Dog Pride

This photo is of an orange and green Murphy surrounded by orange lillies, soaking in a green pond.

Murph's back legs are becoming a little weak, but he still enjoys his walks everyday. I've been walking all three dogs at once, which I thought would be disastrous but has worked out fine. I thought that Kelsey and Tommy would take off like race horses and drag us down the sidewalk, but they are perfectly happy to walk at Murphy's slow pace. They know that he's sick and patiently walk either behind or alongside of him.

Getting out the front door is a nightmare, though. The door isn't wide enough for all three dogs to get out at the same time, so they all squeeze and push each other to try and get out first. They then run around my legs, tying me up in their leads. After that, they're fine.

Murph no longer lifts his leg to pee, except on walks when there are people around. At home, he squats, but his pride won't allow him to do that in front of others. On walks, if he sees anyone else outside, he proudly lifts his leg. He has way too much pride to let others see him squat like a girl. I think it's cute that even dogs want to maintain their dignity.