Project FAIL (but maybe a good thing!)

Hoo boy! Mom really did it this time! She and dad were laughing so hard last night they KEPT ME AWAKE waaaay past my bedtime (the NERVE!)

Mom has always prided herself on being very frugal (read: cheap). She really REALLY wanted to order this cute Tshirt but was appalled at the price ($18.99 plus shipping!).

CUTE...but mom has a hard time paying that kind of money especially when it's not to benefit anything.

SO..........

She schlepped to about eleventy-teen stores looking for the perfect tshirt (WalMart $7), the printable iron on transfers (WalMart $7), The iron on lettering (Michaels $5) and then factor in another $10 or so in gas from driving all over Indy in the name of "frugality". So all that schlepping and WHAT do you get???????

"Umm....Mom?....What's PISFOR???"

Project = FAIL

BUT...remember....mom is RESOURCEFUL! She may not have a cute P is for Pug tshirt to wear to Meetup tomorrow, but she things it might be a good idea to hang up in the bathroom at the Posse's house to collect donations for KPR when someone uses the bathroom! Get it??? PISFOR PUGS!!!!!

Get your money ready (and drink up!) Indy Bloggers!!!!! :-)

Other than wasting time and perfectly good resources, we're counting down the hours until the big arrival of Harry Pugalicious!!!! Stay tuned for LOTS of pics!

Happy FRIDAY everyone and remember.....PISFOR PUGS!!!!

Thursday toss up

Maggie went home yesterday so I'm resting today and just posting a few random pictures...



First up....Mom took me back to the vet for my Canine Influenza booster shot so I won't get sick! I wore my scrubs so I would match Betsy and Megan!



Dr. Graves was very gentle with the shot and then called in Dr. Boucher (Charlie's friend!) to pose with me!

I was afraid they would put me to work since I was wearing the same scrubs as the techs were! I'm not sure I'm qualified to work at the Vet's office!!!


When we got home, Mom cleaned out her purse....

because it was RIDONKULOUSLY full of crap.


Mom didn't stop with just her purse though...she's been getting the guest room all in order because we have a VERY SPECIAL VISITOR coming to stay with us tomorrow!!!

Harry Pugalicious and his mom Heather are coming from Alabama (I wonder if she'll have a banjo on her knee like the lady in the song?). We can't wait!!! We promise to post pics when they're here!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

More fun with Miss Maggie

Hi everyone! We're PugSitting for Maggie again! Unfortunately, there was a death in her family and her people had to travel to Ohio for the funeral. We're making sure Maggie is having fun while they're away! LOOK what we've been doing!



Salinger = black collar
Maggie = red collar



All that playing made us TIRED! Look at us snuggling on mom last night....

GOING.....



GOING......



GONE!!!!!!!!!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ


Happy Hump Day everyone!!!!

Halloween festivities

BOO everyone!!!! I hope you all had a fun Halloween and got a lot of good loot trick or treating last night!
Check me out in my costume!!!

I'm DR. SALINGER!!!


I even had my own puggy STETHOSCOPE!

It came with one of the bouffant surgical caps, which I would NOT wear. NOOOOOOOO HAT!!!!


Mom and I were kind of a "set" because she was MY PATIENT (and evidently I'm not a good doctor from the looks of her!)



We went visiting some of our favorite people....

It's Gail and Lloyd from Little Rascal's Pet Motel! I figured I'd start out my reign as the 2009 Pet of the Year by thanking them again!


We went to visit my PugBrother Bert and PugMommy Gertie! Look at Bert all snuggled up to mom!



Holden had a few buddies over for trick or treating and then a fun sleepover!

Justin is a spooky dead thing, Joe is a football player and Holden is a derranged psycho killer (last minute costume change...he was going to be a chef but maybe next year).


Here is Daddy as the Joker from the Dark Knight along with our neighbor India who is dressed as the same thing! Two Jokers!

"WHYYYYY SSSSSSO SSSSSSSERIOUS????"



Mom, Dad and I stayed here and handed out candy to all the 'hood kids...

while Holden and his buddies trick or treated with Doug (Holden's dad). They got a TON of candy!


Just LOOK at all this!

The boys sat for almost two hours negotiating trades with their candy! I think they had a great time!

Hope everyone out there in bloggerland had a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween too!

This post is NOT for the squeamish (and DON'T say we didn't warn you!!!)

BOOO! Happy Halloween everyone!!! We think you'll find this post to be very apropos for the big holiday today!

Yesterday, Mom and Dad gave me my super ultra special present that they picked out at Jungle Jim's!

CHICKEN FEET BABYYYYYYY!!!!!

A while back, Apollo's mom had mentioned that she was going to be ordering some chicken feet for Apollo...(which we thought was WEEEEIRD!) so mom started looking into it more. Turns out...chicken feet are a GREAT snack for dogs because they're cartilage (not splintery bone)! Click HERE and HERE if you want to read a bit about this.


Dad opened the package and picked out a nice juicy FOOT for me to try!

MMMMMM chickeny goodness!


I wasn't sure about this, since I'd never had anything of this texture before...



But then I figured out that it was YUMMY...



and CHEWY!



NOM NOM NOM!!!



Mom kept making rude comments about how GROSS my new treat was, so I hightailed it out of the kitchen where I could enjoy my foot in PEACE!

What exactly does she think dogs ate for centuries before they invented Eukanuba or Royal Canin? Sheesh!!!!


