Newfoundland owners know that sharing your heart with these gentle giants will change your life forever. Newfies were bred to help fisherman retrieve their nets in the cold waters off Newfoundland, and still possess the shaggy double coat and big webbed paws that aided them in their original work.
These days, Newfies are excellent family dogs, known to be good with children and other pets. And oh yeah, they still love the water. Try and keep them out. Here are ten fun quirks that Newfie lovers will tell you about their dogs.
They’re graceful in the water, but not so much on land
A Newfie coat can be model-worthy gorgeous
Newfoundlands love water, all the time, everywhere
They grow up way too fast
Newfies need plenty of scritching
They might have a little bit of a drooling problem
Newfoundlands are seriously strong swimmers
A raft full of Newfoundland dogs… being pulled by a single Newfoundland.
They’ve got some impressive paws
Did we mention they love water?
Newfoundlands are definitely lapdogs
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