Happy Birthday to our country, the great USA, and happy 5th birthday to our youngest sister, Chia!
Chia: It’s the day we celebrate my birthday, since I couldn’t remember the actual day in July to tell my new pawrents when they adopted me. They said I’m a real fire cracker, so they decided the 4th of July would be an appropriate day to celebrate.

I got a nice long walk before the day got to hot, just me and Mom! And she let me pull her the entire way without yelling at me to “Stop pulling!” te he. For a birthday I’ve been tasked with catching the mouse in the house! It surprised me once, and by the time I started chasing it, it had too much of a head start. But I’m gonna find you, mousy. Here, mousy, mousy…
Hey Mom! Me and Xena want to go outside and play for a while, come get the door…please. (Maybe the mouse will follow me out….)

Lucy: Yep, Chia’s been a firecracker all morning.
Back to it also being our country’s birthday, I am re-running this video for the 4th of July since many of you have never seen it. And if you have, I hope you enjoy it again.
A big thanks to Miss Sandee at Comedy Plus for hosting Happy Tuesday Blog Hop! And Happy Independence day to all our American friends.
Chia: Thanks, Luce the Goose. I’m gonna finish up with what my Auntie Jen texted to me. I don’t remember if I showed y’all this before, but it doesn’t matter, cause it’s my birthday!!

I’ll keep you updated on the mouse situation! XOXOXOXOXOXOX Chia the birthday girl (I’m 5! I’m 5! I’m 5!)

