Langley's Labrador Retrievers

                Hand-raised with love from our home to yours...
                        Breeding (and training) pups from healthy renown champions, without the use of kennels. 




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A.K.C. / O.F.A. Yellow Lab Pups
 from Calm, Well-Behaved English Lines

  

Mia           Lucy          Bella
    Three girls with tails wagging in unison, displaying the various shades of yellow 

from lovely white/cream to gorgeous golden and sometimes fox red

(AKC classifies them all as Yellow Labrador Retrievers) 

 


Looking for a great Lab? 
 We're a family hobby breeder committed to offering only the best. 





Dewston (Dewey)... he's a permanent fixture in our kitchen.  At least there's never crumbs on the floor :)

He's from these champion lines:

                                         
                        ENG. CH. Sandylands Gad-About                                                                        CH Micons Shotgun Billy                                             
   

Each of our dogs live in a loving home rather than a breeder's kennel. (more about our philosophy on the "About Us" page)

Our waiting list can be quite long, but deposits are always fully-refundable and never kept.  

Interested in getting in the queue?
Please see FAQ's for specifics



WE HAVE PUPS!   6 girls and 5 boys  ***(new owners: pick day is April 20; more details to follow)***

 11 Sheba / Spencer pups; born late last night, Feb 28, 2013  
These pups appear to all be taken except for a few baby girls that will be placed as Guardian Pups;
either as babies in April or started  pups; ready at the end of June.    
I will be sorting through all the deposits in the next several weeks and will then communicate
 with those who already have deposits on file.  

 
1 week old! 

 
2 weeks:)

 
3 weeks old and having their first meal.  Yes, they are still nursing too.


  
4 weeks old



5 weeks! 



6 weeks old and enjoying a day in the sun with Uncle Dewey


These pups are now in homes being started and are all taken.  




Trainer Breanna with her dogs,
Sheba (left) and her 6 month old daughter Karisse on right.  Karisse should be bred after her 1st birthday in May 2013

 This will be Sheba's second and last litter. 
Check out "Spencers" lines below.    

We're pleased and proud to have used Spencer in this breeding:
AKC GCH CAN CH UKC CH Annual's Nostalgic at Hilldreams

"SPENCER" from Belquest Kennels in MD
BORN: 5-23-08
HIPS: LR-188898E25M-VPI
HEART: LR-CA4650/28M/C-VPI-ECHO
ELBOWS: LR-EL48243M25-VPI
EYES: LR-EYE12/52M-VPI
EIC: LR-EIC1368/34M-VPI
HMLR: Clear N/N
OPTIGEN: NORMAL/CLEAR
CH Jayncourt Natural Star CH Sandylands Gad-About CH Sandylands My Guy
CH Sandylands Bliss
Jayncourt Star-Blossom Jayncourt Star Tradition
Jayncourt Moonbeam
Annuals Creme Fraiche Mandamay Caretaker Donacre High Places
Mandamay Tilly Trotter
Annuals Fashion Girl CH Melicmark Excuse My French
Annuals Baby Love

 If interested, check out his pedigree above

MORE INFO ABOUT SPENCER:

Spencer is a young stud dog imported from the top Swedish kennel Annual's. He has a very valuable pedigree full of famous English dogs.
Spencer is a son of Ch. Jayncourt Natural Star who is sire of many champions, grandson of the legendary Sh.Ch Sandylands Gad-About.
He is also brother of Swedish Champion Annual's Nut Cracker and Annual's Nice Device, who lives in Mallorn's Kennel in Finland.

Show Record:

7/4/10 WD/BOW/BOB Southern Maryland KC Judge Douglas Holloway Jr. 1 pt.

10/18/10 WD BOW Maryland Kennel Club Judge Mr Robert H. McKowen 2 pts.

4/14/2011 2nd Open Yellow Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac Judge Gunilla Ek (Attikonak Labradors)

5/14/11 2nd Open Yellow Dogs Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Club judge Jean Louis-Blais (Chablais)

5/21/11 WD/BOW Mattaponi Kennel Club judge Connie Howard (Curlee Hill) 3 pts

5/28/11 WD/BOW Warren County Kennel Club Of Ohio - Judge Charley McMaster 2 pts.

5/29/11 WD Cincinnati Kennel Club - Judge Bethann Hale 2 pts.

8/12/11 WD Greater Hickory Kennel Club Judge- Mrs. Pat A. Mowbray-Morgan 1 pt.

