Albaroth Labradors

15/07/2023

*Merle, tan pointed, silver, champagne, or charcoal Labrador Retrievers do not exist.*

They are not rare recessive colours, they are not exotic, they are introduced via crossbreeding. These dogs are then continually bred from by people who are out to scam you by charging a premium price for a poorly bred dog and who take advantage of the fact that the Kennel Club do not care to check or challenge litter registrations.

The only true coat colours are chocolate, yellow or black. Fox red or white are just darker/lighter shades of yellow. Some dogs may have coat mutations, such as black patches on yellow dogs or white patches but they still remain true to their coat colour.

Dilute genes are introduced through crossing out to other breeds and the dilute genes are notoriously BAD for a dogs health. Resulting in many debilitating health conditions typically affecting the skin, eyes or ears. Things that the dog suffer with for life.

If you're choosing a Labrador Retriever for your family, choose from a breeder who has tested their dogs to be clear from any dilute genes, in addition to the standard genetic and health testing (eye, elbows, hips, and hereditary disease markers).

06/02/2023

I'm interested to know how many people would be looking for or considering a chocolate labrador to join their family?

Albaroth Skittle Bomb (Skittle) will be turning 3 at the end of this year and I feel like she's going to produce wonderful puppies. However, given the current climate and the abundance of puppies out there currently looking for homes, it would be irresponsible of me to breed her without having a few homes ready and waiting for her pups.

For Rolo's (Skittle's mom) litters I was declining a lot of homes as there was such demand, I don't expect it to be quite the same this time round.

So, if you think you would have room in your family for a chocolate labrador puppy around Feb/Mar 2024, please get in touch. Also please share if you know anyone else who might be interested.

19/11/2021

Albaroth Old Fashioned (Rex) is being raised by a Foster family while in training to be a service dog.

If you or someone you know is interested in being a Foster family for a service dog, get in touch with them!

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06/11/2021

Unfortunately we've not been successful with getting Rolo in pup this year 😢

We're not sure if we will be trying again next year as plans were to spay and retire her from breeding. She will only be 6 next year, but considering all the plans we have for next year already, we'll be having to make a lot of changes in order to accommodate a litter which I'm not sure we will be able to do.

If you were waiting on a pup from us, I'm very sorry but we will be taking some time to decide whether or not we will try again with this mating. 🐾❤

11/07/2021

Choccy family 🥰🐾

Aunty Poppy (Rolo's sister) has been staying for a few nights, love their little evening play time before bed ❤

Hubby is just about ready to kick me out though for suggesting another one would balance the numbers nicely 😂😬

01/06/2021

Albaroth Dark and Stormy

Absolutely stunning photo of her wee Revel 😍

Meet Revel, a 5 month old chocolate labrador puppy. Currently living life at 90 MPH it was a challenge to get a good image, but even this little cutie was no match for a 18000 of a second burst of light, allowing us to create this beautiful painterly portrait.

17/05/2021

Not done an update here in a while, but as you can see we're all doing great!

These two were out getting some training done this afternoon. Improving on those sit stays, we need to build up to a minimum of 3 mins sit stay 😳 Including an out of sight element. We'll get there!

11/05/2021

Galen Therapy Centre

20/04/2021

Who wants to go throw a 'Like' on this post for Albaroth Cheeky Vimto? 🥰🐕

Please click on the original post and click 'Like' so she can win a free print ❤🐾

10/04/2021

Been seeing lots of lovely pupdates from Rolo's last litter.

So I decided to share some puppy photos of the main lady herself. Here's baby Rolo in all her adorableness 🥰😍

30/03/2021

Found some puppies photos on my camera, 90% of the photo's were blurry but found some nice ones 🥰❤️

22/03/2021

✋STOP🤚

Skittle has an important message for you all!

22/03/2021

The looks of abject horror on people's faces when I bring out Rolo's favourite retrieve for training in the park 😰

Ye olde rabbit skin dummy. Her heart wants what her heart wants 😅❤

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21/03/2021

I hope you enjoy this little meme I created today as I am heading to my bed 🤣❤

I love Skittle really, but tonight she's just been extra testy lol 😆 🐒

08/03/2021

Skittle wants to check in and see how everyone is getting on?

There's sunshine on the horizon, but in the meantime, make sure you're looking after yourselves!

05/03/2021

A life well spent indeed ❤🐾

03/03/2021

Is just as important to look after our own wellbeing as it is to look after our pets wellbeing 🥰

26/02/2021

For the past few days Skittle has been learning SO much and getting out and about loads.

There's so much you can still do despite not having your puppy protected with vaccinations yet. Here's a list of what Skittle has done just this past week.

