No, not the country, a puppy.

I'm in the research phase of buying a dog. I'm looking for a Newfoundland and was curious if anyone here had any experience with them or knew of any good breeders to recommend. Looking for an all black male and would prefer to find one that I can go pick up as opposed to having shipped so within 750 miles of Oklahoma would be prefered.

 

Newfoundland is a province , not a country , Canada is a country , Newfoundland is a province in Canada.

 

Yes, but it's a world of it's own .

Newfoundlands are beautiful, gentle dogs; hope you've got lots of space.

 

Newfies are wonderful people and their dogs are wonderful also. They definitely are beautiful and gentle - - and are big - - and eat like a horse (the dogs, silly - - not the people - - well, not all of them anyway)

Bob

 

I don't like big dogs...they leave big loads. My neighbor had the runt out of a Toy Poodle litter...tiny little dawg, left little rat turds and that little dog could hear anybody step on their front porch and then she'd bark like crazy, giving my neighbor just enough time to get her pistol.

 

Clunk ... sounds like you've ruined a few pairs of shoes, haven't you ???

Newfies look like gentle dogs ... I don't know much about them. Do they drool as much as a St. Bernard ??

PISTOL

 

Wonderful dogs. We've had Newfies at some point, somewhere in the family all of our lives; Major, Dixie, Captain, and Ursa. They were all big black gentle bears, and yes, they drool a lot, and shed like crazy. Their hair has a lot of lanolin in it and your hand will feel oily after petting them. They love snow, and of course water. Interesting story: When I was a teen, I nearly lost Major once after he went into the ocean to retreive his toy I was throwing. He and it got caught in the swift tide flowing out thru an inlet from a bay and both just kept going. He was determined to get that toy. My dad tied a 100' rope he used to walk him along the beach to my waist and I went out after him. There were no waves, just an extremely swift current. I was able to reach him, grab his chain, and my dad led us back to shore by walking along the beach with the outgoing tide and gradually pulling us back in. The whole time, he never stopped swimming, and looked like he enjoyed the whole event. They're not much of a watch dog, but their bark and size are intimidating. I've seen babies fall and flop on them, and they just sniff, then lick them. They seem to know that babies and tots are special and are pretty careful around them. Others, they will just bowl their way thru for a lick and a pat on the head. Sadly though, my family has never had one live past 11 years as they are not long lived dogs. ***BEWARE OF HIP DYSPLASIA***. It's very prevelant in this breed and is crippling. Know the parents of the pup before you commit.

 

I don't know much about Newfies but they seem like pretty neat dogs. As far as temperment goes, are they anything like a Great Pyrenees? I know they LOOK like a Great Pyrenees (except that they're usually black and not white).

Doesn't matter much. My wife swears that we will never have another long haired dog (even though our lab sheds worse than our Pyr does).

 

Thanks. I knew I could count on DTR to set me straight. I'll be the first to admit that I know less about the province than I do about the dog.

Back to the dog, yes Pistol, I hear that they are champion droolers. I've read numerous accounts of drool on the ceiling so apparently they have good range as well as quantity. I've read that the good news is that they only shed 12 months of the year and that their personality makes up for the drool and hair.

 

http://www.newfdogclub.org/

This is the website for the national newfie club. They have a downloadable list of breeders. Unfortunately none in Oklahoma. They do have some in Texas, Ark. etc.
Newfs are great dogs and do produce tons of slobber. They reach over 100 lbs within months of being born. HUGEEEEEEEEE dogs. Last one that I was around was 168 lbs. My dad is a professional dog handler so he could probably give us a referral if you can't find a pup. Let me know.

 

Thanks for the info and the story Commatoze. I had heard that lifespan was usually 10-13 years and that hip, elbow, and heart problems had to be watched for.