The first day of rehearsals! Phew!

Well, it's official! The cover story of today's Furity (the entertainment magazine for the 4-legged celebrity) was all about the international star-studded casting of Beagadoon!

To quote gossiphound Cindy Adams, "There's not a slumdog in the bunch!"

Here's a copy of the photo they ran of our first day of rehearsal. We were doing a read-through with the primary actors. From left to right, you'll spot Auntie Bailey Basset, Ben Rotti, my Rosie Posie, me, Eric Square Dog - hitting all the right notes - and Joseph Stains next to his long-time gal pal Sophie Brador (they're the Brangelina or "Jobrador"of our cast), Marvin and Taffy. 

With as large a production as Beagadoon, there's a tremendous amount that must be done before we can start primary filming. Fashion hound Lorenza (of The House of Lorenza) lost no time drawing up patterns for the dozens of kilts we'll need.
Then she threw herself into kilt-making, with dozens of clan tartans and an assortment of dog breeds to dress. 

Dance captain Asta spent a tireless day in the dance studio, teaching the choreography for one of the big opening numbers to Alfie, Scampi, (Asta in black), Snoop, Tess and Sparky.

And by the end of the day, we were all astonished at the progress that Toffee and Eric Square Dog had made with the romantic "Come to me, Sit-stay with me" paw de deux as Taffy and Stella looked on. 

It's just Day One of preproduction but we're making great progress. Stay tuned (or pick up your copy of US Woofly for the behind the scenes gossip!)