April 4, 2012: Potential pack members? We check out The Oakwood Canadian Bistro, Market by Jean-Georges, and Thierry.

"I am melting sleepy.  I can't take it anymore." - Akemi, last night, apparently VERY tired. As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm considering adopting an elderly pug in memory of my boy Maximus.  I've been scouring the pug rescue sites and came across the twosome pictured above.  Buddy and Junior are brothers, aged…

March 23, 2012: Needy pugs! A beautiful partnership! And Happy Belated International Macaron Day!

"Nothing ruins a dog walk like a hole in a poopy bag." - Me, yesterday. Back when we first moved to Vancouver twelve years ago, we looked into adopting a pug from a local pug rescue, but the process proved so difficult and time-consuming that we gave up and went the breeder route instead.  And it's…