Richibucto River Retrievers

04/28/2026

Hunting Dog or Hunt Test dog Available

REVA is getting a new ad.

Reva is one heck of a female. Impressive to train and watch work. She is trained to a seasoned level and hope to get her Senior Hunter this spring. More below.
Talent Level 10/10

She is a high energy gal, though she can settle in the house.
If you pet her, she will settle at your feet all day or flop upside down and live there. When you're not petting her and you're out for a stroll, you'll find her obsessively heeling beside you, or standing on your foot, staring through your soul, trying to get you to pet her.
Needy Level: 11/10

When you start working her, she's a work-till-she-drops type, so you gotta know when to call it.
She is also a jump off the cliff as if its not there type. Her drive overrides her brain cells, so you have to watch her because she has no self preservation.

She is hard charging to the point of no cares, and she always seems to be bleeding at the end of every retrieve session because apparently the ground feels good on her mouth when she hits that bumper so hard 🙄
Speed Level: 10/10

She needs a handler who is calm and firm and knows how to handle a fast intense dog.
She has no vices. No screaming, no breaking or creeping. She's clean.

Everything is solid and beautiful on land. Runs long blinds on land easily. Casts clean and whistle sits are crisp.
Her heeling is correct and consistent. She honors well.
Marks triples and can run blinds after marks, no problem.

Water work is about 75% there.
This season will bring her water work to where her land is as we just have not had time to train it a ton.
She has HUGE water entries, and is a powerful swimmer.

Upland work is nice..

Videos from her first 3 years here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEzk0XbSIeBCCIuX_6AKQ-llb2vV4mnjd

DOB: June 5 2022
Titles WCX JH
Health Checks: OFA Hips Excellent, OFA Elbows Normal. Eyes Clear. Embark panel Clear. Pennhip L-0.24 R-0.27
https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2464513

Pedigree: Labrador retriever Pedigree of Richibucto River's Chasin' The Dark Side JH WCI https://share.google/oAhjaWKYG7aB3fXpa

She would be also suited for:
High level obedience (has a competition obedience foundation on her as well)
Detection work
Recreational hunting dog for ducks, geese, or upland.

Asking 1x,###
PM for questions - Serious inquiries only
Not in a rush to sell, will trial her this season if she's here

04/26/2026

Yesterday was a scare.
Koska started acting weird and having some concerning symptoms, and we never mess around post birth, so we rushed her to the Emergency vet (of course it was a Saturday!)

We had to bring the pups with us in a box to nurse because they need to nurse at least every 2 hrs at minimum and we are 1 hr away from the Emergency vet.

They took us right in at Riverview Hospital and gave is a clean room where we could lay our blankets from home and give Koska a place to safely nurse the babies.
It was a peaceful visit there for her and us.

She got an xray to check for retained tissue but there wasnt any visible.
She got her calcium levels checked which were fine and bloodwork which showed a mild infection, which could get worse if not treated.
So shes on 7 days of antibiotics to be safe and a bland diet and probiotics for a few days to stop the diarrhea.

Shes feeling MUCH better today and we are glad it wasnt more serious.

The vet commented how amazing temperament Koska is and how beautiful and healthy the pups were.

And the pups got their first car ride at 3 days old 😅 bonus I guess.

Video of them nursing in the room at the vet.

04/25/2026

Koska had 6 healthy pups on Wednesday! She blessed us with a daytime birth.
I went to check on her at 11am and discovered she was in active labor.
I prepared everything fast because we weren't expecting pups until Friday.

First pup was born at 1:55pm.
It was another interesting birth with pup #1 taking forever to birth and had us a bit worried but ended up finally coming out a huge 587g, a black male. The last litter with Kira the largest pup born was 400g. So this litter was massive with the smallest being 447g.
The big guy took some help to get his breathing cleared but we finally did it and he was 100%. Thanks to Jade Thompson for helping out as well!

The second one was another black male. He was also big at 527g.

The third was a big chocolate male, 498g. She decided to have this guy (and the rest) standing so he plopped out on the floor and we were pretty excited it was a chocolate.

Fourth and fifth were feisty black females, 447g and 470g.

The last pup was at 5:46pm, another black male, 472g.

We are so glad everyone is doing fantastic.

Heres a few pictures of the beans 🫘

04/19/2026

Little Maggie (the tiny pup Emmylou) from our last litter, enjoying her pool in her new home! Shes much bigger now and just a normal puppy 😊 we are so glad we put in the hard work to keep her fed when she was getting pushed off the milk

04/19/2026

We have decided to put Reva available again after much back and forth.
Need to find the perfect fit to let this girl go but I know its out there.
Fantastic dog for someone who wants a very high drive dog and very handler oriented.
Looking for an experienced handler, working home, and capable of handling the fire breathers

Edit: April 2026
We have decided to put Reva available again after much back and forth.
Need to find the perfect fit to let this girl go but I know its out there.
Fantastic dog for someone who wants a very high drive dog and very handler oriented.
Looking for an experienced handler, working home, and capable of handling the fire breathers

Original post 2025:
Due to some life circumstances, I have made the extremely hard decision to offer our outstanding female Reva as available.
Looking for a working home where this girl can thrive. She will stay until she finds the perfect fit.

