Lost / Found / For-Sale Newfoundland Ads


The ads listed here are from The Times (London) unless otherwise noted.


Beginning with the year 1850, this "for sale/lost/found" section of The Cultured Newf becomes more streamlined. All ads from this year forward are presented on this one page, with only the most pertinent part of the ads, principally related to coat color, quoted. All ads are for a single dog unless otherwise noted.

Worth remarking is that right about this time, a Mrs. R. Lee published a book entitled Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals (1852) in which she remarks about her Newfoundland mix that he was "of the usual colour black and white."



1850


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February 21 B "NEWFOUNDLAND RETRIEVER BLACK DOG for SALE"
Lost April 12 B ? "a large DARK COLOURED NEWFOUNDLAND DOG"
Found June 22 B "entirely black"
Found August 3 B
Lost September 16 B "a large Newfoundland dog, with a white chest, one white paw, and white tip on his tail"
For Sale September 18 B "nearly all black"
For Sale (2) October 2 B (2) two black puppies
For Sale December 7 B



1851


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale March 31 B "very large, handsome-shaped, thorough-bred black bitch"
For Sale April 1 B
For Sale May 12 B [ one of four consecutive ads offering Newfs for sale; only one mentioned color ]
Found September 2 B "black, with white marks"
Found October 17 B
Found October 22 B [ not same address as in ad for found black dog on Oct. 23 ]
Found October 23 B
Lost October 25 Irish Spotted "a black Newfoundland dog marked with white on the face, chest, feet, and tail"



1852


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale April 27 B & W
For Sale June 23 B
For Sale June 28 B "a splendid black dog pup, with tan feet"
For Sale June 28 B & W (2) "a dog and bitch, three months old.... similarly marked, black and white"
Lost July 20 Brown "a dun-coloured Newfoundland dog"
For Sale August 16 B & W a litter of pups for sale, though the number of pups was not specified
Lost September 27 B
Lost December 2 B & W "black head, fine white bushy tail; answers to the name of Nelson"



1853


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost February 11 Irish Spotted "Colour black, with white feet, tail tipped with white, white stripe on face, and white on chest"
For Sale March 18 B
For Sale April 5 B
For Sale July 26 (1) B "jet black"
For Sale July 26 (2) B "a black Newfoundland dog retriever"
For Sale August 18 B & W
For Sale August 23 White (?) "white with a black head"
Wanted August 29 B "a fine specimen of a black dog pup, of the Newfoundland, St Bernard, or cross breed, wanted"
Lost August 30 Brown & White "a large Newfoundland brown and white bitch"
For Sale August 30 B "jet black"
For Sale October 27 B & W
For Sale October 27 (2) B
For Sale December 6 B



1854


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February 15 B
For Sale May 2 B "rich black curly Newfoundland dog"; dealer (the hyperbolic Mr. Eno
Lost June 28 B
Lost July 4 B & W
For Sale September 2 B



1855


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost February 8 B & W "answers to the name of Wellington"
Found February 8 B & W
Lost April 10 B
Found November 5 B / brown "black, with brown legs, and white on head"
Lost December 7 Irish spotted "black ... with white breast, spotted paws, and white tip to tail"




1856


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Found January 25 B
Lost February 7 B "of the Newfoundland and retriever breed"
Found March 4 white "white...with B patch on left side of the head"
Found March 12 grey "greyish black; a white spot on breast and nose"
Found March 25 B & W
Lost April 14 B "black ... with a little white on his chest"
For Sale April 23 B 7 guineas (c. $880 US in 2020)
Lost May 8 B
For Sale May 15 B "remarkably large, handsome, black, curly-coated"
For Sale July 8 B & W (2) 2 separate ads, each for 1 B & W Newf
Lost July 14 B
For Sale July 16 B "nearly all B"; "handomest and largest in England...29 inches"; dealer (W. Shaw)
For Sale (2) August 7 B (2) "long shaggy coated black Newfoundland dogs"; dealer (Eno)
Found August 27 B & W
Lost October 11 B "answers to Nep"
For Sale October 28 B & W dealer (?), "A. B.", Kennington-Lane
For Sale November 19 B "of the Labrador species"; more info here
Found December 12 B & W
Lost December 19 Irish spotted "black... with white breast in the form of a cross, paws and end of tail white"



