Bird Dog Labs, LLC

NAFC FC Beaver runs Raymond for Sheriff
&
BiRDDOG'S ANGEL GRace
and/or
Birddog's Hayseed molly mcbunn

We have had our eyes on Big Ray for a long time, even before he became the 2023 National Amateur Field Champion!

We want to produce big, beautiful puppies that can go any direction! The goal is to produce puppies that will be perfect for various kinds of field work all the while being your best buddy in the home.

We believe that both Angel and Molly would make excellent crosses with Raymond. We have not decided which one or if both of these girls will be paired with Raymond.

Tentative Schedules:

Angel was due in heat February/March, but as of July she has still not come into heat. We are watching her closely. This will likely now be a winter go home. We expect the litter to be about 75% black and 25% yellow litter.

Molly is due to come in heat in July. So we are also watching her closely. We expect the litter to be about 50% black and 50% yellow.

NAFC FC Beaver Run's Raymond for Sheriff

Raymond is a big beautiful black male that has a performance record that speaks for itself! He is the 2023 winner of the National Amateur Retriever Championship!

Raymond’s owner Leigh describes Raymond as a big goofball! He is very expressionistic and overall just a big happy boy. He lives in the house and sleeps on the bed every night. He has a great off switch in the house and goes to work with Leigh. Raymond turns on the turbo charge when it comes to training and competing. He LOVES it!

Raymond is a son of Hall of Fame Retriever FC AFC Lane’s Lets Get Ready to Rumble “Ali” and Canadian Field Champion CFC Pilkington’s Perspicacity “Cassie”. Cassie comes from a strong proven performance line that is a little different than the typical field trial pedigree found in the USA. We have had our eyes on Cassie’s pedigree for years. She is a littermate to two other Canadian Field Champions as well as AFC Sidney Down The Bayou “Gator”. Those that have followed Bird Dog Labs for years, may recognize “Gator” as the stud we had originally selected for our Remi’s very first litter. That breeding unfortunately did not take, but we have always kept that lineage in the back of our mind. Because of that line, we have had our eyes on Raymond long before he won this year’s NAFC title. Raymond’s ability to perform is undeniable!  He qualified and has ran in 4 National Retriever Championships (2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023). In 2021 he was a NRC Finalist. Raymond ran and won the 2023 National Amateur Retriever Championship. He is qualified to run the NARC in 2024!

AKC: SR96231309
DOB: 11-2-2016
OFA Hips (Good): LR-259692G62M-C-VPI
OFA Elbows (Normal): LR-EL107687M62-C-VPI
OFA Eyes (Normal): LR-EYE28983/83M-VPI
CNM (Clear): LR-CNM4913/83M-VPI

EIC Carrier – No puppies will be affected because our girls are clear.

We have also paid to test Raymond for the Essential Panel from Paw Print Genetics. We are currently awaiting the results.

Genotype: EeBB (Black that carries hidden yellow)

90 pounds

NAFC FC Raymond X Molly: information below

Birddog's Hayseed Molly McBunn

 

Molly’s Health Clearances:

AKC: SR93826511
DOB: May 27,2016
CHIC: 136431
OFA Hips (Good): LR-234541G24F-VPI
OFA Elbows (Normal): LR-EL84679F24-VPI
OFA Eyes (Normal): LR-EYE16298/24F-VPI
OFA Cardiac (Normal): LR-CA11008/16F/P-VPI
EIC (Clear): LR-EIC4783/12F-PI
CNM (Clear): LR-CNM2240/12F-PI
PRA-pcrd (Clear): LR-PRA2145/12F-PI
RD/OSD (Clear): LR-RDY760/12F-PI
D Locus (DD Normal/Clear): LR-DL1256/12F-PI
Genotype: eeBBDD (Yellow-no hidden color factor, Dilute Free)
60-65 pounds


