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October 27, 2009
Beat 360° 10/27/09
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Ready for today's Beat 360°? Everyday we post a picture – and you provide the caption and our staff will join in too. Tune in tonight at 10pm to see if you are our favorite! Here is the 'Beat 360°' pic:

A big dog frolics with a little dog in the yellow leaves of a central Minsk park. (Getty Images)

Have fun with it. We're looking forward to your captions! Make sure to include your name, city, state (or country) so we can post your comment.

UPDATE BEAT 360º WINNERS

Staff:

Candy Crowley

" Rehab Program for Vick dogs has mixed results."

Viewer:

Shawn Hendricks, Fairplay, MD

"Cloning still has a way to go."

_________________________________________________________________________________ Beat 360° Challenge

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Kevin Haggith Toronto   October 27th, 2009 5:10 pm ET

Proof that the the big guys and the little guys can co-exist if we all just 'stick' together.

Patty A Banks Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:10 pm ET

Hey...that thing i posted on facebook was about another big bully dog in the neighborhood!

Tim Gibson   October 27th, 2009 5:11 pm ET

Unmuzzled politics lead to the small dog loosing.

Ed - Sidney, Oh   October 27th, 2009 5:12 pm ET

Help!...... Thief!....... He stole my stick!

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:13 pm ET

Why are those men staring at us?...we ain't goats!

Priscilla A, duluth ga   October 27th, 2009 5:13 pm ET

are we eligible for food stamps.

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:13 pm ET

A big dog and a little dog is celebrating the isabel's birthday!

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:15 pm ET

If Erica Hill comes by here, I go running after her because I want an autograph!!

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:16 pm ET

Okay already!
rock beats scissors
paper beats rock
and...you beat me!

Ed - Sidney, Oh   October 27th, 2009 5:17 pm ET

Trick-or-Treat,....... I'm dressed as a rat and my friend here is a dog on a ..............Stick.

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:19 pm ET

Okay....we got our pix in the blog....don't you think they'll find out this fight thing is just a hoax?

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:19 pm ET

A big dog and a little dog is celebrating my birthday!

Wyatt Knight - New York   October 27th, 2009 5:20 pm ET

Big dog: "And I'm the one who has to wear the muzzle."

-Wyatt Knight

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:20 pm ET

Look! Tickets for This is it!

craig- long island,ny   October 27th, 2009 5:20 pm ET

i will not stop singing until you give me back the stick!

Ed - Sidney, Oh   October 27th, 2009 5:20 pm ET

I warned you Rex, Gremlin's don't like to get mad.

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:20 pm ET

Look! Vaccine for H1N1!

Wyatt Knight - New York   October 27th, 2009 5:21 pm ET

Both dogs: "Stick or treat!"

-Wyatt Knight

Sharon,Daniel Island, South Carolina   October 27th, 2009 5:22 pm ET

dog relay,official handoff

Kevin Haggith Toronto   October 27th, 2009 5:22 pm ET

After being located outside the dog park area, these dogs claimed to have had a "concentrated period of stick play where they did not monitor the park or calls from their masters"

Patty A Banks, Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:22 pm ET

You asked me what newapapers i used? now get outta my way so i can find some & bring em to ya!

Gayle McCauley Malden,Mass.   October 27th, 2009 5:22 pm ET

Hey,wait up! Is this a game of catch,fetch or stretch?

Irene in Orlando   October 27th, 2009 5:25 pm ET

Dogs Days of Autumn sure beat Dog Days of Summer!

Patty A Banks, Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:25 pm ET

Hey you little pipsqueak, isn't it pass your curfew?

Stephanie Sarich   October 27th, 2009 5:25 pm ET

"Crack your teeth, squirt, you're out of luck - there's no "public optino" yet.."

Minnetonka MN

Patty A Banks, Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:27 pm ET

Hey you big bully!..doesn't your owner know the leash law?

Stephanie Sarich   October 27th, 2009 5:27 pm ET

"If only that Paris Hilton wouldn't let her dogs run wild."

Minnetonka MN

Patty A Banks, Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:28 pm ET

Hey you!....Central Park has zero tolerance for bulleying!

Pamela Aljoe, Northern Ontario Canada   October 27th, 2009 5:29 pm ET

No matter how hard I try I always get the short end of the stick

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:30 pm ET

Don't Stop Believin'
There are H1N1 vaccines for everyone!

Stephanie Sarich   October 27th, 2009 5:30 pm ET

"Get lost, squirt...I've got a date with Bo."

