Swim Camp 2010 - Benjamin

I love that all his wrinkles get even more wrinkly when he is swimming in his life vest.  SERIOUSLY cute wrinkles!

Ben you are one heck of a swimmer!!! A cool dip is a must for puggies in hot weather!! We do not have a pool but do have a garden bath tub. GiGi loves a cool dip and en falls asleep.
Grannie PG

Benjamin you are seriously cute and funny at the same time.  You beat to a different drum, but oh my, how sweet it is.

Oh My gosh!!  Too cute.  Benny Benny, he’s the man…
who can swim like Benny can!
What an awesome swimmer he is… and he’s a landlover!

Cole is out of surgery and “alert and watching the world go by”...They said it is already obvious that his breathing is much improved!!  YAY for my boy!!  So, he’s on IV fluids and in critical care to be monitored for a bit.  Doc is calling me later this afternoon for another update.  He has to stay overnight :-(, but all just for his safety so they can keep him on fluids.  In the morning, they will offer him food and then I’ll get the update as to when I can (race as fast as possible) go pick him up!

Baxter and I just had a noontime stroll where he was sitting by the fountain for a bit and watching the people eat yummy things…he was also photographed by a woman who “has a pug back home” - ahhh, the puparazzi…tough to please all the fans!

Thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, and good wishes!  Cole sends you a big, easy breathy kiss!

heather… pug hugs & kisses for Cole.  Glad to hear he is doing great from his surgery.

Pupazzi!!  they are everywhere!!  One of my co-workers says that about Pugs…. they are everywhere!!

Heather, thank you for the great update on your Cole, and yay he is already breathing better.  I know you can’t wait to bring him home, and of course Romeo and I wish him a speedy recovery.  Thank you St. Francis. Again, a big thank you to your savior.

I think it is fantastic you are able to take your puggeers to work with you, and I’m sure Baxter is happy to be with you and not home alone.

Heather - I couldn’t be more pleased if it was Abby who had the procedure.  Here’s to continued improvement for Cole.  What a relief to have Cole out of surgery and awake.  Hold on, one more day and he’ll be back with Baxter and you and insisting on special treatment.

Benny, Benny, Benny, look at you go.  How fun to be able to take the under water videos.  Your wrinkles may slow down your swimmers gait, and don’t feel bad with Luna’s showing off.

Tell Luna I wasn’t ignoring her on the blog, but after I typed in my comment, I see is isn’t there.  You are terrific Luna.

Pug Hugs,
Abby and Huckle
and Gracie and Georgie

Huckle, how are things going with Gracie and Georgie?  With your signature, sounds like maybe everything is working out.  Hugs and kisses to the puggers and to Cooper too.

Sue VDB - Thanks for asking about our newbies.  She is an instigator, something like a two year old and he is very laid back and looks at you with complete love.  Abby’s not thrilled but this afternoon as Georgie was asleep in my lap, Abby had to state her authority and joined him.  She even went to sleep with her head on his rump! but that’s a teaser, to us both because her usual interaction with either is “go home”.

I took Georgie to the vet this aft.  He won’t hop up on things, sits with his back leg out to the side and has trouble getting up.  He has arthritis (at 4 years old?) which may account for it or some neurological underlying cause (including PDE).  But, he is the sweetest thing.

Sorry so long but I wanted to give some background.  Cooper is back from his third chemo and then we wait.  Every time time I think his behavior signals the end, he bounces back.  We may get several more months if lucky.

Pug Hugs,
Abby, Huckle, Georgie and Gracie (the Black Swamp Three - our area was known as The Great Black Swamp)

Sue VDB - everyone is properly hugged!  Thank you.

Pug Hug
The Black Swamp 3
& Huckle