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I'm gonna be a star!

I was filmed in a documentary today!

See, SCAA founder Carol Wolfson is putting out a book, and is promoting the SCAA at the same time. However, publishing laws in China are really wonky, and all published books must be published with a cd or dvd. Ergo, Carol hired two filmmakers to do a documentary on the SCAA, our Baoshan facility, and happily-ever-after stories - of which I am one!

So today at O'Malley's in downtown Shanghai, mommy told my story into the mic while I tried to sniff the camera - it looked interesting, what can I say?

She told them how I had been one of the oldest residents at our facility, and that I'd gained a reputation as a biter and a loner (slander! lies! All lies!), and how I'd been adopted out twice and returned for various reasons. Then she told them about her very first day as a volunteer, and how she'd never had any intention of bringing home an animal. Not an hour in my presence and she was MINE to command! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

Then she told them how all through that Adoption Day, she'd been calling every hour to see if I'd been adopted yet - at the time, mommy was waiting to make sure it was okay with her landlord to bring home any pets - and brought me home that night.

Two weeks later, SCAA adoption leader Cat B called and said there was a young couple who wanted to adopt me. Mommy all but threw a fit over the phone, and stated they couldn't have me because I was taken. It surprised me as much as it surprised mommy!

So in about a month, the video will be up at the SCAA website (www.scaashanghai.org) and the video plus book will be available for purchase, and then the world will see how cute I am. :)

I'm a good Ambassa-dog!

I went to people school!

See, Mommy's been teaching 'Kindness to Animals' to her students, and on March 3rd, I went with her to school to meet all the kids!

I had to stay in an empty classroom with a person Mommy works with for the first little bit, but I had my toys and my carrier so I wasn't afraid. About 15 minutes later, Mommy came in, picked up my leash and led me to the classroom.

There were so many kids there! I ran around sniffing as many pant legs as I could get to but Mommy had a good grip on my leash. All the kids were gawking and making ooohing noises. One at a time, they came up to say hello to me.

I'm happy to say my Mommy had them all properly trained. They all came up to me from the front, they all walked, no running, and they all held out a hand for me to sniff before gently petting me. Some of the kids had a really magical touch and I couldn't help but roll over to try and entice some of them into giving me belly rubs. I love my belly rubs.

I showed them all how I could sit and stay and come and play fetch. Some of them even got the chance to walk me around the classroom, so they could see you don't need to drag me.

Chinese kids don't have much experience with pets like Westerners do, so it was a really good thing for them to experience. And I was so well-behaved that Mommy is going to use me again next month for the grade 2 kids. I can't wait!