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How’s it going guys been off the forum for a bit but was starting to look into finally getting a lab I wanted to see if anyone had one for sale or maybe point me in the right direction I searched the forum but only got something’s but wanted to hear peoples experiences and where they might suggest. I live in orange but don’t mind having to travel any help would be greatly appreciated.

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With all due respect to breeders and dog trainers... I feel any lab from almost any backyard breeder, that has labs with papers, and parents to be observed will be fine for hunting.

Your lab will want to retrieve and please by nature...How good it becomes will be up to you...Like any other athlete...The more you train and go...The better he or she will become.

ps...I have owned many labs and none have cost most than $550.00 (Coley) and have all worked out very well... :blush:

pss...Coley will retrieve anything (Montana 2023)

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I agree Steve. The most I have paid for my GSP"s was #1.000, and he was a started dog, turned out to be a great hunter and friend. The others, I paid $500, which included me going out several times with the breeder to work them, and me. The breeder/trainer is a friend, so that didn't hurt
 
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With all due respect to breeders and dog trainers... I feel any lab from almost any backyard breeder, that has labs with papers, and parents to be observed will be fine for hunting.

Your lab will want to retrieve and please by nature...How good it becomes will be up to you...Like any other athlete...The more you train and go...The better he or she will become.

ps...I have owned many labs and none have cost most than $550.00 (Coley) and have all worked out very well... :blush:

pss...Coley will retrieve anything (Montana 2023)

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Does he retrieve you beers from the cooler yet? ;)
 
Be very careful with the silvers. From what I know, breeders only breed for silver color and disregard all other health aspects, generally speaking. Our buddy has has his fair share (1/4 silver).
 
while golden and brown labs are a bad, silver labs are a abomination and should be eradicated at all cost. i could go on about the wiemer dilute that is going on with that but i wont.

you can get a good dog out of just about anything. even a mutt sometimes can be a great dog.
you can limit the risk with a started dog but nothing is certain.

good resource is the started Labrador group on fb. if you can travel to get a great dog you can save a pile

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akc papers are not very important but knowing the dog comes from clean lines with no genetic faults does matter a lot. Garage breeding can lead to EIC and other bad things. Getting the see the parents can't tell you if you two dogs have recessive faults.

even buying from great lines can result in a wash out. My fem Tia who i got at 11weeks is worthless as a hunting dog. her pedigree was spotless and top of the line from a hard core trials guy in Nebraska. she is a great pet but just cant get it done.

my recent dogs
winda- backyard breeding with genetic flaws, great dog but required a great vet to fix her and she ran out of gas at 9 years old even with regular fitness
Tia - Trials breeder in Temecula, epic dog with no faults and amazing talent. ( once in a lifetime dog)
nina 5yo - trails breeder- special needs dog
chip 5yo - trials dog trained by paul gum in SD to 18 months. Epic dog again with no faults. yes i am open to breeding him. He prob should have stayed with paul and done trials. he has crazy talent.
 
Aeon said:
while golden and brown labs are a bad, silver labs are a abomination and should be eradicated at all cost. i could go on about the wiemer dilute that is going on with that but i wont.

you can get a good dog out of just about anything. even a mutt sometimes can be a great dog.
you can limit the risk with a started dog but nothing is certain.

good resource is the started Labrador group on fb. if you can travel to get a great dog you can save a pile

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akc papers are not very important but knowing the dog comes from clean lines with no genetic faults does matter a lot. Garage breeding can lead to EIC and other bad things. Getting the see the parents can't tell you if you two dogs have recessive faults.

even buying from great lines can result in a wash out. My fem Tia who i got at 11weeks is worthless as a hunting dog. her pedigree was spotless and top of the line from a hard core trials guy in Nebraska. she is a great pet but just cant get it done.

my recent dogs
winda- backyard breeding with genetic flaws, great dog but required a great vet to fix her and she ran out of gas at 9 years old even with regular fitness
Tia - Trials breeder in Temecula, epic dog with no faults and amazing talent. ( once in a lifetime dog)
nina 5yo - trails breeder- special needs dog
chip 5yo - trials dog trained by paul gum in SD to 18 months. Epic dog again with no faults. yes i am open to breeding him. He prob should have stayed with paul and done trials. he has crazy talent.
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I 100% agree with all of what is stated above. Doing homework is important and should be foremost in narrowing down what might be a good dog. As also stated above nothing is guaranteed but with some work up front by the owner before purchasing you can better the odds of ending up with a good dog. That being said as my wife used to say - "if you own a dog you have a dog problem" Good luck in your search
 
Piggybacking here. I’m looking for black lab pups. My neighbor just put his down and is asking for help finding a black lab breeder in SoCal.
 
Have a friend in Corona who just had a litter of pups. Mom is a silver and dad a chocolate. All the pups came out as chocolate. Both parents have papers and mom has gone quail hunting. Not sure what they’re asking but I’m sure it’s considerably less than a breeder. My previous two labs had no hunt history and they were both naturals in the field. My current pup’s dad is a grand champion duck hunter and this guy is a complete knucklehead. He’s been a lot more work than the last two, so bloodlines don’t necessarily make a great hunting dog. If you’re interested, I’ll send you their phone number. Dogs are three weeks old.
 
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Have a friend in Corona who just had a litter of pups. Mom is a silver and dad a chocolate. All the pups came out as chocolate. Both parents have papers and mom has gone quail hunting. Not sure what they’re asking but I’m sure it’s considerably less than a breeder. My previous two labs had no hunt history and they were both naturals in the field. My current pup’s dad is a grand champion duck hunter and this guy is a complete knucklehead. He’s been a lot more work than the last two, so bloodlines don’t necessarily make a great hunting dog. If you’re interested, I’ll send you their phone number. Dogs are three weeks old.
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This^^^^^^^^^^....A lab, is a lab, is a lab...They want to please and they want to retrieve by nature...The rest is up to you........... ;)

ps...Coley today...Backyard breeder from Montana...This black boy can flat get after them..........:heart:

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Thanks for everyone help, I ended up with a started dog from Dustin’s retrievers. And I couldn’t be happier
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