"LATEST NEWS"
Feb 22, 2010
This past weekend was very productive for the kennel. We ran a few young dogs and faired very well. Our Chessie "Tuff" got his first 2 started passes. Brad ran Lillie on Sunday and she got her 1st Started pass. It was great to see my W. Mississippi HRC friends and get back into running dogs after taking some much needed time off from Hunt Tests. Looks like it will be a very busy Hunt Test schedule this Spring as we have quite a few young dogs that need to work on titles.
Feb 19, 2010
WHO DAT!!!! Oh goodness so much has happened since my last post, where to begin? The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, WOW!!!! How much more partying can Louisiana take? Oh yeah, I almost forgot we had another crazy SNOW, last week.
Through all the craziness we have been training hard and the dogs look pretty good! We run our first hunt test of the new year this weekend. So here we come West Mississippi HRC! Hoping to take lots of pictures to post on the web site.
We have added a new Facebook page it's listed as Y-Farms Retrievers. So send us pictures of your dogs so we can show them off!!!!!
Feb. 5, 2010
As many already know I have been out of the country for 12 days in Brazil. I have been involved with an Agricultural Leadership group at LSU for the past 2 years and our final trip was to the country of Brazil. The trip was Ag related and very educational. Our group arrived back safe and sound from Sao' Paulo Brazil yesterday morning. I am so blessed that Brad, Madison and my parents held the farm and kennel together while I was away. I will be posting some pictures of my experience in Brazil to the photo page shortly.
Now back to business, we have begun sending our Rose & Gus pups to their new homes this week. We have 1 yellow male available. Also, we have recently had a nice breeding take place with SHR Racey JH & HRCH Hopper. This will be a all black litter that should produce well bred hard running retrievers! Check out our upcoming litters page for more info.
Jan. 13, 2010
I hope everyone is beginning to thaw out after all of the COLD weather that we have had in the past weeks. It's been miserable for us but our dogs have been loving it!
Rose's babies are now eating solid food and are beautiful. We have a few pups still available, check them out on our "Current Litters" page. The pups will be ready to go home right at Valentines Day, what a awesome gift for your someone special!!!!!
Jan. 3, 2010
Happy New Year, let 2010 BEGIN!!!
After taking a much needed break between Christmas & New Year's to hunt and spend time with my family, we are ready to start our new year off with a BANG!
Rose's pups are growing bigger every day and are sooo cute!
We will be working on a breeding with "Lillie" over the next week. She is a awesome hunting/blood trailing dog. I am tickled to death to get a chance to have her bred. Check out the pictures of Lillie blood trailing over the Christmas/New Years holidays on our Photo Page.
Dec. 22, 2009
We are so Happy to have the Holidays here. Santa came early and gave us 10 beautiful Yellow and Black puppies. Rose and her pups are doing wonderful!!!
Our kennel will be busy boarding around the holidays, so if you need a place for your dog to stay feel free to give us a call.
Dec. 18, 2009
Merry Christmas everyone!!! We are excited to see our babies go to their new homes and to hear the good reports of how well they are doing! It has been crazy busy here with Christmas getting closer. I have a few cute puppies still available for Christmas, check them out on the current litters page.
Rose is about to pop!! Her tummy can't possibly get any bigger!!!! I am keeping a close watch over her this weekend as I just don't see how she will make it to her due date next week! I am looking forward to seeing her babies, we are expecting Yellow and Black puppies.
Have a great weekend!!!
Dec. 11, 2009
Where is the year going??? Christmas is almost here. I hope that everyone is holding their family and friends close this holiday season.
"Rose" will be giving birth within the next 10 days, we are expecting yellow and black puppies. Keep an eye on the web site for more information as soon as the babies are born.
Nov. 24, 2009
As I promised to myself, I got a lil hunting in this weekend, duck hunting in the am and deer hunting in the evening. We worked some dogs and I am pleased to say they all did really well.
I hope that the Thanksgiving Holiday will find everyone safe and sound! Don't eat tooooo much Turkey!
Nov. 20, 2009
We are recuperating from the Baton Rouge Ducks Unlimited Banquet last night at the LSU Ag Coliseum. What a enjoyable time the kids and I had.
Our babies are getting big and doing wonderful. They will start going to their new homes next week.
I will be busy training and boarding dogs through the Thanksgiving holiday. I have promised myself that I will also get a little hunting done too!
Nov. 11. 2009
Today, I am remembering all of our veterans and what they have done for our country's freedom!
Well, the puppies have gotten so big so fast. We completely weaned from momma last weekend and they are all eating solid food well. They are very playful and cuddly. There is still a few puppies available, we will hold them until Christmas if needed.
The holiday season is right around the corner. We have begun booking reservations for dog boarding, if you need a place to board your pet just give us a call or email. We will treat them as our own and I can guarantee they will have lots of fun while you are away!!!
Nov. 3, 2009
What a exciting weekend, I took my youngest daughter , McKenzie 8 yrs old, deer hunting for her first "Youth Hunt". After a very disappointing Sunday morning, missing a shot on a doe and then the gun jamming on a nice buck we were quite frustrated. Sunday evening she and I were back at it wondering if we had used up all of our chances. We said a prayer asking the Lord to let us just see some deer. We set quietly in our stand and were very patient, (which isn't easy for us)! As we sat and sat McKenzie whispered "Mom I hear something behind the stand, it might be a deer". I told her deer are usually quiet it is probably a raccoon. We got our prayers answered when a buck walked right in front of our stand. Both of us were in shock and disbelief. McKenzie said mom we can't miss this one, we have to take him. After fumbling with the gun and we said one more prayer asking the Lord to let the shot be successful. It was and McKenzie got her first deer! I good looking 7 pt buck!!! When we were out of the stand she turned to me and said Mom we did it together. This has been a day that will be etched in our memories for a lifetime!
