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December 21, 2000

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Rainie Lynn, the Dog of the Day
Name: Rainie Lynn
Age: Two years old
Gender: Female Breed: Mini Schnauzer
Home: Concord, California, USA
 
   Rainie Lynn is a wonderful little girl because she tolerates my whims and allows me to dress her, take her kayaking, and take silly pictures of her. She is a real trooper. Rainie is a real ham. She loves to kiss everyone that comes within a 20 foot radius of her. When I am walking her in the park if someone says "what a cute dog" that is her cue to jump up into their arms and give them a kiss. She also makes me laugh. When beginning her training I would have her sit... then shake... then down... to get a treat. So now when I tell her to sit, she sits... throws her arm up in the air and flops on the ground... so she can get the treat faster!! She is so silly and I love her to death. Oh, by the way...from the picture you can tell that Rainie doesn't like things on her head? I call this bah humbug!!! (it is my Christmas card picture for the season!!)

    Why is Rainie Lynn special? There are soooo many reasons. I have never seen a "dog" who is such a little person. She has a ton of facial expressions and makes me laugh all the time. Rainie is quite the character. She grew up with a kitten so does some things that are not exactly dog like (but dont tell her). She likes to do lots of things with her hands... like occasionally when she gets mad at me she will slap me in the face. (This usually occurs when I am driving). She will hop up on my lap and face me and then if she is happy with me she will put both her arms around my face (holding it so I cant get away) and she will lick my face. If she is mad at me she will grab at my bottom lip with her paw. Its really funny. Rainie does most ordinary tricks. She will sit, shake hands (she does it backwards because I am left handed) lay down and of course she kisses on command. She is very much a people person. When i take her to the park she stops to talk to everyone. She knows that when people say "cute dog" they are talking about her, and if they dont say cute dog she stops to wait for them to notice her. Rainie likes to play "catch me" too. She bounces like a bunny rabbit around the house so I can chase her for her favorite toy. Oh, and she knows some of her toys by name. I can say... "Go get hedgie," or "Where is hamburger" and she will bring them to me (if she so desires, ha,ha). Rainie goes everywhere with me in the car. She has been kayaking with me twice now. (she has her own life vest). Rainie hikes, has been to home depot in a shopping cart, picks out her own toys at Petco etc. One time, she even disengaged the alarm system in my car while I was grocery shopping and I called a tow-truck before I knew what she had done. She just sat in the drivers seat looking innocent and didn't let me see she had pulled out the alarm piece and dropped it on the floor. Oh, the other day she found her one wrapped gift under the Christmas tree (I haven't finished her shopping yet) and she opened it. I won a $1 bet to my friend who thought she wouldn't be able to get it opened. The gift was in a metal tin (it was doggie treats). She unwrapped the gift, pulled off the bow and then opened the cardboard shipping box it was packed in. I figured since she had gotten that far the least I could do was open the tin for her.
 

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