Adopted - Not Available

Name Gracie
Type Dog
Breed Newfoundland Dog
Gender Female
Age Adult
Color Black
Size Large
Status adopted
Attributes  Spayed Neutered    House Trained    Declawed    Special Needs    Shots Current  
Environment  Children    Dogs    Cats  
My name is Gracie. My owners fell on hard times and couldn't care for me anymore. I'm a female Landseer Newfie and have had many puppies, but now I just want a family of my own. Just like a typical newfie, I'm sweet, loving and gentle. I would do best with someone who wants me to be a part of the family and who understands the expenses that come with owning a larger dog.

Like most newfoundlands, I am a sensitive girl who just wants to know my owner loves me. I am fostered with children and have become the unofficial nanny of my human foster siblings and sleep in their bed. I loves to be the star of the home and will likely paw at you if you give your attention to another pet just to remind you I love you too. I am a quick learner and am just happy to be by your side and a part of your family. Foster dad says I'm just so loving. My foster has not crate trained me and I do not like the crate. So an owner that wants to crate me will need to have an understanding of how to properly crate train and slowly introduce me to the crate (please research this before applying for me if you wish to crate me).

Newfoundlands can weigh up to 150 lbs but are gentle giants who are known to be calm, trusting and trainable with gentle guidance. They are usually laid-back, good with children but can be messy at the water bowl due to their jowls, so a Newfie owner should be tolerant of pet mess. They LOVE swimming and since they are protective by nature, they are even used in water rescue. A pet this size comes with obvious challenges, including more expensive vet care and they do require a great deal of grooming.

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