Working Labradors,
raised on the river.
Three generations of AKC-registered Labradors out of an OFA Excellent dam and a Best of Breed sire. Hand-raised by Jim in Sprague River, Oregon — 15 years on the Lab line, 20 in dog breeding overall.
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A breeding program, not a kennel.
Jim has spent fifteen years building a line of Labradors that work — and twenty years in dog breeding overall. He's a licensed Oregon hunting guide. He lives on the Sprague River. His dogs retrieve geese before breakfast.
This isn't a side hustle or a backyard operation. It's three generations of carefully matched dogs raised on the same land — Shadow, then her daughter Lisa, then Lisa's daughter Willow. Each generation healthier than the last. Excellent hips. Normal elbows. Calm temperaments. No quit.
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What sets us apart.
Most Lab buyers don't know what to look for in a breeder. Here's what fifteen years of doing it right on the Lab line looks like.
Generations on one property
Shadow, then Lisa, then Willow — bred and raised on the same land. We don't import dogs from other programs; we know every dog in our pedigree because we raised her.
Placed vs. returned
Across fifteen years, only one of our forty puppies has ever come back to us. That's the most honest measure of whether a breeding program is producing dogs that fit their homes.
Years as a hunting guide
Jim is a licensed Oregon hunting guide. The dogs don't just have working pedigrees on paper — they're worked, every day, in the field where the lineage was bred to perform.
Lisa can tell when a duck is alive or dead in the water — and she'll pick the moment to bring it in. That's fifteen years of breeding for brains, not just drive. — Jim
Yellow puppies, ready to go home.
The current litter is out of Lisa Marie (OFA Excellent, working hunting dog) and sired by Thornwoods Designed to Inspire — an AKC Best of Breed winner from Thornwood Labradors, an AKC Breeder of Merit kennel in Klamath Falls.
Puppies are home-raised, vet-checked, fully vaccinated for their age, dewormed, and held to eight weeks per best practice. Call for current availability and the going-home timeline.
Missed this litter? The next one is planned for late 2026 / early 2027. We keep a small waitlist with no deposit required — ask to be added.
How we breed.
Health-tested parents
Both breeding females have OFA Excellent hips and Normal elbows. The current sire is OFA Good for hips and Normal for elbows, with four CHIC-certified grandparents.
Breeding ethics
No female bred before two years old. No more than 4–6 litters per female. Heat cycles skipped between breedings. Retired by age seven. We follow the LRC code of ethics.
Raised in the home
Puppies whelped indoors in a dedicated setup. Socialized with the pack from day one. Vet-checked, first shots, dewormed, dewclaws removed. Held to eight weeks before going home.
Forty puppies. One return. Here's why.
Testimonials from past buyers will appear here once they're collected. See Past Puppies for the placeholder structure.
Jim has placed forty puppies over fifteen years. We're reaching out to past families now to share their stories here.
Interested in a puppy from this litter?
We screen every home carefully. Give Jim a call and tell us about you — we'd rather take time to find the right match than rush a placement.
Call Jim · (541) 892-7808