SO, YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT A NEWFOUNDLAND?
BE READY FOR THIS!!!! LOL
SERIOUSLY, NEWFOUNDLANDS HAVE DRY MOUTHS OR ARE WHAT WE LOVINGLY CALL "WET MOUTHS"
LUCKILY ALL OF MINE HAVE HAD THE DRY MOUTH. NEWFS ARE FAMOUSE FOR LAYING IN DOORWAYS, HALLWAYS WHERE HIGH TRAFFIC RUNS THRU,DRINKING,ERRRR I MEAN BURYING THEIR MUZZLES IN THE WATER DISH AND SWISHING A LOT OF IT OUT OF THE DISH, THAN WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR DRIPPING ALL THE WAY TO YOU TO LAY THIER DRIPPING WET HEAD IN YOUR LAP!! ARE YOU READY FOR THAT? NEWFOUNDLANDS NEED TO BE TRAINED FROM PUPPY ON. YOU MUST REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU TAKE ON A NEWF, YOU TAKE IT FOR THEIR LIFETIME, TAKING THE GOOD WITH THE BAD.(IN MY OPINION THERE IS NO BAD!) NEWFOUNDLANDS DEVELOP SUCH A STRONG BOND WITH THEIR OWNERS THAT IF THEY ARE DESERTED THEY WOULD DIE OF A BROKEN HEART.
REALIZE TO: THEY GROW UP TO BE ANYWHERE FROM 100# TO 170#. ARE YOU READY FOR THE HUGE HAIRY DOG TO BE IN YOUR HOUSE? THESE DOGS ARE VERY HIGH MAINTENANCE, THEY MUST BE GIVEN REGULAR THOUROUGH GROOMINGS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS AT A PROFESIONAL GROOMER AT HIGH COST. UNLESS YOU LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO CARE FOR THE COAT AND YOU INVEST IN THE TOOLS,EQUIPMENT AND THE TRAINING.
WHEN YOU TAKE IN A NEWF YOU MUST BE ABLE TO GUIDE IT THRU LIFE BEING PREPARED AND KNOWING HOW TO TRAIN IT. FIRST OF ALL, DO NOT LET YOUR CUTE LITTLE PUPPY NEWF LAY ON THE COUCH, WHEN THAT CUTE LITTLE PUPPIE IS HUGE ARE YOU GONNA WANT IT ON THAT BEAUTIFUL COUCH?? DONT LET YOUR CUTE PUPPY GET AWAY WITH WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT IT DOING WHEN GROWN UP AND HUGE.WHEN YOU GET YOUR PUPPY IT IS ADVISABE TO TAKE A FOOT A DAY AND TRIM THE PADS OF THE FOOT. ONLY ONE FOOT A DAY. THE ATTENTION SPAN ON A NEW PUPPY IS VERY LOW. WHEN PUPPY SITS GOOD GIVE LOTS OF PRAISE AND PLAY TIME AFTER. THIS WILL HELP THE GROOMER TREMENDOUSLY!! OR YOURSELF!! GET PUPPY USED TO BATHS, DOING IT MONTHLY,MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A TOUGH WIRE SLICKER BRUSH FOR THAT PUPPY COAT.GIANT BREEDS SEEM TO GO THRU FEAR STAGES, WHAT IS THAT? WELL ONE WEEK THEY MIGHT GO IN THAT TUB WILLINGLY AND THE NEXT TIME THEY WILL BE EXTREMLY FRIGHTENED, GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO GENTLY GUIDE THIS WONDERFUL SOUL THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND IS A LARGE STRONG LONGCOATED ACTIVE DOG, EQUALLY AT HOME IN THE WATER AND ON LAND.THIS IS A MULTI-PURPOSE DOG, CAPABLE OF HEAVY WORK. THE BREEDS UNIQUE GENTLENESS, EVEN TEMPER, AND DEVOTION, MAKE THE NEWF AN IDEAL COMPANION FOR CHILD OR ADULT. IN NEWFOUNDLAND, THIS DOG WAS ORIGINALLY USED AS A WORKING DOG, TO PULL NETS FOR THE FISHERMAN, AND TO HAUL LOGS FROM THE FOREST FOR THE LUMBERMEN.ELSEWHERE THE NEWF DID HEAVY LABOR OF MANY KINDS,POWERING THE BLACKSMITHS BELLOW AND THE TURNERS LATHE. THE OILY NATURE OF ITS DOUBLE COAT, WICH EFFECTIVLY KEEPS THE NEWF FROM GETTING WET TO THE SKIN, ITS WEBBED FEET, ITS DEEP , BROADCHEST AND WELL SPRUNG RIBS, MAKE HIM A NATURAL SWIMMER. HE HAS TRUE INSTINCT FOR LIFE-SAVING AND IS RENOWNED IN THIS ROLE. THE NEWFIE IS A ROBUST FAMILY LOVING DOG. AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR MALES IS 28 INCHES AT THE SHOULDER,WEIGHT ABOUT 150# FEMALES ARE 2 INCHES SHORTER AND 30 POUNDS LESS. THE COAT IS FLAT AND DENSE AND WATER RESISTANT.COLORS INCLUDE BLACK, BRONZE, GRAY, LANDSEER( WHITE AND BLACK) THE BLACKS CAN HAVE MARKINGS AT TIPS OF TOES AND TAIL. BLAZE ON FACE AND TINY BIT OF WHITE ON CHEST.
THE NEWFIE IS FRIENDLY, AND EASY GOING, THEY TRULY LOVE THE OUTDOORS.WRITE UP COURTESY OF DOGS U.S.A. 1995 EDITION