Big OOPS

This is one remorsful boxer pup. Me almost made a horrible mistake this morning but in me defense (and me may need a lawyer for this one) me was still sleepy and didn't know what me was doing. Really, it's tha truth.

See last night Mommy wented into tha spare bedroom to sleep like hers does sometimes when Daddy is snoring. (Hims does the same thing when Mommy is snoring although me has never ever heard Mommy snore) When ever hers goes into the spare bedroom to sleep me goes to cause me knows me gets to sleep in tha bed with her. Me is really happy to say that me has learned that me spot in tha bed is at the bottom and to the left of Mommy's feet, this way me doesn't get thrown out of tha bed for crowding her. Anyway this is what happened.

Me really didn't mean to, see me is not a morning dog and wasn't wide awake yet. Me wouldn't never ever have done what me did had me been wide awake but me thought Daddy was a burglar coming into that room and when hims turned on the light it blinded me and me couldnt' see who hims was. His hand smelled like Daddy's hand but it could have been a burlar in a "Daddy" suit and me is sworn under the "Boxer Protection Oath" to protect me family. Me would have protected Daddy the same way if me thought someone was after him.

It was really, really early in tha morning. The sun hadn't even come up for goodness sakes!! (Me can't figure out why me peoples will get up in tha dark all week long and then sleep until after that ole sun rises on the weekend. It doesn't make good dog sense to me) The alarm must of gone off in the room where Daddy was cause hims came in and turned on the light in tha spare bedroom. Me was really very sleepy but me got up and laid across Mommy and licked her face. Daddy reached down to get me off of Mommy but her stopped him cause hers didn't want to get scratched by me toe nails. Then it happened. Grrrrrr.........Mommy said "Did Murphy just growl at you?" and Daddy said yes hims did. Mommy figured it was cause me was still sleepy but me growles again....Grrrrrr. Daddy reached hims hand out for me to sniff which me did and hims thought everything was okay and wented to pet me and me growled again and bared me teeth and snapped at him. Mommy grabbed me by the collar and told Daddy to get out of the room cause hers didn't think me was awake enough to realize what was going on.

Me spended the rest of the day being really embarrassed and ashamed of meself. Me really didn't mean to growl and snap at me Daddy. Now hims is a bit wary of me and me doesn't want him to be. Me has to think of a way to make this up to Daddy. Me is so very sorry to have scared him like that. It scared me too.

Daddy your boxer boy is really, really sorry. Hims didn't mean to scare you.



Murphy

Another Sad Day

It is another sad day here. Today Daddy had to take hims kitty Diamond Lil to the hospital cause hers was really sick and hims had the Doctor put her to sleep. Lil was 17 years old and had been sick with an over active thyroid for a long time. Today hers just couldn't go on any more.

Mommy said when hers first met Lil that hers was a scaredy cat and didn't want no body to touch her. Mommy helped Lil stop being a scaredy cat and the last few years Lil would come out of hiding when there was peoples in tha house. In fact Lil wasn't really afraid of me either. Hers would jump up on the love seat and walk right by me and meow at me. Me thinks Daddy thought her was scared of me but it was really a game we played.

Me knows that me Daddy is going to miss her a lots and so is her bother Smoke. This is two of our kittys that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. At least now Miss Pitty Pat has someone to keep her company and to play with.

Murphy

The Murphy Mug

Well this is an insult!!! Me peoples went to a cookout and lefted me at home. The worst part was this was a cookout with peoples from me fan club from the camping trip. Me peoples didn't even tell me about it till thems got home and then thems said "Murphy look, here's a Murphy Cup".


Me friends Marc and Molly made this special cup and gave it to Mommy and Daddy to bring home to me. Mommy said it can be me offical camping mug. That means me can have Mommy fill this mug up with dog treats and when we goes camping peoples can give me treats if thems doesn't have any on hand. Me thinks this is very good idea.



Mommy also said me has to send a thank you note to Molly and Marc for the very nice present, so here goes.

Dear Marc and Molly (and Shandara too cause me thinks her is really cute),

Thank yous for the nice "Murphy Cup". Me is going to use it to carry dog treats in when me goes camping. That way peoples will have something to give me if thems doesn't have a treat for dogs. Not ebrebody has dog treats on hand so this will be perfest. Mommy thought about making me carry it on me collar but me doesn't think this will work so hers will have to carry it.

