Hagrid, the adorable huggable giant 😍 

He is indeed lucky to find you! He seems to be a lovely guy. Please give him some extra belly rubs for me. Thank you for sharing him with everyone!

He seems like such a sweet boy. The whole time watching this video I can't help but mumble to the screen how good he is.

He’s a wonderful boy. He’s such a great example of the breed. Hag’s so very lucky you found him. He reminds me of the labs we’ve had. Give him a hug for me please!

Hagrid is such a good doggo and very cute 😍

Give him loads of belly rubs from me 😊 bit far away Denmark is 🤪

Haaagriiiid!!! We love you from all over!!!

Kudos to the owner for appropriate socialization throughout his life.

Aren't Newfies typically chill? I've met 3 and they're all like Hagrid. Very noble breed 😊❤

My thought exactly. So chill.

@@Here4TheHeckOfIt i dont have any personal experience with newfies, they seem like a very chill breed in general, i was just making a silly statement

I wonder if that's why they named him that 🤔

Just like the Newfoundland people, for the most part they are the friendliest people.

Yea. I would love one, I just can't deal with the drool. Only two things I can't do with dogs- curly hair/fur like a poodle (mini poodle was my first dog and the grooming is very expensive. They need to go every 4- 6 weeks) and drool. Lol also some of the giant breeds have much lower lifespans. Bernese mountain dogs live about 6- 8 years usually. So short

​@@UnfazedPhoenixYeah I've only had small dogs and 15-16 years seemed too short. It would be heartbreaking to lose a dog after just 6-8 years

What a beautiful boy, for 8 yo, well behaved. Hagrid looks well for being that age. Sure that his family love him to bits, take care of him extremely well.

Also, healthy, lean my whole life, good diet and doing well in my older years.

And only living for 8-10 years?​@@caitchri2426

And one simply cannot forget sharp teeth, long luscious fur covering my entire body, nice and tidy claws, and sharp teeth. The perfect being.

Beautiful dog , thanks for the awesome episode !

Ikr, Its so fitting for him! 😊

Should have called him Sirius (Black), literally looks the same as his wolf form.

​@@neondemon5137 I was thinking of Fang, Hagrid's gentle giant bloodhound 😂

It's "floofy" if you please! 😂❤

​@@neondemon5137 you mean Sirius' dog form.

He's very invested in these grooms! 🤣 When I saw Vanessa in her suit, beekeeper hat, ear protection, head go-pro rig wielding 2 dryer nozzles I started cracking up, the sight was just too much for me 😂 I appreciate everything she does and want her... uh, well it's probably not comfortable, but not IN discomfort 😅 Still, the image of her like that vs a huge fluffy dog slayed me.

I was thinking the same! No white in his face, and his teeth look good!

Hey don't brag I'm done for the day and I haven't had any shots 😂😂😂

😂 me too. Plus he IS the goodest of boys 💖💖

I keep repeating, hims such a good boy! 😂

Whenever i see a dog anywhere my brain just goes g o o d b o i

Fffthbrrrrr…churrrthhhh🍺🥃🤤

Haha! I never would've thought of that! 😂

fj1482 he is tuned into u Vanessa. What a beautiful boy, well behaved

He's definitely out of shape

She literally explains why he's in amazing shape in the video lmao ​@@peternagy-im4be

@@peternagy-im4beHe’s in great shape for an old dog! Didn’t have any problems standing up and he isn’t overweight

@@peternagy-im4beno he isn’t.

@@aislouise sure he is

Me too! It was so frickin adorable!

Yes that nose 😍🤣

We had a newf. “Is that a bear??!?!” had to be the most common comment when someone saw her. 🤪 They can be pretty smart too. Not surprised about getting through the gates. Ours knew how to escape the garage. 😖

Oh wow, I absolutely see that happening. I think they're bigger than black bears 😂 Which is just wild. But I'm so glad your family were so quick-witted to keep him safe! Did they think they were a lap dog, much like every Lab, Pibble and Rottie I have EVER met? 😅

I remember walking, when I was very little, two newfs (with appropriate adults along for the walk). Looking back, I suspect that they thought that they were walking me.

They do indeed think they are lab dogs@@Jockdog. Then again so do English mastiffs and bullmastiffs. I think it’s the temperament of the big dogs. Somewhere they think they are pugs.

Sorry! ☃️

Really sorry. That weather switch was unplanned.

It’s not very fitting for him, he couldn’t be anymore chill !!

I think it's a Harry Potter reference to Hagrid, the half-giant wizard .

Think of the word hag-ridden. Probably got his name from the half-giant character in the Harry Potter books.

​@@Vercanyathe name existed before the character, though, and it's fun to know its meaning.

@@maryeckel9682Hagrid was a worry wart, so it fits.

