Friday, March 16, 2007
In general, Henry isn’t much of a beggar. When we are eating he usually just sits quietly at your feet. However, there are a few meals that Henry really likes and during those meals he shows a little bit more interest. One of those meals is Grilled Chicken Salad. Henry just loves the chicken! The best part about that meal is that Henry may just get a little bacon bit stuck to his chicken piece and he just loves that!
Another one of Henry’s favorite meals is spaghetti. And guess what Hank? You are one lucky pug because guess what we are having for dinner tonight.
Friday, March 2, 2007
The pugs are very fortunate to have 2 sets of grandparents. G’Ma & G’Pa live in Maryland while Grammy lives here in Florida just a few doors away. There are occasions when each pug gets to take a special trip to Grammy’s house right up the street. Tonight was Henry’s turn. While the 3 pugs are sometimes all at Grammy’s house at once, it is much more manageable when they go up in singles. (The fact that Grammy has 4 cats and don’t really have the love of pugs the rest of have also makes it easier when they visit one at a time.)
So, this evening a little errand had to be run to Grammy’s house and Henry really wanted to go. Henry is definitely the smartest and completely understands the question: Do you want to go to Grammy’s? When he was asked this time the answer was no different. He raced to the door, got hooked to his leash and dragged “his human” straight up the road. Usually we visit Grammy in daylight hours and use her back door but since it was already dark the front door was the safer entrance. Henry, known for being a little lazy and enjoying his short cuts, though, still tried to use the rear entrance to Grammy’s. When he was told to use the other door, Henry immediately changed his path and headed for the correct entry.
Once there, Henry darted to the kitchen where Grammy was waiting. She had her box of cereal (special Grammy dog treats) nearby just for the king of all pugs. As soon as he saw the box, Henry sat and went into the down position going back and forth between his 2 “tricks” to see just how many treats he could get. All the while Grammy was enjoying having the most well behaved of the 3 pugs at her house. (When any of the 3 pugs are by themselves they each can be the perfect single dog with Henry topping the list.)
Henry was only mostly a good boy at Grammy’s, though. After getting plenty of Kashi cereal bites, Henry decided to take a nibble into the cats’ food bowls. Fortunately, Henry also knows the command “leave it” and after being fussed at, Henry laid off the cat chow. Just when it was time to go home, Grammy pulled out all the stops. She offered Henry some ham lunch meat. Whoa! So, again, Henry goes into sit and down positions while he anxiously awaited more yummy treats. At the mere smell of the ham, Henry’s eyes almost popped out of his head. He ate it not even chewing it. It made Grammy wonder how Henry even knew that he liked it. Could he even get a taste?
Needless to say, Henry made out like a bandit! He had a very good day. Now, if he could figure out how to make a pit stop at Grammy’s every day, he’d be living high on the hog!
Friday, February 16, 2007
We got the boys as puppies when they were only 8 and 9 weeks old. Baby Benny is actually a week older than Henry but he’s still the “baby.” Henry, however, is a natural leader and far more serious and (sorry Ben but…) intelligent of the 2 boys. It is pretty obvious that they are high maintenance puggies. It is all our fault. We made them that way. When they were little we would hold them all the time, hold their bones for them and give in to their every need.
Finally, however, Henry can chew a bone on his own. Benjamin can, too, but he will do everything in his power to get someone to hold it for him instead. Henry, though, is a big boy and he can do it on his own now.
It definitely goes to show you that how you are raised greatly impacts on what you are like as an adult. You see, Little Luna who has probably never even had a bone in her life until she came here, holds her bone with confidence because she has always had to do things on her own. No one has ever done anything for her. She does not need any help. She has even tackled bones that are bigger than she is! That’s why Henry is the man and Baby Benny will forever be the Baby. Little Luna, well, she’s in a league all her own. She is more like a Cinderella story in a scrappy sort of way.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The boys and Luna got their first taste of a Flossie on Christmas. Santa was kind enough to leave them each one in their stocking. Needless, to say they loved them.
So we decided to stock up on a few. They keep them very busy and they are a great distraction for the pugs at night when we are trying to make it through about an hour of TV with no distractions. If it wasn’t for Tivo and bones I don’t think I would ever be able to catch any TV time.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
We just received in a fresh batch of yummy Valentine cookies at H. Doodle. The treats are made of all-natural, organic ingredients and make the perfect gift for your precious puggie on Valentine’s Day.
Get ‘em while they last. Supplies are limited.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Pizza is my favorite food. I could eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner and never get sick of it. I do try to watch what I eat, however, so I don’t indulge in pizza nearly as much as I would like. But every once and awhile, we go to our local pizza shop. We usually eat there and when we do, I feel bad that the pugs aren’t there to get a piece of the crust. So, I save them each one piece of crust and give it to them when we get back home.
Needless to say, Benjamin, Henry and Luna, love it when I come home with pizza crust! When I give them their piece they all run off to the favorite spots and go to town. Luna and Henry run to the shag rug and Benny runs to his favorite pillow.
It is so funny to watch Luna wrestle around with a piece of pizza crust. She chews on it like a bone and she gets a good 5 minutes of entertainment out of it.
Henry does a good job of breaking his into bite size pieces and chewing everything up.
And Benny, well, he just inhales his. That is why there is no picture of Benny eating his pizza crust. (Note to self: take picture of Benny eating pizza crust first)
Friday, January 12, 2007
This blurry photo is of little Luna 2 seconds after we feed her. Once we put Luna’s food down she dives right in. And when she dives in, she inevitably spills bits and pieces of her meal all over here placemat. She doesn’t let this slow her down, though. She continues to scarf down what is in her bowl and then she circles around her bowl gobbling up any pieces that were flung onto the floor.
Luna’s messy eating habits drive Benjamin crazy! You may not know this, but, Benjamin is food obsessed. So to have stray pieces of food flying around while he is trying to eat is a huge distraction for Benny. Before Luna came along, Benjamin & Henry had a pact. If the food was in their bowl, the other would not touch it. However, if a scrap were to fall on the floor, it was every pug for himself and may the fastest pug win. So when Luna slings her food all over the floor, Benjamin feels as though that food is now fair game. So, he of course, leaves his bowl, knowing that no one will dare touch it, and tries to eat all of Luna’s scraps. If this was just a piece here or there it would not be a problem. But Luna routinely dumps half of here dinner onto the floor every night. So we have to fuss at Benny for scooping up all of Luna’s kibble or Luna would miss out on half her dinner every night. Whenever we fuss at him, Benjamin gives us a confused look like, “What? Its on the floor! It’s fair game!”
We have also tried to get Luna to slow down and take her time when she eats, but we haven’t had much luck. I guess we are going to have to try bigger dog bowls. Although, the dog bowls are just a formality to her. I think she would prefer it if we just dumped her food on the floor. It is pretty much what she does at every meal.
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