Trailrunners K9 Training Center & Labrador Retriever Dogs & Puppies

Trailrunners K9 Training Center & Labrador Retriever Dogs & Puppies Mission statement - “Trailrunners will breed the best working Labrador Retrievers possible, whose purpose is to serve and benefit mankind”

What is a “Trailrunner?”

The Original Trailrunners… Not that many years ago in nearly every indigenous society, certain ones were chosen for their speed, stamina, andintegrity, to be a “runner” (with news, message) to another village or tribe, sometimes even a great distance away. The only roads were trails in those days, and so those guys were the original “Trailrunners” In honor of them,

we wanted to name our dogs "Trailrunners" Labradors, because a good working dog has those very qualities of speed and stamina, and also because we choose to work withintegrity as we breed and train dogs, and work with our clients. Working Line Labs…
A Trailrunners Lab will not want to go lay down after a half a day’s work. Many Labradors today are actually bred to promote the “couch potato” temperament, but not ours! There is only a very small percentage of pure “working line labs” being bred today. Every lab we breed here has “Trailrunners” as part of the registered name and they live up to their name. Please see the testimonials of our “Satisfied Owners”. Hunt Test Titles…
In fact we don’t breed a dog, no matter how great the sire and dam were, unless they have a working title. (with the exception of Gideon who we acquired later in his life, but he is too good a dog to pass up for breeding) We run them in hunt tests, and obtain titles such as Junior Hunt, to Master Hunt. We have been developing our breeding lines carefully so that we have as many high quality, proven and titled working dogs as possible in the background of every pup/dog.

“On Off Dogs”…
We also have worked to develop dogs that are calm with people, but high energy when they work. This is more than an ideal, it is an actual temperament trait that we have worked to build into every Trailrunners pup. We call these "on off dogs". In size Trailrunners labs are "medium”. Black, Yellow, Chocolate, Fox Red…
We breed all colors including Fox Red. In addition to being uniquely beautiful, our Fox Reds have great pedigrees and proven working abilities, exactly as we uphold for all of our dogs. We do not recommend or breed “silver” or “charcoal” Labs. Healthy beyond skin deep…
Health wise, all dogs are certified good or excellent in hips/elbows (OFA) and eyes are cleared (CERF). We feed 100% raw WHOLE diet (nature's way) for longevity and superb disease resistance. Moms produce healthier pups and pups are calmer when mom eats this food. We have tried many high end (cooked, dry)dog foods and none compare. Allergies disappear, teeth are clean, and "cleanup" is minimized. Dogs are virtually cancer proof. The pups as well… start their lives after being weaned on raw food. The pups are born and raised in our home and go to new homes already very accustomed to human interaction. They are paper trained, along with immunization/de-worming, CKC regd. and tattooed and more. Cancer Detecting Dogs…
Trailrunners is home to Canada’s first team of Cancer Detecting Labradors, We have 5 dogs that work daily in screening cancer patients (using samples that are sent in, the patients do not come in person) We are seeing the dogs do amazing work in this field. it certainly fits our mission statement, “Trailrunners will breed the best working Labrador Retrievers possible, whose purpose is to serve and benefit mankind”

Chris and Fran Oudshoorn are full time managers and trainers, and including our 2 teens we have 6 other staff to help with the duties of cleaning, feeding, ”scooping” and letting the dogs in and out of yards. If you are interested in any of our Labrador trained adults (hunting, detection, companion, therapy dogs) or pups, please remember that we screen every inquiry/home for every dog/ pup we sell, and also evaluate each pup to go to the home best suited. Please contact Chris or Fran in person, 1 306 469 8009 - 1 888 939 8009, or [email protected]

12/21/2024

Trailrunners Kona from the Guage and Lola litter is 6 months old, and if she was not a beloved pet already she could be a star detection K9 !

