I'm another 'newbie', both to the board and also to owning a Newf.
My family and I brought home Aurora (Rory) a week ago after a year of consideration, research and waiting for just the right puppy. She is now nine weeks old and developing a very distinctive personality!
Prior to Rory, we had a Golden Retriever who passed away a little over a year ago, living to 14.
So far Rory has been a bundle of energy, cuteness, cheekiness, and entertainment, as we knew she would be.
I also found this board from the posting on Newf-L...I knew there had to be a board like this out there, I just wasn't able to find it through the normal search engines I use. I'm sure I'll be posting many questions!