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My basic info
Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Black
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
MURPHY****CONTACT STACEY staceyloveslabs@gmail.com*** MURPHY "OUR GENTLEMAN--LOVING--LOYAL--A TREASURE!!! MURPHY'S STORY-- WE WILL NEVER KNOW ALL OF MURPHY'S STORY, WHERE MURPHY THE 5 YEAR OLD, 50 POUND, GENTLE, BLACK LABRADOR MIX SPENT THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF HIS LIFE. WHEN MURPHY WAS LOST WHERE WAS HIS FAMILY?? WHY WAS THERE NO ONE FRANTICALLY SEARCHING FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER?? WHY WERE THERE NO FLIERS POSTED, VETS CALLED, NEWSPAPER ADS, URGENT CALLS TO THE LOCAL SHELTER??? IF MURPHY'S FAMILY WOULD HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL SHELTER THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND MURPHY. THIS GENTLE PUP WAS INDEED IN AN EXTREMELY HIGH KILL SHELTER. HE WAS IN A VERY SCARY, A DANGEROUS SITUATION, A PLACE HE DID NOT BELONG!!! THE CALL TO US WAS URGENT, THE SITUATION WAS URGENT FOR MURPHY NOT BEING A BOUNCY, WIGGLY PUPPY OR A ONE YEAR OLD YOUNG ADULT, AND BLACK(THE COLOR LEAST ADOPTED), MURPHY HAD VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF EVER LEAVING THAT SHELTER. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A KIND AND CARING SHELTER WORKER TELLING US THAT MURPHY WAS THERE AND PLEADING FOR OUR HELP. SHE TOLD US THAT THIS GENTLE GUY WAS TERRIFIED, CONFUSED UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE HE WAS BUT MOST OF ALL WHY??? SHE SAID THAT MURPHY JUST LAID IN THE CORNER OF HIS CAGE, EYES CLOSED, TREMBLING WITH FEAR. WE COULDN'T GET TO MURPHY FAST ENOUGH AND WHEN WE REACHED DOWN AND GAVE MURPHY A PAT, SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, HE LIFTED HIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD, LAID IT IN OUR HANDS AS IF HE WAS ASKING US TO HELP HIM!!!! MURPHY LEFT THE SHELTER THAT DAY, TAIL WAGGING AND A FACE THAT TRULY SEEMED TO SMILE. FATE GAVE US MURPHY THAT DAY, A TRUE TREASURE. IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THE SOUL CAN BEEN SEEN IN THE FACE AND EYES AND THIS IS SO TRUE WITH MURPHY. HIS GORGEOUS, GENTLE FACE DOES TELL A STORY, A STORY OF A TRUE COMPANION PUP WHO HAD DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO HIS FAMILY--THE FAMILY WHO NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO COME LOOKING FOR HIM--HE WAS BETRAYED!!!. IN SPITE OF THIS MURPHY'S FACE HOWEVER TRULY DOES SEEM TO SAY "I LOVE YOU". MURPHY IS AS LOVING A GUY AS YOU WILL EVER MEET BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MURPHY IS HIS HEART AND SPIRIT. HE IS A PUP WHO LOVES DEEPLY AND FOREVER. ALTHOUGH MURPHY DID NOT DESERVE THIS DISLOYALTY FROM HIS FAMILY, DESPITE THIS TRAGEDY AND WHAT ALMOST ENDED HIS LIFE HE HOLDS NO GRUDGE AND IS HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY. OUR "GENTLEMAN" NEVER MEETS A STRANGER AND WILL GREET YOU WITH A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "HI I'M MURPHY, NICE TO MEET YOU". HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GUY AND DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS. HE LOVES DOGS WHO SHARE HIS EASY, RELAXED, BUT HAPPY WAY OF LIFE. YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU MEET MURPHY THAT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF A FAMILY. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS JUST FINE WITH MURPHY, JUST AS LONG AS HE IS WITH YOU. HE WOULD BE A GREAT WALKING OR JOGGING BUDDY, MURPHY WOULD PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, SNIFFING THE AIR, TAKING IN ALL THE SITES ALONG THE WAY. IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR A TRIP AROUND TOWN TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS MURPHY WOULD BE THRILLED TO TAG ALONG. HE WOULDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS GOING, WOULDN'T MATTER TO HIM, IF MURPHY IS WITH YOU THIS COMPANION PUP IS HAPPY!!! THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO MURPHY'S PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING ANY TIME WITH HIM AT ALL--MURPHY IS ONE SMART GUY!!! HE IS EXTREMELY ALERT, ALWAYS AWEAR OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, A PUP WHO PICKS UP IMMEDIATELY WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO LEARN. THE POTENTIAL FOR MURPHY IS HUGE OR MAYBE HE LEARNED ALL THIS IN HIS OTHER LIFE??? WE WILL NEVER KNOW. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE AND BUILD A FIRE READY TO SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING MURPHY HAS THE WISDOM TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE. HE WILL CURL UP BY THE FIRE OR RIGHT AT YOUR FEET, CONTENT JUST TO BE WITH YOU. MURPHY KNOWS IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS. HE IS RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS. HE IS A PUP WHO IS THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL. ADULT DOG WHO LOVES UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER. EVERYDAY SPENT WITH MURPHY IS A GIFT. WE DID MENTION BEAUTIFUL DIDN'T WE?? AND THIS PUP TRULY IS. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT JUST WAIT TIL YOU MEET MURPHY. THE FIRST THING THAT WILL STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS IS THAT FACE. HE HAS THE MOST GORGEOUS, DEEP RICH COGNAC COLORED EYES, A BEAUTIFUL CHISELED HEAD AND HIS CHIN LOOKS LIKE MURPHY JUST TOOK A BITE OUT OF A FLUFFY SNOW BALL. HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, A RICH "HIGH GLOSS" BLACK. YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB MURPHY ALL DAY AND AS MUCH AS HE LOVE ATTENTION AND AFFECTION IS JUST FINE WITH HIM. MURPHY IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PUP WITH WELL BALANCED SYMMETRY. HE HAS A REGAL, PROUD, NOBLE CARRIAGE, PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED WITH A GAIT THAT IS SMOOTH, FLOWING, GRACEFUL AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE HE APPEARS TO BE FLOATING THROUGH AIR. ALTHOUGH WE WILL NEVER KNOW MURPHY' STORY, WE DO KNOW THAT THE FAMILY WHO OPENS THEIR HEART AND MAKES OUR "GENTLE GENTLEMAN" A PART OF THEIR LIFE WILL RECEIVE A VERY SPECIAL GIFT. A PUP WHO LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING AND ONLY ASK TO SPEND HIS DAYS SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE SPEND WITH MURPHY OUR TREASURE!!! HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKING MURPHY A PART OF YOUR LIFE PLEASE CONTACT*****
STACEY staceyloveslabs@gmail.com (MURPHY IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN PA.
