If you are going to choose Newfoundland as your four-legged friend, you should better get acquainted with the characteristics of this breed.
Newfoundland: description
Newfoundland is a big, strong, harmonious, elegant, hardy and moving dog. The breed has an average height at the withers of about 70 cm, and weight from 54 to 68 kilograms. Muzzle - square and short. Head is large. The ears are pressed to the head, hanging. Eyes are dark, small, unlike St. Bernard, the conjunctiva is not visible. The tail is down, of medium length. The wool is slightly wavy, long, smooth, stiff and touchingly oily. The dog has an undercoat. Color is black, sometimes with a blue tint, bronze.
Newfoundland: nature
Kindness, curiosity, caring - these are the main features of the nature of these dogs. Although the dog has an awesome appearance, Newfoundland is unlikely to ever become a guard, do not try to teach him to rush to a thief. Most likely, your pet will make a reasonable decision (from his point of view) and drag you away from imminent danger. The maximum that Newfoundland can do is to shield the host from the threat of his body, in extreme cases, can throw a threat off his feet. But he will never bite.
Education and training Newfoundland
Education Newfoundland is to keep in touch with the pet and develop a clear understanding of obedience, possible prohibitions, games, incentives, relationships with other animals and people. In the process of education, you should teach your pet to live with you, and at the same time you learn to live with it.
Training Newfoundland consists mainly of praise and entertainment even for small success. Try to scold him less. If we talk about the rule of "carrot and stick", then the whip in the case of Newfoundland is absolutely useless. This is due to the peculiarities of the psyche, dogs of this breed are very sensitive to criticism and sharp tone of voice, hard methods and punishments are unacceptable for them.
Newfoundland: care
Care for Newfoundland, as for other animals, begins with timely vaccinations, as well as treatment from fleas and helminths. For proper keeping of the dog, this is a necessary measure.
First of all, the dog needs attention and walks (for puppies the first walk is carried out 2-3 weeks after the last inoculation, walking about 4 times a day). In addition, the dog needs proper nutrition, washing and combing the hair, regular cleaning of the ears and eyes, caring for teeth, paws and claws.
To grow a luxurious dog should pay special attention to caring for the dog's hair. From the smallest age puppies should be constantly combed out, then they will get used to such procedure and, becoming adult animals, will allow you to look after their beautiful fur coat.
Feeding Newfoundland
For your dog to grow up healthy and happy, you need to know clearly what to feed Newfoundland. This should be a full-fledged diet that includes enough vitamins and constant access to clean fresh water. The dog's diet of this breed should consist of 40-50% of
To exclude the possibility of problems with digestion in dogs, it is better to feed Newfoundland more than once a day, and several.
It is also necessary to choose the right food, not to give too hard bones, until the milk teeth change, it is necessary to feed with mineral and vitamin complexes (this is mainly vitamins A and B, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium).
Show love and affection to your four-footed friend, and he will surely answer you with reciprocity, a kind look and wagging tail.