justageek

[LuvPugs]

Is that a pug in your avatar?? I think a saw a curly tail and a pug''s bottom in there! What a cute pic!

 

[justageek]

Yes it is, LuvPugs! I''m not scared to admit -- I love pug butts!

I love your pug avatar - he/she looks so serious (I''m sure that didn''t last long

). Pugs can be such clowns

 

[beesknees]

i have a pug too! i agree that they are such clowns. mine makes me laugh at least once a day.

 

[LuvPugs]

The reason she looks so mad is because she just went swimming! Ha Ha! We are trying to get her used to the water, so I took her swimming. She doesn''t like getting in, but when she finally does get in, watch out! She is fierce swimmer. If they ever invent a Pug Olympics, she might qualify for the 100 meter or even synchronized swimming.

Justageek and bee, how old are your pugs?

 

[beesknees]

aww...my pug loves to swim too. she also loves to shower! but in answer to your question, my pug is about 1 year and 4 months. how old is yours?

and do you guys have more than one? i soooooo want to get more!

 

[LuvPugs]

She is 7. She was recently diagnosed with glaucoma and is now blind

but we made it through! I thought about getting another pug so that she would have a playmate that will keep her active. Her activity level really dropped since she became blind, but we are slowly increasing it each week. I''m just afraid a baby pug might be too much for her right now.

BUT, I can''t lie...I am COMPLETLEY OBSESSED with pugs! Are you going to get another one? Is yours a male or female?

 

[justageek]

LuvPugs -- your pug sounds like such a fighter! Grumpy Olympic swimming pug . I agree about the baby pugs... they can be really hyper and energetic... maybe a nice adult rescue pug?

beesknees -- look at that adorable face!! I don't know how I could avoid just following him around and taking pictures all day

ETA spelling mistakes:

Confession: This isn't actually my pug. This is a photo of my neighbor's pug, posted in honor of my cousin's pug (who I have no pictures of). He was recently put to sleep after a bout with cancer, problems with his anal sac (sorry for this detail), and arthritis. He was the sweetest little pug who loved everyone that came in the door, even after having been hurt so bad by people

. I don't want to turn this into a sob story, but this story shocks me so much that I have to let it out once in a while or my disgust for people overwhelms me. When he was an adult pug, he got out of the house and got inside a neighbor's backyard. Now, I know this is trespassing, but the neighbor got out a GOLF CLUB and whacked the pug in the head. He ended up losing one eye and having permanent damage to his other eye, but lived the rest of his life happily (after some rehabilitation), despite his later health problems. My cousin thought about prosecuting this person for a while, but eventually decided not to because his dog had been trespassing without his collar and license.

And so, you probably don't do this, but PS-ers, please don't let your pets out -- not everyone loves or cares about them as much as we do

OK. I'm done blabbing about this horrible event

--

I do love to see doggie photos -- would you kindly mind sharing, LuvPugs and beesknees?? I have two mutts back at home (German Shepherd mix and a neither-I-nor-the-vet-has-a-clue mix), but I only have cellphone pics and I don't think I can email them???

 

[beesknees]

Luvpugs, I''m so sorry about your pug going blind but I''m glad you guys made it through! Pugs are so strong and determined that they can get through anything. I don''t know about a baby pug either since they are pretty active, but I agree with Justageek that maybe a rescue pug would be a good way to go?

Justageek, I''m so sorry to hear about your cousins pug. If that had happened to my pug, I would be in prison right now because I would have killed the neighbor. I agree that people shouldn''t let their animals roam free, there are so many cruel people out there. I never let my dog out alone and she''s always on a leash.

I''m always willing to post pictures of my pup! I''d really love to see more pictures from you guys too!

 

[beesknees]

Ok, so here''s one more. Sometimes I think the dog looks like a pig (she definitely snorts like one) or I''ll call her bunny. So I decided to play around in photoshop and this is what I came up with... haha

 

[LuvPugs]

justageek, that story BREAKS my heart

. I could never ever imagine that happening. Some people

.

Bee, those pics are too funny! Your pug does have the mug of a bunny!

I will definitely post more pics as soon as I get home from work (darn that work!).

Pugs and Kisses!