Minnetonka MN

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:30 pm ET

Dog day afternoon in Central Park

Patty A Banks Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:33 pm ET

Hey give me that stick, its a birthday present for Isabel! :)

Ratna, New York, NY   October 27th, 2009 5:34 pm ET

Woof Woof Woof!! We as ordinary pooches are trying hard to impress Anderson Cooper's Spaniel Molly, but she has only eyes for Bo the Presidential Portugese Waterdog or Duke the Bush's Bean Spokesdog.

Glen Up North (visiting Norwalk, CT)   October 27th, 2009 5:36 pm ET

No worries, his bark is worse than his bite.

Debbie, San Diego   October 27th, 2009 5:36 pm ET

I hope yellow leaves don't mean the same thing as yellow snow!

Glen Up North (visiting Norwalk, CT)   October 27th, 2009 5:37 pm ET

Correction: No worries, this bark is worse than his bite.

Janine from PA.   October 27th, 2009 5:37 pm ET

Yip yip yip that stick is mine!!!! Give it here!!!

Kat - SoCal   October 27th, 2009 5:38 pm ET

Rosco got the hook as soon as Loopy began to sing...

Janine from PA.   October 27th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

Mad dog mad dog whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?!!

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

You know we could get fired for co-horting like this!...we're from the same kennel

Charlotte, California   October 27th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

How many little dogs does it take to screw in a light bulb? You did NOT say that to me...

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

Look! Jack Gray will be in LA for the conference Twitter!

Janine from PA.   October 27th, 2009 5:40 pm ET

You want the stick, you want the stick....you can't handle the stick!

Greg Myers,Houston TX   October 27th, 2009 5:42 pm ET

We've got to stick together.It's a dog-eat-dog world out there.

Tim Gibson   October 27th, 2009 5:44 pm ET

Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank stick together.

Anthony - Apex, NC   October 27th, 2009 5:45 pm ET

HELP!! Rin Tin Tin is stealing my chalupa!!

Dave, Tampa   October 27th, 2009 5:46 pm ET

Rin Tin Tin shows up after one long game of fetch.

d.griffith   October 27th, 2009 5:46 pm ET

Passing the stick in a relay race.

Steve, Bend OR   October 27th, 2009 5:49 pm ET

Bark softly and carry a big stick.

Wyatt Knight - New York   October 27th, 2009 5:50 pm ET

Big Dog: "This is my Mini-Me."

-Wyatt Knight

Shawn D Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 5:54 pm ET

Hey you little runt... move it & go to hell!
Haven't you heard....all dogs go to Heaven!

Carl White - Atlanta, GA   October 27th, 2009 5:55 pm ET

On a slow news day the intern in charge of Beat 360 posts a picture of some dogs.

Isabel Siaba, Brazil   October 27th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

Hey big dog, I'm not looking for commitment, just a night of fun!

JenInTO   October 27th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

Hey, I haven't had my H1N1 vaccine yet...don't slobber on my stick!

Debbie, Union, New Jersey   October 27th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

The self confidence...matters!!!

Dan D. Canandaigua,NY   October 27th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

Don't feed the Gremlins!!

kitty   October 27th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Taco Bell here's your dog !!

Pamela Aljoe, Northern Ontario Canada   October 27th, 2009 6:11 pm ET

Trap one more dog and it will be a three dog night !!!!

Barb Mi   October 27th, 2009 6:13 pm ET

Let's go over to Bo's house, I want to see about doggie health care

Lori , Boston   October 27th, 2009 6:15 pm ET

Hey, wait up! Give a little guy a chance.

Craig in NorCal   October 27th, 2009 6:20 pm ET

The little one is MEDVEDEV and I call the big one PUTIN...

Vickie Show Me State   October 27th, 2009 6:20 pm ET

Only in America can the big dog's take away from the little dog's!

Gary Thierfelder Hudson WI   October 27th, 2009 6:21 pm ET

OK Pal, I sprung ya with this Stick Shtick. Do what you promised now...Let's go get Vick!

Brendan Crotty, Bay Area   October 27th, 2009 6:25 pm ET

Are we too late, do the Obama's already have a dog!

John Hash Germantown, TN   October 27th, 2009 6:25 pm ET

Just when I thought we had health care moving, the stick breaks and the big Republican dog has control of the business end of the stick.

PattyA Banks,Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 6:26 pm ET

Outta here you over-grown mutt!...my owner owns Central Park!
You lie!

