Minnie and Mack's Daily Digest

and We Thank the Academy....

2012-02-11T11:12:00.001-05:00

As you probably noticed, if you are a follower of our blog, we have been mostly absent in the last few weeks due to the inability of Mack and me to type since we don't have thumbs and having to wait on hu-mom to do it for us. Oh, if only our useless dew claws worked! Not only would we be blogging, we'd be on Face Book, tweeting and playing games on Pogo.com, sending emails, among other things.... any way, back to what I was going to say earlier. Our wonderful blogging friends have bestowed upon us *2* awards in the last few weeks and we haven't posted about them. So we're going to post the2 different awards given to us recently. Our blogging friends are so special to us and we've made so many friends in the last 1 1/2 years that we been blogging. It's really exciting.

Payton gave this award to us. Along with this honor comes some responsibility…I have to answer the 10 questions below and share 10 random thoughts and/or facts about myself before passing it on to 10 other blogs. So here it goes:

Question/answer section

1. Name your favorite activity.

Mack: Sleeping

Minnie: Eating

2. Name your favorite treat.

Mack: Anything edible and not poisonous to dogs

Minnie: Cat food and cat "treats" (those of you with kitty litter boxes know what I mean)

3. What ticks you off?

Mack: Having the compressed air shot near keep me from barking a warning when a car drives by the house

Minnie: Someone taking my personal stuff

4. When you’re upset, what do you do?

Mack: My tail goes between my legs

Minnie: Shiver and shake and hide under the bed

5. What makes you indescribably happy?

Mack: When my humans come home, I sing to them!

Minnie: Playing fetch with the mini tennis balls and my people coming home, I sing along with Mack

6. What do you do when you are excited?

Mack: Sing and wiggle the butt

Minnie: Run around like a crazy woman

7. What is your biggest fear?

Mack: Missing a meal

Minnie: Loud noises, like thunder, lighting, fireworks, cars backfiring and workmen hammering on the roof for 2 days straight

8. Describe your everyday attitude.

Mack: Laid back, sweet and snuggle bug

Minnie: Ready to play at any moment, ready to eat at any hour

Name your favorite toy.

Mack: Destuffed square green or blue stuffie sheep (Thanks, Minnie, for destuffing it)

Minnie: Mini tennis balls

10. Name your favorite place to sleep or nap.

Mack: Back of the couch so I can be on guard duty and let humans know of impending danger

Minnie: Big bed, under the covers

Random facts/thoughts section

Minnie is living with pancreatitis
Minnie does not like to get up in the AM, would rather sleep in
Minnie would be happy to be an only dog
Mack loves company
Mack loves other dogs
Mack is on allergy shots, he is known as the scratching king
Minnie loves pink
Mack's ears are turning a beautiful silver color
Mack's tongue is so short he can barely stick it out of his mouth (compared to most pugs)
Mack likes to watch TV, will bark at any animal or anything that resembles an animal

I would like to give this award to the following blogs.

1. Salinger the pug and his new brother, Toby

2. Minnie Moo and her brother, Lincoln

3. Bunk, the crazy pug

4. Amber the weenie dog

5. Nola, another weenie dog

6. Mollie Jo and Bobo

7. Lexi and her siblings at Blue Bird Farm in VA

8. Yoda, Brutus and Ellie

9. The Devil Dog

10. Vito and brother, Vinny

We want to thank Payton for giving us this awesome award. The recipients are under no obligation to post this award, but we want you guys to know that we enjoy your blog!

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From Bunk we received this lovely award! Thank you Bunk, we love your blog and you are one crazy, black pug puppy!

I am so happy to receive this award because the purpose of this award is to simply to recognize the efforts of fellow bloggers and to let them know that their work is appreciated.

We pass this lovely award to the following lovely blogs:

1. Buschi and Ebbie

2. Biconpawz

3. Frankie and his brother, Ernie

4. Honey, the great dane

5. Fred and Hayley

Again, please don't feel obligated to post this award or pass it on. But dear readers, if you are not familiar with these blogs, please check them out.

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I was tagged by Lola to answers a few questions about myself and Mack.

Here we go:

1. Describe yourself in 7 words.

Minnie: Sweet, playful, loving, shy, energetic, beautiful, shiny fur

Mack: Snugly, sleepy, laid back, lumpy, calm, snorty, turning silver in the face

2. What keeps you up at night?

Minnie: Mack's snoring, not much else

Mack: Hu-mom being up in the middle of the night on the 'puter

3. Who would you like to be?

Mack: Honey, (a male version of) the Great Dane, I am a small doggie with a big dog attitude

Minnie: Lassie, so I could run free in the meadow and save Timmy from the well

4. What are you wearing right now?

Mack: Naked as a jail bird

Minnie: A lady never tells!

5. What scares you?

Minnie: Everything and anything LOUD

Mack: Not much, I'm a man! (Maybe going to the V E T)

6. The best and worst of blogging.

Mack: Waiting for hu-mom to post and follow up on our reading and learning of our friends going over the Rainbow Bridge

Minnie: Same thing as Mack....

7. The last website I visited.

Mack: A Pug's Tale by Lola

Minnie: The Adventures of the Tank

8. What is one thing I would change about myself.

Minnie: I need to be braver!

Mack: Hmmm, I guess try to sleep and bark less!

9. Slankets yes or no. We had no idea what Slankets are/is, we asked Google. (seems they are like the snuggie)

Mack: Hell, yes, in camo please.

Minnie: Nice, warm and a thick one in PINK!

10. Tell us something about the dog that tagged you.

Lola is one of the funniest pugs we've met in a long time and her hu-mom is running at a close 2nd! Visit their blog to find out.

We can tag other blogs, but I think it would be wonderful if everyone reading this would tag themselves and tell us more about themselves! No need to be tagged by anyone.

Thanks Lola and her mom for sharing this with us. We are truly honored.

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This has been a really long, long. long post today. I hope we didn't bore you.

Please visit the blogs we've touched today, they are all wonderful. There are so many other blogs that we didn't mention but are just as great. So if we didn't mention you, please know that we love all of you equally.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Love,

Minnie : )

Driving Miss Daisy

2012-02-10T09:55:00.001-05:00

Miss Daisy

Monday was a happy and sad day for us here at Casa Cooper. Our 1st foster from Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue, Miss Daisy, was going to her forever home! After being with us for a month, we all (well, not me, Minnie) fell in love with that little black puggie girl! The pictures below are of Daisy in the car getting ready for her 6 hour trip from Northern Virginia to Raleigh NC to her new home. Relatives of ours were visiting for the weekend and agreed to drive Miss Daisy down to Raleigh on their way back to Charlotte NC.

They left pretty early in the AM and it was cold. Hu-mom was trying to be strong, so she didn't try real hard to get a good pictures. But here is Miss Daisy in her traveling outfit, ready to go!

We've heard from her new family and she seems to be fitting right in. We can't wait to receive some pictures.

We will be taking a foster break until the humans get back from a trip they're taking in a few weeks. Then we'll be ready for another foster doggie!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Minnie : )

We're OK

2012-02-07T18:41:00.001-05:00

Just a quick post to let you know that Grandmother is home from the hospital and doing well. We had company over the weekend. Our foster pug, Miss Daisy, went to her forever home on Monday.

We'll be posting again soon.!

If only I had thumbs like the humans, I could type when hu-mom is so busy!

We'll leave you with this chuckle:

Love,
Minnie

Grandmother News

2012-02-02T06:13:00.002-05:00

Grandmother was admitted to the hospital last night, so we won't be around for the next few days. We hope she will be discharged in a day or two.

Thanks,
Minnie : )

T-Bone!

2012-01-30T04:05:00.001-05:00

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Hu-mom, Mack and I are happy to report that we found the site wonderful. Starting with the ease in finding exactly what you need immediately. We decided to order Mack and Miss Daisy's food. They do carry the prescription diets that Minnie and the kitties are on but we just stocked up on theirs. Mack has terrible allergies and it has taken quite a while to find the perfect food for him. We use ORIJEN Senior. It is so great that now he doesn't need to take daily medication! Mr. Chewy carries all the ORIJEN kibbles. So that was easy! We "needed" treats...well, we convinced hu-mom that we did, he he he. So she ordered ones that were grain free and that we LOVED. She was so happy that Mr. Chewy carried all the best premium brands of food and treats.

We completed our online ordering Jan 27 early in the afternoon. To hu-mom's surprise, later that evening we received an email saying the order had been shipped!!!

Waiting, waiting....

Please, open the boxes NOW!

The biggest surprise was finding the order by our front door Jan 28 being delivered by the FedEx man. Mack and I barked and barked when he dropped it off, but the humans just ignored us! You couldn't ask for better service. Hu-mom will order from them again. Everything was packaged well. Even saves on gas and we did not have to pay sales tax. (That might differ from place to place.)

Lots of packaging protecting the goodies.

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Lots of food for Mack and Miss Daisy

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Love,

Minnie, Mack, Miss Daisy the foster, and the kitties

What's New?

