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The Newfoundland: A Hero in History and Most Loved Companion

When Joe--at the age of seventeen--neared itself with dignity. The average adult
his last days, I ran away from home. I dog is 28 inches high and weighs
knew I wouldn't be able to take it. Yes, somewhere between 120 to 150 pounds.Some
literally I escaped witnessing my Newfoundlands have white and black or
favorite pet's death. Probably that's why bronze fur as opposed to the general
he still feels alive to me.Joe, a black with white tuft on chest. The coat
Newfoundland mix, was plucked from the of an average Newfoundland is bright
town's pound when he was a six week-old black and water resistant. Its outer
puppy. Although a mix, he had all the layer is long and smooth in contrast to
traits of the breed, starting with the short and dense inner layer. The
loyalty, gentleness, and watching over lesser Newfoundland or St. John's
our children. He loved life and he loved Newfoundland is the smaller version of
food. Twelve years after his passing, our the original breed.The temperament of
sons still consider him as their younger this breed is inimitable. Incredible
brother. As a breed, a Newfoundland is feats of Newfoundlands abound in the news
considered a working dog, but Joe was the media, because intelligent and unusually
most wonderful pet one could ever wish adaptable dogs that they are, they
for.The Newfoundland is thought to be a quickly figure out what their owners want
cousin to the now extinct American Black to do and they start working with their
Wolf, which also had the classical white owners toward the same goals.A
spot on its chest. During the first Newfoundland is very loyal, dignified,
attempts of the conquistadors to settle fun-loving and soft-natured. His
the new continent, Newfoundlands roamed gentleness and serenity has made him the
the plains in huge, wild packs since they star of children's stories, like the
were indigenous to North America.What Newfoundland in Peter Pan.The feats of
Thoreau said in Walden about this breed have been etched in history as
Newfoundlands does not even begin to do well. It is said, when Leif Ericson
this breed justice. "A man is not a good visited Newfoundland in 1001, he carried
man to me because he will feed me if I his dogs with him that mated with the
should be starving, or warm me if I original Newfoundlands, thus producing
should be freezing, or pull me out of a the forefathers of the present day
ditch if I should ever fall into one. I Newfoundland dogs.A brave Newfoundland
can find you a Newfoundland dog that will saved a French emperor from drowning.
do as much." Newfoundlands are much more That emperor was Napoleon
than that. They are not only working dogs Bonaparte.During the Civil War, a
but also the most loyal companions one Newfoundland named Major fought the
can ever hope for.For centuries, these confederates by biting them until he was
dogs were tamed and trained by the killed with a musket shot to his head in
Indians, Algonquins and later the Sioux, the Battle of Mansfield, Lousiana.During
as load carriers before the Spaniards World War II, Newfoundlands were used as
introduced the horse to the carriers of water, supplies, and
Americas.Newfoundlands were also the ammunition. Canadians claim that they
breed who traveled on explorers' ships. have documented proof that this dog was
As a good watchdog, a Newfoundland was in existence even during 3000 BC together
the dog of choice on board. The dog also with the Canadian Indians of Newfoundland
had swimming, life-saving, and sniffing who buried their dead together with their
abilities. A Newfoundland smelled land dogs.The Newfoundland has been made the
before it could be seen from the ship and official animal emblem on October 5,
alerted everyone with his excited 1972, by the government of Newfoundland,
behavior.The Newfoundland of today is a Canada. Not only the Newfoundland as
big heavy dog with muscular shoulders, breed has his picture on the Canadian
strong neck, strong-boned forelegs, long stamps now, but also a Newfoundland as
black fur with a white spot on the chest, pet has carved his love in this owner's
and a powerful body. The original heart.This article has been submitted by
Newfoundland had a short neck, but in Joy Cagil in affiliation with which is a
today's dog shows, the breed is expected site for Pet Forums.
to have a longer neck to help carry




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