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Sid Comics

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Sid bolting down the street - side view

I recently enrolled in a continuing education class at the School for Visual Arts called “Cartooning Basics” to brush up on my drawing skills. I used to draw a lot more when I was a teenager but hadn’t really kept up with it. Lately I got the urge to get back into it and thought a class would be good motivation.

Since Sid has a very expressive face and is always apt to do things in a comical fashion, I thought he’d be a good subject. Here’s a couple frames of him dragging me behind him as he rushes home after successfully completing his “business”.

Look forward to more drawings and little comic strips starring your favorite Park Slope pug.

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Pug Glamour Shots

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

On Saturday morning, I came across Sid and Brian taking a nap on the couch.  The light was great, so I grabbed the camera and started snapping away.

Of course, as soon as I started taking photos, they both woke up.

And as soon as they woke up, Brian got a phone call, and had to leave poor little Sid all alone on the couch.

Snuggle time was over, but the light was still nice, so I suggested to Sid that we take some fancy photos to share on the blog. Being a pug of extreme vanity, Sid complied, but being a pug of extreme laziness, he started to fall asleep halfway through the photo shoot.

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Under Cover

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Sid Under Cover

Sid’s never been a secret agent, but he’s definitely gone under cover. The frigid cold of an East Coast February combined with continually seeking out methods to make us go “awwww” has prompted Sid’s journey into this uncharted territory.

It started out as a little half-hour cuddle time before we’d go to sleep, at which time he was then (reluctantly) placed into his own bed – the ela-bed. But, as evidenced by the photo – shot during daylight hours – it has gone well beyond that. Well, I can’t actually put all the blame on Sid, since it was me that put him under the covers. Though, you have to admit, the little dude does seem quite at home there.

Sid takes over our bed

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The World is Sid’s Bolster VI

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Sid uses my feet as a bolster

The sixth installment of TWISB:

Clearly Sid has a different interpretation of the command “heel”.

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And then this happened…

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

It’s been a long, cold winter here in Brooklyn, and I think Sid is starting to get a little restless.  In an effort to make life more exciting, he’s begun performing death-defying feats of balance and skill…on the furniture*.

See here as Sid balances on a pillow that’s balanced on the arm of the couch!  No need to worry, folks; he’s wearing his safety harness.

The faint of heart may now want to cover their eyes as Sid executes a full head tilt, sans harness, while balancing on a pillow that’s balanced on the arm of the couch!

Oh, and what is this!?  It looks like he’s entered into peanut-mode, still sans harness, still while balancing on a pillow that’s balanced on the arm of the couch!  Inconceivable!

Let’s see that from the side:

Amazing!  This pug has no fear, people!

And he finishes it all off with his patented “balancing-on-double-pillows-that-are-balanced-on-the-arm-of-the-couch curl of cuteness.”

Next stop, Cirque du Soleil!

*Note – No furniture was harmed in the making of this blog post.

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Let Me Clear My Throat

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Sid serves as a great heating pad

I’ve been sick all weekend and luckily I had Jenn and Sid around to help nurse me back to health. They made sure I got plenty of rest, plenty of soup, and plenty of face-licking. I’m almost back on my feet but my normal voice has been replaced with a very deep, raspy whisper. I sound similar to a washed-up chain-smoking Hollywood starlet well past her prime. I apologise to anyone who tried to call me and thought they had mis-dialed.

Even though we all live in close quarters here, surprisingly no one else in the the house got sick. Hopefully by tomorrow PugSlope HQ will be up and running at 100%.

P.S. This photo also shows Sid’s recent foray into uncharted territories – under the covers. More on that to follow!

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Your Daily Siddhartha (Days 12 and 13)

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Here, for your viewing pleasure, are the next two installments of Your Daily Siddhartha, the daily video diary that our friend Adam made while Jenn and I were on a European vacation back in April of 2010 (For more backstory, please check out the post for Days 1 and 2).

For Day 12, Adam told us that as he was spelling out Happy Easter in dog food, Sid almost scratched a hole in the door that was keeping him at bay.

Day 12: Sid sends out a special holiday greeting.

Day 13: Sid takes a stand against leashes.

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