Green Eyed Monster

People get red eye when you use a flash to take their picture. Dogs, well I've seen red, orange, green, blue - all sorts of colours. I'm not quite sure why that is - if only I had a regular readership of animal doctors who could explain it to me. (Please use small words.)

Anyway, this is another New Year's Eve picture. We got a lot of pictures that night, as Louise was in the mood for the camera. Well that, and she was jealous of me taking pictures of the other pets.

Speaking of jealousy, we were sitting on the couch last night and Louise was on my wife's lap. She wanted to move the dog, and I was trying to coax her to come sit on me instead. Louise wasn't moving. She was comfortable and didn't want to move. So I took one of her toys, a stuffed bear and moved it around in hopes of getting her to move. Nope, failed plan. Then my wife says "Pretend to pet the bear." As soon as I did that, Louise came over to me and started chomping on the bear, getting rough with it. Once I stopped paying attention to the bear, she was done with the toy.

Pug in Blankets

Jedi Louise

One surefire way to settle down Louise is to sit down and let her cuddle into my lap. This is often handy if we have to go out someplace that doesn't invite dogs. Wal-Mart, or the doctor would be examples of such places.

So here I am settling down the dog before returning to work. The biggest problem is that it's also an effective method of settling ME down too...

The slippery slope of sleeping on laps

Sleepin

When Louise sleeps, she sleeps HARD. Here are a couple pictures of her napping on my lap. Or well, it started out that way. Eventually she started to slip off to the side, but was really just too tuckered out to do anything about it.

In some ways, she is like a little soldier. Able to nap just about anywhere, any time. Then, if there is activity, she's able to get up and participate. Well, most times, anyway.

On a side note, the standoff between Louise and Sophie continues, but at a relaxed pace. If one of the cats gets energetic and starts running, well Louise is eager to chase. But she leaves 'em alone so long as they are relaxed and stay out of her food bowl.

Slipped off

On this particular occasion, I think she was trying to tell us that she wasn't thrilled with what was on TV. Sometimes she can be so picky about what to watch. She does like seeing other dogs on TV, and will bark at them when they appear. Or even when she just happens to hear dog voices in the background of a TV show.

Napping through commercial breaks

Portrait of a Pug

At this point, Louise has her eyes open mostly just to keep tabs on the cats. And even then, only if they cause a ruckus. Louise wanted me to post this picture as a reminder to Sophie that even though she is sleeping, Louise is keeping her ears trained on her every movement.

Sometimes, it gets tense around the condo.

But this was not one of those times. We were just fed and in lazy moods while we watched some TV.

PS - hon, this picture is for you. I know you like it a lot :)

Laughing Louise

Laughing Louise

Sometimes Louise just likes to be a goof-ball. She puts her head against you and starts to push. Or she rolls around on her back while trying to chew her toys.

This is not one of those times.

Sure, it looks like she's having a good laugh, but what is really happening is she is yawning before settling in on my lap for a nap.

Consider this the 'before' picture. Tomorrow I'll post the 'after' photo.

Dog treats are not for cats

Dog treats are not for cats

Louise was given one of her Christmas treats today, and apparently she is STILL on the sofa chewing at it. It's called a 'Greenie' and is supposed to be a vegetable treat for dogs. It's got the texture of hard plastic, if you ask me.

Notice that Gingerbread man has been relegated to the sidelines for the time being.

Despite this distraction, she felt it was important to answer Sophie's criticisms from yesterday, and to demonstrate that she does in fact know how to be photographed.

Meanwhile, Louise will be content to finish working on the Greenie. Personally, I just hope it leaves her with better breath than when we give her the salmon skin 'bones'.

You put a CAT on your blog??

Shocked Louise

Quote from Louise: 'What the heck? How did that Sophie manage to get on the internet?'

Apparently Louise is a little upset at the entry on my other blog. She has gotten used to the attention from her own website and doesn't like the idea of Sophie moving in on her 'territory'. I guess that is understandable. Yesterday I got a call from my wife informing me that Louise was STILL in bed at 4:30 pm. She wasn't able to tempt Louise out of the bed with treats, which is usually a dire sign. Apparently she got used to me being at home for a week and was sad because I had to return to work.

My wife's suspicions turned out to be correct, because when I got home, I met a happy and excited little dog. We had to go out for two walks that night, one in the rain and a little later another one in the snow. I think my wife will make a point of taking Louise out for a walk in the sunshine this afternoon, regardless of how 'sleepy' she is.

Christmas bone

Christmas bone

Aside from treats, I think this was Louise's favorite gift for Christmas. As mentioned before, she immediately departed with the bone to find a good place to chew on it for a while.

I'm not sure that this toy has replaced Gingerbread man yet, but it's definately one that she likes. I've noticed that she prefers to chew the toy on the plush parts, and not on the rope.

We had Louise in to the vet over the holiday because she was acting sluggish and was without much energy. Personally, I think she pulled a fast one on us, because when my wife got her to the vet, she perked up immediately and was happy to visit with everyone there. We decided to go ahead and get some blood work done though, just to be safe. The net result is Louise's cholesterol is a bit high, but she is otherwise a healthy pug. I guess we will have to cut back on the cream cheese and bacon for a while.