Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the OBP!  We just recently discovered your blog and look forward to following you all in 2012.

Drools and licks,
Minnie and Mack
and family

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!  Seeing you guys every day brings a smile to my face, all the way over here in England.

I wish the best of everything to the OBP household and to all the OBP fans. 

I totally understand the time off Corrine, but I must tell you I am already experiencing withdrawal pains…lol.

Hugs from Sue and Romeo

It is hard to believe that another year is coming to a close!
It has been a rollercoaster ride at times, with its ups and downs!!
Time off is wonderful, Corrine & family enjoy!!
From my home to yours ~ Everyone have a wonderful holday, be safe, see you next year!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all…...I absolutely love being a part of this blog. Once again a great picture of the gang….a cute smile from Luna is the best. CoCo Beau and Lu .......

I missed out yesterday and had withdrawals…whatever am I going to do until the new year?!?!  LOL - WELL DESERVED vacation Corrine, of course!!!

Looney you are just too precious…that grin makes me think you are having a good giggle about something!  Hank and Ben, looking handsome as ever!

Happy holidays to everyone at OBP.  You are all family to me and I’m blessed to have you all in my life.

GINA:  ADORE my card…you are so thoughtful.  Please email me when you can so I can have your email addy!

Blessings, love, snorts, and licks to everyone in the OBP family and the extended OBP blog family.  Blessed holidays to you all!!!

Love,
Heather, Baxter (who will be 14 the day after Christmas!!), and Mr. Cole!

Happy 14th birthday December 26 Baxter.  I know you will get extra hugs and kisses from your mom.  While she is at it, have her give a few more from me.  Hugs Sue

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thanks Corrine for this wonderful site you created-this is a great group to be apart of and will look forward to seeing you all 1/2. Prayers for health & well being to all from Pastor Sue & the Colorado 3

A blessed and merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! From Bugsy, Zorro and Penny and families.

Lets see if I can post?

I can post! I’m on my sister’s computer now! So nevermind my facebook email Huckle!

Love the picture. The boys look so handsome and Looney looks so pretty with her smile.

I am so grateful for this blog and all of you! The support I received from everyone here was wonderful and so appreciated.

I hope each and everyone of you have a blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And to those who celebrate something else, I hope it is wonderful and happy for you!

Love and hugs to you all!

Merry Christmas, OBP family!!  We love you and thank you for your dedication and sharing your lives with us!  Give the pugs and Cupid lots of snuggles over break!  We’ll see you in the New Year!

To Corrine and Family, Have the happiest of holidays and spend time with your loved ones. It’s a time of cherishing your family. Happy Holidays.

To the OBP fans, Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all of you! Everyone hug their Pugs, dogs, cats, and any other huggable pets.. Fish don’t count hahaha!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you Pug Families,

  Love,

  Marcia and Toby

I love this picture had to save it Corrine you deserve a little time off to spend with family we will miss the daily blog will look foward to January 2

From my home to yours all my friends I wish you a very merry christmas and happy New Year wish the best for everyone and all the puggies Sue and six pugs and of course two boxers and a peke

Heather Happy birthday to sweet Baxter on the 26 My Baxter the white boxer will be 8 on December 25

Good news on Jazzy D’Pug. She is home and her daddy is so happy.  She is eating well, and that’s a good sign.She has to be still for now and hopefully will recover full use of her legs.  Just saw a video of her.  She is a sweetie.

Happy Holidays to everyone  

All this pug mama wants for christmas is more time with my precious Abby.  One month from today is her 14th birthday.  Having an unbirthday party for her today.  She is doing pretty ok today, coughing is at a minimum. 

I’ll certainly miss all of you during the break, but a well deserved break it is Corrine

Great news on Jazzy’Pug still saying prayers for her and pug mama still saying prayers for sweet Abby

No Owned By Pugs?  Say it isn’t so.
Yep, we are going to have serious withdrawal going even though you deserve a break Corrine.  Thank you for making this all possible.  We end up becoming caring for each other and their pugs.  And it is because of you.  Perhaps we could all keep in touch and hear about our special babies on this comment site?

Happy holidays for all of you out there in OBP land.

Sue VDB, thank you for the update on Jazzy.  I kept watching her site but couldn’t find an update.  How great is that that she seems on her way to recovery.

Pug mama, did you ever try the cough syrup for her coughing.  We’ll hold your hand and pray for her.

pug mama, be positive and hold dear little Abby in your loving arms. Have you reconsidered the trachea wash?  You and Abby are kept in my prayers for a peaceful Christmas and for comfort and relief to Abby.

