Monday, November 26, 2007

Strike a Pose

Benjamin is honing his modeling skills.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Thankful for Good Health

Well, Wednesday was a trip to the ophthalmologist for little Luna. The hope was that she would have a clean bill of health and not need to go back until April 2008. While we were told that Luna’s eyes look the best the vet’s ever seen them, Luna will need to go in for a re-check toward the end of February instead of April. Luna’s medication had been irritating her eyes so the vet changed her medication schedule, doses and prescriptions to find just the right balance to maintain Luna’s eye health. Thus, we need to go back sooner to make sure that the new regimen is right for her. We’ll take the good news, though in exchange for the need for an earlier follow-up appointment.

We also took the opportunity to leave them a 2008 OBP calendar and brag a little bit about how the boys just won the Halloween photo contest on the petsource.com website. So, it wasn’t a bad visit at all.

Really the worst was the wait time (which is never more than 10 minutes) but was over an hour this time. They were packed. Guessing due to it being the day before Thanksgiving, everyone was trying to get everything done before they would be closed for a few days straight. In the waiting room was an eclectic crowd. There was an 18 year old Siamese cat named Neptune that was actually from right around the corner from where we live. There was a dog that was a German Shepard/Corgi mix. Let me tell you, that is an odd mix! There were a couple of Yorkies that were big for their breed. There was a Chihuahua that had not been neutered and was trying to let everyone in the room know that he was the “boss.” There was a really old and completely blind retriever and a Jack Russell terrier that had some vision troubles, too. So, at least there was a lot to see and talk about during the long wait.

We had a lot to be thankful for over the holiday. All the pugs are in good health. The cat is, too. So, no complaining here. We hope the holiday found you and your family in good health, as well.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

To the Tune of My Favorite Things

Warm pumpkin bread And piping hot turkey Smooshy bananas And tough chicken jerky Slippery noodles that look like they’re strings These are a few of our favorite things!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Owned by Pugs!  We are thankful for everyone that drops by each day to catch up with Benjamin, Henry & Luna!  Be safe and have a great holiday!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Another Change in Dosage?

Well, today is another trip to the ophthalmologist for little Luna.  The last time she was there they had discovered that one of her medications was actually irritating her eye.  So, it was sort of a catch-22 situation.  She needs the meds to help her but on the other hand, they also bother her. Instead of eliminating the questionable medication altogether, they cut the dosage in half.  This has seemed to irritate her less but as far as maintaining the tear productivity at half the dosage, we won’t know until to this afternoon.  If all goes well, at today’s visit, though, Luna may be able to stay away from the vet’s office until April of 2008!  We are hoping that the medication schedule we have been following for her is just right.  We’ll keep you posted.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Caption This #34

Henry is not much of a beggar, but he has developed a new habit where he wants to lick the plates when we are done eating.  He sits quietly while we are eating and then as soon as we finish he sits up and whines for the plates.  This all started because we let him lick a tiny bit of our spaghetti plate once.  ONCE!  And suddenly this has become a habit.  Here is trying to con us into giving him the leftover chicken.

Monday, November 19, 2007

From Sissy, With Love

It was a sad weekend here in the OBP household.  We had our German Shepard cousin, Boston, take his last breath.  He lived near us when we lived in Maryland but it had been a while since we’d last seen him but we remember him fondly.  We would take him for long walks when his own mom needed a pup sitter.  We visited him a few times with the boys, too.  Though he was very protective of his mother, as most Shepards are, he still welcomed us all into his home and allowed the boys to partake in leg-lifting adventures in the back yard and even shared his prized chicken jerky treats.  It was very unfortunate that cousin Luna never had the opportunity to meet cousin Boston.  The two would have been fast friends, as well.  Bozzy, as he was affectionately referred to, was the light of his mama’s life.  He was a loyal and loving companion, a guardian and a best friend.  It is with heavy heart we mourn his passing.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Silly, Silly Girl

Luna has a tendency to end up in the oddest of positions.  I guess the pillow wasn’t cooperating with her, so she ended up like this.  Instead of flipping the pillow on it’s side and laying on it, she just laid on top and squished it.

She also likes to sleep with her leg completely stretched out.  It always makes me laugh to see her leg stretched the whole length of her body.