Rocky Rock Star now known as Geordie is one of the three dogs having surgery today. Rocky is having his knee repaired for a full tear of his cruciate ligament. The orthopedic specialist who is doing the surgery says it is extremely rare to see such an injury in a young pup. He has advised us that Geordie's other knee is also problematic and that it is likely to blow also in the future. Geordie also has hips that are not great -- all of this is genetic and the result of careless breeding.
Lucky for Geordie, the family who was set to adopt him prior to the discovery of his cruciate injury are still committed to adopting him and are "fostering to adopt" him and are prepared to get him through the lengthy recovery period after this surgery. Details about this adorable pup can be found here

Beautiful Jade is also in surgery today, having TPLO done on her torn cruciate ligament. She will be recovering in a loving foster home before being available to join an adoptive family.
Jade is a total love bug, gets along with everyone and is cute as a button.
Details about Jade can be read here.

Also having surgery today is Mackenzie. This sweet girl had previously had cherry eye surgery but after a month it failed and the cherry eye popped back out. This was something we had anticipated given how extensive the damage was to her eye after her previous owners had left the condition untreated for so many years. Her cherry eye popped back out the day before she was to be adopted. Poor Macaroni! We are having the eye repaired again and have our fingers and paws crossed that the surgery is successful.

Handsome boy Ace is finally feeling better and is just about ready to join an adoptive family. His health issues are under control and he is doing well in foster care. Is he the Newf you have been dreaming of? Learn more about this sweet boy here

Lovely Penelope is still looking for her forever family. She is making tons of progress in her foster home and is blossoming into a wonderful girl. Your perfect family is out there Penelope, and we'll find them!

Read her bio here

Handsome boy Larry is recovering from neuter surgery and is under assessment in foster care. He is a friendly fella who is looking for a special family to call his own.


Harley has also been adopted by a great family. Way to go sweet boy!

New arrival Yogi is currently under assessment. He has been moved into care with a behaviourist and is doing very well.
Read all about him here

Mark your calendars!

The Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada's National Specialty is only a few weeks away, and Newf Friends will be there!
Join us May 27-29, 2011

Our parent group HART has dogs of all shapes and sizes available for adoption. If you know of any loving families who are looking to adopt a dog, please direct them to HART!

Lucky gal Molly was adopted by a wonderful family in Toronto. We expect nothing but glowing updates and fun-filled pictures from her new parents. When Molly entered our rescue program she was filthy and had gum stuck in her ears and coat (read our guidelines for kids and dogs living together safely). A huge thanks goes to Molly's foster family who cleaned her up and showered her with love for the 2 months that Molly enriched their lives.

Found in Central Ontario in February

Landseer; adult; female - no microchip

Dog has a tattoo which is not coming up in any registries; does not match any missing dogs we have been notified of; animal control and area vets have not been contacted about a missing Newf.

If you have lost a female Landseer please email us at newf.friends@gmail.com with identifying information, including tattoo number

Molly the love bug is STILL searching for an adoptive family. She has been waiting far too long! Molly is a fantastic girl, a loving soul who will make the right family very happy. She just needs a home where she will be the only pet. Does this sound like your home? Due to her unique needs, we will consider a placement outside of our typical adoption area if the family is right. Read her bio here

Maggie is doing great in her foster home. She is learning all about getting along with other dogs and is fitting in beautifully. Check out her bio here

Handsome boy Ace is finally feeling better and is just about ready to join an adoptive family. Is he the Newf you have been dreaming of? Learn more about this sweet boy here

Lovely Penelope is still looking for her forever family. She is making tons of progress in her foster home and is blossoming into a wonderful girl.

Read her bio here

Sweet gal Jade continues to do well in foster care. She will be moved to her new foster home shortly and will be having surgery done on her knee by an orthopedic specialist in early April. She will be ready to join a family after she has healed from surgery. Details about Jade can be read here.

New arrival Yogi is getting settled into foster care and doing terrific. This lovable Saint Bernard came to us after his owner's sudden passing. He's not a Newf, but he's got the sweet, gentle temperament of one, and is a total love bug. Read all about him here

This handsome boy is Larry and he is a new arrival in our foster program. He was abandoned by his owner and made his way to us thanks to concerned neighbours.