I also was able to work with "Lillie" our new blood trail dog. I let her out of the truck which was parked quite a ways from the deer in the woods and she found the deer with no difficulties.
Oct 29, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Lots going on here at the kennel. Our puppies are growing bigger each day and have just begun eating solid food this week. They should be ready to go to their new homes at Thanksgiving.
We have "Something Extra" .......Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppies. Check out the "Something Extra" page for more information.
Oct. 16, 2009
With this blog post we are experiencing our first real cool snap, it's perfect football and hunting weather! We have been busy here on the farm with our 2 new litters of puppies. Their little eyes are beginning to open and they are becoming more active. Check out the new pictures of the pups on our "Current Litters" page.
We have also been doing some bow hunting. Last Friday our "HRCH Hopper" and "SHR Molly" daughter "Lillie" successfully tracked a hog for us. What a awesome experience to watch Lillie work! I am soooo proud of her for working hard and not giving up!
Oct. 5, 2009
Hey Hey Hey! We had a busy weekend here at Y-Farms. Mattie and Gus gave us 9 beautiful pups on Saturday, 6 yellow and 3 blacks.
Well......... Today Sunny had 6 pretty yellow pups in our den. She and the babies are doing super!
Deer bow season opened last week, I am so looking forward to our dogs trailing some deer & hogs this season. To all you bow hunters out there, happy hunting and we hope it will be a super season for you!!
Sept. 10, 2009
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I hope everyone had a great Labor Day! We enjoyed Labor Day weekend Dove Hunting, we didn't kill a lot of birds but had a good time trying.
I am happy to announce 3 new litters of puppies on the way. Check them out on our "Upcoming Litters" page.
Exciting Updates! We have recently added a NEW Climate Controlled Indoor Kennel, we can now cater to all breeds dogs.
We are also offering "Doggy Day Camp", Drop your pet off to us and we will give them lots of attention while your working. Your dog will enjoy swimming, long walks on our farm and tons of TLC while they are in our care.
April 27, 2009
It has been a busy weekend sending our puppies to their new homes. I am happy for our puppies and their new families! We still have 2 pups available from Boss and Mattie, they are both male 1 yellow & 1 black. Check them out on our "Current Litters" page. We also have 2 Black female pups that are 8 weeks old available. You can see them on our "Dogs For Sale" page.
April 7, 2009
I hope that this Spring finds everyone doing well! We have been busy raising puppies.
Rose's pups are almost 2 weeks old and their eyes are beginning to open. They are huge beautiful babies.
Mattie's pups will be 5 weeks old tomorrow. They are eating puppy food and are very active. We will be heading to the vet next week for puppy check ups.
March 24, 2009
We have new Yellow Lab puppies! Rose gave birth to 6 healthy babies yesterday. We still have a few available so check them out on the current litters page.
Mattie's pups will turn 3 weeks old tomorrow. They have their eyes opened and are walking around the whelping box, Good looking pups!!!!!
March 10, 2009
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY, well almost.
WE HAVE PUPPIES!!! Mattie gave birth on March 4th. We have 9 healthy pups. The puppies will be ready to go to their new homes on April 28th. Check out the new pictures of them on our "Current Litters" page.
We have Rose's litter on the way! Her tummy is getting HUGE!!!! She will be due to give birth in a few short weeks.
Feb 18, 2009
I am excited to announce that we have confirmed the pregnancies of Mattie & Rose. Mattie is bred to GRHRCH Boss MH and Rose is bred to GRHRCH Elvis MH. We are taking deposits of $250.00 on both litters. The cost of the pups is $800.00 each.
We are also working on a litter with HRCH Marley and HRCH Trigger. If successful the pups will be born in April. This litter while be black and yellow in color.
Check out more info on these litters on our "upcoming litters" page.
Feb. 9, 2009
This warm weather has made me so excited about all the great things we have happening at Y-Farms. We have 3 litters on the way. The sires to all 3 litters are Grand Hunting Retriever Champions and Hunting Retriever Champions. These litters will produce Yellow and Black puppies. We are currently taking deposits on these upcoming litters, to find out more please check out our "Upcoming Litters" page.
Jan. 5, 2009
Happy New Year, 2009 things will be just fine! Now that the holidays have come and gone it's time to concentrate on the year ahead.
I have a breeding that took place yesterday with Mattie and GRHRCH Eba's Big Boss man MH. This will produce a yellow - black litter which will be due to be born in March. Keep an eye on the upcoming litters page as I will post any new information on this litter as it becomes available.
Last week, I took my youngest daughter and a friend to see the movie "Marley & Me". It reminded me of how much a dog really becomes such a HUGE part in our lives and they do truly become a member of our family. It was a great movie!!!
Dec. 16, 2008
Last Thursday we had 7-8 inches of snow on our farm. That is something that I have never seen before in South Louisiana. My kids had a snow day off of school. Well after the excitement wore off, I went to take a look on the farm and see how the ducks were doing. The ducks were fine but our buildings were not! The hen barn buckled and collapsed due to the weight of the snow. Two of my flight pens were damaged but are fixable. Oh well, they were built to withstand hurricanes not snow storms!
