Chan the pug

"I told you I was sick."

2010-02-16T14:37:00.002-05:00

Well, I'm still here. Fu Manchu got sick and died in September. We still miss him. He was the spokesdog for us when we wanted to remind Mommy to give us some treats. Now it's me, Brutus and Mr. Wong.
Next week Mom is taking us to the PetSpa for a wash and dry! It's too cold to bathe and dry at home, which is the only thing good about the cold weather.

Don't look back. Someone might be gaining on you.

2007-09-03T00:26:00.000-04:00

Here I am at a pug picnic. Licking my chops and walking around. It was a fun day!

Today is my birthday

2006-12-31T14:18:00.000-05:00

I am nine. Sleeping most of the day. Here is a picture of Fu Manchu.

Ebert and Wong

2006-12-07T19:14:00.000-05:00

Mr. Wong has seen the movie Garfield: a Tale of Two Kitties. He gives it 2 paws up and he didn't even have any popcorn. Mr. Wong even liked the preview, it was for Ice Age, so mom might have to borrow that for him. We other guys don't like to sit through movies, we just want to get our paws on the remote and see what else is on and some people find that annoying so we stayed on our blanket in the kitchen during the screening. AND we got vanilla wafers which Mr. Wong didn't get.
Here is something funny about Fu Manchu: he likes to sit on top of the vacuum cleaner. When it is off of course!

Early Thanksgiving

2006-11-21T10:19:00.000-05:00

Mom cleaned me up, which was not so bad because I knew I was going to Aint Van and Uncle Dick's. My step-grandcousins were there and they requested more pugs so Mom went home to get Mr. Wong but Fu Manchu stayed home. The guys cuddled up in our cuddle bed with us and played with us and took us out. We pugs got to sit on everyone's lap and/or tummy or feet. We don't eat human food, but the humans did. If Mommy knew how to use a camera, out pictures would be on here. Whew. Still tired.

You know you've really made it when...

2006-11-07T23:20:00.000-05:00

Our whole family was invited to a Christmas (or whatever) party already. I or Mr. Wong will be in FLORIDA. So we can't go. I went to Florida already, did everyone know that? Mom was a little afraid the alligator would zoom up out of the lake to have me as a tasty snack, so I didn't get to explore as much as I wanted, but it was ok. She is right, I can't run very fast.

2006-10-29T16:17:00.000-05:00

Here's a picture of me and mom at a bonfire party. I am eyeing a plate of brownies on the table. Did not get to sample them, though, I am not allowed chocolate. Luckily there are plenty of other things in the world to eat.
OK, back to my nap.

Who will take our picture?

2006-10-24T00:07:00.000-04:00

Mom had to go clean Daddy's house. Yuk. Mom is home again. Reminds me of the line from Rear Window which somehow I have heard about 20 times. Perhaps he likes the way his wife welcomes him home. Mom gets lots of kisses from us 3 guys when she comes home from a trip in the fun box with wheels! (I went to Florida with Mommy once in a blue fun box with wheels. Daddy stayed home, haha. I explored my grandmother's house to make sure it was safe for everybody, went to antique shows, met a cool guy dog named Spike, and gave lots of kisses to all the mommies. This year I think Mr. Wong is going to get to go, oh, well he is the baby.)

Mom is home

2006-09-05T20:32:00.000-04:00

We had a nice time at the cat and dog house, but boy are we ever glad Mommy is home. I even did a handstand! When I am not so busy, I will visit my friends' blogs and also write more on here...

Me when I was 5

2006-06-29T17:01:00.000-04:00

I look much younger now.

Babes

2006-06-29T16:47:00.000-04:00

This is a serious and sad post, dedicated to the little chihuahua Babes. This 6-year old cutie was murdered by some bizarre sicko who broke into their house to do it. My family is so sickened by this that I wanted to tell you to make sure you keep your house and yard and pets safe AT ALL TIMES. Mom got me this picture of the friend I'd never met from the newspaper's website. We'll see you at the Rainbow Bridge, little pup.

Playing the field

2006-04-06T18:55:00.000-04:00

Dad is playing the field. Oh, wait, Mom said I misheard, that Dad is in the field. Either way, sounds like fun, hehheh.

Wish Dad were here

2006-03-29T11:48:00.000-05:00

My Dad wished I could have gone on the airplane in a little crate with Mom to visit him in the Army. But I am a big baby and hate being in a crate! I call it a phobia. So now I miss Daddy and Mommy but Mommy is back and we all gave her many hugs and kisses and hugs. Now I feel like eating again. It's sad that Daddy misses me but deep down inside it makes me feel good that he wanted to hang out with me again. I didn't mention this to the other guys though. We don't even care that Mom didn't bring us a present as long as Mommy is back! Although Uncle Wick took good care of us even when we misbahaved heeheeheeheehee.

