From Boston to Family Bliss: Kevin Murphy’s Puppy Challenge: Part 1

In this captivating episode of "Dog Friendly," host Brandon Bennett engages in a heartfelt conversation with Kevin Murphy, a longtime Boulder, CO resident who brings a wealth of stories and experiences to the table. Moving to Boulder 30 years ago, Kevin not only embraced the stunning outdoors as an avid rock climber but also forged a deep connection with the canine companions that have shaped his life.

Kevin shares intriguing tales from his past, including a challenging experience with a dog he tried to bring home but had to rehome due to aggressive behavior that didn't fit well with his family dynamics. His candid reflections on this situation shed light on the complexities of canine behavior and the responsibility that comes with dog ownership.

One of the most poignant stories Kevin recounts is about a childhood adventure involving his dog falling through the ice, and how his courageous sister, wearing ice skates, jumped in to save him. This captivating moment highlights the deep love and bond that can exist between pets and their families, resonating with listeners who understand the lengths we go to for our furry friends.

As the conversation progresses, Kevin introduces his new puppy, sharing the joys and challenges of welcoming a young dog into his family. His excitement and insight into training and adapting to puppy life add a relatable touch for many dog owners. All the while Juno was with us and bit through her leash. 

Overall, this episode of "Dog Friendly" is rich with nostalgia, laughter, and heartfelt moments. Kevin Murphy’s stories offer a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of dog ownership, making this an enjoyable listen for anyone who appreciates the special relationships we form with our dogs. Tune in for an engaging discussion that underscores the lasting impact our four-legged companions have on our lives!

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  Good morning, dog lovers. Welcome to Dog Friendly, the podcast where we celebrate the joy of dogs and the adventures we share with them. I'm your host, Brandon Bennett, from Alpine Howl. Each week, I take you to dog friendly locations to chat with passionate dog owners about their furry companions and the unforgettable experiences they've had together. 

We'll also hear from experts who share valuable insights on training, health, and making the most out of our time with our canine pals, all while enjoying the great outdoors.  So whether you're a seasoned pup parent or just a dog lover, grab your leash, maybe a libation, and join us as we enjoy the world of dogs and incredible adventures that await.

Let's dive in to today's episode. 

And we're back. Good morning everybody on this lovely day in March. We have an excellent episode today with our guest Kevin Murphy. He is a dog dad. Uh, avid rock climber, local here in Longmont, Colorado.  Been out here for about 30 years in the Boulder area, Boulder County area. He's got a new puppy with him, Juno.

It was a  wonderful time. Sitting watching Juno pull on its leash and eventually biting through the leash, which is Hysterical, but it's a puppy. What are you gonna do those things happen?  Excellent episode. This is part one of part two with Kevin  he's got he didn't even get into the  the  guts of what we were gonna talk about but I'll save that for part two his job in the CBD industry and how that relates to to dogs But, uh, it was an excellent episode. 

Uh, buckle up. Here we go. And, uh, take your way, Kevin. 

Part of the fun is that we deal with  it. You know, it's, you know, when someone's coming in the door and they just come in with dogs and pet my dogs and just what it is, so. But.  Put these guys on? Yeah, put the headphones on so you can hear what you're saying.  Always gives you the ambiance and everything, so. 

It's here. Can you hear it? Whoa! Right? Amplified. Yeah, it's uh, it's the real deal here. Yeah, it really is.  Over here at Grosvenor. Yeah, that's right. Grosvenor, the best, uh, dog friendly place in Longmont. Uh,  Kevin, give us your full name and, uh, what do you do?  Kevin Murphy.  I, uh, I'm a dad.  And a husband. And I work for CBD company, I'm a sales force administrator and an account manager and I like to take off time like today and go rock climbing in El Dorado Canyon. 

Rock climbing. My hands are still frozen. Geez. I love it. I can't, I can't rock climb. I know. Well, I've been doing it for like 30 years, so. Okay, and it's just not something that I, I probably can't, I can do it. I just choose not, yeah, it's. I went with a guy today who's 69 years old. No kidding. He's been climbing all his life.

But he's a really, really healthy guy, but he just had both his knees done  and, you know, takes the winter off and just crushed off the couch. Yeah. You know, like big guy, you know, he is not like, there's no not sick muscle tone, but he's doing it for so long and his, his, uh,  quality, the way he climbs. Yeah.