As Christmas Day is quickly approaching, I have been working to let the stresses of each day not overwhelm but to enjoy the Christmas spirit! My children remind me each day that I have so much be thankful for and to not let the worries get the best of me!
Please keep my kids and I in your prayers as we have had a difficult time here at Y-Farms over the past year.
Dec. 3, 2008
Happy Holidays!!!! I hope that everyone is enjoying the cooler temperatures and is sharing the Christmas Spirit.
We have been dealing with a lot of changes here at Y-Farms but through it all, we never lose faith and keep on pressing forward!
I currently have a few Started Retrievers for sale as well as a few HRCH Hopper & Sadie pups available.
We also have Something Extra for sale. We have an All Black Litter out of HRCH Belle & GRHCH Zip MH. Check them out on our "Something Extra" page
Nov 5, 2008
Hello! Things are finally getting back to normal and looking up here at Y-Farms.
With all of the stress of clean up from the hurricane somehow I was able to squeeze in a little time to take HRCH Yancy dove hunting. A BIG Thank you goes out to Keith Lemoine for the invite we had a BLAST! I posted the pictures on the photo gallery. The dove hunt got me fired up the upcoming duck season!!
I am happy to announce that the Sadie / Hopper pups are just about ready to go their new homes. I still have a few available, they would make GREAT holiday gifts!!!
******If you have any boarding needs during the holidays we can help out! Check out our Training & Boarding page for pricing.
Sept. 11, 2008
Some sad news to share.
It has been a stressful several weeks but we are making it through it. We were hit hard by Hurricane Gustav. The storm caused lots of damage on our farm. We lost 10 to 12 huge trees, several outdoor kennels & sections of fencing were destroyed. We also lost one of our new flight pens killing approx. 2000 young ducks. Two days after the storm plowed through here we suffered a flash flood on the farm causing more damage.
During the storm Brie began having pups and unfortunately she lost all of her puppies due to anxiety and stress.
We have been very upset, unfortunately mother nature hasn't been very kind to us.
August 25, 2008
It's a soggy Monday and kinda yucky! But I am really excited about the 2 litters that we have confirmed! HRCH Brie & HRCH Max an all Chocolate litter due right around Labor Day and Sadie & HRCH Hopper an all Black litter which will be due towards the end of September. We are taking deposits on both litters.
August 7, 2008
Hello! Lots of news to cover....... To dispel any rumors, we are NOT closing our duck farm. We had some testing done through the state of Louisiana a few weeks ago and were asked not to sell and ducks until the testing was completed. The testing has been finished and all is well! But due to the outrageous fuel & feed costs we have decided to scale back our farm and sell ducks on a first come first serve basis. As dog trainers we know how much Mallards are needed for training. We will continue to hatch and raise ducks but in SMALLER quantities than in previous years. If you have any questions about the ducks feel free to email us as we have been swamped with calls regarding the ducks.
July 12, 2008
Hope that you are enjoying your weekend, it's dry & HOT here in Louisiana!!! We are getting our farm work done early in the mornings and training dogs late in the evenings because of the heat. We have been doing lots of water work at the pond and in our pool to keep the dogs as cool as possible. They love it!!!
We have also been taking several of the dogs to the camp on the weekends to have some FUN time. Check out the pictures on our "Photo Gallery" page. They enjoy riding in the boat and retrieving bumpers in the bayou and hanging out with our family.
July 4, 2008
Happy 4th of July!!!!! Things are Poppin here at the kennel. The Zippy & Hopper pups are 7 weeks old and are beginning to head to their new homes over the 4th of July holiday. We have 2 males available, these pups promise to make awesome hunting retrievers!!!
June 25, 2008
I received this email from a friend today and I felt that it needed to be shared.
This is one of the kindest things I have ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it but it was beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US Postal Office.
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her, You will know that she is my dog.. I really miss her.Love, Meredith..
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith,' in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.｢ Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture of Abbey really helped because I recognized her right away.Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me.
What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find. I am wherever there is love.
Love, God
June 18, 2008
Happy Belated Father's Day to all the Daddy's out there! Thanks for all that you do for your families!!! Well, things are continuing to stay busy here at the farm. We have begun sending the Mattie & Elvis pups to their new homes this week. We currently have 2 good looking males available from this litter. Check the updated pictures on our Current litters page.
The Daisy & Bond litter will get their 1st Immunizations this week and will begin heading to their new homes next week.
Zippy & Hopper's pups are 4 weeks old and have begun eating puppy food last week, they are some spunky cute babies! We currently have 2 males & 1 female available from this litter.
The ducks are still laying eggs despite the HOT South Louisiana Weather! We are trying to keep them going as long as we can.
Try to stay COOL and enjoy this very WARM summer weather!
May 28, 2008
I hope that everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. Our holiday was somewhat relaxing, if you can relax with ducks quacking and dogs barking. HaHa! The pups are growing so fast it's amazing! They all are doing great, I posted some new pictures on our "Litters" page, Check them out!!!!
May 19, 2008
Things have been WILD around here! On Thursday, we welcomed a Black litter from Hopper & Zippy. All are doing well! We currently have 3 males & 1 female available from this litter.
