Nessie is the LAZIEST puppy ever!! She's very friendly, laid back and she's pretty obedient.  As far as talking - if nobody plays with her, she'll sit in front of who she wants to play with (either me or Loki) and just bark and bark and bark, other than that, she's pretty quiet.  The breeder I got her from though had her as an obedience trial perspective - I wanted a therapy dog perspective, so she did fit what I was looking for.  Actually, it was funny, I was on the wait list but 2 other people backed out and I got her!!!  I think Denali sent her to me.  I really wasn't ready for a puppy, but Loki was.

She was born 12/10/2010, I brought her home 2/25/2011 (in the midst of a snow storm) - so she's about 5 1/2 months.  Loki didn't like her at first, but it only took him 1 week and 1 day to accept her (another snow storm brought them together because he wanted to play in the snow pile with somebody).  Nessie's great grandpa is Josh (Westminster Best In Show Champion 2004). 

Nessie was named after the Loch Ness Monster - I wanted a water name for a water dog and that's what I came up with.  Her registered name is <kennel name>'s Legend of the Loch.

Her first groom appointment was today, she did fantastic the groomer said!!  She weighed in at 57.2lbs!! 

She started puppy school a few weeks ago.  She likes all the dogs, but in her last class she seemed to fall in love with a Toy Poodle (her head is bigger than the poodle!!) The Toy poodle is the smallest dog in her class and she's the largest, so what an odd friendship .

If anybody is looking to get a Newfie pup - make sure you go with a respected breeder.  So many people I know have had Newfies and for the one that did not go through reputable breeders, they all lost them before 5 yrs of age!  A Newfie's parents should be heart, cysternia, knee, elbow, and hip tested and then the puppy themselves should be checked by a cardio vet at 9-12 weeks of age for any heart defects.

Sorry it took me so long to respond, been super busy with work!!