Together Again!!

Oh Chico how I missed you!!!

A sad day in the history of Air Ella flight 282

I have to admit defeat. Air Ella has been taken over by PugJet. The culmination in a very strong attempt in the first take off has resulted in a crash deep in the jungle grass in the South Pacific (and by jungle I really mean prairie, and by South Pacific I really mean South Winnipeg Dog Park....it just sounds way more exotic and fancy the other way). I still have a smile on my face though, because lo and behold, the pilot of the ever so nasty rival PugJet happened to be my long lost boyfriend Chico!!!

Disaster Strikes

Oh no!!!!!! PugJet is on my tail!!!!! this doesn't look good. This doesn't look good!!!

Entering Mach 5 Speed Zone

This aircraft travel thing is getting pretty intense! I now am traveling faster than PugJet planes (my greatest competition).....Who's boss now!?!?!

Air Ella flight 282 back on course

The aircraft has straightened itself with the runway and is gaining speed...deploy wings!!! deploy wings!!!!

Air Ella flight 282

Air Ella prepares for the first flight ever!!.....It was off to a rocky start down the run way...the air craft veered to the left and one wing (ear) flipped back....I hope I make it!!

Can we go for ice cream on the way home? PLEASE?!?!?

I know that I can rip her heart apart and get anything I want. Just look at me! This time I wanted ice cream. So, I got ice cream!.........well... a frosty paws.....thats good enough.. but it was from the home freezer, not the ice cream parlour....not as fancy.. but it did the trick!

Perfect Me

no story needs to go here. My beauty tells all.

Hurry Up Mom!!!

what a slow poke she is!!!!

Dog Park

One of my favorite places in the world (besides being in front of my filled food dish, underneath where the messy eating cats eat, at my mom's parents house in front of the "bacon treat
pantry" or beneath the feet of my people when they are eating) is the dog park. Here are some pics of a recent adventure. Here is me standing proud!

hard at work

This is like one of those rub your belly and pat your head type things.........I cannot hold up my perfect curl all the time....especially when frosty paws are involved...then nothing else matters....

Frosty Paws

need I say more?!?........this will cause a breakout on my face for sure...but totally worth it.....my next deep cleanse facial should take care of it all...

Photo Shoot #2

If you recall (and as devoted fans of me, I'm sure you would) I have had some photo shoots in the past (the shoot known as "Portraits " the park).....well....this one is known as "flat sheet of unmade bed messed up with daddy holding a living room lamp from above to cast a halo of light on my beautiful face as I gracefully pose for the camera" (okay.. that was a bit drawn out... I admit)......I think the shots actually turned out great given the situation!.....here are some to marvel at!

Baby Socks? What were they thinking!

apparently I have been a wimp when it comes to walking on the cold cold winter snow. I have perfectly "paw-dicured" feet.....what do they expect. They spend time rubbing them with moisturizing balm, and shaping my nails... and they bring me to the icy cold to ruin it? I don't think so!!.......they had had enough of the "three legged pug hop" and decided to come up with a brainy solution. Baby socks. Of course they did not stay on, I am not a baby. Doggie shoes were tried, but they looked hideous, so I was sure that I did not keep them on. After a little while of woo-ing their hearts of sorrow with my limp, they had one last idea. Elastics and baby socks. Really?.......do they think they were going to put these on EVERY time I need to go outside??.....they did!!!!....it's okay I want to assure you.....I have to pee every 2 minutes when I want to!

i turned one year old!!!!

About a month ago.... it was my birthday!!!!.....it was a very very special day....we went for a car ride to go birthday shopping, and I got birthday cake!.........normally i'd be jumping up and down for a car ride and cake... but this day I was not. Why? you ask......They have figured out a way to "calm" my jumping in the car..... its called a car-ness........it's really a harness that clips in to the seatbelt that my people have so cleverly named the car-ness (can you detect the hint of sarcasm in my voice) great birthday present eh?.....anyways... i cannot move....i can just sit........BUT they always think that they win.... but i always have a voice.... how are the gonna make me be quiet??.. thats right... they CANT.....so... i will speak...LOTS........i've perfected the annoying cat meow... that one really ticks 'em off....teeheehee.....i also gurgle snot in my nose......i blow bubbles with it.....Mom sometimes feels bad and leans back and pats me while she drives (see.....she caved....I win!).......

