A Match Made in Heaven

For those of you wondering if I am still breeding dogs, make no mistake, as long as I am able I will continue to breed Labrador retrievers, they are my passion. One of my greatest joys in life is sorting through pedigrees and striving to put together the best of the best. As I have grown older I have had a bit of a paradigm shift from choosing the best proven sires in the field trial world to trying to predict the next crop of select sires and being a head of the breeding curve.

When my late friend and mentor Gunther Rahnefeld was selecting a sire for his National Champion "Ginger" (Yankee Independence) he selected "Willie" (Aces High III) who had just turned two and was the top Derby dog in 1985. That breeding produced two National Champions, Call Me Mister Independence and Free Trade. His selection criteria were not related to the accumulation of titles, but to genetics. I think that is a lesson for all.

My female Tia is a very special dog to me. She is out of my great bitch Sunny and Bobby Lee's great male Jammer. When I decided to breed Sunny to Jammer, Jammer was an unknown quantity and had never been bred before. However, I loved his pedigree and his prowess in the field evidenced his ancestors traits. I don't think I have seen any dogs that was a better marker than Jammer and I sometimes marveled at his intelligence.

Tia is a very 'typey' bitch. By that I mean her conformation is very correct, following the breed standard to a tee. She is very stylish in both the water and on land. She is a great marker and is extremely intelligent. Her attitude is as sound as her conformation, she loves to train and loves work. I took her to Alberta waterfowl hunting when she was just a year old and she was hitting geese like a linebacker, with no hesitation. She has tons of courage and is up for anything.

In considering who I could breed Tia to, I was visiting with Marcy Wright of Horsetooth Retriever Kennels and she was describing the strengths of Louie to me. Louie's owners, Naomi and Tyler Evans, had bred their bitch Lime (Dirt road Twist QAA) to Floyd (2XNFC 2XNFTCH Truline's Just Floyd) and Louie was the product of that breeding. I was aware of Louie's achievements and knew he was a precocious young dog who was a National Derby Finalist in the 2025 National Derby Championship in Sedalia. As Marcy talked her comments confirmed to me that Louie would be good match for Tia.

I have seldom had a breeding go as smoothly as this one. Everything progressed without a hitch as if indeed it were a match made in heaven.

Tia is due around August 25, and there should be blacks and yellows in the litter. If you are looking for a talented dog for field trials, hunt tests , or a quality companion, please consider these pups. These pups will be good ones.

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