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!

Haircut!

Today, I got  grownup haircut!  They loaded me up in the car and we traveled to Putnam to our groomer friend, Joanne.  Of course, it was snowing pretty hard, so we could only travel at 35 miles an hour!  We saw at least 10 accidents on the way, one of which had traffic at a standstill for a while.  We finally arrived to Joanne's beautiful house in the woods and went in to warm up before begining the big cut.  And I mean a really big cut.  At times, I looked down on the table and could not believe the amount of my beautiful black hair that lay there...but when I finally got a look at myself I was SO excited!  The curls on my back are gone at last!  I have been hoping someone would hack those suckers off for weeks.  I mean, they are beautiful...but I just don't see any other Newfie friends wearing their hair that way these days.  Straight is in and I am a fashion diva again!  Thanks to you Joanne...I hope Mary was listening to all the instructions you were giving her and I am sorry if I seemed to be inpatient after an hour or so of standing there...but a girl has to take a break at some point!  Happy New Year!

It's Play Time!

I just love this white stuff!  I beg to go out just about every hour and I really don't want to come back in.  They call and call my name, but I pretend like I do not hear them and keep running through the woods kicking up the white fluff.  The only problem I am having is that it does get stuck to the hair in between my toes and makes for a wad of snow balls on my feet.  It's not a problem until I try to come into the house...then I slide all over the floor.  Oh well...a small price to pay for a load of fun and excitement!

Snow...I love snow!

Okay...I am taking over this blog!  Yes, this is me, Scarlet and I have had enough of Mary posting pics of me wearing hats, collars and posing in compromising positions!  From this point forward, I am running this blog content and I am starting off by telling you just how much I love snow!  Yesterday, I played in it for hours.  We got almost 2 feet of this white fluffy stuff and while Mary and Sylvia spent most of the day shoveling and snow blowing, I was romping around in the cold chasing squirrels and my tail and getting snow stuck to my coat, even between my toes.  It was so much fun.  I didn't want to come in.  Of course, Mary knows I can't resist the call to have a biscuit...so she tricked me into the house a few times, but not until after I had run through the woods, sticking my head down into the snow over and over again.  After a good night's sleep, I awoke to do it all over again today!  Snow and me...that is a great combination!

Dog Show Mind Games

Scarlet's head is bigger than mine!

This is the contraption we use to keep the curls flat...it works better on some days than others!

Getting the "Game Face" on....

It was a pretty good weekend.  We learned a lot this weekend, had a little meltdown over some mistakes and then came back on Sunday and did a spectacular job.  A few ribbons to add to our collection.  Just wish there would be more competition in our class so we could see how we would really stack up.  We are having a LOT of fun!

Weekend Excitement!

Scarlet went to another show in Fitchburg on Saturday and Sunday and showed off her beautiful self again.  This was the first show that Mary handled her in the ring.  Mary AND Scarlet survived!  In this picture, the judge is giving her the once over.

Then, if that wasn't enough...we headed to the Putnam Christmas Parade with 22 other Newfies and our good friend Monica and her Newf, Missy.  We had a blast!

This is Missy decked out for the parade!

And here is Scarlet and Mary waiting to start the parade walk.

It was a great time for everyone.

My second show...finally some competition!

Scarlet is the first dog and she is being handled by Monica de Reus.  She finished Second, which is terrific considering both of the competing dogs are only a week away from turning 1 year old and Scarlet is only just 9 months this past Thrusday!  We are very proud of what she has accomplished.  She really improved from 2 weeks ago.  She stacked better, let the judge touch her rear and looked happy in the ring.  She did spend a lot of time sniffing the ground...but there are a lot of smells in there to distract an active puppy!  So, we are off to a great start and have back to back Saturday/sunday shows over the next two weekends.  By then, we should really know how bright our "show" future is looking.  We are very excited!

Fashion Queen I am!

Well, Sylvia couldn't resist dressing her up!  All this time, she has been just holding herself back from putting clothing on this dog!  She made such a big stink about "no bibs" and then she has been slowing putting human clothes on her now and then...first it was that silly hat with the roses, then the collar for Halloween and now it is a scarf!  Good thing she didn't try this yesterday when we returned to Crossfields to meet up with Scarlet's sister, also named Scarlet and her other canine relatives.  Who knows what the breeder, Evelyn, might have had to say about it!  :)  All kidding aside...she turns 9 months old this week...and we love her more and more everyday.  What a gift she is in our lives....

Scarlet's First Show

Here we are in our first show in Fitchburg, MA being handled by Monica de Reus.  We did pretty good and had a fantastic time.  We entered in the 6-under9 month class and our nerves got the best of us, so we were very lucky that we were the ONLY dog in the class and took the Blue Ribbon anyway!  Then we moved onto the Winner's Class, were we did much better, but the judge was right to award the ribbons to the other dogs!  We just had a terrific experience and Monica and Andrew made it all possible.  They came and helped us to groom Scarlet on Friday night and then got up very early today to ride with us to the show and get her ready all over again.  This was a terrific experience and we plan to do it again!  So...keep your eyes posted, more good news in the future for sure!

My new chew toy!

I would just love to understand an animal's interest in toilet paper!  I guess it is the soft texture and the fresh smell that attracts them...after all, in this house, we only buy the expensive stuff!  The interesting thing is that Scarlet must know that she is not supposed to be chewing it because she brings it to you as if to say..."Look what I have!"

Halloween 2009

We had a lot of fun giving out the candy tonight.  Everyone stopped to give Scarlet a little pat on the head.  A few actually even knew she was a Newf!  It was a great exercise in socialization for her and she did terrific.  And she even did some tricks for treats, which impressed the kids and adults alike!

Can't get enough of the Water!

Scarlet just loves the water.  It was 55 degrees outside today and very cloudy, but I thougth i would try taking her to the lake and seeing how long she would last before wanting to dry out...I learned the answer....she could care less about getting dry.  She wants to stay wet and would still be swimming if I hadn't gotten cold and wet myself!  It is so terrific to see her having so much fun!  She gets to shore and begs for me to throw the toy again.  She must have made 50 trips in and out to retrieve the plastic dummy.  I love this dog!