A special thank you to our adoptive parents!
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Brie adopted Dennis and Marilynn in November,
1982 when she was 10 months old. Her real name was Thunder Bay's Echoing
Storm, but she was more like a Gentle Breeze. The breeder who had been
raising her realized that although she was perfect and beautiful, she was a
little too small to become a grand champion. The breeder sold her to someone
who unfortunately didn't know anything about big dogs. Brie was locked in a
small laundry room for a week, frightened, lonely, and sick from stress.
This person then decided to give her to the Humane Society.
Marilynn heard about her and offered to take her home and keep her until a
good home could be found. Brie stayed with Dennis and Marilynn until she
passed away at 13 and a half years old. She found her perfect forever home. |
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Boo
Boo Bear, our service Newfoundland, was three years old, and already
weighed 140 pounds, when we adopted him from a wonderful breeder who knew
that Boo Boo needed a home. Boo Boo, also known as The Boo, is trained to
assist me with mobility and balance, and fall prevention. He also aids
with anxiety control in crowds. He weighs 150 pounds, is all black and
attracts attention and affection wherever he goes. A waitress almost
fainted with passion at the sight of Boo Boo's eye lashes.
http://pwp.value.net/~penomee/booboo.html |
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Troy proudly adopted
Liz Bork and Bob Davis on September 8, 2003. |
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JaJee
proudly adopted Kirsten January, 2003.
JaJee could no longer live with his
mom and family. The heart-wrenching decision was only made after all
options had been looked at.
For us there was no other option...we had one last chance to give JaJee
the life he deserved.
In the winter of 2003 Chester and I flew the 5,000 some odd miles to get
his new brother.
It has now been almost 8 months and JaJee is doing so well :) No
more rimydal , and best of all he can run and swim and play with his
brother and sisters. |
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This
is Zeus with Pidge, one of our little puppy's. Pige was 6 weeks
old and weighted 2.5 pounds. She loved Zeus
who gave her a bath every
time she came near. Pidge has now gone to
her new home. |
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Chewbacca
& Butterfly Proudly Adopted Buck and Donna
He was (and still is) a health challenge. He has chronic ear
infections, skin problems, thyroid disease, seizure disorder, and we had
to have a hip repair done on him last year.
Then one evening I was at a party and I heard someone in the room say
the word "Newfoundland", and that perked my ears up right away.
I followed the conversation and found out that a Newf had wandered onto
one of the local farms. The farm family already had four dogs and
certainly did not want another, especially a high-maintenance one like
this Newf. The wife was afraid of it, and had actually tried to drive it
away, but it wouldn't leave. I called my husband from the party and told
him I was bringing us another dog, and we made arrangements to pick up our
big girl, Butterfly. She was in the worst condition I have ever seen a
dog. She was so matted and miserable, and had many emotional issues
(wouldn't get in the truck, wouldn't get up and down stairs). We thought
we would have to shave her to the skin and let her start over, but with
patience and diligence, we spent two days on a rainy weekend un-matting
and grooming, and she turned out to be a Cinderella. She has a few health
issues too, some female problems. It took her almost a year to trust us,
and overcome her fears, but she is so loving now, that it brings tears to
my eyes as I try to type this story. My husband, Buck, calls her my
"sister". When I finish my chores in the evening, and plop down
on the couch, she comes over to try to be my "lap" dog. I have
to keep holding her head in my lap while I'm watching TV (and stroking of
course) or I get the Newfie "paw".
Buck always said he wanted to have a herd of Newfs. When we retired and
bought this Amish farm in the very heart of an Amish community, we were
going to name it Hidden Pond Farm, but found that our Amish neighbors all
called us the "big dogs farm", and the name kind of stuck. |
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Libby
Proudly Adopted Ed and Lynda Logan 1/26/02
When we rescued this 3 year old
"baby" girl she was neglected, unwanted, and unloved. We
had to have her groomed down to a Lab cut, to get her cleaned up for a
visit to the vet. She is 136 pounds of loving, drooling mush, and
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Chance
(Bear) proudly adopted Patty Weldon on December 3, 2002
Chance was put in a pen at 5 months
old. He spent the next 9 months in the yard without any
socialization. He was given up to SCNC Rescue in November and
fostered by Jeannie & Gary Grosch. Since he never heard anyone
call him, he never knew his name was Bear. There is a town
in Newfoundland called "Come by Chance". Hence, our
chance to build a happy life together. He attended the
2003 National, and walked proudly in the Honors/Rescue parade.
He lives in NY with his sister Akira who couldn't be happier.