2012-01-28T15:20:00.000-05:00

Sorry we haven't posted much lately. We've been tied up with our foster pug, Miss Daisy, and her doings, busy with family life, and other excuses!

Miss Daisy is busy recovering from her multi-surgery session last Tuesday. She has been on 2 pain medications since and doesn't seem to be uncomfortable at all after the day we brought her home. Just to be sure, we're continuing to give them to her for the 5 days as prescribed. I'm pretty sure we have more than that of the medications. Her diarrhea has cleared up as well. Breakfast today was her last white rice with boiled chicken mush. I'm sure she'll be happy to get mushy kibble this evening!

Her spay continues to not give her any discomfort at all. We are still trying to limit her activity, but she's getting back into her old self quickly being wiggly and spastic, turning in circles when excited, like time to eat and bounding up and down the stairs!

We've not had any home visits and will not do this until next weekend, if we think she has recovered and the vet OK's it.

Regarding her nare surgery. I think it is a success! Her passages were so narrow, you could hardly see the hole. The nares are still swollen but each day is much better.

Here are some pictures, before and after:

Before surgery

After surgery

As you can see, they are still pretty swollen and red. She doesn't snort stuff out her nose like she did when she first came home from surgery. In person, I can really see the difference.

Minnie and Mack are being good foster siblings to Miss Daisy. Even Minnie is warming to up her some. Miss Daisy knows to just keep some distance between the two of them. Mack is being an angel!

We plan on getting back to visiting and commenting on everyone's blog real soon.

Have a great weekend,
Hu-mom and the puggies

Daisy is Home!

2012-01-25T12:34:00.000-05:00

We picked Miss Daisy up this morning. She seemed happy and remembered us! Of course, she is on pain medication, so she was quite chipper. She's having a little loose bowels, but after what she went through yesterday, it's not a surprise. She'll have boiled chicken and white rice for a day or two. We're all going to go and take a nice nap right now!

Love,
Minnie

Daisy Update

2012-01-24T16:33:00.000-05:00

Miss Daisy made it through her surgery just fine. The vet was able to do all the procedures at once. She will be in some pain and sore but medications will keep her from feeling much for the next few days. We can't wait to pick her up tomorrow morning!

Thank you, everyone, Blogville friends, for your thoughts and prayers for Miss Daisy.

Surgery Day for Miss Daisy

2012-01-24T12:05:00.000-05:00

Our foster, Miss Daisy, has a big day today. She's having all her "stuffs" taken care of in one surgery. Please keep her in your thoughts! The vet is going to call us when she is out of surgery. Hu-mom and Miss Daisy left the house at 6:00AM this morning to drive her the 2 1/2 hours to the vet that does surgery for our rescue! Hopefully, she'll get to come home tomorrow. The house seems kinda quiet with her gone. I didn't expect to miss her...

The rain. sleet, and freezing rain finally are gone (for now) it's nice and warm (40's) out today!

We'll update you when the vet calls with his report.

Love,

Minnie : )

Warm and Cozy on a Cold Winters Night

2012-01-20T09:37:00.000-05:00

Minnie

Mack

Miss Daisy

Last night the humans were watching AI. Don't laugh, hu-mom really looks forward to it, what can I say...

Anyway, we were all nice and cozy on the couch. I really enjoy pillows. Hu-mom caught me propped up on one last night and I was sound asleep. AI puts us doggies to sleep really fast. My bone was near by just to make sure no one else got near it. (Hu-mom said I suffer from Bone Snatch Syndrome and she has to remove my bones from time to time when I get too possessive.)

Mack loves to get between hu-mom's legs and pin her down so she can't move and get up. That's where he was last night except his back half was on hu-mom's stomach. I guess he was too tired to move all the way down. (Hu-mom said to not make fun of her blue knee socks, red jammies and pink robe. It's what keeps her warm!)

Miss Daisy was next to hu-mom on the other side of Mack and me. She sleeps really funny. Usually like in the picture above. Every now and then she'll stretch out on her side. Do you see her back leg? She stretches it out all the way, both legs...she kind of looks like a frog. When she sits they also stick out straight and it looks like she's balancing on her butt, really kind of funny looking. Hu-mom said pugs sometimes have knee problems and she was hoping that this wasn't the case with Miss Daisy. She runs and jumps and goes up and down the stairs just fine. Does anyone else do this with their legs?

Miss Daisy is scheduled to have her multi-surgery Tuesday! She's being spade, nasal nares are being enlarged, elongated palate being shortened, small mass in her left ear being removed, and micro chip being inserted. It's a lot but we know she be in great shape when over. Another family is also coming to meet her tomorrow. We're keeping our fingers crossed for her to find her forever home!

Have a wonderful weekend.
Love, Minnie :)

You've Got Mail

2012-01-17T16:29:00.000-05:00

Actually, we've got mail!!! From our Blogville black puggie baby friend, Bunk.

Isn't that just the cutest mail pouch! And he also had his human write us a note and he signed it with a smelly pile of poop. Now, that's just like a boy!

The t-shirts are awesome and fit just right. Mack snagged the Mr. Potato Head baby blue one and Miss Daisy and I share the gold Mr. Owl one. We can really use them right now because the weather has been cold and damp.

Minnie

OK, this one is sideways and hu-mom can't figure out how to get it right.

Mack

Miss Daisy

Hu-mom thinks Miss Daisy has the most expressive face. It's hard to see because it is so dark, but it you get close you can see into her puggie eyes!

Thanks again, Bunk, for the awesome pressies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who doesn't like to get mail?

Calm Saturday?????????

2012-01-14T19:32:00.001-05:00

nice hole in the ceiling

It all began about 2AM early Saturday morning. Hu-mom wasn't able to sleep so she was in the office on her 'puter. All of a sudden she heard a loud gushing of water. She was running around in her PJs trying to figure out what in the *@#* was going on!!! She finally realized the sound was coming from the ceiling in the foyer. Above the foyer is the kids' bathroom. She ran back upstairs, checked all the plumbing stuff in the upstairs bathroom and didn't find any problems. BUT the sound was loud and she knew water was escaping somewhere and going to show up soon. So she ran downstairs again and turned off the water to the house. The sound finally stopped. She then went back upstairs and woke up hu-dad who said "Huh?". So he came downstairs in less than his PJs. Hu-mom turned on the water to the house and the noise started again AND it started showing up in the foyer via a nice gap in the drywall ceiling. So hu-mom raced back and turned off the water, ran around looking for old towels and hu-dad ran the other way to get a bucket. Fortunately only a small amount of water escaped being caught and no damage to the bottom of the foyer. Hu-mom then was thinking, what if she had not been awake. She and hu-dad wouldn't have heard the noise and can't imagine how much water would have come down between 2AM and when they woke up. The thought gives her the hebby-jebbies. So insomnia pays off every now and then! The fun continued because we didn't have any running water in the house. We called the plumbing folks at 2AM and were told someone would call between 8-9AM. Of course, no call. We called at 9:15, we were told they were called and will be contacting us shortly. We called at 10:30, this time a supervisor was involved. We were then called back by the plumbing folks within 15 minutes, a truck was dispatched and would be at our house in 40 mins. And it was. Pipe had lots of pin holes and sprang a gusher. Pipe was replaced. And we had running water. You don't realize how much you use running water. We also missed having a toilet that flushed....no more said there. I will be happy to live with a hole in the foyer for a while as long as we have running water! So the plumbing guys left a little after 1PM.

We had a perspective foster family coming over at 1:30 to check out Miss Daisy. So hu-mom ran around and cleaned up the pipe replacement/repair mess that was right at the front door. She got everything done just before the family arrived!

Daisy loved them, they loved her. They are bringing over their pug/Boston Terrier mix (yes, like a mix of Kitty and Coco!) soon to meet Daisy to see if they will get along. We are very hopeful.

We also had another perspective family come at 3:30. They brought their two male pugs. OMG, Daisy went nuts. She ran and played with them the entire hour they were here and didn't interact with the humans at all. So hu-mom is afraid that meeting didn't go as well as the first. They both will make awesome adoptive families, having adopted from MAPR before, which ever one gets her.

(From Hu-mom: Minnie is put out by the whole foster thing and would rather Daisy not be staying at our house. She feels Daisy takes time away from humans, bugs her too much. Minnie is not a fan of any person/dog coming into her personal space. She does that thing where you pretend Daisy is not here. Minnie is just going to have to get used to having a foster around. I'm sure she'll come around. We are making sure she gets her time with us, and the same for Mack. At times, Daisy is just demanding.)

Daisy totaled wiped out after an afternoon of meet and greets.

In the past few days, Daisy had learned about dog beds. She has now taken over Mack's and he's sleeping in a kitty bed, LOL.

Mack doesn't quite fit in a kitty bed.

So Mack and I thought this was going to be a calm, relaxing weekend. Well, hu-mom just informed us that the entire family will be coming over tomorrow afternoon. Our hu-brother, Josh, joined the Army and is leaving for boot camp Monday. So this is our final family get together with all the hu-sibs and their spouses, kids before he and Diana embark on a new chapter of their lives. He will be missed! We are so proud of Josh and want to send him off with all our love and support!!!

