Guests in the house

We had two special houseguests with us while I was trying to overcome my writer's block -- Frankie and Ruby. Their Mommy was away for a week and she wanted to make sure her kids were at the best place possible away from home, so she picked my house! I was actually bigger than both of them so I had to play nice. My Mom said they are better behaved than I am, especially during our walks. Humph! I am just more independent than those two silly dogs.

This is Frankie. Notice how he is begging to be loved? I don't need to beg -- people flock to me all the time of their own accord.

This is Ruby. She is trying to steal my snack away from my Dad. It's a good thing I don't believe in hitting women!

I have been delinquent

Hi out there. It is yours truly -- the Wild Alaskan Mountain Pug-turned-Wild Floridian Swamp Pug -- here making a delayed appearance. I know it has been over 5 months since I last posted but it wasn't all my fault, truly. Allright, I did get into a writer's funk for a while and then my parents got all busy with a new house and some renovations (don't get my Mom started about contractors and their "estimates"). But things have settled down and I am back in the game!



Just a quick update on me, I did have a mast-cell tumor removed from my abdomen 3 weeks ago. Doc said it looked like she removed all of it as the margins were clear -- way-to-go doc!

This is my Dad trying to make me look cool . . . I don't need sunglasses for that!

Whew!

It has been hot and muggy here -- typical south Florida weather for summer. At this point in the year I am happy simply lounging at home.

Bed, pillow, blanket . . . what more do you need?

OK, paparazzi, you can leave now.

Sheesh! Can't a pug get some sleep?

This is how you do it . . .

My sister and I went for a walk yesterday with Mom. I got hot walking around in the blazing sun so I volunteered my little sis to do the driving . . .

But my sis got cranky and tired, so I had to move to the back seat . . .

Mommy made me move below so my little sis can sit in her carriage.

What an indignity!!!

Working on the boat

Hi all! I have been working hard these past few weeks, along with Daddy. He leads people on diving trips (you humans are CRAZY to want to spend any time underwater . . . I mean you get wet doing that. Yuck!). They hop on board a speedy boat to somewhere in the open ocean, and plop! plop! plop! these people jump off a perfectly fine boat and into the water . . . weird!

I am supervising, of course. You can't get me in the water because I am SANE!

I am patrolling the boat, making sure all the workers are pulling their weight . . .

Sniffing

Guess what I am doing behind the mini-shrub?

Actually, nothing much . . . just sniffing. Daddy gets exasperated because I stop and sniff things every few steps during our walks.

Mother's Day

I know Mothers are VERY important, so I hope every Mom out there had a day of proper pampering yesterday. Mommy spent the whole day with us (Daddy had to work), which she says was a treat in itself . . . except she rolled up eyes when she used the word "treat". I am thinking she didn't think it was that much fun, but I don't understand why:

Look at this face (yes I was trying to sneak a drink from my sister's water cup)

My sis and I chipped in to get Mom the balloon. Nice gesture, I think.