My beautiful 4 year old newfie has recently been diagnosed as having multicentric lymphoma. She is at present undergoing chemo for this. We are in week 6 and all is well at the minute, but the chemo is only to treat symptoms and not to cure I'm afraid. Prognosis is about 12 months with chemo so we had to give her a chance. You can see her picture on the photo page.
I'm writing this for 2 reasons really.
1) Please please investigate any lumps or bumps found on your dog. Coco's lumps appeared almost overnight and by day 3 they were all over her body. It really does happen that quickly.
2) Please insure your dog. We have had pet insurance since we had her at 8 weeks but last Sept I let it lapse because they wanted so much per month( increase of 75% since she first started) so I thought I'd shop around for cheaper. Low and behold she developed these lumps before I has chance to restart with another company. Therefore we are having to pay for the chemo ourselves. I would sell my house to make sure she is treated and having quality of life but believe me it is very expensive approx £100 every week. Still she's worth every penny.
She is now being spoilt rotten as you can imagine, but she is still my lovely cuddly bear and we're making the most of what time we have with her.

Newfies are very gentle dogs but do remember they are very big and clumsey and although may not mean to hurt and hefty paw would knock a toddler over.
Having said that they are the most adorable breed ever.

hi, i have a female newfie age nearly 14 months. she hasnt had any bleeding that ive noticed but she does sleep outside alot. have i missed it? also is it yearly they come into heat? anyone give me a clue? thanks alot x

Have a 15 month old Newfie and she is wonderful with children. I watch my neices who are 15 months and 3 years old alot and she is
very gentle with them. Loves to chase after them when they are playing. I should of gotten this breed long ago. As a matter of fact
will be getting my second one in about 8 weeks.. Am looking forward to it.

Were thinking of getting a Newfie some time this year, i'm at home all day with my 1 year old twins, what are like with kids.

I have a 4 month old male with the same problem....wish I had an answer too...

He is a big boy with certain Newfie traits and coat. He has webbed feet and Newfie eyes, but was a total mess, with matted hair and thin for a Newfie, must've been half starved. We are GSD People, so I was looking for Newfie experts that could give an oppinion as to the possibilities, and if he is a Newfie, I need to learn more about them.





With our black female Lab and one of our White German Shepherds (who just got shaved).

Hello. I am looking for some advice. I have a wonderful newfie pup who is now 21 weeks old. He only has one fault, he can sometimes act aggressive and bite. I have tried the ignore him trick, the give him a toy trick, the make a howl noise and act like alpha etc, and none have worked. I need help and quick, it is becoming hard when clothes are getting ripped and skin is also getting ripped. Thank you

You can see our kid doing his favorite hobby- Bug Watchin!
Requires very little energy and if its a slow bug you can take a snooze. He is hard of hearing except when I put on my hiking shoes in the bedroom which is 2 rooms away from his patio. I thinks its called-SAD, selective auditory disease.