I do have to give Mom a bit of credit though........she did bake me a cake......complete with peanut butter icing.....i'm not entirely sure why she lit it on fire though.........that part didnt make sense....neither did the vocal clashing of harmony that occurred as I was made to WAIT for MY birthday cake.....but look how good I was........I'm a big girl.....more sophisticated.......with more experience under the stupid seat belt of mine... to win win win!!

While I was sleeping

You always hear about stuff that happens to other people while they were sleeping, and you never figure that one day the subject would be you. But, today.......it was. Mom got me. She claims that she just wants me to be festive....and really... I am....I don't mind the Christmas sweater they bought me, and am kind of excited for my jingle bell collar......but this I think may have crossed the line. Holiday red nails. Come on.

The cats started it!!!!!!

Against my will....mom has decided to post these pictures to show what a BAD doggie I am. I'm kind of upset.. not necessarily because of that... but because the cats made me do it...they were the ones that knockedit down.... they were the ones that urged me to eat it... they were the ones that told me that I would never be loved if i didn't do what they told me.....I wanted to fit in.. I really did... so I caved to the peer pressure. We are not talking right now.....WEAK!!.....Mom was VERY VERY angry when she got home let me tell you....and conveniently...the cats were nowhere to be found. Jerks.

Where's Dad?

An excerpt taken from "How to be a Wolf: The domestic dog's guide to the true meaning of being Dog" --"The wolf sits quietly waiting....he has heard something is coming......his eyes are piercing awaiting the mysterious arrival.....ears perked up....tail straight.....and whiskers sense the air around....the keen sense of smell knows something exciting is about to happen....."--

Then there is me.....the mysterious arrival is Daddy who has left the car briefly....and somehow this is the best I could pull off.... I studied this caption over and over and over.....and still... my eyes bulge out....not the least bit piercing....my ears just disappear......there is NO hope on the straight tail.....and all I can smell is the food that Dad had just brought back. This is why they love me

Shucks...now there's actually and excuse!

Halloween. Ghosts... goblins...witches...devils.......scary things...and what do I get?? Bok bok bok bok bok.... a CHICKEN !?!?!?!....what is the deal!...apparently I am already a devil so I couldn't go as that.....and roosters wake people up in the morning (and I wake people up in the morning) so they chose the chicken. We walked into daycare that day.. and there was paparazzi everywhere.. following me... snapping my photo......on the ONE day that I have to look like an idiot.....I can only imagine what the tabloids will say......Ella: Trans-animal. Does she really know who she is?

and it wasn't even halloween yet

So we were at the pug store the other day (I'm told its a PET store... but I've never seen other PETS go into it except me... so it's a pug store)....and my mom found this hat that she could not resist buying. So one day when mommy was gone Dad and Uncle Paul did THIS to me.....i was not terribly impressed... but you cannot tell.. since they covered my eyes up...probably with intent. I was very happy that for once my mom had nothing to do with this kinda stuff....but she was happily amused with the picture when she came home. Nuts I thought they had passed this stage.

I made a postcard!!!

I made a postcard!!!.....well.....SOMEONE has not gotten around to sending this photo into a company that will print millions and millions of postcards for people to buy and enjoy my pretty face.....but it will get done. I will make sure.

What is better than being a pug?

nothing.. thats right.. absolutely nothing....look.. this is the life... I spend all day at the park.. playing with other dogs.......then I can sunbathe in the car, while daddy goes and gets slurpees for everyone (except me....pffffft.) but its okay.......ever see a human just sleepin in the car?!....well....I guess it happens.....but it's strange......worse when they don't even own the car... and if they do...usually I laugh..go home.. your bed is there.....MY bed is EVERYWHERE! thats why I just love to be me....really. I do.

soon thereafter...

it's me it's me it's me!!! look at me!!! i'm a happy pug!!! i'm not tired... i'm not sad....i'm not sleeping.......i'm jumping and running and barking and chasing cats... you can't stop me!!!!! what does the doctor know!!!

they lasered my nose to make me breathe better too... so its funny and pink....mommy and daddy were not exactly for the plastic surgery....but hey... I did it for me...not for mom... not for dad....just for me....if it makes me feel better then I should have that right....shouldn't I??

The big cut

So.....we got to go for a glorious car ride on an early august morn......to Steinbach. No one told me......but it was for my spay. I think that I was one tough cookie, my mom and dad were even allowed to take me home extra early, because they drove out from the city. Mom and Dad thought that they had it easy because my doctor told them that I would probably sleep for a few days, and not feel like doing much. BUT....little did they know!!!!!

someone is lazy and its not me!!!

