Dakota Wind Labradors is dedicated to raising high quality affordable Labradors. Breedings are decided for training and hunting ability, intelligence, temperament and great looks, not for color.  I do try to breed same color pairs so most litters are one color, but if I believe that I can produce a better Labrador from a combination that produces a multi colored litter or an all black litter from a yellow and a chocolate; this is how they will be bred.  Breeding time is decided for the health of the female.  Some females will have two litters in a row, six months apart, but no more than two in a row.  After 2 consecutive litters she will then have a 1 year break before having another litter.  If a female has 1 litter and I don’t think that she has completely recovered from or had complications with her last litter, she will then wait 1 year before her next litter.

I do not accept request breedings.  I know each of these dogs very well and breeding will be decided on by my knowledge of each dog.
  All of our Labradors must be proven hunting dogs and family pets before they will be bred.

  We really concentrate on the temperment of the dogs.  These breeding are bred to produce calm, well tempered family type Labradors that also have a natural drive to hunt and retrieve in the field.
  All of our Labradors will have had preliminary hip x-rays before they are bred.  According to OFA, “Excellent”, “Good”, and “Fair” are the acceptable breeding dogs.  I only breed “Excellent” and “Good” preliminary x-rayed Labradors.  The reason I do the preliminary x-ray rather than wait until they are 2 years old and have them certified is to see, at a young age, if this Labrador is going to fit into our program.  If they do not pass their health checks or I see something that I don’t like about the Labrador, such as training, temperament, or looks, they will then be spade or neutered and found a new home to make somebody an excellent pet and hunting companion.

  All health checks and breeding are done to improve and protect the Labrador breed, and to establish a reliable reputation with satisfied Labrador owners.

  All of the Labradors that are used for breeding at Dakota Wind Labradors have either been bred and raised at Dakota Wind Labradors or have been purchased from a reputable high quality breeder.  When a Labrador is purchased for our program, I have done a lot of research and usually have spent a lot of money to make sure that I have purchased the highest quality Labrador that will fit into our program. 

  When purchasing a Labrador for our program I don’t necessarily look for a high powered Labrador with a pedigree full of titled or champion dogs.  Although this looks good on a pedigree and I do want to see some champion bloodlines in their pedigree because this means intelligence, my experience is that some of these dogs are beyond the average person’s training ability and they seem to lose some of the best Labrador traits, such as calm temperaments, easy to train, traditional Labrador looks, and loyal family dogs.

  We do not breed Labrador puppies for profit.  It is not a job, it is a fun experience for the whole family.  We sell just as high of quailty Labradors as some of the high priced kennels at an affordable price.   My wife and I both have jobs for our income.  All money produced from puppies goes right back into the program to ensure all of our Labradors have healthy enjoyable lives and that we are producing the best Labrador puppies that we can.

  We limit our program to 12 dogs to ensure that every Labrador receives the right amount of attention and training every day.

Brandon Kinsley, Dakota Wind Labradors