Oct 25, 2000

Hi Allie!

Since the last update was mostly text, this one is going to be mostly pictures. This set of photos should give you a better sense of what Murphy really looks like.



The first picture has Murphy posing for the camera. He really does stop, look into the lens and wait for the flash. He's such a star! And get a look at the size of those paws! The second picture shows you what a difference having his tongue out makes to his appearance. He looks like he is scowling anytime he's not panting. And can you see his "Murphy" tag? The third one gives you a better look at his long spaniel nose. That photo took a lot of time to get: off to the left of the frame I'm holding up a Cheerio. I'm amazed it turned out so well.

This is one of Murphy's favourite activities: playing with the doorstop. He bats at it with his paw and bites it. Then, as you can see in this photo, he barks at it, sometimes adding a howl. He likes to do this sprawled out on the floor, frequently rolling over.

Ann got quite the kick out of this. A friend of hers installed an entire row of stoppers for her dogs to play with!

This is Murphy choosing a toy from his new toy box. The hedgehog under his front paw is his new favourite. It rattles plus, if you squish it, it makes almost like a honking sound. Murphy has discovered that if he holds one end of it in his mouth and slams the other end into the floor, it makes the sound. The big green ball is a "Wiggly Giggly". it makes different sounds as you roll it. Murphy's not too sure about that one yet.

For the end of this update I thought I'd show you Murph's end! I took this photo because Dad just loves Murphy's bum: the big patch of black around his tail, the white tip of his tail, the tan on his bum and the little wisps of white at the bottom.

So that's it for now! I have tons more pictures but I don't want to post them all here since it would make this page terribly time consuming to load. Plus, I'm sure you are getting Murphied out. God knows I don't want that to happen before you even get home because I'm going to need all your enthusiasm in tact so I can pawn him off on you (occasionally!) when I run out of patience with the little guy.

Here's the link to the next update: Oct 26, 2000 Update
Here's the link back to the previous update: Oct 24, 2000 Update

E-mail me and keep having fun!

Meg.

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