"Multum In Parvo"...with Cinnabon tails

Playing like BROS!

2012-01-26T23:08:00.002-05:00

OK, ONE of these days, we'll get back into a normal blogging routine, but for NOW...please enjoy the latest Salinger/Toby video!

The Fall of the House of Gingerbread 2011

2012-01-20T22:55:00.000-05:00

Hello friends! Salinger T. Pug Esq. back in my rightful position here at the keyboard today! As some of you may remember, each year my human brother Holden creates a cool gingerbread house that we keep out on display during Christmas and then DESTROY together in some sort of fabulously spectacular fashion. Check out previous destruction HERE and HERE. (Go ahead....we'll wait!)

So after mom put away all the Xmas tchochkies and clutter, Holden took care of the gingerbread house...

Notice ME all adorable and posing nicely for the camera while Toby (the RUBE) is all busy huffing the farkakte gingerbread house!!!

Ok....ready?????? Here it goes!!!MMMMMM!!! Destruction is YUMMY!!!!!

Tough Guy TobyPants!

2012-01-17T19:05:00.000-05:00

HEYA there youse guys! It's me...

TOBY PANTS!!!! I'm Salinger's kid brudder (and I sound like Joe Pesci!)

I gotta tell ya what I did today! See this here STUFFIE????.......

I KILLED IT I DID!!!! Yeah....you heard me! He had it comin'!!!! Squeaker and guts...ALL OVER the living room floor!

My big brudder Salinger came in to see me chewin' on this here dead stuffie's BUTT!

He was none too pleased!

This here is a picture of him asking what the EFF is wrong with me. Heh heh heh!

I told him I didn't like the look on that stuffie's face, so he needed to sleep with the fishes!

Don't mess with TobyPants!!!!!

Interview with the Pugs

2012-01-13T15:35:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Today it's MOM (Laura) at the keyboard. I am so so so sorry for the lack of posts and updates with our new family member (Toby), but the last almost two weeks have reminded me of those first surreal days home alone with a new (human) baby.

Toby is a PERFECT little pug and fitting in so nicely with us! Salinger is being a bit turdlier than usual and is a bit jealous and has even started MARKING around the house (ai yi yi!). I REFUSE to put them in belly bands (because we have this awesome custom built doggie door!) so I just follow them everywhere and get ready to pounce if I see a leg start to lift. I'm lucky to get a real shower every day (usually with the curtain open so I can see what they're doing) and am still balancing work on top of all this. LUCKILY I work from home or I would be an unemployed MESS of a Crazy Pug Lady right now.SO....until I can put something better together....here's a video of me "interviewing" the boys after they received a cool new toy from Julie (from The Pug Corral).Thank you ALL for the sweet words, encouragement, commisserating, support and laughs as we've brought sweet Toby into our home!I promise to try and get better with blogging and let Salinger have the keyboard back. I know he's much funnier and more interesting than I am!

Toby's FIRST McCheesyBurger

2012-01-05T23:07:00.000-05:00

Hey there youse guys! This is TOBY here at the keyboard today!!!!GUESS what I got today???? A MCCHEESYBURGER!!!! My big brother, Salinger, has been telling me all about these magical meat sammiches and Mom brought us home one to share!It was SWELL, I tell ya....just SWELL!!!***MOM'S NOTE*** Most of you probably know that Salinger speaks with a deep voice and a British accent. TOBY speaks like a cross between Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and one of those young 20's wiseguy gangsters. Just FYI to make your reading experience more fun.

Indy Pug 500 Living Room Race!!!!!!

2012-01-03T20:55:00.000-05:00

After a bit of a rough night....Day 2 with little brother Toby was a good one. We even had some FUN tonight!

GENTLEPUGS, START YOUR ENGINES!!!!!

OMG Toby is a Whirling Dervish!

LOOK!!!!!

He must have some stories to tell from his Turkish Days! Perhaps that's one of the places he wandered when he was homeless. Hmmm....interesting!

New Year and NEW BROTHER!!!!

2012-01-02T21:17:00.001-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!!!! SO sorry we've been away, but Mom needed a bit of a break over Christmas and also had work coming out of her eyeballs again.SO....big changes for us here at TheLazyK for 2012! I HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER!!!!!

MEET TOBY!!!His full name is Tobias Flenderson Funke Kelley (a wink and a nudge to all The Office and Arrested Development fans out there!). Both our vet and the vet his sweet KPR foster family took him to think he's maybe between 2 and 3 years old. He was found wandering around in Kentucky and was picked up and taken to a KILL SHELTER where he was sprung on his "due date" by his sweet foster family, Jeni and Ryan in Louisville **blows kisses***. Mom transported this little dude before and just fell in love with him, and she and dad have been talking about him non stop since then!

Mom and dad have been working hard to get pics of us together since my kid brother came home yesterday, but they're all blurry or we have psycho eyes, so this is ALL we have for right now. We both snorted some crack (hahaha) and both rode on mom's lap for the trip back home.

"Hey dude....now let's get some stuff straight....I'M the BIG BROTHER....I'M the boss....capisce???"

Holden took this shot of mom taking Toby from Foster Mom...it's the official handoff pic!

We laughed and said Toby looks like Baby Simba in The Lion King!

"THE CIIIIIIIIIIIIRCLE OF LIFE!!!!"

We all just adore Toby....here he is with his other big brother...Holden

EVERYPUG should be so lucky to have a big bro as awesome as Holden!!!

He got to help Daddy drive the car home too! Toby is a VERY good driver!

"TEN AND TWO POPS! TEN AND TWO!!!!"

Today, Toby had his first visit with Dr. Graves!

He whispered to Toby and told us that he was a "Great Little Pug" and that I should be a nice big brother to him.I'm going to try my best. I know the kid was dealt a crappy hand early in life, so we're going to take good care of him and I promise not to be too turdley toward him.

On that note...here is a pic of me enjoying my FIRST McCheesyBurger of 2012! I didn't have to share either!!! NOM NOM NOM!!Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!

2011-12-14T16:08:00.000-05:00

Today is DADDY'S 47th BIRTHDAY!!!! Daddy's birthday is one of my most favorite holidays because he usually takes the day OFF from work to spend it with MEEEEEEE! I started his day off with THIS birthday greeting...CLICK HERE AND MAKE SURE YOUR SPEAKERS ARE ON!
(many people are surprised to hear that I speak with a British accent!)

After we had some atomic snuggling and tummy rubs, Mom and Dad went to THE DINER here in Pendleton for breakfast...

A birthday candle in his toast!!!!

I borrowed Mom's magic plastic card from her wallet and bought daddy the coolest birthday present EVER....

I THOUGHT I was ordering him an EYE PAD so we can play PIRATES together, but this farkakte box with a picture of an apple on it came instead. Dad screamed and yelled and seemed to really like it a LOT, so I just acted like that's what I meant for him to have.

Ok, back to some more birthday snuggling and cuppycake sharing...

NOM NOM NOM!

Please CLICK HERE for more of Daddy's birthday posts! There are some really good pics!....HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!! You are the best daddy in the world and I'm SO glad that I picked you to be mine when I was a baby!

I LOVE YOU!

My new Auntie Melissy SWEATER VEST!

2011-12-13T07:50:00.000-05:00

I got an early Christmas present!!!! ANOTHER Auntie Melissy ORIGINAL!!!!

A CADET SWEATER!!!!!THIS sweater is VERY special because it's modeled after Daddy's old Citadel Cadet uniform!

This is daddy waaaaay back in 1987 when he was graduating from The Citadel! Daddy's uniform has SHRUNK a LOT since his cadet days (hahaha) so we couldn't pose for a "twinsies" pic.... but here is a pic of us in front of his Citadel christmas tree!

The Citadel mascot is the BULLDOG, but we're going to let that slide since they also have smushy faces. I'm trying to get him to start a campaign to change the school mascot over to the Citadel PUG, but he's apparently too busy to start his letter writing. Auntie Melissy and Archie (R-Chee!) do such an amazing job with these comfy sweater vests! It's like a wearing a big hug that keeps nekkid pug tummies warm!!!!

SO cozy!!!!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!CLICK HERE to go to Melissa's Pugnotes Etsy shop and order your very own yarn hug! They fit PERFECTLY and are nice and warm without interfering with "Pug Business" (if you follow me....)THANK YOU for making me such a perfect sweater Auntie Melissy!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

My appointment with the FatMan!

2011-12-11T20:31:00.012-05:00

Mom took me for my annual appointment with the BigGuy today.

I told him I'd been a good boy all year and therefore expected the following....

1. Cashmere doggie bed for napping

This scratchy regular variety of COTTON cushions and pillows with sub-par thread count in my comfort collection are wreaking HAVOC on my tender PugButt!

2. The Judy Garland Box set

Only because she's FABULOUS!!!

3. Unlimited FULL Jif jars

NOT the farkakte EMPTY ones that mom occasionally tosses my way!

4. Cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.

Any kind except that stuff with the blue mold in it. Mom fed me a taste of that once and I'd rather eat lawn sausages.

5. My own vehicle WITH 24/7 on call driver to take me shopping and to McDonalds for McCheesyBurgers ANY time I want.

If I waited for MOM to take me every time I felt the need.....I'd NEVER get anywhere!

I think that about covers it. What are all of YOU asking Santa to bring you for Christmas????

Playing Catch-up

2011-12-09T08:20:00.006-05:00

We are SO sorry that we've been AWOL for so long (17 days! Yeeks!) Dad got mom a new computer and she has been using a lot of bad words trying to figure out where all of her "stuff" is....PLUS....I've had a lot of lying around to do digesting all those yummy foodables from Thanksgiving...

Mmmmmm Tryptophan naps are the BEST!!!!

Some of you probably know alllll about our goofball family Thanksgiving Eve Jackassery...but CLICK HERE if you don't (we'll wait.....cue Jeopardy music....)

"Aw crap....AGAIN? SERIOUSLY???"

"Mom...go mail that farkakte thing to Bajas!"

"Ok...show's over...bring on the REAL Thanksgiving foodables!"

We had Maggie here for Thanksgiving (her family was traveling) and mom cooked us up all the gross parts that you find in a bag jammed up the turkey's butt!

Mmmmm....Thanksgiving Turkey ButtBag Nuggets are the BEST!!!! Nom nom nom!

Mom promises that she has a TON of new bloggie posts in the works. She found her pics on the new computer and promises to catch up with you all hopefully over the weekend!

Pug meets Crustacean

2011-11-22T15:57:00.004-05:00

The other day, mom was cooking dinner and it was smelling up the WHOLE HOUSE! I came into the kitchen to see what she was making and she showed me THIS!

WTF????

This big red bug thing still had it's FACE attached!!!!!

QUIT LOOKIN' AT ME!!!!! SHE's the one that cooked you...NOT me!

That lobster dude wouldn't stop lookin' at me, so I fixed his little red wagon.....

NOM! NOMMMMMMM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!

Anyone else want to stare at me???

I didn't think so!

Dr. Salinger Is On Call!

2011-11-17T10:51:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone. I've got my hands full taking care of my hooman brother again today.

Ugh....Holden is SIIIIICK!

He's been honking and making all kinds of goose noises and mom SWEARS she saw THIS happen last night.....

Ok, maybe not THAT bad. But he's all phlegmy and gross sounding. Mom is thinking about loading up the paint sprayer with hand sanitizer and Lysol and giving this place a good hosedown!

I got to go to the pharmacy yesterday with Mom to pick up his prescriptions to make him better and then spent the rest of the day on duty like THIS...

He's feeling a bit better today, but I'm going to make sure he gets LOTS of rest and fluids today while he's still home from school.

Take care of YOUR hoomans everyone!

No More Mr. Brown Eye??????

2011-11-15T10:15:00.007-05:00

O M G! You aren't going to believe this!!!! My Auntie Peta filled mom in on something so hilarious this morning that she couldn't wait to share it with all of you.....
CLICK HERE
It seems this super awesome fellow PugMom (Hi Dusty!) interviewed the lady that developed something called REAR GEAR to cover up the "offensive" PUGANUS!!!

"No More Mr. Brown Eye"!!!!!!! LOLLLLLLLL!!!!

Now, Mom finds NOTHING wrong with my PugButt being exposed. In fact, you may remember that she did a whole tribute to my PugButt CLICK HERE to refresh your memory.

Now I ask you....Have you EVER seen a finer PugButt specimen??? I have a strict regimen of squats, thrusts, and various routines involving stretching and several massages daily to keep this booty in it's TOP physical form! No WAY would I dream of covering this up!

BUTT (hahaa...get it?)....HYPOTHETICALLY....if I were to wear a "Rear Gear" cover....we have some design ideas....

SO...what do you guys think? Fabulous fashion accessory OR offensive PugButt censorship????

Early SNOW!

2011-11-14T08:52:00.004-05:00

Some of you probably read from some of our other Indy pals that we had some surprise early SNOW here last Thursday (Nov. 10).

YES...I SAID SNOW!!!!!!!

See for yourself!

It didn't stick or anything...it was back up in the 60's over the weekend.
Personally...I loved it. I love running around in the snow like a bulldozer while mom stands up on the deck being all shrilly and yelly about me suffering ailments varying from freezing my dingus off to giving myself a heart attack from the cold.

WHATever! I say BRING IT!

Happy Monday everyone!

Mmmmm....carbs!

2011-11-12T10:54:00.003-05:00

Check this out...mom stopped to grab some bagels and this bagel store had DOGGIE BONE BAGELS!

