| SHOULD | SHOULD NOT |
| Keep their dogs, and raise their puppies, in a home environment as opposed to a 'kennel'. | Kennel/crate their dogs |
| Treat their dogs with love and respect, as members of the family. | Employ inhumane/cruel methods/practices for dogs in their care. | Give thought to who is taking one of the puppies home. Should have a selective screening process for prospective puppy buyers - not just sell to whoever arrives with cash in hand. | Be more interested in 'getting their price' than the long-term welfare of the pup or what kind of home the pup is going into. |
| Take part in the raising of your new puppy - i.e. available for answering questions by phone/email from the time you take your new puppy home until, in his/her old age, you say your final goodbyes. | Breed any female dog before the age of 2 yrs. OR after the age of 6 yrs. |
| Be willing to take the dog back if your circumstances change at some point and you can no longer keep the dog. | Breed any female Newf more than twice in her lifetime, with at least 18 months between breedings |
| Have the health clearances for their breeding stock. | Knowingly breed dogs with genetic problems. | Be willing to provide names/numbers of previous purchasers to let you call them for references. | Breed multiple breeds - this suggests a quantity (and profit!) rather than quality motive. |
| Sale all the puppies with a health guarantee against any genetic defect. | Stipulate that the purchaser must breed the dog at least once on a co-ownership contract before being spayed/neutered. | Allow you to see/meet with the parents of the puppy. | Have excessive breedings in any given year. Thousands of dogs are euthanized annually because of canine overpopulation |