Recent content by LeahO

I just KNOW this has been discussed, but I'm not finding it... We'd like to get Ben a cart to work with - maybe by next 4th of July tote some kiddos around in it. Any recommendations? Judy Adler's book says we might go through a few before we find the right one, but that's not really in our...

Hey all! Ben is SO BORED with the new baby. Anyone want to come to Newberg over a weekend or something? We have a large field to play in and I can serve refreshments. :) Email me anytime if you're down for a few hours of play! We could also go to Hagg Lake, but I'm sure that if there were...

Hi All!! Well, we have a new addition to the family (of the human kind) and it's got us thinking about the ideal vehicle to have a couple of Newfies and a couple of kids in. We were looking for something we could take to places like the beach and to the river with the whole crew... and...

Hey All! I had a funny thing happen last night on a family outing to the store. Ben, who's now 1 year old, is very concerned about "the momma" (me) anytime she leaves. He's my first lil Newfie, so I have lots of questions... So we go out last night for a trip to the store with daddy & Ben...

http://www.naturalnews.com/034551_pet_treats_China_deaths.html Thought it was interesting to note - especially since I, for one, got Ben a stocking full of things he's never tried! Something to keep in mind. LeahO

Poor Ben. He's a big goof ball & plays rough, but yesterday we spent some time at the dreaded vet finally honing down the reason for the occasional yelp, click and hip pop when playing tug of war. So, at 1 year, Ben has some loose hip joints, although the vet said his x-rays look near normal &...

So, I wanted to just ask for any suggestions you may have for making the transition FROM a 1 Newfy household TO baby + Newfy household. A friend who came to my baby shower & saw how much I don't treat my dog "like a dog" quickly sent me an article about preventing bites and accidents by...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30006956@N02/6255967943/ I got up the other morning and heard Ben milling about. "G'morning baby!" I said and I got a kick from my belly! I wonder if he knows what's coming...

Just pondering. We've never given him all the raw food he wants, so I often wonder just how much he would eat if he had the whole box to himself... and if he'd be digesting it. He currently eats 1.5lbs in the am and in the pm and I actually started adding rice just to give him a little more...

So Ben has been going through a growth spurt lately - I think - sleeping a lot at 11.5 months. He was horsing around, as newfies do, and I heard a few yelps. He was limping, attempting to play through the pain and whining when I slowed him down from his spastic/painful moment. Then he just...

Hi all! First time Newfie owner here! I was so excited when Ben got up the guts to take the jump in the water. He loves to swim! At first, he felt that everything and everyone must come out of the water. I pondered the impending scene that would ensue after he got more confident when 2...

He's been really unsure about the whole thing, but it's uncanny how he is not happy until everything and everyone is out of the water just by instinct. I don't know how to embed this video... or pictures really. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30006956@N02/5744471657/...

So, Ben has been eating a diet of raw food followed by a fine cuisine of raw food leftovers (poop) but now he has moved on to a greater delicacy. Last night I saw him munching on something on his blanket outside. My pup had gathered about 6 slowly terrified slugs and was slurping them up...

So, lovely Easter Dinner with my 6 month old Ben turned sour. He's a big clumsy thing and my niece (about 3 years old) likes to yell at him and make her chase him. This made me nervous and I would keep telling Ben 'no' (but no one said anything about my niece and usually people think I have...

Is there something I should be watching for as far as jaw problems because Ben's jaw seems to be popping out of place....? All of his teeth are coming in right now. I just find it odd that he'll stop playing to move his jaw around, (not necessarily during tug of war or anything) LeahO