PUGSLEY AND MAX

Allow me to introduce myself, and thank you for taking the time to read about me and Miss Pugsley.

I am Max, an 11-year-old neutered male with a double curl in my tail. I was turned over to Colorado Pug Rescue because my master crossed over the "Rainbow Bridge" several weeks ago. I love to ride in vehicles and go for walks on my leash, as does Miss Pugsley. We are learning from our foster parent how to walk on a leash and some commands such as sit and stay, heel, lie down and bedtime for "puppies." Miss Pugsley and I will follow you everywhere. I will bark for a short time if you leave me behind a closed door, but if I can see you, I won't bark nearly as much. My foster parent is helping me to feel more confident and secure so that I won't need to bark on your leaving. When you return, I am full of vim and vigor. I growl and wag my tail, and I even sing as only a pug can do, but then I settle down after a few moments. Miss Pugsley will dance and wag her tail and smile at your return.

I also tend to growl when my collar is put on and when you brush me, but this is because I am getting so much attention. I am not used to this, but again my foster parent is working with me so that I can enjoy the time, experience and LOVE being given to me. Really, I am a laid back guy who loves to be in the company of my owner. I do snore, and I breathe heavily at times. I won't sleep on or in the bed with you but would like to be close. My biggest thing is I tend to scratch my front legs and lick my front forearms and paws. The vet cannot say why except there possibly being a pinched nerve in my back. I can't do a lot of stairs but three or four is O.K.

Miss Pugsley, on the other hand, is a bundle of expression and LOVE and will give that love at a moment's notice. She would love to sleep next to you and be in your lap. She is shy (as I am) and does bark at new acquaintances or noises. I do the same, and our foster parent is teaching us who and what to bark at in these cases. Miss Pugsley loves to play, especially with cats and bunnies. Our foster parent has one of each, and they are comical together, the way they chase and play as though they were long-lost friends. Miss Pugsley is afraid of brushes, but with time she will come to enjoy this as a time of love between pug and owner.

We love our new home and foster parent, but what we really need is a safe and loving home, preferably with an older couple or single who can be around all the time, as Miss Pugsley and I really like to be around someone.

If you have the time and love for a couple of LOVING pugs, please put our names on your application.