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[jennyo]

Newfies are adorable, sweet dogs, but I would worry about how comfortable a dog like that would be in the SD climate. Most Newfies I have encountered lived in the snow or in places where it doesn’t get that warm like Seattle. I have a friend in Oceanside with a wolf-hybrid that has long, thick hair like an Alaskan Malamute, and she (the dog, not the friend) seems to suffer a bit, even on the coast.

But Newfies are amazing, gentle dogs! I used to work at a ski resort in Tahoe where the owners had one named Cosby. Cosby would hang around the lodge looking for toddlers with cookies or a hotdogs in their hands–then you would see the toddler’s ENTIRE ARM disappear into the dog’s mouth. Just as quickly the arm would come out, absent the cookie or hot dog. Kids never knew what hit them.

[SDEngineer]

They certainly are cold-weather dogs, but there are quite a few in need of rescue in So Cal (most of which will never get to see snow in any case), and because of their disposition, they do fine as a mostly indoor dog in an A/C’d house. I’ve known several Newfies in SD, and they didn’t seem to mind, they just avoided going out during the middle of the day (unless it was down to a dog beach for a swim), and got their walks done early in the morning or the evening. Certainly one nice benefit of a Newfie is that you can walk one of those just about anywhere at any time without much fear (who’s going to attempt to mug anyone who’s walking a dog that probably outweighs the mugger?)

I can certainly understand your friends wolf-hybrid (or any other highly active cold weather dog) having a serious issue with the SD climate, especially during the summer months – but those are dogs that really need to be outside a good portion of the time to fulfill their instictive drives. Newfies don’t really need that “outside” time, and while they’ll go for a walk readily (and should get one for daily excercise purposes in any case), the Newfies I’ve known have been just as likely to shoot you a “go out? why? I’m happy snoozing here on the couch” look as get up and mosey to the door if you show up with a leash (as opposed to a retrievers “leash? woohooo – time for a walk” *barrels towards the door* attitude).

[SDEngineer]

They certainly are cold-weather dogs, but there are quite a few in need of rescue in So Cal (most of which will never get to see snow in any case), and because of their disposition, they do fine as a mostly indoor dog in an A/C’d house. I’ve known several Newfies in SD, and they didn’t seem to mind, they just avoided going out during the middle of the day (unless it was down to a dog beach for a swim), and got their walks done early in the morning or the evening. Certainly one nice benefit of a Newfie is that you can walk one of those just about anywhere at any time without much fear (who’s going to attempt to mug anyone who’s walking a dog that probably outweighs the mugger?)

I can certainly understand your friends wolf-hybrid (or any other highly active cold weather dog) having a serious issue with the SD climate, especially during the summer months – but those are dogs that really need to be outside a good portion of the time to fulfill their instictive drives. Newfies don’t really need that “outside” time, and while they’ll go for a walk readily (and should get one for daily excercise purposes in any case), the Newfies I’ve known have been just as likely to shoot you a “go out? why? I’m happy snoozing here on the couch” look as get up and mosey to the door if you show up with a leash (as opposed to a retrievers “leash? woohooo – time for a walk” *barrels towards the door* attitude).

[SDEngineer]

They certainly are cold-weather dogs, but there are quite a few in need of rescue in So Cal (most of which will never get to see snow in any case), and because of their disposition, they do fine as a mostly indoor dog in an A/C’d house. I’ve known several Newfies in SD, and they didn’t seem to mind, they just avoided going out during the middle of the day (unless it was down to a dog beach for a swim), and got their walks done early in the morning or the evening. Certainly one nice benefit of a Newfie is that you can walk one of those just about anywhere at any time without much fear (who’s going to attempt to mug anyone who’s walking a dog that probably outweighs the mugger?)

I can certainly understand your friends wolf-hybrid (or any other highly active cold weather dog) having a serious issue with the SD climate, especially during the summer months – but those are dogs that really need to be outside a good portion of the time to fulfill their instictive drives. Newfies don’t really need that “outside” time, and while they’ll go for a walk readily (and should get one for daily excercise purposes in any case), the Newfies I’ve known have been just as likely to shoot you a “go out? why? I’m happy snoozing here on the couch” look as get up and mosey to the door if you show up with a leash (as opposed to a retrievers “leash? woohooo – time for a walk” *barrels towards the door* attitude).

[SDEngineer]

They certainly are cold-weather dogs, but there are quite a few in need of rescue in So Cal (most of which will never get to see snow in any case), and because of their disposition, they do fine as a mostly indoor dog in an A/C’d house. I’ve known several Newfies in SD, and they didn’t seem to mind, they just avoided going out during the middle of the day (unless it was down to a dog beach for a swim), and got their walks done early in the morning or the evening. Certainly one nice benefit of a Newfie is that you can walk one of those just about anywhere at any time without much fear (who’s going to attempt to mug anyone who’s walking a dog that probably outweighs the mugger?)

