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February 26, 2013 · 3:19 pm

Winter Weenies

The Pug and I are doing our darndest to try run away from Old Man Winter this year, and although we have chosen some *usually* reliable spots to escape to, we still haven’t really seen the sun very much.

But all is not lost. At least Lola Pug still gets to experience the thrill of having sand, not snow, in between her tootsies…

 

…and she loves having a non-arctic, ocean wind in her ears…

 

…not to mention the smells and the new pee spots and the new buddies that she meets whenever we travel.

But this sunny day was one of only a couple that we seem to have been granted on this particular escape.

As for the eternal rain that we’re now looking at … we’ll find a way around it. Or we’ll just hunker down and become couch potatoes. Again.

Oh, Springtime, we are soooo ready for you!

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December 28, 2012 · 8:33 am

Sno-Cone

SNOW!

FINALLY!

It’s been a pretty green winter for us so far this year, and that’s suited Her Royal Pugness just fine, but we got a big old dump of snow the other day, and I simply couldn’t resist going for a walk in all of the wintery gorgeousness.

Alas, when one has two pugs who pretty much have opposite personalities, the term “walk” takes on an entirely new meaning.

Camera One…

GET ME OUT OF HEEEEEEERRRREEEEE!!!

 

…Camera Two….

Can we go this way? This way looks like fun! Come on! Hurry up!

 

Thank goodness they’re small beasts, ’cause I was not in the mood (nor will I ever be) to be drawn and quartered, thank you very much.

Roxy had no issues diving through snowbanks, exploring buried smells and generally romping in the gorgeous winter wonderland.

Lola Pug, however, had slightly different feelings….

Um. I thought we had a talk about this LAST YEAR, mother....

 

I guess, for some creatures, no amount of fashionable cold weather gear can make up for the fact that it is … you know … winter.

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October 7, 2012 · 11:48 am

Kitty vs Pug

No pug puppies were harmed in the making of this post…

 

…really…

 

…not even her dignity.

You should SEE what the cat puts up with from this little one.

Seriously.

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September 26, 2012 · 10:28 am

Wordless Wednesday – Low Tide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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September 4, 2012 · 10:59 am

Present from Payton

Pugs aren’t typically cheated in the toy department, and most well-loved pugs have as many oodles of toys as their family finances will allow.

When we met up with Payton’s people, Christy and Tim, we left with a little gift from them for Lola Pug. Payton had a collection of awesome toys, some of which are now being given in memory to her pug friends across North America.

Lola Pug LOVES gifts, so she was very eager to see what was waiting for her…

 

…witness her exceptional bag-diving technique, as taught to her by her little angel-friend, Rocco….

 

With the first victim already freed from the bag, (Homer the Lobster, in the background – he didn’t stand a chance against The Pug, and he will be snacked on during many play times to come), Lola went in for the second gift….

 

This gift was originally intended as a Christmas gift to Lola Pug, but apparently Payton became enamoured of it, and started to gnaw on a flipper, so another (equally awesome) stuffy took it’s place.

But here was the original gift, in all it’s glory.

Payton’s flipper was immediately identified by The Pug…

 

…and after a lengthy sniff, and what I like to think was a little puggie thank you to her angel friend…

 

…Lola Pug trounced the heck out of her new Pufferfish toy…

 

…which is pretty much as big of a “thank you” as pugs give, I think.

So to Christy and Tim – thank you from Lola Pug and her people for such a thoughtful gift.

Many, many frantic games of “Kill the Pufferfish” will be played in the time to come.

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August 17, 2012 · 1:56 pm

Tennis Pug

When The Pug was a puppy, she was a total flight risk (still is, actually – she IS a PUG, after all), so the only places I felt safe releasing her in were fenced, protected areas.

We often have access to a lovely private tennis court, and Lola Pug has come to know the court as a place of great joy and glee, and she leads me there immediately on arrival.

 

Is she in it for the fashion? The social scene? The cocktails? (isn’t every proper sport really best followed by ice cold cocktails?)

Nah. It’s all about the BALLS!

