Pugsly

[Dexter Morgan]

Can I help?


I meant w/the pictures...not breaking hubby's arm.  ( I know what you were thinking)

  I'll have to find some, and maybe take some current ones. I have a small picture of him, in a locket keychain I have. When somebody asks me if I have children, I whip it out and say "This is my boy." They always laugh, and fawn over how cute he is.   

[Dexter Morgan]

Tonight, when I was taking Pugsly out to potty, he missed the last step, and crashed face, and shoulder first, into the brick foundation of the house.  It scared me to death, because he hit it HARD. My first thought was... OMG did he break his shoulder?  My second thought was ... did he hurt his face?  My third thought was... how the hell did he do that? It was dark when we started out the door, about the time I flipped the light switch, is when he missed the last step. So, he must've thought he was on the last step, and jumped down, not realizing he was on the second from the bottom step. Needless to say, he is OK. He's had wipe outs like this before, many,many,many times. I'm trying to talk hubby in to building a little ramp for him, because he has problems with steps. The fact that he is obese doesn't help much either. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Pugsly has been giving me fits. Right now he is never satisfied with anything. I never thought of it, but my Mom says he's spoiled LOL! He doesn't want to stay indoors, and he doesn't want to be outdoors. He's finicky about what he'll eat, and most of the time, he snubs his dog food, and tries to eat the cat's canned food. A couple of nights ago we woke me up at 2:45 am, at first I thought he was having a little tantrum, but he did have to go potty. As soon as I brought him back in from pottying, he sat in his kennel, and kept barking. Dex was not amused!!! I walked out there,and bent down, and looked him square in the eyes, and said "Pugsly if you don't shut the f up, I'm gonna give you something to howl about." Needless to say, I never heard another peep out of him the rest of the night. A pet owner can be abrasive without being abusive. The tone of voice is all it takes sometimes. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Well, the Pugman is having some pretty serious health issues. In recent weeks he has really begun to slow down. He hasn't been eating very good, and hasn't had much strength. Last night, he had a pretty bad spell, where he couldn't breathe. He's a little better today, but I don't think he's long of this world. I've been trying to brace myself, but it's gonna be a hard one. I've had Pugsly since he was 9 weeks old and he is 12 now. He's been a good and loyal companion, and I hope he's gonna stick around a while longer.