52 Weeks of Murphy: 8/52 - Mug Shot

Doggie Festival

Mom took me over to the 2nd annual Doggie Street Festival in Point Loma.

After a very rainy, stormy Saturday, today was truly Sun-day!

There were lots of rescue groups at this fesitval, all hoping to find a new home for one of their many dogs.

I got to meet this little guy...he was up for adoption and super friendly! I sure hope he found a home!

One of the local celebrities also made an appearance. This is Chopper, the Biker Dog is a Boston Terrier who has his own Harley and everything! He is the 2nd Biker dog his owner has had. The 1st one was named Bandit and he was very well known around Sandy Eggo. It was a sad day when he crossed the Rainbow Bridge, but now Chopper is here to bring a smile to everyone's face.

These two lil Italian Greyhounds were really enjoying the sun!

Wilson, and a bunch of other danes from our Meetup group were also in attendance. Its always good to see doggies just as big as me!

This was a young 5 month old Dane pup named Sebastian. That's my human cousin's name! I bet he's super cool!

This guy is the oldest dog I think I have ever met. He was 19 years old, that's 133 years in dog years!! He was blind, but he still got around really well. His human told Mom he walks 1 mile a day!

It was another great day for this Great Dane. I'm pooped out and need another nap.

Divas & Dudes

One of the bigger dog shows that Sandy Eggo hosts is this weekend. Mom decided to take me (even though pets aren't allowed!) because she wanted to see how I would react to the show/obedience environment. She wants to start competing sumthin called obedience, and I guess dog shows is where that stuff happens.

At first I have to admit...I was kinda freaked out. So many noises! Dogs barkin, over-head speaker systems cracklin, announcers announcing. It was overwhelming!!

And then I saw this! I am pretty sure those are doggies up there, but so many of them hardly moved a muscle the entire time I was watchin them!

Dude! What the heck do you have on your head??

This guy was big! Especially standin way up on that table!

There were lots of different types of doggies there. Most of them seemed to have lazer beams for eyes though, so I stayed far away from dem. Even though there were lots of doggies, Mom kept tellin me to be a good boy and leave them alone. All I wanted to do was to sniff em and say hi!

After about 10 minutes or so, I started gettin used to the noises. The smells were overwhelming though! So much to sniff in!!

We wandered around a bit watching the different doggies compete. There were some really pretty dogs at the show. Fancy Schmancy and all that!

I think Mom said these were Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs. They gotta be cool, cuz they got Great in their name just like ME! Sum of them had their lazer beams on though, so I tried to stay away.

Mom say's this one's a Borzoi. That's a silly name!

There were lots of Golden Retriever Aliens, their lazer beams were on full blast!

Then we got to where the Big dogs were! Check out all my distant relatives!

Most of these guys were a little stuffy and didn't wanna have anything to do with me..but then I met this beautiful gal. I think her name was Eden. Man...I'd eat an apple from her anyday!

Mom knew Eden's human, so I got to play around with her just a little. She was still suppose to go in the show ring though, so I wasn't allowed to get her all riled up or nuthin. She sure was sweet!

After we watched the Danes showing for a little, we decided to walk over to where the club booths were. It was there that I met the biggest Burmese Mountain Dog EVER! This boy was gigantic!! His name was Blitz and we hit it off right away.

He was a gentle giant just like me, and we had a fun time playin for a short bit. Mom was laughin cuz quite a crowd gathered around...all to watch us play! Doesn't that seem a bit silly?

Check out how bitg Blitz's feetsies are! I know I have some big footers, but he takes the cake!

After the play session, we wandered over to obedience. We watched this guy for a little while...boy was he good! Mom kept tellin me to pay attention to him, hopin I would soak up some of his well behavedness.

Finally, on the way out of the show, Mom bought me a special toy for bein such a good boy. A brand new Giraffe with extra long arms and legs! All the better for pullin on!

13 Month Measurements

13 months, 130.5 lbs, 35.75" tall

a slight paws in the blog

Goodbye Sweet Hamish

Aberdeen, Scotland is mourning today.

A handsome ole gent has made his way to the Rainbow Bridge.

RIP Hamish, you will be missed

52 Weeks of Murphy - 7/52

Mom tricked me. She told me we were going for a hike, but really it was just a dumb photo shoot.

