All our labradors are bred for health, temperament, type and ability. I believe that my labs should be able to go to work (whether beating or picking up) on a shoot one day and go to a show the next - so not only are looks very important but also temperament and intelligence; I want sensible, keen to please dogs, not giddy, hyperactive ones - the key word is 'biddable'. For me they should be keen but not too strong-willed, happy but not manic; well mannered and even tempered - they have to be able to be chucked in the back of a landrover/dog trailer with strange dogs without ever grumbling about it! Most of our puppies go as pets and this is equally important within a family home.
All puppies bred here are from health-tested parents; normally hip and elbow scored, BVA eye tested, DNA tested for prcd-PRA with at least one parent clear. I also utilise the main DNA tests for Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK), Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM) and Skeletal Dysplasia (SD2).
All puppies leave here Kennel Club registered with an 'R' endorsement (their offspring cannot be registered unless the relevant health tests have been carried out first, just the same as I did for their parents) and an 'X' endorsement (they can't be exported for show or breeding without agreement). I NEVER charge to remove breeding endorsements once health testing has been done. All puppies are insured for 4 weeks, microchipped, and come with a supply of the food they have been eating.
Our puppies are well socialised; used to chidren and other dogs. Sometimes they are trained to recall to the whistle by the time they leave!
All puppies bred here are from health-tested parents; normally hip and elbow scored, BVA eye tested, DNA tested for prcd-PRA with at least one parent clear. I also utilise the main DNA tests for Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK), Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM) and Skeletal Dysplasia (SD2).
All puppies leave here Kennel Club registered with an 'R' endorsement (their offspring cannot be registered unless the relevant health tests have been carried out first, just the same as I did for their parents) and an 'X' endorsement (they can't be exported for show or breeding without agreement). I NEVER charge to remove breeding endorsements once health testing has been done. All puppies are insured for 4 weeks, microchipped, and come with a supply of the food they have been eating.
Our puppies are well socialised; used to chidren and other dogs. Sometimes they are trained to recall to the whistle by the time they leave!