FIRST OFF YOU MUST TAKE CARE IF YOUR DOG IS AN OUTDOOR DOG, TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ADAQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY THE SUN.
SOME DOGS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GET SUNBURNED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF SHADE FOR YOUR DOG.
ALSO IF YOU ARE IN SEASONAL REGIONS A DOG SHOULD NEVER BE AN OUTDOOR DOG CLIPPED DOWN.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE DOGS THAT ARE INDOORS ARE THE BEST CANDIDATES FOR CLIPPING DOWN.
IF YOU ABSOLUTLY HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR DOG OUTDOORS THAN ABSOLUTLY NO SHAVING OR CLIPPING AFTER THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
A HOUSE DOG THAT IS CLIPPED DOWN IS FINE IN THE ELEMENTS AS LONG AS THAT DOG IS SUPERVISED AND DOES NOT SHOW ANY KIND OF SENSITIVITY TO THE COLD.
THE WEATHER USUALLY DICTATES HOW QUICKLY OR THICK THE COAT WILL GROW BACK. ALSO THE FOOD AND NUTRICIAN DICTATE THE GROWTH RATE.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THIS SO PLEASE BE SURE TO LOOK INTO THESE MATTERS ON YOUR OWN INSTEAD OF SIMPLY READING A BOOK OR MATERIAL OFF A WEBSIGHT.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE WHAT WORKS FOR A PERSON BY SEEING IT FOR YOURSELF.
THIS IS IN NO WAY THE FAULT OF THE BREEDER. MY BELIEF IS THAT BUYING A PUPPY IS LIKE A GAMBLE. JUST AS HAVING CHILDREN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF HEALTH PROBLEMS THOSE CHILDREN WILL DEVELOP AS THEY ARE GROWING UP. LIKEWISE FOR DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
THOUGH YOU MUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND STUDY THE BREED, GO TO DOG SHOWS *** AS WELL AS *** GOING TO OBEDIENCE TRIALS AND DRAFT DOG AND WATER DOG TRIALS. MANY OF US CHOOSE TO DO SAR WITH OUR NEWFS, SEE IF YOU ARE NEAR SOMEONE IF YOU CAN GO WATCH THOSE DOGS WORK. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE THESE DOGS WORKING HAPPILY, SHOWING THEIR NATURAL INSTINCTS AND ABILITIES AS WELL AS RUNNING AROUND THE BREED RING.
***WHEN I **** LOOK TO BUY A PUPPY I LOOK FOR GOOD LINEAGE OFA CLEARED. I MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE SEEN THE LINEAGE AT DOGS SHOWS AS WELL AS WORKING, I GET TO KNOW THAT PARTICULAR BREEDER.
I ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FUNCTIONING OF A PARTICULAR DOG, ALONG WITH GENETICS, IT IS BEING FOUND THAT DIET AND ENVIRONMENT ARE BIG CONTRIBUTERS TO CHD.
IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE SURE OF GENETIC DISEASE SUCH AS HEART AND CHD, AS THESE ARE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THEM. GO TO THE NEWF CLUB SITES AND VISIT ALL THE LINKS IN THEM ABOUT NEWF HEALTH.
FINALLY MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEED THEM QUALITY DOG FOOD AND EXCERSISE IS A BIG MUST. NOT ROAD RUNNING BUT WALKING AND SWIMMING AND BACKPACKING AND CARTING.
