Friday, June 9, 2006

About Benny:

While petting Benjamin on one of our walks, our neighbor’s 7 year old son, who is madly in love with Benjamin, admiringly said, “I wish I had a cuter puppy!”  They just don’t get much cuter than Benny!

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

The Lounge Chair

Here we have Benjamin and Luna sunning themselves poolside on one of our very relaxing loungers.  I bought the lounger about a year ago with grand visions of relaxing Saturdays spent poolside on this comfy chair.  Yeah, right!  I don’t know what I was thinking.  Even though I don’t get to use it very often it is good to know that Benjamin, Henry and Luna put it to good use.  Rarely does a day go by that at least one of them doesn’t spend some time chilling on the lounge chair.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Loves His “Puffy”

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

Cozy

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

Baby Benny

Benny in the yard, soaking up the sun’s morning rays.  He is such a sweet boy!

Monday, May 15, 2006

Ankle Biter

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

Practical Jokesters

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.