Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I can’t really say why, I just always seem to enjoy the day. When we lived in Maryland we would always go to D.C. and watch the fireworks at the Mall. It was always a great show.
Now that we are in Florida, things are a bit different. It seems that everyone if Florida, at least where I am at, likes to put on their own fireworks show. Which, if no one manages to blow their hand off, is all well and good I guess, but must you start setting off the fireworks on July 1st? And if this year is anything like last year, why are we still setting off fireworks on July 10th? Having fireworks set off so close drives Benjamin, Henry & Luna crazy! Suddenly there are loud booms coming from everywhere at all hours of the night and they have no clue why. Their natural instinct is to bark, and I can’t really blame them. So until all my neighbors run out of fireworks, the pugs will be on edge and you can be sure that they will be barking their heads off.
How does your pug react to the sound of fireworks?
Monday, May 26, 2008
I hope all you pug lovers out there have a safe, happy and relaxing Memorial Day!
We will get back into the swing of things starting tomorrow. Take care and see you then.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at OBP! I hope you have a wonderful day full of lots of pug kisses!
Friday, January 18, 2008
For Christmas, the pugs each got a new collar and leash set. Most of the time, especially when we are out and about, the pugs wear their harnesses, but around the house, in the yard and on short potty breaks just right around the house we sometimes let them wear collars to change things up.
Santa brought Henry the Best Friends collar and leash. I really liked it because it is made of hemp and organic cotton which makes it super soft right from the beginning. Plus, the paw prints and the footprints side-by-side is just too cute.
Luna got one of my favorites, the Curly Q collar along with the matching leash. As soon as I saw this collar, I thought of little Luna. To me, it just fits her personality perfectly!
And Benny got the Geometric Squares collar and leash. Benjamin has such a light colored coat, I just knew this collar would pop on him. He has so many wrinkles and so many skin rolls around his neck that it is really easy for a collars to get lost on him.
Since the collars and leashes are not edible, these definitely weren’t the highlight of the pugs’s Christmas morning. But, overall, I think they like them. I do at least!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Wow! What a week! I don’t even know where to start! I guess, I will start with Christmas was wonderful and we enjoyed a nice relaxing week visiting with family and friends.
Since Benjamin, Henry & Luna slept most of last Christmas morning, Santa took it a little bit easy this year. It’s not that they didn’t get plenty, trust me, it was just that we didn’t go overboard. Plus, with all the gifts they get from family and friends they are totally overstimulated.
First, each of the pugs got a new collar and leash. We picked out a special design for each of them and they were all wrapped up in their stockings. While we were quite pleased with the gift it didn’t go over quite that well with the pugs. It was like giving underwear to a 4 year old. Totally not what they wanted. Hopefully, I should have some pictures of them sporting their new collars soon.
They each got plenty of plush toys and Luna seemed to get most excited about these. After we opened each one, she would take it and shake it causing it to fly out of her mouth. She would then have to tromp through all the wrapping paper to find it and then she would shake it all over again.
The boys were holding out because they know that Santa always delivers a good bone and this year Santa did not disappoint. Each pug got a specially filled marrow bone. And Benjamin & Henry spent the rest of Christmas Day chewing their bones and trying to get the yummy filling out of the middle. Benny worked on it so long, that he rubbed his lip raw! So needless to say that the bones had to go away for awhile. At least until Benny’s lip heals. So, Benny got a little something extra from Santa this year - a fat lip.
After all the unwrapping and chewing on Christmas, the pugs were pretty tired. Henry passed out on the sofa and enjoyed a peaceful Christmas night.
There is so much else to share. Santa also brought Benjamin, Henry, Luna & Cupid a doggie door. After installing it, I got one of the best ab workouts of my life laughing so hard at the pugs trying to learn how to use it.
Stay tuned! There is a lot more to come! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and have a safe and happy new year this evening!
Monday, December 24, 2007
Happy Holidays to everyone!
From all of us here at Owned by Pugs we would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Thanks so much for checking in with us throughout the year. We are glad that we got to share Benjamin, Henry & Luna’s antics with you!
Take care and we will see you after the new year!
Friday, November 30, 2007
The stockings were hung from the entertainment center with care…
We don’t have a fireplace, so each year we carefully hang the stockings from the entertainment center. When we built the house, we still had northern blood and we thought including a fireplace in the house was just the funniest thing. Why on earth would people in Florida need a fireplace, we laughed. Now that we have acclimated a bit, and anything under 70 degrees seems pretty chilly, there have been nights when we have thought that fireplace might come in handy.
In any case, the entertainment center has served us well and proudly displays everyone’s stockings. Leading up to Christmas, we tuck any little presents that we pick up into the stockings. However, treats do not go into the stockings until Christmas morning. We wouldn’t want Baby Benny to get a crick in his neck from staring up at the stockings willing the treats to come to him.
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