I am so very proud of him, he has come along way. I would
like to thank Rescue for their continuing efforts, and for the
opportunity to share my life with such a wonderful boy. Another
happy ending for a Rescue.
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Choo
Choo Proudly Adopted Linda 12/01.
She
is a one year old female who was given to rescue because owners had no
time for her. Linda has trained 3 Rotties for Search and Rescue. She
plans to train Choo Choo as a cadaver dog in drowning situations.
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Samantha
Proudly Adopted Vickie & Hugo 11/01. |
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Dino came to
Gina & Randy in March of 2001 as a rescue being severely
underweight from malnutrition and smelled so ghastly it took
4 baths to rid him of the stench.
Over time Dino
gained confidence and trust which enabled him to relish all
the pleasures of being a Newf; belly rubs, hugs, baths,
being groomed and the freedom to explore life in comfort and
safety.
Becoming so
eager to please and display his confidence, Dino has enjoyed
training for water rescue, carting, and obtaining his CGC,
TDI, and WD. His visits to nursing and hospice homes provide
him the opportunity to bestow the joy he now experiences.
St. Patrick's
Day was the first holiday Dino celebrated in a loving,
caring environment and ever since has cherished every day as
if he had the "Luck O' the Irish". However, it is Gina &
Randy who have found their "pot of gold" in being blessed by
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Bailey
Proudly Adopted Sandra Sale of Goldvein, Va. 10/01.
He
is 3years old. Given up to rescue because one owner died and the other is
going into a nursing home.
Sandra lost her other rescue newf to illness 2yrs. ago. Bailey will be
"kept in line" by the family's 23lb. cat.
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Lance
Proudly Adopted Bobbi, Geoff, Rikki, Callie, and Charlie 07/01. |
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Hank
Proudly Adopted Larry And Willa
Zeigler of Indiana 07/01.
Hank
is a 2-1/2 year old male that was given to rescue because of skin
and ear problems. He will have a small mix breed and 2 newf mixes to
play with. The Zeigler's had a newf which died at 15 years!! Hopefully
Hank will be with them that long!!!
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Charlie
Proudly Adopted Bobbi, Geoff, Rikki, and Callie 05/01.
Charlie was quite a
handful when they first got him, but he's turning out to be such a gentle
boy, truly a man's man, just ask Geoff and their son, Avery.
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Kira
Proudly Adopted Annie and Russ Milliron, SCNC members, 04/01. |
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Rikki
Proudly Adopted Bobbi, Geoff, Charlie and our Callie 04/01.
She was 5 or
six then. She was our first Newfie and the sweetest dog I've ever had. She
pretty well runs the house. She brings constant joy and laughter to
our lives.
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Marley
Proudly Adopted a young attorney from Dayton 4/01.
Marley is 2 years old, a very
obedient dog and loves women. She had apparently been abused by a
man as she was scared to death of men.
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Proudly Adopted Christopher and Stacy
DeBord of Canton 4/01.
This
2-1/2 year old male was left behind with his
bull mastiff "brother" when his owner decided
to leave town. They have three little girls and wanted a very
gentle dog and Thorne has been the perfect choice for them.
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Lambert
Adopted his new owners 3/01.
This
4-1/2 year old male has now found a wonderful forever home.
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Proudly Adopted a family with two older boys 3/01.
The family recently
lost a Newf to osteocarsenoma.
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Bo
Proudly Adopted Kent and Gina Wilkinson 2/01.
