Tarnedge

Welcome to Tarnedge Labradors.

I have been training and working Labradors for 30 years and breeding them for over 25 years and I am a Kennel Club Accredited Breeder.
I have 19 working Labs at present ranging from Simba, who is twelve in July and still working, down to little Murphy who was a December puppy.

The most recent news here at the kennels is that Button is definitely in pup to Indi (Tarnedge Teak) and the puppies are due the second week in August.

Other news is the arrival of Wingbeat Murphy , a fabulous chocolate dog pup, bred by my friend Paul Beaumont out of a very nice black working bitch by F.T.Ch. Willowych Jack Snipe, and by Ged Leesom's lovely young Field Trial award winner, Styleside Xanadu. We hope that Murphy will be a stud dog for the future.

I've also taken a half share in a black dog that Paul has bred. 'Wogan' is by F.T.Ch. Drakeshead Viper out of a well-bred working chocolate bitch. He'll be a year old in July and looks like he is going to be a fine-looking dog. Another stud dog for the future hopefully, Wogan is sharing a kennel with Phoebe, who's out of Katie by Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead. If we get as far as getting a mating between these two at some point in the future, we could produce some very special working chocolates! Fingers crossed - we have a fair way to go yet...

More good news was when Teal (Tarnedge Topaze) recently became our third dog with perfect hips - she joins Button and Indi with a score of 0/0.

After one or two hiccups we managed to get all our younger dogs Optigen tested for PRA last year. PRA stands for Progressive retinal atrophy and is an inherited eye condition which can eventually cause blindness. We are now in a position to plan our future breeding programme with even more genetic information at our disposal.
For those of you who are interested, there are three results you can get from the blood test. Optigen (a laboratory based in the USA) are checking the dna to see whether dogs are AFFECTED, i.e. they will probably eventually get PRA and go blind; whether they are CARRIERS, i.e. they cannot possibly ever get PRA but unless bred to a clear dog they may pass it on to their offspring; or they are CLEARS, i.e. they cannot possibly ever get PRA and they cannot breed a puppy that will ever get the condition. For more information log on to www.optigen.com.
With this new test available to us, it's possible to erradicate PRA from labradors completely!
Unfortunately, of course, it's not going to happen because not every breeder is going to be prepared to spend the money and go to the trouble of doing it.
However, puppy buyers can help tremendously by only buying pups from breeders who have had these tests done, or at the very least used an Optigen tested clear stud dog on their bitch. After all, nobody wants a blind dog, do they?

However, enough of that. It won't be long till August rolls round again with the grouse season and the long hot days on the moor, up to our knees in heather. The problem with the closed season is that I spend far too much time at home and I'm far too handy for the fridge but I am trying hard to keep the weight down this summer; my oldest daughter is finally getting married at the end of July, so I get to take off the mucky jeans and wellies and put on a frock and a funny hat... Scary! I've never been a mother of the bride before, but I'm determined not to be the fattest one in all the photos! I've taken to biking three times a week and the weekly yoga class helps too - I'm getting a bit long in the tooth for aerobics...

Now, enough of me, for those of you who haven't been to the kennels to meet them, a little about the dogs.

Tarnedge Labradors are genuine working dogs. I have no interest in competing myself, but I do use dogs with a good record in field trials for stud work. We live in a very beautiful part of the Yorkshire dales and have 17 acres of grassland for the dogs to run free in. The dogs work three or four days a week all through the season, from August up on the grouse moors to February down in the woods on local estates. They are in great demand from the local gamekeepers because of their wonderful attitude and ability. They are honest and reliable and have excellent temperaments. We expect them to work like troopers one day and then curl up with the children for a cuddle the next! They not only make good working retrievers, but also excellent companions, but they do need plenty of exercise and stimulation. Some of our puppies have gone on to do very well in obedience competitions, working trials and working tests. Some have simply become well-loved members of the family.

All our dogs are hip-scored, elbow-scored, eye-tested and Optigen tested. We only breed from dogs with low scores and clear eye tests. They are bred from Field Trial Champion and Winning stock and mostly go back to my foundation bitch who was by Field Trial Champion Pocklington Glen out of a bitch by Field Trial Champion Drakeshead Tinker.

