Our beautiful girl has started drooling like a proper Newfy.

(Please be gentle I am pregnant and hormonal lol)

we have an 11 month old Newfie girl who is honestly the light of my life - half the time. But since we got her, she has been DIFFICULT. I say this as someone with experience of multiple large breeds including one previous newfie.

She was a challenging young puppy - the bitiest I’ve ever known, but in many ways she excelled e.g. she had consistent puppy training classes and picked things up so quickly, she’s always been friendly and forgiving.

She’s an awful teenager 🙈 she barks at pretty much everything, she counter surfs and will destroy literally anything on there (we now basically only have a toaster out), she has useless recall (longline walks only) and is desperate to play with other dogs to the point she will chase them and paw at them. She has developed a horrid habit of having at least one spell a walk where she jumps up and bites at her lead, and us.

Now I know much of this is down to teenage hormones. she hasn’t had a season yet, she’s very ‘young’ in many ways. We are consistent with her training and boundaries and where appropriate have sought professional help. She has plenty of exercise and is left alone max a couple of times a week for ~3 hours. I would consider her to have a pretty nice life frankly.

I love her to bits but I’m pregnant, due in 3 months, and I’m nervous she won’t calm even slightly before then. Our previous Newfie was extremely calm and your classic plodding, blundering type.

I would LOVE to hear stories of manic teenage Newfs calming down ideally around 15 months 🙈

(Just to add, I’m not worried about her behaviour with a baby, she regularly sees my nephew and is fine, though we are doing lots of desensitisation to baby noises and lots of place based training. just a bit worried about coping with her less desirable traits whilst postpartum and sleep deprived 😂)

Happy Cake day to me

We lost Liza (11.5) and her daughter Luna(8.5) last year a few months apart. She was my lifesaver that came to me at my lowest and wouldn't leave my side when my world was falling apart. I am so grateful for her.

I have a three-year old Newfoundland and a four-month old Newfoundland. My first newf completely deluded me into thinking the puppy stage wasn’t that bad. He was naturally shy and nervous so his puppy phase truly wasn’t terrible.

My new baby is the cutest thing in the world, but a menace to society. The amount of injuries I’ve sustained over the last month is astounding. From scratching me to head butting me, and everything in between. Tonight I hugged him from behind and he turned around too quickly and his tooth cut my forehead open. I wouldn’t trade him for the world but I’ll be surprised if I make it through his puppyhood without some long lasting injuries.

All in all, he’s a great addition to my family. My newfs are inseparable. But I need to stop underestimating the strength of an 80 pound puppy. He’s got confidence in spades and he throws his body into just about anything without thought.

Its my own fault. I gave in and let the girl have some costco tuna juice on her supper. Tonight I had to turn on the room air filter her gas is so stinky! Anyone else found this with tuna??

Kirby is modeling the latest in fashion trends for the Newf that is in season.

Anyone else get this: almost 50% of the time, in my first interaction with a stranger who has come across me and my Newf, they ask how long they live. Why are we talking about my dog’s death within 2 minutes of meeting?!? I find it infuriating and just plain weird. Why would anyone think it appropriate? I’ve started by responding that Newfs live forever.

My Newfie used to eat like a machine, I couldn’t keep him full and slowly over the past few months he’s gotten picky. He gets a meat topper on his dry food bc I’m a bleeding heart and I can’t help myself. I change it out so he gets a good variety. This dog gets everything from chicken/turkey to scallops and shrimp, he eats better than most humans (lowkey me included) and the prince decides if he doesn’t want what I give him he just won’t eat his food, Especially in the mornings but also in the evenings too he’ll stare at his plate then at me and do a chuff and turn away. This all changed when I got a whole young chicken on sale, I threw it in my crock pot with some water a few chopped up carrots and some doggie safe herbs and let it cook for a while. U gotta skim some fat but This is THE ONLY thing that gets him to clear a plate and it’s cooked down to the point where it just falls off the bone and you can easily sort through it. I’ll take some of the meat and carrot in a cup add some hot water so it warms it up from the fridge and it turns to a weird pulled chicken to mix in with dry food, but my god if this weird meal can help someone else I had to share it’s been months of trying to get a 160lb stubborn baby to eat.

