It has been a great summer at Dora Lee Labradors. We’ve had lots of visitors which means more games of fetch and walks than usual. We’ve also been introducing everyone to the young pups that will join our breeding females as they pass all our required testing. It is great to watch them develop as each one has their own unique personality – some traits from their moms, others from their fathers and then some that are just them.
Our next litters of puppies are expected to be available late fall and in the new year. We’ll keep you posted.

It has come time for Susie to retire from her breeding days at Dora Lee. She is now available to a good home. She is in excellent health and has had her hips and eyes certified clear as well as DNA testing negative for EIC an CNM. Susie is a pleasure to take for walks on or off leash. But her favourite outside activity has to be playing fetch with our other dogs. She is very attentive and affectionate and loves to please. A large amount of her time is spent outside in the runs but they are in the house at breakfast time for an hour or two and of course she has been in for weeks when she has had her puppies. Susie would be ideal for a family who would prefer an older dog as a companion and family pet. As of today, Susie has found her retirement home with a wonderful family in Whitby, Ontario.

After waiting for snow storms and then ice storms to pass and dry up, we finally made it outside. Finding some remnants of snow banks seems to be a favourite activity. Now 8 weeks old and ready to go, there are just 4 young puppies needing to find new families. The 2 lovely females and 2 handsome males are pictured several times in the above photo. They are great puppies that we are enjoying very much. And all of these puppies have found their new homes.

Sunshine’s puppies are 7 weeks old and will be ready to go to their new homes April 15. They love to be out and about, exploring everything. They can be quite an active group but then its nap time, there is peace and quiet. These are 2 very beautiful females and 3 quite handsome males have now been selected. The snow is almost gone so when things dry up we’ll be outside where the real exploring begins.

Sunshine’s lads are typical young fellows that just don’t like to sit still for a picture when there is so much exploring to do. It will be nice to get them outside when the snow is all melted and the mud dried up.

Sunshine’s litter has done really well and at 5 weeks are wonderful to watch interact with each other as well as with us. This litter tends to be more towards their mother’s fox red colour although there are a couple of males lighter like their father. This picture is of the 3 females who are just abit uncertain about this basket thing. Hopefully we’ll soon be able to get some shots of the young lads in the litter. We’ll keep you posted.

Sunshine’s puppies at 10days

Sunshine’s litter is doing just great. Here they are at 10 days of age. Stay posted, there’ll be more pictures coming.

Kiesha’s beautiful black litter is an energetic group together, but they are quite affectionate and attentive as individuals. These arethe last 3 fellows to find homes. The largest is quite laid back – waiting to see what might happen before joining the others. All have great personalities. December 22, just in time for Christmas, everyone has found great homes!.

As you can see, Keisha and Hurry’s litter of 8 black puppies are just beautiful! At 4 weeks of age, they are just starting to explore their world and develop their own unique personalities. It’s a fun time for all. Presently, we still have both males and females available. The 4 top pictures are of the little ladies and the bottom 2 are the only 2 young fellows we got before camera problems, followed by rain. We’ll get more photos when the weather improves.

And here they are!

It is with great anticipation that we wait for our next litter of puppies. Keisha is due in a few days with a litter by Hurry…..and they are expected to be Black! It has been a long time since we’ve had black so are quite excited about these puppies.