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Updated 06/14/2010
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HySpire Labrador Retrievers Puppy Sales Information
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Thank you for your inquiry regarding our Labrador Retrievers. If you have not yet done so please view our dogs on the website after reading this information. Just to give you some general information on our dogs; There are three of us that make up HySpire Labrador Retrievers, (myself) Judy Heim, Vonnie Russell, and Lisa Da Ross. We started breeding dogs together about ten years ago but were still separate kennels, Hygate and Inspiration and had each already been breeding and showing our dogs in conformation, field and obedience for many years. After three or four years we decided to combine into one kennel and this partnership has enabled us to the best possible job of breeding quality dogs with sound temperaments and sound bodies. All of our pups are raised in our homes- our kitchens or family room to be exact. We set up a whelping box in the house where the pups are born and kept for the first few weeks of their lives. When they are old enough they are carried outside every morning and left out for the day with frequent visits for cuddling and playing (after all, playing with the pups is the fun part of breeding dogs). At sunset they are carried back into the house to their whelping box. If the litter is large and they are outgrowing the whelping box, they are sometimes taken to a large kennel run at night, which is either on the patio or in the garage depending on the weather at the time. Although we feel our dogs are quite wonderful to look at, the most important requirement of our breeding program is temperament. We absolutely will never breed a dog with anything less than the perfect Labrador temperament as we keep puppies out of every litter and we have to live with them too. One of the main reasons we have Labradors is because of their wonderful temperaments and big hearts. The temperament we breed for is what we call a "light switch" dog. You can turn them on, then turn them off. In other words we breed a dog that is happy to lay at your feet and be a couch potato, but on a moment's notice is ready to chase a ball, go for a walk, hunt birds, or guide a blind person. Labradors are wonderful dogs with which to raise your children. However if you have very small children, remember taking on any 7 week old puppy is like adding another child to your home and will be that way for approximately six months to a year depending on your commitment to training and consistency with the pup. So please think about whether or not you are ready for another baby in your household at this time.
The pups are started on a worming program at 2 weeks of age and are wormed at 2, 3, 4, & 6 weeks as per the manufactuer's instructions. At six weeks of age the pups are all vaccinated for Distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvo virus with a high titer vaccine. They should continue to receive DHP-P vaccines every three weeks until they are 16 weeks and at that time they should receive the DHLP-P which also includes the Leptospirosis vaccine and should also receive their rabies vaccination. Your Veterinarian should then put your puppy on a vaccination schedule of a booster at one year four months of the DHP-P and a Rabies Vaccination and then a booster for both every three years. Studies done by Veterinary Teaching Hospitals all over the U.S. and also a study done by Veterinarians appointed to do so by the American Veterinary Medical Association have shown that dogs do not need a yearly vaccination booster and doing so is causing Immune Mediated Diseases in dogs.
At six weeks your puppy will also be microchipped. This is a safeguard to help you get your pet back should it ever be lost or stolen and also to help keep dogs out of animal shelters. If you register your dog with the registering body handling your particular microchip, when the dog is scanned at the shelter and a microchip number is found, the registering body can be contacted and the shelter can obtain your address and phone number as well as that of the breeder enabling them to find someone to claim the pet.
We always have a waiting list for our puppies and the pups go to their new owners on a "first come, first serve" basis. To get on the waiting list you must fill out a form that will be emailed to you from us after we spend some time speaking with you by phone and your name will be put on the list on the day the form is received. Please understand that getting on the waiting list does not guarantee that you will get a puppy out of the next litter born as there will usually be others ahead of you and there is no guarantee that there will be a puppy of the color and sex you are seeking available out of the next litter born. We try putting in specific orders with each litter we breed but these girl dogs pay us no mind at all and do what they darned well please. You might have to wait for two or three litters depending on the length of the waiting list and the number and sex and color of puppies born in each litter. We will do our best to communicate with you re: the upcoming litters and you are welcome to email us at any time to check on status. Do remember the more you limit yourself to sex, color, & especially specific shade of color, the longer you will probably have to wait. The more flexible you are the shorter your wait, usually.
All of our puppies are sold on an AKC limited registration which means the puppy cannot be bred or shown in conformation but may be shown in obedience, agility, hunt tests or any type of performance events. This is just one way that the AKC and we can fight against overpopulation of dogs and irresponsible breeding. Show quality puppies are sold to "known breeders" only. If one is a breeder and we are not personally acquainted with you, we will ask for references from other breeders and we will speak to those breeders to confirm that you are the right breeder for one of our dogs and our dogs are right for you. We always keep at least one puppy out of every litter as we are doing these breedings for ourselves and we always have first choice of any litter we breed. We usually select our pups at six weeks and any show quality pups that will go to other breeders. Most litters only will contain 1-3 show quality pups. If the litter is large we are more likely to get more show quality pups than if the litter is small just because of the percentages. The pet puppies are usually able to leave at 7 weeks of age. We will call those who have deposits in the order in which we received the deposit to set an appointment for the puppy to be picked up.
