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Oscar the mynah bird is the brains of the operation. Walt the cat has the necessary slyness and slink. Marco and Polo are the reconnaissance rats. And Butterbean&#8230;well, no one would ever suspect a cute little wiener dog, right? Can these animal friends can pull off the heist of the century?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butterbean knew she wasn&#8217;t always a good dog. Still, she&#8217;d never considered herself a BAD dog&#8211;until the morning that her owner, Mrs. Food, fell in the hallway. 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