Labrador Retrievers of Amadeuze

20/04/2024

Hazel, 11 weeks old, at puppy social classes today.
Hazel is out of Maya & Me (kennel Rowania) and Oscar (kennel Amadeuze, imported Seabirds Kennel, Sweden). We are excited about this promising, confident youngster and hopeful that she will be as successful in the showing as her champion Mom and Dad. Thanks to Thania Rowan for allowing us to have and love her and big thanks to Vanderbijlpark Dog Training Club for offering wonderful socialization and training opportunities for our youngsters, ( and patiently refilling all the water bowls after the Labs splashed all the water out!)

14/04/2024

Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!
Queeni is due for a black-and-yellow litter in early May. We are looking forward to meeting these new babies! This is a repeat mating from 2023, when the Queeni-Vino combo proved very successful. Exciting times, busy times!😁

13/04/2024

Amy-George Puppies ❤️🩷💛💚💜
The BIG 5 is 8 weeks old! The 3 girls left this morning to join their loving, forever homes. The 2 boys are sitting ready with their backpacks at the gate, waiting for their transport to the airport to catch flights....
We wish their puppy parents lots of love, happiness, joy and success with these pretty youngsters. May they form a deep bond with you and become an integral part of your life journey for many years. We will surely miss them, they were an amazing litter, from day one onwards 🥰

05/04/2024

They say it takes a village to raise a child. I would like to add that it takes interaction between villages to successfully raise a litter of puppies. Today, I want to express my humble appreciation and thanks to family, friends, and professionals who have accompanied us on this journey. First, thanks to my husband, Johannes, for always being willing to assist with feeding, cleaning and babysitting the puppies when I need to pay attention to other matters. Also, I thank my friend, Ilze Hoffman, for always being willing to assist when we need more hands and for making time to pose with the puppies for individual photos. On the professional level, we would like to thank Rant and Dal Animal Hospital and their staff for the caesarian section performed on Amy when delivering the puppies (except the one that was born in the car on our way there when Amy decided to test my resilience as breeder and ability to catch a puppy at 120km/h, what fun!) Also, thanks to the behaviourist for performing thorough and informative temperament tests on the puppies and assisting us in allocating the puppies to the best possible new homes and owners. We wish all the new owners a lifetime of love and joy with these wonderful puppies. May they never cease to add well-being to your life!

05/04/2024

Amadeuze Noble Nelson - Frodo.
Not only is he a splitting image of George, his Dad, but he has the same way of going about things. Mealtime is the highlight of his day, and you have to pay attention to ensure that the other puppies finish their meals, too, before Frodo comes to their rescue and finishes off what is left! ❤️

05/04/2024

Amadeuze Noble Henry
This little one will be flying out to KZN soon, and he is sure to bring much love, joy and entertainment to his new human and canine family members. We wish them loads of success with Henry 💚

05/04/2024

Amadeuze Natalia Ruby
Can't believe how quickly the time passed by, it feels like the other day that you were just a tiny yellow baby with a pink nose and feet! I'm sure your new family are going to adore you 🟡

05/04/2024

Amadeuze Niamh Joy.
(I wish we had space for one more this side!)
Wishing this pretty girl a wonderful life in her new home and family 🩷

05/04/2024

Amadeuze Nova Grace
Amy x George litter, born 17 February 2024.
7 weeks old tomorrow and by next weekend on their way to their new forever homes! Proud Breeder, stunning pups! 💜

01/04/2024

21/03/2024

Amadeuze is a small kennel in the Northern Free State where all our dogs live in and around the house with us, mostly under our feet, so you need to step carefully! Our main pursuit has always been to breed good looking, healthy and sound Labradors with typical Labrador temperaments. Our main competitive interest lies in the show ring. However, a well-bred Labrador confirming to the Labrador Retriever breed standard, should be good for either field work or the show ring. The LRC (UK) defines the breed standard as a functional template, and not only a show template. Characteristics such as their thick double coat are useful in keeping the dog warm in cold water and cool in hot weather, and add to their good looks. The look of the dog represents its anatomy and conformation, and when correct, reduces injury, wear and tear and enables them to work efficiently. Conformation and movement are also crucial elements judged in the showring. Breeding dual purpose Labradors are the ultimate goal of serious Lab breeders, but not always easy to accomplish.
Brody was bred by us from Amber (Ch Seabirds Nobody’s Business of Amadeuze, import Sweden) and Amadeuze Urban Legend. At the age of 3.5years, and after doing very well in obedience training, his owner decided it’s time to start doing some field trial work with him. She shared some pictures from their first working in the field and reported he held his own amongst a group of dogs almost entirely from strong working lines! Well done Brody, you have got this! And you are making us very proud 😍

21/03/2024

Amy-George Puppies, soon 5 weeks old ❤️💚💛💜🩷
The BIG 5 are still flourishing in every way. Mom Amy still feeds them a few times a day, although they do very well on solid food as well. They are beginning to nibble toes when you spend some time there, so their new teeth are obviously functioning very well!