Just know it's just smooth. He doesn't get on stuff that's over his head. He knows what to do. Yeah. And knows all the gear and so it's like such a pleasure. You know, have a nice experience like that on a nice February afternoon. Sure. What, uh, uh, in climbing 30 years, you said, right? Like, what, here in Colorado?

I mean, what, yeah. Yeah, mostly, yeah. I'm from Boston area. Okay. Uh, so I did a little bit of top rope in there, and then graduated college, had an opportunity out here. Um, and took it, and, uh, I've been here ever since. How long have you been in Colorado? Yeah, 30 years. 30 years? Oh, so, oh, wow. I mean, right around there.

Yeah, I moved here about 93 or 94 to Longmont or Boulder. Boulder. Okay. Yeah Lafayette chirp  Boulder County area kind of stuff the actual progression follow money. Hey, right That's I mean, it's kind of what I've been under 16 years and most of the time been Boulder County. So yeah Yeah,  you get this little dog here.

We're gonna get a picture you guys for the podcast everything that what's  His, her name, what? Juno. Juno. New to us. Five months old puppy. Come here, Juno. Retract.  Uh, German Shepherd mix. Cute dog. Really good. Like we've had some other dogs. Yeah. They were never puppies. I mean, they were puppies age wise, but they're always skittish or weren't very cuddly.

Okay. Um,  didn't, didn't learn sit or fetch a ball in any way. So it was a struggle. And this one's like Right on it. Sweet. Catches balls right out of the womb, I think. Wow. They have wombs, I think. Yeah. Um, and then, you know, with sitting, you know, initially it was very food based, but now it's just like, you get the leash, you get the, you know, the extended leash out, and she's just, bam, she drops it like it's hot.

Yeah. Drop her like it's hot. What, uh, so, did you have a dog before, or? We did. We haven't had one for about five years, but we had a, uh, Catahoula mix. Catahoula? Yeah. I don't, I gotta, I'll look that up before I post this. Actually, they're one of the oldest, One of the first dogs domesticated in America, or the Americas even.

Where from? I don't know. Okay. I'll look it up. Um,  it might be considered a domestic dog. Okay. Um, but, they had a pretty cool history, big time, very much,  uh, in farming and stuff like that back in the day. Okay. I think Native American Indians had them. Yeah. They've been in this country forever. But this one was a mix.

Got it from a farm.  Should have been the first hint that a farmer gives away just two  of the, what do you call them?  Runts? No, well, two they give away, the runts, but the whole nest or whatever they call it, or the whole birth. All six or seven of them, what do they call that? Litter? Litter. Oh, yeah. This one was really the litter.

It's okay, I was like, what the hell are you talking about? But yeah, it's okay. So, of course I wasn't involved with getting a dog, I was at work.  And, uh,  I come home and I get a text and it's my 3 or 4 year old time, uh, hugging a little dog, little puppy. Yeah.  12 inches long, whatever.  And, uh,  it was a pretty good dog, you know, but like it didn't really sit.

Sure. And, uh, it hated kennels, absolutely. And then, uh, so at about a year, we were at a dog park and he got bit. Oh. Really bad. I didn't even know it for like, Twelve hours. What? Yeah, because it was, she had a lot of fur. Okay. And she was like, didn't really show it. Yeah. And, uh, I was outside, sitting, kicking it, having a smoke, and I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm petting her, and I'm like, why is it wet right here? 

Whole, like, half the size of a hockey puck. Holy cow! And it was That's big! And they get infected so fast. Okay. And, uh, especially from another dog bite. And so, um,  never the same. Wow. Had to, had to cut like this. Seven inch  stitchers, whatever they call it. Um, suture op. Well, you have to open it in the sutures.

Yeah. And then just walked crooked for a little while.  And then for the next six years you had a, if you had a beard and a hat. Yeah. Dog was coming after you. Oh, no kidding. Oh yeah. Yeah. Just and, uh, so like with the family, really good. Brought him here a couple times. Yeah. Didn't know how to play. Oh, man.

Always drew blood. Yeah. His blood or someone else's blood. Yeah. His teeth would bleed. It was good, but it was a good, you know, if we kept him home, he was fine. The kids and stuff loved him. Yeah. We all got along, but like one time bit my wife. We thought she, chewing on a plastic toy, was chewing on a pig ear in the dark.

