Max Puggy presents: KitKat, Indy, and Wakko

14/10/2023

A pug and his girl ❤️

08/10/2023

Animal rescues and shelters across the country are hurting… 2023 has been an awful year for them. Please share, if nothing else.

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25/09/2023

Goodnight from Indy

22/09/2023

19/09/2023

It’s me, Wakko Pug! I gots a new toy, and it’s not even de-fluffed yet! Baboon is a good pillow… Night-night!

17/09/2023

Amazing rescue for senior and special needs dogs is working on a donation match! Please share!

06/09/2023

We need some help with this problem child Mac Family! Monkey has a Monkey Butt and we are trying everything!!!! Help us help him!!! PLEASEEEEE! K thanks, MagPie

28/08/2023

Inkpug is so funny!

06/08/2023

BLM wants to remove horses from this herd (and others), preferring that unnecessary action to any sort of restriction on commercial livestock grazing. They want to break up families. We have got to fight! Anyone anywhere in the world can comment! Comment BEFORE AUGUST 12TH on the proposal at this link: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022012/570/8003816/comment?fbclid=IwAR2Mzy6G12e68aMd5WD35b_XO_B37WjI_Q1133pAmyU5ryqYdNHIzeIUfao

If you would like some ideas on talking points, see this site: https://www.wildatheartimages.com/blog/mcpeakseatalkingpoints?fbclid=IwAR2Q6fZZRD6CXn8SO2S3SgE8QSaTq3NFGKZnLbLiOjYNqdwAn0O8L5yBKEw

Angel Dexter & Chili Puggah Marty the Boxshund Angel Cookie The Undercover Dachshund & Taco The Kid Sydney the Aussie with Angel Pepper & Angel Waggles 3pugssnug,Finnjamin Boobewwy & Sophie Sumaka Angel Max the Pocket Puggle and Finnigan BeginAgain Primrose the sweet angel pug Daine-Daine the Dragon Princess Angel Lola, Stella, Jackson and Winston Sarge - my life as a Pug Torri Bugg and Saddi Gator Pug Party Plus One Flynn, Koa and Angel Brock The Twinchis Pawpi & Dan the Man Bambi the Red Nosed Pibble, Angel Bella, and Benny Lu Miss Edie the Pug and Edna the Pug SSGT Cloey Thor:God of Thunder The Adventures of Chance and Angel Taz Lola with Rocky and Ozzy Braille & Wink The Double Merles Angel Gizmo, George the Angel Pug's sidekick

As storm clouds cover the range, the colorful pintos of the McCullough Peaks herd, make their way across a hilltop. I bet you recognize handsome Thor, with his nemesis, Splaash, right behind him, both with ears pinned. And that's Thor's natal band, led by band stallion, Tahlequah, in a tight grouping behind Splaash. Young Stormrider is leading the charge in the distance, with his mother, Ms. Pac-Man, following close behind.

Many of you are very familiar with the McCullough Peaks wild horses and right now, they need our help. If we don't comment on the Bureau of Land Management's plan to remove up to half of this herd, the horses we've come to know and love will be gone forever. We can help stop this travesty, but we must submit a public comment to the BLM by the deadline of August 12th-less than a week away. If we care about these horses, we have to be their voice. We currently have only 1540 comments, but I know we can do better. We can't sit on the sidelines and allow them to be taken without a fight. If you click on the link, you'll find talking points, as well as, a direct link to the Bureau's comment page. And I just found out you can comment more than once, so get your comments in! Please speak out for these horses before they are gone forever. Thank you ❤

https://www.wildatheartimages.com/blog/mcpeakseatalkingpoints

02/08/2023

Gonna post this every day through the deadline! This post has talking points in it already, which should be easier to copy on mobile. BLM link is at the bottom!

Please comment and share!

I didn't know that so many of our friends used mobile phones exclusively. Because of that, I thought it would be helpful to post the talking points for the McCullough Peaks roundup and removal here so they can be easily cut/pasted for submission to the Bureau of Land Management. We only have until August 12 to comment on the Bureau's planned roundup and removal of the McCullough Peaks herd, so please submit your comments today. Thank you!

