Barking Mad: The Pug Story Part 5

Ah I finally found a minute to sit down and catch up on my blog… Now where were we? Oh yes, the eagerly anticipated follow up to my puppy adventures.

Okay so around a month ago we finally made the decision to get another puppy. At first it seemed that we had it all planned out: we had spoken with Polly’s breeder and we fully intended to return to her once again for our next pug. She told us that she had a litter due at the end of July so we were hopeful to receive news on puppies within a couple of weeks. After what seemed like a long wait we inquired once more when July was almost over, only to be informed that she got the dates muddled up and to give it another week.

More waiting was torturous, and I begun to get anxious – all I wanted was an update on puppies! So naturally when that week was up I got in touch one final time to ask for an update. However this time I never got a response back. I watched the days pass again, and before I knew it the days turned into weeks and it was a fortnight since our breeder had last been in touch with me, let alone give me any news.

As you can imagine I was beyond frustrated and honestly, a little bit annoyed and confused that I never heard back from Polly’s breeder. Its a difficult situation because you don’t want to be too pestering but at the same time if you want a pug you’ve got to be persistent.

Patience never was my strong point.

And so I begun to reassess my options….

The hunt for a pug puppy started from scratch all over again.

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Before I knew it, it felt like January all over again where I was frantically sending out dozens of spontaneous texts and emails to local breeders I got from the Kennel Club website. Contrasting the odd communication I had with Polly’s breeder, I received practically immediate replies from many people I contacted regarding puppies in the local area, confirming that I was making the right decision to stick to my guts and look somewhere else this time.

However, the replies I received weren’t exactly what I was hoping for. Searching for pugs is difficult enough, searching for black ones seemed to limit me even more! A few people contacted me saying they had fawns, but nobody had any black ones!

I felt that familiar feeling of disappointment as I continually received disheartening replies. Am I ever going to find them?

Then last Tuesday, I believe that chance intervened a little bit. As I scanned my brain I recalled how I came to find Polly back at the start of the year – a lady was very helpful and gave my details over email that lead me to her. I checked my Hotmail and I still had the very email saved in my history. I knew that I had to get in touch with this lady again.

I sent a very hopeful email and got a reply right away. When I saw my inbox update and notify me of a new message, excitement poured through my body. I read the following message:

Hi Grace.

My next litter will be fawn,but my Son and Daughter in law have one of my black girls who has a lovely litter of black Pug puppies, they are about 4 weeks old, and will be ready in a few weeks, they are mainly Snugglepug bred, so they are exceptionally beautiful babies.

Give Leanne and Michael a ring _______________ and arrange a viewing

Regards, Lesley.

I’m pretty sure that I was beaming ear to ear by the time I finished reading. To be safe I reread it once more and by then adrenaline kicked in. I could feel it. This was it!

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In a now blurred contact we arranged to make our way to view the puppies on Thursday evening. It was such a pleasure to go and look at some tiny little pugs and be the first ones to give one a home! Although that made our decision even tougher as we had too much choice this time!

Where all the puppies were so lovely we had a hard decision picking one, but eventually…….

One stood out.

Introducing, Peggy! She is joining our family in the middle of September!

Thank you for reading, and I apologise for such a heavy ‘text’ filled post with a lack of lovely puppy pictures, my camera didn’t get any good snaps as the room we were in was dark. I promise lots of puppy pictures come September! However if you can’t wait I will be posting a few mobile images to my Twitter and Facebook of Peggy in the meantime! Stay tuned….

Accessorising

I have another new thing to obsessively accessorise with – my Mini! Since getting my Mini at the beginning of the month it has been my pride and joy. I never thought that I would be one of those ‘car crazy’ people but having the Mini has changed things a little. I am in love with this four wheeled baby beyond my expectations. It was definitely the best decision I have made in my motoring journey so far. I am so pleased with its appearance and its drives wonderfully.

Keeping up the Mini’s chic appearance with a black iPhone car charger which I think is so much smarter than the original white one. However a white charger is useful when you’re rummaging through your handbag as it stands out so much.

Fancy flower dashboard decoration courtesy of the very nice people from FabCar. Naturally a pink theme is going here

Air fresheners

Pretty storage boxes in the ^Miniature boot, get it?

And of course a pretty new Key Ring to show off the new key.

So happy with the new wheels!

Stay tuned for a puppy update very shortly in the next few days x x

The Food Of Summer

The food of summer comes off the BBQ. I have so much love for BBQs mainly because they are one of those seasonal things that you enjoy at a particular time of the year.

Is there anything better than sitting in the garden with a cold glass of diet coke in your hand lapping up the smell of the BBQ cooking away on a warm summers evening?

No is the answer to that!

The Bunting in our garden has faded in the sunshine, but it has otherwise survived the eventful summer of 2012. It was a lovely evening eating BBQ food and watching the closing ceremony of the Olympics. I love summer when it feels like this!

Have a great week! x

Wednesday Treats

You’ve got to love Orange Wednesdays. Its the middle of the week. We’re a _little bit closer to the weekend but not quite there yet. Perhaps a movie to cheer us up mid-week? It certainly does cheer me up anyway. I love the cinema. I love the escapism of it – I feel as though I can go and disappear for a few hours to another planet.  Although I’m not really one to speak as today was shockingly only my second visit to the cinema this year. Crazy huh?

If you’re wondering, I went to see the new Batman film with my dad. Cinema trips are our thing. We don’t get to do it much recently, and I miss it. But I suppose that it makes it extra special when we do get to go though  

It was most definitely worth waiting a few weeks to go and see the film, we were going to go last Wednesday but I picked up my car instead. As expected it was action packed, but completely brilliant and in a way the storyline was unexpected as you couldn’t quite tell where things were going to end up. Loved the ending! But I won’t put any spoilers out there!

Cinema snacks with my work discount:

(Side note: the refreshers were completely gone before the film even started. Fail)

What was the last film you went to see?

Blogger’s Block

I don’t know if its the odd British weather we seem to be having lately, my inspiration levels at a low or something in the water but I just cannot seem to get into my blog lately. Its very frustrating because I really want to blog but I can’t find the time for it and whenever I do find time I sit here wordlessly at my laptop screen. Call it a case of writer’s blogger’s block perhaps?

Actually writing is one of the only things I have ever been any good at. When I’m zoned out writing I feel quite at peace with myself. I’m in my own little bubble when I write.  Most of the time its for my own enjoyment, however a blog is not private and I have slowly got round to the idea of other people actually reading it. I sort of like the idea of other people reading my blog, so much so that continually receiving low page viewings recently has really knocked me back a bit. I can’t help but feel disappointed especially when I put so much into my blog.

However, I blog because I enjoy it. I do it for me. If anyone reads it I suppose I should maybe just consider it an added bonus?

Incredibly, we are now in August. What will another month bring I wonder?

[Hopefully some blogging at some point?]

The Best Of 2012–July

Even if I didn’t blog a great deal, or have a particularly eventful July, in the spirit of getting my blogging hat back on, here is the best of last month:

Visiting Greenwich for Mum’s Birthday.

Looking for a new car.

Deciding to get another pug.

Supporting Beth’s Dog Show in the rain.

Watching War Horse in London.