Our story with Labrador retrievers started in 2008 when Mike and a buddy, Ryan, put deposits down on two female pointing yellow lab puppies. The dogs hailed from champion bloodlines Mike really did not know a lot about.

Come summer of 2009, Mike and Ryan’s Labrador puppies arrived and the guys quickly learned the importance of a well-bred hunting dog. Both girls, Macie and Abbie, did an introduction to guns and birds with Dokken’s Oak Ridge Kennel but beyond that, had no other formal training. But man, these girls could hunt! Not only could they flush the birds, both girls were pointing labs as well.

Because the dogs were such well-rounded family and hunting dogs with champion bloodlines, we decided to breed and keep an offspring. We bred Macie through a stud, Trooper, with Cashman Kennels, who were a large part of the initial pointing labrador associations.

From that litter of pups, we kept Roger. He wasn’t quite a natural like his momma but he sure was fierce! Macie, Abbie and Roger have all passed away, but our love for labradors lives on.