Saturday, September 9, 2006
Henry and I were out for a walk in the neighborhood, when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I saw a bright color and it seemed to be suspended in mid-air. I turned to look and that is when I found this guy. I have no clue what kind of spider this is, but I have never seen a spider quite like this one. It was huge and the colors were very bright.
Henry and I finished our walk and returned home. I grabbed my camera and went back out to get a picture so that I would have evidence when I told my family about this amazing spider. It goes without saying that I took full advantage of my camera’s zoom on this shot. This city girl did not want to get anywhere near this spider.
Henry was unfazed by it all. He did not notice the spider, he was too busy smelling a patch of grass to even notice me staring at it. Which is a very good thing. I wouldn’t want him getting too close either.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Each week, after we finish cutting the grass, Benjamin, Henry and Luna can’t wait to get out and run in the yard. There is something about fresh cut grass that just gets them fired up. It is great exercise for them and they run until they are absolutely exhausted. The pic above was taken after they played chase for a good 15-20 minutes.
In the yard, we have a bench so that we can relax while they are busy romping. The bench is strategically used by everyone as a pick and they love to run circles around the bench. In the photo above, Henry is peering out from under the bench trying to figure out which way Benjamin and Luna are going to run to get him.
Watching the gang run in the yard is definitely a great way to unwind and relax after cutting the grass.
Monday, July 31, 2006
While this summer has not been that hot by Florida standards, it is still quite toasty. So, we take our walks early in the morning and later at nights. This is Henry after a longer walk in the evening. As we’ve blogged earlier, he is definitely the brains of the pug trio. To cool down he will lay on the tile floor in the kitchen. Benny will lay on the rug or pillow or even on one of the throw rugs in the kitchen but never on the cool tile. Because of his “cool tile strategy,” Henry is usually the one that stops panting first. Henry is not only “King of the Yard” but his is also “King of the Smarts.”
Monday, July 24, 2006
We are well into summer and it is hot and humid here in Florida. Nothing that isn’t typical of this time of year, but it is still super hot. Because of the heat, we have had to adjust our walks. Our normal schedule is to go for a short walk at lunch time, a short walk before dinner and a long walk after dinner. This has been a good schedule for the boys and it seems to work well with Luna. The three walks get the gang their necessary exercise which makes for happy and well behaved pugs. However, since it has been so hot lately, we don’t dare venture out for our midday or before dinner walk. Instead we take a long walk in the morning around 6:30 AM and another long walk in the evening around 9 PM. Everyone loves the 9 PM walk, but the morning walk is another story. At that time in the morning, everyone is snuggled under the covers and none of them have any interest in going for a walk. However, by the time we hit the end of the driveway, they are their happy little selves and ready to go on their trot around the neighborhood.
Monday, July 10, 2006
As many of you loyal blog readers know, we hail from Montgomery County, Maryland and for the first few years of the boys’ lives, one of the greatest pleasures we had was taking them to Lake Needwood. Well, recently the northeast was hit with a phenomenal amount of rain and the natural earthen dam at Lake Needwood sprung some leaks and virtually flooded the entire park area. Water flooded the pavilions, raised throughout the hiking trails and covered playgrounds. Now, they are having to drain the lake. Though, we agree with the news reports that “safety is more important than recreation,” it really is tough for us to see photos of our old “stomping grounds” in such a sad state. Many of our most cherished memories are of Lake Needwood. You can view some of the old blog posts.
Moving to Florida was a somewhat difficult decision and friends and family would ask us if we were worried about hurricanes and such. Fortunately, our first year here, we have been very lucky in that the weather has been awesome. On the other hand, it has been difficult seeing that our old home town is struggling with severe rains. So, we just relish the memories and continue to make more happy times.
Friday, July 7, 2006
There is just something about the sand that gets everyone fired up and ready to run. Every time we go to the beach, the pugs run in and out of the water and all around the beach. They run hard and they play hard. In the picture above, Luna is in the process of pouncing on Benny and shortly after she lands, Henry is going to pommel both of them.
Before we adopted Luna they told us that she was just a little girl. I wasn’t concerned at first because I thought it would be cool to have a little one running around and I really didn’t think she would be much smaller than Baby Benny. However, when I met her, all that kept running through my head was this girl is tiny. Both of the boys tower over her! Soaking wet Luna only weighs about 12lbs and Henry has at least 10lbs on her.
After meeting Luna and seeing how tiny she is and knowing how rough the boys play I became very concerned and I was just sure that the boys were going to hurt Luna while everyone was playing. My worries were all put to rest the first moment the three of them started playing. Luna is a spitfire! She is quick, agile, extremely flexible and possibly plays the roughest of the three.
The beach is a great place for her to let loose and burn off some of her energy. The boys just love to have her chase them and I am glad that she doesn’t make it easy on them. She really keeps the boys on their toes.
Monday, May 22, 2006
We are a water loving family. On warm, sunny days we love going to the dog beach or spending time swimming in the pool. But like a lot of families we are a little dysfunctional. See, Benjamin hates the pool. And by hate, I mean loathes! He detests the pool so much that he insists that no one else should swim in it. So when anyone else is in the pool, Benjamin paces, barks and whines. He is perfectly happy at the beach splashing in the surf and rolling in the sand, but the pool is just too much for him.
Henry, on the other hand, loves the pool. Sometimes, we have a hard time keeping him out of the pool. There is nothing he likes more than playing fetch in the pool.
So with one pug that loves the pool and one that hates it, we have been anxious to find out if Luna is a surf or turf kind of girl. To answer our burning question, we suited Luna up in Henry’s old life vest that he had outgrown and put her in the pool.
Well what do you know? The girl is a very good swimmer! She is very calm while in the water and does a really good job of keeping her head up high and not splashing too much while paddling.
After a few minutes of testing the water, she was even ready to chase after her brother.
While Luna is an excellent swimmer, I can’t see her getting excited about getting in the pool. She tolerates it if we put her in, but I can never see her just jumping in the pool on her own free will like Henry does.
So I think the question that has been on our minds for so long has been answered. Luna is a land lover. Looks like Benny will have someone to play with while everyone else is swimming in the pool.
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