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Inside this Newsletter

Newf Scoops 2 Grooming Seminar with Cindy Flowers 3 “Of Pancakes and Old Man Winter” 4

Oregon Ridge Nature Center Newf Walk Pictures 5-6

Membership Applicants 7

3 Big Brands May be Tied to Jerky Treat Illness

in Dogs (MSNBC Report) 8-10

CNC Board of Directors and Committee Chairs 11

About Bear Fare 12

CNC Formal

Water Training

Seminar

June 9th-10th

Codorus Park, PA

Instructors: Cindy

and John Flowers

Info and

Registration Form

Contact:

Lisa LaMartina

717 993-5160

CNC Water Tests

Codorus State Park

Hanover, PA

August 24th thru 26th

WRDX on Aug 24th

WD/WRD on Aug 25th and 26th

Chair: Karin Bystol

Co-Secretaries: Judith Van Dyke

and Cindy Flowers

CNC

SPRING

FUN DAY

May 12th

9am to 3pm

Lake Accotink

Park

Springfield, VA

Coordinator:

Dave

Rothschild 703-

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Education:

Dotty Hudson

757-233-0300

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D E B B I E A N D J E F F D E N N I S O N B E A R N

M I N D ’ S C O V E R G I R L ( B E L L A )

3 / 2 9 / 1 2 A N D 3 / 3 0 / 1 2 C O L U M B I A K C W B , B W

Newf Scoops

GCH. Longship’s Black Buoy at Baranca Acres CGC

Earned his Champion January 15, 2011

and his Grand Champion November 27, 2011

at three years old.

Owned by Anne and Barney Weber

Buoy and handler

Debbie and Jeff Dennison

Bear N Mind’s Cover Girl (Bella)

3-29-12 and 3-30-12

Columbia KC

WB, BW

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Grooming Seminar with

Cindy Flowers

March 3rd and 4th

Purcellville, VA

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Of Pancakes and Old Man Winter from The Diaries of Lady Calza

For the past few years, an intrepid group of CNC members has attended the Pancake

Breakfast put on by Oregon Ridge Nature Center. This park is located in Cockeysville, Maryland, just a few miles north of the Baltimore beltway on I-83. Members of the CNC go on a Newf Walk

after eating breakfast. CNC member Trish Fornadley spearheaded the event this year. The Pancake Breakfast was

held on Saturday and Sunday, March 3rd-4th. In years past, the CNC has attended on Saturday and then gone for its Newf Walk. This year, the weather did not permit a Saturday walk. As late-winter weather began hitting the Mid-Atlantic, Trish made the difficult call to wait until Sunday to hold our

walk; this turned out to be the best decision.

Calza and I left Williamsburg on Saturday to attend the event; our destination was a dog-

friendly motel in York, PA. Despite the numerous Winter Weather advisories posted for our entire route, we arrived in York safely. Sunday was the day of the big event. Calza and I were to meet the

crew at the Oregon Ridge Park Lodge at 10:00AM. We arrived in time to rescue some stragglers

who had parked in the wrong parking lot. We all enjoyed the Pancake Breakfast before going on our walk.

Our Newf Walk encompassed about two miles over some hilly terrain. Trish Fornadley did a masterful job leading the contingent of 10 or more Newfs and their people over the trails in the park.

I want to personally thank Trish for the wonderful job she did hosting this event. It went extremely well and was a lot of fun. I was personally surprised at the turnout, since the weather report for the weekend was scary.

Calza and I started back to Williamsburg on Monday. This time, we encountered snow instead of the rain we had coming to the event. Fortunately, the road crews in Northern Virginia are

efficient, and we had no trouble getting home. - submitted by Brad Cole

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…more pictures from the Pancake Breakfast and Newf Walk….

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…and a few more……..

