Tuesday, January 17, 2006

“Are You Crazy? No, just a Luna-tic.”

Well, if it is not obvious by now that we are crazy and crazy for pugs it soon will be quite apparent.  We have been anxious to announce the new arrival of our pug rescue, Luna. We applied in October for a rescue from Compassionate Pug Rescue.  They work in rescuing pugs in Florida.  We went through the process and it is official that we are approved and little Luna will be coming to our home around the end of the month. 

We had planned to get another pug when Benjamin & Henry turned 2 or 3 in order to keep them lively and originally intended on getting a puppy that would run circles around them. But after much thought and consideration, we opted to apply for a rescue.  We also thought that it would be best if the boys had a little girl to play with since we have noticed (observing at dog parks and with the neighborhood friends)that they play much more nicely with girl dogs.  (Not to mention that it would be adorable to get a little pink leash and pink accessories.) 

Luna is not a perfectly healthy 3 year old puggie.  She has mange and is in treatment for it but definately seems well on the road to recovery.  She also has an eye condition.  In the midst of the excitement, however, I have already forgotten what it is called.  She may ultimately recover from the condition but there is a possibility that she could lose her sight in one eye. 

Luna is really what we were looking for, though.  A young, female pug whose life hadn’t been so perfect.  We wanted to offer our home to her so that she can see what a pug’s life should be.  She’ll be spoiled rotten within the 1st week, no doubt. 

When we told friends and family they all thought we were crazy to get a 3rd dog (and don’t forget we have a cat, too.)  The other thing that made us know that this was an omen was that our beloved bunny, Lou C. passed away this summer and it feels like Lou is looking down on us from bunny heaven sending us a new “Lu” in Luna.  So, of course, there is no other answer to the questions about our sanity:  yup, we are certified Luna-tics.