My sister is a “pugist”

I’ve been having the urge to get a dog lately. I have never had a dog before, but I feel like if I am going to go to vet school it would be in my best interest to be familiar with handling dogs beforehand. So I was thinking that I could adopt an older dog so that it could find a home and I could learn how to handle, and love, a dog.

Growing up I hated dogs. My only experience with them involved going over to other peoples houses and getting either jumped on or barked. On top of that my nose (the “super smeller”) was always offended by dogs. People would always say that if you bathe them they don’t smell so bad-but I disagree. Everything about a dog smells bad to me (even still). But that is something I am willing to work on.

Anyway, I have reevaluated my opinion on dogs but I still have never had a dog friend. I like a lot of different dog breeds but lately I have been partial to pugs. Don’t ask me why. Maybe because they are so ugly that they are cute. So I have been searching petfinder.com for pugs that are up for adoption at local shelters. I should have sites like petfinder and siameserescue.org blocked on my computer because I always find an animal on there that I really want and can’t have. I know I will need to wait to get a dog, and maybe a long time, but I still want one.

I posted a link on facebook to Mylo the Super Sweet Pug that I found on petfinder. These are the comments on it:

• Sara:  Ugly
• Me: Sara, you and (boyfriend) are just pugist.
• Sara: Ha ha ha pugist. Yes, yes I am. That thing is hideous. Besides, it’s a dog so that means it smells too.
  Sara’s status after: “My sister just called me “pugist” because I said pugs are hideous dogs and she shouldn’t get one. Anyway, as I always say, why get a dog when you can get a cat?”

 

Anyway, I don’t think Maya would like a pug friend.