The Southern Newfoundland Club Information

The Southern Newfoundland Club was formed in response to popular requests to serve Newfoundland owners and enthusiasts in the southern part of the United Kingdom. There were already two excellent Newfoundland Clubs in the UK, The Newfoundland Club (founded in 1886 and one of the oldest Breed Clubs in the world) and the Northern Newfoundland Club (founded in 1984). Obviously, the Northern Newfoundland Club events are held in the North and the majority of Newfoundland Club events, which serves the whole of the UK, tend to be central to the UK. Given the traffic problems, environmental issues and soaring costs of travelling for Newfoundland owners in the south (as evidenced by declining entries), it was felt that there was a genuine and pressing need to offer opportunities for showing, working and welfare in the southern part of the UK. In 2007 there were 1,145 KC Newfoundland registrations but there were only two Breed Clubs. By comparison, many other breeds with fewer registrations have a number of Breed Clubs to serve the whole of the UK. For example, Bernese have five clubs, as do St. Bernards and so on. This added to the compelling argument that a third Newfoundland Club would be both desirable and appropriate.