Newfoundland Forum:
Temperment and Color

Hello to All Newfie Fans: I am trying to decide which color newfie I want. I have owned a wonderful landseer, and was now thinking of a brown or gray or black. I narrowed it down to brown or black because I couldn't find a really good picture of a nice looking gray - they seem wolf-like. My question to all of you is this: in terms of which is smarter, easier to work with and train and more willing to pull carts and such, what is your opinion - is brown or black better? I have heard landseers are the smartest...what do you think?

Hi! Blacks tend to be the calmest and most willing to please. I breed Landseers and blacks. Landseers are more active and tend to be more defiant and traditionally bark a great deal more then blacks or browns. Browns are usually slightly more aloof but very lovable nonetheless. I think you would b happy with whatever color you choose. Marie Campbell Evarista Newfoundlands http://evarista1.tripod.com/

LAndseer are more alert, sit straighter, are quicker to respond, do not bark a lot, unless maybe yours are kennel dogs, mine are housenewfs and do not bark anymore than blacks, black landseer recessive are also very alert, active, intelligent, and more willing to please as are the landseer, i disagree with what was stated becouse i have also owned black and my preference for working etc is the landseer becouse their willingness to work is far better than the black non recessive.