Thursday, August 22, 2013
Huckle mentioned in the comments that one of her pugs can not take Theophylline because it makes them jittery. That reminds me of a funny story, well funny now, that I would like to share.
On Christmas day last year Benny had a serious case of the jitters. He couldn't settle, was panting and acting totally out of character. He was giving us a pretty good scare and I was thinking that we might have to spend part of Christmas day at the emergency vet.
Our first thoughts were that he got into something that he wasn't supposed to. We had a houseful of family so our routine was off, but everyone is really good about making sure they don't leave anything around that the pugs could get in to.
I was replaying every second of the day in my head and then it hit me - I gave Benny Luna's breathing pill!
Luna gets her breathing pill tucked inside a biljac treat. Even though the boys don't get a pill, they get a treat. As I was replaying things, I remember accidentally giving Benny Luna's treat. Suddenly, things were making a lot more sense. One of the side effects of Luna's medicine is jitteriness. Sol suffered from this a bit, but not too bad, Luna has absolutely no signs of the jitters whatsoever. And, well, now we know that Benny will never be able to take Theophylline because that boy was a mess all day!
Once we knew what was wrong with him we couldn't help but chuckle because Benny probably has 10 pounds on Luna and her dose of the medicine was wreaking havoc on his system. We have always said that Benny is very sensitive and once again he proved it.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
This is a first. I haven't seen any of the pugs use the dog beds like this before.
Henry is the king of cooling his belly off on the tile, so I think this might be some sort of hybrid approach that gets him the best of everything.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Looking forward to your captions in the comments.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Hanging out under the shade tree with the pugs after a long day at work. You know it is hot if Henry is in the shade!
I hate to wish time away, but I will be very glad to wrap up August. August in FL definitely does not bring pug friendly weather. September won't be much better, but at least we will be one month closer to beautiful winter weather.
Friday, August 16, 2013
This picture is from Aug 2006
7 years ago this month, Henry was taking the pug tug out for a spin.
Its not until I look at a picture like this that I realize how the grey crept in for Henry. Compared to Benny and Luna his face is still very dark, but he sure does have a lot more gray than he used to!
Thursday, August 15, 2013
I think this is Luna's way of getting my heart rate up. I find her sleeping like this from time to time and it always gives me a start. Luna has always been the type to pass out on her side after a big day, but now that she doesn't hear so well, she no longer pops up when you enter the room. With her recent breathing troubles can you tell that I am a little paranoid?
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Every day when I come home from work the pugs greet me in the garage. After their greeting and the obligatory lunch bunch inspection, we just hang in the yard. Given the weather right now, it is usually under a shade tree, but it is an extremely peaceful time of day and a great time to catch up with the pugs.
