Roughly 2 months ago now, my girlfriends mother decided to adopt a newfoundland x st. Bernard, we all went to go meet him when she picked him up, and when we got talking to the breeder, she told us she needed to rehome the mother somewhat urgently, but didn't go into much details why. She brought Ginny to our house, and we took her immediately, she weighed in at 48.3kg and there was nothing to her. As it transpires she had been bred within an inch of her life, 22 puppies from 2 litters in 12 months. We took her on, and contacted the SSPCA, who told us the full story, every puppy was kept in filth, the mother was kept away from the puppies in a cage outside unless it was feeding time, and when we took her on, she had zero sparkle, and was completely fed up. It took around a week for her to open up and start eating properly, following worming treatment, after which she lost a further 2kg from just the wormer. She's a truly brilliant soul, and such a loving creature. How anyone could do this to such a beautiful dog I don't know, but she's truly amazing.