Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Outside, near the pool, we have a little hide-a-way bench / storage container for all the pool toys and things. On top of the bench is a thin little green mat that always gets soaked when it rains. It poured the other day and the mat was of course drenched so I took it out and put it on the bench in the yard so that it would dry out quicker.
Well, wouldn’t you know, as soon as the mat dried it was soon occupied by pugs. The pugs sit on the bench in the yard all the time, but now that there is a little cushion on the bench they have become permanent fixtures.
Which leads the pugs to their next questions, “Why didn’t you put this cushion on the bench a lot sooner, Mom? It certainly does make things more comfortable.”
It’s all about comfort!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
This is the scene in the early morning hours. Looking forward to your captions in the comments.
Monday, March 17, 2008
I have been reading the book, Eco Dog and there have been several projects that I have very anxious to undertake. The other day I decided to make the doggie meatloaf that was in the book. The recipe called for ground beef, oatmeal, mixed veggies, eggs, flaxseed and garlic. You mix it all together in a bowl and then bake it in the oven for about an hour.
It turned out pretty good. The next time I make it I think I am going to go with a leaner meat. Probably 99% fat free ground turkey to cut down on the grease. But, the pugs, they gave their seal of approval when they chowed it down.
It was a little something different for them and I think they enjoyed it.
Friday, March 14, 2008
With poor vision and a stature that barely lets her see out the front door, Luna isn’t much of an intimidating presence. Her usual role is to merely support her brothers in barking at whatever they spot outside the door and to show whoever dares to walk in front of the house that if the pugs should so happen to get out from behind this glass door you will be covered in pug kisses three fold. They have the oddest way of going about saying hello - they bark their heads off. But, if you were to let them out they would be as nice and charming as a pug can be.
There have been a few times, and I emphasize a few, that Luna was the lone pug to spot something going on out the front door. And I really wished this happened more often, because it really cracks me up. Usually, Luna is not one bit aware of what she is barking at out the front door. She simply barks because that is what her brothers are doing. But if she happens to spot something that her brothers do not, she tenses up, her ears go into a total alert position and you can just see her straining to see. She stands totally quiet for a second or two trying so hard to process what is going on and wondering why her brothers are not leading the charge. Then, in spurts, she let’s out a Dino-esque bark. When she barks her hind feet leave the ground a bit and after a few barking spurts she is frantically looking for her brothers. You can just see that she is overwhelmed by the responsibility of being the only one to spot the passerby. That she is totally not confident in her ability to take on a task this big, but yet the task is way to important to be ignored. So she sounds the alarm and her brothers can never get there quick enough to suit her. You can just tell that the whole situation is playing out in slow-motion in her head.
Without fail, one if not both of her brothers charge the door and Luna quickly resumes her supporting barker role. A role she is much more comfortable starring in.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Henry loves to roll around in the grass and after he is finished rolling about he loves to lay flat on his side and take a little nap. I’m thinking we could use him to gauge when we need to cut the grass.
“Oh, the grass is up past Henry’s nose. Time to go cut it.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Well, I am happy to report that I have learned my lesson since the cold feet incident. Yup, I have made sure to always have a blanket handy so that I may wrap little Looney Toon up if she should become a little chilly. She’s thrilled, can’t you tell?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Henry & Luna peering out the front door. Looking forward to your captions in the comments.
