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.
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.
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.
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!
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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PUG SLOPE chronicles the adventures of a pug named Sid as he navigates his way through the world. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, started the blog in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and is currently calling Chicago, Illinois his home.
