Fudge at 9 months. Part II.

It's such a beautiful day in November!  I can't believe we're two days away from Thanksgiving, and it's 73 degrees out.  Very different than at home up north.  I'm certainly not complaining.

Fudge and I went outside to play with her favorite pink ball, and I got some great shots of her playing in the leaves.  I also got a really cute video.  Oh, and Scott and I were able to successfully weigh her on the Wii Fit last week [after 5 or so failed attempts] and she weighed in around 85 pounds.  Keep it up, Fudge!!

Puppy energy, for sure!

Fudge at 9 months.

Here is Fudge current day.  She was born on February 4th, 2010, so she's just over 9 months now.  We're not completely sure of her weight, as she's getting somewhat difficult to weigh on the Wii Fit!  =)  My guess is somewhere around 85 pounds.. but don't quote me!  We'll post with an updated weight soon.  

But here are a few pictures of her modern-day.  Biggest changes I've see so far are her mid-section thickening, her chest broadening, and her head growing in size.

Watching her grow is certainly an adventure.  We hope she'll keep it up! 

We want a mammoth!

Fudge at 7 months.

Fudge is steadily growing taller and filling out . She doesn't seem to be getting as large as I had hoped or expected, but maybe it's tough because I see her every day.  The neighborhood kids are amazed by her size, so perhaps I'm biased.  Here's Fudge at 7 months and approximately 72 pounds.  

This was on our VERY long move down to Charlotte, NC from Vermont.  20 hours in the car.  Fudge did very well.  She really seems to enjoy the car. 

Fudge at 6.5 months.

I can't seem to find photos of Fudge between 4.5 months and 6.5 months.  But I remember it was somewhere around 5 months that she started to get really lanky.  She got really thin around her mid-section, so we started to amp up her food intake.  It took a while before she started to fill out, and she looked pretty scrawny for a month or two.  This is Fudge at 6.5 months.  She weighed approximately 68 pounds.  Still seemingly on target with the "10 pounds per month up to 1 year" rule. 
Not my favorite look of hers.. she was definitely in her "awkward adolescent stage".

Fudge at 4.5 months.

Fudge at 4.5 months.  She's now at approximately 44 pounds.  Great shots of her first time at the dog park with the family.  She's put on some weight and gotten furrier. 

Crazier than ever.  We can't keep up with her excitement. 
What happened to Newfoundlands having low energy?..

Fudge at 3 months.

This is a really cute video of Scott and Fudge playing around in our old yard up in Vermont.  He discovered that if he acts like a bear, Fudge runs away with her tail between her legs.  It's actually a really cute sight.  You can see our Pomeranian, Crumb, in the background towards the end of the short clip.

Fudge was probably 30 pounds by now.  On par with 10 pounds per month.

Some more photos of her at 3 months.

Fudge at 2.5 months.

Here's a great shot of Fudge at 10 weeks.  I can't believe I used to hold her like a baby.  If it were up to her, I still would.  However, she's well on her way to being at least a hundred pounds.  No more little girl.

Going home with Fudge.

Here are some great shots of Fudge's first week with us.  She got a great bill of health from our vet, but he noted her surprisingly high level of energy for a Newfoundland.  We couldn't really pretend it wasn't true, once the vet even noticed.  We're cursed with crazy dogs, it seems.  But anyway.  She also ate so many leaves the first week or two of having her, that her stool sample was rendered useless.  She still eats things like leaves and sticks.  Wonder if she'll ever grow out of it..  Here's Fudge at 9 weeks.

We now owned a little black bear.  =)

Picking Fudge up from the airport.

My husband and I picked Fudge up from La Guardia airport in NYC.  It was April, a few days after my husband's birthday.  The process of picking her up from cargo was simple.  We had done it before when our little Pomeranian boy was flown from Nebraska.  The mid-west is filled with breeders, its seems.  Anyway, we got her when she 9 weeks old, and she weighed approximately 24 pounds.

Here she is at LGA.  Slightly dopey from the long flight.  Potty break before the long car ride home. 

Fudge; the beginning.

We found our "little" girl online at http://www.monarkpuppies.com/ 

The breeders are legit and extremely friendly.  Their customer service was great, and they were willing to work out a crazy flight schedule with us, since we got her around Easter. These are the parents of our little girl.  It was really nice to see who she was coming from, especially since Missouri is a million miles away.  The Landseer was Fudge's dad.  He was slightly on the smaller side at only 110 pounds.  The chocolate Newfie is Fudge's mom.  She was pretty sizable at 120 lbs.  They are both AKC and APRI registered, and their elbows and hips are OFA certified.  We were confident in our decision. 

Fudge flew on a plane all the way from Missouri.  She lived on a ranch with countless other Newfoundlands, and we found her to be the best choice.  Here's the first picture we ever saw of Fudge.. formerly Cleopatra.

I believe Fudge is 7 or 8 weeks old in this photo.  She was a chunk back then, and nothing's truly changed.