Newman The French Bulldog Is Totally Adorable

We sure do snark a lot here at FNH, don’t we? But every once and awhile, something comes along that’s so adorable… so unsnarkable… that it exudes enough fuzzy warmth to melt the cellophane around our cold, dead hearts.

Meet Newman, Claire Robinson’s incredibly well behaved – and incredibly cute – French Bulldog. He was on this weekend’s episode of 5 Ingredient Fix, where he sat silently on a wooden chair not even 4 inches away from Claire’s freshly sliced duck breasts with citrus port cherry sauce. Newman didn’t make a noise, let alone try to sneak a piece of duck for himself. He patiently waited for Claire to give him a piece, at which time he politely chewed it and swallowed it down with more manners than half of the people I’ve been out to dinner with in my lifetime.

We love you, Newman!

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1. shalom

   April 27th, 2009

   I so want one!!! (the pooch that is)

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2. Jillian Madison

   April 27th, 2009

   I should add, I have 4 well behaved chihuahuas (yes, FOUR) of my own, but there’s no way they’d be so stoic while I was preparing food. So either Newman is the best behaved dog on the planet, or Claire’s food is so awful that a dog doesn’t even want it.

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3. shalom

   April 27th, 2009

   Or her show is just that boring..I watched 5 minutes of it…Not my type of show.

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4. Molix

   April 27th, 2009

   Oh you may think he’s cute now, but wait until she starts selling aprons, plates, and feminine hygiene products with his face on it.

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5. jenna

   April 27th, 2009

   LMAO Molix. The sad part is, I can actually see that happening. It’s probably all part of their plan. Get people to fall in love with the dog, and then roll out products with his face on it.

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6. Ryan - Bulldog dog names

   April 28th, 2009

   Those are two great pictures, Newman really is adorable.

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7. Syd

   April 28th, 2009

   Adorable dog.

   Molix, you suck for making be laugh so loudly at work.

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8. Syd

   April 28th, 2009

   And I suck, because I can’t type.

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9. Byrdie

   April 28th, 2009

   I wonder if this dog pees on her bed just like Paula’s pooches.

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10. Turtle

    April 28th, 2009

    Thanks for the laugh. I was similarly impressed with Newman’s patience and politeness.

    Yeah, his presence is probably calculated, but who cares? It worked. I don’t mind being manipulated as long as they’re not too obvious about it.

    I liked the episode overall and will definitely try that Earl Grey tea cookie recipe. She’s not too schticky yet, but FN probably hasn’t had enough time yet to warp her into a cartoon.

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11. jessy

    May 3rd, 2009

    Newman is adorable!!!! I love your show hope to see Newman again…

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12. Gabriel

    May 8th, 2009

    Newman is the best, he is cute and very polite!!!

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13. Cat Chow

    June 20th, 2009

    the show has gone to the dogs already?

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14. buttaskotch

    June 22nd, 2009

    i soooooo love this dog. i actually started researching the breed b/c Newman is so cute. I found out they fart alot. I don’t know about that…

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15. susan

    January 9th, 2010

    Who is this nitwit? They’ve lost Rachael Ray pretty much, and it is so painfully clear that this is the rather poor replacement, the gravelly voice, and the salt thrown over the shoulder. This is an insult to viewers intelligence.

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16. Frenchie Owner

    April 12th, 2010

    Well, I’ve never seen this show but wanted to comment that French Bulldogs really are the best behaved dogs on the planet, at least mine, much like Newman, is! Regardless of how good the food smells; she waits politely for it to be offered. And although I know Frenchies are prone to flatulence; I have yet to hear/smell anything of this nature from mine… just lucky, I guess!

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17. mh275

    April 14th, 2010

    cant we get an alert when he is on? I would only watch the show for him!! Maybe they should change the name of the show to 5 ingredients with newman so it would be more watchable….. Are the 5 ingredients left after he ate everything?

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18. Denise

    June 15th, 2010

    We also have a french bulldog named Newman. I couldn’t believe it when I heard about Claire’s baby. For anyone, wondering if they should get one of these adorable dogs, the answer is YES! They are so sweet and gentle, great around kids and always the comedian.
    Thanks Claire for sharing your baby with us!

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    Denise replied on: June 15th, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    OH and yes, mine farts ALOT.

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