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!