Bird Dog Labs, LLC
Minnesota Breeders of Quality AKC Labrador Retrievers
We offer some of the finest Labrador Retriever puppies available Our puppies come in all the colors and shades accepted by the Labrador Retriever Club. This includes: Black, Chocolate (from light to dark) and Yellows (from light cream to fox red).
We are an AKC Breeder of Merit as well as an AKC Bred with H.E.A.R.T. Breeder!
Current Litters:
None at this time. Our next litter is due just before Christmas.
Upcoming Litters
Planned Litters for 2024 or 2025
Birddog’s Simply Irresistible “Freya” X Birddog’s Wetland Raider MH. (Yellows/Fox Reds). This is a proven cross for gorgeous pups that can go any working direction, while still be outstanding home companions! Planned for the 2024/2025 Winter. Now accepting limited number of deposits to hold spots.
Birddog’s Ebonstar Blast of Trinity SH “Kimber” X HR Rainmaker’s Red Rueben MH (Yellows/Fox Reds). We are seriously considering a final litter from Kimber. This would be an absolutely phenomenal repeat breeding! We kept a female from the first litter and have only had wonderful feedback on the rest of the litter. The pups from the first litter between Kimber and Rueben are the total package! Contact us if interested in this potential repeat breeding!
Birddog’s Beat of a Wild Heart “Cadence” X Stud yet to be announced! (Yellows/Fox Reds). We are thrilled to share the news that Cadence has passed all of her official health clearances! We are currently leaning strongly toward our very own Birddog’s Wetland Raider MH for her first litter. We expect this will be sometime in 2025, but are yet to decide if it will be on her next heat cycle (Spring pups) or the following (Fall/Winter pups). These will be absolutely gorgeous yellow/fox red working dogs that will also make outstanding family dogs! If we get plenty of interest for the spring, we have no problem moving it up in priority.
Birddog’s Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken “Liberty” X Stud yet to be announced. (Yellow/Fox Reds). We are currently narrowing down our list of potential studs for Liberty’s 2025 litter. Once a final decision has been made we will post an update.
Birddog’s Riptide Perfect Shot “Bailey” X Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi MH. This will be an outstanding all chocolate, repeat breeding! Planned for Summer 2025
Birddog’s Goodtime Carbon Copy “Ditto” X Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi MH. This will be another outstanding all chocolate repeat breeding! Planned for Fall 2025
Stud Services Available
STUDS: We offer stud services to approved females! Our studs are all proven in the field and live as part of the family. They all have strong proven pedigrees and are some of the most extensively health tested studs available anywhere.
Birddog’s Wetland Raider JH SH MH – FOX RED
~ Exceptional pedigree: Son of NAFC FC AFC Cody Cut a Lean Grade and Molly B Ringo MH (daughter of FC AFC Dare to Dream)
~Master titled just after turning 3 years old.
Birddog’s Way-Da-Go Yogi SH MH – CHOCOLATE
~Exceptional pedigree: Son of FC Nandool Elwood Blues and Rebel Ridge Jamaican Me Crazy MH. All 4 grandparents are FC AFC titled! This is one of the best chocolate pedigrees we have ever seen! Master titled as a 2 year old!
Birddog’s Man of Mystery MH “Mojo”- CHOCOLATE~Extremely unique pedigree for a chocolate! Mojo is the result of over 4 years of planning and research. He is the first chocolate dog in over 10 generations. His color comes from hidden chocolate factor carried through from Hall of Fame FC AFC Snake-Eyes Double or Nothin’ (sire side) and Hall of Fame 61′ & 63′ NFC CNFC AFC Del-Tone Colvin (dam side). Mojo has a loaded pedigree and is an excellent out cross option for females with more traditional chocolate pedigrees.
HR Birddog’s Goodtime Magic Man “Houdini” (5 Master Passes, 4 Finished Passes) – CHOCOLATE ~ In our opinion, Houdini is one of the nicest overall young chocolate males out there today. He has always been easy going at home with a can do attitude. Houdini goes out of his way to connect and please his people. In the field he is intense. Houdini runs hard and fast and doesn’t miss much of anything that is going on. He is always determined to get the job done! The fact that he is absolutely gorgeous is just another bonus! Houdini simply everything we wanted when we did the final breeding between FC GRHRCH WBF’s Man On The Stand MH and Birddog’s Goodtime Magnet MH25. Houdini is currently in Texas training with Justin Drake. Houdini came home for a couple of months this past winter, and is now back in Texas to finish his Master Hunter title and start running UKC events as well. After he completes his MH title, Houdini will be available for stud services.
SHR Birddog’s Just George JH “George” ~ George is a beautiful high drive athletic yellow male. He was our keeper puppy from the litter between 2xNFC 2xCNFC FC Truline’s Just Floyd and Birddog’s Ebonstar Blast of Trinity SH “Kimber”. George is currently down in Texas training with Justin Drake. George was initially sent to a field trial trainer and it was not a good experience. Due to this, Justin has been working very hard with George to correct and progress from the issues that George came to him with. We are very happy to say that George is doing very well with Justin! When George is home, he is a very happy sweet house dog. George is fully health tested. After he is finished training/titling, we will begin offering him for stud services.