Hugs,
Sue & Romeo (who is doing better again, and goes in tomorrow morning at 8am for laser/acupuncture)

I asked the vet about the cough medicine, and she said one of the cough pills we tried had the guiafenisin in it, which is what is in cough syrup and safe for dogs.  Incidently, that cough pill didn’t help her much, so I give her the hydrocodone cough pill.  And her vet thinks sedation for a bronchial/tracheal wash would be too risky right now since she is having such a hard time clearing things from her lungs.

Say it isn’t so Corrine, lol.

The gang looks fantastic in the photo. Enjoy your time away as you deserve it and are very much appreciated. I’m not sure what I did before I found OBP.

Merry Christmas to all of you near and far and across the pond in England.

Lol Anjellica. I keep telling my brother fish don’t count. That made me chuckle.

I knew I missed someone yesterday. Glad to hear Abby and Romeo are doing a little better, and thrilled to hear Jazzy has a good prognosis as well.

Love and pug hugs n kisses from our house to yours,
Wishing you all the best of the best in the new year.
Lilo n Me

Thanks for the update pug mama.  All you can do is try different meds to see which will work best.

Testing to see if I can post….

Happy Holidays to everyone in OBP Land!  Here’s to a happy, healthy and fantastic 2012!
With love from Southern California,
Patty, Rocky and Adrian

Corrine, I hope that you and your family and of course, Henry, Benjamin and Luna, have a great holiday full of fun and pugkin bread!

And to all of the other readers of Owned by Pugs, happy holiday to you, my wonderful friends!

Well for those of you not connected on fb, we have started the Christmas weekend off w a bang. What would it be without some family dysfunction that leads to a brawl and ends up w someone going to the hospital?

I been telling Tux for the last two weeks, she’s gonna give you a licken, meaning Lilo. And as luck would have it, it was completely unintentional. The two of them horsin around on the couch and well Tux got knocked off. Not really clear what exactly he hurt, whether his back or hip or leg but he cried running all the way to the kitchen the poor baby. With Lilo right behind him. (every once in a while she shows she cares).  Even while I called the clinic and had him on my lap she came and sat nose to nose w him.  24hr vet ( praise god we have them here) found him with no pain at all with walking or sitting or complete exam minus xrays and she doesn’t feel he broke anything. He seems just to have some pain with repositioning and cries a little. We tried to stop him but he even climbed the doggy steps no
problem. Hoping some rest will heal him up quickly as they are reluctant to give him anything for pain given that it isn’t constant and because he is so little at just over 5lbs now.

It was much calmer around here once we got home. He’s not tearing around like usual and Lilo had to inspect him the instant we got in the door and she even allowed him to lay on her big bed in the kitchen.

Hoping we don’t have to make a return trip to the vet tomorrow but if that’s what is required that is what we will do.

Wishing you all a safe holiday weekend. Much love, Lilo n Me n Tux

Gwen, I pray that Tux does well.  That’s not a way to start off the Christmas weekend.  Please let us know how he does.  I will be checking my email and I have OBP flagged. 

Hugs to you and Lilo, and gentle hugs to Tux from Sue VDB and Romeo.

Gwen saying some prayers Tux does well poor baby please keep us updated how he does

Gwen, hope that the vet exam if you have to go today will turn out well and you have an early C-mas present. Good luck to Tux. 

Yes, Sue VDB, Romeo has been overlooked (but not over prayed or thought about).  Give him a big smoooooch from the Swamp Pugs.

Pug that little Abby and good hopes for the New Year. That poor little baby.  Pug hugs!

Merry Christmas to you and the pugs!  Thank you for this wonderful site and sharing your pugs with us.  Happy New Year!  Debbie and Toby.

Hope all of you are having a very Merry Christmas, and pray that all the sick babies are feeling better.

Love to all,

Sue VDB and Romeo

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all!!!  Cya’ next year!!!!

Hey everyone,
Just thought I would give you all a little update, and would like to thank you for all the good pug juju.  Seems to be working. Tux is doing pretty well.  He was still sore Saturday and thought we might have to take him back to the clinic, but mostly he was pretty good so we decided against it.  He still has the occasionnal moment where he lets out a little shriek, but then he is just fine following.  I am working nights this weekend for the first time in ages so i was a little concerned leaving the pugs with my brother.  I knew Lilo would be missing me, but I guess they all slept with him last night so it worked out well.  I guess Tux woke them up with a yelp in the morning, i guess just changing position, but they went back to sleep after I got home from work. Lilo is such a good sleeper haha! She slept all night with my brother, then slept all day long with me! Good doggy! She is probably just catching up from the last couple of weeks being on the run from Tux.

