Category Archives: Exercise

Exercise is very important in caring for your Newf. Exercise has cardiovascular benefits, maintains muscle mass that supports joints and improves his mental well-being. When the weather is at a disadvantage for you or your Newf, it is no less important. In periods of heat and/or high humidity, this requires careful judgment and management.

HAPPY NEWF YEAR!

1/2/16 It’s a lovely 2nd day of the New Year in the outskirts of the Ozarks, nice enough to make a Newf happy and nice enough for a human to enjoy a walk with the Newfs still.  The sun is … Continue reading

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THE HANGOVER, PART II

The Newfs are sleeping it off again.  They are genuinely asleep, with Banner propped belly-up along a wall..  Greg will walk in at any moment and say, “What did you do to those dogs!”. ; ) The household is at … Continue reading

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Help! I Can’t Hold my Licker!

It’s barely a month since the last National, and I’m already thinking about the next one:  will Parker still be wearing duct tape on his foot?  There are many other things to think about, of course, but at 4 months … Continue reading

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POST-CHRISTMAS 2012

Christmas 2012, Part II: On Christmas Eve, it was time to deliver a veterinarian present, pick up the meat for Christmas dinner and run a few other errands.  There were extra treats needed for their Christmas bags, so the Newfs … Continue reading

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