I'm cuddling up with Mom because she is sad

2006-02-25T12:21:00.000-05:00

"The doer is always conscienceless; no one has a conscience except the outsider." GOETHE

In the field

2006-02-16T20:31:00.000-05:00

When Dad is in the field he gets to eat TV dinners called MREs and sleep in the back of a truck AND work on engines. Cool!!! He is so lucky. Even better, he probably doesn't have to take a bath. Like I said, lucky.

Dermot

2006-02-16T20:24:00.000-05:00

Dermot is the incredible Pug who won over all the other incredible Pugs and all the other fantastic Toy dogs who competed in the Westminster Dog Show on lucky February 13. He is so handsome and cool, all us guys like him. Aint Van even called Mommy on the cell phone to tell her the news!!

My pedigree name

2006-02-16T20:14:00.000-05:00

Yes, I have pedigree papers. When my mom adopted me from the Pug Rescue, she was given all my papers including a certificate from PetSmart saying I had passed the class and I was an Obedient Puppy. No comment. Anyway my first mom and dad got me from a nice breeder where my dog mom and dad live in luxury and the name on my pedigree is (sit down) Payday Valentine. No I wasn't a stripper. Anyway Mommy said that she didn't update my pedigree with the AKC because when she got me, one of the stipulations was that I get neutered and a neuter doesn't really have a use for a new set of pedigree papers. All I know is that I when I arrived at Mom's house in 1999 I had stipulations and I don't have them anymore.

Happy Year of the Dog

2006-01-30T15:26:00.000-05:00

which of course is EVERY year. Happy Chinese New Year from us pugs Chan, Mr. Wong and Dr. Fu Manchu. Shangri-La the Chinese Shar-pei/pug mix is celebrating at her new house, with probably a new name. I hope she likes it there, we will miss her. Mommy made some Chinese food FOR HERSELF to celebrate, but we guys got carrots. I'm not sure I'd like Chinese food anyway, so as long as there's treats I'm happy. Dad must be behaving very well or something because he is going to be "in the field" for about a week, I don't know. Granddad says that is called bivouac, I wish they'd get their stories straight. Mom says it's part of Dad's job but that sounds like fun to me, being in the field. I'll let you know when I get all the facts.

The beautiful Shangri-la

2006-01-22T22:05:00.000-05:00

We have to find a new home for Shangri-La, the Chinese Shar-pei/Pug mix. She prefers to be the only animal in a house. Nothing personal, she says to us pugs. Granddad doesn't like her barking at us because we are always getting in her way. He says she will be happier in a house with no other pets, where she can have the human all to herself. I can see that point of view. So Mom is having her picture taken to put up at the vet's. I'm gonna go lie down with the brothers now, talk at ya later.....

Holiday

2006-01-11T20:46:00.000-05:00

The brothers and I are off to a holiday weekend while Mommy visits Uncle Kell and Aint Anne and them in Tennessee, whatever that is. We will have dogs and cats to play with at Aint Liz' house. Shangri-La will stay at home, she calls it a bachelorette pad. Aint Van will come over and pet her. She says she will have her OWN vacation....FROM US GUYS!!! She's a pip. So I will talk to you later.

My birthday

2005-12-31T12:16:00.000-05:00

Today is my birthday. I am 8 years old. Mom is going to cook me a hamburger to celebrate and I'm NOT sharing. Everyone else will get dog cookies. What else will I get? A toy, I think, that makes a rude noise. Mommy knows what I like! What is everyone else doing today?

Famous men who are pugs

2005-11-12T20:21:00.000-05:00

Peter Lorre
Keith Moon
Ernest Borgnine
Buster Keaton
Nathan Lane
Billie Joe Armstrong
Oliver Reed
Paul Sorvino
Vincent Gardenia
Elisha Cook Jr.
Mickey Dolenz
Bob Hoskins
Truman Capote

Ah so

2005-10-27T13:41:00.000-04:00

Have been so busy I can't even write in complete sentences. The brothers' names are Fu Manchu and Mr. Wong. Yes, they both look like Boris Karloff (well, they ARE brothers) but the elder bro has a Fu Manchu moustache, and not just 'cos that's his name.
Been helping Mommy get her costume ready for a Halloween party. Mom is going to be a cat - Maggie the Cat. Tho' I've never seen a cat who looked like that, except in a dream I had after I ate a taco. I am not going to the party on account of I might get stepped on and I hate that, but I am dressing up anyway, except without a cape (I hate wearing clothes, I only like sleeping on them!): Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera. Verry verry scarrry. Ah yes. The guys are being very sneaky and diabolical and won't tell me who they are going to be for Halloween. Mom says for me to guess. Huh? Shangri-La the ori-pei as usual is too far above such matters as dressing up, but will partake in the eating of treats. Carrots are the treats. Yummy, taste like candy and are orange, whatever that is.

