A Newf is Just a black GP?

Jenn

Jenn

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I went up to the dogpark today taking Orrick with me. No one was there so I piddled around and a bunch showed up. A guy with a huge wolfdog came in so I started chatting with him. We were getting along great and I can tell he takes awesome care of his animal. Veyr well behaved etc.

Then someone asked what Orrick was and I said he was a Newfoundland.

The guy chirps up and says yes, they are just a black Great Pyrenees.

I corrected him and said no they are not. I tried my best to describe the difference between them and he disagreed. Argh!

So Newfs are Black St Bernards and Black GP's. What's next?
 
mudji

mudji

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When we used to go to the Riverbank Park in Savannah, we would all take our newfs down. We used to have maybe 6-8 down there. You could always tell those that were from the north. They would come up and ask if it was a newf, or maybe a saint. Then there were the southerners. No, don't take offense here. My Georgian husband, the state not the country, was with me when this happened, and he got a kick out of it as well....

We used to spend our time making up breed names to tell those that always asked if it was a rottweiler chow cross.. You get the picture.....

At one point there was a thread on newf-l about this. Some of the variations were pretty funny....

hannah

PS There was also a man at the SENC parade one year that had a pyreenes and a newf. I asked him the difference... His response... "I'd trust the newf with my grandchildren 100% of the time, the pyreenes, only 98% of the time."
 
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MurphytheNewf

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UGH!
A black Great Pyrenees? What will people come up with next?
Not meaning to offend anyone that owns a Great Pyrenees, but from what I read about them, their temperments are significantly different from that of a Newfoundland, not to mention the obvious physical characteristics these breeds do not share. Oh well, I guess part of the beauty of owning a giant breed like a Newfoundland is that they're commented on almost everywhere you go. I know my mother has personally greeted every St. Bernard, Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees, Leonberger, or Tibetan Mastiff, and their owner that we've seen at our local Petsmart.
What can I say? We like being drooled on.


~ Mary

[ 12-23-2003, 06:11 PM: Message edited by: Murphy's Mommy ]
 
newfloverqc

newfloverqc

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That's ok, I had a guy arguing with me that Ceilidh wasn't purebred because she has some white on her.

I politely explained to him that newfs are either black or white with black markings (I didn't want to explain about browns, greys and mismarks)

He didn't look convinced....
 
Halli's Mom

Halli's Mom

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I love how strangers on the street who know absolutely nothing about dogs pretend to be authorities. I can't tell you how many times people tell me that Halli is a Bernese Mountain Dog or a St. Bernard. GRRRRRRRRRRRR.
 
Laura_Loomis

Laura_Loomis

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Guido and I have never had that problem. The only comments we get are the typical WOW what a big boy (to which I explain that at 111 pounds he's pretty small) and how much does he eat???
 
Liz

Liz

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Ya know what we oughta start doing? Inventing wild stories about what breed our dogs are! I think next time someone asks/informs me, I'm gonna tell 'em Troy is actually a Chihuahua who was involved in a top secret Government operation gone horribly awry when he was accidentally injected with grizzly bear genes. Of course, the whole time I'll be glancing furtively about, presumably to make sure no one else hears the conversation! Bwah-ha-ha!
 
Jenn

Jenn

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Originally posted by Liz:
Ya know what we oughta start doing? Inventing wild stories about what breed our dogs are! I think next time someone asks/informs me, I'm gonna tell 'em Troy is actually a Chihuahua who was involved in a top secret Government operation gone horribly awry when he was accidentally injected with grizzly bear genes. Of course, the whole time I'll be glancing furtively about, presumably to make sure no one else hears the conversation! Bwah-ha-ha!
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Hahahaha I love it!!!! Sounds like a plan to me!!
 
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MurphytheNewf

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Originally posted by Liz:
Troy is actually a Chihuahua who was involved in a top secret Government operation gone horribly awry when he was accidentally injected with grizzly bear genes.
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I'll have to remember that for future reference. I'm usually pretty good at identifying breeds, and being able to distinguish between a bear and dog, but I have had my moments. Once my family and I visited the Blue Ridge Parkway; we had pulled over at a overlook to take pictures, when I saw something black move in the woods. I ran screaming to my parents, telling them a black bear was in the woods, when out of the corner of my eye I saw a big black Lab emerge from the trees. Uhh..
..oops. That wasn't in the wildlife guidebook.


~ Mary

[ 12-24-2003, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: Murphy's Mommy ]
 
bo'smom

bo'smom

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OK, today at Petsmart we were asked if Bo was a Chow mix. :confused:

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Amy & Bo
 
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