Yesterday was a very good day! I don't know why, but for some reason Mummy and Daddy were especially nice to me. I got all sorts of special cuddles and kisses but best of all I got lots of treats! They kept calling me “Birthday Boy” and telling me I was “Four” – whatever that means.

Mummy gave me sardines for dinner which made me really happy. And then after they put me up on the table with some packages.

Good thing they did ‘cause Phebes was trying to get at them & she’s really tall. Then Mummy helped me open them while Daddy took photos (I can’t open stuff like Phebes does – she’s really good at ripping open stuff.)

Inside the packages were biscuits and treats! Yum! I had a few to myself before Mummy made me share them with everyone else.

Denny seemed especially happy that we shared. I love my big brother so I don’t mind – as long as I get a bigger biscuit than him.

I was so happy I didn’t even mind that Miss Maggie got some too.

But then we all settled down for the evening and I got my special rawhide that I didn’t have to share with anyone!

Yep, it’s good to be me.

We are sad to announce that yesterday Walter lost his fight and passed away.

Walter came to us as a stray picked up in San Antonio and taken in by the San Antonio Pug Rescue. As they were overwhelmed we had offered to pick up some pugs for transfer to PugHearts of Houston. When we saw Walter we knew we had to be his foster home. We didn’t know his medical problems and as it turns out there was much more to overcome than anyone knew.

He had emergency surgery on Thursday to repair his collapsing trachea. Unfortunately he had complications and by Friday morning he had to have an emergency tracheotomy. We were able to visit him and stroke him that morning. Friday night we received the phone call that he had simply stopped breathing. They were unable to get him back.

This is how we choose to remember him, and want others to remember him as well. As the happy, loving guy who always seemed content just to be near us.

He will be missed by us as well as the whole gang. He wasn’t here very long but in the time he was he had blended in beautifully and made good friends with everyone.

We love you Walt! And we hope you enjoyed your time with us. We will always remember you and will be forever changed for having you in our lives.

-Robbi (mum), Richard (dad), Denny, Charlie, Phoebe, Maggie and Munchkin.