Like two in the morning, she went to grab it, bit her hand. Yeah. Uh, then,  used to fight with a dog next door that was a bull Mastiff that like they would, they would break the fence all the time. And we had like. You know, the trimming around a garden  just run around those corners so fast. The plastic got ripped off years before, and where they meet, they separate sometimes.

The dog went so fast, cut his foot, do it all the time. So always had advantage on his foot.  Last straw was a Sunday morning, probably 6, 7 in the morning, and I had the garage open and I was just getting ready for something,  and the door going into the house was open. The neighbor and his wife were walking by,  and the dog went out.

Boom. Like a lightning bolt. Bit him in the hand. Oh man. And I, and I was actually at that point in the backyard  and I hear God damn it,  . Um, it's okay. Beer. That's what it's all about. It's beer. It's dog friendly. Cheers, , cheers. Heck yeah. Thanks. Finally got you on here. And, and I go out there and the guy's at my front door with his hand bleeding, dripping, like on the front step.

Oh man. I go, I got you. And so I put the dog in the car. I  think the Humane Society was open.  I thought it was like 8 in the morning. I brought him with the paw with all the blood. Yeah. Blood on the tape and the night before.  And, uh, he was all dirty. I was like, ah, Scout, sorry, buddy. You know, but we can't do it anymore.

Two young kids. Yeah. I spent all day, like, just trying to make you happy. And you're just frustrated and biting people all the time. So, we rehomed him.  They said, hey, check the box. You know, if, um  If we can't find a home, we're gonna euthanize him. And if you want to come in, I'm like, absolutely. But if you don't hear from us, he's gonna be homed.

But you won't know who it is. Yeah. That's just the way it is. Yeah. Never got a call. That's great. You know, and the dog would have been great. Sure. You know, right from the bat, it was, it needed somebody to give it more attention. Yeah. Well, you know, both my wife and I work out of the, worked in the office at the time.

So the dog was at home in a pen for six, seven hours sometimes. Yeah. Our fault.  Um. In the end, it gave the dog a hard life and we really felt bad for the dog, because it would try, you know, it had a seizure a couple times because it was kind of a very high stress dog and we still have the dent in the corner of the sheetrock where he just ran into it in seizure mode one time.

It's like, poor Scout. I call Juno Scout sometimes. I'm like, I'm a little frustrated. I'm like, Scout! I'm like, no, sorry Juno, sorry. Yeah. Puppy, come here, I gotta forget. Yeah. Yeah.  You get a lot of strikes before you get in trouble. Yeah, it's good that you had, uh, you know,  I think a lot of people, and I've heard this before, that they would, uh, you know, they wait too long in an aspect like that.

They're like, no, no, I can save the dog. Everything is good, but you, you know. Hey, relax. Juno.  Juno's got a lot of energy, and Dad's just  here hanging out.  I love hearing it.  Juno just wants to have fun.  And she's been in a kennel for two hours. Yeah, so. I got home late and she came right here from being in a kennel. 

Juno, it's okay. You say hi real quick. Yeah, absolutely. No, you're good. Oh! It's all good. Taking a TV time out here. Juno's just out of the kennel and just  taking her easy.  Empowering the disabled, Beer City. Okay, so we're going to plug, uh, Beer City empowering the disabled. Uh, Tap Room exclusive dog treats. 

So, uh, I'm going to scan the back of this. We're going to get all the information. We're going to plug, we're going to plug them on this, uh, episode too. This is fantastic. Non profit company dedicated to providing vocational,  uh, training, employment, and community engagement for adults with disabilities.

Disabilities. The dog treats made with donated spent grain source from Founders Brewery Founders Brewery are natural handcrafted and oven baked. Wow, this is great. Oh, man, that's fantastic. Yeah, my wife, my wife's friend. I don't think it's plugged in. Um, can't hear brought these say from Michigan  underneath.

Just go like this. Oh, there you go. Can you hear? Yeah. Okay. Yeah, you're good. Yeah, they're, uh, we go to Elk Rapids every summer, Traverse City, and their founders has a couple breweries throughout there. And they do collaborations with other beer companies around here. Cool. Um, but yeah, I've heard of the founders.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure, I'm gonna definitely take a picture and all, and, you know, like I said, I like this, you know,  Part of this is just talking to people and promoting and,  um, Pass me one of the babies. Yeah. Here we go. There's a dog, I think he has a Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, absolutely. And I got some treats for you to take home, too.

