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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

How is it…

Benjamin, Henry, Luna & Sol getting ready for a walk

When we had 20 inches of rain dumped on us and were forced to cease all non-essential outdoor activities, I started thinking about dogs and their energy levels. The pugs go out for a couple of short walks a day and a long walk almost every evening. I like this schedule for a couple of reasons. One being that walking with the pugs is something we all enjoy and the most important reason being that regular exercise keeps the pugs on their best behavior. When the pugs are well exercised they spend much of the day sleeping while I am working. When they haven't been out for their walks they spend a lot of time during the day barking and getting into things.

So, when we didn't take the pugs out for a walk for over a week, they were pretty much bouncing off the walls. They were bored and were searching for something to do to occupy themselves. And when they come up with ways to entertain themselves it is almost never a form of entertainment approved by me.

As soon as the rain subsided and we saw a break in the clouds we took the pugs out for a walk. They were excited and they were keeping a record setting pace. Even Sol was trucking along faster than normal. It isn't uncommon for the pugs to be strong out of the gates, but they usually slow to a much more reasonable pace as the walk goes on. But, on this occasion, the pugs had over a mile under their harnesses and there was no slowing down in sight. Even Sol was still trotting along. Even on the home stretch the pugs were still keeping an excellent pace and after we arrived home they ran around the driveway for a few minutes.

After seeing how the pugs stored all of their energy from the week, I got a little jealous. If I miss a week of cardio at the gym, I certainly don't hop right back on the treadmill and run harder, faster and longer than I normally do. Nope, I feel the wrath for everyday that I missed!

It is kinda like the times that I take Benny on a run with me. Benny is actually a very good exercise buddy and he loves to go on a run with one of his peeps. The only problem is that he is a little annoying with how good of shape he is in. He doesn't go out running on a regular basis, but he can do a mile easily. It comes to him effortlessly. And if I wasn't sucking wind, it would be cute when he turns his little head and looks back at me while jogging along to see if I am going to be able to keep up.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Pre-Walk Excitement

Pre-Walk Excitement

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Caption This #110

Sol & Cupid

Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Waiting for Luna

Waiting for Luna

Benjamin, Henry & Sol are waiting for Luna to go potty so they may have dinner. Their stares were intense. They were just short of tapping their paws.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Hanging Around

Sol

We didn't get a chance to do anything extraordinarily fun with the pugs this weekend. It was a little too hot during the day to take the pugs to any of the local parks, so when they weren't in the house soaking up the AC they spent most of their time poolside while we tinkered in the yard and did some other chores.

Benjamin & Henry

Luna

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Fashion Forward

Sol

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Flashback

This week's flashback: Practice Makes Perfect

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