Well, that's our weekend so far, hope your was calmer!

Love, Minnie :)

Sibling Love

2012-01-13T07:20:00.000-05:00

Our foster sister, Miss Daisy, is fitting right in with the pugness in our household!

In the last two days she's learned how to use a dog bed! Now you probably won't ever see her cuddling with me, but Mack seems to enjoy her company. We have snoring in stereo!

Don't worry Payton, their relationship is purely platonic!

Love,

Minnie

We Won an Award!!

2012-01-11T19:42:00.000-05:00

“Liebster means “dearest” in German, and the award is intended to help up-and-coming blogs get the attention they deserve. As with any award, there is a bit of ceremony involved. In order to accept the award, we must do the following:

1. Copy and paste the award on our blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who gave us the award.
3. Pick our five favorite blogs with less than 200 followers, and leave a comment on their blog to let them know they have received the award.
4. Hope that the five blogs chosen will keep spreading the love and pass it on to five more blogs.”

Mack and I want to thank Rocco's House for this wonderful award! We thank you and thank you for thinking of us.

We are now bestowing this award to 5 very deserving blogs.

1. To Payton and her family (including Grampy and Granny) at Pugnacious P. Payton is a survivor of PDE and living the good life! She is also the LOVE of Mack's life.

2. To Frank of The Adventures of The Tank and his wonderful mum and dad, a great family from Wales. Frank is a cross between a pug and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a Pugalier! Frank puts the sparkle in Minnie's eye!

3. To Bunk of Bunk the Pug Puppy and his very loving mom and dad. Bunk is a one crazy dude! Check out his blog to see what he's into next. (His parent's also do great reviews.)

4. To Hound Girl: A Texas Home with Two Hounds From Hell Fred, and Haylie. Fred was recently diagnosed with seizures and is doing well with his mediation. They have more than 200 followers, but deserve it anyway!

5. To Southern Fried Pugs and their Mama. Don't you just love their name? Their mama introduced us to Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue! and now we have our first Foster Miss Daisy.

Even if they have already received this award, we feel they deserve it and are passing it along again! We just want them to know that we love reading and keeping up with their blogs! (and don't feel obligated to pass on the award if you would rather not).

Thanks to everyone at Rocco's House!

Please vote!

2012-01-10T09:07:00.002-05:00

Most of our Blogville friends know that we have a foster sister, Miss Daisy, the shiny, black pug.

Here's her picture:

We are a foster family for Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue. Let me tell you a little about this wonderful rescue organization.

We at Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue, Inc. are a group of diverse individuals who have united for the purpose of rescuing Pugs. We come from many walks of life, and have agreed to donate our many and varied talents so that pugs everywhere can live out their lives with comfort, love and care.

We are all volunteers, with no paid employees. Each person serves in the way best suited to their lifestyle and individual skills.

We are proud of the way we have built this organization. We have determined that our common welfare and the welfare of the pug breed must come first. Our leaders are but trusted servants, in that they do not govern. There is no power structure, just a service structure.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to help homeless pugs and promote education about the breed and the need for domestic animal population control.

We allow, and strongly encourage participation in other groups, rescues, and shelters, as it is the best way to strengthen the rescue effort and make sure that our motto is upheld: "Let no pug go unloved."

Don't you just love their motto? MAPR (Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue) has a team of many wonderful volunteers that work hard to make sure every pug on the East Coast that is homeless, alone and unloved is rescued! That's a really big area to cover. They just don't rescue only pugs, they also get puggles and any pug mix!

The Animal Rescue Site is having an Animal Rescue Site $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge of 2012. Would you please vote for MAPR? Click here everyday to vote. Don't think you will remember to vote everyday?? You can set yourself up a reminder and the site will email you each day!To vote for MAPR, you will need to the choose the State of North Carolina, then the city of Waxhaw. A list will come up and choose! Now, if you have a favorite Rescue Organization, don't feel obligated to vote for MAPR. But if you don't, we'd love your vote!

Mack, Miss Daisy and I thank you!!

Have a wonderful week,
Minnie : )

We Haven't Forgotten You!!

2012-01-07T19:04:00.000-05:00

Mack and I just want everyone to know that we haven't forgotten to blog. It seems hu-mom has been really busy lately. I think a lot of it has to do with Miss Daisy, our new foster sister. It also seems that Miss Daisy is getting her picture taken a lot more than us! Maybe it because she is so needy? She's always following hu-mom around, where ever she goes. She is a real pest. She's stealing Minnie and Mack time away from the humans!!!!

Miss Daisy pretending to like football so she can watch TV with hu-dad.

Miss Daisy all spread out. You can see her doggie panties and her fat little belly.

Below is a picture of us trying to tell hu-mom that it's time to eat dinner....

I think if we stare at her long enough, she'll get the hint....

Miss Daisy doesn't sit still long enough for hu-mom to get her picture unless she's asleep.

I'm using brainwashing powers on hu-mom to feeeeeeddd us.

Mack is using his "jimmy" look to get fed. (See Puglet's blog regarding the Jimmy look.)

We did eventually get fed and Miss Daisy took a nap.

(Note from hu-mom. I will have to admit that Miss Daisy does get a little more attention than Minnie and Mack for the time being. She is such a needy, sweet, energetic puggie! I've tried to make sure Minnie and Mack get individual attention from the humans, even more than usual. Her surgeries have been approved by the Rescue so she'll be having all of them done at once in a few weeks. We are still dealing with her being in heat. So once we're past that she can have the surgery. She is so good at dealing with the doggie panties. We feel she must have worn them in her previous life. I haven't had much time to visit and leave comments at all our blog friends lately. Hopefully, soon, we'll be back into a better routine. That being said, it seems like something always comes up and changes things. Ha ha ha.)
Mack and I, and I guess, Miss Daisy, hope everyone has a great weekend and next week!

Love, Minnie : )

It's Back to the Daily Grind

2012-01-03T11:21:00.002-05:00

We can't believe how fast the holidays have come and gone this year. It was an awesome time for our entire family, 2 leggers and 4 leggers!

But now, all the festivities are over and back to the daily grind of being retired puggies. At least we have the excitement of have our 1st foster sister, Miss Daisy, with us for a time.

Here's a picture of the 3 of us waiting patiently for a treat!

Minnie, Miss Daisy, Mack

and we all got one, too!

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Hu-mom here: Miss Daisy had her vet check up yesterday. She was negative for heart worms!!! Yes, YES. I was really worried about that because of her severe breathing problems. She was positive for Lyme's but we knew that. She also got a rabies shot since there was no record of it in her previous life. She has a mass in her left ear that blocks air flow into the ear. The vet said it was probably from years of ear infections and part of the ear swelled up. So Daisy is on antibiotic for the bacterial infection and daily cleaning and ear medicine. Her heart sounded good. The vet is almost 100% sure her breathing problem is from an Elongated Soft Palate and very small nose holes (she didn't call them that, I just don't remember what she called them!)

And she needs to be spayed. The surgeries can take place about 2 weeks after her heat bleeding stops. We are hoping they can do all the procedures at the same time including the palate and nose, ear, spay, insert microchip.

We are waiting for approval from the rescue folks for everything.

One of my blog friends asked us how will we be able to give Miss Daisy up for adoption after falling in love with her? Well, we need to focus on the big picture. Miss Daisy will go to a new forever home. Then we will be able to take in another rescue and give the new rescue our love, time, attention and stable home. It's kind of exciting to see the transformation of these wonderful pugs! But we won't guarantee there won't be tears...the circle of life for fosters.

Have a great week,

Love,

Minnie : )

2012 New Year Wishes

2012-01-01T09:49:00.001-05:00

Not Minnie or Mack but a cute pug!

At Cooper Casa, we celebrated in the usual manner--going to bed early (all the doggies were asleep by 7PM)~ Today we are celebrating the New Year the way puggles/pug do best:

Mack

Miss Daisy

Minnie

Like last year, we are amiss in coming up with some resolutions for 2012. If we can think of any for 2012, we'll let you know!!! Why would one want to change a pug/puggle?? Aren't we just fine the way we are?

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Miss Daisy update:

Miss Daisy has been coughing some today since her arrival on Friday but really doesn't cough much. It really seems like the cough Minnie had when she was diagnosed with Kennel Cough a few years ago. She came with medication that only says "cough tablets" which we are following the instructions and giving to her as prescribed along with the other 2 meds that came with her. She hadn't coughed before but "they" said she had been coughing. We are not sure if "they" are the folks at the pound or the surrendering folks. We are keeping our fingers crossed that she has no bad underlying health problems. She also gets out of breath easily and does the pug pant. "They" said she did not have kennel cough. We hope that stress is playing a big part and as she gets acclimated to us and our home things will keep improving! For possibly being 10 years old, she has more energy than Mack and Minnie combined! Hu-mom knows that like kids, doggies LOVE a schedule and keeping it. And being kind of OCD, hu-mom has NO trouble with keeping the schedule and Daisy has adapted to it well.

