Thursday, November 21, 2013
I always wondered why the pugs would perch so precariously on the edge of the bed. They could have an entire king size bed to themselves and they will all be crowded into the bottom corner. (Key words in the last sentence is to themselves. If there are humans in the bed, the pugs are not huddled in one corner, but instead sprawled out in positions that will take up the absolute most room on the bed and make it impossible for anyone else to get comfortable 
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But, then it dawned on me that that corner on the bed is the only one with an unobstructed view into the living room. That's the spot on the bed that is "ocean front". The rest of the bed can barely be categorized as "ocean view".
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Body in bed, head hanging out of the bed has been Benny's preferred sleeping method for quite some time now. However, I snapped this picture because of the way Luna and Benny are positioned.
If you spend extended amounts of time with Luna you will quickly learn that she is very gassy. The special kidney food she eats gives her the ability to clear any room. Given Benny's proximity to Luna's rump, it appears as though Luna has cut one of her super potent stinkers and Benny has simply passed out from the smell. Seems far fetched, but if you are ever caught downwind of Luna you would know it could happen. 
Thursday, November 14, 2013
"If you build it, he will come."
If there is a pile of pillows, you can bet that Benny is on them! Sometimes, when I am fluffing or straightening the pillows, Ben will be pacing and impatiently waiting for me to finish so he can lay on the pillows. The boy has never met a pillow he doesn't like!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
It is a drive to the "special vet", so Benny and Luna usually sleep for most of the car ride. On the trip for Benny's last follow up appointment, Benny was having a little bit of trouble getting comfortable. After some tossing and turning this is how it settled. Go figure!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Don't let the grumpy look on Benny's face fool you, he is feeling much better! As soon as his antibiotics started to kick in we could see a big change. Now after taking his full dose of meds, Benny is back to his normal goose honking self.
We are very relieved that Benny is feeling better, he had us quite worried there for a bit.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Over the years, the boys have come across some interesting things on their walks. When they were pups, it was way worse because anything they found they tried to eat. Now, they are a little bit more selective. Key words: little bit.
Of everything they have ever found, Henry takes the cake for stumbling across a whole peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Henry found the sandwich on a hike in Maryland. It was slightly off the trail and I had never seen Henry get so excited about one of his finds. Unfortunately, we didn't let him eat it, because what is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich doing on the side of a hiking trail. But, even though Henry did not get to enjoy his spoils he still held the title of best food find while on a walk.
Henry has held his title for 10 years now, but last week, Benjamin finally earned his own set of bragging rights when he came stumbled across a peanut butter and jelly sandwich of his own on his morning walk. Benny didn't get to eat the sandwich he found either, but he was so excited to tell Henry that he isn't the only one that has found a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Of all the things that we have ever found on a walk, never once did I think that we would find another pb&j sammy.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Benjamin also suffers from trachea issues and has a nice goose honk cough. However, last week, Benny's goose honk cough took a turn for the worse and got very wet sounding. It also became much more chronic. Benny also became very lethargic. With his normal cough, Benny still goes on about his business, coughing all the way. With this new sounding cough, Benny was wiped out!
Knowing this was an upper respiratory issue, we skipped our regular vet and headed straight to the specialist. After waiting for chest x-rays we had our diagnosis - pneumonia.
Benny has been on antibiotics for a few days new and he is getting back to his normal goose honking self. I'm hoping we can totally kick the pneumonia so this condition does not keep recurring.
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