Independence Day weekend

We had a guest for the holiday weekend, Elliott! He's been here lots. 

We had hoped that Blaze might feel more comfortable with a boy pug to play with. 

Yeah, no. 

It started off okay. 

Then he started hiding behind the table to keep away from Elliott. 

 Elliott is high energy, even for a 6 year old. Fortunately, Blaze has been standing up for himself, especially when it comes to unwanted attention (if you know what we mean). No fighting or anything, just letting Elliott know he needs to knock it off. 

Unfortunately, Elliott is not a fan of fireworks. He doesn't react like Tallulah did, but his anxiety spread to everyone else. Blaze was a little unhappy with the noises, but he would have been fine if just he reacted. 

So mom broke out the Frosty Paws. She crumbled up Calmplex tablets in everyone's ice cream since the boys refused to take it. And wouldn't you know it, Elliott refused his ice cream even! 

Mom had to resort to Benadryl and essential oils to keep the peace. 

 Isabelle just enjoyed her ice cream.

Sometimes being deaf is a good thing!

Meet foster Blaze

Blaze has been with us for about a month now. 

He's up to date on his shots, neutered and really well behaved. 

He knows he's in good hands now.

He's weird though! He wouldn't eat for 24 hours after he got here. And we were nice to him, too. He's a little underweight and has some skin issues, but he's really a good pug. He is better potty trained than we are. He marks like crazy outside, nearly tipping over he hikes his leg so high. 

But not even once in the house.

Mom thinks he is likely allergic to corn or chicken. He was on some low quality food, but mom has transitioned him to our food. It can take two to three weeks to show any results. In the meantime, he's on Benadryl to help with the itching. Mom is pulling out all her home remedies to help his skin and itchies so he'll be improving in no time. 

He's only six. He'll be snatched up so soon! If you know someone in Virginia who is looking for a sweet boy, put in an application at Pugs U Gotta Save!

Delayed birthday post

Arthur left us with just a little rain. Honestly, we slept through the whole thing. Including the tornado warnings through mom's cell phone. Oops. 

We are behind on posting, but we'll start with our birthday!

Mom ordered us 2.25 pounds of treats from Pugs in the Kitchen! 

Tallulah and Petunia will share the Bacon Bites and Banana Blackberry Mint while the Pumpkin Kisses are just for Isabelle. Those are her favorites.

What's that you say? We get burgers for our birthday? 

Sweet!

We stalked mom the whole time the burgers were cooking. It was sprinkling so mom had to use the indoor grill. Only one burger cooked at a time! It was torture. That's Blaze in the donut of despair. He's cone free now.

 BURGERS FOR EVERYONE!

Thank you to everyone for our birthday wishes. It was a great weekend!

Arthur :/

Tropical Storm (soon to be Hurricane) Arthur wants to ruin our 4th of July! Fortunately for us, we should only get some rain and wind. The brunt of the storm is on track to hit the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the moment.

At this point, Arthur isn't a big threat to us. We'll have plenty to do inside on Friday, then go back to having fun this weekend! It's likely that the worst of it will be overnight Thursday into Friday morning. Maybe when we wake up Friday, it will all be over.

So stay dry and cool, friends. We certainly intend to. AC, potty pads, bully sticks. We are good to go.

7!

Today, my darling Tallulah and Petunia turn 7. I can't believe it has been 7 years already. It seems like just last week that they came to live with me as squeeful bundles of joy, despite looking grumpy. 

Tallulah and Petunia

Petunia and Tallulah

Through trips to the emergency vet (usually eye problems), thousands of miles on road trips, dozens of outfits and dog beds; through pounds of homemade dog food, hundreds of pills, thousands of dollars in vet bills; through job (and lack of job) stress, personal losses and victories and hours and hours of school work, they have been my joy. They were the reason I got up in the morning when I was unemployed, then when I was incredibly depressed. They are why I rescue and volunteer.

To the dogs who made me fall in love with pugs, you are my heart. 

Tallulah and Petunia

I love you more than words can express. 

May you live many more healthy and happy years with me.

Love, mom

She pugs hard for the money

Today was National Take Your Dog to Work Day. 

Mom decided to take me because 1- I'm a lot calmer than Tallulah and Petunia are and 

2- I'd sleep most of the time. 

No one else brought a dog which was fine by me. 

She put me to work right away! 

Had to take a selfie to put on Twitter.  

Grandma texted and said, "Isabelle looks cute! What happened to you?" Apparently grandma didn't think mom was wearing enough make up. It's casual Friday, for pug's sake!

Mostly, I kept doing laps around mom's desk. 

Got to go outside for a few breaks. There's a park right outside mom's office building with lots of trees and shade.

Mom brought the baby gate and a bed for me. I stayed by the gate because everyone who walked by gave me ear scritches and animal crackers! I really wanted to wander the halls in search of more cookies.

Working is hard! I'm not usually a lap sitter, but this pillow was pretty comfy.

I was pretty wiped out by being so cute at mom's work. 

I came home, ate dinner, then conked out. 

I was a hit! Didn't bark once or potty on the floor. I was a good ambassador for dogs at work. Which is good because if a storm ever knocks out power while mom's at work, we are all going in. That will be a circus!

Mom is super lucky to have a great boss who said it was ok to bring me. Her building is pretty isolated in our neighborhood, and no one had allergies or objected. It worked out great!

Can't wait for next year!

Friday...

Guess who gets to participate in Take Your Dog to Work day? 

Friday, Isabelle gets to go to work with mom. At least the afternoon, as long as she behaves. 

Since we live so close to mom's work, Isabelle will go right home if she needs to. 

Likely, she'll sniff around for a while, enjoy all the attention, then fall asleep. 

Hope to have some pictures Friday!