Drill Master Sargent Mommy

Me made a startling discovery today. Me Mommy is a Drill Master and her is a tough drill master to boot. Today Mommy and Daddy tooked me for a walk but instead of letting me go where ever me wanted to and sniff at anything me wanted, Mommy made me walk right beside her! Now what fun is this me wants to know????? Me walks right beside Mommy all the times inside tha house so why should me have to do this when we is outside walking?? Outside there is lots of things to see and hear and smell. On top of everything else, Mommy would be walking me and all of a sudden her would say "sit Murpy" and me would have to stop walking (just when me was doing it right) and sit and look at her. Doesn't this sound like a Boxer Boot Camp to you?? It does to me. Me was expecting her to say "drop and give me 20 boxer" Me isn't a Boxer Marine me is just a plain little boxer puppy. We was walking past some little kids and thems looked like thems needed a nice boxer kiss but nooooooo me had to sit there and look at mommy and pretend me didn't see them little kids. Doesn't her knows how hard it is for me to ignore them little kids when thems need boxer kisses so badly??

Going for a walk with Mommy is becoming quite a chore. What fun is this walking going to be if me has to walk right beside her?? Me has to figger out how to get around this. Mommy says that her can be as stubborn as me and that cause her is the more stubborn than me, that her will get her way. Hummmm we'll just see about that. Me can be a pretty hard headed little boxer puppy.

Private Murphy who's thinking of going AWOL

Homework for Murphy

Who ever heard of a puppy having homework?? This is what me wants to know. Dave the trainer man said that Mommy, Daddy and me had homework and it was for me to sit and look at Mommy or Daddy when thems asks me to sit. Now this is silly don’t you think? Me knows what thems looks like already. Why would me need to look at them when me is sitting??? There is so many other things to look at that if me is looking at them me might miss other things. But nooooooooo, the homework is to look at them when me is asked to sit. Me can’t just give them a quick glance and then look away. Nope me has to be focused totally on them.

On top of this silliness, there is new words me has to learn and what actions are involved when them words is spoken. Come, Sit, Wait, Look, Up, Down, Off, Free. Now them is a lot of words with a lot of actions involved with them and me is supposed to concentrate on what it is that me needs to do when me hears them. Now me knows that when Mommy and Daddy say “Murphy, come” that me is supposed to come to them right away. Well this is all very nice but what if me is busy doing something much more interesting than coming to them???? Shouldn’t a boxer puppy be allowed to continue doing what it is hims is doing and then come?? Nope the action for the command is “come” is come right this minute and look at me.

Then there is “sit”. Well of course me knows what sit means. It means sit down and wait for a treat. That was the very first thing me learned when Mommy brought me home. Not anymore. Now “sit” means that me has to sit down in front of Mommy or Daddy and look up at them until them tells me “free”. And what does “free” mean? It means me can relax for a moment or two until them decides to give me some other silly voice command like up, or down or off. This is like being in doggie boot camp. This is an outrage and me thinks me needs to get me Boxer Union Representative to help out here. Next thing you know me is going to be this really well behaved puppy!!!!

Murphy who doesn't like to do homework

Mind hims own business

Me was worrying Mommy this morning cause me was whining and hers was getting a tiny bit upset with me. So Daddy decided it might be a good idea to take me for a walk, which was what me was whining about to begin with. Sometimes Mommy can be a little slow when it comes to figuring out what it is me wants. Anyway, Daddy tooked me for a walk and hims was doing leash corrections just like trainer Dave and the man with a dog name, Duke said to do cause me is a "hard case". Me knows how to walks on a leash, me just gets excited and forgets everything me knows and needs corrections sometimes. Well this is what happened while we was walking and this strange man gave Daddy what for. Hims thought Daddy was being mean to me. Grrrrr.....that man doesn't know me Daddy. Hims wouldn't be mean to me, hims loves his little boxer puppy. Just cause me was misbehaving and him corrected me doesn't mean hims was being mean. That man needs to mind hims own business. If hims hadn't said that me was a handsome dog me might have growled at him.

Mommy says that dogs can be like children and need to know thems boundaries and what is expected of thems. And when you have a puppy like me, who wants to be in charge, sometimes you have to use tough love to let them know who is in charge. Hers says that a well behaved, well mannered dog is going to welcomed and loved by everybody. Me wants to be a well mannered, well behaved dog when me grows up so everybody will love me. Not that thems don't love me already but there is always them new people me is going to meet.

Murphy

Geeses

Yesterday Mommy had this really brilliant idea that it would be a good training opportunity if hers tooked me to tha park next to our house and work on walking calmly on the leash. When we got to tha park there was all of them geeses all over tha place. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this was exciting!!!!! Thems things makes all kinds of noise and thems poop all over tha place. Mommy wanted me to walk right beside her and pretend me didn't see them noisey geeses or smell their smelly poop on tha ground.

This little boxer puppy is here to tell you that pretending all of that fuss is not going on is hard work. Them geeses was all over tha place. Mommy would walk me right towards them and if me pulled on tha leash at all to go investigate hers gave a quick yank, a buzz and said come and turned in the other direction and walked away. Then, can you believe it, hers would do it all over again and walk back towards them geeses. This silly Mommy of mine could not make up her mind what direction hers wanted to walk in. Me knew what direction me wanted to go and that was to them geeses to chase them. This went on until all of them geeses had flown away. Mommy kept saying "good Murphy" and patting me head every time her said sit and me sitted there beside her. Well of course me did that, what else could me do?? Me was on this leash and couldn't go anywhere. Not even chase tha geese.

Me has to admit (and me really don't want Mommy to see this) walking beside Mommy on the leash and not pulling her along is really kind of nice. That choke collar isn't choking me tha whole time we is walking and Mommy is a lot happier about taking me out. Hers even had Daddy come out later to show him how good me was being on tha leash and have him works with me some. All this working to be a good dog is really hard on a puppy. Me has to think really hard what it is that Mommy and Daddy wants it makes me tired. Me was so tired that when Mommy when to take this picture me didn't even get up to look at the camera up close.

Murphy

New Top Dog

There is a new top dog at me house and it isn't yours truly. This is how it happened.

We went to the Training Man's place for some more private training. This was the owner of the training place and hims name is Dave. Him also had another man there from a far away place in Canada. Hims name is Buck (sounds like a dogs name to me) and hims trains police dogs. Thems both said me was a lot of dog. Well of course me is a lot of dog! Me is a Boxer and an American Bulldog too. Don't let this sweet Boxer disposition full you. Me can be just as hard headed and stubborn as a bulldog when me wants to be. And me wants to be when it comes to training. Me is proud to say that them mens said me was going to be a special case. And to train me, thems was going to have to make it personal? Whatever that means.

Thems worked with me walking on tha leash without pulling in all directions and sitting down when told to. Thems also wanted me to sit when there was distractions like this Buck man running by me and coming to pet me. Well for goodness sakes, a dog is suppose to show interest in them kinds of things and it's only polite to get up and go greet the person who wants to pet you isn't it? NOPE, this is not what a "good" dog is supposed to do. Me found out that me is suppose to sit there and pretend that nothing of interest is happening around me. Now how silly is this??? After awhile me got tired of Dave yanking on me leash and me went along with tha program. Unfortunately Dave is really smart and him said me had this attitude of "bring it on" and again him said me is a lot of dog. Me is very proud of that. Go ahead trainer man, make it personal.

After a while thems had Mommy and Daddy leading me around and making me sit and all that polite doggie stuff. Me went along and figured when we gots home me would just go back to being in charge of everything, just like a dog's suppose to be. NOPE this is not what happenend and this is where tha new top dog comes into tha story.

While Dave was working with Daddy, the man with tha dog name Buck was talking to Mommy and this was not a good thing. Hims told her that her and Daddy had to reestablish who was the alpha dogs in the pack at thems house. To do this Buck said thems had to make me wait to go up/down stairs, in/out doors until after thems did, thems was to put me in me crate while thems ated their dinner and then feed me, not let me up on tha couch with them. Hims didn't even want them to let me sleep on me little bed by Mommy's side of tha bed on tha floor for awhile.
Hims said me was getting to bossy and pushy and that was a dominance sign. Well guess what? Mommy and Daddy took me home and started doing what this man with tha dog name suggested. That is everything but not letting me sleep beside Mommy on tha floor. Her said that as the Alpha dogs in tha house thems already has the best place to sleep and it's up higher than mine. Mommy is now making me wait at tha top or bottom of tha stairs and at doors for hers to go first. Hers making me sit in tha crate while thems eats first and her;s making me lay on tha floor and not on tha couch while hers is there. HUMP!!! Me went and sat in me crate and gave her me best "sad dog" face and it didn't even work. Me is now being a gentledog and letting her go first, but only cause her insists.

