Newfoundland and Portuguese Water Dog Jewelry Gifts at #ForLoveofaDog

Don't miss the huge holiday sale on my handmade dog breed jewelry at For Love of a Dog!  Each piece is one of a kind and some dog breeds are already sold out.  If you hurry you won't disappoint those special dog lovers on your Christmas gift list.

You're in luck if you favorite dog breed is Newfoundland or Portuguese Water Dog!  Shop now before they're all gone!

Shown above is my Newfoundland dog jewelry collection.  Right now I still have black, brown and Landseer Newfies represented.  Choose from 4 bracelets, 5 necklaces, and 1 pin.  Remember, each piece is one of a kind and when they're sold, there will be no more.
 

Looking for Portuguese Water Dog jewelry gifts?  Currently I still have black, brown and black and white PWDs represented.  Choose from 8 bracelets, 2 necklaces, and 3 pendants.  Like the Newfs, each of these pieces is one of a kind, handmade by me, and when they're sold there will be no more.

Shop For Love of a Dog now!  Snag some bargains and you'll even get free standard shipping, too!

New Dog Breed Necklaces at For Love of a Dog Jewelry

 We've add some really fun dog breed necklaces at For Love of a Dog!

Whimsical hand sculpted porcelain dog head pendants are combined with a variety of gemstones and dog bones for a barking good look.

Shown to the left is a black Newfoundland dog necklace.  This sweet Newf is surrounded by black onyx and red sponge coral gemstones.  All hand wire wrapped with gold jeweler's wire.  Like all of our jewelry at For Love of a Dog, this is a one of kind creation.

If you love a fawn and cream Pit Bull, then you really should check out this Pitbull dog necklace.  Natural picture jasper gemstone beads and life like three dimensional tan glass lampwork dog bone beads combine for a whimsical pro Pitbull statement.

You decide... Swiss Mountain Dog or Bernese Mountain Dog necklace!  Adorable pendant could easily represent a Swissy or Berner.

How about a black Scottish Terrier dog lover necklace with scarlet red coral gemstone beads:

An Airedale dog necklace with some of those cute three dimensional tan glass lampwork dog bones:

 Hmmm.... where to stop for today?  We have so much new jewelry that it's hard not to just keep on going!   However, we'll leave you with an English Bulldog dog lover necklace that includes brilliantly faceted amber crystals and creamy ivory pearls:

Fetch your favorite dog breed jewelry at For Love of a Dog for one of a kind, handcrafted dog lover gifts.  We also offer mixed breed dog jewelry, dog bone jewelry, and we're especially proud of our dog rescue jewelry.  You'll receive our free standard shipping in gift boxes ready for giving.
 

 

Newfoundland Dog Lover Handmade Jewelry Gifts

Newfoundland Dog Lover Necklace

If you're Christmas shopping for a dog lover who's lost her heart to a Newfie, then be sure shop the Newfoundland dog breed jewelry and gifts at For Love of a Dog.  Each piece is handcrafted right here in our Missouri Ozarks studio.  

We have dog breed jewelry in over 90 dog breeds and we usually have a nice selection of Newfoundland dog jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches, and pendants.  Even a Newfoundland dog themed dog leash holder or two.

On the left is a Newfoundland dog lover necklace in gold with black lamp work dog bones and jet black crystal beads.

Right now we even have some of our Newfoundland dog Christmas ornaments in stock.  Hurry, because when they're gone, they're gone.

We also have a lovely 19th Century vintage image Newfoundland dog image necklace with silver on sale now! 

Vintage Image Newfoundland Dog Silver Necklace

Fetch For Love of a Dog Jewelry & Gifts now to enjoy the best selection and fast, free standard shipping.

New Dog Jewelry: Silver Heart Dog Breed Pendants

Bernese Mtn Dog Pendant

We've recently added some new handmade dog lover jewelry - dog breed pendants.  They're available in several AKC / UKC dog breeds.  Sweet little hand crafted dog sculptures are not flat cut outs, but two dimensional replicas that are true to dog breed standards.  Accented with small silver hearts for an excellent way to wear your special dog close to your heart.

Current dog breeds available include:  Australian Shepherd, Beagle, Bernese Mountain Dog, French Bulldog, Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, Border Collie, Greyhound, Collie, Doberman Pinscher, Sheltie, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Newfoundland, Norwegian Elkhound, Rottweiler, Schnauzer, and West Highland Terrier.

GSD Pendant

Each of these dog pendants comes with gift box packaging and free standard shipping.  At $25, they make a barking good gift, too.  If you've not started your Christmas shopping, maybe you should!

For more dog lover jewelry and gifts, fetch For Love of a Dog.  We've been handcrafting our dog jewelry for people since 1991.

Lucy Has a Tuxedo - Labrador Retriever Dog Breed Musings

Nell - A St Johns Dog circa 1856
Photo from Wikipedia

This morning I was researching a couple of dog breeds (to add them to our For Love of a Dog Jewelry and gifts web site) and got distracted.  Curious about the colors of puppies in Rudy's litter, I took a look at what Wikipedia had to say.  Not only did I find a genetic explanation for Labrador Retriever coloration, I found something even more interesting - at least to me.

We've had a number of Labrador Retriever mixed breed dogs in our family.  All but one have had a white mark somewhere on their bodies.  Either on the chests or on their toes.  At our house we refer to them as "God spots."  The folksy theory being that when God was "painting" them, that's where he was holding them; the "paint" didn't hit that spot.  We've preferred to believe that the white markings were lucky.  (Okay, groan if you must.  We have a lot of folksy theories for a lot of things.)  Anyway, now I understand, scientifically, where the white markings come from. 

