The Newfoundland Club
Founded in 1886 - the world's oldest continuously registered Breed Club
Statement from The Newfoundland Club UK
We wish to update you on the development surrounding the Newfoundland dogs removed from Rachael Slaughter’s premises.
Our Welfare Officers, committee and dedicated members of The Newfoundland Club have worked tirelessly over the past three months. They kept open channels of communication with all parties, conducted site visits, gathered vital video and photographic evidence to present to the RSPCA, police, and local council. This remains an active and ongoing situation. Our liaisons continue to work closely with all authorities and remain in contact with the overseas breeders, who are deeply concerned and very grateful for our assistance.
We ask everyone to understand that the RSPCA has strict, formal procedures that must be followed. Until those procedures are complete, The Newfoundland Club will continue to offer our full support and cooperation with all parties. While the final outcome and the exact next steps required of us are still uncertain, we will do our best to keep you updated as official news becomes available.
Most importantly, please be assured that the Newfoundlands in the care of the RSPCA are now safe and being cared for. We continue working towards identifying which ones these are, and as we have full details of imports since 2023, this information has been forwarded to the RSPCA direct.
November Draught Tests
Saturday 14th (NC) and Sunday 15th (SNC) November 2026
Grangewaters, Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6RS
Saturday NC Draught Tests Schedule and Entry form- Sunday SNC Draught Tests Schedule and Entry form
On-site camping and caravaning available.
Championship Shows - 17 October 2026
2026 Newfoundland Breed Celebration Lunch
- Thursday 12th November 2026
- The Royal Kennel Club, 10 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB
- Full details, itinerary and booking instructions.
Cost: £60.00 including a three course lunch.
Breed Appreciation Day
Cost: £20.00 for the breed talk and hot lunch or £25.00 for the breed talk, MCE and hot lunch.
Newfoundland Health Survey 2025 Results
Covering 944 Newfoundlands from 526 responses, the data has been collated and the full Health Report for 2025 is now available.
Membership Renewals
Memberships are due for renewal by the 31st of December each year. Renewals made after 30th March in the following year pay a 'late renewal' fee of £5.00.
Existing members can renew their annual membership using the Membership Renewal Form or
Water Test Regulations - May 2023
In use by all three UK Breed Clubs
The Water Test Regulations have been agreed and ratified by all three UK Breed Clubs. The latest document includes the NC Addendum May 2025 relating to non-Newfoundland entries. These are the current Regulations in effect for all official Water Tests.
DOWNLOAD THE WATER TEST REGULATIONS
The May 2025 Addendum to the Water Test Regulations as a separate file.
Club Membership
New Members Welcome
If you would like to become a member of the Newfoundland Club, please download complete and return our application form.
New members should be proposed and seconded by existing members but if you don't know any existing members but would still like to join, please email our Membership Secretary, Linn Kleinman.
Facebook - Special
This Facebook page, entitled "Newfoundlands - The Truth and Nothing But The Truth", is separate from our main Club page. It contains information and advice for all Newfoundland owners and prospective Newfoundland owners.
Our BREEDERS FOR LIFE scheme is designed to provide a quality assurance mark for prospective Newfoundland puppy purchasers that the breeders follow the very best practices in their breeding program.
It is hoped that the scheme web site will be found by those searching the Internet for Newfoundland puppies and provide the essential information about Health Testing for our breeding stock and encourage people to be discriminating when selecting a breeder.
There are criteria for becoming a Breeder For Life member, such as three consecutive years and current membership of one or more of the UK Newfoundland Breed Clubs but breeders or stud dog owners do not necessarily have to be Newfoundland Club members - see the Scheme Requirements page for details.
We cordially invite suitably qualified breeders to join the scheme - an Application Form can be downloaded here.
Scheme memebers will have a public profile page on the web site and will be able to advertise their litters too.
Newfoundland Welfare
We are always looking for new homes suitable for dogs taken into our care. If you need to rehome your Newfoundland or would like to give a forever home to a Newfoundland, please contact one of our Welfare Co-ordinators;
Helen Gray on 07979 028935
We very much appreciate donations to help us with the costs of re-homing and rescue which can often involve substantial veterinary costs. You can make a donation via PayPal using the button below;
Draught Test Regulations
In use by all three UK Breed Clubs
We are pleased to announce new Regulations for official Draught Tests which have been jointly agreed with the Northern Newfoundland Club and Southern Newfoundland Club.
GDPR
(General Data Protection Regulations)
The regulations came into force in May 2018 requiring that we receive positive consent from our members to store their data and to communicate.
If you have not done so already, please download the form, complete and return it to the address shown on the form.
Alternatively you can email the completed form to secretary@thenewfoundlandclub.co.uk
Newfoundland Puppies
Info and insights for prospective owners
Newfoundlands can be wonderful companions and as puppies are adorable. However, it is important to know what owning a Newfoundland entails so we have produced a couple of guides which contain lots of useful information and advice. We encourage you to download and read them carefully.