Pug Possessed

Marty likes the leopard bed too...

2008-07-24T08:28:00.003-04:00

Marty thought the new bed was pretty cool too. For those that asked...yes, it is a platform bed and it came with the bedding. It has a metal frame underneath and the bedding even had velcro to prevent it from slipping off! The whole thing only cost $22, which I thought was great!

It's funny to see how the dogs react to different beds. One of these days I'm going to put all their beds....I think there are 5, in one room and see what they do. Maybe I'll put the webcam on them. Of course this will all have to wait until Buster is no longer with us. He sure loves to pee and poop on the dog beds....

and the laundry, and the bench, and the carpet, and in the bathtub....and on and on....

The cat has gone crazy and sleepy Pugs

2008-07-23T11:38:00.000-04:00

Our last remaining cat, Buster has officially lost his marbles. Yes, it is truly official. He TOTALLY refuses to use the litter box. TOTALLY. The box is in the same safe place, totally clean...nope, won't use it. He has decided he wants to go outside....although he is not an outside cat. He is 17, I'm sure no turning back the clock for him. Of recent when he can not get outside he has taken to going the bathroom in bizarre places...to name a few..the bathtub, bench in kitchen.....sigh..... Also, let me tell you he STINKS.

So this week he had used the nice, big, red, dog bed to go the bathroom on. I took the cover off and since it was so big used the soak cycle, twice, to get the entire inside part washed. The cover was washed and everything got dried and the world was good. We put it on the floor and the Pugs were ever so happy. Bedtime came we all went up to bed and in the morning found that Buster had peed ALL OVER the bed. So now the sad little Puggies are using their smaller beds and doubling up, until we decided where to go from here.

This is the view from the dining room, where I am right now, with two watchful, sleepy girls just beyond. Zoey must be tired, she is not reacting to the road work outside our house...Chloe is keeping watch...

I guess she decided to get back to a good nap too....
The other two? Well they're on another little bed. You can barely see Marty behind Rosie.
Pretty much always within site of mama.

Mama's little furry helper

2008-07-22T21:54:00.002-04:00

Cleaning comes to an end, when the help gets sleepy.....

Chloe finds a perfect use for a roll of paper toweling and it sure isn't cleaning up spilled water.

No sense bothering her......

Chloe...and the new bed

2008-07-21T08:18:00.003-04:00

I found yet another cute bed last week on my lunch hour. This bed belongs in a corner, which is here it will be in my home office. The Pugs have each taken a turn in it at different time. The most that have been in there at once is two. I usually only allow one or two in there at a time anyhow, kind of a special treat. Girlville I know if you had a Pug you'd have this bed too!

Marty

2008-07-18T07:22:00.002-04:00

Many of you remember the story of how I got Marty
I was told the family (his third) that had him could not keep him as he had tried to bite their youngest boy twice. The day I met them the mother let him kiss all the boys goodbye and as they drove off he stood at the window of my car and cried....I cried too. Anyhow that was many moons ago now. Our friends at camp have their grandsons visiting. D wanted to come in and see the Pugs. Well he came in sat in the chair and Marty RAN across the sofa, jumped on the chair, got next to him and kissed him! He also sat nicely for a photo! I'm thinking little D reminded Marty of some boys in his past....I wonder if any of those boys think of him???? We made a fire that evening and Marty stayed on the screen porch. We let D go in and out to play with him. I was nearby to keep an eye on him. He asked at one point why Marty had a curly tail? I told him his tail was curly because he was very happy.

As the evening progressed D continued his Marty visits. All the sudden he yells "Marty is not happy!" I thought the worst..oh no did Marty bite him????? So I ran in and asked him what happened. His reply "His tail is straight". Gotta love it!

Phil has the day off today, so he left for camp after work yesterday. Because he has more room and it was so hot he talked me into taking the gang. He called to tell me when he got there he asked the kids if they could name the Pugs? The only name they could remember? Marty.

of boating, sisters, stones, and painted rocks....

