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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Benjamin, Henry & Luna

Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday from Benjamin, Henry & Luna!  We hope that you have a safe & happy holiday season full of plenty of pug kisses.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Up on the Rooftop

What's that we hear

What’s that we hear?  Is that the pitter patter of reindeer hooves?  Santa must be here with our pugkin bread!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Holiday Stress in One Take

On Sunday in the late morning, we decided it was time to have the pugs take a trip to Petsmart to visit Santa.  We were there last weekend and noticed that they did photos with Santa from 11 AM- 4 PM.  Well, as it gets closer to Christmas, the last minute stresses of everyday people grows a little bit stronger.  We got there around noon and we were the only people/dogs in line with the exception of a lady in front of us.  She actually had already had her dog’s photos with Santa taken.  But apparently, she must have thought that she had made special arrangements with Santa himself because they used a whole memory card on this woman and her dog.  (You’d think she was at Sears Portrait Studios with the way she was going through what seemed like her over 50 choices.)

So, we waited for the group of pet store workers in a vain attempt to accommodate her.  As the clock ticked and the pugs grew more restless, the OBP parents also grew irritated.  Santa was on his cell phone (which we did learn later that it was for valid reasons) and the woman in front would not allow Santa to continue with the rest of us in line.  (The line was now with us included 5 dogs deep.)  We tried to wiggle our way into Santa’s attention all the while the lady chattered away about her young pup.  Please, do not misunderstand, we love hearing all about doggy stories.  Feel free to catch us at the dog park, shoot an email, while taking walks, while frolicking on the beach or at the City Center but please be respectful of those that are paying customers and realize that you are not the only proud pup owners out there.  It was really quite rude of her.

Come to find out that Santa was on the phone to see where the extra printer ink cartridge was and how soon it would be at in the area.  The woman was still going through her many choices and wanted to have some of them printed to see if they were blurry or to see what her dogs best “angle” was.  She was a real piece of work.  All the while, we finally managed to get the boys on the platform with Santa.  Luna was another story altogether, though.  By this time Santa was so overwhelmed and really had little to no interest in 3 pugs.  We tried to explain to him that the boys would likely sit happily for him but he did need to hold on to Luna.  Well, Santa is getting old these days and his hearing must be shot because this fell on deaf ears.  He dragged Benny by the neck with his right arm, reached around Henry with his left arm and grabbed onto Luna’s harness for dear life.  By the time it was over, Luna’s harness went from merely a twisted mess around her torso to completely off her naked body and she was a twitching harnessless pug on the loose in the middle of Petsmart.  It was ridiculous.

As you can see by the photo, it was a quite the experience.  Unlike the lady in front of us, we took our one and only snapshot and we moved on our “merry” way.  The boys have blue eye and Benjamin looks like a frantic, if not rabid, dog gone wild.  Knowing that at least some of the proceeds go to pet friendly charities helps the whole ordeal seem a little less frustrating but it is just the combination of the common courtesy and the lack of customer service that puts the Bah in Bah Humbug.  We have been shaking our heads and chuckling for hours now.  Needless to say, this beautiful holiday photo will not let us forget that this has been quite a Christmas filled with unusual memories.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Visions of ...

Benjamin gazing at the tree

pumpkin bread dancing in his head!

Monday, December 8, 2008

We’re Bored!

Henry & Luna

We spent much of the weekend putting up Christmas decorations.  Needless to say, the pugs weren’t too interested in the decorating process.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Cherry Pie?

Benjamin & Henry

What?!?  No pumpkin!

(For the record, there was pumpkin pie, but we were not silly enough to bring any of that home with us - we didn’t want Benny to have to spend the whole night obsessing about the pie.  Don’t worry, we’ll make sure the pugs get some pumpkin bread this weekend.)

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving

Benjamin, Henry & Luna

Usually every Thanksgiving the pugs give a list of what they are thankful for as individual pugs.  But as the years pass, they start to sort of mesh into one pug (Henjaluna).  They are all thankful for pumpkin bread, bowls of turkey, midday kibble, knuckle bones, rib bones, peanut butter bones, Kongs filled with peanut butter, soft toys, squeaky toys, tug toys, a yard in which to pee, poop and lounge (hopefully they aren’t referring to the same one spot), a large king size pug bed that must unfortunately be shared by 2 pug parents, long walks, short walks, a special spot on the sofa, matching beds in matching crates and an endless supply of petting.

Those are the main “things” that the pugs appreciate.  But the pugs want to show their thanks for the “people” in their lives, too.  The pugs are thankful for their parents, their grandparents, their aunts and uncles, their sister the cat, their friends, their neighbors up the street that offer treats at Halloween and the small child that while barely 3 years old knows not only the differences in their looks (even from afar) but also recognizes their unique personality traits.  The pugs are most appreciative for those people.  The pug parents are equally appreciative of those people, as well.  But the pugs don’t have any concept of you, their cyber audience.  They don’t really realize that they have a “following” that also know them by their uniqueness and odd pug quirks.  But as bloggers and pug parents, we know.  And this Thanksgiving we wanted to be sure that we thanked you all for your dedication to Owned By Pugs and to your support of pugs everywhere.  From our family of pugs to yours, may you enjoy a peaceful and pug filled holiday.

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