Happy New Year!

To all of my tots, please have a safe and happy New Year's celebration.  Most of all, please don't forget about us cute little doggies while you are celebrating.  We don't like to be forgotten.

Geese

I don't know what these things are or what purpose they serve in this world.  Well I know one purpose is to annoy me!  Daduh tells me when I hear honking outside and I start to boof and bark that it's just some geese and to calm down.  I can never calm down.  I need to protect my daduh from anything that could harm him.  Anything that makes that much noise must be dealt with.

Grubbiness

Momuh and daduh say that I look like a grub now too.  This is coming from when I snuggle up on the couch with them and I kinda curl myself up into a little crescent shape.  I look like those little roly-poly bugs that you see in your garden.  I dunno if I'm berry happy about this comparison.  Do I really look like a  little tato grub?  I guess I kinda do, if you don't consider how ugly they are and how ridiculously cute I am!

My life

Hey everyone!!  Nothing special going on right about now in my little mundo.  I'm about to enjoy some wonderful time with my momuh and daduh this upcoming week.  Since they decided to take the time off that will equate to extra snuggles with Tato!!  You all know how I feel about snuggles, don't you?  I think everyone needs a little Tato in their life.

Reason's I'm better than a man

I only go to the bathroom when you let me.
I always want to snuggle.
I love you unconditionally.
I'll never cheat on you.
I'm extremely loyal.
I will make you laugh all the time.
I don't judge, even if you have morning hairs.
I have a furry chest (for those of you that like that kinda stuff).

People, pugs and piles of leaves

As I love to tell you guys, this time of year is wonderful for me.  Aside from the freak 12 inches of snow we got last week, the weather is wonderful.  Leaves are falling on the ground and that gives me something to run around in, crunch under my feet and tinkle into!!  This is one of the reasons why kids shouldn't jump into piles of leaves.  You never know when Tato has peed in them!!

I love seeing people that aren't usually around me.  Even if I know them and have seen them before, I can't help myself and I must act like a total nut and go crazy around them.  This is just how I am.  Deal with it, tots!

Trick or Treat!

I know you all probably think it's odd that we do the whole Trick or Treat thing where I live on a Friday, even if it isn't actually Halloween night.  I can't help that.  But as I'm sure you guys are starting to notice, I like to dress up a little bit for this special occasion.  I got a chill down to my bones when I wore this costume!

I'm sorrrrr

Oh my godness!!  I'm sorry my tots.  I know it's been far too long since I last updated you on the things happening in my little world.  My daduh has been busy trying to get a new job.  Guess what, he got one!!  He's been so busy focusing on that stuff that he hasn't been able to give me access to mash my little paws onto the keyboard in order to blog for you guys.  I promise I'll do better.  If it takes closing doors behind my daduh's back to get to this keyboard, I'll do it.  That's how much I love all my tots.

Happiness or Sadness?

Hey Tots!!  I've been thinking.  Although I'm not sure when, my daduh will potentially be unemployed again soon.  I'm a little bit conflicted about how to feel.  On one hand, I don't want my daduh to have to deal with all the poo of having to find another job and potentially not having one for a long time and how it'll look for finding future jobs.  On the other hand, most of my first few years of life were spent with him being home and taking care of me.  I loved having my daduh around and knowing he was there for me all the time.  What do you think tots?

Blah

I don't like this weather very much.  It makes me extra snuffly and I have a hard time breathing.  I want the cool fall weather where I can go to the doggie park a lot and play as hard as my little tater heart wants to.  When I sound like a little hacksaw, it may seem cute to everyone else, but it means I am having a hard time breathing and regulating my body temperature.  Remember folks, doggies can't sweat, so we pant to try and even out our temperature.  Of course, being a pug, if something interests me, or someone interests me, I can't say no and I must investigate.  So is the life of Russell.

updates

Hello again, Tater here!!  I'm sooooooo sorry that I haven't been doing well with the updates.  So much goes on my life and momuh and daduh's as well.  Either way, I am doing well.  I'm continuing to boof more at random people and things out the window or when I'm outside on my daily constitutionals.  Momuh and daduh aren't happy about that at all and worry that it may carry over to Gunther.

