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Dog breed Newfoundland Newfoundland Common nicknames Newf, Newfy Origin Island of Newfoundland, modern-day Canada Traits Height Males 71 cm (28 in) Females 66 cm (26 in) Weight Males 65–80 kg (143–176 lb) Females 55–65 kg (121–143 lb) Coat Thick and straight Colour Black, white with black patches ("Landseer"), brown (not in Canadian standard), and grey (only in US standard, not ...
The Newfoundland comes in only three colors: black, brown or landseer (black and white), although the AKC recognizes gray, too. Splashes of white on the chest, toes, and tip of tail is permitted.
[1] [2] In the Victorian era black-and-white Newfoundland dogs were more popular than the solid black coloration, and they were the subject of a number of 19th-century artists including Sydenham Edwards, Philip Reinagle, Samuel Jones, and most famously Edwin Landseer, whose name was used to describe black-and-white Newfoundlands as early as 1896.
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The St. John's water dog, also known as the St. John's dog or the lesser Newfoundland, is an extinct landrace of domestic dog from Newfoundland. Little is known of the types that went into its genetic makeup , although it was probably a random-bred mix of old English, Irish and Portuguese working dogs . [ 2 ]
This huge Newfoundland dog has a one-track mind when it comes to going to Great Grandma's house--as it should be--and now their hangouts can be easier than ever! Related: Newfoundland Cuddles With ...
Rigel, supposedly, was a large black Newfoundland dog who was said to have saved some of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.One account of the story was published in the New York Herald, April 21, 1912, [1] the other was the book Sinking of the Titanic and Great sea disasters [2] by Logan Marshall, published in 1912.
LOL! I thought this massive dog was snoozing on the kitchen floor at first, but it was actually the kitchen counter. For a tall girl like her, she probably barely has to jump to get up there, but ...