2008-07-16T22:52:00.004-04:00

The husband runs a tight ship....
The husband and his sisters who visited us this past week at camp.....
The opening to Lake Ontario from our bay....notice that it is not presently an opening! We had stormy weather last Wednesday and there were 6 to 8 foot waves on the lake. When we went to show P's sisters the lake access this is what we saw. Hopefully the dredging equipment is back in there today cleaning it back out. It is normally 50 feet wide and around 8 feet at the deepest.
A friend at camp painted this "flamingo" rock for me. Her husband made the stand. It is actually much more colorful and detailed in person!

More water days....

2008-07-15T18:09:00.002-04:00

R loves to wakeboard. He doesn't get much time to come to camp, so he made the most of it. This was Bailey's first boat ride. She did fine, but was a little worried about her dad.
"Heh, R, why are you smiling?"
Don't you know there's snapping turtles in this water?
and these big fish (with teeth) too!

Why does vacation time pass more quickly than work time?

2008-07-14T11:45:00.003-04:00

Our vacation started with the party at our SIL's. Being a fisherman P has a real dislike of waverunners. We have had some bad encounters with them, but like everything else a few bad operators make it bad for everyone else. Anyhow, he obviously managed to "like" them for a bit!

Here he is taking my nephew D for a ride..... heh, you hate waverunners....get in here.....
A group of us took a ride on my BIL's party boat. Sorry no pics, there were 22 of us on there, lots of little ones, had to pay attention. While we were out there R and H took their turn on the waverunner.

The girls were having fun...here is H my future DIL, C, and L my youngest niece.
R and H wanted a pic of themselves.

Vacation Week

2008-07-09T15:23:00.001-04:00

Just hopped on a neighbor's internet for a quick post and to check emails...phew good thing! The weather is great and we are having a nice restfull week. The pugs are loving mom and dad 24/7.

Hope everyone is doing well. I'll be catching up on my reading later!

Happy Independence Day

2008-07-04T11:51:00.003-04:00

Let Freedom Ring......

We'll be celebrating the 4th with our nephew being home from his second tour in Iraq and his brother getting ready to leave for his entrance into the *Navy*....

My Model

2008-07-03T10:01:00.001-04:00

Roxy asked if I could post a pic of Zoey modeling the dress from my previous post. I usually select her to model because she is the easiest to get to behave....lol...... Although....sometimes she has a different idea.....
of what I want a picture of..........

July Rescue Donation

2008-07-02T11:06:00.002-04:00

First, thanks to those that purchased from my Etsy shop in June. 20% of all sales are going to *Green Mountain Pug Rescue*. For the month of July I will be donating 20% of my Etsy sales to *PROF*PugRescueofFlorida* for Dakota aka Molly. You can visit my shop by using the Etsy link on my sidebar. Thanks......

I have not left the country...really

2008-07-01T18:13:00.002-04:00

Sometimes I can't figure out how I had time to raise children...real ones...human ones....

I have been busy with details of our big Pug event in September, which seems far away, but we all know how fast that time goes. I am also secretary of the "social" group at our campground. I started a website for better communication and am doing a monthly newsletter. The sign up on the website is slow, but steady and I just finished my second month newsletter. Glad I don't run a newspaper. No wonder they're so many ads....

Anyhow, this past weekend it rained...I mean REALLY rained. We are now going to put gutters on the screen room. The rug was wet almost across the entire floor. Ugh. The furry ones are hanging in there. They love weekends best when we are together practically 24/7. We're coming up on our vacation week and are really looking forward to that.

C is going to do my hair tonight. I might take pics...might...

Happy Birthday Girlville Happy Birthday Emma

2008-06-27T07:09:00.001-04:00

Girlville turns what???? today...oh can't pick on her, she's still MUCH younger than me...and Emma, well she is SO much younger!!! Happy Birthday to you both!!! May your days be filled with sunshine, good eats, lots of presents, and CAKE!!!!!

Itty Bitty Teenie Weenie Pink Polka Dot Bikinis...

2008-06-26T23:03:00.001-04:00

Off to the beach............

Rock on....