She will thrive in:
Hunt tests/field trials
High level obedience
Detection work or sport
She would also make a great hunting companion for duck hunters or upland hunters.

Date of birth June 5 2022
Trained to seasoned/senior level.
Has a Junior Hunter and a Working Certificate Excellent (WCX) title.
Extreme drive dog. She will run through anything for to complete the retrieve.
Despite the high drive, she will settle well and has a good off switch in the house.
All business when its work time and won't stop until youre done.
Can do 120-150yrd land blinds.
Upland work is great.
Big water entries and powerful swimmer.
Shes completed almost all of land basics and water work is going well. Shes done water T and swim by. Handles on the way back if needed, casts into the water. Angle entries and exits.
Casts well, crisp whistle sits.

NO VICES like vocalizing, creeping etc. Quiet in the holding blinds, quiet on the honor mat.

Trained obedience foundation for CKC rally and obedience. Extremely naturally engaged and obsessed with working with the handler. This is a very rare trait and Ive never seen a dog so eager to work for the handler.

She was in heat Aug 2025
Will be sold with breeding rights.
Health testing is done.
She has Pennhip done (excellent results, L-0.24 R-0.27)
OFA Elbows Normal
OFA Hips Excellent
Embark panel clear
Eyes clear

Shes a one in a million female talent wise, with a stacked pedigree to back it up.

Pedigree: Labrador retriever Pedigree of Richibucto River's Chasin' The Dark Side JH WCI https://share.google/oAhjaWKYG7aB3fXpa

Its hard to let her go but I have way too much on the go and I know this girl can be a top level dog with the handler to put the time in.

Price will go up with training.

Pm for details.
1x,###

VIDEOS AVAILABLE on Youtube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEzk0XbSIeBCCIuX_6AKQ-llb2vV4mnjd&si=aeyGmwr44dPnUUzW

04/15/2026

Once in awhile we get some ignorant comment on one of our posts.
Something like, "why are you breeding dogs when theres so many in shelters?!?" Or "your puppies will just end up in shelters!!!!" 🥴

Lets clear something up.

The shelters are full of dogs who were bred by Tommy down the road with his unspayed Shepherd pitbull Lab mix who runs loose and got bred by the neighbor's Husky and the pups are a genetic mess of horribleness and health issues.
Theyre full of pups bred by people who "just wanted to let their dog be a mom one time" despite the dog being a fearful allergic-to-everything bag of nerves who has unknown hip dysplasia and will go blind in another 3 years.
Or theyre the puppy mill bred dogs who looked so cute in the photoshoot from kijiji but they met in a parking lot or even better, delivered the dog to them so they never got to see the filth the pups grew up in and the pup is scared of life but now the "breeder" is ghosting them.
I could go on with many other scenarios.

**Shelters are not full of purebred, registered, microchipped, health tested, ethically bred to better the breed, dogs.**

They're not.

All our dogs are completely screened prior to breeding.
We check and certify hips, elbows, eyes and do a full genetic panel for genetic disorders that could make a female ineligible for breeding.

If the female passes all of this, she also must prove herself breed worthy by earning titles (for us, in hunting, since that is what a retriever is made for, and the tests stress the traits needed to produce strong dogs mentally and physically for this breed)

If she gets her titles, we then select a male suited for her, both in temperament traits, and also health and structure. He is also through the same careful screening.

We then screen homes for pups and carefully select homes suited for our pups.
We provide breeder support for life and will take a dog back even if its 10 yrs old for any reason.
We provide sound, healthy pups and match them to the families to ensure the best possible fit and happy life.

So next time you walk through the shelter, look at the dogs there and see if any of them came from a breeder with our standards.

People deserve to be able to buy a dog from a quality breeder without judgement.

People deserve to know the genetics and health history of the dog they are investing in, especially one who they will trust around their kids or want to take hunting for the next 10+ years.

Pictured is June, our keeper from the Kira x Jack litter.

Support ethical breeding practices. Its not whats filling shelters.

04/15/2026

These pups sure have some good nerves 🤣 had to video because we were so shocked June jumped right in with the pressure washer!

04/11/2026

Cash left on Easter Monday for his new home! We are so glad all our pups got such amazing homes ❤️
He will be a companion and hunting partner.

Koska is due in 2 weeks and the litter is fully reserved.

Reva didn't come into heat.

04/06/2026

Happy Easter from Dolly 🩷💛
Thanks to her owners for sending me this precious photo

04/04/2026

Update photos of some of the pups in their new homes.
Only 3 weeks until Koska has her little black and chocolate beans 🥰

04/03/2026

Cash and June met grandma today 🥰 what sweet pups and a sweet grandmother dog.
Jersey is 10 years young and she was so happy to meet the pups.
Cash goes home on Monday and June is our keeper.
Arent they perfect 😍

We imported Jersey in 2022 from NC and she was the foundation female for our program. She is a daughter of the famous FC GRHRCH Black Ice's Carbon Copy of Ammo Mud Bud MH QA2.
This line holds a lot of history of top dogs in the USA and she was an amazing producer and amazing mom.

04/03/2026

We didnt plan on keeping one but we have wanted a yellow girl forever and couldnt turn this one down.
June is staying with us 🥰❤️
We are in love and couldn't let her go.