| Killian's Hillside Newfoundlands |
| Scroll down for photos from our 2nd Puppy Reunion held here on May 30th, 2015! |
| 1st litter "Gus" 3 1/2 yrs. Tye & Lindsay Levy |
| 3rd litter "Bruin" 1 1/2 yrs Carson, Christina & Corrine |
| 3rd litter "Ella" 1 1/2 yrs |
| 3rd litter "Sully" 1 1/2 yrs Emma & Jessica |
| 2nd litter "Marly" 2 yrs & 4th litter "Misty" 5 months Matt, Elizabeth & Juli |
| Our 2nd puppy reunion went very well! We had 10 puppy families share the day with us. This years reunion was a very emotion filled day as we celebrated the lives of two of our babies who, although no longer with us in body, will forever be in our hearts. Wrigley was a beautiful black puppy from Boston's first litter fathered by Grizz. Wrigley moved to heaven on March 13th 2015 after undergoing emergency surgery for a blockage. He had somehow swallowed a piece of plastic that perforated his bowel. His mom and dad got him the best medical treatment but despite coming through the surgery, the damage was too extensive and now Wrigley runs free and plays all day with his Golden Retriever brother Kobe who had moved to heaven in January of 2014. With broken hearts full of love to give, his family rescued a shepherd/lab mix who they named "Killian" 3 weeks after losing Wrigley. We were so honored to have Rona, her son Chris and Killian be able to come and spend the day with us. We also celebrated the life of Sampson, a beautiful black and white landseer from Boston's third litter, fathered by Dundee. Sampson moved to heaven on May 12th 2015 after a 3 month battle with osteosarcoma. His family also sought the best care for him and unfortunately the prognosis for Sampson was no more than a year of life even if he underwent a right back leg amputation and chemotherapy. Charlie and I encouraged Bobby and Kim to make the most of each day with Sampson but we supported them in making the decision to love him enough to not put him through the pain of surgery and chemo when the devastating outcome was inevitable. They spent his last day with him and their 2 boys Aiden (5) and Colby (2) doing all sorts of special things. While not with us physically at the reunion they were with us in spirit as everyone rallied behind these familiies in their great loss. |
| The "stars" of the day are pictured below, enjoy!!!! |
| 7 weeks |
| Wrigley our "Yellow" puppy 7/31/11 - 3/13/15 Enjoy heaven sweet boy. You will forever be in our hearts. |
| Thank you Mark, Rona, Chris and Danielle for loving our sweet boy. |
| Sampson our "Black" puppy 11/12/13 - 5/12/15 Enjoy heaven sweet boy. You will forever be in our hearts. |
| 7 weeks |
| Thank you Bobby, Kim, Aiden and Colby for loving our sweet boy. |
| 4th litter "Riley" 5 months Donna |
| 4th litter "Maggie" 5 months Dean & Lauren |
| 4th litter "Finnegan" 5 months Kiernan, Rose, Ronan & Mike |
| 4th litter "Tucker" 5 months Andrew, Steve, Ellie, Gretchen & Mary |
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3rd litter siblings
| 4th litter siblings |
| "Killian" |
| They've got Rona surrounded! |
| Sully just LOVED Killian! |
| Sure Bruin, help yourself to the drink table! |
| "Grandpa" (my dad) with Gus! |
| My cousin Beth came to help with the food and "man" the grill. She brought her English Shepherd "Ayla" to play with the other dogs. Killian looked like a smaller version of Ayla! |
| "Thank you Beth for all of your help!" |
| Marly and Gus discussing what kind of drink they would like to have! |
| Notice it's all the "older" dogs needing a rest! |
| Gus got his goodie bag and he is heading for the car! Good boy Gus! |
| "Come on Mom and Dad, you said we were leaving..." |
| "Got any snacks?" |
| "Seriously, did they really think we were just going to drink this water????" |
| London and Misty, both from Boston's line although not siblings, these two are two peas in a pod! Gorgeous, but naughty girls! |
| Marly, you look like your Daddy Dundee! So handsome! |
| Miss Ella says "I'm heading in and finding an air conditioning duct!" |
| Thanks for coming Chris, Rona & Killian. We know this was a bittersweet day for you but Wrigley was here in spirit and we were so grateful to finally be able to give you hugs in person! |
| Tucker guarding the water "tub"! So handsome! |
| Handsome boy Finnegan with London. "Oh Finnegan how I've missed playing with you!" |
Such a pretty girl you are Maggie!
| Dubbie resumed her position from last year guarding the food! Good job Dublin! |
| Beautiful Riley remembered me with lots of kisses! |
| "Hey everybody... she's got snacks!" |