Thursday, June 18, 2009

Waiting out the Storm

A thunderstorm rolled through this afternoon and put a damper on the pugs' usual outdoor sun time. While it was raining they all came in and waited out the storm from the comfort of the bed.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Off to the Races

This was a game we frequently played when Benjamin & Henry were puppies. The whole purpose of the game was to trick Benjamin & Henry into practicing their Sit, Stay & Come commands, but to do it in a fun way that allowed them to work off their puppy energy.

First the sit & stay while I move away.

Then the come command.

Looks like Benny was a little bit quicker out of the gates.

Almost up to full speed.

Still truckin'.

About halfway there and Benny has taken the lead.

Benny coming into the home stretch, completely blocking Henry from the frame.

Benny finishing strong. You can see his wrinkly skin flapping in the wind and his eyes are fixed on the prize - the treat.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Photo Wall Finally Updated

We finally got around to updating the photo wall in the playroom this week. While I always love having new photos in the frames I procrastinated on this task for awhile. Mainly because we now have 5 furry kids and we only have four frames. Tracking down a 5th frame that is identical to the rest wasn't very easy and I really liked the spacing of the four frames and didn't want to mess with that. So, we decided to double up the boys in one picture. Not ideal, but it works because they are "the boys". Not the best way to showcase their individual personalities, but that is why I have pugs and not kids so that I don't have to worry about those things.

Here are the pictures that are in the frames.

Sol

Cupid

Benjamin & Henry

Luna

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Caption This #112

You know Henry's super man dive from yesterday's post (the first picture)? Well, this is the next frame. Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Fort Benjamin

Today's pillow arrangement turned out to make a nice little fort for Benny.

Monday, June 15, 2009

A Picture of Baby Jax

Ann was kind enough to send over a picture of Baby Jax with his vet tech taken after his liver shunt surgery. Last I heard, he was recovering nicely and his new family was having a hard time keeping the little guy on bed rest .

Monday, June 15, 2009

Super Henry

Henry swam so much this weekend, that I am expecting him to sleep for at least the next few days. It was quite hot this weekend, so we were in and out of the pool on both Saturday and Sunday to cool off after working in the yard, cutting grass, etc. Henry played a marathon game of fetch on Saturday and was back at it again on Sunday.

He was in rare form on Saturday and insisted on diving into the pool each time.

It is really fun to watch Henry jump into the pool, but what is even funnier to watch is Benjamin & Luna. They get very worked up when Henry leaps in from the side. They prefer him to go to the first step and then just shove off from there. They feel that is much safer. When Henry is getting read to jump in from the side, Benjamin & Luna are nervous bundles of energy pacing back and forth all while keeping a close eye on Henry.

Luna even goes as far as trying to bite Henry's ankles on his way in.

And where is Sol during all of this? She is staying cool in the shady lanai, shaking her head, saying "Kids!"