Daddy isn't so strict so me thinks me likes him better right now.

Murphy the newly polite and gentle dog

Driver's Licenses

Mommy found a web site that gives dogs drivers licenses and thems doesn't even have to be 16 years old, read, pass a test or nothing. Hers says if me is really good and learns how to be trained then her will get me a drivers licenses.

This is the problem. Me tries really hard to be a good puppy and be trained to not jump on peoples but me gets so excited that me forgets to be a trained puppy. Like when we have company. It's the puppy's job to go meet and greet everybody. Me has to jump up to see who it is cause otherwise all me see is a row of knees. When that happens me has to go sniffing all them knees to figure out who tha company is. Then once me knows who tha company is me has to give them all big wet puppy kisses. This is the only polite thing to do.

The other thing Mommy wants me to be trained not to do is jump on her when we is outside playing. Mommy doesn't understand that part of being a boxer is running and jumping as high as me can in tha air. Me can't help it if her happens to be standing right there when me runs by and jumps up in tha air.

Getting this drivers licenses is going to be complicated. Me is going to be a year old a month from today. Me better get busy and be trained. We is going to training class tomorrow night so me will find out what else this training is all about and see if me can do it. Mommy and Daddy both say thems see some improvement in me behavior.

Murphy who wants a drivers licenses for hims birthday.

Training Opportunity

Mommy and Daddy was so excited cause thems had two different training opportunities yesterday. This is what happened.

First off Daddy's two legged sister, niece and mommy came over to visit and to pickup up a puter that Daddy and gotten for his niece Sally. Sally has always been scared of me cause me likes to jump on her and like her face to say hello. Now me thinks that it's really that daddy's sister Francie is tha one that is scared of me and hers is sending those scared signals to Sally. Daddy's mommy isn't scared of me and hers is an old lady. Anyway, when thems came in Mommy had me on the leash but hers would say "Wait Murphy" and a little vibrate would tap me on tha neck and me would sit down by mommy. Me would forget and try to go jump on thems and again "Wait Murphy" and a little tap tap tap on my neck. Oh yeah, me is supposed to sit down and let everybody come inside. This happened a couple more times and guess what? Me got it and sat there like a good boy and waited to go up to each of tha company and sniff them politely and get petted. This was pretty nice since no body was yelling at me and everyone was say "what a good boy Murphy is" "hims is being to good" This made me feel really good since me knows it made mommy and daddy proud.

The 2nd opportunity came when some friends came over to brew Mead with Daddy. Mommy again put me on the leash and when them peoples came in tha door her said "wait Murphy" tap tap tap and me went over and sat by Mommy. This time hers took the leash off of me cause these peoples know how to deal with dogs and thems wasn't scared of me. When me went to jump up on Dan to get petted, mommy said "off Murphy" tap tap tap and me got down and waited for Dan to reach down and pet me. Again nobody was yelling at me to get down or trying to drag me off by me collar. In fact tha whole time thems was here me was a really good boy and didn't jump on nobody. This meant me could be in tha kitchen with thems and be the inspector puppy that is me job. Okay so maybe me is getting the idea that jumping on people isn't polite puppy behavior and that me can get lots more pets from tha company if me sits and waits for it.

For everybody that's wondering, the vibrating doesn't hurt me at all. It sort of startles me and gets me attention so me listens to what mommy and daddy is asking me to do. Me gets so excited when we have company that me tunes out what thems is asking me to do.

Murphy (who is thinking this through --- no jumping up on peoples means more pets.)

The New Rainbow Bridge" (Inspired by a Norse legend)

Mommy found this in the newspaper and hers said it brought tears to her eyes when her thought of the pets hers has had over tha years that will be waiting for her to cross over the Rainbow Bridge one day. Hers wants to post it on me blog cause her says this is for everyone who has ever lost a beloved pet. Hers says hers truly believe that along with love ones who have gone on before her and will be there to ease her way on the journey to the Summerland, her pets (dogs, cats, cow, pony etc) will also be there waiting to make the journey across the bridge into the Summerland with her.

Hers hopes everyone will enjoy it as much as hers did.

Murphy

The New Rainbow Bridge" (Inspired by a Norse legend)

By the edge of a wood, at the foot of a hill,

Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run,

When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,

Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.

On this golden land, they wait and they play,

Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,

For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,

Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,

Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just that instant, their eyes have met;

Together again, both person and pet.

So they run to each other, these friends from long past,

The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,

Has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

And then, side-by-side, they cross over.

Together

This is how training works

So tha dog training man came to me house last night and this is what happened.

Hims putted this collar on me little boxer neck and told Mommy and Daddy that this was how thems was going to learn to train thems little boxer puppy. Hims gave them a thingy that looked like a telephone and said that when thems wanted me to do something thems would give the command at tha same time thems used the telephone thingy to make it vibrate.

Hims said tha first thing me was going to learn was to "come" when me was called. Me always comes when me is called.......If me feels like it. If me doesn't them me goes on about me boxer business. Well this trainer man said that this isn't good and me must always when me is called, no ifs and or buts. Hummmmm and how does him thinks him is going to do this??? Him sais "Murphy come" and there was a Buzzzz....whoa what was that vibrating against me neck. Me jumped and looked all around and then. Again hims said "Murphy come" and there was a Buzzz vibrating against me neck. Well the only thing me could do was go to tha voice and sit. The trainer man said "Good Murphy" and hims petted me and then hims said "free" and walked away and let me do what me wanted. Okay so this isn't so hard. We did that some and hims had Mommy and Daddy do it and then hims said we was going to learn some other things.

Well what else was there to learn me wondered in me little boxer head. Me soon founded out. There was "Off" when thems didn't want me to do something like jump on thems. Now for the life of me why Mommy and Daddy wouldn't want me to jump on thems is a mystery but it seems thems doesn't like it all that much. There is "quiet" when thems doesn't want to hear me whine and then there's "wait" when thems doesn't want me to rush the door when we have company. Me is starting to understand a little bit but it sure is hard on a little boxer brain to have to figure out the vibrating on me neck means them commands Mommy and Daddy are giving.

The training man told Mommy and Daddy that the training was on going (what ever that means) and thems would have plenty of opportunity everyday to use what thems had learned. It seems thems is being trained too. Well me couldn't figure out what that meant until tonight.

Mommy broughted home dinner for her and Daddy. It was chicken and it smelled really, really good. Mommy poured some of the juices on me food and it was soooooooo good me wanted more. This is where the training opportunity for Mommy came into play. Hers was watching tha TV and me thought it would be ok to go take a sniff of that chicken that was on tha counter. Me went over to that counter and lifted me little boxer nose into tha air and went "sniff, sniff, sniff". Oh my that was smelling really, really YUMMMY!!!! Me put me little paws up on tha counter to get a really close sniff and there it was.....tha chicken. Well what was a little boxer puppy to do but take it off the counter and put it on the floor for closer inspection.

Yeah that was it, me was the inspector puppy. Quality control is what a boxer puppy does bestest and so me was doing just that. Mommy happened to hear me cause being a quailty control boxer puppy is really noisy work. Hers saw me eating the chicken and all of a sudden Buzzz, there was a that viberation against me neck and me heard Mommy say "Murphy OFF". Oops maybe me shouldn't be doing quality control on Mommy's dinner. Hers came into that kitchen and picked her dinner up off the floor and said me was a very bad dog. There wasn't even a kitty in sight to blame this on. Where is that darn ole Miss Pitty Pat when hers is needed? Even that ole stuck up Lil or Smoke would have worked. But noooo, me had to take all of the blame for this one. Hers even told Daddy when hims came home. This is a conspiracy to make me a good puppy.

Mommy and Daddy says me is smart and me is learning fast. Well just see about that.

Murphy who was only doing quality control

Sad Sad Day in Bronco Land

Me Mommy and Daddy is very, very sad. The Broncos just losted the AFC Championship and thems isn't going to tha Super Bowl. See, me knew thems should have had me playing for tha Bronco's. Now Mommy wants to see tha Panters win so thems can go to tha Super Bowl and beat them ole Steelers. Me can't say what Mommy calls them Steelers. It isn't very nice at all.

