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Been awhile since i posted. Just not well. Obi had a bad complication with his newtering surgery, too. But, he pulled through and is all better. He also is gaining weight and now approaches a good newf heft. Anyway, on one of my better moments i taught obi to turn the light switch on the...

Havent given an Obi update in a little while and I thought people might enjoy this little you tube video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GfxzDJlRzBQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GfxzDJlRzBQ

The weather has just started to warm up here so we took obi to the beach to play. Since he tries to rescue everyone when the beach is busy we were glad to have it to outselves. Obi looked great in the water and just ploughed through the waves like they were nothing. Until this point he always...

So, my little nieces and nephew are allergic to animals. They have come with my inlaws from out of town to visit for the day. Mil asked that obi be kept away. Obi does not like to be alone nor do we like to leave him alone for long. He escapes his crate. He would destroy walls trying to get...

Obi's signal that he wants to go out is very subtle. He just breathes a bit heavier. So, i have been teaching him to ring a bell when he wants to go outside. Everytime i let him out onto the deck i would take a treat and entice him to ring the bell before i open the door and toss the treat...

Today on our walk someone called my name. We had met earlier and she recognized Obi. When we first met, the lady had been on a walk with her husband, who has dementia and I was out with Obi. We chatted for a while and Obi was his charming self. Turns out her husband was taken with Obi and...

so, obi is an escape artist. while he likes his crate and will happily lie down in it when we are home, if I go out all bets are off. invariably he breaks out of his crate (even with added security of a bungee cord), pushes aside the baby gate at the top of the stairs and heads to the basement...

Here is a link to a coupke of pictures showing obi's new pad with access from the upper deck to a lower area. The deck is covered and part of the lower area is under the deck. There is a wee bit of grass for his purposes too. I might plant something along that fence. We put his pool down...

Obi's mobility harness arrived today so we took it for a test run. https://www.flickr.com/photos/51493963@N05/21403347892/in/dateposted-public/

I went for a really nice walk with obi today. We moved recently and very nearby is a series of trails in a protected green space where we have been walking. Some of the trails are paved, some are gravel and some are dirt. There are fields and bush and woods and even an apple tree. Today we...

Yesterday DH took the kids and the dog to the park. My son went on an apparatus that spins around. Obi decided he needed to be checked on. So he went. Leaving half of his inch wide leather leash behind in dh's hand. This is the fourth leather leash he has broken though the others were...

Recently took Obi to our city's rib fest at a down town park. He was a good boy! He did pull one time when a dog was approaching but he didn't pull any other times dogs were around. He let lots of people pet him, too. Wasn't upset by strollers, walkers or wheel chairs and loud noises were...

I was playing with obi in the pool today and I wondered whether Newfs will dive down? We were doing under water take its on the wide pool steps but obi could not get the sinker on the second step under the water. He really wanted to and he tried really hard. His preferred method would be to...

I'm looking for recommendations and thoughts on a device I can hook up to a hose outdoors that would let obi get a drink. Something he can press to turn on the water. Do these exist? Do they work? Thanks!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/51493963@N05/18741428512/in/dateposted-public/ Photo of Maezi and obi

Here is a link to a few photos. This was our second seminar. We went last year when Obi was just a few months old. https://www.flickr.com/photos/51493963@N05/18381742968/in/dateposted-public/ The seminar was very good. The location was much better than last year, too. We weren't able to do...

The count today is one inner tube, one pool skimmer net and our screen door. But he did have fun swimming. That is all. Carry on.

Zelda is from the same kennel as obi. I think obi's sire is Zelda's maternal grandfather. Anyway, we met outside and Zelda was shy and growly at first so we walked along and let her explore. Eventually we let obi come close for a sniff. That went well so we brought the dogs onto the deck to...

There was a fb post on a newf rescue group I follow showing a nice summer cut for a newf. I decided to try it out. I only have straight scissors, combs and brush so I had a lot of trouble getting smooth lines, especially because I don't have a grooming table. I groom obi on the floor or deck...

Yesterday a friend came over and brought her greyhound rescue, Maezi. Obi was smitten with her and would have licked her all over if we had let him! He wanted to play with her too but we could not let him put a paw on her back and risk injuring her. He got the message and switched to less...