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	<description>Observing and Reporting on our Backyard!</description>
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		<title>Chip &amp; Quincy in their sports gear</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2011/10/29/chip-quincy-in-their-sports-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s Chip &#038; Quincy ready for football season!]]></description>
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		<title>Walking Stick</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2011/09/09/walking-stick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Summer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This guy was sitting on the patio door when I came home today!]]></description>
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		<title>Blizzard Day!</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2011/02/02/blizzard-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blizzard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chip &#38; Quincy running in the big snow! We were snowed in today, no way to get dug out in time for work. Both of our jobs called off work. Steve and I stayed home and watched GroundHog Day after trying to dig out for a couple hours. Later in the day, Steve cut some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A fox in the yard</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2011/01/23/a-fox-in-the-yard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steve was going to let the dogs out the back door today, but noticed that all of the squirrels took off at the same time.&#160; He looked around to see if he could see a hawk or something but didn’t notice anything. He put the dogs on their tie outs and they both immediately started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas from Chip &amp; Quincy</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/12/25/merry-christmas-from-chip-quincy/</link>
		<comments>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/12/25/merry-christmas-from-chip-quincy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I have been really behind in my blogging, I’m going to work on catching up, but here is a too cute picture of my best buds!]]></description>
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		<title>Trip to the Thumb Octagon Barn and Agricultural Museum</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/09/11/trip-to-the-thumb-octagon-barn-and-agricultural-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/09/11/trip-to-the-thumb-octagon-barn-and-agricultural-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thumb Octagon Barn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today Steve &#38; I stepped out of the backyard and went to the Octagon Barn in Gagetown, Michigan. They have a Fall Family Days Festival the weekend after Labor Day every year.&#160; I’ve never been before. Honestly, I didn’t even know about the octagon barn until I heard about it from Louis Wehrmann a friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A plague of blackbirds</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/09/07/a-plague-of-blackbirds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BirdWatching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Group Terminology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbirds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, today, an entire flock of blackbirds descended upon our yard.&#160; The ground was blackened, the trees were filled.&#160; They stayed for quite a while.&#160; It made me think of animal group names. Some are very descriptive, for instance, a crash of rhinos or a knot of toads.&#160; I propose a flock of blackbirds should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chip &amp; Quincy get a “Nephew”</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/08/10/chip-quincy-get-a-nephew/</link>
		<comments>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/08/10/chip-quincy-get-a-nephew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basset Hounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trucker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My nephew desperately wanted a dog for his 5th birthday. My parents agreed to get him one and when asked about what kind of dog, he would just say he wanted a dog like Quincy.&#160; &#160; So, here is Quincy with the newest member of the family, Trucker.&#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Another Wounded Toad</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/07/25/another-wounded-toad/</link>
		<comments>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/07/25/another-wounded-toad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bufo americanus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; So, previously we had seen a diseased or injured toad in our yard, now we found this guy. He obviosly was squished or somehow harmed, but he seemed to be dealing with the injury. It was like his intestines were outside of his body but still working. We ended up letting him go. Perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chip has a seizure</title>
		<link>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/07/24/chip-has-a-seizure/</link>
		<comments>http://backyardmichigan.com/2010/07/24/chip-has-a-seizure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canine Epilepsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seizures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, on Wednesday, I took Chip &#38; Quincy to Keylore Kennels for dog day care like we do most weeks.&#160; I dropped them off at about 8:45am.&#160; At 9:45 am I got a call from Lisa in the office telling me that Chip was having a seizure and that he needed to see a vet.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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