| The dogs which take their name from the | | | | curled over the back. The quality of the coat |
| island of Newfoundland appeal to all lovers | | | | is very important; the coat should be very |
| of animals.There are now two established | | | | dense, with plenty of undercoat; the outer |
| varieties, the black and the white and black. | | | | coat somewhat harsh and quite straight. |
| There are also bronze-coloured dogs, but they | | | | |
| are rare. The black variety of the | | | | The appearance generally should indicate a |
| Newfoundland is essentially black in colour; | | | | dog of great strength, and very active for |
| but this does not mean that there may be no | | | | his build and size, moving freely with the |
| other colour, for most black Newfoundlands | | | | body swung loosely between the legs, which |
| have some white marks. In fact, a white | | | | gives a slight roll in gait. As regards size, |
| marking on the chest is said to be typical of | | | | the Newfoundland Club standard gives 140 lbs. |
| the true breed. Any white on the head or body | | | | to 120 lbs. weight for a dog, and 110 lbs. to |
| would place the dog in the other than black | | | | 120 lbs. for a bitch, with an average height |
| variety. The black colour should preferably | | | | at the shoulder of 27 inches and 25 inches |
| be of a dull jet appearance which | | | | respectively; but it is doubtful whether dogs |
| approximates to brown. In the other than | | | | in proper condition do conform to both |
| black class, there may be black and tan, | | | | requirements. |
| bronze, and white and black. The latter | | | | |
| predominates, and in this colour, beauty of | | | | When rearing puppies give them soft food, |
| marking is very important. The head should be | | | | such as well-boiled rice and milk, as soon as |
| black with a white muzzle and blaze, and the | | | | they will lap, and, shortly afterwards, |
| body and legs should be white with large | | | | scraped lean meat. Newfoundland puppies |
| patches of black on the saddle and quarters, | | | | require plenty of meat to induce proper |
| with possibly other small black spots on the | | | | growth. The puppies should increase in weight |
| body and legs. | | | | at the rate of 3 lbs. a week, and this |
| | | | necessitates plenty of flesh, bone and |
| Apart from colour, the varieties should | | | | muscle-forming food, plenty of meat, both raw |
| conform to the same standard. The head should | | | | and cooked. Milk is also good, but it |
| be broad and massive, but in no sense heavy | | | | requires to be strengthened with casein. The |
| in appearance. The muzzle should be short, | | | | secret of growing full-sized dogs with plenty |
| square, and clean cut, eyes rather wide | | | | of bone and substance is to get a good start |
| apart, deep set, dark and small, not showing | | | | from birth, good feeding, warm, dry quarters, |
| any haw; ears small, with close side | | | | and freedom for the puppies to move about and |
| carriage, covered with fine short hair (there | | | | exercise themselves as they wish. Forced |
| should be no fringe to the ears), expression | | | | exercise may make them go wrong on their |
| full of intelligence, dignity, and kindness. | | | | legs. Medicine should not be required except |
| | | | for worms, and the puppies should be |
| The body should be long, square, and massive, | | | | physicked for these soon after they are |
| loins strong and well filled; chest deep and | | | | weaned, and again when three or four months |
| broad; legs quite straight, somewhat short in | | | | old, or before that if they are not thriving. |
| proportion to the length of the body, and | | | | If free from worms, Newfoundland puppies will |
| powerful, with round bone well covered with | | | | be found quite hardy, and, under proper |
| muscle; feet large, round, and close. The | | | | conditions of food and quarters, they are |
| tail should be only long enough to reach just | | | | easy to rear. |
| below the hocks, free from kink, and never | | | | |