About Us

Treasurehunt Labradors Reg’d is a small hobby kennel located in Thornhill, Ontario working and producing home-raised, multi-purpose, yellow and black Labrador Retrievers focusing on:

 We believe that our Labs should first and foremost be family members.  As such, their Health is of paramount importance to ensure a long life with both our family and yours. 

 In our breeding program we only use breeding stock that has been cleared by the OVC (Ontario Veterinary College) or equivalent for Hip Dysplasia and usually elbows (not all breeders screen for elbows yet, although we screen all our own animals for it), as well as being cleared of genetic defects for eyes, such as PRA, by an DAVCO (an accredited Canine Ophthalmologist), or equivalent, on an annual basis. 

 Again for their health, we feed and recommend Purina Pro Plan for all our dogs.  Pro Plan is available in many formulations and can be fed for all the life stages of your dog.  To date we have fed the following formulations:  Puppy, Large Breed Puppy, Adult Chicken & Rice, Large Breed Adult, Lamb & Rice, Sensitive Skin & Stomach, and Weight Management.  We believe strongly in the extensive research, food trials, and quality control utilized by Purina to produce this premium quality food and are sure you’ll easily find a formulation that works best for your dog, no matter what life stage he/she is at.

 Additionally, we insure all our animals with Pet Health Insurance policies from Pet Plan in case of emergencies or other health issues that might crop up.  In this way we can rest easy that we never have to choose a course of treatment based solely on financial considerations.  We send our puppy buyers home with 6 weeks of complimentary initial insurance for their puppies from Pet Plan and we strongly encourage them to maintain this insurance on their dog for their own peace of mind.  We believe that our canine companions deserve the protection of health insurance every bit as much as human children do.

 Temperament is the second foundation of our program.  Put quite simply, a dog with a good temperament is a “nice” dog that you can take just about anywhere (provided you’ve trained him to be obedient!).  While our dogs are predominantly from field lines and are high spirited workers, they are also our house dogs and faithful companions.  Our dogs have been raised with buckets of love and devotion and they return it a thousand fold.

 The third foundation of our program is Working Ability.  Labs were originally bred primarily for duck hunting.  In today’s modern, urban world you won’t find many opportunities to utilize this skill though.  Our Labs come from strong working lines however, and love retrieving.  We work our dogs in NAHRA and CKC Hunt Test disciplines to enhance their retrieving abilities and prove their capabilities. Someday, we may branch out and even try field trials.  The most important reason for doing this, however, is because they love it.  A busy (and exhausted) Lab is a happy Lab and given a choice, ours would most certainly choose a day in the field over just about any other activity.  For the hunter, these dogs make excellent hunting companions (again, with training) and as a family pet, you’ll have a companion who will play fetch with you long into the twilight hours.

These are our core beliefs and values.  Please visit the rest of our site to see our Labs in action.

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