GROVER
Name: CH Tempest's Close But No Cigar WD, RA

Birthday: March 20, 2006

Health Clearances: OFA Prelim Hips Excellent, OFA Prelim Elbows
Normal

Also Known As: Grove, formerly Silver Puppy, World's Cutest Puppy
(see photo at left)

Loves: The grooming table (?), beer

Hates: Nothing!

Bad Habits: Opening gates

Career Highlights:
BOS Puppy at 2006 NCNE Fall Fun Match
WD for his first point at Worcester County KC
Best Puppy, Puppy Group 3, Worcester County KC
Best Puppy, Puppy Group 4, Eastern Dog Club
WD, BOW, AOM (5 point major!), CT River Working Group
Back-to-Back Puppy Working Group Firsts at CT River Working Group!
Back-to-Back 3 point majors!, Spring Fling Cluster 2008

Owned By: Joyce Arivella & Ron Silva
Grover (on the left) and his brother
Nate peer off the edge of the dock.  Is
there anything down there??  Nate is
now owned by Ingrid & Chris Lyden
Grover at 5 months, photography by
Melanie Carpenter of River Bear
Newfoundlands.
Grover wins a Puppy Group 3 at Worcester
County KC at 9 months of age.
Grover is WD, BOW and takes an Award of
Merit over Specials at CT River Working
Group under judge Norm Kenney.
Grover wins Back-to-Back Puppy Working
Group 1's under Norm Kenney (Saturday)
and Fred Ferris (Sunday).  Go Grover!
Grover making the cut in a tough Puppy Working Group at
CT River (photography by Mary Bloom).
Steve and Grover Puppy Group Candids from CT River
(photography by Mary Bloom).
Grover, with handler Ingrid Lyden, at the 2007 National
Specialty.  Grover was 4th in 12-15 mos Puppy Dog Sweeps,
and 3rd in the 12-18 mos Dog Class!
Grover, and Karen Friedman were quite a team at the Bear Mountain Regional!  Grover
was 1st in 15-18 mos Puppy Dog Sweeps, and 3rd in the 12-18 mos Dog Class!  Thanks to
Renee Robinson of Dream Time Newfs for the lovely candid photos!