I've been helping my aunt and uncle find breeders. They are thinking either a golden retriever or a lab. I already sent them a golden list but I'm having more trouble with the labs. They want a family pet, so I didn't want hunting focused breeders, but good god some of those conformation labs are obese. I had one site telling me labs are not to be used as jogging partners, they were made for cuddling, not running well no, I'm sure if your labs tried to jog they'd collapse, they're enormous.
I am still including conformation breeders with obese labs, I'm just going to warn my aunt beforehand that some of the dogs are fat. It's just they're used to BYB labs which are more field looking and I am afraid when they see some of the sites I send them they'll decide not to go with one of my breeders because the dogs are, well, ugly and not what they think of when they think lab. I wouldn't get one of those dogs. I'm supposed to be sending her breeders that breed "ideal" labs, but it's hard to argue that they're awesome breeders when their dogs are so obese.
Anyway I have two questions. One is just if anyone knows of good lab breeders in New England let me know so I can check them out and pass them along! Two is, what exactly qualifies as a "field breeder". I don't want the super high energy need a job lab so I said I'd avoid field breeders, but sometimes the line is blurry. Several of the breeders I've included have multi-purpose labs. They show them, get working certificates and maybe a JH, maybe do some rally or obedience. A few dogs may have more advanced hunting titles. Then a few breeders don't do conformation at all but have some hunting titles, CGC, obedience, rally. Would these still be the more moderate energy labs or are they likely the higher energy field labs? Or should we wait and ask the breeder?
I am still including conformation breeders with obese labs, I'm just going to warn my aunt beforehand that some of the dogs are fat. It's just they're used to BYB labs which are more field looking and I am afraid when they see some of the sites I send them they'll decide not to go with one of my breeders because the dogs are, well, ugly and not what they think of when they think lab. I wouldn't get one of those dogs. I'm supposed to be sending her breeders that breed "ideal" labs, but it's hard to argue that they're awesome breeders when their dogs are so obese.
Anyway I have two questions. One is just if anyone knows of good lab breeders in New England let me know so I can check them out and pass them along! Two is, what exactly qualifies as a "field breeder". I don't want the super high energy need a job lab so I said I'd avoid field breeders, but sometimes the line is blurry. Several of the breeders I've included have multi-purpose labs. They show them, get working certificates and maybe a JH, maybe do some rally or obedience. A few dogs may have more advanced hunting titles. Then a few breeders don't do conformation at all but have some hunting titles, CGC, obedience, rally. Would these still be the more moderate energy labs or are they likely the higher energy field labs? Or should we wait and ask the breeder?