Recommend a Lab/Retriever breeder?

[JohnC]

Give Rick a call. He has the best Labs and Goldens around.

http://www.oldoakretrievers.com/index.html

[EJSG19]

Now we are thinking German Short Hair could be thrown in with the running.

I have lots of leg work to do before we actually get a puppy. I want the correct type of breeder, correct quality of dog, and the knowledge to prepare the dog correctly so he's ready to hunt as soon as is appropriate.

So names for German Short Hair sources also appreciated.




(Nothing like giving yourself too many options to make a darn decision huh?)

[lenny7]

I have lots of leg work to do before we actually get a puppy. I want the correct type of breeder, correct quality of dog, and the knowledge to prepare the dog correctly so he's ready to hunt as soon as is appropriate.

Yeah, but you have time. My dog was born in mid-April of last year and he was doing well hunting by early November. We broke him in for 4 days straight in SoDak with the only downtime being the first half of the second day when he was drugged up because of stitches the morning.

When I was told I could hunt a dog that young I initially didn't believe it, but it worked out great.

[EJSG19]

I have lots of leg work to do before we actually get a puppy. I want the correct type of breeder, correct quality of dog, and the knowledge to prepare the dog correctly so he's ready to hunt as soon as is appropriate.

Yeah, but you have time. My dog was born in mid-April of last year and he was doing well hunting by early November. We broke him in for 4 days straight in SoDak with the only downtime being the first half of the second day when he was drugged up because of stitches the morning.

When I was told I could hunt a dog that young I initially didn't believe it, but it worked out great.

We're finding out that most hunting oriented breeders have puppies available in the spring, not in the fall. But we're still on the lookout. We've now decided for definite that we'd like a German Shorthaired Pointer instead of a Lab, just for something a bit different than dogs we've both had before. We have emails and voicemails left with several breeders, but some aren't very responsive, which I take to mean isn't a positive sign.

I'd love to hunt the dog at 7-8 months, but if we get one now or soon, it'll be 4-6 months older. Either way I guess. We looked at one last night but passed on him. He was the chubby lazy one of the litter, and it worries me if he didn't grow out of that.

[Belgiboy]

Good call. How the dog behaves as a pup is a very good indicator of what it's gonna be like as an adult dog.

[EJSG19]

well the search is over (hopefully).

picture of the little guy in a new thread.