Puppies
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How do you find the right dog and breeder?
There are lots of links to help on the KC WEBSITE
The Labrador Breed Clubs may hold a puppy list from its members (find them on my Links page)
Champdogs is a website that lists breeders who health test.
How do you find the right dog and breeder?
There are lots of links to help on the KC WEBSITE
The Labrador Breed Clubs may hold a puppy list from its members (find them on my Links page)
Champdogs is a website that lists breeders who health test.
Here are some guidelines to help you find a puppy from a responsible breeder:
"1. Labradors must be at least 8 weeks old when they leave the breeder;
2. Puppies must be registered with the Kennel Club
3. A good quality puppy can cost between £1000-£1300, any more is just profiteering from the current shortage
4. Deposits should only be paid if the puppies are born and should be a reasonable proportion of the total cost. Be wary of non refundable deposits.
5. You must see the mum with the puppies, but not necessarily see the dad.
6. You must make sure the parents are both health tested for hips/elbows and eyes, just ask for the kennel club name of the parents and you can look up the health results online, here is the link: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/mateselect/test/Default.aspx
7. If your breeder says they (the health test results) are not on the website yet, they should still have certificates that they can show you, don’t be fobbed off and don’t be duped into thinking they don’t need these tests - THEY DO, no matter what!
8. Make sure the breeder is giving you a puppy pack, which contains information about rearing your puppy and also a contract of sale, there are guidelines for this on the Kennel Club website;
9. Most breeders will want to meet you and your family before confirming a booking. If, because of current circumstances, the breeder does not wish you to come into their home, please ask to see video footage of the pups with mum and their surroundings, preferably in real time.
10.By law the breeder must microchip the puppies, not you, check this will be, or has been, done.
If you’re unsure at all trust your gut feeling and just walk away and if you visit a breeder and are concerned about conditions or welfare of the puppies/dogs seen, please report them to the appropriate authorities."
Copied by kind permission of Ruth Turner.
"1. Labradors must be at least 8 weeks old when they leave the breeder;
2. Puppies must be registered with the Kennel Club
3. A good quality puppy can cost between £1000-£1300, any more is just profiteering from the current shortage
4. Deposits should only be paid if the puppies are born and should be a reasonable proportion of the total cost. Be wary of non refundable deposits.
5. You must see the mum with the puppies, but not necessarily see the dad.
6. You must make sure the parents are both health tested for hips/elbows and eyes, just ask for the kennel club name of the parents and you can look up the health results online, here is the link: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/mateselect/test/Default.aspx
7. If your breeder says they (the health test results) are not on the website yet, they should still have certificates that they can show you, don’t be fobbed off and don’t be duped into thinking they don’t need these tests - THEY DO, no matter what!
8. Make sure the breeder is giving you a puppy pack, which contains information about rearing your puppy and also a contract of sale, there are guidelines for this on the Kennel Club website;
9. Most breeders will want to meet you and your family before confirming a booking. If, because of current circumstances, the breeder does not wish you to come into their home, please ask to see video footage of the pups with mum and their surroundings, preferably in real time.
10.By law the breeder must microchip the puppies, not you, check this will be, or has been, done.
If you’re unsure at all trust your gut feeling and just walk away and if you visit a breeder and are concerned about conditions or welfare of the puppies/dogs seen, please report them to the appropriate authorities."
Copied by kind permission of Ruth Turner.
My hobby is to show, or train and work Labradors and to have a line of my own breeding and I will breed a litter only when I need one to keep back for working or to carry on my pedigree line down from Wren. As a result of that I may have some puppies from a litter looking for homes, usually just once a year or even less than that! My motivation is to produce a quality puppy for myself to fulfill a role as a future show or working dog, and one that will also make a happy, healthy companion for both us and thus for other people.
When we take the big decision to breed a litter, the puppies are whelped and raised in the home (we do not have a kennel.) I sleep next to the litter for the first couple of weeks to be there to assist the mother if necessary and there is ALWAYS someone at home to be on hand for the whole time we have a litter. Visitors are encouraged to come and have a cuddle from 3 weeks of age onwards.
The dam is tested under the British Veterinary Association/Kennel Club health schemes for Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia and hereditary eye diseases. I also DNA test for prcd-PRA, EIC, HNPK or CNM (or they are hereditarily clear) to try and ensure that puppies are not affected for these diseases. I also look for good and compatible results in any stud dog that I use. Whilst it is impossible to guarantee that a puppy will live a long and healthy life, at least by utilising these tests, the odds are stacked in it's favour.
All puppies bred here are microchipped and also registered with the Kennel Club.
Their KC registration is also endorsed to restrict the registration of their progeny. What this means is that if you have a puppy from me and you breed from it (male or female) you will be unable to register it's puppies with the Kennel Club UNLESS that dog or bitch has previously been examined under the BVA health schemes just as it's parents were. I may agree to lift the endorsement if the results of the scoring and of the eye tests are acceptable, this is covered in a contract.
When we take the big decision to breed a litter, the puppies are whelped and raised in the home (we do not have a kennel.) I sleep next to the litter for the first couple of weeks to be there to assist the mother if necessary and there is ALWAYS someone at home to be on hand for the whole time we have a litter. Visitors are encouraged to come and have a cuddle from 3 weeks of age onwards.
The dam is tested under the British Veterinary Association/Kennel Club health schemes for Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia and hereditary eye diseases. I also DNA test for prcd-PRA, EIC, HNPK or CNM (or they are hereditarily clear) to try and ensure that puppies are not affected for these diseases. I also look for good and compatible results in any stud dog that I use. Whilst it is impossible to guarantee that a puppy will live a long and healthy life, at least by utilising these tests, the odds are stacked in it's favour.
All puppies bred here are microchipped and also registered with the Kennel Club.
Their KC registration is also endorsed to restrict the registration of their progeny. What this means is that if you have a puppy from me and you breed from it (male or female) you will be unable to register it's puppies with the Kennel Club UNLESS that dog or bitch has previously been examined under the BVA health schemes just as it's parents were. I may agree to lift the endorsement if the results of the scoring and of the eye tests are acceptable, this is covered in a contract.
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