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Chambray Canine Community #1 AKC Ch Lab Breeder
84 AKC chs since 1993
63 chs since 2012
6 chs in 2022!
3 new chs for 2023
3 new ch's for 2024

“Goose” - so excited for this puppy’s future!
10/03/2025

“Goose” - so excited for this puppy’s future!

Introducing Chambray Labrador's most titled dog ever, UGRCH URBPIS UWP URO1 AKC MJR PTD Chambrays Ticket To Anywhere RN ...
05/03/2025

Introducing Chambray Labrador's most titled dog ever, UGRCH URBPIS UWP URO1 AKC MJR PTD Chambrays Ticket To Anywhere RN DS AJ AS HDJ TKA FDC FTN CGCA BCAT RATN VHMP...."Otto"...Congratulations to his owner JoAnne Wirtz for taking Otto where no man/woman has gone before with their Chambray dog! Wow, amazing and on top of all those abbreviated titles, he is an exceptional, true-blue breed type and phenomenal breed temperament and personality...................the ultimate do it all Labrador.............Beauty, Brains & Best All Around! PS: I am not up to date on what all the titles mean, so if JoAnne is up to the task, please comment on this post and let us all know what all the abbreviated titles mean. Breeders: Chambray Labradors and Cineáltas Labradors
Sire: Gold GRCh Chambrays Tank'd On The Boulevard MJAMS MJAMSS
Dam: AKC ChMajPted/Int Ch Chambrays Bella Mare A Star Is Born At Iconic CGC CGCA
Owner: JoAnne Wirtz

The snuggles 😍
05/03/2025

The snuggles 😍

These faces just make your heart melt 🫠
02/03/2025

These faces just make your heart melt 🫠

The trifecta! The only 3 lab colors 😍 black, chocolate and yellow.
01/03/2025

The trifecta! The only 3 lab colors 😍 black, chocolate and yellow.

Seeing this photo of Jill Van Houten’s ‘Tasha' and her puppies, Gr Ch Chambray’s Kisses Sweeter Than Honey, bred to GCHG...
01/03/2025

Seeing this photo of Jill Van Houten’s ‘Tasha' and her puppies, Gr Ch Chambray’s Kisses Sweeter Than Honey, bred to GCHG Ch MBISS MRBIS Hoffman’s Chimichanga, brings back memories of Chambray’s first-ever Labrador litter.

March marks an incredible milestone—52 years since I welcomed my first Labrador Retriever litter into the world at Chambray Acres on March 1st, 1973! It’s been a journey filled with passion, dedication, and an unwavering love for this fantastic breed.

Time may have slowed me down, and life’s challenges have made some things harder, but Chambray Labradors and the Chambray Owner’s Program are stronger than ever, carrying on with the same heart, purpose, and commitment that have defined us for over five decades. This isn’t just a kennel—it's a legacy, a family, a lifelong mission to guide and mentor those who share our love for Labrador Retrievers.

And now, as I pass the torch, I do so with immense pride and confidence, knowing that the next generation of Herzons is ready to lead the way. My daughter, Jessi Herzon, has been by my side since she was a baby—watching, learning, and living this incredible life alongside me. From delivering and raising litters to training thousands of dogs, Jessi has dedicated herself wholeheartedly to this world we love. With her Associate’s Degree from MDCC, her studies in Animal Science at UF, and her Veterinary Nursing degree, she has built a foundation of knowledge that complements her natural talent as a Professional Dog Trainer and Handler. Through Professional K9 Services and her own Exclusive K9 Services, she is continuing our work and elevating it, offering the best in mentorship, training, and handling to Chambray Owners.
For over 30 years, Chambray Labradors has been more than just a breeding program—it has been a family-run journey of passion, perseverance, and purpose.

Together, we’ve built the most successful Labrador Retriever Owner’s Program in the country, shaping the futures of countless dogs and their owners and producing more Co-Owned and Co-Bred AKC Labrador Champions than any other program.

As we celebrate this milestone, I want to thank every Chambray Owner—past, present, and future—for being part of this story. Your love for these incredible dogs keeps our mission alive, and with Jessi leading the way, the future is brighter than ever.

Here’s to the next chapter in the Chambray journey, the unbreakable bonds we’ve formed, and the countless Labradors still to come.

