Recent content by OneItalianFlower

I'm FINALLY going to be getting my puppy in MAY! I'm VERY excited, and I just wanted to know... what kind of checklist should I get when it comes to getting "stuff" for my puppy. What crates do you have, do you like retractable leaches, any bowls or whatever that sponsor cool charities, what...

But I'm dog-sitting for my brother-in-law. He has a husky. This husky's tummy is making the LOUDEST grumbly noises I have EVER heard. It's not hunger noises but like... gas-y noises. He's quieter than normal, laying down lots, and I can hear the grumbling from all the way across the room. I let...

Eventually I'll be in a situation where I could have a newf and I was thinking... what is the better idea in terms of new puppy and a rescue. Having worked at and for animal shelters in the past, I have great desire to rescue animals from bad situations. However, all those animals were cats...

I was on another forum and talking about dogs... some posters brought up large dogs, and one person mentioned they had a newf. At first I was excited... until I read she'd had his salivary glands removed because of the 'slobbery mess' he made everything. She said that the surgery wasn't all...

So I just watched Cujo (which is so sad about that poor doggie) and now I have a question... I know rabies shots are given to every dog with responsible owners, so I doubt any of you would have had problems with this but...what happens when a dog has rabies? Do any of you have stories? And can...

Say I get a newf and I want him/her to compete in things like draft work and water rescue. Does he need to be AKC certified to participate in things like that? And what if I got my pup from Canada? Would that affect things because he's not part of the AKC? Or does that stuff transfer?

My best friend and his wife are pregnant and I'm very excited! So, parents out there, what kind of things helped you through the first few months of baby's life that you didn't think about before you had the baby? I want to get them really useful presents (aside from offering my time as...

So due to some...circumstances...it's going to be WAY longer before I get a Newf and I can't even really complain about it without seeming like the negative connotation of the name for a female dog. It was going to be two years, after taking a semester abroad, getting hitched, getting the...

They say, "Newfs can be fairly good city dogs. They'd be okay in an apartment. They don't need a lot of exercise; they do need some but they definitely are kind of like a couch potato." Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bg9XTPsz4Y and the quote is at about 3:40 Now, from what I've...

I'm looking to get a Newf in a few years and I've e-mailed some breeders and started looking in general and I guess I should ask those who live in my area where they got their bundle of fluff and if they recommend their breeder. Really I'd be willing to go to Connecticut (live in Nevada) to get...

Are there and Newf owners in the Northern Nevada/Reno area? I would REALLY like to get together with someone(s) if anyone is available.

It seems like everyone has two or more newfs. Does anyone here have just ONE dog (of any breeds(s))? Or is that just not possible with a newf?

How well trained is your Newf on, say, a scale of one to ten? How did you do it? What would you differently?

Planning to get a Newf in a few (two) years or so and hoping to garner lots of information so I am ready for such an event. :D Uh, if you have questions just go ahead and ask...I'm not so good at knowing what people will find relevant....