A friend in need

Our friends at Pug NYC are in need of some support and financial help. Their puggie Dylan is having trouble with one of his legs. They brought him to the vet's yesterday and they were told he had a dangerous inflammatory infection affecting his spine and brain. An update today, however, says that he doesn't have the infection - which is a huge relief - but they still don't know what's up with the little guy. He's too sick to come home and the visit to the vet cost them $4,000. Our friends are a young couple living in New York City who have been struggling financially. Their puggies are everything to them and they are asking for any help anyone can give. Visit their blog for their story.

A visit to the vet's

Pearl here. Mommy took me for my annual check-up and talked to the doctor about a limp I sometimes have. We learned a few years ago that my knees are kind of wonky - a puggie thing - but lately Mommy's noticed it's a little worse. The doctor said it needs to be taken care of and they recommended anti-inflammation medication. Mommy wasn't sure because drugs make her nervous, but then the doctor gave my legs a good feel and said that I've actually lost some muscle mass in the bad leg and that I need to fix that!

So we came home with some medication which Mommy wants to give me but is still a little nervous about. They took blood tests so that they have an idea of where I'm at today with my liver and stuff and then in a few weeks they'll check again to make sure the medication isn't hurting me. Mommy wishes there was another way but the vet said this was the best way to avoid me having further problems.

Other than that silly hind leg, I'm perfect - of course. And I'm thinking that maybe having a bum bad leg isn't so bad because I'm already getting special treatment today (extra treats anyone?) and lovely longer than usual belly rubs.



Well, I think I hear the treat bag again so bye for now!

A mommy post

I saw a fun meme on Nevis' blog and wanted to do it - so here we go!

1. The last band I saw live was Great Big Sea.

2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving is playing board games.

3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is going okay. I have a bit more time this year because normally I have to mail a lot of my gifts to Montreal. Since we're going for a visit over the holidays, I'll bring them all.

4. Thoughts of my mom who died earlier this year fill my head.

5. I wish I could wear clothes that I want to wear. Because I'm on the chubby size, they don't make a lot of the cuter clothes in my size.

6. Bagpipes are cool. I lived in Scotland for 2 years and saw the best bagpipe playing at an international competition and heard the eeriest, most moving bagpipes at Loch Ness where a lone piper played amongst the ruined castle.

7. And as for the weekend, a dear friend is taking me to the spa and then we're going to the Nutcracker.

And just for fun, here's a picture of Daisy I took last week. I call it "Block of Beige".

We have a winner!

...and the winner for our 100th post extravanganza contest is...(we're trying to very dramatic here like Tyra on America's Next Top Model)...CLOVER!!!! Yay! Congratulations!

We want to thank everyone for entering the contest and all our friends for making our first year of blogging so much fun. We've found that the puggie blogging (and doggies in general!) community is full of the nicest, funniest, friendliest, and most creative people we've ever met. Everyone welcomed us with open arms (and paws!) when we first started our blog and we're very grateful for everyone's friendship.



Big pug love from,
Pearl & Daisy (and Mommy!)

100th Post Extravaganza!

Daisy here! Oh, boy, today is an exciting day. Not only did we go walking in the cemetery in the snow but today is our 100th blog post. We're so excited, we're snorting up a storm.

To celebrate all the fun we've had so far this year, we're giving away stuff. FREE STUFF!!!! One lucky person will win the loot in the pictures below. To enter the contest, all you have to do is post a comment to this post. On Monday, Daddy and Pearl will randomly choose one winner and we will post the winner's name.

Here's what we're giving away. First, we have a package of our favorite treats (don't worry! It's not our bag. It's a new bag Mommy bought at the store!).


Next, we have the newest issue of Bark magazine.


And then we have 2 bookmarks! Not one, but two! Both made by Mommy and featuring me and my sister, Pearl. Here's the one with me:


And here's Pearl's:


And that's our contest! We hope you enter! We love giving away stuff!

Pug love from,
Daisy

New Furniture

Hello! It's me Daisy. Mommy and Daddy got some new furniture and I've been really liking it! But Mommy hasn't been too happy with one thing - she said I'm allowed on the new couch (which scared me at first) but I'm not allowed on the new chair even when there are tempting blankies on it. Well, I showed her. Here I am in the morning before Mommy got up:



And this is me on the couch. Like I said, it scared me at first. It's made of dead cow! But the blankie made it better. Not so smelly.


But the way I enjoy the couch the best is when Daddy or Mommy are sitting on it. Daddy is especially good to lie on:




And sometimes it's just nice to sit beside him and use him as an arm rest. He doesn't mind!


In other news, we're coming up to our 100th post. Whoo-hoo! We think it's a reason to celebrate so we're going to have a little contest and give away some FREE stuff. Stay tuned...

Sharing the Love

Puddleglum was very sweet to us and gave us this award:



This wonderful award was created by Crystal @ Memoirs of a Mommy in honor of her son. The rules for this award are to pass it along to some people whose blogs you love. Please include this paragraph with the link to Memoirs of a Mommy so that everyone knows where this award originated from.

We give this award to:
Lorenza
The Devil Dog
Melissa & Emmitt
Rachel (Ladypug Mugs)
Nevis

Thank you Puddleglum and to all our wonderful friends! We're sending you all a bunch of pug love!