Labrador Retrievers of Central New York

09/19/2025

Some Central New York Multi-purpose Labrador Retrievers. Jay of Grace Farms MH (agility,obedience, and rally titles put on were handled by Wendy Longden) and Master Hunter handled by Gene Longden. Grace Farms Lightning Bolt Right Here CGC, TKA, CD, RE, RatCH, MH (2 legs on Agility Novice Standard)..."FONZIE" and his daughter: Impatiens Bristol Bay Beluga CGC TKN, RN, BN, JH "LU", Then an unrelated a special gal: HRCH "NYX" SH (working on MH) of Elmwoode Kennels, Chamount, NY (Chris and Sarah Rowland)

01/06/2025

01/06/2025

First Photo is of "Ironweed EZ Money of Grace Farms MH" (Call name "Red"). He was bred by Nancy Eisaman of Ironweed Kennels. He is the son of FC AFC Money Talks II (call name Copper) X Ironweed Boom Boom Butterfly MH (Call name Fly). " Copper" and his son "Red" are known for their pin point long distance marking (eyesight for field trial length falling birds). stylish retrieving, and trainability. Red's dam "Fly" is on record as the greatest single producer of AKC Master Hunters and UKC HRC FINISHED Retrievers (in just 3 litters).

"Red" was initially trained from 8 weeks up by hunting retriever trainer, (and his owner) Mary Fowler until he was 17 months old. At that time, Hastings, NY was hit with extremely cold temperatures, and Lake Effect bands of snow that drifted up to 12 feet high. At that point, to keep everyone sane, he was shipped to SC for 5 months of rigorous training. At 22 months old he passed his first AKC Master Hunter handled by professional trainer Terry Price.

Mary finished his Master Hunter title with limited local AKC Master testing, along with his first Rally Obedience title. When having Red's OFA yearly eye exam, done, Dr Ron Riis (Canine Opthamologist) at Cornell University announced he had just lost his beloved Labrador Retriever the day before, and didn't know how he and his brothers would hunt that year (waterfowl in New York State and pheasant at their farm in the Dakotas).

Since Red loved Dr Riis instantly, and Ron and Della loved HIM at first sight, an arrangement was made for Mary to maintain full ownership and allow Red to retire from competition, spending the rest of his (long) healthy life merrily retrieving every bird the Ron and his brothers shot,marked, or retrieved blindly using his tremendous nose, or by Ron's direction.

Limited straws at Zoetis Cryobank are available to bit*hes that conform to the AKC Standard as written, are not affected with genetic disease, have OFA rated good to excellent hips, OFA normal elbows and OFA clear eye exams within the last 2 years.
Please message Mary Fowler at "Labrador Retrievers of Central New York" for more information.

01/06/2025

01/06/2025

OH yeah

That pulling, chaotic, reactive walk that’s driving you crazy — it was created by way of countless moments of allowance of pushy, bratty, overly excited behavior that happened long before you ever hit the streets.

It’s like letting your kids be bratty, entitled monsters at home, because it’s not that big of a deal — and then heading out to a nice dinner and telling them they’d better behave.

Haha…

If you want a fighting chance at a nice, polite, enjoyable, and safe walk, it’s time to take a look at all the non-walk moments occurring between you and your dog and have an honest conversation with yourself about how it all looks.

While it’s possible, it’s wildly unlikely that you’ve got an amazingly well behaved dog in all other contexts, and yet your walk is a disaster. Everything matters, and everything is a conversation that either tells your dog there are rules and standards — and consequences for breaching them… or not.

If the walk is a mess, START with reversing/transforming the first 5 items on the above list — that’s a solid beginning. And then, when you’re ready to make some major positive changes, take a look at the final one, prepare yourself for a serious challenge, and then get to work.

01/06/2025

Cadbury Bunny Tryout number 1 (uh no)

01/06/2025

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01/06/2025

Kerrybrook next to Grace Farms friends

12/19/2024

Health, Labrador type, Trainability, Drive, Long Distance eyesight, Willingness, and fantastic work ethic....That's what 8 generations of Labradors bred here at Grace Farms has produced

Grace Farms Labrador Retrievers has developed a line of Labrador Retrievers with an idea inspired by 2 purebred rescued from a back yard breeder . These dogs arrived in succession starting in 1973. The labrador Retriever genes for behavior, trainability, retrieve drive and companion were something Mary and John Fowler desired to be involved in keeping, although the two dogs were not exactly measuring up to AKC type. Mary attended conformation shows and obedience trials, then later field trial derbies, qualifying and open events. Together Mary and John decided to buy a well bred Lab to begin breeding themselves. By 1985 they had acquired Liberty's Grace Farms Freedom from Nancy Opie of Round Lake. Mary learned how to train to derby level with her first well bred Lab, but she wanted to go farther with this next one. Freedom was in the the top ten for Delaney points in one quarter in Novice obedience and had competed very well in club derby and gun dog single mark type events. She was bred young to a young Field Champion from Maryland. Success being that her get were super duper trainable dogs and the one the Fowler's kept earned her Master Hunter wuth Mary a new trainer's first Hunting Test dog. Freedom's 2nd litter was a line breeding ( 2nd cousin to 4th cousin ) of an Obedience Trial Dog Liberty's Char of the Hills UD. THOSE pups would eventually be the genetics Mary would continue with for the Grace Farms line. The third litter with a Chocolate Qualified All Age dog that Mary and John bought ( Grace Farms On the Warpath) produced a really really quick to title Master Hunter Grace FArms Mind Games CDX MH. Just a really really bunch of great working dos all started with Liberty Kennels. Now after 8 generations of selection...our present breeding dog Grace Farms Lightning Bolt Right Here MH with 17 other AKC titles) and a Conformation Certificate has been found to have no Canine recessive genes in 255 genes tested!!!