Tanami Labradors

Tanami Labradors A former breeder of top quality Colorado Labrador Retriever puppies raised by their "extended family" of 4+ generations.

At this time we have no planned litters but can assist you with the adoption of your new canine family member.

Saddened to let you know that Jelly has left us after an inspiringly strong and stoic life. Tanami’s Yellowstone Spring ...
05/14/2025

Saddened to let you know that Jelly has left us after an inspiringly strong and stoic life. Tanami’s Yellowstone Spring Snow “Jelly, Benny, Brisket” was the best of dogs. Alice would have been proud. We all were. 😢

05/11/2025

So many great Moms to love & commemorate today; here’s to all of our GunnyMoms and those around the world, doing what Mothers do. ❤️❤️❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

04/13/2025

“The Last One to Leave”

Among many Native American tribes, the dog was never just a pet — it was family. Elders used to say:

“We lived in tents, through snow and wind. But wherever people slept by the fire, the dog always lay by the door.”

Long ago, when a warrior went off to hunt or war, a dog would follow — not to fight, but to remember the way home. If the warrior was wounded, the dog would return to the village and guide others to help. And if the warrior could not come back, the dog would stay by his side — for days, or until its last breath.

At a Cree naming ceremony, a young boy was given the name “Nehiyaw-nimihitowin” — “The One Who Walks with a Shadow.” Because no matter where he went, his black dog was always by his side like a shadow.

Years later, that boy grew into a respected elder. People still saw him sitting by the fire, gently rubbing the worn collar of his old friend. He would say:

“I’ve lost my parents. I’ve lost my tribe to a long winter of hunger. But there’s one thing I never lost — the friendship of a spirit who never knew how to leave.”

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08/29/2024
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06/03/2024

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Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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What a day! Senior Tanami out on the Blue Mesa in the glorious spring snow with Tanami’s Taylor River Spring Snow and Ta...
03/07/2024

What a day! Senior Tanami out on the Blue Mesa in the glorious spring snow with Tanami’s Taylor River Spring Snow and Tanami’s Yellowstone River Spring Snow (Jelly).

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