Pug Blog

Adore Le Pug

The journey of a pug named Porky and I wondered if she also become engrossed in the March of the Penguins movie like Cappy did?

Commuting with Cappy

During most of August, I worked on Bettie, a Bike Hugger project to build a sport-utility bike. A sport-utiity bike is built to carry stuff, including Cap'n and replace a car for errands and commuting to work. For a trip to the vet, groomer, a longer walk, or just to ride around, I load Cap'n up and we're off.  It's fun, doesn't require a car, and the best part is no parking worries! To learn more about Bettie and commuting with Cap'n, check Bike Hugger's Bettie tags and the photo galleries.

Pet Owners Across the Pond

Pet owners across the pond are just as indulgent as us urbanites. See Pets and the City UK, taking notice of their future designs, especially the Modernist coach. That'd fit right into a new South Lake Union condo. Also noting that even Lump didn't have it that modern.

Lump the Art Dog

The NY Times reports on Picasso's dog called Lump. Lump can be seen making a cameo 15 times in Picasso's Las Meninas series of paintings and thanks to American photographer David Douglas Duncan, we have a new "book of photographs taken in 1957 that show Lump as the top dog" of Art.

Pet Rent

The Mercury-News reports on "pet rent," a growing trend in the Bay Area and other parts of the country. I haven't heard of pet-specific rent in Seattle, but I wouldn't doubt it. The article states that owners are paying $35.00 a month and up. Are any of you paying pet rent now?

Pug shots and more

PugTherapy: Finding Happiness, One Pug at a Time, is a new book featuring Elvis, Bert, Buddah and Busta who are all photographed in Manhattan. Another book, I just noticed on Amazon.com is Urban Dog by Cis Frankel, Metrodog: The Essential Guide to Raising Your Dog in the City, and City Dog: New York City.

How Pets Party

Our doggy day care sent us this photo of the pets partying with doggie ice cream. My caption is, "lining up and knocking 'em back." (and the one there on the left that couldn't wait.)

iPug shirts

iPug shirts are now available at retail for pug lovers and wholesale for fundraisers from Monkey in a Dryer. The iPug has been around for a while, a meme even, I posted about it on Pug Blog in May 05. Here's a backgrounder on the shirt and the artist from Capitalist Chicks. On the topic of shirts, see the fancy T for Bike Hugger, a blog for cycling enthusiasts and our latest blog project.

Ignore the barking pug

It's guaranteed if I'm on a telecon that at some point Captain will bark. The more important the meeting, the more likely it is that she'll bark and a standard line I have is, "please ignore the barking Pug." She usually has good reason like the sound of the UPS truck, the kids next door getting home from school, or a message beamed to her from Planet pug. It's much worse if I walk around with a headset and I think she thinks that the crazy human who feeds her is talking to himself and that means it's time to play. She'll tug on my pants until I stop talking or sit back down at my desk. Occasionally and unknown to the teleconference attendees, I'll have to mute the phone and put her outside if someone rings the doorbell and delivers a package which puts her on an all-points bulletin bark. Lately, she's getting better and just grrring sometimes. I found it's a good ice-breaker to be talking to a VP of something important, have the bark blast into the call, and then talk dogs for a bit.

Soak that pug

Pugs don't do well in the heat and cappy was miserable until we soaked her and kept her wet for most of the day. Then she still panted, but was ok.

Been Caught Stealing

ok, so, I was listening to iTunes most of the day and random shuffle got to Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction that starts with dogs barking and cappy totally freaked out and barked her head off for the whole song.

That song is now categorized as a barking song in iTunes.

Happy little fun dog

<p>Cappy's back to being the happy, little fun dog. <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/citydoglife/archives/104124.asp">Getting better</a>, she's been bounding about the house, playful, loving and we're glad she's back.</p>

Loosewired

Jeremy of the WSJ noticed my foray into mainstream media . . .

City Dog Life with D.L. Byron

Announcing City Dog Life with D.L. Byron, a Seattle PI blog about "life with urban dogs. Whether it's spending most of their days under a desk, minding the studio, sniffing the factory floor, barking at delivery drivers, or going to doggy day care, urbanized dogs always have something going on and that's what we'll blog about here."

What started here, on Pug Blog, I'm going to continue and expand for a broader audience on PI Blogs.

Missed the Pug Gala

We were bummed to miss the Pug Gala, but were visiting my Mom for Mom's day. A friend sent me the best photo of She-Devil.

Dog Walks Man

And from the BBC, we have a dog-powered scooter!

Pug Portraits

From the Seattle PI, an article on Dog Portraits from Noisy Dog Studios, including pugs! For the Captain, we'd have to have a nautical portrait, with her in a captain's cap, etc.

Hello there!

My name is Ali Brownrigg and my husband and I are the proud owners of Sprints the pug. Sprints is almost 3 and is one of Captain's subordinates. We love to have Cappy over to our house for playdates. I'll be dropping by from time to time to post items of interest from the pugosphere. Recently, found these adorable tee shirts from Conen Beach. See ya soon! Ali

Pug links

From our readers . . .

• Pug Links Directory
• PugSpeak's Pug Parliament
• Katherine Dunn's unique Pug Designs

A life looking up

Pam asked me, "what's it like to be always looking up like Cappy does?" And I said, "well, to her, we're always looking down."

2006 Seattle Pug Gala

The annual Seattle Pug Gala is set for Saturday, May 13th from noon - 4pm at Sandpoint Magnuson Park in Seattle. We'll be there with Cappy, Clip-n-Seals, and more.

Mutt Muffs

Cross-posted from [inFlightHQ](http://inflighthq.com/) are [Mutt Muffs](http://www.safeandsoundpets.com/), hearing protection for dogs.

More pugs

From recent comments

• Pug Links Directory
• Rocco the Pug
• Parker the Pug
• Proof that there's one bag pug
• Owned By Pugs Thanks for all those and keep 'em coming.

Forrest Gump of Pugs

Jesus, is the Forrest Gump of pugs, appearing in photos throughout history!

Cappy v. Recycling

It was a blustery, windy day and papers were flying all around from toppled over recycling bins. When Cappy discovered a safeway ad flyer in the backyard she was curious and then alarmed when she sniffed it and it flew up in the air. Floating around the yard, she watched the paper with increasing alertness. As it bobbed up and down, so did her little head, until the paper finally landed and she gave it a good sniff.

Why we call her the Cap'n

We get asked a lot why we named our pug Cap’n and today’s photo should provide all the necessary proof. Note the look on her face, which is saying, “yeah, those dogs behind me … losers. And I’d like to go home now.” Cappy has been in daycare a few extra days this week while I was travelling and while she’s good with her daycare homies, she does diss them a bit, and obviously thinks they way the lay together like that is lame.

(A few moments earlier she was laying with them, but wouldn't let on to that.)

Any bad pugs?

Reading about Marley, "the world's worst dog," I wondered if there were any bad pugs? I mean, I don't think it's in their nature to be bad. Playful, ornery, cute, clownish, but bad? Don't think so.

Purina's Pug Party

Ah yes . . . a pug party sponsored by Purina with great video. Thanks readers for that one!

The Pooping Grounds

While we were skiing in Colorado at Keystone and Copper Mountain, cappy was in doggy day care. This morning, happy to be back in her own yard, in the pooping grounds, she bounded about, sniffed like crazy, and kicked her back legs up when she was done.

Westminster Kennel Pug Video

A reader sent us this page from the Westminster Kennel Club with a great video on pugs!

Pugs and Blogging

One of the topics I'll discuss at Bloggy Mountain High and the Essentials of Business Blogging is Pug Blog and how you can blog just about anything, including your favorite pet, hobbie, and business. If you'd like to learn more about blogging, check the brochure, visit the Blog Business Summit Seminar blog and register now! The cost is $295.00. A crowd favorite at these events is the Pugcast!

Pug Blog at Bloggy Mountain High

Byron, Cappy's owner and blogger will be at Bloggy Mountain High, a blogging evangelism event organized by the Blog Business Summit, in Colorado next week. He'll talk about business blogging, Pug Blog, and try snowshoeing.

