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August - September 2020 Volume 41, No. 4
NEWFPRINTS
Publication for the Membership of the Newfoundland Club of New England
www.newfclubne.org
SUMMER!!!
NCNEBOARDOFDIRECTORS
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Treasurer:[email protected]
Directors:KikukoChangBarryJonesMeredithMooreLaurelRabschutzJessWenners
NCNECOMMITTEECHAIRS
WorkingDog:[email protected]
Membership:BrendaMieleSoares12LakesideAvenueHudson,[email protected]
ShowLiaison:[email protected]
Historian:[email protected]
JuniorsCommittee:[email protected]
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RescueCommittee:BethRossi1-(855)-NEWFIES(639-3437)[email protected]
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“Mine!” Kikuko Chang
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Boy,doImissseeingallofyou!Okay,Ireallymissseeingyourdogs!J Thisquarantinethingreallyhasputadamperongettingtogetherandtheimpactis wide reaching. Many of us have been touched personally from thecoronavirus.Someofushavebeenworkingnon-stopasessentialpersonneland others have been busy trying to adapt to life at home and home-
schooling your children… So many challenges… so many difficult decisions. I know having myNewfoundlands has been instrumental in helping me keep a healthy perspective. Before and afterwork,theyhaveprovidedmewithunconditionalloveandrejuvenatedmytiredspirit.
NCNEhasremainedbusy,evaluatingeventsandthechallengesthathavecomewiththeneedtocancelthecalendar.Wearestillworkingtomoveforwardwithourchangeoverofboardmembersaswellasfigureouthowtoholdourannualmeetinganddeliverourawards.Wearehopeful thefallwillofferopportunitiestostarttogetbacktogathering,butwehavenointentionofrushingintoanythinguntilitseemssafe.Technologycanfillinalotofgaps,butthereisnothinglikegettingtogetherwithyourNewffriends and their dogs. Dog shows, obedience trials, pet therapy visits, training classes…the list ofcancelledeventsislong.
WearestillontracktoholdourAnnualWaterTestthelastweekendinAugust,howeveritwillbeverydifferent, and the attendancewillbe limited toentrants and thoseworking to support the test.Wehaveafewother“gatherings”intheworks,andwewillcommunicatethisinformationastheplansfirmup.
Wehaveseentremendousactivity forrescue,withpeople lookingtoadoptadogduringthistimeofbeinghome.Thoseofuswhobreedhavebeenoverwhelmedwithinquiries.Ofcourse,wearecautiousbecauseaddingadogtoafamilyisn’tlikeputtinginaswimmingpool.IsaythisbecauseIlearnedtheotherdayyoucan’tfindaswimmingpoolforsale!Theywereboughtupbecauseofthepandemic!
Allthissaid,themostimportantmessageistoworktobesafe.Thatwilllookdifferentforeachofyou.We are fortunate in New England to have seen less impact from the virus than other areas of thecountry.However,westillhavelosses.Iusecommonsense.IhavechangedwhenandwhereIshop.Iavoidcrowds.Ispendtimewithothersoutdoorsandusingsocialdistancing.IdidgetinawatertrainingsessionwithalimitedgroupanditfeltsogoodtobeoutandaboutwithmyNewfandtalkingwithmyNewffriends,whoImissterribly.
Thereisabrightside.MostofyouwhoarereadingthishaveaNewftogiveabighug…andasIsignoff,thatisexactlywhatIamgoingtodo!Staycalm.Washyourhands.HugyourNewf.Lifeisgood.Wewillbetogetheragain…soon!
