Laborador Retriever Stud Services

I just wanted to post an update that Cash is once again available for Stud Services. If you have any questions, just contact me through the form on the website. I will be posting updates as new litters are available.

What Makes a Dual Champion?

A dual champion in the retriever world refers to a dog who has received both his conformation champion (CH) and his field trial champion (FC). Dual champions are very rare, especially in the labrador retriever breed.

Over the last several decades, the breeders have diverged into two separate types of labs. On one hand there are the "field trial" dogs who are bred for their marking ability, quickness, sense of smell, and tractability. On the other hand there are the "conformation" dogs who are bred to meet a defined, if somewhat subjective, standard. Although this type of selective breeding has produced some impressive dogs on both sides of the spectrum, it has deviated away from the original purpose of the labrador. Read more...

Cash is Available for Stud Services Again

I just wanted to post an update that Cash is once again available for Stud Services. If you have any questions, just contact me through the form on the website. I will be posting updates as new litters are available.

Videos of "Bella Drake," one of Cash' Puppies

This is from the Cash x Daisy litter.







Keywords: labrador retriever puppies, water retrieve, blind retrieve, lab puppies, black lab sire, hunting retriever

Crate Training Tips for Your Puppy

If you ask me, there's nothing in this world more precious than the arrival of a new litter of puppies. Let's be honest though. There are definitely a few moments that make you want to scream. While the cute factor, most of the time, completely cancels out the poop factor, the importance of house training quickly becomes apparent. Crate training your puppies is one method to consider, and while it might take some time and effort on your part, it sure beats having the pups soil that brand new dog bed!

What Is Crate Training?:

Dogs by nature are denning animals, therefore den-like settings tend to have a calming effect. Crate training works both as a housetraining tool, as well as a means to teach your pup other house rules. Since dogs don't like to go to the bathroom where they sleep, the act of crate training essentially teaches the dog how to hold it until he gets let outside. Initially, it's a good idea to leave the puppy in the crate for short periods of time, releasing him to do his business. This method has proven to be a very effective at teaching the puppy bladder control. The important thing to remember is that the crate should never be associated with punishment. Never place your crate in a dark corner of the basement, try and keep it somewhere where the family spends a lot of time like the kitchen or the bedroom.

What Type Of Crate Do I Buy?:

Now, when I say "crate," I don't literally mean a box. I'm talking about those molded plastic crates, usually known as "flight kennels" or collapsible, metal dog pens. You don't want your crate to be too large or else your potty training efforts will be in vain. The crate should just big enough for him to stand up and turn around in.

The Crate Training Process:

• Introductions: Line your crate with a soft towel or dog blanket and gently bring your pup over to the crate. Next you want to drop some small treats near the crate and some just inside the crate. If treats don't work, his favorite toy might work instead. Gently encourage the pup to enter the crate, never forcing him. He should eventually go in on his own.
  

• Feeding Time: Once your pup has gotten used to the crate, you can start feeding him near the crate. This sort of positive reinforcement will teach the puppy that the crate is not a bad place. Gradually start placing the food towards the back of the crate. Once you are able to get your dog to eat inside the crate, gently close the door. Initially, it's best to watch your puppy and release the door as soon as he's finished eating but as your dog acclimates to the crate you can start to leave the door closed for longer periods of time. If he starts whining, you'll know that it's time to come out.
  

• Respect The Crate: Once meals are regularly being eaten in the crate, start to confine your pup in the crate for short periods of time while you're home. Once in the crate, spend a few minutes around the crate - walking out of the room every so often. Once the puppy is able to remain in his crate for a half hour, you'll know that he's acclimating well to his new environment. The next logical step would be letting him sleep there through the night.
  

• Home Alone: Once your pup is able to stay in the crate for short periods of time with you in the house, it's time to start leaving him there when you leave the house for a short time. It's a smart idea to crate him for a short time before you leave the house, just to get him used to it. Relaxed and low key exits and re-entrances are key, otherwise your dog will get over excited. As long as you're crating your dog for short periods of time both while you're at home and while you're away, the dog won't associate this shelter with being left alone.
  
  

Conclusion:

By following some of these guidelines, you're likely going to have a potty trained and very happy puppy on your hands. While the length of time it takes to effectively crate train a puppy varies based on your dog's age, temperament and several other factors, you shouldn't expect a noticeable change overnight. The process could take days or weeks. The key is patience and understanding and a lot of TLC.

Cash x Daisy Pictures - 1 Week Old

Here are pictures of the Cash x Daisy '09 litter at 1 week old. Click here for more information about the litter.

