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All, the last few years we’ve had a lot of fun participating in Newf Met’s secret Santa. Any interest this year? If so I can take the lead on coordinating it.

Is there interest in this again this year? We have participatec the last two years and love it. If so I can coordinate it this year (with any welcome suggestions)! I hope we can keep up the tradition.

We out the gifts under the tree yesterday. I didn't even think there might be a problem because I am keeping their secret Santa gifts in a closet. Well, I was wrong! We went out to dinner and by the time we got home, two boxes were completely destroyed, wrapping paper, ribbon and their contents...

We had a new refrigerator delivered on Friday. Our three-year old Newfie, Sophia, is scared of it for some reason I cannot understand. Different noises, maybe? Anyway, she will not even come into the kitchen, even if I try to coax her with a treat. If she gets a glimpse of the new fridge she...

Sophia, other than thinking everyone we pass wants to be her friend, is remarkably good on walks. Yesterday on the way back to the car after her walk a Boston terrier puppy came by. He took one look at Sophia and his eyes bulged out of his head, then he immediately rolled over on his back...

We had a family emergency and had to quickly board the dogs at a place close for drop off that isn't our usual broader. Then we had to extend the stay a night (5 nights total). Apparently this morning at breakfast she wanted to tell the staff she was done. According to them she looked right at...

The screen is completely covered in cracks stemming out from a spider web of cracks where her foot was. She's also destroyed previously two pairs of eyeglasses, a pair of sunglasses, more than one remote (thankfully she likes the tops of remotes, not near the batteries), shoes, socks...

I was at work, on the phone with DH, when he was walking into the house with groceries. He very abruptly interrupted me and said he had to go. Come to find out, when he came in, holding the groceries and phone, Sophia had gotten excited and jumped up, getting her paw caught on one of the...

I was loading our dishwasher and had my back to it, reaching for more dishes from the sink, when I heard a terrible crash. I turned around to find Sophia had somehow pulled out the entire bottom rack of the dishwasher, including a pretty full load of plates, silverware and a heavy La Creuset...

We sleep on the second floor. Now that Sophia is fully grown I have been thinking about fire safety (I am a little paranoid about these things). I am trying to come up with a plan that would help us evacuate her as well as our Springer Spaniel Clara. Has anyone considered this issue and has a...

At around 2:30 this morning, Sophia woke us up scratching and barking at the bedroom door. We had some challenges house training her, so we dutifully took her downstairs to go out. She didn't have any urgency about going out, and lingered around our armchair, but she did go outside. After...

Our 13 month old Newfie, Sophia, is very playful but she has limited interest in toys. Instead, when she wants to play, she will try to jump on us. I'm interested in any ideas to engage her in play that limits her jumping. For instance, we have a partially deflated soccer ball that she...

Hi All, we have a 4 month old Newfie, Sophia. She is our first Newfoundland. We also have a 3.5 year old English Springer Spaniel, Clara (hence my user name!). I have seen some discussion about spaying Newfoundlands later than other breeds. Could anyone please advise as to what we should be...