Living in Pug Heaven - How to Heal a Broken Heart

First off - let me start off by saying that this is NOT my most flattering angle... I just took this picture maybe ten minutes ago - after working all day and taking care of puggies, I am also not too horribly clean, haha. In this picture you will find myself - Alecia, and little miss Peanut.

Peanut appears to be having a tough time - being the Alpha dog in the house she tends to get in quite a few spats with the pugs. Earlier tonight when I put her in her crate to eat I noticed that she had a little mark on her back, like one of the other pugs grabbed her and just would not let go - but have no fear! Peanut is fine and all injuries were minor and completely taken care of. :) When I sat down at the computer to jump on Facebook I noticed that Peanut was at my feet - which is not like her at all. She is usually off stalking Cypress or laying on the couch, fast asleep. She seemed a bit upset, which could be due to her Pug Spat, or she could most definitely be missing Cathy - as Cathy absolutely adores Peanut.

Having this many pugs makes it difficult to give them ALL the attention they deserve. It usually comes in the form of a snuggle and a kiss before they get put away to eat, or when they stand on the back of the couch and watch me on the computer they get a few pets. Peanut seemed like she needed a little bit more, and who was I to turn her down? She is incredibly light, which made it very easy for me to hold her up against my chest while I clicked on my 654 plot farm on Farmville. :) She seemed to really enjoy cuddling with me, and even ended up falling asleep. In this picture I was trying to get her to give me a kiss, and in usual pug fashion, she sneezed directly in my face.

We had another issue today with missing pugs... I had all the pugs put away, Aron had prepared all the food, and I turned to start handing out dishes and I realized that Cow Pug's crate was empty, with the door wide open. The back door also happened to be wide open, so I of course peeked my head out the door and looked around for her. Nothing... And, why would Cow Pug be outside unless she absolutely needed to be? Quick examination revealed that there were two pugs sharing, though this was quite more comical than Kahuna being in Cow Pug's crate. On the bottom row of the crate wall there are a total of five crates - 4 large wire crates, and directly next to the bird cage is Zac's tiny blue crate. Yeah, you guessed it. Cow Pug -AND- Zac were in Zac's tiny blue crate. How in the WORLD Cow Pug managed to fit in there is completely beyond me, but once she is in a crate it is quite impossible to remove her from it unless she is done eating. So, to grant Cow Pug's wish, I removed Zac from his own crate and put him in the much more spacious wire crate.

One other pug that I think may be missing Cathy is Kahuna... What appeared to be a mental disorder at first glance seems to be a cry for help. What I mean by this is that Kahuna will. not. leave. me. alone... As mentioned earlier, he is usually quite content sleeping in his crate at not. But not tonight - tonight I was holding Peanut at the computer and he climbed onto the back of the couch and stared me down, demanding the same attention. What I see as a cry for help may also be a bit of pug jealousy. :) Kahuna got a good rub down, and after a kiss on his wrinkly forehead he was more than content to sleep on the couch.

I will be here at the Taylor Moore house at least through the weekend - with any hope, Cathy will return home tomorrow then her and Kim are taking the motor home (and a few pugs) to the Hurricane Ridge shows in Sequim, providing that Cathy feels up to it.