Murphy, a very sad Boxer puppy

GO BRONCOS

This is tha Bronco's team picture

Them Bronco's is fixing to play football this afternoon and with out me!!! Mommy says it's okay cause them's would be to busy wanting to play with me that thems would forget to beat them Steelers. But you know it could work the other way around and them Steelers would want to play with a Murphy dog and forget to play tha Broncos. Anyway, Mommy and Daddy (and me of course) is all excited and ready for the game to begin.

This is Champ Baywee. Hims is not to be confused with me bully pal Buttercup Baywee. Hers wears the Baywee football jersey on game days but thems is not the same persons. Champ Baywee is tha a Cornerback for tha Broncos and Baywee is a bulldog.

This is Jake tha Snake. Hims the Quarterback for tha Broncos. Mommy thinks hims looks much better with long hair and a beard. Hers likes men with long hair and beards. Daddy has a beard but hims don't have no long hair.

This is Rod Smith. Him is one of the Bronco's Wide Recivers. Hims also does pizza commercials on tha TV. Me likes pizza.

So now me has shown you some of tha Bronco's players. There's lots more important players on tha team but Mommy is making me get off of tha computer. Her says me has been on line long enough.Maybe next year me will be on the Bronco's roster. And me will be in a Bronco's jersey that say MURPHY #1 on tha back.

GO BRONCOS

Murphy tha future Bronco

Thems going to train me!

The training man came to our house last night after mommy got home for the working place. Mommy had put me out back until hims got in the house. The training man asked what Mommy wanted to fix on me (me isn't broken!) and hers said she would let me and show him. Mommy thought I would jump on this man but me didn't. Showed her me did. All me did was sniff the leather box on a handle hims had in his hand. Me doesn't need fixed. Me is alright just like me is.

Anyway this training man show Mommy and Dadddy hims dog and how well behaved her was off the leash and would thems like me to be like her. Of course thems said yes. So this training man put a funny looking collar on me little boxer neck and a leash on me own collar. Of course me had to take the leash in me mouth. That's what me does. All of a sudden there was a buzzing feeling on me neck. Me dropped the leash from me mouth, jumped and looked all around but there was nothing. WHAT WAS THAT!!! WHAT WAS THAT!!! Then the training man said thank you. That was odd, it was like hims had made the buzzing feeling me neck but hims was not near me. This happened a few more times when me would take the leash in me mouth and every time after the buzzing feeling hims would say thank you.

Mommy and Daddy think this is wonderful and are talking about spending the money to train me with the buzzy thing. The training man put the buzzing part of the collar on Mommy's hand to show her what me was feeling and it didn't hurt her. Well to be honest it doesn't really hurt at all it just sort of startles me when it buzzs and makes me look up. The training man says it is a nice way of getting me attention and controlling me off leash. Me isn't so sure.

Murhpy

It was an accident

Me was laying by mommy's chair in her office when it happened. Me don't know what came over me or why me did it. Me was bored maybe or maybe me was trying to get hers attention All of a sudden it happened. Me flipped up the end of mommy's oriental carpet and started ripping at the underlining. Mommy heard the ripping sound and spunned around in hers chair and caught me red handed with the carpet lining in me little boxer mouth. Mommy was not very happy with me at all. Her's said in her loud, not happy at Murphy voice "MURPHY NO!!!!" MURPHY YOU ARE A BAD DOG!!!" Me hates it so much when mommy is not happy with her little boxer puppy. Mommy had just been bragging about what a good puppy me was and how in the 7 months thems had me that me hadn't destroyed but 2 things that wasn't mine. And then me did this. Lucky for Mommy that her heard me ripping the lining and stopped me.

Mommy also told me that some peoples was coming over tomorrow night from a place called "Sit Happens". Her says thems are going to give us a free demonstration of how thems trains dogs to behave. Now me isn't sure what this is supposed to mean. Everybody knows me is a very well behaved boxer puppy. Me can sit, lay down, stay, walk on a leash (although me does pull some) come when me is called (most of the time), fetch and best of all me is house broke and crate trained. Okay so me gets excited when company comes and me does jump up on people but this is only me natural boxer exuberance. So what can these people show mommy and daddy?

Murphy, who is already a well behaved puppy.

The Weatherman made another mistake

It looks like tha weatherman can't get the weather right. Hims said there was a chance of snow but no accumulation. Well me just looked out tha door and guess what???? It's snowing and it's snowing alot!!! Mommy is home sick today so hers doesn't have to drive in tha snow except to go to tha doctor later this morning.

Mommy has been sick for about a week and hers is not in a very good mood when it comes to having a little boxer puppy sleeping with her. Me is just trying to snuggle up close to her to keep hers warm but Mommy gets grumpy when me lays me head on hers or kicks her with me paws. Then hers kicks me out of tha bed. Me doesn't let that discourage me from trying to keep her warm and gets right back in tha bed with her. Sometimes her kicks me out two or three times. When that happens me get back in tha bed but me doesn't snuggle up to her so close. Me sure hope this doctor person will make her feel better. Me doesn't like it when mommy doesn't feel well.

Mruphy

Tha Weatherman on tha news made a mistake

Does this look like we aren't going to get any snow??? What is it that me is standing in and is falling on me little boxer face???? Me may be a puppy but this is snow!!!

Tha weatherman on tha TV last night said tha strom was going to miss us. WOOF, Mr Weatherman look outside your door. It's snowing!!! See me standing in the snow??? How did this happen??

Does this mean that me and mommy won't get to go to tha dog park today?? Mommy is off ya know and me was a good boy and letted her sleep until almost 8:30 this morning. This is cause me wanted to go to tha dog park and play. Now look at this sudden change in plans. It is fun to run around in that snow and maybe in a little bit mommy will come outside and sit in the hot tub while it snows. Then me could run all over tha place.

Me thinks me has had enough of this snow. Me don't have a snow suit or snow boots to wear in this kind of nasty weather. Woof, woof maybe me ought to think about going back inside until Mommy is ready to come out and play. No sense getting all cold and wet for nothing.

Buff, buff, hello Mommy, let me in please. Me is ready to come inside now. Mommy could you stop with the pictures and let me in??? Woof, woof its cold out here, let me in now. Come on mommy look at this little boxer face. It is saying "Me is ready to come inside now, honest."

Okay this is better. Me will just chew on this nice chew toy that me daddy got me and wait for mommy to go outside.

Murphy

Tha Broncos WON!!!

It was a very exciting evening last night. Mommy and Daddy had to cxl thems plans for having peoples over for dinner cause everybodys sick. This includes Mommy and Daddy but that didn't stop thems from watching the Broncos game yesterday evening and screaming and yelling. Mommy scared me when hers got screaming for Champ Baywee running down the sideline. Hims almost made a touchdown on that run. Now if that had been yours truly running that ball there would have been a touchdown made cause me would'nt have gotten tired like Champ Baywee did. Anyway Mommy and Daddy are really happy cause tha Broncos one their game. Thems is going to watch the game today and root for Pittsburg (who Mommy actually hates) so thems will have to come to Denver and get beated by our Broncos.

We wented to tha dog park today. Me was having a really good time and was playing with a husky. Me wanted to give him a boxer hug but hims didn't like me pressing hims up against the picnic table so hims getted into a fight with me. This ole husky was serious about fighting with me too!!! Daddy had to grab me collar to pull me away and the huskys daddy had to grab hims collar and pull hims away. Me didn't want to fight cause me is really a lover. Some other dogs camed later and me could play with thems. Daddy was concerned cause hims had never seen me act agressive but me had to defend meself.

Mommy says it's time to go watch Pittsburg beat up on tha Colts.

Murphy

The weekend has started!!! WOOF WOOF!!! This always means we is going to have some big fun. And the best part about this weekend is it's a three day weekend and that means Mommy don't have to go to work on Monday so me and hers can sleep in. Me can't wait to see what fun things we is going to do over tha weekend. Me will keep ya posted of all the goings ons. Me does know that Mommy and Daddy is having company over for dinner tonight and that there is a big Bronco game on tha TV.

Murphy

Who Let Da Dawgs Out??? Woof Woof

See my bully buddy Baywee wants to play football for tha Broncos just like me does. Only hers thinks hers has to wait until hers if five years old. Me is going to do like Maurice Vick and declare meself eligible for the draft even if me will only be one year old. So here's tha plan.