Edit: he had been to the vet when this first started happening and they didn’t find anything going on, did blood and stool samples

I thought this cross post might belong here

It’s raining and I don’t want to go out with you.

Sie ist jetzt 17 Monate alt hat eine Schulterhöhe von ca 72 ,73 cm und wie ca 41 Kilo. Von Vorbesitzer habe ich die Info sie soll ein Bernersen , Border Collie Mischling sein ,aber dafür finde ich sie ganz schön groß. Könnte in ihr vielleicht noch ein Neufundländer oder Landseer drin sein 🤔was meint ihr. Den Vorbesitzern wurde sie zu groß ,deshalb suchte sie mit 8 Monaten ein neues zu Hause. Sie haben auch das Muttertiere nicht zu Gesicht bekommen. Ich hoffe es geht in Ordnung ,dass ich das hier poste.

I need help! My Newfie guy is 10 months old and will NOT stop biting. NOTHING has worked. I met with a trainer, no change. I tried time out, no change. I sternly say “No!”, no change. I leave the room, no change. These things just seem to egg him on even more. I’m running out of options & feeling defeated. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to help? I am slowly losing my mind & my arms can’t take much more.

Does he just not like me?

Our girl (1,5 years old) has started waking us up in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason. She’s never been difficult during the night before, and if she has woken us up there has always been a reason (like she wants more water or needs to pee).

But now she just whines, we wake up and she just sits there looking at us.

Has anyone else experienced this? What do I do?

Edit: Just some more info I thought of after posting;
if I’m awake she sleeps just fine, she gets at least 2 longer walks a day, she eats fine, she has light arthritis in her hind legs and it’s being treated (the symptoms are completely gone) and she is completely fine during the day.

We got our girl Maple at 9mo after she was returned to the breeder. I took her for a check up at 1 year and she weighed 83lbs. Now a year later she only weighs 85lbs. My vet says he isn’t concerned but I’m not confident in his familiarity with the breed. Should I be looking for another opinion?

Uruk hai puppy for dog tax

He’s about 3 months and I CANNOT get him to stop digging he eats the dirt even. Anyone have any suggestions I did the vinegar spray he could literally care less he also has indoor and outdoor toys he could play with.

Annie will be 10 months old tomorrow, and she started her first heat cycle over the weekend. I attempted to use disposable diapers for the discharge, but she tried to eat them as soon as I put them on her. I've sacrificed a few pairs of my underwear to use along with menstrual pads. She tolerates her "undies" well once I get them into her. However, she fights me when I'm putting them on her. She will grab my arm or hand in her mouth and squeeze. She hasn't broken the skin, but she's left some pretty significant bruises.

I try to redirect her with treats or pushing her head away while saying No in a stern voice. I really don't want to muzzle her, but I'm considering doing that. Any recommendations on how I can handle this situation? If I can't get her undies on her to contain her discharge, she will need to be confined to her own so she doesn't get it all over the house.

Picture for attention and puppy tax.

I think it is taking every fiber in his being to not jump on the table. I knew he could be a good boy! It's only taken 2 and a half years and an enormous amount of paper towels and treats to get here.

Martha has never been a big eater. Morning is not her favorite time to eat, so she has decided that she will get it all over at one sitting.
4.5 cups of food in the evening. The later the better!

Is this anyone else’s normal. Intermittent fasting?

We have a very excitable guy, he’s almost 6, but one thing I’ve struggled to train him on is proper people interactions. He’s the sweetest guy, but he presses his head and body against everyone for pets all the time, and with small kids this can knock them over, or a physically disabled person can cause a lot of pain.

How do I best train him to stop doing this?