There you go. Cheeto, come here.  Hey. 

Get the beers, dog gets a treat. That's right, yeah, that's uh, that's what it's all about. Um,  so, uh,  took the dog, hadn't heard back.  Fast forward, we're, we're five years, right? And now Juno. Yeah.  Yeah, I have uh, twelve and sixteen year old. The sixteen year old was  bored. Yeah. Just finished work in the summer.  I said, I really want to get a dog dad.

He said, you don't have time.  You know, I kept saying, it's going to be my dog. Because you're in high school, and we want you to work. If you're not playing sports,  that gives you a night to sleep with it, which may or may not happen. And then maybe one, you know, maybe a half hour walk every day.  Well, that's what we ended up with.

Exactly that story. Which is cool. You know, you know, after a while, we guilted her a little bit. And then finally I'm like, you know what? Stop with the guilt. To my wife and myself.  It's our dog. Yeah. Not just her dog. Sure. She's starting to figure out her life. She's 16. She's a good kid. But she doesn't want to get up at 5.

30 in the morning and walk the dog every day. Forever. Sure. Who does? No. You know? And uh, so, we've just shared the responsibility of going to  get the kids to school with a dog. We have a nice backyard. And then when everyone goes, I take dog for a walk. Yeah. My days only start until 9. Yeah. You know, so.  And then I'll do it again around 11.

And then. Maybe one or two and she'll go in the kennel for an hour or so. Yeah. And then I'll, if I have to go out and meet people or somebody to have for work, or go do some, she'll be in the kennel for an hour before somebody gets home for me to school or, you know.  So it works out. Build a schedule. Yeah, and you know, again, just to reiterate, you're, the, the way you have, like, the perception of, like, how things are, like, as a matter of fact, it's like, here, you're not going to take care of it, so it's going to be our dog, and this is how And luckily it's a good dog.

Yeah, I mean You know, it can, like, it's lazy at times.  That's okay. Puppies want to sleep. They say that. Great! So, here's a classic example. This is probably the third or fourth time I've brought a dog. Yeah, we've had it for two or three months. Okay. And uh, instead of socializing like crazy, we do the opposite.

We get used to the house. We get used to chillin Yeah. You know, we go to the dog park maybe once a week. Okay. You know, it has a blast. Runs. Yeah. People are like, he comes to the park. I'm like, I might come in a couple weeks. Because I think it can all move too fast, but what they don't get is where they're relaxed in their own house.

Sure. So they just sleep, you know. Yeah. If I gotta be on the computer for six hours straight, Couple walks here and there, but I can't be  You know, 100 percent dog owner all day. I gotta like concentrate on my job. Yeah. You know, I am at home, I'm still in the office, I have the door, and I don't want you scratching.

So you might go in the kennel if I have an important meeting for 30 minutes. Yeah. And I, I don't feel guilty, because it's like, the other option is, scratch the fuck out of my dog, cost me 200, and get pissed off, and kick the dog. Yeah. I won't kick it, but I'll be like, I can't deal with the dog. Yeah. Too high strung, like the other dog.

Sure. So,  I remember we went to about four different, um,  dog,  uh, pounds.  Trainers? No, no, uh, dog, Humane Society. Oh, Humane Society, sure. I went to, uh, Seoul, out in Brighton, which are a lot of, um, reservation dogs. Yes, I do know of Seoul, yeah. And, uh, a really great facility, great people. Um.  Probably saw 30 dogs, took them for walks.

Wow. And then, cause I'm like, I gotta get a chill dog. Yeah. I can't have another high strung dog. Yeah. And we have, I have a history from when I was a kid. Not me, but older siblings being five years old and me going off to college and leaving dogs behind. Oh no. You know, and it was cool. Yeah. But I, I, but I've always. 

I've never had the choice of getting a dog. Yeah, but I've always loved them. Sure. I love it. People bring a dog around the first person to get down there and give them. Yeah, I can tell. Um,  Taffy and Jake, those are my early dogs. Don't make me cry.  No, people have been crying on this for sure. Yeah, yeah. And they were like a, a mutt, a husky and a doberman that didn't have pinned ears. 