I can certainly understand your friends wolf-hybrid (or any other highly active cold weather dog) having a serious issue with the SD climate, especially during the summer months – but those are dogs that really need to be outside a good portion of the time to fulfill their instictive drives. Newfies don’t really need that “outside” time, and while they’ll go for a walk readily (and should get one for daily excercise purposes in any case), the Newfies I’ve known have been just as likely to shoot you a “go out? why? I’m happy snoozing here on the couch” look as get up and mosey to the door if you show up with a leash (as opposed to a retrievers “leash? woohooo – time for a walk” *barrels towards the door* attitude).

[SDEngineer]

They certainly are cold-weather dogs, but there are quite a few in need of rescue in So Cal (most of which will never get to see snow in any case), and because of their disposition, they do fine as a mostly indoor dog in an A/C’d house. I’ve known several Newfies in SD, and they didn’t seem to mind, they just avoided going out during the middle of the day (unless it was down to a dog beach for a swim), and got their walks done early in the morning or the evening. Certainly one nice benefit of a Newfie is that you can walk one of those just about anywhere at any time without much fear (who’s going to attempt to mug anyone who’s walking a dog that probably outweighs the mugger?)

I can certainly understand your friends wolf-hybrid (or any other highly active cold weather dog) having a serious issue with the SD climate, especially during the summer months – but those are dogs that really need to be outside a good portion of the time to fulfill their instictive drives. Newfies don’t really need that “outside” time, and while they’ll go for a walk readily (and should get one for daily excercise purposes in any case), the Newfies I’ve known have been just as likely to shoot you a “go out? why? I’m happy snoozing here on the couch” look as get up and mosey to the door if you show up with a leash (as opposed to a retrievers “leash? woohooo – time for a walk” *barrels towards the door* attitude).

[Anonymous]

Submitted by tothjj on April 22, 2008 – 9:24am.

Anything mixed with a poodle is supposed to minimally shed. That being said, our friends bought a laber-doodle from low-end breeder and the thing sheds worse than our chocolate lab. So I think that if you are planning on getting a dog that historically does not shed, make sure that you pay for a reputable breeder. Costs more, but if you are as opposed to shedding that much, paying now beats 10-14 years of a dog you don’t like.

j

Actually, it’s a common misconception that anything mixed with a poodle sheds minimally. If one of the parents of a mixed breed is a breed that sheds, the mixed breed has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from that parent even though the other parent is purebred poodle. For example, a labradoodle (poodle-labrador retriever mix), has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from the labrador retriever just like it has a chance of aquiring the non-shedding gene from the poodle.

You can increase your chances of getting a mixed breed that has the trait you’re looking for if you get a cross-generation breed. For example, a labradoodle bred back to a purebred poodle will have less of a chance of shedding because genetically it is more poodle than labrador retriever (75% poodle/25% labrador retriever).

If allergies are your primary concern, in order to make sure you get a mixed breed that doesn’t shed, get a mix whose parents are both purebreds that don’t have the shedding gene. A good example would be a malti-poo which is a poodle-maltese mix.

You can read about this on the site I posted previously:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

Here is a link to the malti-poo. My colleague has one and confirmed that this mix is non-shedding.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltipoo.htm

[Anonymous]

Submitted by tothjj on April 22, 2008 – 9:24am.

Anything mixed with a poodle is supposed to minimally shed. That being said, our friends bought a laber-doodle from low-end breeder and the thing sheds worse than our chocolate lab. So I think that if you are planning on getting a dog that historically does not shed, make sure that you pay for a reputable breeder. Costs more, but if you are as opposed to shedding that much, paying now beats 10-14 years of a dog you don’t like.

j

Actually, it’s a common misconception that anything mixed with a poodle sheds minimally. If one of the parents of a mixed breed is a breed that sheds, the mixed breed has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from that parent even though the other parent is purebred poodle. For example, a labradoodle (poodle-labrador retriever mix), has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from the labrador retriever just like it has a chance of aquiring the non-shedding gene from the poodle.

You can increase your chances of getting a mixed breed that has the trait you’re looking for if you get a cross-generation breed. For example, a labradoodle bred back to a purebred poodle will have less of a chance of shedding because genetically it is more poodle than labrador retriever (75% poodle/25% labrador retriever).

If allergies are your primary concern, in order to make sure you get a mixed breed that doesn’t shed, get a mix whose parents are both purebreds that don’t have the shedding gene. A good example would be a malti-poo which is a poodle-maltese mix.

You can read about this on the site I posted previously:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

Here is a link to the malti-poo. My colleague has one and confirmed that this mix is non-shedding.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltipoo.htm

[Anonymous]

Submitted by tothjj on April 22, 2008 – 9:24am.

Anything mixed with a poodle is supposed to minimally shed. That being said, our friends bought a laber-doodle from low-end breeder and the thing sheds worse than our chocolate lab. So I think that if you are planning on getting a dog that historically does not shed, make sure that you pay for a reputable breeder. Costs more, but if you are as opposed to shedding that much, paying now beats 10-14 years of a dog you don’t like.

j

Actually, it’s a common misconception that anything mixed with a poodle sheds minimally. If one of the parents of a mixed breed is a breed that sheds, the mixed breed has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from that parent even though the other parent is purebred poodle. For example, a labradoodle (poodle-labrador retriever mix), has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from the labrador retriever just like it has a chance of aquiring the non-shedding gene from the poodle.

