Brazil's Elite Labrador Retrievers

17/07/2023

We have 2 black males available! Sprig and ranger are the parents! This was a really small litter this time. Ofa clearances, full embark genetic testing!

26/10/2022

This was shared by a good friend of mine and I thought I would pass it along. This is a good read and 100% what is necessary to make great dogs especially in the service industry. It isn’t always what we want to hear but is totally accurate. I hope all of you are having a great day! Hug your pup for me!

Here’s another post I share annually. Many, many owners (and trainers) have found life changing insight and value from this short read. I hope it’s helpful. 🙏
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Okay, so this is a word that gets an awful lot of play in the training world, and it’s definition has come to mean an awful lot of things. Many of which, are incredibly counter-productive, if not downright dangerous.

So let’s see if we can’t clarify a few things.

Socialization isn’t:
-About letting your dog freely interact with dogs at the dog park, day care, or with friends dogs.
-About allowing your dog to meet other dogs on-leash.
-About allowing all manner of people, in all manner of mental/emotional states interact/pet/pressure your dog.
-About exposing your dog to the sights and sounds of cars, buses, motorcycles, bikes, skateboards, joggers...and allowing them to freak out, panic, aggress, hide, bark etc.
-About exposing your dog to the sights and sounds of dogs, cats, and other animals, and allowing them to freak out, aggress, lunge, bark, growl etc.

Socialization is:
-About teaching your dog the proper responses to dogs. What is and isn’t appropriate behavior, and correcting the unwanted when it appears.
-About teaching your dog to walk by the barking, lunging dog(s) on walks and ignore them, completely. Correcting if necessary to achieve this result.
-About advocating for your dog and ensuring people aren’t allowed to pressure your dog, by touching, crouching down, attempting “kisses” etc. That means being a big boy or girl, and stopping others from engaging in unwanted, uninvited interactions.
-About exposing your dog to all manner of daily life “things” and ensuring a proper response. If aggression/arousal is present, it’s corrected, if fear/arousal is present (and causes an overreaction/fleeing etc.) it’s corrected. Ask your dog to learn to ignore and not care about these “life” distractions/concerns/temptations. Teach them to listen to the training, not the world around them.
-About teaching your dog to leave other creatures alone. The cat, the bird, the cow, the goat, the other dog, is simply none of their business. If they decide those things are their business, it’s your job to correct and clarify what is and isn’t their business for them.

Socialization has become a ridiculously simplified, dumbed down, all-encompassing idea. Free interaction and exposure have been presented as a panacea, the magic gateway to a balanced dog. That’s a whole lot of B.S. you’ve been sold, by a lot of people full of B.S. 🙂

Socialization is all about teaching your dog how to behave and exist in the world...properly. People have a belief that only interactions create a well socialized dog. They don’t understand that existence is almost always preferable, and more valuable than actual interaction. Yes exposure is critical, but exposure without 100% clear guidance, and corrections for poor choices, isn’t socialization, it’s chaos, and it’s not teaching your dog what’s right, what’s wrong, and that you’ll keep them safe, so they don’t have to.

A well socialized dog isn’t fazed by the world around them. And that doesn’t come from simple exposure and interactions without guidance. Ironically, that’s precisely how you create anti-social dogs.

Think on that for a minute.

03/09/2022

We still have a few little ones available! I am coming to california on 9/8 and will be delivering the puppies. Let me know if you are interested in one of these babies! This is ranger and Gretchen’s last litter as she will be retired after this. Here is one of the babies that’s available! Little female with a purple collar

07/08/2022

Good afternoon Labrador family! I am extremely late in announcing our last litter so I apologize! We have been at the fair and that makes life super crazy! Gretchen and Ranger welcomed a beautiful all yellow litter into the world! We have several puppy pick spots available. This will be Gretchen’s last litter as she will be retired after this! If you or anyone you know is interested in one of these little ones let me know! I will be coming early September to deliver them to their new families!

01/07/2022

Well Finn passed his basic training and is now in the FTO program! This pup is so amazing and is already being utilized by the sheriffs office to help victims who have been traumatized. Keep watching our page to see updates on this little guy!

01/06/2022

Our newest stud dog Finn is actively being trained as a service and therapy dog for our local sheriffs office. He will assist victims in times of trauma and provides first responders with much needed stress relief and therapy as well. One of his favorite things to do is to chase the laser sight on the tasers. Finn has the most amazing and playful disposition. I can’t wait to see how he progresses in his training!

13/05/2022

Good morning Brazils Elite Labrador Family! We have a breeding announcement! Gretchen is currently in heat and will be bred to Ranger this week! These dogs will excel in the show ring as well as service work! They have mellow yet trainable dispositions. This will be an all yellow litter! Contact me to secure your pick of a puppy! This will be Gretchen’s last litter with us as she will be retired after this.

21/03/2022

We are always working hard improve our breeding program! We are super excited to welcome this little dude to our program! He has beautiful English conformation, genetically clear of everything embark tests for, an amazing temperament, and generations of OFA certified family members!!! Welcome little man we have big plans for you!! We haven’t named him yet so we will keep you posted on what we name him!

23/01/2022

20/01/2022

Well we are all set up here at the sportsman’s expo! Come see us and say hi!!

16/01/2022

Updated puppy video! We still have 2 black males left. The dark and light blue collar black males are available. They will be coming with us to the expo and can be picked up there if anyone is interested.

10/01/2022

Hello all! I just wanted to update everyone with my new phone number. We switched carriers and I have a Wyoming number now. I’m going to try to text everyone but I’m case I miss ya here it is!

307-858-7606

26/12/2021

Puppy updated video! We will be choosing very soon and I have a few left! Let me know if your interested 😉

13/12/2021

Ok puppy families and lovers here is some morning cuteness!! We still have some puppies available if you are interested!