I'm BAAACK, Part 2

Dear Diary,

I'm so sorry for leaving you hanging for so long. My humans decided that we all needed to move to a new human/pug house. I don't know if you've ever tried it, but moving takes a lot of time and effort. With all the packing and unpacking, my mom hasn't made time for me to get on the computer. She has her priorities out of whack!

Hopefully I'm back online for good now. After all, we pugs need to have a creative writing outlet for all our clever and amazing thoughts and adventures!
Speaking of amazing adventures, last night my mom took Chili and me for a walk. It was pretty eventful. It started out like any other walk. But once we got to the park, things got interesting! First, we were pseudo attacked by a mini-chihuahua. This guy was really scrappy and trying hard to egg us on. It wasn't scary or anything, but kind of embarrasing, especially since all the other non-mini dogs were staring.

We somehow had to regain our dignity in front of the other dogs, so we waged an attack against a coonhound. My mom said we should be thankful that he and his human were really patient and mellow. We don't know about this "thankful" stuff, but we were feeling really proud of ourselves!

THEN, we saw this human my mom said was like a king, or something like that. I think she said he's the king of Colorado. I don't know what a Colorado is, but my mom was "thankful" that no one attacked him. At first I thought we should be thankful that he didn't attack us! After all, I have read that pugs are favored by kings and queens. But then...

We got home and my mom said she found something that she thought had been lost for good. Of all the rotten luck, she found this straightjacket that she knit for me. I thought I had hidden it really good, and I thought we escaped from the straightjacket when we moved to the new human/pug house. Seriously, is this not injustice for pugs?! At the very least, she could have knit it in a more flattering pattern! I look like a LINEBACKER!

Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if that king guy had taken us to help him rule the Colorado. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't make his royal pugs wear straightjackets! And maybe he lives in a palace with lots of treats and servants! Then we could outlaw this kind of thing!

Love,
Coco

Furry Scurry!

Dear Diary,

I'm so excited! I just snuck a peak at my mom's email and it looks like we signed up for the 2011 Furry Scurry! It's my favorite social event of the season!

If you don't know what the Scurry is, my mom says its for a good cause, benefiting a local shelter the humans call the Dumb Friends League. I think they call it dumb because they shelter cats there too, and our cat Helen came from there. Although I'm not supposed to call people or cats dumb, so I don't know why they are allowed to call it that. Anyway, I LOVE the Furry Scurry because there are lots of pet vendors there and I get LOTS of treats and head scratches. There is also tons of paparazzi there, they're always taking my picture. I just know I will achieve my goal of world-wide fame by participating, paws crossed it will be this year!

The only thing I don't like about the Furry Scurry is the human sized, fuzzy animals. I bark at them when they try to pet me. All the humans seem to think this is really funny, but those furry giants aren't going to get away with touching me!

This year I'll get to show Chili the Furry Scurry ropes. If there's one good thing I've noticed about having Chili around, it's that even more humans come over and see us. I hope Chili is as excited as I am! For now I need to take a nap, so I can be ready to go full throttle furry scurry style in May. I don't know when that is, but I hope it's soon!

Love,

Coco

I'm BACK!

Dear Diary,

Sorry it's been so long since I've written. I've since decided to give up on transferring my previous journal entries. I'm going to start fresh today! So much has happened since I last wrote to you. I adopted a brother, Chili! He's older than me, but I still have to show him the ropes. I wasn't sure that I wanted to adopt him at first, I liked having ALL the attention and treats and love to myself. But now that he's been here awhile, I see that there is enough attention, treats and love to go around. In fact, there may even be MORE treats, because Chili sometimes forgets that pugs use the facilities outside, so my mom, oops, I mean OUR mom, gives us treats when he goes outside. Hmm, now that I think about it, I LOVE Chili! Thanks Diary, for showing me the light!

At the left is a picture of Chili, so you can see what he looks like. I don't think he's as cute as me, but all the humans sure seems to think he is...

Love,

Coco

Previous Diary Entries - My Family is Strange! July 17, 2007

Dear Diary,
I wrote yesterday about how Helen might want to be friends, but now I think she was only teasing. I don't know why she's so grouchy! She hisses at me and stares at me through the gate. Oh well, my mom says she's anti-social, and I shouldn't let it bother me. So since everyone else loves me so much, I'll just wait until Helen comes around, I know she will eventually since I'm so adorable and loving.

While I'm on the subject of Helen, let me tell you something else about her. She doesn't even like treats! I don't get it! My mom tried to give her a treat, and she sniffed it and walked away. I wanted to eat the treat, but my mom grabbed it off the floor and put it back in the container before I could get it. My mom says Helen is a vegetarian. I don't know what that means, but apparently my mom thinks it's weird for a cat.

Then there's this other pug that lives in the little room in the bedroom, but every time I try to play with him, he just imitates me! I try to attack him, but i can never seem to catch him. After awhile, I get dizzy. This really drives me crazy. The other day, I noticed that his mom and dad look exactly like my mom and dad! AND, he even has a cat that looks just like Helen. Does anyone else have a weird family like me?

Time to go secure the perimeter.

Love,
Coco

Previous Diary Entries - July 16, 2007

Graduation!

Dear Diary,
Last week was so exciting! First I graduated from Petsmart training. I think my mom was a little worried that I wouldn't pass, because we worked too long on learning the shake trick, and didn't spend much time on "Leave it". But I wasn't worried. I knew I'd charm my way to a certificate if it meant I'd get to have my picture taken in that graduation cap! I love pictures!

Then I had a whole weekend slumber party with tons of other dogs. I sure was tired when I got home on Sunday. I had to take a bath, and I'm still not sure if I like those. Helen watched me and I think she was snickering. This makes me think it's not desirable to be bathed. Speaking of Helen, she was more tolerant of me last night when I got home. Maybe we can be friends after all! That is my dream come true. I'll see how tonight goes.

Love,
Coco