Thursday, October 13, 2005

Living on the edge

The weather is getting cooler and the boys have been spending a lot more time outside lately soaking up the sun.  One of Henry’s favorite places to lay is right next to the pool!  He has actually fallen asleep laying so close to the edge and I just know that one day he is going to roll right into the pool!  Knowing Henry, though, he would probably think that was fun.  Benjamin, on the other hand, that would be a completely different story.

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Calendar Contest Calendars now Available!

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After receiving over 350 entries and sorting through all of the adorable pictures the OwnedByPugs.com 2006 Calendars are now available for sale!

I would like to sincerely thank all of those who submitted pictures to the calendar contest.  While I was going through all the pictures, I just kept thinking that OwnedByPugs.com visitors have some cute pugs!  Thank you so much for sharing all of your pictures with us!

Also, don’t forget that a portion of the proceeds from the calendar sales will benefit the Maryland Pug Rescue.  The Maryland Pug Rescue was kind enough to share with me a little more about their work:

Maryland Pug Rescue has saved over 50 pugs since our official formation in January, 2005!  For those of us who love our pugs like full-fledged members of our families, it is unimaginable that so many pugs could wind up homeless and unwanted.  Although all of our rescued pugs are each extraordinary in their own way, a few stand out in our minds.  One such pug is Waldo. Named for “Where’s Waldo,” this fawn boy was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, foraging for food, and severely injured after being attacked by other stray animals.  The good samaritan that took Waldo off
the streets found him when she nearly struck him with her car.  She told us that he was old and frail and may not survive.  Despite this grim prognosis, we did not hesitate to make Waldo a Maryland Pug Rescue pug. As it turned out, although Waldo had deep bite wounds that had become infected, once his injuries were treated, and he was neutered, we discovered he was a spunky, healthy young adult pug.  After several months of TLC from his foster parents, Waldo was adopted to the perfect family, who recently lost a cherished pug.

Another remarkable pug rescued by MPR is Sammie. Sammie is a true hermaphroditic pug.  In other words, she was born with both male and female reproductive organs.  Sammie was surrendered for chronic housebreaking issues, a common problem with this disorder.  Sammie was both spayed and neutered, and adopted to a wonderful couple who understands their unique little puggy.  They immediately renamed her “Sunny,” for her bright and shining personality.  As we expected, Sammie has also conquered her
housebreaking problems. 

Waldo and Sammie are just two of the many endearing pugs rescued by Maryland Pug Rescue.  The pugs we have taken in range from puppymill survivors, to improvident pet store purchases, to beloved pugs who lost their homes for reasons unforeseen by their owners.  In addition to finding forever homes for rescued pugs, Maryland Pug Rescue is a sanctuary for pugs that are essentially unadoptable, due to age, health or temperament.

Currently, Maryland Pug Rescue cares for five such “hospice” pugs.  They are with us because of paralysis, heart disease, blindness, and, in one case, neurological impairment.  It is our goal to provide a loving, home environment for these pugs, and, when it is their time, a dignified death.

So when you buy a calendar not only will you be getting a calendar packed full of adorable pug pictures but you will also be helping to support the wonderful work of the Maryland Pug Rescue.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Pug fun supersized

Whenever the paper towel roll runs out the boys and I always have a little bit of fun playing with cardboard tube that is left.  They fetch it, play tug with it, tear it up and turn their heads from side to side as I utter weird things through the tube.  So imagine my surprise when the blinds I ordered for our sliding door arrived in a huge tube over 8 feet long - which to the boys was just a gigantic paper towel roll!

After I unpacked the tube the boys were having a blast barking and running around the tube - no fetching with this one.  They were a bit afraid of the tube and wouldn’t really come too close to it, so I set the tube at an angle and started sliding treats through the tube to the boys on the other side.  Well, once the tube started dispensing treats the boys willing came around and started sticking their heads up the tube searching for more prizes.  Looking through the tube at the boys here is what I could see.

The boys had a great time playing with the tube and finding all of the treats.  Needless to say, when we were finished I had the thrill of hanging the blinds!

Thursday, September 1, 2005

Letting Loose

The boys are generally well behaved, model pug citizens.  Sometimes, so well behaved that I feel bad, like they never get to have any of that “I know I’m being bad, but this is just too much fun” kind of bad.

So last Saturday morning, after I was finished reading the newspaper the boys were pretty playful so I decided to let them shred the paper.  Shredding paper was one of their favorite things, that I never really let them do while they were pups, so I thought that I would let them go to town ripping the paper to bits.  At first the boys were reluctant to get started, but after I started ripping some pages myself they got into the act and had a good time running around the house with bits of paper flying everywhere.

We all had a blast and the paper wasn’t too hard to get cleaned up.  I know, shredding paper isn’t really that “bad”, but the boys were having some of that mischievous fun and that’s all that really matters.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Final Countdown

This is it.  Today is the last day to submit pictures to the 2006 Calendar Contest.

I am pleasantly surprised at the number of entries that we received so far in the contest and I am very excited to get started designing the calendar.  It has been so much fun checking out the new entries each day and seeing all the cute pug pictures.

I will keep you updated and let you know as soon as the winners have been chosen.  If you haven’t submitted your picture yet don’t worry, you still have until midnight tonight to send in your picture.

Monday, August 22, 2005

Pillow King

There is nothing Benny likes more than a big pile of pillows!  Whenever Ben gets tired and nobody is sitting down to hold him he always finds a nice pillow to snuggle up with.  Most of the time he heads for my bed and flips all the pillows around until he gets them just right.

Friday, August 19, 2005

Seems like only yesterday!

Benjamin

Henry

Here are some shots of the boys when they were around 10 weeks old (they are now 3).  Looking back, I just can’t believe they were ever that small.  I have a lot of pictures of the boys as puppies, but unfortunately none of them are digital.  Some time, when I have some time on my hands, I will have to scan in all of their puppy photos.  If only I had a digital camera when they were pups!