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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Do Newf Puppies lose their white fur?

« on: August 02, 2008, 11:46:15 am »

When we bought Jaspa he had a white patch on his chest. He's still got this patch now and he's nearly 4 but you have to lift up a whole lot of fur on his chest before you can see it. I have to admit it sounds like you didn't get the pups that you wanted but i'm sure you'll love these two just as much if not even more.

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Tell me about your Newf!

« on: August 02, 2008, 11:43:34 am »

Hiya, I have 2 Newfies and they're both completely opposite. Jaspa my oldest is very affectionate towards me and my family but not good with strangers. He loves the water and drools like you wouldn't believe. Murphi is great with everyone and everything, he loves people and other dogs. He hates the water with a passion and only ever drools after going for a long walk. Before getting a Newfie you need to do alot of research because i researched the breed for 2 years before i bought my first and there are still things that astound me about the breed. All the research in the world doesn't prepare you for the veterinary bills, the amount you pay for a good quality dog food and the amount i have to pay every 2 months when i take them to the groomers to keep them in great condition. If after all this you still decide that a Newfie is for you then be prepared to spend the next 10 years with a sidekick who will shower you with affection (and drool) for most of the day.

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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: NAme for my Baby

« on: February 14, 2008, 08:13:56 am »

My daughter is called Morgan Leigh but i love the names of places such as ... Devon and Dakota. Also i have a friend who's daughter is called Blu and i think it's great.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Murphy's all grown up (well nearly)

« on: February 12, 2008, 08:02:16 am »

Hello everyone, this is Murphy (the landseer) at 12 months. Hasn't he grown.

He went from this... (8wks)

To this... (8 months)

And now to this... (12 months)

Can't wait for the next 12 months

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Groans, Gripes, Brags & Boasts / Thanx to everyone

« on: August 14, 2007, 11:31:59 pm »

Hiya everyone, just wanted to say a big thank you for everyone on this site for making me feel so welcome over the last couple of months. It's one of the few forums i've been on where i've felt really comfortable posting. Also when i'm on here and around all of you i actually feel normal for having dogs that take up all of the sofa and turn my house into a zoo. You'd be surprised how many people i bump into on the street who say things like 'why would you want such an animal?'. Maybe i should tell them about this site and get them hooked too hahaha.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / a collection of canines

« on: August 14, 2007, 11:23:23 pm »

Why do i keep collecting dogs? Some people are shopaholics and i think i'm a dogaholic. Sometimes i come downstairs into the kitchen and look at the bin liners shredded to bits, the drool and the hair and then i suddenly find myself saying 'i wish i could have another dog'!?!? Why is it the more mess our furry kids make the more we decide we should get another? When i met Baz he said we couldn't have a dog and then we ended up with Tiny, he said we definately weren't getting another one especially one so big and expensive and then we ended up with Jaspa. By this point he'd laid down the law and said definately not to any other dogs at all and now we have Murphy. Wonder how long it'll take me to talk him into furry friend number four hahaha.

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Group Discussions & Photos / In season turmoil

« on: August 13, 2007, 11:50:00 pm »

Well Tiny my little crossbreed is in season so our house is in turmoil. Jaspa keeps trying his hardest to mount her even though he towers over her so obviously i've split them up. At the moment we have Tiny in the house and she's walking about whining, Jaspa is outside in the pen so he's howling all night long and Murphy is in the garden because Jaspa keeps biting him everytime he goes near him which hasn't put him in the best of moods so he's whining too. I've never known one little dog cause so much trouble hahaha. I bet the neighbours are impressed because at the moment our house sounds like a zoo with all the whining and howling and then me yelling out the window telling them to shut up hahaha. Don't you just love dogs!

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Our first encounter with large breeds

« on: August 10, 2007, 11:58:44 am »

I love hearing the stories of how big paws stole our hearts

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Newfoundland Discussions / An ode to my newfies

« on: August 10, 2007, 12:24:19 am »

There's hair on the floor, the carpet, the bed
Should i have bought a small paw instead?
There's drool on the walls, the tv, the door
Should i have bought a baby small paw?
Then i looked at my giants laid out in the shade
And realised the choice was the right one i made
So what if there's no room on the sofa or in bed
I'm glad i got owned by a big, hairy, drooling, smelly, lazy, heavy, stubborn but ever so loving newfie instead.
Hahahaha!

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Our first encounter with large breeds

« on: August 09, 2007, 11:54:55 pm »

I was just wondering how everyone encountered their first large breed. I fell in love with newfies when i watched a programme about them on tv but i wasn't ready for the sheer size of them when i went to visit a breeder. She lived on a farm and her newfies were all living in a large barn joined onto the house. I leant against a gate and felt something ruffle my hair when i turned around there was the biggest head i had ever seen. The head turned out to be that of a 2yr old female newfie and ever since then i've been hooked. I remember my boyfriend saying 'and where the h*ll are you going to keep one of those'. Well the answer to that would be the sofa of course hahaha.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Never realised how big he was!

« on: August 08, 2007, 08:10:53 pm »

Well today i took Murphy my 6mnth old landseer newf to a friends house who has a rottweiler mastiff cross. She's always boasting about how big he is (you know the kind of friend i'm on about, we all have one hahaha). Anyway her dog is a little taller than the average rottie and he's 2 yrs old. When i got there and the 2 dogs got together Murphy towers over him by a good couple of inches which didn't impress her at all but surprised me quite a bit. Because i'm so used to seeing Murphy alongside Jaspa my 2yr old newfie i never realised just how big he is. He just doesn't seem to have been a puppy for long. Anyway just thought i'd brag a little about my baby who just isn't much of a baby anymore hahaha.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Murphy now and then pics

« on: August 05, 2007, 10:55:35 pm »

I love the photo of rucky and his friend it made me laugh seeing how much he'd grown compared to the other dog.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Murphy now and then pics

« on: August 04, 2007, 10:48:24 pm »

The photos are great it's amazing how fast our once upon a time little paws turn into such great big paws hahaha. Keep the photos coming cos i love them.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Murphy now and then pics

« on: August 04, 2007, 09:32:10 am »

Then at 8 wks old

Now at 6mnths old

Then at 8wks old

Now at 6mnths old

How the time flies and how they triple in size hahaha
Does anyone else have any before and after pics of their puppy cos i'd love to see them. cheers

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