That’sallfornow,
President’sColumn-MaryBylone
Save the Date! 2020 NCNE Calendar of Events
NCNECLUBEVENTS
Aug.29&30:NCAWaterTestsCampPomperaug,1174BuckleyHighway,Union,CT(contactKikukoChang)Sept.19&20:PicnicintheParkforNewfies&theirowners(NewfieFunDays-POSTPONEDto2021)PiscataquaBoatBasin&Park,Eliot,ME(contactPeggyVivinetto)OctTBD:FallFunDayMiddlesexCounty4HGrounds,55S.ChelmsfordRd.,Westford,MA(contactSheriRussell)OctTBD:BoardofDirectorsMeetingLocationTBD(contactSheriRussell)Dec.5:HolidayPartyStorrowtonTavern,WestSpringfieldontheBigEgrounds(contactKathyLuce)
Sept.2021:SupportedEntry&RegionalSpecialtyCranberryCluster,BarnstableCountyFairgrounds,EastFalmouth,MA(contactSueJones)NON-CLUBEVENTSSept.19-20:RelayforLifePlainfield,CT(contactChristine Palmer) Nov/DecTBD:HolidayDazzleParadePutnam,CT(contactChristinePalmer)
NewfPrintsDeadlines:Jan15,Mar15,May15,July15,Sept15,Nov15(contactTerryLinehan)
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Hi Everyone, I hope everyone is healthy, happy and making sense out of our new normal world. This column is going to start a history of Newfoundland Kennels in New England. I will be showcasing one or two prominent kennels per issue. At the end of this column I will be giving you directions to research your own dogs’ pedigree. It is very easy and a fun way to look back on the efforts of dedicated breeders. Next issue I will be also focusing on the history of Water Tests and Rescues in New England. I can always use more information. If you have old pictures, stories, or memories you would like to share please email me at [email protected].
Waseeka Waseeka Kennel owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Loring Power of Ashland, Mass “brought back the Newfoundland” to this country. The revitalization of the Newfoundland breed in both the United States and Canada came with the import of the Siki bloodline from England. Ch Siki himself was not an outstanding example of the Newfoundland, but produced outstanding progeny. Almost all Newfoundlands can trace their pedigrees back to Siki.
Elizabeth fell in love with the breed in the early 1920’s. While visiting several breeders in England, she decided “the best of the best” were located in that country. She brought back 4 Newfs from Harlingen Kennel. They were sons and daughters of Ch. Siki and Queen of Hearts. This breeding is the basis for most Newfoundlands in this country today. Waseeka was the dominant Newfoundland Kennel from 1929 to well into the 1940’s. The last litter I could find that was credited to Waseeka was in 1951.
Among Waseeka’s most famous dogs were CH Waseekas Wayfarer, CH Mark Anthony of Waseeka, and another import, CH Seafarer, who won 7 Best in Shows.
In an article written by Arthur Frederick Jones in 1939, Mr. Jones stated “There were approximately 35 Newfoundlands at Waseeka when this author visited. …About 6 litters of Newfs are born each year. …The perfect litter consists of six puppies and approximately six to eight puppies will remain at Waseeka. The rest will be placed in other kennels or in suitable homes.
Waseeka’s contribution to the world’s stock of quality Newfoundlands have been celebrated far and wide… It is a real asset to the American Pure Bred Dog Fancy.”
NCNE Historian – Tami Palomba
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Seaward Kennel Seaward Kennels started out as Camayer Kennels in 1932 when Mrs. Eleanor Ayers Jamison joined forces with John Cameron. Their goal was to promote and improve Landseers. She saw her first Landseer in 1931 at Westminster. It was a Waseeka dog. At that time the Landseers were depleted due to WW1. It was their belief that by trying to breed Canadian Dogs and import some of the English dogs, they would perpetuate the Landseer. They concentrated all their efforts on this belief throughout the 30’s and 40’s. In the early 1940’s Mrs. Jamison became interested in breeding black dogs to Landseers to strengthen the Landseer line. In 1945 Mrs. Jamison was given CH Oquaga’s Sea Pirate (Pat). Pat was a top winner in the 40’s and 50’s and was used with all the Landseers in the breeding program.
In 1944 Mrs. Jamison changed the name of the kennel to Seaward. When Mrs. Jamison passed the kennel was taken over by her daughter, Nell Ayers. Nell moved the kennel to Vermont. Nell was very active in NCA and NCNE. She served as treasurer of NCNE. Seaward produced many champions and working titlists. They concentrated mainly on Landseers but had huge success in black dogs, thanks to Ch Dryads Strong Sea Pirate ROM. Pirate produced Ch Seawards Yankee Ranger, Ch Seawards Barbary Pirate, CH Seawards Satin Finish CDX, CH Seawards Zenith CD, and CH Seawards Jolly Roger Beaupre, who sired one of the all time winning Newfoundland, CH Seawards Blackbeard (ADAM). Adam, handled by his best buddy Gerlinde Hockla, won 31 all breed Best in Shows. Including Best in Show at Westminster in 1984, and Best of Breed at both the 1982 and 1984 National.
The picture to the left is a great representation in itself. It pictures a small history of the Newfoundland breed, May they all rest in Peace. Kitty Drury, Gerlinde Hockla, Isabel Kurth and Nell Ayers.