John Hash Germantown, TN   October 27th, 2009 6:27 pm ET

Why does the big Republican dog look so calm, and the anxious Democratic dog look so jittery and concerned? I thought this new adminstration was going to fix all that?

J Reilly - N. Dak.   October 27th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

We need a job....He's Timex, I'm Bulava, we're Watch Dogs.

Tarja, Finland   October 27th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

It`s a dogs life but we love it!

Kathleen   October 27th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

Police dogs are patrolling Central Park in NY for alien creatures that try to pass themselves off as as actors from the movie, Gremlins.

Joy M., Maryland   October 27th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Hannibal Lector and rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.

Shelley (Elk Grove, CA)   October 27th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

"Faster...Run...Cheney's got a gun"

Lori - PA   October 27th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Mine! Mine! Mine!

Stan, Canada   October 27th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

One of these things, is not like the other.... one of these things is not quite the same.

Lori - PA   October 27th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Who left the stick there!!!!

sahag dulgarian, Glendale cal.   October 27th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Lets see if BO wants to go trick-treating with us.........

Carson   October 27th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Give me the stick or else I will release my mad dog power!!!

Vancouver BC
Canada

Shelley (Elk Grove, CA)   October 27th, 2009 6:43 pm ET

"Go over that way...I see the vetinary care reform protesters

B. Gold   October 27th, 2009 6:43 pm ET

You can't be serious! Michael Vick just adopted me???

John   October 27th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

John
Cupertino, CA

David-Lewisville, Texas   October 27th, 2009 7:05 pm ET

How do you think all those leaves turned yellow? We did it!

Dan in Kanas City   October 27th, 2009 7:08 pm ET

If you can't run with the big dogs, get them to do your work for you.

Amanda   October 27th, 2009 7:11 pm ET

Rex will fetch anything, sticks, balls and small dogs.

Amanda
Tampa, Fla.

Joe, Scituate, RI   October 27th, 2009 7:13 pm ET

The mailman, he didn't see it coming. It was a thing of beauty.

Vickie Show Me State   October 27th, 2009 7:17 pm ET

No, half-pint! I want to go on an adventure. Do something with my life besides play with stick's. No, I want to go find Osama Bin Laden. I know I can do it!

Ted Spain, Aiken, SC   October 27th, 2009 7:26 pm ET

If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

alicenyc   October 27th, 2009 7:27 pm ET

Hang on kid I'll get you home.

Charlotte, California   October 27th, 2009 7:28 pm ET

Can you tell which dog did not take his meds today?

Steve, Bend OR   October 27th, 2009 7:28 pm ET

Micheal Vick's boot camp.

Victoria   October 27th, 2009 7:29 pm ET

"I'm short, but I got ambition. That H1N1 Vaccine is mine!"

Victoria
Salem, OR

Cary from Queens, NY   October 27th, 2009 7:31 pm ET

The Amazing Race has certainly gone to the dogs!

eleanor coombs,ga.   October 27th, 2009 7:32 pm ET

..........of course I'm scared; without "Healthcare Reform", I may never become a big dog!

Tarja, Finland   October 27th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Find a stick of your own size,ok?

Tarja, Finland   October 27th, 2009 7:40 pm ET

-You said we could take turns carrying that stick?
-Oh did I said that?

Brad (Wilbraham, MA)   October 27th, 2009 7:41 pm ET

Someone missed his round of distemper shots.

Maria D, California   October 27th, 2009 7:43 pm ET

Training for the 2012 Olympics relay race

Murshamir Sangkula, Philippines   October 27th, 2009 7:44 pm ET

NIbbles for our squabbles?: : Canine street performers up their marketing strategy

Murshamir Sangkula, Philippines   October 27th, 2009 7:46 pm ET

Small dog: Size is not the stick with which greatness is measured.

Murshamir Sangkula, Philippines   October 27th, 2009 7:47 pm ET

Small dog: Size is not the stick with which greatness is measured. My stick, please!

Murshamir Sangkula, Philippines   October 27th, 2009 7:49 pm ET

Guess who is the ventriloquist?

Doug, Poynette, WI   October 27th, 2009 7:51 pm ET

I said drop it! My tongue is stuck on it!

Kathy Farley   October 27th, 2009 7:52 pm ET

Hey wait a minute, I'm barking up the wrong tree!