The talking points, along with a link to the Bureau's comment page, are included below.

TALKING POINTS

After reviewing the McCullough Peaks HMA Bait Trap Gather Environmental Assessment (EA), I support the “No Action Alternative” of continued population management with PZP with no horses removed from the range. Reasons for my decision are outlined below.

The Appropriate Management Level (AML) at McCullough Peaks is 70-140 horses, with the current population at 181 horses. The EA outlines gathering and removing excess wild horses through bait trapping to bring the herd numbers down to AML, however, the EA is unclear as to how many horses will be left on the range after the removal. If herd numbers are brought down to AML, the herd won’t be genetically viable. Dr. Gus Cothran, Professor Emeritus at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine, states that at a minimum, herd size must be maintained at 150 horses to ensure genetic viability. This fact is acknowledged in the Bureau's own Wild Horse and B***o Handbook.

With regard to the use of additional population growth suppression treatments, this EA outlines three conflicting plans for use of GonaCon in conjunction with PZP on mares at McCullough Peaks as follows: GonaCon use on mares older than 13 years that have contributed to the genetic diversity of the herd; GonaCon used on mares that have contributed to the genetic diversity of the herd (no age stipulation), and Gonacon used on PZP non-responders only.

If GonaCon is used on all mares that have contributed to the herd’s genetic diversity, they will be moving the herd one step closer to obsolescence. Given concerns about the potential for permanent sterilization and injection site abscesses, GonaCon should never be considered as a fertility treatment for any mares at McCullough Peaks. PZP has been used successfully since 2011 and should continue to be used for population management.

The EA states that the BLM must manage the rangelands to prevent the range from deterioration associated with an overpopulation of wild horses. The BLM has provided no data indicating the rangeland is deteriorating and without these data, there is no rationale for the proposed gather. In addition, there is no analysis provided for the impact of livestock grazing on the rangeland. An evaluation of the impact of livestock grazing is required to determine rangeland health before any wild horses are permanently removed from McCullough Peaks.

The EA states that the older population of horses (20 years of age and above) living within the McCullough Peaks HMA will not be removed. The EA also states that any animals affected by a chronic disease, injury, lameness or serious physical defect, such as severe tooth loss or wear could be humanely euthanized. Horses are categorized as “seniors” beginning at 15 years of age, and at that time they begin to experience tooth loss/wear and would be more likely to present with lameness or injury. If horses in this age range are trapped, we can infer that those with age-related issues may be euthanized. Older horses make up 1/3 of the population and, it is feared that a high percentage of these horses will be killed, thus negating the BLM’s proposed action that older horses remain on the range. Issues that are indicators of a horse’s senior status, should not be considered as criteria for euthanasia for any of the McCullough Peaks herd.

Of the 181 horses at McCullough Peaks, 59 are greater than 15 years of age with 22 of them over the age of 20. Of the 22 horses over 20 years of age, 5 of them are more than 24 years old. The horses over 24 years of age are in ill health and will probably not survive another winter.

Eleven horses were lost during the winter of 2022/2023, with 9 of these horses over 15 years of age. In assessing the condition of the remaining older horses, it is possible that the McCullough Peaks herd could lose 15-20 older horses this winter. When the current rate of attrition is coupled with the 2% average yearly growth rate, the population of adult horses at McCullough Peaks may well fall within AML over the next few years, thus negating the need for a bait trap removal.

The proposed bait trapping would start during fall 2023 and could continue through February/March 2024. As per the EA, the BLM will check bait traps at a minimum of once every 10 hours, with horses in traps provided a continuous supply of fresh water and hay. As necessary, roads to the traps will be plowed to allow access. Because of the extreme winter weather at McCullough Peaks HMA, roads can be inaccessible for days or weeks at a time. Plowing is often not possible. If horses are stuck in traps during a winter storm without food, water or shelter, they could perish. Because of this, all bait trapping operations should cease, with traps closed, during the onset of winter weather.

