Stud Service

Blindfaith Retrievers offers stud service in all three colors using well bred and/or accomplished males. At the present time we offer Pic (yellow, no chocolate), Linc (Black, yellow factored, no Lean Mac), and Morgan (yellow, no chocolate, no Lean Mac). All of these males are OFA excellent, CERF clear and CNM clear (For more info on CNM, Centronuclear Myopathy , go to www.labradorcnm.com) For complete info on these fine males see our Guys section.

For many years we were only involved with breeding our females and, while we met many wonderful stud owners, we also encountered practices that were distasteful, sometimes feeling as if they were doing us a favor by accepting their large stud fee. When we started breeding males as well, we decided to do it right, charging reasonable fees and trying to correct the flaws we encountered when breeding our own females.. We treat your female as if she were our own. With few exceptions, we charge no fees upfront. You pay only if you get puppies. Possible exceptions are for shipping, a stay longer than 7 days and any vet fees that are necessary for breeding or illness in which case we make every attempt to notify you and get your input. In order to time the breeding, owners may want to do progesterone testing , keep records of your female’s past heats and/or breedings, or bring the female well ahead of time and let our males time the breedings. By far the most common problem that we and, I assume, most breeders encounter is the female arriving late. Don’t assume too much. Your female may not be average. Her first day may not coincide with first observable blood. You may have missed her first blood. The list goes on…… Also bear in mind that if you are having a smear done it is almost always best to have two done especially if your female is more in the middle of her cycle.  We give at least two breedings and usually three with spacing determined individually.

A negative brucellosis test is required.  Test must be done within 30 days of the breeding. We also strongly recommend that your female be OFA and CERF cleared.

As of April 1, 2007 stud fees for the guys are as follows:

Pic………….$500

Linc………..$400

Morgan……$500

Stud fees are based upon a litter of five puppies when the female is eight years of age or younger. The stud fees for smaller litters are prorated and for females older than eight, three pups is considered a full litter.

We provide Purina ProPlan dog food, or you can bring your own. Please provide a collar for your female to wear during her stay and also bring copies of any info which will help us sell your pups such as pedigree, OFA, CERF, AKC/UKC registration, etc. We keep a file on every female we breed and we do try to help you sell your puppies.

Try to make arrangements in advance if at all possible. Watch for first signs that your female is coming in and let us know when you see them so we can try to accommodate you and your girl. We know how important a litter is to you and we want to do everything possible to help you achieve that goal. If you have any questions regarding the possible breeding or breeding in general call or email and we will try to help in any way we can. Good Luck and thanks for considering Blindfaith Retrievers.