Thrice the Vice!!!

Ok, it's alllll out in the open now...no more hiding!
Mom didn't know that Dad has been running a "Blind Pig" out of our living room which included quite the lucrative craps ring!

"YEAH! Another SEVEN for the Pug!"


Daddy was down to his last Ulysses, so he offered up some CHEESE to sweeten the deal!

"Ahhh...the sweet taste of victory!"


All that's left to do now is savor the cheddar, count my cash, and fetch Daddy a box of kleenex! HAHAHAA

"Thanks for playing, Daddy! Puggy needs a new bag-o-kibble!"

(Thanks for the idea, Minnie and Mack!)


**MOM'S NOTE** The cough seems to be getting even better! Only one "honking" episode today!!! YAY for antibiotics!!!!

Switching vices

Well...my "smoker's cough" (a.k.a. Kennel Cough) seems to be improving...I've only coughed once today! To keep my mind off the Camels I've been missing...I'm onto something else now...



Well, it was just SITTING there....whatja expect me to do? IGNORE IT?

Bring that bottle closer!!!!


Ahhhh...that's the STUFF!

Keep the Labatts coming and I won't even miss my Camels!!!!

Happy Monday everyone!

***Mom's note*** Ok, do I SERIOULY need to tell you all that that bottle was totally empty???
Salinger's cough is MUCH better and the antibiotics seem to be working their magic! Thanks so much to those of you that posted about your experiences with Kennel Cough (I thought it was really horrible and uncommon)...turns out, it's like the common cold for dogs with a bajillion different strains out there that can be picked up anywhere! Thanks for all of your notes and support to put this crazy PugMom at ease!

When good Pugs go bad....

Crap...Mom discovered (and put the kibosh on) my dark side! By day, most people only know me as Salinger the worried, adorable, Friend of Dorothy, but when the sun goes down....LOOK OUT....

Here I am on my way out to meet Pugsley at the bar with a fresh pack of Camels, HotDogNeck and a pissy look on my face!


Looks like my "hard living" has caught up with me....I developed a nasty case of Smoker's Cough yesterday (the Vet called it "Kennel Cough"...whatever!) Mom got a video of me hacking up a lung...



SO...now Mom is all yappy and on my Cinnabon about getting me to QUIT!

"Sheeeeeesh!"

She has NO idea how hard it is to be THIS adorable all day....

"Leave me alone, Lady!! We all have our vices!!!"

So now she took my Camels away and is watching me like a hawk and trying to fool me with cheese stuffed with Doxycycline (antibiotic) twice a day and I saw her cutting out a coupon for Nicorette! Looks like the fun is over for now until this Smoker's Cough clears up!

Happy Saturday everone!

***MOM'S NOTE*** Ok...everyone CHILL....those were CANDY cigs in his mouth (the kind that puff...he even ATE it afterward!) and the box of Camels was empty and came from our friend, Rob. Salinger REALLY was diagnosed with Kennel Cough yesterday, but the Vet said that he'll be fine and that it's very similar to the human cold and can be picked up from just airborne particles. YES, he's had the Bortadella vaccine, but she explained that there are many strains of it and the vaccine can't prevent them all. He seems fine...just a bit sleepy and honky and doesn't have much of an appetite, but we'll keep you posted with his recovery!

Holden's Birthday Bash

Hi everyone! We had SUCH a busy weekend, but we're going to blog a bit out of order. We went to March In the Pugs on Saturday (stay tuned for that post) and then last night Holden had his birthday party with his friends! This year, Holden wanted to have a Japanese dinner party....so that's what he had!

Here is the group of Holden and his pals...
Konichiwa Katelin, Abrianne, Joe, Holden and Justin! The "mocktail" bar is open!


Check out the cool table and me trying to snag some yummy sushi while Holden was teaching his friends how to use chopsticks!



I was really hoping Abrianne would slip with those chopsticks so I could have a bite!

No luck!


Here is Holden with his birthday cake that mom made for him...

WHOOHOO! It was STRAWBERRY with cream cheese frosting, which means I GET SOME!!!


OOOHHH! YUMMY!



What do you MEAN none of these presents are for ME????



OK...that's IT....I'm the PUG and I'M supposed to be the center of attention!!! I guess I'll just have to provide the entertainment and really get this party rockin'!!!

See?? That was WAAAY better than Godzilla!!!!!


Stay tuned for Holden's official birthday post tomorrow (Monday) and a March in the Pugs recap!

Can you hear me now?

Remember my Pug stuffie PHOEBE and her ear issues? (click here for a refresher)

WELL....here's the latest in the Phoebe ear saga....

"OMG...LOOK what SOMEONE did to Phoebe! Must have been another cat break-in!"

Looks like Phoebe will be headed to the ER....STAT!

Happy Sunday!

I can be a turd too!

Wow...mom is totally on a roll today!

NOW that you've met me and seen how cute and adorable I am...she feels the need to share my "dark side" with you too. I keep trying to tell her that Pugs are SUPPOSED to be clownlike and goofy and get into mischief, but sometimes I do things that make her roll her eyes and sometimes use bad words. Here are some examples...

Sometimes when I'm hungry (which is always) I get all loud and growly and sometimes downright RUDE trying to ask for food. It's hard work being this cute and I really need to keep my strength up...don't they get that??? Grrrrrrrrrr


I love to fool my family with my stuffed Pug decoys! I have two of them...this one is Phoebe and she's a little bit smaller than I am now, but now I have Grace (not pictured) that is my same size! I love to leave her on the floor or on the stairs and freak everyone out! HAHAHA...those people are SO easy to fool!


All the books say that Pugs are mainly indoor and lazy dogs. I didn't get that memo because I LOVE being outside and digging in my brother's garden! I'm not supposed to be in there...but he caught me in his pumpkin patch last fall. Oops! BUSTED!


Speaking of pumpkins....I can really be a doofus sometimes


This is my other favorite toy...my purple monkey named Nipsy. I like to get it on with him in the evenings (yes...he's a boy...my vet says it's ok to experiment).


Mommy says she won't be leaving the bathroom closet door open anymore. I thought these were treats!


I LOVE the snow and had so much fun running around in it and getting all wet and gross and giving mommy a heart attack thinking I was going to get hypothermia! She would bring me in and towel me off and I would run right back out my doggie door!!! HAHAHAHAA! It tasted almost like ice cream!


This one is mommy's favorite picture of me being naughty. I sat in the door for probably twenty minutes with these where ALL the neighbors could see what I had!


SO there you have it. I am a very good boy most of the time, but once in a while I just have to shake things up to keep my family on their toes. How boring would it be if I were just one of those lazy pugs that did nothing but sleep all day? LAAAAAAAAME!