October 6th, 2010 by Brian
In addition to Sid’s birthday cake, he also received a new toy, or rather toys-within-a-toy. We got him a Kyjen Hide-a-Squirrel toy from a pet store in the west village called Canine Styles. This has become his favorite toy. We are putting together a video highlighting his manic technique of extracting the mini squirrels from the plush tree stump – look for that soon.
Aside from the fun derived from pulling the squirrels out of the stump, Sid also finds pleasure in carrying the baby squirrels around in his mouth and gently squeezing them. He also likes to collect them all onto his bed and then rest his head on them.
Even though Sid considers himself a “tough guy”, he isn’t afraid to show his tender side to his new baby squirrel posse.
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October 4th, 2010 by Jenn
Siddhartha Lamont Sanchez Demski turned five years old today! According to this handy chart, that means he’s 37 in human years – Can you believe it?
To celebrate, Brian made a birthday cake out of Sid’s most favorite foods. There was an apple involved, some peanut butter, and a few dried sweet potato sticks.
Sid waited patiently as Brian put the finishing touches on his birthday surprise. And by “patiently” I mean: he was so keyed up he almost popped a vein. Check out the manic expression in Sid’s eyes:
The finished product:
It’s a cake only a pug could love.
A birthday boy can’t eat his birthday cake without making a birthday wish:
I wonder what Sid wished for…
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October 3rd, 2010 by Brian
“Are we going to spend another Saturday just sitting around the apartment?” Sid asked me after letting out a big sigh.
Well, I guess he had a point. It was already approaching 11 o’clock on a beautiful fall day and we were not taking full advantage of it – or any advantage of it for that matter. Having lived in Los Angeles for the past 8 years, I’d grown to take days like this for granted – but cold weather was on the horizon so we decided it was time to seize the day and head to the J.J. Byrne Dog Run for another outside off-leash extravaganza.
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October 2nd, 2010 by Brian
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September 29th, 2010 by Jenn
After three days of rain and humidity, we woke up Wednesday morning to a clear blue sky. Brian came along on Sid’s morning walk so he could take advantage of the beautiful day.
Sid loves walking with his dad:
No, really, he does:
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September 27th, 2010 by Brian
The laundry had been piling up like January snow and today, despite the fact that between me and the laundromat lay 4 avenues of pouring rain, it had to be done. I was in a mad rush to get the laundry sorted before said laundromat sent out the signal for last wash, so I called upon my faithful companion Sid for much needed assistance.
He gave me a “you’ve got to be kidding me” look so I told him I’d make it worth his while. Since he didn’t understand a word of English, I tried again in a language he’d understand – treats. Lots of ’em.
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September 27th, 2010 by Brian
It was Saturday and everyone was getting restless inside the apartment. The weather was so nice that we decided it’d be the perfect time to take Sid to the nearest dog run and let him “cut loose”. The nearest dog run to Park Slope is at J.J. Byrne Park near 5th Ave and 4th Street. When we got there, a few other small and medium size dogs were already running around and the gate that separated the small dog section from the big dog section was wide open. While Sid is a veteran of Los Angeles dog parks (Pasadena, Silverlake), he had never been allowed to run with the big dogs. Would this be his chance?
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