Birddog’s TNT Wily Blue Trickster JH – CHOCOLATE
~Exceptional pedigree: Son of FC AFC CFC CAFC Barracuda Blue MH and MHR TNT Light Up The Sky MH
Birddog’s The Duke – FOX RED – carries hidden chocolate
~Duke is our singleton pup from the last breeding between Birddog’s Riparian Remington MH and Riparian Ghostrider QA2. Duke was initially sold and we were thankfully able to buy him back. He has since joined my parents household and has proven to be a wonderful constant companion/house dog and hunting buddy for my dad. Duke has a service work/therapy dog type of temperament and is so very sweet and gentle. Duke also has a wonderful retrieving desire and will do anything that my dad asks of him. Duke is a beautiful 80-85 pound, solid fox red boy!
Birddog’s Crow Rivers Hunter – YELLOW – carries hidden chocolate
~Hunter is from our breeding between FC AFC Crow Rivers Lucky To The Max and our foundation female Birddog’s Amazing Grace.
We are a quality breeder of AKC Labrador Retrievers located in Bemidji, Minnesota. We focus on producing the best all around Lab puppies from champion Field Bred and Hunt Test bloodlines that are healthy and free of hereditary disorders. Our dogs are selected for their natural hunting instincts, desire to please, intelligence, versatility, gentle temperaments, ability to compete in hunt tests and field trials, train-ability, pedigree, health clearances, and attractive physical features.
We take pride in our dogs and with our careful research and selection processes, our puppies should satisfy the most challenging buyer. Our labs are bred to be working dogs and have the potential to excel in any direction. They are also bred to have wonderful dispositions and make great family companions. All of our dogs live in our home and are part of our family. We actively use them for upland and waterfowl hunting, and have started running them in AKC Hunt Tests.
At Bird Dog Labs our love for the Labrador Retriever breed is undeniable. We do everything we can to try and ensure we produce healthy puppies. We go above and beyond when it comes to health testing and it shows. Prior to any breeding all of our dogs are tested for official OFA hips, OFA elbows, OFA eyes, OFA cardiac and 15 different genetic diseases. We have also started the process of testing for OFA Thyroid. We are also 100% dilute free! The results of all of this health testing is readily available online on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals website as well as on the Paw Print Genetics Pedigree Database. We offer a 30 month guarantee on Hips & Eyes as well as an unconditional Lifetime Guarantee that all Bird Dog Labs puppies and puppies from our studs are genetically unaffected by the 15 different genetic diseases we test for. The genetic diseases included in our Lifetime Guarantee include: exercised induced collapse (EIC), centronuclear myopathy (CNM), progressive retinal atrophy-progressive rod-cone degeneration (PRA-pcrd), retinal dysplasia/oculoskeletal dysplasia 1 (RD/OSD), degenerative myelopathy (DM), hereditary nasal parakeratosis (HNPK), skeletal dysplasia 2 (SD2-dwarfism), cystinuria, elliptocytosis, hyperuricosuria (HUU), myotubular myopathy 1 (MTM1), narcolepsy, progressive retinal atrophy cone-rod dystrophy 4 (PRA-crd4), progressive retinal atrophy g. retriever 2 (GR-PRA2) and pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD).
We only offer a limited number of litters of puppies per year. We focus on quality and not quantity and believe in having a personal touch. All of our puppies are born and raised in our home and are thoroughly socialized. Our puppies are actually born in our bedroom and stay there until they are between 3 and 4 weeks of age. This way we can ensure that they are safe, clean and comfortable at all times. Not to mention the countless hours of attention they get during the day and late into each night. Once they are 3 to 4 weeks old, we will move them into one of our two puppy nursery rooms where we can expand their box and begin the introduction to potty training. We LOVE our puppies and it shows in their care. We will only breed litters when we can guarantee that each puppy will receive daily individual love and attention. When we have multiple litters on the ground we hire in special daily helpers to ensure that our strict standards of care are always met. Our puppy program is extensive and comprehensive, yet we are continually fine-tuning and looking at ways to incorporate more. At a bare minimum this program includes: early neurological stimulation (called ENS or Biosensor), early scent introduction (ESI), introduction to crates, car rides, birds or bird wings, gunfire from a distance, water (weather permitting), outdoor adventures in different types of environments, daily loud noises, introduction to potty training and lots of socialization with adults, kids and other dogs. We strive to give every puppy the best start possible. By the time they are ready to go to their new homes at 8 weeks of age, each puppy should be well prepared for whatever direction their new family takes them.
Our very first litter was in 2009 and then we took a short hiatus from breeding until 2013. Since resuming, we have had tremendous success with our very limited number of litters. To date, our puppies collectively have earned multiple hunt test titles, a QA2 title, Qualifiying JAMs, Derby JAMS, Derby Reserve JAMs and one was the youngest dog in Minnesota to ever become Certified in Advanced Area Search who is now Minnesota’s first FEMA canine. The majority of our puppies have gone to homes where they live as part of the family and have proven themselves as exceptional hunting-working-competition dogs.
Contact Information:
Gina Glidden
gmglidde@yahoo.com or info@birddoglabs.com or sales@birddoglabs.com
218-368-1175 (cell)
218-444-5864 (home)
https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/pedigrees/breeders/details/566/
License # MN577935