Conehead
Okay, long story short: Sid’s wearing a cone around his head:
We recently weaned him off his hydrocortisone for the winter (which will be explained in a future follow-up post to my earlier allergy post), and ever since, he’s been gnawing on all four of his feet and scratching away at his poor little chin.
I’m half-convinced that all of this paw chewing is due to boredom, so I thought a “comfort cone” (or “cone of shame,” if you’re a pessimist) might help him break his current cycle of destructiveness and find some other, more productive, things to do with his time.
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Pug Slope Holiday Party – The Aftermath
Pug Slope, INC had its first holiday party this weekend and Sid got a little out of control.
After drinking an entire bottle of Red Cat wine, he tried to start a fight with a plush potato. The potato won.
After that embarrassment, he hobbled over to his bed and zonked out. We found him the next morning in this pathetic state.
Luckily, with an ever-shedding pug in our home, there’s always plenty of “hair of the dog” for those rough mornings.
Sid and Bethany
On Sunday, my cousin Mickey and her daughter Bethany came down to New York City for a mega-spectacular day of shopping and candy. Their first stop was the American Girl Store on 5th Ave near Rockefeller Center. When I met up with them, they were just wrapping up at Dylan’s Candy Bar on the Upper East Side. From there, we took the R train over to Times Square and had lunch next to Ringo Starr’s drum kit and Pug McCartney’s Hofner bass at the Hard Rock Cafe.
After our rock and roll lunch, we braved the holiday madness of the Times Square Toy’s R Us, M&M’s store (more candy!), and Hershey store (can you tell the day’s itinerary was planned out by an awesome ten-year-old?). By the time we were done at the Hershey store, we were all exhausted and broke, but we had four hours to kill before Mickey and Bethany had to get back to the Port Authority for their bus back to Binghamton. What do you do when you’ve got four hours to kill in New York City?
Why, you take the F-train all the way back to Park Slope so you can meet Sid, of course!
Bethany and Sid immediately hit it off.
Bethany’s an awesome dancer, so Sid asked if she could show him a few moves.
And before they left, Sid, Bethany and I posed for the obligatory “goofy” photo.
Sid can’t wait to hang out with Bethany again, and neither can I!
Old Man Winter
Break out the pug Snuggie – Winter has finally arrived. There was a light dusting of snow last night that stuck to the trees and the ground, where it remained until this morning. When I took Sid for his morning walk in Prospect Park, he had his first experience with Ol’ Man Winter. On our usual path there is a low point where a large puddle of water usually collects after a storm. Today the puddle was topped with a thin layer of ice.
Sid approached the slippery surface with curiosity and caution, but as soon as he stepped on it, the ice began cracking. Not knowing what to do he sped up and started breaking more ice. Luckily the water was only about half an inch deep so he just ended up confused by the whole situation.
We are still really looking forward to his first experience with some real snow. Looks like that moment may be right around the corner.