Hi there.....it's me... Ella... remember??.. well.....mom has not given me the opportunity for quite awhile to update everyone on my life....until today......she is lazy. Anyways...lots has gone on since my first swim......heck its winter now!!!.....so here it goes!

and they say pugs cant swim.....pfffffffft

So everyone kept telling my people that pugs cant swim.. we are so muscular that we just sink like rocks....... that they went out and bought me this stupid life jacket......way to make me feel like a mummified child with 6 scarves wrapped around his neck... to go build a snowman outside for 20 minutes.....(well.. this has never happened with me but you get the picture ).....so....as compliant as I always am.... i let them put it on......so... just despite them... I decided i was not going to swim at all in it... serves them right for spending their money on something so ridiculous.....note the back legs.......thats right... they are doing NOTHING.....i also proceeded to let my head down... so the water was just at nose level.. this is another version of the "freak out the parents" game










So..... after this horrible event of embarrassment (there were two dogs swimming all on their own a few docks down.... i was like the kid on his bike for the first time with a helmut, wrist pads, knee pads, elbow pads, bum pad, saftey goggles.....you know) I decided to show off... and swim ALL ON MY OWN

I'm tired of my fancy meals of elk, bison, lamb and duck.... i'd rather eat..... SAND!!!!!!!

So I know that my people spend lots of money on fancy schmancy food for me.. and that I should be appreciative.....and I am.. usually......but sometimes it just doesnt cut it.....fruit and veggie patties are NOT what I call ruffage.....and whats with the little mini toothbrush with beef paste...... i need something alot more gritty to clean my teeth... something like.......sand.....yes...it goes down kinda like a liquid.....and the grit... OH the grit.....I like to take BIG mouthfuls.. the drier the better... and then shake it around my mouth.....then of course... as if this wasnt too much fun...i do what i like to call...."freak out the parents".....it kinda involves a hacking, sneezing, coughing noise....like i'm choking maybe......i spray sand everywhere.. then look at them with my poor sad eyes until they feel so bad that i covered my pretty little face and mouth in sand... that they CLEAN IT FOR ME!!!!! what could be better.....mmm.... i know.. MORE SAND!!!!!!!

Portraits

Looking through my portfolio.....I realize that I've missed some of my best shots on this blog. So I've decided to display them in this post. It was a wonderful day these frames were shot, and I was of course most co-operative (my people tell me that we were lucky we got any pics that turned out well......but as always.. I know they are wrong.... because I am a perfect little model for their "nature shoot")

ice cream is not just for humans!

After so many tempting ice cream trips, where only humans get ice cream, and I'm dragged along to make people think that I enjoy their company..ice-cream-less......I got a doggie sundae. I have never even heard of these before, but they are made specially for me... (and i suppose other dogs as well) with a dog cookie on top!.... I know that ice cream isnt the greatest for me.. .but I didnt care.......it was so good. You can see what was left from the treat on my face...however I tell my people that I did it as another impersonation of a mean doggie....It's kinda the same look that I give if I am getting a talking to when I was bad. Squinty eyes, I try to look away, and theres always something on my face or sticking out of my mouth (usually cat hair tufts, or a tiny bit of my cute little pink tongue) to make my mommy think I am too cute to be told not to bite, or tackle the cats, or play "catch me if you can... and you wont" with underwear, cutlery, socks, books, contact cases, cat food, etc in my mouth. I usually finish it off with a sneeze when my mommy is about a centimeter away from my face... she loves it....I held back this time, because I didnt want them to never feed me ice cream again because I was acting up. I'll save the acting up for at home... what are they gonna do then?......nothing!... I win again! (and they say to never let the dog win.... HA!)

lets take this out back!!

I am so tough... and to prove it, my mommy and daddy got me this collar. I love it, and it matches my cute little pink tag as well. I am not allowed to wear it to daycare though (my parents dont want it to poke other dogs.....and because nice collars will get ruined during playtimes) but i think its because they dont want me to intimidate the other doggies because I'm a mean tough little pug (don't I look like it?)..either way I love this collar....

puppy popsicles!!