According to Wikipedia, the modern Labrador Retriever dog's ancestors originated on the island of Newfoundland.  The founding breed of the Labrador was the St. Johns Water Dog, (also a founding breed of the Newfoundland), a breed that emerged through ad-hoc breedings by early settlers of the island in the 16th century. The forebears of the St. Johns Dog are not known, but were likely a random-bred mix of English, Irish, and Portuguese working breeds. The Newfoundland (known then as the Greater Newfoundland) is likely a result of the St. Johns Dog breeding with mastiffs brought to the island by the generations of Portuguese fishermen who had been fishing offshore since the 16th century.

The smaller short-coated St. Johns Dog (also known then as the Lesser Newfoundland) was used for retrieval and pulling in nets from the water. These smaller dogs were the forebears of the Labrador Retriever. The white chest, feet, chin, and muzzle - known as tuxedo markings - characteristic of the St. Johns Dog often appear in modern Lab mixes, and will occasionally manifest in Labradors as a small white spot on the chest (known as a medallion) or stray white hairs on the feet or muzzle.


Wow.  Tuxedo markings.  Lucy has tuxedo markings, as well as a few white toes.  Medallion.  Rudy's sister, the only black puppy in his litter, has a beautiful white medallion on her chest. 

Another surprising thing I learned is that in the early days of this breed, puppies who were yellow or chocolate were often culled.  Black was the standard.  It wasn't until the early 20th century that yellow labs were recognized and not until around 1930 for chocolate labs. These days with the stigma attached to black dogs, who are often the last adopted at animal shelters, and the huge number of black lab mixed breed dogs who are euthanized, this was startling information.

In fact, "yellow" Labrador Retrievers were a dark, almost butterscotch color that was known as "golden" until the UK Kennel club required it to be changed to yellow.  Over time cream to light shades of "yellow" became more popular, so the original yellow, which was also called "fox red" almost disappeared from the breed.  In the 1980's English breeders began re-establishing this color.

I've always called Lucy ginger colored.  And though I've always figured she obtained her golden, fox red color from her Golden Retriever mother, now I wonder if her Labrador Retriever father also contributed color genes.  Does it matter?  Not really.  However, tuxedo sounds a lot classier than white markings.  Now, would her white tippy toes be semi-spats?

Newfoundland Dogbone Necklace Silver Pet Lover Jewelry

If you're looking for a gift for a Newfoundland dog lover be sure to visit For Love of a Dog. This Newfoundland dog necklace has a wonderful black Newfoundland art sculpture as a pendant. The dog is handmade of hand cast resin in a hand sculpted mould, then carefully painted. True to AKC dog breed standards, highly detailed and absolutely beautiful.

I've hand wire wrapped this little treasure with silver wire and a fat Black Onyx gemstone bead, accented with sterling silver beads. The second charm is a puffy deep, dark red Brecciated Jasper heart hand wire wrapped with sterling silver. The third charm is a silver three dimensional dog bone.

All three charms are removable from the silver snake chain necklace. In fact, you can wear them singly, together, or even add in some other charms, too. If you love Newfoundland dogs this just might be dog jewelry you would love.

Newfoundland Dog Breed Jewelry and Gifts

Lately I've had a lot of requests for Newfoundland dog breed jewelry. So if you visit the new items at For Love of a Dog you'll see several new Newfie necklaces, in addition to Newfie bracelets and more.

Shown above is a Newfoundland dog breed necklace with a wonderful artisan sculpture Newfie, big red jasper heart and black onyx gemstone beads. I hand wire wrapped those onto a silver chain. If you love one of these gentle giants, visit For Love of a Dog for jewelry as unique and one of a kind as your special dog.

7th Annual Newfiepalooza

7th Annual NEWFIEPALOOZA

Newf get together & fund-raiser for Newfoundland dog rescue.

May 22, 2010
Chicago, IL

A great event put on by a non-profit group of Newfoundland dog owners that is 3000 strong. Many of their members have their newfs trained in search & rescue, water rescue, therapy, cart pulling, grooming and showing as well as other things. Their Newf Get together & fund-raiser is being held May 22, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Currently they have 195 people,83, newfs & 35 non newfs registered. And because it is so early they expect that number to rise significantly. Members and their Newfoundlands come from all over the United States and Canada to attend this spectacular event for rescue.

Be sure to purchase a raffle ticket or bid in the silent auction. During last year's event they broke all records from the previous years and raised close to $7200.00 for newf rescue. These funds were spread out to several rescue groups across the United States. That is helping ALOT of newfs in need.

Woof! Tucker at For Love of a Dog

Newfoundland Dog Breed Jewelry Gifts

Has a Newfie captured your heart or that of someone you love? That's no surprise given the personality of these gentle giants. Consider wearing your Newfie close to your heart with this Newfoundland dog breed pin from For Love of a Dog Jewelry. An amazing artisan sculpture, this pin is entirely handcrafted and true to AKC and UKC Newfoundland dog breed standards. A sure to please gift for any Newfoundland dog lover.

New Bracelets: Newfoundland, Pug, Miniature Pinscher, Yorkie, Swissy, Keeshond & Black Lab

Great new bracelets! All feature handmade sculptures of the dog breed, a gemstone heart and a little silver dog bone as charms. Choose from Newfoundland, Miniature Pinscher, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier, Black Labrador Retriever, Keeshond, Great Swiss Mountain Dog.