Thank You so much Chuck for this beautiful tribute. We miss him so much



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUKuzMXFQw

MBIS/BISS GCHEX/AM CH You Make My Dreams Del Basaburua RN CGN "Rico"

Rico has been having a very busy year, with multiple group placings and multiple Best in Shows.  He is the Number One Newfoundland in Canada.  He managed to get his Rally Novice Title this summer as well as a Carting Title in between dog shows.

He is expertly handled by Guillermo Fano.  They both have so much fun together.  Thank you Fano for looking after our boy so well.

Rico's BIS under South African Judge Elrena Stadler August 2013

Rico's BIS under Judge Andy Hsieh from Taiwan China

Rico's BISS at the Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada Regional Specialty under Judge Lesley Hitlz

Rico's first BIS under Australian Judge Lyn Norman March 2013

An Article from our Kennel Club's News letter

Rest in Peace Gizmo, we miss you so much, Thank you for all that you have brought us

We said good bye to our heart, our soul, our everything. BISS Ch Mainsail's Blackbeary Express DD WRD TD LD CGN the best newf in the whole wide world...Gizmo.. Rest in Peace my sweet boy, you have left us with so much....run free, I know you will be watching over us... Mar18, 2004 - Aug 7, 2013... I love you buddy....

Gizzy gets a Group 4

I took dad for a run around the ring at the Tyee Kennel Club dog show, and we won!!!...So then we got to go back in the ring with all the other winners of the working group. It was very exciting, I had to work very hard at looking good and at the end of it all I was one of 4 selected!!!
It was a lot of fun, and I met a lot of people. One couple asked if I was the Gizzy from You Tube. They watch all my videos, so I gave them my pawtograph.

2010 Canadian National

What a very exciting time we had at the Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada National in Chilliwack. I knew I was in for a bit of a trip when mom & dad loaded just about everything I own into the truck, including my bed and my stuffie!!!.... After a 2 hour ferry ride and a 2 hour drive we finally arrived at our hotel which was going to be our home for the next 5 nights.

We settled in for the night and first thing Thursday morning, before breakfast even, we were at the site for the Biggest Draft Test in Canadian History, over 35 dogs entered all working hard to get the prestigious title of Draft Dog or DD. We were number 10, I like that number!...we settled down for a bit and watched all the other amazing dogs before us, Berners and Newfies in our group.

Then it was my turn....the 1rst leg of 3 which was the obedience part. This test is done all off leash, so it was very important that I listened to dad and stay by his side, well for most of it anyway. We did our left turns, right turns, about turns, fast walking, slow walking, normal walking, we stopped at the same time, and then it was time for the 1 minute stand stay. I'm not supposed to move at all just stand and face my dad who is 6 ft away from me for 1 minute. Then he comes back and the judge says "exercise complete". We had 12 dogs in our group and once all 12 were finished the last 6 entered the course for the 3 minute down stay. This is my favorite, we just lay down and dad walks to the other side and faces me for 3 minutes. Then he comes back, and again the judge says "exercise complete." Now it's rest time while the 9 before me do their controlled cart exercises.

So one at a time the carts get moved up to position for the next dog, and when my cart moves I know it's my turn. So off dad and I go. We enter the course and dad puts my harness on and hooks me up to my cart. The judge then goes over everything to make sure dad had done it right. The 2nd part of the test has begun. Off we go forward, left turns right turns, slow walking normal, stops, we go around some trees, but on the way I see my mom and want to go say hi!...I just about left the test area and dad tells me "Gizmo NO!!" oh oh....so I stop and he backs me up but then I see her again and want to go and the same thing happens....why can't I just go see my mom for a sec?
then we do some figure 8's around some barrels, dad has to back me up for me to make the tight turns, but I did it. Then we back up 4ft, piece of cake, I like my back ups!
Once we do that, the judge says exercise complete and we are done!!...well stage 2 anyway, now we wait for the last and final part of the test, which is the field work.
We split into groups for this part of the test, and there was only me and 1 other dog in my group. I never did see mom at all during this part of the test, I think dad told her to hide or something...VBG!!
So we do some field work then the 40lbs of weight gets put into my cart, and off the 4 of us go, but just a little ways into it the cart behind me, his wheel falls off...something about it breaking, so they can't finish the test, but I have to wait for someone else to join me so that I don't complete it alone. Once that is all done, we have to wait for the next set of 12 to complete their test before we find out if I pass or not.

Mom thinks that because I tried to leave the course I'm going to have to take the test again at another time. So it was a big big surprise to us when they called my name at the award presentation and I got 3 Red Ribbons and a trophy!....I got pictures with my cart and the judges and a big celebration happened, but I really was too tired to enjoy it and just wanted to go back to my hotel.

My next blog entry will be about the Dog show itself. My secretary needs a break.
Oh so now I have more letters at the end of my name, I'm now:
Can CH. Mainsail's Blackbeary Express CGN TD DD
whew...that's a mouthful!!!!
I like Gizzy better!!!

And Then I Turned 6

So mom woke up singing this song..."Today is your birthday!...we're gonna have a good time!"

And followed that by saying "It's a Gizzy Day!"...I thought every day was a Gizzy day!....but hey I'll take it. And so it began...the best day I've had in a long time....
In the truck and to the dog park we went....this was quite early and there was no one there, so I had the whole park to myself. Lots of sniffs and I ran from tree to tree with mom pulling up the rear.

Then mom had to go shopping, but she pops the back of the truck open so I can watch everyone come and go.
Home we went and we weren't there for long before we headed to the beach, and I just knew that I was going swimming, it was so much fun.

Ok so now this is where it goes a little sideways. But it always happens after swimming and that is a bath, but this just wasn't a bath it was washing and conditioning, then to the blower we went. Ah mom I'm getting a little tired here....it's past my nap time.
Finally I cut loose and grabed my stuffie and ran...I plopped myself down on my pillow. Yipee she's going to leave me alone now.

But not for long...here she comes with keys and leash in hand and says..."let's go for a truck ride...it's time to see Dr. Hayward"..hey wait a minute, you said this was going to be a Gizzy day...whats with the Doc's visit?
Oh it's to look at my paw, I have a small cut on my pad, and mom just wanted to make sure it was ok...and yup Dr. Hayward said we just have to wash it with some special soap and it should be good in a few days. But mom can't leave without me being weighed....and it was 180lbs. I'm really liking the homemade kibble and food my mom has been making me, and I guess I've put a little weight on.....mom said something about more exercise....oh boy!
When we got home, dad was already there, so I got a big birthday rub down from him and a nice long chin scratch....but I was tired and just wanted to eat dinner and rest...after all I'm a senior now right?
So yes I did have a Gizzy day, it was a lot of fun.
I hope your birthday is as exciting as mine was.
Gizzy