Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Benjamin just loves his “puffy”! Benjamin’s “puffy” is a furry little plush toy in the shape of a disk. There is nothing spectacular about it, but he has had a weird bond with it ever since he was a puppy. He will not go to bed unless he has his “puffy” with him and he even brings it out in the yard with him when he suns himself.
He has had his “puffy” for about 4 years now, so needless to say that we have had to wash the furry little disk a few times. Each time it goes in the wash, we cross our fingers and wait with baited breath hoping that it will come out in tact. I don’t want to have to be the one that tells Benny that the washing machine ate his “puff.”
We have tried on many occasions to buy a backup “puffy”, but Benjamin rejects them all. There is only one original!
Friday, May 26, 2006
One of the biggest chores in the morning is making the bed. Not because making the bed is such a hard task, but because how do you make the bed with 3 pugs in it? All of them look so cute snuggled under the covers and on the pillows that I don’t want to move them! However, seeing them all cuddled up together in the morning is a great way to start the day!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Benny in the yard, soaking up the sun’s morning rays. He is such a sweet boy!
Monday, May 15, 2006
Every since he was a puppy, Benjamin has had the horrible habit of biting on Henry’s legs while they are playing. I don’t think he bites hard because Henry has never yipped or tried to stop him. In fact, most of the time Henry just lays there while his brother is nibbling on his legs. It is just one of those habits that we have not had any success in breaking.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The other day, I found a snake on our screened-in lanai. Now granted, it was a baby snake, so it was not very big, but it was enough to really startle this city girl. The worst part about it was that I wasn’t able to get the snake out of the lanai. Cupid, the cat, was the first to spot the snake. So she proceeded to poke and torment it. I was so worried about getting the cat away from the snake that by the time I had the cat safe inside the snake was no where to be found. Needless to say, I looked high and low for that thing, but I could not find it. For my sanity, I am presuming that the snake let itself back out the same way that it came in, but you can never be too sure.
So yesterday, I pass by the sliding glass doors that have sheer curtains on them and I see a snake like shadow. My skin starts to crawl and I just know my snake friend is back for a visit. Determined to catch the little guy this time, I slide the curtains back and what do you know, one of my good little pugs has gotten their rope toy out of the toy box and has forgotten to put it away. Needless to say, I was very relieved, but I still wonder which one of the pugs was playing tricks on me.
Friday, April 7, 2006
Benjamin was outside, when he spotted this dragonfly that made its way into the screened in area and was sitting on his level on my office door. Being the outgoing guy that he is, he immediately went over to give the dragonfly a good sniff. Surprisingly, the dragonfly did not budge.
After thoroughly inspecting the dragonfly, Benny went over to his favorite chair to sun himself leaving the dragonfly perfectly intact.
The boys have a very gentle nature about them. On our walks we have encountered many critters, but neither Benjamin nor Henry has ever harmed any of them. We most commonly run into frogs on our walk and the boys just watch them hop along and they don’t try to chase them.
I like to think that this is because they have been exposed to a lot of different animals when they were puppies. They live with a cat and they grew up with a rabbit. It was pretty obvious to them that the cat was not a toy, but the rabbit took a little bit more work when they were puppies. Luckily, Lou, the rabbit was very patient and very brave and I think he taught the boys a very valuable lesson.
As for Luna, I don’t have a complete read on her yet as to how she will handle other smaller critters. She does very well with other dogs, the cat and with babies (she adores children). The jury is still out on frogs, rabbits and other critters.
Friday, March 31, 2006
In the morning, Benjamin, Henry & Luna usually get off to a slow start. Here the gang is all piled up in the chair and a little mad at me because I moved them from the bed to the chair so I could make the bed.
But being the troopers they are, they made due with just the chair and blanket and managed to catch a couple more minutes of shuteye before getting up and gettting their day started.
