RIPUGCLUB.COM Photos, Stories and More! A Cute Pug Story, courtesy of Brandy B. Stark, a member from the pug listserv. A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa and he took his faithful pet pug along for company. One day, the pug started chasing butterflies and before long discovered that he was lost. Wandering about he noticed a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The pug thought, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now!" Just then he noticed some bones on the ground close by and immediately settled down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard was about to leap, the pug exclaimed loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?" Hearing this the leopard halted his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror came over him, and slinked away into the trees. "Whew," thought the leopard. "That was close. That pug nearly had me." Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figured he could put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he went. But the pug saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be up. The monkey soon caught up with the leopard, spilled the beans and struck a deal for himself with the leopard. The leopard was furious at being made a fool of and said, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine." Again the pug saw the leopard coming, now with the monkey on his back, and thought, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sat down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hadn't seen them yet. Just when they got close enough to hear, the pug said: "Where's that crazy monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard." Send your photos and stories to RIPugClubfor posting on this website.