Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Benjamin, Henry & Luna all made a trip to their veterinarians and eye doctors last week and we got a mixed report for all three. Little Luna had an appointment with her eye doctor, which is about 90 miles from home. While the drive is a pain, Luna doesn’t seem to mind it and she thinks she is a big girl because she gets to go somewhere where her brothers do not. This was a routine visit for Luna at the eye doctor and we were hoping for good news. If we got a good report on this trip we could drop back her visits to every 6 months instead of monthly. Her eyes were looking good to us, but the ophthalmologist had different news for us. It seems that she has detected what might be an ulcer on Luna’s eye. At this stage it is hard to tell, so the Dr. put a special drop in Luna’s eye and we are brining her back in two weeks. The special drop will allow the Dr.‘s to get a better look at what is going on in Luna’s eye and give us a better prognosis. We are keeping our fingers crossed on this one and hoping for a good report.
The following day, Benjamin & Henry went to the regular vet for their annual checkup and to get their latest shots. Henry got some mixed news, but I will discuss that later. The real shock was Benny. While the Dr. said that Benny is in tip top physical condition the Dr. was concerned with Benny’s eyes. It seems Benny has the early signs of Entropion, which means that his bottom eyelid is rolling in and causing his eye lashes to irritate his eyes. The good news is that this can be fixed, but the bad news is that it requires surgery and can often reoccur after it has been surgically corrected. The veterinarian recommended that we take Benny in to see the ophthalmologist. So, since we had already scheduled an appointment at the ophthalmologist for Luna we called back and got an appointment for Benny as well. So much for Luna’s special time. Her brother now gets to join her on the long car ride. I will keep everyone updated and share the news as soon as we know something new.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Henry: Come on, Luna! Let’s get in the pool. The water is plenty warm.
Luna: When I was looking for my forever home, I specifically requested a home just like this one, but with no big puddle in the back yard! Can’t a girl catch a break!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
DancesInGarden had a wonderful suggestion last week for the picture we posted of Luna in the new garden in the backyard. She thought that with a little cropping on the photo would could get a great shot of Luna with the coneflower. I agreed, so I took her advice and did some cropping on the photo. I think it came out pretty well. I just wish I hadn’t take the photo from inside the screen. The photo would be much clearer.
Just to compare, here is the original shot before I cropped the picture.
Friday, September 14, 2007
A few months ago, we got each of the pugs new Red Dingo Dog ID Tags. When I first saw the tags, I was immediately drawn to them because of their unique designs. They were eye catching and it didn’t hurt that you could mix and match designs and colors to your heart’s content. There are 8 different designs and each design is available in 9 different colors and each tag is available in 3 different sizes. So we had plenty of tag choices.
We tried to choose tags for each of the pugs that expressed their personality. Benjamin’s tag is the first picture up top and we choose the Happy Dog design for him because he’s just a happy go lucky kind of guy.
Henry’s tag is a bone because he loves to chew anything. It doesn’t matter what type of bone it is, he just loves to get a new bone and find a nice quiet spot to chew and chew until he tires himself out.
Luna’s tag is a flower because she is such a sweet little girl that is very outgoing. Also, I think a flower was fitting for her because she is continuing to bloom and flourish in her new home.
I like the tags because they are stylishly functional. It lets the pugs look good while still having all their necessary contact info on them at all times.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The new garden we planted has been a hit with the pugs. Luna just loves to lay in the garden in the morning before it gets too hot outside. I would have thought that the rocks would make for an uncomfortable bed, but apparently Luna feels differently. She chooses to lay in the rocks amongst the flowers each morning.
I’m glad the little girl likes the new garden, but best of all I’m glad the new garden has solved our pee-pee problem.
Monday, September 10, 2007
For all those with little girl pugs out there, do you find that your girls are vocally demanding?
Luna rarely barks at people that walk by the house or really anything else that the boys bark at. Instead, she barks when she wants something. If she wants some of your dinner she will bark at you. If she wants to play with one of the boys she will bark at them. If something smells good that she wants to eat, she will bark hoping you will give it to her.
She never really barks to be a watchdog, instead she barks to say, “Hey, pay attention to me and give me whatever it is that I want!”
So my question is, “Is this a female pug behavior or is this just a Luna behavior?” Neither one of my boys act this way, but they have been together since they pups so I don’t know if they just never picked up this behavior.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Benjamin & Henry always hear us talking to Luna and referring to her as “princess.” The boys weren’t entirely sold on their little sister being a real princess so they put her to the test. They remembered the story The Princess and the Pea and they decided to use the same technique to prove whether or not Luna was a real princess. They snagged a pea from their dinner bowl and put it under the dog bed in my office. They then stacked another dog bed on top. Sure enough, Luna took the bait and tried to make herself cozy, but wouldn’t you know, she just couldn’t fall asleep because there was something hard under her bed! To their dismay, Benjamin & Henry learned that their sister is infact a real princess.
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