Upcoming Litters
Muddy x Hope
Thorin x Lady
Thorin x Lady
All Chocolate Litter
Due: 24 Oct. 2025
Go Home: Mid Dec. 2025
This litter is reserved
Waitlist Closed
Thorin x Lady
Thorin x Lady
Thorin x Lady
Black & Chocolate Litter
Expect breeding to take place late Nov/Dec 25
Puppy Go Home: April 2026
This litter is reserved
Waitlist Only
Bones x Glory
Thorin x Lady
Bones x Glory
Black & Yellow Litter
Expect breeding to take place Dec/Jan
Puppy Go Home: May 2026
Still scrubbing the waitlist;
Possible Availability
Muddy x Hope
Patriots Chilbrook 'Hope' Of Firefly MH FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT VHMA VHMP VSWB FTN
Critter Creek 'Muddy' Waters CDX MH
We are beyond thrilled about this pairing. With proper training, these pups should be able to go in any direction; hunting, agility, sporting, obedience, therapy, scent, to great family companions.
4+ puppies from this litter will be placed with non-profit Service Dog training programs. Once the puppies have successfully completed their training, each pup will be paired with a Veteran, First Responder, &/or victims of crime who suffer from PTSD.
Muddy was bred, owned & trained by Meredith Kuhn of Critter Creek Farm, Chewelah, WA.
Thorin x Lady
"Thorin" Bronze GCH Rebellion's Key to Erebor from Bella Notte SH CD WC
Thorin is an athletic, 85-pound, chocolate Labrador Retriever with gorgeous conformation, incredible drive, and natural hunt instinct. Thorin excels in both the duck blind and in the upland field. If Thorin could talk, I’m sure he would tell you that finding birds is his absolute favorite thing to do.
He once sniffed out and picked up a friends lost cell phone on state game lands; talk about a ‘needle in a haystack’!
Thorin stands out too many as he works WITH his handler, focused and purposeful. In his free time, Thorin enjoys thinking about retrieving ducks while he watches them out the window, lounging around on a comfy bed, or going to local community functions so he can get pets from hundreds of people. His favorite treats are raw marrow bones or crunchy dog biscuits.
As a puppy, not only was Thorin impressive in looks; he was bold, confident, friendly, focused, and shined at every new opportunity. His owner knew early on that Thorin would be one of her greatest victories. 100% Breeder/Owner/Handled to all titles.
Thorin passes on his wonderful traits to his puppies who are now serving as Mental Health Service Dogs, Diabetic Alert Dogs, Canine Advocates comforting victims of domestic violence & other crimes, supporting emergency personal such as firefighters & EMS. Puppies are competing in Hunt Tests, Obedience, Rally, and Agility, as well as a few couch potatoes; all who are loved family companions.
In his owners’ words:
“Thorin has proven to be an absolute dream dog; truly a dog of a lifetime.”
To quote his namesake, Thorin Oakenshield:
"Loyalty. Honor. A willing heart. I can ask no more than that."
Thorin is owned by Cheri Herschell of Rebellion Labradors, Zelienople, PA.
Patriots Aim High Lady Liberty CGCA CGCU TKN VHMA VSWB
Thorin x Lady
3-peat Breeding!
We LOVE the feedback we are getting from Patriot K9s of WI on the service dog puppies from Thorin & Lady's previous litters, born April 2023 & Feb 2025. It was an easy decision to do this cross a third time.
1/2 English Show lines, 1/4 American field lines, & 1/4 British lines.
Once again, we intend to place 4 puppies from this litter with non-profit Service Dog training programs. After the pups have successfully passed their training programs, each pup will be paired with a Veteran, First Responder, &/or victims of crime who suffer from PTSD.
With proper training, these puppies are ideal candidates for service work, therapy, obedience, sporting, hunt, as well as great family companions.
Thorin Pedigree
- AKC # SS08019906
- CHIC # 154338
- DNA Profile: V930503
- DOB: 10/11/2018
- EEbb - Chocolate (no hidden colors)
- DD (Dilute Clear)
Thorin Orthopedic Health
- Hips - Excellent
- Elbow - Normal
- Eyes - Normal
- Advanced Cardiac - Normal
Thorin is tested on the below common Labrador Retriever inheritable conditions:
- Centronuclear Myopathy - Clear
- Cone Degeneration - Clear
- Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (Labrador Retriever) - Clear
- Copper Toxicosis (Labrador Retriever) ATP7A - Clear
- Copper Toxicosis (Labrador Retriever) ATP7B - Clear
- Cystinuria (Labrador Retriever Type) - Clear
- Degenerative Myelopathy - Clear
- Elliptocytosis - Clear
- Exercise-Induced Collapse - Clear
- Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis - Clear
- Hyperuricosuria - Clear
- Ichthyosis (Golden Retriever Type 1) - Clear
- Macular Corneal Dystrophy (Labrador Retriever) - Clear
- Myotubular Myopathy 1 - Clear
- Narcolepsy (Labrador Retriever Type) - Clear
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Cone-Rod Dystrophy 4 - Clear
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Golden Retriever 2 - Clear
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration - Clear
- Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (Labrador Retriever) - Clear
- Skeletal Dysplasia 2 - Clear
- Stargardt Disease - Clear
Thorin
Lady x Thorin puppies, April 2023, Easter Blessings litter
Peeps
3 weeks
Jelly Bean
3 weeks
Brach
3 weeks
Reese
3 weeks
Cadbury
3 weeks
Kinder
3 weeks
Kinder
2 weeks
Peeps
2 weeks
Cadbury
2 weeks
Jelly Bean
2 weeks
Brach
2 weeks
Reese
2 weeks
Peeps
1 week old
Jelly Bean
1 week old
Reese
1 week old
Cadbury
1 week old
Brach
1 week old
Kinder
1 week old
Lady x Thorin puppies, 7 Feb 2025, Bubble Gum litter
Lady x Thorin
Birth Day
Bones x Glory
Patriots 'Glory' Through Grace FDC DCAT DN CGCA CGCU TKN ATT VHMA VHMP VSWB FTI
CH ElKens Digging Up 'Bones' MH
These are going to be some rock star pups with lineage from both show and field lines. With proper training, we expect them to excel in any direction; hunt, agility, sport, obedience, therapy, scent, as well as great family companions.
We plan to place 3+ puppies from this litter with non-profit Service Dog training programs. Once they have successfully passed their training programs, each pup will be paired with a Veteran, First Responder, &/or victims of crime who suffer from PTSD.
Bones is owned & bred by Eleonore Diehr of Elkens Labradors, Valley Springs, CA
Co-owned & trained by Leslie Black of Black Family Labradors, Bangor, CA