Started Dogs

If you wade through enough websites, you’ll see many definitions for the term “started dog”. Our definition is a young dog between 8 months and two years of age, well socialized to people and other dogs, and having a sharp sense of obedience to the commands “Sit”, “Stay”, “Heel”, and “Here”. A started gun dog should be conditioned to the report of a gun, not gun-shy, and should have been force fetch trained, which means the dog should retrieve common hand-sized objects on command, including dead birds such as ducks and pheasants. The dog should easily load in a vehicle, should know to shut up when told, and should be retrieving single marked thrown bumpers at distances up to 50 yards. A bonus is if the dog is trained to sit and mark two thrown bumpers and retrieve them one by one on command.

Oct 31, 2023

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Pancho--2018 Black Labrador Male

Pancho is a super nice black male out of superb hunting bloodlines. Pancho is extremely athletic and he will have great endurance in the upland field. Pancho LOVES to retrieve! He's a very kind dog that will make a great family companion as well as hunting dog. Pancho is a very strong swimmer, broke to the gun, and is retrieving waterfowl. His sire, Jet, has won an incredible 7 Grand Retriever Champion titles, while his mother, Annie, is a superb upland and waterfowl hunter. All health clearances--EIC, CNM, CERF. $6,000

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Nov 01, 2023

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Tank--2023 yellow Labrador Male

Tank is simply one of the nicest pups we've ever had. Born March 15, 2023, Tank is going to be a big boy! He will be larger than most of the Labs we breed, probably finishing out at 80-85 pounds. Tank is just a pleasure to be around, with a cheerful, happy attitude and a lot of play. He has a nice blocky head, good conformation, strong retrieving desire, and he loves to swim. He has a gorgeous soft coat and he's very handsome. His sire, Roy, is a Master Hunter with a Master National pass and the dam is Bianca, our lovely yellow female. He'll be a great waterfowl dog--especially geese--and a phenomenal family companion. EIC & CNM clear. Current pricing $4,500, will go up with more training

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Nov 02, 2023

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PEACH--February 2021 Female Yellow Labrador

UPDATE--PEACH HAS FOUND A HOME--Born in February 2021, "Clinetop's Peachy Keen" is out of a terrific litter sired by Law, a gorgeous Master Hunter male with a Master National pass, and Lucy, our classy yellow female who has a Hunting Retriever Championship and is only one pass away from her Master Hunter title . Peach has a super sweet personality and is a "let's go get 'em!" kind of dog. She is gorgeous as well! We planned to use her as a brood bitch, but her OFA hip X-rays came back as "mildly dysplastic" so we cannot breed her. She shows no signs of disability, but she may over time. She will make one heck of a family dog and companion dog, but she also has strong hunt drive for the occasional hunter. EIC & CNM clear. $3,500

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