About Us……About Newfs

We live on a hobby farm in Foreston, Minnesota. Foreston is approximately 80 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul and 30 miles east of St. Cloud. When we were discussing getting a dog, we looked at many breeds. After determining what we wanted in a dog, it was very clear that the only breed for us was the Newfoundland. We have had newfs since 1993 and have seven years of breeding experience. Our females are bred only once a year. We believe that more than that is too hard on the female. The newfs are part of our family and puppies are born and raised in our home. They are very well socialized. We have puppies across the United States (California, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, New Jersey & Florida) and in Canada.

Where do Newfs come from? As legend would have it, Newfs first appeared on the North American continent aboard a Viking Ship in 1000AD with Norse explorer, Leif Erickson. Legend says he had a black “bear dog” named Oolam as a trusty mate. Legends aside, the Newfoundland breed as we know it, originated in the easternmost Canadian providence of Newfoundland. They are a working dog; bred for swimming & pulling. Newfs were part of the “work force”. They were on the fishing ships and used to pull-in nets, retrieve nets (or fishermen!) from the water, and on land pull the cart of fish back to the village. In the winter, teams of Newfs were used to pull lumber.

Characteristics of the Breed:

Sweet, gentle disposition

Companion, all around family dog

Loves the water

Dignified and proud

Very large, heavily boned

Muscular and strong

For a complete listing of AKC breed standards, follow this link:

http://www.akc.org/breeds/newfoundland/index.cfm

Before you add a newf to your home there are some very important things to now about:

Newfies shed & drool.

No one likes an untrained dog!!!!

Large breed dogs are prone to hip dysplasia.

Newfoundlands are subject to cystinuria & heart murmurs (SAS).

Our dogs are cystinuria clear and do not have heart murmurs. Also, our dogs come from a long line of OFA certified dogs. As for the shedding and drooling, well, you have to expect to have that when you get a newf!!! As part of our buyer’s contract, each puppy comes with a one-year health guarantee and you agree to participate in formal obedience training with your puppy.

You can find several excellent newfie books available on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/

Thanks for visiting!

To contact us: e-mail: royalnewfs@yahoo.com