Family-friendly: | 4/5 |
Exercise needs: | 2/5 |
Easy to train: | 2/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 2/5 |
Likes other pets: | 3/5 |
Energy level: | 2/5 |
Grooming needs: | 5/5 |
Shedding: | 5/5 |
- Dogs suitable for experienced owners
- Extra training required
- Need to be aware of potential health issues
- Enjoys vigorous walks
- Enjoys more than two hours of walking a day
- Giant dog
- Some drool
- Requires grooming every other day
- Quiet dog
- Barks and alerts to visitors/anything unusual
- Could have issues with unknown dogs but gets along with known dogs
- May need additional training to live with other pets
- May need additional supervision to live with children
- Needs a large garden
- Can live in semi-rural areas
- Can be left occasionally with training
The Newfoundland breed can suffer from:
- Hip dysplasia
- Elbow dysplasia
- Gastric dilatation volvulus
- Panosteitis
- Cystinuria which is where a substance called cystine builds up in the urinary tract and can lead to the formation of bladder stones.
- Osteosarcomas which are a serious type of bone cancer.
- Entropion and/or ectropion which are painful conditions where the eyelids turn inwards or outwards, this happens as a result of excessive skin around the eyes.
- Dilated cardiomyopathy which is a condition where the heart muscle becomes progressively weak and cannot beat properly.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
- Hip dysplasia screening scheme
- DNA test for cystinuria which tests whether or not a dog has the potential to be affected by this condition,.
- Elbow dysplasia screening scheme
Personality
Newfoundlands have the most delightful temperaments being gentle, docile, patient, friendly and devoted. They love everyone and so make wonderful family dogs - although they can easily over-heat in a centrally heated home and they do drool.
Did you know?
The reputation of the Newfoundland as being the perfect dog with children was immortalised by J M Barrie in his book Peter Pan where the childrens’ nanny was a Newfoundland called Nana.
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