Over 4th of July weekend, we tried to introduce Laila to the water. She wasn't a huge fan. We wanted to bring her to the beach but didn't get a chance to. Newfoundlands love the water (although you can't tell from this video), so we definitely want to bring her swimming!
Doesn't she look sweet and calm in this video? In the past few days, she has started chewing on EVERYTHING and is biting anytime our arms or hands are near. Can't wait til she's out of that stage! I am also still having to get up practically every hour with her at night to let her out. I think she mostly just wants to get out of her crate, but it's really hard to tell if she's whining because of that or if she really needs to go out.
We originally had her sleeping downstairs in her crate, but she would cry and whine forever. I bought a smaller, pop up soft-sided crate that we could put in our room. It's right next to the bed and she still cries and whines. She jumps and scratches at the side to the point that she flips the crate. This morning, she flipped it completely upside down. But she's chewing so much now that she has to be in a crate at night. I look forward to the day when I can sleep through the night again. That day will come, RIGHT????
I love your puppy. I bet she would be a better water dog if you lived near Lake Michigan.... say, Traverse City :) That'd be fun!!!!!
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