My latest headshot

October 26th, 2009 by Murphy

This weekend was the doggywalker.com 10th Anniversary celebration and fundraiser for Lucky Dog rescue. It was at National Harbor, which I’d never been to before. It was actually a very cool place and dog friendly. If you’re in the DC area, you should definitely check it out.

Murphy In Blue We met a really nice photographerthere and he took this stunning (if I do say so myself) portrait of me. Granted he had a good subject to work with, but still, it’s a pretty cool photo. Thanks Michael! I also like it because of the all of the blue. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a huge Duke fan. Which leads me to my next exciting bit of news from the weekend – Duke beat Maryland in football!! Duke hasn’t had a winning football program in a looonnnng time, and that was our 2nd ACC win in a row and gives us a winning record for the season. Go DUKE!

Bow-Wow Book Club

October 1st, 2009 by Murphy

ArtOfRacingInRainSo as my Mom blogged, last weekend was Clarendon Day and it rained cats and dogs (no pun intended).  But all that rain got me to thinking about one of my favorite books -The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. I love this book for many reasons, but primarily because it is narrated by a dog. Seriously, why aren’t more books narrated by dogs!?!?!  Hmmm, maybe it’s because, relative to the human population, dogs have far less access to the internet and computers. It’s really unfortunate actually, as dogs have some incredibly important things to teach people. Maybe I can talk to Bo Obama about putting internet access for dogs on the President’s agenda. After all, I think Bo is now polling higher than his master, so he’s got to use that to further the policy objectives of all dogs.

Oh wait…sorry…I’m off on a tangent. I can focus so easily when it comes to squirrels, but blogging is another story.  Anyway, back to the book. Enzo, the dog who narrates the book, proves that a good story is even funnier and more compelling when told by a dog.  Trust me – read the book and you’ll see.

Speaking of reading, I’ve been trying to start a book club for a while now, but most of the dogs I know prefer fetching to reading. I totally get that. To be perfectly honest, I’m not really an avid reader myself but I think it’s important to be a well-rounded pup so I try. So if you have any suggestions for my next Bow-Wow Book club, please leave me a comment with your recommendation. I trust you more than the NY Times!

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