Ask OBP #16

I have been very fortunate.  I have been with dogs my entire life.  When we lived in the country, there were always cats that hung around our house and barn, so Mama always fed them.

There was a brief period of time when we were first married there was not a dog.  One night my husband, who owned a gas/service station, brought up this adorable puppy who had been left in a box at his station, with the idea of taking care of her until we found her a good home.  HA, that good home was with us.  When she was killed by the landlord’s husband, we got our first pug, who was the only dog for about a year.  After that there have always been pugs with a variety of other babies in our house, including 3 cats and 4 parakeets. 

You are absolutely right.  We are the ones who are owned, and they definitely are not property, but family.  I get very irritated when I see the term property for animals.

From the very first time I found this blog, I’ve always loved the phrase “Owned by Pugs”!  It is perfect!  We are all owned by our pugs and are definitely putty in their paws!  I’m in complete agreement with Sue VDB.  I also get irritated by the idea of animals being property.  My animals have always been beloved family members!  (Sometimes more beloved than some of my human family members.)

The OBP peeps histories as animal loving children seems like a perfect and expected background for you to have!  My first memories are of neighbor dogs, and I was always enamored by dogs!  When I was growing up, we weren’t allowed to have a dog inside (too dirty, blaa blaa blaa), but I was finally allowed to have an outside dog.  That taught me that I never again wanted a dog’s life to be limited in that way.  Early on in our marriage, my husband and I got a dog, and have always had one since.  Sometimes two and sometimes three!  I just love having a dog in my life and home and heart ♥  And since I have learned what it is like to be loved by a pug, I hope to always have a pug in my life!