The heart of Chambray will always beat strong. ❤️🐾

We’d love to welcome to the world these sweet treats! Tasha x Burrito
27/02/2025

We’d love to welcome to the world these sweet treats! Tasha x Burrito

The next generation 🥰
25/02/2025

The next generation 🥰

“Goose” says he’s a baseball fan ⚾️
12/02/2025

“Goose” says he’s a baseball fan ⚾️

Look at those faces 😍😍🥰❤️
08/02/2025

Look at those faces 😍😍🥰❤️

Chambrays Owner’s Program, 36 Years Later, The Beat Goes On, Great as Ever.Chambray Labradors celebrates the 100th Trife...
07/02/2025

Chambrays Owner’s Program, 36 Years Later, The Beat Goes On, Great as Ever.

Chambray Labradors celebrates the 100th Trifecta at an AKC dog show!

This time around this 100th milestone was at the recent Greater Miami Dog Club dog show held on February 2nd, 2025!

Our very first Trifecta occurred at the West Palm Beach Dog Fanciers show in March of 1993.

Since then, there have been 100 different dog shows where a Chambray dog won Winners Dog at the same show that a Chambray female won Winners B*tch and that a Chambray dog was awarded Best Of Breed!

In addition, this Trifecta was also the Big Five, consisting of (1) Winners Dog, (2) Winners B*tch, (3) Best Of Winners, (4) Best Of Opposite S*x and (5) Best Of Breed…as it would be the Winners Bitch at this show that took Best Of Winners and also Best Of Opposite S*x!!!

For a Labrador breeder or of any other breed of dog, achieving their first-ever Trifecta is a true dream come true. I vividly and fondly remember our first Trifecta back in 1993 where Chambrays Russell took Winners Dog, Best Of Winners and Best Of Breed and Chambrays Indian Summer was awarded Winners B*tch and Best Of Opposite S*x, the two of them achieving the Trifecta/Big Five combination as just occurred with the milestone 100 of the present.

That Trifecta/Big Five win was especially meaningful for us as Labrador breeders as the judge for the day was Labrador/Breeder Judge, Bernie Ziessow of Franklin Labradors and also the author of The Official Book of the Labrador Retriever.

This time around, 32 years later, Chambrays Kramer Of The Universe was awarded Winners Dog.

Chambrays Princess Annie was the Winners B*tch, Best Of Winners and Best Of Opposite S*x over competition and Bronze GrCh Chambray Emperior Maximus Ben Tank’d On The BLVD was awarded Best Of Breed

The real clincher to this zenith feat, all three of these dogs go back 11 generations to Ch Chambrays Indian Summer, who was part of Chambray's first-ever, landmark Trifecta back in 1993!!!!!

Of course, none of the above would have ever been possible without our unique Chambray Owner’s Program, starting with that very first big win, where both Labradors, Russell and Summer were placed with two of our very first co-owners, the Rodriguez family of Coral Gables and the McGowan family of Davie Fl. Both families participated with us in training, showing and breeding the next generation of Chambray dogs.

Today, we have a whole community of Chambray Owners that have contributed to Chambray Labradors to accrue this 100th rarefied benchmark achievement.

The Winners Dog that started off the winning spree, Chambrays Kramer Of The Universe, is owned by the Shumanis family, who has been with Chambray for quite some time and have owned several Chambray dogs. Kramer is their first show dog, with Jessi Herzon as his handler at the dog shows.

Kramer is the offspring of Chambray’s Silent Bit O’Honey, ‘Callie’, a Chambray top show pick female puppy placed with the Bershaw family of Orlando Fl. Together with the Bershaw family, we co-bred Callie to produce her first litter.

Callie came from a co-bred litter from Ch Chambrays Sweet Honey Samantha, which also was the top show pick female from a co-bred litter with the Padgett family of Palmetto Bay Fl who owned Chambrays Eko. Samantha was placed with Neil Merin and was co-bred to produce her one litter producing Callie.

The second winner of the day was the WB, BOW and BOS, Chambrays Princess Annie which is owned by long-time Chambray Owners, Vet/Dr. Bob Buzzetti and wife Gina, who have now owned five Chambray dogs going back to 2007.

