In the past Bilbo was carried on ATBs to get round the dogs on beach ban
Posted on 03/28/2009 12:13:04 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A lifeguard dog banned from patrolling a Cornish beach because of health and safety rules is to be reinstated after hundreds of people signed a petition. Bilbo, a Newfoundland, patrolled Sennen with his lifeguard master and got round a dog ban on the beach by sitting in an all terrain bike (ATB) during patrols. However, the RNLI said passengers were not allowed on ATBs and banned him.
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In the past Bilbo was carried on ATBs to get round the dogs on beach ban
Dogs are not halal. UK going down the tubes.
I’ve heard of newfoundland dogs that won’t let people go in the water. They get so paranoid of people drowning that if you step in the water, they will rush in and drag you out.
Strange breed.
My newfie, who is asleep at my feet, is scared of the water.
Sweet,gentle and wonderful dogs and boy do they love the water. These big old bears sadly do not live long. One of the few swimming dogs strong enough to save people.
The UK is insane with their bureaucratic rules plus PC.
My in-laws had a German Shepherd that wouldn’t let anyone go in the swimming pool. They had a habit of locking the dog in the pool enclosure when they were not home, and the dog thought it was his job. One day some kids came over to use the pool without permission and the dog grabbed the girl’s leg as she dove into the pool. Her father was a lawyer.
Awww. They are so cute. Like big old sweet bears.
The morons complaining will not be b*tching when they are drowning and need one of these old bears coming out to save them. They are such strong swimmers. Labs are too but Newfi’s are strong enough to pull one of those floats to save a person. What great dogs.
Look at that face. More bear than dog. ;-) What a sweetie. Probably watching the water every second.
I knew someone who had 3 black Newfi’s and a big pool. They would play all day in the pool then lay down and sleep because they were exhausted. Big old bears.
Newfies are amazing creatures!
That's the bad rap on Great Danes, too. My solution to that is to try to find a somewhat smaller large breed, a Lab, for example, to cross with either a Dane or a Newf and, hopefully, get a somewhat smaller dog with a similarly great personality and a lot greater life span. Suffering a major bereavement when one of those great big, sweet dogs dies every seven or 8 years is a real bummer.
Sounds like it would fall under the Attractive nuisance doctrine
Hat tip to Drango for bring this to our attention on a previous dog thread
Yeah, whatever they called it, they got $13,000, which in the sixties was a lot of money.
Do they drool as much at home as what I see when they’re in public?
Always loved the breed. They’re just big ol’ teddy bears. I’ve never met a Newfie with a mean bone in his body.
Do they ever drool. The other day I start over 4 times before getting a form clean enough to send off because of him shaking his head and slinging muddy drool everywhere. When he gets a drink of water, most of it ends up in a trail across the kitchen floor. But he’s such a lovable teddy bear that you can’t get mad at him. They are gentle souls. He doesn’t even know how to growl unlike the terrier. The big baby has to have company with him at all times. If he wants outside, he dances around in circles until the terrier comes close enough for him to push her outside with him.
All dogs are amazing. I like cats but I am more of a dog person because dogs love you no matter how bad of a day you had and if you are poor or rich.
If you need proof God loves us, pet a Dog.
Heartbreaking. Great Danes are nice but those Newfies are such sweet and gentle doggies. A Newfie and Lab would be nice. Two of the greatest exports from Canada. Labs are really from Newfoundland but the Newfies alreayd had the name. I think early Labs were called St. Johns Dog. The British brought them to the UK.
On the big dog front I also like the great white herding dogs of Europe - Maremma aka Abruzzi dog (Italy), Kuvaz (Hungary), Great Pyrennes (France & Spain) and the Akbash (Turkey) dog. They are almost all alike and they herd and protect sheep in the mountains. Very gentle with small animals they protect but fierce defenders of sheep & goats.
They are as big as the Newfies and look as sweet but they can be very protective and fearless.
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