The Perch

Enjoy your new perch Miss Cupid, I’m sure we will see pics when it arrives!
Raining today, hope you all have a good weekend!!
Time changes this weekend… spring ahead!!

Seriously…..I think she already fell thru!!!! AND….doesnt even care….lol So adorable and comfy!!!

Corrine and all:  I could not get onto the computer yesterday (don’t even get me started on the computer problems I have been having lately) but my heart was with you all as I thought about it being Solsey’s day.  Even two years later, the thought of that little girl can bring quick, hot tears to my eyes, and yet, we all were so blessed that she was shared with us.  Thank you for your talents, Corrine, and your ability to make her so real and loved for us all.  There will never be another pug like Solsey, but there doesn’t need to be.  Every pug is an individual but Solsey was the bestest of the best - and still is without taking away from our own special pugs.  Love you Solsey and always will.

Besides computer problems, we have had several trips to the vets.  Abby came up lame earlier this week (serious arthritis across shoulder and down into her leg), Georgie couldn’t breathe without goosehonking and Abby had a massive (well it was to me) ear bleeding and puss problem.  Gracie has yet to even ever go to the vets.  I did goof yesterday with their meds - I gave the wrong pill to the wrong pug luckily without consequences.

I have been making chicken jerky treats for them because of a worry of chicken jerky treats (and most others, it seems) coming from China with the possibility of illness and death.  Yes, China once again.  The only jerky treats I could find that did not come from China were ones the pugs (and even Cooper) will not eat.  Since they all get jerky treats before bed, I just had to make them.  Now, if any body has a better idea or a good recipe, please let me know.  We could probably all benefit from that.

Abby was brought up short the other day. Georgie is like an elephant and remembers injustices.  Yesterday he remembered all the times that Abby pushed him onto a very small space of an arm of my chair so she could tell him who’s boss, and all the times she wouldn’t let him up the doggy stairs on to my lap, and many other things.  She was snuggled sleeping on her rabbit on the floor when Georgie saw her.  He walked over to where she was sleeping, turned around and stuck his butt in her face then settled down to sleep himself.  Paybacks suck!

Enjoy your weekend kids!

Huckle &
the Swamp Pugs

Good heavens, HUCKLE:  You’ve been having a terrible time with your crew. I hope things begin to turn around for you over the weekend.  Maybe if you have some warmer, sunny days (not sure where you are) - it will help to relieve the arthritis and maybe even curb the goose-honking.  I certainly hope so.
I give BELLA duck treats - usually by Cadet, wrapped with sweet potato.  I’ve never looked at where they come from, but I WILL now.  I also order her HAPPY HIPS Duck Jerky Strips w/glucosamine.  Will check those also - but you might have better luck with duck than chicken.  I have to break off little bites of the jerky strips as MISS B isn’t a great one for chewing - would much rather wolf things down and then make caack-caack-choking noises until she brings it back up and and re-chew whatever didn’t go down the first time.  So most of her treats are hand fed in small bites.
Thanks for mentioning the chicken/China business, though as I will definitely look for this.

I have a feeling Cupid will like the old perch better till she gets use to the new one
Huckle I hope Georgie and Abby will be feeling better soon
Hope everyone has a great weekend enjoy

Huckle what a time you have been having! My little one jusy sleeps, chanes toys, sleeps…etc. Thankfully she is so young not many things can go on.

Dakato gets baked chick filets for treats and not often.

HUCKLE and all at OBP:  I’m really at a loss on Bella’s duck treats.  I checked everything over the weekend and it is ALL coming from China.  I don’t know about Milo’s kitchen - have actually stopped buying her treats in the local stores as I couldn’t get the duck that she liked - so have been ordering through Amazon.  I may be going the chicken filet route like Hellen (don’t know if I’m up to making chicken jerky at home).  I thought I was doing so well by Bella - staying away from higher calories - like the duck and sweet potato chews and the glucosamine in the duck jerky from Happy Hips.
Will start doing more investigation re:  Milo’s Kitchen products.  Really need to keep on our toes, it seems.  Thank-you, HUCKLE, for the alert.