of a dog's life - I took him for a walk this afternoon and came across a rope swing in the woods (obviously fixed up by/for the local kids). Being me, I had a go, and as I hopped on Murphy appeared. He went mental!!! there I was, hanging about a foot off the forest floor and he launched himself at me, jumping up and whining and barking - of course that set the swing moving and that sent him even more frantic! I had to wrap my legs round him to stop him scrabbling at my thighs for a better grip (he was jumping up and trying to hold onto me), we were dancing together, him on his back legs, walking back and forward to keep up with me. I haven't laughed so much since Dara O'Briain! Once or twice he got hold of the piece of wood that served as a seat and tried to bite it.
Eventually I had to come off - he was pulling me off anyway - in case the rope broke, don't think it was meant to carry adult and dog weight! Then he attacked the swing itself. It was just too high for him to be able to hold it in his mouth with his paws on the ground but he kept trying - whining and growling; then he worked out that if he got the end in his mouth he could get his paws down - so there he was, the end of the seat in his mouth, trying to tug at it and bark at the same time.. I finally remembered I had my phone on me so got a quick video before he gave up and came bounding towards me, very pleased with himself! What a racket, with his noises and my shrieks of laughter, and in such a nice neighbourhood too!
And now the low - he's looking forward to a walk now (11.30pm) as Richard has got into the habit of taking him out last thing to try to stop him barking overnight... but Richard's now watching Match of the Day and enjoying his wine, so poor Murphy is going to be disappointed....
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