Our New Wally Inspired Security System

This post was inspired by Walter. Anyone who has been following his blog knows what happened to him. He darted out his door and got hit by an SUV. Mum was insistent that she post these pics today even though I had another story in mind. The pics below show the new "Wally Inspired" security system. We have a covered porch at the front of our townhouse but it is not fenced in. A couple of times I have wandered down the drive and out into the street. Of course I felt this was justified as a skateboard or stranger was going past my home and needed to be told who is in charge here! Mum does not see it that way and gets very upset with me. One day recently she came home with these black metal parts. There was a lot of excitement in the air as she went about assembling and installing them in the front of the porch. They are about 2 feet high and high enough to keep me in! She said something about purchasing them at a place called "Canadian Tire". You apparently buy them in separate pieces based on the length you need, and the gate opening piece is sold separate too so you can be creative and have several gate openings or just one. Now she can open the front door and not worry about me darting down the drive after something or another that happens to pass by that I feel needs barking at. We now call this the "Wally gate". My best pug pal, Dickens, came over the other day and I heard his Dad comment on how terrific an idea it was. He said it keeps Dickens from wandering while he and mum chat at the doorway. Mum says she highly recommends it, she says it is worth the $115.00 she spent at this Canadian Tire shop which I really couldn't care less about as it doesn't have the word "pet" in the name. So...... here is to you Wally!

Wordless Wednesday

An evening on Burnaby Mountain

It was a nice evening when mum said... "car ride to Burnaby Mountan, let's go" Here are pictures from that evening.

When we got there we saw the parachuting dude. Sometimes in the summer there are a couple of guys gliding down the hill. Not a long glide but fun to bark at none the less.

Mum tried to get a pic of me and the Burnaby City view in the background, the sun wasn't cooperating though. It was at the wrong angle.

Lounging on the grass and chewing a stick.

While I was walking around being encourage to "wee wee". I wandered into the bush for privacy when what to my surprise I found this slightly used kong toy. I was super excited and when I appeared out of the bushes I proudly struggled to carry it in my mouth. Mum was not as overly excited as I. Her response was...... "oh god now what the hell have you found..... that is absolutely filthy, covered in other dogs spit and soiled with dirt and way too big to carry in your mouth!" I was allowed to play with it a little while but NOT allowed to bring it home. I was not happy about that. Something about "tons of toys at home and the fact it was old and dirty".

I had to be placed up here as it was too high for my little legs to jump up. But wow look at the view! Pug-king of the world!

Trying to chew on stick while lounging watching the parachute dude and trying to bark all at the same time. Word of caution to all you pugs..... chewing and barking don't mix and can lead to coughing, snorting and choking, which in turns results in the taking away of the stick, by mum!

Posing for the camera with my little stick. Just before the barking incident.

Up Close and Personal

Some close up shots of me on the way home from swimming at the beach yesterday. Gosh it was so nice to get away from the loudness of the basketball tournament behind our house.

Winston's Favourite Things

We have been tagged to post a list of our favourite things! Here is the list of what I really like best.

My all time favourite snacks, Liver Treats. Liver is my favourite food in the whole world.

My favourite dry crunchies is Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Small Bites. I must have small bites I can't manage the big dog crunchies.

And of course my most favourite thing in the whole wide world...... my chuck mini. I have one in blue and one in pink (don't ask). I have a large supply of the small balls that go with it too. I never use the big chuck it as the balls are too big for my mouth.

Here is a picture of my favourite Harness Vest. It is multipurpose as it serves as a car seat belt too. I have one in royal blue and we sometimes refer to it as the "muscle vest" as it looks like a muscle shirt on me!

And my favourite dog bed is like this one. A medium sized oval shaped dog bed. I love my dog bed and sometimes mum has a hard time getting me out of it in the morning! My bed is blue and I won't sleep in it unless it has a blanket in it.

My favourite dog bakery is Big Dog Little Dog and I love going in here as it always smells of liver!