Chronicles of Pugs

Waiting...

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Waiting to get their feet wiped...

Waiting for this final work day to be over....

Waiting for Christmas to be here!

Waiting for my laptop to get back from the repair shop since it decided to stop charging..

Our Christmas Decor

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:26:00 +0000

Our Christmas stuff is up and everyday is a battle to make sure nothing is eaten or destroyed by our resident troublemaker, Gus. Thankfully he can get no where near the gingerbread house!
Our boutique-y tree this year, I was kind of lazy and didn't feel like putting up our special ornaments, just the balls and ribbons. This picture is without flash.
This picture has flash but it really makes that wall look orange, yuck.
My grandma made this table runner last year, I love snowmen and have a bit of theme going on, so it works quite nicely. Please ignore the stuff stacked at the end of the kitchen table.
Grandma made this runner as well, she also made me matching place mats last year, she is so handy, I suppose if I ever did do a sit down dinner I would switch the table runners out so it all matched. I will do a post of the rest of my christmas odds and ends soon!

First Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:57:00 +0000

It finally snowed here! We have only gotten about 2 or 3 inches so far but there is a big snowfall warning for this week.
I went to watch the hubby play winter softball and I almost brought Gus and Indy with me. I am really glad I didn't because after half an hour I was freezing and we were down there for atleast 2 hours.
But when we got home and I thawed out a little, I took them out to play in the snow.
It isn't as deep as it was last year, but they enjoyed themselves just as much!

Frosty Paws - the real deal

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, this dark when I get up and dark when I get home thing really sucks! I also apologize for the photo quality, walking around that early in the morning with my big camera just doesn't work!

It has been very cold here this last week, 3 degrees down to -5 (37F to 23F) this morning. That is frost you see on the ground, not snow since the sun has been shining like crazy here! Makes up for that chilly temperature.

I will say we have been enjoying our early morning walks, Indy lets me put her sweater on her since she loves what it usually means (snow!). Although Gus has been walking like he is drunk lately: running around me, stopping right in front of me, stopping altogether. I tripped on him twice this morning. Silly boy, I didn't realize it was because his tail was under the coat.

We just need to keep our eyes open for the skunks and random coyotes but I think in this weather it won't be an issue!!

The Yoohoo Penguin

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:53:00 +0000

When I went shopping Friday, I received a free little Yoohoo penguin from Claire's jewelry.

Indy and Gus took to it immediately.

In fact neither of them wanted to share!

Isn't he cute?

Well it didn't last... Yoohoo is on the watch list since Gus likes chewing on his glass eyes.

Loving the Indy Pug

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend, well all our American friends anyways!
I decided to do some Black Friday shopping this year and it was crazy! Lots of fun and lots of good deals.
The pugs got to stay home with their daddy and get alot of cudding done this weekend. Gus was most upset that I *abandoned* him . Indy.. I don't think she noticed since she had her daddy all to herself!

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:46:00 +0000

Chowing Down

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Every now and then we like to make Gus and Indy sit and stay when we feed them. I'm kind of mean that way. Gus tends to drool while he waits, it's the only time he does that.
Indy sits there and makes eyes at us so she can eat. Sometimes she makes that noise, that whiny moan to let us know that she is indeed hungry!
When it is time to chow down, I don't think Gus chews, he just wolfs it right down.
Indy eats two or three kibbles at time, she is very dainty and lady like!

Oh the weather outside is frightful....

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:56:00 +0000

I wish we had a working fireplace because it is very yucky out. Wind warnings, rain warnings, and storm warnings. We are enjoying our multiple fleece blankets, rare cuddles from Misfit, and I am loving my thick comfy duvet. Winter is upon us!

Indy's Day at the Vet

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:58:00 +0000

Indy had her yearly checkup and vaccines this weekend, she was a pretty good girl. Indy has lost 0.5 lbs since June which isn't the best, she does need to lose a pound or so because apparently that isn't all loose skin around shoulders! Right now she is 11.4 lbs.
We also found that she has a twisted jaw, on her lower jaw there is an over bite and an under bite and she also has a lot of twisted teeth. The Dr says it is because she has so many teeth crammed into her little mouth. What it does mean is that we will need to start brushing her teeth (and Gus's too!) and in the future she will need a teeth cleaning and perhaps a few pulled.
We also talked about Indy's left back leg, she has a luxating patella and so far it is doing ok. She has less muscle on that leg so we are going to find out some extra exercises she can do to build it back up. Indy had her nails cut as a well and surprisingly she did very well!! The tech gave her a chewie for the car ride home and of course she had a few treats from the cookie jar!

Queen of Pathetic

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:32:00 +0000

Need I say more?

I wonder...