Puppy Bowl

You can bet Pug owners worldwide will be watching for a pug(s) in the Puppy Bowl II. In fact, I vote for a pug bowl, where pug owners meet and party during the big game.

Mimi La Rue to star in new series

Tori Spelling returns to TV to play a fictionalized version of herself. Way more interesting than that, is the fact that her 7-yr old pug, Mimi La Rue, will play herself -- not fictionalized.

Disabled Pug helps Children

Saw this press release about Molly a pug that walks (and runs!) with a wheelchair and helps disabled kids. Molly's owner has launched a new website all about special dogs.

Only the sexy dogs

The Palm Beach Post reports on dogs that live the high-live in Florida. I suspect there's puppy paparazzi that follow them around from fashion show, to salon, the boutique. There may even be an equivalent Paris Hilton poodle.

Pug Clusters

I was updating the sidebars today and found Pug Clusters on Flickr.

INXS rock star and his pug presley

In an article about INXS rockstar JD Fortune, we learned that his long, hard, road to stardom was spent with a pug!

Anything for a treat

Reading about Sandcastle Simplistic, [a pug from Blythewood](http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/13621599.htm) that's competing for best in show, reminded me how Cap'n also will do most anything for a treat. Sandcastle Simplistic works out on a treadmill for treats to stay in competitive shape.

The Dog Whisperer, Pug, and Potbellied Pig

Bloomberg reports on the Dog Whisperer and includes a door-bolting Pug and his escape-artist buddy, a potbellied pig -- I'd like to see photos of those two together.

Pugs number 12 on AKC List

According to AKC registration figures released today, Pugs are number 12 nationwide, with retrievers leading the pack.

Dog Fashion

The NYTimes reports on dog fashion, including photos of puggles and a good backstory on the reports dogs, Sticky and Otto. Cappy Cap loves to dress up (well, not Pumpkin Head, as we learned) and I think it's a pug trait.

Carny steals pug!

Boing Boing reports on a pug that was stolen from a carnival by a carny and a whole community that's up in arms about it.

Cuteness Overload!

According to Cute Overload fuzz + floppy limbs = cute. And who's to argue with them. The floppy-tailed little pug had me squealing in delight for a full 30 seconds.

Samoyed

Manisfam reports the good news that two missing samoyed dogs have been found.

MeetUp Gets Puggy With It

MeetUp.com, which was one of the huge engines of Howard Dean's prominent campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2004 now organizes pug meetups on the first Saturday of every month. I'm not a pug owner myself, but that many adorable puppies in one place sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday to me. Maybe Byron would let me bring Cappy.

Snuggle a Puggle

FortWayne.com reports that the latest trendy dog to hang with the stars is a puggle - a cross between a pug and a beagle. The upsides of getting such a dog are that cross-breeds tend to be healthier because they come from a more varied genetic background. But on the other hand you can't always expect that you're going to get the best genetic traits from both breeds in any individual pup. And of course while a breed can be trendy, dogs should never be treated like handbags. I tend to get just a little weary of Paris Hilton buying and discarding animals whenever the mood strikes her. If you're not committed to having it and loving it for the next 15 years, don't get a dog. That said, I can see why these little puggles are so trendy. They're cute as all get out! Of course, I still think Cappy is cuter.

A pug in a pear tree

The Kansas City Star is using dogs to illustrate the lyrics of the famously annoying song, "The 12 Days of Christmas." Day 1: A pug in a pear tree.

All the Pugs down in Pugville....

Ok, I'm not going to attempt any Dr. Seuss-like rhymes. I'm just going to say that however you celebrate at this time of year, we at Pugblog wish you the very best. Cybersalt.org had this very amusing picture of a pug to share. Now wouldn't it be cute to have eight of those pulling your sleigh instead of eight reindeer?

The pug with a prosthetic foot

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Bud the pug - whose right front paw had to be amputated after a hiking accident - was given a prosthetic foot that has greatly improved the little dog's quality of life. The infection that set in after Bud's injury made him so ill that his people - the Langlois family of Sandy, UT - had the option of putting him to sleep, but never considered it. This was a very special dog who - with characteristic pug sensitivity to human emotion - helped nurse one of the family's sons through bone cancer. Today, both the young man and the pug are happy and healthy.

