ValenPug Party!

I was totally clean and ready to roll this morning when I got out of bed. I knew I was going to finally meet some friends in person today at the Northern Illinois Pug Rescue ValenPug Party. I paced and paced through the house all morning until Mom and Dad were finally ready to go. I was so excited when Mom picked me up and loaded me into the car for the short drive to the party.

Mom told me that the party was so close to our house that if there wasn't any snow on the ground she would have hooked my buggy up to her bike and we would have rolled there. Luckily for me there's lots of snow on the ground so Dad drove us to K-9 Playtime for my first ever Valentine's Day party.

Even though K-9 Playtime is right by our house, I've never been there. Lots of dogs go there for daycare but I've never gone to daycare. The place was really cool and there was lots of room to play. We got there five minutes after the party started and there were already at least fifteen dogs there.

Look who's here? It's Rainy and her mom Karen. I was so excited they came to the party. I've wanted to meet them for so long and here they were. They drove all the way from the city to attend the party. Isn't Rainy adorable? She's teeny like Tweedles.

Mom said it was hard to get a good picture of Rainy because she was running around like a crazy pug. She had lots of puppy energy and she loved to jump in peoples' laps.

Dad tried to get a good picture of me and Mom but of course I didn't want to look at the camera. Don't I look cute in my sweater? I got lots of compliments on it and I told everyone that Emmitt's mom Melissa made it especially for me. Next time we attend one of these events we are going to get Melissa's business card to hand out instead of just telling everyone the website.

There were lots of pugs at the party and Mom and Karen were petting all of them. There were also pug wannabes in attendance, but we didn't get any pictures of them.

Dad and Karen were chilling with Rainy and I or maybe it's the other way around. This was one of the rare occasions that Rainy was sitting still.

I met some new friends at the party too. This is Josie and she was at the party with her parents and siblings. Isn't she sweet? She lives in Elgin which is where my aunt Colleen lives.

Josie is mature like me and we really hit it off. Josie can't really walk and her parents carry her everywhere.

I know that Betty has been flirting with me and O'Mally is kind of sweet on me, but I need a girl who lives close to my house. I might have found just the right girl in Josie.

Josie, will you be my Valentine?

That's Josie's mom sitting on the floor talking to Mom. Mom looks like a pug magnet, doesn't she? Don't worry, she didn't want to take puggies home.

I was chillaxin' with Dad when this pug ran over to us. He was an old guy like me so Mom called this area the old pug's home.

As soon as the old guy left this guy showed up. Sheesh puggies! I know my dad is lovable but give him some space!

I was ready to go home after a half hour but Mom insisted we stay because some of my other friends were on their way.

Can you tell where the food was located? Right behind this fence. There were hot dogs and all sorts of yummy treats. These guys were trying to figure out how to get to the food.

I don't know where this lady came from but she got right in Mom's face. Her name was Isabel and even though she was very photogenic she wasn't really my type.

All of a sudden Dad came over to Mom and told her that Gen and The Foo had arrived with their mom Peta, her Honey, and Honey's daughter. Look at Gen looking all cute in her dress. Peta was so smart to put name tags on her ladies.

Here's The Foo! Her and Gen had matching dresses and the dresses were definitely the hit of the party. The Foo was a real social butterfly. She checked out everything and everyone loved her.

The Foo even hung out with me, Dad, and Karen. The Foo loves the scratches!

I wasn't a total wallflower. I wanted to visit with the puggies and make friends but sometimes all the excitement is just too much for me. I can't run and play like I used to, so I take things nice and slow.

I finally warmed up to all the excitement in the corner and introduced myself. The puggies and people were very welcoming.

I had such a great time at the party. I'm so glad I got to meet Karen and Rainy, and Peta, Gen, and The Foo. I felt like I already knew them but it was great to finally meet them in person.

I'm so exhausted from the party that I'm sure I'll be sleeping in late tomorrow. I sure hope I get to go to another party soon while I'm nice and clean. Maybe I can talk Mom into having a party at our house. Hmmmm. I'll put that on my to do list this week.