Killeen pug meet up group

"D" Mom just joined the brand new Killeen pug meet up group. I sure hope this will be fun.....for us and her. Mom is always trying to find new things to do. She says its good for everyone to get out of the house now and then.....even us puggers. She thinks she will bring the g-kids too.....good.....I like licking on them. hehehehe

Seeing the vet next week

"A" Mom has the appointment set for next week.....Wednesday to be exact. Dollie is going too. She says it will best for all of us to have it taken care of at one time. Then we can all get well together. I guess she knows what she is doing. She has done good so far with us......

Pug groups? What is that all about?

"A" Pug groups?
"D" Yelp, pug groups.
"A" What the heck is a "pug group"??
"D" It appears that mom is off work this week. She has been searching the web and found that there are pug play groups out there in the world. She is signing us up for a couple of them.
"A" WHAT!?!?!!? There are actually OTHER pugs out there? hummmmmmmmm...........
"D" Yeal, there are others. And she wants to dress us up and going to pug meets and stuff.
"A" Dress up.....you have GOT to be kidding.....ME??? Dressed up? What in the world would you dress me up in?
"D" Oh Arrt, who cares.....it just might be fun to get out and see others like us......
"A" Okay, okay.....I will keep an open mind and see what is going on.....might be nice. You never know.

Getting "fixed"?

"A" Okay, I am not sure what they are up too.....but mom has talked about getting me "fixed" for a couple of weeks now.

Today, she saw me and Prissy.....and well....she is telling dad it will be done this next paycheck. They said something about Dollie getting in next time around.

She says its for my own good, and to help make sure there are not any unloved little ones someday down the road. Dad agreed and said he understood.

Fixed??? I didn't even know I was broken!

yo HO-HO-HO

"A" Arrrrrrrrrrr me maties......

a big ol "yo HO-HO-HO"

from your favorite pirate dog, and his scurvy dog mate....Dollie Mae.

Merry Christmas!

"D" "A" Merry Christmas to everyone.

The night before Christmas.....

"D" its our first night before Christmas. Its been interesting. The g-kids got to color on newspaper to use as wrap on big gifts. Not sure what that is all about.....but it seemed to be fun for them. Arrt and Prissy have been eating these yellow chew bones.....there were only two....I want one so I took Arrt's. Not sure how long I will keep it.

"A" The yellow chews are darn good. Wonder why there were only two?? Oh well, we can all take turns chewing on them......darn ol' Dollie stole mine.

"D" Got to get a chew in while I can! hahahahahaha

"A" Santa is coming tonight.....so they are saying on TV. Wonder if he will have an extra chew???

Mom was mad today

"D" Mom came home from work....I was glad to see her, of course. But, I was the only one in the yard. She was furious....she could tell dad didn't put Arrt on the chain and sure enough.....he and Prissy were gone...........there was message on the machine.....someone had him.....again.......she called dad and told him to take care of it.

When he got home they had a little tiff over all of this.....it ended with them getting dinner out, a roll of wire, boards and stuff to fix the rest of the fence.

Arrt shouldn't make mom mad......I don' t like her like that.

But all in all, he is still safe, the yard is fixed.....

Tomorrow he gets to go back on the chain for one day.....just to keep him where he needs to be. Then I heard they will try letting him off when they are actually home and keep an eye on him.

Bahhhhh and phooey

"A" This is not too cool. I am getting to stay on the "chain" today. I swear it must weigh a hundred pounds if not more! Just think, yesterday I was out and about on the other side of the fence.....free as a bird. Now......now....NOW........ Well, I guess its to be expected. For everything a puggie does, there is a consequence........digging out gets me back on the chain. Dollie keeps laughing at me and saying "deal with it". You would never know that she was doing a happy dance last night when I got home all safe.

The world out there.....

"A" Oh well, I'm home......... I am truely glad to see dad and mom. Dollie and Prissy both did a happy dance when they saw me.

There is such a big world out there....I guess I can't help it that I feel the need to dig out and go exploring.

I had no idea anyone was sad and missing me. I guess I was blessed to be found and taken care of by such a nice family. As soon as they saw the flyer, they called and got me home safely.

I know I am going to try to dig out again.......its just something I love to do.

Yet, I heard mom and dad talking.....I think I am going to be on the lead outside for awhile.....at least till dad can finish the wire job so there is nowhere to dig.......either that or Dollie and I get to stay in our crates till mom comes home for lunch.....and then again after work. Not too sure what they will decide to do.

Its bed time. I look forward to my nightly carrot and warm crate to sleep in.

Thank you to Mom's HPer

"D" Mom believes in God or a Higher Power and I know she was praying to find Arrt. Dad prayed too..... Well, the prayer was answered! We have our Arrt back home tonight.

She came home from work and went driving around. She saw where someone had written on their signs "found and turned into the pound". She came home and got on the phone calling every animal shelter in the area. Most of them were closed....so she left messages.

After her meeting tonight, she had a message on her cell phone. Arrt had been found! Whooo hooo. Mom went flying out the door to meet the kind man and his daughter who had Arrt. The daughter had seen the flyer. It appears that Arrt was without his collar which is why no one had been able to call us any sooner. Wonder how he lost it??

All I know is I am happy to have my cousin back. No whinning by myself tonight.

Still no Arrt

"D" Where is he?????

