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  1. ElvisTheNewf

    Elvis

    Graceland's Hound Dog - Elvis - 1/17/2008 - 11/14/2018 Elvis peacefully fell asleep at home this afternoon, two months shy of his 11th birthday. He has been the BEST dog and our hearts are absolutely shattered. We knew it was coming - we made the call on Monday - but that doesn't make it any...
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    Lip Infection

    Has anyone dealt with reoccurring infections in the jowls? Elvis was diagnosed with an infection in between his bottom right lip folds in April. We found it when his breath got really, really bad and it cleared up after a round of antibiotics. It came back last week as a large, lobular, red...
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    Elvis Dog is 10!

    He celebrated by sleeping all day and finally rousing for a dinner of lamb chops, mashed potatoes, and peas followed by a blackberry and yogurt parfait. He's quite a bit slower than he used to be, but as you can see below he's had a great year. He's just the best and we love him so much. And...
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    Elvis is 9 years old today!!

    Hey guys, I haven't been posting on here much at all, but Elvis is 9 years old today!! He's doing fantastic - staying around 140 pounds, loved the little bit of snow we got so far, and is tolerating his toddler dictator. Our daughter is almost 2 and loves to boss him around, but he just snores...
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    Paws for a Cause

    On Saturday Elvis participated in Paws for a Cause - a 1 mile dog walk that raises money for the Children's Hospital where I work. I'm proud to announce that he smoked last year's time of a 45 minute mile (I blame all the socialization that had to happen at the water stops) with a blistering...
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    Elvis is a big brother! (NN)

    Our daughter was born on February 9th. Elvis wasn't too sure of her at first, but he's starting to come around more and more. He checks on her every time he comes back inside the house and now even comes to see her when she cries instead of booking it out of the room. He seems to enjoy...
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    Elvis Dog is 7!

    On Saturday the 17th Elvis Dog turned 7 years old! ........except this is how we all felt about it. I can't believe he's 7! When he's not turning a year older, he's busy being in two rooms at once: and enjoying any snow we get.
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    Elvis' Secret Santa

    Elvis' Secret Santa was Maggie the Newf and her mom, Brandie. We can't thank her enough for the fabulous gifts!! I never thought that Secret Santa would make me cry, but look what I saw when we first opened the box! A blanket just for Elvis' human baby sister, who will be here in just a few...
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    Secret Santa Chat Room

    Here is the link to the Secret Santa Chat Room: http://us19.chatzy.com/81708501995889 and the password is "Newf". Just use your NN name, then put in Newf as the password. Once you're in, click on the "join chat" button down on the bottom left. Even if you didn't participate in the...
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    Help getting over some OCD tendencies

    It's no secret that Elvis can be a bit of a prince sometimes, but lately his OCD has gotten pretty bad. Long story short, last weekend I left two boxes in our family room overnight. They were within Elvis' eyesight when he went in his cage for the night and he just couldn't handle it. He...
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    Challenge 292 - Sous/Drool Chef. Helping in the Kitchen

    If your newf is anything like Elvis, they love to be in the kitchen "supervising" whatever you're doing. Elvis is a super taste tester and even helps wrap up the leftovers. Let me see how your newf helps you in the kitchen!
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    Anal Gland Issues?

    Elvis is going to the vet at 4pm today for what I believe to be some anal gland issues. It started at 4:30am yesterday morning when he barked a few times. Elvis is NOT a barker and he's certainly not one to be awake before 9am every day. I checked on him and he seemed fine and not interested...
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    Elvis lately

    Elvis Dog has been having a pretty great summer. He spent July 4th posing around the college campus. He wasn't impressed by the arrival of his Fur Dry (we haven't tried it out yet). He's taken to guarding the landing from those crazy cats. And last weekend we took him down to...
  14. ElvisTheNewf

    Grass Clumps

    Elvis has developed some weird obsession with eating the grass clumps after we mow. He'll run out there and start chowing down like he's the first one through the salad bar. He's never out there alone so we see him do this and try to get the grass out of his mouth. We don't have any chemicals...
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    Pet Therapy during finals

    Last week was finals week at the university where my husband works. Monday and Wednesday nights they had "Pet Therapy" in the library, where the students could de-stress by petting some dogs. I signed Elvis up to go because sitting while being admired is about as "working dog" as he gets...
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    Maple Festival Parade

    On Saturday Elvis' local newf group joined some of the Penn-Ohio Newfoundland Club to walk in the Maple Festival parade in Chardon, Ohio. Our group was sponsored by Chardon Brew Works. The dogs who could draft pulled empty beer kegs and after the parade we gathered back at the bar to hang out...
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    Sunday Scare

    Yesterday Elvis got into a pill bottle containing an outdated antibiotic. I had gone through our medicine drawer the other day and pulled out all the old and expired medications to take to a pharmacy for proper disposal. I had closed the box and tucked it away on a bottom shelf, thinking it was...
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    Current flea/tick medication

    I know we've talked a lot about flea/tick medications on here, but it's been awhile and I'm curious to know what your newf is currently on. Elvis has been on a variety (for no specific reason) but I'm wondering if there's something out there that's better than the rest. For what it's worth...
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    Grumpy/Whiny when no one pets him

    Ok, it's been well established that Elvis is a bit of a prince. He's hot stuff and he knows it........and he gets his feelings hurt when others don't acknowledge how strikingly handsome he is ;) Anyway, now that the weather is finally starting to get a little nicer we've been running into more...
  20. ElvisTheNewf

    Happy 6th birthday, Elvis!

    On Friday our Elvis Dog turned 6 years old. We can't believe it - regardless of how gray he gets he'll always be our "baby dog". He celebrated by sleeping in, napping all afternoon, going on a nice walk, and then relaxing with a new toy and peanut butter stuffed kong. Somehow he just knew the...
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