I would like to introduce you to some of our dogs.

Rival Lady of Tarnedge (Holly), the family pet! She is a yellow bitch who is by our own stud dog, Tarnedge Sandy by F.T. Champion Aughacasla Sam of Drakeshead. She is a real softie and a great character. She has a bit more substance than some working labs and she has a lovely head. Her hips are 5-6, elbows 0-0 and her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007.

Hoily's daughter Tarnedge Tillia, (Tilly) by F.T. Champion Broadlaw Elder of Laggengill.
She is an absolute darling - good looking, intelligent and desperate to please. She is a brilliant working dog with a wonderful attitude. Her hips are 4-3, elbows 0-0 and her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007.

Tarnedge Lunar, (Lulu) is three years old and bursting with enthusiasm. She is very affectionate and friendly and incredibly athletic. She has not only a great desire to please, but also the ability to think and is now a regular member of my team. Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007. Her hips are 2 - 2 and her elbows are 0 - 0.

Our sweet natured chocolate bitch, Button, (Baked Caramel Custard - not a name of our choice!) has a lovely temperament and has a great zest for life. She has recently managed to control her great enthusiasm for eating the grouse instead of retrieving them and is back in the team!!! Her wonderful character also makes her a great family member. She is lovable and affectionate and great fun. Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007, her hips are 0-0 and her elbows are 0-1.

Button's daughter, Tarnedge Treacle, is by a working chocolate lab, Havelock Bushman of Swallowbarn belonging to Rob Price from Leicestershire. She has an excellent temperament and is full of enthusiasm. She has a great nose and bags of stamina (and she doesn't eat the grouse, although she did come close with a partridge last year...). Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October2007, her hips are 5-4 and her elbows are 0-0.

We kept one of Treacle's puppies from her first litter by Tarnedge Sandy. Katy (Tarnedge Mudlark) is an absolute sweetie. She was three in April. She is chocolate, and such a sensible little soul. She joined the team last season and is already an honest and reliable little worker, showing tremendous maturity for such a young dog and showing absolutely no sign of continuing the family trait and eating the grouse! She has exactly the type of mentality that I am trying to breed into the chocolates. A very special little dog! Her eyes were tested clear on 13th January 2007, her hips are 5 - 7 and her elbows are 0 - 0. I had a litter out of her last year by Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead and kept a bitch puppy to continue the line.

Little Foxfell Sika was two years old on New Years Eve. She is approximately seven-eighths working bred, with twenty two Field Trial Champions in her pedigree. A chocolate bitch by Paul Beaumont's dog, Broadwath Teak of Wingbeat by F.T.Ch. Willowyck Jack Snipe. She's only small but she's very sweet-natured and willing to please, and she's as smart as paint! Her hips are 2/6, her elbows are 0, and she had a clear eye test on 2nd October 2007.

Tarnedge Topaze is a young, dark yellow bitch out of Tarnedge Swansong. She goes back in a direct line to my old Pocklington Glen bitch, Jay of Oakmeadow. She's very friendly and has a lovely temperament. Her hips are 0/0 her elbows are 0 and she had a clear eye test on 2nd October 2007.

We kept three pups last year. Cassie, a chocolate bitch out of Lulu by Indi and a very clever, very willing little girl; Tex who is black carrying yellow and hopefully chocolate too - she's out of Holly by Broadwath Teak of Wingbeat and a great character; and Phoebe, who is black carrying chocolate - she's out of Katie by F.T.W. Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead. All these three bitches are nicely bred with lovely temperaments and look like making really good working dogs. They go for their eye tests at the beginning of August, then will get their hips and elbows done after that, so it's fingers crossed! We already know their p.r.a. status as their parents are all Optigen tested.

Then there's the boys. Simba, (Tarnedge Sandy) my honest old dog, is twelve now. He still has his own page as a stud-dog, complete with photo, although I have sadly retired him from stud this year. He continues to be very fit in himself though.

