Happy Birthday Hurley!

Ozzy wins a 3 point Major!

(click on the title to the post for some video footage of Ozzy in the Ring)

A huge thank you to Molly for travelling back and forth to Hartford with Ozzy and I providing much needed moral support and help. Also, big thanks to Sylvia and Mary who took photos, cheered Ozzy on and provided wonderful treats for Ozzy, Missy and Maya. Thanks to Kiko for her encouragement and to Monica who was fabulous in the ring making Ozzy look awesome.

-Ozzy and Barb

It was an honor to be at the end of the lead of such a handsome and well-behaved boy!! Barbara, Everett and Molly, thank you for all the training and hard work you put into preparing him for the ring and thank you for the opportunity to handle him.
He beat out some beautiful males in the ring today and was the youngest by at least a year. If you can keep him awake long enough, I'm sure he'll be enjoying a celebratory dinner tonight :)

-Monica

New Puppy in MidMassNewfers!

I would like to introduce the newest canine member to MidMassNewfers! She is 14 weeks old, weighs 46 lbs, and LOVES to makes snow angels! We're still working on the name! Cick on the title to the post for more photos!

MMN at Westminster!

A big congratulations to Jo and Monica for doing an outstanding job with Troy and Chance yesterday!! This was my first time at Westminster and it was quite the experience!! We were up and out of the house by 3:30a and caught the train out of New Haven..Of course the weather was not ideal but made it to the train safe and sound..Once arriving in the "Big Apple", we had an uneventful cab ride to Madison Square Garden(How much can go wrong at 7am??) We endured massive crowds,over- priced food and water(a bottle of water cost $4.50!), the heat was stifling at times..And the CROWDS!! But it is Westminster and it was all time well spent to be able to support Jo and Monica, and to represent the breed as Good Will Ambassadors. .The questions we received were "interesting" to say the least...Most people asked " Are those really dogs?" "Do they drool?" " "Wow, how much do they weight?" And of course many people just liked to share stories of their own dogs..We left Madison Square gardens at 3pm, and due to the uncooperative weather, finally rolled in the door about 8pm, just in time to catch the show on T.V. I feel honored and blessed to have found friends(both canine and human) in the Mid-Mass group, and Mary, Scarlet and I look forward to spending more time learning, playing and just having a great time!

-Sylvia

Happy Birthday to the Kloofbear Pups and Happy Valentines Day

Hard to believe the pups are 1 year old already! And Happy Valentines Day!

Rally/Obedience today at Master Peace Dog Training

We had a great turn out at Master Peace Dog Training for Rally and Obedience training today. We all tried our hand at a tough rally course and then did some novice and open level obedience run throughs too. Welcome to Bear's new family. Here's a photo of several of the Kloofbear dogs from our group (sorry we didn't catch Mr. Ozzy before he had to go). From left to right, Ellie, Mischief, Drover, Nellie, Scarlet, and Nimbus. What a handsome bunch!

Sammy doing a Rally Run Through

A Busy Finish to January for MMN

MidMass had a very busy finish to January! Some were showing in breed in NY, some got together for draft practice on Saturday, and a couple of us went to a Rally Training event on Sunday!

Scarlet brought home a lovely pink ribbbon for winning her class at the puppy sweeps and a check for an amazing amount of $7.20(They are wondering if they can start a retirement fund?). Scarlet also brought home a blue ribbon for winning the 9-12 month puppy bitch class.

And well done to Mary who did a wonderful job showing Scarlet. She overcame her nerves and performed wonderfully.

Chance did an exceptional job and got his first Award Of Merit. Chance showed even better on Sunday and while we went home without a prize that day, Jo was very proud of him and he got his photo taken for the local paper!

It was great to practice Draft and Rally too! Some of the photos are posted. Will put up more when they are available!