Toby's adventures

My 1st day🤩

Hi! I'm a 5 month old pugzu who loves playing and treats. 😋

My birthday is on August 10th, and on my 28th day, two humans came to where I live. The lady took me carefully, looked at me, and smiled. I wagged my tail, curious of who they were and also because I liked them. My master said something to them and in a few minutes, I was in those humans' car, inside a basket with many holes.

I was so happy to be free and have a new owner, and I really wished they would play with me a lot and cuddle me. The lady looked at me through the holes and kept talking. I kept wagging my tail, responding to her affection. The man also looked at me and talked sometimes.

After a long ride, the car stopped and I was sure it must be their house. Oh, how I wished there would be a kid to play with me in their house! The car door opened and the lady took the basket in which I sat. I peered out of the basket's holes and saw three more humans in the house - an old man, old woman and a kid. I nearly jumped with joy! The kid was very tall, way taller than me, but I knew that she would surely play a lot with me since I had heard from my mother that tall humans are not always very old to play.

This kid was tall, but I saw her jump with excitement and run down the 3 stairs. She took the basket from the lady carefully and peered at me. I wagged my tail. She said "aww! He looks so cute! Will he bite?"

The lady replied "He will, but slowly. He's half pug, so his bite won't pain at all."

The girl nodded, then kept the basket on the floor and opened it. I peered out at her and saw her more clearly - a tall, thin girl with long hair and brown, mirrory eyes. She turned to the lady and asked some questions about me. From all the talk, I understood that the lady was the kid's mom and her name was Renu, the kid was Reeba but everyone at home called her Ammu, the man was her father, called Bibu, and the old people were the lady's parents.

Well, I thought, If the two young humans are Ammu's parents, they're my parents now too! And the old people my grandparents, and Ammu, my big sister!

Then my mom, that's Ammu's mom, took me out of the basket and held me up, staring into my eyes. She and the others discussed something about me, and at last, she told "Toby".

I was confused. Was that my name? Or did she tell me something in another language? I stared at her, waiting for her to tell that again. "Toby" she told again.

"He might need some time to learn that, mummy. Let him go down and let's see what he does." Ammu said. Mom put me down and I ran towards my favorite person, Ammu. She moved back a little, and I guessed why - because I was a puppy, and puppies do bite sometimes. I moved towards her and wagged my tail, sniffing everything that lay around me.

Ammu suddenly bent down and picked me up, then stared into my eyes and again told "Toby".

I kept wagging my tail, as that was the only thing I do, since I could not understand the meaning of that word. Ammu sighed and put me down slowly. Aw, I thought sadly, she's unhappy that I couldn't understand the word. That's why she sighed. I should try to understand it.

A while later, I and my new family of 5 was inside our house, and while I sniffed all around and wagged my tail, the others giggled at my curiosity. Oh, I thought happily, I am making them giggle! Yes!

Ammu came up to me and patted me, but because I was a puppy, I nipped slightly. Ammu pulled back her hand, pointed her hand firmly and said "no!"

I shook slightly. Why was she angry? Why did she say 'no'? Did I do something wrong? 

Ammu smiled again, patted me and said "no, Toby. No biting." 

Now I understood why she scolded me. It was for nipping at her. But I can't control it. It's because my teeth will fall out later, and puppies have that for a few months.

I still tried to control my nipping, and also learn what this "Toby" means.

Then I went towards mom and nipped her leg, but she didn't move. She bent down and said "No Toby! Sit!" I immediately sat down, not wanting to disobey my owner. Mom smiled and patted me, saying "Good boy"

When I was in my old owner's place, I had learnt the meaning of the word "sit". 

A few minutes later, dad and mom were staring at my excitement as I roamed around the house, searching for something to play with. Finally, they gave me a tug which was green and black in color. I bit it and shook it, calling someone to play with me.

Mom and Ammu came and pulled the tug from me while I pulled it back. A tug - of - war!

Dad seemed to be a busy guy. He always went around the house and looked after me like everyone else did, only that he didn't play with me. Ammu cuddled me the most, and mummy played with me the most, and dad gave me treats the most. I am so lucky!

Later, we all went downstairs except dad and had a little introduction with my 5 owners. After that, they brought me upstairs and I had a small, nice nap. I woke mom sometime by 4 by barking, and she thought I might be being a bad boy. She didn't understand yet that it was my usual habit to bark when I was hungry! Ammu was downstairs, and dad and mom were upstairs, sleeping. When I woke them, they brought me outside and I went for my toilet time. 

Ammu clapped and called me  "Good boy"" after that, and I understood that it might be a good thing that I did, since she was clapping and smiling Now I understood that it was because I peed outside that she called me a good boy.

Till the end of the day I was restless and roamed all around, and then Ammu picked me up, cuddled me and took me to our bedroom. It was a king size bed, and how I wished I could get up there and sleep with my humans! But I knew that I had to be a good boy, or else my humans might be sad. Ammu, dad and mom climbed up on the bed and slept while I was given a brown cloth, a small lavender pillow and a big yellow pillow to sleep on. I walked all around for a few seconds till the lights went off and I slept, my first day inside this house ending....