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I hate to say this, but I'm literally a few steps away from taking dog and owner deep into the Alaska woods and shooting them tonight (...kinda kidding...) As I was coming back from a long hike with the dogs tonight I pulled into the driveway of our Apartment in Anchorage, opened the back of...

So we had a very upsetting event last night. Sushi, who is currently in her first season, was outside (tied out) with my husband on the deck watching her when a loose black lab who has been frequenting our area came by again. He proceeded to mount Sushi, and we're not too sure how far he got...

I'm looking for some breeder contact information in the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada (Yukon, BC). The hubby and I are looking for a Male that we will train for Search and Rescue and Avalanche Work in Denali National Park and the surrounding areas. The only breeder in AK is who we got...

Hey all! Well, at 14months to the day Sushi finally came into heat. I know its normal for giant breeds to mature slowly, but after managing a sled-dog kennel and breeding huskies for the last 3 years I was beginning to worry! Anyway--I might just be noticing this because she is super cuddly...

Sushi got a pretty nasty bite from a puppy at the off-leash dog park yesterday evening. Not really anyone's fault, a English Springer Spaniel puppy got scared when she play-barked at it...and the owner was very concerned and more upset than I was about it! Anyway...she has a 1/3 to 1/2 inch...

Well, the good news is that (to my complete surprise!) the hubby wants to get another Newf. What a way to celebrate buying our first house than to have 3 huge dogs in it right? That in mind, we've been searching for rescue dogs in Alaska and have come up completely empty. We don't want to...

After my first semester back as a grad student, long hours in the library, and now a winter that's been -40 degrees or colder I'm needing to lose the few (okay 10) pounds that have seemed to slowly creep on the last few months. I'm a pretty healthy eater now, and I'm very active. I was...

Sushi is almost one year old--and I'm wondering when I can expect her to come into heat. I was guessing about 1 yr old--but since I've had neutered male sled-dogs for a long time I was wondering what the signs that she is about to come into season might be? Also--my husband and I are going...

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Hello all--unfortunately I haven't been active on NN for a few months, but everyone was incredible with all their knowledge as I got my very fist newfie puppy...Sushi! In the last few months a lot has happened in my life that I feel it warrant a re-introduction! 1) I got married! 2) I...

I've been debating going raw with my dogs lately--and Michael and I have played around with it some. We've been mixing their kibble (Eagle Pack Holistic) with some beef or salmon roe. Our husky hates veggies and fruit, but our Newf pup loves them! She goes crazy for peaches and bananas. I've...

Well today was the first day that it hasn't rained in the last month. All of Interior Alaska is under a flood warning, with the rivers over their banks and a majority of the roads closed...all in all perfect weather for a Newfie! Today was beautiful, warm (60 degrees) and sunny...so I decided...

So I'm having a massive moral dilemma right now! I cannot decide if I should get Sushi spayed or not. She is 6 months old in a week. I grew up raising English Springer Spaniels (my father bred them for birding) and the experience I got with litter of puppies led me to my master's in...

My little (ahem...big) Sushi is losing and growing teeth left and right. Today when I was checking out a bleeding gum I noticed that on a couple of her teeth she has adult teeth that have come in behind her baby ones. The thing is that her baby teeth aren't loose at all. Its on her bottom...

I'll admit--I'm having a hell of a time trying to train my two dogs. I feel like since Sushi has come home Yeti has forgotton all of his obedience training. Its frustrating! He's a sled dog--with the instinct to pull pull pull. I've gotten him to behave on leash, as long as he is in front...

So my fiance and I decided on a Newfie---found a breeder in Alaska (amazingly!) and I got the puppy two weeks ago. From May 5-9 I have to go down to Anchorage all week (its 5 hours away) for my yearly training, firearms qualifications, and defensive tactics (I'm a Cop with the National Park...

I just got my first Newf, she's 11 weeks old, and was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on starting her on a form of Glucosamine. I spoke with my vet about it, and she said that starting her early won't hurt anything. I run a ton with my husky (we're training for our first marathon) and...

Hello all: I wanted to *formally* introduce myself. I just got my very first Newfie 11 week old (today) Sushana--we call her Sushi--from Soldotna, Alaska. I've had her for one week and she's been amazing, very receptive, lovable, playful and just adores the 20 inches of snow we just got! I...