Newfoundland Dogs..

[DVC Jen]

Stop right there!
Not a good attitude to start with. Your golden will do what you expect. If you don't have the right expectation for the Golden you are asking for trouble.
Also you are not the "alpha" of the Golden? That is a problem in itself.
A dog should never be higher than the human.

I suggest you work this little kink out before you go for the Newfie. Take your Golden to obedience classes and do daily heeling and walking.
Prepare yourself and your Golden for another dog.
Also make sure that you pick out the Newfie that gets along with your Golden over the Newfie that you like...very important to make a match.

I totally agree - if you do now know how or haven't been the dominant one in a relationship with a golden can you image how you are going to "control" a 140- 170 pound dog that thinks IT is the boss?

I have two "mutts". They are the absolute best and most amazing dogs I have ever had. They are gentle, sweet, obediant, well behaved, loving -but they are still dogs. Dogs are pack animals and someone has to be the alpha. My dogs are 85 and 108 pounds. I knew from the very start when we adopted them that I had to make sure that even my youngest DD let these dogs know that they are below even her in our "family pack". It wouldn't take much for a dog who is used to being the boss to carry things a bit to far.

All it takes from myself, my DH or either of my two DDs is to point a finger at either of our dogs and they immediately sit.

I am not saying any of this to come across as "flaming" you. I honestly have your and any dogs you may have in the future best interests at heart. The humans in the dogs family or "pack" have to have an alpha role to any dog - regardless of how much you love it. It is actually showing your love for the dog to take on this role.

 

[DVC Jen]

I am not sure why my brother thinks that they are scary. As for myself I do not personally like that breed of dog. I don't know why.
As for being the Alpha my dad has that down pat but I think that she should also listen to me because she is around me 24/7.

Like I said ALL humans in the family need to be above the dogs. What are you going to do if one of your dogs decided to become aggressive and your father is not around?

If you haven't already estabilished your alpha position to a dog - it will NOT listen to you and may even turn on you. Remember they are pack animals. This is what is ingrained in them. They go by a "pecking order" and you do NOT want them to think they are above you or another human in that "pecking order".

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

I am very good with her she sits when I tell her but I play on the floor a lot with her. She loves to be around me but I think that she knows that I am above her.