Breed profile
Newfoundland
Explore the care, lifestyle and household factors that matter before making a commitment.
SizeLarge
ExerciseModerate
GroomingHigh
ChildrenGood
BarkingLow
HealthHigh
What this means
Source-linked data has been researched to help you make an informed decision about life with this breed.
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Key facts
Size classLarge
Adult weight50 to 69 kg
Exercise needModerate
Energy levelModerate
BarkingLow
Grooming effortHigh
Health burdenHigh
Breed profile
Life with this breed
Home and lifestyle
- Flat suitability
- Poor fit
- Alone tolerance
- Low
- Energy level
- Moderate
- First-time owner fit
- Possible
Care and training
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes
- Mental stimulation
- Moderate
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Grooming effort
- High
- Professional grooming
- Low maintenance
- Shedding
- Very high
Household fit
- Children
- Good
- Dogs
- Very good
- Cats
- Good
- Prey drive
- Very low
- Visitors
- Very good
Health and evidence
- Health burden
- High
- Heat tolerance
- Very poor
- Cold tolerance
- Excellent
Health-burden evidence confidence: Medium.
Recorded health considerations
- Hip dysplasia
- Elbow dysplasia
- Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV)
- Heart problems
- Osteosarcoma
- Atopy
- Hypothyroidism
- Panosteitis
- Entropion/ectropion
These are breed-level considerations, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that an individual dog will be affected.
Children and pets need supervision and careful introductions. Individual behaviour varies.