North Central Newfoudland Club - NewfNews

Sitting back and reflecting about our Regional Specialty, it comes to mind the old adage “It takes a village to raise a child”. I see where a comparison can be made to the rearing and nurturing of a club. It takes a WHOLE lot of people working together to build a strong club. I witnessed this during the time spent preparing, organizing and presenting this venue. I hope that everyone noticed the additional hard work that went into providing a nice hospitality area, and a GREAT Auction/brown bag area. It was great to see more participation and effort into those areas. Without the countless hours of volunteerism the goal of bringing this presentation to fruition would never be met. Thanks to our Show Chair Joan Gunn, for putting together such an event. My hat is off to the MANY people of OUR VILLAGE who worked tirelessly, and my heartfelt thanks as well.

What a line up of outstanding beautiful dogs. It was like EYE CANDY to any dog lover. My personal thanks to all who entered, attended, and shared time at our event. I appreciate the dedication and hard work that everyone embraces to prepare for these and all other working events. Congratulations to everyone, you are ALL WINNERS on so many levels, and I truly hope everyone had an enjoyable time.

I am in HIGH hopes that everyone has renewed their memberships by now, if not please contact Mary Trauernicht. We need to keep our VILLAGE consistent as well as happily welcoming new members.

I want to mention one of our NCNC members who does a whole lot behind the scenes and provides us all with THIS source of information. Angela Mertens has done, and continues to do a great job with our newsletter. She has spruced it up with more photos, and visuals that make it not only interesting to read, but provide some AHHH moments when looking at the pictures. This is a large job, and we are fortunate to have Angela volunteer to do it for us. So my personal THANKS to Angela!

Looking forward to the Spring of the year our club has planned for some events that will provide great fun, great camaraderie, for both human and canines alike. On May 10th NEWFIEPALOOZA will once again ROCK and KNOCK your socks off!! Each year when I think it can’t get much better than this, Karen and Rhonda kick it up another notch. This year will be no exception. Details of this awesome event held to benefit NCNC rescue are listed on the website. Please take a look, and see that this is DEFINITELY something you do not wish to miss. Come join in on all the fun. I do not think there is another club that puts on a PARTY like this one to benefit needy Newfoundlands. Please put it on your calendars.

Speaking of calendars, check out our NCNC website if you ever are in need of specific information on events. There is a section that has a month to month calendar with meeting dates, and event dates listed. It changes frequently with new information added as it comes in. While we are on the subject of WEBSITES, another NCNC member that needs applause and thanks is our webmaster Karen Clancy. Karen is lighting quick with posting things for our website and keeping us up to date. We have a great website thanks to Karen and her technological talents.

Hoping that Spring will get here sooner than later! My BEST to all of you and your FURKIDS.

Cissy

March & April Birthdays

March

3/29/96 - Stormy (Ch. Moonsails Stormy Weather) Kathy Morris
3/29/96 - Buddy (Moonsails You've Got A Friend CGC, WD) Kathy Morris
3/23/00 - Yanni (CH Emmabay New Age Composer CD, WD, TDD) Owner: Barbara Hearn

April

4/12/95 J.J. (Moonsails Big Jims Bounty, CGC, CD, WD, DD) Kathy Morris

Show & Tell

Lifeguard Declan's NewDay Call Name: Brody Owner: Cara Drogus Brag: At the IKC show Brody went BOB on Friday, WD, BOW and BOS on Saturday to finish his championship. And on Sunday went BOB his first time as a special. Date of Brag: February 22 to 24, 2008

Allison Acres Beauregard, CGC Call Name: Beau Owners: Cynthia Nichols and Connie Allison Brag: We competed on three consecutive days at the Winter Classic in Indianapolis, successfully earning qualifying scores under three judges and earning the RN. Date of Brag: February 10, 2008 Brag: We completed the assessment process to be registered as Delta Society Pet Partners. Date of Brag: February 17, 2008

Newphoria Good Goes Round Moonsail Call Name: Gigi Owners: Kathy & Steve Van Wie Brag: At the Winnegamie KC show in Oshkosh, WI on January 12, Gigi went Best of Winners for her second major. Date of Brag: January 12, 2008

Lotta Love's Tatanka Iyotanka Call Name: Dakota Owners: Amy and Tim Corvillion Brag: Dakota was Winners Dog at the Chain O' Lakes Kennel Club show = 3 point major! Date of Brag: January 27, 2008

Paladin's Thomas Jefferson Call Name: TJ Owners: Barbara and Tom Hearn Brag: TJ was Winners Dog and Best of Winners out of the Open Dog Class at North Central Regional Specialty earning a 5 point major. Date of Brag: February 29, 2008

Lotta Love's Bakery

Tempting Training Treats

Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups flour, all-purpose or . whole wheat
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup grated cheese, . like parmesan
1 large egg
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup powdered milk, . non-fat

Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well; Roll the dough out to size of a cookie sheet; Pat the dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, bringing it to the edges. Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut desired sizes into dough (just score through). If you're using as training treats, cut them into small pieces; Sprinkle a little extra cheese and garlic powder if desired on dough for flavor. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 15 minutes until golden brown. Turn off the oven and let cool for a few hours; they will keep hardening the longer you leave them. Break them apart; store tightly covered or in the freezer.