Before I left for work tonight though, Tux was back at full tilt running behind her, (looking for trouble).  I think he’s a slow learner.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  Prayers for Romeo and Abby and any other puggies in need. 

Lots of Love, Lilo n Me, n Tux

Gwen so happy to hear little Tux is doing so much better that is great news
Hope everyone had a wonderful christmas

Gwen, sounds like Tux is ok again, thank you St. Francis.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  Pug mama how is Abby doing?  I think about your baby and pray she is doing better. 

This isn’t pug related, but Christmas Eve we exchange family gifts.  My grandson’s mother gave me a gift certificate to the local dinner theatre and the DVD of “The Help”.  The funny part is I gave her the exact same thing.  We have laughed so much over that.  We didn’t think of pictures at the time, but we are going to take a picture by the Christmas tree with our gifts. We’ll we laughing over that for years to come. 

Romeo had another laser/acupunture Saturday.  I was concerned about him over Christmas because of company. He did well Christmas eve for about an hour, and got to be too rambunctions so I put him in a soft sided crate.  That worked for like 20 seconds.  I had no choice but to put him in the basement so he would be calm.  Yesterday he did better and he was able to be with usl all day…yay.

Good to hear Sue VDB! I was thinking of you and Romeo!!!

Hi all,

I have very sad news to share.  I had to let Miss Abby go to the rainbow bridge today.  She went badly downhill over the weekend, and there was nothing left for options with her short of miracles.  She was suffering terribly.  My heart is broken :(  I held her as the vet let her go, she is now at peace, no more breathing struggles, she has found her other pug friends at the rainbow bridge, and is her young goofy self again.

Oh Pug Mama….I am so so sorry for you! What a terrible thing to have to do but you are an amazing and self-less Mama to do this. Oh God Bless you. I am so happy you were with her. I know she is so appreciative of what you did for her. Such a gift we can give them even though it hurts us. You are right, she is no longer struggling and is happy and at peace. I know for a fact that Pip was there to help her cross over. Please call me if you need to talk. 402-445-4240. I will be praying for you. I am so sorry.

Pug Mama,
  I am so sorry to hear about Abbey. I can just imagine your pain.  Our babies are such a big part of our lives and family and it hurts so much to have to let them go.  Know you are in my thoughts and prayers

Pug Mama, I am so very sorry to hear about your sweet Abby.  Please be at peace knowing you gave her the gift of health and happiness again.  Concentrate on the sweet memories and don’t focus on the bad.

Please keep in touch.  We are here for you.  God bless you.

(((Pug Mama)))

Pug Mama I am so very sorry I know your heart is aching try to find some comfort in knowing she is not in pain she is running with all our pugs who have crossed the rainbow bridge please know we are here for you I am sending you a big hug

Pug Mama ~ There are no words.  I am so so so sorry about Precious Abby.  I hope warm memories comfort you during this time of tragedy.  Take comfort in the fact that she is no longer suffering…I know it doesn’t make it easier, but you did the best thing for her given the circumstances.  You will be in my thoughts and prayers as I shed tears with you.  RIP at the Rainbow Bridge with our other angel babies, Abby…(((Pug Mama)))

Pug Mama ... I am so sorry for your loss! RIP Abby

Pug Mama, I was so afraid of this but it seemed it would be inevitable from your posts last week.  It doesn’t make it any easier.  You were brave to let her go because of her health issues.  And even knowing that doesn’t help your grief.  OBP grives with you.  I am just so sorry.

Sue VDB said it best…“concentrate on the sweet memories”.  Prayers and hugs to support you right now.

RIP sweet Abby.

Oh Pug mama-sorry to hear of Abby’s passing. God bless you! It is never easy but knowing she suffers no more hopefully will help. Keeping you in prayer. Hoping Romeo and Tux are doing better. We are all here for you during your time of grief. Sending special pug hugs and prayers of comfort your way from Pastor Sue & the colorado 3

Pug Mama - if you’d like to post your address, some of us could send you a card.  Abby was the last thing I thought of last night and the first thing I thought of this a.m.  Some times life is just too cruel and we are so helpless.  You were brave for dear Abby and made a selfless decision.  Prayers for you in the coming days.

I’m with Huckle Pug Mama. If you want to give us your address, I’m sure some of us would love to send you something. I can speak from very recent experience that the support helps tremendously! God Bless you Pug Mama.

