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The affix SNUGINES is an anagram of GUINNESS (the black stuff of Ireland)
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We had loved Newfoundlands for a long long time and finally in 1996 we got our first boy from Steven & Michelle McConnell - Beaubear Grand Cru (Mac) he was Trevor's choice, I loved the cheeky boy of the litter and 1 week after getting Mac we had another addition to the family Beaubear Bonnezeaux (Duke) - the cheeky one.
BEAUBEAR GRAND CRU (MAC)
D.O.B 13 SEPT 1996
BEAUBEAR BONNEZEAUX (DUKE)
D.O.B 13 SEPT 96
MAC & DUKE WITH THEIR BEST MATE OUR SHEPHERD "LUCKY"
On 9th September 2001 we lost Mac very suddenly, but at the time our friend Evelyn McVeigh was due a litter of puppies, we had our name down with Evelyn for a baby girl.
These puppies arrived on what would have been Mac's 5th birthday - 13th September 2001 - hence the name of our new baby girl "Angel" - Newveighbear Danae's Angel arrived along with 3 brothers.
Angel showed a few times but definitely not a show dog, although she did love the obedience and gained her Bronze and Silver Good Citizen Award.
Angel prefers to lie on the sofa at home or act the idiot ( like most newfies do)
NEWVEIGHBEAR DANAES ANGEL
D.O.B 13TH SEPT 2001
Angel & her brother Jute on holiday in Killarney
Jute giving a high 5
Angel in her favourite pose!!
2 years later our numbers grew, born on 19th June 2003, Newfamble Bop Bop Baby (named after Westlife song) - Kodi. arrived at our home.
Kodi was our showgirl, winning several Reserve Best in Shows and being made up to an Irish Champion in April 2007. Kodi also took the CC at Belfast Champion show in 2006 under Mrs Brenda Banbury (UK)
At the beginning of 2007 our latest addition was born - Brooklynbear Calendar Girl - Cally, she is a torture. She is from the Fairweather lines (Switzerland) her dad being Fairweathers Knockout with Brooklynbear and her grandfather on the other side being Fairweathers Darkling Sky with Brooklynbear
She has been very successful in the show ring winning Reserve Working and Pastoral Puppy of the Year and at 13 months old taking BEST IN SHOW at Sydenham & District. She also holds the title of Celtic Junior Winner 2008. In June 2008 she became the FIRST EVER NEWFOUNDLAND IN IRELAND to gain the title of Junior Champion - one for the record books!!
She has had a great start to 2009 with several green stars under her belt and also winning BEST OF BREED against her champion father, and then being placed 2nd in group. She has also taken the title this year of CELTIC WINNER 2009. To top it all in April 09 she won a BEST IN SHOW., but better was still to come, Dublin hosted the European Winners Show 2009, and here she won CACIB & Green star bitch, going Reserve Best of Breed. , this giving her another title of EUROPEAN WINNER 09. In June after only getting her 1st Green Star in March... she got her 7th ticket and was crowned IRISH CHAMPION on 13th June 2009.... she now has 13 Green stars.(many with Best of Breeds) and 2 CACIB , 14 res Green Stars & 2 Res CACIBs as at June 09. At end of July 09 she is currently TOP NEWFOUNDLAND IN IRELAND. What a year the wee lady has had.
She is the 1st Newfoundland in Ireland to become a Junior Champion (one for the history books)
JNR. CH. BROOKLYNBEAR CALENDAR GIRL WITH SNUGINES, CJW08( CALLY)
D.O.B 5TH JANUARY 2007
HIP SCORE - 6 (2-4)
ECHO-DOPPLER HEART TEST - CLEAR
CYSTINURIA TEST (DNA) - CLEAR
EYES TESTED CLEAR
Trevor was secretary of the Newfoundland Club of Ireland in 2007 and Vice-Chairperson in 2008, before resigning early in year . Alison was secretary 2008 but at AGM declined position when nominated for Secretary.
We are both members of the UK Newfoundland Club and also of The Southern Newfoundland Club (UK). We are also members of Newtownards & District Canine Club & Northern Ireland Non-Sporting Breeds Club. In October 2009 Trevor was voted as Treasurer for Newtownards & District Canine Club and Alison was voted on as a committee member. Newtownards & District hold their championship show in February each year.
We love the breed and first and foremost they are our pets, they live in our home with us, usually stealing the sofas before us!!
Showing is 2nd to us, the joy we get out of these gentle giants is first and foremost.
Along with other newfoundland owners, who have their dogs first and foremost as pets, we have just set up a new Newfoundland club in Ireland called Emerald Isle Newfoundland Club, in this club we will be having fun with the dogs with Carting days, demonstration days and fun days, we will also be having breed seminars and are hoping for some health clinics.
Alison is the Secretary of the new club and Trevor is Treasurer, both of us are founder members of the Club.