R.I.P. Percy Da Pug

Percy was the honorary mayor of the Montclair shopping district in Oakland, CA. The Argus reports that the portly pug used his mayoral status to beg treats from shop owners up and down the streets of the district. He would wander from building to building eating treats all day - which was probably why he weighed a 28.75 pounds. He once reportedly tried to steal a 6 pound roast beef from the area's butcher shop. Percy was put to sleep on Monday after medication to treat his brain tumor failed to ameliorate his condition. He leaves behind his family and the many dear friends he made during his years as Montclair's mayor.

A Call to Animal Lovers

If you read this blog on a regular basis, chances are you've known the joy of loving something small and furry - most likely a pug. But chances are that your love for things small and furry goes beyond the pug breed. So Byron has authorized me to ask if you might share some of that love with some needy, small furry things this holiday season. My two dear aunties - both of whom are passionate, amazing women with huge hearts - are co-founders of North Beach Progressive Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.), which has been operating since the summer of 2002. Since that time, North Beach P.A.W.S. has found loving homes for 248 abandoned domestic animals in the North Beach area - which extends along the Pacific coast north of Ocean Shores to Taholah, and east to Hoquiam. Many times, people who are just passing through, or are down on their luck leave their animals in the area to starve and die. And that's where my aunties come in. Their organization is staffed entirely by volunteers, and they are the only animal shelter in this area. They are also responsible for the highly amusing pin-up calendars featuring local men posed semi-nude with their pets that were recently featured on KOMO news. They're a really great organization. But now they are in danger of losing their rented shelter because the property owner intends to sell it. They need to raise a serious chunk of money in the next few months to purchase the property or another suitable property. They are a 501(c) (3), tax deductible charity, and donors receive written confirmation of their donation. Donations in memory of a person or animal, or in honor of a loved one for a holiday gift or special occasion are also acknowledged by a card to the gift recipient. Donations can be mailed to: North Beach PAWS P.O. Box 962 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Please consider making a donation this holiday season. Or if you are a blogger, please consider linking to this post so that your readers get the opportunity to send in a donation. Thanks very much! And a special thank you to Byron and Cappy for playing host to this message. Images are of Buddy the dog and Lucy the kitty cat - both of whom are still in need of good homes. If you love them, call my aunt, Lorna Valdez at (360)-289-2924 to talk about adoption.

PugSpotting: Pippin the Lion Heart

The other day, while I was throwing spherical objects for my two ball-obsessed standard poodles at the field near my parents' house, we encountered a pug named Pippin who seems to think he's a great dane. My male poodle - Louis - is rather large and something of an alpha dog, albeit a friendly one. He finds himself perplexed when other dogs challenge his authority. It's almost as though he expects all of canine-kind to immediately recognize him as their king and doesn't understand when they don't. He was particularly baffled on that afternoon when the insolent little pug picked up his ball and ran across the field with it, streaking in and out of patches of tall grass like a dog possessed. Louis gave chase, incensed at the effrontery of this small, wrinkly-faced thief. He finally cornered the pug near the hedge that marks the separation between the field and the housing development beyond and - wagging his tail - proceeded to poke the pug repeatedly with his snout, which is his way of challenging another dog to a game of bite and pounce. Pippin dropped the ball just long enough to bite Louis on the nose. Now normally dogs biting one another at the field is no laughing matter - but this was pure hilarity because the little pug's teeth barely punctured Louis' nose - but they did give him a newfound respect for smaller dogs. After the biting incident, the two became fast friends. They chased one another around and around the field until they were muddy beyond all recognition. By standing up to a very fluffy bully, Pippin the pug proved that his stature belied his poodle-sized heart.

Pugspotting: Pugs in Public

While perusing the Chanukah table at the Fireworks store in University Village this weekend, my eyes fell on a table at the other end of the room. It was covered in pug merchandise. Yes there were products for lovers of poodles and pekingese, but the main content of this table was pugs. Pugs, pugs, pugs - including Pugs in Public which I thought was just too cool not to mention to all you pug lovers.