Hu-mom is getting better at the doggie pantie/diaper thing and getting them on Daisy, who does NOT like to stand still! It's not anything like diapering a baby. Hu-mom is wowed that someone got so smart (and is probably making $$$$) and invented doggie diapers/panties. The ones we purchased for Daisy have cute designs on them and other than the flap for the tail, are exactly like Pampers!! and of course the price is higher! But they are a god send.

Daisy has her vet check up appointment tomorrow afternoon. We're keeping our paws crossed that all goes well and a spay date can be set!

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Mack, foster sister Miss Daisy, all the kitties, the humans and I wish all of our Blogville Friends and family a most wonderful, happy, healthy 2012!

First Foster Pug Has Arrived

2011-12-31T05:01:00.001-05:00

Now that hu-mom is at home all the time, she decided she has the time to foster. We are happy to introduce Miss Daisy, a new member of Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue.

She came to us from an Animal Shelter in Winchester VA. Her age is in question maybe 10, but she does have gray eyebrows and a few stray grays in her face. Of course, no foster arrives without glitches!

She was an owner surrender from the information we received and was good with dogs and children. I think she was at the shelter for at least a week. She is in HEAT! Something new for our family. Hu-mom went out and purchased Miss Daisy some doggie panties. They don't bother her at all. We can tell she's had puppies at one time. So, hu-mom has a question---how long are pugs in heat and do dogs go through menopause? Her paperwork indicated a possible age of 10. So if anyone knows the answer, let us know!

So once we get Miss Daisy spayed and her few medical problems taken care of, she will be on her way to a new home! She gets along really well with Mack and me, hasn't paid any attention to the kitties. She is a real sweetie and pretty, black and very shiny.

I, Minnie, was not real thrilled when I met Miss Daisy. She was trying to get hu-mom's attention and I gave her the ugly face and a little bitty face. But after a while, I could tell she would share the love! Mack only wanted to smell her, then he left her alone. You know Mack's sweetheart is Payton and he wouldn't want to make Payton jealous!

We wish you a Happy New Year for 2012!

Love, Minnie

Looking Back at 2011

2011-12-29T10:05:00.003-05:00

Hu-mom was attempting to organize her photos. Since she has a "new" puter her photos were organized in a hodge podge manner. I think hu-mom has a touch of OCD...

We were looking back at the picture from 2011 and wanted to share them with you again.

Jan 2011

Minnie Jan 2011

Bed wars started in early 2011 after hu-mom purchased beds for the kitties. Even though I didn't really fit, this was the ONLY bed I would sleep in other than the Sleep Number human bed!

Mack Jan 2011

Mack is displaying his cuteness look probably in the kitchen waiting for a handout. I'm sure he had a long wait since the only thing we get in the kitchen is a treat every now and then. Mack is very patient!

Feb 2011

Mack Feb 2011

Mack is using his cuteness once again! Ahhh, Mack do you DO anything else?

Minnie Feb 2011

What else would a doggie dog during the cold winter months?

March 2011

OK, this must have been a slow month. No pictures of Mack and me or the grand kids...anyway we had a nice cedar storage shed that was demolished when a neighbors dead pine tree fell on it just before we had our back to back blizzards. This happened in January. It was March before all the snow melted and the guys were able to build the new one. This is a picture of where the old shed was! How exciting.

Brodie March 2011

Hu-mom did a little more searching and found this cute picture of our kitty brother, Brodie, basking in the sun in a basket of clean clothes. Kitties really love baskets of clean clothes!

April 2011

Minnie April 2011

I just want you all to know that I actually sleep less than Mack! But when I sleep my most favorite place is under the covers.

Mack April 2011

Mack in his office bed in his really girly fleece blankie! Apparently just waking up. Hu-mom really needs to take more action shots of us.

Easter 2011 Minnie

Easter 2011 Mack

Wedding #1 at Paris Hotel, Las Vegas

Hu-dad, Diana the bride, Josh the groom and hu-brother, Hu-mom

May 2011

Mack May 2011

Mack was the WINNER of this fabulous T-shirt when According to Gus had a contest. I think it is awesome and is totally Mack! Gus is currently on tour across the US and not active in his blog at this time. His parents are taking about 1 year off and finding their new place to live!

Minnie May 2011

My tail! One of hu-moms faves...I'm not sure why.

June 2011

Minnie and a nice lady from Nova Dog Magazine

In June Mack and I attended and participated in the Herndon Annual Dog Walk and fair. We entered many drawings and I won a subscription to the Magazine! Yay, me! Here I am receiving my gift.

Chewed Chap Stick

Oh, the chap stick caper. Mack "hid" the remains of hu-moms chap stick under the covers of his office bed! He acted very innocent but who else would hide the remains in his bed? Not me...

July 2011

Minnie July 2011

I was going to a party, but can't remember where and I got to wear this cool T-shirt!

Mack July 2011

Hu-mom added this book Pug Mugs to our library of dog books! The humans got a kick out of it, Mack was not thrilled. I was happy it wasn't Puggles!

August 2011

Uh, no pictures of anything in August-no 4 leggers, no 2 leggers, no house/yard, nada...OK, lets move on the September!

September 2011

Hu-mom lost her job and Mack and I retired. We also had the December wedding coming up so I guess my birthday celebration was down played this year and no other pictures.

OK, wait, hu-mom said she KNOWS she took pictures at least in September. Somehow in the transfer from the old drive to the new one, some pictures must have gotten misplaced... she's not that bad in the picture taking department. She knows she has pictures of Minnie at the hospital when she was in for 4 days.

October 2011

Mack and Minnie October 2011

Minnie and Mack October 2011

November 2011

Mr Meowgi October 2011

Mr Meowgi joined our household in August 2011. There is a problem of the boys getting along, so Mr Meowgi stays in Joe and Tori's room. We wish they would be sweet to each other, they are all sweet kitties on their own!

Dec 2011

Osiris December 2011

and also in December - Wedding #2:

Sorry the pictures are so dark. It was a huge Catholic Church (which didn't allow doggies) and pretty dark and cavernous inside. We can't wait for the professional photos! The picture of Joe with his family that was taken with hu-mom's camera didn't come out at all.

Hu-sister-in-law, Tori, and her family plus flower girls

Joe (my hu-brother) and his nieces (the flower girls)

The bride, flower girls and one of my hu-sisters-in-law bridesmaid dancing! It looked like a lot of fun but doggies were allowed at the reception either! Tori's family also LOVES animals. We would have had a lot of 4 leggers attending.

2012 was a wonderful year for all the Cooper Clan. We see wonderful things happening for us in 2012.

Happy New Year to everyone of our friends in Blogville and good wishes for a happy and healthy 2012!!!!

Love, Minnie : )

Minnie and Mack Dec 2011

The Week In Between...

2011-12-26T20:58:00.000-05:00

We had a wonderful Christmas with our family! Pressies were opened and we even got to taste a new treat or two. (Since Minnie was sick right before Christmas, Hu-mom is only letting us have 1 treat for now!)

We received gifts from Benny and Lily for Jazzi's Gift Exchange. Hu-mom made us put the pressies under the tree and wait for Christmas morning to open them. You won't believe what we received!!!! We each got a bully stick! I received a cool toy...it was a nest with 3 squirrel babies in it. I love pulling out the babies and making them squeak, he he he. Hu-mom said it was an educational toy! Mack received this awesome blankie that is incredibly soft. It said it is a couch cover. Well, Mack loves to get on the arm and back of the couch and look out the window (he usually sleeps and doesn't look). Now there are a few little holes on the arm. This blankie fits perfectly on the arm and covers up the little holes! and Mack likes to sit on the soft cover. We also received a bag of Old Mother Hubbard treats and we are sharing a gift card from Petco! Thanks Benny and Lily, you guys are awesome. We will be having some pictures of us opening the pressies, we're just waiting for Aunt Tori to download the pictures and send them to us. Hu-mom was too busy with the activities of the day to take pictures!

After reading our friends blogs today, it seems like we all did the same thing---rest up from all the Christmas excitement!

Have a great and short week!

Love, Minnie : )

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2011-12-24T10:14:00.000-05:00

We are very happy that Minnie is well and healthy for Santa Paws tomorrow! Our photo session in front of the Christmas Tree was kind of successful. Minnie was sleepy, Mack just wanted to head over to his bed and Osiris wanted to join in.

Hu-mom really needs to learn how to not get Pug Alien eyes on Mack. We promise he really doesn't look like that in peron.

Minnie at the end of a yawn and Mack took off to his bed.

So I decided to pose by myself.

Mack in his bed chewing on a chicken strip.

Osiris with the all knowing cat look.

From Casa Cooper to yours...

Minnie

Mack

Osiris

Brodie

Mr Meowgi

Hu-mom

and Hu-dad

wish you a wonderful Merry Christmas and the best New Year.

Minnie is Home!!!!!!!!

