Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Every afternoon, shortly after his lunchtime snack, you will find Benny sitting on his throne. His throne is really the arm of the sofa, but don’t tell him that. He loves to perch himself up there because it is a cozy spot and he has a direct view out the front door. Therefore, he can bark at passersby from the lap of luxury.
Here is what the King can see from his royal spot. Notice Henry laying on the rug by the door. That is Henry’s favorite afternoon spot.
Friday, January 12, 2007
This blurry photo is of little Luna 2 seconds after we feed her. Once we put Luna’s food down she dives right in. And when she dives in, she inevitably spills bits and pieces of her meal all over here placemat. She doesn’t let this slow her down, though. She continues to scarf down what is in her bowl and then she circles around her bowl gobbling up any pieces that were flung onto the floor.
Luna’s messy eating habits drive Benjamin crazy! You may not know this, but, Benjamin is food obsessed. So to have stray pieces of food flying around while he is trying to eat is a huge distraction for Benny. Before Luna came along, Benjamin & Henry had a pact. If the food was in their bowl, the other would not touch it. However, if a scrap were to fall on the floor, it was every pug for himself and may the fastest pug win. So when Luna slings her food all over the floor, Benjamin feels as though that food is now fair game. So, he of course, leaves his bowl, knowing that no one will dare touch it, and tries to eat all of Luna’s scraps. If this was just a piece here or there it would not be a problem. But Luna routinely dumps half of here dinner onto the floor every night. So we have to fuss at Benny for scooping up all of Luna’s kibble or Luna would miss out on half her dinner every night. Whenever we fuss at him, Benjamin gives us a confused look like, “What? Its on the floor! It’s fair game!”
We have also tried to get Luna to slow down and take her time when she eats, but we haven’t had much luck. I guess we are going to have to try bigger dog bowls. Although, the dog bowls are just a formality to her. I think she would prefer it if we just dumped her food on the floor. It is pretty much what she does at every meal.
Friday, January 5, 2007
What do you mean it is time to make the bed?
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Christmas day was too much for Benjamin to handle and by the end of the festivities, he was ready to settle down and take a nap. Here he just gotten his infamous puffy, gives the look to all to tell them not to bother him and then he scratches on the sofa to get comfy cozy and take a nice long nap. Bah humbug pug. Benny is a little bit of crank when he doesn’t get his nap. Maybe in the new year he will resolve not to be such a fussbudget if he doesn’t get enough sleep. Happy new year.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Here lies another fallen tug toy. This one lasted all of about 5 minutes. It seems a sturdy tug toy with rope that is not too thick for pug mouths, and lots of limbs for multiple pugs to grab on to is hard to find. The only tug toy that has lasted for more than one game is the all rope kind with two knots at each end. However, all of the pugs like to play tug at the same time so we need something with at least three ends, otherwise there is sure to be conflict.
Part of the reason, tug toys break so easily is because Benjamin is a fierce tug player. When playing tug Benjamin means business and he will drag Henry and Luna around the yard and shake the rope as hard as possible to try and have the other two let go. While Benjamin will play tug with Henry and Luna, he prefers a solo match with a human competitor. He pulls, shakes, growls and does everything in his power to win. And if he doesn’t win he has been known to be a little bit of sore loser. He just can’t stand it when he is not the top dog.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
We celebrated a birthday in the house last week and Benjamin got in on the action by wearing the birthday bow. (Look close and you will see the little red bow on his head) For some reason, Benjamin really enjoyed wearing the bow. He wore it the whole time presents were being opened.
Benjamin’s toe is doing a bit better. We are still trying to keep him calm and “off his paws.” It has been hard trying to keep Benny quiet while Henry and Luna are little bundles of energy. Henry and Luna have been keeping their normal walk schedule and we have been taking Benjamin on his own special short walks. Despite his injury, Benny always wants to walk farther, but, I think he is enjoying his solo walks.
Monday, December 4, 2006
Thursday afternoon, was just like any other day. After I got off work, everyone went out in the yard to play and burn off some pent up energy. While Benjamin, Henry and Luna romp and roll around the yard, I usually sit on a bench and watch them play. Most of the time they chase each other around the bench. When they play chase, they always have to circle something, I think it is pug law.
Benjamin and Henry are not the pups they once were, so after about 5 minutes of intense running, the gang laid down in the grass for some much needed rest. When I was packing up the toys to head back into the house, I noticed a puddle of blood in the yard. What? I was shocked, where did all this blood come from? With the amount of blood, I was sure someone must have a gaping wound somewhere. I glanced over at the the boys and Luna and they all looked fine. The blood must have come from the cat then. I checked the cat and she was fine. So I went back to look at the pugs and sure enough Benjamin’s toenail was bleeding.
We got Benjamin cleaned up and put stiptic powder on his toenail to stop the bleeding. After a few minutes we were able to stop the bleeding and after the bleeding stopped that is when Benjamin started limping horribly.
First thing Friday morning, we took Benjamin to the vet. We were unsure what they would be able to do to help him, but since he was limping so bad we knew we had to have the vet take a look. It turns out, Benjamin almost ripped his toenail off while playing. He must have hit the nail on the bench while he was chasing his brother. The vet said that his toenail was ripped about 40% off. If the toenail is ripped 60% or more they usually remove the entire toenail, but lucky for Benjamin he would not need this procedure. The vet’s main concern was infection. So Benjamin had the honor of getting a shot of antibiotics and he remains on antibiotics for the next few days.
Also, to aid in healing, Benjamin was put on bed rest. Well, not really bed rest, but we were given strict orders to limit his activity. So we had a quiet weekend at home and did our best to keep Baby Benny still. Which, even when he is feeling bad, is no easy task.
All in all, it looks like he is feeling much better. He has a little bit of limp left, but he is walking much better. In a few days, he should be better than new.
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