The Mom: Why are you staring at me, Riley? What do you want?
Riley: I just ate and I need to go out.
*a few minutes later*
Lucy: Where’d you go, Riley? I saw you go into the woods and thought you had run off.
Riley: Nah, I just had to do my business and I don’t like anyone watching. Besides, why would I mess in my own yard, or in my family’s yard? That’s just nasty. And why would you think I ran off?
Lucy: It’s cause Mom told me she had a dream about you and me running off together through the woods like we used to do a couple of years ago. In her dream, she found you near her old neighborhood and brought you home. But she never found me. She said it was a terrible dream. It woke her up and she never went back to sleep that night. So I am staying out of the woods.
Now, where did Xena go? It’s so hard being the responsible one, trying to keep track of every body.
Xena: I found a hole; two holes, actually. I can smell a critter.
Lucy: What’s in the hole? Don’t you have to go potty?
Xena: I don’t know yet, and I already went. Now will you please be quiet? I need silence. Absolute. Silence.
Lucy: Whatcha doin’ over there, Riley?
Riley: These leafs taste good. *munch munch*
Xena: Shhhhhh!
Xena: (thinking) I see you.
(thinking) Gotcha! Oh crap, it got away.
I am Xena Schnauzer Hunter Princess
Xena Schnauzer Warrior Princess with Lucy and Chia 
**purrss** an ❤ to you Riley from mee BellaDharma
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OK. Riley
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Mew mew mew Xena yore a reel guud Huntress fore sure!
An Riley bee carefull; mee not want you to get sick Okay?
**purrss** BellaDharma
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I found more holes over by the house. Xena
I didn’t get sick so I think they’re OK to eat. Riley
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Mew mew mew maybee you have a “mole inn THE hole” Xena??? They are funny critturss; sorta nervuss an skittish an bland an bump innto efurrything!
Lucy iss guud you not run away. An you too Riley! Pleese bee carefull what you munch on tho’s…you not want a tummy ache Riley 😉
Sorry mee tooked so logn to get here…sumhow LadyMew nevurr saw this post….wee blame it on THE pain Okay?
***purrsss*** an ~~head rubsss~~BellaDharma~~
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So glad someone understands! XOX Xena
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Lulu: “Business can wait. Critters must be cornered immediately!”
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I know, right?! Xena
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Wow Xena…you were soooooo close to catching that critter!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
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Thanks, and Mom told Xena that, but sometimes she gets so focused that she doesn’t listen to anyone. XOX Lucy
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It’s dangerous putting your nose down a hole! It might get bitten! That happened to R once.
And Lucy – you are doing a super job keeping an eye on everyone! It’s a tough job.
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It’s hard to get bored around here! XOX Xena
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We hate dreams like that. They stay with a mom for days. You have a lot going on in the back yard.
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You’re the pawfect candidate for that role! 😊
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Mommy was worried I’d get my nose bit. but the hole was too big for a snake, and I ain’t scared of no snakes anyhow!! XOX Xena
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None of us know what that plant is, Ruby, but he didn’t get sick, so that’s good. Lucy
I’m not telling what’s in the hole. Xena
That’s cause you don’t know. Lucy
Phthhh! Xena
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Someone has to be responsible around here. XOX Lucy
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Having fun isn’t for nothing, Kissie. Xena
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We have lots of fun in our own yard! XOX Xena and Lucy
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Be careful what you wish for, X. Holes can contain all kinds of crazy critters!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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wow, all that going on in one potty outing. i to am wondering what is or was in that hole. you are look happy doing what you are doing and Lucy does look worried
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WTD was in the hole?????? I gots to know! I’m not much of a digger, butts I would become one with an invader! Yeah, careful of those cactus, don’t wants that in your snooter! BOL!
Was that sage Riley was munchin’ on? I have been eating all of Ma’s mint…its really tasty, and gives me fresh breaths ☺
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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There must have been some juicy sniffs in those woods. For all of you guys. Well except for the hall monitor, Miss Lucy. Way to keep track of the herd, sweet girl.
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Hey Xena, Lucy and peeps…as always your antics make me smile.
I wanted to also say thank you for the dear comment you made on Madi’s memorial post.
It was so very much appreciated. Not a day goes by that we don’t speak of of think of that
precious furry Diva. She added spunk and fun to our lives and most of all because of her I have friends like you all that I would never have met.
Hugs and angel kisses
Cecilia
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All that effort for nothing.
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You all look like you are having fun in your yard. That sure was a scary dream your mom had.
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Oooo, no I don’t! Thanks for the warning. Xena
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Can you come over and give me digging lessons, Benji? Or maybe we could Zoom (that sounds like fun!) I can dig really fast, but maybe it’s my technique that needs help! XOX Xena
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Mom says maybe the bad dreams serve a purpose, so we have to take the bad with the good. It was a good warning to me to not go running off with Riley, though! XOX Lucy
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that is a scary dream… we really wonder that we still remember THIS dreams and never the good ones… it should be different right? only the good dreams should stay with us…
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And be careful of those cacti, you don’t want spines in your schnooter!
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You pups are so funny and cute too. Xena, I, Benji need to teach you how to dig…I made yet another hole that I can fit in…and I caught the bunny that was in it…sheesh, and then *she* stole it from me…I wanted to taste it.
Hope there are no more bad dreams for your Mom. *She* gets those nightmares too sometimes…not the same as yours but still too scary and then she cannot get back to sleep either. Phooey on bad dreams.
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