Archive for October, 2005
October 22, 2005 at 7:47 am · Show more about: Pug, Pugs Around The World
Thank you for the pug submissions we have gotten so far and please keep them coming! This week’s featured Pug Around the World is from our home city/state: New Orleans, Louisiana. Her name is Roxy and she is 2 years old (just like Gizmo & Gadget! — they are 10 days younger!). This is a photo of Roxy and her mom Lynn evacuating by boat after the hurricane. During the hurricane, Roxy and her family went to a local hospital where Lynn’s husband works. The rest of the story is common knowlege by now. Finally, a few days after Katrina hit, Roxy and her family were evacuated from the hospital and made it out safe and sound. Thank goodness! We salute Roxy and her family for their bravery. We’re sure Roxy is somewhere right now being a good little pug and bringing joy and happiness to all. We almost evacuated to that very same hospital with Gizmo & Gadget. Not all the people or pets survived and we think of that every day. Hope to meet you someday Roxy!
Also, if you’re like to send in your pictures and bio, please email Gadget. His email address is gadget@urbanpug.com
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October 18, 2005 at 7:21 am · Show more about: Pug
The trip to Philly went well, except for the fact that we left a carry on bag in the taxi as we got out at the airport. Lost are a bunch of replacable but somewhat expensive items.
In better news, we saw some pugs in philly, and here’s one of them that we saw on South Street — a black Pug named Rocky!
Also, I’d like to announce two new things we’re going to be doing here. First, it’s “Ask A Pug” — You can email gizmo@urbanpug.com to ask either Gizmo or Gadget a question.
Second, we’d like to profile pugs around the world here, whether you’re urban, suburban, or rural pugs, send us your pictures and a bio, and we’d like to show them to the world! — Gadget will be handling mail for that, so if you’re interested, send mail to gadget@urbanpug.com
You can get that information later by clicking the links up at the top of the page.
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October 11, 2005 at 10:02 pm · Show more about: Pug
I just had to catch this picture. Gadget’s been hopping into things recently. First this, next the suitcase while we’re packing to go to Philadelphia.
Any suggestions for what to do or see in the off time up there?
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October 9, 2005 at 9:44 pm · Show more about: Pug
Well, we’re getting set up more and more every day here in BR. We’re lucky. We have a place to live and a home to go back to.
we’re upgraded to having paid for cable, non-“borrowed” internet, and an actual TV in our room, now. I’m having a little trouble motivating myself to get TOO settled in here, because, before i know it, I’ll be back in new orleans. We’ll be back around Christmas.
In other news, tricia’s friend marguerite is getting married next weekend, and the wedding had to be moved from new orleans to philadelphia, so we’re flying up there for the wedding, and to see tricia’s college friend, val.
should be fun.
oh, and the other funny thing is — downstairs, we have two doorways next to each other, one is open, with two ottomans blocking it (because my mother wants to keep her dog out of the rest of the house). Anyway, gizmo and gadget have figured it out, totally. Gizmo just jumps over the ottomans, and gadget is big enough to push the door open (it’s one of those weighted swingy doors)
it’s just funny, because they both go where they want to, they just do it in totally different ways. Gizmo is the ballerina jumping over things, and gadget just busts through the door, as if he’s the kool-aid man.
i’ll have to get pictures of those and post ’em.
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October 6, 2005 at 10:37 pm · Show more about: Pug
Gizmo and Gadget are back to their routine of sleeping at my feet while i type away at the computer. Here, he’s wedged in between the pole of the card table i’m using as a desk and the wall.
Gizmo did something today that he hasn’t done in quite a while — he did “The Bullet” — even though it was just a “mini” bullet. My sister and I were playing with him, and he was getting really, really excited, and he was running around in circles.
So, anyway, in this picture, he’s basically zonked out from a day of playing and running up and down the stairs.
Oh, and you know what sucks today? I can’t rent a u-haul (or another truck) for about 2 weeks, which means more aerobed time. 
Also, i’d like to remind you that you can go send pretty much any recent (and some not so recent) pictures i’ve posted as e-cards, by going to my pug e-cards page.
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October 5, 2005 at 10:45 pm · Show more about: Pug
G and G are adjusting to life in Baton Rouge, as are Tricia and I. I think it’s harder for us.
We’re working on our living space, but we’re still sleeping on aerobeds, which, well, sucks. Right now, I’m sleeping on one, and Gizmo, Gadget, and Tricia are sleeping on another. If everything goes perfectly, I’ll have a mattress to sleep on in a few day.
It doesn’t really bother me immediately — it’s more of a “the sum of the parts … sucks” kind of thing.
But in better news, the boys are getting like 10 walks per day, and they are just loving all the attention they’re getting. Additionally, they are going up and down stairs many times a day, adding to their exercise, which is a good thing.
I need to go get them their real food — do any of you have suggestions for what good Pug Food is? I usually get “Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul” brand dogfood, which is very, very good.
Any help?
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October 4, 2005 at 8:53 pm · Show more about: Pug
Just an update — I know some of these names are hard to keep track of.
Tricia’s parents have several girls in the first generation of show pugs (for them)
Indy, Lucy, Lexy, Ipsy. They also have the younger Demi (black pug), Emerson (Black, non-show), Chrissy (Prematurely retired show pug), and Gonnie (Gizmo and Gadget’s brother)
Gizmo mated with one of the Dulittle Pugs in Holden, LA, and one of those pugs is Petunia.
Gadget has mated with 2 or 3 Dulittle Pugs, one of the boys is Titan, and another is Ivan. (There’s also Camille, Katrina, and Rita — I think). Ivan and Titan are notable because as puppies, they’re both really BIG and have thick bones, and are very square — which are good show pug qualities.
Gadget has also mated with Indy and Lexy. Some of those puppies are Spirit, Starry, and Snowy.
Gonnie accidentally mated with Ipsy, who just had puppies.
Also, to answer a question from the comments — pugs don’t need to have c-sections, necessarily. There is a problem with smaller dogs, though. If you have a small dog who has, say, 4 puppies, versus a dog who is having 2 puppies, the space inside is pretty much the same, and the gestation period is the same. What varies is the size of the puppy. If there are two puppies, they will grow bigger, if there are 4, they won’t grow as big while still in the womb.
So, the problem arises when you have a small dog, like a pug, having a small litter — two puppies. In that case, the puppies might be too big to be birthed naturally, and a c-section may be required.
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October 3, 2005 at 9:47 pm · Show more about: Pug
This weekend, Ipsy had her puppies! She’s being a great mother, except she can still be a little bit needy herself.
It’s funny, because of all the pugs i’ve been around, ipsy is the first puppy that i’ve actually known since she was a puppy to have her own puppies.
Of course, Gizmo and Gadget both have kids running around, but it’s different knowing the mother.
Anyway, the even bigger news is that we’re moved into a temporarily permanent house, and G&G have moved in with us. Also, i’ve got the internet working a little bit better now, so I should be able to get back into the swing of things posting here.
We’re still in Baton Rouge, but right now the plan is to move back to New Orleans when this semester is over at LSU Law. It would be hard to move back right now, anyway. I still dont think I have electricity, and it’s going to be 50+ days from now until I have potable water.
Anyway, for now, Gizmo and Gadget aren’t Urban Pugs — they’re more like Moderately Rural Suburban Pugs.
Oh, and I just ordered a furminator. Will let everyone know what I think.
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. They work great!
are great for cleaning up messes, and are reusable.
