Advantage to Having a Pug #7

#7 - Guaranteed secret keeper.

If you have any secrets that you're dying to tell someone have no fear, pugs (any dog or pet actually) make the best secret keepers! You can tell them anything and they'll keep your secret safe!

This is also my drawing for this week's Illustration Friday topic "secret."

Advantage to Having a Pug #6

#6 - Alarm clock, electric blanket, neck warmer.

My pug's favorite, and most effective, way to wake me up in the morning is to crawl back and forth over my neck/chest/face.  I kinda like it though when she stops mid-way because she's so warm and squishy she's like an electric blanket/neck warmer.  I just don't like it when her little paws dig into me with all her weight.

Cold Hands/Feet and Warm Pug

This kinda ties to my post a while back Advantage to Having a Pug #1 - Natural Foot Warmer.  I have circulation issues and so my hands and feet range from burning hot during the summer, to freezing cold in the winter.  Seriously sometimes it feels like I have ice blocks for my hands and feet.  Luckily, my pug has enough body heat to warm me up.  A blessing in the winter, a curse in the summer.

Advantage to Having a Pug #5

#5 - Free vacuum

I mean you still have to vacuum for dirt/dust/etc. but don't worry, your lil pug will clean up any piece of food or crumbs you drop.  People say that pugs are food driven, but maybe they're just trying to be nice and helpful by cleaning up after you and making sure no food gets wasted?

Advantage to Having a Pug #4

#4 - Free workouts

Ever tried clipping or dremeling a pug's nails?  It's slightly easier than trying to get an octopus to juggle.  And the added joy is that pug's nails grow super duper fast.  I have seen my pug contort into poses that would make a yogi jealous.  Attending to her nails takes concentration, dedication, strength, flexibility, and a stiff drink afterwards.

Advantage to Having a Pug #3

#3 - Additional alarm clock.

Most mornings I am awakened by my pug licking my face, sucking on my hair, crawling on top of me (man those tiny paws really hurt when 21 lbs are concentrated in them), or farting in my face.  Although sometimes this backfires and I oversleep when my pug does.

Advantage to Having a Pug #2

#2 - Quasi bodyguard/comforter.

Ok so my pug would probably suck as a guard dog since she sees all people and animals as potential new friends that she wants to frolic with and lick.  She is a total schmoozer.  But it sometimes helps just having a dog around and she provides comfort for when I unnecessarily freak myself out about something.  So I guess this makes me Whitney Houston and her Kevin Costner in this scenario.  And I may, or may not, serenade songs to her about how I will always love her.  That's all I have to say about that.

Advantage to Having a Pug #1

#1 - Natural foot warmer.

As the weather gets colder, having a clingy hot-bodied pug nearby is actually perfect for keeping my feet warm.  It's perfect for a cold day on the couch, or in the chilly mornings when I'm putting on my makeup at my vanity table.  She doesn't mind it when I wriggle my toes under her warm belly.  In fact, I think she enjoys it.  And my cold toes thank her for it.