Thursday, August 22, 2013
Huckle mentioned in the comments that one of her pugs can not take Theophylline because it makes them jittery. That reminds me of a funny story, well funny now, that I would like to share.
On Christmas day last year Benny had a serious case of the jitters. He couldn't settle, was panting and acting totally out of character. He was giving us a pretty good scare and I was thinking that we might have to spend part of Christmas day at the emergency vet.
Our first thoughts were that he got into something that he wasn't supposed to. We had a houseful of family so our routine was off, but everyone is really good about making sure they don't leave anything around that the pugs could get in to.
I was replaying every second of the day in my head and then it hit me - I gave Benny Luna's breathing pill!
Luna gets her breathing pill tucked inside a biljac treat. Even though the boys don't get a pill, they get a treat. As I was replaying things, I remember accidentally giving Benny Luna's treat. Suddenly, things were making a lot more sense. One of the side effects of Luna's medicine is jitteriness. Sol suffered from this a bit, but not too bad, Luna has absolutely no signs of the jitters whatsoever. And, well, now we know that Benny will never be able to take Theophylline because that boy was a mess all day!
Once we knew what was wrong with him we couldn't help but chuckle because Benny probably has 10 pounds on Luna and her dose of the medicine was wreaking havoc on his system. We have always said that Benny is very sensitive and once again he proved it.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Hanging out under the shade tree with the pugs after a long day at work. You know it is hot if Henry is in the shade!
I hate to wish time away, but I will be very glad to wrap up August. August in FL definitely does not bring pug friendly weather. September won't be much better, but at least we will be one month closer to beautiful winter weather.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Every day when I come home from work the pugs greet me in the garage. After their greeting and the obligatory lunch bunch inspection, we just hang in the yard. Given the weather right now, it is usually under a shade tree, but it is an extremely peaceful time of day and a great time to catch up with the pugs.
Monday, August 5, 2013
You know, for not being able to talk, Benjamin, Henry and Luna can deliver a pretty clear message. They are not so subtly telling me that by their calculations it is chow time.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Before I leave for work in the morning I give the pugs a little scoop of turkey to tide them over while I'm away. Since it is food related, it's the part of the morning routine that the pugs love the most. So, while I am getting ready for work I have three little pugs staring at me wondering if I am done getting ready yet so that we can get to the turkey.
Monday, July 29, 2013
A little puggie was nosing around my lunch box when I got home from work and he ended up wearing it.
The pugs are always happy to see me when I get home from work, but they are also super interested to know if I ate all my lunch. Most days the pugs are disappointed because I'm never one to skip lunch, but sometimes on Friday's they get lucky and I bring home leftovers that I have stock piled over the week in the fridge at work. Sadly, last Friday wasn't one of those days, so Benny was pretty disappointed to find my lunch box empty.
Friday, July 26, 2013
This picture is from February 2006.
This shot was taken a few weeks after we adopted Luna. Luna was curled up sleeping on one of the dog beds in my office and Benny in true big brother form, brought her a duck and squeezed himself in to make himself comfortable.
They had to share the dog bed because you know I didn't have enough beds for everyone in my office 
