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im new to owing a newf but not to dogs, i have a 3 year old aussie, and i just got rota, my 3 month old newf, if things dont change and soon im going to have to get rid of him for his own good,

my australian shephard is showing him so much agression, he has attacked him and bitten his ear, rota wasnt seriously hurt but it scared the crap out of both of us, i dont know how to handle this, hes gone after him 3 times and he stares him down i have to have my hands constantly on cosby (my aussie) to be sure he wont dart after him, hes very quick when it happens, any advice?

rota is a puppy and shows cosby no manners in the dog world i fear maybe he wasnt kept with his parents, he aproaches straight up to cosbys face (which most of you would know to an adult male dog thats cause for a fight) and he wants to play and he bounces at him this is when cosby attacks, ive even had to grab rota off cosbys back, rota trys to mount cosby which is like a huge NO NO, thats a sign of dominance, is there any hope for then to get along?

please help

the story


my name is liz, and this is my brand new newf!!!











his name is rota, hes 3 months old (born april 1st 2009) and he weighs exactly 50 LBS, i bought rota from a website called puppyfind.com (i had trouble finding a breeder in my area and thats where i got my other dog from, hes an australian shephard) the breeder allowed me to make payments for him, (took me about 6 weeks to pay off the 1625.00 he cost me) but she was very buisy and wasnt around to answer most of my questions. when i received rota i was very unhappy becaused his hair appeared to be mated and unbrused and i found 3 ticks on his head, he has a 2 year health guarentee, and he is akc registered.Ive had him for 5 days now


here are my questions (im looking for a vet in my area that has experience with giant breed dogs, hes going on my next pay check in two weeks just so every one knows)

ok first off, i did my research befor i got him, ive always wanted a newfoundland, but i couldnt always have a big dog, even the akc website forgot to mention how bad they are when there puppies, he chews EVERY THING, he chews the table the chairs the carpet, my clothes my shoes ME, THE WALL you name it, it will find its way to rota mouth,  he starts his obedience training at petco this saturday!!!

how gentle should i be with him? when i need him to move (hes very clumsy and seems to fall over his own feet, he runs in to stuff and falls down, trys to walk through the screen door...) like if i push him to move him? or if i lift his legs? or when i play with him, will that cause damage to his bones and joints?


how often does your puppy poop? (lol) rota goes once a day even though i feed him 2 cups of food twice a day, is this normal? when cosby was a puppy (my aussie) he pooped like ALL DAY

what is the best way to correct him? he barks all night and i say "rota NO" in a stern voice, and he just bounces around, and keeps on barking!!!


also i fear that he maybe or become dog agressive, he trys to mount my aussie, and as you may no aussies are very dominant, so cosby thinks he wants to fight and is ready to strike i can never leave them alone, do you think he may also have a dominant personality?

thanks guys!!!