We are proud to present Anna Love, of Overland Park, KS. Mom, Paula McClary, shared some interesting facts about Anna:

Anna was born Dec. 20, 2001 - sired by Bev's Bugsy Malone and Bev's Love Bug. So Anna came by her name partly from Paula's mom, JoAnne, and pug mom, Love Bug.

Anna is originally from the Seattle area and moved to Kansas in 2007 so mom, Paula, could be nearer to relatives.

Anna is a girl on the go -she loves to run and play with other pugs, going on walks, and loves crawling into laundry fresh and warm from the dryer!

And her absolute favorite snack is chicken jerky!

Dislikes include lightening and thunder - which Paula says has been an adjustment since moving to Kansas.

Paula says Anna adores her pet sitter, Pat Ramm, of Grand Paws Pet Sitting Service. Pat visits, walks, and cuddles with Anna while Paula is at work.

Paula also tells us that Anna accompanies her to visit Paula's mom at the assisted living facility. Anna brings a smile, warmth, and puggy kisses to many residents there!

A note from PugSpeak: We had the pleasure of having Anna at our last Pug Parliament gathering last year. Anna is a joy and delight and we are proud to have Anna as May Pug of the Month! Thank you, Paula, for providing photos and sharing her story!

Victor Hugo's mom, Angela Nabuco, tells us his story:

Back in 2001, we imported Am Ch Bowtie´s Oh No Mr Bill Live! from Pat Hicks of North Carolina and Bill´s first litter here was with our beloved Nabuco´s Betty Boop, the best girl in our kennel!

Unfortunately Betty passed away in the c-section. It was a nightmare! I could not believe it was happening!! Victor was the only boy among the 3 puppies born.

Our dear bitch Vivi, took care of the puppies for us. Vivi was still pregnant, but nursed Victor and her sisters.

Since the beginning Victor was a stunning puppy and had a special love for me. We have many pugs at home, and most of them belong to all people in the house. But Victor belongs to me, or may be I belong to him!

He has been to shows as a junior ( he is junior champion ) , but we stopped going to shows since 2002. Victor knows he is special for many ways! He is a wonderful stud dog, producing so many champions in his 6 years, among them the pug #2 in Brasil in 2007 and Multi BIS Brasilian Ch, Uruguai Ch Nabuco´s Ana Livia. Another daughter of Victor who made a lot of success is Multi BIS Nabuco´s Tequila, the puppy #1 in Mexico in 2007.

Victor is the boss in our house for all the pugs. His pictures can tell about his personality, and how spoiled he is!!! He knows how important he is for me, the best souvenir Betty Boop could leave to us before passing the rainbow bridge. He is my beloved boy!!!

A note from PugSpeak: Angela, thank you for sharing Victor's story. We are so happy to have this dear pug boy as PugSpeak's March Pug of the Month!

This Xmas I got a puppy. I was bewildered, thunderstruck and totally astonished when a four month old Pug appeared in his enchanting puglette way from around the back of my son’s couch with a big red bow tied around his neck. When I came to my senses, it was love at first sight. I was immediately willing to perform the imminent puppy duties.

Since I was in San Diego for Xmas it only seemed appropriate to name the little guy Diego. It was a name that perfectly fit him. He was quite socialized with the large dogs at my son’s home, having lived there for 5 weeks prior to Xmas. Diego and their cat were fast friends. We traveled home to the Monterey Bay area and Diego proved to be a wonderful traveler. Arriving home, Diego couldn’t comprehend why Princess, my cat didn’t just love to romp with him.

The cooler climate of the Monterey Bay dictates that he has warm clothing. For the “no neck” husky shouldered pug, I found there was little available that fit the boy. This launched the beginnings of a new business catering to couture puggie threads: PETITAMICOUTURE.COM.

Diego seems to have a built in routing system. We travel everywhere together and if we don’t make the appropriate turns to visit some of his favorite people, he begins to whine and whimper. He has chosen to travel on the center console of my Xterra, so a lead line between the seats attached to a harness keeps him safe while he tends to his navigation duties. When the road is long he rests his head on my shoulder and catches a little snooze. All the while snorting and snoring in my right ear.

Being bright and eager to please Diego is easy to train and quick to learn. One of his favorite non-instructed actions was to bring all his stuft toys and dump them in the open toilet while I was taking a shower. Whatever makes this idea pop into a puggie head? No matter, everyone went into the drink.

When I sit at the computer, he methodically brings all his toys to my feet. Then I move to the sewing table and one by one he drops all the toys again where they are again underfoot. There’s a lot of moving toys about in this household.

A healthy and bright 9 month old, he thrives on love and attention. Now Diego believes he’s 90 lbs and prefers to play with the Big Dogs at the doggie park. The Aptos Beach is a regular on our walk. Diego will retrieve his favorite hooded fleece cheetah sweatshirt when he knows it’s time to head out the door. There is a lot of dog in this little pup; Diego’s the BOMB!

By Marilyn Luma

Normally we feature a pug who is not related to the PugSpeak household, but we decided to make an exception. C.K. Dexter Haven, our first born pug, is celebrating his 8th birthday on May 17. This is Dexter's month and we want to tell our readers a little about him.

Meet J. Edgar & Fliss

PugSpeak is pleased to announce the Pug of the Month for April 2007.

AGENT PROFILE:

Name: Australian Champion Puggleswort Effbee Eye

Code Name: J. Edgar

Field Office: Canberra, the national capital city of Australia

Field Partner: Fliss Prideaux

Mission Designers: Bronwyn and David Fouracre

Mission Controllers: Fliss and Rob Prideaux and Cec and Lois Way

Favourite Person: Dad aka Rob Prideaux (except on show weekends when partner Fliss is the ‘bestest’ person in the whole wide world and he doesn’t leave her)

Favourite Friends: His half brother Darcy aka Aust Ch Gaitway Qikdrw McGraw and father Alfred aka Aust Grand Ch Clarevale Lawman

Favourite Hobbies: Shows, walks, and sleeping on Dad's head. And barking at everything that does or doesn't move.

Favourite Food: Raw meat

Favourite TV Show: Horse Racing

Favourite Movie: Best in Show

Favourite Hero: Ch Kendoric’s Riversong Mulroney Dermot

Favourite Pasttime: Hanging out with Dad and  Mum and barking at any real or imaginary noise, sleeping.

Most Successful Field Missions: Best of Breed, Group # 3 and Group #1 Puppy at the 2005 Sydney Royal Easter Show at 11 months of age; Three all breeds Best in Shows

Bio created by: Felicity Prideaux
Thank you, Felicity and a big kiss to J. Edgar!