Thursday, January 25, 2007
I found this via My Pugs Blog today:
Folks, we need your help. Our rescue box truck rolled into our Greensboro, NC headquarters tonight with 33 adult dogs from a confiscation in Wilson, North Carolina. We do not have a total headcount on all the PUPPIES yet, but we have them, and we have pregnant females.
Twenty of the dogs we picked up were pugs to add to the four he relinquished to us yesterday, one pug girl is in labor tonight. There are several more in various stages of pregnancy and some just bred and not showing yet. Pugs will be multiplying VERY fast here.
In addition, we have 5 or 6 mini schnauzers, one mom is nursing 5 tiny babies. We do not know yet how many more of them are pregnant.
We have 1 wunderwhat. He/she is either a Westie or a Wheaten. We’re not sure which yet.
We have 3 min pins…one pregnant and showing
We have a pregnant chi/min pin mix who will not come out of her crate and is possibly in whelp.
We have asked these other breed rescues to come help us take all but the pugs. We need help with the pugs as well. Anything you can do to help us will be deeply
appreciated.
Here is the website:
http://www.pugrescuenc.org/
You can also email Judy at sweetpug@aol.com or Chris at
chris@pugrescuenc.org
I hope we can all pull together and help out!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Pug Java is a special blend of coffee for pug lovers. Yup, that’s right, coffee for pug lovers! Pug Java was created by the Pug Rescue Network. Running a rescue organization is a round the clock on-the-go kind of job and the good folks at Pug Rescue Network drink a lot of coffee. They have tasted numerous blends and when they stumbled on one they liked they packaged it up and it is now available to pug lovers everywhere. The best part is that all proceeds from the sale Pug Java benefit the Pug Rescue Network.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The Adventures of Lily and Stella: We’re Home is the first book in a series of children’s books about the adventures of a young pug named Stella and her new baby sister Lily. This looks like a fun bed time story for any pug loving child or parent. You can get a sneak peak of the book here.
Monday, January 22, 2007
What do you get when you ask bunch of pug lovers to send in their favorite pug pictures? Pug Style. Pug Style is a photo book created by submissions from various pug lovers and edited by Christopher Ameruoso. You can get a sneak peak here and the best part is a portion of the proceeds from the book sales benefit charity.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The AKC recenlty released their list of the most popular dog breeds in the US in 2006. The pug did not make it into the top ten, but instead it claimed 13th place on the list. Up one from its previous ranking of 12th in 2005.
The AKC also compiled the top 10 most popular dog breeds in major cities and what is interesting to note is that the pug makes the list in 22 different cities. Out of all the cities, pugs are most popular in Seattle, WA where they rank 3rd. Here is the list of cities where the pug makes it into the top 10:
- Baltimore (6th)
- Boston (7th)
- Buffalo (7th)
- Charlotte (10th tied with Cocker Spaniel)
- Chicago (7th tied with Poodle)
- Cincinnati (10th)
- Cleveland (8th)
- Denver (10th)
- Indianapolis (10th tied with Bulldog)
- Long Beach (6th tied with Poodle)
- Los Angeles (9th)
- Milwaukee (10th)
- New Orleans (8th tied with Miniature Schnauzer)
- New York (10th)
- Philadelphia (7th)
- Pittsburgh (9th)
- Portland (5th)
- Providence (9th)
- Salt Lake City (8th)
- San Diego (5th)
- San Francisco (7th)
- San Jose (6th)
- Seattle (3rd)
- St. Louis (9th)
- Washington, D.C. (9th tied with Cocker Spaniel and Chow Chows)
You can find out the top 10 dogs in your city here.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Looking for some cool pug items? Then check out the Green Mountain Pug Rescue Silent Auction going on from January 15th - 30th. All proceeds from the auction, go towards the medical bills of pugs rescued by Green Mountain Pug Rescue. So what are you waiting for? Go bid on great items and you will be helping pug rescue at the same time!
Friday, January 12, 2007
For those head over heals in love, Valentine’s Day is a great day. A day to get showered in chocolates and roses. But the ASPCA cautions us to keep a close eye on our four-legged friends on Valentine’s Day. If stepped on or chewed on the thorns on rose stems can cause puncture wounds that can easily become infected. Also, chocolate is extremely dangerous to pets. As the ASPCA points out, “Chocolates may contain fat and caffeine-like substances known as methylxanthines, which can potentially cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea to panting, excessive thirst and urination, hyperactivity, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures and even death in severe cases.”
So, keep a close eye on your puggy on Valentine’s Day and I wish you all a Valentine’s Day to remember.