Hmmmm...I've only had the hard crunchy doggie bagels...never a nice warm soft, chewy bagel! It smells yummy!

OHHHHHHHH MY! SOOOO delicious, chewy, yeasty goodness!!!!

Next time, I'm totally ordering mine with a nice schmear of cream cheese!!!!

Happy Saturday!

Case of the Crazies!

2011-11-10T08:40:00.004-05:00

Mom cleaned out all the old pics and videos from her phone and found THIS from a few weeks ago!

Mom and Dad take me for a long walk almost every evening, and if there isn't anyone around up at the big park, they let me run loose and chase the @#$%& Geese (a.k.a. Crap Machines) into the lake!!!! I had just chased off a HUGE flock of them, leaving the park safe for all!

Happy Thursday!

More fun with MaggieDumplin'

2011-11-08T08:57:00.003-05:00

We had my pal Maggie stay with us over the weekend! We did a LOT of playing, which meant a LOT of sleeping too! We slept in really late on Sunday morning and then had a wrestling match in the Big Cloud Bed. Mom grabbed her phone and recorded the foolishness!

Did you hear Maggie sounding like an Asthma-Hound Chihuahua???? Mom made us some yummy breakfast after this and then we went back to bed!

All that playing so early in the day can be EXHAUSTING!!!!

Hurry up with that chicken already!!!!

2011-11-07T12:23:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone!
Some of you may know that Mom is a SUPERPLANNER (meaning she makes LISTS of her LISTS...it's ridonkulous). I saw that she has "CHICKEN" on the menu for dinner tonight!!!! MMMMM!

I don't care if it's only noon.....I'm going to park my PugButt right here at the table and WAIT. No way am I missing CHICKEN!!!!

Happy Monday!

Smiley Saturday

2011-11-05T12:15:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone! It's SATURDAY! That means all my favorite S things....
Sleeping in, snuggles, snacks, shopping and SMILING!!!!

So HAPPYYYYYYYYY!!!!

Here's something else that will make you all smile....Mom's friend MIMI (not my grandma whose NICKNAME is Mimi...but an actual lady whose REAL name is Mimi) is a fellow crazy Pug Mama and has started her own bloggie too! She is SO SO SO FUNNY and guaranteed to crack you up! CLICK HERE TO VISIT HER BLOGGIE and show some love!!! Don't have a beverage nearby because you'll likely shoot it out of your nose laughing!

Happy Saturday!

Halloween 2011 is in the books!

2011-11-04T10:39:00.006-04:00

Halloween is always one big crazy, insane Festival of Jackassery around here! Mom goes crazy, invites everyone in the zip code over for chili, and then there's trick or treating here in our neighborhood!

Here we are in our Halloween finery. Dad is the Joker, I'm a convict, Mom is supposed to be HOLDEN (hahaha) and Holden is dressed up as an old lady again (this time with huge boobs!)

I'm a convict because Mom makes me stay in the house behind THIS taped on the door!!!!

The peeps sit out in the driveway handing out candy and EVVVVERYONE points and laughs at me. Jerks.

Here's some of the crew that all gathered for Trick or Treating! Notice Tupac couldn't resist giving Holden's hooters a honk! HAHAHAAA!

Be sure to biggify....there are some FUNNY costumes here in this pic!!!

My buddy KEENAN the Sheltie came by dressed in THIS getup.......

"Maaaaan...they made you wear a BUTTERFLY outfit? They know you're a dude, right???"

A few nights before Halloween...Mom and Dad went to a Halloween party and dressed up like THESE people....

When they put those wigs on, my PugButt went INSANE and I growled and barked at them until they left for the party! WHO ARE THEY??? Do you recognize them? Did you see PULP FICTION?

No...they didn't dance in an actual Twist contest, and neither of them had any heroin, so they weren't as messed up as the Mia and Vince characters, but they still had fun!

I also found out on Halloween morning that my Sushi costume WON the Indianapolis Three Dog Bakery costume contest!!! (Thank you everyone who voted on Facebook!)

Mom took me up there to claim my prize and pose with this nice lady named Morgan (she gave me 2 cookies!)

I LOVE Three Dog Bakery, but Mom and I talked and both decided that we're donating the prize (A $50 gift card!) to Kentuckiana Pug Rescue to be raffled off or otherwise used to help the Puggies in the rescue that need it!

Ok, I did my part....can I take this farkakte sushi costume OFF and pack all this Halloween crap AWAY already?????

DumDum suckers quality control is SPOOKY!!!!

2011-10-31T08:02:00.003-04:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!! I'm helping mom get ready for our big neighborhood chili/trick or treating soiree tonight! First up....CANDY!

Wow...that's a LOT of nommables!

OH LOOK! Three suckers fell out of the bag with NO WRAPPERS!

What kind of quality control do those jacklegs over at the DumDum company have anyway??? Sheesh!!!

I better check to make sure there are no razor blades or rat poison in them!

Mmmmm.....nope....just strawberry! YUM!

Happy Pugoween everyone!!!! Enjoy the noms!

Lazy Pug Weekend BLUES!

2011-10-29T14:40:00.001-04:00

HAHAHA....check it out....I got the BLUES!!!!!!!!!

PLAY IT, DADDY!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

It's my kind of town!

2011-10-27T21:19:00.011-04:00

**WARNING** this post is verrry long and has a crap-ton of pics, so you might want to get a snack and a beverage and find somewhere comfy to relax! Mom and Dad took me on a little ROAD TRIP....

Hmmmm...I wonder where we're going?????

Soon, I saw the familiar skyline of CHICAGO! We drove the car to THIS place and gave the keys to some man that worked there and said he would take care of it for us.

"The Drake"....hmmm....I like the sound of this place!

Wow...this is MY kind of place! The elevator even has a little SOFA in it! PERFECT!

It's a LONG RIDE up to the 8th floor....I must rest!

Check this out....ANOTHER resting spot when we got off the elevator!

Ahhhhhhhh....that was an exhausting ride up the elevator!

WOW! This is our room????

Overlooking Lakeshore Drive and Lake Michigan!!! SO pretty! There was even a dog beach right there, but it was FREEEEZING cold!

Instead of the beach, Mom and Dad took me SHOPPING on Michigan Avenue! Chicago is a very dog friendly city and mom asked Dr. Google which stores would allow me to shop. She was surprised to find out that there are a LOT of them!

Now THIS is more like it!!!!

Here is our first stop...Anthropologie

Mom got some vanilla perfume that makes her smell like a cupcake! MMMMM

THIS was my favorite store....BLOOMINGDALES!!!!!

THIS lady is BETTY from the hosiery department....she said I was the best looking customer she'd had all day, but she was sorry that they didn't have any Spanx in my size. HAHAHAA! As IF I'd cram my PugButt into a pair of Spanx!!!!! She also told me that she only dates on Sundays and Mondays and said I could come back anytime.

After we covered just about ALL of Michigan Ave, we went back to The Drake

I had a nice nap on their Big Cloud Bed and waited for dinner....

Dinner is served!!!!

Gino's East deep dish supreme with broken sausage (not the patty). NOM! Mom gave me her sausage and pizza bones (crust).

The next morning, after a NICE long sleep...Mom had her coffee in bed and I helped her and dad with the crossword puzzle.

I was also King of the 'Mote....I had to find a weather forecast that would tell us when it would stop RAINING in Chicago!

The rain didn't stop, so Mom dressed me in my rain slicker and we went out for breakfast....

SPRINKLES CUPCAKES!!!!!

If any of you watch CUPCAKE WARS on Food Network, you should know about Sprinkles! Candice Nelson is one of the judges on the show and Sprinkles is HER cupcake bakery!

They even have DOGGIE cupcakes! Mmmmm....vanilla!!!!
***Mom's note*** I tried the ginger lemon and I'm here to tell you that sometimes cupcakes ARE worth the $3.50 price tag. I have some experimenting to do here in my own kitchen!!!!

To work off the cupcakes, we walked all the way from Walton Ave. down and over to Navy Pier (map it....it's like 93923827278485 miles)

The SUN came out, but it was still COLD! Here are dad and I in front of Navy Pier.

As we walked around, LOOK what we found!!!!!

McD's of the Future???? WTF????

Nope....regular old McCheesyburgers! Nothing futuristic about this!

I had to hurry and nom kind of fast......
Because these GIANT TURKEYS WERE TRYING TO STEAL MY MCCHEESYBURGER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dad called them RATS WITH WINGS but mom said they were funny the way they move their necks when they walk.

After some shopping in the Pier shops, I had a therapy session with none other than BOB NEWHART!!!!

He didn't have much to say.

After some more shopping and a long walk back, we left to get back to Indy.

Bye bye Chicago! See you again SOON!

2nd place AND Pumpkins!

2011-10-25T22:05:00.007-04:00

So mom took me to PETCO on Sunday for a Halloween Party and entered me in the costume contest (with my Sushi suit on!). I came in SECOND PLACE!!!! Mom had her hands full, and it was really hard to get pics because I was acting like a hot buttered mess....

Here I am with Aunt Sarah and my buddy Count "Hank"ula! (hahahaa)

The winner was a REEEEALLY cute Boxer puppy dressed as a police officer! NO...sorry...no pics.

Hank and I did some shopping to celebrate my 2nd place win...

"SIT DOWN, HANK!....For crap's sake...get this buggy rollin' to the TREAT BAR, mom!"

In other news, Mom and Holden carved their pumpkins last night. Here is the finished collection....

Check out Holden's "puking" pumpkin barfing onto the poor dude below that was STABBED in the HEAD! Yikes!

I helped mom by modeling for her pumpkin (pugkin?)...

"Um, Mom...you might want to think about calling to schedule an eye dr. appointment....or perhaps some remedial art classes!"

Mom tells me that she and dad are taking me somewhere REALLY COOL tomorrow! This better be good to make up for this sushi suit jackassery!

My Halloween costume (drum roll please!!!....)

2011-10-22T12:46:00.009-04:00

Yep....here we are with the annual Halloween HUMILIATION!!!!

That writing on the front of my shirt is Japanese for....

SUSHI!!!!!!!

Can you BEEELIEVE Mom did this to me? Oy.

Here I am giving her the "Super Evil S#IT Eye Glare" as she was sewing this monstrosity together.

I kept willing her to POKE herself with that needle...

Even my own MIMI sold me out and HELPED with this jackassery!!!!!

"Thanks a HEAP, Mimi!!!! Why did you have to encourage her?"

I'm just going to hide here until Halloween is over

"Can you PLEASE take this ridonkulous getup OFF me now????"

What are all of YOU going to be for Halloween????

More Mimi Fun

2011-10-19T21:11:00.003-04:00

We've been keeping Mimi VERY busy and out of trouble!

Holden had his LAST football game yesterday and Mimi got to see him play! GO ARABIANS!!!! (I stayed home and watched The Flintstones because of the stupid "NO DOGS" rule at the stadium).

Holden's team won 22-0 and the peeps were FROZEN and soaked from the rain!!!

Here's Mimi getting a nice sweaty hug from Holden after the big win! Way to go, Holden!

This morning, it was STILL raining, so Mimi wore mom's wellies to keep her feet dry.

I wore my raincoat just because it looked so fabulous....but no one made me go out for a walk in this mess, thankfully!!!!

Then tonight, Holden got all dressed up like a fancy waiter and then the peeps left for like 923928374832849 hours...

Holden plays in the PHMS Honors Band and they had their first concert of the year tonight! They sounded FABULOUS!

After the concert, we had a little birthday party here to celebrate Mimi's friend ANN's birthday! Ann lives in Arizona and has the CUTEST little Maltese baby girl named Ellie (just like our Pug friend Ellie!!)

Happy Birthday Ann! We know you're in AZ, but we'll have some cake here in Indy to celebrate your big day!

Mimi also helped Mom make my Halloween costume today. I don't want to talk about it.

***Mom's note*** The costume is AWESOME! Stay tuned for pics after a tiny bit of fine tuning!!!!

Guess who is here from ARIZONA!?

2011-10-18T08:36:00.006-04:00

Did you guess who my OTHER surprise visitor was????

It's MIMI!!! (Mom's mom). She flew in from ARIZONA yesterday just to see ME!

LOOK what she brought me! A JIF jar!!!! (Mom says she doesn't even want to KNOW how she got this past the TSA!)

Mimi and I did some hardcore snuggling on the couch. Look how wrinkled up she got my hotdog neck!!!!

Scratch harder Mimi!!!!! Don't neglect the booty area either!!!!

I pulled out the old "Oliver Twist" routine trying to get Mimi to share her dinner with me....

"Oh PLEASE Mimi...may I have some more Chicken Cordon Bleu, mashed sweet potatoes and spinach/pear salad? I am simply FAMISHED!!!"

After dinner, I took Mimi out to the front yard to show her my pumpkins and autumnal decorations...

"Isn't autumn in the Midwest LOVELY, Mimi? Does a CACTUS turn pretty colors in the fall?"

Mimi and Mom went for a walk around the 'hood (looking at everyone's Halloween jackassery!)

Mimi held my leash and laughed at how many delivery posts I have to leave and read my pee-mail!!!!

After our walk, we sat on the deck and looked at the stars...

I'm so glad you're here, Mimi! You are such a good snuggler!

But THEN...she thought it would be cute to put this farkakte HAT on me!!!!

"NOOOOOOOOOOO HAT!!!"

It was getting late, and we have a LOT of stuff on our agenda...so I tucked Mimi in and gave her a good night kiss!

Good night, Mimi!!!! Sweet dreams!!!!

