It's a Tuff Life ...

Calling all dogs, calling all dogs, there is a major issue facing us all today.

Look at this face, it is the face of seriousness....

We need to band together for one important reason. It has come to my attention, that the people who make Tuffy Toys have not been canonised !!!!!!

This truly is a crying shame and i am calling on every toy loving dog out there to howl as one and call for this event to come to pass.

But seriously dogs, i have to say, my brand new christmas present, is a one in a million and i have not stopped prancing about with it yet, and, to tell you the truth, i don't plan to in the foreseeable future!!!!






Kuma was having sooooo much fun with hers as well .......





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Until Bella got other ideas !!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmph !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poor Poor Kuma, but then guess what !!!???

She then decided to PINCH MINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!




Except I PINCHED MINE BACK!!

But she didn't really care cos then she remembered about our kong squeaker ball, needless to say there was much newfy frolicking and chomping and squeaking enjoyed by all.



And of course every Newf knows the ONLY way to finish up a good play, is with a nap





Well, until next time, newfy licks to all

Hey all in dog world, we're BACK. We're very cross with the mamma for NOT MAKING NEWF TIME, we've been totally jipped cos she's been away on holidays yet again, but hey, she's back on track now and that's what's important.

I tell you what though guys, the mamma has been totally cheating on us while she's been away on holidays - and with a C.A.T of all things !!!!!

Nooks and i went totally nuts when she came to pick us up from the baby sitters, and even more nuts when we smelt her bag - that's when she told us all about it.......

Well, it's summer here in grand old oz, and that means, yep, you guessed it, VISITS TO THE BEACH !!!!!

And not only that - but the pool is out and we're having a great old time diving for dogs. We got the tip from our main newfster boys Nanook and Pooka over in New Jersey, and we totally were not going to miss out, they just looked TOOOO YUMMY.

For those that haven't heard about dog diving, it's when the mamma fills our pools up, and puts in "little boys" or cocktail frankfurts, and dogs we kid you not, there is just NOTHING BETTER, arooooooo.

Anyways, we've been keeping the mamma TOTALLY busy, what with Nanook's stink ear, and my therapy visits (nanook has been put off the roster for now on account of her stinky ear). Poor nanook got dragged to the V.E.T hospital - yet again - this time to see a dermatologist, who told the mamma she would have to go "under the knife" - i don't know what that means but i'm glad it ain't me, to have a shunt put into her ear so the V.E.T can get all the gunk out.

In the mean time, we're having a TOTALLY newfalicious time with our newest buddy - Bella. She's a one year old newfster who's staying with us for a couple of weeks while her humans are on holidays, and she's NUTS. She has just totally taken hold of the kong squeaker ball the mamma bought us, and thinks it's the best thing in the world!!!

We totally scored at christmas too, the mamma bought Nooks and I new hats to wear, and a dental ball - mint flavoured for minty fresh breath, yummmmmm - as well as new squeaker rings from tuffie toys - mine's red with paw prints, while nooks got one with a brick pattern on it. Here's a photo the mamma took of me looking all swishalicious in my new head gear, hey there boys .......

The best thing of all though was New Years Eve, my absolute FAVOURITE time of year. The cuddles are second to none, and oh dogs - the FOOOOOOD !!!!!

The mamma took me - Kuma - into "the city", to see the pretty lights, and there were sooooo many people there having barbeques - i nearly had heart palpitations thinking of how i was going to fit in all that smooching, but i was tooootally up to the task and got the job done. They just thought i was sooo pretty, what with my bib and hat, and the mamma was soooo proud of me, cos i made sure i showed my bestest manners, and didn't even beg for food once - well, i did use the "puppy dog eyes" trick - but if you don't tell her i sure won't.

In the mean time, i'm starting my campaign to get the mamma to give me a "70th" birthday party - seeing as how i'll be 10 in april, i do believe a birthday cake from happy yappers is definitely called for.

Well, we hope we're still your fave newf chicks on the block, even if the mamma has been totally slack in keeping up on the social scene.

Till next time, newf licks to all, and to all a happy new year,

Kuma & Nanook of OZ

A Model Newf

Hey dogs, well the hospital visiting roster has started up again - I, Kuma, had been doing them for a few years but because the Mamma moved house the rosters had to be cancelled until they put me on a new team in our new area. Well, i told the mamma, I'm NOT GOING in naked - she has to get me a new drool bib cos my old one just ain't cutting anymore. So, trusty ebay to the rescue, and arooooo, i have a new bib and drool towel set. Nanook has one that's a pink tuxedo - she is after all the ballerina princess in residence, but she wouldn't sit still long enough for the mamma to take a nice photo - sigh.

Spa Day Retreat - Newf Style

Oh dogs, after having to endure going
under the knife, there's nothing quite
like a bit of spa therapy to lift a girls
spirits, and check it out dogs, did i lap
it up or what. The Mamma decided that
after the scare I gave her, I, Kuma, was
in dire need of some pampering. Sooooo,
while she took Nookers out for some one
on one time at the park, playing with the
pelicans and ducks, I got down to
business, and boy was business good ....

Mamma's Note: May West is DEFINITELY back in town

Grrrrr

I am the man-eater Nanook of Oz, Grrrrrr!

All bike riding peoples of the world beware,

Grrrrr!

I am tough, I am a man-eater!!!

* Mamma's Note (too busy rolling around on the floor dying of laughter)

* Kuma's Note (cough cough, splutter, insert laughter here)

Ok, maybe not a maneater, but dogs check out
what some silly human left lying on the ground at

the park. I took one look at it and decided it was

definitely toy-worthy, and MOST DEFINITELY

coming home with me, where i then set about on

my mission of totally destroying it ....

Woaahhhh Duuuuude !

Hey dogs, Kuma here, oh man oh man, i tell you what dogs, the V.E.T put me on this medication while i was in the hospital, something called morphine, and duuuuuuude, it's awesome! The mamma assures me i'm all better now, just have to wait for the stitches to heal up and in two weeks i'll be back to my old hip-swishing ways , till then, woofs and tail wags,

Kuma (aka May West)

Holy smokes dogs I ALMOST DIED !!!!!!!!!!!!

The mamma came home from the work place today, took one look at my newfy eyes and just knew there was trouble. Usually i'm very happy, boisterous and up for a cuddle and a jump around, even for my grand years of 9, but today i just couldn't do it, i was just feeling miserable and just wanted to crawl under the mamma's doona, and she could tell. Sooooo, into the car we went, and a 20 minute drive to the animal hospital, the mamma didn't even want to bother with the regular vet as she knew we wouldn't make it before they closed. I got to meet a new V.E.T. who was very nice, although a little too forward for our first date, he kept checking under my tail - how rude, i'm a lady !!!!!!!!!!!!

He told the mamma it would be straight onto a drip, and in the morning they were going to "prep me", i think they're doing a photo shoot ?

Anyways, he said that the reason my tummy wasn't feeling so good was something called pylo, you'll have to forgive the spelling, i'm just saying what i hear. Apparently i'm going to get spayed tomorrow, as they have to get rid of all the gunk upsetting my tummy. I'm hoping that doesn't spoil my hip swishing, the mamma has given me many assurances that it won't and that the boys will still be driven mad by my swishiness.

Well, stay tuned for updates on whether "i've still got it"

Until then Newfy licks to all

Kuma (aka boof head bear, aka May West)