07/23/2026
With all the new followers we thought we would reintroduce ourselves to everyone!
Our names are Josh & Krystal Bearden, weāve been together since 2015 and married in 2021. We live in a small town called Troy, SC- which is between McCormick and Greenwood. We welcome our first baby in August of 2024, Colter. January of 2026 we welcomed the final piece(s) of our family as far as human children go, our twin boys Baylor & Bryer. Hunting has always been a passion and a way of life for both of us, more so Josh than myself (Krystal), plus I (Krystal) grew up with Labradors. The page, website, breeding, planning, everything is predominantly ran by myself (Krystal) with my husband Josh being the muscle and āyesā man š¤£ Josh works full time, and I (Krystal) have become a SAHM to our 3 boys, also groom on the side some, our plates are usually full even when litters arrive however we manage to get it done. With that being said adjusting to new parent life and a new baby at home itās even more so an adjustment for us as we navigate and try to keep up the high standard we set for ourselves with our program. We breed for temperament, health, quality, and versatility. We pair dogs with what one may lack on to try and make the perfect companion for future families. We are so blessed to have been doing this since our first litter was born August of 2020, and we hope Colter continues in our footsteps and takes over one day- but thatās FAR away. Although now he will play an important role in the socialization of our dogs and be an asset nonetheless.
We want to be able to fully focus on bringing each puppy up and spending time with the older dogs as well which is why we keep our numbers low and consider ourselves smaller breeders. We only ever feel comfortable with raising 2 litters at once (if that ever happens) or 2 litters a year (one from each girl) because we give 110% into each litter making sure theyāre exposed to things, helping mom, making sure everything is clean and taken care of. Our girls will never have more than 3-4 litters each depending on their bodies and whelping- did they have an easy birthing- did they bounce back great or did it take a toll on them and they need a breakā¦ those are the things we think and consider when debating on to breed them again back to back. Ours dogs health becomes #1 before making any breeding decisions! Itās sad we canāt keep them all, but we place them in great homes and keep up with our retired dogs wherever they go. To keep our home maintainable & to keep smaller we have to rehome our retired dogs/ doesnāt mean we donāt care about them but we canāt keep doing what weāre doing if we kept every single dog and end up with 101 Labradors inside the house (our house isnāt that big lol). We vet each home and make sure itās a perfect fit before rehoming any of our dogs/ itās a long thought out process and itās not immediately after theyāre done having puppies either.
Our puppies go home already spoiled and loved you can count on that, and we keep you so informed of the entire process, from the time of breeding, to updates pre whelping, updates after whelping, and even check in periodically after they go home. We are 100% transparent and honest with you guys. Itās better for us and I believe future families this way because we are able to focus more on each litter and puppy individually rather than having 5 plus litters on the ground and the females being bred over and over until theyāre way to old in our opinion.
We hope to be able to work with each of you in hopes of expanding our WFR family and finding your perfect furbaby/family member whether it be for hunting, sporting, service prospects, or just a plain house dog/pet. Please feel free to reach out with any questions and we will try our best to give you the right answer/information.
