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