Monday, April 15, 2013

Busted

Benjamin wanted me to snap this picture and share it with everyone. Henry is laying in the shade! See! Benny's way of doing things is the best!

Thursday, April 11, 2013

File This Under Things That Never Happen

The cat must have been mighty thirsty to get a drink a water while Benny was still eating his dinner. Just think of all the dog germs Cupid must have contracted while drinking next to a pug that is chowing down his food.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Waiting

The boys, fresh from their morning walk, wait on the sofa for something to bark at. The only problem is there aren't many people passing by at 6:30am. I like to tell them that no one walks by because their vicious barking scared them away. They seem pleased with that. But, really, who wants to be up at that hour?

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Compromise

Benny was a little jealous that Luna got so many kudos for compromising and spending time with Henry in the sun and Benny in the shade that he thought he would work on his own compromise. So, his butt in in the sun! What do you think? You think that is enough of a compromise?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Happy Birthday, Benjamin!

Today Baby Benny turns 11 years old!

I know it sounds a bit cliche, but I can't believe that Benjamin is 11 years old. I remember the day we brought him home like it was yesterday.

He was a non stop bundle of energy that ate EVERYTHING! It's hard to see in his puppy picture, since it is so small, but he is chomping on a stick. In addition to sticks, he was a connoisseur of mulch, shoelaces, rocks, wicker baskets, the leg of the sofa and a wild mushroom that earned him an overnight stay at the emergency vet.

Lucky for us, he stopped eating pretty much everything on that list except for mulch. He is still a sucker for fresh mulch from the garden.

While Benny has always had a wild side, his sweet side is even bigger. He is never far away and will happily sit on your lap and gaze longingly into your eyes. Benny has a way about him that makes you feel loved.

I couldn't imagine how boring the last 11 years would have been without Benny!

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Strong Like Bull

Last week's post about Luna's dry eye, sparked some comments about how everyone's pugs handle eye drops. I can totally relate to everyone who struggles to give their pug drops. Until Benjamin needed eye drops I never really appreciated how cooperative Luna is when it comes to eye drops.

When it is time to give Luna an eye drop she doesn't budge. You can walk right up to her and plop the drop right in her eye. You are done in less than 5 seconds.

Benny, on the other hand, is exhausting. When he first started needing eye drops, he thought he could avoid them by running away. However, he always just seemed to walk to a corner of a room and face the wall. So, he wasn't really hard to catch. Where Benny excels at thwarting eye drops is in the strength of his eye lids. When you try to give him drops, he will close his eyes. And he doesn't just close his eyes, he holds them closed with all his might - which is a lot surprisingly. Prying open his eyelids are no easy task and once you get them open you have to be fast with the drops because you only have a small window to sneak in the drop.

Lucky for us, he has gotten a bit better with taking his eye meds, but he is still no where near as good as Luna. What a difference a pug makes!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Good Use

Seeing the pugs all snug in their beds makes me want to run out and buy more beds!

Actually, I want to put it on record that no new beds have been purchased thus far in 2013. Granted, I haven't had time to even step into a store, but does the reason really matter