Stay tuned....more adventures with Mimi coming up!

****Mom's note****
Special Puggy SHOUT OUT to all Mimi's friends (who we understand are all LURKER readers of our bloggie!) Feel free to leave a comment for Mimi...don't be shy!

She obviously arrived safely yesterday and was greeted with nice crisp 61 degree and sunny perfect fall weather. She enjoyed a nice warm carmel apple cider and is keeping warm with layers. We have a LOT of fun on the agenda for the next few days!

Also...hugs and kisses to PA! We miss you this trip!

VISITORS and a fun weekend!

2011-10-17T08:34:00.025-04:00

Have any of you guessed who our mystery visitors were this weekend?????

SURPRISE!!!

It's Miss Tiffy Tippy Toes and Miss Pugnacious P herself, Payton!!!! They're pictured here with their mommies, Michele and Christy, but their daddies were here too along with Payton's Gammy and Gampy! We all had a fabulous afternoon of some yummy lunch and some playtime!!! We had a BLAST!

Payton's beautiful mommy, Christy, handed out banana chips to all of us Puggies!

NOM NOM NOM!!! (you may see Maggie in there too...she was still visiting this weekend!)

I got lots of loves and scritches from everyone....

Payton's Gammy....

Payton's Gampy....

I hung out and had some "dude time" with Payton's daddy, Tim!

So...how 'bout them Cardinals huh?

Everyone was SO NICE and WAAAY too generous and brought PRESENTS!!!

These bags all had stuff for the GROWNUPS! Two on the right were from Payton's peeps and had some fabulous wine, and the ones on the left were from Aunt Michele, Uncle Gerry and Tiffy....it was full of 4 bottles of PINNACLE (whoohoo...party time!)

Tiffy and her peeps stayed the night with us and they "sampled" quite a bit!

This amazing array was from Payton and her peeps!

The pretty red box had homemade coffee cakes (!) inside (mom wants your recipe!), a grain free cookie for me, yogurt drops for me (which are already gone!), a bully stick (NOM!) and a cool rubber squeaky dude with no face named "Cuz"!

Payton's peeps played a funny joke on us....they're from St. Louis and walked in and handed THIS box to mom....(notice the look of utter disgust on my face!)

NOW, Mom and Christy have talked about St. Louis "pizza" and how they use this weird white Velveeta-ish melty cheese called "PROVEL" on it (unless you SPECIFICALLY order mozzarella). Mom and dad were in St. Louis once and got a pizza without knowing this and GAGGED. SO, mom acted very polite and said "Thank you" for the pizza box, but then opened it.....

SURPRISE!!!

No gross pizza! It was full of VOLPI salami from St. Louis! (we are all now BIG FANS of this stuff!)

Mom and dad served lunch for everyone (baked 7 cheese mac and cheese, salad and rolls with cake balls and pumpkin whoopie pies for dessert...sorry...no pics!)
and then brought out something special for Miss Tiffy.....

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MISS TIFFY!!!!!! Make a wish!!!!

After lunch and playtime, we all got ready to go to Ellie's first birthday party, but first stopped off at Three Dog Bakery!

We all look just like the three puggies in the poster!!! I was afraid we'd be late to the party because I thought people might start asking for autographs!

We were fashionably late to Ellie's birthday party and mom HARDLY got any pics at all!!! (WTF?!) She did get these few though....

This was for the PEEPS....mom made vanilla bean buttermilk cake with raspberry filling and white buttercream frosting. MMMMM!

Here's a group shot waiting for handouts....

PugPosse member GusGus chillin out on the ottoman!

Mom mauling Posse member Pippin (again)

Me with Payton
Mom is LOL'ing and says that Payton is looking at me like "Put your eyeballs back in your head, dude!"

And finally, me with Christy (Payton's mom).

Thank you ALL so much for coming to visit, bringing goodies and for helping to celebrate our friend, Ellie's birthday INDY style!!!! Can't wait to do it again!

NOW....cleaning resumes because we have ANOTHER special visitor arriving today! Stay tuned!

Clean house = visitors!!!!

2011-10-14T10:11:00.004-04:00

Hmmm...all this cleaning stuff must mean that either mom is mad about something (she cleans when she's P.O.'d!) OR, someone is coming to VISIT!

Oh crap...I gotta go hide before mom straps scrubby pads to my paws and puts me to work!

Stay tuned!!!!!

Visiting Grandma at work

2011-10-13T08:50:00.003-04:00

One of my grandmas (Holden's dad's mom...Grandma Sue) works at something called a BANK here in our town. I just know they don't allow Pugs inside, so it's not particularly interesting to me. Here is a picture of where she works....

It's an old picture taken from the newspaper story from a few years back after some bad guys ROBBED it! Luckily Grandma wasn't working that day!

ANYWAY...the other day, Mom took me to run errands with her (YAY!) and she pulled up to this cool window so Grandma could see me!

"Yes, hello Grandma, I would like eleventy McCheesyBurgers, one with extra pickle (for mom)!"

WHY is she laughing?????

"Come on Grandma! Just start sending the McCheesyburgers through this tube! Your GrandPug is STARVING!"

I think Grandma's bank needs to have more training classes for them. They screwed up my order BIG TIME! Do these look like McCheesyBurgers to you????

I THINK NOT!

(KIDDING! Thank you for the treats, Grandma!)

Weird Sign Wednesday

2011-10-12T06:44:00.003-04:00

WHOA! This sign appears to warn of a big SNAKE with a POINTY HEAD!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

I asked Holden to pick me up, but just to be safe, I'm going to stretch my arms out and stick my tongue out to disguise myself as a big scary hissy PugSnake!!!!!

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Special visitors!

2011-10-11T09:20:00.002-04:00

OK....as we promised yesterday, Mom is catching up with blogging for me. Rewind back to the first week of August.....some of my favorite people came to see ME!

It's the EDWARDS family!!!!
That's Olivia, Tom, Elyse and Susan! CLICK HERE and HERE to see pics from their other visits so you can see how big the girls have gotten!

Mom and Aunt Susan have been BFFs since the first day of 6th grade (back in 1981!)

Awwwwww! That's a LOT of fun over the years!

Aunt Susan was there at the hospital with mom when Holden was born! She tried to hold him like she did when he was a six pound baby.....

But it wasn't as comfortable 12 years later!!!!

Olivia and Elyse LOOOOOOVE me!

They looked funny with their faces painted (by a clown at the mall!) but I didn't care!

GRRRRRRR...it's fun playing TUG with these girls!!!!

GIMME. DAT. PUG!

Hmmm...Olivia and Elyse brought some interesting toys with them!

Mom says this girl's name is "Barbie" and says she's the most fabulous toy in the world. Looking at how glamorous she is, I think I have to agree...just LOOK at that dress!!!!

The peeps spent some time at the pool, the zoo, and a few other places that DON'T allow Pugs (what crap!), BUT....then I got to ride with them in Aunt Susan and Uncle Tom's van! I think I need a car seat just like this one!

GUESS where we went?????

THREE DOG BAKERY!!!

YUMMMMMY!

Aunt Susan and the girls picked me out a special treat for being such a good boy....

OMG! WHAT'S IN THE BAG????????

NOM NOM NOM! Doggie Carrot Cake!!!!!!!

Thank you Aunt Susan!!!!

...and thank you for bringing your family down to see ME! Kiss kiss!

Same time next year, ok????

We're here...and new stuff is in the works!

2011-10-10T12:04:00.003-04:00

OMG....mom realizes that she hasn't blogged for me in like a GAZILLION weeks, and she is so sorry! We started getting EMAILS from people (one as far away as BERLIN (HI Carlos Santana and Marieluise!)) asking if we were ok. YES! We're just fine....but Mom has been busier than a one armed paper hanger with all the stuff that seems to come with Fall in the midwest! She PROMISES that she's putting together some stuff to make everyone smile, but in the meantime...here's a pic of Maggie and I on our most recent outing together.

She's staying with us for a while while....her family seems to have been taking turns with illnesses and hospital visits, so she's with us for a while! We've even learned to become snuggle partners every now and then!

Mom says she's sorry that she hasn't visited any of your blogs in a while. I'm telling you....she is totally on Double Secret Probation and I may have to start accepting applications for a new assistant!

Stay tuned! Mom promises to get her $#IT in a pile and keep the blog updated!

ANOTHER New Friend Friday!!!!

2011-09-23T10:43:00.007-04:00

Ok, now this is getting RIDONKULOUS!!! ANOTHER new Pug showed up here at the house....

Look at this jackleg! He just stands there like a deaf mute STATUE!!!!

Hmmmm....he smells like he might be STONED (hahaha...get it???)

Duuuude....helllll-llllooooo????

HAHAHA...here's my impression of the new guy.....

"Duuuuuuuuhhhhh!!!"

Care to guess what Mom named this one????

She was toying with "Rocky" and even "Stone Phillips"....but finally settled on a real gem.....

Introducing....(drum roll please....)

WALTER CONCRETE!!!!

She says he looks like THIS guy....

I think MOM needs to try on those glasses!!!!!

Happy Friday everyone! Hopefully no unexpected "surprises" like this show up at YOUR house!!!!

Sundays are for....

2011-09-18T22:11:00.001-04:00

Watching football with Daddy and eating "football foodables"!

Mmmm! Mom made us NACHOS for lunch! Daddy's are LOADED and mine are Pug friendly (just cheese!)

Sundays are also good for NAPS! Since the Colts were sucking today, Mom and I snuggled up on the couch together and took a little nap...

SO snuggly!!!! ZZZZZZZZZZ!

I was REEEEALLY into my nap today and Mom decided to TRY and be slick and stretch her arm out and record me sleeping...

RUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!!

TRACHEA Tuesday!

2011-09-13T22:26:00.008-04:00

Heyyyyyy...what is this farkakte tubey thing on the floor????

Mom must have put that here. She's suuuuuper busy again today and isn't playing with me!

OOOHHHH....I remember this smell! It came in the package from BELLATRIX that we told you about yesterday!

It's a COW TRACHEA!!!! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! (Although the cow really wouldn't be saying "MOOOOOO" anymore without his trachea now would he?)

Either way....I'm taking this baby over to my bed for some hardcore nomming!!!

See ya later, Mom! You work all you want to....me and the windpipe will be juuuust fine!

Check out my fabulous nomming form! Make sure your speakers are on to get the full grossness effect!

Happy TRACHEA Tuesday everyone!!!! Thank you again to Bellatrix for sending this yummy nommable!!!!

Thank you, Bellatrix!!!!!

2011-09-12T21:59:00.003-04:00

Ok, ok, ok, we know...where the EFF have we been, right??? Don't worry...all is well. Mom has had a TON of work to do lately (the kind she gets paid for) and she's looked like THIS lately...

Throw in some more coffee cups and empty Diet Cokes....make the hair all messed up and put her in PJs and that's mom. Tres Glamorous, no?

ANYWAY....enough about HER....I have to tell you about the SUPER AWESOME FABULOUS prize that I won from Beautiful Bellatrix! She gave away this mystery box of all of her favorite things (ooohhh...how OPRAH-esque!) in honor of her 2nd birthday and I WON!!!! WHOOOHOOO!

"Salinger? That's MEEEEE!"

OMG...a card from Belly, with her PICTURE on the front!!!! Just look at those fabulous ORBS (that's Belly-ese for EYES you perverts!)

Her sable coat is SO fabulous!!!!

Holy CRAP! LOOK at all this cool stuff!!!!!

What a HAUL!!!!

Bellatrix (and her mom!) sent ALL THIS STUFF.....

Jeeeez O Man!!!

All Belly's favorite things!!!!

A floppy frisbee, A Snoozle pig snout chewy, Tummy biscuits, A Churpi Chew (ooohhh...we've never heard of those!), a COW trachea (W00T!) and a toy called a "FLAPPY"! (QUIT laughing Mom!!!! Criminy....SO immature!!!!!)

Here I am trying to figure out what to do with the Flappy....

Please ignore Mom's stooooopid baby talk voice. I have no clue what that's about. It hurts my ears too.

I did a nice "SIT" for a Tummy biscuit!

Mmmmmm perfect bite sized bit of cranberry/appley/yogurtey goodness!!!! YUMMMMMY!

This is my GRATEFUL face! Thank you SO MUCH Bellatrix (and peeps) for sharing some of your favorite things in honor of your birthday! I'm honored that the randomizer picked me to win your stash!!!!

If you're not already friends with sweet Bellatrix, go by her bloggie and show her some love and wish her a belated 2nd birthday!

Happy Monday everyone....now GET BACK TO WORK!

New Friend(?) Friday

2011-09-02T22:11:00.013-04:00

Mom left me alone this morning for like 93938747382.5 hours and said she had to go out for some "Retail Therapy". She went to some place called Garden Ridge and came back with a bunch of crap and THIS....

"Hey MOM! Who is this bag-o-doughnuts????"

What do you MEAN we look like twins!?

Are you BLIND??? I am WAAAAAY more handsome than this guy!

Ok, maybe if I ignore him, he'll leave....

"I'M NOT LOOOOOKING AT YOUUUUU!!!"

"Dude, you smell funny...

kind of like resin and SHAME!"

I don't trust this clown...

I'm going to keep an eye on him and see what he's up to. Did you keep the receipt, Mom????

***MOM'S NOTE*** His name is GILBERT and he's STAYING! We just don't know where exactly he's going to live here in our house yet!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

WPWF Wednesday (World Pug Wrestling Federation)

2011-08-31T06:45:00.004-04:00

LAAAAADIES AND GENTLEPUGS!

