(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Murphy is a jealous dog. He loves his bullmastiff brother and pug sister, but at the end of the day, he would cheerfully sell them to the highest bidder if it meant more time alone with us with no other dogs around.
This weekend, we decided to give Murphy some special alone time with just us. Ty stayed home in the crate, with no e-collar for the first time in weeks, and Pickles had the run of the house and yard. They were both quite dismayed to realize that Murphy was getting a ride in the car without them. It was like the end of Pickles’ world, I’m telling you. Almost as bad as this.
But Murphy was in heaven. We took him to a local hot rod show, where he was the center of attention. He was such a champ. He growled at one man (who, for the record, we didn’t like either) and was a sweetheart to everyone else. He ate about a million treats, got about a bazillion tummy rubs, and even had his own flavorless sno-cone.
About halfway through the day, we took him to the creek that ran behind the place hosting the show, where he immediately plopped down in the water and rolled around. Although I think he enjoyed getting cooled off, I think his favorite part was chasing the french fries we threw to him as they started to float downstream. He also liked biting at the water as it rushed over the rocks in the creek bed.
There were two exhibitors who kept Murphy in ice water and ice cubes all day long, too, so he never got too hot. He was quite a hit, and a definite ladies man. One toddler in pink overalls and pink Crocs was a particularly big fan.
After the show, we took Murphy to visit his favorite friend Nancy at Dog Krazy, where he hung out while Jesse and I perused the Fredericksburg antique stores in search of a sofa table to go with our new couch.
And then, as if that weren’t enough, we took him to Alum Spring Park to swim for real in the creek that flows through it.
If I had to guess, I’d say this may have been the best day of Murphy’s life. He’s still sleeping it off.
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