Happy Birthday, Olive!

On this date one year ago, our little Olive was born some-
where in Missouri. Less than two months later, we would pick her out from a group of three puppies. Olive was not too big, and not too "sooty," as Nat describes the grey-black markings on the top of another pug puppy's head. She had just the right personality, too--friendly and curious, but submissive to humans. Just a few short days later, we brought her home to our apartment in Brooklyn. We spent that first three-day weekend playing and snuggling. She was small enough to sleep on top of me--about 5 lbs.


Olive has grown into a rambunctious, social pug who has bad manners but a great, people-loving personality. She has mastered the 8-hour car trip, house training, and off-leash hours at the park. Not to mention navigating down the Cacapon River.


We've had a great time so far with you, wrinkle face. Happy Birthday! Besitas!

(In case you're curious, this is among the most recent photos of the beast, taken at Thanksgiving this year--she's now 22 lbs.!)


"Happy Birthday" image by Will Pate.
All images of Olive by Nat or me.

Cross-posted to She's Leaving Home.

Besitas!

Thanks, Clover!

Pug-o-ween!

Hi everydoggy!

Hope you had a fantastic Pug-o-ween...or, Halloween, for all you non-pugs. I dressed up as a beeeeeeautiful Peacock Princess.

Look at my colorful tail.

We did not do much for the holiday, my mommies just dressed me up in this costume and took pictures. I did not like the head piece so I wore the costume with my own creative interpretation...voila! Hoodie-dress! Pug-o-ween = treats

I wonder if peacocks can fly??? This one can!

The costume was also a little, ahem, snug around my tummy. My mothers explained that this was the biggest size and we would have to make do. I am filling out to be quite a voluptuous woman since I will be 1 year old in December!See ya!

My alternate identities

Winston and Zelda's mom, LMizzle, had a fun meme up recently. Maybe I can convince Mom and jess-nutt to call me by one of these rockin' nicknames:

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car): Piggie Feet

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie): Salmon Salmon Snap

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name): O-Sau

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Pink Crocodile

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Beso Brooklyn

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first): Sauol

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The Green Chicken Stock

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers): Bill Tim

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Meat Jerky

10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ): Margaret Lynn

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): ?

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Spring Black-eyed Susan

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”): Banana Collar

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Kibble Oak

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”): The Chewing Sunshine Tour

"Nicknames" image by Mohsan.

Olive the model

Olive is quickly becoming an international modeling sensation.


Check out her shot for Lexie Lew!

Olive's new cravings

...may soon include this fancy new fro-yo for canines. Via Yum
Sugar:

Developed by The Barking Dog Ltd., Yöghund is a frozen treat made from organic yogurt, bananas, peanuts and spring water. It's currently only available in a few markets, but you can also purchase a pack of four containers online for $5.99.

Apparently I missed the blog's post on the dog ice cream truck.

"On being mean to dogs #1" image by chicken widget.

first day of school

OH MY DOG! There has just been so much going on in Casa de las Besitas, I can hardly wrap my little wrinkly head around it. These last few weeks have been filled with so many exciting things, and a couple of not so great ones...

Firstly, Aunt Bri gave birth to Beckett Ace, my new cousin and my mommy's new baby nephew! He is pretty cute, I must admit, not as cute as myself, but he seems like a cool guy so far, not that I can judge since I can't play with him yet....but, we'll see! I just know that I am so excited for my Aunt Bri and Uncle Wes and Beckett is making my mommy very happy to be an Auntie. My consolation prize for not being the baby of the building anymore was this really cool new red keyboard squeaky. I love this stuffie and I make beeeeutiful music with it! I must admit, I am pretty talented with the squeaker.

I got my stitches out of my tummy and nose, thank dog, and I am back to my normal self. I went the park last weekend and played with 5 OTHER fawn PUGS (well, one was 1/2 puggle, but I'll let it slide) and although I had such a blast rockin' and rollin' in the dirt with them, I got a little roughed up and needless to say there are some scrapes and nips on my little wrinkle-face...oh well, I'm a tough doggie, and I'll be okay soon...that just means more treats!

The Jess-ter went away on a "busy-ness trip" for a whole 7 days during the week of the birth and left me her whole side of the bed! It was nice to get all of my mom's attention, but I guess I'm pretty happy she is home, too.

Sadly, as of last night, my mommy has started school again. This makes me very sad because I won't get to see her right after work anymore. It is only 2 evenings a week, they tell me, but I am going to miss seeing her right at 6 after my hard day of napping in my crate. She is taking classes so she can eventually apply to nursing school. Whatever that is! Well, hopefully there will be more time for a new routine of blogging in this schedule, but we will all adjust just fine, I hear I get to go to the park this weekend a lot....