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Hello PugBlog Readers! My name is Teresa Valdez Klein and I'm your guest host. Byron has enclosed himself in a book writing bunker and has asked me to temporarily take over posting on PugBlog. I'm not a pug owner myself - unfortunately my complex doesn't allow pets. But I do love dogs of all breeds. My parents have two standard poodles - Louis and Kelsey - whose antics cause us endless hysterics. And I think Cappy is just about the cutest little thing I've ever seen. I'm very happy to be here in my temporary home as an official pug blogger. Thanks to Byron for having me!

A Pug Parade

Ok, you know this is going to be awesome a holiday Pug parade in full costume.

A snoozing pug

From Two Purls, a gallery of a snoozing pug.

For Big Paws

In contrast to all that is pug, Big Paws Only launched their blog about big dogs, where they "live the big dog dream."

50 ways to treat the Captain

Listening to 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (iTunes), Pam and I starting singing, "there's 50 ways to treat the Captain"

1. Carrots
2. Popcorn
3. Cheerios
4. Turkey Jerkey
5. Apple slices

and the other 45 are the various bits of food that fall on the floor during the holidays.

MoPoo post on the Pugcast

Modern Pouch posts about the Cappy TV pugcast and asks for more. You got it! Pugcasts currently in production include, "The Gulley Barker" and "Crazy Dog."

Pug Spotting

A reader sent in this photo of a pug license plate, straight from Florida. Of course, I wondered where Pugs 1 was . . .

Artistic Rendering of Pug Blog

My daughter created an artistic rendering of a day at PugBlog.com. ok, I don't look that suave and there aren't Cappy clones bouncing around, but that's pretty much what it's like here.

Other pugs did better on Halloween

While Cappy took one for the team, relunctantly wearing Pumpkin Head and making the best of out it for Halloween, other pugs did better:

• Spider Dog
• Yoda Pug
• Fairy Princess
• Pugohontas

Stuck in the Tuck

Not sure how she got caught between the sheets, at the end of the bed, where they're tucked in, but we heard a muffled yappy cry and found Cappy stuck in the bedsheets. She emerged frazzled and looking tired. Maybe she fell in there asleep and slept there for a while until it was time to get up and have breakfast. Later that morning she was very wary of "the tuck."

Fancy Mask

It soon became apparent with this costume attempt that a fancy mask wasn't going to work either and it reminded us of that terrible Eyes Wide Shut movie. So, Fancy Mask is out. Once we do get the right costume for Cappy, we may make an appearance at Pet Daddy's Doggieween Costume Contest.

Odie the Talking Pug

Chris sent me a link to Odie the Talking Pug and I've been showing it to friends ever since. Very funny appearance on David Letterman. And, yep, Odie says, "I love you."

Captain Fantastic

Cappy was digging this outfit much better, we call her Captain Fantastic!, but I think we're going to return to Pug Foo for halloween. We're going to have a dress up at Brownrigg's soon and we'll see what else they got. It could be funny to go matchy matchy with Sprints and Cap'n, like Claudius and Cleopatra all HBO's Rome style.

Business Blogging 101 Seminar

Later this month, on October 29th, I'll speak about blog design at the Business Blogging 101 Seminar. Steve Broback, Molly E. Holzschlag, Robert Scoble, and Buzz Bruggeman will join me and we'll cover, "everything you need to know to get blogging now." The cost is $195.00 and you can register now.

Pugley Poo's Halloween Custome Contest

Pugley Poo is having a Halloween contest for pugs. We'll submit a photo of Cap'n after the final custome decision is made. As previously reported, Cappy did not like Pumpkin Head.

Pumpkin Head

We could tell from Cappy's less than enthusiastic response that she wasn't digging the pumpkin head costume for halloween this year. It was even worse with the pink unicorn we also tried (not photographed). She digs Pug-Foo, Pirate-Pug, Captain Fantastic, and her fleece coat, she just wasn't down with pumpkin head.

Sprints Chair

Sprints was visiting us this weekend and she would just sit in the office and stare at me and periodically push the chair around. I finally figured out that she wanted up and to sit next to me. She slept on that chair for a few hours, then would jump down, play with Cap'n, etc.