It's been really hot here lately, and when I came home from a day of running thru spinklers, playing in pools, and chasing other dogs at daycare one day, I was surprised with a popsicle!.....It was chicken broth, with carrots and peas.....mmmmmmmmmmyum. Since then I've had one with shrimp, and beef as well.......however I am NOT spoiled... at all... actually i think im the opposite of spoiled, and that I should get popsicles more often.

noodle pug

This is me pretending to be a cooked noodle.........I am long skinny, and floppy. I like to do this occasionally, because it makes me look extra lean, and non stalky (like a pug should be), so that I can make my parents think that I am underfed, and that I should be given more a breakfast and dinner. Sometimes it works......but until it always works, I plan to be a noodle.

Doggie Daycare

I went to daycare for the first time on Monday. It's a very wonderful place!........I got to spend ALL day outside playing with other non-pugs.. and one black pug named Lola (well.. except for nap time... which included classical music and mood lighting....you'd think their intentions were of a different nature!... but there was no sleepovers with boys....) I pretty sure that I was loved... I almost forgot that my mommy and daddy werent with me! (almost)...so... I was very excited when I got to come home and see my people. Right after we had to go for a car ride just outside the city. I left my stuffed rabbit toy (my favorite toy) at my mommies parent's house.....after I snuck off with it, when no one was looking to the second floor that is ALL CARPET. I tore around the house... it was amazing.. ive only ever had slippery floors which cause me to fall on my head most of time!....so.. apparently while I was off galavanting under no supervison I "lost" my rabbit. Well.. it was found... so it created an extra trip before I could go home for my nap. Once I got home though, I actually allowed Boots to come cuddle with me. This is extraordinary for me, because I usually cannot retain myself from biting his ears, and filling my mouth with his furry fluff (which he does not take too kindly to)....but I was very tired from the super day i had at daycare today.... so I surrendered to the land of sleep.

Bath time

I got a bath today. Earlier in the day we spent frolicking in tall grass, rolling in dirt, and eating dandelion fluff. It was marvelous. We also spent ALOT of time (but alot of treats) on my tricks. I can come, sit, down, and we practiced (well overpracticed) shake a paw.... which I now do flawlessly. So, something strange happened at bath time today. I got the google-y eyes, and the an uncontrolable twitch to do shake a paw. It was like the crazies got under my skin with the "soap" they put on me. Maybe it was a "serum"...kind of like a truth serum.... but a trick and google eye serum. That must be it.............I was told that I got a woodtick in my ear too... at least it didnt hurt when they pulled it out. I'm not so sure about the blow dryer yet... but I co-operated. It's kinda like a REALLY hot car ride... so it was okay. Hey... at least I smell like a kiwi tropical rainforest now!!!!

I'm a Lion Hear Me Roar!!!

wait a moment.... a lion is a cat.....cats choose not to enjoy my company (especially when I bite their ears and whiskers and tails)....I can't be a lion...mmmmm...how bout a BIG BIG dog...no WOLF! that's it.....I like to bear my teeth...growl....and ROOOAAAAAARRRR (is that what wolves do?).....i will attack that toy potato....destroy it....rip the stuffing out.....cuz i'm a mean mean wolf......a BIG BAD wolf...

Oooooooh a CAT TUNNEL!!

So my furry little buddies (cats I 'spose....and not always my buddies) got this new toy today. Its a crinkle tunnel. I'm so intimidating I decided to make it mine (they are actually scared of it). Look at me run through!!! I enjoy running laps round and thru and round and thru and round and thru the tunnel. Hahaha...nice try for a cat toy.

I Made Someone Cry!!! (and it wasn't because of my cuteness!!)

So.. today.. we were at the park.....and a little girl and her sisters and Dad came to say hi to me.....well... I imposed on their fun in the playground.. but they wanted to see me even before I went darting over to greet them. BUT.... something stunning happened....the Dad mentioned that his little daughter wanted to see me....so... i ran to her....and sniffed...and licked her a bit... and she started to cry!!!!.. and not just a little puppy whimper....BALLING...CRYING....YELLING... SCREAMING..... she was upset...she was crying over me!!!.. I do not understand how that is possible...I am not a big intruding growling beast....(in other people's heads at least)...i did not bark... i simply licked....well...i licked lots...but people love that!!... her Dad had to pick her up off the ground.. and she REFUSED to be on the ground if I was still there.... I was SLIGHTLY offended....i mean.... i'm sooooo cute....i'm not entirely sure what happened....I got over it pretty quickly though...this little scaredy cat's sisters and Dad LOVED me (of course)....so that made me happy....they left... and I went back to eating rocks and dirt.... and enjoyed the rest of my afternoon.

