Remy the Puggle! Great Video...

The source calls it the "BEST puggle video EVER".
That might just be true, too.

Remy the Puggle is the star of the show. This well-produced video montage allows the uber-cute pup to really strut his stuff.



I'm not the only one who likes the vid, either. Here's a comment (found at YouTube) from another fan of the flick:

"5 stars. Very well produced. I liked the side rear view mirror shots. Mikey loves to ride in the car like that, but I didn't realize his ears ears are flopping to and fro."

Anyway, if you like puggles (and you obviously do), you should be watching the Remy move right this very minute!

Mexican Travel Sounds Great!

This is a puggle blog, not a travel blog. Recently, however, I wrote a piece on traveling with your dog, so this isn't much of a stretch, really.

I can't tell you how the folks at Karisma Resorts feel about puggles, but I can tell you how much they appear to love their guests. This exciting company operates a string of top-notch resorts along the Maya Riviera, catering to all personality types. They have a facility designed to utterly dissolve the stress of vacationers. They have others designed with activities in mind for those who'd like to stay on the go. They even operate an impressive resort for those of us who prefer our time away from home to be an "au natural" affair. That's right--from overly stressed executives to nudists, Karisma has it covered (pun intended).

One great thing about their All Inclusive Mexico Vacations is that they really do cater (again, a pun) to the palates of their visitors. These people are proud of their food and provide the kind of chow that will satisfy even the most haughty of the foodies. Great surroundings. Well-appointed properties. Fantastic cuisine.

Puggles or not, you'd be in the wrong NOT to investigate Karisma properties and to consider Mexico for your next vacation.

Puggles Digging

I dig puggles. Puggles dig digging. Digging up yards, that is. At least some of them seem to get a kick out of doing a little doggycentric landscaping.

If your puggle is outside a great deal and you don't want to be the folks on the block with the nasty yard everyone whispers about, you have to come up with a solution to stop the excavation project.

I found one puggle owner bemoaning the status of the yard post-puggle and requesting some hints on stopping the activity. The only suggestion proffered by readers? Sprinkling a little cayenne pepper into the hole.

As Emeril Lagasse might say, "BAM!" Problem solved? Maybe not. Wouldn't that just inspire your super-cute puggle to pick a new spot to dig? I don't have the answers. Just the questions. I know me some puggles, but I ain't no yard care guru. You dig?

Read the lament of the digging puggles and see a picture of their handiwork here.

Monotreme Puggles

Ever hear of a monotreme? No? What's up with you? Are you ignorant?

Just kidding. I had never heard of one either until about ten minutes ago.

According to the not-necessarily-reliable Wikipedia, monotremes are egg-laying mammals.

Why am I mentioning this? Because baby monotremes are not referred to as cubs. Or mini-monotremes. They're called... You guessed it. PUGGLES!!!!

According to DLTK's learning together:

"A monotreme is a rare sort of mammal found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. The reason they are so rare is that they lay eggs!

This group includes the Platypus and the Echidna (spiny anteater)."

Artistic Representations of Cat Butt

Cat butt. The great Dutch masters never painted it. Picasso never created murals depicting cat butt. Michaelangelo didn't put a cat's rump on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

The art world ignored the feline posterior for centuries. That's no longer the case, however. Now, finally, artwork featuring the backsides of kitties is readily available.

It's cat art with a "rearview perspective" and you can get yours via a nifty Cafe Press shop operated by Mad Frank (who insures us that he isn't really mad).

The artwork is varied but carries a consistent theme of cat butt. My personal favorite features two people in bed watching television. Their bare legs poke out from under the bedding. Their cat is at the foot of the bed, standing, watching TV. We get the people's perspective. Pure cat butt.

There's also a send up of the Munch classic, "The Scream" featuring a cry of anguish in the immediate vicinity of cat heinie.

There are some things you must see yourself. The cat butt art from Mad Frank falls into that category. A nice range of products. Multiple pieces. Definitely worthy of investigation.

I'm not ready to call it an artistic revolution or a movement (insert feline BM joke here), but it is incredibly interesting and a lot of fun!