Sleeping Bear Newfoundland Dogs

10/01/2026

PLEASE READ AND BE AWARE:
Histio Sarcoma clinical trial!!

All!! I can only speak for myself. When gut punched with the “carcinoma” diagnosis as I have been in the past, I knew what the “std” treatment protocols that were going to be suggested would be. I also knew I wouldn’t pursue for the same reasons many would not.

What I did do was research night and day for other potential therapies / options, especially clinical trials around the world - and to my absolute surprise, I thought I found hope as there was a clinical trial in an enrollment phase for the exact cancer diagnosed! He fit the enrollment criteria 100% and I’d have to take him to a University Vet training facility on the East Coast - in my mind, at that minute, I was already packing the car for a trip without hesitation!!!

Thus, being aware of clinical trials and how they are conducted, I knew to call the Lead Investigator the next morning. I shared my overwhelming hope and expressed I could arrive in days if they’d accept him into the clinical trial.

Then came the unexpected question(s) that weren’t transparent in the enrollment criteria… Is he a full breed! I responded, “100% yes he is!” Then, “Is he an Irish wolfhound?” I responded, “No, is that a problem or are you excluding Irish wolfhound’s for some reason?”

Crushingly, he said “No, but every other breed is excluded as this trial is only enrolling Irish Wolfhounds as the clinical trial grant was funded for this particular study drug by a specific donor!” He said, “keep checking over the next months as we are trying to expand it as enrollment is slow at this time!” Months, I thought?! I / he doesn’t have months!!!

Thus, I ran across this today! This clinical study does not appear to be “breed exclusive, even though funded by a Berner organization - thankfully!”Therefore, please share as someone may truly be in need of and is desperately trying to find options!!

***Attention!***
This is a very important research study. If any of our Florida Berner friends have a Berner diagnosed with Histio Sarcoma please check this research study out!

See the details in the screen shot below.

09/11/2026

Pearlie the goofie guard dog! Not a fan of delivery dudes it seems! I think she’s smarter than the average Bear and pretends to guard the compound!

09/11/2026

Just a blink of an eye away!!!

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09/03/2026

Either it’s the poor photographer, or does my big melon look as big as my body? Me thinks it’s da old lady in da newfie shoe who’s the poor photographer!

09/03/2026

Once a runt always a runt?! Not around these parts right Waylon!

09/03/2026

A bit behind, but me thinks Rocky has settled in great with his newf furtastic furever family! Big bonus he’s got a sista too! Thankfully for him, she didn’t fancy her newf bed, but he sure seems to love it!!

08/12/2026

Still can’t believe this tribe is TEN years old!

Momma Stella and Mighty Poppa Blackhawk it’s so very hard to see you come up in memories! As much as I want to smile when I see your beautiful faces - especially with your babies, it tears me apart and my heart just crumbles!! I’ll love always and furever and I miss you so very very very much every single day!

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08/10/2026

How in the world can this incredible litter of furbabies be 10 years old already!? It was just yesterday Tim, Kristy, & family were here chasing them around in the yard until ZoZo became their furtastic favorite furry daughter and joined their family who’s given her nothing but pure Love!

Oftentimes there’s at least one story that sticks with me @ most! When they lived near, while Zoey loves everyone, she didn’t love “a or all” delivery drivers. Kristy was trying to find a way to be notified of a delivery to be sure Zoey was inside.

She thought, perhaps she could make a sign, “leave your Package here!” at the end of the driveway… however, the delivery drivers were male, and she quickly realized that may not work or be understood correctly! Lololol!

Happy 10TH Birthday Zoey (and to the rest of her brudders and sisters) from all of us to all of you - especially from your amazing / incredible pawrents Momma Stella and Poppa Blackhawk who were the best of the best pawrents ever!

08/08/2026

I absolutely LOVE receiving and posting all our furry kids pictures - every single one as they bring me more joy and happiness than anyone could ever know! To have helped each and every one take their first breathe is the most incredible gift I’ve ever been blessed with! To be blessed by meeting and becoming friends with so many of our incredible furtastic / amazing furbaby families has been the icing on the cake! To watch them grow up with their families and see and feel the love they have for each other is incredibly heartwarming! ! To know that I/we had a part in bringing such love / joy / happiness to families throughout this great country I never imagined / thought or considered decades ago when I began our breeding program is nothing short of amazing!

Then one day an extra special moment happens and you really realize you did something in your life that brings a special kind of pride and a very special precious gift that keeps on giving - especially since so many (including me back in the day) had no idea this incredible breed ever existed! You realize you not only raised awareness of these gentle giant angels - you created a “Newfie Village!”

Long story short… Yesterday brought an unanticipated extra special surprise of two of our amazing mommas who share common family friends realize they had far more in common than they (or I) ever knew or imagined! Their friends are moving out of state and they gathered @ one of my fav places! Not only one of my fav places, the owners are dear friends who just happen to be goofie pawrents too!

Momma Heidi on the left (Brinley), and Momma Angie on right (Moto) sharing their Newfie pride and joys!

I know Mommas Stella and Legacy and Poppas Blackhawk and Beethoven are proud pawrents of this one and all their babies as they’ve sure produced the best furry kids ever!

07/30/2026

Dis wittle puppy has a furtastic newf family he will be joining in a few days at his newf furever home in Naperville! His newf family has one human Son and one furry newfie girlie so he will have a buddy! He's been named Rocky (first Rocky in the SBND history) and we so excited for his next newfie adventure! So going to miss this wittle dude as he is sweet as sugar on a Sunday mornin and so loving!

That's a wrap on the Mother's Day Miricle sweet babies! No more to come ANYTIME soon, right Poppa Beethoven!!!!