Dad put me in my crate last night....with my carrot, of course. Then I was so lonely that I whined for a bit. I almost NEVER do a whine. I know my mom was real sad for me. She got tears in her eyes when she heard me.

Mom made some signs and dad went to post them. I sure hope and pray to my mom's God that Arrt is returned really soon. I want to lick him and hug him and cuddle up and take a good long nap with him.

Upstairs Time

"D" Mom and dad let me upstairs last night. The g-kids are gone so its really quiet around the house. They figure its safe enough to let me in the room. The tried it over the weekend too.

I try to jump up on the bed to be with mom, but alas.....I am just too puggy to make it! Grrrrrr What makes it worse, mom laughs at me for trying. Now why won't she just help me up there with her??? She KNOWS I love to lay up against her.....she is so soft and warm. I heard her tell dad that letting us up on the bed is just not something she is going to do. She figures the chairs downstairs are good enough. Harumph......she also said she is concerned I will actually hurt my puggy legs by trying to jump off her ol' stinky bed. Harummmph. FINE! I won't get up there. She can just sit all by herself and be lonely.

I know one thing.....Cricket is not too happy with me and Prissy coming in the room. Last night he actually scared Prissy. He took a cat swipe at her while hissing.... and she ran yipping. I am embarassed for Prissy! What kind of dog runs from a silly ol' cat? LOL Its cool, one day she will get brave and put Cricket in his place.

I didn't hang around too long with them tho. It just feels kind of weird being in the room. So I took a pretzel and sat in the hall watching them.

ARRRRRRRRRTTTT! Where are youuuuuuu???

"D" Arrt dug out AGAIN! And now he is missing. :( Dad walked all over the neighborhood looking for him last night. Mom has called the animal shelter on base this morning....but they have not seen Arrt yet. I guess that is a good thing?

Mom is worried. G-mom Roberts says she hopes he doesn't get out there in the wild area and get hurt. I am worried about him too.

It was so lonly by myself sleeping last night. I know we have our own crates, but I am used to whispering to him when its all quiet at night.....and he was not there to yak with.

I just KNOW the God mom is always talking about will bring Arrt home safe to us.

Updates

"D" I have a new red collar again....YEA! Mom got it for me at Walmart. She says Prissy was great for sharing one with me, but she missed my red. I admit, I DO look better in my favorite color. hehehe This collar is neat, it has little puppy footprints on it. Not bad at all.

"A" I love the duck. The stuffed duck mom gave us awhile ago.....it has become my favorite thing to mess around with. I think its the fluffy stuff on the tail...... I also like to play tag and chase with Prissy. She has a tennis ball with a rope through it. She grabs it, and runs......ha! I am now big enough to catch her.......the ball is mine now! hahahahaha

Dollie's sweater

"D" mom says I can show off a close up of my sweater, just like Arrt did. Well, I like my sweater well enough.....once I decided I couldn't rub it off.

Arrt close up sweater

"A" mom likes the sweaters enough to give me a close up to share.

Cold weather - crate time

"A" Hummmmm its really cold outside here in Texas. Last I heard, at this time its 27 degrees wind chill of 18. Dollie and I are having to stay in our crates to keep us out of trouble. Its not so bad, but I do prefer running whilly nilly in the back yard. Hopefully it will not stay cold for too long.

My Collar

"D" I managed to break my collar, somehow. Now I have a brand new one.....borrowed from cousin Prissy. It has the moon and stars on it, just like Prissy's does. Mom says its pretty. Dad says it hard to tell me apart from Arrt now, cause Arrt has a blue collar. I do admit, I miss my red collar. Maybe they will find me a new red one with time. Its kind of funny cause the "grandkids" all know I usually wear red also....they keep checking my collar color and trying to call me Arrt. LOL

Puppy Sweaters

"D" Mom got theses at the dollar store....something to help us through the colder days. Mine is a bit tight. Purple is not a bad color for me, tho. I think I will like this. Arrt looks pretty darn handsome in his, if you ask me. She also got one for our poodle cousin, Prissy.

"A" Yelppers, I am one sexy pirate doggie.

Arrt again....

"A" Ummmm welllllll, so much for my not digging out. I sort of started it up again right after my last post. It got me in LOTS of trouble too. Three times in one day......RL stuck me in my crate. Guess I can't say I am mad at her. Dad did put more wire down along the back to finish the job he had started. I decided to go for it at the front side by the gate. I heard them all discussing how to fix that area now. I know I should just stay in the yard.... I just wish they would all understand how GOOD it smells on the OTHER side of the fence!

Arrt note

"A" I am finally tired of digging out. It was fun being on the outside and running all over the place. I got to meet different kids and ladies and such. But man oh man! I got my little tail end whipped the last time! THAT is NOT fun! Dad was mad, and he put my face back into the hole and paddled my behind until I crawled back through. I admit, he didn't hit hard or anything....it was just totally unpleasant to know that he was mad at me. I guess I will just stay where they want me to be. Life is easier that way.

Dollie note

"D" I was sort snuggling in on mom's lap.....kicking back for the evening snooze.....when I saw a picture up on the wall! Its a picture of RL and Bubba. I started growling......not sure why.....but I did. Mom pointed it out to dad.....they both laughed. Hummmmmm Guess they thought it was funny.

I growled and barked at RL the other day. Just on general principal.......she growed back! I ran into the other room. RL is a bigger dog than me! growwwwwlllllllll

Not sure why, but mom and dad always laugh when I grow at something. Hummmmmmmm