Chestnuts Labs

Some more information about Chestnuts Labs:

Chestnuts Labs are located in Southern New Hampshire. We are hobby breeders of English Labs.

News Jan 2015

We are expecting a litter of yellow and black pups due beginning of March 2015..They will be ready to go home 8 weeks later..Fill out the application if you are interested in a spring puppy. This litter is a Chestnuts Lovely Lily x Davikas Tyndall Thunderbird, Jackson. A breeding that will produce beautiful, very loving family pets. Blacks and Yellows! Several of our Lily's brothers and sisters have become therapy dogs..I love to place a pup with someone who has the desire to train their pup and bring them to class to get their Therapy Certificate..these labs go to nursing homes, hospitals and visit people who need and love dogs but can not have one of their own do to their health, etc. Cedarwoods Chestnut Sable Sadie is Lily's mom and her dad is Chablais Antonio Gaudi, we called him Stoney..We adopted him from Chablais Labs, Jean-Louis and Madeline in Canada. Jean-Louis is a CKC, equal to our AKC judge at many of our dogs shows in the states and in Canada. Lots of information on Lily's dad is on this site. I will be posting more info on Davikas Jackson soon..

We do not have field labs, our labs are family members, raised and loved in our homes. Adults and babies. Our pups leave us at 8 weeks old, after their first shots, physical and Health Certificate with limited AKC papers. Approved homes only. Previous lab owners are preferred. Labs are a breed that do not thrive when left home for 7 hours a day alone and to raise a puppy properly someone needs to interact with the puppy every 3 hours, preferably, more when they are babies and you are training them.. Info on crates and sizes as well as pups schedule and most all information you need is on the sidebar..Read this and you will have the answers to almost all your questions..Of course we are always available if you have any questions or just need reassurance while raising your pup..

We want the best homes for our pups so if you think you can give one of our pups an excellent happy home please submit an application.

We will respond to you via email to start the adoption process.

Send in your application for future litters as that is how we like the first contact to began. We will follow up with you..Pups are not shown until 5-6 weeks old, after applications are received, approved and refundable deposits accepted..not all applications are approved as we are very particular as to who adopts our pups..All pups on limited AKC registration only..NO SHIPPING!! Pedigree on sidebar with picture of moms and dads…and more information.

All our sires are beautiful English Show Quality Labs! Our labs are our family members, very intelligent and have multiple litters of gorgeous healthy pups, either the pups or the parents and grandparents. We are on our 7th generation of Chestnut Labs. EIC and optigen clear through parentage. Both sires are OFA certified, hips and elbows. Fhina and Lily both are OFA clear and come from long lines of OFA clear parents, grandparents, etc..All of our labs go back to when OFA's were started over 30 + years..Therefore neither hip, elbow or eye issues have ever run in our labs. After 30 years of breeding quality healthy pups with all of our puppy families staying in contact we know if any health problems arise and have never had any health issues, either physical or with behavior issues..

All of our labs can be traced back to the Sandyland lines as well as some of the most famous kennels that have been around since labs where a popular breed in England, France and many other European Countries. They started in Newfoundland and England took over and perfected the breed to what it is today with help from most every country that loves labradors. World Champion English Lindal Mastercraft is in all our labs pedigrees. We only breed to improve and maintain the beautiful English labs. There is a difference between English labs and American/Field labs. English labs are bred for conformation, beautiful blocky heads and otter tails, excellent calm temperaments, willingness to please, while trying to keep them as genetically clear of hereditary defects as possible! The American/field labs are bred for their high energy and hunting ability with no interest in their look. Some do look just like the English lab but do require 6-8 hours daily of exercise, ie:time in the field. Our labs have been cleared of Hip/elbow dysplasia as well as optigen clear on eyes for many generations. We do not recommend running or jogging your growing pup. Leash walking and swimming are the best exercise for their fast growing bones and joints. A large breed dog grows as much in one year as a human child will in 14 years. Keep this in mind while your puppy is growing and throughout their lives, as like humans, injuries acquired while young will cause arthritis when older!

All our labs are family members, none of them live outside in kennels! We know that labs are one breed that thrive on human contact and are not as happy kept in outside kennels. We leash walk all our labs daily and as family members our labs enjoy watching the animal planet, playing ball and just hanging out with us and each other when the weather is either too hot or too cold for us and them. That is what we love about our labs, their versatility, adaptability and love for their family. They live with us IN the home and we know their temperaments very well before deciding to breed them. Labs kept away from humans daily in a kennel can not be observed dealing with everyday life, such as eating, sleeping, playing..A kennel lab may act great kept in their outside kennel but you do not have the advantage of knowing each lab personally. Our labs live with us until they go to Rainbow Bridge, whether they have pups or not, they are part of our family, therefore we do not ever have older females looking for homes. They are not just products we keep until they are done "producing" puppies. They love us and we love them and we would never part with them until GOD calls them home!

We are an experienced labrador family having loved, lived with and occasionally breed the English labrador retriever for over 30 years. Hobby breeder only with family raised adults and pups..

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