Indi, our chocolate stud dog also now has his own page. He is three years old in July, by Basil of Boatswain out of our own Tilly. He is a very sensible, very laid-back chap; A lovely dark shade of chocolate and enthusiastically retrieving anything and everything! His eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007 and amazingly, he also has 0 - 0 hips and 0 - 0 elbows and is Optigen tested clear.
He reminds me very much of his great-grandsire, Simba at that age. He'll have an awfully hard act to follow, but he is very popular as a stud dog and has already fathered lots of puppies, including our own babies, Scruff aka Tarnedge Arran, who was out of Kizzie's litter which we hand-reared when mum had no milk; and Tarnedge Cassiopaeia, (Cassie).

If you are looking for a chocolate puppy and we are unable to find a suitable one for you, we may be able to put you on to another breeder who has recently used Indi, so give us a call.

We are very proud of our dogs and we only sell puppies to homes where we feel they will be happy. They need a garden to play in and somebody with the time and commitment to bring them up as confident, well-balanced and well-behaved dogs whether they are workers or companions.
We do like to talk through all the pros and cons of dog ownership with any prospective new owners, to ensure that the pups do go to suitable homes. We then give a full back up, advising and helping in any way we can through the following weeks to make sure that the pups settle in well and that all goes smoothly. Obviously, all puppies take full written instructions on their feeding and general care when they leave us.
Although all our dogs are good with children, we do not recommend mixing small children with small puppies. Puppies bite and scratch and small children drop puppies on their heads. Better to wait until the children are a little older!!

