Paul had warned me that the Pupperoni treats are like puppy crack. I haven’t had to resort to those or the “greenies” yet. But I swear, Buddy goes absolutely nuts when I pull out the bag of carrots to feed the bunnies. When I’m pulling out the greens, he gets excited because he knows the carrots are coming soon.
I’ve never seen a dog go apeshit over carrots like this one does.
Both the pugs and I are very tired right now. Heck, even Buddy is lying down snoring. We just came back from a long walk to/on the beach.
Brutus insists on stopping to pee on every tree, fire hydrant, and telephone pole he encounters. Buddy is keeping him in check by making him keep moving. We now only stop at every other stationary object. Tonight, Brutus didn’t poop like he normally does. But we did spend some time in the back yard and he pooped there. For once, Buddy pooped on the walk, literally. As we were headed to the beach, he pooped on the sidewalk. Being the good dog walker, I bagged it up and tossed it in the trash.
I called my dad from the beach. He asked where I was—he could hear the noise but didn’t quite make out that it was waves. I told him where I am and what I’m doing. I had to rub it in a little. 
We’re doing fine. Who knew that pugsitting would be this much fun?
My only concern is that Buddy keeps humping Brutus. Is that normal?
My friends Marc and Liz came up to visit today. Buddy and Brutus loved having new people to play with. After a walk on the beach, the pugs are both sounds asleep on the couch, and Brutus is snoring.
I finally got brave enough to let the dogs loose on the beach today. They did great. I was concerned that Buddy wouldn’t come back, but he did without a chase.
The pugs let me sleep until 8:00 this morning. As soon as we were up, Buddy had to pee and poop. Brutus had to pee.
After that, we watched some TV. I was lying on the couch, and Brutus was at my feet. Buddy was on the top of the couch right above me. They’re so cute when they’re like this.
Buddy insisted on jumping into the shower with me this morning. I made him get out, and he pooped on the kitchen floor. I guess he got the last word.
I cleaned the bunny litter box. It was stinky. They’re doing fine, too.
Have you ever seen the movie “Mr. Mom”? The kids keep looking at Jack and saying “you’re doing it wrong!” Well, I feel like Buddy and Brutus keep doing that to me. But we’re getting settled into the daily routine of pug care.
We went to bed about 11:30 last night, and sleeping with two pugs is an experience. I’m used to my dalmatian who used to sleep in my bed. But these two are completely different creatures. Once I turned out the lights, they decided that it was time to play. I had to cuddle one and hold the other away at arm’s length to get them to settle down. After that, they were fine.
Buddy woke me up about 6:30 this morning being restless. We immediately went outside and he had to pee. GOOD BUDDY! Brutus did the same. I don’t mind getting up if it means not having to clean up puppy pee. I was hoping they’d let me go back to sleep after that. No such luck. It appears that we came in too early because both pugs had to poop as well. After this, I was hoping we could go back to bed. Brutus was fine but Buddy wanted to play. I tried to lie back down, but it was no such luck. I heard Buddy starting to dig at the bed and found he was chewing on the comforter and had some little pieces of cotton. I’m going to have to sew that back up. After that, we got up and started the day.
About 8:00, we went for a walk on the beach. I wanted to take them out before it got warm outside. They did really well. I’m still not sure I’m ready to let them loose on the beach, though. I’m not so worried about Brutus. It’s Buddy that I’m afraid will run off.
One of the nice things about a long walk is that you get about an hour of peace and quiet when you come back because the dogs are exhausted.
Bunnies are doing fine. I need to clean the pen and change the litter box today or tomorrow.
Beth and Paul can relax. The aminals are doing just fine. If Buddy tears at the comforter again, they might come home to one less pug and one more rug in the house. I’m joking, of course.
Before Paul left, he told me that if Buddy is out of your sight, he’s probably getting into trouble. He knows what he’s talking about.
When I left Buddy out of my sight, he pooped on the kitchen floor. So the next time I saw him jump off the couch, I followed him into the kitchen. I took that as a hint. We went outside and both pugs pee’d.
All is well. I’ll be feeding the bunnies soon and then going to bed.
We just went for a nice walk. It’s not too warm outside today, so we went earlier than usual.
Right out of the gate, they both pee’d on the first telephone pole they could find. As usual, Brutus continued to pee as frequently as he could.
On the way back, we stopped at the bakery to see the Chicken Lady. She didn’t give them too much love because she was a little busy. But she did allow me to buy some cookies.
On the way back from the bakery, Brutus finally pooped.
I’m seeing that Buddy is becoming more aggressive when they walk. Brutus will want to stop to pee on a tree, but Buddy insists they keep walking.
I know I’ve been blogging a lot today. But I want the pugs’ parents to know that they’re doing well.
The bunnies have been fed, and now the house is really quiet.
