Thursday, March 30, 2006
No claw!
Tonight I tried walking the dogs on their first proper walk since Brutus’ incident with his claw. In the last couple of weeks it has grown longer, to the point we could see the break.
The first mile or so was fine. He didn’t limp or have any problems. After a while, he yellped. I looked down and it was twisted up and around. I picked him up and headed home.
At some point, the whole nail came off. Fortunately, the quick had healed up, so while that is now exposed, it’s not broken or bleeding. He quite happily trotted along once that nail had gone.
While he’s licked it a few times now, he seems in a lot less discomfort than he was earlier, so I’m very happy about that!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Healing
Brutus’ foot is definitely noticably better today! He was running around the kitchen and back yard without any issues when we got home from work.
Looking closely at it, the broken part of the nail looks to be leave the bed of his paw, which would explain why it’s easier on him. Hopefully it’s going to get more comfortable for him!
New site!
The content hasn’t updated in a while, but now I think it’s time to blog more here about the life of owning a pug or two!
So, “puggy blog” which was way too generic, and frankly uncool is gone, and North Shore Pugs is here!
Change your links, http://www.northshorepugs.com is now live!
I’ve updated some of the links, as Buddy and Brutus’ bestest friends ever, Reggie and Murphy weren’t even linked, which is a shocking turn of events.
Welcome!
Brutus broke a nail
We took him to the groomers last weekend along with Buddy. We knew his nails were grown a bit long, and wanted them trimming down a bit.
Unfortunately, he managed to break one in the holding cage.
Even worse, it was broken all the way in the bed. It bled quite spectacularly, apparantly.
This last few days though, he’s been enjoying lots of attention, and like a good pug, he’s milking it for all he’s worth. He runs around fine, until he sees Beth, then he limps. He won’t jump off the bed, but will hop up and down on the sofa with no problems.
The groomer didn’t touch the nail after that to trim it, we want to let it grown right out. We’re now going to be taking him back every other week for a trim, so we can get them back under control again. Hopefully when the weather warms up and the sun comes out, walking him on tarmac around the houses here will help. Right now, our back yard is frozen mud and grass, and not enough to wear nails down.
Silly pug!
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Pugs in bed
We’re babysitting Reggie while Mike is away ... think he’s settled in?
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Raw egg
We’ve started giving the dogs a raw egg on their kibble, just once a week. Sundays is their egg day.
Not only do they love it, but after just two weeks of this, their coats are soft and sleek, much less wirey than it use to be.
Much nicer to cuddle 