2011-12-21T15:52:00.000-05:00

The vet said Minnie was eating and everything was staying down for 12 hours so she was cleared to go home. She was soo happy and frisky when I picked her up this afternoon. We are so thankful to have her home so quickly this time. Minnie, Mack, hu-dad, the kitties and I all want to give a very heart felt thank you to all of our Blogville family that have remembered us in their thoughts and prayers. The power of the paw is simply amazing!

I, hu-mom, am still recovering from the wedding festivities and hope to be back to normal blogging real soon, well, maybe next week!

We all fell in love with the foster pug, Rascal, that was only at our house overnight. He was safely delivered to his foster dad in Baltimore this afternoon. You can see and read about Rascal here. The pugs are listed in alpha order, so scroll down to see Rascal's biol!

Once again, we thank everyone for all the good thoughts for Minnie!

Minnie Update #2

2011-12-20T16:35:00.000-05:00

Minnie isn't going to be able to come home tonight. She has not had anymore vomiting or diarrhea. Later on they will offer her some bland food and see if she has an appetite and if so, if she can keep the food down. They will offer her food on and off all night and make sure she is able to keep it down before she is able to come back home. If all goes well, she can come home tomorrow morning! We are keeping my fingers crossed!

Of course, the timing for these emergencies is always good. Hu-dad is out of town and I just started volunteering for Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue. Tonight I'm picking up a surrendered pug, Rascal, from his owner then driving him to Baltimore to his foster family tomorrow morning. Rascal will be spending the night with us. The vet said it is fine for Rascal to come to our house, Minnie's problem is not contagious.

We thank everyone for all your thoughts, prayers, juju, and pugginess for Minnie! It sure has helped.

Hu-mom (Kathy)
and Mack

Minnie Update #1

2011-12-20T09:59:00.000-05:00

I just talked to the vet. Minnie's blood work came back normal, the pancreas levels were normal. So it doesn't look like pancreatitis. Just some kind of intestinal upset. She has had no more vomiting and only one more bout of a little diarrhea. Minnie has had some medication to ease her discomfort and is now curled up in her kennel with IV going, etc. She was dehydrated. I will check back about 4-5PM this afternoon to see how she's doing and if/when she can come home.

Thank you all for all the thoughts and prayers!

Hu-mom (Kathy)
and Mack

Minnie Needs Your Juju

2011-12-20T08:27:00.000-05:00

Minnie is in the hospital. Yesterday she started with diarrhea after her dinner. I talked to our vet and she said to give her Pepcid as normal and made an appointment to see her at 10AM today. After dinner she was lethargic and then about 10PM the vomiting started then she got back under the covers and went to sleep so I decided we didn't need to make a trip to the ER vet. She had pancreatitis this summer and she was exhibiting some of the same symptoms. Somehow, I fell asleep and when I woke up at 6AM Minnie was not under the covers where she usually sleeps. I turned on the light and saw blood everywhere. Minnie was standing next to my side of the bed trembling. I couldn't determine which end the bloody mess came out of. I took her immediately to the ER Vet. They admitted her and are running tests and getting Minnie more comfortable. I was told to check back around 9-10AM today to check on the results of the tests and see where we go from here. The vet did say her vitals were good and strong, and hopefully, she might only need to stay until tonight or tomorrow morning. She said it might not be pancreatitis maybe just an intestinal upset. You could tell Minnie was feeling terrible. There's nothing worse than being a pet parent and having a pet in pain. But I know she will be taken care of properly and made to feel better quickly.

I will post updates as I receive them. Thank you for your juju!

Kathy (hu-mom)

Christmas Entertainment

2011-12-14T05:00:00.001-05:00

We saw this very cute video on Max the Quilt Cat's blog and wanted to share this with you!

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Love, Minnie : )

Christmas Lights and Santa Paws

2011-12-11T21:41:00.004-05:00

Hi Blogville friends! We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season and not stressing out too much!

My family loves to drive and see the Christmas lights. Just down the road from us is the most beautifully decorated house that hu-mom has ever seen. The pictures below do not do it justice! The backyard is also fully decorated as well. The house is on a corner lot so you can see into the back rooms and there are 4 Christmas trees around the interior that are also decorated in white lights and another one on the deck. In the window above the foyer are snowmen waving at you. There are also Christmas carols playing. Of course there is a steady stream of traffic driving by to see the beauty. Please click on the pictures to "bigyfy" them.

Then we drive back to our little house with the one string of lights and a wreath on the front door....

Mack and I went to see Santa Paws today. We even got to sit in his lap! Everything was going fine until

Santa jumped and did the girly scream....Mack had stepped on his crotch. Hu-mom tried not to laugh but she said it was sooo funny. Sorry, Santa...it was an accident, so please don't put Mack on your naughty list.

The camera at Petsmart wasn't working very well, so we were in Santa's lap for a very long time. He was nice and said we were good doggies. :) The pictures weren't great but the green papers we paid were going to Petsmart Charities, so we were happy with that!

Then when we finally got down, guess what Mack did? You got it, he pooped, right there in front of Santa Paws!!!!!! and not only did he poop, he did the walking poop. Hu-mom was mortified but the Petsmart folks just laughed it off and hu-mom cleaned it up. Now I'm really worried that Mack is on the naughty list. We'll just have to wait and see. I can always share by stuff with him if he doesn't get any.

We hope everyone has a great week!

Love, Minnie : )

Wedding

2011-12-07T06:30:00.000-05:00

Mack isn't getting married but we loved this photo! But there is going to be a wedding in our household December 17. Hu-bro Joe is marrying Tori. (The church and reception hall only allow service dogs, so Mack and I can't even attend!) Hu-mom said she's going to really busy getting ready for the wedding, the parties, out of town guests, house guests and having the house ready and decorated for Christmas by December 14! and the food thing as well. Sooo, this means we're taking a small blog break. You've probably noticed that we haven't posted many new posts this month. We are even having a hard time visiting everyone's blog as well. Hu-mom has been super busy.

We are beginning to receive Christmas Cards from our Blogville friends. It's so much fun to have hu-mom read them to us, for us to sniff the smells and look at the pictures. Thanks! We love to exchange cards so if you're not participating in Jazzi's Card exchange please send hu-mom your snail mail address so we can send you one!
Her email is kathy (dot) cooper @ gmail (dot) com.

Snow is in our forecast for this evening. I can't wait. I LOVE snow!!

Have a good week. Love, Minnie : )

Earth Song

2011-12-01T09:44:00.000-05:00

This song means so much to Mack and me. If each person does a one little thing to help save the earth, think of how wonderful it will be!

PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO SHOWS VIOLENCE AND MIGHT BE HARD TO VIEW. PLEASE, JUST REMEMBER THE MESSAGE.

We present Michael Jackson singing Earth Song.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Earth Song" is the third single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It is the fifth song on the second disc of the album. It is a ballad that incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. Jackson had a long-standing history of releasing socially conscious material such as "We Are the World", "Man in the Mirror" and "Heal the World". However, "Earth Song" was the first that overtly dealt with the environment and animal welfare. The song was written and composed by Jackson; the task of production was split between Jackson, David Foster and Bill Bottrell. Reviews were generally favorable, but some charged that the song sounded pompous.

"Earth Song" was accompanied by a lavish music video shot on four geographical regions. It centered around the destruction and rebirth ofEarth and went on to receive a Grammy nomination in 1997. The song was a top five hit in most European countries. In the United Kingdom, it remains Jackson's best-selling single and was the country's 1995 Christmas number-one single. "Earth Song" was not released as a single in the United States. Jackson went on to receive recognition from various animal and environmental organizations.

Mack enjoying outdoors!

I love the outdoors and hiking.

Let's spread the word for all of us to keep taking care of our planet so we can all continue to enjoy it's beauty!

Love, Minnie : )

I Ain't No Cat!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-11-29T19:16:00.000-05:00

I was minding my own business and taking an after dinner snooze. The closet place to nap was one of the kitty beds. So I just curled myself up to fit and to get warm and snugly. Hu-mom pops up with Droid and takes my picture. She says I'm so cute and trying to look like a cat!!!!

WHAT?????? I ain't no cat and don't want to be a *@*! CAT.

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Mack and I hope all our Blogville friends had a great Thanksgiving. We had ours on Sunday. All of the hu-siblings were here. Mack and I got lots of attention, kisses, hugs and loves! We didn't get any pumpkin pie but we did get some turkey and got to lick the carving platter, too! YUM YUM.

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I can now say that it's Christmas Time!!!!!!!!!

Have a great week, Minnie

Splendor in the Sky

2011-11-26T07:17:00.000-05:00

Good morning Blogville! We hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving and a great Black Friday, too.

We had the most awesome sunrise this morning. Hu-mom ran outside in her PJ's to capture the beauty.

Of course, the Nikon won't cooperate and demanded new batteries! (It eats batteries.) So the 1st four are taken with the Droid. The last 4 with Nikon. It's amazing how quickly the sky changed in one minute.

The sky looked like it was on fire for a minute or two.

We are always amazed at the beauty in nature. (Hey, just look at a pug!)

We are celebrating our Thanksgiving tomorrow (Sunday) so most of our family will be able to attend. Hu-mom will be in a frenzy today....but we can't wait for tomorrow!

