jm513
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Hi everyone=-) My family will be getting our first newf in March (litter is due early Jan). I know that is still a little ways away but as much research as I have done, I knew a forum of newf owners was the best place to get all of the little details I'll need. I'll tell you guys a bit about myself (I tend to get long winded, so it will probably be more than you want to know)
I have wanted a newf for years and years. We live in Florida, so we have waited because of the climate here. Our plan had always been to head up to the mountains when my husband retires (he's in the Navy) and we would get a newf then. However, life doesn't always work out to the best of plans and it looks as though we will be staying here. I have literally thought about this for 3 years and finally decided that we can make it work. I know there are many other newf owners in Florida and it can be done - so we're on our way to making that happen and I couldn't be more excited!
My husband and I have 2 human kids, our son is 9 and our daughter is 6. Our other family members are a husky/gs/something-else-that-gives-him-floppy-ears mix who is 1 and a 1/2 and 3 cats
I had to laugh - I was reading a few threads in here and someone mentioned that the average puppy does $1000 in dmg...I'm pretty sure Jedi surpassed that in his first month here! At this point, I don't think I own any more nice shoes for a newf to destroy! :goofy: (not to mention that the furniture has already been chewed, the carpet is a disaster, and my daughter has stopped crying when yet another of her stuffed animals that she left on the floor is found in poofs of stuffing) Jedi has certainly calmed down a bit, but at 1 and a half - he is still mostly puppy and we do still sometimes have issues, but he is very good with the "leave it" command now, lol. (and all of this destruction is with plenty of daily exercise and attention - I am home all day!) So...bring it on newf puppy! - on a side note, Jedi is an AWESOME dog. I don't want to make him sound bad! He is a big loveable (working on well trained) oaf - he just likes to chew=-))
I have a question for you guys that may sound silly, but this has been bothering me greatly as I start to make my list of things I'll need for puppy arrival....crates. Jedi is crate trained and LOVES his crate. The crate helps with SO MUCH and I am a firm believer in crate training....however.....Jedi doesn't sleep with us. He can if he wants, but he doesn't. He may climb in bed for a few minutes and snuggle, but then he gets down and sleeps in his crate (it is in our bedroom). My problem is that we LOVE big furry things to snuggle with! I don't know how we would have gotten through potty training with Jedi initially without the crate, and I love that he is perfectly happy in there if I need to go to the grocery store or something (that whole chew thing....yeah) but we want big furry things to snuggle with. Any recommendations on how to crate train but at the same time have the puppy sleep with us or am I just going to totally confuse the poor guy?
as I said....long winded. I'm happy to have found this forum and look forward to "meeting" all of you!
I have wanted a newf for years and years. We live in Florida, so we have waited because of the climate here. Our plan had always been to head up to the mountains when my husband retires (he's in the Navy) and we would get a newf then. However, life doesn't always work out to the best of plans and it looks as though we will be staying here. I have literally thought about this for 3 years and finally decided that we can make it work. I know there are many other newf owners in Florida and it can be done - so we're on our way to making that happen and I couldn't be more excited!
My husband and I have 2 human kids, our son is 9 and our daughter is 6. Our other family members are a husky/gs/something-else-that-gives-him-floppy-ears mix who is 1 and a 1/2 and 3 cats
I had to laugh - I was reading a few threads in here and someone mentioned that the average puppy does $1000 in dmg...I'm pretty sure Jedi surpassed that in his first month here! At this point, I don't think I own any more nice shoes for a newf to destroy! :goofy: (not to mention that the furniture has already been chewed, the carpet is a disaster, and my daughter has stopped crying when yet another of her stuffed animals that she left on the floor is found in poofs of stuffing) Jedi has certainly calmed down a bit, but at 1 and a half - he is still mostly puppy and we do still sometimes have issues, but he is very good with the "leave it" command now, lol. (and all of this destruction is with plenty of daily exercise and attention - I am home all day!) So...bring it on newf puppy! - on a side note, Jedi is an AWESOME dog. I don't want to make him sound bad! He is a big loveable (working on well trained) oaf - he just likes to chew=-))
I have a question for you guys that may sound silly, but this has been bothering me greatly as I start to make my list of things I'll need for puppy arrival....crates. Jedi is crate trained and LOVES his crate. The crate helps with SO MUCH and I am a firm believer in crate training....however.....Jedi doesn't sleep with us. He can if he wants, but he doesn't. He may climb in bed for a few minutes and snuggle, but then he gets down and sleeps in his crate (it is in our bedroom). My problem is that we LOVE big furry things to snuggle with! I don't know how we would have gotten through potty training with Jedi initially without the crate, and I love that he is perfectly happy in there if I need to go to the grocery store or something (that whole chew thing....yeah) but we want big furry things to snuggle with. Any recommendations on how to crate train but at the same time have the puppy sleep with us or am I just going to totally confuse the poor guy?
as I said....long winded. I'm happy to have found this forum and look forward to "meeting" all of you!
