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!

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!

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!

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!

Fashionable pugs- check this out!

We found this cool website that sells fashionable and modern dog clothes, carriers, accessories, and other dog goodies!

New pug friends wanted!

Brownie is looking for some new friends!

Le Pug

Who does not love le pug? Pugs are funny, silly, stubborn, and so so lovable. This website is dedicated to pugs.

Labor Day Weekend

We are excited to visit San Diego this Labor Day Weekend. San Diego has the best dog beach ever! Ocean Beach, widely known and referred to as the "Disneyland for dogs", it's our puggies favorite place to hang out and meet new friends. There is a section of the beach dedicated to dogs! Pork is coming home to Houston and reuniting with his brother, Brownie, after nearly six months of separation. We are very excited to finally bring him back home after his vacation and stay with the grandparents in San Diego. Although Pork may have enjoyed his visit since he gets overpampered by Grandma, he tends to have a little weight problem after each visit. Back to weight management diet for him. :(

Pug Birthday Party!

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! Who does not love Three Dog Bakery? That place rocks! We got a bone shape carrot cake, dog goodie bags, and some other fun stuff for a lovely day at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.

Treats, Chews, and Toys please Momma!

Brown loves his chew...even when we went out for a walk, he was still thinking about his chew. When we got back into the office, he dove for the chew and zoned me out! Who, what Momma? I am busy. Don't bother me!

should dogs wear shoes?

あなたは犬を靴を身に着けるべきである考えるか .I was wondering how you, pet parents, feel about dogs wearing shoes? We have never put shoes on our dogs before but they were so cute we could not resist. We at first thought the idea of unheard of but later changed our minds as we got more use to the idea. It helps to try it on for a few minutes while supervised by parents everyday for a while before they get use to it and stop trying to chew it off. It's just like humans, breaking in a new pair of shoes is not fun! We wear shoes to protect our feet. I suppose if we did not wear shoes, our feet would be different, too. Shoes protect the dogs paws as well as look fashionable so why not? Just make sure it's the right size as the wrong size may cut off circulation. I found this article that basically read to me like why not shoes for the city dogs, too?

My Porka...Miss You Lots!

Life is not the same without my Porky here. He has been missed. I can't wait till he comes back home from Grandma and Grandpa's place in San Diego. They sure do grow fast. Thinking back, he was only 3 lbs. when he came into my life (Left second and third photo - see his baby pictures from his first week with us). His first toy was a Bamboo star (indestructible and larger than life for him) and after many months, he finally was able to grow bigger than the star and kill it. Then he grew and grew (he loves food and treats) into a very over weight 25 lbs. of pug love. We miss our pug friends (Left top photo - Rosie, Goldielocks, and Porky) and the fun outings. We welcome new Houston puggies to be our friends and do pug outings and go to dog parks.