Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Wrapping up
In two days, this pugsitter goes home. This is good and bad. I miss sleeping in my own bed. But I’m going to miss the pugs something awful. Their cute little snores are the best. I might not miss Buddy pouncing on my face at 4:00 AM, though.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Weekend Pictures
I took a bunch of pictures this weekend and thought I’d post a few.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Barking
I’m watching a movie, and someone is knocking on the door in the movie. Buddy thinks he should bark at whomever is knocking at that door, too. It’s kind of cute.
Early
Buddy woke me up at 6:30 this morning because he had to go out. It wasn’t much longer than that and we were on the beach. After that, we went home and napped for a while. It’s been a low-key day for me and the logs.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Skunked
Buddy woke me up at 5:30 this morning. I thought he had to go out. So I let the boys out and I saw Brutus barking at the shrubs. That’s when I saw the skunk. I ran and grabbed Brutus and threw him in the house. Then Buddy was barking at him. I ran after Buddy (who didn’t want to be caught) and grabbed him. As I was running into the house, I saw the skunk coming toward me. Fortunately, the three of us escaped without getting skunked. That would have really sucked.
Of course, the boys were all worked up and wouldn’t go back to sleep. So we went for a walk, escaping out the front door.
Friday, August 26, 2005
Dinner on the deck
I was grilling some dinner last night and had the boys out on the deck with me. This is a cute shot of Brutus.
Of course, they had to play fight while on the deck. They always seem to do this. I can never catch it with the camera though. They seem to move too quickly.
I’m convinced that Buddy will eat anything. I gave him a piece of the onion I had grilled. He LOVED it. This is the same dog that will tear your arm off to get a carrot. I guess that it’s good that he likes his veggies. Brutus, on the other hand, will only take something just to keep it away from Buddy. He has no interest in veggies.
4 AM
Buddy woke me up this morning about 4:00 AM. He didn’t have to go out because he had just pooped on the floor. We went outside just to make sure he didn’t have to do anything else. After that, we tried to go back to sleep with minimal success.
This morning, I slipped each of the dogs a “Greenies” treat and for once got to shower in peace. Buddy was in the bathroom, but the treat was more important than playing in the water. This makes me very happy.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
My boys
Every night, I make sure I set aside some time with Brutus. Buddy makes that really difficult, but I keep pushing Buddy away and allow Brutus to curl up with me and play. Brutus really is an affectionate dog, but he doesn’t always get to show that because Buddy always tries to be the center of attention.
Last night, I needed to get out of the house so I could run to Target. They wanted nothing to do with being locked in the living room. I had to resort to the puppy crack (Pupperoni treats) in order to get out of the house.
Today, Beth gave me a couple of ideas for getting an hour or so of peace. I may have to try a couple of them.
Buddy is getting much better at whining at the door when he needs to go out. That’s a good sign. Now, if he would just stop eating his own poop, I’d feel much better.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
On the beach
After work tonight, I took the pugs on a nice long walk to/on the beach. It’s colder here than usual, so I wasn’t sure the beach was a great idea. But the dogs didn’t seem to mind.
Buddy…
Brutus…
When we got back, the dogs were tired and were starting to take a nap. That was until one of the dogs in the neighborhood started barking and they both went nuts. It was probably Fluffy next door who started it. Maybe it’s time to resort to one of the greenies. I have some work to do and could use an hour of peace.
Come. Sit. Stay.
Yesterday, I mentioned the bakery that has all of the healthy doggie treats. Here is the link. It’s a really cute place.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Progress with Buddy
Buddy started getting anxious at the doorway between the kitchen and dining room tonight, and I picked up on the signal that he needed to go out. As soon as we went outside, he dropped to pee. GOOD BOY, BUDDY!
Healthy Treats
There is a dog bakery a couple of blocks from my office that sells nothing but dog treats, toys, and accessories. My co-worker Debbie and I went in today and picked up a few healthy treats for Buddy and Brutus. They’re going to love me even more!
Monday, August 22, 2005
Puppy crack
Paul had warned me that the Pupperoni treats are like puppy crack. I haven’t had to resort to those or the “greenies” yet. But I swear, Buddy goes absolutely nuts when I pull out the bag of carrots to feed the bunnies. When I’m pulling out the greens, he gets excited because he knows the carrots are coming soon.
I’ve never seen a dog go apeshit over carrots like this one does.
Tired
Both the pugs and I are very tired right now. Heck, even Buddy is lying down snoring. We just came back from a long walk to/on the beach.
Brutus insists on stopping to pee on every tree, fire hydrant, and telephone pole he encounters. Buddy is keeping him in check by making him keep moving. We now only stop at every other stationary object. Tonight, Brutus didn’t poop like he normally does. But we did spend some time in the back yard and he pooped there. For once, Buddy pooped on the walk, literally. As we were headed to the beach, he pooped on the sidewalk. Being the good dog walker, I bagged it up and tossed it in the trash.
I called my dad from the beach. He asked where I was—he could hear the noise but didn’t quite make out that it was waves. I told him where I am and what I’m doing. I had to rub it in a little. 
I even told him how my commute has been cut in half for this.
We’re doing fine. Who knew that pugsitting would be this much fun?
My only concern is that Buddy keeps humping Brutus. Is that normal?
Sunday, August 21, 2005
On the beach
My friends Marc and Liz came up to visit today. Buddy and Brutus loved having new people to play with. After a walk on the beach, the pugs are both sounds asleep on the couch, and Brutus is snoring.
I finally got brave enough to let the dogs loose on the beach today. They did great. I was concerned that Buddy wouldn’t come back, but he did without a chase.
