Ever since Frank was a baby pug, he has had certain "special" toys. First it was a stuffed octopus that was larger than he was. Now he has a long cow toy. And what is so special about these toys? Well, Frank uses them as a pacifier. Whenever he wants to rest/go to sleep, he finds his cow. He then puts the nose of the cow into his mouth and sucks on it. The gross part is all the sucking/snorting sounds he makes. He kneads the cow's body with his paws.
You know it's bedtime when he starts following me around the house carrying that gross cow. It smells so bad, like pug breath. And heaven help Bert (Frank's pug brother) if he should even look at the cow. It's gotten so bad that when we forgot the cow at his Nanny's house, I had to go out and buy a new one.
So does anyone else's pug have "special" toys?
In my defense, I was sick. However, I feel that the pugs were taking advantage of me and my incapacity. I slept this way for hours. I'd also like to note that I don't normally dress in such a white trash fashion. But an old pug t-shirt and sweatpants seemed the way to go.
You know, now that I think about it, I am more angry with my husband for taking this photo. I was vulnerable and defenseless. At least the pugs were trying to commiserate with me.
I was sick!
My first pug came to us as a tiny puppy. My daughters named him Frank (taken from the Men in Black movies). He really was just like a human toddler. I spent most of my days yelling:
"What's in your mouth?" or "Why's the dog so quiet?" or my favorite "Who peed on the floor?". These were legitimate questions since I had a puppy and toddler at the same time. The toddler and the pug even shared pacifiers.
But you know what? Both of them are growing up. Frank is now 3 years old. He enjoys sleeping most of the day. I always say that Frank would make an excellent therapy dog for a coma patient. He's even started to get some grey hairs on his chin. And the toddler, well, she starts Kindergarten this coming fall.
Anybody else's baby grow up too fast?
I'm going to start out this blog by first introducing each of the pets. We'll save the kids for later. They get enough attention.
The first pet I'd like to introduce is our younger pug Bert. Bert will turn 2 on May, 31. Bert is about the biggest purebred pug I've ever seen. Okay, here's the truth. The boy weighs 32 pounds. I feel like I need to defend him about his size issues. He really is a big-boned pug. He stands taller and longer than any other pug I know.
I equate his size with my husband (insert innuendo here). I mean...my husband is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs accordingly. You could say he is above-average in size. Bert falls into the 95-plus percentile for height and weight.
Here's some photographic evidence:
You can also see that he is extremely handsome. So anyone else have a plus-sized pug?
