it. I had to swim a little to get to my ball then turned toward the exit ramp. I tried to climb out from the side of the ramp. Dad came to help me get out. People thought I did good! They were clapping and cheering and everything!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It was a set up, I tell ya!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/632430</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:24:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Ha! I was set up! After reviewing my last two diary entries I see that mom got me TWO spiders! One w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ha! I was set up! After reviewing my last two diary entries I see that mom got me TWO spiders! One we got a week or so ago as a fun toy. The other just a couple of days before Halloween so I could dress up a little. So no DUH I thought I could play with both of them!

In her defense I will say the first spider is big, soft and fluffy and is purple and black with EIGHT legs. The second is yellow and black with six legs. Still think that six legged spider is so weird!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I like my spider!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/632158</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:55:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This is my 2nd Halloween. Last year I was 4 months old. I got dressed up with skeleton things. There ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is my 2nd Halloween. Last year I was 4 months old. I got dressed up with skeleton things. There were skulls on my paws and I had a bandana with skeletons on them. Mommy, cheapskate that she is, was thinking about putting those things on me again. But she couldn't find them in the Halloween box. Mom loses things.

Anyway, we were at the pet store the other day and their costumes were on sale. (Did I tell you mommy is cheap?) Well, she bought me a weird black and yellow spider that goes around my neck. I like this spider. I would like to play with it. I would like to tear off its 6 legs. Didn't I tell you it was weird? What spider has 6 legs and is colored like a bee?

Well, my joy with this spider started a whole round of "leave it" lessons. So now I am not trying to eat the spider. But we'll see about that later, he he.

We're about to go into our little town and walk a little bit with the kiddies. My boy is helping with a haunted house so we're going to pick him up. I wonder if I can go in the haunted house? Mom thinks it is too scary for me, so I doubt she will let me. Although I would like to!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I AM A CGC!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Bow wow wow wow &amp; yip yip yippieeee!!!

Passed the CGC test today! Not that I even know what that  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bow wow wow wow & yip yip yippieeee!!!

Passed the CGC test today! Not that I even know what that is. Mom is pretty happy about it though. And she keeps telling me we'll do more fun stuff like fly ball or rally. Whatever those things are!!??!!

Actually on Saturday, which is spooky Halloween, there is a doggy event in our area. Something about dock diving. Mom is not too familiar with that but thinks it sounds right up my alley. So we'll go check it out. Should be fun with lots of doggy activities and other doggies.

Well it's pretty late now and I'm pretty sleepy. My doggy bed is calling to me. But mom wanted to make sure we get this diary entry in today. She's going to tuck me in now along with my fun new spooky spider toy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not a CGC...yet!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/628726</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:46:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Pepper and I (mom) took the CGC test today and passed 9 out of 10, which is actually pretty good! I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pepper and I (mom) took the CGC test today and passed 9 out of 10, which is actually pretty good! I have to admit I am a little disappointed to come so close and not quite make it. The slip up was on the reaction to another dog. I realize I need to be more aware of Pepper's position to me before making the approach. We'll work on that. Also the sitting for a pet was a bit weak. So we have another month or so to work on those items. 

She was so relaxed during the visual and auditory distractions, I would almost be worried she is deaf or something. But I know she's not, as she can hear a tennis ball bounce from a mile away. Sigh.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wish me luck</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/626696</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:26:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Better yet wish me focus! I've been studying very hard this week for CGC.  We have a prep test comin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Better yet wish me focus! I've been studying very hard this week for CGC.  We have a prep test coming up this Saturday. 

We've been working a lot on the loose leash walking and mom says I am doing very well. Although I do still get so very excited when someone wants to pet me! It is sooo hard to sit still for that!

Oh! Is someone going into the tennis ball closet? Gotta go check it out! See ya!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Time is mine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/975468/diary/Im_a_pepper/620821</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:05:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Pepper - CGC ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>These are the life and times of Miss Peppercorn. That's me. At 14 months old, I am young and vibrant ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ These are the life and times of Miss Peppercorn. That's me. At 14 months old, I am young and vibrant and have much of my life in front of me. But, alas, time goes by fast, especially for us dogaloos. 

This past summer I went to lots of places. My family has a house that can move! We first went to Reno, Nevada. My pop's brother lives there. My uncle has 3 dogs! They weren't real sure what to make of me and my tennis ball obsession. One of them peed in my frisbee :(

Next we went to Wyoming and saw Yellowstone Park. I liked running next to pop's bike. The bison were big and scary. I did NOT bark at them. Mom thinks I am pretty smart.

Then we went to South Dakota to see Mt. Rushmore. This was mom's request on the trip. Quite a diversion from the rest of the route. I did not get to go close to Mt. Rushmore, but I did see it from the parking lot. 

From SD we pretty much passed almost all the way through Colorado to see Mesa Verde. Not much for me to do here. I got a few walks but spent some time waiting for my people to come back to the moving house. They came back pretty excited about seeing some cliff dwellings. Why didn't I get to go?!

Onward, ho! to Lake Powell in Utah. THIS was my favorite place. In the early morning before most other people were about we would walk down to the lake. My folks would let me off leash a bit (this is a secret) and throw balls in the water for me. I did NOT ever want to leave that place. We stayed for 4 days. It was great.

But leave we had to, on to Bryce Canyon and Zion were we. I think Bryce was pretty neat for my people. They talked about hoodoos. Whatever those are. On my walks I saw weird tall, skinny rocky things. It was kind of hot here. No water to play in. NOT my favorite place.

Zion, Zion. Nice place. There was a big creek I got to splash in. My boy and my dad got sunburned while floating down the river on donut looking things. My boy forgot to put sunscreen on his feet and dad, well, he didn't put on any sunscreen. Mom was fine as she stayed with me in the shade while they did their float. I was very happy to see them when they finally floated down creek to us. 

Finally we headed home by going through Las Vegas. Boy there were lots of lights here. We stayed at a place called Circus, Circus. They had a dog area for me to be off leash. Mom was a little uncomfortable with it. She felt like it was a big kitty box with all the dusty wood chips around. I went to get a drink of water. It looked good. But it was HOT water! I changed my mind about drinking that. I am used to nice, cool water in my home town of Boulder Creek, California. And that, my friends, is where we ended up. Back home. I was not sure if we were ever coming back but we did.]]></content:encoded>
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