Memories

Murphy’s Tale Grows Longer

So how do you feel about those people at that place you used to live?

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Do you want me to bite them? Because I'll bite them! Slow your roll there Fighting Irish.

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Actually, I have mixed feelings about those people. At first I just wanted our rescuers to open out cages and turn their backs for five minutes. If anything were left, they could bury the pieces at their leisure.

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Then I found out that hoarding is a neurological problem, not a psychological one. It is more closely related to Parkinson's than OCD. You wouldn't blame someone with Parkinson's for shaking. It's not their fault. It's the disease.

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That being said, even though there is supposed to be a trial for animal abuse and cruelty, if those people are still on the outside, chances are they are still hoarding animals. They can't help themselves.

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Will you have to testify at the trial? Not exactly. The agency took photos of all of us at the house and later after we'd been cleaned and fed. They will be offered into evidence.

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So, while I understand that these people have an illness, I still hope they are put in jail. I think that is the only way they will stop hurting animals,

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I try not to think about those days. I prefer thinking about food!

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Floral Gift Bag in pastel colors
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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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Basalt

Oh good heavens, please tell me that's not what I think it is. It sounds like you're dropping basalt.

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Maybe you could use some more fiber in your diet. I've been eating pumpkin wit my kibble, and it really helps.

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You mean the pumpkin from the freezer? But mommy froze that for me! Oh come on, there is enough pumpkin for all of us.

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What?! You've been eating my pumpkin too? Why I oughta...

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Pumpkin! Pumpkin! Pumpkin!

Last year I got at least 20 pumpkins from the garden. Trust me, there’s enough for all my guys.

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ASL Alien Hand Pillow with Galaxies

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Puppies, tell your moms how much you love them with this novelty Alien Hand Pillow. As with most aliens, this one conveniently speaks an earth language, saying “I love you” in ASL/American Sign Language.

This Alien Hand Pillow, along with many other fine gifts, is available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Beds

Geordie Bed

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Toby Bed

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Murphy Bed

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As soon as I brought this bed home for Murphy, he crawled into it and didn’t come out for 16 hours.

What time is it? I don’t care. Just wake me when it’s spring.

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Dream Our World

Catch up with what Bitey and Toby have been doing with Dream Our World. Inside, the two brothers view the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun at the Museum of the Imagination.

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Ringing In The New Year

So is that temporary or permanent? TBD.

Oh what fun it is to still/again have Bell’s Palsy! 

I talked to two doctors. The first thought that I may not have cleared the Lyme’s disease that originally caused the Bell’s Palsy and that I needed more antibiotics. The second thought that I already cleared Lyme’s but am having lingering neurological effects from it (and I could be this way forever.) My original doctor only gave me a two week supply of antibiotics whereas the usual treatment for neurological Lyme’s is three weeks. To make sure I don’t have bacteria lingering inside me they gave me another three week course of antibiotics. Yay. Now I get to have an upset stomach and a fuzzy head for the rest of January.

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No I’m not mocking you. Why?

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Dream Our World

In Dream Our World, go with Bitey and Toby on a journey to the Museum of the Imagination where they view the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun!

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Baking

Are you baking? Yes I am! It smells like something delicious....is burning.

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Oh no! My cake!

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W Geordie lived with me, I didn’t need a timer. He always came to get me one minute before my food was done.

Don’t worry, my nose will wake me up at the right time.

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Dream Our World

Come see what my boys have been up to in Dream Our World. 

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Swimming in December

What are you two doing? You know we're on mandatory water restriction. The water broke! The house is flooded! Yippee!

All the water I’ve tried to conserve went out the window with one broken appliance.

Sheesh, this flooded more than I expected.

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Dream Our World

Come with Bitey and Toby to the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World where they view the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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After Three Days – Frankenpuppy Pupdate

This was my little Stinky Monster waiting for food when we got home from the vet. All he wanted was something to eat, but I wasn’t supposed to give him anything for three hours.

They were three very long hours.

There is still some dried blood on his fur, but for only three days, I think he is healing nicely.

Toby was only supposed to go outside to go to the bathroom for two weeks, but he is having none of that. He is insisting on several walks a day.

I’m happy we had a sunny day so he could watch some “Dog TV”.

For the first two days, my boy was cranky, but now he seems to be feeling better.* He has even been playing with his toys again. I am grateful for these good times and hope we work things out so we can have many more.

*Right after I wrote this, he attacked me again. Looks like we have a lot of work still in front of us.

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Dream Our World

Come see what Toby and Geordie like to do when they’re not recovering from surgery! Dream Our World is available from my shop at L Bowman Studios. Inside they view the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World would make a great holiday gift!

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