Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Caption This #209

As always, I am looking forward to your captions in the comments section.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Really?

For a change of scenario, I decided to do some work on my laptop in the flex room. Well, since we recently had the carpets cleaned (except in this room) and we hadn't exactly re-assemble everything yet the Solsey stroller had some items piled up in and on it. On the very top of the stroller was one of the pugs least favorite pet beds sort of folded into a ball and crammed into the opening of the stroller.

Pause, for momentary digression: Hmmm....thinking of this pet bed makes me wonder if I included that in the "Twenty" post last week. Maybe I need to do a re-count now. I don't remember counting that one specifically. (Well, we do live in Florida now, so maybe that one is our "hanging chad". Hahahaha)

Anyway, so, we were hanging out in the flex room and I am comfy cozy on one of the recliners when Benjamin jumps up on my lap then up onto the balled up pet bed that was wedged into the stroller opening and he settles there. Gee whiz Benny! Really? That is where you are going to get comfortable? One, you can't possibly be satified with how you are laying down. Two, I'm not even sure it was completely safe and three, you are just a silly pug who cannot resist being on the softest & highest spot in the room no matter what the circumstances are! Silly pug, I say!

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Lone Gray Whisker

Henry, the ever distinguished gentleman, has one gray whisker that always catches my eye. It is pretty easy to spot and several people have mentioned it to me.

The photograph does not do it justice so I have pointed it out using an arrow in the photo above.

And here is an extreme closeup. I guess this would be like looking at his whiskers in one of those magnification mirrors. But, I wouldn't know because I avoid those types of mirrors at all costs.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Seven and Still Setting the Trend

Another kudo to Huckle for forwarding her family's hand-me-downs to Luna.

Here is 7 year old Luna working the runway in her new duds.

What a beaut!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Sliding Bored

As you can tell, I have titled this Sliding Bored instead of Sliding Board. Well, as I was trying to take some photos of the boys recently, I realized that I must be completely boring them. They just kept laying down and yawning. In these photos you can see their big yawns. Both of them displayed their tongues in a sliding board fashion, though.

I feel like if I dropped a cheerio down their mouths at the same time then it would be like whose cheerio would roll the furthest off their tongues?

Silly pugs. But I guess I need to be more interesting!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Caption This #208

Looking forward to your captions in the comments section.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Benny’s Post Dental Update

First, I want to apologize for not updating you all before now. I hope no one was worried....

Second, I want to warn those that have a weak stomach not to scroll all the way down as I have included the before & after photos from Benny's procedure. In the photos you will see that his teeth were yucky in the before pick and cleaned up in the after shot. But the squeamish part is where it is clear to see that he is intubated. If that will make you nervous to see, don't peek.

So, Benjamin had his dental cleaning and it really went a lot better than I had hoped for! Since I know how anxious he gets and so as to shorten the length of time that he had a rumbly in his tummy (to quote Winnie the Pooh) I had asked if he could be first. This was indeed possible. I had to drop him around 7:30 AM. By 9:30 AM I was already getting the phone call saying that he was in recovery. Wow! That was quick! I was so happy to have it be all done that early in the day.

They shared that they had to remove 3 teeth altogether. As you can see below. One was pretty discolored and the other two were causing problems since his gums had receded to expose the nerves. So, out they had to come. I am not sure who has had to have more teeth pulled (or have naturally fallen out) Ben or Luna. I think at this point it is really too close to call. Henry hasn't needed to have hardly any teeth (if any at all) come out. I truly think that it has something to do with the size of the pug. Since Henry is bigger and has a larger head, I think that helps accommodate the teeth in his mouth. The smaller the head, the more compressed the teeth have to be in that little noggin. They all start with the same number of teeth right? Makes sense to me, but I am no vet. (I merely play one at home.)

The most wonderful thing about this experience this time is how easily Benjamin came out of the anaesthetic. When they called me at 9:30 they said he was already alert an looking around. Then they called again around 1:00 and they were like, uh, Benny's ready to go home! (Pick up time is typically 3:30-4) but it sounded like he was already bouncing off the walls! I was happy that he all awake and bubbly but I was still working. Yikes! But what better excuse to have to leave for a short day than to take care of my Baby Benny.

Benny's Teeth Before:

Benny's Teeth After: