When Diego Medina and his partner, Renee, arrived at the Quidi Vidi off-leash dog park in St. John’s with his dogs — a Newfoundland dog named Bub and a corgi named Queen Elizabeth — he was expecting a ...

Bred as a working dog to assist fishermen in north-east Canada, Newfoundlands have proven valuable in many other aspects of life. They’ve been put to work as water rescue dogs and have also been used ...