Gotcha Date: August 15th 2004 Birthday: December 10th 2003 Likes: Other dogs, People, playing Pet-Peeves: Blowing in his face and baths Favorite Toy: Anything rope toyish! Favorite Food: I'm on Natures Variety Pre-Made raw food right now and I love it! Favorite Walk: Long,long, long, walks to the park or dog park. Best Tricks: Murph knows lots. Playdead, bang your dead, Rollover, Shake Highfive, other paw, both paws, prey, leave it and basic commands Arrival Story: A family friend was looking for a new home for Murphy and we decided to take him. We fell in love right away! Bio: Hi, my name is Murphy and I am an 8 year old Shih-Tzu! My birthday is December 10th 2003! I am the most loving little fellow you will ever meet, I do have a begging problem though! I love to meet new friends and I love to play!
August 15th was the day Murphy came into my life, I'll never forget it! Forums Motto: Smurph Man The Last Forum I Posted In: Natcho's Carnival of Love
February 15th is Murph's 6th year on Dogster! Dogster has taught me so much, I've grown up here on Dogster. I was only 13 when I joined the community and Murph was 2. I didn't start out with plus until a kind Dogster had donated it to me. I was so excited to explore the new forums and have 50 pictures (the limit back then). I met so many wonderful people through-out Dogster, some that changed my life forever. I remember in 2007 I went to my first Dogster meetup, I got to meet quite a few people and their dogs in person and I was never so excited! I was going through some rough times and these were some of the ones that were always there for me. Meeting them in person was a dream for me. 6 years later and I've gotten to meet so many people and their pups in person and I'm so thankful for that! I never knew that I would meet such wonderful people here, I thought it was just a site to join to show off your dogs but it was way more than that. There was so much help and kindness I was amazed. I have so many amazing memories on this website that I'll never forgot, while I might not be on as much as I used to I still would never forget about Dogster! I'm thankful for every single person I've ever met here and that have taught me things. I learned so much, both about dogs and growing up. I would probably never have understood how terrible puppy mills were, or how many homeless dogs there actually was out there. I never would have learned about better food options, different health problems they can have and even some life saving help.
I just owe a big thank you to Dogster for everything! I'm thankful for everyone I've met!
Mom was born with a type of hearing loss that is not curable. She has to wear hearing aids every day. At night she has to take them out so they don't get lost while she's sleeping and that makes it hard for her to hear whats going on. She also has to take them out when shes on the computer with the headphones being in both ears. It's times like these that mom is more afraid of not hearing something going on, suppose someone is trying to break in. Mom only has to look at me and my body posture to know if someone is there or not. If someone is at the door I will give off a low bark to let mom know. It's so comforting to her and I'm always by her side so she can always rely on me. I was never trained to warn mom of sounds but whenever the phone rings, I look at mom and then phone. It's just kind of a cue for her and she knows that I hear something. I've been moms "guardian angel" through-out the past 7 years of my life. Between helping her deal with the anxiety and depression she has, to just being there for her whenever she needs me. Somehow I just know.. I know when moms sad, I know when moms happy, I know when mom can't hear, I just know. It continues to amaze mom day after day. She is amazingly thankful for me and she is thankful for the fate that brought us together.
Adoption, it saves many dogs every year. It brings some of the most loving dogs to their forever families. Those peoples lives are forever changed by the dogs they adopt. No matter what these dogs go through, they some how, almost always turn out to be the most loving, forgiving and happiest dogs. I know a few people whose lives have been changed because they adopted. You're saving a life on top of starting a new beginning for the dog. We didn't adopt Murphy but rather got him from someone who couldn't keep him anymore. Most of the time, people who can't keep their dogs anymore end up bringing their dogs to the shelter. It's a sad thing because people don't realize that owning an animal is a life time commitment. I'm glad I was able to in a way "adopt" Murphy or my life wouldn't be as good as it is now. Waking up every morning to a smiling dog is something that can't compare to anything else. He makes me get up every single day knowing that I have a responsibility to take care of him. Murphy has helped me get over a lot of my anxiety, without him I would have never gone to half the places I have. Not to mention hes the best medication for depression. Adopt a dog and you will see what unconditional love truly is :)
