GREATBASIN NEWFOUNDLANDS !!!
must read before purchasing a greatbasin puppy!
PLEASE READ & TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE EVER PURCHASING A nEWF PUPPY. a NEWF PUPPY MAY SEEM VERY STRONG & HEARTY BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE, BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE VERY FRAGILE BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FULLY realize THE COMMITMENT YOU ARE CONSIDERING TAKING ON. OUR PUPPIES ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FAMILY BEFORE GOING TO THEIR NEW HOMES, & WE ONLY WANT FAMILIES THAT UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY WILL NEED IN ORDER FOR THEIR PUP TO REACH ITS FULL SIZE & POTENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY HAPPY nEWF PUPPY.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT NEWF PUPPIES ARE ABLE TO PLAY OFF-LEASH, IN A FENCED YARD! THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR A NEWF PUPPY TO PLAY FREE FOR GROWING STRONG. PUPPIES CAN REST WHEN TIRED, RUN WHEN THEY WISH, & DO ALL MOVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR PROPER JOINT, MUSCLE & LIGAMENT GROWTH.
PUPPIES SHOULD NEVER BE ON SLIPPERY FLOOR'S. It IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT YOU INVEST IN NON-SKID THROW RUG'S, UNTIL THE PUPPY IS ONE YEAR OLD. EVERY TIME YOUR PUPPY SLIPS & FALLS, YOU RUN THE RISK OF PERMANENTLY INJURING YOUR PUPPY FOR LIFE (EVERY TIME). WE CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE FIRM FOOTING UNDERNEATH YOUR GROWING NEWF'S FEET. SLIPPING & FALLING CAUSES HIP DYSPLASIA, ELBOW DYSPLASIA, LURATED PATELLAS, CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEARS, OCD IN SHOULDERS, FCP IN THE ELBOWS, SPINAL INJURIES. SURGERIES FOR THE ABOVE INJURIES CAN COST UPWARDS OF $1,000 PLUS. UP UNTIL THE DAY YOU PICK UP YOUR PUP HE/SHE HAS NOT BEEN ON SLIPPERY FLOORS. OUR PUPPIES MEAN THE WORLD TO US & BECAUSE WE KNOW SOME OF THE CAUSES THAT CAN END IN INJURIES & PROBLEMS, WE WANT TO HELP YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE & INFORMATION TO PREVENT NEEDLESS SUFFERING TO OUR BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES.
DO NOT JOG WITH YOUR PUPPY UNTIL HE IS 2 YEAR'S OLD. BESIDES SLIPPERY FLOORS, THIS & PROLONGED WALKING ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF JOINT DISORDERS IN A GROWING NEWF PUPPY.
AT FIRST DO NOT TAKE YOUR PUPPY FOR WALKS LONGER THAN ONE MINUTE FOR EVERY WEEK YOUR PUPPY IS OLD. FOR EXAMPLE... A TEN-WEEK OLD PUPPY CAN WALK FOR TEN MINUTES (NOT IN ONE DIRECTION) ABSOLUTELY NO MORE. SO A 52 WEEK OLD PUPPY ( OR 1 YEAR OLD) CAN WALK FOR 52 MINUTES & SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO WALK THAT FOR EVERY WEEK OF HIS LIFE.
DO NOT LET YOUR PUPPY PLAY UNATTENDED WITH AN OLDER DOG. THIS TO CAN CAUSE A LIFE-LONG JOINT PROBLEMS IN YOUR GROWING NEWF PUPPY. BODY SLAMMING, PINNING ON THE FLOOR, RUNNING OVER & RUNNING INTO THINGS ARE AGAIN ANOTHER WAY TO CAUSE LIFE LONG PROBLEMS. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER DOG YOU MUST BE THERE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE LARGER DOG DOESN'T INJURE YOUR PUPPY.
DO NOT LET YOUR PUPPY JUMP OFF OF ANY HIGH SURFACES, INCLUDING THE COUCH, THE CAR, THE PORCH, OR ANYTHING HIGHER THAN SIX INCHES, BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE LIFE LONG JOINT PROBLEMS IN YOUR PUPPY. WHEN THEY LAND WITH ALL THAT WEIGHT IT JAMS THEIR JOINTS TOGETHER, & IT WILL KILL THE GROWTH PLATES IN THEIR JOINTS. FOR THIS REASON DON'T LET YOUR PUPPY GO UP & DOWN STAIRS ESPECIALLY BY THEMSELVES, UNTIL OVER ONE YEAR OF AGE!!
WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU CARRY YOUR PUPPY UP & DOWN STAIRS UNTIL HE OR SHE IS 4 TO 5 MONTHS OLD. THEN KEEP UP A PUPPY GATE OR BABY GATE IN FRONT OF STAIRS. BUT IF YOU FIND THAT AFTER 4 OR 5 MONTHS THERE IS A REASON THAT CAN'T BE AVOIDED FOR STAIR'S WITH YOUR PUPPY, PLEASE USE A HARNESS & HELP YOUR NEWF UP & DOWN THE STAIRS. BY USING THE HARNESS WITH A LEAD & SUPPORTING HIS OR HER WEIGHT. LIFTING HIS FRONT END SLIGHTLY & CONTROLLING HIM SLOWLY UP OR DOWN THE STAIRS WILL KEEP THEM FROM INJURING THEMSELVES.