Video of Winston Playing with his Squirrel

Burrowing Pug

Yes, that's my pug, Winston. He likes to be covered up, so much so that even when he's hot, he always starts off underneath a blanket or a pillow. This shot was on our couch. He wedged himself between the pillow and the back of the couch. And those 2 wet spots near the front left corner of the photo? That's where he was licking his feet. Sheesh.

The hazards of pug ownership

I have to be very careful whenever I'm at my desktop computer. Within minutes of sitting in the chair, I have a "chair stopper" in the form of Winston resting his head on the wheeled arms of the chair. This requires me to be very careful when I decide to move the chair and give him advance notice. This despite the fact that there are two very comfy pug-friendly areas for him to lay on nearby.

Alabama Shelter will close unless they can raise $5k to be matched by an anonymous donor

The message below came from a friend of mine who I know from one of my online pug groups. Please read through it and if you're of a mind to do so, donate. If you'd rather not, or you cannot, please at least keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Thanks.

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"A dear friend of mine is faced with the closing of the shelter she runs. The shelter is in Anniston, AL, and is the Calhoun County Humane Society. On Friday, they are faced with their water being cut off. They have already lost gas service and are having to use cold water for cleaning purposes. On Friday, they will have to euthanize 90 animals and close their doors if help doesn't come quickly. My friend, Angie Persch the director, has already given up her job there so that the vet tech can remain and is doing her work on a volunteer basis now. One of the Birmingham television stations interviewed her last night at 5:00, and bless her, she was even wearing her Alabama Pug Rescue and Adoption, Inc. t-shirt. She could have been wearing the Rockin' "P" Boxer Rescue t-shirt for the Boxer rescue she does in Jacksonville, AL, but she chose to wear her Pug Rescue shirt. (She has a rescue Pug-mix she adopted from APRA in addition to umpteen Boxers she has and works very hard to place.) There are few people I'd put myself "out there" for in asking for monetary assistance, but Angie is one of the most ethical, kind, altruistic people I've known. She's devoted her life to saving animals. She has a anonymous donor willing to help her by matching funds up to $5000.00, but to receive any of this money, she has to raise the initial amounts. This shelter is literally on it's last leg, and the harm that will come to the animals they are not able to save is great. Angie has always tried to place as many animals as possible, not euthanizing unless it's a very last resort, and she's faced with a nightmare in the very near future unless people in this poor area can come up with money to support their shelter. Alabama, like so many places, is suffering the economic bite, and especially in rural areas. If you have $5.00 you can donate, it can become $10.00 with the matching funds. I'm sure you can Google the shelter to read more about it. Most Humane Societies are funded by donations not county funds. And from what I remember, this shelter is the only thing they have in that area to help these animals.

If you can help, even just a little, please Paypal a donation to: ashelter@bellsouth. net

Thank you for taking the time to read this...please feel free to forward this letter to anyone you feel can help by donating even a very small amount. Every dollar counts."

Hugs,

MC

Mary Carolyn Stewart

whynotpugs@yahoo. com

Support Pug Rescue!!!

www.alabamapugrescu e.org

See Savannah's Web Page:

http://web.me. com/whynotpugs/ whynotpugs/ Home.html

Awwww moment for the day

This link came to me courtesy of my pug list (APP link in the blog links section). It features a little pug (in a lifejacket!) swimming across a pool. The lifejacket is yellow and the little dog looks like a little bumblebee paddling through the water.

Pug swimming video - youtube

So the baby birds are nearly ready to leave the nest. Check out the one sitting on the nest, debating whether to take the plunge. I think he must not know how to fly, otherwise he would've flown off as the mama bird did, because I had to get pretty close to get the picture.

We had a busy day today; Matt spent the day fighting the vines in the trees around the edge of our yard. He cut down a lot of that growth and piled it all in the firepit. We'll leave it there for a week or so, allowing the deer to eat the greenery, then we'll burn it one weekend when they're calling for some light rain. Then he cut the grass. Our yard looks awesome!

I pulled out a bunch of my lettuce from the garden - it was just too close together for good leaf development. However, I did salvage enough for each of us to have a salad. And it was good, not bitter at all. Matt seemed a little suprised when he asked "did any of this come from the garden?" and I replied that all of the lettuce had. Now I'll have to hit the nursery to find something else to plant in its place - maybe some kind of nice perennial. My lemon balm plant is simply taking over. I brought it home in a 4-inch pot last year and it has to be 24" wide by 18" tall at least!

Tomorrow we will be visiting Matt's family to celebrate his younger sister's 18th birthday (which was actually yesterday). So I guess I'd better get back to laundry and cleaning today!

Sheldon Comics

Every now & then, the Sheldon comic strip features the adventures of Oso, a pug. It's quite clear from some of the comics that the author has at least spent some time around pugs. Today's strip included OSO, and I'm including the link for those who may share my amusement :)

http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/090529.html