best place to get a nwefoundland puppy

lordbucks

looking to get a newfoundland puppy , where is a good place to look , how much to they cost .any other info would be great . have done alot of ready about the breed and have plenty of room for one , thanks

Discodog

You need to be incredibly careful when buying Newfie pup. Some good friends of mine did a lot of research & went to a top breeder. The Pup was supposed to of been Vet checked & the parents were screened etc. Within a few weeks the pup started coughing & they bought it to my Vet who diagnosed a terminal heart problem. For a few months the pup defied the Vets diagnosis & appeared to be improving but then she died.

The problem was that the original Vet may of missed the defect or a Vet check may not of been done. But also there are cases where this type of disorder can be very hard to detect in young puppies without very specialist equipment - doppler blood flow measurement.

So you really need to be very sure & if it were me I would only go to one of two or three breeders.

lordbucks

that doesn`t sound good , i have two kids , so would want a healthy pup couldn`t put them through that , any idea where to find a good breeder or would it be better to look at another breed even though have our hearts set on a newfie .

andreac

Contact the Newfoundland Club of Ireland and they will put you in touch with some breeders who might be planning a litter soon or that might have pups at the moment.

Newfoundland Club of Ireland
Mrs. N.S. McGregor
17 Drumulcan Road, Seaforde, Co. Down BT30 8SR
(048-44811112)(0044-79198844971) www.newfoundlandclub.ie
Email: nicolamacgregor@aol.com

lordbucks

hi ,
i was just looking on done deal ( i know dont go near it) there was a person with add for newfies in wexford it states "Our vet cert states the puppy is perfectly healthy and is clear of any heart and knee problems.IKC Registered, 5 generation Pedigree" but it has pics and you tube video, when you watch video on you tube there is other videos from same source with many different dogs . is this a puppy farmer or whats the story

Discodog

I would avoid it like the plague. Take Andreac's advice & as a further safeguard get your own Vet to examine a Pup before the family meet it. There are other threads here that will advise you on the correct steps when buying a puppy.

Irishchick

lordbucks wrote: »

hi ,
i was just looking on done deal ( i know dont go near it) there was a person with add for newfies in wexford it states "Our vet cert states the puppy is perfectly healthy and is clear of any heart and knee problems.IKC Registered, 5 generation Pedigree" but it has pics and you tube video, when you watch video on you tube there is other videos from same source with many different dogs . is this a puppy farmer or whats the story

Ask for scores from the kennel club and see what they say. The answer to that will tell you if they are puppy farmers or not.

andreac

Sounds very dodgy if you ask me. Firstly you don't check them for knee problems, its hip and elbow scoring so why they say knees is beyond me. Sounds like they dont know what they are talking about.
Secondly, you cant check a pup for these problem as you cant get them scored til they are at least a year old. Its the parents that have to be hip and elbow scored.

My opinion, dont touch this so called breeder....