Out for a WALK?

Yesterday I was out for a walk with Tessa.  We were coming back from the store and ran into this older woman with a young small curly haired dog....like a mini poodle or something.  Her dog gets all hyper and runs around her twice, through her legs & around her once again with Tessa following the whole time.

The woman is completely tied up in two leashes so I hand her the handle end of Tessa's leash and she says "this isn't very much fun".  I say "what would you like me to do?" cause I figure she doesn't want me reaching around her huge ass & between her cottage cheese legs to get my dog free.  She says "it would have been nice if you controlled your dog in the first place".

I almost lost it.  Control my fucking dog lady?  She was fucking lucky I was out on a patio with a buddy & had a half litre of wine before hand so I was pretty relaxed.  Tessa was chasing HER FUCKING DOG....she was just as wrapped up in her own dog's leash as she was wrapped up in Tessa's leash.

There's only one word to describe a prickly old bat like this and it has a C, N, & T in it.  You guessed it: cactus.

- Rusty

Cowboy?

Tessa vs Chewie

Here's some Super 8 style footage of Tessa (my pug) vs Chewie (my neighbors' Sharpe/Boston Terrier mix). They have a great time hanging out. Tessa has lost 2 lbs since they've been playing - I'm so proud!

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Shoulder Checking

When I'm walking with my pug, sometimes she'll walk right beside me, aim her shoulder into my leg and hit it. Not hard mind you, just a friendly little shoulder check. I have no idea why she does this. I used to think she was trying to coax me into a different direction, but she's done it while she's been off leash - why not just go in the other direct? Anyone have any ideas?

Tessa vs Masked Shank Bone

Tessa is over at my neighbor's place playing with Chewie today. Apparently she ran off with one of Chewie's bones & is going to town on it.

Chewie

This is Tessa's BFF: Chewie. Chewie & Tessa like to play brawl whenever they are together. It's like a non-bloody UFC match. Tessa likes to jump off the couch & scream when she attacks, and she likes to hide under the coffee table so Chewie swipes it instead of her. Chewie gets some really good hits in though, bites Tessa's back & they have a blast.

Chewie lives up to his name so I have to hide all Tessa's stuffed toys when he comes over or they'll have to go to Grandma's house for repair. Check Chewie out:

Patio Pug

Here's a shot of a Woofstock patio pug:

Woofstock

I have had a lot of "Russell" days lately so I figured it was time for a "Tessa" day. We headed down to Woofstock for some good ol' fashioned dog hoe down. We ran into easily 20+ pugs in the park that were off on some kind of 'rescue' walk.

I forgot how good Woofstock is. I have to say, Woofstock really has something for everyone: bums to sniff for Tessa, girls for me to ogle.

Here's some shots of dogs from Woofstock & the Boston Terriers from up the street that were headed there too:

Camp Theresa

Tessa returned today from spending a couple days with at Camp Theresa. I was out of town in Niagara Falls so Tessa stayed with my friends. Apparently she had a great impact on their two & a half year old son. He kept calling Tessa `Pablo` after one of the other dogs he knows and kept saying `My Dog`. Their son was crying for `Pablo` when I finally to repossession of her and they were putting him in the car. It was a heartbreaking scene. Tessa will just have to go visit them again soon!

Tessa has been sleeping ever since she got home so I know she had a great time at Camp Theresa. I gave her a special meal of peanut butter kibble as a treat when she returned.

Tessa & Shauna

Here are some pictures of Tessa & her good pug friend Shauna. As you can see they`re exhausted from playing so much!

Tessa`s Cousin

Below is a picture of one of Tessa`s cousin`s. Well, technically it`s my aunt`s cousin`s daughter`s dog named....ah damn I forget they`re dog`s name. It had something to do with the brain and it started with an A.

Is Tessa going somewhere?

I am not positive but it looks to me like Tessa is planning some kind of a trip today.

Tessa vs the Don Valley

I can't say I'm entirely thrilled at the prospect of having a dog puking tonight, however, Tessa (pictured above) apparently just jumped in the Don Valley river today while she was out with a neighbour & her dog.  It' a bit odd cause she usually stays out of water & pools, but I guess it was hot enough today she decided to cool off.      

Tripped by a Great Dane

Tessa & I hit the park after work today and we ran into one of the new additions on our block a great dane named Atticus. Tessa started to play with him, wrapped her leash around me and while I was trying step out of it I got smacked by the huge great dane and I fell down in slow motion trying not to land on either of the dogs. The giant culprit is pictured here: