I was having a lot of fun taking pictures of Henry in the yard the other day. If the sun is out Henry is usually not the ideal subject because he is unable to stand if he feels the warm rays of the sun. Instead he just rolls around in the grass. But, the other day he was cooperative and he managed to sit up for about 4 minutes before eventually succumbing to the FL sunshine.
On a different note, Sol continues to do very well. She goes back next week for her post surgery follow-up appointment. I will be curious to see how things are healing in her mouth. We haven’t been able to sneak a peak in there to see how things look. We thought about trying, but decided we should leave that to the experts.
In the evenings, Benjamin & Henry like to bask in the sun on the sofa and keep watch out the front door. Benny is almost always perched on the back of the sofa and Henry makes himself comfortable on the arm rest. Luna gets in on the action too, but she actually sits in front of the door, like you would expect a guard dog to do. No extra comfort for her when she is on duty.
The evenings are usually pretty busy in the neighborhood. A lot of people walking dogs, jogging or riding bikes. There is most definitely a lot more foot traffic and interesting things for the pugs to bark at. I think a huge draw for the pugs though is that they can find the rays from the setting sun in the front of the house. In the mornings they spend their time out back and in the evenings they shift to the front of the house. They are like sunflowers, they always point towards the sun.
While I was snapping pictures the other day, I got a short video of the guard pugs in action. I just love how big Henry’s eyes are in the clip.
Henry listening intently to every word I say, just waiting for me to ask him if he would like some lunch. In the 6 years that I have asked Henry that question, his answer has always been YES! Never once was he still a little full from breakfast or did he ruin his meal by eating to many treats.
So after months of trying everything except getting another bin, I think I have come up with a solution that is agreeable to both parties. I took one of their new donut beds and put it on a ottoman I have in my office. This isn’t the special part, though, I have tried the bed on the ottoman solution before. What I did differently this time, is that I was sure to place the ottoman in the same sun beam that warms the bin. I think this was the piece I was missing all along!
Here I was thinking that the pugs liked the bin because it was elevated and I was missing once crucial piece - sunshine. So the key to creating two agreable sleeping spots was elevating the bed and putting it in the sunbeam. The other day they even took turns sharing the bin and the bed on the ottoman.
Lucky for me, Luna has no interest in laying in either the bin or the bed on the ottoman because I am out of ottomans and I would have to move a bookcase to fit her into the same sunbeam!
G-Ma, G-Pa and Aunt Cayce are in town for a visit and while the pugs are more spoiled than ever they has been so much excitement the pugs are super tired! Whenever there is a quiet moment, I find the pugs somewhere comfy passed out.
Henry is definitely one to think outside the box. From unraveling bones, to this new approach he has taken with the bed- using the bed cushion as a pillow for his head. He gets an A for creative thinking from me.
