Welcome to
Skagit Newfy Haven

Some of the Newfs had good lives before finding their way to my home, and others experienced substantial neglect and abuse. In 2009 I adopted 4 year old “Mossy” who eventually was rehomed to a friend and Newf enthusiast’s home to live out his years with a family. After some moving and job changes, I was in a better position a few years ago to adopt more Newfs along with a friend and we provided a loving home for Romeo in 2016 (5 years old), Riley 2019 (7) and Sophie 2019 (10).

 

 

 

 

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Riley and Sophie were a bonded pair of more advanced age that had been adopted out by a rescue organization, but unfortunately the adopter had ill health and this lead to severe neglect and malnutrition where they were literally skin and bones. These wonderful loving souls lived the best and most active lives for the remainder of their natural lives in our home with love and activity (8, 4, and 4 more years respectively). Family outings/visits, dogparks, and lots of social activities were enjoyed by all!

Romeo started having severe osteoarthritis issues of his hips in his last 2 years and still he wanted to be active and go everywhere I and the other dogs went. A dog "wheelchair" was arranged and this allowed him to continue going for the walks he loved. 

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I helped with a direct rescue of two abandoned young adult Newfs in 2025 for 3 months. Maggie and Luke were found abandoned on the Medina golf course in King County. Due to a variety of circumstances, King County animal rescue/shelters refused to take the dogs in. This precluded Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue from getting involved for 30 days. I was alerted by a Newf enthusiast in Medina who had learned of the predicament and initially provided a side enclosure space for 3 days. I arranged to take them in as an emergency foster situation. This included helping provide a safe space and immediately getting proper veterinary care for active infections. This was a very intensive 3 month period with 2 younger and untrained Newfs that had no problems jumping over 5 foot fences to explore the neighborhood!

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I worked with Newf enthusiasts and Newfoundland rescue specialists associated with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue and Newfoundland Club of Seattle to find families that would be a good fit for each to be adopted where they now thrive.

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In April 2025, Teddy was adopted from a barn situation. He is a non-standard color Newfoundland with brown markings on white (Landseers are black on white). He was likely the result of a puppy mill and the runt of the litter. At around 13 weeks of age he was brought to a Vet for checkup and that is where the owner I got him from, saw him and took him home. However his upbringing wasn't ideal and as the owners had other priorities, he was delegated to live in an indoor/outdoor small barn enclosure area where he got to know horses, cats and other animals. He was only brought in at night into a portable crate. At 9 months of age his owner realized he needed a different home, and he was offered up on a rescue board as well as inquiries to SPDR/NCS. However no one stepped forward to take him and after 5 months, I felt so sorry for this beautiful young Newf losing valuable time in his formative year, that I agreed to take him. He was not trained, was unaltered and had an umbilical hernia. However he had a heart of gold and wanted to meet and play with all people and dogs he would meet. A lot of energy went into training this beautiful soul and also having the two surgeries completed. After extensive training, a situation presented itself at just the right time for us and his future forever home, and he is now living the life in his forever home! He has 15 acres of forest and meadow and a pond to romp and roam with 2 other Landseer Newfoundlands, made friends with the horse and cats, and has a full time at-home Mom.