Pugistan Curling Team drills

Just a quick note to let everyone know that the Pugistan Curling Team is hard at work.   Under the eagle eye of their coach, the Pugistan pug-letes go thru the paces.

Curling enthusiasts will note the double twirl configuration of the tail, often likened to a "Cinnabon"

Go Pugustan!

Rooting for Pugistan

The Momma's camera battery needs charging.  

We offer you t his chilly pug, courtesty of the New Yorker Magazine.

GO PUGISTAN!!

Our First ValenPug Party!

We are going to take a short break from our coverage of the Vancouver Games to tell you all about the fun day we had at ValenPugs!

Since Mom was too lazy tired to ski today, we begged her to take us to the NIPRA ValenPugs Party. Fortunately, she did not have enough time to give us a bath, so we got to attend with our stink on. We were soooooo excited, especially because there were some  very special pugs we would get to meet!

When we ran into a posse of pugs on the way into K-9Playtime,  we knew it would be a really fun party. 

It was so exciting to see soooo many otherPugs, but also a little overwhelming.   We spent alot of time hanging out near Mom and Honey's feet.  There were lots of little crazy pug puppies running around  inciting chases and causing other mischief.     Some of the senior pugs thought it was funny to hang out around the edges and watch these sillies tire themselves out.

All the pugs were dressed up for the party.   Some had colorful collars, others had dresses or t-shirts, and one even had a special silky Chinese outfit in honor of the Chinese New Year!

And finally, we got to meet some of our bloggies friends!      We kept hearing her name, but it took a while to find Rainey. She was sooo adorable and petite.   She was wearing a Princess shirt, and we could not have thought of a better was to describe her.

But it did not take long at all to find this guy. Something about his snappy hand-crocheted vest!

It was Stubby !! wearing his very own PugNotes creation. Everyone was jealous of his adorable sweater vest, made by Emmitt's Mom.   Clearly, he was quite pround of his stylin' outfit.  But Stubby is no spring-pug, so he was pretty happy to hang out with his Dad and watch the excitement.

A couple of the pugs at the party were wearing t-shirt or tags letting people know that they were available for adoption.  For a while, it made me sad to think about a pug with no furever family to go home with. But we know that NIPRA places so many pugs (like my sister Fuji) in good homes, I felt better right away.

After a while, I felt comfortable enough to roam around and check out some of the other people and pugs.   We even got our picture take by the photographer. I have to say, I was getting a lot of puglove from the hoomans, see: 

Foo doesn't get around quite as nimbly as I do, but she sure worked the crowd.     Everyone was charmed by her sweet face (except me, of course.)

In fact, she was kind a scratch-whore if you ask me.....

We had such a fun time, we could barely stay awake in the car on the way home!

Thanks NIPRA for hosting such a fun event!

And I am so tired from this exciting day, that I'm crawling into my nice, cozy crate for the night.

Love, Gen & the Foo

Representing Pugistan..........

As we watch the opening ceremonies in Vancouver,  we'd like to bring your attention to a little know and often overlooked country that will be participating in the games this year. Because of their short stature, it will be easy to miss the team of two as they take the stage in the arena tonite.

Representing the sovereign nation of Pugistan, nestled in the heart of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, are two determined pug-letes.    Bode PugMiller and Shaun PugWhite  have been in intense training for years as the 2010 games approached.

As you can see, these two athletes are in superior shape, and you can expect great things from them in their respective events.    Bode competes in Downhill, while Shaun dominates in Free Style Snowboarding.

As you watch the games, make sure to watch for these two superstars!

In case you were wondering........

where we were.................


We are holding down the fort at home,  warm and cozy, while Mom and Honey are here:

Yup, on the long sticks again. Silly humans.

We think that looks might COLD.

We really want no part of this.

Seriously.

Stooopid Bowl Sunday?

Gen here, reporting about an escalating rivalry here in our house. Honey like to watch his sports on TV, so Foo and I got to watch the Vikings and Saints go at it the other night.

Here's what we learned.....

It seems that Foo is a Saint's fan. As evidenced by her "Roo, roo, roooo" cheers each time that darm team did something right. Not, by my estimation, very often.

I, however, an a Vikes fan. As evidenced by my loud "Arf -Arf -ARF" when the Saints fumbled. Freqently. So obviously I'll have to back the Colts.....

So it will be an intersting Stooopid Bowl Sunday in our house. If we are awake, that is.

Love

Gen & the Foo

Monday Menu LinkUps: Pug Approved

It's Gen here, and today I am turning over the blog to Mom so she can speak of things not directly pug related. She has decided to participate in a menu planning party. Please bear with her......

Poached Salmon with Rice

An easy meal that's both healthy and yummy!  Hoisin sauce is a little sweet, so most kids will enjoy it.   Poaching is much less complicated than it sounds, and is less smelly than pan frying.
 
Prep time 15 mins
Cook time 10 mins

Ingredients
4-6 oz salmon fillet per person
Hoisin sauce: 1 tbs per filet
Scallion: about 1 stalk per fillet
1 lemon
Your choice of plain or flavored rice


How to:

Chop scallions into 1/2 slices,  reserve green tops for decorative garnish.
Slice lemon into thin slices, set aside
Wash salmon filets in cool water.
Arrange salmon filets in a single layer top of a double boiler,  or use a veggie steamer in a sauce pan*.  
Make sure to have a few inches of water below the fish, but do not submerge filets.
Top each filet with @ 1 tbs. Hoisin sauce and sprinke with scallion slices.
Cover and allow fish to steam for @ 10 mins/inch of thickness, when fish appears opaque, it is cooked.

While cooking, you can start your rice and make fancy scallion garnish like this:

Place the cooked salmon on a bed of rice with a slice of lemon and a sprig of scallion. Yum.

*Unless you have a fancy fish poacher like this:

Feeling more adventurous? Here's a salmon recipe from Kikkoman that looks great.

A word from Gen & Foo:

We LOVES salmon!   Just be very careful what you touch, or else, you might have this problem.