During the summer months it is too hot to take the pugs on their normal walk when I get off work. So, what I started to do this summer was to take each of the pugs out separately and give them their own “mini” walk without their brother or sister tagging along. The walks are short because of the heat so I can get all 3 of them in same amount of time it would take to take all 3 on their normal walk. Plus, it is a great way for me to unwind after a day of work.
All the pugs enjoy their personal walks, but Henry particularly loves his time out alone. He gets to set the pace and since he loves to dawdle he just romps along without a care in the world.
Plus, Henry loves to bask in the evening sun. Sometimes he just stands in the grass, sniffing the air, letting the sun beat down on his back while he pants and grins from ear to ear.
With only one leash in my hand, I was easily able to snap this pick with my camera phone. Sometimes, it can be a lot of working taking the pugs out one at a time, but it is good quality time with each of them.
Bath time is always a fun time around here. There is just something about a bath that makes Benjamin, Henry and Luna want to run around like crazy pugs. But after their last bath, Henry really wasn’t in the mood to run around like a madman. He was tired. He had spent much of the day swimming so all he really wanted to do was relax. Benny on the other hand hadn’t been swimming. He had been napping so he was chock full of energy. So Benny wanted to play and Henry was having none of it. Benny broke out all of the moves to entice Henry, but the two have been around each other so long, that Henry had seen them all before and he wasn’t biting. Poor Benny had to wait until Luna was finished getting her bath before he had someone to chase.
This weekend we planted a little garden in the backyard. The garden looks very nice, but we had ulterior motives for planting it. It seems that Benjamin & Henry have taken a real liking to lifting their leg and peeing on he screen of the screened-in pool area. Which of course means that the pee comes through the screen and gets on the pool deck and the lanai. We have fussed at them a million times for doing it, but they just look at us like, “Look, you trained me to go potty in the yard and technically I am in the yard so I don’t think I am doing anything wrong.”
So, we figured there was only one way to beat them at their own game. Plant some of their favorite plants, so that they have something to water other than the screen. Plus, the garden sorta acts like a barrier and keeps them away for the screen a bit. I say a bit, because none of them are above tramping through the garden. So far our plan is working and the boys’ attention has been diverted from the screen to the freshly planted plants.
The other thing you might noticed is that we have put down rocks rather than mulch. If we had put down mulch, Benjamin & Henry would have thought they hit the lottery. They love to chew on and eat mulch. So if we had put down mulch we would have never been able to let them lounge in the yard again.
So, Little Luna had plenty of opportunities to remind us this weekend of what a good girl she is and just how mischievous her big bros can be.
I know I’m not always the most well behaved pug out there, but I would like you to know that you and I have been buds all year long. I haven’t let you get buried at the bottom of the toy bin and I have made sure that you haven’t lost any limbs during one of my many games of tug. I look out for you Santa. I hope you remember this at Christmastime and drop a few extra treats into my stocking (mine is the purple one). Afterall, good behavior is overrated. Don’t ya think Santa?
The house is bare! Well not really. Just the rooms with carpet in them. We had our carpet cleaned on Tuesday and in preparation we moved all of the furniture out of the rooms that were to be cleaned. Benny made me laugh because he set up shop right in the middle of the empty living room. He was steady chewing his bone, oblivious to the fact that everything else around him had been removed. As long as no one touched his bone, he was a happy fellow.
With 3 pugs, a cat, and two humans we try to clean the carpet every 6 months to keep things looking nice. We normally rent a carpet cleaning machine and do the cleaning ourselves, but this time we brought in a professional. When we clean the carpet, it is an all day affair. Mainly because we have to empty and refill the steamcleaner’s bucket so many times. So since we were tight on time, and the carpet was ready for cleaning, we paid someone to clean it for us. And let me just tell you, I don’t think I will ever clean it again! They were in and out in about an hour and a half and the carpet looks great!
But don’t worry. The pugs weren’t too inconvenienced by the carpet cleaning. I spent the day working at the kitchen table and I made sure to setup a makeshift sleeping area for the pugs. They made do and were happy to have the beds because watching the guy steam clean the carpet really tired them out!
Now we will just have to wait and see if Benny can keep his streak intact. The last two times we cleaned the carpet, Benny promptly threw up on the nice clean rug. The first time it was within the first week of the cleaning and the second time it was within two days. There is just something about a nice clean rug that makes Benny nauseous.
Every work day at 3pm this is what I see. Pugs gazing up at me, letting me know it is time for dinner. A little bit before 3pm they start to gather at me feet and somehow they know exactly when the clock turns to 3:00. If I have not gotten up to feed them by then, Benny will paw at my leg to let me know that I am neglecting my duties. He is like a cranky old man demanding his early bird special.
This weekend was a pretty lazy weekend for the pugs. It was hot outside and we had a ton of errands to run, which meant the pugs didn’t really get a chance to get out and have much fun.
Henry did get a chance to swim a little bit on Sunday, but we were just taking a quick dip in the pool to cool down after cutting the grass, so we didn’t bother setting up the puppy pool or anything.
The highlight of the weekend for Luna and Benny & Henry was Sunday night’s dinner. We had a rotisserie chicken (from Sam’s Club). As soon as we step foot in the house with the chicken, Luna finds the bird on the counter and just barks and barks at it. She loves chicken! So since the weekend was kind of boring for the pugs, we gave them a little extra chicken at dinner. That made them very happy!