2. www.newfoundlanddog-database.net - you will need to register for this database with email and password - once you register you can hit home and change to the English version unless, of course, you prefer German - place the name you are looking for in the small box that says Search for Dog or Suche Nach Hund - Click on pedigree or Stammbaum for the pedigree 6
There are 2 Newfoundland Data Bases you can use to check pedigrees. There may be more but these are the two commonly used. Although I do not speak German, I prefer the German Data Base.
1. NCA Data Base - website: www.ncanewfs.org - click on NCA Data Base - follow directions to find a dog - Click on Pedigree - To keep going further back into the pedigree hit on a dog in the last column of dogs and click on pedigree. You will need to do that for all dogs in the last column.
“I was the liaison at the time [NCA Liaison Officer] and sent quarterly letters to each regional club to update them on goings on. Who would have thought on the last paragraph.” - Peggy
“In closing, let me leave you with a few sentences from New-Pen-Del’s newsletter. Preacher was describing the Day of Judgement: “Lightening will crackle, thunder will boom, rivers will overflow, flames will shoot down from the heavens, the earth will quake violently and darkness will fall all over the world.” Whereupon a small boy in the front seat piped up to ask his daddy, “Do you think they’ll cancel the dog show?”
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Picnic in the Park for Newfs & their Owners
(Newfie Fun Days Postponed until September 2021*)
Saturday & Sunday
September 19 & 20, 2020 Piscataqua Boat Basin and Park 103 Hammond Lane Eliot, ME
The park is still ours for the weekend and is open to all Newfs and their owners.
Rain or Shine!
Bring your lunch - carry in, carry out
Bring water for your Newfs, chairs, tent if you’d like, lunch and drinks.
The Pavilion, outdoor spigot and bathrooms will be open.
* Newfie Fun Days will resume in 2021 – It will be our 25th Anniversary!!
Questions call Peggy (603) 755-1160 8
Due to Covid-19 we cannot include spectators this year. We will follow the Connecticut state regulations and guidance.
Updates will be posted on the NCNE website as well as the NCNE Facebook page. Contact Kikuko Chang at [email protected] with any questions.
JUDGES
Chair: Laurel Rabschutz
Secretary: Barbara Sturgeon - [email protected]
Chief Steward: Trisha Bell - [email protected]
NCA Water Tests 2020
August 29th and 30th
Camp Pomperaug, 1174 Buckley Hwy – Union, CT
WD #1 and WD #2 on Saturday 8/29 WRD #1 and WRD #2 on Sunday 8/30
Newfoundland Club of New England Biothane Leash Order Form
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Make check out to NCNE and Mail to: Kikuko Chang 43 Gilson Road Littleton, MA 01460
Biothane Leashes With the look and feel of leather, Biothane has a
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For additional information on joining the team or
THE GOOD FEELING THAT COMES FROM
RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM MEMBERS
Can’t participate ... please consider making a donationto support the team and this important cause!
HAVING FUN WHILE HELPING OTHERS!
at 401-474-1454 or [email protected] a donation, contact Christine Ann Palmer
Newfoundlands are needed for the Relay for Life
an integral part of this event providing comfort andevent on September 19-20 in Plainfield, CT. The Newfs are
support for cancer survivors and relay participants.
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Boradaile’s Little Red Chloe DD, CGC, and TDI February 28, 2006 – June 12, 2020
Chloe, AKA: “Chloe Marie”, “Miss Chloe”, passed away from complications of megaesophagus and laryngeal paralysis on June 12, 2020 with her people by her side. Bred by Helen Mancuso, Chloe was a bit shy, but puppy school and later a week at dog camp in Marlboro, VT changed all that. There, she was exposed to so many experiences, which built her confidence quickly. She tried tracking (sniffing out Daddy’s undies in the middle of a field), lure coursing (until she discovered the “rabbit” was fake), and even sheep herding (or chasing) with the sheep eventually figuring out that the big Newf was not a threat and stopped running much to Chloe’s dismay. At camp, she passed her TDI test leading to many nursing home visits and later a fixture at the Catskill Middle School where Mommy teaches. It is at the school where she exhibited a special ability to gravitate to the kids who needed her the most. Even in her later years, semiretired, she still managed to get to school once a week.
