Murphy’s Tale

Hey New Guy, why are you so skinny? Are you sick or something? He's not really that skinny, it's just that next to you everyone seems small.

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Oof!

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I actually look much better now. The last family I lived with nearly starved me to death.

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What do you mean "last family"? How can you have more than one family? Not all dogs are lucky enough to live their whole lives in one home.

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What happened? Well, there were over a hundred of us in this house.....

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How is that even possible? Where did you sleep? Did you all pile on the Big Bed?

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No, most of us were put in kennels and forgotten. Some were chained outside in the bitter cold to freeze. Inside, our kennels were stacked from the floor to the ceiling. They couldn't reach most of us, so we had to sit in our own waste day after day as we starved.

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I was so homesick. I missed my mom and cried and cried until I ran out of tears.

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Just when most of us had given up hope, strangers with trucks and vans and cars came. They took our captors away, then started hauling the kennels out. They didn'tknow our names, so they called us by whatever number we were as they pulled us out.

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How could someone not like this guy? He's so sweet? I don't like this guy. He's too sweet.

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Am I too sweet?

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28 Comments

  2. Unknown's avatar

    Awwww, so Murphy’s tail was broken? The tale of the broken tail? (Which sounds like it’s could be a Poe title). Poor baby. I’m so glad you saved him. I know you have limited characters appear in your work, but I’d love to see Toby drop kick the baddies who hurt him and all the other puppy dogs.

    Anony-mouse and The Terrier

  3. ssnowdrops's avatar

    OOOHHHH I KNEW THIS LITTLE BOY HAD A STORY I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS A NIGHTMARE ONE.

    H E IS LOVED FOR ALWAYS AND EVER NOW LOVED AND SO WANTED AND YES HE HAS RESCUED YOU LADY L 

    I HOPE THE ABUSERS ROT IN HELL SORRY NO FORGIVENESS HERE.

    BUT MURPHY SWEET BOY THQNKYOU FOR RESCUING OUR DEAR FRIEND LADY L 

    LOVE AND HUGSSS

  4. doesitevenmatter3's avatar

    Aw. 😦 The tears are flowing down my face. 😦
    Oh, Murphy! You are not TOO sweet, you are just the exact right amount of sweet! And you are cute! AND you are smart! 🙂
    I’m so glad you and your mommy found each other! You both have a LOT of love to share! You can trust her, and I know you will trust her, and you will settle in and take over your new home. 🙂 You have a new wonderful life and are building beautiful new memories of love and fun! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    PS…Please do tell us more about your tail AND your tale! Coop and I send our love to you every day! 🙂

  8. Julia's avatar

    Murphy – you are just the right amount of sweet. Your new mom just can’t believe her luck in getting a sweet dog instead of a bossy, bitey dog. Nox says you are so lucky to have been rescued by such a loving mom. You’ll get use to being loved and you won’t have to deal with vertical sticks. (Nox is afraid of vertical sticks even after 14 1/2 years of being rescued.)

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