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Angus is about 16 months old now, and is 125lbs. He's quite lean, and is lacking muscle even though his frame is fairly large. We believe in keeping fat down but would like to see him more musclular. Aside from getting him swimming alot when the ice melts in another month, does anyone have...

Next Wednesday - November 20th - CBC's ON THE ROAD AGAIN will have a small segment on either Newfs or Newf breeders. They had a small preview last night, apparently, and it showed 4 or 5 newfs. In the Eastern Time Zone, it's on at 7:00pm. They have a website that will likely have more on the...

Newf jigsaw puzzle

If anyone has had any experiences going for their obedience titles, please share them! We're thinking very seriously of going through the process with our 1 yr old Angus.

As many of you know, my daughter (9 yr old Sarah) is going through some trying health issues. Her thyroid condition is worsening and she misses more than enough school, but we think that they'll put her on a special hormone replacement medication in the next few weeks. Anyway, her best friend...

While driving around today here in sleepy town Guel[ph Ontario, I noticed a woman walking a newf - only it looked dusty?!?! Being the newf-a-holic that I am, I pulled over (blocking traffic) and approached her. It turned out to be a gray newf. I had seen one at the US Nationals last year that...

Here's a neat little short newf video ...

I ordered the Newf Standards video from the AKC about 2 weeks ago, and got it yesterday. I must say it was really good! About 20 minutes in length, it goes over what a Newf should look like with both good and bad examples of proper heads, feet, bodies, coat, stance, disposition, etc. It was...

My wife is one very upset lady this morning. It all started last night when I hit the sack early, around 10pm. I crawled into bed, and Angus (11 month old newf) paced around the bed. He knows he's not allowed on the bed without an invite, but with those begging eyes I couldn't resist. Up he...

I've got a question about Angus, our 11 month old Newf. Up until the summer, he was crated during the day while we were at work. Once the summer started, we let him free in our fenced backyard. The question relates to the impending snow and what to do with him. At what age do others tend to...

Here's some pictures of 11 month old Angus, taken from Thanksgiving Weekend (Canada) at the cottage: Driving through the 'town' of Angus 'Town' of Angus again Pee break Best friends Standing proud Time for a swim [ 10-18-2002, 09:38 AM: Message edited by: Kootch ]

I'm kinda curious about the growth of Newfs and when they grow the most, when their heads fill in, when their growth generally stops, etc etc etc. I was thinking/hoping that maybe people might want to post their Newf's sex, age, and weight. Maybe a few notes about their appearance too?

After 10 days in the beautiful Muskoka area of Ontario, here's some pics of Wallace & Angus' adventures... A pair of beauties: Laying around: Tag Team Water Retrieval: More in the water: Waiting for the command:

What should we use to straighten our 8 month old Newf's coat? It gets quite curly in the back. Is it possible to 'train' Newfy hair to go straight? What products do people use before showing that helps? We use a Double K dryer, which helps alot, but I've heard that there are lots of high...

(Sorry about the subject title, but I couldn't resist) I bought a DOUBLE K 2000 XL dog dryer a week ago or so. I hadn't really got a chance to use it on 7 month old Angus, but last night gave him a really good shampooing and rinsing. I then used the dryer exclusively. I used mostly the...