Since this upcoming weekend is a holiday weekend, and the official start of summer, Sid has planned a luau for us.
He’s been practicing some songs on the ukulele and even got me a box of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts! I know, I am in disbelief myself.
We’ll be relaxing and enjoying some (hopefully) warm and sunny weather and perhaps a few tropical drinks! Hope you all get to do the same!
We hope you all are having a pleasant January. It has been unusually warm here in Chicago — especially for January! In lieu of snow we’ve been getting tons of rain which makes walks difficult because, as we all know, pugs REFUSE to walk in the rain.
Another thing that has made walks difficult is that one of Sid’s rear legs decided it would stop working properly on Saturday morning.
He didn’t seem to be in any distress and would put weight on his left hind leg but something was clearly not normal. His gait was wobbly and he also kept his rear end tucked a bit, so it was off the vet. Hooray!
Well, there were no signs of pain or distress which was a relief. After examining him and looking at the symptoms, the vet suspected Sid may have experienced some mild disc compression in his back.
He received some fancy laser treatment on his back and some meds to help with any inflammation. He’s doing much better today and he’s got more of the normal pep in his step. But I wouldn’t say he’s 100-percent back to normal. If you could spare some good pug juju, please send a little our way. I’m hopeful he’ll be back to strutting his stuff again in a couple more days but for now we’re keeping our walks short, naps long, and the little guy gets carried up and down all stairs (I secretly think he may be faking the whole thing for this reason).
In between adventures at the beach and getting pizza with his pug-sitter, Sid has been getting a lot of much-needed rest and relaxation. This has provided him lots of time for reflection on some of the deeper questions of life.
Questions of such profound magnitude as “how many hours until dinner is served?” and “when is he going to stop pointing that dang camera in my face?”. He’s a regular Socrates with a flat face.
On a side note, even though he has 3 beds (well, 4 if you count MY bed which he considers HIS bed), Sid has been spending a lot of time stretched out on the cool hardwood floors. Sometimes I’ll go over a put a plush toy under his head as a pillow, although I think he prefers to just rest his little round head flat on the floor sans pillow. What a goofball.
Hello everyone! How are you all doing today?
How am I, you ask? Well, let me tell you, I’m BEAT!
Since the weather has been so nice here in Chicago lately, my dad has been extending my walks and we’ve been covering some major ground every day. Sure, it helps to keep us both in shape, keep my nails at a reasonable length (I REFUSE to let him trim or dremel them!), and it’s fun to walk down new blocks or visit new parks, but with all this extra mileage my legs need a break!
I’ve found this new criss cross position helps to relax and stretch my muscles. I could lay like this all day. In fact, I usually do!
Have do you guys like to recover after a long walk?
P.S. In case you were wondering, that is my current elevated bed, or “ela-bed“, that I use to get up into the big bed. It’s essentially a bin with a bed on top. But sometimes I like to just lounge on it. I have 5 beds, so I make sure to use all of them at some point!
Sid told me we need to RELAX this entire holiday weekend. I wholeheartedly agree.
He’s already claimed the couch, so I’ll be doing my relaxing on the rocking chair. Oh wait, now he wants that, too. Sheesh.
We hope you all have a relaxing long weekend!
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