Please visit our "Available Dogs" listing to the right to learn more about the dogs currently available for adoption.

Details about all of the dogs we currently have available for adoption can be found by clicking the available dogs link to the right.

Newf Friends would like to extend a huge thank you to Ferghus & Company for their generous support in coordinating the Santa Paws - Bags for a Cause Program! All of the foster dogs in Newf Friends and HART's foster care programs will have their own special gift under their tree thanks to the fine folks at Ferghus & Co. Thank you so much, from all of the dogs!

Hera, the husky we rescued along with Hudson, continues to thrive in the care of her foster mom. Her pups are all doing well and growing bigger and stronger everyday. Mr. Slushy Pants is in the lead with growth and is the biggest of the litter.

To read about Hera and Hudson's rescue story click here.

Hudson is having a great time on his daily play dates and is hoping to have a family all of his own very soon.

Misty, who is sharing a foster home with Hudson is also thriving in the care of her foster family. Hopefully her forever family will come along soon.


Buddy is still searching for his perfect family too. Hopefully over the holidays we will be able to find home for all of the Newfs currently waiting for new families.

Isabel and pups are doing great, and the pups are nearly weaned. Isabel wil be ready to be adopted very soon, and her pups will be moving to their new foster home shortly. As they grow and their personalities begin to develop we will start screening potential homes for them.

Isabel and the pups are all thriving. The pups will be weaned shortly, and Isabel will be ready to be adopted. We are still searching for her perfect forever home, or a cat-free foster home.



Buddy, Hudson and Misty are all still waiting for their forever famiies to come along. They are all wonderful dogs and will make some very special families so happy when they are adopted.


Hera and her pups are doing very well also. She is an excellent mom, taking exceptional care of her brood.


We have added an Updates from Adopters section to our blog (on the right hand side) and in the coming weeks we will be working our way through updates that have been sent to us and adding them to the list. Now is a great time to send a recent update about your adopted newf! Don't forget to include a few web-size images for us to post as well!

Our final print run of our 2010 calendar is at the printer right now. All outstanding orders will be filled on Monday, and anyone wanting to get a calendar ordered in time for Christmas should do so with in the next few days. These beautiful calendars make a great holiday gift, and 100 % of the proceeds go to help Newfs in need!

October 12, 2009

Just a quick update to let you know that I was transferred to California in June. I am now living in Los Angeles, 2 blocks from where they shot “Baywatch”. George is now an “ocean dog” and is in the water with me almost everyday. I have taught him how to surf, he loves it...!!! Yesterday he entered his first “Dog Surfing Contest” in Huntington Beach, and he came 3rd in the “Heavyweight division” - more importantly he had the time of his life making new friends and was voted the “Crowd Pleaser” dog of the competition. He kept running out in the water to “save” the surfers offshore, to the delight of the crowd – it was amazing. He has no fear of the large waves and has such personality.

December 11, 2009

It's been a busy few days here.

Isabel and her pups are doing well. Their eye's are open, one has a tooth coming through, and they are all lapping gruel. They will soon be weaned. We are starting to accept applications for Isabel.



Hudson the Newf we rescued from deplorable conditions in Quebec is still searching for his perfect home. He is a fantastic boy and will make a great companion for the right family.

Hera, the husky we rescued with Hudson delivered her pups on December 9, a total of 8 pups. Mom and pups are all doing well.



Hudson and Hera's story can be read here including photos from the site in Quebec which we have not previously shared.

Misty continues to do well in foster care, and enjoys her daily play dates with other dogs. She is still searching for the right family to adopt her.

Newcomer Buddy is ready to be adopted and looking for an awesome home to call his own.


Donations towards vet care are always welcome -- our resources are low after having some serious health issues with some of our rescued dogs. Purchasing one of our calendars (link to right) is another way you can help Newfs in need. 100 % of the proceeds got to help the dogs.

On November 11, 2009 Newf Friends was contacted by Joy, a volunteer from Gerdy's Rescue in Quebec, to see if we could help a Newfoundland Dog who was living with over 100 sled dogs in horrendous conditions in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. This sweet boy, who had at one time been a family pet, had been given to the owner of the sled dogs as a "mascot". Hudson, as he would soon be named, was rescued, along with over 100 other dogs, by SPCA Laurentides-Labelle. The SPCA found dogs chained outside without regular access to adequate food, clean water or shelter. There were numerous dead dogs discarded in heaps on site. Worse still, 30 of the rescued dogs were pregnant. Without help, these expectant moms would have given birth in mud pits. The puppies would have surely suffered and died. This tragic story made headlines around the world, and rescuers across the nation came together to help out.

Photos of the conditions the dogs were living in were provided by the Humane Society:

We called on our network of volunteers and secured a Newf Friends Foster Home for Hudson immediately, and started making arrangements for his transport to his Ottawa area foster. The situation in Quebec was quite desperate, as rescuers scrambled to find rescue placements for over 100 dogs. Many rescues are not equipped to intake pregnant females, and the 30 pregnant huskies were at the greatest risk. After mentioning the desperate situation in Quebec to one of the Board members of HART, she agreed that more could be done to help out, and offered to foster one of the pregnant huskies if Newf Friends could make those arrangements. And so it came to be that Hera, a Husky was taken in by Newf Friends and joined Hudson, and several others on their transport to Ontario.