8/13/11 WD Carolina Kennel Club Judge- Mrs. Karin B. Ashe 1 pt

9/3/11 WD/BOW Durham Kennel Club Judge-Mes. Barbara Dempsey Alderman 3 pts.

11/11/2011 BOB Salisbury Maryland KC Judge Ms. Linda C More

11/13/2011 BOB Mispillion KC Judge Ms. Patrica W. Laurans

1/22/2012 BOB Annapolis KC Judge Mrs. Nancy S. Cowley

6/23/2012 1st Open Yellow Labrador Retriever Club of Quebec Judge Mary Cox (Lenches)

Judge's Critique: lovely type kind head & expression, good pigmentation, good reach of neck, good front & rear angulation, well sprung ribs, short coupled, good coat & condition, good mover & showed well.

6/24/12 WD The Labrador Retriever Club of Canada Judge Linda Majors (Linjor) 5 points

Judge's Critique: Lovely outline on this yellow male giving the perfect picture, Kind Gentle expression on well made head, clean in neck flowing into correct shoulders and topline, super angulation and moved with a positive driving action.





MORE NEWS!  4/3/13 Just found out that MollyAnna is indeed pregnant, however, with only about five pups; just like last time.  
We bred MollyAnna (below) for her second and last time to Dew. Their pups are due the very end of April.
 Molly is TINY; just 45 lbs of lovely whiteness.


MollyAnna (can you tell she's a serious Giants fan?)

bred to Dew (Not to be confused with our beloved Dewey)

"DEW"
Belquest Doing It For The Ladies
BORN: 4-24-11
HIPS: Prelim Good
ELBOWS: Prelim Good
HEART: LR-CA6154/17M/C-VPI
EYES: LR-EYE22/52M-VPI
OPTIGEN:  

AM CAN CH Castlewood's Just Do It

AM CH Langshott Gale Force From Kimvalley (Y) (UK Import)

ENG CH Sandylands Gad-About

Kimvalley Follow On To Langshott

AM CH Castlewoods Catch Me If U Can

AM CH Guideline's Master Card (B) (Sw. Imp.)

AM CH Sumo's A-Hoy All Decked Out, CD (B)

BIS AM CH Belquest Lovely Lady Lumps WC

BISS AM CH Borador's By George, CGC (Y)

AM CH Lenches Galivant (Y)Scrimshaw Hard to be Humble

AM CH Deer Runs Sweet Carmel Cream (Y)

Belquest Gone With the Wind II

AM CH Dickendall Davaron Gable

Belquest Barefoot at the Beach

 Show Record:

03/03/12- Best in Sweeps - Maryland Sporting Dog Assoc. LRC of the Potomac Supported Entry- Judge Sue Whaley

2/11/12 1st 9-12 Piedmont Labrador Retriever Club Judge Mr Brian Parrott (Lougin)

4/12/2012 1st 9-12 yellow Labrador Retriever Club of The Potomac Judge Mr. Richard L. Edwards (Lasgarn)

4/10/2012 4th 9-12 yellow Labrador Retriever Club of The Potomac Judge Mrs. Marion Daniel (Mar-Moye)

Born 4/27/13
 
just a few hours old


1 week


2 weeks!  Eyes should be opening soon.

 These 4 girls and 2 boys are taken, however, we are breeding 2 yr old Sadie for the first time.  She's a cousin of Molly's and will be bred to Dew this weekend, May 3.  
If she gets pregnant, her babies would be due early July, ready as babies mid-August and started by early November.
I will keep this site up to date with the latest.

Those in line for Molly/Dew pups, please note:  Pick/pick up date is Sat June 22.  
More info will be headed your way early June once we know if Sadie is indeed pregnant.




Molly Anna's first litter:

Oct 2012:  Dewey,  MollyAnna and their 4 week old pups


Then 7 months later!  
(Pup in middle both above and below came back and stayed with us May 2013 while her family was in Hawaii.
At the same time her mom Molly was also here having her second and last litter)

May 2013: Dewey, Saydee and MollyAnna (Saydee's still wet from the pool; we couldn't keep her out!)

Nov 2012: Below are her brothers; their 3 boys again at 15 weeks. 
They were being started by our oldest daughter and her husband and are now in their homes.
 


Dewey playing ball with one of his and Molly's two daughters in photo above... 7 months later.
one of our kids snapped this pic with my phone the other day; thought it was too cute not to share.


Started Pups?  (See our Started Pup page for more details)
Ever wish you could find a beautiful, healthy, well-mannered pup from the very best lines 
that was already gently trained to listen and obey, and was socialized and ready for you to take places and enjoy? 