Murphy

This is what happens when you let your peoples have them camera thingys.

Me Daddy thought me looked really cute laying with me big ole head on the back stoop. Mommy even helped by telling him where that camera thingy was and to be sure to turn it on upstairs so I wouldn't hear the sound it makes.

A dog can't even rest his head without hims peoples taking pictures. Me beats thems wouldn't like it if me could use the camera and take pictures of them and post them.

Murphy

Sunday Morning is tha Bestest

Woof me is one tired puppy. Me is too tired to type so me is dictating for Mommy to type.

Me wanted to go for a walk this morning and was worring me peoples to take me and boy did thems ever take me for a walk. We wented to Chatfield Park to the wide open, unfenced, off leash dog park in tha woods. There is all kinds of dogs running loose there and thems was pretty friendly too. And the smells to sniff. Me little boxer nose is just full up with new smells.



Can you beleive this........there is water all over tha place.








This is me and an older boxer me met on the path. Hims was quite an nice gentle boxer. Mom says one day me will look like that. Hummm me don't want to get gray.












This is me making new friends at tha lake. There was a whole lot of sniffing going on here. These dogs all loved playing in tha water berry berry much.
Ebreybody was playing in tha water. Me can't wait to go back again. Maybe me peoples will take me back this coming weekend.

PS this is a late post and me did get to go back again on Monday. Mommy tooked tha day off and we went back only this time hers didn't take no camera.

Murphy

Saturday afternoon

It's saturday again and it's raining!!!! This seems to be a habit that ole Mother Nature has developed. Fortunately me was able to get a nice walk in this morning. One of the bestest things that came from me going to camping with me peoples was getting thems to trust me off leash. This had carried over to eberyday life. When Mommy tooked me for a walk this morning her let me do it off leash, well actually what hers does is loop me leash through me collar like a harness so if her needs to get hold of it hers can. Anyways we wented on tha bestest walk this morning. Me got to run a little bit ahead of her to sniff all the smells and just be a dog. Me is sooooo glad me was a good boy while we was camping cause it sure has paid off. In fact me peoples thought me was soooooo good they is taking me camping again for Mommy's birthday.

Time to go take a nap on tha loveseat. With all this rain that's about all me can do.

Murphy

More camping stories

Mommy's been really, really busy trying to up load all of tha pictures form tha camping trip. So while hers is working on that bery important job me will write somemore about tha camping trip.

Me discovered that there is something that makes a lot of noise that really scares me!!! Nope it's not thunder or fire crackers or gun shots. It's even worse than that. Tarps!!! Tarps is scarey things when tha wind gets to blowing. All of tha humans in our camp had this big ole tarp over tha sitting/eating area to protect them form the sun and tha rain. This was a good thing mostly except when it's storming and tha wind is blowing that ole tarp up and down. Me thought it was going to get me for sure. Me now knows how me little friend Cassie feels.


Here is tha link to tha pictures. Mommy hasn't got them all loaded yet cause her used up her all loading time for tha month. Her's will add tha rest later.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/83167452@N00/sets/72157594241210451/


Murphy

Party Dog - Part one of tha camping trip story

Hi Eberybody!!! Me is back from me very first camping trip. Mommy thought it would be funny to have tha first picture of tha camping trip showing me with a vodka bottle. Hers said it would look like me was drinking Mangotini's like eberybody else. Only thing is, this is just a picture. Me didn't get no Mangotinis. Mommy is just pretending.

Camping is lots and lots of fun except when it's raining. You gets to lay in tha camp chairs and eat all of tha lefted over food that your peoples and thems friends don't eat. The very bestest part of camping is when me peoples letted me off of me leash and chain and let me roam around free. Me chased squirrels, chimpmunks and crickets. Me did discover there is one thing me is a little be afraid of and that's when tha wind gets up and blows tha plastic thing over tha camp up and down. It makes a horrible sound that really scared me.

Mommy and Daddy tooked me for lots of long walks and me made new friends. Thems even would come to get me and take me for walks. Mommy said me had me very own fan club. This is a picture of them.

Me even learned about swiming in a lake and fetching sticks from tha water. Did you know you can lap and lap and lap and you just can't drink all of tha water in a lake?