Harley is doing great in foster care, and is proving himself to be a total sweetheart. He loves everyone! We are considering a family for him now.
Read all about this sweet boy here

Rocky Rock Star is doing well. He is under assessment for his leg and will be seen by the orthopedic specialist in April. We have an adoptive home ready and waiting for Rocky. Details about this adorable pup can be found here

Lovely Bella has been adopted. Congratulations Bella and family!

Our parent group HART has dogs of all shapes and sizes available for adoption. If you know of any loving families who are looking to adopt a dog, please direct them to HART!

Larry
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This is Larry, a lovable, kissable, huggable big goof who is searching for a great family to call his own.


This gorgeous boy is just shy of 16 months old and landed himself in rescue after being abandoned and left in the care of neighbours for an extended period.


He is in need of some manners and like all young, male Newfs will benefit greatly from obedience classes with a confident owner. His leash manners are not too bad, but he needs to improve his off lead recall.

Larry loves to play! Running, chasing, toys, wrestling... you name it. Below are 2 videos his foster Mom took. The first is Larry at his foster home with fellow foster Newf Penelope. They are having a blast! The second video is Larry on a playdate at his foster Mom's friend's house. He made a new buddy and boy did he sleep well that night!








Larry will benefit from opportunities to work on his doggie social skills, and is learning all about how to behave in his awesome foster home. He does have some resource guarding behaviour that potential adopters will need to be aware of, although he responds well to firm correction. He's been getting lots of opportunity to get out and about and interacting with other dogs and is doing well. He would be happy joining a family with another well socialized dog and he gets along well with cats.

Larry loves people and gets along with everyone he meets. However, because he does have some resource guarding behaviours (related to other dogs) we will not consider placing him in a home with young children.


Larry's DOB is Dec 24, 2009 and he currently weighs 114 lbs and needs to put on some muscle.
He has been vaccinated and neutered and is ready to find a great family!

To be considered for adopting Larry please complete an application found on this site and email it back to us.

An adoption donation of $500 applies. He is being fostered in the Peterborough Ontario area and his adopters are required to pick him up in person.

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Yogi has been adopted!

Say hello to Yogi, a simply adorable Saint Bernard who is looking for a great family to call his own. Yogi is full of love and needs a family to spread all of his love to!


Yogi made his way into the care of our parent All-Breed Rescue Group HART. We have opted to put Yogi through the Newf Friends foster program to best meet his needs as a giant breed. This lovable boy found himself homeless after his owner's unexpected passing - heartbreaking for everyone involved.


Yogi has known much love in his life and simply adores people and is a gentle, affectionate boy who will fit in well with a giant breed experienced family. He wants nothing more than to be a part of a family. His foster dad says he would make an excellent therapy dog as he is well mannered and gentle with everyone he meets.

Like all Saints, Yogi is best suited to a home with handlers who are confident, and have dog experience. He's a big boy and although very well mannered and lovable, he is not the dog for first time dog owners.


He is crate trained, quiet, well behaved in the house and such a pleasure to spend time with. A real gem! Yogi has excellent manners. All he wants is some loving!


Yogi lived with another giant breed male dog before coming to our care, and gets along well with many dogs. He does have some difficulty with certain male dogs, so we are looking for a home where Yogi will be the only dog or where he is with another calm, well socialized dog. He gets along very well with all of the female newfs in his foster home. He is not suited to living with sled dogs or other breeds who have very erect ears/high tail carriage.

He has received extensive training in our care and lots of opportunities to improve his doggie social skills. We have put him into lots of new situations and tested him and Yogi is doing great! What a good boy!


To be considered for adopting him please complete the Newf Friends adoption application (you can pretend it says Saint wherever you see Newf.) An adoption donation of $250 applies.

Yogi is neutered, UTD on vaccines. He is approximately 2 years old.

Yogi is being fostered in the Lindsay area. ** Because Yogi's needs are unique we WILL consider placing him in a home outside of our usual catchment area.**