Milo

Just wanted to share a pic from Milo's birthday party today (he's 3)! He got lots of chew toy presents and a "cake" made from sliced doggy sausage, cream cheese and marrow bones. He also enjoyed an extra long walk, a ride to the pet store, and our family singing the birthday song to him. I think he's had a good day. Beth VanDerwill-Dembowski

Mickey

Micky at last night's Pennsylvania SPCA Good Dog Gala annual fundraiser event. He did very well and there were lots of dogs there. He got lots of hugs and kisses and pets from the folks there. He also had his photo taken by the SPCA photographer and the Philadelphia abc tv station got a shot of him. Maybe it will show up on tv today...wpvi 6. My aunt went with me. My Lucy who can get a little goofy stayed home with Terry while Micky and I were on our date. Can't believe it, but Micky turned 11 1/2 on October 1. Gina

Mickey

We adopted pugs Micky and Rocky from the Michigan Pug Rescue in July 2004. They were adorable. Micky, who had only one eye was a cute, smart 4 year old and his brother Rocky was an adorable, energetic, sweet 7 year old. Even though my husband Terry and I live in Philadelphia, and the Pugmen were near Detroit, we had no problem driving to Michigan to adopt them. Ironically, someone in Michigan loved the movie Rocky and named the pugs after "Rocky" the fighter and "Micky" the coach/manager in the movie. The Rocky films are all based and filmed in Philadelphia where we live. I thought it only fitting to tour the Pugmen around the city when they first arrived. I took photos of them in front of the "Rocky steps" which is the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Rocky the Pugman got a chance to meet the real Rocky. Well, it wasn't the real one, but the statue of "Rocky"! The Pugmen traveled with us on vacation and stayed at nice places in Delaware and VA. A few years later, Rocky the older pug developed cancer and passed away in November 2007. We were so sad and so was Micky. For about a year, we focused our attention on spoiling Micky even more since he was alone. We then began discussing adopting another pug. In October 2008, we returned to the Michigan Pug Rescue to adopt an adorable little Puglady named Lucy. Lucy was 3 when we adopted her. We love her and she and Micky get along well. When she first arrived, Micky was determined to make Lucy "his lady", but Lucy loudly and physically reminded him that she was his sister! Micky finally accepted his sister Lucy who is a ball of energy. Lucy has a thing about the tv. If she sees an animal, specifically horses, dogs or cats on tv she runs up to the tv and jumps on the stand (front paws on stand) and standing on her two hind legs, puts her face up to our 42 inch high definition tv and whines (she use to bark, but now whines) and it is hilarious. She believes she has to get the animals out the box! Our dogs go for "rides" regularly, to the dog park, state park, city park and the wildlife refuge. They are truly our companions and we wouldn't trade them for the world. It's wonderful how from day one Micky seemed to love me the most and I am his human although he really loves my husband. Rocky was my husband's buddy. When he died, my husband didn't have an animal companion although Micky tried to fill the void. When Lucy came, she immediately sensed my husband needed her and she is totally "Daddy's little girl" although she loves me too! Yes our pugs snore and snort and eat faster than my 185 pound St. Bernard ever did. But, after a stressful day at work, coming home to the Pugpeople is always great! They love us, sleep with us and get along with our cat and box turtle. We're so glad we adopted them! Gina Gilliam - Pugs

Moe

Moe – A Pug on the Move Moe is proud to be from Michigan – that’s Detroit, Michigan to be exact. Otherwise known as “Moe – town.” Moe was planning to spend all his days enjoying the Rock City, but his owners launched him into an adventure he could never have imagined when they left him in the hands of the Michigan Pug Rescue (aka “MPR”). After a few months with his foster family and pug foster brother, Chang, Moe was ready to be adopted. This is when my husband and I come into the picture: a couple Northwestern grad students ecstatically awaiting the arrival of the first dog either of us has ever owned. After months of planning and making sure we were ready for the responsibility, we found Moe online and immediately knew he was ours. Luckily the Michigan Pug Rescue also agreed that we would be the right home for Moe. As soon as we heard the news we jumped in the car and excitedly drove the 300 miles from Chicago to Detroit … little did we know how our lives would change! We walked in the door of Larry & Kathy’s home (the great people who run MPR) and saw the room was packed with happy, playful pugs. We wondered to ourselves, “which one would be joining our family?” Then Larry said, “here’s Moe,” and, just like that, Moe became a part of our lives forever. Having never owned a dog before, we were definitely a little nervous about how we would stack up as dog parents. It certainly didn’t help our jitters when Moe’s foster parents informed us that he wasn’t the best car rider. Poor little Moe cried all the way to Chicago, but after 5 hours he had successfully made the move to the Land of Lincoln. It took a little time for Moe to teach us how to take care of him. As his note from his foster Mom said, “I like to be good, but sometimes I don’t listen to you, just be patient, I do listen eventually!” The first week, Moe didn’t listen too well. We didn’t have a backyard and would spend hours getting Moe to go potty on the leash (tough to get used too if you are accustomed to your freedom in that department!). After multiple days of 2 hour potty sessions, in the middle of finals week no less, I was in tears thinking we might have to return Moe. Luckily someone was looking out for us because as soon as we returned home our rescue outreach person, Susan, gave me a call. She knew exactly what to say to assure me that Moe would be able to adjust and become a part of our family, it was just going to take some time. Thanks Susan to your inspirational phone call! Our routines and Moe’s routines eventually did get in sync and Moe became a fast favorite of our friends. Moe even provided advertising for MPR! Our friends Lindy and Duane were planning to get a dog, and considering a pug as an option. Moe must have sensed an opportunity because as soon as they came over, Moe climbed up on the couch behind Duane and strategically rested his chin right on Duane’s shoulder. Needless to say, Moe closed the deal that night for a pug. Lindy and Duane also decided to adopt from MPR and brought home cutey-pie Hamilton. You have to hand it to Moe for securing himself a pug friend and playmate! (makes you wonder if pugs are smarter than we think) We all lived happily in our apartment until graduation. Moe even grew to love car rides (especially since they normally involved a visit to Hamilton’s house). Then Moe bid farewell to the beaches of Lake Michigan and made the move with us to Seattle. Now we’re in Seattle for good and Moe seems happy to be settled here in the Emerald City. He likes a lot of things about living here: the eco-friendliness (he is a “recycled dog” after all), the great hiking (no hills, please), the dog-friendly companies (Amazon is dog heaven), and even the dog friendly bars (but not on a school night). He is not a fan of the rain, but Moe has seen enough cities to know that no place is perfect. If you asked him, I think Moe would probably say that his favorite thing in the world is meeting new people. Moe can hang with anyone and hasn’t met a dog, person, or even cat (!) that he doesn’t like. Moe even enjoys going to the vet. It doesn’t make a difference if they poke and prod him, he just loves the socializing. Moe definitely is not a perfect dog. He is stubborn, he cannot fetch and he has a yappy bark that he breaks out when he’s trying to boss around big dogs. But, he is a great cuddler, a constant comedian and we could not imagine our lives without him.

Molly

Here are a few pics of our beautiful Millie.. We adopted her June 2007. She is doing great. She is now 10 years old. She is attached at the hip to her mother ( which is me). :) She is loved very much.