Love, Minnie : )

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2011-11-24T06:44:00.000-05:00

Minnie

Mack

Stuffing??

2011-11-23T06:00:00.001-05:00

Mr. Meowgi heard us talking about stuffing and he decided to take matters in his own paws. It's his first Thanksgiving at our house and thought he just needed to stuff himself!!!!

We hope all our Blogville Friends have a wonderful, yummy, fun-filled Thanksgiving.

Our family is having ours on Sunday so more of the hu-siblings will be able to attend!

Mack is ready for the colder weather coming our way!

Love, Minnie : )

Foam Isn't Only Found on Beer!!!

2011-11-17T13:21:00.000-05:00

Today hu-mom gave Mack and me a bully stick since it was another dreary day outside.

Pictures are better than words for this post. Hu-mom has never seen a dog foam up when enjoying a bully stick! Have you?

Not only was the foam on the bully stick, it was also all over his lips and mouth! Payton, do you still want to kiss this?? He he he.

Love, Minnie : )

Good Dog, Minnie!

2011-11-16T07:22:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Hu-mom and I were working in the back yard. We were raking leaves and hauling them to the curb for pick up. At some point, hu-mom heard first and then saw a man out walking a big dog and calling out "Lucky, lucky...." . Hu-mom figured out pretty quick that "Lucky" must have gotten out of his yard. We didn't know Lucky. We didn't talk to the man as he as about 3/4 of a block away. So being a good neighbor, I kept my eyes open and watched for the lost dog.

At some point later, we had moved over to the opposite side of the yard. Hu-mom said she saw me take off like a streak to the other side of the yard barking my head off. She looked over and saw a Jack Russell Terrier checking me out from the other side of the fence. We figured it must be Lucky! Hu-mom approached Lucky. She is always hesitant to meet new doggies that were lost. After about a minute, Lucky came over to her and she was able to check him out and pick him up. He didn't have on tags. She was in a quandary as to how to find out where he lived or find his man but they must live nearby. She didn't want to put him in our backyard since she was not sure how Lucky and I would interact. And Mack was inside and she had the same worry. Hu-mom walked from the backyard to the front yard. And guess what!!!!!! At the corner intersection, hu-mom saw the man in his car this time, driving slowly and calling out. She waved her arms at him and lifted up the dog. He drove right over. He was sooo happy to find him. It turns out his name is Rocky, LOL, and he got out of his fenced in yard. He lives around the corner from us. We had never met him, just heard him bark as we past his house on our walks. The man was really nice and kept thanking us!

Hu-mom was very proud of me for getting her attention and helping Rocky find his man. Of course, I received a special treat!!!!!!!!!

It's raining all day today, so Mack and I will spend a day napping on the couch.

Love, Minnie :)

Sunday Sutffs

2011-11-13T09:56:00.000-05:00

We received wonderful news from Payton that the growth on her ear was not the "C" word! Such good news for a very sweet, wonderful puggie and her family. All the prayers and Pug Juju from all over Blogville sure helped.

We were visiting Jazzi's blog and saw a great picture their mom took of Jazzi and Addy with a turkey. That gave hu-mom an idea. And this is what she got:

Mack and I aren't actors like Puglet. So hu-mom always has a hard time to get us to pose with stuff. Also, the "T" word was being used and we made sure there was follow though on that, too. (Which there was!)

First we tried near the fire place, but it just didn't click with us, so our favorite place is the kitchen, (closest to the treats) so this is where it ended up. Turkey Day is fast approaching, which means lots of stuffs will hit the ground and we might even get special plates. With all our human brothers and sisters all grown up, it's a lot harder to get everyone together. So our Turkey Day will be Sunday, Nov 26. All but one hu-bro and family will be able to make it.

It's been quiet at our house, nothing real hip happening lately. And it's getting cold, so we know outside walkies will becoming fewer and fewer.

Hu-mom took some photos this past week, so here they are:

In an effort to end Kitty Wars at our house, hu-mom lets the two battling brothers get together while being under a close watchful eye. The other day they were both enjoying the sunshine, but with a watchful eye out for each other. She forgot to separate them when she went outside for a couple of hours. You wouldn't believe the damage they did. Apparently the battle started in the home office. Everything on the desk surface was moved. It looked like someone had come in and ransacked the place! A laptop was totally flat, a monitor was turned 45 degrees and pushed way over. Paperwork was everywhere. Along with fur. And nice deep scratches on the desk top. There were also minor skirmishes in the bedroom as well. When hu-mom got back inside, the kitties were separated and napping. It's still a mystery why they are battling.

Hi, it's me Mack! Minnie and me go along for the ride to pick up soon to be hu-sister-in-law, Tori. We were driving on a bridge with construction going on the road below and stopped in traffic. For some unknown reason, it really set me off and I howled and carried on until it was out of site. Well, it was a mix of howling and pug singing. Hu-mom would get my attention, I would stop, then I'd look out the window and start up again.

The leaves are now on the ground, the trees are naked, it gets dark by 5PM and it's cold out. I guess winter has arrived.

Have a wonderful week Blogville.

Love, Minnie : )

Veterans Day Salute

2011-11-11T06:36:00.000-05:00

Today we are saluting our US Veterans where ever they are in this world. We appreciate your service to our county and to protect our freedom! We pray for your safe return!

We saw this image the other day. As for most who follow our blog, this is a special thought for us!

Below is a photo of our hu-bro Josh. He is joining the Army and will leave home January 17th. We are very proud of him and his commitment to serve our county! Mack loves to sleep next to Josh and snuggle and will miss him terribly!

God bless to all our veterans and the USA!

Love, Minnie and Mack : )

Kissin' Kousins - Beagle Style

2011-11-06T06:58:00.000-05:00

The other day we mentioned our new cousins. Well, we wanted to introduce Blogville to our Florida based Beagle cousins including the newest members of the Brown Family so now they are the Brown Family Quartet! We are so jealous of them having warm weather, no snow, no freezing rain ever (or most of them time anyway!)

So without further adieu, here they are in no particular order:

This handsome, young guy is Skippy. He is about 4 years old and has been a member of the Brown family for just over 2 weeks! Welcome Skippy. He has been described as an escape artist by his new family. Don't you just love the markings around his eyes!

This fair young lady is Tori who is 1 year 2 months old, just a pup! She has also just joined the family. Tori was found by animal control and doesn't appear that she has ever lived inside! Since she has no manners, training has already started at home and obedience classes are starting soon for her! Good luck with classes Tori, I can tell you that there are a lot of treats involved, so it's worth it in the end! She looks so calm and serene in this picture.....

This is a group shot of Tori sleeping with Daisy. Daisy loves Tori and they sleep side by side a lot. Can you believe that Daisy is 14.5 years old!!!! She's been with the Brown family since she was 8 weeks old. We were told that Daisy is afraid of the camera so it's hard to catch her for a picture. I guess this one was a sneak up real quick, before she realizes what is going on, shot!

This beauty is Ginger who will be 13 in a few months. She just watches everything to make sure she's not missing out on anything! She looks like the queen of the family.

We hope you enjoyed the introductions. The Brown Family Quartet does not have a blog, so we will keep Blogville posted about them from time to time. We thank Auntie Kim for sending us these great pictures, too.

Since I, Minnie, and am half Beagle, I feel a real closeness to all of these guys! We just wish we lived closer so we could play and run and chase together.

Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week.

Minnie :)

Hike

2011-11-02T16:48:00.000-04:00

Today was a beautiful, sunny, warm fall day. Hu-mom and Auntie Dana and I went for a hike at Difficult Run Park in Great Falls, VA.

Mack is not a great hiker so he got to stay home with Grandmother.

The trail is a mixture of leaves, rocks, boulders, tree logs, streams, creeks and mud! This is a Cross Country Trail (CCT) which has about 40 miles of linked paths leading from the Occoquan River to the Potomac River at Great Falls Park. It is said that this CCT offers a feeling that approximates a hike on the Appalachian Trail. It was a fairly hard hike for me, being a smallish doggie and for hu-mom, who is, ahhh, older....

At one point we had to jump from boulder to boulder to get over Difficult Run. The boulders were flat on top, but spaced fairly far apart with the rapid water flowing down below. On the way over the 1st time, I wouldn't have anything to do with them or the water. Hu-mom ended up carrying me. On they way back, she showed me that I could jump from boulder to boulder and I was brave and did it!

We did take a picture of this, but, somehow, they are not on Droid. I guess Droid ate them.

This is Auntie Dana and me at the start of our hike. I was anxious to get going and would NOT look at the camera!

We did not hike the 40 miles, no way. We hiked for about 1 hour or so. It was great and we hope to go back soon!

Hope everyone has recovered from Halloween. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving and all the yummies that go along with the festivities!

Love, Minnie :)

Happy Pug-O-Ween

2011-10-31T18:33:00.002-04:00

Here's wishing all our Blogville friends a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Love, Minnie : )

New Furry Cousins and Surprise Weather

2011-10-29T12:30:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone in Blogville!