1857


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February 18 B "black Newfoundland Retriever Bitch"; dealer (Eno)
Wanted March 2 B "a black Newfoundland entire dog wanted." entire??
For Sale March 3 B
For Sale March 18 B
For Sale April 15 B & W
Lost April 20 B "black ... with white chest"
For Sale June 23 B & W "considered the handsomest and cleverest in the world"; dealer (Mr. Edwards)
Lost December 1 B & W " black & white, with small black spots on the forelegs"
For Sale December 23 B "a rich black, with a handsome rim of white round his neck"; dealer (Eno)



1858


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January 4 B
Found March 18 B & W
Lost April 2 B "answers to the name of Nep"
Found April 2 B & W
For Sale April 26 B
For Sale (2) May 12 B (2) the 2nd ad refers to the dog as a "Newfoundland retriever"
For Sale May 12
For Sale May 21 B "a real native St. John's black Newfoundland"; dealer (Mr Eno)
For Sale May 25 B litter: "nearly all black, curly coated Newfoundland puppies"
For Sale May 25 B & W "beautifully marked Black and White Newfoundland retriever"; dealer (Mr Eno)
Lost July 16 B
Lost October 26 white "a very large Newfoundland, colour white, has a black spot over the left eye"
For Sale December 10 B & W



1859


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost February 11 B "black, with white left fore leg, the paws of the other three tipped with white"
Lost February 16 B "a Newfoundland retriever dog, black with white in the chest"
Found February 16 B "a large black Newfoundland dog" — possibly the same dog in same day's "lost" ad?
Lost February 22 B "a large black Newfoundland dog, fore legs spotted, answers to the name of 'Lion'"
Lost March 9 B "all black, except his paws and his chest, which are white, also part of his face"
Lost March 23 B
For Sale April 20 B & W "lowest price 20 guineas" (about $3,200 US in 2024)
Lost May 9 B
For Sale July 7 White "white with black head"
For Sale July 7 B
For Sale September 28 B
For Sale September 28 B & W
For Sale November 16 B & W
For Sale November 23 B
For Sale December 20 B dealer (Eno)
For Sake December 20 B & W dealer (Eno)
For Sale December 21 B



1860


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Found January 27 B "black Newfoundland dog with white toes and white under the neck"
Found February 13 B "black with white round neck and on end of tail"
Lost February 15 B
For Sale February 17 B
For Sale (2) February 20 B (2)
Found February 21 B
For Sale (2) February 21 B & W (2) dealer ("canine repository," St. John's Wood)
For Sale March 31 B
For Sale April 21 B & W
For Sale April 26 B & W [ not same address as in ad of April 21 ]
Found May 11 B
Lost May 31 B
For Sale May 31 B & W dealer (Eno)
Lost June 23 Irish Spotted "a Newfoundland black dog, white legs, white round the neck, and tip to tail"
Found June 27 B "a large black Newfoundland dog, with white marks"
For Sale June 27 B & W dealer (Eno)
Lost June 28 B "black, with white mark on the chest"
Lost August 4 B & W
Found September 4 B
Wanted October 4 B "Newfoundland Dog Puppy wanted ... must be all black, with curly hair"
Lost October 5 B "a black Newfoundland dog, with fore legs spotted with white"



1861


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January 22 B "very promising jet black curly-coated Newfoundland dog puppy"; dealer [James Shaw]
Lost January 29 B
Lost March 4 B
For Sale March 28 B "nearly all black"
Found April 13 B
For Sale April 25 (1) B "all black"
For Sale April 25 (2) B "a very fine Jet Black Curly-coated Newfoundland Dog"
For Sale May 8 B & W dealer [James Shaw]; ad repeated May 15
Lost November 1 B "black ... with white spot on chest and on one of the forepaws"
Found November 20 B



1862


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January 2 B & W "very large, pure bred, Black and White, curly-coated Newfoundland dog"; dealer [James Shaw]
Found January 4 B
For Sale January 13 B & W
Lost January 13 B lost on January 8
Found January 13 B found January 1
Lost January 21 B & W
Lost January 27 B "a black Newfoundland dog, white forepaws"
For Sale May 16 B
Lost May 27 B "black ... with white chest"
For Sale May 31 B
For Sale June 7 B
For Sale June 23 B & W
Found June 26 B "nearly black"
Found June 27 B (not same address as June 26 ad)
Lost December 10 B "black... with white breast and white fore paw"
Lost December 10 B "a large black Newfoundland dog with a large white spot on his chest"



