Snugly toys, big long 4' snake, lots of pug beauty rest!

Porky getting some zzz's from playing tug-o-war with Brown with their new toy that has a whole bunch of tug rings...neat toy.
You can see the 4' snake I talked about on my post on Nov 28. It wraps all the way around the large dog bed we have...so big and long...it's really more like a gigantic serpant...
Brownie snoozing on his favorite pillow...a little sheep. We get him lots of cudly sheeps...they are nice toys and pillows. Definitely getting some beauty sleep here and dreaming about more toys and fruits! Watcha looking at? Don't stare. I need my pug beauty rest and then I am going to take all the toys away from Brownie when I feel like waking up.

New blog design...finally a change

Since Blogger is no longer beta and we really wanted to try the new blogger features, we switched over. We decided if we have to start from scratch again, we chose a color that would make the pictures look better (I think at least). Ummm...I will need to learn more about further customizations and design later...may need some tips from Flat Nose Pups!

We've been Christmas tagged by Winston!

We have been busy with the holidays and preparing for visits from out of towners. Since we just moved into our new home a few months ago from a much smaller house, we have no furniture to fill our house. It's been fun weekends attacking the furniture stores and staring at blank walls for inspiration on decor. It's not easy shopping for furniture when you have two crazy pugs running around like...pugs (aka wild animals). *~~* Since we have been behind on the holiday shopping, we got some toys for the boys to hold them over until the new bed. You can also see here that our living room has no furniture, with one rug. But the boys love it because they can run around like crazy and attack each other.

Since we got tagged, we have been giving some thought so here we go...

3 Things I want:

PORKY
1) my own cook
2) hard white bone chew with filled treats (unlimited)
3) live with Grandma since she gives me all kinds of treats everyday...did I mention I gained near 10 lbs living with her for 6 months?!
4) to be the only dog...I hate sharing food and treats with Brownie
5) freedom to dig in all trash cans in the house
6) someone cleaning my toilet non-stop (I like a clean toilet when I go)
...wait a minute...I went beyond 3...there are too many things I want... *sigh*

BROWNIE
1) more long snake toys
2) to be able to go with Mom to work again...Mom calls me a cling-on
3) to go potty whereever I want in the house and not feel guilty or ashamed
I don't want much...just to be with Mommy all the time!

3 Things I do not want:

PORKY
1) share treats with anyone
2) disrupting my beauty sleep
3) dog food

BROWNIE
1) share toys/treats/bed with Pork
2) more girl clothes ...note to Mom, I am a boy!
3) pork stealing my treats

we are tagging:Life of a Pug (Milo), Flat Nosed Pups (Kritter, Gizmo, Rascal, Peekaboo), Sadie the Pug Pooch, Willow & Belle, Elvis & Izzy at ChiWowWow

You must each give three things you want for Christmas, three things you don't and tag five friends.

Hope everyone gets what they want for Christmas!

Have a Puglicious Holiday and stay safe!

How time flies when you are owned by pugs!

It's been another great year of new adventures with my two crazy pugs. I can't believe how time flies and Porky now has a very well establish grey/white mustache. He is such a handsome puggy...ages very well just like George Clooney! :)

This picture was taken last Christmas. The grandparents gave Porky and Brownie each a gingerbread bear toy, blue for Porky and brown for Brownie. Porky misses his Grandma, who he had the great pleasure of staying with for 6 months and returned home with an additional 8lbs (yikes!)...unfortunately, Brownie was not welcomed there as he is challenged in potty training and too hyper for the Grandparents. Our lives have been crazy, fun, busy, frustrating at times, stressful, sad, happy, and...our puggies, Pork & Brown, have brought us joy and laughter...and then some!

