Oh my goodness we are so tired

It's past our bed time :-)

Chopper did it!

Look, look! Chopper climbed on a counter-tall chair all on his own. My
parents got a counter-tall dinning table and unfortunately I cannot
jump that high. Chopper, who is skinnier than me, was able to climb on
one of the chairs today. Hmmmm, I wonder if I lost some weight, if I
could do it...

But going on a diet is too tough! I'd rather eat treats than hop onto
tall chairs!

On the way to visit my PaPa

My poor PaPa had to spend a few days at the hospital with pneumonia,
so I'm on my way to cheer him up now that he's home.

No humans on this chair!

Hello!
Here are Chopper and I again, the two tired pugs. When our mom is at
work we can finally relax. I think she wears us out. When she's around
we have to go on walks, be cute and funny, and jump for our treats. If
I did not know how much she loved us, I would call the animal abuse
people. Being perfect pugs is too much work for us!!!

Anyway, so our only chance to recover is when she is at work. So we
have taken over our dad's chair and this is where we'll rest today!

Inseparable pugs

Chopper and I are "almost" joined at the hip!

We love our mom

Her lap is small but we can layer!

Two tired pugs

Chopper and I like to play catch with each other a lot. But I get
tired faster than he does. Luckily we also like to rest together!

Our cousin Chopper

This is Chopper, who is waiting to be adopted at the NWA Pug Rescue.
Chop Chop is staying with us until he has a real family. He has an
enlarged esophagus and we are studying the best way to feed him. He, Stella and I cuddle all the time!

My annual meeting with Santa

Greetings my fans!
I know, it's been a very long time since I have kept you posted on my adventures. I decided to test-drive our new scanner that my parents got for Christmas and here's the result. Yes, I know, it's a picture of me and Santa, the sweetest dog treat giver in the whole wide world. I was so over-joyed to see Santa again since our meeting last year that I almost jumped out of this lap with joy!

 

Warning: Dangerous Dog Toy

Dear Friends,
One of our friends at the Northwest Arkansas Pug Shelter has forwarded a most horrific story about a beautiful dog, Chai, who was injured while playing with a Pimple Ball produced by Four Paws. Apparently, this has not been the first time that such a thing has happened and the company has not been diligent about preventing more of these freak accidents, since they knew about it in 2005 (according to someone who wrote to Chai's dad) and only now have they issued a recall.

Go through your doggy toy chests and make sure that (1) if you have a pimple ball, remove it and put it in the plastic recycling bin or in the trash, and (2) if you have other Four Paws toys, make sure you inspect them to see how safe they are (think of what would happen if your pup yanked a pice of the toy, or if the toy broke, etc.) or keep an eye on your pup when (s)he is playing with these toys.

Of course, my mom, who is the most paranoid person I know when it comes to our safety, would actually toss any Four Paws toys, if we had any. Luckily, she has trained us to love stuffed animals, and the most that has happened to me is that I poop an eye the following day. I know, gross...

Here's a disturbing picture of poor Chai and his Pimple Ball:



On the same blog entry, you can also see a video of poor Chai.

I hope all my pug brothers and sisters and all my other canine cousins are safe from this and other menaces.

Be well,
Alfred, your loving pug

Three happy pugs...

Me (Alf), Stella and Olive!

Mom loves me...

A couple of weeks ago, Mom had to got to Orlando on business. While she was at the airport she got me a new Froggy. I love my new Froggy... Olive had chewed my old one pretty bad and Mom was afraid that it would not last much longer. So now we have no worries for a while.

Dad said that we may need to start scheduling regular trips to Orlando so that I can have a regular back up Froggy. I'm not sure if Dad meant it or if he was just joking but, in any case, I love my parents...

Mom thinks I'm chubby!!!

And she is going to start giving me less food and I probably will get smaller treats. Mom says that she is going to cut those treats that I get for giving moral support to Stella when she goes to the bathroom outside. But I don't understand why I am being punished if I am being kind to my sister! Plus, I go on walks every day--my nails (and my feet) are so worn out from my walks that the ladies at the vet thought that I was chewing them!!!

Humans are too messed up...

Good Weather

I love hanging out in the yard with my pets. Some months ago, Mom got me this rattling ducky that I love. I think he is my second favorite stuffed animal, the first one being my beloved Froggy. The rattling is really cute but my parents get a little bit annoyed when I bring him to bed at night. But then I give them one of my looks and they cannot get upset at me and the rattling Ducky.

Mom is the best pillow...

Spring has sprung

Mom loves this picture of me in front of the chives. I like chives too, they smell garlicky. And I love oregano too, it's a good herb to pee on. Sshhh, don't tell my mom... She keeps griping at me because she is not able to use her herbs for cooking anymore!

My Humans

As you can see, my humans and I are a very close pack and we even sleep together, share pillows, etc. Here we are on a typical weekend morning.

Another Olive visit

Tomorrow, Olive is coming to spend the night. Her mom has to go out of town again and so I will have to babysit Olive. Just to think about it I am already tired. That little pug is like the Energizer doggy, it just keeps going. I guess the good thing is that I'll have funny stories to tell you.

Speaking of fun, mom told me that she is taking me to the Farmers' Market tomorrow. OMG, I can hardly wait. I love that place; I never want to leave!

Watch out for the laser pug!

She's gone!

It has taken me several days to recover from Hurricane Olive. Oh my God! She is not just an alpha dog, she is the whole alphabet!!! When Olive arrived, we had a blast playing but soon enough I noticed that she was monopolizing my humans. They could not sit down without her sitting on their lap. And then she would not even share the lap with me. It took some major convincing on my part for her to finally let me have some of my parents' attention. Olive also monopolized my frogs! My frogs!!! I am still horrified because I love my little froggy.

The one thing where I could get ahead of Olive was in the food department (thank God). Olive is a little bit insecure when it comes to food, so when Mom was not watching I tried to steal it. Stella did too. But Mom caught us both and she locked us up in the big crate so that Olive could eat at her own leisurely pace. It's probably for the best, I guess.

Anyway, I love Olive and all but I am happy that I can have my parents' lap, bed and attention back (the only one that I don't mind sharing with is Stella). And my frogs too...