Introducing - Murphy

This page, Murphy the DAD, is for sharing our experience in training a black lab puppy as a Diabetic Alert Dog or DAD. Before I start writing about how we chose to self-train, how we chose the kennel, how this is supposed to work, let's get down to the most important thing: a puppy photo!

This month, we will travel to Wildrose Kennels to pick up a black female puppy. William named her "Murphy" for Murphy's Law, stating that after a diagnosis of T1D, Hashimoto's (hypothyroidism), and being told to go gluten free, his motto was that if something bad could happen, it will. Not the happiest sentiment, but I liked the name so well I didn't fight it. 

The puppy from Wildrose's Deke and Lucille will be one of these four. Puppies are chosen in order of deposits received, and we are fourth in line for choosing one of four female black labs. In other words, we will not be choosing. Perhaps it is just as well as we won't have the agony of the decision. I laughed, however, when I opened the attachment.

"That one will be your's, William!"

"Which one?"

"The one running off and refusing to be photographed."

We don't really know which of the four will be ours, but following William's philosophy, it could very well be the naughty one!

More on another day!