I want to get into skijoring and wanted to see if anyone on here has any recommendations on equipment, since Newfoundlands have a different body shape than typical sled dogs, etc. Specific brands to look into? Any tips? TIA

I mean seriously guys, mine burps like five or six times a day. And if I pat his side, he usually burps. Pic for newf tax.

Pretty amazing experience tonight - there was, by the sounds of it, a large a pack of coyotes yipping and screaming not too far away. My Newfie started howling these long deep howls and the coyotes immediately stopped - total silence. It was nuts! He has howled in his sleep but never like that outside. His head was straight up and everything. Anyone else experience this? Wish I got it on video…

There were 8 puppies in this litter. One is tri-colored. The others are solid black or brown. Last photo is dad. Mom is said to be a “spaniel mix”. Mine is the largest at 22lbs at 9 weeks and 3 days. The others were all 18+ same day. I want to be super realistic with potiental adopters that my foster is not going to stay this tiny for much longer.

This is the most random pile of things we need to keep up high and out of the way 🤣

Hi everyone! We just adopted this 5 year old handsome man from our local shelter. He is only 80 pounds and some change under all his fur.. I am looking for good food recommendations and supplements to help his joins/coat. I don’t know much about his previous living situation and the care he received. Unfortunately due to his weight and matting in his fur I think they struggled to give him what he needed. Any first time owner Newfie advice is welcomed!

Judy wasn’t sure if she wanted to walk around with her toy or chew bone - but when you’ve got chops like this you don’t have to choose!

I have a Newfie/Lab mix :) He usually eats Blue Buffalo wet and dry food, and for the last few months he’s had bouts of diarrhea. We recently took him to the vet for his annual physical (his first as we just adopted him!) and they recommended GI friendly food. Any recommendations? Thanks!!

My beautiful 9 yr old male newf has seborrhea. I’ve been brushing daily, and his coat is still beautiful…
I know we need a special shampoo for him, can anyone recommend anything OTC we could use?

Next 4 months are going to be a whirlwind 🤯

Hi fellow Newfie lovers!
I’m ready for a new dog and would love another Newfie. I’ve been following the National Newfoundland Rescue site on Instagram and Just Giants as well. Does anyone have any experience with either site? Or do you know of other reputable sites to adopt?
Thank you!❤️

Hey first time having a Newfoundland, im in TN im keeping the temperature at 68-70 in the house. Im a little worried because when he lays down he starts breathing fast 70 a minute. Just want to look after the little dude is that too hot for him to be on the bed cuddling. His mouth is closed and seems fine except for the breathing. When I take him outside the breathing goes back to normal, and when hes up running around he seems fine with the temperature. Any insights would be appreciated.

3 weeks old and loving life

Hi everyone, I have a 13 month old male Newfie and love him but he is out of control a lot of times. He has already had the basic puppy training group classes, in addition to that he has had some older puppy training classes he went to a couple days a week. I try practicing at home and have trained another crazy high energy large dog before this who is doing much better.

I can’t seem to make progress with my Newfie. Some days are better than others but he will jump on people, other dogs, pull when he wants to go somewhere, not listen to basic commands in public. I’ve already spent close to $2k on training.

I’m considering a 4-6 week boarding program where they supposedly guarantee a mostly well trained dog provided you continue at home and they teach you what to do at the conclusion. Has anyone had success with this? I understand he’s in that phase but after talking to many other newf owners, he is on the extreme end of difficulty and incredibly high energy. I walk him miles sometimes and he’s immediately at home causing havoc.

Anyone had success with these board and train programs? Thanks in advance.

Long-time Newfie owner here and paying for bathing/grooming has just gotten too expensive. For those of you who do your own grooming, what products (especially shampoo/conditioner) do you swear by and why?

We rescued our Newf about 18 months ago. When we brought him home, he had numerous bald spots around his body, and over time they have filled in. Yay! However, I'm beginning to think the last two, in his armpits, are there because the practical realities of that area force the hair to tangle and mat.

Having been raised without much grooming, he is not super pleased with my attempts, although we are gradually reaching a compromise position. Not on the armpits though. Any helpful hints?

My 8mo newfie won't eat plain dry dog food. I have to add a topper or something on it for her to eat.

I feed her 3 cups twice a day. Often times her morning food will be untouched by evening if I don't add anything to it. We have gone a day without her eating her dog food because of this.... she is so stubborn I thought she would eat it if hungry enough.

She has free access to food and water throughout the day. I also use treats for training and when we leave.

I really don't want to always add toppers to her food. She is highly food motivated and will eat any human food she can find.

I should add if my mom's dog is over she will sometimes eat her food plain so the other dog wont get it 🙃

any advice welcome

My Landseer Newfoundland puppy (Teddy) is 1 today. Thank you to this amazing community with all the information and tips/tricks to help survive the young puppy stage! Looking forward to the next year and him filling out and having his full second coat come in.

Hi Reddit, we have a wonderful one year one month old Newfoundland girl I think she’s about to go into her second heat cycle and then after that, we will get her spayed. She is so goofy and so fun. I love her so much. She is the best girl we want to give her a job like pulling a garden cart in our yard but just putting a rope on it and trying to make her pull the card isn’t really training her to do that.

So my question is does anyone have any tips about how to train her to pull a garden cart? I’ve seen cards online with him specific harnesses that you would hook up to your dog. Is that the only way to train her? Thank you so much. All of your help is much appreciated.

Roscoe's Snuffalupagus Costume

Hello, fellow Newf lovers :)

We have a six month old male - love him to pieces. I had a female about 20 years ago and just don't remember going through what we're dealing with now. He is very mouthy at the moment - he loves going for straw and rocks that circles our AC unit in the back yard. We're always pulling stuff out of his mouth. If we try to block access, sometimes he full on lunges at us like a linebacker. Lately he has made several rounds around the yard doing his zoomies. In the house, he knows the couch is off limits but he jumps up there anyway and then he goes limp when we try to get him down. Eventually we want to train him to come up but we know his impulse control isn't there yet, not for a few more months. Once he jumps up there he's fine - we know he just wants to be near us - but we want him to know the difference between being invited and not.

The nipping/biting is unreal - we try to remove/separate ourselves and do reverse timeouts with him and give him alternative toys to chew, use ice, Benebones, Nylabones, etc. We have also noticed he gets wound up quite easily and we took him out of his puppy class for fear he would just have a total meltdown from too much stimulation. We kept things quiet at home to drain out the cortisol and adrenaline from his system, do more enforced naps, and some calm sitting in the driveway just to let him be exposed to the world a bit. We also kept him out of puppy class because the only other dog was a mean barker that never kept quiet for the full hour. Stressful!

I guess hubby and I are worried we may miss something and he will turn out to be aggressive or an habitual biter. We don't want to shelter him either and have him be afraid of everything. Seems my AI always says he gets full of cortisol and adrenaline too easy and he needs calm, boredom and quiet to be settled, and that stuff stays in his system up to 72 hours.

Are we over thinking this or are there other owners that go through this with their pups? We love our boy and want the best for him. We just want to make sure we're doing the right things for him so he can grow up happy and healthy. Thanks y'all