Weighing in at 23 pounds...in the PINK collar....

Miss Maggie Malinga Dinga Dumplin'!

Weiging in at 25 pounds...in the BLACK collar....

Salinger "Superfly" Jack Kelley-Lawson!

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Match was called due to excessive napping between rounds and the referee (a.k.a. MOM) going back to BED!

Monday with MAGGIE!

2011-08-29T16:04:00.004-04:00

WHOOHOO! My buddy Maggie is here to play for a few days! Mom laughed that she was SEEING DOUBLE under her desk this morning!

"Hello....for just .70 cents a day...you too can help feed a starving Puggy like us!"

Maggie and I have been playing outside in the grass and napping in sun puddles around the house. Mom went upstairs for a bit to see what we were up to and found us in the Big Cloud Bed playing the best game ever...."MOUTHS"!

HAHAHHAAA! How did you like that giant SNOOTER-SNEEZE I laid on ol' Maggie!!!????

Sorry for the crappy video quality...mom just figured out that her phone takes videos (duh!) but forgot to put the light on.

Happy Monday!

Freaky Noise Friday

2011-08-26T06:31:00.003-04:00

Mom and Dad thought it was HIIIIILLLAAAAAAARRRRIOUS to scare the crap out of me with these stoooopid mouth popping noises....

RUUUDE, I tell you!!!

Fear not, I'll be sure and return the favor and BEG them to play at 3am and maybe puke in the Beg Cloud Bed for the cherry on top!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday....Whatchu Talkin' 'Bout, Willis????

2011-08-24T10:06:00.001-04:00

Baby Got Back(yard tomatoes!)

2011-08-22T10:37:00.007-04:00

Mom and I picked a ginormous bunch of tomatoes from the garden this weekend!!!

TWO of them were particularly blogworthy....

Do those two tomatoes look familiar to you????

This is a screenshot taken at the 2:19 point of a certain music video....

"Ohhhhh my God...Becky!"

Mom says "you're welcome for the daily EARWORM!" Good luck getting this out of your head today!

Now mom is chasing me around with the flashy box singing "PUGGY GOT BACK!"

Puggy face with a Cinnabon booty? Mom, REALLY? Don't you have anything else better to do?

Serendipity Via Pugs

2011-08-18T20:48:00.021-04:00

Ok....are you ready to wrap your heads around a very cool/bizarre/sweet story? Once upon a time, back in 1992, Mom was a college senior and had a really nice boyfriend named Todd. Here's a pic of them at her sorority date party....

Now...fast forward to present day...Mom and Todd are still very good friends and have kept in touch all the while. Todd lives in Louisville, KY (about 3 hours south of Indy) and is a great daddy to two cute ShihTzus.

SO...a lady that Todd knows had this sweet Puggy named ZOE. For whatever reason, she decided that she deserved a better home that what the lady could give her, so she asked Todd if Zoe could come live with HIM and the ShihTzus....

Notice in this pic that there is a Todd, A Zoe, but NO ShihTzus!!!! They did NOT like each other AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Todd knows that Mom is a total Crazy Pug Lady and called and asked if SHE might want a sweet puggy girl OR if she knew anyone that would. WHAT TIMING!!!!!!! Mom said that she DID know of someone that was ready and willing to give this sweet Puggy a fabulous ForeverHome!

OH...this isn't terribly important...but Todd had been calling the puggy "Doris". He said the name suited her! HAHAHAAA

Mom and Todd synchronized their watches this morning, hopped in their cars, and met at the halfway point between Louisville and Indy so Mom could get sweet Zoe/Doris!

AWWWWWWW!!! She's SO SWEET!!!!

After a short visit, drink and a walk...mom loaded Zoe/Doris into her car, said "Goodbye" and "Thank you" to Todd and started the car....

Poor Zoe/Doris was so confused! She thought TODD was going to be her new Daddy!!!

Mom brought Zoe/Doris back to OUR house where I sniffed her and then decided that I should ignore her. Mom said I had to be NICE to her and that she was only going to stay with us for a few hours until her NEW MOMMY could come pick her up!

See there? If I don't LOOK at her....she's NOT there!!! GENIUS!!!!

Mom was all squealy over how CUTE Zoe/Doris was!

(Ignore Mom's hooves in this pic.....she knows she needs a pedicure)

Zoe/Doris LOOOOOVES her some belly rubs!!!!!

"MORE MORE MORE!!!"

THEN.....we heard a car pull up!!!! WHO could it BE?????

Zoe/Doris has a NEW MOMMY!!!!!!!!

SURPRISE!!!!!!! It's LYDIA!!! You may know her as Maggie's mom (not the Maggie that always stays with us....but the Maggie from Meetup that liked to hump Apollo!)

Most of you probably know that Sweet Maggie made a very sudden and unexpected trip to the Rainbow Bridge last month. Lydia has been looking and looking for another Puggy to love and help her heal. Mom knew this and thought this was a PERFECT match!

Lydia was SO HAPPY to meet her new baby!

She also agreed that Zoe/Doris was indeed a very pretty girl!!!!

Sweet Zoe/Doris fit into Maggie's pink harness and then sat with her new mommy for some snuggles!

"We're gonna make a GREAT team, mommy! GIRL POWER!"

After getting acquainted, Lydia and Zoe/Doris went home to get settled and start their new life together!

Look how HAPPY they both are!!!!!! Such BIG smiles!!!!

"Is she GONE yet, Mom???....I can't have this TWO PUG business going on around here!!!"

"Now can we PLEASE refocus your FULL attention back on MOI!????? JEEZ!!!"

***SALINGER'S NOTE*** Can you TOTALLY tell that this whole cockamaime story came from MOM??? Here's MY version.....

Mom talked on the phone with someone

Mom got in the car and left me home to watch Food Network for like 93939596848 hours.

Mom came back with this girl Pug that smelled funny and tried to bogart my toys and water bowl

Lydia came over and scratched my butt and told me I was cute (about dang time SOMEONE did!)

Lydia took the Girl Pug away

I had my house to myself again.

THE END.

First Day of School

2011-08-16T08:40:00.006-04:00

Good morning Holden!!!!! Hey...why are you up so farkakte EARLY?

And WHY are you dressed already and smelling so good????

Aw crap....I think I know what this is about.....

School bag, up early, standing outside with mom and her flashy box.....It's THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

Holden didn't ride the cheesewagon this morning...mom drove him because he had to carry SO MUCH CRAP....football stuff, school bag, lunch, french horn, gym clothes, etc. This was ok, because I got to ride along to the big MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!

Wow...the Middle School is MUCH bigger than Holden's old school!!!! I hope he doesn't get LOST inside!!!!

There goes my brudder, the big 7th grader!!!!!

I barked out for him to "HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY!" but the parking lot nazis made mom move up and pull away really fast, so he probably didn't hear me.

Mom surprised me with a stop on the way home!

"Yes, hello! Large Diet Coke for mom and an order of scrambled eggies for ME please!!!"

MMMMMM!!!! This is almost as good as a McCheesyburger!!!!

I totally think we should drive Holden to school EVERY day because we pass right by here on the way!!!!

Special visitors!

2011-08-15T20:08:00.017-04:00

OK....as we promised yesterday, Mom is catching up with blogging for me. Rewind back to the first week of August.....some of my favorite people came to see ME!

It's the EDWARDS family!!!!
That's Olivia, Tom, Elyse and Susan! CLICK HERE and HERE to see pics from their other visits so you can see how big the girls have gotten!

Mom and Aunt Susan have been BFFs since the first day of 6th grade (back in 1981!)

Awwwwww! That's a LOT of fun over the years!

Aunt Susan was there at the hospital with mom when Holden was born! She tried to hold him like she did when he was a six pound baby.....

But it wasn't as comfortable 12 years later!!!!

Olivia and Elyse LOOOOOOVE me!

They looked funny with their faces painted (by a clown at the mall!) but I didn't care!

GRRRRRRR...it's fun playing TUG with these girls!!!!

GIMME DAT PUG!

Hmmm...Olivia and Elyse brought some interesting toys with them!

Mom says this girl's name is "Barbie" and says she's the most fabulous toy in the world. Looking at how glamorous she is, I think I have to agree!!!!

The peeps spent some time at the pool, the zoo, and a few other places that DON'T allow Pugs (what crap!), BUT....then I got to ride with them in Aunt Susan and Uncle Tom's van!

GUESS where we went?????

THREE DOG BAKERY!!!

YUMMMMMY!

Aunt Susan and the girls picked me out a special treat for being such a good boy....

WHAT'S IN THE BAG????????

NOM NOM NOM! Doggie Carrot Cake!!!!!!!

Thank you Aunt Susan!!!!

...and thank you for bringing your family down to see ME!

Same time next year, ok????

Wordless Wednesday....Nude Sunbathing edition

2011-08-10T10:04:00.002-04:00

Hangin' with Hanklin

2011-08-09T12:34:00.020-04:00

My good buddy HANK came over the other day (with Aunt Sarah of course...she had to drive)!

I asked Aunt Sarah if we could all go shopping, to which Hank replied "Aw HAAAAIL no...I'm stayin' here in the AC on the armrest!"

BUT....we promised him AC and treats, so he came with us.

I had to work hard to convince the good ol boy that shopping WASN'T just for "ladies, sissies and quares" (HAHAHA!)

Here we are...THREE DOG BAKERY! With a poster of our relatives in the front window!

Hank could smell all the yummies inside, so we headed in....

He said "JIMMINY CHRISTMAS...LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF!"

"HO-LY CRAP! I need to check all this stuff out! I'm happier than a busload of simpletons pulling into Chuck E. Cheese!!!!"

A nice worker lady came over and gave Hank and I a BIG GIANT BOXER BROWNIE to share!

**MOM'S NOTE** Everyone chill out....if you're not familiar with Three Dog Bakery, they use all doggie safe ingredients. This is actually CAROB (NOT chocolate).

"WOW...that was FUN, I tell you what!!!"

"When can we go back, Maw?"

(pssst...between you and me...I think ol Hanklin is nuttier than a squirrel turd)

Just LOOK at him down there on the floor of the car! Sheesh!

Look what Aunt Sarah got for us!

HAMBOOGERS!!!! NOM NOM NOM!

Thanks for the treats Aunt Sarah!!!

And for bringing Hank to visit!!! We always have a blast with you guys!

***MOM'S NOTE*** NOW for a bit of unpleasantness....I'm sorry but I've decided to enable comment moderation to our blog. While we LOVE comments....we do NOT love spam stuff or rambling mean spirited comments that are just plain uncalled for and unnecesary, so I'll have to start weeding out the riff-raff. We hope all of our friends and kind followers will keep commenting and sharing with us and we'll do our best to keep this a fun family blog for all! <3, L.

Sundays are perfect for......

2011-08-06T23:45:00.006-04:00

Sitting on your brother!!!!! HAHAHAHAAAA!

Hey mom and dad....looks like Sunday would be a good day to STRAIGHTEN UP THE SHELVES too! How is a Pug supposed to get any productive thinking or napping done with all this crap cluttering up everything???

DISGUSTING!!!!!!!

2011-08-05T10:03:00.005-04:00

Do you SEE this look of utter disgust on my face?????

DO YOU????

WELL....we had these dudes from Williams Comfort Air come to the house yesterday to CLEAN THE DUCTS! They sealed off the AC system and used a giant vacuum sucker machine on each vent to suck out all the schmutz and crap that's accumulated in there for the last 8 years!!!

UGH! Do you SEE all this????

This is just the intake part of the vacuum sucker....this is the loose stuff that didn't even get sucked down into the filter!

HERE'S the real prize!!!!

Each of those lines are individual hepa filter screens that started out green and FLAT. NOW they're CAKED with dust, dirt, and some strange substance that the tech guys CLAIMED might resemble fawn Pug hair. I wonder where THAT came from???

Man....all that grossness sure can ruin a Pug's breakfast!

***MOM'S NOTE*** Indy peeps....if you need AC/furnace, duct or plumbing work done...Williams Comfort Air has been VERY good for us! Great, friendly technicians and you'll still have some green papers left for Pug treats!
Happy Friday!!!!

Tomatoey Thursday

2011-08-04T16:41:00.003-04:00

Mom and I went out to check her tomatoes this afternoon and she got all yelly and squealy.....

FIRST TOMATOES OF THE SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!

YUMMMMMY!

We realize they don't look like normal red tomatoes....they're LEMON BOY tomatoes!

Mom is going to slice them up super thin and grill them with some chopped ham, peppers, fresh mozzarella cheese and basil on top of portabello mushrooms for dinner!!!!! NUMMY!

What kinds of things have all of YOU grown this year????

Wordless Wednesday....What's Wrong With This Picture????

2011-08-03T12:07:00.001-04:00

Click to biggify!!!

***Mom's note*** Sorry it's so dark! Kevin snapped this with his phone around 6am!

Sweet Hole-y Monday with sprinkles!!!!

2011-08-01T17:27:00.016-04:00

Mom brought me home a HUGE DOUGHNUT yesterday! I was ready to dunk it in some coffee and have at it, when I realized something wasn't quite right...

There was no cute box or bag from the bakery and mom said she got it from WALGREENS!

WALGREENS?

WAAAAAAAIT a minute....this is NOT a foodable doughnut????

Hmmmm....

It's nice and soft!

Let's see how cushy it is for my PugButt....

NIIIIIIIIICE!!!!