Me's had mommy and daddy take pictures of me practicing football to send to Mike Shanahan so hims can see what a wonderful running back me would make. All Baywee has to do is get her mommy to send pictures of hers playing football with Jay too. Then Mr Shanahan will see that me is the bestest running back hims could have and that Baywee would make a wonderful blocker/tackler. See this is what we would do. Jake would pass tha ball down tha field and me would catch it in me mouth (this would really trick the other team) and Baywee would be running in front of me and block everyone. Nobody would suspect cause hers would be way down low and catch them in tha shins and while tha other team was trying to figure out what hit them why me would be carrying that ball down tha field for a touch down. And here's the bestest part, them other team players wouldn't be looking for the ball carrier to have the ball in hims mouth so thems wouldn't be able to get it from me. This is a wonderful idea don't ya think??

See this is mommy pretending to be Jake Plummer (only hers is prettier) and hers is getting ready to pass the ball to me. Go long Murphy!

Okay Murphy lets try this play again. Only this time you have to run it to our goal post. Lets get it right. On the count of 10.

It's Daddy's turn. Maybe hims is a better quarterback than Mommy. If thems can't get tha plays right how can me look good in these pictures. Mr Shanahan won't pick me if hims thinks me doesn't know what me is doing. Just throw tha ball! Me can catch, honest!!!

Come on Daddy, now you has to chase me and try to tackle me. Thats how thems football.players does it.

This is me touch down dance

Isn't these some awesome pictures of me playing football??? Me thinks me will make tha team for sure next year. Then when me is signed for 3 million dog bones a year me will be tha richest boxer in tha world. Then maybe the next year me can be a free agent! Look out Champ Baywee here me comes.

Murphy, the new Bronco's running back

Crazy things happening in me house

Me is really worried about the Mommy's sanity! Let me tell you what happened when hers got home from work this evening.

Mommy came home and there was some packages waiting for her. Hers was very excited and went to tha spare bedroom to open them. There was all sorts of things in them packages and hers was very happy. Then it happened....hers went crazy. All of a sudden hers went crazy. Hers started pulling all of the furniture out of tha spare bedroom and putting it in hers and daddys room. Then hers went into her office and pulled out all of tha stuff in there and put it in tha spare bedroom.

Everything was going okay me thinks cause of course Mommy had Supervisor Puppy helping her. Mommy did keep saying "Murphy MOVE" Why all me was doing was helping Mommy hold down the rug by standing on it. I don't know why hers wanted me to move. How can a Supervisor Puppy supervise if hims is always having to move out of tha way??? Me was sniffing everything and even found a minature blue donkey that me thought would be fun to chew on but Mommy caught me. Mommy decided to move her desk out of her office and into tha spare bedroom. Hers got it in the door and got stuck. Me tried very hard not to laugh but it was really hard not to. Mommy got tha desk back in her office and got out into tha hall and tried again. This time hers got the desk out of the office and into the hall and headed into tha spare bedroom and guess what? Hers got stuck again!!! This time hers got the desk wedged in the door of tha spare bedroom and hers was in tha spare bedroom. Me was laughing so hard that me had to go hide so Mommy wouldn't hear me.

Mommy was so stuck me thought hers was going to have to stay in tha spare bedroom until Daddy got home and that was going to be very late cause hims was at Ricks house. Mommy managed to lift her one leg up really high and get it over that desk and had on leg in tha hall and one in the spare bedroom. Oh my but it was funny sight. Then hers managed to get the other leg up realy high and get out of tha spare bedroom. Next hers took all the furniture that had been in that spare bedroom and put it in hers office.

After all the furniture was in different rooms and in different places, hers went into what was her officed and put the things that was in the packages on the bed to make it look pretty. Then hers stood back and looked very pleased with herself. Then hers stood on the step stool and took down that curtains (perfectly good ones too) and put up new ones. Hers seems very pleased with herself and made Daddy come look at what her had done.

All of this is very confusing. What possessed Mommy to do such stange things??? When me needs to make the blanket in me crate softer me just moves it into a wad. Me doesn't need to drag it into the other room. Me is still scratching me little boxer head wondering what in the world got into Mommy. Everything was perfectly A OK the way it was before hers had this fit and went crazy moving things. Now me has to learn where everything is again. This is going to take all weekend and me has important Boxer things to do.

Murphy (who is scratching his head with his hind leg in amazement)

Mommy Snores!!!!!

How is a little boxer puppy supposed to get a good nights sleep when hims Mommy snores!!!! And her was snoring really loud too!!! Most of tha time when Mommy snores it sounds like a kitty purring and it's really cute, but last night (cause her has a cold in her nose) her sounded like a lion roaring when her snored. It was so scary that me had a really, really hard time going to sleep. Mommy would wake herself up from the roaring and then get mad a me for being snuggled so close to hers. What's a little boxer puppy to do me asks you??? Me wanted to be close to hers cause hers was sick and maybe needed to have a little boxer loving to make hers feel better, plus that noise hers was making made me a little tiny bit nerbous. Anyways, we tussled alnight long. Everytime Mommy would wake herself up from snoring, then hers would push me off of her and try to make me lay at the foot of the bed. Well of course me would try to get right back next to her so me could watch over her and stay safe meself. Hers was really grumpy when hers got up this morning. Mommy said hers didn't get enough sleep cause that silly dog woudldn't stay off of her. Well how does hers think me felt??? Me didn't get enough sleep either!!!! Me sure hopes hers is better tonight. Me don't think me can go through another night like last night. Someone will have to go sleep on the sofa and it isn't going to be me!!

Murphy

A good start to a new year

Me is off to a good start for this new year. Today when Mommy took me to the explorer, opened up the back hatch and said "Murphy you know where you need to go" Me hopped right into the crate in the back like a very good boy. Mommy was very happy (and me likes to make mommy happy) and said me was the smartest boy in tha whole world. Me still doesn't like riding in that ole crate in the back of the explorer but if it means me gets to go with Mommy on rides more often then me guesses it will just have to be.

We wented to tha Dog Park so me could play. There was a man there with a dog and hims didn't want me to play with hims dog. Hims called his dog to him everytime me wanted to play with it. Mommy and Daddy said that ole man was a snob and didn't want to associate with the working class. Then some peoples came with a very handsome Eskimo Spitz and we played for a long time. It was great fun. Mommy says that in a couple weeks hers is going to take me to Boxer Play Day so me can play with other boxers and American Bulldogs like me.

All in all it's been a pretty good start to the new year. Me sure hopes it stays this way!!!

Murphy

Happy New Years!!!

Happy New Years Everybody!

Me got to go to me very firstest New Year's Eve Party with Mommy and Daddy last night. The party was in tha mountains at our friends Rick and Donna. Everybody was there including their dogs Molly and Jenny. This is a special kind of party where everybody eats yummy food, drinks lots of good drinks and waits for midnight to come on tha clock.

Me did get into a bit of trouble but it wasn't my fault. Rick said it was cause me didn't know the boundaries of thems house that me got into trouble. See this is what happened. Me went into the house and greeted everybody including the other dogs then me decided it would be a good thing to go through the house and mark spots so that if other dogs came into the house thems would know that Murphy had been there. WELL this was not good manners for a puppy who is a guest in someone else's house. Me got fussed at for trying to mark the corner of the fireplace. Me didn't know that me couldn't do that. Me could smell that other dogs had been there and me thought leaving me calling card was just polite. NOPE, this is a really big NO NO when visiting. Mommy had to go wipe up the floor where me calling card had runned down the side of the hearth. Okay so me can't leave calling cards inside the house when me goes visiting but me can do it outside the house. Got it.

Then we all wented down stairs to look a something and me was sniffing around and found a spot where another dog had used the bathroom and yep, you guessed it. Me decided to use the same spot. Rick caught me doing that after it was too late and once again Mommy had to clean up after me only this was messier. Hers wasn't happy with me at all. Mommy was very sorry and said me hadn't had an accident in the house in months but as Rick pointed out, it wasn't me house and me didn't know tha rules. Okay so me can't poop inside someone else's house even if it's the same place another dog may have pooped along time ago. Got it.

Then me was being very a good party animal (at least me thought so) and was trying to get them other dogs to play with me. Jenny was really old and hers didn't want to play cause hers was limping and me could accept that. Molly is a young dog and hers has a really nasty attitude when it comes to being polite to her guests. Hers kept nipping me on tha nose when me tried to play with her. Mommy went and gotted me leash and put me on it to keep me out of trouble. Thems had brought tha crate too so when it was time for them to eat the yummy New Year's Eve dinner, Mommy took me upstairs and put me in the crate while thems ate. Okay so me can't be a nusicance during dinner when visiting other peoples. Got it.

