Hi friends, When people meet me for the first time, a lot of them have the same question: "How often do you have to brush her daily?" The truth of the matter is, there are times and instances when having a dog like myself results in hours of torture every day, for...
Hi friends, You may or may not be aware that I am not a friend of harnesses. For the first few years of my life, mom and dad thought a collar was good enough. But as I got bigger, I got crazier ideas in my head and formed my own agenda...and I discovered that I could...
Hello all my two- and four-legged friends! I hope you're having a great week and had a truly wonderful Easter (and got to search out some yummy goodies!) One of our neighbors just recently got a new puppy to replace a Boxer in his fur family that he had to lead to the...
Once upon a time, a Newfie girl in a faraway land began her estrous cycle... Guys, this is about to get personal cause Aunt Flo is in town. Oh yes folks, it's that time of the year again. And if you're thinking that it seems like just a couple months ago that I was in...
Hi friends! Because we had a pretty mild end to our winter, and there was no freeze to kill off hatching bugs, the creatures are out in full effect. Ticks, mosquitoes and maybe even some fleas are running rampant around here. And I think mom and dad might actually be...
Hi friends, I know some of you that read my posts are blessed enough to have a Newfie or another cool dog in your life already. But others come across my posts and undoubtedly think, "Gosh, Newfies are cool. I really want one!" -- and who can blame them because we are...
Long time no bark! Mom has been so dog gone busy lately that she's had no time to sit down and let me dictate my thoughts to her. Needless to say my big paws make typing pretty dang hard, so I've been forced to silence myself for the last few weeks. And I have to say,...
Hi puppy friends! Hope you had a fabulous Fourth of July weekend (if you're in the US) and a lovely regular, plain old weekend if you're living elsewhere like me. Actually, we're having a pretty exciting week because we are at Oma & Opa's house and there are a...
Hello friends!! Wow, have I got some exciting stuff to share with you today! Last week, we took a little vacation and even though it's pretty warm at home...where we went there was SNOW! And lots of it. I could hardly even believe my eyes. And we didn't even have to...
What's going on my dogs? Spring is on again/off again here in Germany and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. It's not too warm to be uncomfortable (although I did seek out the cool floor of the mudroom last week) and not so cold that the water from the stream stings my paws...
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