While struggling with the tragedy of the death of my 1st husband, Jeff in 1994. I was given a Black Lab puppy for my 2 year old little boy, Jeffrey. This puppy was quite a handful but he provided a source of unconditional love and he was a great little companion during a very difficult time in our lives. "Jesse" was the beginning of my journey with Retrievers.

As my children began to grow, I had the desire to work from home so the idea came that I could breed a few nice quality litters of Retriever pups.   Well, in 1998 I whelped my first litter and I began our breeding program  and have learned so much since then.

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