My 'Bug' Dogs

What do you get when you cross a Boston Terrier and a Pug dog?

You got it, a 'Bug'. If any of you know a Boston Terrier and a Pug are very unique dogs, but when you cross them you get the best of both. Well I have two of these fun loving wonderful little fur babies and they are the love of my life. Just don't tell my husband they come first most of the time.

I acquired my first Bug almost 5 years ago and his name is Bailey. Some friends of ours had a Pug female and their friend had a Boston Terrier and they ended up with 8 little Bugs. I have always raised Boston Terriers and my husband had Pugs, of course we both thought our breed was the best one. The night we went to pick out our new baby I walked into the house, 8 little black and brindle puppies were running from one room to the other. I fell in love immediately. I decided to let the perfect little one pick me out so I sat down, most of them looked at me and kept on running, but one in particular came over and pulled on my pant leg. I picked him up, he looked into my eyes and I knew it was love at first sight. I didn't even need to think about the others, he sat on my lap all evening and that was it. He was a chunk then, very healthy and full of energy. On the way home he sat in my lap and I looked at him and said okay little guy what are we going to name you? He sat so still and was very at ease, 6 weeks old and I could tell he was a smart one. So I started going down the alphabet and saying a name, came to the letter B, said a couple names and Bailey came out of my mouth. His ears perked up and he looked at me so I said "welcome to the family Bailey". Now that was easy.

Bailey has always been a very smart and obedient boy. He is a thinker and everything he does he has thought about it for awhile. He is serious, faithful and so loving. I saw both parents so I knew he was going to be a good looking Bug, what I didn't realize is how big he was going to get, he weighs 38 pounds. Solid as a rock and the vet says he is not fat, just the way he is built, very stocky. He is built like a Pug, but has Boston Terrier coloring black and white. He acts more like a Pug. He bonded with us and our other dog immediately, training was no problem. Three years went by and I just knew I had to have another one.

So 3 years later after Bailey was born the same family had more baby Bugs and guess what? I got my second Bug. I had already been to see the puppies and picked out another one that looked just like my Bailey. I was expecting the same traits and mannerisms as Bailey had, they came from the same parents so why wouldn't they be the same? Boy was I wrong. I named this one Bubba, he just looked like one. He was used to other dogs so he felt comfortable and settled right in. From the start I could tell he was going to be more of a challenge. Bubba is very much like a Boston Terrier, a little more nervous and very energetic. He needs a little more guidance and discipline. He loves to hog the food bowl, steal treats before Bailey can get to them, tear up the toys, steal the toys, run as fast as he can around Bailey, and plays tricks on all of us. He lives for his treats and toys. All the stuffed toys have the insides ripped out within a day, so he runs around with a flat stuffed toy, throws it in the air and plays keep away from Bailey. Of course Bailey acts like this is all child's play and doesn't really care but it bugs him so he pretends.
Bubba is 3 years old now but still acts like a puppy most of the time. He weighs the same as Bailey but a little taller and leaner looking like the Boston Terrier would look. He loves to come up to me and put his head on my leg and just stare at me with those big brown eyes. He is a lover but doesn't cuddle as much as Bailey does. He refuses to walk with a leash even though I have tried to work with him. Bailey loves it and struts like a little gentleman beside me. Bubba pulls on it, walks backwards and just plain makes walking with a leash a chore. He makes me laugh because his life is happy all the time. He smiles all the time and doesn't worry about anything except bothering his brother. People should learn a lesson from Bubba to not take life so serious because he sure doesn't.

What fascinates me the most is how they love each other so much. They sit with each other in the chair and sleep in the same bed most of the time. They are inseparable, if one wants to go for a ride or for a walk you better take both because they get so jealous. They want to be at my side at all times and I want them there also. These two guys have brought so much joy into my life.

I belong to a group on yahoo, http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBugGroup/ which you can check out. Another site has pictures of all our fur babies, http://www.thebugmug.com/. We all share pictures and stories about our Bugs. I don't post often but love reading about everybody else's Bugs. One thing about us Bug owners, we love our Bugs. I do think we all agree, they love attention and they love to show off for us.

I entered them in a contest and they won first place. So if any of you are Jeff Gordon race fans you will appreciate their picture. Whether they won first place or not they will always be first place in my heart.