Molly is also tested clear of Cystinuria, HNPK, Hyperuricosuria, Narcolepsy,
PKD, Degenerative Myelopathy, Skeletal Dysplasia 2 (SD2-dwarfism),
Elliptocytosis, Myotubular myopathy 2 (MTM1), PRA-crd4 and GR-PRA2

Molly is our keeper from our very special litter between FC AFC Hilltop’s Hayseed and our Birddog’s Magic Brook McBunn JH. Molly
is exactly what I was hoping for when I put the breeding together.
Molly loves to work and is very much a thinking dog! Molly is a
fantastic upland dog and very methodical in how she will work a field or
thick cover. She is extremely smart and you can literally see her
putting things together. Molly is also extremely sweet and affectionate.
She is the kind of dog that does everything she can to try to please
me. Molly has demonstrated a very strong natural on/off switch since she
was a little puppy and takes after her mom in how she loves everyone!

 

Molly’s pedigree: https://huntinglabpedigree.com/pedigree.asp?id=105309

Molly’s OFA page:  http://www.ofa.org/advanced-search?f=sr&appnum=2297153
Molly’s PPG page:  https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/pedigrees/dogs/details/18137/

NAFC FC Raymond X Angel : Information below

Birddog's Angel Grace

Angel was an unplanned keeper from our January 2022 litter between Phoenix and Dizzy. The entire litter had been reserved, but we had a last minute back out for a black female. This turned out to be a complete gift. Angel was the female that became available and I just couldn’t let her go. This turned out to be one of the best decisions I could have made.

Angel was named after her great grandma Grace (my foundation female that passed away 2 weeks shy of her 15th birthday in February 2022). Angel had many traits that reminded me of Grace, but also had even more that took after her dad Phoenix. Little did I know at the time, but this was our very last litter from Phoenix. Angel was and continues to be a daily reminder of how precious of a gift she is.
 
 Angel has grown into an absolutely gorgeous, big powerful female. She has the ultimate personality with a huge desire to please. Angel is so similar to how Phoenix was. In the field she is a true team player, a very quick learner and fabulous marker. Angel absolutely loves to work, but is not the kind of dog that needs to every day. She has a strong natural on/off to her. She is so chill in the house. Angel has many of her dad’s silly traits too! She does sneaky drive by gentle kisses. She also does what I called the “itchy butt dance” that Phoenix would do while swirling between my legs. She literally makes me laugh all the time. Angel was a very quick maturing dog and what I call a gentle soul. Because of how sweet and gentle she was with little puppies even at an early age, Angel quickly became one of my “puppy socializers.” This is a very special role that is only given to my most trusted dogs. My canine puppy socializers are part of our puppy development program. This is something that is completely unique to Bird Dog Labs. 

AKC: SS31280502
DOB: January 5, 2022
CHIC: Pending
OFA Hips (Excellent): LR-272671E24F-P-VPI
OFA Elbows (Normal): LR-EL119771F24-P-VPI
OFA Eyes (Normal): number pending
OFA Cardiac (Normal): LR-BCA2956/24F/P-VPI
EIC (Clear): number pending
CNM (Clear): number pending
PRA-pcrd (Clear): number pendingI
RD/OSD (Clear): number pending
D Locus (DD Normal/Clear): number pending
Genotype: EeBbDD (Black carries both yellow and chocolate factor, Dilute Free)

75 pounds


Angel is also tested clear of Cystinuria, HNPK, Hyperuricosuria, Narcolepsy,
PKD, Degenerative Myelopathy, Skeletal Dysplasia 2 (SD2-dwarfism),
Elliptocytosis, Myotubular myopathy 2 (MTM1), PRA-crd4, GR-PRA2, CMS, Stargardt and Laryngeal Paralysis

 

Angel’s pedigree: http://www.huntinglabpedigree.com/pedigree.asp?id=167391  

Angel’s OFA page: http://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2514061 

Angel’s PPG page: http://www.pawprintgenetics.com/pedigrees/dogs/details/28228/