Monday, July 24, 2006
We are well into summer and it is hot and humid here in Florida. Nothing that isn’t typical of this time of year, but it is still super hot. Because of the heat, we have had to adjust our walks. Our normal schedule is to go for a short walk at lunch time, a short walk before dinner and a long walk after dinner. This has been a good schedule for the boys and it seems to work well with Luna. The three walks get the gang their necessary exercise which makes for happy and well behaved pugs. However, since it has been so hot lately, we don’t dare venture out for our midday or before dinner walk. Instead we take a long walk in the morning around 6:30 AM and another long walk in the evening around 9 PM. Everyone loves the 9 PM walk, but the morning walk is another story. At that time in the morning, everyone is snuggled under the covers and none of them have any interest in going for a walk. However, by the time we hit the end of the driveway, they are their happy little selves and ready to go on their trot around the neighborhood.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Each week when I cook the turkey for the gang’s food, Benjamin parks himself on the mat by the stove. He stays there the entire time I am cooking and while he relaxes a bit he is always alert and ready to pounce on any morsel I may drop.
While I love Benjamin and enjoy doing things with him, I wish he didn’t try to help as I cooked turkey. Cooking about 11 packages a ground turkey is a tedious process and I could sure use the extra foot room while I am working. But that is where the little man likes to lay, so I just work around him.
Luna and Henry aren’t as interested in the cooking process. They prefer to lounge in the living room while I cook.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Benny loves to eat and whenever anyone is in the kitchen Benjamin always keeps a watchful eye on them. So it is no surprise that whenever we sit down to eat at the kitchen table, Benjamin always helps himself to a seat.
This usually isn’t a problem and unless we have company over there is always two extra chairs at the table. So we allow Benjamin to have a seat at the table. Unless Cheerios are on the table, he usually has very good manners and does not try to snag anything off the table. He just patiently sits on the chair watching us eat. He really likes to be able to see what is going on and he just doesn’t have a good enough view from the floor.
What I find amusing about Benny sitting at the table with us while we eat is the way he sits on the chairs. He always has one leg hanging out the middle of the chair. Sometimes he tires while we are eating and starts to nod off. I am waiting for him to slip right through the back of the chair one day.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Benjamin is the carb-cruncher and Luna is the feisty one, but do you know that Henry is really too smart for his own good? Henry knows when we are in a rush and need him to go poopy quickly. He’ll use this opportunity to hold out for a bribe of an apple softy treat. As soon as we present the treat, he’ll present what we’ve been waiting for. What a smarty pants.
We like it better, though, when he out smarts his siblings. For example, when Benjamin and/or Luna are chewing a bone that Henry wants, Henry will create a false diversion to cause Benjamin and/or Luna to go see what the problem is, thus leaving their bones and giving Henry the choice of either chewy. Usually Henry will bark at a fictitious person walking down the street to get the other two to come look out the front door and then Henry will scamper to the bones and snag one.
Or Henry will pretend to have found something very special in the toy box to get the other ones interested and when they fall for that trick, Henry has taken the real item that he wanted and the other one is left with what equates to an infomercial bust. They had been sold, but then it wasn’t that cool after all. That Henry, he is a slick one.
Benjamin is on to his games, though. Stay tuned about how Benjamin has learned a little retaliation tactic.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Yay! We are happy to report it is all good news.
When tested, Luna’s tear production was a 15 out of 20 in each eye. The vet said Luna was suffering some irritation due to seasonal allergies and to only slightly adjust her current meds!
We are ecstatic that it such terrific news. Her tear production in her right eye is up to a 15 from an 8 and in the left eye it stayed about the same. That is about what we are to expect from here on out and we do not need to go back for a checkup until November unless her condition worsens.
Go Luna! Keep producing those tears!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Today we will be taking Luna back to the opthamologist. Her chronic dry-eye condition needs to be revisited. When we first took Luna to the opthamologist, her left eye scored moderately on a 1-20 scale for lubrication. Her right eye, however, scored a 3 which is terrible. The doctor put her on a series of 3 different medicated eye drops. She had been on only 1 set of drops before, but the vet said that when used in combination the medications seemed to work better. Her tear production then increased up to a 20 in both eyes. We were so pleased.
Well, at the next visit, they dropped her down to 2 different types of drops and then they wanted to see how that worked. When she was re-tested, her left eye remained about the same but the right eye dropped down to an 8. That is not too good especially since she was once a 20! Unfortunately, her right eye is looking even worse and now we must take her back for a checkup to try to get her on the correct balance of medications.
We were so excited when her tear production was off the charts but now things are starting to slip again and it is so difficult to see her little eye all yucky. Even though she never expresses that she is uncomfortable, you know she has to be. She is a little trooper. So, off to the specialist we go. We will let you know the results and keep you posted on the little girl’s condition. Wish us well.
Monday, July 10, 2006
As many of you loyal blog readers know, we hail from Montgomery County, Maryland and for the first few years of the boys’ lives, one of the greatest pleasures we had was taking them to Lake Needwood. Well, recently the northeast was hit with a phenomenal amount of rain and the natural earthen dam at Lake Needwood sprung some leaks and virtually flooded the entire park area. Water flooded the pavilions, raised throughout the hiking trails and covered playgrounds. Now, they are having to drain the lake. Though, we agree with the news reports that “safety is more important than recreation,” it really is tough for us to see photos of our old “stomping grounds” in such a sad state. Many of our most cherished memories are of Lake Needwood. You can view some of the old blog posts.
Moving to Florida was a somewhat difficult decision and friends and family would ask us if we were worried about hurricanes and such. Fortunately, our first year here, we have been very lucky in that the weather has been awesome. On the other hand, it has been difficult seeing that our old home town is struggling with severe rains. So, we just relish the memories and continue to make more happy times.
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