South Dakota Labrador Puppies

Hey Brandon, bought a yellow female from you back in October 2007 and just wanted to give you a little heads up. She is doing great, just finished training and is an all around great dog. The trainer I took her to in Spearfish had nothing but good things to say about her from the day I dropped her off till the day he finished with her. Last weekend he also told me that he had another pup coming in that was also from your kennel. My pup came from the litter born on 19 Sep 2007. The pup he has coming in is 2 weeks older then mine so it must have been from the litter just prior to when I picked up mine.

Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know Kyla is doing great. I plan to take some current pictures and send them to you so you can see her. She is currently at about 65lbs, a big girl, but we love her.

Thanks Brandon!

Todd

Hey Brandon,

I wanted to write you and say thanks again for everything you did for Cash and I on my trip to South Dakota. Cash has not stopped amazing me since you dropped her off on Thanksgiving Day. My parents could not believe how well she rides in a car for an 11 week old puppy. I thank you for taking her on car rides to get her used to the motion and as a result she did awesome on the flight home to California. Cash went hunting with us every day and you weren’t lying when you said she was used to the sound of a shotgun. One evening I did some pass shooting in a fence-line and she didn’t even wake up the first couple of shots… Can you say RELAXED! We had a great snow goose hunt one morning and when we got back to the farm I threw one of the snow geese about 10 feet away to see what Cash would do… To my surprise she ran over and without hesitating she grabbed the goose by the wing and brought her back to me. This was only the second day I had her so I thank you for all your prior work with her…I owe that retrieve to you. I have attached some pictures of her in action retrieving the snow goose and a pheasant. This impressed my dad so much that he is thinking about getting a dog from you guys sometime down the road. Cash has been incredible and I look forward to start working with her. Cash and Maddy are getting along great and it’s fun to watch them run and play in the back yard. I just wanted to write and let you know how happy I am with her and how grateful I am for everything you and your family did for us. I will stay in touch with email and pictures. Have a great Holiday.

Thanks Again,

Jesse S.

Dear Brandon,

I have been intending to contact you to let you know how much we love Laney. She is 7 mths old and has all the features that we appreciate. Her head is quite blocky for a female, and her eyes are golden. Laney is a carbon copy of Drake our nine year old male, they look like twins. It's quite comical to look at them together, it's as if she is his miniature version. She has the sweetest disposition, and is smart. I knew she would be. She is quite petite. I don't think she 50lbs as of yet, although, she is well proportioned for her size. I wanted to wait until hunting season got underway to let you know how she did her first day in the field. I wish that I could have been there. John had shot a Hun and Drake was unable to find it, which is unusual for him. John was calling for Laney, he looked down and there she was sitting by his side with the bird, holding it precariously by the wing tip. Later on in the dayJohn let Laney retrieve on her own and she would not chop down, and was very dainty how she carried the birds. There are a few other interesting things that she does that is so much like Drake. She rolls on toys etc to cover them with her scent. She did that the first day that we had her. We have had several labs, and the only two that I have ever seen do that so instinctively is Drake and his Mom Nugget. She listens well, and is not timid. Drake and Laney are in the house with us in the evenings, and she sleeps in her crate at night. I will never forget her first night at our house. She adjusted immediately. For some reason I woke up at about 4:00am and there sat Laney by the bedside starring at me! The door must have not been locked and she had to go. One more little thing that I have noticed about her is how lightly she steps. Drake is a lummox, but adjile. You barely feel her feet if she steps on you while playing or fetching. We fully intend to breed Drake and Laney in the future. It is evident that she is "all that" and will be a good Mom. I have a cute picture of them that I will print and mail for you. What I will try to do is take the digital camera from the office this weekend and get some hunting photos to e-mail you.

Well we are most pleased (and relieved) that she is a jewel.

Sincerely,

The Bidlakes