A Little About Our Family

Thanks for visiting our website! My name is Claudia, I'm a mixed animal veterinarian, farmer's wife, and mom to Russell. My husband Wes is a 7th generation crop and cattle farmer. Together we enjoy raising quality Labrador Retrievers. 

​I grew up showing dogs and horses in 4H. My childhood dog/best friend was a Golden Retriever named Roxy, and Wes grew up with several Labradors. I came upon the opportunity to own my first show-quality Labrador, Flare, about a year after I graduated high school. Throughout our college years, Flare and I did everything together, including obedience, therapy work, and conformation shows. 

Shortly after graduating college, Wes and I got married and I got accepted into vet school. Flare and Bean followed me to school and were the best 'practice patients', anatomy models, and study buddies during those years. We also managed to begin our breeding program during that time.

Russell joined our family in 2022 and has pretty much been "raised by dogs". The Labs are so good to him, so playful and patient with his toddler boy shenanigans. They are best friends. 
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In addition to the dogs, we also have a few Quarter Horses, a cow herd, and a feedlot where we raise beef cattle. We don't have much free time but we enjoy doing chores together as a family and hauling to various horse activities on the weekends. 

​I want to express my gratitude to Dr. Pam Doubek of Penara Labs for her mentorship. She is a wealth of knowledge in both veterinary medicine and Labrador Retrievers and I am forever grateful that she shared a few of her incredible Labradors with me. I would also like to thank Wes's family for helping us get started in raising Labradors. ​

A few of our cows cooling off by the creek

Russell and Bean playing in the pasture.

Flare was the "Dog of Honor" in our wedding

Flare and I after graduating from vet school