Jane, Guinness and Murphy's Blog (120)

I think that everyone knows that we've never considered Murphy to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.  He's always been a "slow learner".  That's okay, because he's a goofy, affectionate, and very sweet boy who loves his Mama like crazy.  At least 10 times a day I just shake my head and say "Murph, Murph, Murph, why did you do that?".  He just gives me his "naughty boy" look and I end up laughing.  Well over the past couple of days we've started to think that our Murphy may be way smarter…

Today the boys went to Daycare for the first time in weeks.  I haven't been sending them because they've been getting plenty of exercise this Summer, but today DH and I had plans  so we decided it would be a good day for them to go.  We stayed for a while after dropping them off and watched on camera.  It was really pretty interesting.  They got there mid morning, so most of the other dogs were already there.  They all seem to know when there's a new dog coming in....I suppose they hear the…

For Mother's Day 2010, Doodle Kisses ran a contest.  Many of us decorated our pages, and the prize for the winner was a sculpture of your Doodle (or Doodles).  I was the lucky winner of that contest, and needless to say I was very excited!  This prize was generously donated by Kathy of Auggydoodles who does custom designed Doodle sculptures.  Sadly, Kathy ran into some personal issues and was unable to make her sculptures for many months, but she never forgot about me.  She's now back "in…

I haven't posted any of Murphy's antics in a while.  It's been busy here, and Murph has not been feeling well.  He started with giardia a couple of weeks ago, and then he caught an upper respiratory infection, his allergies are horrible, his tummy is a mess (even home cooking isn't working), his anal glands are just dysfunctional.....need I say more.  My poor guy is a "junkie".....he gets up in the morning and runs downstairs to the kitchen counter where the pill pockets are kept, sits and…

We're just back from spending three days at the beach with the kids and six grandkids.  We broke all records for chaos.  What amazes me is how well my Doods handled the whole thing....way better than their Mom.  The house is right on the water and the other beach houses are very close together.  Everyone has kids and multiple dogs and cats....and they roam free.  There are no "leash rules" at the beach...actually there are no rules whatsoever at the beach.  There's a little beach store right…

It has been a really "lousy" few days in our house.  On Sunday we took my son and a friend to McDonald's for lunch.  I was carrying the tray full of food and drinks when I sneezed.  In trying not to drop the tray, I did something to my back...I heard a "pop" and then couldn't even move.  Trying to get me out to the car would have made a perfect sitcom episode. Being an optimist I figured that if I just went to bed and stayed there overnight, I'd be fine by Monday.  Not a chance.  I got in a…

Hi, this is Murphy (Guinness's brother).  I'm writing this blog, because he's just to little to reach the computer....even when he's on the chair.  We have a BIG problem.  It's our Mom...she has something called OCD.  We didn't know what was wrong with her until today when I did some "net surfing".  Our Mom is really strange about a lot of things...but the thing with our toys is just out of control.  She has this "basket" where she puts our toys.  Now think about it, what good are toys when…

Guinness has a whole ritual that he goes through in the morning.  When the sun is coming in through the bedroom windows, he gets up on our bed for his morning nap.  He has a "set way" he likes to have the pillows arranged, and he'll move them around until he gets them perfectly placed, so he's cozy and the sun is hitting him.  It's really cute to watch this little procedure, and when he finished the other day and finally laid down for his "nap", I grabbed the camera.  Murphy was happily…

So the kids are pretty much grown up and I thought all the embarrassing moments were over, right?  Enter Murphy Doodle....back to being mortified on a regular basis.   We're walking on our Bike Path each day now with both guys.  Each day brings a new "Murphy experience".  Yesterday we walked a couple of miles and he was doing great...lots of people, bikes, dogs....no problems.  Then I noticed a guy walking towards us....and I didn't like him.  He just looked really arrogant...perfect…

Hey Doods and Doodettes....Guinness and Murphy hope that you have a FANTASTIC day!  Remember PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!!!!!!

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Guinness is no longer a puppy!  The little Dood turned two on Thursday.  He and I celebrated...alone...yesterday.  We spent the afternoon together and I think he really needed that one-on-one attention.  We had a great time.  We went to Pet Smart (one of his favorite places) and I let him smell everything...absolutely no heeling required for his birthday celebration. We picked out a few new toys which will be "history" by the end of the weekend.  Then we had to go to the specialty dog store…

Today is Murphy's anniversary....one year ago his DRC fairy godmothers helped him to find us.  I will never forget seeing him for the first time....he had me with that first "kiss".  I really fell in love with him on the ride home from New Jersey.  I sat in the backseat with the two boys, and they just cuddled up and slept the whole way.  Murph was a very confident, "full of himself" puppy, but he also had a vulnerable side.  He's still like that.  He's been much more of a challenge to…

These Doods have a way of keeping me laughing.  After Murph's Vet visit on Wednesday, I've been kind of "bummed".  I just have been feeling really bad for him, but the antics of these guys just always cheers me up.  Murphy is a true dichotomy....one minute he's "ferocious" and the next minute he's a big baby.  This week we got our Bocker stuffed Doodle in the mail, and the dogs were really interested in it (thinking it must be a new toy for THEM).  Just to be sure it didn't end up…