Hi everyone,

I would like to introduce Obie, short for Oberon (Tani is short for Titania for you Shakespeare fans).  He is a 4 year old rescue who came to live with us yesterday. What I know about his background is that his original owners divorced with the husband taking the pug.  He was supposedly surrendered to the rescue organization because he was being left alone all the time.  His foster mom thinks he might have been hit because she said he would shy away when she reached to touch his head. I'm not sure- he doesn't seem to flinch too much with me. He is not too good with basic commands so there is some work to do there.  The FM said he was crate trained, but what he has is a carrier, not a crate.  It is really too small for him to use as a crate, but according to FM he spent a lot of time there when she first got him.  He does seem to find some comfort in it- but already he is choosing to spend more time with me than in the crate.

Tani is ignoring him to the best of her ability.  She seemed a bit disappointed when she woke up this morning and he was still here.  For her though- indifference is a good sign.  She has only chased him away from me once, that was yesterday, and even then was not too aggressive with him.  Today they were sleeping about a two feet apart on the same rug.

Yesterday we taught him to use the dog door- I don't think he had ever seen one.  He will use it now but he thinks of it as a treat dispenser! I was sitting on the back porch with both of them this afternoon,  he went over and checked out the door.  He went in, then came right back out and trotted over to me expectantly!  He is VERY food driven.  I never thought I would find a dog that eats faster than Tani - but he does. He is always hungry (pug!) and does seem to be a bit on the thin side.

I am excited on one hand to start this new chapter, but I was feeling kind of sad yesterday to be back to two pugs without Mag.  I also was going to post this in her blog- but that didn't seem right tonight. 

I also need help with a new tag line.  For nine years it has been Karen and the pug girls (I have already said several times 'come on girls').  Karen and the pugs?  Pug pack?  Is two a pack?  Really it is three- two and a spirit pug...

Anyway- here are some pictures of him from our first two days.  The first is him in his carrier, then just standing, then sleeping on the couch.  BTW- he is one of those pugs that always has his tongue sticking out- you can see it in all the pics, especially the last one.