Bird Dog Labs, LLC

Minnesota Breeders of Quality AKC Labrador Retrievers

We offer some of the finest Labrador Retriever puppies available  Our puppies come in all the colors and shades accepted by the Labrador Retriever Club. This includes: Black, Chocolate (from light to dark) and Yellows (from light cream to fox red).

We are an AKC Breeder of Merit as well as an AKC Bred with H.E.A.R.T. Breeder!

 

Current Litters:

No current litters at this time.

Upcoming Litters:

Birddog’s Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken “Liberty” X Birddog’s Wetland Raider MH. We have had such fantastic feedback on the first litter, that we are doing it again! These will be the total package yellows/fox reds! Liberty is due around March 29th and the puppies will be ready around May 24th. Liberty is ultrasound confirmed pregnant with a small litter. At this time this litter is considered sold.

Birddog’s Goodtime Carbon Copy “Ditto” X Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi MH. We have had such wonderful feedback on this cross that we are doing it again! This will be an all chocolate litter with the potential to go any direction! Ditto is due around April 26th and will have a June go home date. Now accepting deposits to hold spots!

Planned Litters for 2023/2024

NAFC FC Beaver Run’s Raymond for Sheriff – We will be having a Raymond litter this spring/summer! We are in the process of deciding if we want to go with Freya and/or Angel. We whole-heartedly believe a cross with either Freya or Angel will be absolutely phenomenal! These crosses will produce black and yellow puppies. Just for reference Freya is Birddog’s Simply Irresistible and Angel is Birddog’s Angel Grace.

Birddog’s Gone With The Wind “Scarlett” X Riparian Ghostrider QA2 “Nick.” This will be a phenomenal repeat yellow/fox red litter! This cross is a proven producer of the total package! The puppies can go any direction and make absolutely wonderful companions too! Tentative plan is for a spring 2024 litter. If Nick is not available when Scarlett comes in heat, our back up plan is to breed her with SRSACC 2xSRSAC HRCH Feliciana’s Geaux Big or Go Home MH QA2.

Birddog’s Sweet Mystique X Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi MH. This is a requested repeat breeding! This is a cross that is proven for producing the total package.  Tentative timeline: Breeding in May, due in July and going home in September 2024.

Birddog’s Magic Power of Phoebe X Stud yet to be announced! – We are strongly leaning toward Riparian Ghostrider QA2 (Nick) for Phoebe’s first litter!

NAFC FC Beaver Run’s Raymond for Sheriff x Birddog’s Goodtime Deja Vu – We plan to try again to make this phenomenal all black litter happen.  This will be Deja’s final litter and wanted to do something that we felt would be truly incredible! This pairing will produce big beautiful black puppies that will have the potential to go any direction! This is a performance breeding that also focuses on family friendly temperaments. For reasons unknown, Deja’s body absorbed the first litter attempt. We plan to try again, but will not accept any deposits until the litter is actually born.

 

Stud Services Available

STUDS:  We offer stud services to approved females!  Our studs are all proven in the field and live as part of the family. They all have strong proven pedigrees and are some of the most extensively health tested studs available anywhere.

Birddog’s Wetland Raider JH SH MH  – FOX RED
Exceptional pedigree: Son of NAFC FC AFC Cody Cut a Lean Grade and Molly B Ringo MH  (daughter of FC AFC Dare to Dream)
~Master titled just after turning 3 years old.

Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi SH MH – CHOCOLATE
~Exceptional pedigree: Son of FC Nandool Elwood Blues and Rebel Ridge Jamaican Me Crazy MH. All 4 grandparents are FC AFC titled! This is one of the best chocolate pedigrees we have ever seen! Master titled as a 2 year old!

Birddog’s Man of Mystery SH MH  “Mojo”- CHOCOLATE~Extremely unique pedigree for a chocolate! Mojo is the result of over 4 years of planning and research. He is the first chocolate dog in over 10 generations. His color comes from  hidden chocolate factor carried through from Hall of Fame FC AFC Snake-Eyes Double or Nothin’ (sire side) and Hall of Fame 61′ & 63′ NFC CNFC AFC Del-Tone Colvin (dam side). Mojo has a loaded pedigree and is an excellent out cross option for females with more traditional chocolate pedigrees.

Birddog’s Goodtime Magic Man  “Houdini” (4 Master Passes) – CHOCOLATE ~Houdini is an absolutely wonderful, chocolate boy from our final litter between FC GRHRCH WBF’s Man On The Stand MH and Birddog’s Goodtime Magnet MH25. He is currently in Texas training with Justin Drake. Houdini will be coming home for a couple of months this winter, before heading back south to finish his Master Hunter title. After he completes his MH title, Houdini will be available for stud services.

