The Solution

Hi buddies!
I finally got what I wanted. This is my secret:
Be mischievous at home. Constantly. Let your parents know how bored you are.
They will figure out that you are behaving bad because of your lack of social life. This will prompt them to search for a local pug meetup. They will even consider going further, driving an hour or two.
We have a local pug meetup once a month but my vet said that I shouldn't go there because it's inside a pet hotel and there is a higher chance for me to get sick.
So today, finally, mom will take me to a pug meetup in a park up north, an hour away from home.
Conclusion: Even if I was on time-out a few times, being mischievous was totally worth it because my punishments only last for a minute or two and in the end I get what I want. Who can resist my innocent cute face?

Punished Saturday

I had to clean the dishes after breakfast because I didn't let mom take me to the bathroom early morning. Hey, I am sure I was being helpful to dad while he was preparing the omelette!

Grandma's Day

Friends,

Today I would like to wish my grandma a happy 79th birthday.

I can't wait for her to visit me again. After all, I have been a very important influence in her life.

I was there when she learned to ride a trycicle.

I was also there when she was able to ride one by herself.

I taught her the importance of sharing even when it is a hard thing to do. We both progressed through I-95 with her feet and my body squished in mom's tiny car for our first long road trip together. She devoted unnumerable hours holding a bottle for me to drink water of. She also shared all her snacks with her youngest grandson (me).




I wish she could have learned the most important lesson of all: To kiss a pug. That's going to be my mission next time she visits.



Do you think she looks 79 years old? Don't look at her wrinkles, she's supposed to be a pug!

~ INTRODUCING ~

THE NEW LINE OF GREEN CARS

HIGH MILEAGE COMPACT FUEL-LESS

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLE

PERFECT TO COMPLEMENT THE OTHER FAMILY COLLECTION OF VESSELS

OUTSTANDING RATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

HARMONY BETWEEN MOM, DOG AND MACHINE*

* DISCLAIMER: May provoke family issues since the Dad seem to not be able to fit in.

Getting Ready to Visit

Friends,

My heart is sick right now. My dear Pearly is having surgery and I can't rest here being all worried about her. I asked dad to prepare a dozen of hamburgers for her prompt recovery.

I am heading over there my cutie pie!

PS: Please keep Pearl and her mommy in your thoughts!

The Perfect Toy

When I was a puppy I had a lot of stuffies to play with. They could have been destroyed but since I was a gentle chewer they were not.


As I grew older my chewing tastes changed. One of my favorite chew toys is our computer desk wicker chair. It is crunchy and has a lot of flavor but I have started to worry because I know that someday I will chew it up completely and I won't have a chair to chew anymore!



My other favorite toy is the marrow bone. Mom buys it in the supermarket and boils it to get the broth which she uses to cook instead of giving it to me. I only get the biggest bone. What happens next? After a few weeks my bone starts to get smaller, mom takes it away from me and I get new one.

All of this kept me thinking... How perfect would it be to have your favorite toy last forever? Undestroyable chew toy? Or better, destroyable but everlasting chew toy?

Friends, I'VE FOUND IT!!!

Wood you know?

Hi Friends!
Just a quick post to say hi!
Mom is feeling a little sick - upset and empty stomach - and daddy is stressed out at work so I can't take too long on the computer; they need my healing and de-stressing services!

I wanted to add some cute pictures and these are the ones that I had on paw:

This is inside a furniture store in Miami Beach. Daddy wants this wood floor in a new house. Yeah, he also wants a boat and to live close to the beach. Isn't he asking for a little too much? Anyway, would any of you know what type of wood this is? We have no idea, and the store clerk knows less.

Have a nice Monday!

It doesn't pay to be clean

Friends,
I would like to post a complain. Do you see these pictures? That's my new time out spot: ugly, uncomfortable and depressing.
Now, would you like to know why I was on time out? I barked and barked for hours right by the backyard door because I wanted to clean after myself. Mom kept telling me that she had picked up my poop, but, how can you trust a lazy woman?

The Cushion

Hello Puggies!
I hope you are ready to have a great weekend. I have been trying to convince my parents to take me to the Colony Hotel in Delray Beach... remember the pictures I posted on Wednesday? My friend Jax says it is the coolest place on earth - in other words, 100% pet friendly! The hotel is 83 years old, and the machine shown there is an old telecommunication device, as some of you have guessed.



Mom is ready to pack and go with me to Delray Beach but daddy... well, you all know daddy. He is not that easy to convince. So instead of the mini vacation mom said I could go shopping for some cushions because I will need them to complement my birthday gift. I don't know what my gift will be yet but I know what my favorite home accesories store is: Jonathan Adler!



"Hey mom! What color should I get? Is gray ok?"

There were so many colors, sizes and designs to choose from. The little cushions were $110.00 but they seem too small for me, unless I get three or four...

"Mom, can I get the big one? It has bones on it, I love it! And it is only $210.00!" I said. "No, wait, I want the big one and two small ones to match!"

Mom fainted on the floor. I had to patiently wait for her to wake up and pay.

"Mom, look! This cushions are made in Perú! What a coincidence!"

And this is how mom decided that it was cheaper to buy an airplane ticket and drive all over her country to find a cushion with bones and colors for me.

- The End -

Wordless Wednesday

My Two Paws

Friends, hello!
Do you see these two paws? Do you see my wrinkles? Mom doesn't have any of those, that's why she had to register to a writing class. She wants to learn the art I was naturally born with. So that's the class she is taking online now!

Now, I wish these two paws could drive. I met an old meetup friend on Lincoln Road Mall a couple of weeks ago and she was - are you ready? - DRIVING her very own vehicle! That enlightened me in ways I never thought of.

Since I can't move out of my parent's home, why don't ask for my first vehicle now that I will be an adult pug?

I think I fit just right in this model. I wanted to ask dad if he thought so but he was, well, he was standing very far away. I overheard something about "crazy" but I have no idea what he meant.

Last night I decided to formally talk to my parents about this great idea, hoping that they would agree now that I am not willing to move out anymore. Daddy said that if I get myself this vehicle, he will be the one moving out of the house.

Mom just winked and sublty smiled.

We All Struggle

The same effort it takes for me to find a tiny piece of carrot accidentally dropped on the floor, takes mom to find a minute to blog. I want to apologize for not commenting on your blogs, but as of today:

- we don't have internet at home,
- we have internet in the office but we also have a camera watching us so we can't use it during work hours,
- mom is taking an online course. ONLINE meaning she has to do it during her lunch hour from work. She can read assignments and messages from the phone but she needs a real computer with internet access to write and post her homework. And she is required to comment on her classmates' homework.
- during mom's lunch time it appears that nobody else in the office notices that she is supposed to do whatever she wants except work. She gets furious sometimes because she really needs to concentrate for this online class but at the same time she runs the office and that fact is keeping her from loosing her job. And these are tough times...
- mom tries to stay late everyday to use more internet time after work but: #1 daddy wants her to come home early because he misses her too much, #2 the boss' son coincidentally comes to her office everyday after mom's work hours and asks her nicely what she is doing. Mom doesn't know what he means with that but he always walks to actually see what she is doing online so she suspects it bothers them. For that reason she only stays for half an hour or so.
- we love you and we are still reading all of your posts!

Have a nice week, friends!