Well, yesterday was a big Happy 5th Birthday to the Up & Colonel litter!!! 💕 Thanks Cryderman’s for reminding us and sen...
12/16/2024

Well, yesterday was a big Happy 5th Birthday to the Up & Colonel litter!!! 💕 Thanks Cryderman’s for reminding us and sending this amazing picture of Trailrunners Zaphee!

this year at the Saskatoon Retriever Club Christmas dinner, certificates were handed out to the dog handler members who ...
12/15/2024

this year at the Saskatoon Retriever Club Christmas dinner, certificates were handed out to the dog handler members who achieve titles during the year with their dogs. If you scroll down, you will see most of them, including Ingrid Wessels and Fran Oudshoorn. congratulations to all and thanks to the Retriever club for another great year of successes in Hunt tests, trials and individual Retriever members dogs hitting the “mark” for another year! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/czjTaByCiR2hESQF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

12/12/2024

Ziggy is showing us all how to run on the treadmill when you love staring at cats, and know Toodie the cat is over there.

Trailrunners Lexi lives in North Battleford area… 9 year difference. Lexi at 3 and now at 12. White face but same attitu...
12/08/2024

Trailrunners Lexi lives in North Battleford area… 9 year difference. Lexi at 3 and now at 12. White face but same attitude.

Frost on the weather vane overnight turned this “pointer”from a GSP to a Drahthaar Pointer. You may have to zoom in to s...
12/06/2024

Frost on the weather vane overnight turned this “pointer”from a GSP to a Drahthaar Pointer. You may have to zoom in to see it. This weather vane was a gift from Roberta Oliveira a couple of years ago and has been much appreciated. However now its time to trim the bushes or raise the weathervane!

12/05/2024

Trailrunners Cedar is A registered medical facility therapy dog, a trained and great companion, and an outdoors fanatic with mom 24/7 if they could... Lives and works in Saskatoon... Just heard this... "No leash. Just hops right in when I say treadmill!"

Here's with young Trailrunners Hugo, who is already excelling at the sport of Dock Diving. Canadian Dock Diving has ...
12/01/2024

Here's with young Trailrunners Hugo, who is already excelling at the sport of Dock Diving. Canadian Dock Diving has all but ceased for the season due to "hard" water, but there's no problem like that in Arizona where they live! You may recall or can find by scrolling back a ways, a previous post when Hugo was a small pup already enjoying swimming in their pool and being conditioned for the sport. Great job with Hugo Tara, thanks for sharing.

Trailrunners Chewy with in Saskatoon is doing great and loves being outside in the snow! For your next fantastic Labr...
12/01/2024

Trailrunners Chewy with in Saskatoon is doing great and loves being outside in the snow! For your next fantastic Labrador Retriever, contact Trailrunners Labradors. Our labs from the best of working bloodlines do not disappoint as companions for active families, hunting, or working dogs.

Between great naps at age 15, Trailrunners Orion still gets to do what he loves with his owner since eight weeks old, Br...
11/22/2024

Between great naps at age 15, Trailrunners Orion still gets to do what he loves with his owner since eight weeks old, Brendon Smith.

Trailrunners Tracker is both the family dog and the working dog at Lac Brûlé in Quebec. Cute poster reminds the cabin...
11/17/2024

Trailrunners Tracker is both the family dog and the working dog at Lac Brûlé in Quebec. Cute poster reminds the cabin guests not to spoil him! This is their latest update - "Tracker is the perfect companion. He adapts so well to all our clients and friends dogs, often leaving them surprised when they think their own dog doesn’t get along with other animals, but then will become friends with Tracker. It’s so cute how he can act completely differently with each dog, depending on their personality type. For hunting, he can find a wounded animal by their stress hormones and let us know if it will survive, or chase the scent until he finds it. He loves to be outside and loves to work, but also settles down beautifully when it’s time to relax. Can’t believe he will soon be five. We are so happy to have found Trailrunners, you truly chose the perfect match for us ❤️

Hi Fran. Tucker 9 and Riggs 3, looking as handsome as ever! Donna McRae
11/17/2024

Hi Fran. Tucker 9 and Riggs 3, looking as handsome as ever! Donna McRae

11/17/2024

Trailrunners Willow owned by Jason Silliker of canadianpremierhunts is now 7 1/2 years and in typical Trailrunners Labrador form, not even starting to slow down. “Last hunt of the season this afternoon and close to 4000 birds retrieved this fall Willow still has the speed. zero issue this fall with her, not showing any signs of soreness”

