| MURPHY Wheaten Terrier. His DOB is 4/19/99 from them is below: Eight years ago, I adopted Murphy from a breeder in my area. I was single at the time and devoted much time to his upbringing. I raised him as primarily an indoor pet, had pet sitters come in during the day to walk him and trained him in basic obedience through weekly classes as well as sending him to a ten day overnight camp. Even with all this focus on making him a good canine citizen, I still could never break him from the overwhelming wheaten trait of over- powering children with his playful tackling and constant need to lick every stranger he encounters. As a result, I was forced to fence in my yard due to living between two families with small children. Murphy has absolute not an ounce of aggression in him, you could take food from him while he is eating and even if he was starving would let a stranger take it. He is a perfect gentleman to groomers and veterinarians and has never showed any signs of aggression. Unfortunately, his overly excitable behavior can be mistaken at times by others who are not familiar with the breed. Five years ago, I married my husband who has two daughters now fourteen and sixteen who spend half their time with us in our home. We moved into a bigger home and everyone adapted to life with Murphy. Our home was in a neighborhood where no small children were present and our home backed up to a forest. So we felt comfortable installing an electric fence so Murphy could enjoy the freedom of the yard. Presently, we have moved into yet another home being my husband and I have had our first child together and needed more room. Our son is now ten months old and life for Murphy has had to unfairly change because we have been unable to accommodate for some of his inherent behavioral traits. Our new neighborhood does not allow fences and while his electronic fence provides him freedom and protects him safely in our yard it does not keep the neighborhood kids from wandering in and getting tackled by Murphy. As a result, Murphy has to spend long hours confined in his quarters (laundry room) because we also cannot let roam the house as he once did because he can not keep away from our newborn and is obsessed with licking him. Murphy loves other dogs but cannot leave cats alone. Murphy is not a barker and has never chewed a thing. We regret that we are unable to accommodate Murphy the way he deserves and would like to see him placed in a home where he can be fully appreciated and loved without restrictions. In the coming years, our home will be filled with more young visitors and we fear the continually isolation from the family will take its toll on Murphy. His personality has remained unchanged in the past year, which I think is a true testament to what a great sole he his but I am very saddened when I think of how unfairly life has changed for him, so we hope you can help us. I was very pleased to hear of your foundation and will only let Murphy go to home that will understand the challenges of the breed, I do not want Murphy to have to transition multiple time due to people not understanding his behavior. I regret that I was not fully educated myself before adopting him, he has been a treasured member of our family. We hope to hear from you and am very impressed with what your organization has done to help Wheatens who are in need or need to be transitioned to new homes. Murphy is neutered and is up to date on shots and is located in Naugatuck, CT |
| AUGUST 2008 - A FOREVER HOME! Murphy has been adopted by Alexander Christopher of New York Congratulations! |