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

I am almost wondering if this blog should be renamed The Adventures of Gus because I swear in the short 2 years that I have had him, he has gotten into way more things/trouble/adventures then Indy or the cats have!

This weekend Gus somehow managed to get a dozen sugar cookies off the kitchen counter (Not a clue how.. unless a cat knocked it off). He ate them all Saturday evening and was fine when we got home from errands.

Sunday was a different story, he was very sick from both ends (sorry!) and while outside on a potty break so I could clean up inside, he proceeded to lay down on the wet grass in the rain and wouldn't come inside.

He spent most of the day shivering under a pile of blankets until late afternoon when he perked right up. All we did was mention kibble, he is completely fine now thankfully. And hopefully he will stay that way.

I don't know.....

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:00 +0000

We were using the step ladder the other day and had to go out to run some errands so we left it in the kitchen. When we came home, Misfit was sitting there, staring at it.

He sat there for a good 10, 15 minutes; not sniffing or licking or anything. Just staring.

He baffles me sometimes.

(Gus was embarrassed and in trouble with the garbage can lid, we came home and he was in the window wearing it so I had to stay outside until I stopped laughing. He was after I don't know what... since that garbage can only had paper garbage and sticker backings but he left the room a mess.)

Wordless Wednesday - Stuck in the garbage pail lid.

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:00 +0000

(The little bugger got into the garbage can in my scrapping room.)

Happy Halloween!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:27:00 +0000

My pumpkins this year are Jack Skeleton and Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I drew them freehand before carving.
Indy as Boo the Ghost. Impressed huh??

And Gus the Moo Cow! He doesn't mind his outfit that much at all.

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Meet our new friend...

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Meet Bella the puggle! She is 3 years old and belongs to one of the girls on my hubby's ball team. Bella is so sweet and cute and she howls just like a beagle!
She gets along fabulously with Gus and Indy, lots of kisses and wrestling.
Bella loves playing with the balls too, I have been bringing one for each of them but the only one who likes that idea is Indy, don't screw around with her green squeaky ball!
Gus likes to go after whoever is closest with the ball. Neither Indy or Bella share.
Gus doesn't like being so far away from me, but he was harassing Bella a bit too much so he got to stand back with my sister.

(And no Bella isn't named after Twilight.. lol I had to ask).

Wordless Wednesday - At the ball park

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Finally, the Thanksgiving Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51:00 +0000

We were lucky enough to have two turkey dinners the other weekend, my grandmother cooked the family one and our friend C, cooked the other one.
She loves having us and the pugs over since she experiments all sorts of different recipes on us! This year the turkey was brined and stuffed with citrus: lemon, orange and grapefruits. It was to die for and the gravy had a great citrus taste.
Indy loves coming because she can follow C around the kitchen and she gets to try EVERYTHING! Apple, turnips, even basil but she spit that back out.
C put apple in the stuffing so the dogs got lots of apple.. poor C, she had little shadows the whole day.
This is Chase, he hates healthy foods, like apples but since Gus and Indy were chowing down, he had to make sure he didn't miss out!

Wordless Wednesday - Gus helped make Thanksgiving Dinner

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000

(He stuck his head in a bucket of flour, you must click to get the full effect!)

Bum in Window

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Indy's favorite seat in the house: she watches people, barks at dogs, and at squirrels. She definitely gives the paperboy hell and Gus joins in.

"What are you looking at it?"

Wordless Wednesday - Sharing

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Laundry Snuggles

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:38:00 +0000

This is always a fun way to fill the evening, laundry and snuggles.
Thank goodness it was the whites she decided to sleep on, instead of the darks.
Because for people that own two fawn pugs, we sure wear a lot of black clothes.
Silly huh?

Morning Walkies

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Our morning routine this summer changed quite a bit. I got up earlier then normal and took Gus and Indy for a walk. That way we could enjoy the sunshine when it wasn't boiling hot out. It worked really well for all of us, lots of exercise and a good way to wake up.

Now that Autumn is here, it's a bit more difficult, it's pitch black at 6am, so I shortened the walk so we could leave when the sun is rising. Once winter hits that will be impossible and our morning walks will end.

Dark or not, Gus and Indy are still enjoying their walks. I think they saw something in these pictures, they were very interested in what was under my car. At that time of the morning... I am not!

Just Hanging Around

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Crazy time

noreply@blogger.com (Lex) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:52:00 +0000

Its that time of the year where leaves fall of trees, the temperature drops and the squirrels run like mad men across your yard and house.
Publish Post Well in our house, squirrels stop and mock Gus and Indy so they must be chased after. They usually go up and over this fence but this time it went through a hole and Indy saw it. Do you think this deters the squirrels from returning? Nope!