Red letter day

This has been a very important day for a not so little boxer pup. This morning Mommy took me fo a walk and guess what?? Me was walking with Mommy off tha leash. We walked for about 30 minutes and hers had the leash attached to me collar by both ends and laid across me back as a handle incase her needed to reach down for it. Well hers only reached for it once and that was when we passed a really old Chow that me showed a slight interest in. Other than that we walked the whole way without Mommy holding the leash at all. This is a wonderful thing.

Even bettern is this. Mommy and Daddy decided to go on an afternoon road trip to a Holy Cross Abbey Winery and then to the Royal Gorge. Do you know what thems did, them lefted me out of the crate the whole time thems was gone and that was for almost 7 hours. Me was a really good Boxer too. Me didn't mess in the house or tear up anything. Me did just what Mommy and Daddy said and that was to guard the house. Me thinks them is going to start leaving me out while thems is a work. Isn't this exciting??? And the best part of all, to reward me for being so good, Mommy gave me the rest of a pork roast as an hors de voure before dinner and then some of thems flank steak for dinner. It's good to be a dog.

Murphy

Getting Me Nails Clipped

Well this was certainly an interesting day. Mommy decided that today would be a really good day to get me toe nails clipped. Hers said the last time them was clipped was when me got fixed in March. Me don't remember it cause apparently me was still asleep. Well me was WIDE AWAKE today. We wented to PetCo and this really nice lady (who likes boxers a lot) tried to clip me nails. Daddy had to wrestle me to the floor to try to hold me still while the nice lady clipped me nails. Me has decided this is not a very pleasant experience and can't decide why Mommy would put me through this torture. Mommy thinks it would be a good idea to have me toe nails clipped every couple months. Personally, me don't think it's a good idea at all. Just take me for lots of walks and that should work a lot better.

There is fire works being let off outside. It must be cause it's Memorial Day Weekend. Me wasn't sure what that meant or why there is fire works but Mommy explained it to me. Hers says this weekend is to remember those men and women who served in the Armed Forces past and present. Hers said her Daddy was a veteran of World War I and the Korean War and that her has a nephew who was in the Airforce so we is memorializing them. So thank you Granddaddy Carroll and cousin Shannon for keeping us free and safe.

Murphy (who is saluting everyone who is serving our country in the Armed Forces.)

Mommy's Cranky

It's really, really hot today and Mommy is really, really cranky. Her says her must be adapting to Colorado after almost 6 years cause even her thinks it's hot. And me just learned that when Mommy is hot hers gets really cranky and me doesn't like it one little bit. Her gets really short tempered with me and fusses, "Murphy move, Murphy lay down, Murphy get off me". This is not how Mommy normally is either so me hopes it don't stay hot to long. Me doesn't get cranky when me gets hot, me justs goes finds a nice cool spot on the floor and takes a nap until its cool outside.

Daddy had to work late today and when him left to go to this call him left me out of the crate til Mommy got home from work. Me was a really good puppy too. When Mommy got home me was laying on the couch in the living room guarding the house (well me was really sleeping but me won't tell Mommy that). Then Mommy went out to get something to eat and hers lefted me out again. Me is hoping that it won't be long before thems leaves me out all the time and the crate will be just a safe place for me when me gets a little out of control. Maybe Saturday me can prove meself cause Mommy and Daddy is going to a cookout. If them will leave me out to guard the house me will show them what a good boy me is. Come on Mommy and Daddy just give me a chance.

Your Big Boy

Murphy

Thunder storms and other things

This is scary. There is really, really high winds tonight. Mommy says there is a thunder storm warning for our county. Me isn't scared of thunder but this wind is really unsettling for a little boxer puppy. Me even heard Mommy and Daddy discussing going to the basement incase there was tornado. Me guesses them doesn't know that dogs and cats would know if something like that was going to happen. We have a 6th sense when it comes to weather that is not normal. Me thinks that there isn't no tornado coming but me is a little bit nervous anyway. Me isn't used to hearing the wind like this. Usually when tha wind gets really high it's during the night and we is all asleep.

This is a very strange story on the news tonight. Peoples are bringing them pets into the vets because them is hooked on drugs like Cocaine and Meth as well as over the counter drugs. This is awful. How could pets get like this? Why would thems peoples give their pets drugs or leave drugs in places where them pets can get them. This is so sad. Humans should realize how lucky them is to have us animals for friends.

Mommy says the drugs aren't always illegal drugs either, sometimes them gets over the counter drugs. Mommy says her is careful to keep all her over the counter drugs up hign in tha medicine cabinet and hopes everybody else does too. Hers even has the sedatives left over from me was "fixed" up out of the way so thems doesn't get accidently eaten. Me is so glad that Mommy and Daddy are good pet owners.

Murphy

Gottcha Day

Tomorrow is me "Gottcha Day" Mommy brought me home a year ago tomorrow. Hers said hers had picked me out on tha 20th but her actually got me on tha 23rd. Me hopes there is some treats and presents for a puppy's "Gottcha Day"

Murphy

In the dog house

Well actually me is in the dog crate. See me was a bad puppy today or at least that's what Mommy says. You remember that wonderful new dog bed Mommy boughted me for me crate?? Well me ate it today while me was in the crate. Mommy was not happy when hers came home from work and found pieces of the dog bed all over tha place including on me nose and lips. Her told Daddy that was it!! No more dog beds for me and the crate. Hers thinks me destorys the beds in me crate cause me gets bored and hers is right. Me does get bored being in there for 3-4 hours or more during the day with only a bone to chew on so me tears up me bed. In fact Mommy thought it might be interesting to leave me out if Daddy is only going to be gone for 3-4 hours during the late afternoon. This would be a really good test to see if me could be a really good boy. Me sure hopes thems tries this new idea.