- Went out for 'walks' everyday (hence the sling) with our other 5 dogs
- Been to the beach, played in the sand
- Met at least one different person everyday and had at least one car journey everyday.
- Been to the drive-thru, said hi to the servers in their masks (any excuse, right?)
- Practiced walking beside me in the middle of the street (quiet side streets, not main roads) and at the back of a car park
- Met a collie puppy called Nell
- Met her Aunty Poppy (Rolo's sister), Aunty Maxi and Toothless the cat
- Met her half sister Noodle
- Seen some sheep from afar
- Ate lots of food in different places
- Slept lots in different places both with others and on her own

During all this here are the precautions we've taken:

- Not to allow her to drink from any puddles.
- Not to put her down anywhere where there may have been urine or f***s from unknown dogs (hence walking in the middle of the street).
- Not to overwhelm her by doing too much in one day.

What have you guys been getting up to with your puppies lately? Please add photos to comments 🥰🐾

26/02/2021

Standard family photo. 🤣❤

25/02/2021

Thanks to everyone who donated to BRAVEHOUND in support of Rex (Albaroth Whisky Sour).

We managed to raise a brilliant £340! I spoke to Rex's foster family today and he's doing brilliantly. They think he's wonderful 🥰🐕🐾

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Introducing BRAVEHOUND in training-Rex -

24/02/2021

Tactile Tracking

Did you know that if a dog consistently settles or sleeps on/beside you that they're actually doing this with the purpose of keeping track of you? They find comfort in knowing where you are, even when they're sleeping. How sweet is that? 🥰

Similarly, for these kinds of dogs, they can find it really punishing to be denied access to you. So things like going away from the house and leaving them behind, teaching them to settle alone in a different room, or even doing things like distance work outdoors during training all need to be approached with this trait in mind. Even wanting your own space on the sofa can lead to some negotiating of where is appropriate for them to put themselves! Tactile tracking can sometimes lead to personal space issues, but there's nearly always a way of coming to an agreement that suits both dog and human ❤🐾

24/02/2021

I own 6 dogs and 6 dog bowls.

I use the same bowls for water and food. When the dogs are not eating from them, the bowls are used for water. When its feeding time the unused water gets chucked out, dogs get fed then after they've licked the bowls clean they get a quick rinse and filled with water again.

This way I always have clean bowls and they always have fresh water. I really hate it when water bowls are just left on the floor and they develop this slimy scum around the inside 🙈😅 That and I'll do absolutely anything to avoid washing extra dishes (even though we have a dishwasher!).

23/02/2021

Amazon boxes, probably one of the best toys in the world for dogs, cats and children 😂🐕📦

20/02/2021

Is there ANYTHING cuter than puppy yawns? 🥰🥰🥰

20/02/2021

Yesterday the second of our puppies went off to their forever home 🥰

Robyn, Albaroth Cheeky Vimto, settled in really well and has had a wonderful first night with her family.

Apparently she's becoming a bit of a football fan too ⚽️🐕😊

18/02/2021

The gang having a final playtime before bed.

Usually I'm sitting on the floor playing with them but it is nice to just sit back and watch sometimes 🥰🐾

One more heading away tomorrow and two getting their first jabs in the morning.

18/02/2021

Revel (Albaroth Dark and Stormy), went to her forever home today 🥰

Her new family collected her and after an initial meet and greet they took her stuff out to the car and said they'd come back to get her once they had everything set up in the car but she wasn't for being left behind and followed them to the gate which has got to be the cutest thing I have ever seen.

She then settled down in her crate for the journey home, slept all the way there. Arrived at her new abode and promptly went about settling herself in, politely greeting her new siblings, Zest and Oreo, and finding out where they kept the treats 😂❤

Something tells me she's going to be just fine!

18/02/2021

Yesterday we had a video call with the puppy owners and Isla Fishburn from Kachina Canine Wellness.

Isla guided us through an assessment of the puppies and we learned about each of their Functional Characters. This being the role they have in a family group.

Skittle is a guide
Revel (formerly Rachel) is a defender
Robyn (formerly Monica) is a follower
Rex (formerly Joey) is a defender
Ross is a hunter
Chandler is a follower

Finding out their characters played a crucial part in determining which families they'd ne best matched with. Finding out their character is also a huge help in determining how they're going to behave and react in certain settings. How they like to learn, how they might struggle in certain areas of their lives and excel in others. It's a really fascinating and eye opening experience.

I ended up doing a lot of talking as, per the usual hazard of working with animals, the puppies all crashed right before the call so I had to just go into detail describing what they get up to and how they behave.

If you'd like you learn more about Functional Characters, or even have an assessment of your dog with Isla, please look her up and get in touch. I'd highly recommend it!

17/02/2021

Love this so much!

Allow your dog to make some choices every once in a while. We control so much in their lives already ❤🐾

16/02/2021

Puppies on one of their trips out.

We've been extremely limited to what we can do with them socially due to the pandemic so little trips like this are really valuable in addition to taking them out one at a time.

✅ Crate Training
✅ Travel Experience
✅ Being able to settle in a new environment
✅ Novel sights, smells and sounds
✅ Talked to a few kids, saw some strollers and a bunch of cars

Puppies did awesome and were very chilled out about it all. Rachel had a few choice words about being put in a crate again but she is definitely settling faster every time 🥰

Hopefully they'll all be ready for travel to their new homes this weekend, stress free journeys are the goal🤞