STAGHORN'S CURRENT EVENTS & UPCOMING LITTERS
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Staghorn's River Lady, pictured above, sends a big holiday wish to everyone. You can tell she's ready to celebrate. River's canine parents are our McDuff and Rhythm. Thanks to her human parents, Debbie and Tim for sending this great photo.
Our Ch. Staghorn's Bearridge Caliber (Callie) has had some fantastic wins lately. In addition to a 3 point major at Finger Lakes, NY shows, (there were a whopping 42 females entered) and Best of Breed over 44 Labradors at the Lab Owners Club booster followed by a Group 3rd, she also took Winner's Female at Syracuse for another win toward her American Championship. We get a lot of positive feedback on her from our American and Canadian friends alike. We're very proud of our Callie.
Dusty blessed us with only one live little (ok, HUGE) yellow Snoopy son. He is breathtakingly handsome and the only way he will be available would be to a show home or to a pet home on a co-ownership. Please let me know if you would like to discuss this boy.
We have a beautiful chocolate male which we might consider for a co-ownership if the right home came along, to either a show/breeding home or a nearby pet home. He is a son of Wilcare Leisure Suit Larry, USA, "Dauber." He is just too lovely to let him go. If you're interested, please let me know.
We have a great new yellow male stud dog at Staghorn, please check out Snoopy (AmCan Ch. Sunspot's Nothing But Net) in our male's page. Snoopy and Dusty have been bred for yellow babies due the end of October. I expect excellent structure from these babies, as well as strong pigment. To inquire about acquiring a Staghorn Labrador please contact me at linda@staghorn-labs.com - I'd love to have you come to visit us, see our facilities, and meet myself and my dogs. See below re: health clearances.
Staghorn is proud to announce that the Number One Labrador in Canada for 2007 is from not just one, but TWO Champion Staghorn Labs and from a strong line breeding on our Mac. Wilson is Mac's grandson on one side of his pedigree and great-grandson on the other side. We think this speaks to the legacy of quality that Mac left us here at Staghorn. It appears that Wilson continues to give of himself and is a strong contender for Number One Lab again this year. Congratulations Wilson, and good luck during the remainder of this year.
Check out Ch. Staghorn's Rubicon Riley's new page in our males section.
All our breeding stock is certified free and clear of hip/elbow dysplasia and cerf CLEARED annually by a qualified canine opthalmogist, to have normal left and right eyes, and/or to have no conditions which are suspected to be inherited. We also invest in genetic testing, to assure that we are selectively breeding parents who will not produce PRCD PRA, a genetically recessive, blinding eye disease. We encourage puppy buyers who are looking to adopt a new member of their family, (one that will hopefully be healthy both physically and psychologically) to inspect such certificates and to ask questions of the Breeder, in order to assure yourself that you are dealing with a well educated Breeder who has a solid working understanding of the official breed standard, who knows the possible health issues in their breed and the risk factors related to them, (each breed can have them.) Also look for a Breeder who you feel can communicate with you in a fashion that will ensure years of comfortable and intelligent communication, especially should any issues arise that require you both to walk hand in hand together, for the benefit of your puppy. While I can provide numerous references from folks who have not experienced any problems with their Staghorn dogs, I can also provide references from people who contacted me regarding a problem and who were very satisfied with how I handled it and who continue to this day, to refer friends and family to me. We also encourage that you ensure that you are able to visit the parents, (sometimes the sire is not onsite, but sometimes he is) and to actually be able to get your hands on them, pet them and play with them, not simply see them through chain link fences or worse yet, in crates. This will help you predict what your puppy's temperament might be like. Assure yourself that they are not skittish and fearful nor (of course), aggressive. While some may be skittish due to lack of socialization, it can also be a trait which is carried on genetically. Check out the facilities of the Breeder to determine their investment in their breeding program, and to determine whether or not you feel the Breeder is dedicated to their Labradors and will be around in several years, or whether they have the facilities to take back any dog that they have brought into this world, should the dog's buyer not be able to keep it. A reputable Breeder takes full responsibility for the LIFETIME of the dogs they breed, and they will NOT burden the Humane Societies or rescue shelters with their dogs.
All Staghorn puppies are sold on a non breeding agreement and pets must be spayed or neutered.
We're also proud to announce that our Labradors are yet again in the Browntrout 2008 Labrador Retriever Calendars this year. Our dogs have been in them several years in a row.
We would be thrilled to have you visit us and to meet our dogs, see our facilities and to review possible upcoming litters with you.
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Important Message *****We have from time to time, experienced a few problems with our email. If you have emailed me recently and not received a reply, please either email me again, to let me know you didn't get a response, or call me at 613-354-9267. I am very conscientious about answering my emails, so if you don't hear from me, either I didn't get it or my reply to you wouldn't go through, so please call. Thanks.
Families who have bought puppies from us and who are kind enough to keep in touch, send pictures and notes about their pups as they grow, can see their dog's picture and his/her story. If you have sent me a picture and cannot find it here, a) I apologize, and b) please re-send it, it may not have been useable due to colour, darkness, format, etc. I do invite visitors to my web page to browse through our Hall of Fame pages, to see the types of dogs I breed and also to see the types of families and lifestyles my dogs do well in. I am very proud of all my dogs!!!!
That about sums up our news. Thanks for dropping by our web page. Come again soon!
