Monday, January 31, 2011
The pugs had so much fun on Sunday that the weekend ended with a bath. Not only did they get to go to the beach, but they got to see their friends Jennifer & Mary. Not only that, but they got to make a new friend named Corey and they got to meet a super sweet pug named Jade. Can I just tell you how much I love Jade? She was the cutest little thing and she reminded me so much of another little black pug that stole my heart.
Hopefully, Jennifer will be kind enough to share some of her pictures from the day with me. I was snapping pictures with my camera phone and they didn't come out very well. I am always very hesitant to take my camera to the beach. Juggling the leashes of the 3 pugs is hard enough. I can't imagine throwing a camera in the mix.
So for now, we have pictures of the pugs fresh from the bath.
Monday, June 28, 2010
One workday last week, I broke for lunch at my usual time and I took the pugs out to the yard to go potty as I usually do. It was a hot day and the pugs weren't too interested in doing much so they took the opportunity to sprawl out in the grass and catch some rays from the sun. I was quite hungry, so I told the pugs to enjoy the sun and I went back in the house to start preparing lunch. I knew the pugs would come in the house in a few minutes after they got hot. Plus, the pugs never miss the opportunity to beg for a few table scraps.
As I was toasting my bread, I peaked out the window and saw the pugs were right were I left them. I finished making my lunch and just as I sat down at the table to eat, I heard the doggie door flap open and in came Benjamin and Henry. About 2 minutes later, I heard the door flap again and I knew that Luna was making her way in from the yard. But before I saw here, I smelled her. The yummy smell of my lunch was suddenly overrun by the smell of poop.
As Luna sauntered over to me, I could see that her front shoulder was covered in poop. And even though, I didn't see how Luna came to be covered in poop, I knew exactly how it happened.
You know how Luna sometimes smells a smell that she feels the need to mark by rolling all over it? Well, I'm guessing she found one of those smells in the yard, but it must have been located next to poop. At least, that is what I think. I would hope the girl would not be silly enough to just roll in poop.
Having no other choice, I picked my lunch up off the table and carried Luna off for an impromptu bath in the set tub. We had quite a bit of fun getting her cleaned up and after about a good half hour of scrubbing and rinsing little Looney was smelling more like her usual self.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
One good thing to come out of Monday's sedation/surgery is that Benjamin got a very good toenail clipping. There was no fight, no fuss, no Cheerio negotiations, no "We'll do the back ones another day". Just a nice, short toenail trimming. However, I'm sure he is expecting some Cheerio back pay.
Friday, May 14, 2010
I think Benjamin's wrinkles are one of his best features. Not only do they add to his charm, but they are also very kissable. But, take Benjamin's deep wrinkles and throw in a bit of the FL heat and humidity and you have the perfect recipe for stinkles.
So, when the temps start to rise we really need to be on top of Benny's wrinkle cleaning. If we miss just one cleaning, you can tell. Plus, if his wrinkles get too dirty he will take cleaning them into his own hands and will start rubbing his face on his paws and scratching at them with his hind paws. I hate for him to be uncomfortable so we do our very best to never let them get that dirty. But, it is amazing how dirty his wrinkles can get after a long walk or a quick trip to the dog park.
So from now until sometime in October, Benny has a date with me each morning to get a deep wrinkle cleaning. Plus, he gets one more quick face wipe before bed. Nobody said being so darn cute was easy.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Well, it has been getting warm here in sunny Florida. And the walks with the pugs have needed to be pushed back later and later. In our journeys, though, we met a man who was an experienced pug owner. He suggested that we give the pugs a “summer shave” so they would be “cool” during the hot days. We found the idea interesting. Especially for Sol, though, since her black fur attracts heat like a moth to a flame. Also because Sol had some rough tufts of hair that could afford to be trimmed away.
We started with Benjamin. We gave him a little trim and all was well. Luna, too. While her haircut exposed much more of her scar tissue throughout her torso, her actual haircut was one to be admired.
Something got lost in the sauce when we turned to Sol, though. Most of her haircut was ok with the exception of the area around her neck leading to her head. We couldn’t quite figure out how to blend it together. So, now she has an 80’s style bi-level hair-do from her ears to her neck. The perk is that we trimmed a lot of the gray off her belly and exposed some of her tummy which really should keep her a lot cooler. In truth, Sol does look much younger with her short sassy coiffe.
The main problem came into play with Henry. He mostly sat still but then he wanted to lay down and take potty or chewy breaks. So, Henry’s hair-do is more like a hair-don’t. He has patchy fur and the faint black stripe on his back is now completely invisible. While he was a bit of a wiggle worm and not as cooperative as he usually is, we didn’t think his haircut would go quite so bad especially since the other 3 were mostly ok. Henry doesn’t seem to mind or care. It is dreadfully apparent, however, that none of the humans that “helped” with the hair cut attended cosmetology school or if they did they fit the perfect description of a beauty school drop out. Fortunately, when Henry has his harness on you can barely tell the mess of his mane we made. But when he is a nakey boy, ooh, he should be wearing a hat! (Or in his case, a sweater.)
So, while pugs have always been our breed of choice, it is probably a good thing that we didn’t fall in love with a breed that needs special grooming beyond the typical combing and bathing. Novice dog groomers we are. I think we’ll leave well enough alone and the pugs will just have to pant it out when it gets too hot for them to handle.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Ummm…well, looks like we are going to be going on a little hiatus - at least until some fur starts to grow back 
Nah. I will reveal the haircuts tomorrow. Brace yourself.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Many of you have noticed that we have a very pug friendly decor going on in the living room. The furniture is about a close of a match to the fawn color as you can get and the carpet throughout most of the house is a light shade. It is no coincidence that the house decor is made up of the majority of these colors. I really am crazy enough to use the pug friendly colors so that the pug fur flying about the house does not show quite as bad. The fur is there and you will notice it, but at least it won’t be the first thing you notice when you walk in the door. It also buys me some time in between cleanings because, trust me, domestic goddess I am not.
Well, Sol is a pug, but she isn’t fawn. I have been having a very good laugh about that ever since she stepped foot into our house. Please don’t misunderstand me, never for one second did I hesitate to welcome her into the house. I would never let something as little as her fur change how I feel about this little darling. I just find it amusing. It’s like she has been sent to me as a sign - a sign that I need to run the vacuum a little more often.
But all is not lost. There are other areas of the house, the Sol fits in quite perfectly. I have not seen one hair of hers on the black throw rugs in the kitchen for example. And the guest bedroom, where she is laying in the picture above, has black carpet and only seems to be full of Benjamin, Henry & Luna’s hair.
The good news in all this is that the sound of the vacuum does not bother her. Heck, it barely even disturbs her sleep.
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