We are located in rural scenery near Lockerbie, South West Scotland. We own and breed all types of labradors - show bred, trial-bred and half-show/half-trial. We pick up on a few shoots up to 5 days a week, from privately owned ones with bags of 100-250 to large commercial ones. We enjoy working tests during the summer and April (Afinmore April Moon) and co-owned Rocket (Afinmore Aghmhor) have been consistently doing well during 2022 in puppy tests.
I am proud to have bred two full Champion chocolates - the first of which was the first ever Scottish chocolate show champion who then became the first full UK champion chocolate for over 35 years after gaining her SGWC - as well as other CC and RCC winners at home and abroad, all chocolate. Many of the show dogs bred here have their stud book numbers, making them qualified for Crufts for life. Lots of our dogs have gained their Show Gundog Working Certificate on game or their Gundog Working Certificate or working test awards over the years, proving that chocolates can have brains and ability as well as looks!
All our dogs are health tested before breeding from them - hips, elbows, eyes and DNA tests. I take account of health, type and temperament when breeding and my aim is to produce good looking, biddable labradors capable of doing the job they were designed for - a multi-purpose labrador. As nearly all our puppies go as family pets, our aim is to try to ensure that when they do go to their new families they go as happy, healthy, well-socialised, sensible puppies, well used to children and the other dogs.
We have a team of fully health-tested stud dogs in black and chocolate available to health tested bitches; feel free to call for a chat about using any of the boys or for advice in how to go about breeding a litter from your bitch.
. I am a member of various labrador clubs; on the committee of Northumberland & Durham Labrador Club and I am on the Labrador Breed Council 'B' list of judges.
I was saddened to have left the Kennel Club's Assured Breeder Scheme in 2020 after 14 years, having been a member from just after its inception. The Kennel Club has let breeders and buyers down badly during 2020 and 2021 and no longer appears to prioritise canine health and as such I no longer feel I can support the scheme.
I am proud to have bred two full Champion chocolates - the first of which was the first ever Scottish chocolate show champion who then became the first full UK champion chocolate for over 35 years after gaining her SGWC - as well as other CC and RCC winners at home and abroad, all chocolate. Many of the show dogs bred here have their stud book numbers, making them qualified for Crufts for life. Lots of our dogs have gained their Show Gundog Working Certificate on game or their Gundog Working Certificate or working test awards over the years, proving that chocolates can have brains and ability as well as looks!
All our dogs are health tested before breeding from them - hips, elbows, eyes and DNA tests. I take account of health, type and temperament when breeding and my aim is to produce good looking, biddable labradors capable of doing the job they were designed for - a multi-purpose labrador. As nearly all our puppies go as family pets, our aim is to try to ensure that when they do go to their new families they go as happy, healthy, well-socialised, sensible puppies, well used to children and the other dogs.
We have a team of fully health-tested stud dogs in black and chocolate available to health tested bitches; feel free to call for a chat about using any of the boys or for advice in how to go about breeding a litter from your bitch.
. I am a member of various labrador clubs; on the committee of Northumberland & Durham Labrador Club and I am on the Labrador Breed Council 'B' list of judges.
I was saddened to have left the Kennel Club's Assured Breeder Scheme in 2020 after 14 years, having been a member from just after its inception. The Kennel Club has let breeders and buyers down badly during 2020 and 2021 and no longer appears to prioritise canine health and as such I no longer feel I can support the scheme.