Ray and I have always been
dog lovers. Neither one of us had ever been allowed to have a dog
as a child so the first thing we did when we got married was to buy
a dog, who coincidentally had been born on our wedding day. That
dog was a yellow Labrador we named Rufus and it was to become the
start of a life-long love with the breed. We especially liked the
English’s broad head and stockier body but it was to be some years
before we bought another.
Some years ago we did breed
one of our dogs but the timing just wasn’t right – nor was the dog.
While she was a pretty dog she just didn’t have the right
pedigree. Additionally, we were both busy – way too busy back
then. We both had careers and I was also going to college. The
kids were young and there was just too much to do.
Ray has since gone into
semi-retirement and the dream of breeding English Labradors has
never left us. It was time, we thought, to do something about
it. This time around we both have more time to devote to the
breeding of these wonderful dogs. Our dogs are raised in our
home, which is located on 6.5 acres in Marion county, Ohio where the
dogs can explore the creek and swim in the ¾ acre pond.
Our passion is not only to
breed Labradors but to improve the breed with every generation.
We will only breed top quality dogs and we will only sell to quality
owners, as our mission statement states.
A dog should be a part of a
family and treated with the utmost respect. That’s why we only
sell our puppies with a limited registration. Our dogs will
only be sold to loving families who will take care of the puppy as
we do our own.
As a dedicated hobby
breeder we hope, in time, to increase the number of dogs we breed
while at the same time increase our reputation as a quality English
Labrador breeder. We are happy to give advice on any number of
issues from crate training, good nutrition and behavioral training.
If you have any questions about the breed or are interested in
owning a quality dog for your family, please give us a call or email
us. We’ll be happy to help you in any way we can
Lesley
Hill
