Linda and Murphy's Blog (39)

Hi all...Murphy here

What a holiday, doods. I am so glad to be home. Very tired. We went to visit my human brother in Austin, a really cool place. He got a new puppy the day before we arrived (what was he thinking??!!) A Weimaramer. What a pain she is.

My brother is an engineer so he had a schedule all made out for her...on a spread sheet. She didn't follow it though... 

Mom says they will both figure it out. I'm not sure.  

We met fellow Doodlekisses…

I had Murphy at our outdoor market today (our Saturday regular). One person with a new labrabdoodle puppy came up and wanted reassurance that her pup could NEVER get that big.

Another person wanted hope that her 1 year old would someday be that calm and well behaved (yay!) I assured them that Murphy was a total goofball when he was one.

Then we ran into 2 people who were in our agility class when Murphy young.

THEY certainly remembered what a GOOFBALLl he…

Let me officially say "I hate dew claws!"

Murphy just ripped his dew claw out for the third time. This time I pulled it out so we didn't make the rush to the vet...it was after hours anyway. (I had watched the vet do this the first 2 times.) I used a stiptic pencil to stop the bleeding. He really isn't happy with me right now.

It has happened the same way all three times. Running in freshly mowed grass catching a frisbee. WTD!!!

Has anyone else…

Murphy's friend Pogo, a Welsh Springer Spaniel that has been to multiple hunting schools, invited Murph to come to his house and play. Pogo and Murphy spent the day retrieving duck dummies. Not having his own personal pool, Murphy didn't understand the rules. Pogo, a little short guy, said "Its like water polo. NO touching bottom."

"Dood, you are cheating!!"

"Who? ME?"

BTW, the water is 4…

Last night, CharlieMarley again refused my invitation to come upstairs to bed. He whined a bit at the foot of the stairs.

I went up to get ready for bed. Then I heard more whining...louder...closer.

He was 3 steps from the top! He came the rest of the way and got to sleep on the bed. He was soo good. All night.

He does the stairs like a pro now. Yay CharlieMarley!…

Last night Charlie/Marley wanted to come upstairs to bed with me for the first time. He refused to go up the stairs. I left a treat trail up the stairs but he would not come. He slept downstairs, but he whined for a while wanting to come up but not willing to do it. I guess I will address whatever phobia that is tonight.

Meeting of the minds or just hard heads...…

Saturday we met our first foster doodle. He is a 6 month old labradoodle. Someone adopted him a month ago and he "didn't work out with her maltese". (What was she thinking?) He is a wonderfully engergetic and happy boy. He loves toys and balls and chew things. He is about 50 lbs and very quick and agile. He makes 100 lb Murphy look like the polar bear in that car commercial (I see a diet in Murphy's future)

Murphy is like a grumpy old man but it does seem to bother this guy. He keeps…

On Tuesday, Murphy and I loaded up our stuff in our little red car and headed out to Orange Beach, Alabama to spend a week with friends boating and beaching and generally having a good time. We are South Louisianians. We know there is an oil spill. We thought we could beat it. We didn't.

The condo didn't want a giant goldendoodle swimming in their pool. They didn't care that it was literally 100 degrees outside. Murph didn't understand why he couldn't jump off the dock that…

There are some really great pictures in this week's athletic Doods. Great photographers on DK.

I am amazed at all the common Dood traits when I look at these photos. I live just outside of New Orleans and we don't have a lot of Doods down here. Traits that I thought were "just goofball Murph" I see over and over in your photos. The huge mouth with the gigantic teeth. Flying through the air to catch a ball or frisbee...but mostly just loving to fly. Leaping into the…

I am sure it has happened to others, but how do you respond to snide remarks from poodle people?

Murphy and I were in our annual Mardi Paws parade last Sunday. (There are very few doodles here, and none as large as Murphy.) As we walked, everyone wanted to know what kind of dog he was. A lady with two standard poodles in the crowd, upon hearing that he was a goldendoodle, remarked " I think it is disgusting that they would use a poodle to breed that. He is…