Sandy Cove Newfoundlands

      Where excellence Abounds

              Retrieve the life vest

  Take the line to a person drowning

Bring in the Boat(Cosette's Favorite job)

Retrieve your Bumper (Another Cosette Favorite)

                 Beach the boat

        Swim 20' with handler

        Bring Handler to shore

Sandy Cove Newfoundland, where Newfies are still used as true working dogs.

The Newfoundland Dog is bred for work, and they instinctively possess strong traits for water rescue. History documents instance after instance of heroic Newfoundlands saving human lives. So many incredible stories are legend. Those of us who are fortunate enough to share our lives with a beloved Newf will, at some time, personally witness our own instance of this instinct coming to the fore. The water rescue test for Newfoundlands was created to promote these rescue skills, and to encourage the continuation of this rescue instinct.  This test truly shows the bond between dog and human.  It is a thrill to participate in these events with such a wonderful animal.

For more information on Water Rescue Work please visit   

    http://www.ncanewfs.org/working/water/index.htm

The down Stay, the first excercise at a water trial

Roger Frey giving  positive words of encouragment.  I participated in Water trials under 4 different sets of judges and by far Roger Frey was the most encouraging.

Part of the group of wonderful people from the Bear Mountain Water Trial, Pauling, NY September 2009

We have had the great pleasure of meeting and being mentored by some very special people on our quest for our first water title.  Thank you for all your encouragment and support.