Estes Park

WE just got home from our weekend trip. Yep, me said we cause Mommy and Daddy tooked me along with them. Me was a little bit worried on Friday morninig when me saw thems suitcases and stuff coming downstairs and being put in tha living room. That stuff usually signals that thems is going away and me is going to tha kennel. Not this time, Me got to go too.

We all tooked off in tha truck, with me in the little space behind Mommy and Daddy. It was a tight fit but me didn't complain at all. Mommy even opened tha tiny little windows back there so me could sniff all tha new smells coming out way. We was going to a new place in tha mountains called Estes Park. Mommy says it's her favorite mountain town in Colorado. We was going to stay in a cabin that allow peoples to bring thems dogs. Only thing was tha dogs couldn't redecorate tha cabins. This is our cabin. Me wasn't real sure about this cause me could smell other dogs had been there and Mommy and Daddy was scared me would want to "mark" me territory.

Me peoples broughted me own little bed, toys and dishes so me would feel more comfortable. The only problem was the cabin was really tiny and close to tha road. There was no really safe place to take me for walks. Of course me peoples is very, very smart (that's the reason me chose them) and decided that maybe me would like to go for a ride into tha Rocky Mountain National Park and looks for Elks.

Tha ranger said for us to be careful and look out for Coyotes cause thems liked to stalk dogs. Mommy figgered me would think thems was just another dog and want to play so hers said not to worry thems would keep me on tha leash and close to thems.

Can you believe how deep this snow is? We was on Trail Ridge Road and couldn't go no farther cause thems had the road closed because of tha snow. If it was this deep all tha way up then we would have been covered up for sure. Me isn't no St Benard or Great Pyrnees so me wouldn't have been able to rescue me peoples from this stuff.

This is tha end of tha road. Me knows it's so cause the sign says Road Closed. Of course Mommy was being funny and snapped me picture while me was marking some snow. Well you just never know what other dog might come along and think that was hims clump of snow.

We didn't see no Elks in that park but there was some deers. Me was in tha truck when we saw thems. There was lots of Elk in Estes Park wandering around but Mommy didn't take pictures cause hers has lots of pictures of Elks from other trips to there.

After tha park we wented into Estes Park and walked around. Me was a very, very good boxer too!!. Me walked along the sidewalk with me peoples just as polite as you please. Me even did some window shopping. Mommy thought this was very funny cause me would stand up on me back feets and look into store windows. There was lots of peoples too and thems all wanted to pet me and tell me how handsome me was. The only thing me didn't like was the chriping noise that was going on every time we wanted to cross tha streets. We went back to tha cabin and me and Daddy tooked a nap cause we was really tired.

Mommy has added tha pictures to http://www.flickr.com/photos/83167452@N00/sets/72157594352788427/ if you wants to see them all.

Murphy

Catching Snowballs

It's snowing, it's snowing WOOF WOOF it's snowing!!!! And the bestest part about the snow is Mommy came home from work early cause of it. AND hers tooked me with her to go vote early and then to tha grocery store. Of course me had to wait in tha truck but that was okay cause me got to go with her.

Then we came home and went to tha ball field up tha street to play in tha snow. Mommy wanted to play fetch with snowballs. Now here's tha thing about playing catch with a snowball......when Mommy threw it would land right in tha snow and leave a hole and disappear. Me would stick me little boxer nose in that hole left by tha snowball and there was nothing there. Where did it go??? This happened every time her throwed the snowball, me would go running after it and find where it had it tha ground and stick me nose in that ole hole but no snow ball. Me couldn't figure it out but Mommy thought it was very funny and laughed everytime me would stick me little nose in those holes looking for snowballs. And that's not all, when hers would throw those snowballs for me to catch in me little boxer mouth thems would melt right away. Now me don't think this is so funny even if Mommy does. thank goodness hers didn't have the camera thingy or hers would have taken pictures to post here for everybody to see.

