Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Caption This #89

Benjamin & Henry eyeing the Christmas cookies.  Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Holiday Stress in One Take

On Sunday in the late morning, we decided it was time to have the pugs take a trip to Petsmart to visit Santa.  We were there last weekend and noticed that they did photos with Santa from 11 AM- 4 PM.  Well, as it gets closer to Christmas, the last minute stresses of everyday people grows a little bit stronger.  We got there around noon and we were the only people/dogs in line with the exception of a lady in front of us.  She actually had already had her dog’s photos with Santa taken.  But apparently, she must have thought that she had made special arrangements with Santa himself because they used a whole memory card on this woman and her dog.  (You’d think she was at Sears Portrait Studios with the way she was going through what seemed like her over 50 choices.)

So, we waited for the group of pet store workers in a vain attempt to accommodate her.  As the clock ticked and the pugs grew more restless, the OBP parents also grew irritated.  Santa was on his cell phone (which we did learn later that it was for valid reasons) and the woman in front would not allow Santa to continue with the rest of us in line.  (The line was now with us included 5 dogs deep.)  We tried to wiggle our way into Santa’s attention all the while the lady chattered away about her young pup.  Please, do not misunderstand, we love hearing all about doggy stories.  Feel free to catch us at the dog park, shoot an email, while taking walks, while frolicking on the beach or at the City Center but please be respectful of those that are paying customers and realize that you are not the only proud pup owners out there.  It was really quite rude of her.

Come to find out that Santa was on the phone to see where the extra printer ink cartridge was and how soon it would be at in the area.  The woman was still going through her many choices and wanted to have some of them printed to see if they were blurry or to see what her dogs best “angle” was.  She was a real piece of work.  All the while, we finally managed to get the boys on the platform with Santa.  Luna was another story altogether, though.  By this time Santa was so overwhelmed and really had little to no interest in 3 pugs.  We tried to explain to him that the boys would likely sit happily for him but he did need to hold on to Luna.  Well, Santa is getting old these days and his hearing must be shot because this fell on deaf ears.  He dragged Benny by the neck with his right arm, reached around Henry with his left arm and grabbed onto Luna’s harness for dear life.  By the time it was over, Luna’s harness went from merely a twisted mess around her torso to completely off her naked body and she was a twitching harnessless pug on the loose in the middle of Petsmart.  It was ridiculous.

As you can see by the photo, it was a quite the experience.  Unlike the lady in front of us, we took our one and only snapshot and we moved on our “merry” way.  The boys have blue eye and Benjamin looks like a frantic, if not rabid, dog gone wild.  Knowing that at least some of the proceeds go to pet friendly charities helps the whole ordeal seem a little less frustrating but it is just the combination of the common courtesy and the lack of customer service that puts the Bah in Bah Humbug.  We have been shaking our heads and chuckling for hours now.  Needless to say, this beautiful holiday photo will not let us forget that this has been quite a Christmas filled with unusual memories.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Making the most of Monday

We didn’t get to do much with the pugs this weekend since we were so busy doing our holiday shopping.  So, I thought we would take advantage of Monday night and get the pugs out for some much needed exercise.  The City Center near the house puts up lots of lights for the holidays and it is always beautiful.  We hadn’t been over to see the lights this year, so I thought we would take the pugs over for a nice walk around the lake and enjoy the lights at the same time.

It was such a beautiful night out that we decided to stop and get some ice cream for us and the pugs afterwards.  Needless to say, I think the pugs enjoyed the ice cream more than the lights.

Sorry for the low quality photos, I took them with my phone.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

I Love Florida Winters

Yesterday was a long day and after work I went out in the yard to just chill with the pugs in the yard and take some pictures of my favorite subjects.  That’s when it hit me.  It was December and I was contemplating putting on shorts because it got up to 82 degrees.  Granted, everyday isn’t this warm, and we have been having some cold weather lately (by Florida standards), but it sure is nice to be able to hang with the pugs in the yard and not freeze!

What’s the weather like in your parts?

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Caption This #85

From our recent trip to the dog park, here is a shot of Benjamin peering into one of the tunnels.  Who is that shadowy figure lurking inside?

Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Cherry Pie?

What?!?  No pumpkin!

(For the record, there was pumpkin pie, but we were not silly enough to bring any of that home with us - we didn’t want Benny to have to spend the whole night obsessing about the pie.  Don’t worry, we’ll make sure the pugs get some pumpkin bread this weekend.)

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Caption This #82

The whole gang looking out the door last night.  Looking forward to your caption in the comments.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

He Works Hard for the Peanut Butter

As you will see, Benjamin takes his treats very seriously.  When he gets a Kong he doesn’t let up until he gets every bit of peanut butter that I slather inside.  The original video goes on for more than 3 minutes, but I edited it down because you might have other things to get to today and after about a minute you get the gist.  My favorite part is the snorting and sniffling.

He Works Hard for the Peanut Butter from obp on Vimeo.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Pumpkin Ice Cream

Last weekend, we had a friend visiting from Maryland.  One night we headed out for ice cream and when I saw they had pumpkin ice cream I knew I had to bring a doggie dish home for the pugs.

The only thing the pugs like better than when I bring home ice cream is if they get to go with me to get the ice cream.  The ice cream shop is outdoor only and has several serving windows and the building itself has lots of very big windows so you can see what is going on inside.  The windows have low ledges so if the pugs stand on their hind legs they can see inside.  We mostly take the pugs in the summer and in the summer there are always long lines.  It took a while, but the pugs have learned that they need to wait in line and can not simply rush up to the counter.  I make the boys sit and they become intensely focused on the serving window and they anxiously scoot up each time the line moves.  It is really the funniest thing to watch.  When they get to the front of the line, it is paws up and they spend the whole time peering into the window.  Luna passes the time by getting attention from everyone in line.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Caption This #80

I know I have posted this picture before, but I think it is crying out for your captions so I wanted to post it again.  Can’t wait to read your captions in the comments.