On Sunday, we gave the pugs their first ever knucklebones. In the past I have shied away from knucklebones in favor of rib bones because the rib bones seem like they are a better size for the pugs and have a lot less gunk on them. But on Sunday, they were out of rib bones so I settled for the knucklebones. Plus, secretly, I had always wanted to see what Benjamin, Henry & Luna’s reaction would be to the size of these massive treats.
Needless to say they were more than pleased with the knucklebones. In fact, they were wondering why I had been buying them those tiny little rib bones when they had knucklebones all along.
The funniest part of watching them eat the bones was listening to the noises they made. They snorted, grunted, sighed and made all kinds of sounds trying to clean off the bones. I got a little bit of Henry on video going to town on his knucklebone. Turn the sound up and you’ll hear all the noise he was making. Notice how even the cat was interested in getting a smell.
I only let the pugs chew the bones for about an hour every few days. Henry actually gets a little less time because he is a much more effective chewer. I don’t want them to overdo it. There is a lot of gunk on those bones and much to their chagrin I think they should pace themselves.
I just received an e-mail from Brenda at Delaware Valley Pug Rescue with an update on Romeo. Brenda writes:
I have great news. Romeo is at home with his foster family recovering from the surgery and seems to be doing very well. At this point, their biggest challenge is getting him to relax and not want to play all the time. (Although wanting to play is certainly a good sign.)
The donations received to date allowed us to give the vet a down payment for the surgery so it could be performed while we continue to raise the funds necessary to cover the balance.
We are so grateful to you and your readers for all of their support and generous donations. I’ll let you know how he continues to progress, but it looks like Romeo should be ready for a new forever family in no time.
I would like to send out a huge thank you to all the OBP readers that sent in a donation. Your support means a lot to me!
If you would still like to donate you may do so be sending a check to:
Delaware Valley Pug Rescue PO Box 861 Avondale , PA 19311.
By now you are probably thinking, “How many pictures of the pugs snuggled in the pillows could she possible post?” Plenty. I post a lot as it is and although it may not seem like it I do try to show some restraint.
But I had to post this one because it seems Luna has finally learned to love the pillows as much as her brothers.
The boys are always snuggled into the pillows and when they settle they usually sleep there for quite a while. Luna, on the other hand, never really slept on the pillows much. She always found other spots to make herself comfortable. Until recently that is. It seems that she has really taken a liking to the pillows and you can pretty much find her there anytime the boys are there.
It is fun to watch how she is slowly becoming just like the boys.
It is usually Luna that ends up wearing most of her dinner, but the other night Henry saved a little yogurt for desert. Unlike Luna, who is completely oblivious to the fact that she ends up wearing most of her dinner, Henry was aware that the yogurt was on his nose and he kept trying to lick it off. The only problem was that his tongue wasn’t quite long enough. I wiped it off for him, but not before I had a few minutes of fun with him.
