Monday, January 30, 2006
Well, yesterday was quite an adventure. We went to go meet and pick up our new dog, Luna. We left the house around 8 AM to drive about 3 1/2 hours to our meeting place. It was at a pug event sponsored by the Pug Club of South Florida. There were a lot of dogs there! So, we met up with the adoption specialist and signed the papers that made it official that Luna is now a member of our family. We stayed a little while to watch some of the events, walk around the park and then we loaded all 3 puggies into the car for the 3 1/2 hour ride back home. They all did an excellent job in the car. They mostly slept the whole way home. We were off to a great beginnning!
Friday, January 27, 2006
Well, last night I received an exciting phone call. The call came from Luna’s foster mom. We spoke for a while about Luna. I was really curious to know some personal things about her. I wanted to know what her favorite toys are, what she eats, if she is crate trained. I even asked what her bark sounded like. My curiousity has been killing me! Well, the answers weren’t that surpising. She likes plush toys the best. (I kind of thought that would be the case because that is what the boys like best, too.) She is on Science Diet Nature’s Best. She is not crate trained. However, the funniest thing was that her foster mom described Luna’s bark to be something like a high pitched Dino (of Flintstone’s fame) bark. That is the thing that I really got a chuckle from because it sounds so different than what the boys’ barks sound like. I will be curious to see how that food works for her. As I am sure you know if you’ve ever read the blog, the boys eat home cooked foods. That is predominantly because they have acid reflux and Benny has had a bout with pancreatitis. In any event, it was great to hear from Luna’s foster mom. We are so excited to go get her that we can hardly wait! Only 2 more days!
PS I really want to express gratitude to Luna’s foster mom for doing such an honorable job. Being a foster must be so bittersweet and they play such an important role in making sure that dogs in need of good homes get the love they deserve.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
When I got to work today, the boss was already in my office waiting to speak with me. It seems, Henry is not too happy with my productivity. He made it clear to me that if I wanted to be successful and climb the corporate ladder, I will need to do way more petting and to start giving out many more treats.
Geez, I thought I was doing pretty well. I guess we’ll wait to see what happens on my next performance review!
Monday, January 23, 2006
It was recently my birthday and I received a gift card to PetSmart from a friend. Well, I had been wanting to try a nail grinder for the boys’ toenails but was always hesitant to spend that much money on something I wasn’t sure if the boys would tolerate.
Now that I had a gift card, I thought, this was the ideal time to go ahead and splurge. So, I was off to PetSmart where there was one nail grinding kit available. I had read different articles that suggested getting your dogs used to the nail grinder by just letting it vibrate without any attachments. This would help them not to fear the grinder.
Yeah, that sounds like good advice, but I get too impatient for things like that. So, I got out the new nail grinder and the trusty Chinese noodles and started the task. Usually Henry is the first to try anything but he had no interest until he saw baby Benny getting treats. So, I worked on Benny’s nails and then Henry was willing to comply.
May I just say that the nail grinder is the way to go? It does require more time and effort but when the nails are done they are smooth and they don’t mark up your legs! It was such a pleasure. I think for next time, though, I will try clipping the nails and then using the grinder to shape and smooth them.
Toenail clipping is just a chore. I dread it and they dread it, too. I think I have the solution now, though. I would definitely recommend the nail grinder. It really does a good job.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
The boys are not in their crate a lot, but the last few times we have come home and let the boys out of the crate, Henry has been favoring his right leg. He is not completely limping and he is not holding up his leg, but when he walks he is not putting very much weight on his right leg.
This is very worrisome for us because Henry has hip dysplasia and has already had surgery on his left knee for luxating patella caused by extra stress put on his knee due to his hip condition. Now we feel that his right knee may be experiencing the same difficulties as his left knee had been before he had knee surgery.
We are going to keep a close eye on this and take him into the vet to get an official diagnosis. In the meantime, we are going to hope for the best.
Friday, January 20, 2006
We are so excited to welcome Luna to the family that we thought it would be nice for her to have a little goodie basket waiting when she arrived. First we started with the essentials, such as a leash, collar, harness and name tag. We really like Benjamin & Henry’s hemp harnesses from EarthDog, so we decided to get one for Luna as well.
Then we got her a Kong because, let’s face it, every dog should have a Kong. There is nothing the boys like better than a peanut butter Kong and hopefully little Luna will enjoy them too.
We also ordered a couple of plush toys for Luna. We were going to order more, but then we realized we don’t really know what she prefers. Benjamin & Henry have very different tastes when it comes to toys and since we haven’t met Luna yet we’re not quite sure what types of things she will like best. So we figured we would let her get settled in and learn more about her likes and dislikes before we completely fill her toy box.
We can’t wait to bring her home and start learning more about her pug personality!
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Well, if it is not obvious by now that we are crazy and crazy for pugs it soon will be quite apparent. We have been anxious to announce the new arrival of our pug rescue, Luna. We applied in October for a rescue from Compassionate Pug Rescue. They work in rescuing pugs in Florida. We went through the process and it is official that we are approved and little Luna will be coming to our home around the end of the month.
We had planned to get another pug when Benjamin & Henry turned 2 or 3 in order to keep them lively and originally intended on getting a puppy that would run circles around them. But after much thought and consideration, we opted to apply for a rescue. We also thought that it would be best if the boys had a little girl to play with since we have noticed (observing at dog parks and with the neighborhood friends)that they play much more nicely with girl dogs. (Not to mention that it would be adorable to get a little pink leash and pink accessories.)
Luna is not a perfectly healthy 3 year old puggie. She has mange and is in treatment for it but definately seems well on the road to recovery. She also has an eye condition. In the midst of the excitement, however, I have already forgotten what it is called. She may ultimately recover from the condition but there is a possibility that she could lose her sight in one eye.
Luna is really what we were looking for, though. A young, female pug whose life hadn’t been so perfect. We wanted to offer our home to her so that she can see what a pug’s life should be. She’ll be spoiled rotten within the 1st week, no doubt.
When we told friends and family they all thought we were crazy to get a 3rd dog (and don’t forget we have a cat, too.) The other thing that made us know that this was an omen was that our beloved bunny, Lou C. passed away this summer and it feels like Lou is looking down on us from bunny heaven sending us a new “Lu” in Luna. So, of course, there is no other answer to the questions about our sanity: yup, we are certified Luna-tics.
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