Oregon Ridge Nature Center Pancake Breakfast/Newf Walk pictures submitted by Brad Cole

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Colonial Newfoundland Club

Membership Applicants

Presented to the Board of Directors for

Preliminary Approval

March 7, 2012

Emma Lisa LaMartina

Stewartstown, PA 17363

Hilery and Effie Simpson

Ellicott City, MD 21042

Sandra Stultz and Anthony Haines Westminster, MD 231158

April 25, 2012

Sandra Lewis & Ralph Grier

Leesburg, VA 20175

Margaret O’Brien

Charlottesville, VA 22911

Susan Tucker Massey, MD 21650

If you need more information regarding the above membership applicants,

please contact Judy Van Dyke, Membership Chair,

[email protected]

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3 Big Brands May Be Tied to Chicken Jerky Illness in Dogs,

FDA Records Show --by JoNel Aleccia for MSNBC

Stumped by mysterious illnesses in at least 600 dogs in the U.S., federal health officials have turned to

consumers for help investigating problems possibly tied to chicken jerky pet treats made in China. A log of

complaints collected from pet owners and veterinarians contains references to at least three popular brands of jerky

treats that may be associated with kidney failure and other serious ailments, according to internal Food and Drug

Administration documents obtained by msnbc.com.

Waggin' Train Wholesome Chicken Jerky Tenders were among 13 Nestle Purina brand treats listed among

22 complaints being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration. The treats, made in China, have

been tied to reports of illnesses and deaths in

dogs.

Of 22 “Priority 1” cases listed by the FDA late

last year, 13 cited Waggin’ Train or Canyon

Creek Ranch jerky treats or tenders, both

produced by Nestle Purina PetCare Co., the

records show. Another three listed Milo’s

Kitchen Home-style Dog Treats, produced by

the Del Monte Corp. The rest listed single

brands or no brand.

Priority 1 cases are those in which the animal

is aged 11 or younger and medical records that

document illness are available, an

FDA spokeswoman said. In In many cases,

samples of the suspect treats also are collected.

The report, obtained through a public records

request, is the first agency indication of any

brands linked to illnesses that have climbed since

the FDA warned pet owners about jerky treats in

November. That was the FDA's third caution

about the pet products since 2007.

Nestle Purina and Del Monte officials said their treats are safe and FDA regulators said repeated tests have shown

no absolute tie to any brand or manufacturer.

“No specific products have been recalled because a definitive cause has not been determined,” FDA officials said

in a statement. The internal report, overseen by the FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak and Response Evaluation, or

CORE, group, is one of several ongoing assignments in which FDA regulators are seeking jerky treat samples and

medical records of dogs that may have developed kidney failure, liver disease or Fanconi syndrome, which can

lead to serious illness and death.

The recent complaints were filed from October through December by people in cities from California to New

York, but the agency will continue to accept them. “We still invite owners and veterinarians to submit complaints

and samples,” said Siobhan DeLancey, an FDA spokeswoman. “The more information we have, the more likely

we can find a link.”

Waggin' Train

Wholesome Chicken

Jerky Tenders were

among 13 Nestle

Purina brand treats

listed among 22

complaints being

investigated by the

Food and Drug

Administration.

The treats, made in

China, have been

tied to reports of

illnesses and deaths

in dogs.

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The move comes as the FDA is under growing pressure from consumers and lawmakers to address rising numbers

of illnesses blamed on the China-made treats. Before the warning was issued in November, the agency had logged

70 reports of illnesses tied to the treats last year. Since then, more than 530 additional complaints of illnesses and

some deaths have been filed, officials said.

Consumers who say their dogs were sickened or killed have launched at least three petitions demanding recalls of

jerky pet treats made in China, including one begun in December that has more than 3,400 signatures from the U.S.

and around the world.

“At the slightest doubt, these products should have been recalled, especially knowing there was a link or at the

very least a caution/warning label put on the packaging warning the consumers,” said Robin Pierre, a co-founder of

“Animal Parents Against Pet Treats Made in China.” Pierre, 49, of Pine Bush, N.Y., believes Waggin’ Train

chicken jerky treats were responsible for the sudden death last fall of her previously health 2-year-old pug, Bella,

who developed kidney failure.

