Child Proofing the Newfs

charityd

charityd

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Many thanks to my cousin Reid and his wife Angela for being brave enough to come to our house for dinner. Although Katie and Louie meet children all the time on our walks we don't have many small visitors come to our home. I warned Reid that they would likely be quite wild for the first five minutes and the Newfs didn't disappoint my expectations. When faced with a family of five coming into our yard and home Katie and Louie were overstimulated and reacted accordingly. They were barking with their sonorous Newfie voices, Louie was bouncing all over the place held in semi-check by my hand on his collar, and Katie was giving them wary looks. It's interesting how Katie and Louie reacted so differently. Although they were both quite loud it was clear to me that Katie was afraid of the "invaders" and Louie was overjoyed to make some new friends.

Looking at this display from a child's perspective it must have been quite scary, but my little cousins were courageous. The frenzy soon died down and we were all able to relax a bit. Within ten minutes the kids were giving the dogs commands like sit, down, wait and giving them carrot pieces as rewards. I think we have a group of future dog trainers here.



We had a peaceful dinner outside with Katie laying under the table as usual and Louie laying over to the side politely waiting for us to get done. After dinner we played with the dogs and their toys in the backyard.

There are videos of the kids and Newfs playing as well as a Newfie wrestling match at the link below:
http:///welcometothehappyhaus.blogspot.com/
 
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2Paws

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Aw.....looks like a fun evening for everyone. Katie and Louie look like they enjoyed their visitors.
 
KodysGrandma

KodysGrandma

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There's just one thing wrong. You are obviously short 1 Newf. When does the next one arrive. Not fair for one child to be without. :!rolling:
 
courtney77

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Aw, so cute! Steely is the same way about kids coming over. She LOVES them and wants to tell them how excited she is to have them over. Unfortunately shaking hands hello with a little kid could is actually the equivalent of knocking them over. Oy.
 
charityd

charityd

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Emma & Nigel's Mom said:
Aw, everyone looks like they were having so much fun! When did Katie get so short??
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What's strange to me is that Katie is tall...28" at the shoulder which according to the breed standard is the height of the avg male, but Louie still seems so little to me. He only weighs about 115. His father weighs about 150. It seems like he only gains about a pound a month these days, so I think he will be a small male Newf. I couldn't ask for a sweeter boy though; we love him so much! :allg069: I don't think I'll be trading him in for a bigger model :!rolling:
 
noblenewf

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Oh Charity they are both such sweet Newfs! So well behaved. I think their initial reaction was quite normal. They looks so sweet next to the kids. I bet they can't wait to get a child of their very own!:icon_knuddel:
I think Louis is going to be bigger than you think...Gabe really didn't fill out completely until he was about 2 1/2. He was around 120 lbs or so at a year old. Now he's close to 150. You'll be surprised at how much these males "fill out" from 2-3. Katie, is just gorgeous as always. Gabe sends :kiss: to her!
 
2newffamily

2newffamily

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Sounds like they reacted like typical Newfs. My 2 go nuts whenever anybody comes to the door. Visitors get checked out and if Caera and Misha are satisfied that they're ok, they quiet right down and everything is cool. It's good that Louie and Katie can have that exposure to kids.
 
4ondafloor

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What a lovely picture Charity. You do seem to capture them is such a beautiful way with each picture you share.
 
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