Such a deliciously stubborn face. I love seeing his photos!

 

Awww....makes me miss my Murphy!

 

I love Newfies
When I was in college the first time, there was a bar that we would frequent and the owner had a Newfie named Yank, who would stare at you till you shared your pizza. I loved that dog!

 

He likes the cold,and snow, I remember a newfie,from years ago,that .was at greenhouse ,we use to go to to buy plants ,he would follow us all around where ever we went, drooling as he followed us.

 

He likes the cold,and snow, I remember a newfie,from years ago,that .was at greenhouse ,we use to go to to buy plants ,he would follow us all around where ever we went, drooling as he followed us.

That's a true Newfie for you! My daughter and I were watching Griffin in the snow from our living room window today and she pointed out that his drool had frozen into two little icicles on either side of his mouth! He often looks like a walrus with symmetrical strands of drool, but it usually isn't frozen! Today as he sat out there, covered in snow, with the drool icicles, he looked like a cross between a walrus and the abominable snowman. I think he only wanted to come in because the snow got in between the pads of his feet. He certainly seemed happy when I got the ice off the bottom of his paws!

NewfieMom

 

Griffin seems like such a gentle giant! Every newfie that I have ever met has been the kindest, most friendliest dogs I have ever met. I especially enjoy it when the owner has a bib on the dog to wipe up the drool. Makes the dog look like a big baby.

 

Griffin seems like such a gentle giant! Every newfie that I have ever met has been the kindest, most friendliest dogs I have ever met. I especially enjoy it when the owner has a bib on the dog to wipe up the drool. Makes the dog look like a big baby.

Griffin has bibs! We also have stacks of folded up towels with which to dry him when he comes in after he has been outside in the rain or snow. (It usually takes three.) These towels are also something that can be given to guests to protect themselves from Griffin. Many guests come in and arm themselves with towels before taking a seat, because Griffin comes up to visit immediately and shoves his face into each guest's lap, bringing drool-often muddy-with him. Sometimes he will place an enormous, muddy paw on the guest's lap in friendly greeting. All my clothes are covered with mud from the friendly greetings I have received from him. He has patted my chest; shoulders; back; and often likes to hit my buttocks, too. I launder my clothes at least three times a day.

NewfieMom

 

When we used to go to the dog park, there was a lady who brought two newfies, one older, one a puppy. One day there was an incident, and the puppy tried to hide between my legs. At 6 months, he was already too big for that! I laughed, and snuggled down with him to protect him!

 

When we used to go to the dog park, there was a lady who brought two newfies, one older, one a puppy. One day there was an incident, and the puppy tried to hide between my legs. At 6 months, he was already too big for that! I laughed, and snuggled down with him to protect him!

Indeed. And when a full grown Newf decides to stand up just as you are doing the broad jump to leap across his body (which is blocking the aisle in your room) you sometimes find yourself straddling a dog who is ready to take you for a ride!

NewfieMom

 

That's a pretty funny story - I'm picturing you looking out the window and this large black dog goes trotting by likes it's nobody's business but his. lol

 

Griffin is so very precious! What a handsome face!!!

 

I've always wanted to meet a Newfie! I have never met one in person before, but hope to at the next dog show. They seem like such big, gentle dogs.

 

Reese often lays on the tile just outside the bedroom dog that transitions to carpet. We've learn while he often appears to be asleep he's just playing possum and will reach out with a monster paw and try to trip you as you pass.

Love the picture of Griffin.

Thought of you and Griffin when I saw this on Dog Bless you.

 

I must see more photos of him ! These are so cute. I don't think I have ever met one before :-/


Jana

 

Omg totally love the bibs! The sayings are hilarious.

 

Hahahaha, the bibs are a riot! Too funny!!!

 

Scotty-

Thank you for the lovely photo. I attempted to send a private message to CAROLINA MOM, who sent it to me a few days ago by message, but was unable to reach her.

CAROLINA MOM, if you read this, I did very much appreciate your sending me the beautiful photo, too! I am still working on how to send and reply to messages!

Those two dogs are simply luscious.

NewfieMom

 

Such a gorgeous big boy! I'm laughing at the towels being handed to visitors as they come in the door, lol. (how about a lock on that gate?)

 

Such a gorgeous big boy! I'm laughing at the towels being handed to visitors as they come in the door, lol. (how about a lock on that gate?)

The gate has a lock. Unfortunately, the gate also has an eccentric "handyman". He currently has one of my father's two very old cars (for which he doesn't pay him anything). And he has "fixed" the gate already. All we have to do is slam it hard to close it well and then we can lock it. Unfortunately, if we do that, it takes all our strength-pulling with two hands-to get the gate open again. It's a long story. But not only does the gate need to be fixed, but so does the downstairs bathroom door. When it got well closed it locked itself two nights ago. My father (who is 93) got disoriented. Although he could use the upstairs bathroom for necessary functions, he started to think that he couldn't go to the pool in the morning because the downstairs bathroom was off-limits. Luckily I remembered that the handyman had left us a curved tool in case the door locked itself. And my father remembered ho to use it. So between us we unlocked the door and he was able to sleep that night!

I wouldn't live this way, but although this is technically half my house (our parents gave it to my brother and me years ago), it is my father's home, not mine. I can't go putting him through home renovations he doesn't want to live through. He has to be in charge while he is alive. I do get input, however. The gate has to be fixed!

NewfieMom

 

I love your story and pictures! Before I got Casey, I was thinking about a Newfoundland. They are such gentle love bugs. Big teddy bears. A neighbor had 1/2 golden 1/2 Newfoundland named Harold. He thought he was a lap dog.

 

Love your stories about Griffin. There are a couple of Newfs that we see occassionally around here. There is usually a crowd around them. They are the one dog that will steal all the attention away from a good looking golden.

