Sasha

We had been wanting a dog for some time. Kyle and I are both animal lovers and couldn't wait for the time to be right to bring one home. Over a year ago we were at dog beach in Solana Beach when I saw a massive creature. I had to run over to see what this HUGE thing was. Kyle and I talked with the owner and found out it was indeed a dog, a Newfoundland. We fell in love immediately. Why, you might ask, would we want such a beast? After doing a lot of research on the breed, we couldn't think of a better family dog to get. Many sources declared them as THE BEST breed to get with young children. Remember Nana from Peter Pan? A Newfie. They were bred to be great swimmers in the icy cold waters of Newfoundland. One saved Napolean's life after he fell overboard. They even have webbed feet!

Here is a description that wikipedia.com gives:

The Newfoundland is a large, usually black, breed of dog originally used as a working dog in Newfoundland. They are famously known for their giant size and tremendous strength, and for their sweet dispositions, loyalty, and natural water rescue tendencies. The Newfoundland dog excels at water rescue, due to their great muscles and partly to their webbed feet and acute swimming abilities. Newfoundland dogs require grooming at least once per week (and frequently more often). They are extremely loving and patient, and Newfoundland puppies are laid-back and considered easy to housebreak. When it comes to physical strength, this breed is thought to be the strongest--even beating some characteristics of the Great Dane, Mastiff, or Irish Wolfhound.

Temperament

The Newfoundland dog is legendarily known for its benevolence and strength. It is known to be one of the kindest and gentlest dogs, if not the very best and gentlest dog of all when it comes to children. It is for this reason that this breed is known as "the gentle giant". International kennel clubs generally describe the breed as having a sweet temper. It has a deep bark, is easy to train, makes a fine guardian or watchdog, and is extremely good with children.
The Newfoundland dog is also extremely good with other animals. Its caring and gentle nature comes out in play and interaction with humans and animals alike. As with any breed, the Newfoundland can have dominance issues, but this is unusual for the breed. "Sweetness of temperament is the hallmark of the Newfoundland; this is the most important single characteristic of the breed." - Newfoundland Club Of America.
"Its soft expression reflects its benevolent and dignified temperament." - Animal Planet about the great Newfoundland Dog.

We decided it would be easiest to train a puppy while we still had only one little peanut running around. On halloween day we purchased our little newfie, Sasha.  Two weeks later we brought her home. She is now 9 weeks old and we love her. She is already huge, but doing great. We are currently crate training her and can't wait for her to be potty trained so she can be out with us all the time. She really has been great. The only problem is the chewing. We hate it, but she will grow out of it when she is done teething...

Here are some pics of the day we brought her home. The first is at the breeder's. The rest our at our home.