Maybe you're wondering if a Started Pup is worth the extra money.
Here are a few recent notes...


  Paula-  Jetta has already become a very much loved member of our family.  She is so gentle and is bonding with all of us pretty
much equally.  My husband didn't really want to get a puppy.  He wanted us to get an adult dog that was completely trained, but now, he absolutely adores Jetta.  He is so glad she's our puppy!  When he got home from work tonight, he took her upstairs with him so he could spend some one on one time with her!  He loves her as much as Bri and I do which is a lot of love for a little puppy.

We have an open desk in our breakfast room so we put a bed under there for her so she can lie down there out of the way while I'm cooking or we are eating.  She is so well behaved. We told her to go to bed before dinner and she never budged until we told her it was ok after we were all done eating. She gets to spend so much time with the family because she is so well behaved. We are all being very careful with her training because we will all (including her) be happier with her well trained.  I had always been taught by the trainers that we has hired to help me train dogs in the past to use food treats, and I can see that this way is far, far better. Labs are very food driven, plus this way, the training isn't dependent on a food bribe.

Beyond Jetta becoming a member of our family, she has made a huge contribution to my family this week.  I think there is something very special about her beyond even the fact that she is obedience trained but I am like a mom now when talking about her kids. There is no way I can possibly be objective and of course I think she the best!

I just wanted to keep you up to date on Jetta  and please don't feel obligated to reply.   I just want to keep you up on how she's doing since you obviously put a lot of hard work and love into her.  That is very obvious in Jetta's behavior.  -Rebecca
Sent from my iPhone


Hi Paula,
First off ......... love this pup!!  She is about as close to perfect as a pup can be.  I took her to her new vet for a "well baby" check up.  She was sweet to all other dogs and sat and stayed when asked PLUS she was completely helpful to the vet.  The vet said she could hardly believe that she is only 17 weeks old.  She sits and stays at the open front door when I get the mail etc. She loves to learn new things and she is a pleasure to work with and play with. She is loving and sweet.  She responds to correction quickly although she needs very little correction.
The bonus for me is that I take her for several walks a day.   The bonus is better health for me and an adorable walking buddy :).
Once again.  You and Gilcrist's have started a great pup.  She is learning new things quickly and we love her!
Blessings, Linda

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And some with photos....

  
                             Sugar (L) being trained at our home to get the newspaper.  (She was placed as a started pup.)        

1 Year later:   Hi Paula, I hope you and your family are doing well.
(M) Sugar was ready to get back in the routine of taking the kids to school every day. She is my co-pilot.  (R) After dropping off the kids, she wonders "now what am I going to do?"
Susie (Menlo Park, CA)


 
Hi Paula:  Just wanted to send you a little note letting you know how terrific Bud is. He is the sweetest, calmest dog, while also being playful and loving.  And he is so well-mannered.  Lisbeth's training has resulted in our having the perfect dog.  Bud comes with me everywhere.  I bring him to outdoor parties, and he is so well behaved.  People are amazed that he's still a puppy because he is so well behaved. (one friend described Bud as having an old dog's soul in a puppy's body),   Yet when he has the opportunity to play with other dogs, he is so playful.  I take him to meetings with me and he patiently lies at my feet no matter how long.  And his "potty training" is amazing.  We can be at a dog park where Bud is playing with his friends and when it's time to leave, I just tell Bud to hurry up and he immediately goes off and does  his business.  And each morning and night he goes to his spot on the lawn and quickly takes care of his business.  I cannot fully thank you folks for giving us the opportunity to bring home a started pup.  We avoided the frustration of struggling through his initial training, and we have a wonderful new member of our family.  Bud makes my life richer everyday.  I have attached a few photos, including a couple of Bud at the ocean (boy does he love the water!!!).  Hope you are doing well and happy holidays to you and your family.  Best, Marv  (San Francisco, CA)
 
Marv brought Bud home as a 4 month old pup.  He is 9 months old in these photos. 


Hi,  My name is Shayna and my husband and our 2 year old son live Monterey.  I just came across your website and it filled me with so much happiness and excitement! I have been wanting to get a lab for the longest time and have not found the "place" to get him or her. It's also hard for me to imagine that we would be getting my favorite puppy, but already trained! It sounds almost too good to be true! I was a little to excited and didn't read entirely if you had any available right now? Cream colored and starter pup?  They are all so beautiful and it looks like you do a wonderful and amazing job giving them a home. I look forward to hearing back from you, Shayna 

 
...about a week later Shayna sent these photos and note:

Hi Paula! It was so nice to meet you and we are so happy with Max (was Otis). He's truly wonderful. We brought him to Carmel Beach today and let him off the leash. He had the time of his life running around playing ball, frisbee and then made some new dog friends. Anthony is in love with him too and is saying how happy he is that we got him. We are doing great.  I wish we lived closer and I could bring Max over to play, I know he would love that!  I will send more photos soon. Thank you again!  Shayna



 

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Whether you are interested in a 7 week old, a 5 month old or maybe something in between; deposits are always fully-refundable.  
See FAQ's page and then contact us to get on the list for any of our puppies.   
We will then keep you posted on any upcoming litters.


