Murphy 

25.7.1988 - 15.8.2003 

Talraz Lunar Lashkar - 2 RCC

As we have already said, Murphy was our first Beardie and little did we know that he would be the start of a whole new way of life for us.  Liz encouraged us to show him and at our very first show he won his class and that was it !!!!  We had a respectable amount of success with him at shows but it was away from shows that the "real" Murphy appeared.  Everyone who has lived with Beardies probably has that "special" dog and I can honestly say that Murphy was my "heart dog".  I learnt a lot with Murphy and in the beginning I don't mind admitting that he literally walked all over me !  However, having said that our relationship became very special, he was never far from my side and I miss him; he was extremely intelligent and when he was older he had, what I can only describe as an inbuilt wisdom .......... he was a gentleman.

Charlie

17.6.1990 - 11.10.2002

Talraz Mickey Finn JW, 2 RCC

Charlie was Murphy's son but they were like chalk and cheese.  I can't help but smile when I think of Charlie.  Murphy and him were really good pals and again we had a respectable amount of success with him in the show ring.  However, where Murphy was the easiest dog to show, Charlie never ever kept one foot still and was unpredictable as to what he would do.  If Graham was at the show with us then it was just about impossible as he would contstantly look for him.  He too was hilarious but where comedy came naturally to Murphy, Charlie didn't realise how funny he was.  He had a gentle and soft side to him and on an evening was    usually curled up next to  Graham on the settee.  I still can't work out whether he was very intelligent or a bit dim;  we never managed to get him to lay down, on command, he would just sit there staring at us and never gave a paw when asked but then would put his paw on your arm about 5 minutes later !  He was the first of our Beardies we had to say goodbye to and we still feel that he was taken away too soon.  Although he was twelve he was never an old dog so our memories of him are still of an active and spirited lad, who again we greatly miss.

 " ....... and it's the hardest thing under the sun above,

                                   to say goodbye to the ones you love,

                                          but I will not weep, nor make a scene,

                                                      but say thank you life for having been ......"