I am excited to surprise them with their new bed for Christmas. :)

Holiday gifts for Pork and Brown

I have thought long and hard about what to give the boys. I realize they get treats and toys all the time but have not gotten a new bed in a while. They share a huge circular pillow bed which has holes all over it thanks to Brownie, who thinks he is a pug cat and loves to scratch at things. I am now deciding on whether I should get them one big bed again, or get them two smaller beds of their very own. It's tricky because whenever there are two of anything, they like to pee on it and mark their territory, especially with beds (this happened so many times with their old beds, we stopped buying beds). I am lookiing at this AY Rover custom made plush dog bed with handsewn initials. It comes in different colors, is hypoallergenic, easy to take off cover and wash, has lining inside to prevent pee from penetrating inner cushions, and has a simple modern design. If we decide to get one big bed, then we will have to choose which one to get. I like the Capri, the Sniffany & Co. bed, Skull Red Plaid Lilybeds, and the Phoebe Mission Style Dog Bed. Which one do you guys think is a better idea? Individual beds or shared beds? Would they be happier just sharing and cuddling in one bed?

Just got back from Vancouver, Canada with 4" Snake!

When I went to visit Vancouver, Canada this last weekend, I totally missed my two puggers. Especially when we visited Whistler (skiing, hiking, mountain, lake)and saw lots of paw prints on the snow when we were hiking. So cute! On our way back, I got the boys a 4' plush snake toy. It was so cute when I brought it home. Brownie (LOVE LOVE LOVE toys) tried to put his mounth over the head, chewed the tongue, while Pork tugged at the tail. They were battling it out and then Pork got tired and fell asleep on and over the tail of the snake body while Brown continued to nibble the mouth and head, doing his signature falling asleep over plush toy pose. Although the cutest is when Brown (who is small and compact pug of 14" inch length and 17 lbs)drags the big long snake all over the house, he even dragged it over Pork's body and played with it while Pork was resting and getting ready to sleep (they share the same bed).

It's been a little busy so have not had a chance to take piictures, but hope to get some pictures of the boys with their new snake soon!

November Pug Meetup Pictures are here! Feel free to download and share away fellow Houston puggies!

As usual, another great day the the pug meetup. Since we moved from LA to Houston, we have missed our pug parties, socials, and rescue adventures...and the huge Pugtober Fest. Our pug meetup is all we have here in Houston. If anyone knows of any active Houston Pug rescues or activities, please let us know! Porky and Brownie really enjoyed it when did Little Angels Pug Rescue in Los Angeles. Porky even got to meet celebrities because he was so cute! We hope to get involved in Houston puggie activities. I hope everyone will enjoy the pictures as much as I did taking them! I had tons of photos, and it was hard to choose which ones to post. See you everyone at the next pug meetup. Until then, PUG-out!

Why do pugs like to fall asleep on the sofa cracks or on top of back pillows?

It's so weird because I posted several post two days ago and they got deleted by blogger! Pork is the bigger dog, chill and likes to do his own thing. Brown walks all over him to find comfy spot on his body (yes, York is usually part of Brownie's pillow.

Poo and Pee at Pug Meetup Today...has your pug done this?

We have tons of cute picutres I have to go through and resize to share. So cute! I brought my big Nikon this time since last ime I use small digital camera and it was too slow. I wanted to post this one since I am wondering why Brownie is pooing and peeing at the same time (notice in this picture, he is lifting and peeing but also pooing). This is the first time I noticed. Does anyone else's pug do this? This is so strange to me since I have had pugs for a long time and never seen it before. It's usually one or the either. Weird...

Why does Brown like to put his mouth over his toy and fall asleep?

A while back I had mention how cute it is when Brownie sleeps. He absolutely loves to put his mouth over his favorite toys and then slowly falls asleep...his eyes droops slowly and he can't stand it anymore but to close them and then he will open them again to lick his toy, chew it a little, and then back to quick nap. This is his favorite toy in the world. It's a horse in the shape of a snake. He loves his snake, turtle, and octapus which all have squeaker and tons of legs for him to easier drag all around the house, even on to Mom & Dad's bed! It is hard to describe so I added some animated pictures. Is this a pug thing or a dog thing? Brownie is crazy for toys...but not that much for food like his brother Pork, is he a pug (what type of pug doesn't like to eat...uummm)?

Porky guarding the house at his usual stairway post...a little tired today from security job!

We thought it was only fair Pork got a picture in here since he is the oldest and the one who won us over to pug domination...he doesn't get as much attention since he is very independent and does not like to be bothered. Hwe is well known for your patrolpug job. Brownie loves attention and being close to Mom 24/7. His job is to be lazy, naughty, and get lots of kisses!

