2 posts tagged “murphy”

Something akin to this greeted us this morning on our street so if I want to work, I'm walking.  A forced day off would be nice though. 

None Shall Pass!

First we looked at Emily.  Let's get one thing straight, Emily might be the cutest dogs ever hatched on planet earth.
 

I iz Cute!!1

But we were nervous about getting a puppy.  Sweet as she was Emily was just a little too rambunctious to hang out with Murphy (which was the whole reason we were getting a second dog, I mean, it had nothing to do with the fact that we're complete suckers who are just a few fur protests away from signing on with PETA and becoming envrionmental terrorists... nothing like that.)  Still, Emily didn't make the decision easy on us.

HeyWhatsUp

So we went down to the Toledo Humane Society to have a look around.  And we found Molly.  Molly is the perfect dog for us. She's a German Shepperd and Chow Chow mix.  She's a medium sized dog, which we wanted.  She's not a puppy, which we wanted.  She's pretty shy and submissive so we don't have to worry about her bullying Murphy.  She's very quiet, which makes her very easy to live with.  And (most importantly) she thrives on affection.  We went to see her on Sunday before Rebar went off for a bid'ness trip to Indianapolis (we loved her).  I took Murphy down the next day to do a dog-on-dog introduction to make sure they got along (they did).  I brought her home that evening and it's been a great time ever since.  She is completely at ease with the cats (the reverse is not exactly true).  She's generally just happy to be around us.  I know a Shepperd/Chow mix sounds like it could make for a pretty ugly dog but not in Molly.

Good Golly Ms. Molly

How Are Ya!?

I am the only one who can walk on both sides of The Veil.

It can b time fer hugz now??!

Welcome to the pack Molly.


p.s. We are also cat-sitting for Redfemme's two kitties.  If you're keeping score at home, that brings the grand total to 2 Dogs, 3 Fish, and 5(!) cats.  Mercy!

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The three fish were here when we moved in.  We inherited an outdoor water garden with the house.  I've been learning quite a bit about the subject in the last month.  Our friend Katrina named them after three characters from House, M.D.  The pictures aren't great.  It turns out it's kind of hard to photograph camera shy fish in water.  I was later told we have a UV filter for the camer which will make it easier.  On the next sunny day (ha!) I'll take some more pictures and see if I can't do better.
 

Wilson

Cuddy

House (bad picture)

Murphy is Rebecca's child from a previous relationship.  He has lived with her parents for nigh on five years.  He's an Italian Greyhound. Once we got the house ready for occupation they brought him over and he's been here ever since.  He's adjusting well.  He doesn't mind the cats too much.  They're the ones getting the short end of the deal.  Murphy's pretty needy and it's easy to ignore the cats while he's around.  All in all, he's a great dog and we're stoked to have a pet who is genuinely happy when we return home.  The cats just look up from their bed on the freshly washed clothes like, "Oh good, the Can Opener is home."

Murphy

To protect and serve

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