The Apology Video

This is a very sad video but it explains why so many dogs end up in rescue. I am glad that I have owners who really care about me and they have friends who do a lot to help dogs like this. I hope you will do what you can also.

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

Here is my birthday cake...I can't wait to dig in...I wish they would stop singing so I can have some!

So mary picks it up so I can get closer...they actually think I will blow out the candle...

Oh...and there were cookies TOO!  Yummy yummy!

This is a close up of the cake...ground turkey, spinach, brown rice, carrots and eggs with pumpkin filling and mashed potatoe decoration...what more could a girl wish for.....

Oh, did I mention that I also got a birthday gift?  My very own mini van in scarlet red!  I am a big girl now and big girls get big presents and this one is mine...all mine.  Mary and Sylvia are locked in the back in a crate...  :)  I am in charge now!

I am Woman hear me Roar!

Okay...so I came into season a couple of days ago...And instead of a hat...they slapped a pair of the "bitches britches" on me!  I think I am liking a hat a whole lot more....

From this angle...you see my more sophisticated look.  I just had a bath and Mary used the new K9 III blower to dry me off....nearly blew my hair right out of my skin!  That is one powerful blower...but it did leave me with a beautiful fluffy coat.  I have to say, it was nice to get dry in half of the time it used to take.  Oh...and this pic below...well it is the look I have perfected that gets me a liver treat every time...What do you think?

It is the soft eyes that they just can't resist!

Happy Birthday early!

We had a chance to celebrate my birthday...yes, I turn 1 year old on February 19th!  Well...a girl has to have as many parties as she can when she is younger so that when she really doesn't want to tell her age, she won't feel like she missed out on any fun!  So, here is a pic of me and Sylvia.  I know...it's another hat picture.  But check this out...

At least I am not the only one wearing a hat this time!  This is a pic of my relatives. 

Ellie              Drover      and    Me

OH NO!!! Not another hat!

How does this keep happening to me???  Well of course - what do you think???  They offer me a cookie!

I learned of some depressing news yesterday after the show...

Yesterday, after coming off a really big high from winning my class at Fitchburg...we went to an open house for Rescue sponsored by the New England Newfoundland Club.  Up until that point, the only "rescue" I knew about was saving people who fell overboard in the lake.  You might know from other posts that I just love the water.  So when Mary and Sylvia told me where we were headed, I was more than willing to put off my nap and the celebration for my big win, until after some water fun.  Only problem is...that is not what this rescue was about at all.  No, it was an event around Newfies who don't have a permanent home!  I couldn't imagine anything like that at all.  How could that be?  Newfies without love and affection from a dedicated owner?  I could only hope to wake up and find out it wasn't so...but it IS so!  And it is very sad.  It seems sometimes people just get a Newf without really knowing just how loveable we can be...sharing our Newfie drool and leaving visiable trails of long black hair coating just about everything you can imagine...valuable or not, we decorate for improved value!  Owning a Newf is a lot of responsibility and it seems not everyone is as informed about this as Mary and Sylvia and my other friends...This is why there are dogs out there who need our help.  My friend, Monica, is doing her part.  She makes drool bibs and sells them to raise money for rescue.  I hope you will try and do your part too!  I can't have relatives out there without a home.  Here is the link if you are interested:  New England Newfound Rescue

A win in Class at Fitchburg!

Well, today was a great day.  I finally beat somebody out for first place in my class!  Now, I don't want you to think that it is all about winning...but winning sometimes CAN feel pretty sweet!  I had a blast and I think Mary did, too!  There were lots of our Newfie friends there to cheer all of us on and that made it very special.  But this can be very exhausting...I think I will take a long nap...until tomorrow, when we do it all again.  I do love being the center of attention now and then....

Fun with my friend, Mischief

Today, I got to go and play in the snow with my cousin and my best friend, Mischief.  We call her Missy, but her real name is Mischief.  She seems well behaved (in comparison to me) to deserve such a name, but I think we all wonder about our names now and then.  Anyway....here are some great pics of us playing.  I had so much fun...

Here we are running along with me in the front of the picture trying to bite her neck!

We are whispering our plan for escape into the bushes...trying to outsmart Monica, Mary and Sylvia

I just hate it when the snow gets stuck inbetween my toes....

Oh...this is why they call it fun!  Look, the snow is flying and we are just rolling around in the stuff!

Oh well...that was certainly fun!  I gotta go take a nap now and rest up so I have energy to eat my dinner!

I swear... I AM trying to learn some manners!

My owners invite their friends over for a night of dominos...how fun is that for me?  I mean, what exactly am I supposed to do all evening while they eat and make merry?  The one hope for the night was that Jo and Mark brought their kids, Caela and Brady and kids know how to have fun...but I guess they didn't know about Newfie drool and just how I can't control myself when they get down on the floor to play!  So, Mary put a leash on me ALL NIGHT and kept me under a tight lead...it was next to impossible to get into trouble.  I did end up scaring Brady who had a plate full of macaroni and he spilled it on the floor...I managed to get a few morsels before Mary yanked my lead and held me back while Tyler got to lick the floor!  I guess he doesn't need to watch his figure like me...Anyway, I did have a lot of fun and I think I behaved pretty good considering....It was fun to see Daryl and Joe, too!  They paid me a lot of compliments on my new haircut.  It's good to be me!