Monday, May 29, 2006

Weird Things Happening?

We are currently in the middle of upgrading the site.  If you see weird things going on while browsing the site in the next few days, don’t worry it is just us.  Thanks for your patience!

Monday, May 22, 2006

Spell it Out

There is nothing I like more than a cool pug design.  A while back we set out to create a unique pug character made out of the letters “p-u-g-s” so there would be no confusion as to our favorite breed.  I am extremely happy to announce that the Pugs Pug design is available on a variety of different items such as t-shirts, stickers and bibs in six different colors.  Check out all the items in the OwnedByPugs store.

Pick your favorite and spell it out the world - you’re a pug lover!

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Flickr Badge

With the arrival of Luna we have been taking a lot of pictures lately.  To help share the pictures of Luna and her brothers we have added a Flickr badge on the right.  Clicking any picture in the badge will take you to the complete set on Flickr.  There are not many pictures there now, but we will be updating it often.

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Calendar Contest Calendars now Available!

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After receiving over 350 entries and sorting through all of the adorable pictures the OwnedByPugs.com 2006 Calendars are now available for sale!

I would like to sincerely thank all of those who submitted pictures to the calendar contest.  While I was going through all the pictures, I just kept thinking that OwnedByPugs.com visitors have some cute pugs!  Thank you so much for sharing all of your pictures with us!

Also, don’t forget that a portion of the proceeds from the calendar sales will benefit the Maryland Pug Rescue.  The Maryland Pug Rescue was kind enough to share with me a little more about their work:

Maryland Pug Rescue has saved over 50 pugs since our official formation in January, 2005!  For those of us who love our pugs like full-fledged members of our families, it is unimaginable that so many pugs could wind up homeless and unwanted.  Although all of our rescued pugs are each extraordinary in their own way, a few stand out in our minds.  One such pug is Waldo. Named for “Where’s Waldo,” this fawn boy was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, foraging for food, and severely injured after being attacked by other stray animals.  The good samaritan that took Waldo off
the streets found him when she nearly struck him with her car.  She told us that he was old and frail and may not survive.  Despite this grim prognosis, we did not hesitate to make Waldo a Maryland Pug Rescue pug. As it turned out, although Waldo had deep bite wounds that had become infected, once his injuries were treated, and he was neutered, we discovered he was a spunky, healthy young adult pug.  After several months of TLC from his foster parents, Waldo was adopted to the perfect family, who recently lost a cherished pug.

Another remarkable pug rescued by MPR is Sammie. Sammie is a true hermaphroditic pug.  In other words, she was born with both male and female reproductive organs.  Sammie was surrendered for chronic housebreaking issues, a common problem with this disorder.  Sammie was both spayed and neutered, and adopted to a wonderful couple who understands their unique little puggy.  They immediately renamed her “Sunny,” for her bright and shining personality.  As we expected, Sammie has also conquered her
housebreaking problems. 

Waldo and Sammie are just two of the many endearing pugs rescued by Maryland Pug Rescue.  The pugs we have taken in range from puppymill survivors, to improvident pet store purchases, to beloved pugs who lost their homes for reasons unforeseen by their owners.  In addition to finding forever homes for rescued pugs, Maryland Pug Rescue is a sanctuary for pugs that are essentially unadoptable, due to age, health or temperament.

Currently, Maryland Pug Rescue cares for five such “hospice” pugs.  They are with us because of paralysis, heart disease, blindness, and, in one case, neurological impairment.  It is our goal to provide a loving, home environment for these pugs, and, when it is their time, a dignified death.

So when you buy a calendar not only will you be getting a calendar packed full of adorable pug pictures but you will also be helping to support the wonderful work of the Maryland Pug Rescue.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Final Countdown

This is it.  Today is the last day to submit pictures to the 2006 Calendar Contest.

I am pleasantly surprised at the number of entries that we received so far in the contest and I am very excited to get started designing the calendar.  It has been so much fun checking out the new entries each day and seeing all the cute pug pictures.

I will keep you updated and let you know as soon as the winners have been chosen.  If you haven’t submitted your picture yet don’t worry, you still have until midnight tonight to send in your picture.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Calendar Contest - Only 14 days remain!

I am very pleased to say that the first annual OwnedByPugs.com 2006 Calendar Contest is going very well. So far we have received 265 submissions! All of the pictures submitted are wonderful and designing the calendar with so many great pictures to choose from is going to be a hard task!

BUT, with 2 more weeks left to submit pictures, there is plenty of time to send in more pictures and we look forward to receiving more adorable pug pictures. Remember, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Calendar will go to benefit the Maryland Pug Rescue.

Thanks to all who have submitted pictures already and keep the picture rolling in!

Monday, June 6, 2005

2006 Calendar Photo Contest

Do you have an adorable picture of your pug?  Then submit it to the OwnedByPugs.com 2006 Calendar photo contest!  We are accepting submissions from now until August 31, 2005.  After all the submissions have been collected, one picture will be chosen as the featured picture for each month of the year.  Other great pug pictures may be sprinkled throughout the calendar as well.  Then, in the fall, the 2006 calendars will be available for sale via the OwnedByPugs.com website and a portion of all the proceeds will go to benefit the Maryland Pug Rescue.  Submit your photo today!

Click here for complete contest details.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Pug News added to OwnedByPugs.com

In an effort to bring you all things related to pugs we have created Puglines.  Puglines is a round-up of some of the most interesting pug headlines on the web consolidated on the OwnedByPugs.com homepage.

To stay current on what’s going on in the pug community simply visit OwnedByPugs.com for the latest scoop.

For feedback or to report a breaking pug report e-mail us at puglines[at]ownedbypugs.com (replace ‘[at]’ with ‘@’).  We look forward to hearing from you!

Monday, March 21, 2005

Catching Up!

Wow, it has been quite some time since I have updated the blog!  Things have been very hectic here because we just moved from Maryland to Florida.  While it was crazy getting everything packed and then making the drive with Benjamin, Henry, Cupid the cat and Lou C. the family rabbit everything went very smoothly!  I am very proud of all of them for handling the transition so well.

While we have only been here for just over a week, the boys have done great adjusting to their new surroundings.  So far, their favorite part of the house is the lanai and pool deck area.  They love to lay out sunning themselves.

We even had a chance to go to the dog park this weekend for some much needed fun!  I should have some pictures up soon!

Saturday, December 4, 2004

Site Updates

It’s that time again to pick a new Pug Mug winner from our picture gallery.  This month we have chosen Gus!

Gus is a sleepy head that likes to sleep in ‘til noon on most days.  I don’t know about you, but there sure are a lot of mornings I can relate to Gus!

Also, we have added a new poll to the site.  This month we are interested in finding out what color is your pug?  If you haven’t voted yet you can find the latest poll here.

More to come soon!