Murphy

Big Snow Coming

Batten down tha hatches, what ever that means, cause a big snow storm is coming!!! At least that's what Mommy says. Me doesn't know how big a "big snow storm" really is but me can't wait!!! Me just loves tha snow!!! The other thing Mommy said was this, it's not going to interfer with us going away for tha weekend like it did for Mommy's birfday weekend. Now this is news to me!!! Were is "we" going and does this include yours truly????

Me did notice that my little suitcase is packed and sitting next to tha box that Mommy packs when hers and Daddy is going away for tha weekend. Of course this usually means me is going to tha kennel and thems is going away. But, hers did say "us" so maybe this means Murphy too. But me doesn't have any idea of where we could be going that a "big snow storm" wouldn't stop us. Me better go sit real close to Mommy and see if me can find out anymore about where "us" is going and if "us" includes this little boxer puppy.

Murphy

Mommy's Day Off

Me loves it when Mommy takes the day off, like hers did yesterday, cause it means hers is going to stay home and play with me. Hers tooked me to me favorite park yesterday, after me worried hers into it, and we had tha bestest time. It was a beautiful fall day and me runned all over tha place to sniff all the smells. Me likes going during tha week cause there isn't so many dogs to meet .

Me made a new friend too. Hims was a puppy like me only BIGGER. Mommy said hims was a Neapolitan Mastiff. Hers even took pictures of us introducing ourselves to each other and playing together. See how big hims is! Hims makes me look little. Mommy said that this dog had some growing to do and more weight to gain.

Hims played like a boxer though cause hims was a rough as me and we had tha bestest time till Mommy said it was time to go.

It snowed last night so maybe we can go to tha park again today. Me is sure the smells will be different today. Hint hint

Murphy

SNOW

It's raining, it's snowing, tha Bulldog is snoring. Ahhh sorry Baywee, it was tha only thing me could think of that rhymed. Me is very excited cause it's snowing outside and because me has a doggie door me can run in and out to play in tha snow as much as me wants to. Buff, buff .... let it snow!!!!!


Murphy the sled dog

It wasn't me fault

Me swears it wasn't me fault!!!! It was an accident really. Me was just passing by tha counter by tha stove and it happened. There was some steaks on tha counter and me just wanted to take a little smell and that's when it happened. Me put me little boxer nose up on tha counter to take a sniff and then sticked me tongue out to take just a little taste and tha piece of steak just fell right in me little boxer mouth. Me tried to spit it back out on tha counter but when me tried it slipped right down me throat. It was an accident, it really really was.

Me almost got away with tha accident too but Mommy decided it was time to cook thems dinner. (Hers hadn't noticed me was skulking around with me nubbin tucked low and me ears hanging down) Hers was getting tha cooking stuff together and all of a sudden her noticed it, there was 2 pieces of meat instead of 3. Me was busted!!! And what was really, really bad was hers didn't believe me story about tha meat falling into me mouth. Her says from now her can't leave meats out on the counter cause me might have another accident.

Murphy

Left behind

This morning me had to wake Mommy up cause hers was sleeping late and it was time to get up. Me did this by sticking me wet boxer nose on her nose. Hers tried to push me away but me just kept on putting me wet boxer nose on her nose and her had to get up. Me thought her realized it was time to take this puppy for a nice long walk, but no hers and Daddy sat and drinked thems coffee and rustled newspapers around.

Then Daddy wanted to go out to breakfast and thems got dressed. Me got real excieted cause wanted to go have breakfast too and me was hoping thems would take me with them. Me raced up and down them stairs, placing meself right where thems would be able to see me and take me with them. Me didn't want them to forget me but you know what??? Thems made me go sit on me ottoman by tha libing room window and said for me to wait. Well when thems does that me has to wait there until them tells me to come and that's when me got lefted behind. There is times when being a well trained boxer puppy is not a good thing.

When thems finally came home from having breakfast where was this little boxer puppy??? Hims was sitting on hims ottoman waiting like a good boy, just like Mommy said. Finally hers and Daddy realized that me wanted to go for a walk and thems gotted me leash and off we went. Sometimes peoples can be so slow to get the message we dogs is trying to give them!!!