 

[mirre]

justageek, is your signature off of anything? It reminds me of something Stewy from Family Guy says.

 

[sandia_rose]

Date: 12/19/2007 12:57:53 AM
Author: justageek

He was the sweetest little pug who loved everyone that came in the door, even after having been hurt so bad by people

. I don''t want to turn this into a sob story, but this story shocks me so much that I have to let it out once in a while or my disgust for people overwhelms me. When he was an adult pug, he got out of the house and got inside a neighbor''s backyard. Now, I know this is trespassing, but the neighbor got out a GOLF CLUB and whacked the pug in the head. He ended up losing one eye and having permanent damage to his other eye, but lived the rest of his life happily (after some rehabilitation), despite his later health problems. My cousin thought about prosecuting this person for a while, but eventually decided not to because his dog had been trespassing without his collar and license.

Stories like this make me want to respond and vent a bit, even if a little OT. Apologies in advance.

You can tell A LOT about people by the way they regard and treat animals (and not just their own animals). People like the golf club idiot mentioned above should be SHOT...or at the very least, subjected to the same exact treatment that they gave the animal. A lot of people in my circle thought that Michael Vick was treated harshly for his dog-fighting involvement. I thought he got off lightly. I don''t know if anyone on-board saw last Thursday''s CSI Vegas, but if not, it involved a wealthy woman who was involved in dog-fighting and who was found dead in a landfill among illegally-dumped dog bodies. Turns out that a young kid volunteer at the kennel she owned basically "threw her to the dogs" and allowed them to bite her to death because he was so upset at how she abused them. As he told Grissom, "Those dogs have feelings. She deserved to experience the same pain and anguish she gave them."

On a happier note, my boyfriend''s regard for animals is one of the many reasons I love him. When I first started dating him, he had a frisky dog that escaped the yard and got hit by a car. When he called me to tell me, I could also tell he''d been crying. And this is a 6''6", 310 pound "man''s man." He loved that dog and was really upset about the whole thing. And during Labor Day Weekend 2005, we happened to be at his cabin in upstate NY for a vacation. His daughter came into the house to tell us that people in the cabin down the road had 4 kittens to give away. He went to check this out -- and learned that the mother cat was a stray. The kittens were flea-ridden, had bad ear mites, needed baths bad and the mother cat was not well-fed (so you have to wonder how much milk she had for the kittens). Not only did we go home with one kitten, but two. His rationale was that two cats would not be that much harder to care for than one -- and besides, they could keep each other company. The area of upstate NY where his cabin is located is primarily a vacation area. After people left for the winter and locked their cabins, those cats would probably have died....or if they did survive, would have reproduced unchecked, which is a whole other problem. He got them checked out and squared away by a vet, got them spayed and neutered, and now they are healthy and spoiled 2 year old housecats. The picture below is from that weekend. As shabby as those cats were, my boyfriend had no problem playing with them and cuddling them. He thought they were the most adorable things. The cat in the photo is the female (the other one is a boy) and is still his favorite. She follows him around the house and begs for attention, just like a dog.

I just love a big man that can get cozy with animals!

Bridget in Connecticut.

 

[sandia_rose]

Date: 12/19/2007 1:25:55 PM
Author: beesknees
Ok, so here''s one more. Sometimes I think the dog looks like a pig (she definitely snorts like one) or I''ll call her bunny. So I decided to play around in photoshop and this is what I came up with... haha

OMG! He is priceless! I LOOOOOOVE that face!

I was always more of a cat person than a dog person, but I do like pugs and Jack Russel terriers because they''re so full of life and have that great spunky attitude. A girl I used to work with had a pug named Miss Thang, because she (the dog) always had this look on her face of "Oh no you didn''t!" and her tail was always wagging so hard that her butt''d shake, too. She''d bring Miss Thang into work sometimes and we never got anything done on those days

Bridget in Connecticut.

 

[Quinnie]

Date: 12/19/2007 1:25:55 PM
Author: beesknees
Ok, so here''s one more. Sometimes I think the dog looks like a pig (she definitely snorts like one) or I''ll call her bunny. So I decided to play around in photoshop and this is what I came up with... haha

OMG I''m cracking up! Beesknees those pictures are HILARIOUS! I worked at a Vet''s office and many a pug snorted like little piggies. Hehe, how cute!


