The Origins

Hello Puggies and People!
I have a lot of news. The computer at home seems to be working now and mom is posting this from there. The pictures are from the phone because mom has little time since she has been busy helping one of the kids with a school project. It was a fun homework and I will tell you about it later. I also wanted to tell you about yesterday's pug meetup but mom said it was kind of embarassing... I will just say that I got confused and sniffed and kissed a cat's face and I also pooped all around mom (180º) while she was sitting on the floor petting other pugs.




I also behaved very bad while in the car, fighting with mom because I wanted to be on her lap. Mom doesn't like that, specially because she has to drive through 5 (yes, five) different highways for an hour to get to the pug meetup from the house.





Mom, dad and the kids went yesterday to the beach. It was an ugly beach since it was not pet friendly. While mom was there, she read that some of our friends wanted us to translate my nicknames.

Mom asked dad: How do you say this and that in english?
Dad said: What do you want that for? Those names are so weird!
Mom said: Why didn't you tell me this before? I keep calling Coco these names!
Dad said: Because you do so when we are at home and nobody is listening.

Mom blushed. And finally understood. Daddy has probably been too busy watching TV or playing XBox while his only son was growing up and earning his right to deserve funny/silly nicknames. Let me share the origins with you friends...

Mom is shy. While she was living on dad's mother's house she never sang on the shower. When she moved out the first song that came to her mind was the theme of a Mexican telenovela that broadcasted in 1987, called Rosa Salvaje (Wild Rose). It is a contagious melody and mom found out it was perfect to be sung for me. So she started modifying the lyrics... since I am not a Rose or a girl called Rose.
First, she sang: Cosa Salvaje (Wild thing) (I am the thing). But then it was changed to Coso Salvaje (coso doesn't have a meaning, it is just a funny way to say cosa - it sounds more masculine). That's how she started calling me Coso.
Then she continued changing the lyrics. In honor to my shedding capabilities (which has made mom dependant on an allergy medicine for life, and has sent dad to the surgery room due to a severe sinus problem) mom started singing Cosa Peluda (hairy thing) instead of Rosa Salvaje. When I am smelly and dirty, she sings Cochinada Peluda (Dirty hairy thing). When I behave good she sings Preciosura Salvaje (Wild precious). Now you get the idea, it could be anything that fits with the music of the song.
Mom also calls me Piojo (flea) or Piojito (little flea) when I start jumping and dancing. The obvious ones are Jefecito (little chief or boss) and Belleza (Cutie or beautiful).

Daddy calls me Paps (isn't that english?), Papa (dad), papito (daddy) and Coconut which is the english word for Coco. Yes, daddy named me after the tropical fruit. And he said I was a little monster because of my looks. I didn't get that one.