Murshamir Sangkula, Philippines   October 27th, 2009 7:52 pm ET

What to ask? Who ordered "JUMP"? OR Who said "STILL"?

Patty A Banks,Palmdale,CA   October 27th, 2009 7:56 pm ET

Hey little pipsqueak, you might as well get used to me, thats our owners over there smooching!

Dan D. Canandaigua,NY   October 27th, 2009 7:59 pm ET

got stick?

Beth Donovan, Baldwinsville, NY   October 27th, 2009 8:01 pm ET

Leashes!? We don't need no stinkin' leashes! Say hello to my little friend!

Dan D. Canandaigua,NY   October 27th, 2009 8:02 pm ET

good time for an opt out

Sandy Pennsylvania   October 27th, 2009 8:03 pm ET

It’s like watching a Yankee grasp at a World Series title. Not even close.

Wyatt Knight - New York   October 27th, 2009 8:04 pm ET

Big dog: "Guess who won the tug of war."

-Wyatt Knight

Gayle McCauley Malden,Mass.   October 27th, 2009 8:05 pm ET

'Hey look it's Snoopy,Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin!"

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:06 pm ET

Cloning still has a way to go.

Terri from Atlanta   October 27th, 2009 8:07 pm ET

So what if you won the prize for strangest looking little dog? At least you won something!

Terri from Atlanta   October 27th, 2009 8:09 pm ET

These dogs are ready to trick or treat. Their white basket is for the treats.

eleanor coombs,ga.   October 27th, 2009 8:10 pm ET

Hey, not fair! Why do I always end up with the short end of the stick?

eleanor coombs,ga.   October 27th, 2009 8:13 pm ET

Wishbone doggy style!

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:13 pm ET

Confidant big dog enjoys a few moments carrying the baton before handing it off to the small, yappy, excitable little one. Yep.

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:15 pm ET

If the working American taxpayer is the stick, which dog represents the Legislature?

Tarja, Finland   October 27th, 2009 8:16 pm ET

If you sit really nicely, I might let you have this. Otherwise,no chance!

jeff Wozer Evergreen, Colorado   October 27th, 2009 8:19 pm ET

...Quit messing around. It's only a matter of seconds before the archeology lab notices their missing link is missing a tibia.

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:20 pm ET

Sooo much cheaper than loggers.

Terri from Atlanta   October 27th, 2009 8:21 pm ET

Dude, did you see that outfit Michael Jackson was wearing
in the portrait yesterday?!

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:21 pm ET

A few Christmases back, it was Tickle me Elmo. This year, it's Water me Fido.

Melissa "Mookie" Shaw,CA   October 27th, 2009 8:23 pm ET

My hero!!!!...thanks for showing up Kanye!

Robert Decorum   October 27th, 2009 8:27 pm ET

Republicans show Democrats that they may be small, but still have a big bite!

Don-------------Oswego, IL.   October 27th, 2009 8:28 pm ET

Enjoying "Dog ON A STICK " at the Alaska state fair

Robert Decorum   October 27th, 2009 8:33 pm ET

Republicans try to steal Democrats new slogan: walk softy and carry a big stick in your mouth!

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:33 pm ET

Tastes like stick, smells like chicken

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:35 pm ET

Stick with me, Tiny.

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:36 pm ET

[thought bubble]
They'll never hear from me what I was fed to do at Gitmo.

T. Berry of Erie, Michigan   October 27th, 2009 8:38 pm ET

Speak softly and carry a big agenda.

Robert Decorum   October 27th, 2009 8:43 pm ET

Congress passes healthcare reform, but only for people's pets!

Robert Machado Kingston, Canada   October 27th, 2009 8:44 pm ET

You're small fry, pipsqueak. I'm the Big Dog in this town. I carry a big stick, and yes I know how to use it!

Manish Puri Caldwell NJ   October 27th, 2009 8:46 pm ET

" You are not getting this stick back until I have your bark to vote for me in the 2012 elections."

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:46 pm ET

Dognip.

Shawn Hendricks - Fairplay, MD   October 27th, 2009 8:49 pm ET

Hair bands or Grunge? Choose.

Kathy Farley   October 27th, 2009 8:50 pm ET

Let me tell ya kid, this bark is worse than my bite!

michael armstrong sr. TX.   October 27th, 2009 8:56 pm ET

Come with me yoda and i will teach you of the dark side with my lazer stick.

Mark Hodges, Carmel, IN   October 27th, 2009 8:59 pm ET

Wall Street vs. Main Street

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