Halloween Decorations

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For your viewing pleasure, here’s a slideshow of Halloween decorations in my little neighborhood.

The Results Are In

 

 

And it’s Senor Swanky by a landslide. (Runner-up: Devil Dog) Thanks to all who voted!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Riding a Wave

Here are some clever costume ideas for pugs–way too ambitious for Pablo and me. Check out some more costumed canines here. And don’t forget to cast a vote for Pablo’s Halloween duds. You have until Sunday.

Halloween’s Around the Corner and . . .

Pablo doesn't have a costume. We need your help! 
Look at the choices below and vote for your favorite. 
You have until October 30th. 
Tune in on Halloween to see the winning costume.

Chilling Juxtaposition

In this video, Wang Yue, a two-year-old, is run over by not one, but two, vans, both drivers continuing on their way. Passers-by on this busy road in China ignore the bleeding child, until a woman finally stops and aids the toddler after at least 18 people went by without raising a finger. Outcome: Child dies.

In this video, a stray dog risks its life to save another dog that has been hit by a car on a busy highway in Chile. Outcome: Both dogs survive.

I Am a Camera

This video was posted by largoembargo. He attached a pet-cam to his pug and let him go about his doggie ways. See the world from the POV of a pug. The ending puts a new spin on the word.

Pug on Wheels

Roscoe, a five-year-old pug whose hind legs are paralyzed, had his customized wheelchair stolen by some cruel-hearted fiend and  no longer was able to exercise. Luckily for him, a woman read about his plight in a Toronto newspaper and offered Roscoe a wheelchair her dog had scooted around in. Roscoe took to his new set of wheels like a charm. To read more and see a video of Roscoe in action, click here.

Lilliputian Pug

A pug just might be the world’s smallest dog. Tiny Gracie, who resides in Norfolk, UK, with owner Sandra Devall, is a mere 6 inches long and weighs 1 pound, 6 ounces. (I ate a grapefruit about that size this morning.) Her diminutive size most likely is a result of dwarfism, vets say. At 5 months old, Gracie might grow a bit more, so she’ll have to wait before officially claiming the title of smallest dog, currently held by Brandy the chihuahua.

A sobering thought: 15 Gracies = 1 Pablo

A Taste of Italy

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You didn’t think you’d escape seeing a slideshow of our trip, did you? Above are some of the highlights we experienced during our magical week in Florence.

Quanto Tempo!

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Our trip to Firenze was amazing. Everything was perfect–the weather, the sights, the wine, the food, the company. There was so much to see, I feel as if I could have stayed an entire year and still had museums, churches, and cobblestone streets to explore. As wonderful as it was, I’m sorry to report, fellow pugophiles, that I did not spot one carlino (pug), and I looked and looked.  I did see a fair amount of other dogs and I’ve posted a few above. Prego!