Breeding & Puppies

Our breeding program is based upon Labrador Retrievers seen primarily as Working Gundogs.

Our aim is to breed retrievers with natural abilities, essential for a good and valued hunting dog. These abilities are for example obedience, trainable, game finding skills and willingness.

We exclusively breed out of dogs who have been proven in the field, at (inter) national competitions and at shooting days. They have had the minimum required health checks for hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, hereditary eye conditions and Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA). Significant importance is to breed from dogs who haven’t shown any signs of hereditary eliminating faults. The rules and guidelines we adhere to are from the FCI and the National Rules for breeding and welfare of Labrador Retrievers.

Breeding plans (2024)

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Once we have finalised our breeding plans, we will announce it here.

Our strong preference is to place our puppies with people who will work with their dog. If you are interested, please get in touch using the contact form on the website.

Litter policy

Our litters are whelped and raised in our home. They grow up indoors in whelping boxes and kennels specially designed for the safety and well-being of our puppies. Everything is kept impeccably clean and disinfected. The puppies have fenced outdoor runs, where they can play and relax. They have lots of contact with humans, other dogs and are surrounded by all kinds of waterfowl.

Each puppy is sold with its Dutch Kennel Club registration, DNA certificate, pedigree (three generations), microchip, first vaccination and pet passport.

We want our dogs to be excellent in the field and pleasant in and around the house. Therefore they are not only the perfect hunting companion, but also great family pets, but one should keep in mind that these are working dogs, intelligent and strong.

For more information about available pups, or started dogs, please contact us. We do keep customer requests in order by date.

Coat color

From the labrador retriever breed standard.

“The Labrador Retriever’s colors are black, yellow and chocolate. Any other color or combination of colors is a disqualification. A small white spot on the chest is allowed, but not desirable.” We only breed with black, yellow and/or black and yellow-bearing retrievers.

Code:

BB = Black Labrador, no chocolate genes
Bb = Black Labrador, carries chocolate genes

Yellow is produced by the presence of a recessive epistatic gene that masks the black or chocolate genes.

EE = No yellow genes
Ee = Yellow carrier but appears either black or chocolate
ee = yellow labrador

So….

EEBB = Basic black
EeBB = Black wearing yellow
eeBB = Yellow (carrying no chocolate)