With Sol’s preference of laying underfoot, you can safely say that there are no rollbacks here. Before I can make the slightest movement with my office chair, I must do a complete scan of the area around the casters to ensure I do not roll over Sol. And since Sol isn’t one for moving, I have wiggled out of my office chair more times than I would like to share because I wasn’t in a position where I could reach to physically move her.
Sol also has a fondness for climbing into the underneath part of the recliner when it is reclined. The girl has a penchant for tight spaces.
When we are watching TV, Sol doesn’t like to sit on the sofa with us. Instead, she prefers to lay near our feet on the floor. (I try hard not to take it personally)
The other night, I looked down and I saw that Sol plopped herself next to the stuffed Reeses toy and was using it as a pillow. Now here is where having a deaf dog comes in handy. My camera was in my office which was no where near me. However, I knew that as long as I didn’t trip on Sol on my way to the office, I would be able to get my camera and snap a few pictures before she even woke up. After a few pictures, she woke up and looked at me like, “Oh, its you again.”
I recorded Sol last night as I was feeding the pugs and I think I am going to video tape all of the pug feedings from now on. At least the early morning feedings. With the camera rolling, it was like Sol knew that a video of her acting all crazy was going to end up on the Internet and so she decided to be on her best behavior. She did break down a bit in the middle, but let me tell you, those barks are nothing like what she normally does. She is usually way more passionate and the noises she makes in no way resemble barking.
While this isn’t her oscar performance, you still might want to check the sound if you are watching this while at work. Any co-worker within a 300 yard radius is going to be able to hear the squeals on this video.
On Saturday, after hitting the gym and working hard in the yard, the pool was looking mighty nice. So we drug out all the pool toys and the life vests and spent some time splashing around. The boys were having a good time running around and playing tug with the toys. Henry was his usual self, fetching everything out of the pool. But for Sol, this was the first time anyone has ever been in the pool. So we of course had to see how she liked the pool.
She swam quite well with her vest on. She was a little splashy with her front paws which led to a little extra water getting on her face, but all in all she did a very good job. We were very careful to make sure she did not overdo it on the swimming.
While Sol was fine with swimming, way less nervous than Benjamin & Luna, but not as relaxed as Henry, her absolute favorite thing to do was be held and enjoy the cool water. We took turns holding and floating around with her and she was in her glory! I think we may have to resurrect the pug tug.
I managed to get two short videos of Henry and Sol in action before the batteries in the camera died. First up is Henry and then there is a short video of Sol swimming.
Well, we did it again. We went to Sam’s Club and ended up leaving with yet another dog bed! This one is called a “Cozy Chair” and was an instant fave amongst the pugs.
This just might be the dog bed that puts Aunt Kelly over the top and makes her schedule the intervention.
Sol absolutely loves car rides. And since she is such a good girl we let her ride shotgun. Well, she is a good girl, but we really let her ride in the front because three hyper, overzealous, crazy fawn pugs ride in the back. When we arrive at our destination or when the fawn pugs know they are close to their destination they start to pace and bark and their seatbelts inevitably get tangled. Sol gets bounced around very easily, so we don’t subject her to the chaos that goes on with Benjamin, Henry & Luna in the back seat.
When upfront, Sol loves to have the window rolled down. She leans up against the door and hangs her head out the window a bit and snorts and sniffs and takes in as many smells as she can.
The funny thing is that if we haven’t taken the pugs for a car ride in a while, Sol starts camping out by the garage door. Then, whenever someone goes into the garage she sneaks in and stands by the car. Oh, and don’t even try to take her for a walk if a car is parked in the driveway. She just stands by the car and refuses to budge.
This weekend the OBP parents needed to go on mission to procure a wheel chair for the pugs’ Grammy up the street. She has been unwell on and off over the last year or so. Well, Grammy wanted to go to an art show at our favorite City Center spot but needed the wheels to help her get around the show. We did manage to get a wheel chair for her but the pugs seemed to think it was for them instead! Little Sol thought we upgraded her pouch to something seriously special! She plopped right in the chair and made herself at home. From the rear perspective you can see her relaxed little tail hanging out the backside.
The frontal view has her lazily awaiting to be pushed through the neighborhood. Sorry, Sol but the chair is for Grammy. You’ll have to walk a bit but we’ll be happy to carry you in the pouch when you get tired. Plus, you don’t even have a license to drive!