Yellow Female Labrador Retriever Puppy (purple/blue) - Available

 

Yellow Female Labrador Retriever Puppy (purple) - Taken

Yellow Lab Puppy (pink) - Taken

Black Female Labrador Retriever Puppy (orange) - Taken

Black Male Labrador Retriever Puppy (blue-white) - Taken

Chocolate Male Lab Puppy (red-white) - Taken

Black Male Labrador Retriever Puppy (red) - Taken

Chocolate Male Lab Puppy (blue) - Taken

Black Labrador Retriever Stud Information   Labrador Retriever Champion Pedigree

Video of Daisey Duke Rosholt in Action

This video shows a small sample of what Daisy is capable of. It shows her performing triple retrieves, blinds, and several other skills that demonstrate her high level of intelligence. Cash sired a litter with Daisy that produced 3 black lab puppies, 3 chocolate lab puppies, and 3 yellow lab puppies.

• Click here for more information about Daisy's litter with Cash.


• Click here for Daisy's pedigree and health clearances.


• Click here to view photos of the puppies.
  

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January 09 Training Update

With hunting season over we are starting regular training again. Cash has been running a combination of pattern blinds and cold blinds on land. We have been using the pattern blinds to improve running by the gunners and previous marks and to run through/over obstacles, as per Mike Lardy's method. On cold blinds we have been using ducks to reinforce his enthusiasm and to encourage him to run further and with more confidence. We have also been mixing in drills to improve his lining and casting.

Individual Pictures of the Puppies

Here are pictures of the puppies at about 2-3 days old.

Female Black Lab Puppy (orange); Reserved

Male Black Lab Puppy (red); Reserved

Male Black Lab Puppy (blue-white); Reserved




Male Chocolate Lab Puppy (red-white); Reserved

Male Chocolate Lab Puppy (orange-purple); Reserved

Male Chocolate Lab Puppy (blue); Reserved

Female Yellow Lab Puppy (purple); Very unique "Fox Red" Color; Reserved



Female Yellow Lab Puppy (purple-blue); Will be very white in color; Available

Female Yellow Lab Puppy (pink); Reserved

More Puppy Pics from Daisy and Cash

The pups are only a day or two old in this picture.

Keywords: black lab, chocolate lab, yellow lab, puppies, puppy, puppy pictures, retriever, hunting

9 Labrador Retriever Puppies born 1/16/09 - Chocolates, Yellow, and Black!

Man In Black "Cash" x Daisey Duke Rosholt

Daisy's owner Jake has sent me this picture of the puppies that were born today. Everything went well and she whelped 3 yellow females, 2 black males, 1 black female, and 3 chocolate males. I will be adding more pictures in the future. These are bound to be some wonderful puppies. Both parents have excellent health clearances and wonderful drive, intelligence, and ability.

The puppies will be registered with the AKC and eligible to be registered with the UKC. They will also have their first set of shots and can be micro-chipped upon request. If you are interested in a puppy you can call Jake at (405) 714-1422 or email me and I'll forward it to Jake.

• Cash's Pedigree
• Cash's Health Clearances
• Cash's Stud Information
• Cash's Pictures
  
• Daisy's Health Clearances and Pedigree
• Video of Daisy in Action
• Up to date Pictures of the Puppies
  

Keywords: black lab puppies, chocolate lab puppies, yellow lab puppies, labrador retriever, litter, hunting, retriever, ofa, akc

Man In Black "Cash": Black Labrador Retriever

See Black Lab Stud Information and Cash's OFA Hips & Elbows Certifications

Man In Black "Cash"

Keywords: Man In Black "Cash"; Hunting Retriever, Black Lab Stud, Labrador Retriever, Hunting Retriever

Good Labrador Retriever Resource Site

There is a new resource site for all of those interested in labs.  It is called the Labrador Retriever Encyclopedia.  It is pretty new but has a ton of good information about the history of labs, breeding, training, hunting, hunt test, field trials, hip dysplasia, etc.  In the history page there is some good info about the first dual champion labrador retriever, and the history behind the yellow and chocolate labrador retrievers.  Before you buy a puppy or decide on a labrador retriever sire / stud, you should visit that site.

New Litter Sired by Cash - Man In Black "Cash" X Daisey Duke Rosholt

Cash was bred in mid-November to Daisey Duke Rosholt, a black labrador retriever female. We had the pleasure of keeping Daisey for a couple of weeks, and she is an amazing dog. Daisey weighs about 55-60 lbs and is a beautiful dog with a lot of desire and hunting instinct.

After spending a couple of weeks with her I believe she is one of the smartest dogs I have ever been around. She can open doors, get drinks out of the refrigerator, and she responds to a wide range of commands. Daisey is also very polite in the house, but when she is out in the field she really turns it on. Her owner, Jake, has used her to hunt a variety of game, including ducks, geese, pheasants, squirrels, and turkey. She loves the water and loves being outdoors.

Daisey has OFA Good hips and OFA Normal elbows. She also has her CERF certification. Her pedigree has several FC-AFC's (Field Trial Champions). These puppies will be great hunting dogs, hunt test dogs, companion dogs, and pets.

The litter should be whelped within the next few months, probably around mid-January, 2009. If you are interested in a puppy, or would like some more information, please contact Jake Rosholt at (405) 714-1422 or contact me to email him.

