More: His breed should actually be listed as ‘Whackadoodle’. Murphy came to us as an 8 week old puppy from a dog rescue. I was 5 months into 18 months of chemo, surgeries & radiation for breast cancer. Even as a puppy, Murphy knew when I wasn’t feeling well and would quietly lay by my side. He gave me a reason to get up, to get out of bed and to keep moving forward and not give up. And now 7 years later, he is still my faithful companion.