There's lots more to tell, but me has to go sniff tha back yard so tha rest of tha story will have to wait.

Murphy

Not going to be left behind

Woof Woof (that's boxer for whoo hoo) today is tha day and me is making sure me is not going to be left behind. We is going camping today. Me is being tha good "Supervisor Puppy" and making sure things is loaded just right so there is room for a boxer to go along.

Me figured to be on tha safe side me would get in tha front seat so me is sure to go along!!!

I'll be back in a week ebreybody!!! Come on peoples lets go!!!!

Murphy who is off to tha mountains for a camping adventure.

Count down

Me is counting down tha days till we goes camping. Me is just wiggling all over with excitement cause we is leaving on Saturday to go to tha mountains and camp. As everybody knows, me has never been camping before so this is almost more excitement than me can stand. Me little bag is packed with food, toys, waste bags, leash and best of all Mommy has some bones in the freezer for me. Me is going to sneak Mommy's camera and take some pictures of me peoples loading up tha truck to leave. So stay tuned......cause thems has all kinds of things in an area thems calls the "staging area" and these things goes in the truck along with thems bags and me little bag.

Murphy

Left behind

Me sometimes doesn't understand why me peoples does what them does but Mommy always says it's for me own good. This morning me peoples went off and left me at home to guard the house while thems went to the Bronco's Training Camp and then to see some Dragon boat races. Me really, really wanted to go, especially to the Bronco's Training Camp. This would have been me big opportunity to try out as a running boxer for tha team. Mommy said it was going to be berry, berry hot today and it would not be a good thing to take a dog. Me wasn't berry happy but me knew me had an important job here at home so me stayed and guarded the house.

When me peopels came home Mommy said me should be a happy boxer that thems lefted me behind. When thems got to the Dragon boat place there was peoples with thems dogs with them and this upset Mommy. See there was all this really hot pavement and there wasn't much shade and thems peoples who had their dogs with them was making them dogs walk on the really hot pavement. Mommy said her saw one Golden Retriever who had her tongue lolling out the side of her mouth her was so hot. In fact hers was so hot her wasn't even panting. This upset Mommy a lot. Hers says peoples claim to love their dogs but they don't always act like it. Mommy lefted me at home cause her knew it would be way to hot for me to walk on that pavement and there wasn't no place for a dog to get water or take a potty break. Her said cause her loved me so much her thought me was safer and more comfortable at home where me had lots of water, air conditioninig and access to the back yard if me needed to go.

Me is sooooo lucky to have peoples who loves me so much. Peoples forgets the pads on our paws can burn. We never complain cause we wants to be with our peoples but sometimes it sure can be painful. Me wanted to go really bad with them but now me understands why me had to stay home. Of course me will forget this the next time me gets left at home.

Murphy who doesn't have burnt pads on him feet

10 days to go

It is only 10 more days till me gets to go on bacation with me peoples. This is one excited boxer dog. Me knows me is really getting to go cause Mommy is getting things together to take for me. Hers even added them to her "camping list". Me is going to have me own little suitcase too. Well it isn't really a suitcase but more of a cloth Whole Foods grocery bag. This should be big enough to hold me food bowl, rubber bone, leash and dog food. Me sure hopes Mommy doesn't forget to take me bed too.

The only bad part about this whole camping trip is me has to stay on a leash of teethered cause we is going to be out in the mountains and the camp ground rules is dogs has to be on a leash or teethered at all times. Mommy says this is to keep me safe from other peoples and thems pets. Her also says there is wild animals out there in them mountains so her doesn't want me chasing them. It don't matter, cause this boxer is going to be with hims peoples and that's all that matters. This will be the longest trip me has taken in tha car too. This is so exciting me is wiggling all over just thinking about it. WOOF!!!! Hurry up lets go camping!!!!

Murphy the moutain dog

Car rides

Me loves to go on car rides and do you know why? Cause Mommy puts the windows part way down in the back seat and me can stick me head out and sniff all of tha smells that need to be sniffed. Me just bounces back and forth between tha two back windows and sticks me head out that window and sniffs. You would be very, very surprised at how different the smells are sniffing out tha left window and then sniffing out tha right window. And along with all them wonderful smells there is the having the wind blowing in me face and making me ears flap back. Last night me got to go to tha Post Office with Mommy because her said it was late and her needed a big strong boxer to go with her to protect her. Then tonight Mommy and Daddy took me for a ride just because thems thought me needed to go for a ride. Isn't them wonderful parents. Now if them would just let me drive.

