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Newfoundland Dog Picture & Information
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Alternative Name
Newfie
Origin
Newfoundland, Canada
Physical Attributes
- Males weigh 130-150 pounds
- Females weigh 100-120 pounds
- Most Newfies are black, but brown and gray varieties exist
Miscellaneous Information
The dogs which take their name from the island of Newfoundland appeal to all lovers of animals, romance, and beauty. A Newfoundland formed the subject of perhaps the most popular picture painted by Sir Edwin Landseer; a monument was erected by Byron over the grave of his Newfoundland in proximity to the place where the poet himself hoped to be buried, at Newstead Abbey, and the inscription on his monument contains the lines so frequently quoted:
"But the poor dog in life the firmest friend,
The first to welcome, foremost to defend,
Whose honest heart is still his master's own,
Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone.
To mark a friend's remains these stones arise:
I never knew but one, and here he lies."
Doubtless, other breeds of dogs have been the subjects of popular pictures and have had their praises sung by poets, but the Newfoundlands have yet a further honour, unique amongst dogs, in being the subject for a postage stamp of their native land. All these distinctions and honours have not been conferred without reason for no breed of dogs has greater claim to the title of friend of man, and it has become famous for its known readiness and ability to save persons in danger, especially from drowning.
It is strong and courageous in the water, and on land a
properly trained Newfoundland is an ideal companion and guard. Innumerable
are the accounts of Newfoundlands having proved
their devotion to their owners, and of the many lives saved by them in
river and sea; and when Sir Edwin Landseer selected one of the breed as
the subject of his picture entitled, "A Distinguished Member of the
Humane Society," he was justified not only by the sentiment attaching
to this remarkable race of dogs, but also by the deeds by which Newfoundlands
have made good their claim to such great distinction, and the popular
recognition of this, no doubt, in some degree added to the great esteem
in which this painting has always been held.
When rearing puppies give them soft food, such as well-boiled
rice and milk, as soon as they will lap, and, shortly afterwards, scraped
lean meat. Newfoundland puppies require plenty of meat to induce
proper growth. The puppies should increase in weight at the rate of 3
lbs. a week, and this necessitates plenty of flesh, bone and muscle-forming
food, plenty of meat, both raw and cooked. Milk is also good, but it requires
to be strengthened with Plasmon, or casein.
The secret of growing full-sized dogs with plenty of bone
and substance is to get a good start from birth, good feeding, warm, dry
quarters, and freedom for the puppies to move about and exercise
themselves as they wish. Forced exercise may make them go wrong on their
legs. Medicine should not be required except for worms, and the puppies
should be physicked for these soon after they are weaned, and again when
three or four months old, or before that if they are not thriving. If
free from worms, Newfoundland puppies will be found quite hardy, and,
under proper conditions of food and quarters, they are easy to rear.
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