A new addition!

Meet Murphy! So where is Oslo, you ask? One and the same in fact. When he came home he didn't respond to Oslo any more than "hey you", so one morning I happened to look down and for some reason he just looked like a Murphy, so Murphy he became and Murphy he is.

For a little background on why I'm coming back to the blog today. Well, Murphy and Sydney were left alone in the house, without him being confined to a crate, for a little more than an hour today, and I came back to both of them uninjured, and nothing in the house disturbed (at least as far as I was able to tell. Sometimes the evidence takes a while to surface.) That is reason one, I'm a proud Papa. A second reason is that a friend loaned me "The Art of Racing In The Rain" to read, and I finished it Saturday. Now, honestly, I'm a little disappointed with the book. Yes, it was great, yes, it make me cry (and not a whimper, but a sob out loud torrent, but there were other factors which added to that I'm sure), but I didn't think the story was a good as it could have been. Regardless, it did make me especially aware of my canine family, so after a little crying on Sydney's shoulder, I thought I should write a little about her new little brother. Before I continue, the factor which added the emotional impact on me while I finished up the book, was that a friend, in fact a distant cousin, was involved in an auto collision on Friday and one of her children lost her life, so yes, tears were already just below the surface and the book set them free.

It's been a sad weekend, many tears have been shed, and many people are devastated, but Murphy is home, he's settled in, and was a big boy today, and I'm so proud. The book is a good read, and if you have the opportunity, read it, regardless of my opinion. The beginning will hook you, and if you are a real dog lover, the end will break your heart yet give you joy at the same time. Now, I need to get the book I really want to read, "A Big Little Life". More introduction of Murphy to come, and more of his and his sister's life to live and experience.