Annie’s dam, Chambrays Dazzling NCounter, ‘Daisy’ is owned and co-bred with Grace Zumpano who dates back to 1997 as a Chambray Owner. Annie too will follow in her ancestor’s tradition of producing the next generation of stellar offspring for Chambrays Owner’s Program.

Finally, completing the Trifecta for the third win was Bronze GrCh Chambrays Maxi, being awarded the Best Of Breed. Maxi was placed with the Steinman family of Pinecrest Fl.

Maxi is the product of a co-owned/co-bred litter bred to Int Ch Lobelia Herbu Zadora…Lobelia is co-owned/co-bred with Olga and Juan Marrero, who have co-bred 17 AKC champions with Chambray Labradors.

Maxi’s sire is Gold GrCh Chambrays Tank’d, who is co-owned with Cindy Ceballos… who has been with Chambray Labradors since 1995, now 30 years later, Tank’d is her 4th Chambray dog and her 3rd AKC champion co-owned and co-bred with Chambray Labradors.

Adding significant kudos to this 100th Trifecta accomplishment and sweetening the pot of winning for the day, was Gold GrCh Chambrays Miss Molly May, as she was awarded Select Grand Champion Female, giving her over 520 AKC Grand Champion gold points, which places her in 18th place at the AKC Top 100 Grand Championship Titles. (https://www.apps.akc.org/apps/grand_championship/index.cfm?type=gca§ion=gc_awards)

Molly is owned by John Menhennett and Debbie Skinner of Ft Lauderdale Fl.

Molly was produced by a co-bred litter with Olga and Juan Marrero from Int Ch WinQuest Chambray Kept Secret, who also produced Silver GrCh Chambrays the Tradition Continues, owned by Carol and Chip Wilkening.

All of the above owners and co-breeders, completing the mission of Chambray’s Owners Program of producing the best, from the best champions and breed-worthy contributor specimens…………then placing that next generation with prospective new Chambray Owners that will work within the guidelines of breeding the best to produce the best and then place those best puppies with the best possible new owners to keep the continuum moving forward one generation at a time for the Betterment Of The Breed.

Amazing to say the least, I am so proud of all these great memories, the great Chambray Owners that have participated in our unique Owners Program, and without a doubt, the great show and breed-worthy dogs that together we developed, trained and showed which contributed to Chambray Labradors being so successful starting in the late 1980’s to the present 2025, going strong now, three and a half decades later!

02/02/2025

The miami show was a success. It was 2 shows per day.

Labs
Zoom - 2 reserve winners dog and one winners dog. (His first show)
Kramer - 3 winners dog
June - 4 first placed ( her first show)
Annie- won her class all 4 shows then went winners, best of winners and best of opposite over specials.

Border collie
Stetson went breed all 4 shows and then in groups took a group 2 and two group 3s.

German shepherd
James Bond took best of breed all 4 shows and showed wonderful in the group for his first time.

Congrats to all my owners!

Crate training 🤣
29/01/2025

Crate training 🤣

Chambrays Fireball - “Lucy” enjoying the snow in Pensacola, Florida! Yup that is right …. FLORIDA!
24/01/2025

Chambrays Fireball - “Lucy” enjoying the snow in Pensacola, Florida! Yup that is right …. FLORIDA!

Just melts your heart ♥️
21/01/2025

Just melts your heart ♥️

20/01/2025

Nuggets 😍

The nuggets tried mush today ! And with full bellies they took a nice long nap.
17/01/2025

The nuggets tried mush today !

And with full bellies they took a nice long nap.

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Where do you start the story about a half-century odyssey with dogs?

Let’s commence with my Labrador love affair that started in 1970 and since then, every single year that has fleeted by, I have been blessed to have this wonderful breed of dog in my life.

Forty-seven years ago in 1973, I moved out to Chambray Acres and this became my homestead with my Labradors. Today, you see ‘us’, as a family, with two generations of Herzons totally involved with Labradors and other breeds as well.

This ‘total involvement’ is headlined by the Chambray Canine Community that covers all of our activities, enterprises, and business-ventures with all aspects of animal husbandry, total dog care, training, conditioning, and dog showing at the highest level in all breeds, while still specializing in Labrador Retrievers.