June 2, 1994 - February 18, 2007

He was my first-born baby boy. In mid July of 1994 when Pugsly was 6 weeks old, we bought him from a breeder.

Things that made Pugsly, Pugsly:

1.His wonderful smell
2.His really soft fur
3.The coloring of him, almost a golden fawn
4.He never growled!
5.Gnawing and teething on my knuckles of my right hand when I would make a fist, which occasionally would cause a small bruise
6.Just sitting beside my husband and I and looking at him with those big, big brown eyes (he had the largest pug eyes I have ever seen), hoping for a piece of food to drop
7.Sleeping on the bed with us and taking up most of it
8.Seeing his "puppy" face, even at age 12
9.The way he would cock his head when he thought I was crazy when I said something to him
10.Our "crooning" not to be confused with singing, together. In fact Pugsly and I would howl together. Drove my husband, Pete crazy sometimes, but he never complained.
11.Various nicknames: Pugsterman, by my sister in law; Pugstermeisterman by me, and Puggy by Pete
12.His being a southpaw, always led with his left paw when picking up a nyla bone to chew or trying to get my attention
13.Pugsly gave me a black eye on Valentine's Day, 2007 in the late evening. I was trying to lay down beside him to help comfort him. He decided he wanted to get out of his bed but was very weak in the hind legs. So he tried to latch on to anything he could with his front paws. Sure enough, he hit the lower portion of my left eye, bruising it. The eye is still black and blue, 5 days later. Thank you Pugs!
14.He has tan colored fingernails instead of black like most pugs
15.He could sleep so soundly, even more than humans
16.Doing his Curly (from the Three Stooges) imitation, which encompassed him lying on one side on the carpet and rotating in a counter-clockwise circular motion after receiving ear drops


In April of 2006 he was diagnosed with diabetes. This was strange to me because he was never over weight. Our vet said it was most likely due to genetics and a pre-disposed gene. Unfortunately, in September of 2006, Pugsly developed blindness in both eyes due to the diabetes. He was blind for 8 weeks and then had cataract replacement surgery. I wanted to have the surgery right away, but it was recommended to wait and see if he adapted to the condition as many dogs can lead good long lives without seeing. I'm told that smell is more useful to dogs.

But I felt that he wasn't happy being blind, so we scheduled an appointment for the eye surgery. It was a success! He could see again immediately. Let me tell you, Pugsly was not happy during recovery. He had to wear an Elizabethan collar for one full week plus drops 4 times a day in both eyes. He was a happy dog when the collar was removed. It was wonderful to watch him in the yard walking, smelling and just plain looking around at the sights of nature. Pugsly could see again and had sight for 3 ½ months. Pugsly succumbed to death at 8:20 am on February 18, 2007.

Before leaving me, Pugsly became my inspiration and reason for deciding to be actively involved with Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue. He made me so happy and loved me so very unconditionally, how could I not want to give back something to this wonderful breed? We fostered and then adopted, or let me correct that - we fostered and then Molly Ann adopted Pete and Rascal adopted me during the fall of 2006.

I will love you, my dearest Pugsly, forever and never forget you. I so look forward to the day when we are together once again.

Your Mom,
Charlene M. Moss
February 19, 2007