Mattie and Daisy's pups are growing and just beautiful! Mattie's are 3 weeks old and Daisy's pups are almost 2 weeks old.
Ben has been busy training dogs and helping me with the Duck farm. I have been tied up with all of the puppies and have needed all the help that I can get!
May 7, 2008
Hello, We are thrilled to announce that the Daisy and Bond pups have arrived. We have 2 males available from this litter. They are very light in color and just are beautiful.
We have posted pictures of the Cassidy & Beamer pups are on our "Something Extra" page.
May 5, 2008
The day is wrapping up and I am trying to remember all that has taken place since my last blog. We recently took our dogs to Magnolia Retriever Club in Flora MS. Yancy earned her 1st Master pass, Pinny & Racey finished up their Junior Titles. I stayed behind to watch after the kennel and wait for Mattie to give birth. She had 6 gorgeous Yellow pups early Sunday morning. All are doing wonderful!
This past weekend we ran dogs in the 1st Annual MS. Duck Dawg Challenge, McKenzie ran Sunny and took 6th place against 27 other dogs in the Junior division. Our Chessie pup "Tuff" took 2nd in the Jr. Puppy division. It was fun and all the proceeds went to benefit the "Catch a Dream Foundation".
This afternoon I was blessed to receive 2 GORGEOUS Black Male pups. Their sire is GRHRCH Becky Lou's Beamer MH. Both pups are for sale, I will be posting more info on our "Something Extra" page.
Well, as I am typing this blog, Daisy is beginning to have pups. I am looking forward to seeing these babies!!!! I will post more info once our new babies arrive.
April 15, 2008
Happy Tax Day! I am so excited to share all of the latest news happening at Y-Farms. We have been gone to hunt tests almost every weekend. It is slowly coming to an end for the Spring season and it is bitter sweet for us. We love running dogs but it is tiring to be away on the weekends. We have titled several new dogs this spring! Czar, Shadeaux and Zippy earned Started titles - Yancy earned her Senior Hunter & Marley earned her Junior Hunter. We have 1 more hunt test at Magnolia Retriever Club to get the remainder of the passes needed to complete a few more titles on our dogs.
Mattie is expecting pups at the end of the month. She is doing great! Mattie is bred to HRCH Elvis MH. The pups will be light to medium Yellow in color. We are taking deposits to reserve pups from this litter.
We have confirmed that Daisy is pregnant and will be having pups on or about May 9th. She is bred to HR Bond JH. This will be another well bred all yellow litter.
You can check out both litters on our "Litters page".
March 25, 2008
I truly hope that your Easter Holiday was wonderful. Our spring has been filled with running dogs at hunt tests. It's been fun! We have several more ahead before our spring season is over. We are excited to announce 3 wonderful litters on the way!! You can find more info on our "Upcoming Litters" page. We still have 1 Chesapeake male available, "Camo" check him out on our "Dogs for Sale" page. The hatchery is in full swing and we are producing lots of ducklings, let us know if you need babies for the spring so we can reserve ducklings for you. Unfortunately, we are SOLD out of frozen ducks. We will not have any available until late summer.
March 7, 2008
Happy Easter!
Hello, after having severe difficulties with our web site I think it's on the way to a full recovery. Please be patient with us, it's been a frustrating 2 weeks!!! We are re-updating information as quickly as we can.
I have lots of new info that I am excited to share. We have just completed a "Yellow" breeding and if it is successful we will have puppies at the end of April. The breeding was with Mattie and Elvis, these pups will make wonderful companions as well as very nice hunting retrievers. I will post info on the "upcoming litters" page as it becomes available.
We still have 2 male Chessie pups available and they are healthy and good looking!!
SOMETHING EXTRA!!! We have 2 Black Female pups that are 8 weeks old. These pups are VERY Well bred and cute cute cute! These pups come from parents that are avid hunters and grand parents who hold GRHRCH and MH titles. These pups are full of spunk and retrieving desire!
February 4, 2008
Happy Mardi Gras! Hunt Test Season is almost here and we are getting geared up. It looks like this spring promises to be a busy one, from the hatchery to the kennel.
The Chessie pups are 6 weeks old and will be beginning to go home at the end of the week. They are GORGEOUS! Take a look at the new pictures of the pups on the "Current Litters" page.
January 23, 2008
Hello there! Even though the weather has been wet and cold for the past few weeks all is warm and cozy here. Yancy's pups are 4 1/2 wks old and growing so fast! They are the fluffiest cuddly pups that I have seen in a long time. As I walk in the door of the whelping room they bark and run to greet me. Their personalities are just as cute as they look! New pictures were posted today on the "Current Litters" page. Check them out!!!
January 10, 2008
This post brings lots of NEW news for the New Year!
This week has been busy here at Y-Farms. We have been honored to be asked by the J. Crew clothing store of New York to participate in a fashion shoot at "Rosedown Plantation" in St. Francisville, LA. They needed several of our retrievers to pose and role play with their models for their Spring 2008 Catalog. Yammie, Sunny and Rose were the dogs that were selected. They did Great! Check out some of the pictures on the "photo page" of our web site.
Yancy's pups are growing bigger each day! We will begin feeding puppy food this weekend. We currently have 1 female and nice selection of male puppies available.
January 3, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The new year has started with a BANG! We welcomed 8 new Chesapeake pups on Dec. 20th and they are absolutely beautiful! Yancy gave birth to 5 boys and 3 girls. We have Brown, dark and light Deadgrass pups. Their eyes have begun to open and they are beginning to scoot around the whelping box. Take a look at them on our "current litters" page.
