Friday, August 18, 2006
The adorable Shelby the pug and the lovely lady Pugsley have tagged us and asked us to list 5 strange things about Benjamin, Henry and Luna. Then we must tag 5 other pugs sites. So here we go.
Benjamin
- Benjamin takes his “puffy”, a furry little disc, to bed with him every night.
- Ben’s ears are always inside out.
- Ben sleeps in the cat’s box.
- Benjamin is terrified of sewers. We have to plan our walks so that we do not come too close to sewers and if he sees a sewer he gets real close the the ground and will scrape his nails trying to run away.
- Benjamin’s favorite treat is cat litter.
Henry
- Henry will not give you a kiss (lick you on the lips). He simply refuses.
- On walks Henry likes to walk as far as he can and then just lays down. He never wants to start heading back home, he always wants to go farther, but he never thinks the farther he walks now the farther he has to walk to get back home.
- You can not go to the bathroom without Henry coming with you. He thinks that is a perfect time for petting. And if you close the door without letting him in, he will have a tantrum.
- When we eat, Henry sits at our feet at the table, making a variety of different Star Wars noises. Its his way of begging.
- Henry cleans Benjamin and Luna’s ears all the time, but he despises having his own ears cleaned.
Luna
- Luna is narcoleptic. She will be running, full steam around the house one second and then the next she is sound asleep in some odd place.
- Luna sleeps like a bat. Flat on her back, going the opposite direction of everyone else in bed, with her ears sprawled out.
- Luna has started lifting her leg to pee, or I should say her whole back end. She has been hanging around her brothers too long. It is very amusing to watch.
- Luna’s tail never stops wagging.
- Luna rarely barks.
Here’s who we are tagging next:
Friday, August 4, 2006
We saw this sundress in the store and we just had to get it for Luna. It is a pretty good fit and she just loves to prance around the house wearing it. Here she is in the yard playing in her new dress.
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The first day we brought Luna home, she jumped up on the coffee table much to everyone’s surprise in the room. We were just sitting on the couch watching TV, the boys and Luna were on the sofa with us when Luna just decided to hop down from the sofa and get a better view of the TV by sitting on the coffee table.
Ever since then we have been working with Luna to teach her some boundaries and to help her learn that she is not allowed to climb on every flat surface in the house. If I have told her once, I have told her a hundred times, “Tables are for mugs, not pugs!”
While she has gotten a bit better the other night she went strolling on the table again. Its hard to correct her though when she just looks so darn cute perched up there.
Friday, July 28, 2006
This is Luna sleeping with her “pet monkey.” The funny thing about this monkey is that it is bigger than Luna. It also has a unique “squeaker.” The noise maker inside the monkey is more like a “screecher.” It screeches like a monkey. The arms and legs of the monkey are about 2 feet long and Luna loves to drag the monkey around by it’s limbs. Then she’ll shake the monkey relentlessly and when she is all done abusing the monkey, she takes the monkey up to bed and cuddles up with him. So, while it may look like Luna loves this little monkey, does she really? Or is it a love/hate relationship? Is the monkey on Luna’s back or is Luna on the monkey’s back? I think they take turns.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
To help manage Luna’s dry eye issues, she gets drops in her eyes three times a day. The little girl is a trooper and she allows us to put the drops in her eyes without putting up too much of a fuss. To reward her for being such a good girl, we give her a small treat after she has received her drops.
The boys caught on to this and started begging to get eye drops so that they could get a treat. So to be fair, after Luna gets her drops, everyone gets a treat.
One of Luna’s eye medications needs to be refrigerated and it has gotten to the point that as soon as Benjamin and Henry hear me get the drops out of the fridge they come running for a treat. Furthermore, they egg Luna on and tell her to go get her drops so they can get a treat!
Poor, Luna. She sure did get the raw end of the deal.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Yay! We are happy to report it is all good news.
When tested, Luna’s tear production was a 15 out of 20 in each eye. The vet said Luna was suffering some irritation due to seasonal allergies and to only slightly adjust her current meds!
We are ecstatic that it such terrific news. Her tear production in her right eye is up to a 15 from an 8 and in the left eye it stayed about the same. That is about what we are to expect from here on out and we do not need to go back for a checkup until November unless her condition worsens.
Go Luna! Keep producing those tears!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Today we will be taking Luna back to the opthamologist. Her chronic dry-eye condition needs to be revisited. When we first took Luna to the opthamologist, her left eye scored moderately on a 1-20 scale for lubrication. Her right eye, however, scored a 3 which is terrible. The doctor put her on a series of 3 different medicated eye drops. She had been on only 1 set of drops before, but the vet said that when used in combination the medications seemed to work better. Her tear production then increased up to a 20 in both eyes. We were so pleased.
Well, at the next visit, they dropped her down to 2 different types of drops and then they wanted to see how that worked. When she was re-tested, her left eye remained about the same but the right eye dropped down to an 8. That is not too good especially since she was once a 20! Unfortunately, her right eye is looking even worse and now we must take her back for a checkup to try to get her on the correct balance of medications.
We were so excited when her tear production was off the charts but now things are starting to slip again and it is so difficult to see her little eye all yucky. Even though she never expresses that she is uncomfortable, you know she has to be. She is a little trooper. So, off to the specialist we go. We will let you know the results and keep you posted on the little girl’s condition. Wish us well.
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