Tarnedge Labs, Simba, Ash, Holly, Button & Poppy. Rival Lady of Tarnedge Tarnedge Swansong Button		Welcome to Tarnedge Labradors. I have been training and working Labradors for 30 years and breeding them for over 25 years and I am a Kennel Club Accredited Breeder. I have 19 working Labs at present ranging from Simba, who is twelve in July and still working, down to little Murphy who was a December puppy. The most recent news here at the kennels is that Button is definitely in pup to Indi (Tarnedge Teak) and the puppies are due the second week in August. Other news is the arrival of Wingbeat Murphy , a fabulous chocolate dog pup, bred by my friend Paul Beaumont out of a very nice black working bitch by F.T.Ch. Willowych Jack Snipe, and by Ged Leesom's lovely young Field Trial award winner, Styleside Xanadu. We hope that Murphy will be a stud dog for the future. I've also taken a half share in a black dog that Paul has bred. 'Wogan' is by F.T.Ch. Drakeshead Viper out of a well-bred working chocolate bitch. He'll be a year old in July and looks like he is going to be a fine-looking dog. Another stud dog for the future hopefully, Wogan is sharing a kennel with Phoebe, who's out of Katie by Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead. If we get as far as getting a mating between these two at some point in the future, we could produce some very special working chocolates! Fingers crossed - we have a fair way to go yet... More good news was when Teal (Tarnedge Topaze) recently became our third dog with perfect hips - she joins Button and Indi with a score of 0/0. After one or two hiccups we managed to get all our younger dogs Optigen tested for PRA last year. PRA stands for Progressive retinal atrophy and is an inherited eye condition which can eventually cause blindness. We are now in a position to plan our future breeding programme with even more genetic information at our disposal. For those of you who are interested, there are three results you can get from the blood test. Optigen (a laboratory based in the USA) are checking the dna to see whether dogs are AFFECTED, i.e. they will probably eventually get PRA and go blind; whether they are CARRIERS, i.e. they cannot possibly ever get PRA but unless bred to a clear dog they may pass it on to their offspring; or they are CLEARS, i.e. they cannot possibly ever get PRA and they cannot breed a puppy that will ever get the condition. For more information log on to www.optigen.com. With this new test available to us, it's possible to erradicate PRA from labradors completely! Unfortunately, of course, it's not going to happen because not every breeder is going to be prepared to spend the money and go to the trouble of doing it. However, puppy buyers can help tremendously by only buying pups from breeders who have had these tests done, or at the very least used an Optigen tested clear stud dog on their bitch. After all, nobody wants a blind dog, do they? However, enough of that. It won't be long till August rolls round again with the grouse season and the long hot days on the moor, up to our knees in heather. The problem with the closed season is that I spend far too much time at home and I'm far too handy for the fridge but I am trying hard to keep the weight down this summer; my oldest daughter is finally getting married at the end of July, so I get to take off the mucky jeans and wellies and put on a frock and a funny hat... Scary! I've never been a mother of the bride before, but I'm determined not to be the fattest one in all the photos! I've taken to biking three times a week and the weekly yoga class helps too - I'm getting a bit long in the tooth for aerobics... Now, enough of me, for those of you who haven't been to the kennels to meet them, a little about the dogs. Tarnedge Labradors are genuine working dogs. I have no interest in competing myself, but I do use dogs with a good record in field trials for stud work. We live in a very beautiful part of the Yorkshire dales and have 17 acres of grassland for the dogs to run free in. The dogs work three or four days a week all through the season, from August up on the grouse moors to February down in the woods on local estates. They are in great demand from the local gamekeepers because of their wonderful attitude and ability. They are honest and reliable and have excellent temperaments. We expect them to work like troopers one day and then curl up with the children for a cuddle the next! They not only make good working retrievers, but also excellent companions, but they do need plenty of exercise and stimulation. Some of our puppies have gone on to do very well in obedience competitions, working trials and working tests. Some have simply become well-loved members of the family. All our dogs are hip-scored, elbow-scored, eye-tested and Optigen tested. We only breed from dogs with low scores and clear eye tests. They are bred from Field Trial Champion and Winning stock and mostly go back to my foundation bitch who was by Field Trial Champion Pocklington Glen out of a bitch by Field Trial Champion Drakeshead Tinker. I would like to introduce you to some of our dogs. Rival Lady of Tarnedge (Holly), the family pet! She is a yellow bitch who is by our own stud dog, Tarnedge Sandy by F.T. Champion Aughacasla Sam of Drakeshead. She is a real softie and a great character. She has a bit more substance than some working labs and she has a lovely head. Her hips are 5-6, elbows 0-0 and her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007. Hoily's daughter Tarnedge Tillia, (Tilly) by F.T. Champion Broadlaw Elder of Laggengill. She is an absolute darling - good looking, intelligent and desperate to please. She is a brilliant working dog with a wonderful attitude. Her hips are 4-3, elbows 0-0 and her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007. Tarnedge Lunar, (Lulu) is three years old and bursting with enthusiasm. She is very affectionate and friendly and incredibly athletic. She has not only a great desire to please, but also the ability to think and is now a regular member of my team. Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007. Her hips are 2 - 2 and her elbows are 0 - 0. Our sweet natured chocolate bitch, Button, (Baked Caramel Custard - not a name of our choice!) has a lovely temperament and has a great zest for life. She has recently managed to control her great enthusiasm for eating the grouse instead of retrieving them and is back in the team!!! Her wonderful character also makes her a great family member. She is lovable and affectionate and great fun. Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007, her hips are 0-0 and her elbows are 0-1. Button's daughter, Tarnedge Treacle, is by a working chocolate lab, Havelock Bushman of Swallowbarn belonging to Rob Price from Leicestershire. She has an excellent temperament and is full of enthusiasm. She has a great nose and bags of stamina (and she doesn't eat the grouse, although she did come close with a partridge last year...). Her eyes were tested clear on 2nd October2007, her hips are 5-4 and her elbows are 0-0. We kept one of Treacle's puppies from her first litter by Tarnedge Sandy. Katy (Tarnedge Mudlark) is an absolute sweetie. She was three in April. She is chocolate, and such a sensible little soul. She joined the team last season and is already an honest and reliable little worker, showing tremendous maturity for such a young dog and showing absolutely no sign of continuing the family trait and eating the grouse! She has exactly the type of mentality that I am trying to breed into the chocolates. A very special little dog! Her eyes were tested clear on 13th January 2007, her hips are 5 - 7 and her elbows are 0 - 0. I had a litter out of her last year by Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead and kept a bitch puppy to continue the line. Little Foxfell Sika was two years old on New Years Eve. She is approximately seven-eighths working bred, with twenty two Field Trial Champions in her pedigree. A chocolate bitch by Paul Beaumont's dog, Broadwath Teak of Wingbeat by F.T.Ch. Willowyck Jack Snipe. She's only small but she's very sweet-natured and willing to please, and she's as smart as paint! Her hips are 2/6, her elbows are 0, and she had a clear eye test on 2nd October 2007. Tarnedge Topaze is a young, dark yellow bitch out of Tarnedge Swansong. She goes back in a direct line to my old Pocklington Glen bitch, Jay of Oakmeadow. She's very friendly and has a lovely temperament. Her hips are 0/0 her elbows are 0 and she had a clear eye test on 2nd October 2007. We kept three pups last year. Cassie, a chocolate bitch out of Lulu by Indi and a very clever, very willing little girl; Tex who is black carrying yellow and hopefully chocolate too - she's out of Holly by Broadwath Teak of Wingbeat and a great character; and Phoebe, who is black carrying chocolate - she's out of Katie by F.T.W. Garronpoint Ross of Drakeshead. All these three bitches are nicely bred with lovely temperaments and look like making really good working dogs. They go for their eye tests at the beginning of August, then will get their hips and elbows done after that, so it's fingers crossed! We already know their p.r.a. status as their parents are all Optigen tested. Then there's the boys. Simba, (Tarnedge Sandy) my honest old dog, is twelve now. He still has his own page as a stud-dog, complete with photo, although I have sadly retired him from stud this year. He continues to be very fit in himself though. Indi, our chocolate stud dog also now has his own page. He is three years old in July, by Basil of Boatswain out of our own Tilly. He is a very sensible, very laid-back chap; A lovely dark shade of chocolate and enthusiastically retrieving anything and everything! His eyes were tested clear on 2nd October 2007 and amazingly, he also has 0 - 0 hips and 0 - 0 elbows and is Optigen tested clear. He reminds me very much of his great-grandsire, Simba at that age. He'll have an awfully hard act to follow, but he is very popular as a stud dog and has already fathered lots of puppies, including our own babies, Scruff aka Tarnedge Arran, who was out of Kizzie's litter which we hand-reared when mum had no milk; and Tarnedge Cassiopaeia, (Cassie). If you are looking for a chocolate puppy and we are unable to find a suitable one for you, we may be able to put you on to another breeder who has recently used Indi, so give us a call. We are very proud of our dogs and we only sell puppies to homes where we feel they will be happy. They need a garden to play in and somebody with the time and commitment to bring them up as confident, well-balanced and well-behaved dogs whether they are workers or companions. We do like to talk through all the pros and cons of dog ownership with any prospective new owners, to ensure that the pups do go to suitable homes. We then give a full back up, advising and helping in any way we can through the following weeks to make sure that the pups settle in well and that all goes smoothly. Obviously, all puppies take full written instructions on their feeding and general care when they leave us. Although all our dogs are good with children, we do not recommend mixing small children with small puppies. Puppies bite and scratch and small children drop puppies on their heads. Better to wait until the children are a little older!! Mrs Eden Parish Lizard House Farm Thirn Nr Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4AU 01677 460014 Tarnedge@yahoo.com Contact This Breeder Breeders of: Retriever (Labrador) Our Dogs Tarnedge Teak Tarnedge Sandy Previous Litters 10th March 2008 - Retriever (Labrador) 22nd December 2007 - Retriever (Labrador) 10th June 2007 - Retriever (Labrador) 6th March 2007 - Retriever (Labrador) 23rd November 2006 - Retriever (Labrador) 18th October 2006 - Retriever (Labrador) 31st March 2006 - Retriever (Labrador) 5th November 2005 - Retriever (Labrador) 16th July 2005 - Retriever (Labrador) 13th April 2005 - Retriever (Labrador) 31st December 2004 - Retriever (Labrador) 28th June 2004 - Retriever (Labrador) 12th April 2004 - Retriever (Labrador) 16th January 2004 - Retriever (Labrador) 13th January 2004 - Retriever (Labrador) 4th March 2003 - Retriever (Labrador) 24th February 2003 - Retriever (Labrador)

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