Nintendogblog

A new blog that discusses Nintendo's puppy simulator is up and posting away. A quick check and yes!, there's a pug!

Pugs on Boing Boing!

Chris sent a post from Boing Boing that uses pugs to demonstrate what is and isn't black metal. When comparing and contrasting a topic, pugs make the perfect cute, fun, and lovable example. See, Pugs can't go goth or black, as they're just too happy all the time.

Peak-a-Pug

Cappy is just barely tall barely enough to see out the bay window and watch the neighborhood. She checks a few times a day and stretches all the way out to do it. On the occasion that she actually sees something, like a dog going by, she goes on full Pug alert and barks around the house until the threat passes.

inFlightHQ Takes Flight

inFlightHQ officially launched today. It's a blog in our network that offers post on tools, tips, techniques, and trip reports.

Furry Survivors

The NYTimes reports on pet shelters, heroic stories, and more rescues in New Orleans.

. . . accounts trickle in of how pets and their owners escaped the wrath of the storm. A woman who came to claim her chow told Ms. Mercer, "We swam out together, and she didn't give up on me, and I'm not giving up on her."

Pug Blog is donating to the Humane Society of the United States. I haven't seen any pugs in the coverage, but don't doubt they're trying to survive like everyone else.

Pet Rescues Begin

I've been haunted by much of Hurricane Katrina and the story of Snowball was even more upsetting. The media is just now starting to cover missing pets, including Pets Wait for Rescue, Too on Morning Edition. In all the coverage I didn't see any animals, anywhere. That's changing with good news coming in that pet rescue efforts are underway

• The Humane Society
• ASPCA and their Rescue Diary
• Pet Finder

Reports include

• Smuggling pets out of New Orleans
• Offers of help
• Rescue Diary

A Cap’n Cap

Check it. For the knitters, you can upload any image and knitpro will make a knitting pattern out of it. First thing I did, well of course, was upload treat face to make a pattern. I need a Cap’n Cap.

Super Hero Pug

We were driving around in the car and Angela said, "If Cap'n was a super hero, her power would be "cuteness." She'd overwhelm her opponents with the power of cuteness. And part of her superhero costume would have a visor, like today's photo, where'd she'd have the visor on, flip it up, and boom: a whopping dose of cuteness!

Pug Blog at the Blog Business Summit

Byron will speak about blogging and include Pug Blog as an example this week at the Blog Business Summit. Crowd favorites are always the Treat Face photo and Pink Toy.

Roy the Pug Photos

Clicked through most of these galleries of Roy the Pug.

Kickin' back with Cappy Cap

Occasionally, when I take a break from writing the blog book, I kick back and Cappy joins me. We just chill like that for a while, until she sees something out the window, or hears a noise, or wants a treat.

A Re-pug-li-can

The Orlando Sentinel reports on a Re-pug-li-can and then there's Doug The Tug Pug, who's competing in the World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials in Maine.

Pink Toy

Cappy got herself a new pink toy and loves it. She's been carrying it over the place, sleeping with it, fighting it, chewing, batting it around, and more. She also likes to show it to us, proudly, all prancing around and we say, "Cappy . . . get down with your bad pink-toy self!"

Happy pug ending

The Bermuda Sun reports on a story with a happy pug ending.

What the?

Sarah Boxer of the NYTimes claims that cats are the internet's best friend and that, "dogs would never blog." Uhm, I don't know what parts of the blogosphere that Sarah has been clicking to, but she's missed all the dog blogging.

NASCAR Pug

NASCAR.com interviews driver Jeremy Mayfield and he discusses all their pugs (and a Bulldog).

The Weekly reports on Pugfest 2005, a rescue fund raiser, in the Atlanta area.

Yuppy-puppy parties or Pug Crawls

The Cambridge Chronicle's Ask the Dog Lady column discussed Yuppy-puppy parties, "where people and their dogs are invited to sip and sup, and rais fund." I think Cappy would prefer a Pug Crawl over some fancy-pants dinner, but the causes are all good.