We have some new furry cousins to report. We don't have any pictures of them yet but are going to request some be sent ASAP!

Aunt Kim and Uncle Rob adopted two more beagles from a rescue, Tori is 1 and 1/2, Skippy is 4. They now have the Brown family quartet. They don't have a blog but I think they should!

We wish them good luck with the new additions!

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When we woke up this morning, look what we found!! Temps in the 30's and stuff on everything!

The weather person is calling for the "S" word today. Hey, it's not even Halloween yet. We can't have snow before November 1~

Here we are getting ready to go outside.

Don't you like my designer coat? It was part of our Christmas Gift Exchange last year but I was a little wider last year and it didn't fit very well!

Mack is busy chewing on a bone he stole from me while I was getting on my coat.

Another look at my beautiful waterproof coat.

Hu-mom's car is coated in stuff!

The summer flowers in the back yard are toast. They are all smashed down and will be dark and gooey in the next few days. Hello WINTER!!!!!!!!!!

Hu-mom didn't get a picture of me or Mack while we were outside doing our business. We were too quick!

We hope everyone is warm and toasty this weekend!

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Flashback Friday

2011-10-28T09:31:00.000-04:00

Payton at Pugnacious P (Mack's lovey) gave us the idea to flashback to this time last year! Thanks for the idea, Payton!

1st we carved Pugkins!

Then we donned our costumes:

And greeted children at the door:

We were tired and we came in and I played with my stuffie Mr. Pumpkin!

Osiris was NOT thrilled with the commotion by the front door so he stayed in the back of the house.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!

PeeS: Please stay away from chocolates, even though they are wonderful, they don't like us much. There are a lot of other goodies to try to get hold of! Trust me.

Love, Minnie :)

New Kitty Condo

2011-10-25T09:27:00.000-04:00

Hu-mom felt bad that Brodie is confined to one bedroom and bathroom in order to keep Kitty Wars from escalating in our house. So, the other day, while at Home Goods, she found this Kitty Condo for Brodie!

He loves it. She was looking for something a little bigger, but this was such a good deal that she couldn't pass it up. As you can see he now feels like he is Top Cat!

Brodie playing with a feather thingy attached to the top.

Top Cat!

Hu-mom opens the door when she is near or in the bedroom so Osiris and Brodie can interact. So Osiris loves the box that it came in! He is so big, he really doesn't fit on the condo anyway.

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On a sad note, we learned of Lilac, one of the first greyhound blog friends we had, passing over the Rainbow Bridge yesterday. Please stop by Tales and Tails to read about Lilac's incredible life!

Have a wonderful day and we will remember to appreciate each day we have with each other!

Love, Minnie : )

Photo Card

2011-10-24T11:42:00.002-04:00

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We have ordered our Holiday cards using the great Shutterfly 2011 Promotion!

A Walk with Hu-mom

2011-10-20T15:42:00.003-04:00

Hu-mom said the wash was done, the house was clean and dinner was in the oven, "Lets go for a walk!" So of course Mack and I jumped up and ran to the door. It is a beautiful 57 degrees out, perfect for a walk around the neighborhood. It was early afternoon so we didn't run into many walkers, 2 legs or 4 legged types.

What we did see were trees that were finally changing colors! So beautiful this time of year.

I was on the lookout for 4 legged anything. But only saw an occasional squirrel....

Mack likes to walk on the grass more than the sidewalk. Hu-mom said it is probably more comfortable on his feet. He hates to have his nails trimmed, so they get long.

We thought hu-mom said "treat". I guess we were wrong! No treats.....

More beautiful fall colors.

This is our house with trees just starting to change.

After about 45 minutes, we ended back at our house. Our legs were tired and we both had a long drink! Now it's time for a siesta before dinner.

Love, Minnie :)

Thinking about Christmas

2011-10-19T04:55:00.000-04:00

Hu-mom here today. After reading Tuesdays post at Tales and Tails, it got me thinking about holiday cards for this year. Tales and Tails had a great idea from Shutterfly and was spreading the news. 25 Free Holiday cards from Shutterfly, just follow a few simple rules for their 2011 Holiday Promotion. We went over to their site and saw all the wonderful Photo Cards and found the one that we will order this year for Minnie and Mack and the kitties for our Blogville Holiday card exchange. We really enjoyed receiving them from friends last year and are looking forward to getting more this year!

Minnie and Mack had NOT been sipping on the hot toddies!

We have quite a few pictures to choose from and having a hard time deciding which to select!

Here's where we got started on the Holiday Photo Cards. See if you can find one to fit your family!

Of course, you can always order some for the family as well, not just the furry friends!

If your having a big Holiday Bash, then Shutterfly also has great invitations, too. Check them out here.

This is how our Christmas Day always ended up. Mack loves sleeping on/ or next to hu-brother, Josh!

We are really getting excited for the Holiday season to begin. Decorating, making goodies and being with family is the best!

Love, Minnie : )

Beautiful Day for a Meet Up

2011-10-17T05:30:00.001-04:00

Sunday was a gorgeous day here in Northern Virginia. Fall is certainly in the air. The temps are crisp and the leaves are a fallin'. We had a puggle meet up scheduled for Sunday and couldn't wait to get outside and enjoy furry friends and nice weather.

There were a lot of doggies at the park, coming and going, so we didn't get a count in time or get a picture of the group. Hu-mom took some shots while everyone was on the run. Here they are:

I'm overseeing all the comings and going at the park.

The large fawn puggle on the left is Cooper. The little dark one is Chester. He's new to the group and really frisky. Since he is a rescue his mom and dad aren't sure of his heritage but he looks like a puggle a lot except for his coloring. I did not care for his frisky-ness and told him so!

More of my puggle friends.

Mack in black and white. (Hu-mom must have hit a wrong button)

More of the puggles in one place!

Big black dog came over to play with the puggles. He was a hit with the young puggles that liked to play chase.

Me!

and more puggles.

I guess I'm getting a little old and cranky now that I'm 6 years old. When a young pup comes up to me and starts nipping and jumping to play, I give him the ugly face. If he doesn't listen, then I make ugly sounds. Hu-mom was not happy with me but I told her you have to tell the young ones who is boss!

We hope everyone had a wonderful and beautiful fall weekend.

Love, Minnie

Saturday Sightings

2011-10-15T13:16:00.000-04:00

After a busy morning of sleeping in, breakfast and watching hu-mom work out, then taking a nice long walk in the beautiful fall weather, Mack and I got down to business of serious napping.

Trying to sleep while college football is happening on TV.

Mack was working extra hard at relaxing!

Brodie has very sleepy eyes. You can see the only signs of his tummy troubles last week. The shaved area on his right leg where the IV was placed.

Let us introduce you to Mr. Meowgi. He is hu-brother Joe's kitty. He's saying hello!

Kitty wars still continue.....so, Brodie is happy to stay in Hu-mom and Hu-dad's room, Mr Meowgi is happy to stay in hu-bro's room, too. Hu-mom took Brodie out into the rest of the house but he ran back into hu-mom's room so she doesn't feel so guilty that he doesn't have a big place to roam. She said he feels safe and secure in his special area as does Mr. Meowgi. and Osiris continues to meow his head off to get into the rooms where he is not allowed!

Osiris, also known as the instigator! All the kitties are so sweet but not when they get together.

Enjoy your weekend and fall weather.

Love, Minnie : )

PS: To cousin Kim and her fur babies- thanks for the well wishes for Brodie. We are sad that your kitty is now over the Rainbow Bridge.

Brodie is Home! Update #3

2011-10-12T20:37:00.000-04:00

We just want to first thank everyone for their care and concern. It seems that it worked!

Here's the story from today:

Brodie had a good night. No more vomiting after getting the shot at the vet yesterday. At 8AM Brodie went back to our regular vet. She examined him and took an xray. The mass was still in his stomach and hadn't changed much. She emailed the xrays and called the internal medicine doctor, Dr. Justin, who would do the surgery. They discussed Brodie and agreed that he needed surgery. He would try endoscopy first and then traditional surgery is he couldn't get the mass with endoscopy. So off Brodie and I went to the TLC Center about 30 minutes away. He got checked in. They were going to work him into the schedule today. Dr Justin called me about 3:30 to just go over what he was going to do and the possibility that endoscopy might not work for getting the mass, depending on what it was. He would call me with results. About 4:30 Dr Justin called me again. Before Brodie went into surgery but after he had been given his surgery meds, he started vomiting again. Dr. Justin said the meds can cause nausea. BUT Brodie vomited up a huge hair ball! They did another xray and the stomach looked pretty clear. Dr Justin said he still wanted to do endoscopy to make sure everything was out and his stomach lining was in good shape. About 6PM, Dr Justin called and said the procedure was over. There was nothing left in Brodie's stomach and his lining was fine. He could come home in an hour.

So off I went and picked him up and brought him home!! He was sooo happy and starving. He could have a small meal this evening and back to his regular feeding tomorrow AM.

We have instructions to follow up with our regular vet to get on routine hair ball prevention program.

Thank you all again for all the good vibes for Brodie!