Murphy

Cookie

This is a picture of Cookie. Hers belongs to Mommy's goodest friend Maggie. Isn't her just the most beautifulest little Cocker Spaniel?? Mommy thinks hers needs red or purple bows in her ears to show of her black fur. Me hasn't met Cookie yet but Mommy says maybe someday soon. Me hopes so cause me thinks we could be really good friends.

Murphy

Snow

Mommy says it might, maybe snow tonight. Me keeps going to me dogdoor and sticking me little boxer head out to check. The only thing that is happening out there now is rain and me don't like getting me little boxer head wet with rain. Maybe in tha morning when we wakes up there will be snow. Me sure hopes so!!

Let it snow

Murphy

Looking for a baby

Me peoples is serious. Thems is really looking for a new baby. Thems even has a lead on getting another Boxer/Am Bulldog puppy like me. The only bad part is that thems is going to have to wait until probably after Christmas before thems can get the new baby. It hasn't even been born yet! Me don't know how this all works but me is sure that Mommy and Daddy has it all figgered out. The owners of the parents that of the new puppies is going to send pictures to me peoples The daddy is an American Bulldog just like me doggie daddy was and the mommy is a Boxer just like me doggie mommy was. Hey, ya don't think that maybe it is me real doggie parents do you. Then it really would be me real brother or sister!!!! That would be really grrreat!!!

Me is really excited and doesn't want to wait, but it will give us time to get ready for the new baby. Mommy promised me that this would be Daddy's baby and that me would always be her little Boxer puppy. Hers going to let Daddy bond with the new baby first so it will know it's hims little Boxer puppy. The best part is me gets to help teach it stuff cause me will be the big brother. Me wonders if it will be a little brother or a little sister. Mommy said this is just like having a really human baby and ya have to wait until the baby is born before you know if it's a boy or a girl.

Me needs to go think of some names.

Murphy

Maybe a Baby???

There is some intersting talk in me home this evening. It all started this afternoon when me peoples tooked me to Chatfield Park to play. We met a 6 month old American Bulldog puppy. Hims was as tall as me and after me let him know me was tha boss, we played real nice together. Mommy and Daddy thought him was a really cute puppy (not as cute as me though). After we was finished playing at tha park and was going home, me peoples was talking about maybe getting an American Bulldog puppy or maybe a Boxer puppy or maybe one like me, an American Bulldog/Boxer puppy. Isn't this exciting news???? Me don't think thems know me was listening cause me was tired out from all that playing and was napping. But me heard it and me hopes that thems is serious. This means me would have a little baby brother or sister to play with and keep me company. Me could teach it all the important Boxer rules me has learned in the last 19 months.

Mommy said that Daddy could pick this little puppy out and chose what ever color hims wanted and name it too. Right now them is referring to the possible new baby puppy as Puppy Pie. Maybe this could be me Christmas present!!!! Oh Santa......

Mommy also told Daddy that thems is going to maybe take me to the Boxer Meetup at Chatfield Park to play with other Boxers. Hers said this would be good for me cause me could play with dogs that play the same way me does. You can be sure hers is going to have that darn ole camera with her to take pictures of me playing with all them other boxers. Hers will post them her if we go.

Murphy

Yard Sales

We finally had the yard sale yesterday. Me doesn't quite understand how this selling a yard works cause this morning we still have a yard!!!!! Anyway when you have a yard sell you have to get up really early in tha morning, don't ask me why, it's tha rules or something. Seems to me you could just sleep in and sell the yard later in tha day. Who goes out looking for a yard to buy when it's hardly even light outside.

If you ask me, this looks like we was in tha garage, so maybe thems was selling tha garage too. Me doesn't think that Mommy and Daddy did so well cause thems still has tha garage and tha yard.
It was hardly daylight and her's was taking pictures of tha yard sell. Okay fine, if me has to look at the camera and have tha flash thingy go off in me eyes then here ya go. Me sure wishes that peoples didn't always need to flash things in thems dogs eyes.

Murphy