Bella, a 2-year-old Pug, died last fall after

her owner, Robin Pierre, said Bella ate

Waggin' Train chicken jerky treats.

“The last week of her life was nothing but misery and pain, separated from her family, she died all alone, in

a cage, despite the fact that she had a family who loved her,” Pierre wrote in an email to msnbc.com. “She

meant the world to me and my family.”

More than 375 people have signed a petition launched last week by Susan Rhodes, 51, of Port St. Lucie,

Fla. She believes her 14-year-old dog, Ginger, may have developed life-threatening kidney failure after

eating chicken jerky treats.

She was stunned to hear that consumer complaints alone can’t force the FDA -- or a company -- to recall

potentially tainted products.“That is just unreal. I am not happy with that,” Rhodes said.

For their part, FDA officials said the companies are free to enact a voluntary recall at any time.

Lawmakers call for action

Lawmakers, however, are demanding stronger FDA action. Ohio Democrats Sen. Sherrod Brown

and Rep. Dennis Kucinich in February called on the FDA to step up investigation of tainted pet treats. In a

response sent late last week, an FDA official told Brown the agency “continues to actively investigate” the

reports and to pursue testing for chemical and microbiological contaminants.

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On Monday, Brown called the agency’s response “inadequate” and urged prompt release of results of 153

pending tests on the Chinese-made treats. “I will continue to press the FDA on this issue because Ohio consumers

shouldn’t have to worry about the safety of their pet’s food,” he said in a statement.

Since 2007, FDA scientists have analyzed jerky treats for evidence of dangerous toxins, including heavy

metals, melamine, melamine analogs and diethylene glycol, chemicals used in plastics and resins. So far, they’ve

found nothing convincing, a point emphasized by Keith Schopp, director of communications for Nestle Purina. He

noted that FDA officials also suggest that illnesses may be a result of causes other than eating jerky treats.

“Our chicken jerky treats are safe to feed as directed,” said Schopp. “The safety of our products -- and the

pets who consume them -- are our top priorities.” The company has a comprehensive food safety program in place,

he said, including at manufacturing plants in China.

Pierre, who lost her dog, has little faith in pet food manufacturers -- or in the FDA. “Actions speak louder

than words and there has been no action from them up until now,” Pierre said. “Waggin’ Train has hid behind the

technicality that the FDA cannot find the link and the FDA has let them.”

Consumers can report illnesses to the FDA's pet food complaint site.

To read the on-line version of this article, please click on this link:

MSNBC

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2012 CNC

Board Of Directors

President

Kathy Hamilton

Vice President

Rose Miller

Treasurer

Judy Van Dyke Recording Secretary

Dru Kappe

Corresponding Secretary

Chuck Basham

Members-at-Large

Dotty Hudson Kathy Paxton Andrea Westerfield

Colonial Bear Fare is a quarterly

publication of the Colonial

Newfoundland Club, Inc.

Articles and information are

printed for general interest and

entertainment value. The

opinions and views of the

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Club, Inc., or the Newfoundland

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Colonial Newfoundland Club,

Inc., or the Newfoundland Club

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ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR

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BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO

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YOUR NEWF.

2012 CNC

Committee Chairs

Awards Kandy Adams

Education Dotty Hudson

Historian Kathy Paxton

Membership Judy Van Dyke

NCA Regional Club

Committee

Representative Chuck Basham

Bear Fare Editor Janet Phares

Policy Kathy Paxton

Property Don Sharkey

Publicity Karen Parry

Rescue Donna McConn

Kathy Paxton

Sunshine Chris Gorsuch

Supported Entries

and Regionals Cindy Flowers

VA Federation of Dog Clubs and

Breeders Representatives Lisa Lathrop

Kathy Hamilton

Ways & Means Kathy Paxton

Web Master Chuck Basham

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