They are huge, sweet and drooly!

Their coats require a fair amount of maintenance - if you don't enjoy brushing a dog, you shouldn't own a Newfie.

If drool grosses you out, you shouldn't own a Newfie.

The breed, like most "giant" breeds, seems like they'll eat you out of house and home when they're a puppy (which is at least 18 months long) but once they get their full height and breadth, they don't eat much more than a "regular sized" dog.

They are usually pretty easy to train, but this HAS to be done when they are quite young. It is much easier convincing a 25-pound wriggly puppy that you are boss than it is to convince 125-pound wriggly puppy that you are boss.

Newfs are not, generally, in the rocket-scientist category of the dog world, but a harsh word is wayyyyyyyyyy more wounding than a belt on the head. Have you ever seen 100+ pounds of sad, sulking dog? It could break your heart! (And make you drop that burger, maybe? Wait, let me look even sadder.)

Newfs are Water Rescue Dogs. They have wbbed paws and love to swim (there are exceptions). We knew one Newfie who would rescue his people whether or not they needed it. If the parents were out swimming with the kids, everything was okay, but if the parents went inside (they lived on a pond) the dog would "rescue" each child, dragging them to shore by their bathing suits one by one. Made swim time frustrating, to say the least!

They are prone to hip displaysia, so should be checked for that.