[papeaches]

Hi,
Just a newbie with many questions re: Newfies..we acquired our big girl in Nov. as a default..our DIL had gone to Newfie rescue to get her for our son...DIL ended in hospital with servere allergies, son distraught - we said we'd "foster" the one year old...yeah, right. She waltzed through the door, our two airedales (7 & 5) accepted her immediately, the 17 yr. old cat paid her no mind...and she is ours. To Newfie homes...what sweeper do you use?? I have 4 vaccums (hate them all) and the only one that isn't destroyed (yes, I unplug the hair regularly) is an old Electrolux canister...the airedales have a coat that also blows, but Grace, at 117 with lots and lots of long hair has me stymied..any advice?
Merci a lot,
papeaches

[tirluc]

how about taking her outside everyday or every other day w/ a rake (type of comb) and brush the #@** out of her.....get rid of all that coat and you don't have to worry to much about the vaccuum.....

[skelaki]

Yep, daily grooming and grooming and more grooming for at least the next couple months. Double-coated dogs like Newfies go through two serious sheds a year in the spring and fall.

Also, feeding a high quality diet helps.