Author: Chris Jones

Upcoming Events

Dont forget all of our upcoming events…

  • Nov 17th is our annual holiday party.  We will have our final general meeting as well as a pot luck, pictures, CGC, Trick Dog, photos and more.
  • November 28th is the Thanksgiving Day Parade in St. Louis.  We need lots of newfs to make a good showing!!!
  • November 30th is the Eckerts Christmas Tree Pull… Bring your newf and draft equipment and haul Christmas trees.  Will be fun!  New this Year!!!!
  • December 7th is the Christmas Tree pull at Mills Apple Farm… Yes, we were invited back this year and will hopefully be bigger and busier!
  • December 8th is the final board meeting and planning meeting..  Venue change this year.  Board members be at the right place!!!!

Donations will be accepted at the Christmas Tree pulls and go towards RKNC rescue!!!  Let’s pull trees have fun and raise some funds to help our favorite breed!

See our calendar on the site for more details on each.. Mark your calendar and have fun!!

Rescue of 8

Recently we posted on Facebook regarding help for the rescue of 8 Newfs. The response has been both overwhelming and amazing. If you have reached out to us via the site or Facebook, please have patience. It takes a lot of coordination to get these pups into rescue, evaluations, foster and finally into their forever homes.

If you unable to transport, foster, or adopt but would still like to help, monetary donations would be greatly appreciated. They can be made via check made payable to RKNC Rescue. Sent to RKNC c/o Sylvia Steiling RKNC Treasurer, 5 Fox Meadows, St. Louis, MO 63127.

If you are interested in adopting, the application can be found here.

Thank you so much to everyone who has responded!!! Newfie people are AWESOME!

Meet Buddy


9/17/2018: This is Buddy. He was picked up from a Peoria, IL shelter on Saturday and is being fostered by a River King Member. Buddy has had a pretty rough start to life but everything changes from here on out. Left chained and starved inside a home, a case worker notified animal control who seized him and another dog in the home. The other dog did not survive unfortunately. Buddy weighs 65 lbs and is eating three meals a day as he is extremely underweight. We believe he is a very nice and smart dog and was well behaved at the veterinarian. He is estimated to be within 2-3 years old. Buddy is not neutered yet as he needs to gain weight first.