On a tennis court, Lola’s inner beast is unleashed, and she becomes a focused, flying huntress who would rival any Serengeti cheetah pursuing her prey.

 

 

 

 

 

Um. Pug?

 

Seriously? After all of that, you want us to believe that you are dignified and composed while on a tennis court?

Seriously, though. On the court, watching from the sidelines, even watching it on TV, Lola Pug is a total tennis junkie.

Whatever makes you happy, my love.

Your puggie wish is my ultimate command.

 

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July 31, 2012 · 9:16 am

Lola of the Lake

Working on the (likely not entirely correct) premise that Lola Pug is happiest when she’s with her mama, I take her on as many of my adventures as I possibly can – as long as it’s safe for her to come along, of course.

I thought it only fair to share my latest passion with her. The instructors I know in the sport encourage canine participation, and the way I figure it, the more time I spend with the little bean, the better. So I got her all geared up.

Well. She was skeptical at first (the life jacket is never a good sign, in her books)…

 

…and I think it’s pretty safe to say she remained skeptical when we left the shore…

 

…I thought the world might end when a wave got her foot wet (pugs ARE made of highly refined sugar, after all)…

 

…but she seemed to settle in quite nicely after she realised there was no dry escape route.

 

I tell myself that she wasn’t sitting behind me the whole time, trying to set my calves on fire with her glare…

 

…and I think she looks rather regal, to be honest.

But I might be confusing “regal” with “coldly plotting her revenge”, because she sure was happy to hit dry land.

Needless to say, like Lola Pug, I am determined and stubborn at times, and this weekend was not the last time that Her Royal Highness will see the world from a paddle board.

LAKE HO, pug! Summer has just got a whole lot more FUN for us! Well. It has for me, at least.

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May 23, 2012 · 11:11 am

Pug Meetup!

The Pug and I are lucky in that the cities we travel to most often have good pug populations, so we get a lot of variety in both our socialising and our scenery.

Every so often, we’re lucky enough to be in town for the more formal pug play dates. There’s nothing quite so wonderful (or hilarious) as seeing a bunch of pugs running around and playing together.

Lola doesn’t exactly approach these events with as much enthusiasm as I do.

I don’t think Lola even identifies herself as being “pug”.

Lola’s life is, I believe, *very* dramatic in her own mind…

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May 4, 2012 · 7:54 am

Arrrr, Puggie Wants a Movie

I started to come out of a seemingly endless viral funk a couple of days ago, and finally had enough energy to sit up for long enough to watch a favourite film.

Movies are always a welcome treat for The Pug, and I rather fear that over the years, I have turned her into a couch pugtato. She really has become quite the tv junkie.

The Pug assumed her comfortable (and Mama-protected) parrot position to watch the baddies and the goodies duke it out on the screen…

 

I have often wondered where she learned her ninja-like moves.

It all makes sense now.

No, sweetie. I will not start calling you Neo.

Time for your beauty sleep, little one.

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On an unrelated note, we were THRILLED to receive the “Just Kidding” Blog Award from our buddy, Bassa – a most observant and gentle Caucasian Shepherd, living in Tbilisi, in the Republic of Georgia. She’s a giant, woolly Buddha.

This award is given to “those who bring a smile and chuckle in our lives; or appreciate our humour and brighten our day with their posts.” Thank you, Bassa!

 

 

Bassa’s Blog is so interesting, and we learn something new and beautiful (from Bassa’s unique point of view) about Georgia with every post. If you haven’t met her already, you are missing out if you don’t pay her blog a visit.

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April 13, 2012 · 8:18 am

The Sock of Shame

Adventures sometimes mean mishaps – and thank goodness this little mishap was, indeed, little.

This time around, the injury was large enough that The Pug needed some TLC, but small enough that I could handle it, myself.

My bandage-wrapping skills leave much to be desired, so I’m thinking the “shame” part of this wee healing sock belongs to me.

…I think The Pug agrees with me.

The abrasion has since healed (almost), the pug has more or less stopped licking and limping, and all will soon be right with the world again.

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