Wednesday, April 16, 2008
When the boys were about 6 months old we thought it would be a good idea to start taking them to the dog park to help socialize them. The closest dog park to us at the time was very nice, but it did not have a separate area for small and large dogs. This made me a tad nervous, but I thought it would be good for the boys to learn to play with big dogs as well.
After a couple trips at times which we thought would be off peak, we soon learned that the park was always fairly busy. We soon settled into the routine of going in the evenings a couple times a week. The boys quickly became known at the park and they did a great job playing with both big and small dogs.
We got to the park one evening as usual and the park was particularly crowded. The boys went into the fenced area and immediately started playing. The dogs were running and the boys were doing their best to keep up, when out of the blue, a greyhound sprints up to baby Benny and picks him up by the scruff of his neck and trots off of him.
I saw the whole thing and I frantically started to look for the greyhound’s owner. Luckily, the owner was on top of things and was already on her way to tell her dog to put down baby Benny, which the greyhound begrudgingly did. The owner pulled a muzzle out of her pocket and quickly put it on her dog. At that point she proceeded to tell me that her dog most likely thought that Benny was a rabbit and she angrily stomped off because she didn’t want to have to muzzle her dog.
I was fine up until the point she got mad at us for her having to muzzle her dog. It wasn’t like we were in the large dog section of the park, the park was for all dogs of all sizes. And Benny never even went up to her dog, so it wasn’t like he was enticing the greyhound. The greyhound sought him out.
I’m just so glad that the greyhound didn’t start to shake Benny when he picked him up. Lucky for us, he just picked him up and started to walk away with him.
When this first happened, I was more than a little irked. But, now when I look back on it I can’t stop laughing. I can picture it plain as day, little baby Benny hanging by the scruff of his neck getting toted around by a greyhound. That will teach him to be so cute!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Romeo is a 14 month pug pup who currently is in desperate need of Liver Shunt surgery. The surgery Romeo needs costs $5,000. Without the surgery the toxins from his liver will start to affect his nueroligical system and will eventually be fatal.
Brenda from Delaware Valley Pug Rescue e-mailed me in hopes that we can get the word out about Romeo and help raise funds to get him the life saving surgery he so desperately needs.
I’m going to be sending over a donation from Owned by Pugs and H. Doodle and if any other readers could send in a donation I know the Delaware Valley Pug rescue, along with little Romeo, would certainly appreciate it. Whether big or small a donation of any size goes a long way in getting sweet little Romeo back on his feet so that he can live the true life of a pug pup.
If you would like to donate you can do so by sending a check made out to Delaware Valley Pug Rescue and sending it to:
Delaware Valley Pug Rescue
PO Box 861
Avondale , PA 19311.
Thank you pug lovers!
UPDATE: Last night Romeo’s health took a turn for the worse and he was rushed to the emergency vet. He will be undergoing surgery today. I will let you know as soon as I have an update.
UPDATE: In case you did not catch Brenda’s comment here is the latest on little Romeo:
Thank you so much for your well wishes and generosity. The other members of the rescue and especially Romeo’s foster parents were very touched by your support. Unfortunately, the surgery is on hold until we can get Romeo’s blood cell count up to a healthy level. Hopefully he’ll get his count up high enough in the next couple of days to get his surgery. Thank you for your well wishes and keep Romeo in your prayers the next couple of days
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Road trip! Looking forward to your captions in the comments!
Monday, April 14, 2008
The pugs sleep in bed with us at night, which other than the fact that they take up so much room, works out OK most nights. My main problem with them sleeping on the bed is when they settle before I have a chance to take the throw pillows off the bed. They would much prefer if I left the throw pillows on the bed at night because they love to sleep in them. It is like rows of pug sized body pillows.
So every night it is a mad dash to get the pillows off the bed before the pugs settle, otherwise, I have to move them and I just had to disturb them when they look so cozy.
Our other bedtime issue is that little Luna hates to be moved once she has fallen asleep. She moans and groans if you even move her an inch. One day I will get a little video of her acting like the world is ending when I move her a tad so that I can get my whole body on the bed. She can be quite dramatic!
Friday, April 11, 2008
I’m not sure how well the size of Benjamin, Henry & Luna is conveyed through the pictures, but there is quite a size difference between Luna and Henry. Henry isn’t quite as stocky as most pugs and neither is Luna. We always joke that Luna has really long legs for her size. But Luna is not very long at all. Henry is a little scrunched up in the photo and he still is considerable longer than Luna.
When we first adopted Luna and saw how small she was I was really nervous that the boys would hurt her while they were all playing. Benjamin & Henry have been together since they were 12 and 13 weeks old so they romp and stomp like brothers. They can get quite rough. When Luna got in the mix, I was so nervous that they would hurt her and then I saw her play. Well, needless to say I have no worries about her. If anything, she might end up hurting one of the boys. Her biggest advantage while playing with the boys is that she is faster then them. So if she ever gets in a jam she takes off running and tires them out making them try to catch her. She doesn’t hesitate to jump right over either one of them and she uses every ounce of her body weight to her advantage. It is quite funny to watch my big boys get out played by the little girl.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
When Benny sits he likes to lean on things. He’ll prop himself up against a wall, the arm of the sofa, the cabinets, a pillow, you name it. He has even started using Henry as a back rest!
To Benjamin this is heaven - laying in the yard, taking in the smells, listening to the birds chirp and having a brother to lean against.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
For this week’s Caption This we have Henry in the bin that Benny has claimed for himself. Looking forward to seeing your captions in the comments.
