Jennifer Costello

Oklahoma is well-known for having areas with large dog-fighting operations so it wouldn’t be unheard of if Dutch was intended to be used as a bait dog. It’s believed that some bait dogs have their tongue removed because it’s considered “bad form” for a fighting dog to latch on to it during a fight. If you would like to follow Dutch’s story or donate to his care, please visit Newfoundhaven on Facebook. Let’s spread this story far and wide so that Dutch’s story is known.

Nutramax Laboratories issued a statement in August 2018 urging consumers to return counterfeit pet dietary supplements sold by unauthorized resellers on Amazon: “Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc. has determined that counterfeit versions of three leading veterinary Nutramax products – Cosequin® DS+MSM 132 and 250 counts chewable tablet bottle, Dasuquin® with MSM 150 count chewable tablet bottle for small to medium and for large dogs, and Proviable® DC 80 count capsules carton – have been sold by unauthorized third-party resellers on Amazon. Most counterfeit and pirated products will probably be shipped directly from a third-party seller BUT not all third party sellers are bad. However, even “ships from and sold by Amazon.com” products are not immune to counterfeits, as these items to are often commingled into the general FBA (fulfilled by Amazon) stock: All those products often get pooled together by bar code, regardless of whether they come from the brands themselves or other distributors. That means even if you buy something that is technically sold by Amazon under the brand’s name, you might end up with a product supplied by a third-party merchant, which may or may not be the real thing.” Since the alert that went out in 2018 from Nutramax, it appears that many of the counterfeit sellers have been removed from Amazon but that doesn’t mean counterfeit products are not still there.

If you’re getting ready to bake up some holiday cookies in the kitchen you don’t want to be without some festive Newfoundland dog cookie cutters to make your cookies unique and adorably delicious! Instead of looking like a perfectly sound Newfoundland my cookie cutter now looks more like a plump, unkept Newfie. You can use your Newfoundland dog cookie cutter as a stencil to make cards, pumpkin carvings, clay ornaments, photo frames, and even gift tags! Cookie cutters make a great gift for almost anyone and you can spruce up the Newfie cookie cutter with a bow and gift with a creative cookie mix and/or some potholders and kitchen towels!

Many of you may have seen this article floating around in several Newfoundland groups over the last few months and it’s a great article with excellent points on why you should want to search for a reputable breeder that breeds for quality Newfoundlands. Do you want to take the gamble and trust someone about their dog’s history, or would you rather buy from someone who has taken their dogs into the ring and had the dog’s temperament proven over and over, consistently? It’s your puppy’s quality of life and comfort (as well as your wallet) that’s at stake. It’s about loving our breed enough to want to see everything that’s good about them preserved for future generations to enjoy.