Jan Rancatti and Terri Cozzaglio
In her prime at age 4, she completed hiking and bagging all the 48 highest peaks in New Hampshire. This feat, which very few dogs and only a handful of Newfoundland dogs accomplished, qualified her for membership in the 4000 Footer Club. Her stamina carried over for the ability to run 5K’s in 30 minutes…an exceptional accomplishment for a giant breed. Chloe attended agility and obedience courses, also. She loved the tunnel despite getting stuck at times. Her personality blossomed, becoming a social butterfly, greeting each dog individually at Newfy and other canine events.
Her middle years involved participating in snowshoe races, regular school visits, stubbornly gaining her DD title, vacationing in Newfoundland, CA and ACL
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Chloe surgery on one knee and then the other the year after. Unfortunately, the downtime with the surgeries set her conditioning back preventing her from hiking the big mountains and running 5K’s. She could still climb smaller mountains and continued to climb the annual Mt. Greylock Newfy Hike until age ten.
Despite getting a DD title, drafting was not her milieu. She reluctantly did it with the help of Jim and Mary Hussey and to appease Daddy. She shined through on test day gaining her title on the first attempt during a fall snowstorm. However, come parade times, she would pull her cart with pride, dressed to the nines and playing to the crowd.
In the winter months, Chloe was a fan favorite at snowshoe races where she and Mommy would trail behind the runners, but eventually overtaking the beginners, who started out too fast. Also, she enjoyed a good roll in the snow and a swipe of her nose creating some weird looking snow angels.
In her “golden” years, past age 10, she slowly developed a progressive type of neuropathy which prevented her from using her rear legs, but that didn’t stop Chloe. Terri came up with the idea of using a large garden wagon to push her around the neighborhood. After an initial hesitance, she relaxed and enjoyed the ride. Literally, jumping into her wagon off the front steps! She actually wore out the red wagon (too many miles on it), so we had to buy her a replacement.
Terri and I managed other health issues including L-par, incontinence, and UTIs with laser therapy, acupuncture, many supplements, and lots of patience and understanding. Chloe’s strong will to live was driven by her love for us. So, we gave her love back by spoiling her with her favorite foods. On the menu, was popcorn, pizza crust, carrots, potato chips, plenty of spaghetti (we suspect she was Italian), and licking the lid of Mommy’s mocha latte! The summer song of the Ding Dong Cart alerted Chloe to an incoming Bomb Pop! Even in her advanced years, she continued to enjoy indoor/outdoor-seating restaurants, visits to Lickety Split Ice Cream, and girls only summer vacations! The spoiled princess even got a little crabby, barking at Daddy if he was moving a little too slow with her dinner prep (she never barked at Mommy, though?) Her 14-year-old birthday party was a blast, with many members of the NNC singing “Happy Birthday”. Later, she went to downtown Albany for a beer (we drove).
In the end, we celebrate her life and cherish the memories. We know she has greatly touched our hearts as well as the hearts of others she has met over the years…from the college librarian to the post office clerk, neighbors, coworkers, friends, students, teachers, and everyone in between. She had a knack, with her calm disposition, to affect us all. Chloe will be fondly remembered and deeply missed. Jan and Terri
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In the summer to cool off, she would “dive” gently into the pool taking care not to get her face wet…No WD for Chloe. The pool was great therapy for her double ACL surgeries.
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We are in water training season and I hope you are still enjoying spending time with your dogs even in thischaotic year. If you are training for NCA water tests, you know the “take a line” exercise can be a bitchallengingtomanydogs.Ihopetalkingaboutmusclememorygivesyousomethingtoconsiderforyourdogtraining.
We tend to emphasize “take” and “hold” as they are the basic skills in water training. But even knowing“take” and “hold”, some dogs still hesitate or refuse to swim out to save a drowner in the “take a line”exercise. I think one of the reasons they fail is because they areretrieversandinstinctivelywanttobringthelinebacktoshore,nottobring out into the water. The other reason can be because the dogsaredoingmultipletasks:takingthelineinmouth,holdingtheline,andswimming out. I believe this part can be perfected by working on“musclememory”.
IhaveayoungdogwhoLOVEStocarrythingsinhermouthwhenshegoes out for a walk. When we train a puppy to walk on leash, weusually discourage to play/hold the leash. However, I’m encouragingthispuppytohold/carry(onlywhenItellhertodoso)duringherwalks.This “carrying and walking” at the same time creates her musclememory. She isn’t “thinking” that she is multitasking. Her body isunconsciouslycoordinatingtwoactionstogether.
