france – Murphy, Its a dogs life

Doggie Camp and Cognac

Dear Frens,

it’s been very busy at our house, and I want to tell you about the past few days cause I went to one of my favorite places and my hoomans went to a new place – then we met up and talked, talked , talked all about both our adventures and ate treats. So fun.

First my adventure…I got to go to my favorite doggie camp…its Jill and Jon’s house. Both are professionals with doggies and have won many awards at dog shows. Plus they have chicken and I spied some cats too but I can not get close to them to bite, darn it. They take care of doggies for local folks and I have doggie frens there and its like home. I bring my sleeptime bed and all the time, I sleep in the same cozy spot in the kitchen. I am clever, could be opportunity for snack. I follow Jon around kitchen, just in case. Dis my fren Jon.

They have big house, big garden and we go for walkies to the big pond and I run, run, run like the wind. Jon and Jill love me and always report to my hoomans that I have been very good boy, even if sometimes I am a little naughty, they never tell. I love them too. And the food there is super yummy. I stayed for two sleeps and had a lot of fun playing with all the doggies. Then my hoomans picked me up and I was happy to see them too and go home cause we had a small dinner party and our frens Didier, Ines, Ashkay, and Grandmere Desert came to visit – we ate BBQ lamb. Yummy.

I tell you now about my hoomans adventure, they visit a place called Cognac about 2 hours drive. Not good for doggies because I am underage for Cognac…LOL. They say, nice hotel and cute village with good food plus yummy wine and this drink called Cognac, only for grown ups.

**Cognac village** early morning sunrise and **Hotel Francois Premier,** they very safe and follow all rules for COVID, doggie sign (adorable). my Hoomans at fish restaurant **Le Bistro de Claude** (Tuna and fish with truffles), yummy

My hoomans say they visit very authentic Cognac distillery and delicious, not for doggies. Da name is La Freres Moine. They bring home da bottles and friends taste, say yummy.

They had fun and me too and when we all came home we were happy. Sometimes even when you love very much it’s good to have a little break and then you understand how much love and grateful.

I wish all my frens are happy and safe, breath lots of fresh air, eat good food, run like the wind and remember, Murphy loves you.

I have a little secret, – something else happen in Cognac, but mom said too important and must dedicate special blog just for dis. So next week, we tell you about something VERY SPECIAL, cannot wait.

Love Murphy

St. Emilion da place

Good afternoon Frens,

We went for a visit to St. Emilion, da famous wine country in France today and I thought you would like to join our adventure. There is so much to see, charming and eat good food, drink wine, well not me, but the hoomans do.

Saint-Émilion is a veritable outdoor museum, founded according to the legend by a modest hermit … a city full of history, perched on a rocky promontory, Saint-Emilion and its vineyard draw their originality from the limestone which offers an exceptional soil for vineyards.

A few reasons my hoomans love St. Emilion – the first vineyard registered by Unesco as a World Heritage Site, world famous wines, a gourmet destination, and the largest monolithic church in Europe! We imagined there would be few people with less tourist this year- normally, 1M people visit each year. There were lots of people enjoying the sunny day and all the beauty – and all wear mask like bandits inside shops, good idea. After delicious lunch, I ate chicken, yum, hoomans want to walk around and I enjoy see dogs and say hello.

We visit favorite place… go to Nicole TAPON, founded in 1794. Mom love this place and the owner is very nice to us everytime we visit. He is kind and generous. Wine is delicious. Mom likes that Chemical fertilizers are prohibited in Tapon wines and replaced by compost produced on the property, which, once spread in the soil of the vineyard, maintains its humus level and micro-biological balance. Natural. Mom buy wine.

The Tapon Philosophy….“We strive to locate the vine in its universe, that is to say: the earth, the animals and the stars from which it is influenced.”

Find at tapon-saint-emilion.com or call 05 57 74 61 20

Next shop we visit is completely different, Funny name for wine called BAD BOY and I confused and hurt feels when Mom kept saying these words until I understood, not me. And guess what they have BAD Girl wine too, not Mom, well, maybe sometimes – funny. I made a new fren too. Her name is Daphine at the shop for Chateau Valandraud. Call +33 6 61 95 85 50 and she is pretty and nice to dogs and people.

Bad Boy takes its name from the well earned moniker of Jean Luc, who is affectionately known as the Bad Boy of St. Emilion for marching to the beat of his own drummer. To illustrate that idea, in 2017, Jean Luc Thunevin began producing his first bottles of Bad Boy beer!
Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/satellite-appellations/ets-thunevin-bad-boy/

Jean Luc Thunevin also produces Baby Bad Boy, which is an entry level Bordeaux value wine. You have to admit, Jean Luc Thunevin makes wine fun.

