Rebecca
New member
Hello from Washington State. Phoenix George, or "Georgie" as we call him, came into our lives this past June in a rather unexpected way. My husband and I were not even contemplating another dog, and had been without one for ten long years. Enter this very large, hairy, soulful eyed, best-boy-in-the-world.
Rather than wax on about how many hands he'd passed through until he came to us, (though these were all gentle hands and he was always well taken care of) we knew this would be his last stop.
We were suddenly dog people again, with a purebred. New territory for us, and so the Googling began.
Not only is he sweet and goofy, he is VERY strong and can be singled minded. We love him to pieces.
I am wondering though about his size. I read and see big Newfies but this guy is over 32 inches at the haunches and is getting up to the 145 lb. range. He just turned three a few weeks ago. I am concerned about joint health, he is not neutered yet and we were told this would help his joints, but he will be fixed very soon. We also have him on salmon oil for skin, coat, etc. Should I include anything else to his diet for joint/hip health? I read so many contradictions about this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwiqgHT3D7k
Rather than wax on about how many hands he'd passed through until he came to us, (though these were all gentle hands and he was always well taken care of) we knew this would be his last stop.
We were suddenly dog people again, with a purebred. New territory for us, and so the Googling began.
Not only is he sweet and goofy, he is VERY strong and can be singled minded. We love him to pieces.
I am wondering though about his size. I read and see big Newfies but this guy is over 32 inches at the haunches and is getting up to the 145 lb. range. He just turned three a few weeks ago. I am concerned about joint health, he is not neutered yet and we were told this would help his joints, but he will be fixed very soon. We also have him on salmon oil for skin, coat, etc. Should I include anything else to his diet for joint/hip health? I read so many contradictions about this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwiqgHT3D7k