Birddog’s TNT Wily Blue Trickster JH – CHOCOLATE
~Exceptional pedigree: Son of FC AFC CFC CAFC Barracuda Blue MH and MHR TNT Light Up The Sky MH

Birddog’s Crow Rivers Hunter – YELLOW- carries hidden chocolate
~Excellent pedigree! FC Crow Rivers Lucky To The Max X Birddog’s Amazing Grac

We are a quality breeder of AKC Labrador Retrievers located in Bemidji, Minnesota. We focus on producing the best all around Lab puppies from champion Field Bred and Hunt Test bloodlines that are healthy and free of hereditary disorders. Our dogs are selected for their natural hunting instincts, desire to please, intelligence, versatility, gentle temperaments, ability to compete in hunt tests and field trials, train-ability, pedigree, health clearances, and attractive physical features.

We take pride in our dogs and with our careful research and selection processes, our puppies should satisfy the most challenging buyer. Our labs are bred to be working dogs and have the potential to excel in any direction. They are also bred to have wonderful dispositions and make great family companions. All of our dogs live in our home and are part of our family. We actively use them for upland and waterfowl hunting, and have started running them in AKC Hunt Tests.

At Bird Dog Labs our love for the Labrador Retriever breed is undeniable. We do everything we can to try and ensure we produce healthy puppies. We go above and beyond when it comes to health testing and it shows.  Prior to any breeding all of our dogs are tested for official OFA hips, OFA elbows, OFA eyes, OFA cardiac and 15 different genetic diseases.  We have also started the process of testing for OFA Thyroid.  We are also 100% dilute free! The results of all of this health testing is readily available online on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals website as well as on the Paw Print Genetics Pedigree Database. We offer a 30 month guarantee on Hips & Eyes as well as an unconditional Lifetime Guarantee that all Bird Dog Labs puppies and puppies from our studs are genetically unaffected by the 15 different genetic diseases we test for. The genetic diseases included in our Lifetime Guarantee include: exercised induced collapse (EIC), centronuclear myopathy (CNM), progressive retinal atrophy-progressive rod-cone degeneration (PRA-pcrd), retinal dysplasia/oculoskeletal dysplasia 1 (RD/OSD), degenerative myelopathy (DM), hereditary nasal parakeratosis (HNPK), skeletal dysplasia 2 (SD2-dwarfism), cystinuria, elliptocytosis, hyperuricosuria (HUU), myotubular myopathy 1 (MTM1), narcolepsy, progressive retinal atrophy cone-rod dystrophy 4 (PRA-crd4), progressive retinal atrophy g. retriever 2 (GR-PRA2) and pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD).

We only offer a limited number of litters of puppies per year. We focus on quality and not quantity and believe in having a personal touch. All of our puppies are born and raised in our home and are thoroughly socialized. Our puppies are actually born in our bedroom and stay there until they are between 3 and 4 weeks of age. This way we can ensure that they are safe, clean and comfortable at all times. Not to mention the countless hours of attention they get during the day and late into each night. Once they are 3 to 4 weeks old, we will move them into one of our two puppy nursery rooms where we can expand their box and begin the introduction to potty training. We LOVE our puppies and it shows in their care. We will only breed litters when we can guarantee that each puppy will receive daily individual love and attention. When we have multiple litters on the ground we hire in special daily helpers to ensure that our strict standards of care are always met.  Our puppy program is extensive and comprehensive, yet we are continually fine-tuning and looking at ways to  incorporate more. At a bare minimum this program includes: early neurological stimulation (called ENS or Biosensor), early scent introduction (ESI), introduction to crates, car rides, birds or bird wings, gunfire from a distance, water (weather permitting), outdoor adventures in different types of environments, daily loud noises, introduction to potty training and lots of socialization with adults, kids and other dogs. We strive to give every puppy the best start possible. By the time they are ready to go to their new homes at 8 weeks of age, each puppy should be well prepared for whatever direction their new family takes them.

Our very first litter was in 2009 and then we took a short hiatus from breeding until 2013. Since resuming, we have had tremendous success with our very limited number of litters. To date, our puppies collectively have earned multiple hunt test titles, a QA2 title, Qualifiying JAMs, Derby JAMS, Derby Reserve JAMs and one was the youngest dog in Minnesota to ever become Certified in Advanced Area Search who is now Minnesota’s first FEMA canine. The majority of our puppies have gone to homes where they live as part of the family and have proven themselves as exceptional hunting-working-competition dogs.

 

Contact Information:

Gina Glidden

gmglidde@yahoo.com or info@birddoglabs.com or sales@birddoglabs.com

218-368-1175 (cell)
218-444-5864 (home)

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/pedigrees/breeders/details/566/  

License # MN577935