Here's a post from PetSugar Community member Booglass from the Pet of the Day group:
Monty has a passion for unstuffing his toys. Judging by the look on the bear's face—he is feeling a bit nervous.
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If you're treating a pet to special attire for your Christmas Day pageant dinner, it's the perfect moment to snap photos for next year's holiday card so you don't start scrambling way before the season begins again.
North posed for this dress rehearsal before I picked the perfect spot with great lighting for our final shot. After all, the stage is already set with stockings up and presents partially unwrapped and a happily gifted pooch on hand, too.
I always take note of things I spot with a smooshy up front, but I rarely purchase them (unless I'm in a gas station in Florida). Still, I'm happily surprised to find several items that I'd be proud to pick up or get as a present. Naturally, as my lil North is a Boston Terrier, this I Can't Get Enough gifting series will kick off with his breed. A lil something for everyone, hopefully my pals can take a hint (wink wink).
While he seems to think he rules my house 365 days a year, today North celebrates Halloween as a frog prince. Hats off to you, pup!
Like what you see here? There are a few outtakes on my Facebook page!
Bruce is my newest doggie crush! So cute and so, so smart! Don't believe me? Check him out in action — and inaction! — below.
In honor of a long weekend for me and my Boston Terrier, see two more videos starring this playful pup and read more
Bulldogs, along with Boxers, Bostons, Persians, and Himalayans (to name a few), fall into a group I like to affectionately call smooshies, based on that unique face shape. They all have brachycephalic skulls — "brachy" means shortened and "cephalic" means head. This creates the wheezes, snores, and snorts commonly coming from their mouths, but also causes another unwelcome emission . . . gas.
Along with narrower nostrils and wind pipes, it can take a greater effort for them to breathe through the nose. Then, when eating, dogs with smushed faces tend to inhale (literally), not chew their food, and typically suck in quite a bit of air in the process, which makes them rather gassy on the other end, too.
What can you do about it? Pick up a bowl to help pets eat, and drink, slower and ingest less air.
The minute I spotted this heartwarming story by LiseVintgLightg in the Pet of the Day group, I knew I had to share it with all of you:
Tyler is our much-loved, 11-year-old rescued Boston Terrier. Badly neglected by a breeder because of eye probs and because he was not up to breed standards, he was kept in a dark garage while it was "decided" what to do with him. He was rescued by the breeder's vet and turned over to Boston Terrier Rescue, from whom we adopted him. Boston Rescue renamed him Tyler, as the breeder had referred to him only by his eye condition. . .
We adopted Tyler when he was eight months old — frightened of men, terrified of the dark and completely untrained. Quick to learn, Tyler adapted beautifully to our active family and grew into a ball-obsessed, pool-obsessed, happy fellow! Tyler's eye probs continued, however; he almost died when he lost his first eye to a staph infection at about seven years old. Our struggle to save his remaining eye was making him even more sick and miserable than the sick eye itself, but putting him down just because he would be blind (contrary to vet advice) was not an option. We chose to remove his remaining eye was when he was nine years old.
Learn about this pup's resourceful play strategy and read more
It's not every day that you see a dog on a motorcycle (or riding alongside), and this smart smooshy does so with no human present! Learn all about Chopper and his bike skills and start this slideshow.
I may be biased, but how adorable is this smooshy and his oversized ears?! Proud mom Robin shares details all about this cute pup, so learn how he got his name and how he makes her laugh in the latest Pet Profile!
PetSugar: When did you get your dog and what's his breed?
Robin: My husband actually saw Sequoia at a pet store, of all places! We had been talking about getting me a dog since my husband was deploying in May 2010, and I mentioned that I really liked Boston Terriers. I was sitting at work on April 12, 2010, and I got a picture text from my husband of him holding this adorable Boston Terrier. He picked me up from work so I could meet the pup, and I decided he would be a good little friend to have! Sequoia is named after the restaurant/bar where my husband and I met in 2007.
PS: What's your daily pet routine?
Robin: I wake up around 6 a.m. and we immediately go outside for potty time. After that, it's breakfast followed by some cuddling. Sequoia loves to curl up next to me on the couch while I drink my coffee in the morning. Since I don't have to work in the summer, we spend a lot of time together. Mornings usually involve some playing tug-of-war and napping. The afternoons are more of the same; he's a 6-month-old pup so he needs a lot of sleep! Around 4 p.m. we go for a walk around the neighborhood and then dinner follows around 4:30. The rest of the day is interspersed with playtime involving tug-of-war and fetch. Sequoia is usually konked out on the couch next to me by 7 p.m., but his "real" bedtime is around 10 p.m.
Learn about his favorite snacks (edible or not) — plus peep more pics — when you read more
