Benny got a text message last weekend from Bob Evans that read “Pumpkin bread is back!” Well, needless to say, Benjamin was ecstatic and he couldn’t wait until we went to Bob Evans and brought him home a slice of pumpkin bread. Never ones to disappoint we went to Bob Evans earlier this week and brought home the pugs some pumpkin bread. They loved it!
It was also a good opportunity to test little Luna. We have been trying to teach her the “leave it” command and so far she has picked things up rather quickly. However, we have never tempted her with something as tasty as pumpkin bread before. So we put a piece of pumpkin bread on the floor for each pug and told them to leave it. Luna was antsy, but she did not take her piece until she was told. I was very proud of her!
That is the really great thing about training little Luna. She learns very quickly and is very eager to please. Henry was the same way as a pup except he wasn’t quite so eager to please. Benjamin was a nightmare. He was eager to please, but he was always so excited that he never had a clue what was going on. However, once Benny learns something, he will never forget it. It just takes awhile for him to catch on.
Benjamin & Henry always hear us talking to Luna and referring to her as “princess.” The boys weren’t entirely sold on their little sister being a real princess so they put her to the test. They remembered the story The Princess and the Pea and they decided to use the same technique to prove whether or not Luna was a real princess. They snagged a pea from their dinner bowl and put it under the dog bed in my office. They then stacked another dog bed on top. Sure enough, Luna took the bait and tried to make herself cozy, but wouldn’t you know, she just couldn’t fall asleep because there was something hard under her bed! To their dismay, Benjamin & Henry learned that their sister is infact a real princess.
Labor Day Weekend has come to a close and while life has gotten back to normal, we are still smiling from all the fun we had this weekend. I wouldn’t say that the weekend was relaxing, but it was chock full of fun and we were on the go from one fun thing to the next all weekend long.
Things got off to a great start Thursday night because we had pizza for dinner. Pizza is one of my favorite foods and the pugs don’t mind it either. They love to get their little bits of pizza crust.
Friday we did some shopping and in the afternoon we had some downtime with the pugs. We played chase in the yard and the pugs had fun ripping apart a few of their stuffed animals. I wish I had pictures, but I was in on the fun and unfortunately didn’t get a chance to snap too many pictures.
On Sunday, we had a family cookout and the pugs had a lot of fun. Henry loves cookouts and get togethers because when there is a large group of people in the house there is always someone with a free hand to pet him. So he just goes from person to person getting pet. He is a real outgoing guy.
Benjamin loves cookouts because of the food. There are all kind of snacks and the house is filled with people that have not gotten used to Baby Benny’s charming good looks. So, he finds it pretty easy to get some treats throughout the day.
Luna loves cookouts because she always get to put on one of her best dresses and prance around. She just loves how everyone stops to tell her how gorgeous she looks.
Plus, I cooked up an extra burger for the pugs to split. They were quite happy with that special treat!
On Monday, we went to the beach, sans pugs because it was too hot. We stayed for about two hours and then we came home to swim in the pool. Henry was in rare form and was having a blast swimming and fetching things in the pool.
We had some family over swimming with us and Henry was really showing off. He was jumping into the pool off the first step and splashing around.
Benjamin was also fired up and he kept waiting for Henry to bring his toys out of the pool so that he could steal them and run around the yard with them. Anything to get them farther away the pool.
After all that swimming, we had another family get together to play some games. This time all the pugs were tired out and they were very happy that there were plenty of laps to go around.
I am happy to say that I actually took a break from work this weekend. I did a couple small things in between outings, but compared to what I normally do this can be considered a work free weekend for me. Granted, I am paying the price for it now, but it will all get done, eventually
I just want to remind everyone that today is the last day to submit pictures to the Owned by Pugs Calendar Contest. So if you haven’t submitted your photos yet, get them in. Also, I would like to send a big Thank You to everyone that donated to Compassionate Pug Rescue. Your generosity means a lot to me and to CPR, but most of all it truly makes a difference to the pugs.
I am really looking forward to the long Labor Day Weekend. So much so, that I took today off so that I could have another day of some downtime. We have a few plans for the weekend, but we still have some time left to to relax and enjoy ourselves. Now hopefully we will take advantage of it. We usually quickly fill our free time with errands and tasks that we have been putting off. But this time, I think R&R is going to be my number one priority.
I hope everyone has a safe and fun filled weekend. Hopefully, on Monday, I will return refreshed and with lots of stories of the fun things we did with the pugs this long weekend. Take care everyone!
Bath time is always a fun time around here. There is just something about a bath that makes Benjamin, Henry and Luna want to run around like crazy pugs. But after their last bath, Henry really wasn’t in the mood to run around like a madman. He was tired. He had spent much of the day swimming so all he really wanted to do was relax. Benny on the other hand hadn’t been swimming. He had been napping so he was chock full of energy. So Benny wanted to play and Henry was having none of it. Benny broke out all of the moves to entice Henry, but the two have been around each other so long, that Henry had seen them all before and he wasn’t biting. Poor Benny had to wait until Luna was finished getting her bath before he had someone to chase.