2008-06-25T22:42:00.002-04:00

Some have asked about this little "family" project. Well, it was so easy a dog could do it...sorry, bad joke! Anyhow, I just used regular craft paint and a found heart shaped beach rock. You could also use a round stone or even a piece of wood. The trick is not to have the dog stamp into the paint, but to paint the pad areas only them press onto the rock and life the foot straight off. Works better with 2 humans, unless your dog (or cat) is asleep. Once you have stamped, quickly wash the residual paint off the paw unless you want more little prints...everywhere. We did have to redo Zoey and Rosie's as their first attempt did not resemble a pawprint. I just washed off with wet paper towel, let it dry and re-did. I will clear coat with spray sealer this coming weekend. It can then be put outside if you'd like. I actually plan on leaving mine inside.

Flamingos live on in upstate New York....

2008-06-24T06:33:00.000-04:00

I took my sewing machine to camp this weekend to do a little decorating of the screenroom.

P says I'm starting to make the place look like a gift shop.....
The rock on the bottom shelf was a little family project we did Sunday afternoon. We found a heart shaped rock and I painted it black. P held each Pug and I "painted" their front right foot and he "stamped" their pawprint on the rock. Marty has a deep dislike for ANYONE touching his foot, so I put paint on a paper plate and walked him over it and quickly stamped the rock. Afterwards I added each of their names and the year.

The front flowers are coming along pretty well. It's funny some people who stop by don't even notice the flamingos......

But NO ONE misses the pink chair......

Top Dog...

2008-06-23T22:59:00.002-04:00

We seem to still be packing a lot of stuff for camp. Zoey decided she was "top dog" and spent the drive on top of my suitcase...she is a funny little puggie.

and the winner is....

2008-06-22T23:36:00.000-04:00

Well, 13 entries....very cool indeed.... my assitant draws....

the winner is .....
Frances Louise!

but, we couldn't stop at just one winner, so

Nina from Preppy Pugs and Lex from Chronicles of Pugs are also winners!

Ladies...please post me a comment with your email address and I'll contact your directly for measurements and your address. I moderate so don't worry the universe will not know your email address!!!

RIP Mimi LaRue Fashion Pug Diva & a "give-away" in her honor...

2008-06-19T15:35:00.005-04:00

Fashion Pug Diva Mimi LaRue passed away June 18, 2008. Mimi LaRue was a frequent sight in her trademark pink dresses, both on the red carpet as well as on Spelling's reality shows. Because fashion is a big thing in our Puggy family, I have decided to host a "give-away" in Mimi's honor. Post a comment telling me why your Pug should be on the red carpet and your name will be entered in a drawing for a custom designed dress for your Pug made by me! The drawing will be held Sunday June 22 at 8pm.

RIP Mimi.....

Pugpossessed Etsy Updated

2008-06-17T11:25:00.000-04:00

I FINALLY added some dresses to my Etsy shop. You can click on my shop on my sidebar. I'm donating 20% of all sales from my Etsy shop this month to *Green*Mountain*Pug*Rescue*. Remember, I'm always happy to do custom work too!

Zoey

2008-06-17T06:25:00.000-04:00

Zoey had a vet appointment Monday. It was at 11:30am, so she went to work with me first. She was very tired from the weekend. Her favorite place to be when she goes to work with me is on my desk. Good thing my boss likes dogs....

Just about done....

2008-06-16T23:21:00.001-04:00

The screenroom is 99% done. The gang enjoyed running around out there this weekend. I think it's just about time to get back to relaxing there!

Marty heard the bass are biting......

2008-06-13T10:37:00.000-04:00

Screenroom Progress

2008-06-12T08:06:00.003-04:00

The screenroom is coming along. Here is the hardtop all up. This top will fold down over the entire expanse of the trailer in the Fall. This is the progress of the screens being put into place. Since we got this used, we have been doing some retro-fitting. I use the term "we" loosely as P has been working with friends and I have been the "supervisor"...they have actually fired me twice, but then I get hired back!
Screen door in place...I considered leaving the end open for dance recitals and puppet shows, but P said NO.
Getting the idea of being "screened" in....
Just a bit more to do. We changed the roofline pitch, so P has to construct new top pieces. P said he was making the pieces out of wood to paint white and then I can hang "junk" up there.

We let the puggies out here before we left. They ran around crazy! This will be nice additional space for us, plus now we can eat out there without invasion of BUGS.....

This weekend we will hopefully get the little stuff done so I can hang the blinds, etc.