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.
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.
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.
The new garden we planted has been a hit with the pugs. Luna just loves to lay in the garden in the morning before it gets too hot outside. I would have thought that the rocks would make for an uncomfortable bed, but apparently Luna feels differently. She chooses to lay in the rocks amongst the flowers each morning.
I’m glad the little girl likes the new garden, but best of all I’m glad the new garden has solved our pee-pee problem.
Bath time is always a fun time around here. There is just something about a bath that makes Benjamin, Henry and Luna want to run around like crazy pugs. But after their last bath, Henry really wasn’t in the mood to run around like a madman. He was tired. He had spent much of the day swimming so all he really wanted to do was relax. Benny on the other hand hadn’t been swimming. He had been napping so he was chock full of energy. So Benny wanted to play and Henry was having none of it. Benny broke out all of the moves to entice Henry, but the two have been around each other so long, that Henry had seen them all before and he wasn’t biting. Poor Benny had to wait until Luna was finished getting her bath before he had someone to chase.
This weekend we planted a little garden in the backyard. The garden looks very nice, but we had ulterior motives for planting it. It seems that Benjamin & Henry have taken a real liking to lifting their leg and peeing on he screen of the screened-in pool area. Which of course means that the pee comes through the screen and gets on the pool deck and the lanai. We have fussed at them a million times for doing it, but they just look at us like, “Look, you trained me to go potty in the yard and technically I am in the yard so I don’t think I am doing anything wrong.”
So, we figured there was only one way to beat them at their own game. Plant some of their favorite plants, so that they have something to water other than the screen. Plus, the garden sorta acts like a barrier and keeps them away for the screen a bit. I say a bit, because none of them are above tramping through the garden. So far our plan is working and the boys’ attention has been diverted from the screen to the freshly planted plants.
The other thing you might noticed is that we have put down rocks rather than mulch. If we had put down mulch, Benjamin & Henry would have thought they hit the lottery. They love to chew on and eat mulch. So if we had put down mulch we would have never been able to let them lounge in the yard again.
So, Little Luna had plenty of opportunities to remind us this weekend of what a good girl she is and just how mischievous her big bros can be.
For Halloween in 2005, Benjamin & Henry wanted to show off their superhero side and they dressed up as Batman & Robin. The boys were quite dashing in their costumes and they got lots of treats from the neighbors that Halloween night.
Recently, I was contacted by Dutch Pug Dog Club Commedia magazine. They are a Dutch magazine that is dedicated to the pug. They have a section in the magazine dedicated to funny pug pictures and they wanted to know if they could use Benjamin & Henry’s Batman & Robin photograph. I happily obliged and about a month later they send me a PDF of the page with Benjamin & Henry. The text is obviously not in English, so they translated it for me. The headline reads: Found on the Internet and the caption says: They put us in a funny suit and they think we are going to rescue the world. I don’t think so! That pretty much sounds like Benny & Henry.