To be fair, the Niagara Region is covered in snow this weekend. But it's been a weird winter.

as someone a little north of her, no kidding. We had like three early springs and then a polar storm, and next week is gonna be a snowstorm followed by spring again XD @@kivimik

It's been super weird in the GTA, not too far from Niagara, too. Less a case of "not needing to get my winter boots/coat out of storage" and more a case of "What even is snow?" We have some left today, but it's already melted off a lot of places and there's green grass showing. We get mild winters here a fair amount, even moreso than people just 30min north, but every other winter or so I do need to get my actual boots and cold-weather jacket and there's a ton of snow. This year's mostly not dipping below -10°C (when your boogers start to freeze, it's an easy temp sign) with the wind, and we'll easily have winters at -20 or -30 for a few weeks. Nothing like the -40° for 2 months I experienced in Saskatchewan a few years ago, or like the epic winters Montreal would get when I lived there for 10 years. My ears still perk up at the sound of car tires spinning in snow and someone needing a push out if a snow bank 😂 I'd do 3 or 4 every morning on my walk to work then! Now I do maybe 1 a winter. The mild winters were just one of the reasons I moved to TO with my work, but it was not a SMALL reason, and it's been an awesome benefit. I mean, I was here for the ice storm that coated the wires so thick with ice that streetcars couldn't stay connected to power, and we had that massive power failure for about 5 days when the city was teaching people how to make warmers with candles and clay pots and people were running extension cords outside with signs so folk could charge their phones... we're never really safe from the jaws of winter 😂

Alberta is also having a bit of a weird winter

I am watching from southern Virginia and it's 11 degrees with snow on the ground....

A little of both. His temperament is naturally incredibly chill - and he’s been to school, his dad is always bringing him to socialize with other humans and dogs, and into situations where he’s meeting a lot of new experiences. He adores the car rides and attention he gets when going anywhere with his dad. He also chases his friends Bella and Gronk the Saint Bernards up one way and down the other of the pond at his grandparents’ house, so… he can get up and go on his terms 😅

​@@CertariAhhh, that is so great to hear! Especially about Hagrid being such a good Doggo Ambassador to kids 😊 It makes such a difference if people can be exposed to big dogs in a chill and happy way -- folks who haven't encountered them can be a little extra tense or nervous or downright afraid, and that makes most big dogs sad. They're built to accept -- and give -- ALL the love. And drool. All the drool. We have guide dogs in training all over the city for both socialization and to naturalize things like cars, subways, trains,😅 crosswalks, etc. They often hang out in the underground that connects the banks (and the rest of the city) in summer because it's so hot out and the dogs need a rest, and they usually encourage petting with permission and more for socialization (here, green vest means trainee, red vest means full and on the job service dog). Seeing Very Serious Business folks in expensive suits kneeling on the ground to hug a very happy Golden Retriever never ceases to make me tear up a bit. 🥹

Same here! Why do the best, big floofy bois always have to drool? Newfies, Pyrs - all of them.

At times, Hags has big ol’ drool bibs for when he’s around a bunch of people. Just pick up the bib, swab the face, then back to doing big doggo things.

When i had my newfoundland Nanna we found dog safe wet wipes at the pet store and used those to keep her front clean from all of the drool it was a daily thing but it stopped so much matting

That is a great tip. While I'm ready to provide a dream life for a newfie from 20 acres of fenced property, walks in the Grand Tetons national forest, lake weekends during summer, and work from home so we're always together. My concern is an ill timed head whip slinging drool onto potentially hundreds of dollars of merchandise especially during snow where he has to be indoors most of the time. I had a German Shepherd and he only wanted to stay indoors long enough to check on us but otherwise roam his territory but from I've read, the newfie wants to stay with his people.@@Certari

I watched her groom another Newfie named Sadie earlier today. I think it’s a tie. Such sweethearts!

Just like Hagrid

Barely above zero! -16°C!

@@jilbertb I deliberately used "barely above freezing" to avoid the Celsius/Fahrenheit confusion. But it was 33 degrees Fahrenheit or .5 degrees Celsius.

Mine too!

Mine too!

Same!

Hagrid is one of the most lovable characters. Especially in the books hes just so wholesome

Same here - love Hagrid and his love for dragons

He's da bye dat swims bye da bowt! (Every time I'm in Thunder Bay, ON, I wind up calling it 'Lord T'underin Bay') I love Newfs, I love the Rock, I love the songs. I do not love the winters there 😂❤ (I'm easy to tease right back, I'm living at the roots of the Ivory Towers of T'ronno! 😊)

This was probably recorded weeks ago.

I'm glad you mentioned being intact as a support of good health. I have found this to be true for my dogs, Schnauzers. 👍✝

Although it's important that they are checked for enlarged prostate as they age. We had an Intact male who had to be neutered when he was 11 or so.

@@parkerbrown-nesbit1747 100% there are upsides and downsides to both.

they used to look like this during their working days...i don't see the point in kennel club breeding them like the hapsburgs... they can't be happy dogs if they aren't healthy, and able to be dogs for as long as possible. I like what they are doing in northern Europe.

* well bred