• Cash's Stud Information
  
• Pictures of Daisey
  
• Daisey's Pedigree (pdf)
  
• Daisey's OFA Page
• Daisey's CERF Page

If you are looking for a black lab stud dog, please contact me.

Stud Services: Man In Black "Cash"

Man in Black "Cash" is an 80 pound, well muscled black labrador retriever with stunning good looks available at stud. He is intense and driven in the field, yet is well mannered and obedient at home. He is very hardy, and will push through brush, marsh mud, and other obstacles to retrieve fallen and wounded game.

Cash's desire to please is perhaps is most endearing quality. It is this desire than makes him highly trainable as a retriever and as a close companion. Cash has passed every Hunt Test he has participated in, and he will be running more in the future as schedule permits. He loves water and is a true "water dog." He jumped into our pond at eight weeks of age to retrieve a tossed bumper.

Cash's pedigree can be found here. Cash's sire is from one of the few lines that has produced combination AKC Master Hunter's (MH) and conformation champions (CH). His dam is from a strong field trial line and her pedigree contains many field champions (FC) and amateur field champions (AFC). Cash is also a proven producer of chocolate, yellow, and black lab puppies.

Cash's hips are rated OFA Excellent and his elbows are rated OFA Normal. His parents and grandparents all have OFA Normal hips. Cash's ancestors are all very healthy dogs with great genetics.

If you are interested in producing good looking, healthy, and well-built lab puppies that have a strong desire to please and excellent hunting and retrieving skills, please contact me for more information about using Cash as your stud dog. When paired with the right female, his offspring have the potential to be great field trial dogs, hunt test dogs, hunting dogs, show dogs, and personal pets.

• Cash's Pedigree
• Cash's Health Clearances
• Pictures of Man In Black "Cash"
• Current Litters
• Contact Me for Stud Contract

Cash's OFA Certifications

Cash received his OFA certifications today for his hips and his elbows.

Hips: EXCELLENT
Elbows: NORMAL

An OFA hip rating of Excellent is extremely rare. Of all Labrador retriever applications submitted to the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals), less than 1 out of 5 are rated Excellent. This does not take into account the millions of retrievers that are not x-rayed and the ones who are x-rayed but are not submitted because the hips are obviously dysplastic. In other words, the labs out there with excellent hips are in a very small minority. If you are looking for a labrador retriever stud dog, make sure his hips and elbows are OFA certified.

OFA Records Page
OFA Vertical Pedigree Page

You can click on the pictures below to see a larger version of the certifications.

From Cash - OFA Certifications

From Cash - OFA Certifications

Early Season Duck Hunt

From Cash 2008 Pictures

From Cash 2008 Pictures

From Cash 2008 Pictures

From Cash 2008 Pictures

From Cash 2008 Pictures

2008 NRC: Dave Rorem and Willie, National Field Trial Champion

Dog #66 Running the 10th Series @ Yahoo! Video

The 08 NRC Winner is Announced @ Yahoo! Video

Interview with winning handler Dave Rorem @ Yahoo! Video

2008 National Retriever Champion - FC Two Rivers Lucky Willie

Congratulations to the 2008 National Retriever Champion. FC Two Rivers Lucky Willie beat out over 100 of the best retrievers in the country to win the title of NFC. Willie is owned by Brady Oman and was handled by Dave Rorem.

The finalists were:

#10 - FC Emerald Bay's Miss Abbycadabra, LF, owners Mayo and Julie Rude, handler David Rorem

#20 - FC-AFC Bayou Teche Miah, LF, owner/handler Stephen Ritter

#22 - FC CK's Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit, LM, owners Marion Stroud and Clint Swingle, handler Mark Mosher

#36 - FC Fish River's Out of the Park, LM, owner Cindy Harbaugh, handler David Rorem

#39 - FC-AFC Trumarc's Stormin Norman II, LM, owner Mark Rosenblum, handler Danny Farmer

#49 - FC-AFC Close-Hauled to Windward, LM, owners Joanne and Roy Mackey, handler David Rorem

#53 - FC-AFC Hawkeye's Red White and Blue, LM, owner Marion Boulton Stroud, handler Mark Mosher

#56 - FC Mad River's Maggie McBunn, LF, owner Mike Molthan, handler Michael Cicero

#58 - FC Fen Wizard, LM, owner Brian Johnston, handler Eric Fangsrud

#70 - FC-AFC Weezer Retreezer, LM, owner/handler Bob Johnson

#77 - FC-AFC Marsh Prairie Quick Pick, LM, owners Joe and Tal Broyles, handler Mark Smith

#82 - FC Westwoods Sunday Silence, LM, owners Mike Schafer and Mike Westfall, handler Bill Eckett

#90 - FC-AFC Ebonstar Gotta Zoom, LM, owners WG and R Burke Earley, handler Al Arthur

#97 - FC-CFC-CAFC Seasides One To Many, LM, owner Sherwin Scott, handler Ray Voigt