Thursday, November 8, 2007
Its funny how things change. Up until about 6 months ago, I only had two pugs on my hands that were not early birds - Henry & Luna. But now I have 3!
As soon, as we get out of bed in the morning, Luna hops off the bed and goes to her crate. It’s there that she does some of her best sleeping. She comes out briefly to get a bite of banana at breakfast, but then she immediately returns and doesn’t get up and join me in my office until 9:30 or 10:00 in the morning. Even then she just, retreats to her favorite napping spot near my office door where she can nap and sun herself.
I think she spends the morning hours sleeping in her crate because she feels safe and secure there and she doesn’t have to pretend to be involved in what is going on. She is sleeping and if you need her you will just have to wait until she stirs.
Henry is just as much as a sleepy head, except that he remains in bed even after we get up. He just makes himself more comfortable. When the bed gets made, Henry does his morning stretch and then we pick him up and put him somewhere comfy in the living room.
Up until 6 months ago, Benjamin was the only early bird in the family. When the alarm would go off he would bounce out of bed, ready to get his day started. He would entertain himself with a bone or toy while I showered and he was always there to help me pour the Cheerios. But recently, when the alarm goes off, Benny does not stir. We get out of bed and Benny joins his brother in making himself more comfortable. When it comes time to make the bed, Benny doesn’t budge and he has started to give us the patented Henry stretch before we transport him off to a cozy spot in the living room.
It seems Benjamin tried out Henry’s morning routine once and decided that he liked Henry’s way much better.
Friday, November 2, 2007
After a hard day of trick or treating, the pugs were mighty tired. They usually catch a little nap in the evenings, but on Halloween night there was no rest for the weary. So, yesterday was a very quite day. All I heard was the soothing sound of pug snoring.
Friday, October 12, 2007
So this is Benny’s latest thing, leaning up against the wall while basking in the sun. He used to sit on the runner near the door, but he decided that sitting up all on his own was just too much work. So he had to find a better place to rest. After some debate he settled on a spot in the dining room. He can still bask in the sun and he can prop himself up using the small wall that separates the dining room from the foyer. That Benny - he’s always thinking!
Friday, October 5, 2007
Yesterday, Luna and Benjamin went to the ophthalmologist to find out more information about their latest eye woes. We usually don’t leave the office with good news, so yesterday we were very pleased with the prognosis.
Luna does not have an ulcer. The special drop they put in her eye so that they could better see what was going on did not show an ulcer. That is fantastic news. Since it is not an ulcer the doctor deduces that she has some sort of irritation that is likely being caused by one of her meds. Our task is to find out which one. So, when we give her her drops we need to keep a close eye out and see if any of them make her very squinty.
Benjamin got the best news of all. The doctor does not think that he has entropy. She thinks that the current state of his eyelids is the way they have been his whole life. And that his teary eyes is most likely caused by seasonal allergies. I was very happy to hear this. The doctor still did a battery of tests to get a baseline for Benjamin and he goes back in 8 weeks for a follow-up to make sure that his eyelashes are not curling in even more. If he gets a good report then he is all set.
So it wasn’t all fantastic news, but it sure is the best eye news I have heard in a long time.
After we got home from the eye doctor and Benjamin & Henry greeted their long last brother, Henry, they both crashed on the couch. They were exhausted from the long car ride and the exam.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A while back, I was playing around trying to get some pictures of the Boston Red Sox Collars (which were recently featured in the August issue of Dog Fancy) for the H. Doodle store using my new doggie mannequin. Benny was quite intrigued by the mannequin and kept jumping in my shots. Since he is used to having the camera always pointing his direction, I think he was just trying to figure out who the new model in town was. You got him in the looks department, Benny, but when it comes to taking direction and sitting still, he is far superior.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Benjamin, Henry & Luna all made a trip to their veterinarians and eye doctors last week and we got a mixed report for all three. Little Luna had an appointment with her eye doctor, which is about 90 miles from home. While the drive is a pain, Luna doesn’t seem to mind it and she thinks she is a big girl because she gets to go somewhere where her brothers do not. This was a routine visit for Luna at the eye doctor and we were hoping for good news. If we got a good report on this trip we could drop back her visits to every 6 months instead of monthly. Her eyes were looking good to us, but the ophthalmologist had different news for us. It seems that she has detected what might be an ulcer on Luna’s eye. At this stage it is hard to tell, so the Dr. put a special drop in Luna’s eye and we are brining her back in two weeks. The special drop will allow the Dr.‘s to get a better look at what is going on in Luna’s eye and give us a better prognosis. We are keeping our fingers crossed on this one and hoping for a good report.
The following day, Benjamin & Henry went to the regular vet for their annual checkup and to get their latest shots. Henry got some mixed news, but I will discuss that later. The real shock was Benny. While the Dr. said that Benny is in tip top physical condition the Dr. was concerned with Benny’s eyes. It seems Benny has the early signs of Entropion, which means that his bottom eyelid is rolling in and causing his eye lashes to irritate his eyes. The good news is that this can be fixed, but the bad news is that it requires surgery and can often reoccur after it has been surgically corrected. The veterinarian recommended that we take Benny in to see the ophthalmologist. So, since we had already scheduled an appointment at the ophthalmologist for Luna we called back and got an appointment for Benny as well. So much for Luna’s special time. Her brother now gets to join her on the long car ride. I will keep everyone updated and share the news as soon as we know something new.
Friday, September 14, 2007
A few months ago, we got each of the pugs new Red Dingo Dog ID Tags. When I first saw the tags, I was immediately drawn to them because of their unique designs. They were eye catching and it didn’t hurt that you could mix and match designs and colors to your heart’s content. There are 8 different designs and each design is available in 9 different colors and each tag is available in 3 different sizes. So we had plenty of tag choices.
We tried to choose tags for each of the pugs that expressed their personality. Benjamin’s tag is the first picture up top and we choose the Happy Dog design for him because he’s just a happy go lucky kind of guy.
Henry’s tag is a bone because he loves to chew anything. It doesn’t matter what type of bone it is, he just loves to get a new bone and find a nice quiet spot to chew and chew until he tires himself out.
Luna’s tag is a flower because she is such a sweet little girl that is very outgoing. Also, I think a flower was fitting for her because she is continuing to bloom and flourish in her new home.
I like the tags because they are stylishly functional. It lets the pugs look good while still having all their necessary contact info on them at all times.
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