One of the bestest car rides happens on the weekends. On Saturday mornings Mommy always takes me for a car ride to tha bank with her. Me just loves going to tha bank and me knows cause me recognizes the smells that are on tha way to tha bank. Mommy pulls up to this glass window thing and do you know what that window does? It has a metal hand that sticks out for Mommy to put this bundle of papers her has. Then it talks!!!!! It will say hello to her and it will say " what a handsome dog" and "what's his name?" Me always cocks me head trying to figure out where the mouth was that was making the words. Then the metal hand comes back out and it has a little piece of paper in it for Mommy and dog treat for me. It happens every time we goes to tha bank and me don't even have to do anything to get that treat either besides being handsome. Mommy laughs cause me gets really excited when that metal hand comes back out with that dog treat in it. Me can't wait until next Saturday.

Murphy

We's going camping!!!

Things is starting to get back to normal around here. Mommy is still sad and really misses her kitty but me is doing me boxer best to fill the void that was left when Miss Pitty crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

There is some exciting news. Me is going to get to go on bacation with Mommy and Daddy in 2 weeks. We is going camping!!!!! Mommy says that hers has always taken her dogs camping and it's time me gets to go. Mommy and Daddy got tha camper out today and opened it up. This was very, very interesting and me went inside and got right up on tha bed and laid down. That camper bed is going to work just fine for a boxer dog to sleep on. Me isn't sure where thems is going to sleep but me has me spot all picked out. The best part about going camping (me hasn't ever been before but me heard thems talking) is that Mommy and Daddy will have to take me EVERYWHERE thems goes cause ya can't leave a dog alone in tha campground. That's tha rules and me thinks that is a very good rule too. Me can't wait, me is going to pack me little suitcase with all me toys, leash, a blanket (it gets cold in tha mountains even in tha summer) my dish and some dog food (although me is counting on getting people food). Me can't wait!!!!

Murphy

Miss Pitty Pat

Me was going to whine and whimper about how me had been mistreated over the last few days, while Mommy and Daddy was gone but Miss Pitty Pat is really, really sick and Mommy is very worried so me can't be selfish right now.

Daddy called Miss Pitty Pat this morning and hers didn't come to him but instead was laying in the floor in their bedroom crying. Hers can't walk. Mommy is scared her kitty had a stroke and thems is going to have to put her to sleep. Thems is getting ready to take her to the vet now.

Me will keep you posted.

Murphy

Miss Pitty Pat 2/14/1996 - 7/18/2006

UPDATE 10:06

This is a very, very sad day in our household. Mommy had to make the decision to put her very bestest kitty cat, Miss Pitty Pat, to sleep this morning. Miss Pitty’s kidney failed on her and there is nothing that can be done to save her. Mommy didn’t know her little kitty was so sick and her’s feels terrible cause hers thinks her let that little girl down.
Miss Pitty Pat has been Mommy’s kitty for 10 years. Her’s even made the trip with Mommy to Colorado, keeping her the bestest company on that trip. Mommy says her was like having a dog cause her came when her was called by her name and wagged her tail just like a dog. We are all so sad. Mommy can’t stop crying and me doesn’t know what to do to make her feel better.

Me sure is going to miss that kitty too. We would play and play and play all of the time. Hers was my kitty to.

Murphy

Something's up

Okay so something is happening here and me isn't sure what the dickens it is. FSaturday is Daddy's birthday and Mommy has been packing her suitcase and gathering together things like thems is going away to celebrate. Me has noticed a pattern. When Mommy has her suitcase out and is putting things in it that means thems is going somewhere and me doesn't get to go whith thems. Not only that, her has started collecting other things that means her is going away. And it's looking like me is going to have to go spend time at me vet's place again. Grrrr this is so not fair. Me wants to go on trips with thems. Wasn't me good when we went on the picnic and saw tha bear??? Mommy did say me gets to go camping with them next month for a few days but me wants to go this time too. And what's really, really not fair is them kitties get to stay home and be kitty sitted by our neighbor boy Eric. Me wants to stay home and have him come dog sit me. We could have such a really good time. Me has to come up with a plan.