After dinner we watched TV and mommy fed me some really yummy treats called Hors de Ouvers that was left over from earlier. This was really good cause me understood how to do this. The best part though was when everybody went back downstairs to watch the peoples play a game called Ping Pong. Now this is a very strange game. See tha peoples have these really little balls and thems hits it back and forth on a table. Me thought that when it bounced off the table that me was suppose to get tha ball and play keep away. Seemed like a good idea to me. NOPE, wrong again. Boxer puppies can't play Ping Pong its only for humans.

At midnight it was a New Year and everybody had champagne and was tooting on noise makers and this was big fun and guess what. Me didn't get into trouble at all during this time. Everybody is suppose to get rowdy when the New Year arrives so me was a very good puppy for that. Me even got to have a sip of champagne to celebrate. It tickled me nose cause it had bubbles. We spended the night cause it was very late and came home today. Thank goodness, cause me knows what me is supposed to do here.


Murphy, who is 10 months old today.

A new house for me

This wonderful!!! Mommy and Daddy gave me a late Christmas present or a very, very early birthday present(or maybe it's a New Year's present). Yesterday a new, bigger house (crate) arrived for me, Murphy. Mommy came home and took the old dog house out of the corner of the den and put in the garage and then hers put together me new house and put it where the old one had been. The old house had been a very nice and comfortable house, but me had pretty much outgrown it so now me has a new house me can stretch out in when Mommy and Daddy have to leave for long times.

Here's the bad thing about this whole deal. Mommy got tha really bright idea that maybe it would be a good thing to take the old dog crate and put it in the back of her Explorer and that it would be an even better idea for me to ride in that crate when we went places. GRRRR this is not a good idea at all from a little boxers point of view. Me thought it was a very nice place to put the old crate and it would be nice to visit on occasion. Nope, that's not what hers and daddy had in mind at all. Hers tricked me at first and let me jump in and out of the crate a couple times, telling me what a good boy me is before hers shutted me in there. Them says it isn't safe for a little boxer puppy of my size to be bouncing around freely in the back of the car. And that when we go on trips it would be much safer for everyone if me is safely secured in me old crate. Hey, me thought me was to big for it??? How come me can ride in it when we go places??? This is not fair and me is very sure it is not in the Boxer Union Book. Me will check later to be sure.

Well we went for a ride in that Explorer and thems sure enough put me in tha crate and left me there when thems went into a store to do some shopping. Me guesses thems didn't think that me would like to go into tha store and shop too. Boxers need to buy things sometimes too.

Thems did take me into Petco to get Mommy a new fish and me a new bone but when we came back to the truck thems wanted me to get back in that ole crate. Me had other ideas about this whole thing. When Mommy tried to lift me front feet up, me spreaded me legs really far and twisted away from her. Me thought that would do it and thems would let me in the back seat but me didn't win. Mommy lifted me front feet into the crate and Daddy lifed me back end into the crate and there me was again. Thems says me will get used to the whole thing but me don't know.

Murphy

Tha Cats in tha bag

Sometimes me little kitty, Miss PittyPat, can play some scary tricks on me. Hers thinks its fun to make me jump and look all around me cause me was scared. This is what hers did over tha Christmas Holiday. There was a big ole plastic bag laying in tha middle of tha floor and me was going to go over an check it out. A boxer puppy never ever knows when there might be a treat or toy hiding in them bags.

Well about the time me thought about putting me little boxer paw on the bag to see what was in it, the bag started to move and shake all around. Now being a very smart boxer puppy (Mommy always tells me how smart me is) me knew that them plastic bags don't just move around by themselves. There was something in there and it was alive!!! Me backed up and sniffed the air to see if me could figger out what was in that bag. Buff Buff Buff (translated means MOMMY come quick theres something in here and me needs backup)

Come quick Mommy, there is something in here and it's alive. Me thinks you forgetted to take something out of there. Mommy was just laughing and asking me what was tha matter. Now that was a silly question. Couldn't hers see what was tha matter??? That ole bag was shaking and moving around and even me knows thems not suppose to do that. Me doesn't know what Mommy thinks is so funny anyway.

Me kepted smelling a smell that was really really familiar. Me couldn't quite put me little paw on it though. Me mustard up all me courage and sticked me little boxer nose in that noisy bag. Me tried not to show any fear at all as me sniffed and sniffed. And do you know what was in that ole plastic bag????

Why there was Miss PittyPat and her was just laughing and laughing at how hers and tricked me. See hers looking out the bag at me?? Now this is not a very nice thing to do to your best boxer puppy pal. Me did not think it was funny at all. Mommy thought it was a wonderful joke and was calling for Daddy to come see what Murphy had found in the bag.

Do you see what I see??? This is my kitty laughing at me!!! Well me did not think it was funny!!! How would hers like it if me did that to her??? Oh wait, now that me thinks of it me does play tricks on her sometimes. Still hers is a grown up kitty and should know better. Me is just a little boxer puppy and that is a good excuse.

Me thinks that ole kitty can just stay in her ole plastic bag. Me wouldn't care one bit and if me happens to be passing by and forgets hers is in that bag and steps on her or picks of the bag in me little mouth and carry it around to play catch with, well that would serve her right!!

Your Pal

Murphy (who thinks letting the cat out of the bag is a bad idea)

This does not seem fair to me

My bully pal Baywee got a really cool new toy to cuddle with. It is a really, really big stuffed blue donkey. (Me didn't know that donkeys come in tha color blue but that is not tha problem here.) It looks like it would be just tha perfect thing for a little boxer puppy to cuddle with when hims was left alone. See doesn't this look like a lovely way to take a nap???? Well there is a little, tiny problem with this picture.

My mommy has a stuffed blue donkey just like this one that Baywee is taking a nice little nap with. That's it on top of the TV. My mommy told me that it was NOT a toy for little boxer dogs. Hers says that her two legged children gave it to her a long time ago and that it was for her and not for little boxer dogs.

Her usually keeps this blue donkey on top of her bed way up in the tall part of tha headboard so a little boxer can't get to it. Now this might seem like a very good idea to her, but it doesn't seem like a good idea to me. What does hers thinks me is going to do??? Tear it up like me does with all me other stuffed toys?? Why of course not!!! Me wouldn't ever do nothing like that. Me would just pull it up in me chair and snuggle up to it just like Baywee does, honest Mommy!!! Really me would just love it to pieces that's all.

Me thinks that it would be a very much better idea if hers gave it to me to cuddle up with and take naps with just like Baywee. This is not fair and me is very, very sure that in the Boxer Union Book there is something there about Mommy's needing to share all of thems stuffed toys with thems boxer puppys. Me is going to check into this. In the mean time me has to figure out how to get this blue donkey down from way up in the high place especially since me is not allowed on the grown up bed. After all if Baywee can have a blue donkey then me wants the one Mommy has.

Murphy (who wants a blue donkey too)

This is what really happened Christmas eve. Me swears it's true!! Mommy says that me was having little boxer dreams. Me saw it with me own little boxer eyes so it must be true. On Christmas Eve night, Mommy said Santa was checking his list one more time and it was time she, Daddy and me went to bed Christmas eve. Me wasn't really tired yet but just to be on the safe side me went to bed. Me didn't want to suddenly wind up on the naughty list.

We all went to the bedroom to go to sleep and wait for Christmas to get here. Me was all excited cause this was me first Christmas and me just couldn't wait for Santa to come visit our house. In fact me was so excited that me could not get to sleep at all. Mommy was a sleep and Daddy was makingthose pooh pooh sounds hims makes at night, so hims must have been asleep too. All of a sudden me heard something outside that was not supposed to be there. Up on the roof it sounded like there was something walking around. No really, me heard it!!! Me was a little scared and slunked down the stairs to tha window and looked outside. Me went "buff" "buff" really low cause me didn't want to wake Mommy up just in case it wasn't nothing out there. Me runned to tha living room and got up on tha love seat in front of tha window and looked all around. Then me saw something really, really strange. There was a man that looked just like the pictures of Santa walking on his tip toes outside. Really low I went "buff" "buff" again. Hims looked at me and putted his finger to his lips and said "shhh, Murphy, go back to bed and go to sleep"

Well what else could me do. If Santa tells me to be quiet and go to bed, then that's what me has to do, so me trotted back up them stairs and settled down by Mommy's side of the bed. Me couldn't stay there cause there was some more noise coming from up on that roof and it sounded like it was over tha spare bedroom. Me had to get up and go look again. Me crouched down and crept down tha stairs again and looked in tha den. Now it sound like something was jumping up and down on that roof and there was stuff falling down that hole in tha wall next to daddy's chair. Mommy says this is a fireplace and Santa needs it to deliever his presents. Why Santa would want to get in a place that has fire me don't know but that's what Mommy says.