Idon’tknowhowmanypeopletrain theirdogs inthiswayinthewater,butthis is how I train (the dog must know “take” and “hold” at this point). Ispendsometimeteachingmydogtocarrythelineandwalkatwadingdepthfirst(ifnot,onlandfirst!).Wewalkparalleltoshorebackandforth.Whenmydogiscomfortablyholdingthe
lineandwalking inwater, Iencourageher to followme swimming out a few strokes. Swimming outrequires more conscious effort than walking, somanydogsspitoutthelinetoswimout,orhesitatetoswimoutwiththe line in theirmouth. Ifmydogreleasesthelineordoesn’tswimout,Ihelpmydogholdthelinebygentlysupportingunderthechintoremind her to hold while taking the first swimmingstroke. Repeatthisprocessmanymanymanytimes(I joke about doing 100 times!). This movementshoulddevelopintoamusclememory.
Thefirststrokeistheimportantpart. Thedogdoesnot need to swim far out in the beginning. Don’tforgetthefactwearegoingagainstthedog’snatural
instincttoretrieveandbringthingstoasafeplace(=onbeach)inthisexercise.So,don’tgetdiscouragedorfrustratedwhenyourdogdoesn’twanttogoout.But,keepinmindoneofthereasonsyourdogdoesnotgoouttothedrownercouldbebecausehe/sheisstrugglingtomultitask.
Alwaysbreakdowntheexercisesandteacheachcomponentseparately.Don’tbeafraidtogobacktobasics.Oneof themost important jobs foryou in training is to identifywhichpartofanexerciseyourdog ishavingtroublewith.
Anathleteoncesaid“It’soktohaveemotionduringtraining,butdon’tbeemotional”.Bekindtoyourdogs,keepyourattitudepositive,andbothyouandyourdogwillbehappy!
Training for Muscle Memory By Working Dog Committee Chair Kikuko Chang
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Remindto‘hold’
Gentlyholdunderthechinandtelltoswimout
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February – March 2019 Volume 40, No. 1
NEWFPRINTS
Publication for the Membership of the Newfoundland Club of New England
www.newfclubne.org
NCNE Supported Entry & Regional Specialty 2018
Niceweather with no snow contributed to the success of theRegionalweekend in December. The annual Holiday partywasheld Saturday evening on site at the Storrowton TavernRestaurantfeaturingtheannualYankeeSwap.Theeveningwaswell attended and a good time was had by all. Thank you toKathyLucefororganizingthisfunevent.
Thank you to our sweepstakes judges Diane Broderick andKikukoChang.OurBOBandOwner-HandledBOBbothwentontowinGroupIIplacements.
ABIGCongratulationstoallthewinners!!TheresultsarepostedinthisissueoftheNewsletter.(Resultsonpages8–10)
Whoever said holidayweekends were for relaxing clearly neverworkedwithanimals!
The20204thofJulyweekendwasnodifferentinourlittlecornerof rescue. On July 2nd the Newfoundland Club of New EnglandRescuetookinanunnameddogwhowouldcometobeknownasParker.ParkerisayoungmaleNewfoundlandwhoisnotyettwoyearsold,andwasanervouswreck.Afterhearingthathe’dbeenthroughthreedifferenthomes in5days,whocouldblamehim?The poor guy had no clue what was coming next, and soon,tragedy struck. While on the way to Parker’s foster home, thetransport volunteer stopped for restroom break thinking thatParker was sound asleep. However, when he opened the cardoor,Parkerleaptoverhim,makinghisbreakforfreedomintheunfamiliarcityofFitchburg,MA.
Inlessthanhalfanhour,NCNERescuehadfivevolunteersatthescene scouring the area. This is also when Fitchburg AnimalControlOfficerandMissingDogsMassachusetts(MDM)volunteerJulie Busa was contacted. With the guidance of Julie, and LisaVaillancourt of MDM, the NCNE Rescue team began leveragingsocialmediatodisseminatemissingdogflyersonline.Inlessthanfive hours, the flyershadbeen sharedover 1,000 times!One ofthe best pieces of advice we received from MDM, was to getphysicalflyershungthroughoutthearea.Within48hours,NCNERescue had hung 800 flyers on telephone poles, stop signs, inbusinesses and even handed them out at the local gas station.You couldn’t walk more than half a block in Fitchburg withoutseeingParker’sflyer,andthewholecityseemedtobepullingforustofindhim.