Paula:  We feel blessed to have come to know you a bit and especially blessed that you have such a warm and loving home and that you take the most care and consideration of any dog breeder I've ever heard of! We truly believe you and your family are the reason why the 3 (soon to be 4 - Duke, Sugar, Teddy, and now Rocky) Langley Labs I know here in Menlo Park/Atherton are some of the sweetest, gentlest, most loving dogs we've ever met. Paul and I say to each other daily (really many more times per day, but...) how lucky we are to have Teddy in our lives. He is the GREATEST! Our kids think so and say it daily, friends tell us, the vet tells us, even complete strangers tell us what a great dog he is and how lucky we are! He even befriended someone who swore he'd never be a dog person!!  Thank you, Paula and family, for breeding the most wonderful dogs so we can experience this happiness in our lives. 

I've attached a picture because of course, we also think he's the most handsome dog we've ever met! 
Best wishes to you and your family in 2011,
Cara & Paul Magliaro

Hi Paula - I just wanted to give you an update on our beloved Henry and provide an endorsement for anyone considering purchasing a "pre-trained" pup.  I feel like Henry was one of the best investments we have made.  When he came to our home he was completely potty trained and crate trained so we never had to get up in the middle of the night with him or clean up any "accidents."  Since he already lived with another family, he understood his place in the family structure and has never tried to assert any dominance over my young daughters.  As a busy family, I had worried about having enough time to train a puppy, but all we have had to do is continue to be consistent in the excellent training he already received.  I also thought his trainer Jamie was a very poised young women who loved Henry and provided a safe, comfortable home for him.  I appreciated that she had a valuable experience training Henry and felt good that she would be compensated for making my life so much easier.  Henry has become an integral part of our family and it is hard to imagine life without him!  Thank you.  Whitney Pope  Orinda, CA


Tori with Franny, her 12 wk old pup 

"She is a delight in every way-we LOVE her so much. Thank you Langleys for adding Frannie to our lives!"  The Howe Family (Carmel Valley, CA)



Paula, Well it has been one year since we came to pick up Roxy (as a started pup) and to say we are happy and satisfied would be an understatement.  She is such a sweet, mellow and fun companion for our daughter, Elle.  We are constantly amazed at how smart she is.  My wife, Cathy speaks to her and she obeys.  It is uncanny as if she came programmed understanding english.  We feel so lucky and grateful for all your time and effort to breed the exact type of dog we wanted.  Fun, loyal, CALM, loves to chase tennis balls.  Santa brought her a full box of tennis balls for Christmas and she knew the minute we popped one of the cans what she had.  She was so excited.   Thank you again and we will stay in touch.  Happy New Year.

Sincerely,  Rod, Cathy, Elle and Roxy.  (Palo Alto, CA)

17 mo old Roxy; born in our home, trained, then placed with Elle at 4 months old.


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Hi Paul and Paula,
So THANK-YOU again, I visit your site often and love seeing the new puppies.
For anyone that has a question about whether these puppies are quality, the answer is a blaring YES!  You really do get what you pay for!! And I can tell you, a whole lot more!!  
Take care,  Paul, Chris and of course...Couper



Hello Langley family, 
  Hope all is well with you. I haven't been on your site for awhile, and finally did, to see some of your new labs. Soooo, cute. I wanted you to see Lundy (at 3 years), and let you know how (hard to describe in a few words) wonderful a companion he has been for us. He is such a good boy with the grandkids, loves to go camping, and swimming at the river. We love him, and are so thankful that our paths came together when they did.
 If you would like, please use us as a reference anytime and add this to your site. 
Take care, Joyce, Michael and Lundy Dobson (Mariposa, CA)
(check out their truck leash)  www.boundtoride.com  
Lundy (Luna's brother)

 


Paula,  Our pup Cali is doing great,
 she is the first Lab we have had without any health problems. 
Thanks again for a great dog. 
Errol & Sherry (Montana)



You can read all about us and our dogs on the next page.