Golden Bond Rescue of Oregon

Crossed the Rainbow Bridge: August 28, 2008

Today, Murphy (#0005-BN) died peacefully with his big, beautiful head on my lap. He was diagnosed with renal failure in December, 2007, and for all this time and with all his pain, he never lost his happy, fun-loving personality. He will be greatly missed.

Murphy was meant to be an evaluation, not even a foster, for our family. I first met him at the Jackson County Animal Shelter three years ago, where there were two Goldens who had been brought in the same day. Both were completely untrained, unneutered and frantic to get out. Golden Bond named them Murphy and Jackson. It was midsummer and there weren't a lot of available fosters. I took Murphy home to wait until a place opened up for him. Jackson went north to a waiting foster. It was eenie meenie minie mo as to which one came to our house.

Our senior Golden, Rusty, fell immediately in love with Murphy. My husband pleaded, No More Dogs! Too late, a failed evaluation, a failed foster, and a wonderful companion for all of us. He taught us all so much in this short time. He was all about love and fun and happiness, no matter the circumstances.

Goodbye, dear Murphy. We all loved you so very much.
Bunny

October 2005

Hello everyone,

My name is Murphy (#0000). I think I am five years old. I had some bad stuff happen to me last spring and was brought to the Jackson County Animal Shelter by the Ashland Police. I wish I could tell you why I was arrested and sent to jail, but it's a secret. A nice lady came to visit me to do something called an evaluation for Golden Bond. She sprung me from the pen and took me home. There was an older guy named Rusty living at her house along with the humans, and he wasn't all that happy to see me. But everybody was so nice I decided that this is where I wanted to live. I have had a lot of homes and I hope this one will last. Here I am at the Medford dog park surveying the territory from the top of a picnic table while my new brother, Rusty, looks up at me. Notice my big smile. This is sure the good life.

From the nice lady...

Not only did I flunk fostering, I also flunked evaluation and pick up. There was something so touching about his need for attention and love that I couldn't send this beautiful guy on to yet another temporary place to live. Murphy is overcoming a life of hard knocks. As you can see, he is very handsome. He greets everyone with loving affection. He is housebroken and doesn't do a lot of barking. Since I am a teacher, I can use expressions like 'emerging skills' for some other behavioral issues. He needs constant reassurance that he won't be sent elsewhere and is still a very 'velcro' kind of guy. We are still working on voice commands, walking on a leash, and settling down into relax mode. But Murphy tries very hard and we know he'll become the Golden he was meant to be. We all want to thank Golden Bond for allowing us to receive the gift of this incredible companion in our home.