Our promise to you.
Dedicated to the labrador
What it means to be a responsible breeder
There are a lot of people out there who call themselves a “dog breeder”. Just because you happen to own a few dogs, and you regularly breed them together to produce puppies, it doesn’t make you a professional or responsible dog breeder. There’s a lot more to it than that. As dog breeders we are dedicated to the betterment of the Labrador breed, as a whole. We promise to produce Labradors that look like Labradors should look, that act as Labradors should act, that are fit and healthy, that are free from disease and genetic defect. If we keep a puppy it’s because we see potential in them, something that sets them apart from the others and makes them more “perfect” a Labrador than their parents before them. If, for some reason, that puppy doesn’t live up to that expectation, that they miss the mark and are a lesser quality dog than their parents before them, then we won’t keep the dog.
We get them sterilised, and we find a lovely home for them to live out their life as a beloved pet. Just because they’re a pedigree Labrador, doesn’t make every dog right for breeding from, and only the best will be kept. That is the role (and the burden if you like) of the responsible dog breeder.
Breeding rules
The standard
Dog breeding, just like many other enterprises in the human world, is a subjective thing. There is a breed Standard for the Labrador, a set of rules that the Labrador should adhere to, but this is open to vast areas of interpretation. What is a “strong head”? What is a “gentle expression”? and so on. What one breeder considers to be a “perfect” Labrador is different to the next person.
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Contact us
Address
A. 82 Peters Road, Muchea, 6501
(Prideland Kennels and Cattery)
M. PO Box 237, Muchea, 6501
Phone or email
P. (08) 9571 0677
M. +61 414 898 236