And they just hung. Guys, you never see that. Yeah, exactly. Never. They had tail trimmed, but not the ears. Okay. Yeah.  But, uh, yeah, they were fun dogs to hang out with when we were younger. Um. But walking 30 dogs, or what? No, no, not walking 30 dogs. No, no, I mean looking at, you went to different meetings. Oh, yeah, yeah.

Just bring it back, yeah. So, check them out, walk them, you know. And then we went to the boulder one. You know, when you go, and when you go to cages. into the scene, you know, in their environment, they're always barking. Yeah. They're psyched. Yeah. They're biting the metal, you know. And I'm like, no, it's not gonna work.

I don't want to have to train the dog. Yeah. I'll be honest with you, I don't have the time. I just, it's gotta be a chill dog. Well, there's Juno.  She sits all weird and crooked a little bit. She's got two jacked up legs. Just hanging out, watching everybody walk by. I'm like, that's the dog. Never barked. Took him for a walk.

Pulled a little bit, but it's a puppy, you know. Yeah.  Kind of sat when I said sit, you know, uh, Put him back, I was with the family and I went back like on a Tuesday. I'm like, okay, I'm gonna do this again. Yeah. Let's go. Juno, let's go for a walk again. There's a pond there and stuff like that. And, uh, it was cool.

I'm like, let's get him. You know, I'm like, this is, if they're set on a dog, I know they will not give up. Yeah. So, I'm gonna have to like make the right decision, so.  Hey.  Juno's just being a cute puppy, Ed.  You know, just hanging out at the brewery and wants more attention. Uh oh, look at that though. Some energy.

Look it, we're one thread almost through. Oh boy. Oh, you bastard.  It's been a good run, uh, two months. Yeah, I mean. And, well, and she was just chewing on it, and she doesn't, she doesn't chew on it that much, but she was all tied up in the mofo. Yeah.  But, she's a good dog. Yeah, so. Yeah, she's been great. Got her, and uh, you know, they do the shots and stuff.

Yeah. Um, for the price of the. One time price absolutely neutered  so, um, you know, it costs a little bit of money, but if you got the right one, hopefully it's gonna be a good  Good partnership for everyone. Yeah, I mean so far from again your due diligence and the way you've been  Assessing how to get the next dog.

Yeah, it's awesome. Well  You don't want the dog to have a bad experience either. You know, you see it all so much again You're nailing it like though. That's what people you know Don't think of when they're, you know, during the pandemic, people just got dogs and stuff like that. And it was just, it was, you know, and the biggest thing was like, what bummed me out the most was putting the guilt  on my daughter.

Yeah. Who's already stressed out now, being in high school and stuff like that. Sure. And I think, you know,  it made everyone feel better. I was like, okay, it's not just her dog. She's tired. You know, she's doing swim at the time when we first got it.  So she's swimming three or four times a week.  And, uh, it was just, it was a lot.

I'm like, well, we'll just, we'll start taking on responsibility as well. Right, buddy? There we go. And, with her, you know, being in school,  do you have, like,  do you have that parenting aspect to think that, alright, put some, but also put some pressure on her to be like, here. This is a responsibility that we all committed to.

Here's the trick, is make sure you catch her before you go out the door. Okay. Because she drives. Yeah. So she'll be like, oh, I'm driving Eden home. Or somebody.  And be like, okay, that's cool. And I'll be on a call. Yeah. And be like, little do I know that she's going to be gone for two hours. Yeah. And then, then she has something else to do at night.

She might have to work. And I'm like, well, there goes your key. You should have walked the dog. But I forgot. I think you forgot because you're only 16 and  the dog's looking at me like, let's go do something, dude. Yeah. Yeah. Let's go.  It's ready to rip. Well, and my favorite loop is the Sandstone Park loop.

Okay. But they don't allow dogs. What?  No kidding. It's a sensitive area. Okay.  Fracking or something. Oh. But yeah, it's like, it's the best little, it's the best loop for hiking. If you just like hiking. Without your dog. I highly suggest it. It's one of the coolest loops in Longmont and Okay. It's local, so it's cool.

