Pugtoro

I'm a huge Miyazaki fan and so are my niece and nephew.  But when we first tried showing Totoro to them when they were young, my nephew got so scared of Totoro in that first scene when they come across him as he's sleeping!  We asked him what about him was so scary and he did his best to explain the workings of his lil new brain and said "He's so big and wriggly!"  I actually had to hide my dvd for a while and anytime he visited he would ask if the Totoro dvd was well hidden.  Now they love Totoro and have seen some other Miyazaki films (we have yet to show them Spirited Away (scary spirits!) or Princess Mononoke (definitely something for an older kid audience)). 

So here's a pug version of Totoro.  He has a more cat-like face, but his body always reminded me of a pug!  And instead of the lil cute dust balls, here we have pug fur balls.  Because let's be honest, all of us who have pugs (or other high-shedding pets) are quite familiar with chasing these lil fur balls with our high-powered vacuums.

Little Pug of Horrors

This past weekend my mom and sister kept telling me how chubby Sunny was looking. I try to be good about her diet but she can look so sad and pathetic when she wants food! Plus, I switched her to a protein rich food recently and I think it's partly to blame for the weight gain until I figure out the right portion for her. That made me think of Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. Thankfully Sunny doesn't demand that I feed her blood and humans, but she can be pretty demanding when it comes to kibble and baby carrots.

Gummi Pugs

Gummi Pugs!  Bouncing here and there and everywhere!

My recent Cabbage Patch Pugs drawing had me feeling nostalgic for things from my childhood, so here's Gummi Bears, pug-style.

Cabbage Patch Pugs

Growing up I was very anti-doll and very pro-stuffed animals. I never got the appeal of hard, uncomfortable dolls. And even though Cabbage Patch Kids tried to find a happy medium, I couldn't get past the round, big, and hard heads. My sister's especially freaked me out because it was supposed to have a pacifier in its mouth but after that got lost the doll would just stare at us with puckered lips.

Anyways, wouldn't you much rather find a warm, furry, fat pug in a head of cabbage instead of a doll?!

Pugger

I love it when my pug lays down on her belly and kicks back her legs like this:

She looks like a little frog!  This then had me thinking about frogs, which then had me thinking about Frogger, one of the best games from my childhood.  I used to love that game!  Gaming systems nowadays are pretty awesome but there's nothing like the classics.  I loved the tabletop version, where you and your opponent sit on opposite sides.  So here is my version of Frogger, pug-frog style.  I really enjoyed doing this one - it made me feel so nostalgic!