All posts tagged “Memphis and Ellie Mae

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The Girls Get Cleaned Up

Today was grooming day for Memphis and Ellie Mae. The fabulous Lorraine and her grooming truck arrived this morning and both dogs got bathed, blow-dried, brushed, nails clipped, trimmed. The works.

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How Big?

Somebody landed here at 27th Street after searching “how big is the largest Newfoundland dog?”. The short answer is, “very big.” Regular readers know that I have two Newfs, Memphis and Ellie Mae. That’s them up on my banner today. I get questions about their… Read More

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This Afternoon

The crisp clear afternoon has coaxed a lot of people in the neighbourhood outdoors. The toboggan hill at the filtration plant has hardly been in use this season for lack of snow, but enough came down the other day to create a marginal base. Marginal… Read More

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What kind of dog is that?…..

My dogs, being so huge, attract a lot of attention. Often the conversation goes like this: Are those St. Bernards? Nope, they’re Newfoundlands. Oh, of course. I never seen a black and white one before though. They call the black and white ones Landseers. How… Read More

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Playing in the Snow

We enjoyed Christmas Eve at my sister’s up in Hockley Valley, and were delighted to see a coating of snow on the ground. The dogs especially loved romping around in it. Memphis of course managed to get a tail full of burrs in no time.