Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - KC_Newf

Pages: [1] 2
1
My two will be 6 months old in five days (Oct 24th).  I just weighed them both today.  Koda is 81 lbs and Kyra is 73 pounds.  I haven't measured them to see how tall they are yet.  They seem pretty big for their age.  I have been feeding them adult food since I got them at 3 months old to try and keep them from growing to quickly on a higher protien puppy food but it doesn't seem to be slowing them down at all. Their parents seemed big but the breeder didnt know their weight. Maybe they just come from a larger line of Newfs.

2
Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Do Newf Puppies lose their white fur?
« on: July 27, 2008, 07:57:27 pm »
JaBear....how much did Bear weigh at 12 weeks old?  Mine are about 30lbs but Bear looks much more filled out then Koda and Kyra.

3
Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Do Newf Puppies lose their white fur?
« on: July 27, 2008, 07:53:58 pm »
Here are a couple of picks of the kids...a solo of Koda and a couple of both Koda and Kyra.  I'm no longer concerned if we got the right pups as I am totaly happy with the two we did get.  I am 90% sure Kyra is the girl we picked out and 90% sure Koda is not the male we picked out but he is such a great guy.  He is very good and laid back and doesn't nip at all like his sister who is a wild child.  She is always wet from the water dish or a little pool we got them to play in while he seems to like to stay dry and clean.  Now that they seem adapted to their new home I think I will introduce them to the lake and see how the take to it.  I have a feeling Kyra will jump right in and it will take some coaxing to get Koda in.

Koda


Koda and Kyra



4
Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Do Newf Puppies lose their white fur?
« on: July 24, 2008, 07:02:27 am »
The puppy in the Avatar is actually the female.  The female we got still has some of the white on the back right paw but not nearly as noticable as in the picture.  The white on the chest is also not as prominant but the pattern looks sort of the same.  Her personality seems a lot like that of the puppy we had picked so she may be the one.  Here is the picture of the male puppy at 9 weeks.  He has white on his back right paw but it isnt a large amount.  The puppy we got has no white on that paw at all.  Not sure how the chest matches up on the males.  I will try and get their current pictures posted this weekend so you can see the differences. 


5
Newfoundland Discussions / Do Newf Puppies lose their white fur?
« on: July 23, 2008, 02:20:22 pm »
Well we got our 2 puppies last weekend and boy have they kept us busy.  I am not sure we got the two pups we picked from the litter though.  On the puppies we picked out at 9 weeks of age the male (Koda) had some white on his back right paw but the male we picked up at 12 weeks old had no white on his paw like the male we did not pick.  The female (Kira) also had considerably less white on her back paws from the time we picked them out to the time we got them.  Is it common for them to lose the white or did we likely not get the ones we had picked out?  The answer wont affect how much we love the ones we got but would help me decide if I would recommend this breeder to someone else.  I'm a little dissapointed in the breeder already because the puppies had adult ringworm infection so we had to get them treated for that the day after we got them  :( 

6
Once they get potty trained I am going to gate off a 9' x 10' alcove off of our family room for when they need to be contained.  This is the same area I will have the 4' x 6' pen in while potty training.  The area is tiled so it should be easy cleanup...I was thinking about putting a tarp down on the floor under the pen but I have a feeling it would just get destroyed.  I was also thinking about using training pads in the pen at night and while at work...will this just encourage them to go in the house instead of waiting to go outside?

For feeding I will try feeding both in the same area out of different bowls and see how they do.  If it becomes a problem I will seperate them while eating.

7
I will have two 12 week old Newfs to potty train.  I was wanting to keep them together in a 4'x6' indoor pen so they could be together at night and when we are gone.  Is this going to make it a lot harder to potty train than if I crate them seperately? Also I am going to have seperate feeding dishes for each.  I bought the adjustable pet diners for them.  Do I need to seperate them while they eat or just encourage each one to use a designated bowl?

8
Have you tried crate training her?  They usually wont go where they sleep.  Also with the papers even if you remove the papers if there is the slightest sent of urine on the floor she will continue to view it as a place to go.  Good luck!