Then there was an awful, terrible noise that sounded like something sliding down the hole in the wall. BAM! Something heavy hitted the bottom of the hole in tha wall and than Thud!! something else hitted the bottom of that place.

Me was trying me very best to be the brave little boxer puppy that me is. "BUFF, BUFF, WOOF, WOOF" me said and backed up from the hole in the wall. "Grrr, grrr, grrr" was about as brave as this little boxer puppy could get. What if it WAS Santa and me was barking and growling at hims. Hims might not think me is a good little puppy at the last minute and not leave me any presents. But then again, what if it was a monster???? And what if it was a monster that liked to eat little boxer puppies??? Me runned back up the stairs and darted into Mommy and Daddy's bedroom, curled up on the floor and put me paws over me eyes. Maybe if me couldn't see hims, then Santa or what ever it was couldn't see me. Me must have gone to sleep cause a little while later me hears another noise. It sounded like bells and snorting and someone saying "HO HO HO, Merry Christmas Murphy the little Boxer Puppy, Merry Christmas."

Mommy says me dreamed it all and me really only say someone outside tha window just once, but me is certain it was Santa. There was presents under tha tree this morning. So it had to been him.

Thanks Santa for all the lovely presents. Me loves me new bed and the frisbee and the big bone and the new toy. Me is going to chew on me new toy for awhile.

Your friend
Murphy, who didn't mean to growl at you .

Santa's been spotted

Hims on his way!!!! Santa is in the US, where ever that is. Mommy just told me

Dec 24: Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada — Santa has officially landed in North America, the last continent on his journey around the world. A young resident of Grand Falls spotted him while walking his dog very early this morning. “I’m positive it was him,” said the little boy. “There was a lot of fog on the mountain tops so he was flying low — I could see him perfectly! He even waved at me!”

Mommy said hers went to www.noradsanta.org the offical Santa tracking web site and that was what thems said. Hims was sited and hims is on his way her. Me needs to go get the dog bones out so Santa can have something to eat.

Murphy

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve and where did this little boxer spend a goodly portion of this day??? In my crate !!!! Now this does not seem very fair to me. Okay sure, Mommy and Daddy tooked me to tha dog park this morning to play but that was at 8:30 in tha morning. At 11:00 thems put me in me crate and headed off to tha football game. Did thems ask if me wanted to go to tha football game??? No, they did not. Thems knows me loves to play football and me would have loved to go to see them Broncos beat them ole Raiders. Why had me gotten to go them Broncos might have beat them Raiders by lots more points. And them Raiders wouldn't have gotten any points cause me would have body slammed them every time thems had the ball. Me guesses me forgives Mommy and Daddy cause Mommy gave me some potato chips and a really nice ham bone to gnaw on this evening to make up for leaving me alone all day. Besides it is Christmas Eve and Santa is coming tonight.


Merry Christmas Everybody

Murphy

Some very sad news

My Mommy just told me some very, very sad news. Hers is friends with Baywees mommy and hers just found out that Baywees sister and bestest friend Awi is not going to be here for Christmas. Mommy says that Awi is going on a great journey to tha Summerland on Thursday. Mommy says this is were all creatures go when thems pass over to the other side. This includes peoples too. Me is not real certain what mommy means by passing over to the other side but it must be a good place cause hers says it is a very happy place and that Awi will be able to see again and chase rabbits and squirrels to hers hearts content and that hers won't be in pain anymore. Me is glad that Awi will be in a better place but very sad for Baywee and her Mommy cause me knows thems is going to miss her an awful lot.

Murphy

Look What was in Me front Yard

This is getting really bad. It is snowing again and its cold!!!. Me must be seeing things. It looks like there is some singing snow peoples in the front yard. Me had to shake me little boxer head cause me couldn't beleive what me was seeing. Is this what peoples means by cabin fever??? Do little boxer pups get it too?? Me knows me is stir crazy cause Mommy keeps sayins so.

Me went running to get Miss Pitty Pat to see if hers saw tha same things me did. When we gots back there was something else in tha front yard and it was even more scary than thems snow peoples that was singing. Now there was three little penguins out there singing. It must be magic cause them snow peoples was gone and in there place was these penguins. Well this is really a mystery to us and we need to go look out the window some more cause if we waits long enough we might see some reindeers out there singing.

Murphy who is a little stir crazy

I'm on the GOOD LIST!!!!!!

My Mommy went to http://www.claus.com/ and checked to see if me was on the naughty or nice list. Me is on the nice list. See what hims said about me. This must mean Santa is going to bring me lots of presents. OH BOY This is so exciting!!! Did ya see what Santa said about me???? Did ya? Did ya? Hims says that me niceness outweighs the naughtiness. And I really was good last month too. Remember Mommy and Daddy left me alone outside of tha crate for several hours while thems and thems friends went to the movies. Only 10 more days to wait.

My Kitty Miss Pitty Pat is even going to get something for christmas. Her's on Santa's nice list too. Santa says hers is much more nice than naughty and can be very thoughtful. This a true fact. Miss Pitty sometimes lets me clean her food dish and that is very thoughtful. And hers is almost always in a good mood and one of the cleanest kitties me knows of.

Murphy the very good Boxer Puppy who can't wait til Christmas

Christmas Cards

Me got a Christmas card today. Well actually it was address to Mommy, Daddy and Murphy (thats me) It was from Mommys friend Kathy and her little pug puppy Sasha. Thems lives in Florida. It was very exciting to get a Christmas card. This means it really is getting close to Christmas. Santa will be here in 12 days!!! Oh boy, me hopes Santa saw tha list me left for him on me blog. And Santa me is trying really hard to be good with this halter thing Mommy and Daddy is using on me. Thems has taken me for walks every night since Saturday and Daddy says it is so pleasant. Me guess it is pleasant, it's not him or mommy that has a halter on thems noses. But me isnt complaining Santa. Me is being good and wearing the halter so me can go for a walk in the evenings.

And just in case you forgetted my list me wants:

New squeaky toys
A big beef bone, maybe 2 or 3 bones
A bed of me very own
A basket ball
A remote control car (thems is fun to chase and me and daddy could play with it together)

Me will try and come see you at Pet Smart if Mommy and Daddy will bring me. Me wants to have a picture with you like me friend Baywee.

Your bestest puppy
Murphy

Me is NOT a pony

This is Murphy and me is not a happy Boxer Puppy. Me peoples thinks me is a pony!!!! Daddy went and bought a halter for me. Daddy decided that me was out of control when it was time to go for walks and so hims got a halter for me. Its a thing called a "Gentle Leader". Hims must think me is like one of Mommy's horses. Well me does not like it!!! The destructions says its not for all dogs but that most dogs learns to walk with this thing on thems noses in 10 mins. ARF me will not do it!!!!

This is how it works. Mommy puts a strap around me neck up close to me ears and fastens it. THEN hers takes this other strap and puts it around me little short, smushed up, boxer nose. This is supposed to be gentle??? Her put it on me tha first time and me laid down in tha floor and rub me boxer head on tha carpet trying to get it off. Then me pawed at me nose trying to get that ole strap off me nose. It was humilating to be lassoed around tha nose. What self respecting Boxer would stand for this???? This wasn't bad enough. Then Mommy put tha leash on the end of tha strap hanging from me nose. Me jumped up on me hind legs and pawed at me nose some more. Mommy was laughing and said me reminded her of when her horses were little and were learning how to walk with a halter. Well me is not a horse and me don't like having this thing on me nose.

Mommy said tha only way me could go for a walk was with tha halter so out tha door we went. Me pulled like with the regular leash and Mommy would tug on me nose with the "gentle leader" and pull me head back around to me shoulder and me would have to stop pulling. Then hers would let go and me would take off again. Hers would pull me head around and me would have to stop. Now me has to ask, is this gentle??? Having me head pulled around to me shoulder is better than choking against the choke chain but gentle??? After a few minutes I wasn't fighting so hard.

This morning Mommy took me out for a walk with the "gentle leader" thing on me nose and me did walker besider her like a good dog. Then this afternoon Mommy and Daddy took me for a really long walk with this thing on me and thems both said me was such a good dog and it was so pleasant to be able to talk a walk and not get pulled all over tha place. Well what is the point of taking a walk if ya can't go sniffing and pulling your peoples??? And of course me was a good dog when we walked. Me doesn't like having the pressure on me little, smushed up, boxer nose. Ok so may it does work and maybe will get use to walking with it on me nose, but me isn't going to like it.