I'll just curl up and take a little nap here on THIS doughnut....

...and dream of REAL FOODABLE doughnuts!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

**MOM'S NOTE*** You can visit your nearest Walgreens for your own doughnut OR CLICK HERE to order! They're right next to the sock monkey beds!!!

Sushi Saturday

2011-07-30T12:26:00.014-04:00

Holden was in the mood for sushi today...so he decided to make some Tuna Rolls for lunch...

I got to watch him in action! Good job Holden-san!

Mmmmmm....tuna roll!

The fresh tuna smelled so delicious...so I looked extra cute until I got a sample...

NOM!

***SPIT! SPIT! COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!***

Dude.....WTF?

I think you forgot to COOK this tuna! It's cold and RAW!

Forget this....

I require MY tuna to be grilled to a perfect medium with a light glaze of honey and sesame! This crap simply WON'T do!

Nice job making your sushi look all pretty Holden...but I'll pass!

Mom...quit operating that flashy box, get your keys and take me to get a McCheesyBurger so I can get this raw fish taste out of my PuggyMouth!

Happy Sushi Saturday everyone!

Black Eyed Susans

2011-07-27T17:03:00.008-04:00

So EVERRRRY year, mom hauls my PugButt outside in the 93938475785 degree heat and 110% humidity to make me pose for a pic with her stoooopid Black Eyed Susans.

I can't figure out what this Susan woman did to earn herself all these black eyes. Maybe because she was LAZY? (GET IT? LAZY SUSAN? hahahahaaa)

Maggie is here visiting for a few days, and of COURSE she had to pose and look all cute and adorable

"Oooohhh...pretty flowers! They're like mini sunflowers!"

Here's what I think of all this heat and mom's farkakte flowers!!!!!!

"Take THAT, Susan!!!!"

Happy Thursday everyone. Stay COOL for crap's sake! (I think this heat is making me crabby!)

A Day at the Beach

2011-07-25T12:34:00.017-04:00

Hi everyone!!! We're working on catching up with all of your bloggies and hope we didn't miss TOO much. We've been trying to cram some fun into these HOT days and haven't been around the blogger-machine too much. I have to share one of my fabulous adventures with you.....

The other day, I got to stay in a cool HOTEL!
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"Ok, THIS is MY bed....you guys can have the other one!"

I slept all night and even got served breakfast in bed!

"What is THIS? KIBBLE???....I saw the room service menu on the desk! Kindly order me two scrambled eggys at ONCE!"

We checked out of the hotel and went for a short drive, then walked through some sand until.....

"HO-LY CRAP CANNOLLIS WITH SPRINKLES!!!"

Could it really be?????

LAKE MICHIGAN!!!! WHOOHOOO!

We went to Central Beach (Part of the Indiana Dunes State Park system). This was a new beach for us to try, but mom did her homework and it is one of the "dog friendly" beaches with lots of sand for me to dig in!

DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG DIG
"HEY...I thought SANDwiches were supposed to be yummy? This one is making my face itch!"

Mom took me for a long beach walk and we found some cool rocks...

"Oooohhh...pretty!"

Holden took me swimming...

"HEY...why do these waves keep chasing me???"

Dad rubbed my belly on the blanket...

"Awwwwww yeah! Beach Blanket Belly Rubs are the BOMB!"

After all that fun, sun and sand, I was TIRED and found a shady spot next to the beach bag for a nap.

"OK, we can go home now!"

We hope everyone is staying COOL out there! This heat is RIDONKULOUS here in the midwest!!! NOT Puggy weather at ALL!

A proper goodbye to Lilo, the most fashionable Pug

2011-07-15T07:36:00.012-04:00

It's with a very heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to another one of our close PuggyFriends. Our dear sweet friend Lilo took a bit of an unexpected trip to the Rainbow Bridge last week. We were so so sad to hear this news because Lilo and her sweet mom Jess were some of the VERY first local peeps that we met when I was a puppy and we started going to the Indy Pug Meetup!

Run free sweet girl!
Lilo July 18, 2003 - July 6, 2011

Our friend Lilo was known for her fabulous fashion sense and even had an entire wardrobe of ensembles to fit ANY occasion!

Most of her fashionable frocks (such as the "Minnie Pearl" pictured here) were designed and created by our favorite PugDesigner...PUNCHY!

Lilo's nickname (and blog title) was "The Great Rock Eater"....yep.....you guessed it. A few years ago, she ate a non-foodable ROCK that didn't want to come out, so she ended up with getting sort of a "nip tuck" to remedy the situation!

She did this before all those idiotic Real Housewives came along!!! A true original!

Much like a Hollywood star (oh, who are we kidding....almost ALL of us!), Lilo also had to battle weight issues. Her quest to lose weight began one day when she hit "rock bottom"....

"HAAAAAAAAALP!!! DON'T FLUSH!!!!!!! MAH PUGBUTT IS STUCK!!!!!!"

Lilo went on the famous Puggy "Green Bean Diet"....

She lost a LOT of weight and became a very svelte looking puggy!

With this sassy new figure, she got a fabulous new job....

"HEY...no handling the merchandise, mister....I'll bring your wings when I'm damn good and ready!!!"

Lilo was truly one of a kind! If you haven't already, stop by Lilo's blog and share some love with her mommy Jessica.

Run free sweet girl! We miss you!!!!

The EYES have it! (HA!)

2011-07-05T19:32:00.014-04:00

Mom can't remember if she blogged/shared this...but a few months back, our vet told us that I have Pigmentary Keratitis in my eyeballs. Mom and Dad give me my Tacrolimas drops and don't make a big farkakte deal about it, but Dr. Boucher (one of my regular vets) wanted me to get checked out by a Doggie Opthamologist just to be sure my treatment was working and there wasn't something else wrong.

OPTHAMOLOGIST? Aw crap....I hope I don't need GLASSES!!!!
(OMG...doesn't this remind you of Da Bugg Gooroo?)

My appointment at the VCA Specialty Clinic was this morning. Mom got me there and I met this cool dude named BOWIE (like David!)and his nice mom while I was waiting...

We noticed that Bowie had a pretty sweet looking bikini wax job, but it turned out that the poor dude had Lymphoma and he was there for a chemotherapy treatment. Bowie...if you're reading this, we hope you feel better soon!

A nice lady named Karen was my tech today!

She told me I was handsome, so of course I had to give her some sugar!

Here I am with my Eye Doctor...Dr. Budelsky!

He checked my eyes out with some of his fancy tools and asked mom some questions about me. He told mom that I definitely have PK, but doesn't think I need surgery of any kind and that we should continue to manage it with the drops we've had along with a prescription for some additional drops. Easy peasy!

Here I am with my prescription....

Mom says it looks like a MUG SHOT! HAHAHAA

I was just happy that I didn't have to read an eye chart!

Thank you Dr. Budelsky and NiceTechKaren! Mom is very relieved to know that my PK is under control for now and she's going to keep up with my drops and keep an EYE on me (hahahaa....get it....EYE? HAHAHAA!)

***Mom's note*** if some of you use regular meds for your 4 leggers, Kroger pharmacy just recently started carrying pet prescriptions too....MANY of them fall under the $4 generic program too! We lucked out with my new eyedrops today....only FOUR BUCKS at Kroger pharmacy, which meant mom had enough to stop and get me a McCheesyBurger as a reward for being a good boy for the Eye Dr. today!

Happy Birthday USA!

2011-07-04T13:34:00.006-04:00

Happy 4th of July everyone! We hope you all have a wonderful (and safe) day celebrating with friends and family. Maggie and I wish you a wonderful holiday from our cute HEADS....

To our TAILS....

We'll be hiding safely in the house tonight while the peeps blow up crap and act stoooopid outside.

Farewell Sweet Molly O'Mally Strain!!!!

2011-06-30T12:10:00.019-04:00

HI everyone!
By now we're sure most of you have heard that one of our very dear dear puggy friends, Molly O'Mally Strain went to the Rainbow Bridge while dreaming away on Sunday morning.

Molly O'Mally Strain August 16, 1997 - June 26, 2011
We'll miss you sweet girl!

As you all know, Molly was QUITE the character and we realized that most of the things that remind us of Molly also start with the letter M!

First off....MATLOCK! Molly's favorite TV show!

We hear she also liked "Murder She Wrote", but mom couldn't find it.

MCL Cafeteria....Molly's favorite restaurant!

Mom and Holden met Molly's mom and dad at MCL the other night for dinner (at 3pm in true O'Mally fashion!) and a toast to sweet O'Mally

"The song is ended, but the melody lingers on"...Here's to a true Grande Dame Pug, Molly O'Mally!!! Cheers!

Naturally, after dinner comes another favorite Molly word....METAMUCIL!
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Yeah yeah...it's the generic stuff....but you get the idea! It all does the same thing!

M is also for one of MY favorite things that I shared one day with Hank and O'Mally....

McCHEESYBURGERS!!!! NOM NOM NOM!!!!

M is for MOUTH.....CRIMINY that old bird could yap the bark off a tree!

Mom always said that O'Mally was yammering about her damn-no-good-fer-nothin' grandkids that never called or wrote, the lazy meter readers and blasted neighbor kids or anyone else that wouldn't stay the hell off her lawn. She used to let everyone know when the early bird special at MCL was about to start and when it was time to go to the beauty parlor or CVS to pick up her meds. Whatever it was, we're going to miss Aunt Sarah always yelling "CLAM UP, O'MALLY!!!!"

Another important M stands for "Moses Pa Pa Pomeroy"
CLICK HERE to read the entire sordid tale! (cue banjo music!)

This is NOT an actual photo of Molly's DaddyGrampa, but we have to imagine he had a mullet like this!

We leave you with hopefully a smile and a video (or "vidyuh" as Hank would say!) of Molly O'Mally's namesake in action......

HIT IT O'MALLY!

Thanks for letting us love on you during your time here with all of us, Molly! We miss you, but will always look back on your life with a smile! We'll always laugh imagining you on the other side of the bridge in your red pants kicking, stretching and kicking and chowing down on all the MCL you can handle!

Froggy Friday!

2011-06-24T10:25:00.003-04:00

The other day, I was helping Mom and Dad mow and take care of the yard. The lawn mowing machine STOPPED and mom got all squealy over something....

LOOK! Do you see what we see????

It's KERMIT!!!!

What is he doing here???

I gave him a good sniff and mom told me to give him a kiss to see if he might turn into a handsome prince...

Ummmm...no thanks!

Here I am trying to play with Kermit....

As you can see, he wasn't in a playing mood and hopped into the neighbors yard.

Good thing, because dad was already in the house heating up a frying pan and dreaming of THIS....

(Yes, those are frog's legs!)

Happy Froggy Friday everyone!!!!

Trashy Thursday (not what you think!)

2011-06-23T09:07:00.005-04:00

Thursdays are ESPECIALLY exciting here in our neighborhood....it's TRASH PICKUP DAY!
Mom opened the front door for Maggie and I so we could watch for the big truck to roll up and conduct business....

WOW!!! SO exciting! The big truck picks up the OTHER side of the street first, but then he'll roll by and pick up OUR side of the street this afternoon! It's like a double feature for us puggies!

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

**Mom's note** sorry if all of your 4 legged kids start yammering when they hear these guys in action!

***ANOTHER Mom's note*** for anyone that knows me well (mom/dad) my voice sounds weirder than normal because I have this wicked sore throat thing going on. I went to the doc yesterday and he says I'll live, so no worries.

Guest Royalty Wednesday....Queen Maggie on her throne!

2011-06-22T10:40:00.008-04:00

Hello EveryPuggy!!! I am Maggie....Salinger's best buddy and temporary ruler of TheLazyK while my peeps are off on vacation!

Aren't I CUUUUUUUTE????

Aunt Laura and Uncle Kevin call me "Maggie Malinga Dinga Dumplin'" (Dumplin' for short!). Here's why....

I'm just a big ol BONELESS Dumplin!!!!!!!

It's fun hanging here because Aunt Laura has someone to be GIRLY with! Look at this FABULOUS outfit she got me the last time I was visiting!

She lives in a house full of stinky boys, so when I come to visit...it's girly bonding time! We do our nails and talk about cute boys.

Salinger is very sweet when I'm here visiting. He shares his treats with me and even takes naps with me!

He held my paw to help me fall asleep!

My favorite spot in the house is the chair in Aunt Laura and Uncle Kevin's bedroom! I call it my THRONE! Whenever they can't find me....this is usually where I am!

I am the QUEEN of cute!!!!

I'll be visiting for another week or so, so watch for more posts coming soon!

Love,
Maggie Malinga Dinga Dumplin'

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-19T10:00:00.002-04:00

Happy Father's Day 2011 to all the daddies out there!!!!

Mom swears she's not lazy (well....maybe a little), but she's going to "rerun" the Father's Day post that we did last year. She says it's worth repeating.

Have a GREAT Father's Day to all the 2 legged AND 4 legged daddies out there!

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Hi everyone and Happy "Hallmark Holiday" to all of the daddies out there!

In honor of today, we're posting this pic of me (left)with my PugDaddy, Rufus (right)! Wow...you can see where I get all this handsome from!!!

Daddy and I are spending Father's Day morning doing THIS....

So Mommy is hijacking the rest of the blog today to wish HER dad (my PA) a very Happy Father's Day. ENJOY!
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Hi everyone and Happy Father's Day!!! Salinger has once again GRACIOUSLY agreed to allow me (Laura) to be a guest blogger just for the day so I can send some props and love to my dad for Father's Day (which I know he's going to hate...but what's he going to do...GROUND ME? hahahaha!)

