The Gentle Giant: Caring for the Newfoundland Dog
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This book is written by a lover of Newfoundland dogs for other lovers of Newfoundland dogs. These giants are an exceptional breed, with exceptional needs, and if you are privileged to share your life with one, you should give them the special attention they deserve.
This book covers everything you need to know about these wonderful creatures: how to choose a puppy, health tests, health risks, grooming, breed standard, as well as stories of famous newfies and much, much more.
Margaret Brazear
i was born and raised in London, England and have studied English history for over fifty years. My favourite period was the time between Henry VIII's break with Rome to the Protestant regime of his only son, Edward VI and the Catholic fanatacism of his sister, Mary I, who reigned 1553 - 1558. England's past is a fascinating place, full of plagues and wars but attitudes were very different from ours. A lot of that past took place in England's capital and my birthplace, London, so I often feel an affinity with the sites of important events. I hae always wanted to write; I have a wealth of stories in my head, just longing to find their way onto the page into the hands of my readers.
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The Gentle Giant - Margaret Brazear
THE GENTLE GIANT
Newfoundland Dogs, universally known as the gentle giants, the aristocrat among dogs. They are certainly the gentle giants, so sweet natured it is easy to forget that they are in fact, dogs.
newfoundland dogI have lost count of the number of times I have received emails asking about Newfoundland Dogs, from people who really, really want to get one. I always start by telling them their bad points, though these are not bad points to me, just a minor inconvenience.
The first thing to remember is that the majority of them drool! I have heard of newfies who do not do this, but mine do, and in vast quantities. Unfortunately, it is not something you will know until they get older. They drool on my clothes when they lay their heads on my knee, they shake their heads and I get little ribbons all over the walls, the cupboards, the furniture. There is nothing you can do about this, so you have to learn to live with it. I always have kitchen roll with me, just in case.
Some people have a serious aversion to dog drool, and if that is you, forget the very idea of owning a newfie. Sometimes they want to go say hello to people who have made the mistake of talking to them from a distance, and I can see they are dressed for an occasion and have to hold them back.
Any other bad points? That depends on your point of view. Newfoundland dogs are excessively hairy and will leave fur everywhere, on your carpet, on your cupboard handles, in your dishwasher, upstairs even if they never go there. Their fur is waterproof and it will stick to absolutely everything. I have found that only a wool carpet will do, as it is impossible to get the hairs off anything else.
The one thing I have found which puts most people off is when they realise just how big they will be. My Ferdie is 80kg, about 180lbs. Very often, after everything I have told them about their wonderful nature, people will say: "I didn't realise they got that big!"
When you decide to buy a Newfoundland dog, you are buying a giant breed. He is going to be enormous! Some have been known to grow to the size of a small Shetland pony - are you prepared to have a Shetland pony in your house?
They are a breed which will bond with their person and will be miserable without that person. Remember that when you consider sharing your life with one of these magnificent creatures - it will be for life, more binding than a marriage.
I often have people asking if I have a really big house. Well, I just don't have a lot of furniture.
If you have fallen in love with the idea of a newfie, if you want all the facts about them, you have come to the right place.
NEWFIE FACTS
What is the Newfoundland dog really like? They are well known for their gentle nature, and their special affinity with children, so much so that in Victorian times wealthy people would buy a newfie as a sort of nanny dog, to protect their children. The dog Nana, featured in the original Peter Pan novel, was based upon a landseer Newfoundland named Luath, belonging to the book's author, J.M. Barrie. It is unfortunate that in plays and films he tends to pop up as either a St Bernard or an Old English Sheepdog.
Despite their wonderful nature, it is important to realise that as a puppy they can easily knock down a young child and supervision must be maintained. They can get over excited, like any puppy, and damage can easily be done unintentionally.
Newfoundlands are people dogs. They will never do well away from their family, outside in a kennel. They will follow you about all over the house, will be in front of the cooker when you are trying to cook, will be next to you when you are sitting at your desk. And they love to lean on people! This can be a very endearing trait, but remember