We love our puppies! 🥰 We we have no doubt you will too. With our puppy program, we focus on making the experience from litter to forever home as positive as possible! We love answering questions and helping puppy buyers through the entire experience. And that doesn’t stop when you take your puppy home. We love getting updates and questions once they go home too! 🐾🐾We are with you for the life of your dog!! 🐾🐾#labpuppy #puppyprogram #youknowyouwantone #foxredlab #blacklabrador #yellowlab #paragonretrievers #paragonpuppy #uklabs
Positive association to the crate is so important. And when they are 6 weeks old labs that are always hungry, food is about as positive as it gets!! #paragonretrievers #foxredlab #uklabs #yellowlabs #blacklab #growingupparagon #britishlabsofinsta
Heard a rumor that it was National Black Dog Day, soooo……… Hhhheeeeerrrrreeee’s Hank! He was “helping” us clear a spot on the pond for throwing bumpers and shooting ducks. He wasn’t much help with the limbs, but he made sure to keep an eye on the 3 farm ducks that we have on the pond. He’s a good boy!! (P.S. it is a video, he just doesn’t move for the first few seconds. lol)
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Wake up sleepy heads! It’s lunch time.
The puppies are getting big enough that Anna needs to be upright for them all to nurse. This is a good way for them to build muscle and dexterity, and is the start of mama weaning them. Their eyes are open, but things aren’t quite clear yet, so they have to use their nose to find their food supply, and by moving around the box, mama is also teaching them the importance of following their nose.
So many things are learned in their first 8 weeks of life, and it might not seem like much to us humans. But, man, oh man does it make a huge difference in developing a well rounded dog.
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One of my favorite parts of having puppies is when their eyes and ears open and they respond to us being in their space. This is when the wiggle walking starts. The curiosity of their own howls. And the subtle start to the playfulness. We are so blessed to be able to experience this stage of their lives, and to be able to help nurture them as they prepare for their forever homes! #annasuexmerlinlitter2024 #paragonpuppy #paragonretrievers #mannalitter2024 #blacklabrador #foxredlab #yellowlab #youknowyouwantone #puppyprogram #growingupbritish #huntingdog #labpuppy #irishlabs #uklabradors #fununlimited #labradorpuppies #uklabs #labradorretriever #huntingdogs #labradorsofmissourri #animalovers #breedersthatcare #goodbreedersdoexist #paragonretrievers
Today during their ENS/ESI session we added their identity collars. As they grow, and when they start to move around and wrestle, this will serve as a friendly way to desensitize them for leash and collars later in life.Every interaction we have with our litters is intentional and thought out. We are always looking for ways to do better or improve their litter experience. Here at Paragon Retrievers and Gun Dogs, we are focused on the betterment of the breed and the relationship between the dogs and their families. #labpuppy #puppyprogram #irishlab #britishlab #youknowyouwantone #irishlab #annasuexmerlinlitter2024 #breedersthatcare #goodbreeding #goodbreedersdoexist
Hondo decided to take MoMarsh introduction into his own paws. #puppyplayground #blacklabrador #youknowyouwantone #puppyprogram #growingupbritish #labpuppy #fununlimited #trainingfun
How it feels while waiting for hunt test season…… ⏳ Prepare. Wait. GET IT!! Alyssa and Merlin knocked it out of the park last year. Looking forward to seeing what they do this year!!! #agirlandherdog #seasonedwithlove #retriever #studdog
The puppy room is done and they have been moved in. With this move we’ve been able to incorporate more toys, obstacles, and the litter tray. They are just about weaned off mom, but she still has access to them whenever she wants and is still doing a great job of keeping them clean. Every day we add something new to their experience and get to watch them learn and explore!
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It’s day break and the puppies are HUNGRY! Poor Faith. I’m glad my kids don’t talk to me like that first thing in the morning. She hasn’t even had her coffee yet!
#hangry #breakfast #timetoeat🍴 #thatsnothowyoutalktoyourmother #earlymornings #daybreak #milkshaketime🍧 #itsquietnow #doesabodygood #growingupfast❤️ #growingupbritish
We still have three chocolate babies that still need homes. They each have such great personalities! The two boys stay in great range with no verbal or hand signal commands, they just naturally want to heel and/or stay close. The black collared one, here in this video, is birdie, and very in tune to and responsive to leadership. All three are well on their way to being housebroken, and are well mannered inside their crates and out. And to sweeten the pot, the sire to all three just reached HRCH! Please contact us, or share our info to find these beautiful pups the right home.
Real food means more messes. So while we clean, the puppies get to play! And why not break out the new boards!? Teeter totter and evaluation boards for the win today!!
What is the benefit of the teeter totter, you ask? At a basic level, it introduces the puppies to a moving, unstable surface. It works on balance and confidence. It also creates a loud noise while engaged in play, which is less likely to create a fear response, again, working on their confidence. We are smack dab in the middle of what can be a scary time for them, with their ears finally being open, and their eyes seeing more clearly. Fun and slow introduction to unexpected noises and situations helps them to be quicker to bounce back in scary situations, or to approach them cautiously, but not anxiously. So play on, little ones!
Today was like a Thanksgiving Day feast! They got their first taste of real food, and ate it up. Then nursed for dessert. They tried to play after, but a nap got the better of them.
Miss Xena is in for Board and Train for Basic Obedience. She is a sweet girl but when she first came in for training two weeks ago, she was really good at using every ounce of her little 7 month old self to leverage her body and pull in the direction she wanted to go. Today we walked loose lead with one hand on the lead and she did a great job! She is making great strides in heel, sit, and wait, and does a really nice job transitioning from a free range walk on lead to a heel.