-Quinnie

 

[mirre]

Sandia_rose that little kitten looks like my cat! I just love the little spotted bellies!

 

[sandia_rose]

Date: 12/19/2007 4:10:45 PM
Author: mirre
Sandia_rose that little kitten looks like my cat! I just love the little spotted bellies!

The really funny thing was when we took her to get spayed. They have to shave their bellies....and her skin underneath is spotted too! Like kitty freckles!

Bridget in Connecticut.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Date: 12/19/2007 12:57:53 AM
Author: justageek
LuvPugs -- your pug sounds like such a fighter! Grumpy Olympic swimming pug . I agree about the baby pugs... they can be really hyper and energetic... maybe a nice adult rescue pug?

beesknees -- look at that adorable face!! I don''t know how I could avoid just following him around and taking pictures all day

ETA spelling mistakes:

Confession: This isn''t actually my pug. This is a photo of my neighbor''s pug, posted in honor of my cousin''s pug (who I have no pictures of). He was recently put to sleep after a bout with cancer, problems with his anal sac (sorry for this detail), and arthritis. He was the sweetest little pug who loved everyone that came in the door, even after having been hurt so bad by people

. I don''t want to turn this into a sob story, but this story shocks me so much that I have to let it out once in a while or my disgust for people overwhelms me. When he was an adult pug, he got out of the house and got inside a neighbor''s backyard. Now, I know this is trespassing, but the neighbor got out a GOLF CLUB and whacked the pug in the head. He ended up losing one eye and having permanent damage to his other eye, but lived the rest of his life happily (after some rehabilitation), despite his later health problems. My cousin thought about prosecuting this person for a while, but eventually decided not to because his dog had been trespassing without his collar and license.

And so, you probably don''t do this, but PS-ers, please don''t let your pets out -- not everyone loves or cares about them as much as we do

OK. I''m done blabbing about this horrible event

--

I do love to see doggie photos -- would you kindly mind sharing, LuvPugs and beesknees?? I have two mutts back at home (German Shepherd mix and a neither-I-nor-the-vet-has-a-clue mix), but I only have cellphone pics and I don''t think I can email them???

Ok... you made me tear up at work

. I have to leave my cube...

 

[LuvPugs]

Here we are swimming

 

[LuvPugs]

Wow, that pic is tiny! Let me try again!

 

[LuvPugs]

Try this again

 

[LuvPugs]

Here she is sleeping with our cat

 

[beesknees]

LuvPugs! Your pug is soooo cute!!! I haven''t asked yet, what''s its name? And that last pic reminded me of my pug, she loves to sleep wherever the sun shines in from a window.

 

[LuvPugs]

Thanks bees!

Her name is Sydney. She is such a sun hog. She will just lay on that rug all day if we let her.

Bees, what''s your pugs name? I fell in love at first sight with yours

 

[beesknees]

aw, thanks! her name is lucy. she''s the best dog i''ve ever owned.

 

[brooklyngirl]

I know we're all talking about pugs... but I just have the urge to post a pic of my little guy. We think he's a foxhound

ETA: I use the term little loosely he's grown to be 55 lbs

 

[beesknees]

Brooklyngirl, your dog is such a cutie. I bet he gets away with some things, just look at those eyes!

 

[brooklyngirl]

Thanks! That pic is from the first day we brought him home from the shelter... we saw him and just had to take him home

.

I''ve gotten mostly used to the cuteness by now (we''ve had him for 5 mos), but he used to get away with waaay more than he does now!

I think your pug is adorable, I love that face!

 

[beesknees]

brooklyngirl, thank you very much, and i love your new avatar pic!

 

[LuvPugs]

Brooklyn,

Pugs thread or not, there is always room for more puppies! Your dog has such a sweet face. I can see why you had to take him (or her?) home!

Bee, I would LOVE to see more pics of your pug!

 

[hisdiamondgirl]

I want to play!!! We should call this thread "Show Me Your Dog" which would be perfect for me since I am desperately waiting for a ring to show

Anywho, here is my baby...1 yr and 5 mths old cockapoo! He''s such a BRAT but he gets away with everything because he is soooo cute