1863


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost January 16 B "black Newfoundland Retriever dog.... white spot on chest" [ ad repeats on January 22 ]
Found March 10 B
For Sale March 26 B & W
Lost April 29 B "a large black Newfoundland dog, with curly coat, feet tipped with white, and white chest;
answers to the name of 'Nep'"
For Sale May 4 B "jet black"; dealer [ Stapleton's Repository ]
Lost May 9 Irish Spotted "black...with three white feet and white marks on chest and tip of tail"
Lost May 29 B & W
For Sale July 20 B "black Newfoundland puppies"; number unspecified



1864


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost January 6 B "a large black Newfoundland dog . . . tanned on the feet"; "answers to the name of 'Nep'"
Found March 8 B
Found April 12 B
Found May 6 B
For Sale August 20 B & W
For Sale November 10 B & W
Found November 17 Irish Spotted "black head, with small white stripe on forehead, white legs spotted black"



1865


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Found January 24 B & W
For Sale February 6 B "Newfoundland pups and their mother to be sold. — The mother had a prize at Ashburnham-hall, and dog one of the very best black Newfoundlands."
Found February 25 B
Lost March 1 B "with ... white spot upon chest"
For Sale November 14 B "the largest Newfoundland puppy in London, black, stands nearly 36 inches and only 10 months old"; [dealer: A. Isaacs]
Lost December 4 B "black ... with white streak on chest"



1866


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February 2 B "black curly hair"
For Sale March 7 B & W "one of the handsomest ever seen... beautifully marked; 33 inches high at shoulder"
Lost March 12 Red (!) "a large, Red Newfoundland Dog; white front and toes, small white spot on white forearm and middle of left side" [ image of ad, which repeated on March 13 ]
Found March 12 B "white on the breast and toes"
Lost April 9 B & W
For Sale May 12 B "a black Newfoundland dog with white tip to tail and white about head and feet"
For Sale May 22 B
Lost May 22 B & W "a black and white Newfoundland ... he has white feet and a white tip to his tail"
For Sale June 12 B & W
For Sale June 20 B & W (not same dog in June 12 ad)
For Sale July 21 B
Found October 3 B & W
Wanted October 12 B [ ad repeated on October 13 ]
Lost December 5 B & W



1867


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost January 10 B & W
Lost January 10 B "a black Newfoundland dog, with a little white on each foot, on his breast, and tip of his tail"
[ ad repeated on Jan. 16 with an additional sentence: "Answers to the name of 'Boatswain.'" ]
For Sale March 12 B & W
Lost April 24 B "black Newfoundland and retriever dog. Answers to the name of 'Carlo.'"
Found April 24 B "a black retriever and Newfoundland dog." This is the first time I've encountered what is sure the same dog
advertised as both lost and found on the same day in The Times
Lost September 24 B "answers to the name of 'Lion'"; ad repeated on September 25 and October 1
Lost September 27 B



1868


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost June 5 B "black Newfoundland dog, with chest and left fore paw white"
For Sale July 27 B
For Sale October 28 B
Found December 12 B



1869


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost February 12 B "large black curly Newfoundland dog... tanned feet, also under the tail"
Lost March 13 B & W "White, with black head and spot on tail"
For Sale April 21 B "all black, has a rich curly coat, and bushy tail"
For Sale June 29 B & W
Lost June 29 Brown & W



1870


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale 15 February B
Lost February 19 B ad repeated on February 23 and 24
Lost March 23 B
Lost March 26 B "name 'Nep'"; [ not same address as in March 23 ad ]



1871


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost January 21 B
Lost September 22 B & W "a large black and white curly-coated Newfoundland dog....
Black ears, black spots on the fore legs, white bushy tail"



1872


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
no advertisements which specified color this year



1873


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale May 27 B & W unspecifed number of Landseer puppies
Lost June 20 B
For Sale December 16 B



1874


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
no ads found this year



1875


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale August 31 B "magnificent jet black young Newfoundland dog"
Lost Novermber 26 B



1876


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale December 20 B & W "black and white Newfoundland Bitch, large, and very handsome"



1877


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Lost October 25 B a "LARGE BLACK NEWFOUNDLAND DOG, with white on chest, feet, and nose"
[ this ad repeats December 15 ]



No ads from the The Times (London) appear below, as its newspaper archive is no longer freely available.




