Pope
(pronounced 'Popay')

Pope is shown here with one of the three boys in his new family. Now leading the life of Riley, Pope is a constant companion to his entire family and supervises them and all their kid-friends at the beach, the park, and trips out of Santa Barbara.

Life wasn't always so kind to him. His previous owners did not have the time or know-how to train Pope, and he was left for long hours (often in the garage) every day while they worked. He grew up fending for himself and had few house-manners, much less people-manners. He came to us at 1 year old, unneutered and unhousebroken. He was also aggressive in certain situations. But no more!

Once the neutering took effect, the leg-lifting eased and he learned the ins and outs of endearing himself to humans and becoming a model house-pug quickly.

Today Pope is named George, and is very fortunate to have a stay-at-home mom and 3 boys to keep him occupied. Never a dull moment--he is now one happy pug and his family is delighted with him.

This is one pug who was turned completely around -- just shows it can be done. How? A lot of love, firm and consistent training when needed, a squirt gun he was terrified of (used sparingly), and chicken he would do ANYTHING to get!

We'll miss you, Pope/George. But we know you are going to have a wonderful life!