02/03/2024

Amy-George Puppies @ age 2 weeks.
Growing, growing, growing!
We are so blessed with this lovely litter of 5 yellow puppies, they are flourishing and a blessing in every way. Amy is doing a sterling job as a devoted Mommy, and the puppies are the sweetest, cutest and best babies any Mom can wish for! Furthermore, Amy is breaking the record, previously held by Queeni, for producing the biggest babies at age 2 weeks! They tip the scale around 2kg! First round of deworming done this morning, they all swallowed their tablets like pro's! PS: All the puppies have wonderful forever homes awaiting their arrival in 6 week's time 🙌

26/02/2024

The animal stalks it's prey, an innocent unattended bite of a sandwich. The hunter measuring the distance between the plate and the open door. Absolute focus is necessary to action a swift victory. A steady supply of drool develops, but this is quickly shaken off and is now replaced by an agile crouch and laser like focus. Silence surrounds the scene while the hunter waits for the perfect moment to strike...

Received from puppy buyer who has a black girl bred by us, from Queeni and Oscar, 2022. Always heartwarming to see how Lab owners embrace and manage their Lab's never ending hunger

It's in their genes, science tells us..
😍

25/02/2024

Everyone needs a bit of encouragement on a Sunday evening 😀 Please have some in the form of this cuteness overload - Amy and George puppies, 8 days old. They are absolutely adorable and redefine the meaning of "flourishing", as per Positive Psychology. They are happy and content, eat, sleep and %^&, and GROW; well on their way to 1.5kg at this tender age. Crawling all around the whelping box, it seems like they will be walking soon and ready to go to school!

22/02/2024

Our yellow litter arrived! Bred from our homebred Amy (Amadeuze What a Dream) and George (Amadeuze Gorgeous George), we have 2 yellow boys and 3 yellow girls. The puppies are flourishing; they are only 5 days old and already tipping the scale at 900 grams!😯 There is plenty of milk, and mom Amy is a caring Mom who nurses her babies diligently. We are very happy and grateful for this beautiful litter 😇, our first for 2024, a first for George and a 2nd time around for Amy 😘 We have 2 girls available from this litter.

24/01/2024

And the good news is... (confirmed!)
We are looking forward to meeting the yellow litter of Amy and George, I guess they will be pretty and fluffy! 😍

22/12/2023

Queeni, Beaulah, Amira & Mienke, on behalf of the Amadeuze Team, wish all our friends and supporters a wonderful Festive Season, a blessed and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year! We are grateful for your continued support throughout the past year, with its many highlights and during the cloudy seasons. We hope to breed more litters in all 3 official Labrador colours in 2024; please watch this page for new updates.

16/12/2023

Amadeuze Gorgeous George, aka George, graduated from Basic Obedience Training classes today, one month after joining our team on a permanent basis. What a boy, only 14 months old! We are so proud of him! Amazing what love, attention and training can do to exploit their potential. He motioned like a champ through the Basic Obedience Syllabus but needs more work on his loose lead walking (something very new to him). We thank Anlé Allison and the Animalminds Training School team for their patience and loving assistance training George. Training is hard work, when we arrived home after class, he slumped down on the kitchen floor and refused to move! 😂😂😂

03/12/2023

Beaulah-Trotter Puppies 2023 ❤️💙💚🤎🧡💜💟
8 weeks old, and on their way to their new homes!
We wish their new owners many years of love, happiness and joy with these lovely puppies. It is always a day of mixed emotions when our puppies leave us after the 8-week journey with them, but we take comfort in knowing that they will be loved and we trust that they will become worthy ambassadors of the wonderful Labrador breed.