Now Pork is snoozing and enjoying nap but alast...the camera has retired for the night. Enjoy!

New pictures of the fabulous bald pug!

Now that both Porky and Brownie are well again, we are back on track with posting to our blog and taking pictures. As you will see, we have not posted pictures in a while since Brownie has been bald and Porky has just been sick. Now, pictures are available! Please excuse the bald spot, he is healing from mange.

Still bald but has not gotten worse!

Brownie's balding has stopped but the hair he did loose has not grown back. I have been giving him Ivermectin for the last week and he had a flea collar on for a few days. I hope the bald spot goes away since he has beautiful wrinkles (if you see his picture on the right, he has show quality, per my pug books, wrinkles which you can not see anymore...sob sob). The only constant stress he has is punking around with his brother Porky but they do that all the time. I can't imagine that stressing him out to the point of having low immunity to mange attack. Hhmmm...I will do some further investigation and see...

Mange attack!

Brownie has mange on his forehead and has lost most of his hair on his wrinkled forehead (you can't see his beautiful wrinkles anymore). The Vet says dogs usually get this kind of mange from their mothers when they are young puppies and does not happen to adult pugs unless if they are stressed or have low immune system. I noticed a slight pink spot two weeks ago but did not think much about it. I have been out of town for a week and left the boys at a pet hotel. Perhaps the stress of being away from me made the mange fully breakout. Poor Brownie! :(

He looks so fragile with his bald pink head...my poor Browner...he is currently laying down next to me with his mouth over his favorite brown horse snake plush toy, eyes closed, and occassionally getting up to look around and bite his toy. So cute even when sick.

Has anyone's adult pug have mange before?

Porky is feeling better and on crate arrest!

We found out that Porky was sick because he was sneaking food from the trash and eating the foam cups from the trash! Now all trash is on high alert and off limits! When we have no time to hawk over them, they stay in their crates. The family is together 24 hours a day since they come with me to work everyday. Usually no one in the office pays attention to them because we are all working and they have freedom to roam around, which I am guessing Porky digged in the kitchen trash and ate something.

Thank you everyone for your concern. Now that Pork is feeling better, we will be posting more pictures soon. I hope everyone gets their Halloween costumes on and have a show down on best pug costumes...who can resist, they all look so cute!!!!!!!!!

We finally decided on the costumes and wanted to show them off!

We had a hard time choosing the Halloween Costumes for the puggies but then we decided to choose the costumes most fitting for their personalities, Pork is very Piggy and Brown likes to chill and lounge like a Cow. Enjoy the pics! Whose costume do you think looks better? They seemed to like each other and started fighting for each others costumes!

So many cute Halloween costumes...which one should we get?

We have been shopping around for Halloween costumes and they all look so cute! Porky will either be Super Dog or Piggy Pooch and Brownie will either be cowboy or moo moo cow...or the dogzilla dinosaur. So excited for Halloween and to show the boys off. So cute!

not all pugs are created equal!

Here is picture of Pork and Brown in the car driving to our pug meetup.

Lately, I have been trying to get Porky to lose weight. I previously thought that all pugs inhaled their food and were a little pork belly dogs. Pork LOVES food. He is crazy! He loves to dig in the trash and sit for hours waiting for treats. Meanwhile, Brownie just loves toys, especially the long snakes, horses, octapus, or any snake shape plush toy. He is silly and enjoys playing with his toys and napping. He doesn't really care for food as much (now don't get me wrong, he likes treats and loves fruits just as much as any other pug...he just won't try to steal food off the table or dig in the trash). Brownie eats the same, if not more, than Porky but is 10 lbs. lighter! Porky eats very slow and enjoys every morsel of food while Brownie inhales the food. This is just not fair for poor Pork who is now on a diet (kinda...)!

On another note, the dogs greatly enjoy a variety of fruits for dinner now (as I mentioned in my earlier post the boys only eat dog food for breakfast and some treats throughout the day). They love all fruits but have obsession with watermelon and apples. I sometimes add some soy yogurt (which I hate but they love) to their fruits. Did I mention that their stools and breath smell a thousand times better with this new "diet" plan! The added energy and weight loss was an extra perk!

to pee or not to pee, that is the question?