They have 3 kids, a newf named
Maddy (who they adopted from South Central Newf club) and a cat.
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Njorda Proudly Adopted Kelly 12/00.
She came to us from an abusive and
neglectful home via Mary Prices rescue. Njorda has been loving,
attentive and great council. Quirky from the beginning, her
strange methods trained us promptly to her needs.
She has been declining in her health
recently, but retains her sweet loving attitude.
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Pebbles
Proudly Adopted Gina and Randy 11/11/00.
An
absolute sweetheart at 10 months old! Pebbles loves kids, other dogs, and especially
jumping into bed with us and giving goodnight kisses before retiring to
the cool tile floor in the hallway
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Bubba
Proudly Adopted Jeff and Camille 9/00.
He had gotten eye entropia surgery, a forehead
tuck and neutered just a couple of weeks before we took him home. He is
every bit as sweet as Cat Ballou. He's still partially blind and is
fighting a chronic staph infection but he doesn't let any of that get him
down. The two of them are local celebrities in our neighborhood. I
don't think people recognize us if we aren't walking the dogs. Since our
backyard is fenced, it is the gathering place for many of the neighborhood
dogs. My wife, Camille, and I just recently had a little baby girl, Ila
(eye-la) whom the dogs embraced. The only problem is sometimes Cat Ballou
gives her so many kisses on the head, her hair ends up smelling like dog
breath. Poor kid....
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Sasha
Proudly Adopted Darlene Stever 8/00.
Sasha (Anchorbay's Miss Sasha)
formerly belonged to a cancer patient who was coming for treatment at the
Cancer Center where I am a medical secretary. Being a fellow Newf owner,
we became acquainted immediately. The woman was 84-years-old and had
advanced metastatic breast cancer. She and her family knew her time was
limited, and the family were not prepared to take Sasha. I originally
talked to them about fostering Sasha for Newf Rescue, but the woman
hesitated. We agreed to allow me to meet Sasha and do some necessary
grooming. (She wasn't bad--lots of undercoat and a few mats.) Sasha was
quite a bit overweight when I met her in late August 2000. My Blossom was
then a year old and full of energy. After meeting Sasha, I figured she and
Blossom would make a good team--burn off some of Blossom's energy and some
of Sasha's weight! I brought Sasha home on August 26, 2000. Exactly two
weeks later her former owner passed away. Sasha has since lost 16 pounds.
She is a very "challenging" girl--wants very much to be
"Alpha," and we've had a few discussions about THAT. So far, I'm
still in charge, but I would have hesitated in placing Sasha in just any
home as she really needed a person very experienced in Newfs or large
dogs. Sasha is doing very well with draft work (hoping to do Draft Test at
the National in Carlisle), and is starting to work on Water
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Cat
Ballou Proudly Adopted Jeff and Camille 12/98.
We had a to put to sleep one of our dogs
whom everyone thought looked like a little Newf. That got us interested in
the breed and we wanted to adopt another dog from a shelter or rescue. We
took our Golden Retriever, Winston, for a visit. We all four went home
that day. They were best pals until we had to put Winston to sleep last
year.
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Elliott
Proudly Adopted Trudy
Stroupp and Cindy Grey 1995.
He
is 11yrs. old!!!! Elliot was placed thru rescue about 6yrs. ago. The
owner was having many family problems and had to move to an apartment and
could not take Elliot. He will be in a home with many
other newfs, other dogs and cats.
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Simon
Proudly Adopted Barb Collins 1992.
A true newfie temperament-sweet loving. CGC,
TDI |
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Neptune's
MollyDawg Sheba Proudly Adopted Barb Collins 1988.
She was a wild child! Adopted
at 1yr + and went on to get a CD, (in the ribbons), a Draft Dog
title-which was her great love, a Water Dog title and she hated the water. Also the
usual, CGC, TDI and T.T. In some ways, she was the best obedience competition
dog I have owned, and she was sound!! I believe I retired her too early
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Each of the placed newfs appearing on this
page were submitted by their adoptive parents who provided permission to post.
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