R&V Kennels, LLC

11/08/2026

This is 9 week old Citori (Chloe/Zeke Sept 2026) owned by the Longs. Short video of her point. Isn't that a pretty point and sight

11/08/2026

We got Rain out in the upland field this morning. We will confirm pregnancy in a week or so.

11/07/2026

We got Zoe (Chloe/Max) out with a couple of Chukar today.
Birds were planted loose and Zoe got a hair to close to this one. Nice work staying put and watching the bird fly away.

11/07/2026

It has been a number of years since I have wrote anything on this subject, and I'll turn off the comments as comments are not needed, this is to get people doing research. What is that you say? "Hereditary or Genetic"
When you bring your dog or puppy into your veterinarian (vet) and your vet says it is hereditary or genetic. Now, I do not know any other breeds other than Labradors, so that is the breed I am talking out, And boy, is there a whole lot of misinformation out there on our dogs. It doesn't matter what is being discussed, Skeletal, eyes, cardiovascular, hernias, the list goes on and on. Oh, can a problem crop up in your Labrador that is from 5, 10 or 15 generations back, oh heck yes. and a lot of issues we deal with are called hereditary or genetic when they are not. Believe it or not, the food you are feeding your Labrador can cause a bunch of health issues, and a simple food change fixes this, Yes I have been down this road in the past and just recently concerning allergies. yes, changing the food, cleared up the allergies, No more expensive Apoquel.
The moral of this is, If you are not going out and doing your own research from creditable sources(i.e places and universities that do this research) to verify this then you are doing a disservice to yourself and your breeder. yes your breeder at some point will be brought into this, and that person most likely has done their research. I have personally have numerous conversations with my vet over the same thing, and he has acknowledged that a lot of data is unsubstantiated and the word hereditary or genetic is placed in there as the filler word since no other answer is available at the time. Yes, my vet is very knowledgeable and I like him and his staff because they have done the research. In another words if you do your research correctly and the research says that there is a hereditary or genetic component but, they don't know where that component is coming from, Then it is not hereditary or genetic until the data can be substantiated PERIOD. So veterinarians out there, I ask you, before you tell your client the issue they are having, please research the who, what where and why, you client deserves that. Pet owners, I ask you to do the same thing and if need be, educate your veterinarian, they are still learning also.
Food for thought!
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11/06/2026

So where does your mobility service dog and hunting buddy hang out once in awhile.
Well, Zeke crawled up in my lap and wanted to be a Laprador and take a nap

11/06/2026

We put together our next pairing and this should be a nice chocolate litter. Look the flyer over and contact using the contacts in the flyer.
This is our first time time making a flyer lots of data in this. Left pick is Deacon and Chloe is the right. Click on the flyer and it is easier to read.

10/31/2026

Here is Bently on bird two

10/31/2026

Did a little upland this morning and after my DA forgot to video Zoe. We have Zoe's mom Chloe with bird two.
All dogs did a blind retrieve first then upland.

10/30/2026

Chloe this afternoon needing lap time

10/30/2026

We got Chuck out yesterday for a couple birds before we went to town shopping. He did well