Ashland Labradors

09/13/2025

2 weeks old tomorrow! Goodness! What scrumptious chocolate morsels! 🤎
*See comments for more chocolate goodness!

09/03/2025

Another corrupt corporate entity. This is WHY I avoid them. They have to be for me..the absolute last resort!!

09/02/2025

Born 08/31/2025
2 boys and 3 girls (2 angel girls that never took their first breath 😔).

Our waitlist is FULL!! We will be reaching out to those on our waitlist the longest and will go from there. Expect an email this week about availability and our future plans.

08/26/2025

07/19/2025

Every intact dogs that we have raised have all lived well into their teens, had no ortho or cruciate issues, never ONE testicular cancer case, never ONE mammary cancer case. S*x hormones play a cruitial part in the normal growth process. Remove them and that’s when we start seeing problems.

Preventing unwanted litters is a goal we all share—but it's time to rethink the surgical approach. Hysterectomies and vasectomies, which preserve hormonal balance, can safely be performed as early as 8 weeks of age, making dogs sterile without disrupting their natural hormones.

In this study, researchers looked at whether the age at which dogs were spayed or neutered, meaning how long they were exposed to their natural s*x hormones, affected how healthy they were in old age. They studied a group of long-lived pet dogs to learn what helps dogs live longer, healthier lives. Dogs with the fewest age-related health problems were considered the most “robust.”

The results showed that both male and female dogs who kept their hormones longer (i.e., were spayed or neutered later) were 3 to 10 times more likely to be healthy in old age compared to those altered earlier. Once hormone exposure and age were taken into account, there was no difference in old-age health between males and females.

This study highlights how important s*x hormones may be for staying healthy later in life and shows that early-life decisions—like when to spay or neuter—can have long-term effects on health.

07/19/2025

🐾 Do you know how many rejections it costs to be a breeder?

Being a breeder is not just pictures of cute puppies and pride in beautiful dogs.
It is also a whole ocean of rejections that are invisible to someone on the outside.

🕰️ Time? There is no such thing as "free"

You forget about weekends, trips, vacations. At least for a few hours.
You can't go to the movies with newborns lying in the crib.
You can't sleep peacefully at night if the pregnant bitch is worried.
You can't leave the incubator when one puppy is fighting for its life.
There is no "break" in breeding. Every minute counts.

💸 Money? You invest endlessly

💰 Good dogs are expensive - and very expensive.
💰Tests, genetic tests, exhibitions, travel, food, supplements, c-sections, medicines, vaccines,accessories - these are thousands of dollars 💵
💰 Income? Sometimes it just goes away. There isn't any. Sometimes you are left in debt and... with an empty bed.

💔 Emotions? You learn patience and pain

➡️ When a puppy dies in your arms, and you are powerless.
➡️ When a bitch does not give birth, despite your efforts.
➡️ When you have to refuse a person who "only wants one dog", because you see that it will not be a good home.
➡️ When you sacrifice everything - and in return you receive hatred, jealousy and slander.

👩 ⚕️No routine - you are a breeder, but also:

🩺 a nurse/neonatalogist
🍼 foster mother
📖 in genetics
📦 in logistics
📷 a photographer
🧹 a cleaning lady
🧠 a psychologist
💬 advisor to their clients, often for years

👨 👩 👧 👦 family and friends ?? Things can be difficult

- "We can't meet because the bitch is giving birth." ""
- "I won't come because the puppies have diarrhea and I need to guard them." ""
- "No, I won't leave them with anyone. "It's my responsibility."

Not everyone will understand. Not everyone will stay.

❤️ But through it all... it's love

Love for animals, for their lives, for the development of the breed.
Love that makes you get up 10 times a night.
Love that doesn't let you take shortcuts.
Love that makes babies grow up healthy and makes you happy despite being sick,or tired.

🐶 A breeder is not a "puppy person".

This is someone who gives up their OWN comfort for the benefit of animals.
This is someone who doesn't equate love with money.
This is someone who lives between joy and pain, and still wouldn't trade it for anything else.

❤️ Respect passionate breeders. Every day they give everything they can, although no one sees it. ❤️

Ps. I give my consent to copying, let it go into the world because Breeding is not only about cute puppies. 🥰

07/17/2025

In case you missed the PSA!

07/04/2025

Rollin is standing at stud here at Ashland Labradors

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/rollin

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/stud-service

07/04/2025

Sal is standing at stud here at Ashland Labradors. Producing lovely dark yellows with outstanding temperaments.

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/sal

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/stud-service

07/04/2025

Ben is standing at stud. Producer of gorgeous companions, show and performance prospects.

*Grand Champion Bronze

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/ben

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/stud-service

07/04/2025

Woody is currently standing @ stud here at Ashland Labradors. He is producing some really lovely, typey kids with biddable temperaments!

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/woody

** https://ashlandlabradors.com/stud-service