Newfoundland Specialty in San Diego

I went to my first show right on my 6 month birthday.
I thought the judge was going to take my liver treat

out of my mouth so I sat down and closed my mouth tight!

opps, I found out later she just wanted to look at my teeth.

(Well.... usually when people are opening my mouth it's to take something out)

I know better now so Sophie and I are getting ready for the

Newfie Specialty in San Diego

Don't forget to bring some of these

We CANNOT forget my food bowl!

ohhh phhhh I just found out we have a long drive ahead of us

Whoo hooo my Bella is going to her first Specialty

Wait..... did you stay 6 hours in the car with Bella???

Whoooooo hooooooooo whoooooo hoooooo Bella won!

OH NO NO ISABELLA!!

My grandmother (The beautiful and sweet Miss Ottis) passed on one big no no to me.......

CHEWING WALL BOARD!!

I promised to never chew walls againI found something every more fun than chewing walls!

I can't believe I haven't found this fun sooner!

Uh Oh let me guess.... this is a no no too???

I hope I can keep all these No No's straight

Bella

Chewing And Even More Chewing

Growing adult teeth takes a lot of chewing

(Notice the window sills??)

One afternoon I couldn't sleep so I woke my mama Sophie up.

She told me of a secret place she left a good chewing stick

I hope I'm going the right way

My long legs can climb these hills easy nowI can make it down easy now too

I found it!!!

Oh yeah this is a good chewing stick

I don't know why but everyone says they'll be glad when I'm done teething

Thanks mama Sophie I can go back to napping now

I wonder if those baseboards are off limits like the window sills??

Bella

On The Hunt

Indoor play has been fun but...

Now that I'm BIG I get to play in the backyard!

mmm Let me see what looks good

Look at this cool thing I found. I've never seen one of these before.

What was that?? I hear something!
I thought it was coming from over here but I had to listen again.

Maybe it was coming from in here

Maybe it went up this hill

whew! This hill is steep

Ok I made it to the top... How do I get down???

Sliding on my belly works

Mom had to come to my rescue and help me down

I think I'll stay on flat ground until tomorrow when I'm bigger

All that mountain climbing made me hot so I went swimming to cool off

Mom's giving me my first swimming lesson

All that exploring makes a growing girl like me hungry

There's probably food left in here somewhere

"Sister" and I are getting sleepy after all that exploring

Watch and see.....When I wake up from this nap I'm going to be even BIGGER!


Bella

Introducing Win N Rome's One And Only Isabella!

The next big chapter in our lives started the day I learned I was pregnant!

I felt like I was carrying 12 big babies but.......

No! Just ONE BIG GIANT one the Dr. said!

She still loves to sleep like this

We named her Win N Rome's One And Only Isabella

Bella's only littermate was a stuffed toy Newfie named "Sister"

I was never too far away
Bella never sleeps without her "Sister"


As soon as I thought Bella was old enough I had her watch her first dog show

as I taught her all the finer tips of becoming a beautiful show dog


Uh Oh..... she's up and on the move!

Learning to take care of business like a proper lady

Bella discovered the garden hose at 6 weeks and still remains close friends with it today

I wonder where she gets her attitude???

First bath

I couldn't wait for her to get big enough to play with.

Everyday I would mash a toy into her face trying to get her grab onto and play tug of war

She finally latched on and we've been pulling ever since

I taught her all my best moves

I think we need a bigger bag of food

Bella couldn't have been more happy when she was big enough to explore the backyard

Sophie