McLoki
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Hello everyone - happened to do a search for newfoundland forum and found this place...:allg069:
My wife and I have had giant breeds for as long as we have been married (25 years) - Usually Saints and Danes.
We lost our house to a tornado about 2 years ago (everyone was fine) and had to stay in a duplex that did not allow pets... (Cats went to my sisters, Dogs (Saint and Dane) as well as an african grey parrot and bearded dragon went to my parents house (yes, for almost 2 years). Thankfully they live close enough we were able to visit fairly often, but still - we missed the dogs (and rest of the zoo) very much.
A week before we were able to bring the dogs home, my Saint had to be put down (at 8 years old) after she was diagnosed with bone cancer. Both my human and remaining dog family were devastated. We have always been one to say (while we had 2 dogs) that if something ever happened to one of them, we would just drop down to a single dog. Whenever something does (A disturbingly often amount of time in our 25 years) we always end up with another dog fairly quickly.
We have been interested in newfs for quite a long time, but have never owned one. (we have purchased from breeders before, but most of our dogs have come from rescues in the past so we have been limited to what was available). This time we saw a newf puppy advertised locally and went to check her out. We ended up getting her at 9 weeks old and named her Daisy.
She is now 16 weeks old. She is definitely on the small side for a female newf, but she is pretty thin as well (we are currently free feeding her and she is eating about 3 cups per day) (at 16 weeks she is only about 30 pounds)
She is enrolled in puppy class (obedience) 1 day per week and we take her to a doggie day care 1 day per week to help with socialization. I try and take her someone once or twice per week to get her around people as well. (Bass Pro, Local Mall, PetSmart, etc.)
Since this is our first newf, we were not sure what to expect, but so far she seems to be crazy smart and has been an excellent puppy for the short time we have had her.
Anyway, glad to find a group of dog fanatics that i can ask questions of.
Thank you for inviting us in.
Michael
Here is a pic of Daisy at about 14 weeks....
My wife and I have had giant breeds for as long as we have been married (25 years) - Usually Saints and Danes.
We lost our house to a tornado about 2 years ago (everyone was fine) and had to stay in a duplex that did not allow pets... (Cats went to my sisters, Dogs (Saint and Dane) as well as an african grey parrot and bearded dragon went to my parents house (yes, for almost 2 years). Thankfully they live close enough we were able to visit fairly often, but still - we missed the dogs (and rest of the zoo) very much.
A week before we were able to bring the dogs home, my Saint had to be put down (at 8 years old) after she was diagnosed with bone cancer. Both my human and remaining dog family were devastated. We have always been one to say (while we had 2 dogs) that if something ever happened to one of them, we would just drop down to a single dog. Whenever something does (A disturbingly often amount of time in our 25 years) we always end up with another dog fairly quickly.
We have been interested in newfs for quite a long time, but have never owned one. (we have purchased from breeders before, but most of our dogs have come from rescues in the past so we have been limited to what was available). This time we saw a newf puppy advertised locally and went to check her out. We ended up getting her at 9 weeks old and named her Daisy.
She is now 16 weeks old. She is definitely on the small side for a female newf, but she is pretty thin as well (we are currently free feeding her and she is eating about 3 cups per day) (at 16 weeks she is only about 30 pounds)
She is enrolled in puppy class (obedience) 1 day per week and we take her to a doggie day care 1 day per week to help with socialization. I try and take her someone once or twice per week to get her around people as well. (Bass Pro, Local Mall, PetSmart, etc.)
Since this is our first newf, we were not sure what to expect, but so far she seems to be crazy smart and has been an excellent puppy for the short time we have had her.
Anyway, glad to find a group of dog fanatics that i can ask questions of.
Thank you for inviting us in.
Michael
Here is a pic of Daisy at about 14 weeks....
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