Speaking of the little nugget, he is doing well too.  He is getting bigger, but right now is in that kinda weird teenage stage with growing.  He doesn't have the typical pug stockiness yet.  He kinda looks more like a string bean right now.  He is definitely full of wrinkles and has the curly-q tail that all us pugs have.  All in all, things are doing otay!!

Sorry about that

I know, I know, its been way too long since I posted my last update.  Unfortunately, nothing new is really going on in my mundo.  I'm just tatering around the house, boofing at random noises and random people and being pestered by Gunther.  He is getting a lot bigger but still hasn't filled out like an adult male pug yet.  He is on his way and is very handsome.  Hmmm, I wonder if anybody else out there knows of another handsome, dapper pug around these parts?  I dunno, just sayin...  Anyway, wish I had more fun stuff to talk about, but I don't.

Too dang hot

Hey Everyone, Tato here.  It is hotter than my undercarriage outside now.  This is not good weather for us puggies.  Cuz of our smushed in faces, anything up over 75 and any humidity makes it very difficult for us to breathe.  My little brudder, Gunther, is having just as hard of a time as I am making through the walks without panting like crazy.  We love going for walks, but during this weather we just can't do it like we want to.  Just have to play around in the house where it is nice and cool and comfy.  Although I do know that I look very cute when my mouth is open and panting, dontcha think?

Play time

As you all know, the Tater loves to go to the doggie park.  Unfortunately for me, the weather needs to be very cooperative in order for that to happen.  If it gets above 75 and humid, I just laze around and make the trip pretty much pointless.  Last night was wonderful though, and momuh and daduh took me and my new little brudder Gunther to the park.  It was Gunther's first time to go and we all weren't very sure how he would react.

When we got there, we found out there were two other older pugs already in the park.  Gunther was pretty good about things right away and started running up to people and venturing off on his own.  I guess he is a lot more independent than I am.  I tend to just go around people and other dogs.  He seemed to be perfectly content to just wander off and spelunk on his own.  Even better, as it was, another pug name Utley showed up.  He is very similar to me in size and color but is very athletic and is the only pug I know that can keep up with other doggies while running.  So yes, 5 pugs in the park all at once.  I guess all the families with pugs couldn't pass up the perfect puggie weather last night either.

All in all, I was very happy running around and playing with my little brudder and with Utley.  I love going to the park and it looks like Gunther will too.  It is such a happy place for me and I know momuh and daduh love to see me happy.  Even if Gunther doesn't play with me too much at the park, it'll be ok.  I'll be content to watch him enjoy himself in any way.  That is my job as a big brudder after all.  I love my little companion and I need to make sure he is as happy as I am.

In case any of you tots out there are wanting to see some updated pics of Gunther, here you go!!

Updates

I know it has been awhile since I've kept you guys updated.  I'm sorrrrrrrrrr!!  I've been busy trying to figure out how to handle this injection of energy into my otherwise peaceful existence.  I was such a calm, even-keeled puppy and Gunther is just not that at all.  He is the opposite of me in a lot of ways.  I do love having him around, however, as a wonderful little playmate.  I get to play fetch with another dog that is my speed and size.  He loves to play tug-of-war with me too.  I'm trying my best to be the alpha but I don't know if that is really in the cards for us.  I'm just to calm and care-free!

Ohhhh Little Brudder

I have a new baby pug brother and his name is Gunther!!  He is a lot like me, per momuh and daduh.  He has a big nose wrinkle, very soft baby fur (I'm still soft, just not as soft as he is), loves to snuggle, etc etc.  I dunno what to make of him so far.  He has pottied in the house, in my sacred area (the kitchen), so I'm not very happy about that.  He is very cute and is a little buddy for me to play with though.  I'm sure he'll grow on me, but for now he is someone to tolerate and occasionally play with.  This is him!

