Gremlin Pug

One thing is for sure I should know my puggies. I should be able to tell my puggies apart without hesitation. After 14 years with these little dudes it should be easy to tell at quick glance. Okay, Simmie hasn't been around for 14 years until Monday, but close, he's just about kissing 14. Point is I know my boys! Or do I?

The other night Simon began to snore. Brad can't handle listening to Simon(or anyone else) snore. After the snoring continued for a few minutes I decided it was time to put Simmie-boo in bed. I quickly walked over to the pugs and began to scoop Simon up in my arms. The only light in the room at the time was the fish tank and the light from the TV. As I'm scooping a pug into my arms this pug becomes irate. I mean, IRATE. Clearly he was in a deep sleep, and now very unappreciative of being awakened. This pug was letting me have it in pug lingo, pig latin, French, Swedish, and more. I quickly realize...wrong dog! I'm now reacting to this dog that has suddenly switched the switch turning on his gremlin mode. Remember the movie Gremlins? Yeah, Cody switched into Gizmo's evil twin in a half of a second. The LOUD noises he was making was exactly like a Gremlin. Brad busted out laughing so hard at the situation he nearly fell off the couch. I continued to hold gremlin-Cody then took him over to his daddy. It took both of us to talk Cody out of his Gremlin mode. Meanwhile Simon was now awake, not snoring anymore as he wondered what the commotion was about. Piper was all ears as she stood fixated on gremlin-big bro. Something she's never seen before!

Once Cody was calmed down us parents discussed how disagreeable he's become. Oh how I remember the days when he was so happy all the time. Now perfect weather conditions must exist outside, a red carpet needs to follow him around, and his siblings need to constantly bow down to him. Oh wait, and he needs to be in control of his day not his mommie.  Those are the things it takes for Cody to be pleased nowadays. As Brad commented, "He's the new Storm!" We then discussed how he has taken on lots of Storm qualities since she passed. Kind of weird. Perhaps, Storm didn't really go far, she's inside Cody! Funny how Cody has had many personality shifts through his years, as did Storm according to Brad. As for Simon...steady as a rock! He still likes to cuddle and requires "mommie-time". He's always more than ready to go for his walks. He still eats every meal like he's trying to win a race. And he's still as rough and tumble as he was since the beginning. Oh, did I mention he's still super curious? Nothing can come in this house without Simon sticking his nose in it. Gremlin-Cody and steady as a rock Simon, those are our puggies!