Here's a cool video of me going to town on the FOOT! Ignore mom's color commentary.


Mom says she's going to let me gnaw on one tonight during trick or treating! She figured that might give the 'hood kids something to freak out about!

Happy Halloweenie everyone!!!! Check back tomorrow for COSTUME PICS!!!!

The peeps' trip and a MAJOR AWARD!!!

Hi everyone! I spent the last 2 days at Little Rascals Pet Motel soaking up all of Lloyd and Gail's attention. The peeps went off on some kind of "adventure" doing crazy stuff like THIS...

HOLY CRAP! The peeps are FLYING! Look at Holden way up high!


I always KNEW they were crazy! Look at them all amped up on adreneline after ZipLining all afternoon!


They drove over to Logan, Ohio and visited Hocking Hills Canopy Tours! As you can see...they had a LOT of fun!

Holden stayed with his Dad (Doug) in Logan and then mom and dad went down to Cincinnati and went to Ikea and Jungle Jim's Market (which mom has declared the COOLEST place EVER!). Check out some of the crazy foodables they had there....

WHOLE pig head (OMG!)


Rattlesnake! (A little pricey...this whole snake was $115!)


PYTHON filets! (GAAAAAAAG!)

They also had a KILLER pet department...

An adjustable "sleep number" type bed which OF COURSE featured a PUG on the box!!!!

Mom thought this was GENIUS...

Stuffies with NO STUFFING!!!! No more pulling looooong pieces of cotton out of PugButts!!!

Mom and dad picked me out a few special presents, which we'll blog about tomorrow!!!

When Mom picked me up at Little Rascals this morning......they informed her that I had WON A PRIZE!!!!! (A PRIZE????? FOR ME????)

LOOK AT THIS TROPHY!!!!!

Lloyd and Gail told me that I was "Little Rascal's Pet Motel PET OF THE YEAR for 2009!"

This is HUGE!!! Lloyd and Gail gave me a FREE bath/nail trim/butt squeeze along with this BIG PUG statue trophy!

Thank you SO MUCH Lloyd and Gail! I am HONORED to be your Pet of the Year and will wear the title with great honor!
Be sure to check out Little Rascals if you haven't already...it ROCKS!

Stay tuned to see what my present was! It will be VERY appropriate for tomorrow (Halloweenie!!!)

Happy FRIDAY everyone!

I don't like the looks of this...

Oh no. This doesn't look good....

Holden packed this bag and left it by the back door before he went to bed.


Mom and dad are packing a bag on wheels and mom is packing up a bag with all my favorite toys and some new chewies.

I don't like this ONE BIT!

(**Mom's note** FALL BREAK! WHOOHOO! We'll report back in a few days! Take care everyone!)

Frito feet

Yep...I said it...FRITO FEET! Most of you are probably aware of it and have always wondered WHY. (yeah and don't even act like you don't know what I'm talking about...grab the nearest paw and take a good whiff).

We all have our theories. Here's ONE theory (CLICK HERE)

Holden has had his own theory for quite some time and even posed his question to Da Bugg Gooroo! (CLICK HERE for HOLDEN'S theory).

Turns out that Holden was RIGHT and now my/our cover is blown! I really should have listened more carefully for the garage door and return of the peeps!

War games

Good morning troops! This is General Salinger T. Pug reporting from the upstairs of our residence with Corporal Holden and I conducting heavy surveillance and evaluating our target (Will)


At 1200 hours, Mom gave the all clear to FIRE!!!!

"Ahhh...I love the smell of Nerf darts in the morning" (well, technically it was noon).

I jumped up to make sure Will didn't require medical attention from the Nerf attack


He was fine, so I decided to hold him prisoner and make him play tug with a ball with me!


Meanwhile, Holden kept threatening to attack if Will didn't get up!


I barked at Holden and told him that I had secured the prisoner and he was going NO WHERE for the moment. Mom and I commanded him to go clean his room while I roughed up my ball and prisoner!


What did all of YOU do this weekend?

Happy Monday!

Sort of Sporty Sunday (say THAT three times fast!)

Hi everyone and GO COLTS!!!!


Did we fool you into thinking that mom and I are really into this??? The truth is that I HAAAAATE that Colts jersey and won't move in it and Mom really doesn't understand football, so she's in the kitchen making pumpkin related goodies!

Sporty or not...we hope you have a great Sunday too!

RIDICULOUS Friday

Hi everyone! Mom laughed when she read an entry from our buddies Oakley and Swisher titled "That's Ridiculous" and decided that she was going to swipe the award and tell on herself.



Ok, FIRST off...DAD was the one that pointed out that our little cold morning ritual is "ridiculous". Personally...I find it comforting and very kind of mom to take such care to insure my comfort.

Do you see me watching mom make my scrambled eggy????
Notice how my feet and bum stay nice and toasty on the BLANKET instead of the cold floor.


Ahhhh...nice warm eggy and kibble all while I have nice warm toasty feet!



Mom figured out that the blanket was a necessity for me after I would sit on the carpet in the living room and CRY while looking longingly at my dish. She figures that plopping a blanket down is just another way to keep me comfortable and "pampered" (remember...I'm NOT spoiled...the difference is that I APPRECIATE what she does!)

What a lovely breakfast!!!


So THANKS MOM and just know that I love the RIDICULOUS (or RIDONKULOUS as dad says!)things you do for me!


Happy Friday everyone!!!!
Make your hoomans do something ridiculous for YOU this weekend!!!!