Happy Birthday Baby!

Happy Birthday to our super sweet boy, Louie Lou. We are so grateful that you are part of our family and we cherish everyday with you.

Louie at 4 months old

Louie at almost 3 years old

In honor of Louie's 3rd Birthday, Katie and Louie got to split a can of tuna. They politely waited during the birthday song before digging in.

Our little Louie, all grown up

Therapy Dog Milestone

Louie just received an award from Therapy Dogs International for completing 50 therapy visits.

Way to go Louie! We are so proud of you!

Friends + Newfs = FUN!

Three wonderful friends from Memphis came to stay with us this weekend. We all had a blast together going for long walks and playing games. Katie and Louie were charmed by our guests and ran up to their bedroom first thing this morning to give them time-to-wake-up kisses.

"C" was a big help to me by walking Katie while I walked Louie yesterday at the Big Dam Bridge. C and Katie quickly became the best of friends. Today when we went for a walk in the woods I let Katie off her leash. C and Katie stayed close together the whole time. Once when Katie went the wrong way C called her and she ran as fast as she could to his side. Katie responded so well to him and C was extremely attentive and observant of her.

I love this picture of "J" and Louie...two super cuties. Louie got a little rambunctious when he first met J for a few seconds until I firmly told him that even though she likes to bounce around she is not a puppy to wrestle with. After that reminder Louie was a perfect gentleman for the rest of their visit.

Our 3 friends with the Newfs

We were so sad for our friends to leave, but very grateful we got to spend this wonderful time with them.

The Best Newfie Weather

Two Sweet Newfs in Their Element

My Three Sweeties :)

Our Snowy Walk Through the Woods

Katie Back at the Happy Haus

Louie Before the Walk...

Louie After the Walk

See you all soon. XOXOXO from Katie and Louie

Fun Before the Storm

Katie, Louie, Gary and I went on a walk in the woods the day before we received several inches of snow. Stay tuned for scenes from our snowy walk this morning.

We have started letting Louie off leash when we are in areas where there are no other dogs around. He is doing a great job of staying close to his pack. It's nice to be able to use all of that obedience training in the real world.

Merry Newfie Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful friends!

We are sending lots of love your way!

Can you find the N - E - W - F on our tree?

I've been such a good girl all year!! I wonder what Santa brought me?

Louie the Newf Goes to School

A few weeks ago Louie and I participated in our Public School District's Annual Reading Day. We read our favorite book, entitled "Newf" of course, to two different classes of second graders.

Our first class was a bit smaller than usual because several of the students were going on a field trip to meet Bill Cosby. The teacher told me they were very sad to miss out on visiting with Louie and that in their classroom Louie is more of a celebrity than Mr. Cosby. Thankfully the children did get to pet Louie briefly before they left.

Watching Louie do his tricks

Louie demonstrates that he knows the difference between is left and his right foot

I promise these kids were having fun...they just got tired of posing.

At the second school we went to these older children were our guides. They were so helpful to me and super sweet to Louie. We were very impressed by them.

We asked if the special needs class would like a visit and they said yes. Louie got to visit his buddy "J" from the previous school year. Louie and I arrived to the class first. When J came in he ran right up to Louie and without hesitation threw his arms around him in a big hug.

This child is exploring his first Newfoundland dog.

Louie with Rabbit ears :)

Louie and his gang

One last kiss for J before we left.

By the end of the day we ended up seeing six different classes of students. We were only scheduled to see two, but as Louie walked down the halls we had several teachers begging for him to visit their class too. It was a long day for both of us, but super fun. It's always a great day when you can spread a little Newfie love around.