But we go to Rabbit Mountain a lot. Yeah. Rabbit Mountain's great. Yeah. Um, the family and the dog. Yeah. I'm, I'm big into Lions area. I take the dogs over to Lions. Mm-hmm . They like it a lot. Lions, Colorado is just fantastic for dogs. Do you go to the one that's just outside of town up? Uh, is it seven towards Allens Park?

Yes. Take a left right there. Yeah.  Super cool. Yeah, it's just so wonderful, you know, and 10 minutes away to you can't be. Yeah, it's right, right. We're pretty blessed here in Longmont, Colorado. Just this access to so much dog friendly everything. I mean, you can't get it much easier than this. No, no, it's foot of the mountains.

I mean, what was it? You know, you, you grew up back east. How was  Growing up with the dog there? Oh yeah. Yeah. Tons of trails. Okay. Uh, like the,  they call 'em sanctuaries. They're funded by the state, I think. Sure. But there'd be like miles of trails. You could ride your bike there and stuff like that. And even growing up, neighbors didn't have fences.

Me neither. And like you. Yeah. I was in Wisconsin. No fences. You might, you could, you might see a random dog walk through your yard. Yes, absolutely. You're not gonna be like, get out. He's like, what's up buddy? Yeah. And no like trackers or like, you know, chips or anything like that. Him come here. 

You're okay. I got you. I got you.  You're fine. No, don't even worry about it. You're all good.  This is the thing about this podcast, which is so great is that they have puppies and it happens. It's all good. I just don't want you to spill your beer because then I'm going to buy you a new one.  You're good.

Don't worry about it. Everything's all good.  Okay, we're back on. All right, it's all good. This is part of the fun of it though. At three, I'm done. No, it's, it's all good.  And thank you for bearing with it and coming back because, you know, this is, it can be stressful. I get it. Like I, but, uh. I'm on the phone.

Thank you, Kevin. I appreciate it. So, um.  So yeah, so.  So back out east, uh, yeah. So back out east, yeah, you know, um,  Ponds, rivers, oh yeah. What are you, you're 35, 36, so this is only a couple years ago. You wanna hear a dog story? Yes, of course. This is supposed to be the best, I'm gonna So, I was probably like, um, I don't know,  13 years old, 12, I loved hockey.

We had a pond right next to our house. Oh, cool, yeah, yeah. And I would go out in October when the springs were still running and there was, it wasn't, it was only like three inches of ice. And, uh, I knew not to go where the open water was, where the springs were, and, um,  And my dog Taffy, before Jake was around, would come out with me all the time.

I'd go out, like, definitely seven days a week. Even when I had hockey, I'd go play before hockey and after hockey. Yeah.  Next little pond over there, the dad had put lights up and goals.  The kids were older, like 17, 18. Varsity Hockey Place, I'd go over there and play. So, it was just an awesome New England environment.

So, early one. Sunday or Saturday, I go out there.  No one ever really knew how deep the pond was. You know, it could be a foot, it could be 17 feet. No one used to know. So, um, so, uh, And my sisters, they'd just walk out of the house with their figure skates on. Walk over the driveway, walk through the woods. 

They wouldn't even like take their skates off or anything like that. Just because it's snowy and icy. They don't care, they're just figure skating. You know, going hard, playing hockey.  And so, um, I was out there, and I think I, uh, hit the puck, you know, when my dog just walks in and just falls in one of the holes, one of the springs.

Yeah. And it's like, on the edge, like, dying. It's like, ah, ah, ah, ah. Oh no! Like, just absolutely Oh no!  breathing heavy. And I'm like laying on the ice with my hockey stick, like, trying to grab its collar and stuff. And then I see one of my, I have five sisters, one of my sisters, Karen, next one up for me.  Comes running through the woods with her figure skates on, runs on the ice and just jumps in the water.

Oh my gosh. And it goes up to her knees.  It wasn't deep at all? It wasn't deep at all. No. And here's his dog. It was complaining because it was so muddy. He was like falling into the mud. But like he wasn't really in much stress. He was just too fat to get his ass up. Oh gosh.  I'll remember that day forever.

I thought it was so funny. I felt like, well. I almost killed a dog, and my, luckily my sister with the cojones just jumped in there not knowing how deep it was, but just Her just love for dogs. Dog instinct. Yeah. You know, I'm going to school soon, so you're gonna be taking care of that. Yeah, right, exactly. 

