The Misadventures of No! No! Bad Dog! LarryPug!

If you've read my blog before, I'm sure that you remember meeting LarryPug in previous blog posts. LarryPug just turned 6 years old and he joined our family almost three years ago. LarryPug is affectionate, smart, and can jump like an Olympian.

Recently I found him seated at our kitchen table ready to join us for dinner. This is an impressive feat when you consider that LarryPug is 12 inches tall and pugs are not known for their athletic abilities. Lately, LarryPug’s athletic prowess has been getting him into trouble. He snatched a bag of snacks from Mike’s ski bag and devoured a small bag of potato chips and several slices of bread. Of course to eat both of these items, he also ate through the packaging. The other day while I was in the shower he climbed on the kitchen table and ate a bag of cough drops. He also ate through the outer package of the accompanying cold medicine, but luckily he did not penetrate the child proof packaging. I’m not sure if it was pug proof or if he just ran out of time before I caught him. On yet another occasion while I was outside taking out the trash, he pulled a bag of carrots off the kitchen counter and was eagerly devouring them when I came back inside. And at no time, did he offer to share his trophies with his two pug brothers. Fortunately, he has not suffered any ill effects from any of his culinary misadventures. I should add that LarryPug appears to have a cast iron stomach and his favorite snack is mulch.

Don't be fooled, LarryPug is cute, but he likes to be naughty.

This is not the face of innocence...

So, Mike and I have been “pug-proofing” our house which in many ways is like “child-proofing” except that in our case, our “child” can jump about three feet off the floor. Every time we leave the kitchen we make sure that our chairs are pushed all the way under the table so LarryPug can’t use them as a spring board. We close all the doors and closets firmly. I’m also considering purchasing some child proof (pug proof) latches for the lower kitchen cabinet before LarryPug decides to sample the alluring buffet of our kitchen trash.

What’s the strangest thing that your pet has eaten? Have you had to “pet-proof” your house?

Thanks for visiting! I am heading off to the Cape tomorrow with my posse of quilting buddies for three fun-filled days of non-stop sewing. We come home on Wednesday, repack the car, and on Thursday we will point the car towards Freeport, Maine for four more days of non-stop sewing fun. Time permitting, I'll try to post on Wednesday night.

Thanks for all your well wishes and sorry I've been slow to respond to emails. I'm feeling better every day, although the stomach thing is lingering (slightly), so at night I'm often too tired to sit at the computer.

Pugs and kisses,
Nancy