Friday, November 23, 2007
Well, Wednesday was a trip to the ophthalmologist for little Luna. The hope was that she would have a clean bill of health and not need to go back until April 2008. While we were told that Luna’s eyes look the best the vet’s ever seen them, Luna will need to go in for a re-check toward the end of February instead of April. Luna’s medication had been irritating her eyes so the vet changed her medication schedule, doses and prescriptions to find just the right balance to maintain Luna’s eye health. Thus, we need to go back sooner to make sure that the new regimen is right for her. We’ll take the good news, though in exchange for the need for an earlier follow-up appointment.
We also took the opportunity to leave them a 2008 OBP calendar and brag a little bit about how the boys just won the Halloween photo contest on the petsource.com website. So, it wasn’t a bad visit at all.
Really the worst was the wait time (which is never more than 10 minutes) but was over an hour this time. They were packed. Guessing due to it being the day before Thanksgiving, everyone was trying to get everything done before they would be closed for a few days straight. In the waiting room was an eclectic crowd. There was an 18 year old Siamese cat named Neptune that was actually from right around the corner from where we live. There was a dog that was a German Shepard/Corgi mix. Let me tell you, that is an odd mix! There were a couple of Yorkies that were big for their breed. There was a Chihuahua that had not been neutered and was trying to let everyone in the room know that he was the “boss.” There was a really old and completely blind retriever and a Jack Russell terrier that had some vision troubles, too. So, at least there was a lot to see and talk about during the long wait.
We had a lot to be thankful for over the holiday. All the pugs are in good health. The cat is, too. So, no complaining here. We hope the holiday found you and your family in good health, as well.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Warm pumpkin bread
And piping hot turkey
Smooshy bananas
And tough chicken jerky
Slippery noodles that look like they’re strings
These are a few of our favorite things!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Owned by Pugs! We are thankful for everyone that drops by each day to catch up with Benjamin, Henry & Luna! Be safe and have a great holiday!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
We went for our usual after work walk last night, but to Henry’s dismay we headed out the door in costume. The boys and Luna were all dressed up and as we made our way through the neighborhood we stopped at a few of the houses in the neighborhood for some trick or treating. When Henry realized what we were doing, he no longer seemed to care about his costume and he was a very happy boy.
They got a ton of treats, ranging from carrots to frosted mini wheats to Beggin’ Strips. They loved it!
After the walk, it was time to man the door and hand out candy to the neighborhood kids. The pugs like seeing all the kids dressed up, although they were a little bit barky as they were unsure as to why we had so many visitors last night.
All in all, it was a really good night. I hope everyone had a great Halloween!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
It is the last day of October
And we’re causing a stir
Time to get all dressed up
Glad we rested up
We’ll walk ‘round the hood
Cause we’re all looking good
Nice and sporty we’re dressed
They’re all so impressed
Two handsome football players
Answering Super Bowl prayers
With the girl leading a cheer
Have no more fear
There is nothing scary
Just some pugs that are hairy
At OBP it can be seen
This year’s costumes for Halloween
Enjoy and have a safe night! For fun, we have also uploaded pictures from past Halloweens to Flickr.
Monday, October 15, 2007
This weekend we finally got around to getting out the Halloween decorations and building our annual scarecrow. Last year, we built an Oriole fan that Henry took quite a liking to. This year we built a Redskin fan, shortly after we watched their pathetic loss to the Packers on Sunday. I think the only thing missing is a little tear in his eye.
We also had a little bit of fun and dressed up our Buddha statue. Buddha stands guard at our front door and his official job is to welcome guests. We dress him up every Halloween. Last year he was a pirate, but I think this year’s costume is much better.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Labor Day Weekend has come to a close and while life has gotten back to normal, we are still smiling from all the fun we had this weekend. I wouldn’t say that the weekend was relaxing, but it was chock full of fun and we were on the go from one fun thing to the next all weekend long.
Things got off to a great start Thursday night because we had pizza for dinner. Pizza is one of my favorite foods and the pugs don’t mind it either. They love to get their little bits of pizza crust.
Friday we did some shopping and in the afternoon we had some downtime with the pugs. We played chase in the yard and the pugs had fun ripping apart a few of their stuffed animals. I wish I had pictures, but I was in on the fun and unfortunately didn’t get a chance to snap too many pictures.
On Sunday, we had a family cookout and the pugs had a lot of fun. Henry loves cookouts and get togethers because when there is a large group of people in the house there is always someone with a free hand to pet him. So he just goes from person to person getting pet. He is a real outgoing guy.
Benjamin loves cookouts because of the food. There are all kind of snacks and the house is filled with people that have not gotten used to Baby Benny’s charming good looks. So, he finds it pretty easy to get some treats throughout the day.
Luna loves cookouts because she always get to put on one of her best dresses and prance around. She just loves how everyone stops to tell her how gorgeous she looks.
Plus, I cooked up an extra burger for the pugs to split. They were quite happy with that special treat!
On Monday, we went to the beach, sans pugs because it was too hot. We stayed for about two hours and then we came home to swim in the pool. Henry was in rare form and was having a blast swimming and fetching things in the pool.
We had some family over swimming with us and Henry was really showing off. He was jumping into the pool off the first step and splashing around.
Benjamin was also fired up and he kept waiting for Henry to bring his toys out of the pool so that he could steal them and run around the yard with them. Anything to get them farther away the pool.
After all that swimming, we had another family get together to play some games. This time all the pugs were tired out and they were very happy that there were plenty of laps to go around.
I am happy to say that I actually took a break from work this weekend. I did a couple small things in between outings, but compared to what I normally do this can be considered a work free weekend for me. Granted, I am paying the price for it now, but it will all get done, eventually 
Friday, August 31, 2007
I am really looking forward to the long Labor Day Weekend. So much so, that I took today off so that I could have another day of some downtime. We have a few plans for the weekend, but we still have some time left to to relax and enjoy ourselves. Now hopefully we will take advantage of it. We usually quickly fill our free time with errands and tasks that we have been putting off. But this time, I think R&R is going to be my number one priority.
I hope everyone has a safe and fun filled weekend. Hopefully, on Monday, I will return refreshed and with lots of stories of the fun things we did with the pugs this long weekend. Take care everyone!
