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​Health testing IS necessary!

  • OFA Hips/ PennHIP: Hip dysplasia is one of the most common health issues with Labradors..one of the many health tests our dogs achieve prior to breeding is an OFA scores of "Fair", "Good" or "Excellent" or PennHIP scores at or below breed average. This helps ensure that the puppies we produce have the best chance of living a life unaffected by hip dysplasia. 

  • OFA Elbows: OFA reports just over 10% of Labradors suffer from elbow dysplasia. Like hip dysplasia, this is a painful joint disease with a partially genetic link. Our dogs must receive a OFA Normal Elbow rating at 2+ years old to enter our breeding program. 

  • OFA CEAR/CERF: Veterinary Ophthalmologists screen our dog's eyes for eye diseases and abnormalities that DNA tests are not advanced enough to catch. Our dogs must receive a OFA Normal or Normal with Breeder Option to enter our program. 

  • OFA Cardiac: Echocardiograms are one of the least performed health testes on Labradors, though that is the only way to test for cardiac abnormalities such as TVD. Why is this? This test is difficult to find as it can only be done by a veterinary cardiologists, AND it costs more that all of the tests listed above combined! We do OFA Cardiac testing on our breeding dogs as part of our endeavor to produce healthy puppies. 

  • Full DNA Panel - Our Labradors are all DNA tested via Paw Print (now Orvet) or Embark.

  • Dilute (DD) Clear  - All purebred Labradors will be dilute clear and have dilute clear pedigrees! Our dogs are from dilute clear lines and are DNA tested Dilute clear. 

    • We will NEVER knowingly breed to Labradors with dilute lines, sell to, or associate with someone in a professional capacity, if they breed dilute lines. While this may sound harsh, we believe having dilutes anywhere in a pedigree means the labrador is not purebred and puts them at an increased risk of several health issues. If you would like to learn more about dilutes, please visit the LRC website: 

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