December 13, 2007
HO HO HO Merry Christmas! I hope that this post finds everyone enjoying the holiday season. We got in the holiday spirit last week by riding in the Zachary Christmas parade, our kids always have a good time as well as our dogs!
We are patiently awaiting the birth of the Yancy/ Haze litter, which should be born around the 18th of this month. Yancy is doing well, she is HUGE! We are hopeful that this will be a big healthy litter. Check out the info on our "Upcoming Litters" page. Also, we have 3 new dogs that have just been posted to our "Available Dogs" page on our web site.
We have a Black Male pup that is also available from the Pinny - Gabe litter, he is a good looking pup! You can see him on the "Current Litters" page of our site as well.
November 27, 2007
I am writing this as I head out the door to bring 8 of our dogs to LSU Vet school for their routine CERF eye exams. I am not sure how I made the time to go the week after Thanksgiving but it happened. We were wild and crazy here at the kennel for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We had folks in and out through the whole week, with puppies heading to their new homes and we had boarding dogs at the kennel and a few up at our house too.
Just a reminder that we have 2 male pups from Pinny and Gabe's litter available and we also have 1 black female here at the kennel from the Remi and Cisco litter available.
I sure hope that everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!
November 15, 2007
What a exciting day! I headed to the vet with the Sunny / Elvis litter all pups are very healthy and received their 1st immunizations. They will begin going to their new homes over the weekend and during the week of Thanksgiving.
We are excited to announce that we have confirmed via ultrasound that Yancy is expecting puppies! The puppies are due to be born on or about Dec. 20, 2007. This will be a VERY well bred Chesapeake Bay Retriever litter!!!! Check it out on the "Upcoming Litters" page.
We still have a few Black puppies available, these pups are ready to go now. Also, we are willing to hold puppies until Christmas with a deposit. Check out the available pups on our "current litters" page.
November 5, 2007
WOW! Who ordered this awesome weather??? Okay I ordered it! It's wonderful! We couldn't have better weather for training dogs. I have been very busy with puppies, puppies and more puppies. Our Brie pups have had their 2nd vet check up and have begun heading to their new homes. Pinny's pups are 6 weeks old and will be heading to the vet this week for check ups, they are GORGEOUS pups! Sunny's babies are 4 weeks old and they have begun eating puppy food today!
I posted new pictures of the puppies this evening on the current litters page. We still have black puppies from the Remi-Cisco litter and Pinny-Gabe litter still available. Check them out!!!
October 22, 2007
After a busy weekend at home Ben and I were able to get a lot of chores done that have been on the back burner. We got the "new" flight pen totally completed. We also did some necessary work on one of the whelping rooms. As well as got some good training done with our dogs.
We are happy to announce that we have just completed a Chesapeake breeding with HRCH Yancy JH and CH Ripplingwaters Purple Haze SH. If the breeding is successful the pups will be born on or about Dec. 20, 2007. We will give more info as it becomes available.
We headed to the vet today to get checkups and immunizations on the Remi-Cisco litter. We are happy to announce that all pups are healthy and doing GREAT! The pups will begin heading to their new homes at the end of October. Check out the new pictures posted today on all 4 litters, on the current litters page.
October 15, 2007
Ben made it home safe and sound from Comanche, Texas late Sunday night after delivering ducks and running dogs all weekend. We are excited that Y-Farms Maddie You must be Trippin (Racey) got her Started Title and HRCH Yancy passed her finished tests both days!
I have been holding the fort down while Ben has been on the road and it has been wild around here!!
All the pups are doing awesome! The Yellow Sunny-Elvis babies are growing bigger each day! Pinny's babies are up and around barking at each other, they are the prettiest Black puppies that I have seen in a long time! Brie's chocolate kids are GREAT we will begin weaning and starting on puppy food at the end of this week. Remi's pups are now completely weaned and are just precious! The Remi litter will begin going home near the end of this month. I posted some new pictures of the babies on the "current litters" page this morning, Take a Look!
October 7, 2007
Okay, will someone please stop the clock!!! Time has been flying by and I can't figure out where it is going!!!! We welcomed a new litter of puppies on Wednesday night, Sunny had 6 beautiful Yellow babies! We have 2 girls and 4 boys, all are sold except for 1 male. The Remi - Cisco litter began eating puppy food on Friday and they love it! They are so cuddly and cute!!! We have several nice puppies to chose from in the Remi - Cisco litter. They will be ready to go home within the next few weeks.
Ben spent his weekend in Fort Adams, MS, running dogs at S. Miss HRC's AKC Hunt Test. He had a SUPERB weekend, passing 3 out of 4 on Saturday and 4 out of 4 on Sunday. WAY TO GO BEN and THE DAWGS!!!!!!
Let's hope that this coming weekend will be as successful! We are headed to Lonesome Dove HRC this coming weekend in Texas.
September 27, 2007
This week has flown by and it still feels like Monday. I am pleased to announce that Y-Farms Check your Fly (Zippy) got her first Started Pass at Southern Flight HRC in Grenada MS. Also, Y-Farms Maddie You must be Trippin (Racey) got 2 Started passes as well!!! Hopper ran on Saturday and got another pass in Finished that will get him a lil closer to his 500 HRC points. While Ben was delivering ducks and running dogs, I got to be apart of Pinny's puppies birth. After a very trying delivery we havc 6 BIG and good looking pups, 3 Black males and 3 Black females. We are looking forward to the SHR Sunny / HRCH Elvis litter that will be arriving at the beginning of Oct.
