The Vermin Control Officers of Lake Big Fish

Murphy

and

Molly

Murphy, aka Destructo Dog, is the newest addition to the pack. He's a Labrador Retriever/Weimereiner mix. His eyes are golden and there is a lot of pink around them and around his nose. That's the Weimereiner (some day I will learn to spell this word) in him. Murphy is a red dog (that's the official term for his coloring). He has endless energy, boundless enthusiasm, and an "I'll try anything once" attitude.

Murphy is a water dog as you can see by the picture. He likes splashing in his pool and trying to catch the water droplets. He also chases raindrops and tries to catch hailstones. Well, I never said Murphy was a brilliant dog! Murphy likes water and things in the water so much that I've had to fence off the pond so that he doesn't destroy the water lilies and eat all the snails.

Of course, being a puppy (at least in attitude if not actual age), Murphy's second-favorite pasttime is chewing things. The list of items he's chomped to pieces is rather long.

• about a gazillion cardboard boxes of varying sizes
• an old comforter
• a dog bed (actually the pillow for a dog bed)
• a sheepskin rat (this was a cat toy that Murphy appropriated)
• armloads of cattails from the pond
• one plastic dog bowl
• innumerable plastic pots
• 2 rugs
• half of my stack of firewood
• a scratching post (the cats didn't care, they never used it)
• two giant sisal rope mice
• one of my feather fans (bad dog!)
• a yellow water lily (really bad dog!)

Since Murphy spends a lot of time away from home (travel, hiking, etc.), he has a little added protection just in case he gets lost ... microchips! Murphy is registered with the AKC Companion Animal Recovery System. Collars and tags may be lost, but a microchip, because it is inserted under the skin, will always be there. (The cats are 'chipped, too.)

The snow in Plano was nothing like the snow in Maryland. They had 58 inches of snow for winter 1995-96! My sister Virginia sent me a picture of Seawolf, her 98 pound yellow Labrador Retriever. He loves the snow, too.

Lest we forget ...

Nikki, First Dog of Lake Big Fish

Blackhawk, Nighthawk & Cherokee (Seawolf, too!)

Dogs with a mission

Betty

Pay particular attention to Betty's Top 10 Vacations Tips for Traveling Canines.

Keno's Little Place on the Web

Keno is simply one of the cutest Labs I've ever seen.

WOOFS

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding homes for our furry friends.

Michele's Bark-n-Purr Toy Store

Handcrafted dog (and cat) toys

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