Stories by Arthur Witten
Arthur Witten resides in Australia. Over the decades, he has shared his heart and home with multiple Newfs. His colourful posts to Newf-L have been preserved on his page for all to enjoy.
Pride!
The young Master Keaton, all of six months, insisted on being brushed first this morning! Liquorice is easy going, besides it gave her the opportunity to gnaw on her pressed rawhide "bone" in peace, not disturbed by my attentions. Keaton chewed...
A Tri-colored Newfoundland
There was a happy change of routine yesterday as I was able to mow grass. Actual grass! Green grass! Those wonderfully soft luxuriant emerald blades of grass have at last come forth from the barren wasteland that had, until recent welcome...
Settling In
Keaton is the little Landseer boy that has joined our home and made the life of my darling Liquorice and her folks such a joy of late. He has settled in as though he has lived here all his short life and could want for nothing more. When Keaton...
Morning After The Night Before
For young master Keaton it was the morning after the night before. He had been invited to my sister's home the previous evening to make his "social debut" within our family, and as expected, my little man received attention galore! So much so...
Liquorice Has A Puppy
Today is January 10th, 2002 and that date holds special meaning for us as it was exactly one year ago today that my little darling Liquorice first entered our lives, casting her spell and breathing new life into our existence. Liquorice has...
Christmas Day 2001
Christmas in Australia is very different to the ones most of you experience in the Northern Hemisphere. Where you may expect cold weather, snow and ice, here we have the varying degrees of hot, hotter and "bloody hot out there!", with this...
The Great Huntress, Well, Almost
Liquorice and I were walking back toward the house and had come to our "horse-shoe" shaped garden next to the garage. It is a pleasant spot some 10 yards across with the shrubs forming the horseshoe providing a sheltered area from the winds...
Dear Santa
Last Sunday Ma and I took Miss Liquorice to have her photo taken in the company of Santa Claus at a pet store over at Campbelltown, southwest of Sydney, Australia. It was a hot morning and will be it getting much hotter before Christmas Day...
Meals
Liquorice's day starts with her morning brushing which lasts from 30 to 45 minutes depending on how energetic I am. Liquorice gnaws on a pressed rawhide bone or a basted knotted rawhide bone while I slave away making my little darling even more...
This Morning
It was one of those mornings that I had not been feeling well and all my "energy" was spent by the time Liquorice's am grooming completed. Aching back and joints meant that, sadly, I was unable to play with my little darling. Even throwing the...
Dumb Or Dumber?
That is the question I asked of myself this morning, and it was all Liquorice's fault! Why? Well after Liquorice and I returned from our morning walk I decided to pick a few veggies from the garden above our little house orchard at the other...
Hip Hip Hooray!!!
My little darling turned ONE last Friday the 16th. There was nothing special or unusual for my little darling's first annual birthday, rather it was more like an ordinary monthly one. We were going to a Christmas party with Liquorice the next...
In The Eyes Of A Newf
My mother had decided to walk the 200 yards to our front gate together with the next 500 yards to the corner and return. Much too far for her these days but then you know what mothers are like! So it was decided that Liquorice and I would...
Mean Dad!
The last two days when I have squatted down beside Liquorice to give her many a deserving cuddle she has immediately started to sniff at the pocket of my old work shirt as though there was a treat for her contained therein. Not an entirely...
A Lesson Learned
Liquorice and I were out walking early on Monday morning. Where possible we walk toward the oncoming vehicles assuming there are any on our rarely traveled roads. It was our usual uneventful stroll. We met no-one, only exchanged friendly waves...
Bluff!
Liquorice and I went on our usual walk this spring evening down to the corner, turn left and along to the next corner, perhaps a short mile away. There and back makes for a pleasant stroll before Liquorice has her evening meal. It was just...
New Season’s Mulberries
We are well into spring here in Australia and the Mulberry trees are covered with fruit. Liquorice just loves her Mulberries! This is her first year to enjoy their sweet flavor to the fullest extent. Earlier in the year there was a small "out...
Heavy Head
Liquorice loves for me to gently rub between her eyes with one hand while slowly and softly scratching the underside of her jaw lengthwise with the tips of the fingers of my other hand. She completely relaxes and after a minute Liquorice rests...