Yesterday, I came home from work and was giving Pugsley his usual "Mama's home and missed you so much baby" hug and kiss, when I felt his normally velveteen ears were hard and crusty. Upon further inspection, I noticed dried blood on his neck fur. Immediately I called my mom (Pugsley's babysitter while I'm at work) to ask her what happened. First she said nothing out the ordinary, but then recalled that while on one of his constitutional walks over by the stone wall, he did let out a little whimper but seemed to be okay after that. As the wound looked like some type of bite, my first thought was that possibly he stepped on a snake that bit him. This was scary because we do have Copperheads in CT that are venomous and they have been known to hide in stone walls! We retraced Pugsleys steps where he had let out the yelp and there it was, A thorny bush he had lifted his leg on. Looking over each sprig of thorns where he peed, I did notice a little bit of blood on the branch. Luckily, it was a minor cut that I've been treating with some hyrdrogen peroxide and keeping an eye on to make sure it doesn't get swollen or infected. Mom was out with loppers this morning, cutting back the barbed culprit. As always, I had the digital camera on hand to document all the puggie-drama. Pugsley got a treat to make him feel better. It's not easy being a Pug.