Murphy the Boxer Puppy (not Murphy the pony.)

A letter to Santa

Dear Santa

This is Murphy, the little 9 month old boxer puppy. Last night my Mommy caught me eating the hat of one of hers nutcrackers. Now me isn't sure what a nutcracker is but me found out in a hurry that it was not a good thing to eat the hat of one of them creatures. It wasn't me fault. Me has pictures to prove that Mommy showed thems nutcrackers to me. Hers never said me couldn't play with thems.

As you can tell Santa, me is only sniffing them nutcrackers and thats only cause Mommy said "Here Murphy, come look at these" Her never said me couldn't play with thems. Hers told me not to play with the stuffed ornaments on that Christmas tree, but never did her say not to play with them nutcrackers. Honest!!! Me sure wouldn't tell a lie this close to Christmas. How was me, a little boxer puppy, supposed to know it was against the rules??? It wasn't in the Boxer Union Book. Me is totally innocent

Santa please don't count this against me. Me really is a good boxer puppy and wouldn't want to do anything wrong this close to Christmans. Oh yeah and if you needs me list of what me wants for Christmas, here it is.

A new puppy bed, a dog sweater (to keep me warm when it's this cold outside), some new bones (the kind mommy gets at the grocery store) some new squeaky toys and thats all for now.

Murphy who didn't mean to eat the hat of the baker nutcracker.

PS me didn't mean to eat her left black clog just now either.

This was not fair

Today was the day we was having Daddy's family over for a late Thanksgivinig Dinner. This was because Mommy was in the middle of the ocean on a big boat on Thanksgiving Day. Mommy promised that me could help be tha host tonight when tha company came but hers tricked me. Mommy decided that maybe it would be a good idea if me was the host in me crate. Now this is not fair!!!! Hers said it was cause me would get so excited that me would jump on everybody and maybe knock Daddy's mother off her feets.

Well me can't help it if me is enthusiastical when we has company for dinner. Me is just trying to be the bestes host ever!!!! How can a boxer be a good host if hims is locked up in a crate?? This is not in the Boxer Union Book, me is very certain of that!!! Me had to sit there with a bone and smell all them good smells that was coming from the kitchen. Me couldn't go into the living room to greet the company either. This is not fair.

After the company left, then Mommy let me out of the crate. Woof, me was not happy at all. But then something happened. Mommy was putting the turkey bird away and hers started throwing me pieces of meat to catch and eat. This was very, very, very good. In fact hers scrapped all the left over pieces of meat in me dog bowl for a treat. Me thinks this was her way of say hers was sorry for putting me in tha crate.

Murphy

Christmas Trees

Boy oh boy oh boy. What a day this has been. First off when me went to bed last night it was doing that snowing thing again. Mommy let me go out side and play in tha snow for a little while before bedtime. When we got up this morning there was lots and lots of snow on tha ground.

There is snow on me little nose and it's cold.

This snow don't got no smell to it but it's cold on me boxer nose.

Then Mommy took me to tha dog park to play with the other dogs in tha snow. There wasn't but two other little puppies there to play with and Mommy said me was playing to rough with them puppies. Here's the bestest part about today. Mommy broughted home a Christmas tree!!! Miss Pitty Pat say hers does this every year. Hers says that Mommy brings home a naked tree and then decorates it for Christmas. Hers also says that Santa also likes to see them decorated trees and leaves presents under the really pretty ones.

This is how them Christmas tree is decorated.

First your Mommy and Daddy has to go to tha Christmas tree place and pick out a tree. Thems looks for tha most beautiful and perfect tree thems can find. This is tha one that thems picked out. It still had snow on it when thems brought it home today. Mommy said it was not a dog toy.

Then you has to put it in a stand so it can stand up and then you puts a scarf around tha bottom of tha tree. And every good boxer will of course go over to tha tree and sniff it real good to make sure there aren't no bad things hiding in tha tree. Me thought me smelled a squirrel in there.

Mommy put some pretty lights on tha tree so you can see it in the dark. Again me has to sniff it to be sure everything is A OK. Me still smelled a squirrel but it could have been Miss Pitty Pat cause hers had been rubbing up on that tree.

Mommy put all these pretty decorations on da tree and said thems was NOT toys for boxers to play with. Humm me sees a couple of stuffed toys on that tree and everybody knows that stuffed toys are boxer toys.

Theres this one stuffed toy at the very top of tha tree that looks a little bit suspious. Miss Pitty says that this is Santa. Mommy says him is Santas helper and hims is watching us. And that is how you decorate a Christmas tree.

Murphy tha Christmas Puppy

Being an almost grown up dog has it's perks

Me has just discovered that being an almost grown up Boxer has some really good things going for it. This is what happened.

Most of tha time when my Mommy and Daddy leave tha house for more than an hour theys put me in me crate to be sure me stays out of trouble. Me supposes this is a good thing except when Daddy comes home sometimes in tha middle of tha day and lets me out for an hour or so and then has to put me back in to go back and do more work. Me doesn't like and me knows Daddy feels bad about it but Mommy says that it's just safer for me and tha house.

Well, tonight Mommy got home and letted me out of me crate and then an hour later hers and Daddy and some friends was going to tha movies. Daddy said "Murphy, you know where you need to go". This is what hims always says when hims wants me to go into me crate so hims can go to work. Mommy said no, just leave me out and lets see what happens. Hers gave me a brand new beef soup bone (yummy) to keep me happy and thems all left for tha movies.

When thems got home they founded that me, Murphy the Boxer Dog, had not made a mess of nothin. Me had to go outside really bad but me had waited for thems to come home. And thems had been gone for over 3 hours. Mommy says me is a very good Boxer Dog and that maybe I can start staying out for longer times when thems has to leave me here alone.

Hers doesn't know that me is being extra special good cause Christmas is only 23 days away and me wants Santa to bring me lots of toys.

Murphy
The almost grown up Boxer Dog

Today is a very important day

December 1st is a very important day for lots of reasons. The first reason and of course tha mose important reason is me is 9 months old today. That means in 3 more months me will be 1 year old and all grown up!!! WOOF WOOF that will be a wonderful day. Maybe Mommy will give me a birthday party to celebrate.

The 2nd important thing is that there is only 24 more days until Christmas and then Santa will be here with lots and lots of presents for me. Me knows cause me has been a good boy just like me friend Baywee said to be. Me has been so good that in all the time Mommy and Daddy has had me, me has only chewed up two shoes. That's pretty good for a puppy don't ya think?? Me did chew up me bed that Mommy got me but that doesn't count cause it was mine. Me sure hopes Santa brings me lots of yummy things. Lets see, some more toys would be good for starters and then of course lots of doggie treats like bones, cheese, peanuts and anything else hims would like to leave for me. Oh yeah a new bed would be really good too. Me promises that me would chew it up. Mommy says hers is going to decorate the house for Christmas cause that's what people do. Hers says that me can help but me can't eat the decorations or play with them either.

The 3rd thing that is important that is going to happen is we is going to have a late Thanksgiving dinner and have company over to eat it with us on Sunday. Theres going to be turkey and dressing and gravy and all kinds of yummy things to eat. Mommy says me can help her get ready to entertain. Everybody knows me loves to be a host when there is a party and me is a really good host too. See this is how me makes everyone feel welcome in our house. When tha company comes to tha door me runs up and waits for Mommy or Daddy to open tha door and let tha company in. Once thems get inside tha door them me jumps on thems to lick them faces and let thems know they is welcome. Now sometimes some of tha company doesn't like it but me sure doesn't know why. Then me tries to get them to play. A good game of "wrestle the boxer" or fetch is always a good way to make tha company feel welcome. Me can hardly wait!! So much to do and so little time.

24 days and counting

Murphy the really good puppy.

My Mommy's home

My mommy came home today!!!!! Hers has been on a cruise out in the middle of da ocean for seven days. That's what hers did for Thanksgiving. And did Murphy get to go on this cruise for Thanksgiving??? No he did not. Daddy went to our friends house in the mountains for Thanksgiving and left me at home with the kitty kats so me didn't get none turkey even though there is a bunch of turkeys in the freezer. Now that Mommy is home maybe we can have Thanksgiving. Me sure did miss her! Being with Daddy was fun and we had a good time but me is glad mommy is home.