THIS is my dad, Jim... taken at Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ!

He lives in Arizona (with mom) and loves all things outdoorsy related after being cooped up indoors as a TEACHER for almost 30 years once upon a time!

Here is an old favorite pic of mine...the date on the back is June 6, 1970 which would make me a little over 3 months old and pretty close to his first Father's Day!

I could make a joke and tell you to imagine banjo music in your head while I tell you that this is his high school graduation picture (HAHAHA!) but the TRUTH is that he had just earned his Master's Degree!!!

Fast forward 38-ish years later and here we are....

I share dad with my younger brother Scott. I realize this is NOT the most flattering pic of ANY of us (hahaha...look at that look of teenage angst on my face! HAHAHA) but there is a very important detail in this picture that I have to share...

Look at my shoes (YES...my shoes!)
This pic was taken in 1982 (in Toronto on vacation!). This was about the time that designer labels and name brands were coming into vogue. Not having much of a clue in the months before this, I wore the regular tennis shoes from Sears (or wherever mom bought them from) and thought nothing of it...UNTIL....some jerky kids started to make fun of me at school for my "cheap shoes" (!!!). I remember dad coming to my rescue one night after dinner and took me to the mall and bought me my first pair of blue Nike shoes, saving me from further shoe ridicule at school! To this day, I don't know if he did it because he was a teacher and saw that kind of thing happen firsthand, or if mom made him do it...whichever it was, THANK YOU DAD! Sometimes character building works in strange ways, and those shoes felt like armor to me at the time. I wish I could say that dad also took my brother under his wing and did something about those tragically dorky tube socks, but sadly, no.

Dad is also know as "PA" to Holden...grandchild extraordinaire! He couldn't say the full word "Grandpa" when he was a baby, so "PA" it was!

FORE!

I love this pic of them fishing last fall!

OF COURSE we had to save the best for last...(since this IS Salinger's blog!)

Their first official meeting...

...and first KISS!

Happy Father's Day Dad!!! I hope your day is full of peace and quiet and everything else you love!!! Thanks for being the best dad and always being able to make me laugh! I LOVE YOU!

Happy Father's Day to all the other dads out there too...human, canine, whatever!

Have a great day!

Goodbye Grace Kelley, HEL-LO Gene Kelley!

2011-06-16T21:55:00.009-04:00

You all know about my favorite stuffie GRACE KELLEY, right?

WELLLLLL....Mom has been talking about "retiring" Grace. She's lost an ear, lost most of her stuffing, has so many stitches that she hardly even LOOKS like a Pug anymore AND mom says that she REEKS (despite multiple washings). SO...while mom and Holden were at Meijer the other day, they walked by the toy department and saw THIS...

SUPERGIANT PUG!!!!!!!!!!!
(yes, you can imagine that Mom and Holden got some weird looks wheeling around Meijer with this dude in the cart!)

Mom introduced us and let me sniff him....

Wow...he's a pretty big dude, but incredibly flexible and very light on his feet. I think his name should be Gene....GENE KELLEY! (HAHAHAAA!)

"YOU THERE...COME HERE!!!"

"I have something for you, Gene!"....

Gene's a pretty tough guy and seems like he'll be a great new "buddy" for me!

So after we got acquainted properly...it was time to show Gene what was what his role was here in MY house....

Yep...Gene Kelley...I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

Wordless Wednesday....Just Watching The Mint Grow!

2011-06-08T07:54:00.001-04:00

BIGtime Kudos to Holden!

2011-06-02T12:12:00.012-04:00

***WARNING***

This blog post contains the obnoxious rantings of a very proud to the point of bragging parent. Mom can't control herself, so if you find this type of ranting to be too much...just skip reading today!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday! Last night was Holden's SIXTH GRADE HONORS NIGHT and he made us all so proud!!!

Here he is with proud Mom (OMG...she had HEELS on too!)

The entire sixth grade was honored for all of their achievements...academic, artistic, athletic, attendance and citizenship!

Do you see Holden in the white shirt and tie? This was the presentation of the Jr. Beta awards.

Here is Holden posing with his teacher, Miss Schellinger!

She has been such a GREAT teacher for Holden because she really challenged him this year and made him WORK for his good grades. PERFECT prep for Middle School next year! She also made learning a lot of fun for the whole class and Holden has declared that she is his new "alltime favorite teacher"! Wow...that's a big honor!

Here is Holden posing with some of his "besties"....

You've already met Seth (he's Maggie's human brother) and then there's Parker, who he's been friends with since first grade!

Here he is with his buddy, Kain

CONGRATS to all of you gentlemen!

All in all...Holden brought home the following honors:
President's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (signed by President Obama!),
Band Award for participating in the Middle School band program (he made the HONORS BAND for next year too!),
Athletic Award for participation on the school Basketball Team,
Academic Spell Bowl Award,
and an award for his membership in Jr. Beta

I got to personally kiss/congratulate Holden when he got home (stoooopid "no dogs in school" rule again!).

WAY TO GO HOLDEN!!!! We're SO SO SO PROUD of you!!!!

Portrait of ANOTHER famous relative!

2011-06-01T14:12:00.014-04:00

Hello there everyone! Today we have another glimpse into my interesting family history for you all! You may remember the fine portraits that mom acquired of my 7th Great Aunt Fanny and my 18th Great Grandfather, Colonel Hampton the Flying Ace...but thanks to the (fictional) website called Pugcestry.com, mom has found another ancestory of mine....

Meet famed journalist PUGWARD R. MURROW!!!!

(be sure to click to biggify....Pugward's image is made of NEWSPAPER print!)
Isn't the resemblace UNCANNY????

It's a little known fact that my pugcestor, Pugward R. Murrow was the reporter that broke the big scandal between (then) King Edward and Wallis Simpson!!
Here is a photo of Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, and Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson taken April 21, 1954

It's been said that Mr. Murrow was able to break the scandal due to some tips from some "UNKNOWN" sources very close to Mrs. Simpson in exchange for treats!!!
In case you're not familiar with this story (or didn't see "The King's Speech"), King Edward VIII fell in love with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, not only an American, but also a married woman already once divorced. Yet, in order to marry the woman he loved, King Edward was willing to give up the British throne - and he did!!! WOW...that's a story fit for TMZ if we ever heard one!!!

We did some digging and Pugward was the proud recipient of several awards for his fine work in the field of journalism, including a PUGBODY and 2 PUGLITZERS!!! Wow!

VERRRY impressive!!!!

You may be very surprised to find that there are copies of my famous pugcestor's print available at TJ Maxx in their fine art department. I really must have mom check into the legal aspect of this as I'm SURE there must be royalties involved for using my pugcestor's likeness...don't you think???

Happy Hump Day everyone!!!

The Lazy K Resort, Day Spa, Cafe and Insane Asylum for Pugs

2011-05-29T16:11:00.017-04:00

Hi everyone! We hope you're all enjoying your Memorial Day weekend! We will return to our normal blogging program in the next day or so, but right now, we're giving you a glimpse into life here at The Lazy K this weekend!

We have THREE guests this weekend!

Click to biggify....we think you know all of them by now. I'm in the back acting turdley, then there's Lola, Maggie and Pugsley!

The proprieter of The Lazy K (a.k.a. "MOM") gave us all a lovely snack of HOT DOG in exchange for a group "sit"

Mmmm....tubey meat goodness!

Maggie took advantage of the comfy lounging accomodations...

Lola got a head massage at the Day Spa...

Pugsley enjoyed listening to the voices in his head and acted like a NUT in general...

I (Salinger) hid and snoozed in the sun!

Here are the girls...watching some Cooking Channel shows with Proprieter Mom this morning...

Ooohhh...can we make a berry galette?

Here are Pugsley and I....deciding what to do next....

HEY....I KNOW!!!!

Let's play TWISTER!!!!!

Right paw RED....left paw BLUE!

OOOHHH LOOK! The Assistant Proprieter (a.k.a. Holden) has FOODABLES!!!!! GET HIM!

Come on, Holden...SHARE!!!!

Bye bye everyone!!! We hope you all have a WONDERFUL Memorial Day weekend!

Snuggly Sunday

2011-05-22T11:56:00.009-04:00

***MOM'S NOTE*** WARNING...THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC PICTURES OF PUGGY DINGUS! VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!!!******

Happy Sunday everyone!

Daddy and I are snuggle buddies today!

He gives the BEST tummy rubs!

AHHHHH!! RUB MAH BELLY!!!!!

We've even TONGUE TWINS today!

BLLLLEH!

Daddy is the BEST! He told me we're going to stay home and play ALL day today!

He's the nicest daddy!

Just look at my face! Am I the HAPPIEST Pug in the world or what?????

Happy Snuggly Sunday to all of you too!

Flowery Friday

2011-05-20T09:43:00.005-04:00

(YAAAAWN)....Oh HI mom! So why have you woken me up from my 4th mid morning nap?

(STRRREEEETCH)....Oh...flowers...how lovely! I bet they smell even MORE lovely!

Waaaaait a second....

These are FAKE flowers! The pot is filled with BEANS!!!! WTF kind of scam is this???

A PEN? You woke me up from my SunNap to fool me with a flower PEN???? RUUUUUDE!!!

Not cool, lady. I'm going back to sleep. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Happy Friday everyone!

Hot Wheels Wednesday...Mutt Strut-Gimpy Flashback!

2011-05-18T07:53:00.009-04:00

This was from a few weeks ago when I had to have my paw bandaged (and kept DRY). We went to the Mutt Strut and THIS was mom's solution to keep me dry. MON DIEU!
QUEL EMBARRASSMENT!!!!

Raincoat, my dingus showing AND a cheesy WalMart BABY STROLLER???? OY!

Um....HELLLL-LLLLOOOOO???? Do you not notice all this RAIN?????

Unbelievable! They're SMILING in all this mess!!!

One bright spot of the day...a photographer from NUVO stopped me to take my picture....and I made it into their SLIDE SHOW!!! CLICK HERE and look for me!....I'm slide #20 of 24!!!!
My god....my shame has been PUBLISHED!!!!

**Mom's note**
I was particularly tickled that the Nuvo photographer asked to photograph Salinger....Nuvo is the "alternative voice" for Indy. His gaydar must have been beeping really loudly when he got near Salinger!!!

Happy Hump Day everyone!!!!

Tiffy Trip (part 2)

2011-05-16T22:36:00.021-04:00

Now...for part TWO of my trip to Chicago to meet TIFFY!

Tiffy told me about this cool store near her...so we got into the car and prepared to SHOP!

Tiffy doesn't like riding in the car very much...so I sat in the back with her and kept her company and it totally helped!

We drove to this COOL store called Page's Healthy Paws!
Just LOOK at all this ~~disgusting~~ DELICIOUS stuff!

all kinds of dried body parts of various animals...rabbit's EARS and FEET (with FUR still on them!), bullies of ALL shapes and sizes, antlers, etc. etc. OMG!

Here's the stash I picked out (the flossie and blue bag of treats were from Uncle Gerry!)...

Mmmm...dried duck feet (you can see the WEBBING!), Bull trachea, salmon skin roll, dried duck NECK, and dried chicken feet!!!! NOM NOM NOM!!!! All those goodies are going to REEK up the house really nicely!

After shopping...we just hung out and enjoyed some couch time with Gerry

Then Fred and Tony came over! They are good friends and neighbors of Tiffy's peeps and they are REALLY REALLY funny!

They told me I was a handsome boy and gave me good ear scratches!

We got Sunday morning snuggles from Aunt Michele....

Notice Tiffy and I gazing into the kitchen where Uncle Gerry was cooking BACON to make his world famous RANCH EGGS for breakfast! SO yummy!

Tiffy and I played a bit of "dress up" after breakfast and posed for our OFFICIAL "Sunflower Sister" portraits!

Here I am....the honorary Sunflower Sista!!!

Here's Tiffy....

GORGEOUS!!!

I parked my PugButt in Tiffy's princess bed one last time (because it is SO fabulous!)

Posed for one last pic with the Mamas....

OY my EYES!!! Put that farkakte flashy box AWAYYYYYY!!! I'm BLIND!!!!!

Tiffy gave me the sweetest present (since we're total BFFs now)....a charm for my collar! You'll need to click to biggify...

It says "PAMPERED" (NOT spoiled....there's a big difference according to mom!)
Tiffy has a matching charm that says "DIVA"! Perfect!

Mom and I got into the car and I fell asleep before we were even at the end of Tiffy's street!!!! Here's a pic of me sleeping in mom's lap the WHOLE WAY HOME!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Thank you SO MUCH for a fabulous weekend Tiffy, Gerry and Michele!!! We had a wonderful time and can't wait to visit again!

Special Road Trip...Official Pug Business (part 1)

2011-05-15T21:45:00.011-04:00

Mom and I had to share our superexcitingawesome ROAD TRIP we had this weekend!!!!

She packed up a bag for her and THIS bag for ME!!!! You can tell it's mine by the luggage tag!

We drove for a while and then mom started having to stop the car at like FOUR of these drive thru windows and give them money!

BUT...we totally got ripped off....they didn't give us any McCheesyBurgers in return! WTF???

After a while, Mom stopped the car and I found myself in front of a familiar door...hmmmm....this porch totally smells familiar......

Mom explained to me that we HAD been here before...but there was a change and a BIG SURPRISE for me!

OMG....it was Aunt Michele, Uncle Gerry and TIFFY!!!!!