Yeah, so yeah, that's, that's, we've Wow. We watched so many dog stories growing up. My favorite trick my dogs would do that would fuck with us all the time. Yeah.  Cause we were kids, we'd feed them. But we wouldn't take the top of the cans off all the way. Only like, we'd leave like a half inch of the metal, while the dogs would get in there in the garbage and push their nose in, and then the metal would get stuck in their teats.

They'd be walking around with cans, bleeding out of their mouths, and the cans stop looking like, like a beast or something. I'm like, so I have to go in, and you have to push the can a little bit in, get the flap down, and then pull it through again. Oh my gosh. I was like every other day, too, because I was an idiot.

I was like trying to shortcut. Sure. It was, it was a recycling bag that everything is garbage. Things are different nowadays.  There might have been a time where both dogs would bang each other in the head with cans on their head. Jake and Taffy. I could close my eyes and think of all that happening. Just, dung, dung, dung, dung, dung. 

Kevin, dogs are bleeding.  That's, that's great. Like growing up in different time frames of, and different aspects. Like you were, Yeah, and it was rural too. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. It was in a house for  Yeah, I grew up with no fences, a dog, we just, in the morning, open up the door, and she just went outside and did whatever.

We would have dogs that were like,  foster dogs, that would just show up at our house because we had two dogs. Really?  One was named 97, which was the main road by our house, and he was a little Boston Terrier. Yeah. And he'd just show up at our doorstep every morning at 8am. What? And he'd hang out.  And another one would be called Gookie.

These names are awesome. That was like, the biggest black ball of fur. If you faded it, if you shaved it, it was probably like a little poodle. And they would just show up and like, we let them in the house. And little, especially 97, well, as I got older, I got a dog root. Okay. I followed 97 home, well, I was actually,  we would cross 97 to go to other neighborhoods and I had the newspapers.

And um, I see 97 run by my bike, he goes past me on my bike. 97? He is focused.  And he goes there and he goes to this house, I used to even deliver the paper to, but we just open the door, the storm door and pop it in. Yeah. And a little old lady opened the door and the dog ran in. Yeah. Closed the door and that was it for the day.

It was probably like 5 in the afternoon.  And I'd be home a lot and at like 4. 30 that dog was as though to go home.  And uh. And then I, I think I knocked on her door, I was like, is that your dog? She's like, oh yeah. I go, do you know what dog comes to my house? Probably almost, and I was probably like 11, 13.

And I'm like, yeah. Almost every day a dog comes to my house. She goes, she has so many friends. I'm like, there you go. And I found out later that other people, that dog would go to other people's houses as well. The community dog. That, that's, that, that's impressive. There it goes. He got it. Oh no. He did it.

Oh, and it retracted. Oh, nope. Not all the way. Hang on. I need a break. We're good. We're fine. It's fine. I got time. Yeah.  There.  Juno, uh, bit through the, uh, retractable,  uh, dog leash. And so, um,  It's what dogs do. It, it happens. But we're gonna take a moment here and thank, uh,  Uh, Sobeer City Dog Biscuits.  Uh, we're gonna plug them and then give the link in the, uh, notes for this. 

Great company and dog treats,  uh, beer City. Um, I'm trying to read the back of this label. Beer city dog biscuits.org outta Grand Rapids, Michigan. Um, very few ingredients.  This is fantastic. I love it. Um, packaging's good. Um, dogs seem to like it, so, uh, I got some pictures. We'll put it on the website. Whole Beer City, uh, gets, gets a shout out from this, but, uh. 

Kevin's back. We, we, we nodded it. Yeah. There's a nod in it now. Yeah. No more nice little clip.  But it's hanging there and he's going for some more biting. Yeah. I mean, it's a puppy deal. I mean,  you know,  you have to live a little bit when, before you can say it's a puppy, you know, it is a puppy. It's a puppy for a year and a half.

Guess what? I mean, look at that pro just knows. Yeah.  Kevin, we won't keep you too much longer, but, um, uh,  I know, and, and, you know, we've been talking. This has been great. Seriously. Yeah. So now that you plug these guys, you can plug the company I work with because we make CBD dog. So that I wanted, I wanted to get to that.

I didn't even think about it till I was driving over and we're actually out of stock the next three weeks. But. We'll do a return. So, Kevin, we'll do a, uh, part two of this. Um, we'll get back sooner than later, actually. We'll make it happen, but, um, I want to thank you. I'll bring the kid down. Yeah. Partially watching the dog.

