Friends I've Met!

Murphy's New Friends!  and these are just the ones so far!!!

Emma - Pine Crest MO in the Ozark’s.  Her mom greeted us at 7 am with her breakfast of a PBR and a lit Salem. A “seasonal” RVer rigged out behind the Pickin’ Parlor where mountain music wailed the night before. “Let’s make us some brown puppies!”  mom said. I didn’t know what she was talking about and my dad was uncharacteristically speechless. 

<-Allie - Cashiers, NC. My Cousin!  a sweet middle aged lady who told me the rules despite me being unable to understand any of them.  We quickly sorted things out and became best of pals!  I hear she misses me!  I miss her. 

Pebbles - Charlotte, NC.  Pebbles wasn’t interested in my ball but she sure was certain she didn’t want me having it!  a “herder” the Uprights kept saying.  If that means telling me where to not go, then I got it.

Chino - short for Cappuchino - Charlotte, NC.->  Chino came to visit us in Pebbles’ fantastic back yard! (look elsewhere for “The Shoffice”). same age as me but a ginger to my chocolate.  What Fun!  Rompin & Rollin while the Uprights yickity yacked fondly about far away places and people.

A teaser of a tree swallow - Hunt Valley, MD.   You saw this earlier! oooooh. so close!  this tree swallow buzzed around me as i chased a ball in the cool green grass.  I chased him, then and just when i thought i’d have him; whoosh up into the sky.  I wish i had wings.  No. hands.  I with I had HANDS.  with opposing thumbs! 

Pepper - Cockeysville, MD - a girl sweet to humans but wanted to do a DIY neutering on me.  Happy it didn’t happen!

Rayne - Medford, NJ -> a delicate flower of a girl.  Perhaps the Queen Mum in a prior life.  She didn't know what to make of me at first, but we became great playmates on the beach.  I'll see her again soon at her favorite dog park. 

<- Leo and Caia - Beach Haven, NJ - two rescue kids about my age at the dog beach!  The dog beach was great!  Access to the bay and really shallow out a few hundred yards!  Leo and Caia's mom, Joe Montana (because of her great arm with my football!)  told me I'm a natural water dog!  All was fun and games until Leo started humping me. 

Bailey - Harvey Cedars, NJ  we had a nice romp in Sunset Park!  She chased me, I chased her!  Bailey was a chocolate lab just like me and we were born just three days apart!  But Bailey was bigger than me.  As it's said, 'If your lab is fat, YOU are not getting enough exercise!"

<- Crusty - a rather sleepy horseshoe crab on Long Beach Island.  or maybe permanently asleep.  This thing gave me the creeps. 

Moe (and many other “pocket puppies”).  Barnaget TWP, NJ Lots of these little pups around.  One each on either side of us at this campground.  No match for my Big Boy Bark although they sure try.  I have a theory:  the smaller the dog, the bigger the RV (or the people!

Clam and Chowder.  Barnaget TWP, NJ These kids seemed a little flat, but they let me join their family photo.