Mom’s gonna do a mouse update blog, hopefully today. So stay tuned…. XOXOX Chia
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WOW! This Mousie iss SUPURR Mousie!!! Wee wudner what “THE BIG GUNSS”are two Chia! Keep us posted pleese!
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You won’t believe what it did last night while we were asleep, Miss BellaDharma! It got on the stove and got in the trap that had it’s favorite coconut oil…the trap closed…it banged against the inside of the trap until it got it to fall off the stove…then it banged against it until it was partway across the room…then it got the other end door lifted up out of it’s groove and walked away! (After it ate the coconut oil)
Mom says we’re bringing out the big guns. That sounds bad (for the mouse.)
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This Mousie iss too clevurr!! YIKESS!!
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We have 2 of those left around the house. The other 2 broke trying to catch her. She keeps going in them and eating our coconut oil and walking back out. The last time, she shut the door behind her. XOXOXO Chia
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Furry clevurr Mousie…iss there a live trap you cuud set up with ‘snax’ for Mousie an then captue an reelease outsie far from yore place Xena?
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Yes, it seems so. She ate all the “toothpaste” again last night plus shut the trap door on her way out! We’re about to look for another humane way of catching her (Chia’s not doing her job, and it probably wouldn’t be very humane anyhow if she did)
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So Mousie will have guud teefiess an fresh breath when you catchess him/her Chia! 😉
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Yep, I love fish! (But I still haven’t caught the mouse. He’s been eating our coconut oil toothpaste, the stuff Mom mixes with something to brush our teeth. Grrrrr. XOOXOXOX Xena
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WOOHOO!!!! Let’ss pawty then Chia!!!! Mee brott sum crunchy snax fore you!!! An Kittie Greeniess fore mee!!!! Maybee you cuud have one; they are Salmon 😉
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It’s my birthday weekend, so you’re still on time!! XOXOXO Chia
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Happy Happy Birfday sweet Chia!!! You WILL catch THE Mousey in THE Housey!!! Wee nose it!!! Wee are sorry wee are late; mee thott wee came to vissit you. *givess BellaSita side eye* Wee will endeavour to do better! Let’s pawty mee Bee-Eff-Eff!!!
***nose bopss*** BellaDharmam an ***blowss kissess*** BellaSita Mum
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Well, you’rew in the right place for that!
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That’s me!! Mom says I’m a jackshund. I just know I’m me, and I need a lot of love. *wags* Chia
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*wiggles* Chia
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*wiggles*
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Beautiful? You think I’m beautiful? *a zillion licks* Chia
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Thanks. friends! *wiggles* Chia
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BOL! I would never eat my folks’ fingers! XOXOX Chia
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Oh boy, that’s one potent combo! 😄
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Oooo, Mom would have been really mad if we killed a possum! I haven’t seen that mouse at all since the first time. Maybe it knows it’s dead meat if I get it! XOXOX Chia
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That mousy is very elusive… XOXOXOX Chia
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THanks, friends! It WAS pretty quiet and my sisters didn’t freak out. XOXOXO Chia
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You know I’m half daschund, and we are badger hunters! Mice or more in Xena’s area of expertise, cause schnauzers are ratters. But I saw this one first and it’s gonna be MINE! XOXOXO Chia
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My auntie Jen knows dachshunds and my Mom knows J.R.s, so between them they kinda know what to expect from me, BOL!
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So, you were 5 on the 4th. But now it is the 5th. Yes, we are late. But can we wish you Happy 4th on the 5th, 4th of July that is. And can we wish you Happy 5th on the 5th, Happy Barkday that is. 4 or 5 or 5 or 4 or we could come back tomorrow with wishes many more … for no matter what we say, it’s a good day if a HAPPY CHIA DAY!
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A most Happy Birthday to you, Chia!
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Happy birthday Chia
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Happy Birthday beautiful Chia and Happy Independence Day from all of us!
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Well Chia you adorable girl – Happy BIG FIVE to you from me and my Mom too!!!! WOO HOOOOOO!!! Hope you have the most fabulous day and some yummy treats too.
Hugs, Teddy
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PS that is 1000% correct about Dacshunds…we were owned by Toto the mighty mini Dachshund.
WE knew if we dropped something it would be a mistake to try to pick it up ’cause we might lose part of a digit on our fingers
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PS happy birthday Chia chin scratches too
Cecilia
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Well friends I hang my head in shame again. I forgot to change my link to your blog to July.
It is now done 3 days late…
I loved you Poem on Stan…da man. What a character and I found something red I don’t like suspenders.
Hugs and Happy Independence day sweet ladies
Cecilia
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A big shout out to YOU, Chia!! Happy Birthday!
I bet you will jive,
’cause now you are five!
And Happy Fourth of July!
Petcretary says she knows all too well about the canine firecracker syndrome…BOL!
And that text message! Dalton says Spot On! Actually works for Benji, too…it’s a terrier thing!
The other day we killed a big possum…poor thing, didn’t stand a chance, even though *she* tried to intervene…so after all that there was a possum funeral, which we were forbidden to attend.
Have fun snagging that mousie in your housie!
Wer hope it won’t be too horribly noisy at your den tonight…maybe it will be rainy…in our dreams, right??
Have a wonderful *double* celebration!
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Happy Birthday, Chia! I hope you get that mouse as a pressie. Happy Independence Day!
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Lulu: “Happy big oh-five, Chia!”
Java Bean: “¡Feliz cumpleaños! Many happy returns!”
Lulu: “We hope your Independence Day is a quiet one!”
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Happy birthday, Chia!! You’re still a youngster, so play, play, play today. And afterwards, maybe there’s a birthday pupcup coming your way soon!!!
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I had no idea about all this and dachshunds, or that you could catch a mouse. get that mouse Birthday Girl. Yay for 5 years old, Happy Birthday
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Happy Barkday little one. I know your mum isn’t keen about the over-excited walks but maybe you just have so much personality, it overflows? I had to laugh about that message about Dachshunds. I laughed out loud with the half Wolverine, half barbed wire description. So funny. Hope your special day is wagnificent!
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We hope your birthday is filled with mousies and NO fireworks!!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
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♪♫Happy Birthday to you,♪♫
♪♫Happy Birthday to you,♪♫
♪♫Happy Birthday Dear Chia,♪♫
♪♫Happy Birthday to you.♪♫
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