I've got a feeling

Something is different around the house and I don't quite know what it is.  I feel like something momentous is about to occur and it drives me nuts not knowing.  Being a dog, after all, makes me love routine and know what to expect all the time.  I really must know what is going on.  Hopefully it'll  happen soon and all the suspense will be lifted.  I can only take so much of this!!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh!!

There are 3 places that make me a very happy tater.  One is home, another is the doggie park and the last is my walker/petsitter's house.  I get to go to the last one this weekend and I'm berry happy about it!!  I haven't been there since momuh and daduh went on vacation last year and I had such a great time with all the cute girlies and other doggies.  I'm soooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can't you just tell by the look on my mush?

My 2nd Birthday!!

It finally came!!  I'm officially 2 years old today.  I know I look like I'm much older than 2, but that's all I am today.  Momuh and daduh were sooooooo good to me and gave me a nice little pupcake to eat for my birfusday.  I happily gobbled it up.  Here are some pics of it before it ended up in my belluh!!  Note the concentration on my mush as I fight away the desire to scarf it down with the desire to be a good little pup for momuh and daduh and show how patient I am...

video

Yes you read that correctly.  Sometime in the next few months, momuh and daduh are gonna be buying a new video camera.  You know what that means, right?  You guessed it, Tater in motion!!  I promise it'll add a wonderful new perspective to things.  You'll love me even more than you did before, if that's possible ;-)

just wondering...

I'd like to think I'm a pretty easygoing tater.  I put up with a lot of guff in order to maintain my demeanor.  Momuh and daduh have manhandled me on a regular basis and I just lay back and take it.  I don't bite or howl or anything like that.  In fact, I love it!!  I'm kinda hard-wired to love the attention, you might say.  I am clearly a shining little beacon of my breed.  I crave the attention (even if it isn't the good kind), follow momuh and daduh around all over the house and I loooooooooooove food.  I can't get enough food.  so long as I am loved and cared for, I will always be a happy tater.  I live to make my momuh and daduh happy.  After all, how can you not be happy looking at this?

Tots

I've recently found out from my momuh that I'm getting more notice around the world!!  This is hardly surprising, though, since my cuteness knows no bounds.  No matter what I do or where I go, I will be noticed for having such a cute little set of wrinkles and a stubby little body.  I must thank those of you from www.pugvillage.com for clicking on my momuh's link to my blog.  I really do appreciate the traffic.  I hope I am keeping all of you entertained with my random musings.  Hopefully things will pick up here a little bit more.  Unfortunately right now, the most exciting thing I do every day is decide who's lap I feel like napping on.  

weather

My little tater mush has noticed that the weather is getting a little bit nicer.  I'm starting to get a little restless at the thought of finally going to the doggie park again.  I love to go there and nothing makes me happier.  These long winter nights make it impossible to take me up there to enjoy it.  Soon enough though, it'll be warm and dry enough to take me back.  I will miss the big piles of snow and ice to pee on though.  I really enjoy them quite a bit.  Nice big targets to aim for!!

It was inevitable

Daduh has been back to work full time for over a month now.  This has been the worst month of my short little life!!!  I dunno what to do with myself and thus I've been acting out.  Eating things out of the bathroom trash, pooping in the bedroom when I know not to do that, licking myself into a rash under one of my hind leggies.  Its all a ploy to get my desperately needed attention nuggets.

Times are a changin'!

So much keeps changing around my mundo lately!  My daduh got a new job a few weeks ago, and I am sooooo happy for him!  He's been my world since I was a small tater, so it makes me sad when I see him go in the morning though.  He always gives me peanut butter treats when he leaves, however, and peanut butter always makes everything better!!  Maybe now that he's working he'll buy me a whole jar of it!!  *sigh*  A pup can dream.....  Anyways, things are good in my puppy world.  Daduh is happy, and when Daduh is happy, I'm happy.  He's my everything.  Speaking of Daduh, I will stop typing and go find him now!!