Pirate Pug

Never one to miss an opportunity to dress up, especially with the kids, Cap'n wore a pirate sash for the annual storming of the beach by the Seafair Pirates.

Pugcast in iTunes Podcast Directory

Pugcasts are now available in the iTunes Podcasts directory. iTunes makes it easy to discover and enjoy podcasts, including the pugcast. It's as simple as shopping for music and it's all free.

As Eric Rice noted during our panel at Webvisions, "he chuckles whenever a pugcasts pops into his playlist on his iPod," especially during drive time.

Use this link to subscribe to the Pugcast our search the directory for, "Pugcast."

Bubu the Pug

Another fun blog about pugs and this time it comes with a widget for OS X! Nice. Bubu added to the sidebar and I'm checking the widget. Hat tip TUAW.

Laptop Companion

I find that I'm much more productive with a pug as a laptop companion. She joins me whenever I work on the couch and rests her head on the edge of my Powerbook.

Travel Pug

Cappy's a good traveler, in the car, around town, on the plane and at Grandma's house. Not so in a hotel room. We took her with us to Portland, Oregon, on a business trip and she was a Nervous Nelly. She protected us, all night long, from any sound she heard and barked out that window at the city below.

Out of the hotel room and in the city, she was fun, as seen in the photo. She just wasn't down with the hotel room sleeping experience.

Sidebar updates

Added

• Bacchus, the dog of whine
• Puptastic
• Dog Blog

Wonder Pug

The Wonderpug photo comes courtesty of Oregon Live's, Tails of the City, Dog Blog

The ever popular Treat Face photo appears in the gallery.

Not pug related, but Napolean the Chihuahua has his own Costco Card.

Purina Downloads

Purina is offering podcasts, ringtones, and you can bet a blog is coming soon.

Cappy Nap

Few things are as relaxing as an afternoon nap with Cappy. She likes to lay on top of your stomach and sometimes brings her kitty for comfort.

One problem with this arrangement is when she hears an alarming noise and leaps off your stomach, off the bed, and starts barking her brains out. That's alarming, jarring, and messes up the whole nap vibe.

Bone Remnants

I find various bone remnants around the house, in my shoes, under the coach, etc. Today, I was putting the recycling out and found a 1/2 chewed bone in with the paper. I don't know if Cappy was being considerate of the environment, had dropped it into the garbage can, or what. She was very excited about it when I showed it to her, dancing around as if it was her long lost bone.

Desperate Housepugs

The Chicago Tribune reports on how to use pugs to get a date. Great idea! The article continues with more tips and notes that the local Pug Rescue is having a Desperate Housepugs theme party.

happy belated 1 year anniversary!

I missed pointing out last week that June 7th was our one year anniversary for the Merrylog! I can't believe I've posted 333 (as of this entry) photos of the princess - and believe me, my hard drive is filled with thousands more. :) Hope you've all been enjoying it!

And a great year it was! Props to Merry log and thanks for influences on Pug Blog

Pugs Abroad

The Telegraph from Calcutta India reports on Pugs on how Pugs are little big dogs and, “you haven’t lived until you’ve been owned by a Pug!” From the article, I learned that a pug is featured in the Bollywood movie, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.

Pugblog in Blog Book

I announced elsewhere that I'm writing a book about blogging. It's been daunting, time-consuming, difficult, emotional and that's just the proposal! There'll be mentions of Pug Blog and I'll try to get a photo of Cap'n in one of the chapters. Just as she does now, sitting at my feet, she'll be there with me through the writing of the book.

Pablo the Pug

Meet Pablo. He's Dr. Mike's pug. I take Cappy with me to Mike's office and we normally have a fun visit with Pablo. Unfortunately, Pablo was voted off the island by his office mates after an regrettable pooping incident and he wasn't there, but I'm lobbying for him to come back. I mean, what other doctor lets you bring your pug?

One Happy Pug

Cappy returned from Doggy Day Care one happy pug. She was so happy to be home, she could care less that we promptly bathed here and cleaned her face, ears, and folds. We know she had a good time there, but she's been within an inch of me ever since. First thing she did was drink a giant drink of water, like she'd just ran across a desert. She also lost a few pounds and looks rather fit and trim.