We will have this weekend home but Ben will be heading to Fort Adams, MS for South Mississippi's AKC Hunt Test on Oct. 6th and 7th.
September 16, 2007
What a busy week we have had here at Y-Farms. After returning from Texas, I took a flying trip to Memphis to pick up a dog on Saturday. Saturday evening HRCH Brie began having her pups just as soon as my truck pulled in the driveway. She has 4 big beautiful chocolate puppies, all are doing GREAT! We have 1 female and 3 males.
September 12, 2007
After returning from a Purina Mills Dealers Expo in San Antonio, Texas today, I was so excited to find out that Remi had puppies!!! Much Thanks to Ben for being mid wife until I got home, GOOD JOB!! Remi has 9 pups in total, 7 black pups and 2 chocolate pups. These pups will be ready to go home at the end of October. Check out our "current litters" page for more info on this litter. We have also confirmed that SHR Sunny is expecting, she is due to have her pups on or about Oct. 6th, this will be an all Yellow litter.
September 4, 2007
Hi there! Happy Labor Day, belated! Things have been peaceful here at Y-Farms. We are excited to announce 2 litters on the way in addition to the HRCH Brie and GRHRCH Gumbo litter. We have successfully bred SHR Pinny and HR Gabe QAA, this will produce an all Black litter at the end of September. We also have another litter on the way that we will be whelping and raising at our kennel for one of our clients, HR Cisco (Lady and HRCH Scooner SH) and Remi (SHR Tuppy and GRHRCH Gumbo MH). This litter should produce chocolate and black puppies, to be born on or about the 10th of September. Pictures and info on this litter will soon be on our upcoming litters page.
August 21, 2007
I have managed to get all my kiddos back in school for the fall! NOW! I can concentrate on work without the hourly interruptions from the kids. Just dreading homework! haha!
We are excited to be expecting an ALL chocolate litter from GRHRCH Gumbo and HRCH Brie in approx. 5 weeks. It is still too soon to find out if SHR Pinny and HR Gabe QAA are expecting. Also, we had a repeat breeding with HRCH Elvis and SHR Sunny a couple of weeks ago, we are keeping our fingers crossed on that breeding as well. We currently have 1 black female puppy available from HRCH Hopper and HRCH Marley, this pup is 8 weeks old and good looking!
The ducks are quacking and doing great! We recently finished building another flight pen on our farm to house several thousand more ducks. The hatchery slowed down production several weeks back but out of the blue we have seen our hens pick up in production even with the 100 degree plus heat index here in Louisiana. Not sure how to explain that????
Try to stay safe and keep cool with these warm temperatures.
August 6, 2007
August is here and I am not sure where the lazy summer days have gone??? This summer has been quite busy and has felt like a roller coaster ride! We have had a couple of great breeding's take place and some that should have happened that just didn't materialize.
Marley and Hopper's pups are 6 weeks old today and are doing super! We had puppy immunizations and a Vet check up this morning, everyone looked great! They will begin going home this week, yeah! Please pass it on for me that we have 1 female pup still available.
We will find out shortly if HRCH Brie and GRHRCH Gumbo are having pups. We also recently bred SHR Pinny to HR Gabe QAA, (Gabe's info is on our "stud dog" page) this litter will produce all black pups. To add more excitement to the mix we just did a repeat breeding with SHR Sunny and HRCH Elvis, if successful this will produce an all Yellow litter.
July 17, 2007
I hope this quick note finds you doing just fine! We have been busy this week with several breedings and I am cautiously optimistic?!?!?!
Marley's babies are getting BIG! They are now up walking around the whelping box and learning how to bark. We will begin solid food at the end of this week.
We are getting dates together for our upcoming Fall Hunt Test Season which will be posted within the next week here on the web site. We are also adding a new page to the web site the "Testimonials" page. This page will have copies of notes and emails from our clients. Feel free to let us know how your pup is doing and we will post it.
July 5, 2007
Hello! I hope that everyone had a Fun and Safe 4th of July! We have had a abnormal but interesting several days. I was shocked and disappointed to find out that Mattie and Yancy are both NOT pregnant . But there is a silver lining to the sad news. We have yet another Yellow female Lab in heat, Abby, who is a Mattie and GRHRCH Buck MH daughter. We will be using HRCH Utah for the breeding with Abby and it should take place over the next few days. To add to the exciting dog drama, today we found out the HRCH Brie is also in heat, we will be breeding her to GRHRCH Gumbo MH within the next week. If this breeding is successful it will produce a chocolate litter. So please keep your fingers crossed and say a few prayers that these breedings will be successful!
On the lighter side, Marley and her pups are doing AWESOME! We went to the vet last week for a check up and dew claw removal and everyone looked good! I will try to post some more pictures over the next few days of the pups.
June 26, 2007
Yesterday afternoon brought us a new litter of puppies from Marley and Hopper. Marley gave birth to 8 gorgeous and healthy pups. We have 3 males and 5 females. All are doing wonderful! We will be heading to the vet at the end of the week for dewclaw removal and a full checkup.