It is imperative that only trained BLM personnel, familiar with the McCullough Peaks herd, conduct bait trapping operations, without the involvement of contractors.

BLM COMMENT PAGE LINK:

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022012/595/8003816/comment

01/08/2023

BLM wants to remove a sizable portion of this wild horse herd (and others), despite it being completely unnecessary - and despite having received over 4,300 comments opposing the plan earlier this year! Please use the first link to find talking points, and the second to provide comments on this action. You do not need to be a US resident to comment. AND SHARE!

https://www.wildatheartimages.com/blog/mcpeakseatalkingpoints?fbclid=IwAR1yeL8t0k0Q5tAimddgXPXaIjmQGKABeinwaW8uWJbnVwUtOtZhJ8rMI0A

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022012/570/8003816/comment

Today, I wanted to share another photo of the meet and greet between the yearling buckskin c**t, Brumby, and the elder stallions, Hickory (18 years) and Chaco (19 years). Hickory and Chaco normally keep to themselves, but this weekend, they decided it was time to mingle and young Brumby was the first to greet them. Here, Brumby is snuggling with the stallion, Hickory. Both Hickory and Chaco were very gentle with Brumby and once they had enough of him, the pair quietly walked away.

Like his two-year-old brother, Badger, Brumby, is turning into quite the handsome youngster. Brumby and Badger, are offspring of the 4-year-old buckskin mare, Bonnie with their sire unknown. Because Bonnie has two young offspring on the range, it's likely that at least one of her c**ts will be removed. It's hard to imagine what it would be like for these two brothers, who are the best of friends, to be separated from each other and from their mother, but that's what happens during these terrible roundups.

If you haven't yet had a chance to comment on the roundup and removal plan for the McCullough Peaks herd, please do. Your comments will help Brumby and Badger, as well as, Hickory and Chaco, to stay on the range together, where they belong. Please click on the link to my blog for suggested talking points and a direct comment submission link. https://www.wildatheartimages.com/blog/mcpeakseatalkingpoints

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for speaking out for Brumby, Badger, Hickory, Chaco, and all the members of the McCullough Peaks Herd ❤

09/06/2023

Hey everybody!!! The Mr. Mo Project Gremlin - The Mr Mo Project are having a raffle for this gorgeous quilt! Get entries while you can!

(Pug not included)

Don’t forget about our fantastic $5 Friday raffle!

We have an incredible handmade quilt made by a wonderful supporter Deb, she has made many for us in the past! To enter, use the donate links below but add Raffle in the comments. Every $5 donation is an entry. So 5-1 and 20 is 4 and so on.

You can donate these ways:
PayPal: www.PayPal.me/mrmoproject
Venmo:
Mail: 641 Grooms Rd #235, Clifton Park NY 12065.

08/06/2023

This rescue is fantastic. And like all rescues right now, they are struggling to stay afloat. Please help and share if you can!

23/05/2023

This sleepy lil psycho is TWO today! Happy Birthday, Wakko!

17/05/2023

It’s hard to get a good pic of Wakko sunbathing… His face is so dark that everything turns into shadows 😅🤷‍♀️

16/05/2023

My Norwegian friend Primm has come to join me at the Bridge…😢

Hvil i fred elsklingen min ❤️ klem fra mamma ❤️

14/05/2023

Today is tough. My first Mother’s Day without the kid who made me a mama. I miss him so much.

19/04/2023

I am crying so much right now, but it’s because I love this portrait of my Max that just arrived as a gift from Chewy! It’s beautiful. They are such a great company.

13/03/2023

You guys, this gives mama happy tears ❤️

FILM: Almost 40 years after Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan worked together on Indiana Jones, the two get to hug after the big 'EEAAO' win.

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09/02/2023

More from our session with the wonderful Jerry of MarDel Photography. Seriously, if you ever need a photographer in northern Utah, I’m not sure you could do better.

07/02/2023

Can anyone foster???