All of our breeding dogs are x-rayed and certified clear of any hereditary joint disease. The x-rays are evaluated by an Board Certified Veterinary Radiologist either through the Wind-Morgan association or the Orthpedic Foundation for Animals. We x-ray hips and elbows at a minimum and hips, elbows, hocks, and shoulders at a maximum. Our dogs all have their eyes certified clear by a board certified Veterinary Opthalmologist annually. Our stud dogs, because of their impact on the breed, also have their hearts cleared for any hereditary heart disease by a board certified Veterinary cardiologist by color doppler and echocardiogram. This is not something we see often in Labradors but by only using heart clear certified stud dogs we hope to keep it that way. All of our stud dogs and the majority of our breeding girls are Optigen tested to detect if they carry the gene or could be affected with PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) as well. We use all tests accepted as valid by the Veterinary assosciations and Veterinary community available to us as breeders to insure we are only breeding dogs that are free of the health problems found in our particular breed. However the Optigen test for PRA is the only dna test available to us at this time that give us true genetic information to ascertain whether or not the dogs we are breeding actually have the gene to produce a particular health problem. Therefore, we like all other reputable breeders, are still at the mercy of the unseen genetic makeup of the dogs and therefore cannot guarantee against diseases over which we have no control, but do only breed dogs who are free of any genetic disorders.
When you receive your puppy you must have it checked by a Veterinarian within 48 hours (Sunday not included in the 48 hours) and if there is any medical problem with the dog you may return it for a full refund or a different puppy if one is available within 12 hours with a letter from the Veterinarian describing the condition. We will take back a dog we have sold at any time in its life and in fact in our bill of sale we stipulate that if you should ever have to or choose to dispose of this dog, we must be given first right of refusal. If you return the dog to us we will return your purchase price as soon as we are able to resell the dog. If you are returning a ten year old dog to us, you must realize that there is little chance we will be able to resell that dog but will be able to place it into a good home or will keep it until its death so you will not get your original purchase price back but you certainly would have gotten your money's worth during that ten years . ALTHOUGH WE DO ASK THAT INITIALLY YOU EMAIL US WITH YOUR REQUEST FOR A PUPPY OR ADULT DOG, WE DO NOT SELL PUPPIES OVER THE INTERNET. AT SOME POINT WE WILL WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU PERSONALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DOGS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU BEFORE WE WILL SELL A PUP. AFTER WE SPEAK I WILL SEND YOU A PUPPY SALES FORM WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN TO ME IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE A PUPPY FROM HYSPIRE.
Yes, our dogs are the English type. Actually if you look at the pedigrees (family tree). you will see many of our dogs are sired by English imports and some of our dogs are imports from Scotland and Holland. You will notice as you read the pedigrees (family tree) of the dogs that they will have abbreviations in front of their names. Ch. stands for Champion, Am. Ch. is American Champion and Eng. Ch. is English Champion, etc. You will also notice that sometimes after their name there is an abbreviation- those usually indicate a working title of some sort such as JH which is Junior Hunter, WC would be Working Certificate, CD is Companion Dog and that is an obedience degree, CDX is Companion Dog Excellent and is also an obedience degree. There are many titles the dogs can earn and when you buy your puppy you get a list that tells you what all the abbreviations mean. Our dogs have broad heads and bodies and thick coats, just as a Labrador is supposed to have. Our dogs also have deep bodies which sometimes gives the illusion of shorter legs, but they are as tall as any Labradors you will see anywhere. You might also notice that they have thicker legs which is what we call "good bone" just as in a person you might say "large boned". You may look above on this page of our website to see the dogs and pedigrees and the estimated date of birth of any upcoming litters. We try to keep this page up to date. We also will stop taking 'orders' for puppies if we start getting a number of people on our waiting list or if we know we do not have a litter coming up for several months.
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Outside Litters Sired by Our Stud Dogs
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Ch. HySpire Adrenaline Rush x Markei's Break On Through
Whelped June 7, 2010 2 YF, 1 YM, 1BM
Contact: Chris Bestgen Anfield Labradors (316) 518-1032 griff377@aol.com
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Coolhand Labradors (530)823-7428 Brittany McKown coolhandlabs@yahoo.com or Cathy Cappello (916)712-4689 Figero Da Foz Zadora (Gandhi) x Shadowhawk's Moonlight Dancer Whelped April 9, 2010 5 yellow females, 2 yellow males, 2 black females, 2 black males
HySpire will list litters from girls who have come to our boys for breeding but this is in no way an endorsement of the breeder or the kennel as we often only have minimal knowledge of the breeder. We do always require proof of hip, elbow and eye clearances on any girl brought to our boys. However it is your responsibility to research the breeder you purchase a puppy from and to establish a relationship that you will have for hopefully the next fourteen years.
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