Time for us to drive home…. and rest, very hot outside today. Tomorrow weatherman says 40c/104f, I think we stay home. Remember, careful with all doggies outside in heat. We need lots of water and shade please.

Big kiss to all my frens. Love Murphy

Introducing our new fren SOPHIE GAMAND

Photographer / Animal Advocate / SOPHIE GAMAND

http://www.sophiegamand.com Instagram.com/SophieGamand

https://www.facebook.com/SophieGamand/

SOPHIE GAMAND· My dream was to rebrand shelter dogs through beautiful, fun portraits. Since 2011, I have been volunteering my photography to shelters and rescues around the country. In the process, I have assisted over 1,500 dogs on their way home, and helped nonprofits raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. My most known project is Pit Bull Flower Power, a series of shelter pit bulls wearing flower crowns. I started the project in 2014, and published a large coffee table book in 2018. The book contains over 250 of these portraits, and many stories of these dogs. If you would like to support Sophie’s work, you can also join her Patreon (Patreon.com/SophieGamand).

Murphy – We like Sophie a lot and we support her efforts, she has Murphy’s luxury seal of approval. She is French from Lyon, now living in New York and using her amazing talent to help shelter dogs to be adopted, like me. Her ideas are beautiful, her heart is huge, she is very talented, thoughtful and she has wonderful products you will definitely wish to view on her site. Sophie has agreed for me to share with you some of her work below. We think you will be charmed by all that Sophie is doing…and she is so French. Sophie can be seen on our widget as well. Love Murphy

We wish all a beautiful day. Love Murphy

Murphy does Bordeaux

Good mornin Frens,

I am a French country dog, and like city too. Lots of doggies to see and sometimes smell. We sit in cafes, watch hoomans and drink coffee, eat baguette toast with french butter, yum. We go to small park for fun. And do shopping, bleck.

Shopping not my thing, unless for dog toys or treats, then ok. I give Mom my sad look – nooooo shooooop Mom – Dad and I wait on sidewalk anyway…stubborn Mom.

**My sad face….I practice to make good.**

**Mom and Dad in Bordeaux with me at cafe**, **fun**

We go to some funny stores with stuff on outside and have lunch in one, I get hamburger. They like doggies. Give water in big bowl, I make splash.

**We buy wine too, very French.** Photo by Matthew Hintz on Pexels.com

**Bordeaux most beautiful place in world.** Photo by Borja Lopez on Pexels.com

Bordeaux so nice – this like travel Blog, LOL. Kidding. I love home the best. Our home not here…we live like this.

and this too…

We just visit Bordeaux, one hour in car. Nice but…

I like to be free and run like wind. I am French country dog, forever.

LOve Murphy

P.S. Mom say somthin excite happen and will tell later. I will tell you when know. XXX

Viktors Pawprints, hunams who rescue – They need you too.

The volunteer team; Animal Rescuer, Viktor Maznev, Viktors Pawprints- Raggie Dogs, Hanna Brenton – Viktors Pawprints creator, Tracey Cetiridog Arbon – Viktors Pawprints Auction house, Wendy Dyer – Woolly Woofters Association (fundraising) Linda Renton (see masks below hand made by Hanna) – contact Linda Renton on Facebook),- Mira Shorak Assante Di Capillo. – (All found on Facebook).

OH and Murphy Pedro, I help too – I bark at anybody, run like the wind, chase birds, give mom licks, catch bugs, munch on treats, cause thats my job. Right, this is not about me today…..okay.

Seriously, the real change these volunteers and the followers make in the lives of animals and hunams is amazing. Sometimes, I wonders if more hunams are rescued than animals…with unconditional love.

I am a rescue too and I know what its like to find a forever home. I was helped by Phoenix Association – France and Sheelagh Johnson, Yvonne Anderson, my foster Mom.

My Mom and Dad are crazy about me…I am kinda handsome.

Below is before the rescue of a very nice doggie and after in a loving home…pretty cool, right. There are so many I could show you, we all need to love animals and nature more. We can be a voice for good.

FACE MASKS, HANDMADE for sale with Linda Renton on Facebook

RUFF RUFF, RRRRRRRUUUFFFFFF nothing I just wanted to Bark.

Have a great day friends, remember to share and let me know what you would like to talk about, as I get the hang of this Blog – still new. Love MurphyPedro

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