Murphy

Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!

Me wants to wish me dog mother (where ever hers is ) and me human mother a very happy Mother's Day!!!

Me must have been a really, really good Boxer this week or else these are early "Gottcha" Presents. Mommy broughted home a new bed for me crate and then hers and Daddy went to PetCo (thems didn't take me) and came home with two new heavy duty toys for me. Thems only let me have one of them though. It's a big hard rubber chicken bone. Me thinks Mommy likes it a lot cause her keeps wandering around the house chanting something about "Chicken bone, chicken bone, wheres that darned ole chicken bone" or "Chicken bone, chicken bone, Murphy fetch that chicken bone" and then hers laughs. This is very strange behavior for Mommy cause hers normally only pickups up me toys and doesn't have anything to say about them. Hers says it has to do with another little dog her human boy had who was named Sudsy. It was a little Boston Terrier and thems would chant that song to it when it played with its chicken bone. Humans can be very, very strange.

Murphy

A break through

Me is so excited and Mommy and Daddy is so proud of me. Do you know why?? This is why, see Daddy took me on a walk tha other day and hims decided to take tha leash off me and trust me to stay beside him while we walk. Me didn't let him down either. Me stayed right beside him just like hims wanted me to do. Mommy took tha day off from work and hers took me for two walks today. The first walk was around tha lake and her would drape tha leash across me back and let me walk beside her without holding tha leash. When hers saw peoples coming hers would reach down and get tha leash. Hers even took me over to see a Prairie Dog Village and me just sat there and looked at them silly things. Tha only time me got in trouble was when........you guessed it..........a rabbit appeared. Them darn ole rabbits!!!!

Then later in tha morning Mommy took me for another little short walk. We went on tha trail and Mommy took the leash completely off me and me stayed right beside her. Hers was so proud of me. Me likes it when thems is proud of me. Daddy says little steps in trusting me to be a good dog and do what me should is what needs to be done. Him says slowly thems will allow more distractions while me is walking off leash.

Me is such a good dog

Murphy

We's getting a new back fence

This is very exciting news. We is getting a new back fence and guess what? Daddy doesn't have to build it. Hims is only helping pay for it. Our neighbor behind us is going to build tha fence and hims wants to start tomorrow. See we have this lattice type fence seperating our backyards and you can see right through it and so there is no privacy. Now normally this isn't a big deal cause thems has a really nice back yard to look at and really nice kitty that comes to the fence to visit with me but sometimes it is a problem. Mommy says it would be nice to go out in tha back yard and not feel obligated to talk to tha neighbors cause thems can see you out there.

There is going to be one little, itty, bitty problem while this fence is getting builded. Me won't be able to run loose in tha back yard. Daddy promised him would take me out on a leash but see me and Mommy goes out back to play ball in tha evening when hers gets home. If the fence is being fixed then me can't run loose to play ball. Maybe Mommy will take some pictures so she can show everybody tha new fence.

Murphy

Yard work and walks

Me learned something this weekend and this is what it was. If me wants to go for a walk me has to stay out of the way when Mommy and Daddy is doing the yard work and house work too. You would think cause me letted them sleep in yesterday morning and this morning thems would want to take me for a walk right away. NOPE this is not how it works on the weekends. See first thems has to get up and have some coffee and read the newspaper. This would be fine if thems would let me have some coffee too but Mommy says me has enough energy and coffee would only make me worse. Then thems had to talk about what needed to be done and this took some more time. Now me may only be a dog but it seems to me that this is something that could have been done while thems was walking me.

After deciding who was going to do what the house work began and when that was finished the yard work. Now here's the thing about yard work, me has to stay in tha house when thems doing it in the front yard. When thems moves to tha back yard me is put in tha outside kennel for safe keeping. Well that's what Mommy says anyway. Hers says it's not a good idea for me to be barking and snapping at the lawn mower or the weed eater. Hers says the weed eater could make me already short nose even shorter if me got to close. Once thems got all this work done, without any help from me, then thems had to sit and rest for awhile. Me did get to finally go for a walk later in tha afternoon.

Oh yeah, Mommy says a really important day is coming soon. This day is May 23 and is the day hers went and got me and broughted me home to be hers and Daddy's dog. Hers says this day is as important as having a birthday. Hers says in a way me has two birthdays, one to mark the day me was actually born and the other to mark the day me became a part of hers and Daddy's family. Me sure hope this means they is going to have a party.

Muprhy

April Showers May Flowers??

This has been one rainy week. Mommy says there is an saying that goes "April Showers bring May flowers" and Daddy says "May flowers bring tha pilgrims" of course hims being funny. Any way me is wondering what all these May showers bring. It has been raining all week and all month. Okay so tha month is only 4 days old but that's beside tha point. We have a sprinkler system to keep the grass and flowers green so what do we need this rain for?? Tha problem with all of this rain is this, Mommy and Daddy can't take me for a walk. Tha last time me got to go for a walk was on Sunday and here it is Thrusday and nothing but rain. This is not fair!! Me has to go for walks or otherwise me has to much energy and it gets me into trouble. Me sure hopes tha sun comes back soon. Oh yeah all this rain has made tha grass grow really tall but it's to wet to mow. It it keeps up me won't be able to find me way from tha back yard to tha back door. All this grass also means Mommy andDaddy needs to do yard work and this will interfer with me play time and walk time.

Me is going to go chew on me bone and think about what to do when it's raining

Murphy who has cabin fever