BMFF Newfoundland Dogs

28/06/2024

Yes! We’re home! Tomorrow we will pick up the rest of the dogs and be settled. We live behind this small patch of untouched ground between all the burnt areas. So grateful to all these firefighters!

27/06/2024

Evacuated Safely!
Thank you to all sheriff, firefighters, Volunteers and EMS for helping us all to safety!
I was home alone with my daughter Mercy and son Noah, our litter of 3 week old Newfoundland puppies and all our menagerie when we got the dreaded knock on the door. We had packed 3 days before so we were quick but with my van with the wheel chair lift in the shop, needed help evacuating him.
Thank you to several trailers and knowledgeable volunteers, we were able to get all the horses, donkey, goats, sheep and ALL our dogs out to safety.
God is so good! Landed at our dear friends with ALL out critters and crew and slept a couple hours before getting everyone pottied and farmed out to more precious critters to dear friends and now we’re settled in for who knows how long.
This fire is now a COMPLEX fire and huge! The fire crews are working HARD to keep our small neighborhood from burning. We will see how all this shakes out. So for now we’re thanking God for safety, friends that are incredibly amazing and giving and caring and seeing God answer our prayers and enjoying our beautiful puppies and friends. Beautiful friends!

05/03/2023

Responsible, ethical, preservation breeders will never breed mixes.

20/01/2023

Paralympic swimmer and gold medal winner, Anastasia Pagonis lost her sight to autoimmune retinopathy at the age of 14. After the diagnosis, Pagonis turned to swimming. Growing up as a fan of the New York Islanders, little did she know they would be the ...

20/01/2023

Congratulations 🎉🎊 we’re cheering you on! You go girl!!!!

”This is my daughter, Rachel Handlin. Tonight, she earned her full Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography & Media from the prestigious California Institute of the Arts.
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I am officially the proudest father on the planet.”

Credit: Twitter/ (2020)

18/01/2023

Keep your dogs protected. They're counting on us.

CAUTION***********
FYI: The next 4-6 weeks is mating season for coyotes. Please do not let your dogs out alone. The coyote gets your dog to chase him and then somewhere in the distance the pack waits for your dog. Then the outcome is tragic as they can & will attack/kill your pets. Just be aware it can happen to your beloved pet. {Coyote breeding typically peaks in late February and early March, the gestation period averages 58 to 63 days. Male coyotes can become more aggressive during this time of year, the long and short of it all is that coyotes always pose a risk to your dog (and other small pets). That risk increases during mating season. If you have issues feel free to contact us.

18/01/2023

Great talk!

New Tufts University Course: Breeders Teaching Veterinary Students Gale Golden and Susan Patterson join host Laura Reeves for a conversation about the new and exciting AKC Tufts Whelping Program that…

06/01/2023

More than just a cute face ❤️

01/01/2023

Found dog in Kingsburg. Sweet brindle girl. Has collar. Please check around with your neighbors and get this girl home!

31/12/2022

Yes. So true!

This may be an uncomfortable post for some people to read, but it comes from a desire for transparency and honesty. There are far more potential homes for Newfoundland puppies than there are puppies. When you look at only reputable, ethical breeders there are even fewer. There are many reasons for this, including:

- legislation and local ordinances making it harder to: own multiple dogs, own intact dogs, sell puppies
- skyrocketing veterinary costs, and since the onset of COVID, limited access to veterinarians to provide both routine and emergency neonatal care
- cultural pressure from the "Adopt Don't Shop" movement that means veterinarians, family members and friends are not supportive of breeding dogs

The reality this creates for the prospective puppy family, is that breeders have their pick of homes for the puppies they produce. If a breeder has 10 applicants for every pup, they can be very choosy about where their puppies will go.

How does this impact you, the buyer, in your search for a well bred puppy from an ethical, reputable breeder? You need to make sure that you present yourself as the best potential home that you can. Don't have a fenced yard? Put one in. Don't have a regular vet? Interview the vets in your town and have a potential vet selected. Research where you would go for training, grooming, etc. so you can answer a breeder's questions.

Have you met any Newfoundlands in person? If not, find an event - it probably won't be right in your town - Newf owners often drive 3-4 hours to attend Regional Club events. A breeder will be happy to hear that you took a day to drive to a Water Test and meet actual Newfs and their people and talk about the breed. The breeder will be even more impressed if you followed that first visit up with volunteering to help out at another club event.

Have you studied the history of the breed, the breed standard, health issues in the breed? Have you read any books about Newfoundlands? Showing that you are doing your homework will help a breeder take you more seriously.

If you are honest with yourself about the kind of home you can offer for a pup, you can see what areas you need to work on before talking to more breeders. While most breeders take the "never say never" approach, if your lifestyle and physical set-up are not ideal for raising a puppy, then you need to do the additional legwork to show a breeder that you will be committed to helping your pup live up to its full potential.

As a breeder, if I am evaluating potential homes and one is a family that: owns their own home, has a fenced yard, only has a couple of steps in/out, has experience owning a dog and has one adult that works from home every day and the other is: a full time student, renting an apartment, lives up multiple flights of stairs, has no access to a fenced area, has never owned a pet and is only home sporadically during the day - - my decision about which home will be a better placement for my puppy is pretty easy. The second home would need to really convince me that they have thought through all the ramifications about how they would handle - enrichment, vet bills, accidents, etc. before they would get serious consideration.

It is a sellers market for Newfoundland puppies. It is your job to do the work to make yourself an attractive buyer.

31/12/2022

From Pure Dog Talk World HQ to our listeners around the world, we wish you warm holiday blessings, puppy kisses and the chance to make more memories in the New Year... Peace on Earth. Goodwill to mankind. And, always, love.

31/12/2022

Fun dog show!

Merry Christmas from WOOFSTOCK

01/10/2022

Had to laugh!

A little Saturday evening humor that not every one will find funny. Well, not doodle owners, anyway. Look, we love all dogs whatever their ancestry, but we ARE a purebred dog advocacy page. Just saying.

29/09/2022

28/09/2022

The local people who actually live here, including the Native American people do not want this name change. It’s in honor of the first people here that this Valley is named after. Please help and support NO NANE CHANGE!

Let’s get to 58 signatures by the end of today - can you add yours?

26/09/2022

Today we had our 8 week old well puppy checkups! Puppies did great!