Riley is our matriarch. She is the reason we fell head over heels with Pugs. It all started in 2005 with my daughter, as any parent knows, most things do. She wanted a dog and at the time we were living in an apartment. I wasn’t crazy about the idea, and most dogs need a lot of exercise (not my strong point). I have to hand it to her, she did a lot of research and came so me with all the facts… I took some time, did my own checking and figured a Pug just might be the dog for us. Along comes Riley… this bubbly, sweet, fun loving little bundle of Pug. She captured out hearts from that first day. As with a lot of Pugs, she wasn’t the easi
est to house train, but she came around. In time she grew not only in size, but as most Pugs do, in girth…. hence the nickname Porkchop. She actually likes being calls Porkchop better than Riley. How do I know this, I can see the twinkle in her eyes. You thought I was going to say it was because she came when I called her. No, no, as any Pug lovers knows, Pugs have the same condition that most teenagers and the elderly have, selective hearing.
Riley is living proof that the old saying about Pugs is true… “Pugs are like potato chips, you can’t have just one“.