I got a little hello kiss from Tiffy and we had a good hello sniff!

Tiffy has settled in very nicely and really seems to LOVE her new forever home!

I totally wanted this BED! Have you ever seen anything so FABULOUS in all your life?????

Of course Tiffy and I got to play, but mom explained to me that she was there on "Official Pug Business". You see, back after Stubby went to the rainbow bridge...Mom promised Auntie Michele that she was going to take her shopping to buy a tree or shrub to plant in honor of Stubby. Mom thought Stubby would have REALLY liked that idea with him being such a Green Pug!

Here are Gerry and Michele holding up Stubby's special memory quilt that was a gift from a bunch of us blogger buddies that knew and loved Stubby. We talked about what a great Puggy Stubby was, and thought this was the perfect weekend to plant because his 14th birthday would have been on Friday, May 13!

Uncle Gerry got Tiffy and I some POPEYES for lunch, also in honor of Stubby!

NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!! Be sure to CLICK HERE to go to Tiffy's blog and read about her very first Popeye's experience! HAHAHA!

After lunch, Mom and Michele went to Hawthorn Gardens to shop. Aunt Michele picked out a beautiful pink flowering Sweet Almond shrub. We think it's perfect!

Uncle Gerry did all the hard work and dug the hole and positioned the shrub just right.

We can't wait to see pics of Stubby's Shrub grow and flower over the years! We think this is a GREAT way to keep his memory alive!

Stubby...the Most Interesting, and longest armed Pug in the World!

I told Tiffy all kinds of stories about the things Stubby and I had discussed over the few years that I knew him. I told her she had some BIG PugShoes to fill, but she told me she was up to the challenge and THEN kicked my butt at a nice game of "Chase"!

WHOOOOOO!!! I'm TIRED! TiffyGirl wore my PugButt OUT!!!

I'm going to get some ZZZZZZZZs and will fill you in on the rest of our visit tomorrow!!!!

I have a green paw!

2011-05-11T20:23:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year again...GARDENING!!!!

Mom said it was time to get our herb garden going again, so we drove to Home Depot to do some SHOPPING!

I picked out this nice pot of MINT so we can grow it to make my favorite breath buster biscuits!

We got our loot home and planted before it rained...

The new plants are in the middle...Greek oregano, cilantro, flat leaf parsley, 2 basils and rosemary. The perennials are on each end of the herb garden...chives on the left and sage on the right. I have been working hard and peeing on that sage plant ALL YEAR. Just know that in case you come over and Mom is making Chicken Saltimboca.

The mint went into its own pot.

I keep nibbling at it and mashing my face into it! MMMMMM!

Mom LOVES this snowball bush. She says it looks like a big Hydrangia plant! She planted it when I was a tiny puppy....so it's FOUR years old too!

ACK! We know...the lawn needs to be MOWED, but it was NINTEY FOUR DEGREES (NO JOKE!) here today and it's also rained for like the last 9958439393828289 days straight...so we'll get to it asap!

Ugh...here's what's left of our lilacs....

They were really pretty last week and they smelled up the whole yard! Now they're turning brown and looking pathetic.

OOOHHH...forgot to tell you about the other new addition to the backyard this year!

MY OWN FIRE HYDRANT!!!! Mom and Dad are trying to stop the "polka dotted lawn" syndrome, and got me this thinking I'll pee ONLY on it. HAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!! It's pretty cool, but I still have my usual yard map to leave my pee mails.

NOW hopefully mom won't kill it all!!!

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Talkin' Turkey Tuesday!

2011-05-10T13:54:00.003-04:00

Ok....so it wasn't turkey....it was CHICKEN!!!!

Fabulous, wonderful, deliciously perfectly grilled CHICKEN!

Dad picked himself up a Sunday Bucket (hahaha!) and was nice enough to get half of it GRILLED for mom and I. NOM NOM NOM

Oh, I LUUUUUURVE the Colonel...even if he does have wee beady eyes, smug look and puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly!!!

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T18:54:00.005-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, whether you're the mom to a 2 legger, a 4 legger or BOTH! We hope you're enjoying this special "Hallmark holiday"!

Mom and I went to the Indy Pug Meetup yesterday (a post about THAT will come later!) so here's a pic that someone was nice enough to snap of Mom and I!

MOOOOOOOOM!!! My DINGUS is showing AGAIN!!!!!! Come ON!!!!!
Don't worry about my foot....mom just wrapped it in case it rained or I found a puddle in the park! I have to keep my staples DRY until they come out on Friday. I'm healing nicely!

Mom and I spent a good chunk of her Mother's Day in the yard planting flowers, the herb garden and some other new plants. It's kind of our annual tradition as long as it's not raining.

Dad called these new Petunias RED WINGS FLOWERS!!! They HAVE to win tonight to stay in the playoffs, so send them some good vibes tonight!!!

Mom is feeling particularly lazy and nappy today, so she's going to refer you all to the MOTHER'S DAY POST we did a while back. (CLICK THESE WORDS!)
We just talked to Mimi a few minutes ago and she's having a nice Mother's Day too! We wish ALL the moms out there the BEST DAY EVER. Load them up with kisses, snuggles and pug snooterings!!!!

Franks a lot!

2011-05-06T10:20:00.006-04:00

Mom totally forgot to post this, but the day before Easter, Mom and Dad took me HERE for the first time this season!

Gene's Root Beer Stand! They're only open during the warmer months and Dad had to have his "Spanish Hot Dog" fix and promised me a hot dog too!

We've wondered for YEARS why they refer to a chili dog as a "Spanish" dog....but I guess the sweaty weiner wearing a sombrero makes TOTAL sense (NOT!)

Despite the stoooopid nomenclature, their hot dogs are FAB!

Ooohhh...here comes the carhop lady! "Yes, I'd like 9929294874782892894 hot dogs please!!!"

She must have misunderstood me, because she only brought me ONE. It was fabulous though....

NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!! (Can you tell mom is GAGGING in the background? The very smell of hot dogs makes mom want to hurl!)

Here's a video of me in ACTION tearing up that hot dog!!!!

SO...if you're in the Indy area, tell your hoomans to take you up to Gene's in Anderson!

Happy Friday!

CONE? I'll show YOU!

2011-05-04T11:43:00.009-04:00

Uh oh....I heard mom on the phone with dad saying that she was ready to ship me off to the meat packing plant (again)! You see...my paw bandage was supposed to come off yesterday, but it was STUCK to my fur and I screamed like a crazed chicken when mom tried to take it off, so she hauled my PugButt into the vet to get it taken off....here's what my staples look like...

EEEEWWWWW!!!! Gross...but much better than that cysty tumory thing! (STILL waiting on results from that, BTW)

Mom knows me too well, she figured I'd be gnawing at my staples the second I got out of there, so she bought me one of these....(and laughed herself STUPID at the vet's office!)

"I. HATE. YOU."

Once we got home, I cried and kept shaking my head to get the Cone of Shame OFF my head. Mom figured I would just go to sleep....

"GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!GETITOFF!"

SOMEHOW...I Houdini-ed myself OUT of the cone! (?) Mom can't figure this out because it was threaded onto MY COLLAR!!!! I guess having a big fat hotdog neck comes in handy!!!! I was gnawing my staples before she knew what was what!!! HAHAHAA!

THEN...a great battle ensued. She went into full Superfly mode and didn't stop until she caught me and RE BANDAGED my paw! She figures we'll try the Cone of Shame later. Just LOOK at the aftermath of this battle! (Be sure to click to biggify so you can see all of the chaos that resulted as a result of my greased pig-like moves!)

That's not even the WORST of it! I scratched and bit the CRAP out of mom's hand, scratched her leg THROUGH HER PANTS and she's bleeding, AND she kind of looks (and feels) like this....

OY!

All that insanity and jackassery made me tired...so I parked myself in my "naughty spot" where I could stare up at mom while she's working and make her feel SUPERSORRY for me.

HA! Cone of Shame??? I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Salinger: 1
Mom (and cone): 0

*****UPDATE AT 4:20 pm on Wednesday***** Doctor Boucher just called with lab results...it was a HISTIOCYTOMA (NOT a mast cell tumor like mom was freaking out about!) WHEW!!!!!!!!!

'Ello loves! Pop 'round for a spot of tea will you?

2011-05-02T21:37:00.020-04:00

Yeah, that's how mom woke my PugButt up on Friday morning!!!! Talking all silly like that!
THEN she put THIS on my head!

OOOHHH a pretty pink diamond TIARA!!!??? Well...this day is looking better already!!!

Mom put jewelry and a diamond tiara too and then started pouring CHAMPAGNE into a big punchbowl of ORANGE JUICE!

She also said "NO BOYS ALLOWED....except for YOU, Salinger!!!"

I noticed THIS shiny thing sitting out....

HEY...I can see my handsome self!!! Hey mom....your Grandma C. would be REALLY proud of you for polishing this and using it properly!

The table was set with the fancy dishes and all sort of pretty little bits of foodables...

THEN the doorbell rang!

GIRLY FRIENDS!!!!....wearing PJs!!!!

They were here to eat foodables, drink Mimosas and watch the Royal Wedding!!!

As you can see here...I was TOTALLY invited to the wedding....

...but chose to stay home and keep mom and her friends company!

I got to sit FRONT and CENTER to see the action...

Do you recognize Aunty Nancy (she was my FIRST mommmy...and still has my brother Bert and my PugMom Gertie!)? Behind me is JULIE of the Colts Pug Corral, and then our friend Jennifer who has the CUTEST bearded Collie named Avery!

I got lots of yummy tastes of brunchables...

Thanks, Princess Andrea!!!

Not only was this a party for PRINCESSES....but for PUGGIES too!

This is mom's friend Elise and her sweet puggy IZZY! Isn't she CUTE!?

My pal Maggie was here too! Elise was the "Pug Whisperer" and got us all to sit nicely for Puggy Pumpkn Scones!

NOM NOM NOM!

The ladies and I watched the wedding and there was some EXCELLENT color commentary about all of the crazy HATS!

NOOOOOHMYGOD!!!!
What are those haberdashers smoking over there????

Ok...then finally...THE KISS

YAY!

Ok...party's over....Mom why don't YOU kiss ME and let's go take a nap????

Come on...I'm WAAAY handsomer than that Prince William dude...aren't I????

Pee S. Mom left her tiara, pearls and PJs on ALL FREAKIN DAY! HAHAHAHAA

Pee Pee S. NO update yet on what my icky lump on the paw was. My bandage is still on and I haven't been gnawing at it as much today....we'll keep you updated!

Pug on Druuuuugs!!!!

2011-04-30T14:51:00.006-04:00

Duuuuude! So I've had this little spot on my paw that mom noticed a few days ago that I've been licking and chewing. Mom has been watching it (she thought it was just a nick from the rosebushes outside) but this morning it looked like THIS!!!

HOLY CRAP! Mom and Dad flipped out, called Dr. Graves and they told us to come right in....

(No...this isn't actually them, but the faces were captured perfectly).

Dr. Graves looked at my paw and said he "Didn't like the look of it" and said he wanted to remove the cysty thing. He said it could be a mast cell tumor, OR it could be a benign histo-blahblahblah and we should get lab results back in a few days. Here I am ALL DONE and feeling NO PAIN!

Niiiice Dr. Graves gave me a shot for pain and this pretty green bandage. Now I'm seeing pretty colors!

Here I am at home enjoying the effects of the drugs, man!!!

Does anyone else have the munchies?????

Mom promises to keep everyone posted with my lab results, but Doc says I'm going to be JUST FINE and said he cut out the entire "iffy" looking spot.

Happy Saturday everyone! Turn up the Pink Floyd, man!!!!

A special THANK YOU and GOTCHA DAY post

2011-04-28T20:18:00.015-04:00

Hi everyone! First off...would anyone believe us if we told you were were abducted by aliens for the last 10 days? (which is exactly how long it's been since we blogged about anything?)????

NO? We didn't think you'd buy it!

Well, we're back today with another one of our very special THANK YOU shout outs for another very kind donation that was made to the March In The Pugs raffle last month!

Meet Krista (the human) and her furkid JEZZY!

Mom and Krista have been friends since MIDDLE SCHOOL and she lives in Florida now, but heard that KPR needed some stuff to raffle to help raise money for our Puggy friends, so Jezzy and her peeps sent THESE!

WOW! SO COOL! Jezzy (and Krista) totally understood the situation because Jezzy is a recycled doggie too! Thanks guys! We noticed the ticket bag for these gift cards were FULL (which means a LOT of tickets were sold!)

Here is cute Jezzy with her daddy...

She is dressed in her patriotic best because her daddy is one of the brave people that protect our country! He is very far away right now and we understand that Jezzy misses him. THANK YOU for all that you do Jezzy's daddy!!!!

NOW...this is where the superspecial part comes in....THIS is Jezzy's brother, Gavin!

Today is Gavin's GOTCHA DAY!!!! Krista explained that while it's very important to rescue 4 leggers that need homes, there are also a LOT of 2 LEGGERS that need good homes too! SO ten years ago today, a nice judge in the Ukraine made 4/28 Gavin's GOTCHA DAY!!! Happy GOTCHA Day, Gavin Buddy!

Thanks so much guys! You ROCK!

Today is ALSO My Uncle Scotty Honey's birthday!!!

He's the one that gave me my nickname of "S-Dog!"
Be sure to check out the BIRTHDAY POST we did for him last year!!!

