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Murphy

Posted on December 30, 2022February 25, 2026 by Linda

January 7, 2020 – December 29, 2022 

My sweet boy, Murphy, died peacefully in his sleep last night. He was a tiny dog with special needs—fragilein many ways and mighty in others. No one could have predicted how long Murphy would live. Howeverlong, it would have not been enough. He was well loved and loving, filling our home with his tiny presenceduring his all too brief life.

Murphy was a one person dog, and I was his person. He was my constant companion, logging many stepsfollowing me around the house every day, never letting me out of his sight. He was a snuggler. When hewasn’t following me, he was either in my lap or sleeping with his tiny head tucked in the crook of my neck.

He was a purebred Yorkshire Terrier. His official name was Tweedsmuir Murphy’s Law Hoye. To me, he wasBuddy, Sweet Boy, Little Man, Murph. Murphy. We will miss him so.

My heart is broken this morning. 

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Hi, I’m Linda Hoye. Welcome! I live in Saskatchewan, Canada with my husband and our Yorkie, Molly. Retired from my corporate career, I appreciate having time and opportunity to fill my days with things that nourish my soul and spirit like writing. watercolour painting, reading, gardening, and blogging about the simple joys of every day. I’ve been blogging since 2008, starting fresh here in 2022 when we moved home to Saskatchewan. May this space be a sanctuary in a very noisy world. 😊

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