 

Thank God



Thank God Griffin and your daughter are o.k.!! Love the picture!

 

Thank God Griffin and your daughter are o.k.!! Love the picture!

Thank you. She is an adult and although accidents happen to adult pedestrians, too, I wouldn't want you to think I left a child there in the street! She is 21 and currently stronger than I am, able to control Griffin better on the leash, even though she weighs 110 pounds dripping wet! (She is 5' 5" tall, which is what I used to be and pretty strong.)

A car did come at Griffin, but she ran out and shouted at it. Luckily, Griffin is enormous and cars tend to see him ...at least in daylight. I discourage night time walks, although we used to have some glow-in-the-dark things to strap onto him.

He must not run wild and free. I am by no means condoning it!!! It is why we have the fenced in yard...with a gate with a lock!!!

NewfieMom

 

Griffin is just so truly scrumptious, I just want to give him a big cuddle, I think he is very generous sharing his drool with your visitors and love his bibs, he looks quite content having the snow all around him, happy to hear that you got him back safely.

 

Griffin is gorgeous.

Rarely see Newfies in my area, but when I do, I'm totally awestruck.

They're such magnificent creatures, true gentle giants.

Enjoyed reading your posts about Griffin.

 

Griffin is beautiful! I don't see too many Newfoundlands down this way, but used to see a lot of them when we lived in Canada. I absolutely adore them, but not sure how they would fare in the heat we have here.

 

Griffin is beautiful! I don't see too many Newfoundlands down this way, but used to see a lot of them when we lived in Canada. I absolutely adore them, but not sure how they would fare in the heat we have here.

Thank you for the compliment. He does come from a line of champions and the breeder had expected to make him a champion and use him to help continue the breed. He simply did not get tall enough.

He does not like our summers here at all, but luckily that is only one season out of four that is unpleasant for him. He has coped with it by excavating our front lawn. We have air conditioning and we do not hesitate to bring Griffin in when the temperature gets too high, but he prefers to be outside when he can be. In a nice, cool hole. We also provide him with a child's wading pool into which he can go to refresh himself. The dirt and water make for a nice blend.

NewfieMom

 

Griffin is going to the groomer on May 9. He has not gone for a long time and is overdue, but he really needs to get ready for summer. Some years we have shaved him (on the advice of a veterinary dermatologist). This year we are only shaving parts of him. Nonetheless, it will probably make a big change in his appearance. I will try to post a picture afterwards. (One year when we did it, he was traumatized and did not want to go outdoors at all for days! I think he felt unprotected without his fur.) The pictures below are old ones!

Griffin has a new Saturday morning activity. He goes to a local park with two Golden Retrievers and their dog walker. The dog walker is a young bodybuilder who scrapes Griffin off the asphalt where he tries to blend into the driveway and puts him into the back of his Jeep. The Goldens are adorable.

I am posting photos of Griffin when he was younger-a mere adolescent as my vet would say-shaved down for summer. He is bigger now. Much more filled out. But without the fur he is not as much of a bear as he looks with the fur! In fact, when my daughter was walking him some people actually asked her if he was a poodle!

NewfieMom

 

I was looking at dog videos on YouTube and I saw this one. It reminded me of Griffin's ride home from his breeder (in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) when we first got him. He was not a tiny puppy like the one in the video; he was already 16 months old. He had always lived in the breeder's kennel, however, and didn't know about riding in cars; wasn't housebroken; couldn't climb stairs; etc.

We had a nice big dish of water for him in back of my Jeep, where he rode. He did drink out of the dish, but also lay in it and, yes, ultimately sat in it. It was a funny ride home. Then when he came into the house he proceeded to show us that he was really a water dog. He gravitated to all sources of water: toilets, faucets on sinks; his water bowl. If there was water, Griffin was there, too.

I am not sure if I told the story about the toilets in this thread...I think not. But I thought Griffin was drinking out of the toilets so I told everyone to keep the lids down. I continued to see water on the floor in front of the toilet. (Since he couldn't climb stairs, it was only the downstairs toilet.) I also heard a banging; it sounded like a toilet lid banging shut.

Everyone kept telling me he had put the lid down on the toilet. The banging and water on the floor continued.

One day I looked into the bathroom and caught Griffin with his head in the toilet. He was standing there holding up the seat and the lid and drinking from the toilet with all of this resting on his huge neck! Well...mystery solved. The big guy had just gone in, lifted the whole apparatus, drunk his fill, then let it all crash down. I heard a big bang and water went everywhere. So we had to start closing bathroom doors to keep Griff out because, thank goodness. he wasn't one of those dogs who had figured out how to turn doorknobs and open doors!!!

Video of Newfie with water dish...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7aqmoRZikU

NewfieMom

 

We had a nice big dish of water for him in back of my Jeep, where he rode. He did drink out of the dish, but also lay in it and, yes, ultimately sat in it. It was a funny ride home. Then when he came into the house he proceeded to show us that he was really a water dog. He gravitated to all sources of water: toilets, faucets on sinks; his water bowl. If there was water, Griffin was there, too.


Video of Newfie with water dish...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7aqmoRZikU

I thought I would follow up this video of the Newfie puppy using the water dish as a swimming pool with another video I found on YouTube. This puppy is slightly older, but shows decided Newf tendencies. I have seen Griffin go after a hose that way, too!

Suzy in Pool...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Au-PoDC0BE

NewfieMom

 

HAHAHAHAHA, I best be getting myself a Newfie. I think I would crack up even more often than I already do. Griffin is ADORABLE. Poodle? That's hilarious....funny looking poodle then!!
Keep posting!!

 

That video is hilarious!!! Helo puts his paws in the water dish but he hasn't tried sitting in it! That made me laugh out loud.