Since Pork recently came home from his long visit to the grandparents, he has slowly ease himself back into our pack. I am noticing though that both dogs love to pee on each other's beds. It got so bad, we are now thinking we should get rid of the beds all together. We have nested donut beds downstairs for them to lounge and sofas all over the house so they always have a comfy, soft place to stretch out, prop their pillows, and nap their puggy stress away. Since they sleep in bed with me at night, I figure their nested beds may need to go. They have lifted there countless times. But the funny thing is, they don't do it anywhere else, except for their own nested beds!

don't forget to help the homeless puggies...

I was playing around with some of our old photos by making quick collages (see above)for some fun holiday card ideas. We had a lot of fun with our friends whom we met through pug rescue volunteering. I got to thinking about the hurrican and the poor homeless, abandoned dogs (pugs in particular of course). If you are reading this and have made it here, you are probably a crazed and smitten pet parent. Please feel free to read my stories and comment on your experiences. I want to thank my good friends, Daiju and Cindy, and their girls, Rosie and Goldielocks, for the wonderufl pictures, sharing great pug memories at all the pug socials and rescue events, being there during the puppy years, and of course, for inspiring me to get a second pug! We miss the play dates and picnics at the Rose Bowl! Wow...it's been almost two years! I would suggest all pet parents and those who want to volunteer their time and want to get involved with helping animals, get active and volunteer your time to rescues and your local humane society. If you don't like getting dirty or are not cut out for volunteer work, make a donation! You will feel better for it and it's tax deductible.

Fun ways to share your puggies birthday pictures...

As I previously posted before, in the midst of numerous moves, there has been much delay in consolidating pictures from different cameras. Finally, I've got Porky's birthday pictures downloaded into my computer. I realized there are so many cute pictures and each image and memory was so precious. How can I share and not have to load tons of photos? Easy. We recently got the Photoshop Elements 4.0 and have been using it to add effects and create delightful graphic images to share with our friends. Putting this picture together took no time at all and now we have one picture which shows off every moment focused on our little Porky's birthday party! Yeah! Since I posted this back in June or July, I realized this is a perfect way to share and put together cute collages of photos! This is puglicious!

Pugs rule...more reasons why having a pet can save your sanity!

Brownie has turned one! I have attached a baby picture to show him when he was just 3-4lbs, coming home with me and a current picture. He is a big boy now. I never use to put a leash on him because he is such a Momma's boy but these days without his brother here...he has become more indepedent and caught a case of what I call the "only dog syndrome". We understand each other so well. It's absolutely adorable. Oftentimes, he does not each or drink or go potty unless if I am there with him. He looks back to made sure I am still there and observing my body language to ensure I was in no hurry to leave him. When I do leave him, he sits and stares at the door, patiently awaiting my return. I am always careful of where I walk as he will always sure enough be right next to my heel and slightly ahead of me.

In the office, we have come to refer to him officially as our "Security Guard" since he gazes out the small narrow opening in the window most of the day, alert to growl and bark when there is any sign of intruder or movements outside our office. Like a large number of office employees, he tends to enjoy napping and walking around the office socializing, trying to find someone to mutually entertain each other.

These days we have been working long hours. That means Brown has to pull the night shift. He is restless and slightly bored since we are all too busy to play with him. As I make my calls, type away on my laptop, he is quiety playing with his toys near my feet. Sometimes he paws my legs for me to pat him and give him some attention. Whenever I take a break, he is so excited for us to have a moment together.

He never doutbs me (except when he knows I will leave him alone and he doesn't fall for my tricks to get him into the backyard) and I always trust him. I guess this is why the dog is commonly referred to as man's best friend. You ever notice when you come home from a bad day and then the moment you come home, your dog is waiting for you patiently by the door and eagered to be with you, suddenly the outside world worries are slowly left behind as you look into your dog's glistening eyes full of pure selfless love.

Check out this article on from Buzzle.com about the health benefits of owning a pet. And the list goes on. For those skeptics out there that call us crazy pet people freaks, chill out and learn to love our animal companions. They just might save your life!