Monday, April 8, 2013

Waiting

The boys, fresh from their morning walk, wait on the sofa for something to bark at. The only problem is there aren't many people passing by at 6:30am. I like to tell them that no one walks by because their vicious barking scared them away. They seem pleased with that. But, really, who wants to be up at that hour?

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Compromise

Benny was a little jealous that Luna got so many kudos for compromising and spending time with Henry in the sun and Benny in the shade that he thought he would work on his own compromise. So, his butt in in the sun! What do you think? You think that is enough of a compromise?

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Happy Birthday, Henry!

Today is Henry's 11th birthday!

Henry is our calm and thoughtful pug. He is definitely a thinker and sometimes you can see the little wheels spinning in his head. He is also the most trusting of the group, sometimes a little too trusting. When he was a puppy, he rode in the back of our SUV in a crate so that him and Benny would not be wreaking havoc in the car while we were trying to drive. As soon as I would open the hatch and his crate, he would jump right into my arms. He trusted that I would catch him no matter what.

Ironically enough, as calm as Henry is, he has a bite sticker on his chart at the vet. That is because Henry has one rule: Don't attempt to clip my back toenails! When we try to trim his nails he gives us such a hard time. So we thought the vet techs might have a little bit better luck at getting his nails trimmed. They took him to the back to trim his nails and when everyone came back, Henry has this super proud look and a nice little bite sticker on his chart. Turns out he is better behaved for us than the techs at the vet.

While Henry loves to swim, lay out in the sun, take walks and eat treats, there is nothing he loves more than to be pet. He can be relentless in his pursuit of petting. If he is in a room full of people it is funny to watch how he works the room and gets everyone in it to pet him.

Happy Birthday, Hank!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Sunshine

Has Luna joined Henry as a lover of the sun? Nope! It seems Luna likes to play the party lines and spends some time with Henry in the sun and then she joins Benny in the shade. At least she gives it a shot. Benny never parts ways with the shade.

It is funny how much Henry loves the sun. We pretty much know that if we take him on a walk or out to potty at high noon he will collapse in the grass. He reminds me of one of those collapsing push puppet dolls. The suns rays beaming down on him push his button and he just falls out. And there is no getting him to move. The only way you will get him back in the house is to pick him up and carry him. Or lure him with a treat. That will work because food trumps everything. Even the sun.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Good Use

Seeing the pugs all snug in their beds makes me want to run out and buy more beds!

Actually, I want to put it on record that no new beds have been purchased thus far in 2013. Granted, I haven't had time to even step into a store, but does the reason really matter

Monday, March 4, 2013

Chilly Weekend

You know it is chilly if you wrap Henry up in a blanket and he doesn't wiggle himself out of it.

I know us Floridans can't really complain about the weather, when everyone else in OBP land braves much harsher conditions, but for us, this weekend was pretty chilly. The good news was that the pugs got to go on long walks and we didn't have to worry about them getting too hot.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Last Rays

Henry strategically positioning himself to catch the last little bit of sun left for the day. The boy sure does love his sunny shine!