
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 align=right cellpadding=2 |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Newfoundland |- align=center |[[image:newfoundland_dog2.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Newfoundlands are known for their love of water and their drool.]] |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Country of origin |- align=center |Newfoundland, (now part of) Canada |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Classification and breed standards |- | {| align=center |Fédération Cynologique Internationale: || Group 2 Section 2 #50 |[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:u7H4I5GDhD4J:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/050gb2002_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22N%C2%B050+/+06.11.1996%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Stds] |- |American Kennel Club: || Working |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/newfoundland/index.cfm Stds] |- |Australian National Kennel Council: || Group 6 (Utility) |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/newfound.html Stds] |- |Canadian Kennel Club: || Group 3 - Working Dogs |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/workingdogs/newf_std.htm Stds] |- |Kennel Club (UK): || Working |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/working/w1062.htm Stds] |- |New Zealand Kennel Club: || Utility |[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br652.html Stds] |- |United Kennel Club: || Guardian Dogs |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/guardiandogs/newfoundland.std.shtml Stds] |- |} |} The Newfoundland is a large, usually black, dog breed of dog originally used as a working dog in Canada. == Appearance == Edwin_Landseer_painting_of_a_Landseer.">image:landseer_saved.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Edwin Landseer painting of a Landseer. Newfoundlands ("Newfies") have webbed feet and a water-resistant coat (dog). Males weigh 60-70 kg (130-150 pounds), and females 45-55 kg (100-120 pounds), putting them in the "giant" weight range. Most Newfies are black, but brown and gray varieties exist, as well as the striking black-and-white Landseer (named after the artist Sir Edwin Landseer, who featured them in many of his paintings). Some kennel clubs consider the Landseer (dog) to be a separate breed; others consider it simply a Newfoundland color variation. == Temperament == Newfies have a gentle, placid disposition. Indeed, the official AKC breed description says "Sweetness of temperament is the hallmark of the Newfoundland; this is the most important single characteristic of the breed." They are protective of children, and the dog Nana in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan was a Newfoundland. (Newfie owners resent the depiction of her as a St. Bernard (dog) in the Disney animated film version; the 2004 film ''Finding Neverland'' used a Great Pyrenees). == History == The origin of the breed is uncertain, but they were in use as working dogs on the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as early as 1000 AD Newfoundlands have been used as water rescue dogs, and for draft work. The breed almost became extinct and most modern-day Newfoundlands trace their ancestry to a single stud dog named Siki who lived in the 1920s. == Miscellaneous == Capt. Meriwether Lewis owned a Newfoundland named "Seaman" and the dog was a valuable member of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. [http://www.id.blm.gov/lc/seaman.htm] Unofficially, the second most important breed characteristic is a tendency to drool. Newfie owners acknowledge this cheerfully, proudly displaying paraphernalia with slogans such as "Newfoundland is my name—slobber is my game" and "Spit happens." One club [http://www.dakotanewfoundlands.com/faqs.asp#6] assures us that "that's OK, because drool is good for you." On February 2, 2004, a 155-lb. (70 kg.) Newfoundland, Champion Darbydales's All Rise Pouchcove (callname Josh), took the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's prize for Best in Show. ==External links== *[http://www.dansk-kennel-klub.dk/352/704 DKK breed standards] Danish Kennel Club(Group 2) Dog breeds
Note on the name Champion Darbydales's All Rise Pouchcove: This is a pun - Pouch Cove is a place in Newfoundland - it is pronounced "pooch cove".
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 align=right cellpadding=2 |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Newfoundland |- align=center |[[image:newfoundland_dog2.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Newfoundlands are known for their love of water and their drool.]] |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Country of origin |- align=center |Newfoundland, (now part of) Canada |- align=center bgcolor=pink !Classification and breed standards |- | {| align=center |Fédération Cynologique Internationale: || Group 2 Section 2 #50 |[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:u7H4I5GDhD4J:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/050gb2002_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22N%C2%B050+/+06.11.1996%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Stds] |- |American Kennel Club: || Working |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/newfoundland/index.cfm Stds] |- |Australian National Kennel Council: || Group 6 (Utility) |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/newfound.html Stds] |- |Canadian Kennel Club: || Group 3 - Working Dogs |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/workingdogs/newf_std.htm Stds] |- |Kennel Club (UK): || Working |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/working/w1062.htm Stds] |- |New Zealand Kennel Club: || Utility |[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br652.html Stds] |- |United Kennel Club: || Guardian Dogs |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/guardiandogs/newfoundland.std.shtml Stds] |- |} |} The Newfoundland is a large, usually black, dog breed of dog originally used as a working dog in Canada. == Appearance == Edwin_Landseer_painting_of_a_Landseer.">image:landseer_saved.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Edwin Landseer painting of a Landseer. Newfoundlands ("Newfies") have webbed feet and a water-resistant coat (dog). Males weigh 60-70 kg (130-150 pounds), and females 45-55 kg (100-120 pounds), putting them in the "giant" weight range. Most Newfies are black, but brown and gray varieties exist, as well as the striking black-and-white Landseer (named after the artist Sir Edwin Landseer, who featured them in many of his paintings). Some kennel clubs consider the Landseer (dog) to be a separate breed; others consider it simply a Newfoundland color variation. == Temperament == Newfies have a gentle, placid disposition. Indeed, the official AKC breed description says "Sweetness of temperament is the hallmark of the Newfoundland; this is the most important single characteristic of the breed." They are protective of children, and the dog Nana in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan was a Newfoundland. (Newfie owners resent the depiction of her as a St. Bernard (dog) in the Disney animated film version; the 2004 film ''Finding Neverland'' used a Great Pyrenees). == History == The origin of the breed is uncertain, but they were in use as working dogs on the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as early as 1000 AD Newfoundlands have been used as water rescue dogs, and for draft work. The breed almost became extinct and most modern-day Newfoundlands trace their ancestry to a single stud dog named Siki who lived in the 1920s. == Miscellaneous == Capt. Meriwether Lewis owned a Newfoundland named "Seaman" and the dog was a valuable member of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. [http://www.id.blm.gov/lc/seaman.htm] Unofficially, the second most important breed characteristic is a tendency to drool. Newfie owners acknowledge this cheerfully, proudly displaying paraphernalia with slogans such as "Newfoundland is my name—slobber is my game" and "Spit happens." One club [http://www.dakotanewfoundlands.com/faqs.asp#6] assures us that "that's OK, because drool is good for you." On February 2, 2004, a 155-lb. (70 kg.) Newfoundland, Champion Darbydales's All Rise Pouchcove (callname Josh), took the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's prize for Best in Show. ==External links== *[http://www.dansk-kennel-klub.dk/352/704 DKK breed standards] Danish Kennel Club(Group 2) Dog breeds
Newfoundland (dog)
Note on the name Champion Darbydales's All Rise Pouchcove: This is a pun - Pouch Cove is a place in Newfoundland - it is pronounced "pooch cove".
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