You can increase your chances of getting a mixed breed that has the trait you’re looking for if you get a cross-generation breed. For example, a labradoodle bred back to a purebred poodle will have less of a chance of shedding because genetically it is more poodle than labrador retriever (75% poodle/25% labrador retriever).

If allergies are your primary concern, in order to make sure you get a mixed breed that doesn’t shed, get a mix whose parents are both purebreds that don’t have the shedding gene. A good example would be a malti-poo which is a poodle-maltese mix.

You can read about this on the site I posted previously:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

Here is a link to the malti-poo. My colleague has one and confirmed that this mix is non-shedding.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltipoo.htm

[Anonymous]

Submitted by tothjj on April 22, 2008 – 9:24am.

Anything mixed with a poodle is supposed to minimally shed. That being said, our friends bought a laber-doodle from low-end breeder and the thing sheds worse than our chocolate lab. So I think that if you are planning on getting a dog that historically does not shed, make sure that you pay for a reputable breeder. Costs more, but if you are as opposed to shedding that much, paying now beats 10-14 years of a dog you don’t like.

j

Actually, it’s a common misconception that anything mixed with a poodle sheds minimally. If one of the parents of a mixed breed is a breed that sheds, the mixed breed has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from that parent even though the other parent is purebred poodle. For example, a labradoodle (poodle-labrador retriever mix), has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from the labrador retriever just like it has a chance of aquiring the non-shedding gene from the poodle.

You can increase your chances of getting a mixed breed that has the trait you’re looking for if you get a cross-generation breed. For example, a labradoodle bred back to a purebred poodle will have less of a chance of shedding because genetically it is more poodle than labrador retriever (75% poodle/25% labrador retriever).

If allergies are your primary concern, in order to make sure you get a mixed breed that doesn’t shed, get a mix whose parents are both purebreds that don’t have the shedding gene. A good example would be a malti-poo which is a poodle-maltese mix.

You can read about this on the site I posted previously:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

Here is a link to the malti-poo. My colleague has one and confirmed that this mix is non-shedding.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltipoo.htm

[Anonymous]

Submitted by tothjj on April 22, 2008 – 9:24am.

Anything mixed with a poodle is supposed to minimally shed. That being said, our friends bought a laber-doodle from low-end breeder and the thing sheds worse than our chocolate lab. So I think that if you are planning on getting a dog that historically does not shed, make sure that you pay for a reputable breeder. Costs more, but if you are as opposed to shedding that much, paying now beats 10-14 years of a dog you don’t like.

j

Actually, it’s a common misconception that anything mixed with a poodle sheds minimally. If one of the parents of a mixed breed is a breed that sheds, the mixed breed has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from that parent even though the other parent is purebred poodle. For example, a labradoodle (poodle-labrador retriever mix), has a chance of aquiring the shedding gene from the labrador retriever just like it has a chance of aquiring the non-shedding gene from the poodle.

You can increase your chances of getting a mixed breed that has the trait you’re looking for if you get a cross-generation breed. For example, a labradoodle bred back to a purebred poodle will have less of a chance of shedding because genetically it is more poodle than labrador retriever (75% poodle/25% labrador retriever).

If allergies are your primary concern, in order to make sure you get a mixed breed that doesn’t shed, get a mix whose parents are both purebreds that don’t have the shedding gene. A good example would be a malti-poo which is a poodle-maltese mix.

You can read about this on the site I posted previously:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

Here is a link to the malti-poo. My colleague has one and confirmed that this mix is non-shedding.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltipoo.htm

[Anonymous]

Bugs, sorry about the recent loss of your dog, I know it’s hard. My sister had a chocolate lab, had him for 12 years before he developed cancer. She couldn’t bear to put him to sleep, but kept him on painkillers. She woke up one morning and found him dead on the floor, it was very hard.

[Anonymous]

Bugs, sorry about the recent loss of your dog, I know it’s hard. My sister had a chocolate lab, had him for 12 years before he developed cancer. She couldn’t bear to put him to sleep, but kept him on painkillers. She woke up one morning and found him dead on the floor, it was very hard.

[Anonymous]

Bugs, sorry about the recent loss of your dog, I know it’s hard. My sister had a chocolate lab, had him for 12 years before he developed cancer. She couldn’t bear to put him to sleep, but kept him on painkillers. She woke up one morning and found him dead on the floor, it was very hard.

[Anonymous]

Bugs, sorry about the recent loss of your dog, I know it’s hard. My sister had a chocolate lab, had him for 12 years before he developed cancer. She couldn’t bear to put him to sleep, but kept him on painkillers. She woke up one morning and found him dead on the floor, it was very hard.

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