We PROMISE to be better about blogging (yeah, yeah, yeah....). Things should slow down a bit this weekend for us so we promise to catch up on all of your bloggies and say HI and see what you guys have all been up to. Mom has a crap-ton of new pics and material, she just needs to DO IT!

Birthday Wrap (?) Up

2011-04-17T11:01:00.007-04:00

WRAP up? I don't know why I should refer to it as a WRAP up because Mom didn't even WRAP my presents this year!!!! She just GAVE them to me like this....

WTF is this??? WHERE is the pink sparkley wrapping paper and rainbow ribbon bows???? PFFFFFT!

I did get to go with mom and dad on a car ride, and I did get my McCheesyBurger...so THAT was good....

OM NOM NOM NOM!

I also got my very own CAKE!

OMG...is this a banana peanut butter FIRE cake????

I got to lick the peanut butter cream cheese frosting off the candles all by myself!

Mmmm...waxy goodness!

First taste.....

YUMMMMMY!

This is just EYE BUGGING good!!!!!

***MOM'S NOTE*** before everyone gets their panties in a wad and starts in about the "chocolate" chip border.....RELAX...they were CAROB CHIPS!

Forget this FORK jackassery....LET ME AT IT!!!!!!

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes everyone! I had a blast reading them all with mom!

Puggy birthday to MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

2011-04-15T09:39:00.013-04:00

Hi everyone! I am FOUR years old today!!!! Mom, Dad, Holden and Holden's buddy Kain took me to ICE CREAM PLUS last night for a special birthday treat!!!!

OMG....the line is SOOOO long! I'm going to be FIVE by the time I get my ice cream!

FINALLY!

I'm an ice cream purist and really appreciate the delicate bouquet and flavor notes of just plain vanilla!

Ok, screw the spoon....LET ME AT IT!

Almost to the bottom.....I need to get some better leverage on this bad boy.....

Mom says I get a McCheesyBurger, my peanut butter banana birthday cake and presents later today, so stay tuned for more pics!

In the meantime....I want to thank my Sunflower Sista WILMA for her sweet and hilarious birthday post for me today!

Special birthday shoutouts also go to my Norwegian PuggyPal BAJAS!

Happy birthday, Dude! You're NINE today!

Also....happy HATCH day to sweet Archie and Melissa's parrolet, GILBERT!

I leave you today with the annual showing of Mom's FAAAAAAAVORITE picture of me when I was ONE DAY OLD kissing my PugMom, Gertie...

(say it together...) "AAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
Happy happy birthday to my littermates: Bert, Diggy, Dudley, Betty and Tibbi!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

Tuesday in the tulips!

2011-04-12T22:28:00.002-04:00

Mom gets all squealy when her tulips open...

She was so busy yammering about her tulips that she couldn't even wipe the eye boogers out of my eye!

Me? I like to pee on them! YEAH!

Flipped over Friday!

2011-04-08T13:11:00.002-04:00

I have just three words to say today.....

RUB
MY
BELLEH!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!!

Thank you Chicas Libelulas!!!!

2011-04-06T22:18:00.012-04:00

We have another very important thank you to share with everyone....CHICAS LIBELULAS and their fabulously beautiful mommy Marcella! The girls sent a care package FULL of awesome giftys for the KPR raffle that was held during March In the Pugs last month.

Here are the girls...Spongy and Licky!

Mamma Marcella makes the COOLEST stuff (you can CLICK HERE to see her shop!) and was kind enough to donate a package full of her awesome hair bows and headbands and handmade cards like this one....

Here are the girls modeling some of Marcella's hairbows!

Pout for the camera, Licky!!!

Work it, Spongy!

If Spongy looks like she knows how to work the crowd...you'd be RIGHT! Some of you may know that while Spongy looks all sweet and innocent, at night...she becomes Puggy Stripper "DULCE"!

(Pretend that really obnoxious techno music is playing right now)

WHOOHOOO!!!! Even though I (Salinger) am into dudes....Countess Spongeta Dulce is VERY talented....deeply and importantly talented....so I had mom shake me up a Pugtini so I could take in a show!

Look, S-Dog has MILLLLLK BONES and SINGLES!!!!!!

Ok, seriously...if you haven't visited Spongy and Licky....PLEASE click here to go say HI and give them props for sending such a great care package to KPR to help the puggies that aren't as lucky as all of us!

All right....back to the show!!!!!

Starving on Saturday

2011-04-02T11:10:00.002-04:00

Daddy and I slept in this morning...and tried to give mom the big hint that we wanted breakfast in bed...

But she missed the clue-bus. We had to haul ourselves ALL THE WAY DOWNSTAIRS for scrambley eggies. Can you believe this crap?

Happy Saturday everyone!

A still life....

2011-04-01T12:33:00.002-04:00

Check me out....we call this "A STUDY OF WRINKLES"!

Back to bed....mom is jet lagged and will resume normal blogging soon!

Another THANK YOU shout out! Guzzi the Pug and peeps!

2011-03-26T10:28:00.012-04:00

Hi friends! Today I want to say a big THANK YOU and introduce you to some more special peeps that donated goodies for the March in the Pugs raffle....
Meet Steve, Val and their adorable Pug...GUZZI!

Guzzi doesn't have his own blog (YET!) but occasionally sends us emails and fun pictures of himself in various getups! Now THIS is really cool....Steve and Val are part of the BEST FRIENDS PETCARE Management team! Steve is the Director, Facilities and Procurement and Guzzi’s mom, Val, is the Director of Grooming Operations!

Check out some of this cool swag they mailed to KPR for the March In the Pugs raffle!!!

There was SO MUCH STUFF it had to be split up among a few baskets!!!
Steve, Val and Guzzi sent:
a bone pillow
a ceramic dog bowl
an adorable rugby shirt
a little bone shaped tin full of Back to School Biscuits
super cute braided collar
glow in the dark ball
bone shaped pill holder
2 little bottles of shampoo and a bottle of cologne!!

Thank you SO MUCH guys!!!! I know that for our shift (morning) of manning the raffle ticket table...people were FALLING OVER THEMSELVES to buy packs of TWENTY FIVE tickets to try their luck at winning a fabulous prize to help the Puggies of KPR!

We also have to mention that Sweet Guzzi is also a REGULAR on the hilarious website PETS WHO WANT TO KILL THEMSELVES! Now, living the charmed life that Guzzi does, we know that the name of the website is all in fun....but here are some of Guzzi's finer moments....

(cue lights and techno music)

...and here's one last "handsome" pose...

Thank you SO MUCH Guzzi and peeps! We hope that Guzzi might have his own blog one day (soon!) but in the meantime, you can visit him at his Myspace page at www.myspace.com/guzzipug

You guys ROCK!

Family Game Night

2011-03-19T09:13:00.008-04:00

WHOOHOO! Family game night!!!! Put on the music and clear the table! Tonight's selection is....

PUG-OPOLY! It's just like Monopoly but with PUGS!!!!

Ok....I'll set up the board...

I'LL be the banker....because the rest of you are a bunch of sorry CHEATERS!!!

Instead of houses and hotels, you buy "dog toys" and "big bones". Mom kept telling me they were made of WOOD, but I didn't believe her and kept getting all flipped out thinking it was a bag of FOODABLES!!!

GIVE THEM TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

YAY...I win!

YOU losers clean up the pieces and put it away!

***MOM'S NOTE*** for your very own PUGOPOLY game (which directly helps the puggies of KPR!) go to www.kentuckianapugs.com and follow the "contact" links to email to ask about availability!!!

Erin go braless???

2011-03-16T22:48:00.011-04:00

TOP O' THE MORNING TO YA!!!

I, Salinger O'Jack Seamus McGillicutty Kelley-Lawson am here with my annual St. Patrick's Day post! This year, we dedicate this post as a big fat THANK YOU to Minnie and Mack and their sweet Hu-mom for donating some $$ to KPR to help some of our Puggie friends! THANKS GUYS! (the rest of you that donated will each get your own post too!)

Here I am toasting Minnie, Mack and their Hu-mom with a nice room temperature Guinness!!!! Sláinte!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dad (poster boy of Ireland!) and I settled in on the TOLG (a.k.a. couch!) and had us a nice puff on the old Dúidín (pipe)

Ahhhhhh.....Is maith é sin (this is LOVELY!)

Dad piled up all things even remotely "Irishy" for a photo op....

Would you LOOK at all this CACAMAS (crap!)??? A box of Lucky Charms cereal? A shillelagh? The Kelley family crest? Bottle of Guinness?

HE'S dÚsachtach!!! (CRAZY!)

Dia cabhrú liom!!!! (God help me!)

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY everyone and a big big St. Patty's kiss to Minnie, Mack and their Hu-mom for helping out our pals at KPR! You guys ROCK!

***Mom's note*** Hey Oisin and Amanda....how did we do??? :-)

The ULTIMATE Party Machine!

2011-03-15T19:31:00.012-04:00

HEY MOM! What's in this big box that the mail lady dropped off?

HO-LY CRAP!!!

Were you pilled up on Ambien and shopping online in the middle of the night again????

OMG....it's the one with the FAMILY SIZED BLENDER ATTACHMENT!!!!

OK...let's take this bad boy into the kitchen for a test drive!

Yogurt smoothies in just SIX SECONDS!!!! MON DIEU!!!

***Mom's note*** Thanks to my awesomely sweet friend LISA for the Amazon gift card! As you can see, it was put to VERY good use!
For those of you that aren't familiar with the Magic Bullet....it's pimped on one of the GREATEST INFOMERCIALS OF ALL TIME!!!!

AND IT'S ALL MINE!!! MUUUAAHHHAHAHAHAHAAA!

Just checking in...

2011-03-13T21:44:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone! Mom says she's sorry that she hasn't blogged for me in like a WEEK, but she had a crazy busy week last week and this coming week is shaping up to be crazy too! She'll get her act together soon, but in the meantime, enjoy this pic of me being pouty and all straight tailed!

Stay tuned....more when mom gets her act together!!!

Happy 12th Birthday Holden!!!

2011-03-07T23:43:00.018-05:00

Twelve years ago....this is what he looked like...

Awwww!

Here he is on ALL of his birthdays since!

First birthday...

ELMO theme!

Second birthday...

Teletubbies theme!

Third birthday...

Blue's Clues theme!

Fourth birthday...

Star Wars theme!

Fifth birthday...

Army theme!

Sixth birthday...

Pirate theme!

Seventh birthday...

Star Wars theme (again!)

Eighth birthday...

Golf theme!

Ninth birthday...

Doggie theme!

Tenth birthday...

Hockey theme!

Eleventh birthday...

Japanese theme!

TWELFTH BIRTHDAY!!!!!

FIESTA theme (with all of his "brochachos"!)

Happy happy happy birthday to the best human brother on the planet!!!!

I love you buddy! Have a WONDERFUL birthday!!!!!

Pillow Puggy Sammich

2011-03-04T14:35:00.002-05:00

Ugh...more humiliation for your viewing pleasure...

Happy Friday everyone!!!

Wordless Wednesday...Happy Boys Edition

2011-03-02T15:11:00.002-05:00

Mom took her two favorite boys to Starbucks!

Happy Hump Day!

A Tribute to Emmitt

2011-03-01T07:18:00.012-05:00

Hi friends!

I'm sure most of you have heard by now that another of our dear dear Puggy friends has crossed the Rainbow Bridge...we'll miss you Emmitt!

This is sweet Emmitt at his 13th birthday party last year! It's one of our favorite pics of him.

Now I never met Emmitt Pug to Pug...but his sweet mom (Hi Auntie Melissy!) was our FIRST Blogger friend outside of our Indy peeps!

Isn't it cool how people can get to be friends on the interwebs? Emmitt and his sweet mom have been such great friends to us and the entire Puggy community...always there with a kind word, smile, a donation of something great to help others, a funny story or just a short and sweet "hello". We know that Emmitt was the inspiration for so many of these things and he will be so so so missed!

Auntie Melissy and mom have talked on the phone a few times (so mom could order stuff from PugNotes!) and Mom's favorite story about Emmitt was about him eating so many frozen peas (his favorite food!) that he got BRAIN FREEZE!!! LOL

Here is Emmitt hoovering up frozen peas!

SO....we thought it would be a PERFECT tribute to Emmitt to slip on my AuntMelissy sweater and have some frozen peas!

COME ON LADY!!! OPEN UP THOSE BAD BOYS!!!!!!!!

OK...Frozen peas are ready......

COMMENCE NOMS!!!!!!!!

OM NOM NOM NOM!!!

Emmitt dude...we're so happy that you had a happy long life! We hope you're enjoying your party on the other side of the bridge and whooping it up with Stubby and enjoying a feast of meatloaf, Popeye's and TONS of frozen peas (without the brain freeze of course!)

HEY...keep it down up there guys!!! It's hard to keep up the routine of turdliness and jackassery down here with all that RACKET going on up there!!!!!

Emmitt's peeps put together this awesome video that made us laugh, cry and smile all at once. We think you'll enjoy it too....make sure those speakers are CRANKED and get up and DANCE!

Emmitt would have LOVED it and I'm sure is dancing and singing right along with all of us!

Run free Emmitt! We love you!

I got another Jif jar!

2011-02-25T22:09:00.005-05:00

Look what Mimi and Pa sent me in the MAIL!!!!!!!!!!
Make sure your speakers are on so you can hear me OM NOM NOM NOMming this jar!

BEST. PRESENT. EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you SO much Mimi and Pa!!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone! Hopefully all of your humans will get to the end of their peanut butter jars too!