Samantha's Story

Since then she has been a pleasure to have.Needless to say there is never a dull moment with Sam around.  She is a very happy girl.  She loves to play and will relentlessly push a toy in your face till you give in and play.  She is very eager to please and a fast learner.  In the past year she has flourished.  She has earned her UKC CD title in three straight trials with one first and 2-second place finishes.  She also earned her AKC CD in three consecutive trials with grand finale at the 2001 National Specialty where she finished second for her title.  She also has her ASCA CD with one second, one third and one forth place finishes. She is also a Delta Certified Therapy Dog and TDI.

Samantha is very athletic and loves to do agility.  In her first agility trial she ran two times, both runs were 15-20 seconds below the allowed time and they were CLEAN runs!! In the June 2001 issue of Front and Finish she was listed as tied for Number One in the country in Newfoundland Novice A Standard Agility.  She also loves to pull her cart. She earned her draft title at the 2003 NCA National Specialty.In Novemeber of 2003 she also earned her Team Draft Dog Title. In February 2004 she was honored at the Sounth Central Newfoundland Club's award banquet as Top Working Newf in 2003. Samantha is now in training for her Water Dog title.