Welcome to the Newfoundland Club of Seattle

"The Newfoundland Dog is bred for water 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 recounted that it boggles the mind. Those of us who own a beloved Newfie will probably, 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."

NCS has hosted an annual NCA Water Test since 1975. The Newfoundland Club of America Water Test is a series of exercises designed to develop and demonstrate the abilities of purebred Newfoundland dogs in the water. Completing the six Junior exercises earns the dog the NCA title of Water Dog (WD) Completing the six Senior Exercises earns a Water Rescue Dog (WRD) title

Junior Division Exercises: Basic Control and Obedience Single Retrieve Drop Retrieve Take a Line Tow a Boat Swim With Handler
	Senior Exercises: Directed Retrieve Retrieve from a Boat Life Ring Underwater Retrieve Take a Line/Tow a Boat Rescue