June 20, 2007
Life has been busy as usual here at Y-Farms in Hot and Muggy South Louisiana! Marley will be giving birth in just a few days. Goodness is she HUGE and looks as though she is about to pop! As uncomfortable as she appears, she still has her sweet attitude! We are hoping for a big healthy litter.
We recently bred another nice yellow litter, Maddie and Utah. We decided to use HRCH Utah SH again because we have been very impressed with the looks and workability of his kids from previous litters. We will confirm pregnancy in a couple of weeks, I will post more info as soon as it becomes available on this litter.
Aside from our breeding program, the kennel has been active with dogs boarding while their families are on vacation. Also, Ben has been extremely busy training. We have been excited to have several of our pups back here at the kennel for obedience and beginning retriever training. We will have a large crew of young dogs that will be running hunt tests in August and through the Fall season.
June 3, 2007
Well, we are back from a much needed family getaway to Roatan, Honduras. The relaxation, weather and scuba diving were wonderful! But I have to admit my mind never got too far away from the farm and kennel. I am so fortunate to have the best help around to take care of my animals while we are away! Much THANKS to my son Jeffrey and Brother in law Steve for doing such a AWESOME job!
We were happy to send our Belle and Utah pups to their new homes before our trip. I have gotten some wonderful feedback and cute pictures of the pups. Check out the pictures on the photo page.
Before our trip we confirmed that Marley will be having pups at the end of June, YEAH! This is going to be a very versatile litter, awesome retrievers as well as nice family companions, too! Check out the info on our upcoming litters page.
May 11, 2007
I'd like to give a few updates on the kennel and duck farm.
We bred HRCH Marley to HRCH Hopper at the end of April, we will know in a couple weeks if we have pups on the way. We are currently doing a repeat breeding with HRCH Yancy JH and CH Gordon MH. If this breeding is successful it will produce a beautiful Chesapeake litter. All pups from the previous breeding are good looking and are doing spectacular things all ready.
The Belle pups are growing so big and doing great! We will be heading to the vet on Monday to get puppy immunizations and a full check up.
We are still hatching away in the Mallard hatchery, the birds are laying great despite the very warm temperatures here in Louisiana. We will continue shipping out weekly, if you need babies let us know so we can get your order booked.
May 1, 2007
Hello!!! After spending the weekend in Flora, MS I am getting around to giving updates on the test. I am pleased to say that I ran 3 dogs and passed all 3 on Saturday in Junior. Ben came up and met me on Sunday and passed 2 out of 3, 1 Junior and 1 Senior. Not too bad!!!
After going to the vet and having an ultrasound today, we found out that Haley is not pregnant.
Some good news though!!!! We just bred HRCH Marley and HRCH Hopper, if successfully bred this will bring an all black litter in about 8 weeks. We will keep everyone informed!!!!!!!!!
Our Belle and Utah pups have begun eating puppy food and are growing soooo big!!! I will post new pictures in a few days.
Sunday May 6th, Ben and I will be doing dog demonstrations and a radio remote for Ranch Outlet in Lafayette, Louisiana. Come out and see us and the dogs!!!
April 23, 2007
This blog brings a lot of new news at our kennel. Belle's pups are 3 weeks old and soooo cute! Their eyes are now open and they are starting to walk around their whelping box.
Ben is currently at the Texas "Grand with Yancy and Hopper.
Today, I headed up to Crystal Springs, MS to train dogs with my buddy Alan. Many THANKS to Keith and Papaw for helping us by throwing birds and shooting! We had a good time and got some awesome training in, too.
I am going to Flora, MS this coming weekend to run at Magnolia Retriever Club, AKC hunt test. Hopefully, we will have a successful weekend.
We will find out next week if we have Chocolate pups on the way. We are also planning on a Yellow/Black litter soon. More info on that litter when it's available.
Hunt Test season is slowing down but our hatchery is going strong! We are hatching several thousand babies weekly and we are currently shipping through the postal service.
April 2, 2007
It's Monday yet again and we haven't slowed down a bit. This weekend was spent up in North Miss. at Southern Flight HRC. We brought the ducks and ran dogs, this was our final weekend to run dogs until the Texas "Grand" that will be held in just a few weeks.
Congratulations to Alan Sandifer and HR Tess for your first 2 finished passes this weekend!!! She made it look soooo easy!
We came home LATE Sunday night to a litter of Yellow pups being born when we pulled in the driveway. Belle blessed us with 8 precious yellow pups 4 girls and 4 boys. All pups are SOLD!
We will be breeding a nice Chocolate litter later this week, Haley and Gumbo. Keep an eye on our "Upcoming Litters" page for info as it becomes available.
March 21, 2007
I hope that this blog entry finds everyone doing well. Spring is in the air!!! Our duck farm and hatchery are going strong, the ducks are laying hundreds of eggs each day. We are hatching ducklings every week. We have been on the road a good bit within the last month. We have been supplying trials and hunt tests with ducks, running dogs and I have been doing some judging, too. It's been fun!!!!
Belle will be delivering her pups within the next 2 weeks. She is doing great!!!
We are excited to announce that Alan Sandifer attained Y-Farms Yikes I stay in Trouble's Started Hunting Retriever title this past weekend at Ponchartrain HRC. Trouble is a Yancy & Gordon pup. I was soooo excited to get to be there and get to judge his pup. WAY TO GO!!!!!
Feb. 19, 2007
HAPPY BELATED VALENTINES DAY!!!!!