Pug Snuggly

The Marin Independent Journal offers more proof that pugs take over their owner lives with the story of the Pug Snuggly. A challenge for a dog coat is to not make pugs look fat or to have a giant puffy neck. We bought a dog coat that cappy hated and it later inspired her Pug Foo coat. See photos 0300 and 0301.

Cappy in Doggy Day Care

Pam and I are heading to Colorado for a conference and vacation and Cappy will enjoy a stay at Doggy Day Care. She loves it there and probably won't miss us as much as we'll miss her.

Pug Print Check

Cappy is under my desk most of the day and the printer is above her. Each and every printed page gets a sniff check. It's her quality control. Sometimes, I'll find a page that I forgot about crunched up in her bed.

Yogi's Broken Tongue

Meet Yogi. He's a funny, chilled out 5-year old black pug with a broken tongue. He's also a local celebrity in the Nation's Capital who makes appearances at charity events, show-n-tell at local schools, and parties in the DC area.

I hope to see Yogi in a Gene Simmons outfit on a mock Kiss set.

Busta & Aguilera

Busta the pug makes news with ID chips and Christine Aguilera in this report from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

Pug news

For our friends Up North, the Pugalug Club held a Pugtoria event. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports on Gus the Pug and the Tribune Review remembers a man that ran a Noah's Ark for rescued pugs.

Playah hatin' cats

Ah yes, where there’s a blog for dogs, there’s one for cats; specifically, cats that hate you. A note that I don't think pugs can hate. They certainly don't like many things, like cell phone rings or pianos, but they're too laid back to hate.

Races at the Pug Gala

We were outside working the crowd, promoting Pug Blog and Clip-n-Seals and didn't see the pug races, but just got the photo from Nancy Hood, the event Organizer. Nancy was thrilled to announce that the event raised over $15,000 to aid in the medical care of rescued and homeless pugs. Over 2,300 people were estimated to be in attendance and whopping 1,000 pugs, making it the most successful Seattle Pug Gala in the ten-year history of the event. We saw plenty of costumes, what appeared to be the world's fattest pug, and a pug impostor. The impostor resembled a pug and must've had pug lineage. I was like, "hmm," but then it's all about the love, so who cares -- impostor pug and owner got some free Clip-n-Seals, just like everyone else.

Left-eyeing Me

This little face peers up at me from under the desk whenever I'm in the kitchen cooking. No matter how tired she is, eyes drooping, her left eye is on me, waiting for something to fall from the cutting board or stove. I don't know if other pugs do this, but if she hears the aerosol spray from a can of Pam nonstick, she'll run in and lick the floor for whatever over-sprayed molecules of flavor she can find.

Post Pug Gala

Cappy was burned out after the Pug Gala, slept most of the afternoon and this morning. She'd look up occasionally with the "I'm tired" look and I'd say, "go back to sleep." At the Gala, we met a ton of cool people and pugs. Thanks for all your comments and we hope you enjoy the Clip-n-Seals we gave out.

iPugs

A friend sent a link to an eBay auction for an iPug shirt. A quick search on iPug and there's

• The General with an iPod
• Sheba with an iPod

Pug Gala

Cappy and the 2 fresh crew will be at the Pug Gala this afternoon, giving out Clip-n-Seal gift packs and hanging with the other pugs. For more on the Pug Gala, check the Seattle Times article. We hope to see the Pug races. In today's photo, Cappy watches video from last year's event.

A talent for napping

Man I wish I could nap like Cappy does. She has a talent for it and also is able to find a comfortable spot just about anywhere. Today I found her in the bathroom, on a towel, just laying there about to drift off and dream of bones, digging, sniffing, and whatever else she dreams about.

Shameless Self-Promoting Pug

Cap’n tried out her new Pug Blog t-shirt yesterday. Pam made it for her with an infant shirt and sequins. Cap’n will wear it at the 2005 Pug Gala to promote the site. We’ll also have Clip-n-Seals samples and dog treats to hand out. When it comes to shameless self promotion, pugs are a natural.