(Ottawa Dog of the Week for February 22nd/10)

“Vitals
Name: Finn
Age: 10 months
Breed: Pug

Finn is an energetic, loving, affectionate young man, who surprises us with ever expanding personality, while testing our boundries daily.” – Finn’s Human, Robert

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for July 20th/09)

“I researched for a long time what breed of dog would be best for me, and the answer always came back to a pug. They are funny, clever, affectionate companions, and usually great with other pets and children. I love their wrinkly little faces, sideways walk, and curly, cinnamon-bun tails! I had to wait several years but I finally got my pug! Satchmo is the sweetest little guy! I got him as a puppy at 11 weeks old, and he is now 2 years old.

Wherever I go, you will usually find him there, half a step behind me. He is a lot of fun to hang out with, up for anything from rides in the car, going to Nannie’s, playing in the dog park, going for long walks in the Arboretum, or cuddling on the couch watching TV. He understands over 30 people words, including all of his toys by name: Kong, Hedgehog, Lion, and NewToy (its not new anymore, but the name stuck!) The kitties are not so convinced of his awesomeness, but he has learned that they don’t mind him when he’s on his best behaviour.

He loves going to the cottage in the summer, where he runs all-day with his doggie-cousins, and swims in the lake. Not many pugs like to swim, but he gets right in there and paddles around to play with us in the water and to cool off. He likes to stick his tongue out when he swims. He loves to have visitors over; his snorts, wiggles, and “pug-run” make him the clown of the party! Everyone who meets him loves Satchmo’s quirky, loveable character, but no one loves him like his Mama!” – Satchmo’s mom, Kim

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for April 13th/09)

“Belle is a mini-schnauzer. She’s only 8 months old but is very smart and was house trained at 3 months. She’s very good house dog and alerts us with her cute quiet little barks when a stranger walks by. She loves playing in the snow and can’t get enough of it.

She is very affectionate with people once she is familiar with them and is so playful. She loves going to Grandma’s house when Mommy and Daddy go to work because Grandma has a Bull Terrier named Maggie and they’ve become the best of friends.

Her favorite place to go is to Bruce Pit on the weekends and puppy class at Petsmart. She loves playing with other dogs, especially bigger dogs because she thinks she’s a big dog herself.” – Belle’s Owner, Tran

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for June 2/08)

“Blizzard was born on January 10, 2008. He is 4 months and weighs 13 pounds. He arrived at the airport of Montreal in a real blizzard… from Minnesota, US, (Pinebrook American Eskimos breeder). Blizzard is gentle, affectionate, curious and very smart. He sits down and comes when called since day one. He is already very good with children and loves to tug. A lot of people think he is a Samoyede but American Eskimos are a different breed. He is a standard eskie and will weigh a maximum of 35 pounds as an adult. Blizz loves to play with Jazz, my bi-black sheltie. They are very cute together.” – Blizzard’s mom, Fanny

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