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I started training dogs and then showing in obedience and conformation when I was a teen, first training a tough dog aggressive Golden (to a C.D.X.) and then moving on to showing, training and breeding Welsh Springer Spaniels. My entry into the world of show dogs came after a summer job with Olympian Kennels, primarily a Cocker Spaniel Kennel that also had imported and started breeding Welshies. I learned a lot about dogs from Rick and Emily Preston. My first litter of Welsh Springers was born when I was 17, I bred my Champion Olympian Portrait of Pencelli to an English Import. Mickie had six pups, none of which went to show homes. No one at that time even knew what a Welsh Springer was, mine were pets and two went to hunting homes. All of the Welsh that I owned were titled and one an import from seizure free lines in Holland, a group placer. The breed had health issues, seizures being the worst, but dysplasia and very shy temperaments were also common.  Niclas, my import was dysplastic, had severe separation anxiety and while gorgeous was a tough dog to live with.
I had also raised several Labradors for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. in San Rafael, CA and when the last Welshie died decided (with help from husband Randy) to go back to breed I knew best, the Labrador Retriever. Labs are a versatile breed, bred mainly for hunting but easy going and adaptable to many life styles. Labs can do it all- if you want a working dog get a Lab, but if you want a friend for life that never has a bad day, get a Lab. Now as a breeder and Lab fancier for the last 18 years my primary goal is to first “do no harm” and then to thoughtfully add to what I have been given by the breeders that have gone before me.
–I consider my dogs to be tri- purpose, show, field and obedience. I breed a dog that can use it’s body, not a slug. Mine are the “English” style- the only true Labrador. There is no such thing as an “American Lab”. The Labrador originated in England. I do show in the breed ring, but they all retrieve- they don’t stay if they can’t retrieve. Now after 18 years iin the breed my Labradors have won in the show ring, are in hunting homes, and three that were born here are FEMA certified search and rescue dogs.
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I believe in a holistic approach to raising and training dogs. All of my dogs are cleared for hip and elbow dysplasia as well as having eyes checked yearly and optigen tested. Recently I began screening hearts with color doppler and checking thyroids. I feed a natural raw diet based on the BARF diet. My dogs are also minimally vaccinated to promote a healthy immune system. It is no mystery why dogs are unhealthy with all we bombard them with on a yearly basis. I don’t have ear, skin or joint problems, most all health issues I ever have to deal with are minor. That can always change, even in one generation but I  have health and longevity a major priority in my breeding program.
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With each litter I do early neurological stimulation and feel puppies are best raised with positive reinforcement and a lot of good management (baby gates!). Puppies are started on clicker training at five weeks of age. Our puppies are not couch potatoes, they require a lot of training and time that whole first year! But they can also go from work to rest, I breed for that and also raise them with that in mind. I like a dog that is easy to live with but wants to work. Below are my Labradors, all but three are co-owned and we are lucky and grateful to have such wonderful homes close by that allow us to show and perhaps breed their dogs when the time comes. Of my 12 co-owned dogs over the years, I have only bred three of them, Lennon once- who is the grandsire of Baloo, WD at the Potomac 2007, Mollie once and recently Pearl. Only the soundest should be bred but they are all wonderful pets show dog or not!