Friday, April 15, 2011

Want Interesting Bank Checks? Love Pugs? Combine the Two!

By Alan Plastin


Do you love your Pug? How about ordering Pug personal bank checks?

With its wrinkly, short muzzled face, curled tail, and soft snorting sounds, the Pug is a small dog whose name might be a form of the Old English word "pugg" which means "playful little devil." What it lacks in size, it makes up for in personality.

Pugs have a long history of being pets. Pugs were bred to sit on the laps of the Chinese sovereigns during the Shang Dynasty. Even Tibetan monks kept them as pets. Frequently they are referred to as "Lion Dogs" due to the fact that they resemble the Chinese guard lions.

Later, the Pug became the official dog of the House of Orange because a Pug saved the Prince of Orange's life in 1572 when it barked at an approaching assassin. Pugs were painted by Goya in Spain and in Italy were dressed in matching pantaloons and jackets and rode by the coachmen of the rich and important. Sometimes, they were used as guard dogs and other times they were employed by the military to track animals.

Her pet Pug carried hidden messages to her family when Josephine Bonaparte was confined in the Les Carmes prison. Now hanging in the Tate Gallery, painter William Hogarth included his pet Pug, Trump, in his self-portrait. Queen Victoria even kept Pugs as pets.

Pugs' coats are usually glossy and come in either black, fawn, silver, or apricot. They are extremely friendly and sociable dogs, despite their rather large under-bites and serious facial expressions. They are also a very intelligent breed and rank #57 in Stanley Coren's "The Intelligence of Dogs." Pugs are exceedingly fond of their human partners and ask for a lot of attention from their owners.

There are a couple of types of Pug checks available for purchase. One series, for instance, features a photograph of an apricot Pug in a field of purple flowers. You can buy coordinating accessories to match these checks.

You can also purchase Gary Patterson Pug checks. These checks show an image of a Pug begging to be fed. These checks also come with matching accessories such as address labels, contact cards, and a checkbook cover.

Through the Pug Savers website, you can order checks that will benefit the Pug Savers foundation. By clicking on a link on their page, you will be transported a site where you can find several different varieties of Pug checks. By ordering, some of the proceeds from your purchase will then go towards the organization.

Pug Pros also offers the same incentive. However, with this company you can even have your own image of you and your Pug printed right onto the check itself. Again, proceeds will go toward the Pug saving organization.

Acclaimed wildlife artist Linda Picken also has Pug checks. These are beautiful checks that show the love and devotion that Pugs and their owners share for one another.

If you decide to buy Pug checks then remember that you can save up to 50% off the price that you might have paid at your bank when you buy them online.




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