Pug Standoff

Sunday night was quite the night in pugland. The boys get along great. In fact it's difficult to take one to the vet and leave one home without hearing the whimpers of the one left behind. Despite getting along so well, they do have their moments when things are not right in their world. They've had some serious squabbles in the past.

The issue last night started with a kong. For those that have no clue what a kong is...it's a heavy duty rubber dog toy in which you can fill the inside with peanut butter or some other treat. The dog then tries to get the treat out of the middle of the kong. I use peanut butter because it keeps the boys busy for hours.

Simon some how got a hold of a kong last night that had a small amount of peanut butter still in it from earlier in the day. Cody's kong had been cleaned out already. Cody sat there envious! At one point, Simon noticed me moving some furniture around and realizing he needed to get out of the way he moved him and his kong rather quickly leaving behind some peanut butter. Cody got to the left behind peanut butter first which didn't sit well with Simon. Moments later I turned around to see Cody had gained possession of the kong. While Simon was sitting around looking at me as if he had been robbed of his most favorite possession. For the next 2 hours before bed the pugs had a standoff. Simon didn't want to be anywhere near Cody. Later, when I told them to go to their bed, Simon refused and opted to stay on the opposite side of the room far from Cody. Cody took his kong and laid in their bed with it. After awhile I realized Simon was never going to bed if I didn't do something about the kong. So the kong came up missing thanks to me and I placed Simon in their dog bed alongside Cody. They seemed fine once the kong was no longer in the picture!

This is only the second time that they have had this type of a standoff. I'm not sure I deal with it in the correct manner but I do the best I can. It's actually a little funny to watch Simon move around the room in an effort to avoid being too close to Cody. While Cody appears to be glancing over at Simon trying to figure out what the issue is. Cody is a little slow sometimes. But still oh so lovable! LOL! Below is a pic I came across from their puppy days. They are playing tug of war with a bone.