Camber - AKA "Momma Tongue"!
Camber joined our family in November 2014. Her happy personality has been such a pleasure, and we all love her dearly. Camber is a Chocolate English Labrador carrying the Fox Red and Dudley gene. She is the happiest girl, and brings a lot of activity to our house. She got the other dogs moving & playing (yes, even Princess Chassis!).
Camber is a water lover, and a sporty girl as well - hunting frogs is her specialty. Camber is clumsy, she will walk all over you, with no regard for your legs, arms, or face. Camber was nicknamed "Tongue" since she is always sticking her tongue out. It's a hilarious trait that she occasionally passes on to her pups.
Camber retired from breeding in early 2022, after gracing us with her last daughter - Throttle Rottle Roo <3 Camber was bred to an outside male, so that I could keep Throttle back for future breedings. Camber is staying in our family forever.
Throttle - AKA Rottle Roo
Throttle is a special girl, as she was from a planned breeding of her Momma Tongue with an outside male! I searched long and hard for an outside male to breed with Camber, so that I could keep a puppy back for future breedings - and we were graced with Miss. Throttle Rottle Roo.
She lives her life Full Throttle, and does everything at top speed. Throttle was born in March 2021, and will have pups in the future.
Throttle is named in honour of my late friend Nolan, who lived his life Full Throttle. When Camber was pregnant, there was a little infection and I was so anxious - Nolan calmed me down. After he passed away, one day I just thought "I'm going to name the puppy Throttle after Nolan's Full Throttle lifestyle"....and when Throttle was born (she was the only girl), I knew immediately that it was her - gave her a kiss, cried, and said "Hi Throttle".
Aerial - AKA "Fat Butt"
Aerial joined our family in February 2017. Aerial is an English Labrador with the classic broad head design. She's a pretty laid back girl (okay, out right lazy....), and definitely has a large stature.
Aerial's name is special - not only is it the other word for Antenna on a vehicle, it is pronounced the same as "Ariel", the mermaid from Disney's The Little Mermaid. My best friend passed away in her early 20s, and her favorite movie was the Little Mermaid.
Aerial is a lazy gal, but also quite tough and rugged. She's smart, and knows that waiting for the others to retrieve a ball, and then just body-slam them is the way to win at the game. She's a character!
Aerial does everything at a snails pace - her heat cycles are no exception here..... :)
Axle - AKA "Zo"
Axle is a Chassis x Diesel pup that I decided to hold back from Chassis' Feb 2016 litter for future breedings. He is a special guy with a kind heart, and shows characteristics from both his mom and dad. Axle features Bolo pads, and the amazing Bolo coat that is silky soft and shiny.
Axle is a little more reserved than his Dad Diesel, but is a cuddle bug at heart. He is taller than Diesel, and can leap fences without a second look! He's still filling out in the chest, but is a handsome man.
Axle had an encounter with a Husky at a young age, and has a scar on his nose :(
Chrome - AKA "Chromey"
Chrome joined our family in October of 2017. She is an American X English Silver Labrador! Chrome took over the "alpha" role in our pack after Hemi passed away. Don't let her small stature fool you - she's the boss! Chrome retired from breeding in 2022.
Silver Labs are a diluted version of a chocolate lab, and while there is a bit of controversy around this colour of Labrador - I spent a few years researching before committing to purchase a Silver gal for our breeding program.
Here are some of the facts:
- DNA Testing & mapping of Silver Labs was completed by investigators in the AKC, and all conclusions were the same - "there is no doubt the dogs were Purebred Labrador Retrievers"
- UC Berkley studied the genetic makeup of the Silver Lab against that of the Weimeraner, and concluded they are not the same. (Some believed a Silver Lab was a cross between a Weimeraner and a Labrador)
- In 1987 (yes 30 years ago!), the AKC and Labrador Retriever Club of America examined Silver Labs and had no doubt they were purebred Labradors. They did however decided they would be better registered as "Chocolate" instead of Silver, because Chocolate is described as ranging from Sedge to Chocolate in colour.
Labradors have been around for 100's of years, and you've likely seen me post that Chassis' lineage is to that of Banchory Bolo - one of the first ever Labs registered into the Labrador Club of England in 1916. Bolo carried the chocolate gene, but you wont see many Chocolates registered in that era because they were often culled, as Chocolates were considered "undesirable". That is a known fact about chocolates, and why for so many years they were 'rare'. My personal suspicion, is that the same happened with Silvers, and we are just now starting to see more of them.
Silvers' are controversial, but the research tells me they are Labradors, and as such I have added Chrome to my pack. :)
Gauge - AKA Gauge-a-roo
Gauge joined our family in October of 2018. He is a Charcoal coloured English Labrador.
Gauge fit right in with our pack - it was almost like he was born here! He loves water, and enjoys bugging Axle (the most submissive dog!).
Gauge is a Charcoal lab, meaning he "should" have been Black, but he has the recessive dilution gene "dd" which diluted his fur, and made him charcoal. This is the same idea as a Silver Lab, like Chrome & Fendy. When bred together, a Silver and Charcoal will yield Silver and Charcoal pups!
Gauge passed all of his health testing and has been a Daddy to pups with Chrome, Fender and Aerial.
Fender - AKA Fendy Bendy
Fender joined our family in 2019, and has such a happy disposition. She is a Silver English Labrador
Fender is a goofball, happy go lucky, and bends her bum as she walks anywhere. She excelled at dog school, and is very obedient....though gets super excited to meet new friends! Fendy passed all of her genetic health testing with flying colours, and has welcomed babies of her own.
Dodge - AKA Dodge-A-Reeno!
Baby Dodge is our newest addition, born in 2023. His parents are Fendy and Gauge! He certainly inherited Gauge's facial expressions, and Fendy's happy-go-lucky personality. He is a wild boy! Her certainly is mischievous and keeps me on my toes.
Dogs have a way of speaking to us, and Dodge spoke to me when he was 3 weeks old. He told me that he was meant to be in our family, and so here he will stay for life. Dodge connected with my soul, and while I kept him just to love him - we may consider using him as a sire in the future.
Meet Our Family