If it wasn’t for the continuous shooting mode on my camera getting group shots of the pugs would be a lot harder. When we take pictures of Benjamin, Henry & Luna posed in front of things, like the new flower pots, as soon as they are sorta in place I just start shooting and I fire off as many shots as possible before someone moves too far out of place. This means I end up with tons of photos. I think I had around 85 pictures for the flower pot shoot. Most of these pictures aren’t the greatest because one of the pugs is looking away or one of them has their eyes closed or someone, Luna, has simply walked away. But it always amuses me when I flip through iPhoto quickly. It is like a little flip book of the pugs posing.
I wanted to share, so I created a little video. Enjoy.
p.s. - Sorry for no photo to go along with yesterday’s raffle post. I will do my best to make it up to you
Ever since we have adopted Luna from Compassionate Pug Rescue, I have kept up to date with the happenings at CPR. Just like in years past, CPR has nursed a lot of pugs back to health. However, getting the pugs all their needed medical attention does not come cheap. Medical costs continue to mount and as I make updates to the CPR website I often think, "Geez, I really need to win the lottery so I can really help out!"
Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about rescue and had a couple of realizations. Sure, one person can make a large donation, but that is not the only way things can get done. A few dollars here and there can really add up. Great things really happen when people unite to work towards the same goal.
So I came up with an idea that I thought would be fun. A good, old fashion raffle with all the proceeds benefiting pug rescue. If each reader of the Pug Blog purchased a raffle ticket ($5 / ticket, $13 for 3 tickets) we could raise a nice amount for rescue. Plus, there are some great prizes up for grabs.
I am always very hesitant to make donation pleas on the blog. I don't want readers to feel as though I am simply writing to ask for their money. The economy is tough right now and I know we are all feeling the effects, especially the pugs in rescue. I thought I would do one raffle and get your thoughts on the raffle idea. Would you be interested in participating in future raffles to benefit other pug rescue organizations? If yes, how often should we hold the raffles? What prizes would you like to win? Please share your thoughts.
Without further ado, here are the details for the very first OBP Pug Rescue Raffle. All raffle ticket purchases will benefit Compassionate Pug Rescue. Information on the prizes up for grabs as well as how to purchase tickets is below. If you can, please help spread the word.
A 4x6 of your favorite photo from the OBP blog pawtographed by Benjamin, Henry & Luna
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Prize package total:
$24.98
How to buy a raffle ticket
Ticket cost:
$5 per raffle ticket
$13 for 3 raffle tickets
Make a donation via PayPal to Compassionate Pug Rescue for the number of raffle tickets you would like to purchase (ie $5 for 1 ticket, $10 for 2 tickets, $13 for 3 tickets, etc). A PayPal account is not required to donate. See below for instructions on how to enter without having a PayPal account. It would also be helpful to CPR if you entered a small note that said "OBP Raffle" in the special instructions to seller on the donation page (under the "Donation to Compassionate Pug Rescue after you have updated your totals). It isn't required to participate, but would be helpful for them.
Forward your donation receipt to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We will send you a confirmation e-mail letting you know we received your submission and will include your raffle ticket number in the e-mail. If you do not receive your confirmation e-mail from us within 48 hours please let us know.
Drawing the winner
One grand prize winner and one runner up will be drawn on July 31, 2008 during the evening hours.
The winners will be notified via e-mail and will be identified by first name only on the Pug Blog. When we contact you will we get your mailing address as well as any size and color choices for prizes.
How the winner will be drawn
Each e-mail entry we receive will be assigned a raffle number. We will input all raffle ticket numbers into Random.org's List Randomizer. The List Randomizer will randomly order the raffle ticket numbers entered. The first number on the list will be the Grand Prize winner and the second number on the list will be the Runner Up. We will then find the e-mail address that matches the raffle ticket number and contact the winners. For your privacy, only raffle ticket numbers will be input into the List Generator. Your e-mail address will not be used.
Don't have a PayPal account?
If you don't have a PayPal account you can still make a donation using a credit card or a bank account. Follow the steps above to make a donation, but instead of signing up or logging in look for the following in the bottom left part in the page.
Click the "continue" link to proceed without having a PayPal account.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the raffle please don't hesitate to contact us. You can e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This weekend was one of those times when I need a few more days off to rest up from all the work from the weekend. We were up on the early side every day of this long, holiday weekend and it seems like we didn’t sit down until it was time to go to bed.
Our main project this weekend was sprucing up the yard. Our first goal was to do something with the small area between the pool and the air conditioner outside and the picture above is what we came up with. Before, it was just an area where the grass struggled to grow. So we laid down the stepping stones and added some plants that help to block the view of the air condition from the lanai. All in all it turned out very well even it if did take all afternoon on Friday.
On Saturday, we put the finishing touches on some pots we were painting for the yard. We ran errands in between coats while we were waiting for the paint to dry.
On Sunday, we planted flowers into the pots that we painted. We have them set throughout the garden and after we planted the flowers we had to have the pugs pose with them, of course.
We also got a pot to put by the front door to keep Buddha company.
Much to the neighbors amusement we have a little concrete fire hydrant in the front yard for the pugs and all the small dogs in the neighborhood to use. We gave it a good power washing and painted it to match the pots.
This was the sight on Tuesday afternoon when I was out trying to get Henry to go potty. I was getting ready to leave the house for a bit and needed to take the pugs out to do their business before I left. Luna was up first and went right away. Henry was next and in true Henry fashion he drug things out for as long as he possibly could. I don’t know what it is about him, but it takes the boy forever to poop. He likes to make a whole walk out of it. And I don’t have unrealistic expectations. I know he has to poop and he knows he has to poop, he just wants to walk a mile away from home to do it.
As we are standing on the corner and Henry is off in his own little world sniffing every blade of grass, I snapped this picture with my phone of the storm moving in. To get home, we have to go back down the street, right towards the ominous cloud. Henry wasn’t concerned. We started to head back home, even though Henry never did his business, because I knew Benny still had to go out to go potty. Benny would not be happy if I let Henry stay out until it started to rain and he had to head out for his turn in the rain. So, I took Henry home and brought out Benny and the fear of getting wet made Benny go potty right away. I brought Henry back out and he smelled around until it started to pour. At that point, I was done. We ran back home and Henry was grinning from ear-to-ear the whole way.
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I can’t really say why, I just always seem to enjoy the day. When we lived in Maryland we would always go to D.C. and watch the fireworks at the Mall. It was always a great show.
Now that we are in Florida, things are a bit different. It seems that everyone if Florida, at least where I am at, likes to put on their own fireworks show. Which, if no one manages to blow their hand off, is all well and good I guess, but must you start setting off the fireworks on July 1st? And if this year is anything like last year, why are we still setting off fireworks on July 10th? Having fireworks set off so close drives Benjamin, Henry & Luna crazy! Suddenly there are loud booms coming from everywhere at all hours of the night and they have no clue why. Their natural instinct is to bark, and I can’t really blame them. So until all my neighbors run out of fireworks, the pugs will be on edge and you can be sure that they will be barking their heads off.
How does your pug react to the sound of fireworks?