I am mad

2005-10-06T17:46:00.000-04:00

Daddy's coming home for the weekend and he is going to kick all us pugs out the bed. Grrr. Why can't he sleep in a pup tent and leave Mommy to us?

Pug news

2005-09-19T15:12:00.000-04:00

There is pug news at our house: Shangri-La and I have two new pug brothers. Yes, Mommy is a new mommy again. These boys are very nice and very smart, too. I know they are smart because they like being in our family. Even Granddad was laughing at our antics. Although we are not through with our sniffing yet, I can tell you all a few things: these boys like to climb, they are brothers, one looks like me so maybe we are related but they didn't bring their papers with them so I can't check but no biggie it's cool, they like treats, they love Mommy, and they said I am handsome and Shangri-La is beautiful. Like I said, smart. We all started to watch a movie but I guess Mommy is still tired cause we had to snuggle up and go to sleep all on the big bed. I won't tell you who hogged the pillow but it wasn't me. I'll tell you their names later when I am sure of them; I don't want to make a faux paw. Now I am going to go, I have to show them the ropes ya know.

Technical difficulties

2005-09-06T23:18:00.000-04:00

When I figure out how to post pictures and links to my friend's blog, I will. Mom is no help. She's living in the past, the past of wind-up picture-takers, dialable talk-and-listens with a thing that looks like a really lonnnnnnnnnnng puggy tail, black round shiny loud things that slide when quiet into cardboard squares which I would like to wee on but am not allowed, and other soft old goodsmelling stuff I would like to get my tiny baby teeth into but Mom keeps suspended in the air from a rack. Mommy is hopelessly mired in the olden days. Looks like I'll have to wait for Dad to come home if I can't figure it out, he's pretty hip. Somehow Mom never forgets to turn off the 'puter, though.............so I can't experiment with it while she is away. Bye for now.

Claws

2005-08-17T19:32:00.000-04:00

Mommy needed to clip my claws SHE SAID. I didn't think so. The book said to give me a little beer, because I become very strong suddenly when she gets the safety clippers out. Well, after my refreshment, all I wanted to do was kiss my mommy. I did not get tired and pass out, I got very silly. I danced around and wore off any type of sedative effects. I tried to scratch Mom when she pretended to be a drill instructor. She got one claw clipped. I got to give her many kisses. She gave up. Ha ha, kisses and beer and I get to keep my claws.
For a while.

For humans

2005-08-12T10:24:00.000-04:00

For humans who don't know or remember, a pug is a small dog with a squished face. A pug's body is shaped like a cookie jar and the tail looks like a corkscrew, pig's tail or just a curly tail. Go get that movie Men in Black II if you want to see a movie star pug. That dog is one good actor. I am not surprised; all pugs are talented and very handsome or beautiful.

My dad

2005-08-09T19:39:00.000-04:00

My dad is in boot camp. I feel sorry for the boot. When Dad was home I did not like to be on the floor because that is where Dad's shoes, socks and feet were. Oh, man. No wonder I snort. So now my dad is in what Mommy calls Basic Training. This confirms my suspicions: Dad needs to be trained in the BASICS before anything else. Daddy wrote to me in a letter the other day, with a real Army emblem on it. An emblem is a small picture of a drawing by a machine. He told me he had to get up early to get a washing machine to wash his socks. Prolly takes all day!!! I bet the other guys camping are glad the socks are getting washed. I have been busy taking care of my mom. My sister helps a little when she gets tired of being mean to me. I don't mind, I love everybody. Just don't tell the bad guys that, I keep up a good front of being tough looking. Some big guy humans even think I am a pit bull! What they don't know won't hurt them and they don't know me. So see ya later, I mean GRRRRRRRRRRR.

Hi everybody

2005-07-24T20:26:00.000-04:00

Recovering from last night. Mommy took me to Aint Van's house for a picnic. Uncle Kell and my 2 guy cousins got there. Grandad brought over human food from Popeye's. I had to explore the whole house and backyard several times to make sure everything was safe. It was, but you never know. I only took 2 lie-down breaks. My teen-age cousins like to play catch the tongue with me. They like to pet me. I like them. They are cool to hang with. Uncle likes to play straighten out that tail with me. I like him, too. I get invited places because I am a well-behaved polite boy. It's tiring, though! On the way home I put my chin on Mommy's lap while I lay down on the front seat. When we got home I got fed my own food. Shangri-La stayed home so I told her about the festivities. We all went to bed early. Bye for now.