Ice cubes, Homemade Doggie Biscuits and the BIG Carrot

There have been a lot of new discoveries for me lately...and it's going pretty well. I got an ice cube the other day, and it is phenominal...cold....wet.....i can chew on it... and its a great toy to chase around. Last weekend though, probably was the best ever. My people MADE me dog treats....baked in the oven....the smell..ohhhhh the smell.....they were up ALL night baking (not to mention the wild goose chase across the city to find chickpea flour before the stores closed!!)... just for me!!!...(i guess because i'm pretty....and well...because i have bad breath..and these treats are packed full of parsley...but i'm sure thats not the main reason for the bake-off).....then... they came home from the grocery store with the biggest carrot i have ever seen!!!... it was a little overwhelming...i chewed it... but made my people break it up for me..then made them feed me dog treats (the homemade ones of course)..then made them take me to the park.... then made them take me inside to play.. then made them take me back outside to "pee" (eat leaves, sticks and grass... and run from them like crazy when they tried to catch me....tee hee hee)...there is SO much fun in my little puggie life......

Adventures In The Not Always So Great Outdoors

that's pretty much all I can say... adventure...today my people took me to a little park near the house. The grass was really wet and gushy...i'm not entirely sure that I had fun yet, although there were brief moments of "super fun-ness". This "leash" really wierds me out... the clasp is heavy and it feels like it is pushing me to the ground....my people laugh 'cause I walk a little lower than usual...but I can't help it. Oh yeah.. the park...well.. I think maybe it was fun (sometimes I like to pretend that I am cold... and whine a bit.. cause I usually get extra love that way...however my people are getting smarter....they have learned not to listen to me on "bathroom outings"...i much prefer the warmth and the newspaper inside...but they make me stay outside till I "go") but still I enjoyed it. They tell me we will go to a BIG park tommorow......

This collar has no sparkles!

Today was wonderful....I got a toy in the mail today off eBay!....its a kong, and its filled with yumy treats!....my people also came back with a bag of goodies for me as well!....I got some yummy healthy treats...a neat chewy ball, and this harness. It is a little dissapointing because there are no sparkles on it like my pink one...AND..it's green. I don't mind green, but people will mistake me for a boy. I will ask my people to put some sparkles on to make me feel more girly. They also attached a long blue string (yes... i know it doesn't match) to it.. and made me walk where THEY wanted to. It was strange.... but the treats make up for it! (although i've only eaten 2....and they are very small!

Fast Asleep (finally!)

I'm so pretty when I sleep......

Fast Awake

Okay... so today I have decided that i'm not going to sleep. This is much more fun bugging mom. I think she is trying to do some school work...but I just want to love her. I dont think im being a pest. So far today, I have run around ripping my "pee paper" to shreds, I have pulled books out of the bookshelf, eaten a carrot (well shredded a carrot), pulled blankets, become better friends with Mr. Rubber Chicken, and have succeeded in being the squirmiest loving pug around.

The Rubber Chicken

Today I met the rubber chicken. I'm not sure what to think of it. I lick it sometimes, but mostly it just scares me. I had to sleep with it, and it SQUEAKS when I roll around in my sleep. Kind of scary.

My Favourite Things

Well, I have disovered carrots. They are wonderful!!! I get them so that I have something cold to chew on, instead of fingers. They are kind of like fingers, but I can chew them into little bits. I've also learned to be the king of the toys. I love my rope toy, and like to do EVERYTHING with it

I'm Home!

I have come to my new home. Its very nice here, but there are two really fuzzy funny coloured and funny shaped pugs here. They tell me they are cats, but I believe they are not. I like them though...even though they run from me. The first thing I did was rest, it was a long drive home, so I made myself comfortable. After a while, and alot of forceful loving, one funny pug named boots took a bit of a liking to me! I like him because he has long hair to chew on.

Here's me!!!!!!!!

Today I got to meet MY parents, they came to play. It was a fun day. I was so happy that they picked me over evvvvveryone else!!!! I am still very young, so I was pretty tired...so I'm here just looking beautiful as normal.

Hi, I'm Ella

Hi, I'm Ella the pug, I am only 21 days old here, and blend in very well with my brothers and sisters at this point!

Meet the Other Parent

Here is Momma!...(Suzi)

Meet the Parents

This was February 23, our first visit to meet Ella, and her parents. Here is her Daddy "Gilroy". He is very handsome.