Wednesday, August 29, 2007
This weekend we planted a little garden in the backyard. The garden looks very nice, but we had ulterior motives for planting it. It seems that Benjamin & Henry have taken a real liking to lifting their leg and peeing on he screen of the screened-in pool area. Which of course means that the pee comes through the screen and gets on the pool deck and the lanai. We have fussed at them a million times for doing it, but they just look at us like, “Look, you trained me to go potty in the yard and technically I am in the yard so I don’t think I am doing anything wrong.”
So, we figured there was only one way to beat them at their own game. Plant some of their favorite plants, so that they have something to water other than the screen. Plus, the garden sorta acts like a barrier and keeps them away for the screen a bit. I say a bit, because none of them are above tramping through the garden. So far our plan is working and the boys’ attention has been diverted from the screen to the freshly planted plants.
The other thing you might noticed is that we have put down rocks rather than mulch. If we had put down mulch, Benjamin & Henry would have thought they hit the lottery. They love to chew on and eat mulch. So if we had put down mulch we would have never been able to let them lounge in the yard again.
So, Little Luna had plenty of opportunities to remind us this weekend of what a good girl she is and just how mischievous her big bros can be.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
This is a classic Baby Benny photo. Benjamin always pulls up a chair at the kitchen table whenever we are eating so that he can get a good look at the meal. And if you turn you head long enough he will take a little taste test.
As always, I’m looking forward to seeing your captions in the comments!
Monday, August 27, 2007
For Halloween in 2005, Benjamin & Henry wanted to show off their superhero side and they dressed up as Batman & Robin. The boys were quite dashing in their costumes and they got lots of treats from the neighbors that Halloween night.
Recently, I was contacted by Dutch Pug Dog Club Commedia magazine. They are a Dutch magazine that is dedicated to the pug. They have a section in the magazine dedicated to funny pug pictures and they wanted to know if they could use Benjamin & Henry’s Batman & Robin photograph. I happily obliged and about a month later they send me a PDF of the page with Benjamin & Henry. The text is obviously not in English, so they translated it for me. The headline reads: Found on the Internet and the caption says: They put us in a funny suit and they think we are going to rescue the world. I don’t think so! That pretty much sounds like Benny & Henry.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Dear Santa,
I know I’m not always the most well behaved pug out there, but I would like you to know that you and I have been buds all year long. I haven’t let you get buried at the bottom of the toy bin and I have made sure that you haven’t lost any limbs during one of my many games of tug. I look out for you Santa. I hope you remember this at Christmastime and drop a few extra treats into my stocking (mine is the purple one). Afterall, good behavior is overrated. Don’t ya think Santa?
Love,
Henry
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The role of the coffee table is now being played by Luna the Pug.
As we were putting the furniture back after steam cleaning Luna plopped down in the middle of the rug in the living room right where the coffee table usually sits. She stayed there for quite awhile, which helped us procrastinate in getting the living room completely back together. She was there so long that I thought she would make a good stand in for the coffee table. Just look how wonderfully she can hold the newspaper! That big coffee table has nothing on her!
Here is a shot to show how she has set herself up right in the middle of the rug.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The house is bare! Well not really. Just the rooms with carpet in them. We had our carpet cleaned on Tuesday and in preparation we moved all of the furniture out of the rooms that were to be cleaned. Benny made me laugh because he set up shop right in the middle of the empty living room. He was steady chewing his bone, oblivious to the fact that everything else around him had been removed. As long as no one touched his bone, he was a happy fellow.
With 3 pugs, a cat, and two humans we try to clean the carpet every 6 months to keep things looking nice. We normally rent a carpet cleaning machine and do the cleaning ourselves, but this time we brought in a professional. When we clean the carpet, it is an all day affair. Mainly because we have to empty and refill the steamcleaner’s bucket so many times. So since we were tight on time, and the carpet was ready for cleaning, we paid someone to clean it for us. And let me just tell you, I don’t think I will ever clean it again! They were in and out in about an hour and a half and the carpet looks great!
But don’t worry. The pugs weren’t too inconvenienced by the carpet cleaning. I spent the day working at the kitchen table and I made sure to setup a makeshift sleeping area for the pugs. They made do and were happy to have the beds because watching the guy steam clean the carpet really tired them out!
Now we will just have to wait and see if Benny can keep his streak intact. The last two times we cleaned the carpet, Benny promptly threw up on the nice clean rug. The first time it was within the first week of the cleaning and the second time it was within two days. There is just something about a nice clean rug that makes Benny nauseous.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
For this week’s Caption This we are going way back. Back to when Benjamin & Henry was just pups! In this shot, the boys are just about 1 year old and we are visiting Grammy in Florida. We still lived in MD at the time and were just down in FL enjoying the sunny weather. Since we were just visiting, and the boys were full of puppy antics, they did not have full run of the house. However, they still tried to keep tabs on every move we made.
As always, I am looking forward to reading your captions in the comments!
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