Now that we had the word out, we needed a way to tracksightingstodeterminewhereParkerwastraveling.Wehadtoaskwell-meaningpeopleNOTtochasehimifseen,buttosimplycall
NCNE RESCUE
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NCNE Rescue with the sightings. We learned from MDM that it was very important that Parker not bepursued,sothathewouldsettleinoneareawherewecouldsetupafeedingstationandtrap.
TheNCNERescueteamsetupaGooglemaptotracklocations,dates,andtimesofconfirmedsightings,andthiswas sharedwith Julie andLisa toget their feedbackandadvice. Juliewent aboveand beyond inhereffortstohelpusgetParkerbacksafely.Sheneverhesitatedtojumpinhercartogoouttoasighting,evenwhenshewasoffduty.Shewastheretoanswerquestions,provideguidance,andmostimportantly,providesupportforarescueteamthatwascompletelydistraughtovertheideaofanervous,terrifiedfosterlostandonhisown.
Over thefirst coupledaysParkerwasmissingwehadsome randomsightings, then therewasnothing forthreewholedays!ThisiswhereJulie’sandLisa’sreassurancewasinvaluableandkeptusontherighttracktorecoverParker.
Ondayfive,Parkerreemergedfromthewoods.Therewerethreesightingsthatevening,andthenanotherfourthefollowingmorning,all inthesameneighborhood.Thisiswhateveryonehadbeenwaitingfor!TheNCNERescueteamimmediatelywentoutandsetupfeedingstationstoenticehimtostayinthatarea,and
Juliehelpedmonitorthefeedingstations.Simultaneously,aneighbormanaged to capturean image ofParkeron their trail cam. Everyoneseemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief at just seeing that stillimageandknowingthatyes,ourboywasdefinitelystilloutthere!
Themorningofdayeight,magichappened!Aconstructioncrewworkingonacondocomplexinthearea
cameacross our furry lostboy resting in the shadeunder a deck. Sixteen-year-old ParkerGreene, a crewmember,wasabletocarefullyapproachandofferhimwaterandpiecesofchickenfromhislunch.
AnimalcontrolwascontactedandJuliearrivedatthescene;assoonasshesawthedog,sheknewhewasNCNE’slostboy.TherescueteamdecidedimmediatelytonamethedogParker,inhonoroftheyoungmanwhomanagedtogainhistrustandhelpusgethimtosafety.
Parker was soon back in the hands of NCNE Rescue volunteers. However, it was quickly discovered thatduring his timeon the run, an animal had attacked Parker. He had several bitewounds on his hind end,whichhadbecomeinfected,attractingfliesandmaggots.This–coupledwiththeheat,humidity, rainandlessthansterileenvironment,resultedinaseriousinfection.HewasimmediatelytransportedtoTuftsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicineinNorthGrafton,MAforemergencytreatment.ParkerspentthenextthreedaysonIV antibiotics, pain medications, and anti-inflammatory meds while the veterinary staff at Tufts got himstableenough toundergo surgery.Onhis fourthdayatTufts,Parkerwent in for surgery fora fullwounddebridementandtheremovalofsomeexcessskinthatcouldn’tbesaved.
Parker was released back into the care of NCNE Rescue the evening of his surgery and is now restingcomfortablyinhisfosterhome.Heishappilyshoweringhisfosterfamilywithallthesnugglesandkissestheycantake.AftereverythingParkerhasbeenthrough,hefinallyrealizesthatthepeopleinhislifenowareheretohelphimbethehappy,spoiledandwell-lovedNewfoundlandhewasborntobe.
Parkerwill remain in the care ofNCNERescue for the next fewmonthsas hecontinues to heal fromhiswoundsandgainsomeadditionalconfidencewhileinthecareofhisfosterfamily.Whenthetimecomes,Ihavenodoubtthatthisboywillhavealonglistoffamiliesinterestedinadoptinghimashisadventureshavealreadytouchedtheheartsofsomany!
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Happy Birthday to Toula and Lucy!!
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Birthday girls!
Left: Lucy – 1 year Right: Toula – 5 years Joined by Olive - 9 years
Owned by Kikuko & Fon Chang
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News of the weird
Dog Slobber may be healthy for you
Researchers are preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber might provide human health benefits (such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation). Specialists from the University of Arizona and UC San Diego point to evidence of the comparative health of dog owning families and suspect that canine saliva, like yogurt, may have a probiotic value.
- Chuck Shepherd
Kagan says, “I knew it all along! “Drool’s cool!”