Here's this week's "52 weeks of dogs" submission. Mom thinks she likes it in B&W better than color, but isn't quite sure. What do you think?

Here's some more photos from the shoot. There were SO many good smells there, and I really really just wanted to run and run, but Mom said dogs had to be on leashes...so no running for me.

Some people...

are just RUDE!

In other words....blunt, boorish, corse, graceless, ignorant, impolite, inconsiderate, insulting, loutish, uncivil, uncouth, uncultured, unmannerly, & just plain rude.

Tonight, me & Mom went to another "Leash Your Fitness" class. This one was at Mission Bay, in an area where there are always several other bootcamp type groups doing their workout.

After we finished class, we were walking back to the car and had to pass by one of the other groups. Almost everyone from the group stopped what they were doing to come say Hi to lil ole me. I got lots of pets and pats and body rubs.

Except for this one girl...who was obviously scared of me. So scared in fact, that the entire 5-10 minutes while I enjoyed the attentions of the others, she felt it important enough to make snide and rude comments.

"that's not a dog", "Ewww...he's too big"

oh...and when I slobbered a bit on the exercise ball she just happen to be using "yuck! gross! I can't touch that now!".

Now, I'm not sayin everybody has to like me...I understand that I'm kinda a big boy and that some people...especially peoples who aren't used to dogs, might be intimidated...but this dumb girl was just rude. And it wasn't just that she said it once...cuz Mom heard her the first time and knew she was scared of me, so she din't even let me go over to say Hi. No, this girl must have made about 5 or 6 rude comments the entire time we were standing there.

I shoulda just bited her. That woulda given her sumthin to be scared of!

I mean seriously...how could you not just love a pooch with a schnoz like dis one?

6/52 - Happy Valentines Dane

Torture I tell ya, just torture.

Mom gets this bright idea into her head...its Valentines Day, lets do a Valentines photo shoot.

Well, let me tell you. Those props, they might look harmless and all...but one touch to a Great Dane's paw, or worse yet..sniffer...and BAM! Vaporized.

That's why I had to hold very very still...and not make any eye contact. Its safer that way.

Note from Mom: No wimpy, wussy, big baby Great Danes were harmed in the making of this photo. He was never even in any danger. Murphy just likes to exaggerate.

Great Dane Olympic Games & a special visitor!

It was Great Dane meetup day on Saturday in Sandy Eggo. Lots of my friends showed up and we had a super good time!

We got to play lots of games together...

1st, we played pick-up-sticks.

Then we played "Tag". That's one of my favoritest games.

Next on the agenda, was Twister. I am not quite sure who won this round! Trinity was really good!

After Twister, we had a dog-pile. I definitely think I won this one!

There was even a round of boxing!

Then, since its my favoritest, we played another round of "Tag".

And then, you're not gonna believe this, a VERY special guest showed up!

It was Max-dog! He decided to make a stop in Sandy Eggo while he was on his world tour! We were SO honored!

Since he was at the Great Dane Meetup, he just had to meet Titan...the World's Tallest Dog.

We decided we had to show him the very best of Sandy Eggo. Especially since he wasn't here for long.

So, we all hopped in the car and began our tour of Sandy Eggo. Mother Nature musta been pleased to have Max in Sandy Eggo, cuz she made the weather absolutely perfect for him!

Our first stop was Balboa Park. The architecture is so pretty here, and while this pond looked nice to swim in, there was a sign that said 'no dogs allowed'. Bummer!

Since we were already in Balboa Park, we decided to head over to the World Famous Sandy Eggo Zoo. They have LOTS of beautiful animals here, and even some that we heard are Max's favorites!

After the zoo, we headed to the Sandy Eggo Wild Animal Park. Another place where doggies can see all kinds of wild animals.

Once done with that stop, we headed over to the Hotel Del Coronado for a little rest.

We couldn't stop for long though! We still had to go to LegoLand!

Our final stop included a refreshing dip in the water at SeaWorld. I decided not to get in when I saw the other big creatures swimmin around, but Max was super brave and dove right in!

Phew. It was an exhausting trip, and after droppin Max at the airport and wishing him well on the rest of his journey, it was time for a nap.

Hope you enjoyed our quick tour of Sandy Eggo!