Happy Gotcha Day!

I have been in my home for 2 years yesterday! Wooo!

Helloooooo!

My agility training is going really well - my favourite things are the jumps :-)

I am also learning heelwork to music, which means I can do stuff like weave through mums legs, crawl, spin, twist, walk backwards and loads of other fun stuff!

My Tail of Devotion for ♥ Morph ♥

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance travelled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they will understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."

~By Richard Biby, February 2006

This is a special Tail of Devotion

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Agility

I have been taking agility lessons and getting on pretty well so far! (Must be a natural!) If you want to find out more about me, then check out my website: http://crazymorph.tripod.com

:)

High fives,
Morph
xx

Twas the night before christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas and the shelter is dark,
The whole place is silent, not even a bark.
The dogs are all locked in their pens for the night,
The staff has gone home and turned out the light.
As I lay my head on the cold concrete floor,
I fondly recall the home I had before.
The family I loved who loved me right back,
We'd share everything from a secret to snack.
Things couldn't be better at this time last year,
But that has all changed and now I am here.
I won't see the tree, the lights or the snow,
I'm scared and alone, my spirits are low.
The others like me weren't put up for adoption,
A new family and home, for us aren't an option.
We've been locked up in cells as if we're all crooks,
We don't deserve homes because of our looks.
Not Diesel, or Bingo or the young one named Percy,
Deserve to be loved nor shown any mercy.
While families celebrate holiday cheer,
I know in my heart that my end is near.
The vet will arrive, the lights will go on,
By the time you awake, we all will be gone.
A stranger will come and take me away,
I'll never awake to see another day.
As I close my eyes I'll shed you a tear,
The fond memories I'll always keep near.
The only thing I've ever asked of Santa Claus,
Is to stop all these unfair, ridiculous laws.
You said without me, your life was not full,
So why does it matter that I'm a "pitbull"?.

In my dream Santa shouts when he's finished his deed,

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL REGARDLESS OF BREED!

Awww man

There was a biiig explosion where I live on Sunday...scary stuff :-|

But even worse...I had to go to the vets today. I have got conjunctavitis :( I gotta have eyedrops 3 x a day for a week! And I have a histiocytoma on my leg too :( it allll happens to me!

But last week I got to go on some great walks! And I got to play with my girlfriend for agggees :-D

Anyway Dad's home I better go tell everyone. BYEEEEEE!

Happy Birthday To Me!

I'm ONE today!
I got lots of new toys, a smart new harness, a lonnnnggg walk and a TASTY bone from WWW.CANINEKITCHEN.CO.UK (check it out!)

Morph x.x

"Just A Staffy" poem

Today is just another day - to me they're all the same
I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the "staffy" shame.
The shame is in our numbers, there's thousands with no home.
Thousands just like me you'll find, in kennels all alone.

My mum was "just a staffy", my father - well who knows?
Mum, too, became unwanted, as the last puppy goes.
And then begins the process, of money - making deals
A life of "moving on" unfolds, who cares how the staffy feels?
If you have the cash to hand, the staffy pup is yours
But that pup is getting bigger now, just look at those big paws.

You brought me for your image, thought I'd make you look more tough
But you'll find my boisterous nature has already got too much.
If you had thought to train me, with kindness and with praise
You would have had a faithful friend to share your darkest days.
I would lay down my life for you, but you simply cannot see
You make sure you get your money back on what you paid for me.

And on it goes, until one day, I'm no longer worth a dime
The retail on an adult staff - not worth the waste of time.
So what happens to a staffy now? Do you really want to know?
Do you care what will become of us, when we leave our final home?

Have you ever thought to wonder, "Where is that staffy now?"
The "staffy" has another name; he's become a "stray" somehow.
Me, I was put into a car and driven far away
The door held open, I jumped out, I thought to run and play.
It was with joy and happy heart I turned to look for you
You drove away with all my trust and a piece of my heart too.

I wondered round for many days before I was brought here.
Now I wait with heavy heart, trepidation and with fear.
Seven days is all I have you see, seven days for you to claim
The little dog that you threw out, for which you have no shame.

This is my last goodbye now my seven days are up
If only more thought had gone into the future of that pup
As the needle empties to my veins I Iay down with one last sigh
I'm sorry I was born a staff, because it means that I must die.

--Author Unkown

Water!

I went on a walk to a new place today, well I'd passed through there before but today I got to explore! I was paddling in the river and suddenly it got deep and I had my first experience of swimming!! I got absolutley soaked, but I took it all in my stride and acted cool, check out my new pictures too, they're from today! Now I'm zonked out on my sofa ;) after my advenutre!
High fives, Morph

6 months!

I've been at my house for 6 MONTHS now! My family says that means I've been with them for more of my life than I haven't been! I've been doing a lot of training latley, especially recalls when I'm out on walks which I'm obviously wonderful at! I got to go for a walk in the dark tonight, it was great...I was chasing my ball and had to sniff it out rather than look for it! Lots of funn! I cut my eye last week, and then I got something stuck in my other eye, then I cut my leg - everyone says I'm accident prone and clumsy...moi?! I'm going to be ONE YEAR OLD next month...this means I get presents...whatever they are (teeehee) and then its Christmas...weird.

Licks and sniffs...Morph.X.