Minnie, Mack and Hu-mom

Brodie Update #2

2011-10-12T15:03:00.000-04:00

Brodie is still awaiting his turn for surgery. Possibly sometime between 4 and 4:45 this afternoon. He is going to be STARVING tonight!

Thanks again for all the wishes.

Love,
Minnie

Brodie Update

2011-10-12T10:40:00.001-04:00

Brodie will be having endoscopy surgery late this morning or early afternoon. If they are not successful then they will do traditional surgery.

Thanks for all the good thoughts!

We will keep everyone posted.

Please Cross Your Paws for Brodie

2011-10-11T19:08:00.000-04:00

Brodie was throwing up all day. We took him to the vet at 3:30. Xrays showed something in his stomach even though he hadn't eaten all day. His blood work was normal. If the "something:" is still there tomorrow morning when they xray him, he will have to have it removed. He got to come home for this evening. He was given fluids and anti nausea medication this afternoon.

Thanks for your crossed paws!

Minnie and Mack

Hello Tuesday!

2011-10-11T07:29:00.000-04:00

Hu-mom has been really busy with human stuff lately. Mack and I thought that since she lost her job and she'd be home all day, we do a lot more doggie stuff. Mack and I were both wrong. Hu-mom's been really busy working on getting a new job, doing stuff in the house that hasn't been done for 20 years (yikes), working toward Joe and Tori's wedding in December and the garage sale she had on Saturday.

So, Mack and I decided to pick out some of our favorite oldie pictures of the 2 of us since we don't have any exciting NEW pictures to post.

Me and Mack when I was just a pup! Now I'm bigger than Mack.

Me napping on my daddy's chest!

Puppy Minnie!

Mack's 1st day at his new home March 2003!

Mack loved to ride in the golf cart to feed the chickens!

Fit and trim and very young Mack! (Before loose skin and folds of an adult pug!)

We hope you enjoyed our look back at our young puppy pictures.

Have a great day and week!

Love, Minnie : )

Who's Been in My Backyard?

2011-10-02T09:57:00.000-04:00

Good morning, Blogville peoples!

This morning when we got up and looked out the window, a path was stomped down in our pretty summer flowers!

You could see a path from one side to the other in a small arc shape behind the green chairs. The path was pretty wide so we wonder if it was a deer.

Looking out a 2nd floor window, see the path?

Well, it was in the low 40's today. I imagine the 1st frost will be upon us soon and that will kill the flowers. Leaves are falling like crazy but no change in colors yet.

It's raining, again, so Mack and I were not up to going outside and being in the pictures. Our Pug meet up yesterday was cancelled due to the weather....and so was the Puggle meet up for today.

Kitty Wars are raging still. The last fight, a few days ago, was brutal and both kitties had scabs all over their bodies. Brodie had a bloody lip. Hu-mom had been with them for about an hour and they were fine. She left the room without taking Osiris out and went downstairs to help Grandmother when they heard all hell break lose.

Our vet recommended a feline behaviorist, but her fees are just too steep, especially now that hu-mom is unemployed. So hu-mom is still trying to get the two of them back on friendly terms but just for a lot less green papers.

We are expecting sunshine later this week and can't wait! Hope the weather in Texas starts to cool down and the rest of the world is calm.

Love, Minnie : )

Thoughtful Thursday

2011-09-30T11:37:00.000-04:00

Hu-dad was finally able to get Gateway fixed! We should now be up and running full strength on the blog.

Here's some pictures from the past that are our favorites:

Mack's happy face.

Are you taking my picture again?

Fall is approaching fast. Pretty soon all the summer flowers will be gone, the leaves will be turning and the nippy weather will be back!

We love fall. Lots of walks, hiking and family get togethers. We'll get to wear our sweaters again and maybe sit in front of the warm fireplace!

Enjoy Fall.

Love,

Minnie : )

How Rainy is it?

2011-09-26T09:22:00.000-04:00

So...we've had a lot of rain the past few weeks. I wish we could send some to our friends in Texas that are so dried out.

Well, you ask, how rainy is it? Look at our indoor/outdoor rug we have on the patio. See those little green things sprouting up under the Boston fern? Those are little plants growing on the rug. All over the bottom part of the rug where it hasn't dried out in weeks.

Click on any picture to enlarge.

Hu-mom hasn't had to water the flowers in weeks and they are just blooming away. The impatients are at least a foot high and continue to spread!

Mack is barking back to a neighbor doggie.

Mack is asking, "Can I go back inside now? I'm getting my paws wet and the skeeters are eatin' me alive."

I can stay outside as long as I can especially if someone is playing with me! Please throw the ball.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Love, Minnie : )

A Walk in the Park

2011-09-25T16:33:00.000-04:00

This morning we went for a walk in our local park, Folly Lick Stream Park to see if the flood damage had been repaired yet. Mack did a little walking earlier in the morning, so he got to ride in his stroller so the humans wouldn't have to carry him when he got tired.

No repair work had been started yet. The emergency fixes were still in place. I guess there was a lot of places that needed to be repaired. We had a great walk, it was just under 70 degrees and wasn't raining!

Partial family portrait!

Hu-mom finally figured out what was going on with Droid after she took this picture. Of course it was human error! She also apologized to hu-dad for cutting off his face.

We are still having lots of rain but the weather person promised sunshine later this week! I for one, can't wait.

Have a good week.

Love, Minnie : )

Can You Really Sleep Like This?

2011-09-23T11:05:00.000-04:00

Happy rainy Friday!

We've posted pictures of Mack sleeping before. He has a new bed that looks like a couch. Sometimes we stretches out long ways so all of his little body fits and he rests his head on the sides. He looks really comfy that way.

However, last night, he was sleeping this way: Look below. He was sound asleep, snoring away and happy as a June bug. How can any dog, cat, person, be comfy with the head hanging off? Doesn't all the blood run into his head?

Well, I guess we'll never know since Mack keeps quiet about most things....

Sorry about the quality of the photos, they were taken with hu-mom's Droid which usually has great quality. And no, Mack is not turning blue, LOL!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Minnie : )

Amazing Video

2011-09-22T04:47:00.003-04:00

Hu-mom saw this video for the first time the other day about the boat lift of all the people caught on Lower Manhattan on that fateful day and would like to share it with all of our Blogville friends. There are no doggies or kitties in it but it touches on how wonderful our humans are!

Click the link below to view Boatlift. It is about 12 minutes long and narrated by Tom Hanks.

Boatlift

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I had shared a nice family birthday party with my hu-brother Josh. No pictures were taken....seems everyone gets involved with what's going on and forget to take pictures.

We hope you enjoy the video. It really touched hu-mom's heart.

Love, Minnie : )

Peace is Slowly Returning to our Household~~the Saga Continues in the Kitty Wars

2011-09-18T13:40:00.001-04:00

As you can see in the photo below, all of us kitties and doggies are getting along much better. It's taken a while but it looks like peace is coming! Hu-mom has Feliway plug-ins upstairs and downstairsthat the vet recommended. We all get treats when we are nice to each other, too. If you want to hear the whole story, please check out our blog here.

All four of us were napping on the bed and hu-mom was hurrying to snap a picture, but Brodie got up too fast! If you look behind his tail, you can see me (Minnie).

Hu-mom has been working with Brodie and Osiris a lot and hoping they will get back to their normal, loving selves!

We are having a party this afternoon at our house for my birthday and for hu-brother Josh's birthday. It should be lots of fun!!!!

Love,

Minnie : )

Car Ride

2011-09-15T09:47:00.000-04:00

Today we got to go for a car ride.

Since hu-mom has been unemployed, we don't get to go in the car much. Remember, we used to go to work with her everyday?

So today hu-mom was dropping off a hu-sister at work, so we got to go for the round trip ride! It was a beautiful day and temps in the high 60's, a perfect day for a ride.

But, we don't get to do what the doggie in the picture above is doing....we have Look Out Car Seats.

Hu-mom just wants you to know that she took these pictures will at red lights! Not while driving.

Mack

Minnie

These photos show us in our usual positions. I usually sleep and Mack is up and looking around, ready to bark if necessary.

How do you travel in your car?

Love, Minnie : )

Minnie Turns 6!!!

2011-09-13T08:05:00.001-04:00

Hu-mom here:
Hu-dad and I want to wish our wonderful, delightful, beautiful little puggle the most happy 6th birthday! Minnie, you have filled our lives with so much puggie love the last 6 years. The house would be so quiet without your playful soul in it! We love you so much.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!! Love, Hu-mom and hu-dad and all your hu-siblings

Minnie here:

I had a great birthday yesterday. No special treats or pressies but lots of love from everyone! Hu-mom is still being a meanie and won't let me have much in the way of treats yet. I did hear the word pressies so I know they will be coming on Sunday when we have a family get together! I can't wait.

So on my birthday yesterday, I spent it doing what I love to do....see picture above. I also went on some nice, long walkies as well.

We've had lots of sunshine the last few days and we are all enjoying it and the cooler weather as well! Hope everyone in Blogville is doing the same.

Love,
Minnie : )