At Sweet Labs Labrador Retrievers, my goal is to produce healthy, balanced, trainable Labrador Retrievers with interest in participating in whatever their people want to do. We produce show line, or English, Labs with emphasis on good health and temperament.
Over the years we have enjoyed competing in obedience, rally obedience, dock diving, agility, conformation, working certificates and hunt tests. I love the versatility and easy maintenance of Labradors.
In 2002 I purchased my first purebred Labrador retriever, a yellow male I named Jasper. With him I discovered the ever-growing number of dog sports available through AKC. We tried conformation, but I had a lot to learn and Jasper didn’t like it, so we tried obedience (he didn’t like that either), rally obedience, and agility. He loved agility; he could fly! In 2004, his half-sister Ruby joined the family and we took up rally and dock diving. Ruby, Stonybeck Crimson Corundum CD RE produced my first litter in 2007.
The first litter at six weeks old. Affectionately labeled the “purse litter”: Prada, Gucci, Coach (the blacks), Dooney and Burke (the yellows). Prada went on to become my first AKC champion. They were out of Stonybeck Crimson Corundum CD RE and GCH Janlons Light My Fire. Photo by Karen Hudson in 2007
Ruby and Prada both earned Rally Obedience titles at the GGLRC trial in 2011. Ruby is on the left, Prada on the right.
Louis and I in deep concentration marking the fall. Photo by Zach Heath 2021
Prada won her second major in Ventura under judge Christopher T. Neale. She almost didn’t go to this show! Lisa likes to tell of my buying a room air conditioner to keep Prada from losing her coat and keeping the room downright cold. I was also scrambling at the last minute to find her a ride!
These are just a few highlights. The buttons below will take you to the pages for the girls and boys.