Wednesday, February 24, 2010
There is no one that is better at wasting time than Henry. Although, I don't think he would consider it wasting time, he would consider it just enjoying the day. There is something about the combination of a nice grassy patch and the sun rays that just makes him plop himself down. He sits for a while, he rolls around, he watches cars pass by, he does everything but walk. Who knows, if the rest of my afternoon was free like his, relaxing in the grass might seem like a good idea to me too.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Henry was happily chewing, when a noise came from the kitchen. Could it be, another treat for pugs?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Last Friday, when all four pugs made their way to the eye vet, Benjamin was the most nervous of the bunch. Benjamin, the only pug that did not have an appointment.
He was fine in the car, but when we arrived at the office he was on high alert. Smelling this & that & sticking his nose where it didn't belong. He even made sure he was the first one of the group to get weighed. Because if anything bad happened he wanted them to have his accurate weight!
When we went into the exam room, he immediately found the treat jar. Knowing that there were treats in the room that he had not yet tasted kept him busy for a while. Once the eye vet came in, he was first to greet her and made sure that she knew he was Benny & that he was fine.
The girls were first up and Benjamin paid no attention to them. Instead he was focused on those tasty treats in the jar out of his reach. Then it was Henry's turn & that is when Benny practically fell apart. He paced and whined & eventually jumped up on the chairs and paced & whined. "Why are you looking at my brother? What's wrong with Henry? Nothing's wrong with Henry. Henry you're fine, right? HENRY! HENRY!"
The eye vet & the vet tech even commented on how connected the boys were. That is when I took the time to explain the unhealthy dependence the boys have. Well, let me rephrase, the unhealthy dependence Benjamin has on Henry.
Without, Henry for an extended period of time, Benny will fret & worry himself to death. The same goes when Henry is hurt. When Henry had his knee surgery, Benjamin was a mess. He almost took it harder than Henry.
When Benny had to stay at the vet for an overnight many years ago, while Henry missed him, he was no worse for the wear. In fact, he had himself a grand 'ole day. He went to the pet store, grabbed some lunch at an outdoor eating spot. He was loving life.
Ultimately, Benny is just a big softie. He needs his Henry.
Monday, February 15, 2010
On Friday we took the whole gang to the eye vet for appointments. Luna was going in for a follow-up, Sol was going in for an overdue yearly checkup & Henry was going in for his checkup. Benjamin went along for the ride because he would have been a nervous wreck if he was the only one left at home. We sure can fill an exam room can't we?
First things first, Luna was very happy that she got the dog room this time around.
Luna got a good report. Her tear production was back up in her right eye. With her right eye doing better we are able to scale back on the number of drops, which makes me very happy. I'm sure it makes Luna happy too.
Sol was up next and she got a good report too. Her cataracts are looking about the same as last year which means no growth. Good news once again.
Henry had the last appointment and his technique was to keep his eyes closed for the exam.
Henry has the beginnings of cataracts so he goes in once a year just to get them checked out and to monitor their growth. Luckily, there has been no real change since the last visit.
Another round of great news!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Once upon a time, I used to leave the house to go to work. It was when the boys were puppies & to help them burn off some of their puppy energy we used to take them to doggie day care once a week. Unlike a lot of their classmates, once a week was all they needed. They came home pooped. Taking them more than once a week would have been more than they could handle.
It worked out good for us & the boys really seemed to like going to school to play. That is of course on days when Gus wasn't there. Gus, was a Dachshund that terrorized Henry. I got the impression that Gus gave a lot of dogs trouble, but Henry always seemed to be Gus's desired target. The phrase, "Gus, be good!" was frequently heard at the doggy day care center. To this day, if you utter those words, Henry will look around for the little terror.
So when I was scanning in photos of the boys in the snow, I came across a few pictures taken while they were at doggie day care by their "teacher". Gus, is the dog in the bottom right corner of the picture below. What I love about the picture is that Henry is glancing back to Benny saying, "I've had it with this hot dog! I'm going to pummel him, ya got my back?"
Here are a few other shots of the boys at doggie day care.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I have yet to figure out exactly what he has done, but, Henry is one guilty looking pug in that shot.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Queue the barking in 3...2...1...
The pugs love to sit on the sofa in the early evenings and gaze out the door. Not only do they get to bask in the rays of the setting sun, but they also get to bark at everyone that happens to pass by the house. And that is one of their favorite things in the world to do.
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