Recent content by karina

Ok you lovely newf netters. It´s me again, still dogless. After the girls´reactions to the newfs (they´re too big mom) I started looking at mid-sized dogs. Most of them are herders or hunters so are either iffy with cats or so high energy that my husband would go nuts. I found myself looking...

It turns out the girls were intimidated by the newfs we met at the lovely breeder's place a few weeks ago. They think they are too big and are scared of them. So I place on the shelf my dream of newf cohabitation for a few more years. The girls will only get bigger and the newfs will...

Hiho, I'm trying to find numbers comparing the relative frequencies of mammary cancer vs. osteosarcoma in female newfs. I read in an AVMA report that in female dogs in general the mammary cancer rate is 3-4% but they did not even have newfs down in the breeds particularly susceptible to...

Hello all, I visitted a lovely breeder a couple of weekends ago and met her dogs. One of her bitches was in heat and therefor confined in the house away from the other dogs. All the other dogs were friendly and lovable and affectionate as I expected. But she never approached us and stayed...

Does anyone just flush their dogs' poo? Is there any reason not to? (Besides having to take the poo inside....) Sorry, just trying to slice ye old gordian knot of poo disposal. It's what we do with the rest of the family's.....

We travelled to a little town called Itu this weekend and had a lovely time. And we dropped by and visited a Newfoundland breeder who lives there. I got to meet her dogs and talk with her and her husband. It was really nice. Jeff is still not convinced about getting a dog and even if he was...

Hello folks - This is Karina down in Brazil, I started posting here three years ago when I started researching newfs for our family (me, DH-Jeff, 2 girls 3 and 6, 2 cats, and 1 fish). You guys provided help and opinions through my researchings and then support as I prepared to get a pound...

I just saw a spread in a magazine here (Contigo!) about Ronaldinho Gaucho, who will be our forward for the National Team at the World Cup and there he was playing ball with his Newf, Bola, and his Pyr, El Negro (he has a sense of humor.... ). They have full run of the gardens of his seaside...

He is not a Newf but he's a gentleman and a love all the same! Hello, would you happen to have a ball on you? Too skinny here, we're beefing him up. Iggy just loves him. All my best- Karina

Well, thought I'd update and say thanks! The search for the perfect dog is over. And he is not at all what I'd expected. I figured we'd get a puppy, probably Newf in the end or a great dane. We now have a 2 year old Australian Cattle Dog. His name is Ringo and the boys of a nice...

Ok, this is driving me nuts. I check out Danes and Mastiff's and they are *really* nifty dogs but I slowly realize that I'm hoping that they will be short-coated Newf's (guess what, they're not! :rolleyes: ). I'm not writing them off yet but have not fallen in love like with the Newfs...

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9489579&uid=551652 Sorry I don't know how to post them directly into the post. (Or more specifically I don't have a photobucket account yet...) You have to scroll down about half-way. They start after the "dads ignoring rhinos" pic. They...

It was odd- it was part of the general "small and medium sized animal fair" that was running at the exhibition hall. So in addition to the dogs there were goats and geese and ducks and sheep and small ponies and cows.... This made my husband happy! And there was not a lot of variety. There...

What would be your next choice? St. Bernard? English Setter? Clumber Spaniel? And please say why! ;) Just curious.

Hiho - this is Karina down in Brasil. I've been lurking the past couple of days and thought I'd pop in and update a bit. We have not actually gotten a dog yet. We decided that we would wait until our youngest daughter was out of diapers (she's almost 2 now) and until my older daughter...