Welcome!
My name is Gary A. Donahue (GAD) and I'd like to welcome you to Newf.Net. I created Newf.Net in 2000 in order to gather information about my beloved Newfoundland dogs Cozy and Daisy. Sadly both of them have moved on to the Rainbow Bridge, but this site is their legacy.

October 12, 2008
Well I've *finally* managed to fix the server. After a year of pain running on CentOS, I've converted the server operating system to Ubuntu. This should finally solve the posting problems stemming from the OS losing track of time at the processor level. The good news is that I've scripted the entire install process. I should now be able to install or move the server within a couple of hours instead of the two days it took me this time. A geek sort of triumph, but a triumph none-the-less!

November 17, 2007
Thanks to the generous donations of the Newf Net members, I have completely redesigned Newf Net. The redesign included new servers. To honor our mascot, the hostname of the new primary server is "Daisy". The backup server is "Cozy".

November 3, 2007
It is with great sadness that I share the passing of Zambuca's Driving Miss Daisy. Our Daisy was over 12 years old which is quite old for a Newf. She is greatly missed by her family. Daisy is the Newf Net mascot. Her face appears on the top left of every page and has since the site's inception.

Daisy was possibly the sweetest most gentle animal I have ever met. She was the yin to Cozy's yang, and she was my wife's best friend when she needed one most.

We miss you Daisy Bear.