1886


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January 28 B Forest and Stream mag.; ad repeats Feb. 4

1903


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February B unspecified # of puppies; "Fine black curly coats"; Dog Fancier



1904


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale August B Dog Fancier; ad repeated in Sept.



1907


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale September B 1 puppy; "parents weigh 240 pounds"; Dogdom



1908


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale May B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.
For Sale July B Dog Fancier mag.
For Sale August B Dog Fancier mag.



1909


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February B Dog Fancier mag.
For Sale August B (2) Dogdom mag.
For Sale November B Dogdom mag.; ad repeats January 1910
For Sale December B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.



1910


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January B unspecified # of puppies; Dog Fancier



1911


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale May B (2) ad repeats in June and July; Dog Fancier mag.



1912


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale May B unspecified # of puppies; Dog Fancier
For Sale July B "Jumbo black Newfoundland, a real and genuine dog, of this breed this dog will be sold under guarantee to win at any show... $70.00, worth $150."; Dogdom; Sunny Brook Farm, Kintnersville, PA. Slightly edited version of this ad — "a real and typical newfoundland, the kind that are very scarce" — repeats August, September, October, November
For Sale September B "Jumbo II, male dog, a real and genuine Newfoundland, the kind that are not on the market often... a dog that we will guarantee to win at any show. Price $40, worth $150.... American Kennels... NY City"; Dog Fancier; ad repeats October & November



1913


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale April B Clark Farm; Dogdom mag.; ad repeats in May & June, with dog still listed as 6 months old
For Sale August B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.; ad repeats in Sept. in this mag and in Dog Fancier
For Sale August B 1 puppy; Dog Fancier; ad repeats in Sept.
For Sale November B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.



1914


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale January B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.; ad repeats in February
Wanted January B Dogdom mag.
For Sale March B 2 adults; Dog Fancier mag.
Wanted March B Dog Fancier mag.
For Sale June B unspecified # of black puppies; Dog Fancier mag.; ad repeats July & August
For Sale November B unspecified # of puppies; Dog Fancier mag.; ad repeats in December



1915


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info



1916


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale March B 1 bitch, recently bred; Dogdom and Dog Fancier
For Sale April B unspecified # of puppies; 2 bitches (one is likely the same bitch mentioned in the previous month's ad); 1 male; Dogdom
For Sale March B 1 puppy; Dogdom
For Sale September B unspecified # of puppies, 3 mos. old; Dog Fancier; ad repeats in October
Wanted November B Dogdom



1917


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale December B "Jumbo Newfoundland Puppies, large and typical black Newfoundlands"; Dog Fancier



1918


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale March B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.; similar ad from same kennel repeats in June
For Sale June B "Typical black Newfoundland puppies"; Dog Fancier
For Sale June B "Black Newfoundland bitch"; Dog Fancier
For Sale August B Dogdom mag.



1919


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale June B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom mag.; American Kennels, NYC
For Sale August B unspecified # of puppies, 2 months old; Dogdom mag.; American Kennels, PA
For Sale November B unspecified # of puppies; Dog Fancier mag.; American Kennels, NYC
For Sale DEcember B unspecified # of puppies, 2 months old; Dogdom mag.; American Kennels, NYC



1920


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale April B ? ad does not specify color but reads "good type and color, 17 pups from two litters and not an odd colored one in the bunch"; Dogdom; ad repeats May
For Sale August B unspecified # of puppies; Dogdom; ad repeats Oct
For Sale December B Dogdom



1921





1922


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info



1923


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info



1924


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale September B, B&W unspecified # of black and Landseer dogs; Dog Fancier; ad repeats Oct, Nov, Dec
For Sale December B unspecified # of puppies "of the old fashioned type. Large, black, curly"; Dog Fancier mag.



1925


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale February B, B&W unspecified # of dogs; ad repeats Mar
For Sale November B unspecified # of puppies; Dog Fancier mag.; ad repeats Dec
For Sale December B 4-mo. old puppy, "the big, black kind"; Dog Fancier mag.



1926


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info



1977


Ad Type Date Color Add'l Info
For Sale 14 August B; Gray unspecified # of puppies: "gorgeous lg black, dazzling grays"; NY Times
For Sale 14 August B unspecified # of puppies; yr-old male and 2-yr-old male, "All black"; NY Times
For Sale 14 August B "10 mo. male. Big black beauty"; NY Times





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