We just got back from Vicksburg, MS (West Mississippi HRC) and we had an AWESOME weekend! The weather was sunny and cool, ok it was downright COLD! Thank GOD for insulated camo coats, suits and muck boots! We both laughed at how we looked like camo michelin men! We supplied the ducks for the hunt test, Ben ran dogs and I judged Started (young dogs) on Saturday. It was fun to have Sunday off to watch him with our Finished dogs! They did super! He passed 3 out of 4 in Finished and 1 in Started.
We are pumped up for the rest of the tests coming up in March and the Grand that will be held in April!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am excited to announce that we bred Belle to HRCH Utah several weeks back. We will know for sure next week if we have yellow babies on the way. If this breeding is successful the pups will be born at the end of March.
We still have 2 black males pups available, one male is from HRCH Marley and HRCH Utah. The other male is from SHR Pinny and HRCH Hopper. We also have 1 chocolate male pup from Haley and Snickers, this pup is a GRHRCH Gumbo MH grandson.
It has been exciting to hear such positive feed back from our clients who have bought puppies from the recent litters ( Hopper-Pinny, Marley-Utah, Sunny-Elvis). All three litters have produced some AWESOME puppies!!!!!
I would like to also say a BIG thank you to everyone for being so kind and understanding to me after my recent surgery, I am happy to say that I am getting back on my feet and healing great!
Jan. 16, 2007
We are excited to begin sending our babies home. The Pinny pups and the Sunny pups have all gone to the Vet and received their immunizations. All pups are doing GREAT! We have 2 black males for sale from Pinny's litter and we also have a Yellow female for sale from Sunny's litter.
Well, hunt test season is kicking off pretty quickly! After looking at my schedule I was shocked to see how many tests are here in the local area. Its gonna be a FUN and BUSY season!!!
Dec. 30, 2006
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I really hope that everyone had a safe holiday season!!!
Marley had her pups on Dec. 13, 2006, 7 huge babies! We were hoping for yellows and blacks but we got ALL black pups. Too funny!
All three litters of puppies are doing super and growing bigger each day!
We have something extra here at the kennel, we have 3 Chocolate male puppies here that are ready to go, they have been very well socialized and are already retrieving bumpers!
Dec. 12, 2006
Last Monday we welcomed a new litter of Yellow Lab pups to our kennel! Sunny had 7 precious babies, 3 girls and 4 boys! We currently have 2 boys available. Both Pinny and Sunny's litters are doing SUPER!!! We have new pictures of the pups on our current litters page.
Well, we are now waiting for Marley to give birth to her pups any time now! I know that we have several clients biting at the bit for the pups to be born! I promise to keep everyone posted on their arrival!!!
Our family had a blast this past Saturday riding in the Zachary and Denham Springs Christmas parade! It was soooo much fun seeing our friends at the parades!! Check out the pictures on our photo gallery page.
Dec. 1, 2006
We are pleased to let everyone know that Pinny had her pups yesterday afternoon! She had 3 girls and 3 boys. All are doing well! We have 2 pups still available from this litter. We are expecting the Sunny litter to be born any time within the next few days.
The Lady pups began going to their new homes today! They went to the vet on Wed. for their immunizations and a full check up, everyone looked GREAT!
Nov. 22, 2006
After a very hectic 2 weeks, we are finally finished with sprucing up our kennel and farm for the film crew. All went well and I couldn't have asked for much more, it was GREAT! I am not sure when the segment will air on RFDTV. I'll let everyone know when we find out the date.
We confirmed pregnancy on the upcoming litter of HRCH Marley and HRCH Utah. I will be posting more info on this litter soon, I promise!
The Gumbo & Lady pups will begin to go home at the beginning of December. Gosh!!! They are sooooo cute and growing bigger each day!!!
A good friend called this week and she has a litter of chocolate pups for sale, they are GRHRCH / MH Gumbo grandchildren. We trained the sire to the litter, he's a nice dog! Call Shelby Banker for more info on these pups, 225-287-8446.
We would like to wish all of our clients and friends a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! We all have so much to be thankful for at this time of the year!
Nov. 9, 2006
Well, so much has been going on here on the farm, I am not sure if I can list it all. Ben made it to the 2nd series of the Grand with Yancy. He made it to the 4th series of the Grand with Hopper. He was sick that they didn't make it further but he's looking forward to the 2007 Spring Grand in Maud, Texas!!!
After he got back from the Grand, we took a MUCH needed trip to Cozumel, Mexico for 5 wonderful days! We were blessed to have awesome help on the farm to enable us to get away and do some scuba diving! It was much needed R and R!!!
Shortly after returning home from vacation we found out that Pinny and Sunny are going to have pups!!!!
I almost forgot............. I am pleased to announce that Purina Mill's (Exclusive Dog Food) called us and asked if we would like to be apart of a television series (Monday Night Live) they are filming for RFDTV (Rural Farm and Development Television). They are sending a film crew out next week!!! So watch for us on RFDTV within the next few weeks!
Oct. 23, 2006
Today is Monday and boy does it feel like Monday! Ben is at the Grand in Georgia, he lost Yancy our Chesapeake in the 2nd series yesterday but Hopper is still going strong! He will be running in the 3rd series this afternoon. We are keeping our fingers crossed!
I am holding the fort down here while Ben is gone, things are going OK as of now! hehe! I will be busy trying to winterize our farm for the baby ducks and pups today. We just got our 1st real cool snap, 46 degrees this morning.