Well, it seems that my daughter and her husband will be moving in with us by the end of the month.  Sometimes things just happen.  She's lost her job, and is facing knee surgery, so in order to make ends meet, this is where they will live for about a year.(I hope)  My daughter has a Black American Pug.  "Smooshy Faced Fat Dog" is his name. Smoosh for short.  He used to live here before she got married and even afterwards for a time, but he's been with her out of our home for almost a year.  In that time, he has become infested with fleas from ferral cats that are everywhere in her neighborhood.  He is allergic to fleas so his skin is a mess.  I've made an appt with the vet for him to get a flea "pill" and dip on Friday.  Afterwards he will come here and not go back to get reinfected.  They will move in by the end of the month.

Amos hasn't met Smoosh.  He's a good natured dog and I'm hoping that they get along well.  Smoosh is about 5 years old, so may not be interested in puppy shenanigans, but he plays with their house cat all the time. 

Wish us luck.  I will snap some pictures by next weekend and post how they get along.  Until then, here are 2 pictures of Smoosh from about 2 years ago.

Smoosh is so CUTE!  My friend, Will, has a black pug named Winston and he looks exactly like Smoosh--except Winston is a little chubbier!  Sweet dog!  Amos will LOVE having someone to play with!

Do you realize how cute Smoosh is? Try to convince your daughter that Smoosh went on a vacation. I'll arrange a meeting point, sneak him off to Pittsburgh and no one will ever have to know...shhh...it's the ninja in me talking 

Loving parent, that I am, but in the next short little while I may also be quite insane!

It's gonna be quite and experience....Let's do a head count

Ma and Pa(that's me and hubby)

James(25y/o son, who has left the nest several times and always flies back home)

Kembri and Dustin and their son(every other weekend and any other times we can get our hands on him!)

2 dogs(Amos and Smoosh}

2 Blue and gold Macaws, 3 Amazons, 2 African Grey parrots, 1 cockatoo, and 2 budgies

......and a partridge in a pear tree!

Oh what a cutie.  That first pic made me laugh.  I hope everything goes well for your daughter's knee surgery. 

  The birds alone are a houseful !!!

Well, all is well at the Page house hold.  Smoosh spent the day at the vets office and came home tonight around 6:30pm.  He and Amos hit it off right away.  Smoosh is an older dog, but not aggressive in the least and has allowed Amos to "get to know him", like most dogs do.  There has not been one growl or snap since he got here.  The only problem is that Amos is sooo hyper, he is tiring Smoosh out.  Amos had played and played and played.  He keeps jumping over Smoosh like he is playing leap frog.  Smoosh is so tired that he has had to climb into my lap for some relief.(He weighs 23lbs! So, I've got a big ol lap full of dog.)

Smoosh is in pretty bad shape.  He has a bad skin infection from all the flea bites, and his hair has fallen out really bad.  He even has sore on his muzzle.  He'll be on antibiotics and prednisone for 10 days.  He has also lost weight.  That's alright though, I'll fatten him back up in no time flat.(that is if Amos doesn't worry him to death!)