Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Caption This #85
From our recent trip to the dog park, here is a shot of Benjamin peering into one of the tunnels. Who is that shadowy figure lurking inside?
Looking forward to your captions in the comments.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Trying out a new dog park
When my family was in town, we went to New Smyrna Beach for a very cool Segway tour. On the way there, I saw a sign for a dog park. I hadn’t known about the dog park, so I couldn’t wait to take the pugs there for a visit.
The park was quite spacious and there were a few dogs there playing when we arrived. The park also had the big tunnels that the boys love to run through. We haven’t been able to convince Luna to go through the tunnel yet. She just doesn’t see the point of it.
This big guy wanted so bad to play with Benny. As soon as we got to the park, he ran up to Benny and immediately dropped down into a play stance (which Benny understood), but then he was barking at Benny to egg him on to chase him. That is where there communication breakdown occurred and Benjamin just stood there looking as confused as ever. I tried to explain to him that it is exactly what Luna does to get the boys to play, only much, much, much louder.
This guy arrived shortly after us and started his visit in small dog area. The pugs had so much fun playing with him through the fence. They ran back and forth and back and forth. The other dog’s owner eventually brought him over to the other side of the park where all the other dogs were and I thought the pugs would have so much fun chasing this quick guy around. But, as soon as he came to our side of the park, the pugs had no interest in playing with him whatsoever!
After all their romping and stomping it was time to head home.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Flashback
This week’s flashback: Giving Thanks
I think the pugs are still enjoying almost all of the things on last year’s list.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Cherry Pie?
What?!? No pumpkin!
(For the record, there was pumpkin pie, but we were not silly enough to bring any of that home with us - we didn’t want Benny to have to spend the whole night obsessing about the pie. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure the pugs get some pumpkin bread this weekend.)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
Usually every Thanksgiving the pugs give a list of what they are thankful for as individual pugs. But as the years pass, they start to sort of mesh into one pug (Henjaluna). They are all thankful for pumpkin bread, bowls of turkey, midday kibble, knuckle bones, rib bones, peanut butter bones, Kongs filled with peanut butter, soft toys, squeaky toys, tug toys, a yard in which to pee, poop and lounge (hopefully they aren’t referring to the same one spot), a large king size pug bed that must unfortunately be shared by 2 pug parents, long walks, short walks, a special spot on the sofa, matching beds in matching crates and an endless supply of petting.
Those are the main “things” that the pugs appreciate. But the pugs want to show their thanks for the “people” in their lives, too. The pugs are thankful for their parents, their grandparents, their aunts and uncles, their sister the cat, their friends, their neighbors up the street that offer treats at Halloween and the small child that while barely 3 years old knows not only the differences in their looks (even from afar) but also recognizes their unique personality traits. The pugs are most appreciative for those people. The pug parents are equally appreciative of those people, as well. But the pugs don’t have any concept of you, their cyber audience. They don’t really realize that they have a “following” that also know them by their uniqueness and odd pug quirks. But as bloggers and pug parents, we know. And this Thanksgiving we wanted to be sure that we thanked you all for your dedication to Owned By Pugs and to your support of pugs everywhere. From our family of pugs to yours, may you enjoy a peaceful and pug filled holiday.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Holiday Preparations
The pugs are very busy getting all their Thanksgiving day preparations done. After all, there are only so many hours a day to bask in the sun. And they need to make sure their batteries are fully charged to combat the tryptophan effects from the turkey so they can be awake for dessert which should include something with pumpkin. Oh, the life of a busy pug!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
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