30/11/2023

Reputable and ethical breeding is not for the faint of heart. We often come under attack for contributing to "polluting" the world with more puppies while shelters and re-homing organisations are overpopulated with dogs rejected by their owners. Also, we must compete with "breeders" who can't be bothered to health test their breeding stock and continue breeding to severe genetic (heritable) health issues. Even worse, some continue to breed to dogs and bi***es with serious temperament issues, which is, in most cases, also heritable. So here we go, breeding carefully after carefully matching the pedigrees, mating our dogs through advanced processes such as artificial insemination (especially as vaccinations against Canine Herpes are not available anymore in SA), whelping our litters with C-Sections if problems with natural birth are foreseen, sleeping with our puppies for the first few weeks and continue raising them carefully, take them to the Vet twice to be fully inspected, vaccinated and microchipped, registering our litters with Kusa, selling our puppies with contracts to prevent them ever being dumped at a shelter. We even walk the extra mile by assessing our puppies through a qualified, experienced animal behaviourist to ensure well-planned placements. Hence, the puppy and the new family are compatible. Over and above all, the biggest challenge is to find good homes for our puppies where they will receive the love, attention and stimulation they need to grow and develop to their full potential. Sophie (age one year) found such a home, today she wrote me a letter telling me how happy and loved she is. What a heart-warming experience this is; thank you Sophie, your letter is much appreciated!

"Hello Tannie Annemarie. It is me, Sophie. I just wanted to let you know that I am still very happy with my mommy and daddy. I know you worry about your babies, so I wanted to update you on life. I love cuddling my daddy every night, making friends in the park, chasing my brother around the yard, bamboozling my parents for treats with my gorgeous face and getting my fur brushed while I watch Animal Planet. I hate Hadedas, moths, vacuum cleaners, and when my mom runs out of chicken. I had my annual checkup with the vet and he said that I am very beautiful and in perfect condition, he is clearly a smart man.
P.S. Thank you for sending me a baby brother, he is only annoying some of the time. LOL
Lots of love,
Amadeuze Forever Sophie (Amadeuze Queen of the Night aka Queeni x Ch Seabirds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze, imp Sweden, aka Oscar)"

28/11/2023

Mienke and her brother Logan graduated from puppy social classes last week. Well done to these pretty and clever babies, born out of our beloved (late) Miekie and Matthys! Thank you to Animal Minds for their patience in training our precious puppies.

24/11/2023

This pretty chocolate girl is almost 7 weeks old and available to an approved home. She is from Beaulah & Trotter's litter, and they will be leaving us soon, when 8 weeks old. Please contact me for more information if you are able to offer a loving, forever home.

23/11/2023

We are pleased to introduce the new (unplanned) edition to our canine family: Amadeuze Gorgeous George (Ch Ablesing Don Giovanni of Amadeuze x Amadeuze Une Vie D'Amour, aka Nunus), aged 14 months. George was bred from the cream of our imported lines and tested clear on hips, elbows, PRA & EIC.

About a week ago we received the call.
"Come fetch your dog, he is naughty, destructive and causing us anxiety and stress"

George has been with us for one week now. He is settling beautifully in with all the girls, and his gentle temperament is shining through, also in his approach to Gigi (almost 15 yrs) and the two youngsters, Amira & Mienke. What a lovely boy! Although not walking with his dad, Don, they see each other with no upheavals. Within the first few days, he is eating and sleeping inside with the girls (the first time ever he was allowed inside a house) and has never lifted a leg anywhere in the house.

George is staying. We will take him to obedience classes and give him all the love and attention he yearns for. As his dad, Don, is ageing now and living with a lot of pain due to the degeneration of his spine, George will be taking over his stud duties.

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”—Robert H. Schuller

19/11/2023

Beaulah-Trotter puppies @ 6 weeks!
We are doing very well, eating well, growing well. Mom is trying her best to wean us, but whenever she passes by, we take a sip from the milk bar!
In two weeks, they will leave us; what a fantastic journey it is with these 7 adorable, pretty puppies

19/11/2023

Amira (Bunnichem Symphony of Love for Amadeuze) recently graduated from puppy social classes and she had fun at her first dog show this weekend! She was not placed but you can't blame the judge for having difficulty to decide between all the lovely baby puppies 😁 I'm sure she was noticed as she didn't put a foot wrong. So chuffed with this pretty girl! Thanks to Annemiek van Vuuren (Bunnichem) for entrusting her to us, she is much loved and appreciated. 😍

11/11/2023

How sweet is this, wonder if it will work for puppies too. The only problem is when they start barking, the light might go on and off all night! 🤣

06/11/2023

We had 3 Labs examined and graded on hips and elbows last week, and today, the Postman brought this good news:
Amadeuze Gorgeous George (yellow male) HD:A2-A2; ED: 0-0
Amadeuze Earl Lindor (chocolate male) HD:A2-A2; ED:0-0
Ailsacraig Mio Babbino Caro of Amadeuze (yellow female) HD:A2-A2; ED: 0-0
A huge big thank you to the owners of George and Louis for feeding and raising them carefully to obtain these excellent scores, very grateful for your contributions. Totally happy with these results!