Considerations BEFORE buying a Newfoundland...
Breed Standard
What is a breed standard? A breed standard is a written description of what a dog of any given breed should look like and what its function is. It is this standard that conformation judges use in the breed ring to judge dogs, and it is the key to breeding dogs that look and act a certain way from one generation to the next.
Because many breed standards were based on assumptions by the originators of the standard, many of the descriptions are open to interpretation. It is the duty of the parent club - in our case the Newfoundland Club of America - to maintain the standard and to update it as necessary. The AKC maintains and publishes the breed standards for all recognized AKC breeds and periodically the AKC requires parent clubs to update their standards to fit standardized criteria or formats for ease of judges' education.
To read the current Newfoundland breed standard, click here. To read a copy of the NCA's Illustrated Guide, click here.
Both versions of the standard are the property of the Newfoundland Club of America and are cited here for information purposes only. You may make a copy for your personal use, but using these for reproduction or sales is prohibited. Please respect the copyright!
Because many breed standards were based on assumptions by the originators of the standard, many of the descriptions are open to interpretation. It is the duty of the parent club - in our case the Newfoundland Club of America - to maintain the standard and to update it as necessary. The AKC maintains and publishes the breed standards for all recognized AKC breeds and periodically the AKC requires parent clubs to update their standards to fit standardized criteria or formats for ease of judges' education.
To read the current Newfoundland breed standard, click here. To read a copy of the NCA's Illustrated Guide, click here.
Both versions of the standard are the property of the Newfoundland Club of America and are cited here for information purposes only. You may make a copy for your personal use, but using these for reproduction or sales is prohibited. Please respect the copyright!
