Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Caption This #71

Benjamin - never one to be outdone by the cat.  Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Fay

We didn’t really start to feel the effects of TS Fay until last night.  But since last night we have gotten rain, rain and more rain with a little bit of wind thrown in there.  Luckily, nothing too bad at this point.  However, Fay is a bit fickle and it has been difficult for forecasters to really pin down her path.  Right now it looks like she is going to skirt right by us out on the Atlantic and then turn back and hit Florida again.  We have been keeping a watch on the weather and Benny has been more than happy to help us out.  He was getting an updated report this morning as we were eating breakfast.

TS Fay reminded me of a question that was sent in a while back by a blog reader that wanted to know how we prepare for hurricanes.  I’d be more than happy to share, but first let me preface this with we have never actually been through a hurricane.  We are relatively newcomers to the state of Florida and have been lucky enough not to have to ride out a storm.  With that being said here are some of the preparations we make each year with a focus on the pugs and the cat.

Water, batteries and other staples

We stock up on all these things.  Many have told us all about being without electricity for several days so we make sure we have plenty of batteries on hand to power our flashlights and little lanterns for a good long time.  We make sure we have enough water not only for us, but also for the pugs and the cats.

Crates

We make sure the dog crate that fits in the car along with the cat’s carrier are handy in the garage.  If we are ever forced to evacuate or go to a shelter, I like to have a crate with me if for some reason we would need to keep the pugs contained.  We also have 6 foot leashes and harnesses handy.

Food

One of the biggest problems with the pugs is that their food must be refrigerated.  If we lose electricity for several days it is likely their meals will spoil.  So we always keep a big bag of Wellness kibble on hand during hurricane season.  During that time we give them kibble as treats and we mix some in with their food so it would not be a complete shock to their digestive system if they had to switch to an all kibble diet suddenly.

In all honesty, with 3 dogs and a cat, if a serious hurricane threatened our area we would most likely evacuate.  So we try to keep a list of our essentials.  For example, Luna’s eye drops.  Can’t forget those.

Hopefully, our lucky streak over the last 3 years will continue.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Switch

Whenever I get the pugs a bone or something to chew I always buy three of whatever it is.  That way each pug has their own bone.  I could probably get away with only getting one though.  When I first give each of the pugs their bone, they all run off to chew.  After a few minutes of chewing, the amount of time varies depending on the type of bone I give them, Benjamin, Henry & Luna all become interested in one bone and take turns chewing the same bone.  One of them will chew for a bit, then go to get a drink of water and then one of the other pugs will take their turn.  This process repeats usually until it is time for bed.  Benjamin & Henry have been doing this since they were pups.  Now it takes a bit longer to get their turn since little Luna came along.  But it can’t bother them too much because I always maintain a one bone per pug ratio.  They just choose not to chew it.  Silly pugs!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Caption This #69

Baby Benny!  Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

It must have been opposite day

Whenever I am in the kitchen, the pugs keep a very close eye on me.  After all, the kitchen is where we like to keep that chilly thing with doors that seems to have a never ending supply of turkey.

It just so happened that on this night the pugs aligned and they watched over my every move in formation.  What is amusing, though, is they are in reverse order.  Usually, Henry is the one playing it cool laying on the pillow and Benny is leading the charge up front.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Caption This #67

Luna has a thing for sleeping on a slant.  For some reason she always likes her butt to be higher than her head.  I guess it is her version of down dog.

I was snapping pictures of her sleeping when she suddenly sprung her head up and gave me this look.

Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Caption This #66

I snapped this shot while in the pool.  The pugs were standing by the pool’s edge and I was trying to get a shot with them looking straight down on me.  To get them to look, I was blowing bubbles in the water.  That really got Benny’s head turning.  Looking forward to your captions in the comments!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Benny watching the tele

We recorded the local news on Monday night to watch a piece on how the sagging economy is causing many families to surrender their pets.  One of the groups stepping up in this time of need is Central Florida Pug Rescue and they were featured in the clip.

If you pay close attention, you will notice that Benjamin does not bark whenever Ann from CFPR is talking.  That is because Ann is a very good friend of Benny’s.  She once baked him a whole loaf of special “Baby Benny’s Pugkin Bread” and he has never forgotten!

Kudos to CFPR for their amazing work!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Caption This #65

For this week’s Caption This we have Luna & Benjamin sitting in front of the fridge.  Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Mommy Said Stay

If it wasn’t for the continuous shooting mode on my camera getting group shots of the pugs would be a lot harder.  When we take pictures of Benjamin, Henry & Luna posed in front of things, like the new flower pots, as soon as they are sorta in place I just start shooting and I fire off as many shots as possible before someone moves too far out of place.  This means I end up with tons of photos.  I think I had around 85 pictures for the flower pot shoot.  Most of these pictures aren’t the greatest because one of the pugs is looking away or one of them has their eyes closed or someone, Luna, has simply walked away.  But it always amuses me when I flip through iPhoto quickly.  It is like a little flip book of the pugs posing.

I wanted to share, so I created a little video.  Enjoy.

p.s. - Sorry for no photo to go along with yesterday’s raffle post.  I will do my best to make it up to you