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Events have held successful Open Shows and Fun
The SNC ran five very successful events in
2008, one being an introduction to Water
& Carting, the second being three levels of
Water Tests, the third being a Draught Test, the
fourth a ‘Fun Day’ where we aimed to place
the emphasis on encouraging our younger
members (and with proceeds in aid of Southern
Newfoundland Club Welfare) and the fifth a
health seminar which was held in November
with guest speaker Dr. Sue Gregory BVETMED,
Phd, DVR, DSAS (Soft Tissue), Fhea, MRCVS
who spoke on Gastric Torsion (aka Bloat). In our
second and subsequent years the number, size
and variety of events we have organised has
grown and we have a large number of members
to thank for their wonderful efforts and hard work
in putting together and running those events and
tests.
At the end of April 2009, the club received
the official confirmation from the Kennel Club
of our registration and recognition as a UK
Breed Club. This was a significant milestone in
the Club’s history and enabled us to hold our
first Open Show on 19 December 2009. We
The Welsh Newfoundland Activity Group
In order to represent the working aspects
of the Newfoundland dog – both swimming
and draught capabilities - The Southern
Newfoundland Club have a specific Working
Section with a Committee solely dedicated to
arranging working events through the year and
liaising with the working committees of the two
other UK Newfoundland Breed Clubs.
The Working Committee is made up of the
secretary and three specific working committee
members with a further liaison role with the
main SNC Committee. Various swimming and
draught tests are organised throughout the
year (weather and Covid permitting of course)
with each event catering for all levels of each
discipline. These events are themselves,
hosted by working groups from across the UK –
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weekends each year since and were delighted
that we were able to hold our first Championship
Show in 2016. Another event of which we are
particularly proud is the Newfoundland of the
Year competition that we held, for the first time
in the UK, in October 2019. Alas, all the events
we had planned for 2020 had to be cancelled
due to the current pandemic.
The Committee, Officers and volunteers of
The Southern Newfoundland Club are totally
committed to the success of the Club, and to
ensure that work will continue with research into
the health issues relating to the Newfoundland
breed. It is a priority of the Club to encourage
and enthuse our junior members and to work to
preserve the working instincts of our exceptional
breed.
For more information on the Club
email Jeni Giambona
secretary@thesouthernnefoundlandclub.ac.uk
or visit the club website
www.southernnewfoundlandclub.co.uk
namely South Eastern Working Newfoundlands,
Grangewaters Working Newfoundlands, Jersey
Big Dog Club and Welsh Newfoundland Activity
Group. This allows the events to be spread
across the country and attract a mixture of
people who either want to travel or only attend
more local events.
The Welsh Newfoundland Activity Group
(WNAG – pronounced OooNag ) was founded
in 1994, by some Newfoundland club members
living in Wales who decided it was time a
working group be set up for owners living in
the area. The first and main priority was to
find somewhere to swim. This proved to be a
herculean task, with many teething problems;
but finally in Nov 1994 WNAG took to the water
at their new home at Bryn Bach Park, Tredegar.