Puppies

Our Mission is to breed, raise and campaign some of the finest retrievers in the country.

We have been Breeding, Raising, Training and Campaigning retrievers since 1997. We believe that strength of pedigree and genetic health are the most important factors in producing quality puppies. We strive for proven performers that exhibit an abundance of natural ability. This approach enables us to offer predictable high quality Labrador puppies that are exceptionally skilled in the field and easy to handle in your home.

Our goal is to take advantage of some of the finest Labrador bloodlines in North America so that we can offer our customers a truly wonderful hunting dog and family companion. 

We work to achieve a balance of memory, intelligence, style, courage, perseverance and tractability: These are the attributes that define the essence of an exceptional Labrador Retriever.  In addition, we aggressively strive to produce genetically sound, good looking Labrador puppies.  All of our dogs are OFA certified and/or Penn Hipped, and their eyes CERF.

We typically have 2-3 working females that we use in our breeding program. Our bloodlines have been proven in field trial and hunt test competition.  Our dogs are part of our family and live in our house.  They are good natured family dogs with pleasing dispositions.

We believe that a puppy’s initial training provides the lifetime learning foundation for a fine retriever and companion. Because of this, we offer the Bird & Gun Puppy Headstart Program, as well as Intermediate and Advanced training programs.

Sam’s thoughts on choosing a puppy/breeder:

Selecting puppies can be a tricky business.  If I knew how to pick a winner every time I would be a wealthy person and it would be my full time job.   The best advice for choosing a puppy is to go with (1)a reputable breeder (defining “reputable” can sometimes be a challenge) with a (2) good guarantee (define “good”).  (3)The breeder should know something about training and what a good dog should look like (in conformation and behavior) and they should have (4)verifiable success with their breeding program.  Repeat breedings are a way that past successes can reasonably assure a breeder that quality puppies will be again successful.  However, repeat breedings can also mean that the breeder is single minded and lazy and continues to breed the same dogs together because it is convenient to do so.

The AKC says the most desirable behavioral charactistic of a Labrador Retriever is “Marking” ability.  Most people do not really know what that means (it means that they have good eyes and are good at pinpointing the fall of a bird, as well as other things.) 

Here are three things to consider:  First, consider that breedings with Field Trial and to some degree the Hunt Test bloodlines emphasize Marking and Trainability.  Retriever competitions are basically advanced obedience tests with birds.  Secondly, Bench-bred (show) Labs are good at winning beauty contests but may get lost on the end of a leash (seriously, I have seen this).  Third, the “hunting” type dogs are often seen as the best middle ground.  They often have enough Marking and hunting ability, decent looks, and are sometimes more manageable around the house than straight Field Trial bloodlines.  However, hunting type dogs are often bred by the least knowing and largest group of people; namely the average well intentioned guy down the street that really knows very little about how a good dog should look or behave.

So, those are some brief generalizations filled with my personal biases, no doubt!

Becker/Tilly Puppies (Read Our Puppy Guarantee)

Becker/Tilly

Sire Becker's Dog Days Big E JH. OFA LR-147679E28M, EIC Carrier DOB Aug 10 2002 (Yellow)	Sire AFC C J's Double Exposure. OFA LR-67715E33M (Yellow)	Sire FC AFC CJ's Over Exposure	Sire FC AFC Wa Luke Moonshine
			Dam Mississippi Molly MH
		Dam South Ridge Taffy	Sire FC AFC CNFC CNAFC The Marathon Man
			Dam Viking's Blond Bright Eye
	Dam High Voltage Marking Mitsy JH. OFA LR-111154G24F-PI LR-EL12118F24-PI (Black)	Sire FC AFC Crow Rivers Malarky's Cougar	Sire FC AFC Jubilashus T C Malarky
			Dam Westwinds Katie
		Dam Hillview's High Voltage, JH	Sire FC-AFC Candlewood's MD Houston
			Dam Hillview's Lil' Bit A Magic
Dam Partner's Tilly Mae JH. SR49466605. OFA LR-189517G28F. LR-EL48680F28. EIC Clear, DOB Apr 30 2008 (Yellow)	Sire Indian Height's Chief MH, QAA, Am. 2nd, OFA Good, Elbows Normal, CERF, EIC & CNM Clear (Yellow)	Sire FC AFC Crow Rivers High Res Scanner (Blk)	Sire FC AFC Crow Rivers Malarky's Cougar
			Dam B P Blow Out
		Dam Chena River Naya	Sire NFC NAFC FC AFC Ebonstar Lean Mac
			Dam FC AFC Chena River Tug
	Dam Lone Willow's Katie Mae OFA Good, Elbows Normal, CERF (Yellow)	Sire FC AFC Crow Rivers Malarky's Cougar	Sire FC AFC Jubilashus T C Malarky
			Dam Westwinds Katie
		Dam Lone Willows Nellie	Sire FC AFC Black Gold's Kates Rascal
			Dam Beaver Oaks Lucky Lady