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Poor Sierra, I can relate.  My dad has never made any bones about the fact that he thinks my brothers soft coated wheaton is heads and tails above our newfies.  He pushes them away and loves on my brother's dog.  But he is the golden boy. We just got a newfie pup last week, and I hold him back from visitors until they say hello to Olive the 5 year old.  It's like protecting your kids, your dander gets up when you think one of them is not being treated right.  You have it together though, so no worries!  

Emily, i am in Michigan, I assume you are in Colorado?  And yes it is mommy breackdown when you just get done swiffering the floor turn around to see big muddy paw prints and a smiling newfie following you while you are doing it (I have a habit of keeping the door open after loosing numerous screens) We have Great Blue Herons that poke around the river right out our door that drive Olive bananas.  Deer, no problem, even coyote or geese, but give her a heron she would chase them clear to Lake Michigan.

Thank you all so much for the great suggestions, and warm welcome!  My daughter came home last night and said I've got it....Romeo!  And she woulndn't take no for an answer.  So he has his bevy of Juliets calling after him "Romeo, Romeo,where for art thou Romeo"  I'm sure we will all be quite abnoxious about it for a while.  Olive was adopted, so she came with the name Anchovy Olive.  She came from a trainer, and is such a good girl.  We live on 35 acres on the Grand River and a pool, so that was the reason for falling in love with Newfies, they love it here.  They may not always be the best groomed (Olive swims in the river about 20 times a day) but they sure are happy.  Like all of you I'm sure you go in a giant circle cleaning the floor the windows, and back round again.  They are just so worth it. 
Thanks again everyone, and I am going to take more pictures in the next couple days. Doreen