Newfoundland Breed Facts For Effective Newfoundland Training

Aside from being well-known for its large size and strength, the Newfoundland is also known for its sweet and relaxed disposition thus the nick name “gentle giant”. This breed is protective of and devoted to its owner and also known for being extremely good with children. Because of that, with addition of Wendy’s own pet Nana (Peter Pan), the Newfoundland is becoming popular not just as household pet but also as water rescue dogs. Indeed, this breed has impressive temperament and natural tendency to save lives but despite that, Newfoundland training is still necessary for them to grow healthy, happy and obedient.

Most dog breeds are intelligent on their own ways nevertheless, training can be tough especially if unexpected issues take place. To get the desired training results, it’s important to learn more about the breed facts first before implementing any training approach.

Size.

This working breed can weigh up to 70 kilograms thus can potentially knock down a small kid when leaned on. To avoid any accident such as this, Newfoundland dogs should be properly socialized and trained with basic commands like sit, down, come and stay. Activities that motivate pulling, biting and chasing should be avoided as well to avoid accidents.

Barking.

Newfoundlands seldom bark and when they do, they exhibit that deep bark similar with other large dog breeds. Knowing this, you should make sure that your pet will not get the habit of barking excessively otherwise you’ll have to put up with the noise it will cause. To manage your pet’s barking, you have to train it with commands like “quiet” or “no barking”. These commands can be utilized if your pet is barking with no reason at all.

Love for water.

Like Labrador Retrievers, Newfoundlands have webbed-feet and water resistant coat. They love to swim and many of them have already rescued people from the water even without proper Newfoundland training in water rescue. If training a specific command for the first-time, the training area should be away from the water to avoid distraction and get him to pay attention to the training.

Exercise.

This breed may not be as highly energetic as Border Collie or Jack Russell Terrier nevertheless they do need exercise too. They should be taken on a daily walk however, they should be trained to heel and never to pull on the leash since a dog as large as the Newfoundland can be difficult to deal with if they have the habit of pulling on the leash when walking.