May 9th, 2008

On any given morning

On any given morning, shortly after the dew dries, this is where you can find Baby Benny.  Propped up against the house and soaking up the FL rays.

May 8th, 2008

It ain’t pumpkin bread, but it’ll do

By now I think everyone knows that Benjamin has a thing for pumpkin bread.  So when it isn’t Fall, Benjamin is sad because there is no pumpkin bread.  Well, fear not!  I think we have found a possible replacement to get him through Spring and Summer - blueberry bread.  Blueberry bread is the latest bread choice at Bob Evans and we have been bringing some home to the pugs.  They most definitely like it.  They don’t love it as much as pumpkin bread, but it is definitely a good second choice.

On a side note, when I take photos where I put the bread on the glass table and have the pugs wait until I snap the photo, Luna always cracks me up.  She always sticks her head underneath the glass and tries to smell and lick the bread.  Guess she is learning about a little thing called the “glass ceiling.”

May 7th, 2008

Fur Balls

My favorite question that non-pug owners ask me about pugs is, “Do they shed?” I quickly answer YES to that question, but I feel like I can never be emphatic enough.  How exactly do you express to someone that doesn’t have a pug just how much that pugs shed?

While Benjamin, Henry & Luna shed year round, now is most definitely shedding season and they are all, no doubt, getting rid of excess fur for the summer.  You can’t really tell because of the shadows in the picture but the grass is littered with pug fur.  This was the result of a quick brushing of each of the pugs and I was shocked at how much fur came off them considering I had just brushed them on Sunday.

Each time I brush them, the same thought runs through my head, “What do people that have a fawn and a black pug do?” How do they cope with the light and dark colored fur?  What do you wear?  No matter what fur is going to show on something.  We have light colored carpet so the pug fur doesn’t tell on us as much in between vacuuming.  If I am going somewhere important I never wear black.  Black has a great way of highlighting fawn colored pug fur!

The other thing that made me realize just how much pugs shed was buying my first canister vacuum.  I never realized how much bagged vacuum cleaners shelter you from the truth.  With a canister vacuum, after running the vacuum, all your dirt is right there for you to see.  I’ll never forget the first time I ran my Dyson and saw how much pug fur it picked up.  I was shocked!  I just figured my old vacuum wasn’t doing a very good job, but when I ran the Dyson again the next day and saw the canister filled with pug fur again I was speechless.  All this fur came from my house?  In just one day?  No way!

Luckily, I am not one of those people who can’t stand a little pet fur here or there.  I do my best to keep up with it, but I have come to terms with the fact that it is an impossible battle to win.

What is your battle with unruly pug fur like?

May 6th, 2008

Caption This #55

In this week’s Caption This we have little Luna packing her bags.  Can’t wait to see your captions in the comments!

It might be a stretch, but I tried to pick a photo that will keep the Pugami Vice story line alive. 

May 5th, 2008

Music to his Ears

While Benny, Henry & Luna eat food that we make for them, I give them a tiny bit of Wellness kibble here and there so that if something like a hurricane would happen we could switch to kibble and the pugs would be no worse for the wear.  When I scoop out the dry food Benny always makes me laugh so I thought I would record it to share a little bit of his food excitement with you.

On a side note, I have been loving the Flip video camera.  It makes creating little videos so easy and it could not possibly be easier to use.

May 3rd, 2008

It

We were tagged by Louise over at Heavy Breathing for the latest meme.  Here are the rules:

1. Write your own six word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post, and to the original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
4. Tag at least five more blogs with links.
5. Don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

So here we go:

Benjamin: Passionate, Steadfast, Athletic, Jealous, Possessive, Debonair

Henry: Stubborn, Adventurous, Verbal, Entitled, Comical, Intelligent

Luna: Resilient, Wiggly, Spitfire, Loyal, Blind, Inspiring

Anyone who is up to playing just let us know by leaving a comment so we can come by and check out your 6 word memoirs.

May 2nd, 2008

As You Wish

Now that’s a request with which I can easily comply!

May 1st, 2008

Wrinkles

My tweet about wrinkle cleaning sparked some discussions about cleaning wrinkles in the comments of this week’s Caption This so I thought I would elaborate a bit with today’s post.

Out of the three, Benjamin has the worst wrinkles.  His wrinkles are constantly dirty and have to be cleaned daily.  If I am really on the ball, I will clean them twice a day, but most of the time they only get cleaned once a day.  Henry & Luna on the other hand get their wrinkles wiped out about once a week.

I can’t really say why Benjamin’s wrinkles get so much dirtier than the others.  His folds are much deeper than the others so that may have something to do with it.  He also always has his head stuck somewhere.  In the grass or dirt as he is smelling and he also likes to prop himself up on his head so that he can use both of his front paws to scratch on his pillows (been trying to get a video of this for a long time).

To clean his wrinkles we use malacetic wipes.  The vet recommended them to us a few years ago and they seem to work OK.  They definitely get the dirt out.  We used to get them from our vet in Maryland, but the last few times we have ordered them online.  Other than the malacetic wipes we just try and keep Benny’s wrinkles as dry as possible so his folds aren’t a breeding ground for yeast.

Luckily, Benjamin is a good boy about letting me clean his wrinkles.  We keep the malacetic wipes in the kitchen, so as soon as I go to get one he follows me into the kitchen and stands next to me gazing up hoping to get a treat.  He knows the sound of the wipe container and when I open the container his little tail uncurls.  It’s so sad!  He doesn’t run away, he just stands there and looks at me like, “Let’s get this over with”.  It just breaks my heart.  But, he soon forgets all about it when he gets his treat.

What about you?  What do you use to clean your pug’s wrinkles?  I would love to hear your tips as I am always looking for something to help keep Benny’s face clean.

April 30th, 2008

Romeo Update

I just wanted to share with everyone the latest from Romeo’s foster mom.

They also sent along a picture.  Take a look at this cute little fella’.

I can’t thank you enough for sending donations Romeo’s way.  Donations of any size are greatly appreciated and the Delaware Valley Pug Rescue group has opened a PayPal acount so if you would like to give you can now donate via PayPal as well.

April 30th, 2008

Office Hours

Monday through Friday from about 8:00 am to 5:00 pm I function as the doorwoman for the pugs and the cat.  Benjamin, Henry, Luna & Cupid make sure that I stay active by constantly wanting to go in and out of my office door.  I oblige them during the week since I am sitting right there, but the weekends are a different story.  They have gotten used to using that door so they try to use it on the weekends too.  What do you think is the best way to explain office hours to a pug?