06/02/2023

Posting again! In Max’s memory, please help with a cause dear to mama:

The BLM plans to drastically reduce a wild horse herd in Wyoming, to the point that it won’t be a genetically stable population. The purpose is to “keep the range healthy” - not for wildlife, though. For ranchers who have leases to graze on public land. But there is still time for the public to make comments. COMMENT PERIOD ENDS ON FEB 7 AT 4:30 MST!!!

This blog I’m sharing has talking points if you need, but please don’t copy/paste as identical comments can apparently be considered as a single item. https://wild-at-heart-images.pixpa.com/blog/comment-to-help-save-the-mccullough-peaks-wild-horses?fbclid=IwAR1tMkE3vOAb_pS0hU2uWNK4qzTafj2a4EYoTLlQzXm_fXVL-b3QMDeU_Yc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Here’s the BLM link: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022012/570/8003386/

If nothing else, I hope people will get angry about this being the only comment period on a plan (of which the horses are only one part) that covers up to ten years. You read correctly: one comment period for a ten-year plan. That’s ridiculous, and is a prime example of a government agency skirting requirements.

But the horses deserve to live the only lives they’ve known without being bothered.

Washakie was born in 2001 beneath the rolling foothills, colorful badlands, and desert mountains that make up the 109,000-acre habitat area of the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area (HMA) outside of Cody, Wyoming. In his younger years, Washakie was the toughest stallion on the range, a formidable presence that most stallions dared not challenge. But as Washakie grew older, he lost his family in battle and began a new phase of his life as a bachelor stallion; sometimes alone, but frequently in the company of other bachelors.

That all changed last spring, when 21-year-old Washakie was seen with a young mare known as Kenai and her newborn foal, Klondike Girl. Aided by his devoted friend and lieutenant, Chaco, Washakie looked after his new family with pride. Caring for and protecting Kenai and Klondike meant everything to Washakie -- and that was the most important thing to him during this last chapter of his life.

In mid-September of last year, Washakie looked exceedingly frail and thin. He stayed with his family as long as he could, but one day he left them and was spotted alone and far from the other horses. Although we didn't want to lose him, it was likely his time.

The lives of our wild horses, like Washakie, are complex, exciting, dramatic, and devastating -- much like our own. Stories like Washakie's, are what will be lost if the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proceeds with its plan to reduce the McCullough Peaks population by half. Kenai and Klondike could lose their freedom and spend the rest of their lives in government holding facilities.

Adding insult to injury is that the McCullough Peak's wild horses have a humane fertility control program in place. One-third of the horses are over the age of 15. The removal of the McCullough Peaks wild horses does not need to happen.

There is only one more day to take action in honor of Washakie and his family. The comment period closes tomorrow, February 7, at 4:30 PM MST. This link will take you to suggested talking points and a link to the BLM's comment page. https://wild-at-heart-images.pixpa.com/blog/comment-to-help-save-the-mccullough-peaks-wild-horses

Thank you to our friends at AWHC for this story compilation.

02/02/2023

In Max’s memory, please help with a cause dear to mama:

The BLM plans to drastically reduce a wild horse herd in Wyoming, to the point that it won’t be a genetically stable population. The purpose is to “keep the range healthy” - not for wildlife, though. For ranchers who have leases to graze on public land. But there is still time for the public to make comments.

This blog I’m sharing has talking points if you need, but please don’t copy/paste as identical comments can apparently be considered as a single item. https://wild-at-heart-images.pixpa.com/blog/comment-to-help-save-the-mccullough-peaks-wild-horses?fbclid=IwAR1tMkE3vOAb_pS0hU2uWNK4qzTafj2a4EYoTLlQzXm_fXVL-b3QMDeU_Yc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Here’s the BLM link: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022012/570/8003386/comment

Comment period ends on February 7th. If nothing else, I hope people will get angry about this being the only comment period on a plan (of which the horses are only one part) that covers up to ten years. You read correctly: one comment period for a ten-year plan. That’s ridiculous, and is a prime example of a government agency skirting requirements.

