When I was growing up in the seventies
most dogs seemed to be mongrels but nowadays they're less common. I don't think
I saw a pug until I was in my twenties and now they're so popular I see them
most days. Here is a painting of one sitting looking up at me. I did it from a
photograph but can't remember taking it. I was probably chatting to its owner
and thought it was so cute I'd take a quick shot. Late at night I walk across
the road and put food out for the foxes and sometimes a woman is passing by
with three Pugs. They nearly strangle themselves to reach me and I take some
scraps off the plate for them. She calls them her "love bombs" as
every morning when she sees them they make love explode inside her tummy. I
know what she means. They're pretty cute aren't they?
Do you ever get an ugly Pug even though their
squashed faces look like they've run into a brick wall at high speed? Not
really; their bottom teeth protrude more than their upper teeth giving them an
under bite and a cute face. Apparently heart and eye ailments are common. Females
normally live a bit longer.
Anyway here's the painting. Most of it was done
with a knife though a brush was needed to complete the finer details around the
eyes. I like it when pugs stick their tongues up so I deviated from the one in
the photo and painted a more vertical one. Perhaps you know someone with a Pug?
You could buy it from them for £6,884. I can mail it off to you tomorrow after
the heavy-handed nurse has drained my furuncle (I'd pay her as the pain is such
a pleasure but she's not allowed to take money.)