A Newf Friends volunteer met the transport team in Ottawa where Hudson and Hera were handed off to her loving arms, and their new lives began. She took them to her home, where Hudson immediately pranced into their house, thrilled to once again be invited inside a loving home, and he settled in and made himself comfortable. This foster home would be Hudson's long term foster home. In the coming weeks Hudson would flourish in their capable hands. Step one was a trip to the doggie spa, a good diet, and lots of TLC. He was introduced to a variety of dogs on daily play dates, temperament tested with people and animals, and passed every test his foster mom put him through with flying colours. Hudson was placed up for adoption, and on January 7, 2010 he was adopted to his perfect forever home!

Upon arrived Hera, who had never lived a day of her life indoors, was frightened, and quite overwhelmed by everything she had been through, and was fearful of being brought indoors. Patiently, and gently, our volunteer worked her magic and brought Hera around. This timid girl was receptive to a gentle hand and was soon fed, and settled in for a rest after a long, stressful few days. Newf Friends had a rescue transport scheduled the following weekend to move foster dogs to foster homes across the province, and Hera was included in this transport, to bring her to Bancroft, where she would meet her long-term foster Mom. Hera arrived at her new foster home feeling tired, and scared. With some TLC, she quickly came around and her gorgeous blue eyes sparkled when she met her two new canine siblings.

Like all Newf Friends fosters, Hera was immediately put onto a high quality diet of Orijen dog food. She was also given sockeye salmon each day to add extra nutrients to her diet to help her become as strong as possible before her pups arrived. She soon settled into a routine in her new foster home, and under their loving care, she came out of her shell, and began learning to trust. She enjoys quiet cuddles, and being petted gently, and has responded to calm, soothing care from her foster parents.

On December 9 Hera delivered a healthy litter of pups -- 7 girls and one boy -- Minnie-Me (who looks just like Hera), Delilah, Luna, Agent Snowball, Mokey, Miss Sprocket, Athena and Mr. Slushy Pants. Hera's instincts were superb and she immediately started caring for her pups, and all are doing very well.

Hera has an adoption pending, and will join her new forever family once her pups have all been placed.
Update: February 13, 2010

Hera was adopted into her forever home on February 8th. She has a wonderful family to call her own, and other dogs to romp and play with. She will have a wonderful life with them!

All of her pups have also now joined their forever families and their new lives are beginning.

We have another new arrival to Newf Friends. Buddy is a sweet and playful 2 1/2 yr old who is looking for a family to love him. You can read all about Buddy, and the other dogs that are available for adoption, under our Available Dogs listing to the right.

Isabel and her pups are doing well. All of the pups are gaining weight, and have opened their eyes. Soon they will be walking! We are searching for a cat-free foster home for Isabel to be moved to once her pups are weaned. If you live in southern/central Ontario and have considered apply to be a foster, now is a good time.


Hudson and Misty are both doing fantastic in their foster home, and thoroughly enjoying almost daily play dates with a variety of dogs. They are both such great dogs, hopefully their perfect forever families will come along soon!


Ella is officially ready to join her new family. She will be adopted this weekend. Way to go Ella, you've come a long way!

Hera, the husky who was rescued along with Hudson from deplorable conditions in Quebec, is in the care of a HART foster home and expected to have her pups any day now. Details about Hera and her pups will be courtesy posted on this site and we will be facilitating her adoption.


We have a long winter ahead of us, and our funds are being depleted rapidly due to extensive veterinary care for dogs that have come through our rescue. Please consider making a donation to our Newf Friends Fund (link to the right), or perhaps purchasing a calendar in support of our rescue. Every dollar helps.

Marley was "officially" adopted yesterday, after living with his new family for the last 3 weeks. He's doing great, and loving having a newf playmate right next door to romp and play with. Congratulations happy boy!


After a difficult week, Isabel and her pups have finally turned a corner. Pups are now gaining weight, Isabel is coping well with the stresses of being in a new environment, having pups, emergency surgery, and more.

Misty is doing great in the loving hands of her foster home. She is out socializing with all sorts of dogs, learning manners quickly, and coming along beautifully. We are accepting applications for her adoption and hope that her perfect forever family will come along soon.

Hudson is also doing well in his foster home. This fun loving boy is the perfect companion -- sweet, playful, charming, handsome.....what more could you ask for?

Ella is ready to be adopted, and we have home visits happening this week with potential homes. Ella had her vaccine boosters and final vet visit on Friday and was given a clean bill of health. Thank you Dr. Kim Facey, Apsley Veterinary Services for your exceptional care of Ella.

Our first print run of 2010 calendars sold out in hours! The second print run is now ready and flying out the door! Details can be seen here.