Seventeen years ago I put in an order for a chocolate girl out of Dee, my Way-Da-Go Rocky daughter. The first four puppies came out every 30 minutes like they were on a Read more

Mouse. What a name for a Labrador. It's memorable. Probably a good thing for a Hall of Fame dog. I love the story of how Charlie and Yvonne Hays acquired him. They saw Read more

What makes a great dog? Is it genetics? Is it the way he's raised? Is it due to training? Is it due to handling? Or is it all of the above? NFC 2xNAFC Super Chief would Read more

"Shed of Arden's qualities were of the highest: he epitomized an ideal. ...By those who are knowledgeable, he was considered to have embodied the greatest qualities a Read more

Out of curiosity, I looked into the pedigree of 2xNAFC 2xCNAFC FC CFC Ebonstar Lean Mac who was probably the most influential field Labrador Retriever in recent history. Why Read more

BRITISH FIELD TRIALS The first documented field trial was held in England in 1899 and consisted mostly of Flat-Coated and Curly Coated retrievers.Four years later Munden Read more

These are mostly American titles (AKC and UKC/HRC), but there are also some we see from Canada and England. In the pedigrees I share I try to differentiate between titles Read more

Mary Roslin Williams of Mansergh Gundogs She bred Labs, she hunted over Labs, she competed with Labs and she taught about Labs. She had 7 generations of champions, and 15 or Read more

Genetic basics Luckily Gregor Mendel tested his theories on the garden pea that has a relatively simple genetic structure. He crossed yellow peas with green peas and tall Read more