Adore Le Pug: August 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

What's the deal with tennis balls?

We recently noticed Brownie's deep obsession with playing with his tennis balls. He has small and medium size balls which we play fetch with. He can paw at the ball and try forever to get his mouth around the medium size one evern though it doesn't fit. He is just so silly! His all time obsession is plush long toys in shapes of snakes, long horses, octapus, or anything similar. We have bought everything we have seen. If anyone has anything interesting plush toys to share, please let us know! Brownie loves them!

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Pillows and Blankies Are an Order!

We recently moved our "L" shape couch to the office since we planned on getting a new sofa. Now each time we move from one room to another, Brownie follows briskly close behind. As soon as he gets into the new room, he jumps on to the couch, then finds a comfy pillow or blanket, and stretches into a lounge position. He naps until we move again. Our new home has many rooms but has a very open design so Brownie is always able to see us, even if he is in another room. He doesn't like to lay or nap on tile, carpet, or wood flooring. He prefers pillow, blankets, and will occassionally settle for just the sofa with no pillow. He is currently sleeping on the sofa with a pillow and wrap in a super soft chenille blanky. Good night Brownie!

Monday, August 21, 2006

More watermelon please!

It's a known fact that all pugs love to eat, eat, and eat some more. Then nap of course. Our Brownie loves fruits, especially watermelon. We usually cut the watermelon in half and eat it with a spoon while watching TV. Brownie loves to stick his head on top of the watermelon and attack each spoonful. I have never seen him move his head so fast! Meanwhile, when he does get a piece, he relaxes and lounges on a pillow or the couch, then devours his treat. He also enjoys watching "Dog Whisperer". He soemtimes thinks the dogs are barking at him and he gets really excited.

I have now reduced dog treats and increased more all natural treats consisting of some soy yogurt, watermelon, apple, peaches, and salad. I found this has reduced the odor from his stools as well as help him trim down. As with all other pugs, our Porky and Brownie are both overweight. Brown is now at a healthy weight and much more active. We have also noticed he eats more since we started switching off his food every month or so. We realized it's hard to eat the same thing everyday so we try to change it up so he doesn't get bored.

Chow down on the fruits!