Murphy, who doesn't want to get lefted behind

Rain Rain Rain

It has rained the whole live long weekend. When it's all rainy like this me doesn't get to go outside much. Mommy says wet dogs don't smell so good. One of tha things we did cause we was bored was change the way me blog looks. Me isn't sure me likes it or not. Mommy says as soon as she can figure out how, hers is going to create something special for me.

The Monsoons are here and we need all this rain so there won't be any fire bans when we goes camping next month. Anyway with all this rain we couldn't go outside and play very much. Mommy tooked me for a little short walk last night. Of course wouldn't you know it, a daggum ole rabbit (two really) just hopped right in front of me and you know me wanted to chase them. Mommy saw it as a "training opportunity" and zapped me and told me to sit. Me did but me was really alert watching them ole bunnies. Mommy made me sit there for a little bit. Then hers tooked me close to where one of them bunnies was sitting and made me sit. When it started to hop away and me tried to chase it Mommy zapped me again and told me "down". Well of course me did what hers asked but it was hard. Mommy says that me has to learn me can't chase bunnies. Her says me being allowed to go on walks off leash depends on me learning this. Me is going to try to learn to change me behavior where them ole bunnies are concerned but it's going to take some time that is for sure.


Murphy

Letter to My Pets:

Mommy thinks she may have posted this before but just in case she hasn't here it is again and her says it's all true especially the parts about hers going to the bathroom by herself. Me and Miss Pitty Pat usually go with her just in case her needs our help.

Murphy

Letter to My Pets:

When I say to move, it means to go someplace else, not to switch positionswith each other so there are still two of you in my way.

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. All otherdishes are mine and contain my food. Please note that placing your paw printin the middle of MY plate and food does not stake a claim making it YOURplate and food.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating meto the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help in your quest toreach the bottom first, because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry aboutthis. Do not think that I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure yourcomfort.

Dogs and cats actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is notnecessary to sleep perpendicular to one another, stretched out to thefullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out andhaving tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by somemiracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is notnecessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob, or get your paw underthe edge of the door and try to pull it open. I must exit through the samedoor I entered Honest.

Also, I have been using the bathroom by myself for quite some time --canineor feline attendance is not mandatory.

I can't stress this one enough -- kiss me, THEN go smell the otherdog's/cat's behind. To pacify you, my dear companions, I have posted the following notice on ourfront door:

Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and then Complain about Our Pets

1. The pets live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.(That's why it's called "fur"niture.)
3. To you, our pets are just animals. To us, they are an adoptedson/daughter who happens to be hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speakclearly.
4. Dogs and cats are better than kids because: - they don't ask for moneyall the time - they are easier to train - they usually come when called -they don't hang out with drug-using friends - they don't need a gazilliondollars for a college education, and - if they get pregnant, you can sellthe children.

Not again tonight!!!!

It's happening again tonight. Them kids in tha neighborhood is letting off more fireworks and the 4th of July is over. Me really doesn't mind all of tha noise but it really upsets Mommy especially when it starts at hers bedtime. Do you know them kids was setting off fireworks until 1:00 in tha morning? Daddy putted in hims earplugs and slepted through it but Mommy can't use them earplug things. Her says her hears her blood plusing and it keeps her awake. Me thinks Mommy really is a very light sleeper. Anyway me sure hopes them stops with all them fireworks early tonight so Mommy can get some sleep. Her will start getting grumpy if her doesn't get her sleep.

Murphy

Fireworks on the 4th of July

BANG BOOM CRACK ZING WHIZZ

Today was the 4th of July and that means it was Independence Day and everybody has cookouts and BBQ's. The other thing peoples does is light fireworks. Fireworks make beautiful colors in tha sky but sometime the peoples lighting them things gets carried away with them. Now me is not afraid of all them loud bangs and noises cause me is a very brave Boxer, but me is really getting tired of all these fireworks!!! These things are really nosiy and them is strating to get on me nerves big time. It's 10:30 at the night time and all of this noise is keeping me and Mommy up. Hers has to go back to work tomorrow and hers needs to sleep. Don't them peoples out there know its time to go to bed???? Go to bed peoples its way late at night!!! Mommy needs to rest so her can go to work tomorrow.


Murphy who needs hims beauty sleep