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Jessie Mae had resurrected herself, walking, eating and able to get up and down on her own.
When Jessie was bom, she had a mild heart condition, and the breeder was inclined to have her put down. Certainly the breeder didn’t want her to have puppies. But that wasn’t our intent. At the time, we wanted a good, sweet, well-tempered dog to grow up with our young children. We bought her with an agreement that we wouldn't breed her. We gave her life.
When she was young, she slid down the snow covered bank in front of our house with the kids in tow. She went for walks. She watched the birds and she was always ready with a whole body wag when one of our family appeared. She accompanied us on trips to North Carolina and to Lake Moomaw.
Despite having webbed feet, she didn’t care for the beach, would have nothing to do with water, and was afraid of the sea gull’s screech. She preferred the cool, air-conditioned cabin.
When she was able to get in the car easily, Jessie enjoyed car rides. She also liked foraging in the backyard and coming out coated in tiny nettles and ticks when they were in season.
Newfies aren’t always the best guard dogs. They are more inclined to let a prospective robber know where the silver is kept as long as you don’t disturb their sleep. But Jessie had moments of absolute bravery - like the afternoon that a brazen woodchuck came to call in the backyard. One of our young sons came running but Jessie held her ground, snarling and wildly pawing until the woodchuck ran for cover. And whenever one of the kids was outside, Jessie was somewhere nearby - watching.
Jessie loved Christmas trees. Once the tree was up each year, she would find a spot underneath. I think it was something about the smell of pine or perhaps seeing her reflection in a glass ball. Each year we’d select an ornament just for her. She had a CTowine collection.
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