52 weeks of Murphy - 17/52

I tried tell her...only one of us can fit in da suitcase.

Mom's going on a trip. Somewhere far away...she sometimes calls it Oz, but I think its really called Australia. She's gonna be gone for a few weeks, so I'm headed to my Grandpawrents. Lil Fergie gets the important job of guarding the house. I'm pretty sure she'll do an excellent job...her teethies have gotten REALLY sharp!

Mom's gonna try and talk Grandpaw or Grandmaw into helpin me blog...but I'm not sure they are gonna be good secretaries for me. I'm still in the process of interviewing, so I'll let you know if they match my criteria.

52 weeks of Murphy - 16/52

16/52 - A little bit of crazy

15 Month Measurements

15 months, 142 lbs, 36.25" tall

Fergalicious Friday

Mom's lunch for the day...looks Fergalicious, dont'cha think?

A year of Murphy!

OMD....can you believe it!?! Its been a whole year already since I came to live with Mom!! Wow. Time sure goes by fast. I have to say, its been a pretty good year. Its been a year of exploration and adventures, dat's for sure! Probably one of the most important things that I did was grow. And grow. And grow!

Mom thought it would be fun to go thru some of her favorite pictures from our first year together.

Boy...was I ever a cute lil tyke!

right from the beginning, I had super comfortable positions to sleep in.

Sophie KitTON had a LOT to teach me...but I was learning from the best!

I had my first swimmin lesson! (I think Kona pushed me!)

and I learned that I REALLY like the ocean!

I made some great doggie friends

and met some doggies who were a bit odd...

I learned to appreciate sunsets...

and ice packs (after I got tutored!!)

Even elephant topiaries are scary!

I got my first taste of raw meat...and never looked back!

what did I say about funny sleepin positions?

can we go for a walk now Mom?

I had to say goodbye to Sophie KitTON, but a few months later I said hello to my new sister, Fergie!

Its been a great year with Mom. I'm almost 15 months old and have had lots of adventures.

But, I'm still as dopey as ever...

and I still enjoy interesting sleeping positions....

Can't wait to see what the next year brings!

52 Weeks of Murphy - 15/52

Tax Day!

It sploded!

I'm not quite sure what happened.

When Mom left for work today, this was a perfectly good, brand new, dog bed.

Sometime, during the day though, it just 'sploded.

Thank goodness neither Fergie or I was hurt!!

That shrapnel really coulda done sum damage!

I told Mom I think she should just take it back to the store.

Its obviously defective.

Murphy's Mom here...

This was day 7 of Murphy having free reign in the house. Normally, he is confined to his x-pen, with a blanket to lie on. He was a very mouthy puppy and would chew on anything!

My boy is growing up though, and after several test weekends where he was left out for just a few hours at a time, he was given big boy priveledges last Monday.

Apparently, 7 days of free reign can make a dog crazy. :) Lucky for Murphy, I can't really be mad at him. He didn't get to the park Friday or Saturday and just had a short time to play on Sunday. I think the energy levels just got to be too much and the poor bed took the brunt of it. Thank goodness for Costco dog beds. I'd MUCH rather have him chew his $25 Costco bed than my couch!

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52 weeks of Murphy - 14/52

It was a fun fun evening at Fiesta Island last night. Mom took me there hopin to do a photoshoot with the wildflowers, and boy did we ever do a photoshoot!

Every year, Fiesta Island gets covered in wildflowers. Some years, the blooms are better than others. Usually, if its a wet year the flowers will be good. Well, it was a wet year in Sandy Eggo and I think its safe to say the wildflowers good this year!

Here's her pick for this weeks "52 Weeks of Dogs" submission. She's callin it "Golden Boy".

Mom thought you might like to see some of the other pictures from last night. Some of them have the focus on the flowers instead of yours truly, but overall Mom thinks they turned out pretty good.

Mom kept throwin rocks out into the flowers to make me run out there in the middle of them. I had a great time pouncin on them!

After an hour and a half of running around through the flowers, I was starting to turn a bit yellow!

Here's another picture of my yellow feet...I had yellow pollen all the way up past my elbows! Some of the patches of flowers were so tall I couldn't even see over them!

Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Recap

It was a super fun, super busy weekend. It started off on Saturday, playin with a Mango look alike. This boys name is Duke and he's one of my favoritest dogs to play with. He's a couple of months younger than me, but already out weighs me by about 30 lbs!

Then, on Sunday...I had my very first adventure as a Therapy Dog! I got to join a pack of 4 other dogs and we visted a nursing home Easter morning. One of the other doggies even had bunny ears on! Mom tried to get me to wear some too, but I dint like em at all. For some reason, whenever they were on my head, I couldn't move a muscle!! It was like they were kryptonite or sumthin!

There were 4 other doggies who joined us at the nursing home. Two Golden Retreivers named Duncan and Taylor, a Golden/Brittany mix named Daisy, and a Labradoodle named Bungee.

Daisy was a nice girl. She din't seem to mind the bunny ears at all! Do ya think she might be a playboy bunny in her spare time?

This was my first time visting as a Therapy dog. I think I kinda like it! I got to meet all kinds of really nice people, and got lots of pets!

This one woman really liked me. She was in part of the nursing home that was locked closed because the patients had Alzheimers, or dementia, or some other mental illness that made it unsafe for them to be able to leave. I have to say, every single one of them was super nice...even if they were a little forgetful. One gentleman who was in his 90's (wow, that's a LOT in dog years!) kept forgetting about me until I came up to him again. Each time he saw me again, it was like seeing me for the very first time and he would say "Holy Moly! Thats one BIG dog!". Mom was tryin hard not to giggle, but wasn't doin a very good job. Luckily, I don't think anyone noticed.

After the nursing home visit, we headed over to Balboa Park for my photo shoot. Here are some of the other pictures Mom got of me with the big murals that are painted at the World Beat Center.

I kinda like this one...you can't really see what the murel is, but its a big white cross. I think I'm kinda glowin in the picture!

Phew...after our long day, we headed back to the house for a nice cat nap. Luckily, I had just the cat to nap with!