She can do the interview. Well, we can do all three. I have another microphone. Great. So, we can do all of them. Um, the last thing we always ask our, uh, howlers, um, and we gotta thank Rich. Rich was like, if you're on the podcast, you're a howler. Okay. So, you got a new dog, Juno. Um,  It,  I don't know if Juno can talk yet, but what we always ask is, if Juno could say something in English, cause we talk to our dogs, right?

You're talking to them, hey, uh, stop, what do you think Juno could say at this young age? I mean, my dog says, um, dad, throw the fricking rubber ducky,  get in the backyard and kick that ball.  Come on.  Your floor is way too clean.  Get that thing muddy. I'm loving this. This is great. He's going to volleyball that. 

It literally has, it's only leather now, entire plastic outside, it's gone, but it's soft. Yeah. Flick it up in the air. Yeah. He can play catch by himself. That's amazing. Let's just, here we go. Juno! Juno!  Stop! Leave your thing alone!  Yes! Going after the ball. Get it!  Oh, we got Taylor, the owner. Oh, there we go.

He'll drop it and pass it to himself for  10 minutes or so.  It's all good. It's a puppy. Kevin. Thanks so much, buddy. Yeah, I appreciate it. I'll get a little information for you so I can send you out when I produce this and everything like that. We're going to get you on part two. Cause I want to talk about the, um, company you work for and everything like that, but thanks for coming down and doing this, it's been a long time.

And I I'm pumped for Juno and see more of it. All right. Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate it, man. Thanks again, Kevin, for sitting down with me and talking about dogs. Uh, good luck with Juno. Seems like Juno's gonna be quite the handful, as puppies should be. And they keep us on our toes. Hopefully, you can also get your kids in line and, you know, they can help you out because, uh, that's what, uh, it's like to be an adult.

But they're also kids, so  Who knows? And, uh, we'll get you back on for part two so we can talk a little bit about your, uh, the company you work for as a Salesforce administrator, and for the CBD for dogs. So, excited to, uh, Here what that's all about  But here we go. We're into reviews this week and we got back on to the movies I Decided the other night I needed to get myself immersed into another dog movie and I did and of course It was based on a true story  with a dog.

It's called the movie's called a Megan Levy Uh, it's based on a true story of Megan. Uh, she's a,  uh, she gets into the Marine Corps and because of disciplinary actions, uh, she has to clean out the canine unit. And, uh, then she starts to create a bond with this dog, this, uh, German Shepherd. And it's, uh, Dog's name is Rex,  and Rex's, uh, mission is to sniff out, uh, explosive devices, uh, in Iraq.

And, again, based on a true story, and they save, uh,  many lives along the way. It's, uh, it's a tearjerker, per normal, and that's how Hollywood is. But, uh, it goes through some really neat, uh, concepts about, uh, you know, what it's like for a, uh, Marine Corp, uh, uh,  Personnel who actually  doesn't know where she is in life.

She decides to get into the Marine Corps and gives her some direction and but, uh, this dog just, you know, captivates her and takes, takes on a, and shows her how to love her, uh, and care for some, something, someone, because she was having a little bit of a hard time in her life finding that, that, that love.

So, uh, excellent story. I can't tell you any more, uh, past. You know, there's some ups and downs, definitely, you know, craziness in Iraq and, you know, how they,  they both got injured, and then the bond rekindled, and then from there it, uh,  you'll, I get you, you're gonna have to watch it, but, excellent film.  PG 13, so it's okay for those 13 and above.

Per the movie guidelines that have been put out for us. But, uh, yeah, it came out in 2017, War Action. 100, uh, an hour and 56 minutes long.  Looks like Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 86%. But, uh, excellent movie. Uh, great. Uh, a great little teardrinker for, you know, Sunday afternoon. And, um, that's all we have. We got some exciting places we're gonna be going to in the next, uh, couple weeks.

Uh, I'm gonna be traveling out to California, uh, to see my brother. My family's gonna be there celebrating some, some birthdays. But, uh, gonna spend some time in Northern California.  Interviewing some people about their dogs and got some more interviews coming up here.  Very exciting stuff And if you have any questions or suggestions, just email us info at alpinehowl.

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