RoseBud The Pug

Friday, August 15, 2008

Back to the Beach

RoseBud's Paw Prints in the Sand...

Since we were just recently at the beach - I think the next few posts will be my favorites from some of our beach trips. Stay tuned for some fun in the sun!

You are getting sleepy...

These photos are from March 2006. I was on a mission to get a good YAWN shot. I can't say it was very easy. I got a lot of ALMOSTS.

And some JUST LEAVE ME ALONES.

100+ frames later - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Sort of - not the best angle but it works.

The Bud was a Traveling Dog for sure. RoseBud loved going on trips - whether ten minutes long or ten hours long. She was very good in the car. Not sure where we were going in this one (we were stuck in traffic on the Parkway) or why she was on my lap and NOT in the back seat in her seat belt (where she almost always sat) but its one of my favorites. Click to enlarge and check out the side view mirror.

You've got MAIL!

Probably one of the highlights of this little pup's life was getting the mail! I don't know who ever said that dogs don't like mailmen because this dog LOVED Tom!!!

Every day through the mail slot - A TREAT! If there was too much mail to put in the mail slot (I'm a catalog and magazine junkie so that was pretty often) there would be a bundle inside the door - treat and all!!!

One of the hardest things to date is hearing the mail come through the door and NOT hearing RoseBud barking in excitement or the pitter patter of little paws running anxiously to see what treasures were to be found.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

To say that we have a lot of pictures of RoseBud would be an understatement. We have THOUSANDS of photographs of her. Her whole life is documented. She was a bit of a ham when it came to the camera. I'm not really sure if she LOVED having her picture taken or if it was just something she tolerated but the girl could WORK IT!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Budchichi

Mon-chi-chi

Oh so soft and cuddly...

Remember the Monchhichi (yes, that's the correct spelling) from the 80s? The Bud reminds of one in this photo. Monchhichis were monkey-like creatures who lived in the forest land of Monchia at the very top of tall trees well above the clouds. (Bud & "Spider" - June 2006)

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...

RoseBud was great at finding just where the sun was coming in the house and sitting there. She'd squeeze her way into the smallest spot possible - in between the bars of the Pilates machine, on the bathroom rug, etc...

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Back from the beach...

We are back from our summer beach vacation to the Outer Banks - Corolla, NC. We had a nice trip but it was bittersweet to come home. We usually head straight to my Dad's house (her only sitter) to pick up The Bud. This trip - we went straight home.

The gazebo in the background of the first picture is the one she's standing by in my FAVORITE photo of The Bud. Perfect curly tail, perfect "smile" and perfect "hurry up and let's go play" look... Click on photo for a larger view.

Some background on the plastic dog... When we first brought RoseBud home we had her for ten days and then we went to Disney World for ten days with my inlaws. The Bud stayed with my Dad. We brought along the plastic dog and have since brought it with us EVERY trip we have gone on without her. RoseBud has done her share of traveling but this "dog" has been all over - near and far, toured around the world in Epcot (and photographed in each country) and here's a picture having dinner outside of The Nook - Charlottesville, VA.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

She had one heck of a wardrobe.

RoseBud was a bit of a fashionista. She had a large selection of collars (mostly Italian leather), an array of costumes and some rockin clothes. I won't even get into the size of her jewelry box right now!

I guess it all started long ago. She came home from Sandy's (the breeder) in a cut up tube sock. You'd pay a lot of money for deconstructed clothes like that today. Even when she was a little pup she was so fashion forward!