Sorry to hear about Abby, prayers and thoughts sent your way Pug Mama.
Thought of all of you during the holidays, hope all is well. 
Sending well wishes to all of you, hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. 
My thoughts are jumbled today, after reading some of the posts.  (I may have turkey brain!!)
I will check in later.
Take care everyone.

Pug Mama, I tried several times to give you my phone number and my email, but it wouldn’t let me.  Let’s see if it will this time.

If you have facebook, you can find my email address there:  Sue Van De Berghe

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.  I miss my baby girl more than I can describe.  It is so lonely around here.  She was my only pet, and now the silence is deafening. 

I had a thought about sharing my address.  I don’t really want to do it publicly on here.  But if any of you are friends with Hellen Norton on facebook, I am too, my name is Jen Christensen, so if you search her friend list and find me, then friend me on there, then I could share it though a private message.

Pug Mama,
  Over the past 26 years, I have lost 4 pugs due to cancer and old age and the only thing that made me feel better was to get another Pug.  Toby is 7 now and I honesly don’t know what I would do without him..He is my family.
Hopefully, you will find another pug to love soon.
  Thoughts and prayers,
  Marcia

Pug Mama,
I am so terribly saddened to hear Abby has crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. It is a difficult thing to do, but so giving of you to let her be well and healthy and i’m sure she is running and playing, breathing freely and her love is shining down on you. (I’m also sure she had a little Pug network waiting to greet her, just like we humans have here). 

Sue is right, we are grieving with you.  I can’t believe how much i have come to care for all of you, and your darling little pugs here in our little network. This has definitely been a trying fall for all of us.  I hope that our arms, (and paws) wrapped around you bring you comfort. 

Pug hugs n kisses, Lilo n Me n Tux

Pug Mama ~ How are you doing? Still think of you often. Sending comforting thoughts your way. I know Pip and Abby are running around and having a great time. Not sure if you have any humans in heaven but I do. My Mom is there and she LOVED dogs. So I know she has Pip and maybe Abby now too. I hope that is comforting to you. God Bless.

Wanted to check in to see how you are doing Pug Mama I have been thinking a lot about you

I also wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year I hope this year brings happiness good health to you and our sweet precious puggies and all our other fur babies

Dear pug mama, Continued prayers for comfort. Reading the posts it reminds me of what a great group this is from sharing stories to comforting each other during times of grieving. I pray you all have a safe & blessed New Year as I give thanks for you all and for this wonderful web-site! Pug hugs to all and a special pug hug to you Pug Mama from pastor sue & the colorado 3

sue states, that was well said.

Pug Mama
I am so so sorry about Abby. It is a terrible thing to loose a beloved pug. I understand exactly what you mean by the house being so quiet. Pugs, with their abundance of personality, talk all the time. Saying we miss them feels like a supreme understatement. I honestly thought my heart was broken when my Lola-Bug had to leave. A book that was helpful was Saying Goodbye to Your Angel Animals. It also helped very much that everyone here was so kind. Hang in there Jen. Consider sharing your life with another pug (when you’re ready). Perhaps a rescue? Abby would be proud. You may not see her, but I know she sees you and does not want you to cry.—All My Love, Kelly & Grace & Edward Pug

i love this they are too sweet.hope your having a great start to your new year.Sorry to say i lost my noah and sheba but,we’re doing well as we just moved actually we’re on the vermont border and surrounded by mountains.We want to wish you all the best hugs to your babes.

Julie, you lost both at the same time?  I am so sorry.

Julie ~ I am so sorry. I’m with Sue VDB…did you lose them at the same time? I’m so very sorry and will be praying for you and your family.

I lost sheba first she was 18 and she died peacefully in my arms and noah passed a week later as he died in my arms as well.It’s been a tough road here as they mean so much to me they are our most cherished treasures.We are starting fresh as we moved we’re about on the vermont border it is very beautiful and darla and buggy have a large fenced yard and i’m expanding the’Pug Ranch’as i call it taking a few more seniors as they tug at my heart.We wish our family here all the very best and hugs to all the ‘ownedbypugs’crew.

Julie, my heart hurts for you.  I can’t imagine the pain of losing two precious babies a week apart.  God bless you to heal and for taking in senior pugs.  You are a treasure.  Pug hugs, Sue VDB.

The pain is still there but,i know i have to go on as my babes here need me and so do many other senior pugs as i plan on expanding this rescue and giving love to each and everyone.Thank you,as i wish more would open their hearts and their homes.

Oh Julie. I’m so so sorry. I pray that God comforts you during this time. It sounds like you have a plan and your other senior pugs will help you through. God Bless you.

Thank you gina and everyone we have a very special family here as we have been through so much in the past year i pray we all have a better new year.

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