11/10/2024

Arlene Ann Wright Copper does so well on his threadmill 😊 So glad you trained him to walk on it .Even likes having company Ann

Review from Valery Fraser, Fort McMurray Alberta… “I took my border collie Luna to Trailrunners she was having issues of...
11/06/2024

Review from Valery Fraser, Fort McMurray Alberta… “I took my border collie Luna to Trailrunners she was having issues of fear aggressions and basic obedience issues, after her spending 58 days with Fran and her team Luna is the amazing dog I knew she could be. It took amazing care of her and it shows. The training don't just stop when they leave Trailrunners, they showed me how to continue her training so she continues to be the amazing dog she is. I learned so much from Fran what's the time I spent with her. I always thought I knew dogs after all I had them all my life, but I totally understand even more than what I did before.
I want to say thank you to Fran and her team for all the help and training they did with Luna and myself you truly are fantastic people.”

that’s from a recent Google Review of Luna who went home a terrifically changed dog. Luna had been to a number of other trainers over lots of time without solving the core problem. Photo is on her in house training before she went home, she was one who loves toys so she occupied herself with digging all the toys out of the toy box! Google reviews link is in the comment section…

Nelly is a lovely little dog whom we have been training for a client. Nelly had had a lot of issues of which anxiety w...
11/05/2024

Nelly is a lovely little dog whom we have been training for a client. Nelly had had a lot of issues of which anxiety was a big one. She is a lot calmer now after training, and here she is pictured on her in-house portion of training. The dogs get to pick their toys in the house and Nelly picked this little disk and uses it as a chin pillow to sleep and relax better. All dogs are way more intelligent than we can believe when we see them at their worst behaviours at first. but once you peel off that anxiety or aggression or hyperactivity, their true personality, and intelligence shines forth. Trailrunners specializes in this and the results speak for themselves.

Tired out from our morning workout! These are just a few of the amazing dogs here at Trailrunners for their obedience (...
11/04/2024

Tired out from our morning workout! These are just a few of the amazing dogs here at Trailrunners for their obedience (and some behaviour rehab) training. We also are working on another class of gun dogs, they are all learning so much, and we are enjoying teaching them.

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Trailrunners Kona from the Guage and Lola litter is 6 months old, and if she was not a beloved pet already she could be a star detection K9 !

Ziggy is showing us all how to run on the treadmill when you love staring at cats, and know Toodie the cat is over there.

Trailrunners Cedar is A registered medical facility therapy dog, a trained and great companion, and an outdoors fanatic with mom 24/7 if they could... Lives and works in Saskatoon... Just heard this... "No leash. Just hops right in when I say treadmill!"

Trailrunners Willow owned by Jason Silliker of canadianpremierhunts is now 7 1/2 years and in typical Trailrunners Labrador form, not even starting to slow down. “Last hunt of the season this afternoon and close to 4000 birds retrieved this fall Willow still has the speed. zero issue this fall with her, not showing any signs of soreness”

Some dogs while on their ‘In House’ portion of their training are excited about bones. They all get to pick whatever they want out if the toy box and they each pick different things according to their personality. Moose the German Short Hair Pointer goes home today after he trains with his owners for the afternoon. He does not know that yet so for now the bone is just fine!

Arlene Ann Wright Copper does so well on his threadmill 😊 So glad you trained him to walk on it .Even likes having company @Arlene Ann

Pairing dogs of similar qualities and temperament in the play yards… Fynn and Lilly, Ziggy and Bella.

teaching the youngers

Our training ponds are just ducky, this time of year. Just ask hunting Labs like Trailrunners Lacey, who get a birds eye view from their exercise yards.

Luna is a mirror image of Libby’s markings! From left to right its Luna, Libby, and Wink. They are learning their treadmill. After a time they can learn to run on treadmill untethered - for now it keeps them rolling off every time there is a distraction. Like Toodie who just ran by behind them! (See Libby who noticed and then later Wink once Toodie caught her good eye)

Trailrunners Ranger was born on June 3 2023, and was picked up 8 weeks later as a little pup by Barb Holte and son James (the young fellow holding pup at left) . This is a cute little video but wait till the next post in a day or so, to see how Ranger looks now at 14 months old, and what he and James do together now!

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