January/February 2008

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Lotta Love's Bakery

President's Column - Cissy Sullivan

Hi Newfoundland Friends,

I am so painfully reminded about safety precautions concerning our beloved dogs. While helping with the search of the lost Newfoundland in the city of Chicago, so many things come to mind about worrisome situations like this one. Things that I am sure if I were placed in the same situation would have brought out the endless questioning…. If I only had…. If I would have…. If I had a list made… If I had only thought of that. And the list goes on and on. Hindsight is priceless, but most of us live in a daily life that does not present this, but surely enough we need to be realistic accidents happen to everyone, no one is given a by pass at all times. Just a reality check and suggestion, each household should put together a list of contacts to be made in case of emergency of any type and keep it posted somewhere. I have one within my household, one made for my vehicles, as well as one for my ring bag taken to shows and events. It never hurts to be proactive instead of reactive.

With all that freshly in my mind, I thought that everyone should feel confident that this club is one with caring, thoughtful, and good people within it. Our members would HELP anyone faced with a situation of loosing a pet whether it is passing to the bridge, actually being lost, a pet with an illness or medical situation that requires surgery or long term therapeutic care, a pet with behavioral issues and I could continue with countless scenarios. My point being, we have a GREAT network of Newfoundland Friends willing to reach out and help. Sometimes I wonder if all owners would reach out as far and as much when it comes to a human problem, that is a whole other story, but we certainly see the outpouring for our fur kids. That makes me proud, and elated to say I am part of something like that. If you are new to this club and sitting on the fringes wondering if or when you will step into the circle of members, please do. Please allow yourself to experience the confident feeling that there will be support and an outreach of help if needed. Not only should this support be during stressful times, but during the daily process of what I term the THREE L’S… loving, living, and learning with your Newfoundland. Everyday is an extension of the Three L’s, and yes even the seasoned veterans learn some new things too. I know that some will say that I am unrealistic about this, and I probably will get a few BAH HUMBUG replies, along with laughter but I refuse to look at only the negative. I will always have high hopes, and visions that even with such a diverse group of people, diverse philosophies, lifestyles, beliefs, likes, dislikes, we are all still joined by one thing, our LOVE for our Newfoundland’s and for believing “It’s All About the Dog”. Trying to keep that in mind, I hope that this NEWF YEAR can see an increased participation with mentoring, co-operative team work, heightening of camaraderie and support. If we all set our sights on continuing to do what’s in the best interest of our dogs, improving our breed, and working hard together to get those lofty goals accomplished, what a NEWF YEAR we have in store for us. It is my wish that we can come together and achieve these things and I hope that you will include at least one of these on your list of Newf Year Resolutions.

Speaking of this NEWF YEAR, I would like to mention a few events and items that are coming up during the time frame of this newsletter: w Membership and Dues renewal. w General Membership meeting, followed by NCNC Board meeting Sunday January 27th at the Extension Building Lake County Fairgrounds. Specific time and address will be posted on the website as soon as we get confirmation of ring time that day. w Regional Specialty: There are still trophies to be sponsored, volunteers needed for hospitality and auction areas, and donations for the auctions. Please check the specific information about these things within this newsletter.

Your help, efforts, and support are next to none! As always I truly appreciate the many things you, as members, do to make our club the great one it is. Hopefully everyone had great holidays no matter what way you celebrated, and that each and every one of you will have a peaceful year filled with many positive things. I care about you all, I care about your beloved Newfoundlands, and I wish you the Best of the New Year.

Newfoundly, Cissy

January & February Birthdays

January

1/02/02 - Shelby (Moonsails Joyride CGC) Kathy Van Wie
1/13/96 - Decker (CH Dryads Blackwatch Commander, CD, WD, DD) Joan Gunn & Dryad Kennels
1/20/98 - Morgan (BlueMoon's Shadow Dancer CGC TDI) Angela and John Mertens
1/20/98 - Elizabit (BlueMoon's Kathrine Elizabit, WRD DD) Christine Brigham
1/27/96 - Tuggy (Ch. Teddy Tug’s Travelin’ Man) Ralph and Carla Gengler

February

2/7/02 - Dryad Blackwatch Terra Fare (Feonie) - Joan Gunn
2/14/95 - Eternity (Hickory Ridge’s Eternity) Julie Poulin Siefert and Kathy Smith
2/14/96 - Thatcher (CH Pouch Cove’s Antares Trustee) John and Cindy Baertschi

Show & Tell

Newphoria Good Goes Round Moonsail (Gigi)
bred by Bill and Carol Thonn, owned by Kathy & Steve Van Wie, DVM earned the first leg of her CD on Dec. 8th at Osh Kosh KC.

Lotta Love's Bakery - Submitted by Linda Larsen

Low Fat Newf Cookies

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups of hot water
1-1/2 tsp. beef or chicken bouillon powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (or 1 minced clove)
3 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
3-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix hot water, oil, bouillon powder and garlic powder. Add flour, cornmeal and vegetables and mix well. Knead the dough on a floured surface for a minute or two. Roll out to 1/4" thick.

Cut into shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degree for 30 minutes.

Let cool - even though your Newf will probably be winding around your feet from the time you take the cookies out of the oven. Makes about 3-4 dozen cookies, depending on the size you cut. Store in the fridge, in an air tight container.

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