This tiny foal, now a yearling+ c**t named Tabasco, was born to the mare, Theya, and her band stallion, Tahlequah, on or around 09/05/21. That's Theya grazing right next to Tabasco. Beautiful Theya, is one of the mare, Taboo's, many daughters and was born in 2013. Theya is currently still with her mother, Taboo, and their band stallion, Tahlequah and all of her brothers and sisters and their offspring, including half brother Thor. With thirteen members, Tahlequah's band is the largest all-pinto family band at McCullough Peaks.

And I know you're probably getting tired of hearing this, but we still need more comments for the BLM's Scoping Document for their proposed removal of a substantial portion of the McCullough Peaks herd. If you haven't yet commented, you can do so until February 7. Please click on this link to my blog for suggested talking points and a link to the BLM's comment page. Thank you for caring about Theya and Tabasco and all the wild ones at McCullough Peaks. https://wild-at-heart-images.pixpa.com/blog/comment-to-help-save-the-mccullough-peaks-wild-horses

28/01/2023

We did studio photos with Max yesterday morning, with Jerry of MarDel Photography. I called Jerry this morning to thank him for being able and willing to accommodate us when I asked to move up our appointment due to Max’s health. When I let him know of Max’s passing, Jerry kindly sent me a few images from our session. I don’t have the words right now to recommend him as highly as he deserves.

28/01/2023

He’s gone he’s gone my baby Max is gone

25/01/2023

We don’t really post these days… We want to share, though, that Max’s health has been declining. He will be making his journey across the Rainbow Bridge next week.

Thank you all for having been our friends.

24/03/2022

Please vote for my friend Calamity and share the link!!

Well friends, we have a little under 3 hours until this round of the contest ends. We haven’t moved from 2nd place all day so we aren’t feeling hopeful.

Please share and try to get any last minute votes in for us ❤️
https://americasfavpet.com/2022/calamity-0d4e

20/09/2021

Harpers health is declining rapidly. He will die if we can’t get him the heart surgery he needs quickly. Sadly donations are way down and people helping us during our fundraisers is way down. The surgery will cost around $9,000. We have only raised $2,000 in the last few months. There are also other dogs in our care still need vet care during our efforts to raise funds. Please even if you can only spare $5 it will help us reach our goal and save his life.
http://paypal.me/pimperfect
Venmo -Imperfections

17/09/2021

15/08/2021

If you know anyone in the evacuation areas, please contact them and make sure they evacuated!

Some residents are refusing, but with a fire that went from spark to 3000+ acres in only about 3.5 hours, those holdouts might not have time to change their minds later!

3:40 pm 8/14

09/08/2021

This is Roosevelt the Border Collie. He’s awesome. He needs help. Please share!

Yesterday morning, the amazing Roosevelt was found to be having … Sharon Ertel-Nelson needs your support for Together we can help Roosevelt the Border Collie

21/05/2021

Oh. My. PUGNESS!!! Thank you so much to ours Auntie Ashes (FB not letting us tag), Uncle Vince, and cousins Lolapopshakes & ShelbyBugg got LuckyDog! Dis means so much to dis lil ole puggy. ❤️😘

04/05/2021

Mom was feeling under the weather after she got her covid vaccine, and, she saw this and told me yes it's so true. 💜

30/04/2021

Friends, this is one of the last pics where I will look like this... I have to have an eye removed tomorrow. 😞 Mommy is broken because she knows it’s partly her fault for not getting me to an eye doctor last week like she could have

22/04/2021

Rescue in crisis. Plz share!

18/03/2021

I don’t need to see to know I’m good-lookin! 😉😘

17/03/2021

My mommy says this about me ❤️

For sone, once a baby always a baby 🤷🏻‍♀️❤️

14/03/2021

Resistance to this cuteness is futile.

#𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐊 #𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐊

04/03/2021

Friends, it’s been a bit since I update. Dis puggy is still trying to get da diabetes under control. I now haz cataracts in both eyes and am basically blind. Mommy and Daddy are thinking about whether to risk an old puggy going under anesthesia to have the cataract fixing surgery... It’s expensive.