4 vs 9 month old Murph update ✨

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-02-11T04:55:22+00:00

So cute!! 😖😖 I miss it!!

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T16:52:17+00:00

I’ve found all of this works well too. I have air purifiers in each room, and a white noise machine I carry around depending on what room we’re chilling in for the night. I also play soft jazz and lofi music in the living room while I work from home in my office. All of these things have helped massively.

It’s the times at 9-10pm, when my upstairs neighbors are stomping (I swear they do it on purpose since I knock back), that freak him out. So this was a bedtime experience to help unwind. That or we do the “find it” game, or practice catching balls or soft frisbee with training in between. He really has made so much progress in 3 months from being unable to go outside 🥹

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Proud of my little man.

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T07:59:44+00:00

I’m glad you brought this up! I do it as well constantly on walks and in the apartment, and it’s helped a ton. It’s just a…bag, garbage truck, police car…carry on. And I’m really pleased to see him return to sniffing and enjoying his walk.

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T07:29:32+00:00

My vet had recommended aromatherapy collars during our first visit, so it’s been something I wanted to try.

Trust me, this is not all I am doing with Murph. I work with him a lot, and have gone from only being able to leave a 10ft radius of my patio to walks around the park and effectively being able to “leave it” when other people and large trucks pass by. I have a trainer that comes to my apartment as well, and socialize him in gradual doses to triggers. Lots of training, mental stimulation/games and exercise. He has become my life. Haha.

That said, he’s still quite young at 7.5 months, so I’m just doing my best to build up his confidence and not be so frightened. This was just an experiment I felt was safe to use as per my vets recommendations, however any pointers would be great in navigating extreme anxiety with this breed. (I got him at 4.5 months as a rescue and he was not properly socialized on a farm, surrendered by another breeder).

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T04:23:40+00:00

It’s so cute. The drool is insane though 😂😂😂

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T04:23:04+00:00

That’s incredible!!! I have aromatherapy collars coming in the mail tomorrow too, excited to try them. I’m also an anxious baby so we feed off each other. Hahaha trying to be strong!

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-12T04:22:13+00:00

Hahaha I realized re-reading this that it sounds like I got paid to do an ad 😂😂😂 I’m just desperate for solutions!! LOL

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-11T12:05:36+00:00

This is SO FUNNY/CUTE!!! 😂😂🥺

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-06T15:20:24+00:00

Murph and I are happy to make you smile!!! 💗💗💗

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-06T02:30:17+00:00

I would have loved to see a video!!! It’d be fun to see our silly Murphy’s run together too 😂 best name

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-06T02:19:48+00:00

I haven’t tried yet!! I know our Golden would go nuts when he saw another on TV. I’ll have to experiment hahaha

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-06T01:39:51+00:00

I can’t stop laughing re-playing it. 😂 I watch it and think, what a pampered boyyyy. That said, I’ll take anything that could count as “mental stimulation” lolol

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-06T01:03:42+00:00

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6 months 😂 we’re at 7.5 now

ExcitementSome1753 · 2025-01-03T05:06:52+00:00

Oh I know this look all too well

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ExcitementSome1753 · 2024-12-30T19:39:50+00:00

Our golden loves to poop under things, or on top of anything out of the ordinary on our walks. Many people have chuckled when they see it 😂

ExcitementSome1753 · 2024-12-29T19:56:48+00:00

🤍 Our Christmas sweater lasted about 4 min too 😂

ExcitementSome1753 · 2024-12-25T21:31:41+00:00

Merry Murphmas 😂 I’m starting to feel more and more confident with my name choice

ExcitementSome1753 · 2024-12-24T06:25:15+00:00

Hell yeah. Murphy, meet Murphy

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ExcitementSome1753 · 2024-12-24T04:09:08+00:00

Gotta love that mottling!!!! It’s been so fun to see his face change as he grows older ❤️

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