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I am so jealous.  I would love to live so close to the ocean.  I am rather landlocked here in Kentucky.  Nice lakes, but no ocean.  Looks like you all had a grand time! Loved the pics!

Webster gets me up during the night  I don't mind, I turn on the Africa Cam, makes it early morning there and there is always activitiy.  Herds of elephants!!! I've told everyone I know about this site.  It's great.

I got up in the night and rammed my foot into Hightower, 170 pounds of sound asleep newf.  I broke 3 toes, missed a week of work.  He slept on........

My living room looks like a 2 year olds playroom at a daycare center!!! Toys all over the place.  Webster plays with anything for about 3 minutes, then is ready for something else!  I am glad I took a few weeks off work, he is hard work, but pure entertainment!  Big Bro Riley just tolerates him at present, but I think they will become good buds.

He really is an adorable little pup.... it is me getting older.  I wouldn't change a thing about him at this stage.

It sounds like most of us have had truly wonderful, memorable dogs in the past.  My first newfie, Hightower, was what I thought the smartest dog in the world and as close to human as possible.  He helped me raise 4 children and was the light of all of our lives.  He lived to be just shy of 14 years and passed away about 4 years ago.  I now have a golden retriever, (3 yr/o) also smart as a whip and a joy to be around, but I just never got that same "feeling" as I had with Hightower.  Besides, he is definately my husbands dog.  Now, I have my little Webster.  I've just had him a week, and I don't know if it is b/c I am so much older or what, but this is an ACTIVE little sprite (when he is awake).  He yips and yaps and bites and has to be entertained to be kept out of trouble.  We are crate training....bu t he has to come out sometimes, and when he does, he is just into everything! Some of it cute, some not so cute.  I don't remember much activity when Hightower was a pup, of course that was 18 years ago.  Someone PLEASE tell me he will become a "gentle giant" at some point!  The good news is, he appears to be potty training very well.  0-1 accidents/day.

hahahaha, I don't know what is cuter, newfie puppies or newfie grown-ups playing soccer.  That was great, would love to have a few more newfs around here!

Webster just got home from his first vet check, (since I've had him, anyway),  yeasty ears!  I hope that is not a prelim for things to come.  I had a cocker spaniel with chronic ear infections, it was a misery.... for the dog and for me.