Me and Daddy had to stay home and take care of the kitty kats. Mommy thought it would be a good time for me and daddy to do some male bonding. Now me is not real sure what male bonding is but me and Daddy had big fun. Hims took me for walks and to da Dog Park to play. One night we even had a policeman show up at the door way late at night. We must have be doing to much male bonding cause Daddy forgetted to close da garage door and so the policeman came and ringed da door bell really late at night. Me started barking really loud (me is a watch dog first class don't cha know) and Daddy went to da door. Daddy told Mommy that me was rasing quite a ruckus when the doorbell was ringing.The nice policeman told Daddy hims forgot to close the garage door and the policeman thought it would be a good idea to close it since there was some burglars around. That policeman didn't know that Murphy was on patrol. Thats about tha only thing that happened exciting while Mommy was gone.

Murphy

Theres a blizzard outside

My Mommy is a crazy human. Don't tell her me said that, but her really is crazy. See this is what is happening. There is a blizzard going on outside........well it could be a blizzard for all me knows. Mommy took me outside to go potty and there was all this snow falling from tha sky just like tha last time only more. Me took off running trying to get away from this stuff falling from tha sky but it kept following me. There is no getting away from tha snow outside when it is falling from tha sky. Me finally decided that this was okay cause it was soft on me little boxer nose and it tasted good when me bited it from the sky. And it was lots of fun to chase around tha back yard. But that's not tha reason me mommy is crazy.

This is tha reason hers is crazy. Her's went in to tha house and took off all her clothes and put on her heavy bathrobe and went back outside in tha blizzard. THEN, hers took the cover off the hot tub place and got in it!!! Where is tha camera thingy when a puppy needs it? There hers was sitting in the wet place full of water with tha blizzard falling on her head. Now this does not make good boxer sense. Humans can do some of the silliest things. And them says we is dumb animals!!! Me has enough sense not to get into hot water and sit in tha blizzard. When hers finally got out of tha hot water place, hers bath robe was all covered in snow and was wet. This meaned hers had to go back in that house half dressed in her people skin in tha snow. The strangest thing was that hers was laughing and having a good time. At least Daddy had tha good sense not to go out in tha blizzard and get in the hot water place. Hims must be smarter than Mommy.


Murphy who has sense enough to come in out of tha blizzard.

Paralee Vous a humahumm

Oh boy.........me met a french girlyesterday in the dog park. Hers was a beautiful standard black French Poodle named Ashley. Isn't that the most beautiful name you ever heard for a dog. Me thinks me is in love!!! This is what happened.

Mommy and Daddy took me to da dog park to play this morning. Thems said that since me had to spend so much time in me crate this week that me deserved to go play with the other dogs. Me was sooo excited that me was leading meself around da house by me leash. We gots into da truck and headed to da park. Mommy even rolled down da windows in tha back of her Explorer and me stuck me head outside to smell all the good smells that are on the way to da dog park. When we gots to the park there was a little Pug and a great big Newfoundland to play with. Then some more dogs came in and we was all running around sniffing each other and playing when it happened!

Through tha gate and into the park came the most beautiful dog in tha world. Her was really shy at first. All the dogs went running up to her and hers went and hid behind her mommy. Me was really kool and waited till hers was over being scared and them other dogs went off to play and me made me move. Me went up to her and sniffed her and that was it. Me was in love. L-O-V-E love. Mommy said it was puppy love. Is not!!!! We runned all over da place together and played and played. My mommy was talking to her mommy and found out that herswas 8 months old da same age as me. Me sure hopes me gets to see her again. Me loves her!!!

But then today we went to da dog park again and me fell in love all over again...........it was an Alaskan Husky...........maybe it really is puppy love

Murphy

A letter to the pets

This is a letter my Mommy sended to me and the Kitties. Her says Auntie Margaret sent it to her for us.


Dear Murphy, Miss Pitty Pat, Lil and Smoke,

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest .

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having 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 some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years-canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:
Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and Like to Complain about Our Pets:

1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly. Dogs and cats are better than kids...they eat less, don't ask for money all the time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't hangout with drug-using friends, don't smoke or drink, don't worry about having to buy the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes, and don't need a gazillion dollars for college - and if they get pregnant, you can sell the children.


Love Mommy and Daddy

This is strange

It's been a very strange evening around here. First, Mommy came home with something in a plastic bag that looked a lot like a stuffed toy for a Murphy. Hers didn't give it to me either. Hers took it into tha spare bedroom was (with the suitcases) and hided it from me. Now me knows something is up cause if hers is hiding it with the suitcases it means whatever it is gets to go with Mommy. Well you know how nosey (me prefers inquisitive) a little boxer puppy is. Me sneaked into the spare bedroom and snooted around and look what me found!!!

Me was just ready to jump on this fuzz ball excuse of a stuffed dog to shake it really good when who walks in?? Yep you guessed it....Mommy. Hers yelled at me really loud "NO" and took this fuzzy thing from the jaws of death. (That would be me little jaws) Hers said it was a doggy pocketbook ? and hers was taking it to her Mommy as a present. Hummp!!! That ugly thing gets to go with Mommy on the cruise thing with her family and me has to stay here. Now this just doesn't seem fair to me. If anybody should get to go on this cruise it should be me, Murphy, Mommy's most loyal, faithful companion. Not some ugly fuzzy thing. Mommy did make it up to me and gave me a great big soup bone. YUMMMMY


THEN hers called me to her and got tha leash out. Well when me sees tha leash me gets all excited cause me thinks me is going for a walk or a car ride to tha dog park. So of course me was beside meself (which isn't easy to do) and wiggling all over with excitement and anticipation cause me just knew me was going to the dog park.

BUT NO.........Mommy puts me in tha back of hers truck and we headed in a different direction than tha
dog park. Me was getting a bit suspious and really nervous cause this looked like tha way to go to tha kennel. Sure enough we was at tha Vets which is also tha kennel and Mommy was taking me inside. NO Mommy don't make me stay here. Mommy laughed at me and promised me didn't have to stay this time. Me was just getting a shot. Well me supposes getting shotted is better than having to stay at tha kennel away from Mommy and Daddy. Mommy weighed me on tha scale and me is really a big boy. Me weighs 80# at 7 months old. Tha vet was surprised at how big me is now. Her also said me was very handsome. Tha vet gave me some treats and then stucked me with tha needle in my shoulder. It was okay cause me didn't have to stay. Mommy tooked me home and now me is a happy boxer puppy just chewing on me soup bone next to Mommy. Me hasn't forgotten that fuzzy thing in the suitcase. If me gets another chance me is going to replace it with me in tha suitcase. Won't Mommy be surprised.


Murphy

There is suitcases in the spare bedroom

Something strange is getting ready to happen around here. It's a mystery but me just may have figgered it out all by meself. Mommy keeps taking things into the spare bedroom and putting them in to something called suitcases. Me thinks her is going away somewhere and me is going to the kennel to stay while her is gone. Every time me sees them darn ole suitcases appear that's what happens.

Now me isn't sure where her is going but me has heard her talking to Daddy. Her is in really excited too. Her is going to be with her human family for Thanksgiving. Her Mommy and sisters are going with her on a cruise in the ocean. Me isn't sure what a cruise is but me heard her say something about the ocean having lots of water. If hers wants lots of water me thinks her could go out side and sit in the hot tub. That has lots of water in it and her ususally goes out there every evening to sit in the water. And if her wants her human family to be with her, thems could come here and sit in the hot tub with her. This way me wouldn't have to go to the kennel. Although..........me hasn't seen Daddy's suitcases and me hasn't heard him talking about going on this cruise too. So maybe me will get to stay home with Daddy.

Me has to go investigate them ole suitcases. Thems has to have some clues for me to figger out what's going on. As soon as me knows for sure me will let you know.


sniff sniff sniff

Murphy PI

Halloween

Monday was Halloween and it was a different sort of night. Mommy said that there was going to be lots of little kids coming to da door to "trick or treat". Thems would be all dressed up like scary monsters and hers thought it would be best if me went out into da backyard until all of da "trick or treating" was over.

Now me found out what "trick or treating" is and me wants to do it. See little kids put on these costumes and have bags and go from door to door saying "Trick or Treat" Da Mommy or Daddy that opens da door is supposed to act like thems is scared and they give tha little kids candy to make thems go away. Me could put on a costume and be a scary kitty kat and hiss, snarl, spit and arch me back just like a reall kitty kat. That would be really scary and den Mommy would have to give a treat to make me go away so hers wouldn't be scared. Or me could be a weird wolf. Yeah Yeah that's it.........me could be a weird wolf. Dems look pretty scary with all the big teeth oozing stuff and thems snarl and growl so it would be easier for me to pretend to be one of dem. That's what me will be next year, a weird wolf.


AWOOOOOO

Murphy the Weird Wolf