Surprise Attack on an Unsuspecting Koala

Most of the time when I look at Seymour he is sleeping. He's not too picky about what he uses as a bed.


So I tend to think of him as a pretty easy-going fellow. He minds his own business, sleeps where he can, makes the best of his situations, and so on.

That's why it always surprises me when he suddenly busts out surprise Ninja attack skills. Especially on unsuspecting victims like Koalas sleeping in the yard.

Here he is in action:

Kind of makes you wonder when he will suddenly go Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon on you. As right before the surprise attack was caught on camera, he was just casually walking in the yard with a little piece of dirt on his nose just minding his own business.

Not a fan of ABBA. Not a Dancing Queen.

Here is something kind of weird about Seymour. He rarely ever barks. In fact, I can count on one hand the times we have heard him bark.

Last night we heard him bark for the 5th time.

And what did he bark at? ABBA. Specifically, Dancing Queen. Apparently, he is not a fan.

In fact, every time we have heard him bark it is just one rather pathetic bark. Nothing more.

But ABBA got 3 barks.



Here are the things he has barked at (in no particular order):

1. The Dog barking in Paranormal Activity II

2. Someone setting off fireworks in the park behind our house

3. The dog whisperer

4. The men and their machine that came to re-do our hardwood floors

5. ABBA - Dancing Queen

Normally he only opens his mouth to make howls and cries and other odd noises.

Let me introduce you to Seymour

A year and a half ago I adopted a pug named Seymour from the Modesto SPCA. I thought pugs looked and acted funny which is why I wanted one so badly.

I have been spamming Facebook with stories and pictures of him for a pretty long time now so I figured it's about time I started a blog.

Here are some facts about Seymour:

1. He likes to eat. A lot. He will eat anything including toilet paper, Q-tips, dirt, plastic bags, and anything else we are not quick enough to snatch out of his mouth. The only thing we have found so far that he does not eat is lettuce. Everything else is fair game.

2. He makes a lot of loud snort noises and blow-hole sounds out of his nose. He will snort right in your face with no shame.

3. He's a giant pug. I didn't know this when I adopted him because I didn't spend time around pugs much, and I thought he was just your average sized pug. Turns out he is a jumbo pug. Tall and with long limbs. Everywhere I go I hear "that is a really big pug."

4. His previous owner surrendered him and his sister to the SPCA. Unfortunately, the SPCA broke them up and his sister was adopted by the time I found him. Because of this, he was very very sad and needy for the first 4 months. The neighbors told me he would cry the entire time I left him alone. He would also panic if he was not in the same room with me. The good news is he is much more independent and adjusted now!

6. He is a kind of a creepster. He likes to sit and watch me for hours. I don't know why he does this or what exactly he wants, but he can stare for hours and hours. Even if I feed him, walk him, and love on him... he just goes back to staring.

I'll end this entry with a photo of Seymour running free and proud: