Ch. Tyche’s Malena (WP65607905)

 

Maggie is a mid-western girl, born 9/25/95 in Minnesota. She is the granddaughter of our Monty, so we were very well acquainted with her blood lines. We expected a sweet, happy but somewhat cautions girl and we eagerly awaited her arrival here on the east coast. Finally the great day arrived! We picked her up at Logan airport – she flew first class, of course.  When the flight attendant brought her crate into the waiting area she gave a little whimper. We foolishly thought she was afraid and quickly opened the door to the crate so we could pick her up and comfort her. Well, much to our surprise, she wasn’t at all afraid – she was simply tired of being locked in a crate! She walked around the crowds of milling people at Logan - inspecting them with great interest. After we caught up with her, she proceeded to complain that the peanuts on the flight weren’t to her liking and that she wasn't allowed to have champagne! 

Since that day, Maggie has never failed to remind us that she is exceptionally bright, very sweet, independent, and probably more human than most humans. She is our alpha girl and runs the pack with a velvet paw.

Maggie was a consummate show dog and finished her championship quickly.  She is a natural 'ham' in the ring and loves the attention.  She had one huge win at the regional show in the midwest which started her show career nicely.  

 

Below, you can view several show photos her 
Maggie loves life and is very curious and confident….attributes which often make our lives difficult. We have underground fencing for the dogs and a doggie door so all the dogs have considerable freedom. Our first system was Invisible Fence and Maggie – brilliant girl that she is – learned that she could run her batteries down by laying close enough to the line to put the batteries ‘on alert’ but not close enough to give her a ‘zip’. When the batteries would run down, she would take sight seeing trips through the neighborhood. 

One day we had a huge snow and ice storm and all the electricity went out…Maggie seized upon this as an opportunity for a great adventure. She went swimming in the partially frozen swamp to the left of our farm, made friends with the phone repair guys and generally had a great time. Luckily, we had gone through the neighborhood making it well known that there was a $200 reward for finding a big black dog named Maggie and she was ‘turned in’ by one team of phone repair guys who had shared their lunches with her. 

  

 
 

We showed up in the car to pick her…she was happy to see us but quite ‘miffed’ that we intended to take her home and end her marvelous adventure. Leash on, we took her toward the car…she dragged me towards the one of the guys – who hadn’t quite finished his sandwich – and gave him a great big lick on the face to say good-bye. We have since switched to Innoteck fencing with re-chargeable batteries and more ‘bells and whistles’ which has reduced Maggie’s ‘vacations’. And, as an older dog, she no longer likes to walk back home but, instead, expects a ride. She will scratch and bark at a neighbor’s door to be let in, lower her head so that her name and phone number (on her collar tag) are visible with the full expectation that ‘her people’ will be promptly called to pick her up.

  

 

 

Maggie is loves hunting and has often brought small critters – skunks, voles, etc - to me to show off her hunting skill. One evening all the dogs had gone out to do ‘you-know-what’. About a half hour later, Maggie and Phoebe returned to the house. Phoebe was covered in quills while Maggie was proudly carrying HER prize (a dead porcupine) by the un-quilled stomach. When Phoebe (who had quite clearly done the lion’s share of the hunting-judging from the quills) got too close to the ‘prize’, Maggie would growl at her to warn her away from HER trophy! Maggie didn’t have a quill on her.
 

Maggie’s mother, Ch Tyche’s Echo, is one of the top producers of champion Newfoundland offspring in the United States. She was honored, some years ago, for having top producing dam EVER! Both Echo and Wunder (Maggie’s father) have their Register of Merit for producing an exceptionally large number of Newfoundland champions. We are proud to say that Maggie completed the requirements for Wunder’s ROM when she finished her championship. Maggie is flashy in the ring with excellent movement and clearly has that ‘look at me’ attitude that says ‘winner’! Photos of her family appear to the right and below 

If you look at the photos directly below (Maggie's mother) and below and left (Maggie's sister) you will undoubtedly note the strong family resemblance between the two.  Naida lives in Vermont with one of Monty's daughters, WagWheeze.  (Wheeze is on Monty's page - Ch. Halirock's Vermonster -  both as an adult and as a puppy.)  

Echo was honored by the Newfoundland Club of America for producing the most champion offspring  ever in the history of the club!

All three girls are quite dominant but  get along nicely when they get together.  

Ch Tyche's Naida - Maggie's sister

 Ch Tyche's Echo, ROM - Maggie's mother

Maggie's Sire 

 

 

The photo  below is a photo of Maggie and Oliver during their 'courtship'

They produced a wonderful litter of pups...including our Olivia (Livvy - you can see her on her own web page on this site).  Another puppy (directly below) went on to be a seizure and was able to predict when his owner was about to have a seizure and lead her to a safe place.

Maggie LOVES water!  Just about her favorite thing in the world is swimming.  The photo below shows Maggie doing what she loves best - swimming.  She is swimming out to fetch the float that you can see in the distance. 

 

 

A Maggie/Oliver puppy

Maggie's hobbies

 

Although Maggie loves to swim more than anything else, a second, well-loved hobby includes boating.  The photo to the right  shows 'Captain' Maggie in the kayak with Bob....notice that Bob is doing all of the work!  But both are dressed for boating safety with life vests and (for Maggie) her 'doggles' (see photo below for closeup)

Maggie and Bob kayaking
Maggie doesn't like to go anywhere without the appropriate safety gear  You see her below and to the right in her "Aqua Pawz" life vest and her 'doggles' in preparation for her boating trip.  Normally, one wouldn't put a life vest on a Newfoundland - especially one who is such an excellent swimmer as Maggie.  However, when Maggie was 10, she ruptured the C2 and C3 discs in her back.  While she is fully recuperated - thanks to the excellent care from our vet at Nashoba Valley Veterinary Hospital - we are told that she will hence always be prone to disc problems.  As a result, we insist she wear a life while in the boat vest....should she end up in the water (by accident or intent on her part) and have her back 'sieze up' on her, her life vest will protect her from harm.  Likewise, the 'doggles'  protect her eyes; she had a growth removed from the bottom eyelid and her eyes tend to be more sensitive to the wind, now.

Maggie with her life vest and 'doggles'