9
Treatment & Preventative Meds / Re: Nutering a big boy
« on: July 01, 2008, 03:26:51 pm »
Holy scrotal sacks!  That is rather expensive.  I'm not planning on breeding mine so I'm going to make sure to get him fixed before the boys drop.  Dont know what suggestions to give as I wouldn't shop around for price unless you know reputation of the Vet.  If you have waited this long and there is no risk of him getting to a female in heat is it neccessary to have it done?

10
Newfoundland Discussions / Re: How much adult food for a puppy?
« on: July 01, 2008, 03:18:07 pm »
What does your Breeder say?

While the breeder appears to do everything else correctly like the test for the parents, written guarantee, parents are on site....he is not feeding the puppies right so I wouldnt take his advice on that.  I about fell over when he told me he was feeding them Purina puppy chow.  I feel like taking my bag of Kirkland food I have out there for the next two weeks he has them.  I would have picked the puppies up last week but we are going on a vacation and thought it would be best if we picked them up afterwards since it wasn't going to be possible to take them with us.

As I said earlier I have been considering Innova and may end up switching over to it but I had already bought the bag of Kirkland so I am going to start them on it.  It seems to be a major step up from what they are getting now.

11
Newfoundland Discussions / Re: How much adult food for a puppy?
« on: July 01, 2008, 02:19:18 pm »
I did ready Holly's ingredients thread (great information!) and checked the Kirkland ingredients and the only negatives I really saw were the multiple rice fillers and the Beat Pulp.  I came to the same conclusion as Holly that while not the best out there it does beat out a lot of other "premium" brands like Iams and Eukanuba that use corn as fillers.  I was looking at Innova also but for what seems to be a pretty good dog food the price on the Kirkland line is hard to beat and we do most of our shopping there also so there is a convinience factor.  If all they had was junk like Purina Dog Chow at a great price I wouldn't even consider it although it is amazing how many people I saw grabbing that over the Kirkland brand to save a couple of bucks.

Thanks Holly for confirming my thoughts that I shouldn't free feed and I hadn't even considered the issues I might have with there being two puppies.  I would also like to keep them on a feeding schedule to help with the potty training.

I have a 40lb bag of the Kirkland waiting at home so wether I stay with that brand or someone convinces me I should switch I still need to figure out how much they should be getting until this bag is gone...should I just look at the Kirkland puppy bag and use that as a guideline.  The protien, fat and fiber amounts are only slightly less on the adult.

12
Thanks for the suggestions.  I will definately start them on nylon collars and only switch to a prong if needed when they are older.  I have some experience with a prong collar years ago when I had a Keeshond that wouldn't respond to anything else.  I will try the 12 -14" nylon and go from there.

13
Newfoundland Discussions / Collar recommendations for Newf puppies
« on: July 01, 2008, 10:35:42 am »
I think I have gotten just about everything I need for when I bring the puppies home (yeah right!) but I am not sure what collar sizes I should be looking at or the best types.  Can anyone tell me what collar size a normal 12wk old Newf will need?  I am assuming the nylon collars are fine for everyday use but what about for training.  I read that you should not use a chain/slip collar on a Newf.  What about the prong collars?

14
Newfoundland Discussions / How much adult food for a puppy?
« on: July 01, 2008, 10:18:40 am »
I decided when I get my puppies in a little over 2 weeks I am going to feed them Kirkland Adult Chicken and Rice.  The bag says they recommend free feeding for puppies which I'm not sure is a good idea.  Should I look at the feeding amounts on Kirklands puppy food and use that as a guideline?  I didn't buy the puppy food because I keep reading where people recommend going straight to adult food with large breeds.

15
When you say they misfired a lot do you mean they shocked the dogs even when they were within the normal boundries?  Was this likely from interference from other electronics.  I admit one of the reasons I am looking at this product is due to its price difference versus the wired versions but I dont want to go cheap at the dogs expense.  My goal is to use it to train them on their boundaries and then either turn it off or just leave it in audible mode.  They wont be left outside alone other than maybe for a quick potty break in the dead of winter.

Pages: [1] 2