Snow Day

Awwww…look at those lil’ snow puggies.  Such angels!  That pic of Benjamin with his leg up is heaven!  Riley was always the lover of snow in my house…Baxter, yeah, not so much…

It is always so much fun to look back when our puggers were younger.  I imagine they would not like the snow so much anymore.

Hi from MD, our 3 pugs and boxer are not looking forward to another snow. They have to be dragged outside. We actually parked our cars on the grass during the last big snow in Dec. so they would have a grassy area and yes my car got stuck. Luckily our neighbor has a truck to pull the car out!
Read you everyday, your blog is the first thing I go to in the AM. We have a rescue that looks so much like your Luna. Love you, Kim, One Eye Jack, Beanie, Coco, and Tia.

Love the “boys in da snow”(hood) pics! Beauty will play in the snow, as long as it’s not snowing, Daisey being short-haired looses no time going out and in! Heather thank you for sharing that fond memory of Riley! And hope your doing a little better each day! Pug-hugs to you and all OBPers-from the snow covered COlorado3

Aww, I love seeing the snow on their little black masks.  What did they think they were going to taste when they stuck their snoots in the cold stuff?  Vanilla ice cream, perhaps?

Heather, your last blog touched my heart.  Yes, you do have a dear friend to remember your little Riley in such a touching way.  Take care, and give Baxter hugs from me, Romeo, Minnie, Missy, Jassy and Frankie.  Sue VDB

Love the pics of the guys in the snow…I’m not thinkin’ my Toeby would even go outside.  If he did, he’d probably just bark at it!!  C.J. would be off and running though.

Heather, I know you’re still hurting and that makes me very sad…What a beautiful and thoughtful gift from obviously a wonderful and thoughtful friend!  Another reminder of what truly makes life worth living…Love, friends, great memories, and PUGS!  Warm hug to you also!  Take care of you!

On the subject of our treasured and beloved pets:  (With Corrine’s kind permission)  I found this tribute in a book called “Your Pet and Your Health”.  This book sings the praises of our love for our pets and the health benefits they share with us…

Anyway, there’s a chapter called “Will My Pet Go to Heaven?” and this tribute begins the chapter.

I never meant you to be
Dog of My Heart,
But without speech you spoke to me,
Without hands you touched me,
Without reproach you humbled me.
And while I know there would never have been
A long-enough life, or the right time to say good-bye,
I will wait, however long it takes,
To get beyond my miserable state of grief and pain,
Towards warm and comforting
Remembrance,
And gratitude,
For the joy you brought me,
For the truths you taught me.

I never meant you to be
Dog of My Heart,
I only meant for you to mean as much.
But you meant
So much more.
~Lillian Sugahara (B. 1955)

Yes, I have tears typing this…I just thought it was a really nice tribute and wanted to share with you all.  For those of us who have lost our friends or will lose our friends someday, I feel it offers a certain amount of comfort.  Thanks for listening.

I laughed when I saw the title of today’s post.  I thought perhaps Corrine had a head injury and thought Florida was Maryland!!!

Heather, what a wonderful friend you have and what a sweet, touching reminder of your precious baby.  It’s been more than a year and I still miss Birdy; I was just talking to Sleighbelle about her last night and that I miss my sweet little Birdy-Bird.  I hope knowing that we are all there with you in spirit is a bit of a comfort to you.

Sleighbelle,

It definitely does help to have all of you to support me.  And I remember very vividly when you lost Birdy last year…I can’t believe it’s been over a year…Life is never the same when one of our babies passes on…

I’m so grateful for the OBP community.  Love to you all.