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WRK Labs

We breed silver and charcoal Labrador Retrievers in a home environment. We love our dogs and treat them like they're our children.
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We currently anticipate having two litters per year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. We will also post pictures and updates of our male, Moose, and females, Kimber, Rossi, and our new girl coming October 2020. Sometimes I think they get better treatment than I do but I wouldn't have it any other way. If you have any questions please feel free to ask and we will try to keep the page as updat

ed as possible. If you are interested in an upcoming litter we encourage you to fill out our Google Form (https://forms.gle/jVwvA4gB7ChKAj617) so we have your information on file.

03/12/2024

We picked up this little girl today to add to our family. This is 8 week old Pearl, our pretty little silver lab. ♥️

12/31/2023

Update: All of the puppies have new and wonderful homes. Thanks for your support of WRK Labs!

We still have these three sweet boys from our recent litter. Not only are they lovable, cuddly, and sweet, labs are intelligent, enthusiastic, loyal, and most of all, FUN! These silver pups have had all vaccinations, are health checked, wormed, and kid approved. We have reduced the price a significant amount. Message me for questions. 😃

12/08/2023

We are soooooooo adorable!

12/07/2023

Welcome back! After a two year hiatus, Silver Lane Kennels is back- with a new name: Whitetail River Kennels. Same family (Brittany’s mom and dad), and same dog family/bloodline! We are excited to share our puppies with you and hope you love them as much as we do! Here are a few that we have available right now!

12/27/2021

Some SLK pupdates! 😍 R***r, Ollie, and Kota all fit in perfectly in their homes 🏡 We are so thankful for families that love our pups so much! ♥️

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

The Graham plabs visited Santa and I’m willing to bet they were on the nice list! Let us see your Christmas pictures in the comments! 🎄🎅🏼♥️

11/10/2021

Moose says, “Happy Fall!” 🍁

09/04/2021

How cute is Dakota?!?! 😍🐶 We love getting pup-dates ♥️

08/20/2021

Jet (FC Road Warriors Dieter Brock x That's Gonna Take A Tarabyte UD GO VER RA SH MX MXJ ACT1 TKA CGC etc). 7/2/2018 - 7/10/2021.

This is a sad post to write, but important. I'm going to put on my veterinarian hat for a moment. Jet was a promising young hunting and field trial dog with a bright future ahead of him. About July 7th, his owner called me because Jet wasn't doing well and had been diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy and end-stage heart failure. In spite of excellent treatment (and I did get to talk to his veterinarian), Jet continued to deteriorate and passed away on the morning of the 10th.

Labradors don't get the genetic form of DCM, like Boxers and Dobermans. In a young Labrador like Jet who had a normal heart echo (ultrasound) at 7 weeks of age, a diagnosis of DCM is 100% nutrition. Jet was fed Acana Red Meat Recipe (grain free) from the time he was picked up at my place at 8 weeks. Unfortunately, although his owner was trying his best to do right by the dog (these boutique companies have some excellent marketing), Acana was the most common food in the initial FDA report of DCM cases.

We (veterinary community) do not entirely understand what is wrong with grain free foods, only that dogs who are fed grain free foods are at risk of developing Nutritional Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and it does not appear to matter if taurine is added to the food or not. Sometimes you get lucky. I do see dogs in the clinic who are on Taste of the Wild, Blue Buffalo, etc without problems. However, my colleagues and I, in a small rural practice, also found 5-6 cases of DCM between December and March from pets on grain free food. One of the vets I work with euthanized a dog with DCM this week, also caused by grain free food. The problem is real.

Reading material for skeptics:
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy

https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/11/dcm-update/

https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-01-01/fda-urges-collaboration-dilated-cardiomyopathy-afflicts-more-dogs

I feed Purina Proplan to my dogs. Yes, it has corn in it! That is why my dogs do not have dilated cardiomyopathy (and I am sure of it, because they all get cardiac echos). I pay quite a bit to Purina for dog food and have never received a check or other "kickbacks" for recommending their food. If you don't like Purina, then try one of the other manufacturers who do feeding trials, have nutritionists on staff, and whose main diets have not been associated with DCM cases. Hills, Royal Canin, Iams, or Eukanuba are also excellent choices.

Feeding a good quality, balanced diet to your dog and keeping them slim will prevent a ton of nutrition related problems. Buying good food is much cheaper than veterinary visits. I wrote an article last winter on how to avoid spending money at your veterinary clinic that covers food as well as many other managment related topics.http://www.clairedvm.com/how_to_avoid_spending_money_at_vet.pdf

RIP Jet. I watched him run a derby last summer and he was a good dog. 💔

Dr Klatt

05/18/2021

We have ONE puppy left! If you’re interested in this gorgeous silver female let us know ASAP!

04/30/2021

Final count 2 silver females, 1 silver male, 2 charcoal females, and 4 charcoal males, for a total of NINE!!!! 🥰🐶🤗

04/29/2021

Mama and babies are doing great! We believe we are done with a final count of 1 silver male, 1 silver female, 2 charcoal females, and 3 charcoal males, for a total of 7 puppies 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

If you have submitted a deposit we will be in contact today, if you are interested and have not contacted us we recommend contacting us ASAP as puppies are typically all claimed by the time they are two weeks old.

04/29/2021

It’s puppy day!!!!!

04/08/2021

We have been through our list and we still have 1, maybe 2 openings left for deposits for our April litter. If you’re interested please send us a message and we will answer any questions you have!

04/01/2021

Our ultrasound was today and we have a confirmed pregnancy! If you have filled out the inquiry form you will be contacted soon! 🐶🐾 Puppies are due between April 18th-24th.

02/19/2021

We should be having puppies sometime in the second half of April! Interested? Fill out this form and we’ll start contacting people and accepting deposits as soon as pregnancy is confirmed!

Inquiry Form:
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9HhrEeJP3YH--4TwXQQyL_ZmAVizmNTyxDjT5yPyEN5k3IA/viewform

02/08/2021

The Irwin pups, Zeus and Zelos (a SLK alumni), are cheering for the Chiefs tonight! Who do you have for tonight’s game, ❤️💛 Chiefs or ❤️🖤 Buccaneers?

01/31/2021

🐾 Pupdate 🐾

Piper’s mom sent us some sweet pictures 😍 We LOVE when our puppy parents send us pictures that we can share with you all! 😊 How could anyone not love that sweet face?!?! 🥰

01/30/2021

🐾 Pupdate 🐾

Daisy’s mom sent us some pictures and we think they’re WAY too cute not to share 😍 Daisy’s mom says she loves strawberries 🍓 and snow ❄️ and her human, as you can see 👦🏻

What a sweet pup! ♥️

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We currently anticipate having two litters per year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. We will also post pictures and updates of our male, Moose, and females, Kimber, Rossi, and our new girl coming October 2020. We love our dogs and treat them like they're our children. Sometimes I think they get better treatment than I do but I wouldn't have it any other way. If you have any questions please feel free to ask and we will try to keep the page as updated as possible. If you are interested in an upcoming litter we encourage you to fill out our Google Form (https://forms.gle/jVwvA4gB7ChKAj617) so we have your information on file.