RSJ Labradors

08/13/2024

We are sad to say that Secret has had a false pregnancy! We gave her the full time to give birth because she developed milk and a little belly. But, even with the best of love and treatment sometimes God says not right now.

The good news is we do have 8 healthy puppies available out of Athena to Zander born 7/11/24 and 11 healthy puppies out of Sandy to Captain!! Born 8/6/24

I will be reaching out to families in the next couple of days regarding eligibility for these puppies. We have chocolates, black and yellow in these litters!!

07/23/2024

07/19/2024

Ohhh please keep voting!

Vote for your favorites in Guide to Florida's annual Best of Florida awards!

07/13/2024

Urgent ‼️ Mia & Marley need a new home currently in foster care can’t stay there to long, owner can not care for them please help!!!
MUST STAY TOGETHER!!!!

M unaltered, F spayed. Good with 👫👬 Housebroken. Both get along with other 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺
M is 8 F is 7
Fr🐾🐾 to good 🏠
In Stuart FL
PM Debi Garno Whitingfor information

07/10/2024

3rd Year in a Row!!

We’re thrilled to be nominated for the 2024 Best of Florida Awards! Every vote counts, and we need yours. Cast your vote today to help RSJ Labradors win! Www.GUIDEtoFLORIDA.com/best-of/vote/pets-animals

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06/23/2024

The following is copied from Dublin’s Classic Labradors:

Why do you charge so much for your puppies?”

This is a question quality breeders are used to hearing. I’ve heard some variation of it a few times recently. For the purposes of answering this question, I went back several years to look at the last 10 litters we’ve produced, which included 48 live puppies (3 of which we kept). The average cost was about $2000.

“Wow,” you must be thinking, “45 x $2000! That’s an easy $90K. Maybe I want to start breeding dogs.” Let me fill in the story, starting with some the expenses associated with these 48 puppies:

• 4 c-sections
• 1 spay
• 28 progesterone tests
• 13 x-rays
• 1 ultrasound
• 2 emergency visits to the vet
• 1 entire litter lost to Canine Herpes virus
• 2 necropsies on dead puppies
• 5 titer tests from the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture for CHV
• 5 stud fees
• 26 artificial insemination kits
• 144 puppy dewormings (Pyrantel)
• 48 preventative treatments for coccidia (Marquis)
• 288 doses of Fenbendazole for deworming and giardia prevention
• 48 rounds of first shots (distemper, adenovirus, parvo, parainfluenza)
• 48 microchips
• 576 (approx.) doses of probiotics
• 48 AKC registrations and puppy packets
• 84 heartworm preventative doses for adults
• Dozens of genetic tests on the adults
• OFA certifications on hips, elbows, eyes, and hearts
• Vaccinations, dewormings, and pro-biotics for adults
• Dogfood for adults and puppies
• Misc. kennel supplies: e.g., shampoo, heating pads, whelping supplies, chew toys, dog bowls, training supplies, squeegees, disinfectants, etc.
• Hundreds if not thousands of miles on our vehicles for trips to the vet

I’m not even counting the expenses to keep the kennels heated in winter and air conditioned in the summer. I’m sure I’m missing a lot of other expenses (like our website- just thought of that). Based on what’s listed above and some quick math, our estimated costs for these expenses come in well over $30K. It’s not unheard of for us to actually lose money on a litter that we’ve spent countless hours with for 8 weeks. Other breeders have experienced this as well. This is our labor of love for the Labrador breed. It comes with the territory, so we aren’t complaining. Based on the profit we claimed on our most recent tax return (2023) divided by the estimated number of hours we spent that year—are you ready for this?—we made a little over $5 an hour. (To be honest, we had an unusually high number of expenses in 2023, so it doesn’t quite represent the norm.)

“Why do we charge so much?” I really don’t mind the question, but it’s one that is hard to adequately answer over the phone in a sentence or two. The short answer is that you get what you pay for. Quality breeders do not cut corners. And that’s a big part of the reason why a quality Labrador costs $2000-3000 here in the Midwest (and substantially more on the coasts).

06/14/2024

Copied from another source:

Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?

The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.

I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.

"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"

"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."

"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."

"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."

In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***

05/30/2024

05/27/2024

Truth!

05/25/2024

One of our puppy owners: out of Precious x Elmo… owns this boarding facility in Jupiter. Donald, the dog, loves greeting others here!

05/25/2024

I love when families come back for another puppy from us! This just makes me smile… 11 years apart!

05/25/2024

We have 1 black female available. She is almost 5 weeks old. A family decided they needed to wait another 6 months for their puppy! One of these could be yours!

05/24/2024

This is an “Obvious Reminder”! I know everyone knows this, but it deserves repeating l!! Asphalt is HOt! Please protect your dogs!

05/22/2024

Puppppppppies: Oliver to Major 4 weeks old!

05/22/2024

Are you ready for this!?!? Astro at the ballpark! His 1st putting was a blast! He did great!

If you need help setting up how to deal with your puppy once you get them home, please let me know !

05/15/2024

Why don't pictures like this ever trend 🥰 ❤️😴😢
🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful cabin crew 🌹
Scarlett Johansson💋💋

05/10/2024

Clover x Major Pups! 2 weeks old! Eyes opened! 3 lbs each, already!

05/07/2024

05/05/2024

Midnight brought on good luck! They won the tournament!!!

05/05/2024

Get ready for the best of the best!