Lesley Hillier, St. Lunaire-Griquet
Son Robert with dogs
Daughter Gina as a child with cats
Son Robert with cat.
Carman and Mable Hedderson from Hay Cove
Colin D. Hedderson from St. Lunaire-Griquet sent us this picture of his parents and dog Elmo which was part Husky, part Golden Retriever.
Roland Hedderson, Straitsview
Roland writes: “Brin, Spot, Roland, Eric in 1962; Dogs were sled dogs and lived a dogs life those days.”
Roland`s daughter Shavonne and cat Frankie in 2003.
Roland`s son Randy and Newfoundland dog Odin in 1997
Joan Calvin Blake, St. Lunaire-Griquet
Joan writes: “This is my brother, Robert, and I with our cat Shanks! I was around 7 years old at the time.”
Stephanie Jill Hodge, originally from ST. Anthony, now living in New York
Stephanie Jill Hodge, daughter of Bella Hodge, writes: “Hi Bernadette, Mom said you requested this picture of my famous St Anthony cat Lovey – born 1969 – death 1982 – Lovey was mom to many kittens in St Anthony and was loved by all the local kids that roamed.. .This is my sister Gina with our dear Lovey looking joyful…”
Trina Loder, originally from St. Anthony, now living in Whitecoat, Alberta
Trina writes: “This is my Nan Blanche Hedderson from Hay Cove and I estimate it was taken roughly around 1983 and I would have been about 11 years old. The dog with her is Candy and they dearly loved each other! When Nan would get ready to go out to the garden, Candy would literally dance in circles cause she was so excited! Candy went away one day and it was thought that either she was sick and went somewhere to die or another animal killed her. But remembering Candy brings back some wonderful memories of my Nan and her!”
Leona Mitchelmore Adams from St. Anthony
Leona writes: “This is me and my dog Buff, this was taken in 1980.”
“This is my daughter Jennifer and our dog Tasha, the picture was taken in 1989.”
Netta Bridger, Straitsview
Netta writes: “ This is our dog Rascel with my son Austin, the dog died 8 years ago.”
“This is about 11 years ago, with my son Austin and a duck that my husband Ern got for him. The duck got away after a couple of weeks.”
“This kitten is the runt of a litter from our cat about 15 years ago.”
Allison Compton, St. Lunaire-Griquet
Allison writes: “This picture was taken at Southwest Pond Cabins. This was a stray cat named Bobby, it was really friendly. We were all around ten or eleven years old.”
Phyllis Bungay, St. Anthony
Phyllis writes: “With Sheba, this picture was taken in 1979.”
“Me and Sparky, taken Summer 1976, I was 16, this is a cat that we had when we lived in Great Harbour Deep and we moved to St. Anthony in December of 1975 and loved our cat so much, that we just could not leave him behind, he traveled with us on a Coastal Boat in a cardboard box….very gentle and loving pet……..”
“Me, Sparky and my dog Sheba, taken when I was 18…..Sheba was a loving and loyal medium size dog who died at the age of 7……She loved Sparky and they ate, slept and played together…….”
Violet Colbourne Nabi, Goose Cove
Violet writes: “That was around 1980, Little Jimmy was the kitten lol. We had three cats, Dusty who lived to be 22, Joe was 17 and Puss was 21. My mom`s dog Ringo lived to be well up in his 20’s“
“Our dog Ringo was priceless. I had never seen anything like it before, the day we buried mom, we were getting ready for the funeral at my sister Sarah’s, and the dog was right in with us and he sat shivering all teary eyes.”
“My daughter Pamela with horse Rawdon Ranger.”
Stephanie Decker, L`Anse aux Meadows
Stephanie writes: “I dont have a pic of me, so here is my sister Vanessa and our cat Fluffy, Vanessa is 4 here. Fluffy was the best cat you could ever ask for, she loved to cuddle and loved to be brushed. Mornings were funny, as she would wake us up by standing on your chest and paw at your mouth as if to say “wake up! im hungry” she knew which cabinet her food was in and figured out how to open the door to get at her fav treats. Fluffy lived to be 10, we still miss her.”
Colin Hedderson, St. Lunaire-Griquet (Colin, I finally got it right!)
Colin writes: “This my dog Ringo. I had her a long time – from a boy to a teen – can’t remember how old she was for sure . She came from Goose Bay.”
In the first picture, Colin is four years old, in the second picture, he is 14.
Linda Wilkoff, St. Lunaire-Griquet
Linda writes: “I had other dogs before this pup. But, this was our Snowball. My dad brought him home from a farmer one cold, snowy night.
He looked like a little SNOWBALL, thus his name.
He lived to be 17 years old. He was blind in the end but as long as the furniture was not moved, he knew his path in his world.
I was a young adult when he died. Finding this picture brought back some great memories.
Thanks for the memories.”
“My very, very first dog. Guess dogs have really been a part of my life from the start.
Thanks, mom and dad for putting animals in my life.”
Kathleen Tucker, Ship Cove
Kathleen writes: “This was me with my dog Chips. He was not my favorite dog. He was naughty. Picture was taken in 1969 in Langley B-C.. I was 15 years old.”
“Picture of dog Gypsy is taken in 1972 at Langley, British Columbia. My brother, Patrick, was eight years old.
We show people from our area and beyond with the pets they had years ago, as a kid or young adult. We would love to have your picture there, too! Inbox Bernadette Calonego on Facebook or send it by email to mail@northernpeninsulapets.org. We will then post it on our website www.northernpeninsulapets.org. And tell us something about your pet, its name, how old you were and where the picture was taken.
MORE TO COME …
