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> It's been hard since I lost my friend, but I think this guy might make a
> great addition.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/mmm/m1.JPG
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/mmm/m2.JPG
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/mmm/m3.JPG
>
> His name is Murphy. He is a 2 year old English Springer Spaniel who
> needed a new forever home. He arrived here today pre-trained as among
> other things, a trail dog. He is very smart.
>
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> o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
> www.schnauzers.ws
He looks a-lot like Mandy a Springer I "stole" from a neighbor 16 years ago.
She needed a new home too.
I don't know what the neighbors gig was-- he was up all night with tons of
people in and out and then gone for 12 plus hours during the day. Anyhow at
some point he got a dog, a Springer named Mandy. She was a sweet heart--
about a year old. He would leave her all day in the apartment and then loose
his mind when he got home because she had done what young untrained dogs do.
We could hear him through the walls yelling and slamming stuff and then he
would throw her out. We would find her trembling below the stair well,
scared to death. This lasted for about a week-- he then progressed to
beating the dog. That lasted two days-- the second day he beat her, through
her outside and as soon as his door slammed closed I rushed to put on my
shoes and out I went. I scooped up Mandy, ran to my car holding her and as I
was fumbling to start my car he came out calling for the dog. I held her
down under my legs in the foot well as he stood right in front of my car. I
thought for sure he would see her and I did not want to get into with this
guy. I am not small but he was every bit of 6'4" and 240lbs-- I was not
going to give him back the dog though. So I felt very relieved when he
turned and started back toward the building-- he must not have noticed. So
off I went, I took the dog to my moms where a week later my sister and
brother-in-law fell in love with her and they took her home. She died about
two years ago at about the age of 14, peacefully. I hope the same is in
store for Murphy.