Thursday, June 17, 2010

Soundscapes

If you are at work and need a little background noise to help you get your work done I present you with Soundscapes for Pug Lovers.

Benny Snoring from obp on Vimeo.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Lazy Days

The last few days have been extremely hot and that means the pugs have been checking in on the outside world from the comfort of the couch in the air conditioned house. Barking at all that pass seems to be quite fun for them. Of course, I would prefer if they brought the barking down a notch, but they have to fill their days with something, I guess.

Luna prefers to spy on the outside world from ground level. I caught a shot of her in mid bark. I just love how her normally bulging eyes are extra bulgy in the photo. Get 'em girl!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Caption This #155

Another one from the puppy files. Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Monday, June 14, 2010

No

I have talked about things I have learned from the pugs over the years (Henry, Benjamin and Luna), but I don't think I have talked much about things the pugs have learned from each other.

When Sol walked into our lives, Luna picked up one of Sol's personality traits very quickly - the act of saying no. Before Solsey arrived, I think Luna did a lot of things because the boys did them. She ate her piece of banana each morning because the boys seemed to love it. But, it was plain to see that Luna was not very fond of bananas.

The first time Luna watched Sol turn down a bite of banana a lightbulb went off in her head. Sol smelled her banana offering, gave a big huff, spraying snot all over the banana and everything else in close proximity and then looked up with her big brown eyes asking, "What else you got?" In a sign of solidarity, Luna turned down her bite of banana that morning too.

In the short 15 months that Sol was with us, Luna took pride in turning her nose up at many of our offerings. And without Sol, Luna continues to carry the torch. This morning, she didn't even bother to come to the breakfast table to turn down her banana. From the couch, she declared "Bananas, who needs stinkin' bananas!"

Friday, June 11, 2010

Paws

Benjamin has recovered well from his surgery. His incision has healed beautifully and he is back to his usual self.

Now that he is felling better, I think Benny is peeved because it is too hot to go for his usual walks. He lives for his walks and the quick little jaunts we have been taking just haven't been cutting it for him. Not to mention that the only suitable summer exercise for the pugs is swimming. And while Benny is a great swimmer, he prefers to keep his paws firmly planted on dry ground.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Between a Dog Bed and A Soft Place

We have so many dog beds that the pugs have started combining them to ensure maximum comfort. Like they are saying to themselves, "This bed does wonders for my back, but I love how this bed supports my neck. No problem, I'll just drag this bed over next to the other bed and voilà!"

And when it comes to dog beds you know I am willing to help in any way I can.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Night Owl

For the last few months we have been noticing a trend with Luna. Specifically, that you have to drag Luna out of bed in the morning. She has no interest in anything going on around the house that happens before 10am. And why is Luna so tired in the morning? Because she stays up all night chewing!

Well, not all night because we take her bone away from her when we go to bed, but from 9pm to 11:30ish each night, you can find Luna chewing one of her bones.

The boys are usually sawing logs by 8:30pm, but little Luna, she is just getting started at that time of night. You can even see Henry sleeping in the foreground of the picture while Luna steady chews.

Whoever named Luna could not have picked a better name her because after dark she is the only one stirring around here.