Happy New Year!

midmassnewfers 1st annual Christmas Party

Thank you Suzanne and Donny for hosting our very first Christmas party! A wonderful time was had by all. The Yankee Swap was really fun! How many people can say they got a painted pooper scooper for Christmas! Functional AND artistic! The food and friends will be remembered for a long time! Click the title of the post for the rest of the photos!

Ex-Newfer Keeps up Fine Tradition

Merry Christmas Newfers!


It's our first Christmas apart from the MMN'ers and I confess we miss you all. But, in the spirit of Christmas tree pulls (or hauls), we did get out today for a walk with the cart, cut a small cedar from the edge of our pasture, and brought it back home. Sophie's doing the hauling, Hannah and Livvy are sauntering with a wistful look at the lake.

Andy, I took off the side rails of the cart you made for us, and it worked great!. We hope you all have a great holiday season and a happy new year. Not too early to begin to think about Resolutions, is it?

Bob, Cheryl, Livvy, Hannah, and Sophie Rose.

Draft Test - Northland Newfoundland Club 2009

I've posted photos of the October Draft test - courtesy of the Northland Newfoundland Club. Just click on the title to this post. There are lots of them, so I recommend viewing them in slide show mode. Despite the fact that I look panicked in more than a few photos, Sammy did get his draft title in the end!

Well Done at the Providence Show!

Abby, Ellie, Maya and Drover were shown in conformation at the Providence show during Dec. 3-6. They did well! On Thursday Maya was Winners Bitch (1 point) and Best of Opposite and Abby was Reserve Winners Bitch. On Friday Abby went to Winners Bitch (1 point) and Best of Opposite and Maya was Reserve Winners Bitch. On Saturday Abby again went to Winners Bitch, but this time it was for a 3 point major !!! Ellie took 1st in her class of 9-12 months Puppy Bitches and Drover was 2nd in 9-12 months Puppy Dogs. Ellie showed well her first time in the show ring. On Sunday none of our dogs placed although, overall, our dogs did very well and we had a blast cheering each other on. We are proud of our dogs and I'm sure we'll have more Champions from our group in 2010 !

-Kiko

Tree Pull at Smolak Farms!

MMN participated in the Second Annual Christmas Tree Pull on Saturday, December 5. The dogs and handlers worked hard (and played hard!) and helped raise money for two great causes - Lazarus House and Newfie Rescue! View the photos by clicking on the title to this post (especially the cute one with the stow away!)

MidMass Newfers at the Putnam Parade!

The small town of Putnam, CT was overrun with Newfies on Sunday, November 29 for their annual parade. The unofficial count was 23 in all! We had blacks, browns, landseers (white and black) and one gray! There was even a young black and white cow masquerading as a landseer! Our dogs pulled carts decorated and lighted for the occasion. Our artistic skills were displayed in winter scenes of snowmen, reindeer, penguins, Charlie Brown, candy canes, and one fantastic sleigh! All of it was topped off with lots and lots of lights and bells! The spectators were wonderful as usual and the dogs got cheers and some petting along the way. I'll bet every one of them slept great that night. You can view photos of the event by clicking on the title of this post.