Murphy

About Murphy

Meet the marvellous Murphy! This lovely pup has come into us as he was finding new children in the household stressful. He’s such a sweet boy but can find the noise and business a bit overwhelming, so he’s looking for a child free home where he can have the peace he needs (and it’s all the more attention for him!).

Murphy hasn’t lived with cats before (as a spaniel he does have a bit of a prey drive and is quite enthusiastic about birds he sees outside!) so we’re ideally looking for an adult or older teen only, pet-free home with someone who is around all the time to give him all the fuss he deserves.

He’s really good in the home, he’s crate trained and will very politely wait outside of it at bedtime when he’s decided he’s done for the day! He loves a fuss and is decidedly a little bit of a lapdog. He is used to being left for a couple of hours but normally has had someone with him at home most of the time, when he’s getting into a new routine he can be a little vocal when left and ideally we’re looking for someone who’s around all the time to help him settle in.

Murphy is a really active lad, he loves to go on walks and he adores playing ball (or with any other toys for that matter!)! He’d make a great adventure partner for someone who loves to be out and about. He does need a bit of on lead training, he hasn’t been getting as much exercise as he’d have liked recently so we think more exercise will also help with this. He adores a sniffy walk and would love to live rurally with lots of quiet woodland walks.

Murphy is a little unsure of other dogs, previously he has had a couple of dog friends he was neutral with but he hasn’t spent much time with other dogs recently. He’s good walking past them at distance (e.g. on the other side of the road) but can be a little vocal/ pully with dogs coming close to him. We think more than anything he’s interested but unsure how to say hello so we’ll be doing a little work with him while he’s in kennels to see if we can get him feeling a bit more confident in this regard. However he will be looking for a dog free home.

Murphy is looking for a spaniel experienced home, ideally who have had rescue dogs before, with the time and patience to help him settle and improve his confidence and lead training. He’s such a super boy and he’s going to make someone a wonderful companion!

As written by The Yorkshire Rescue.