Happy 4th of July!

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Happy Independence Day, Alpha Dog friends! Hope your day is a hot dog and your activities are cool as a cat! Keep safe and remember, pets -like me- don't get a kick out of fireworks like you humans do, so keep my furry friends out there happy, k?


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