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!

porky looks fabulous! who is cuter than a pug!?

Porky looking fabulous!

Fat pugs look fabulous!

My little baby Porky just came home from a long visit to the Grandparents and have gained a whopping 10lbs...omg!!!

I almost past out because I was shocked by how big he got...I didn't know it was possible for the little pug dog to get so big. Now Porky is 28 lbs.!!! His brother Brownie is only 17 lbs...a big huge difference. Well, Brownie went on a diet a while back and lost 6 lbs.! Asside from streamlining his meals into one morning breakfast, adding more fruits and vegetables to dinner, and only small amounts of treats throughout the day, we give lots of water and many walks around the warehouse and the house. After they eat their meals, they tend to lounge and nap. With only one meal a day, they usually are more active and when they do nap, it's not always on a full stomach. We don't feel guilty about giving treats since it's usually fruits or veggies, or other healthy treaties to reward them for being just them!

Brownie is now the perfect weight and more active than ever. Porky has been on a diet now for two days and is showing promise. We weighed him today at 28 lbs. We are aiming to get the weight under 20 lbs. To start the diet and motivate both of us, I sent him to the groomers to get a 10" blade shave and he now looks 5 lbs. lighter! Shaving our two pugs has been the best thing we ever done since we got the dogs. No more dog hair everywhere...especially in the car, on the furniture, and on the bed. It certainly makes sharing the same bed with the two puggies more sanitary and acceptable. We can't seem to kick them off and eventually gave up. The other option was to crate them during the night next to our bed, but we like giving them freedom. They now enjoy freedom and we enjoy hairless house and bed!