Welcome to Ganderwood.  We are a family which raises selectively and professionally bred English and field Labrador retrievers.

Our pups are carefully socialized by adults and children. We have 7 children/teens; when we have pups, our family all helps with the socialization process.  Common scenes during puppy raising time are a teen reading a book with a pup on his lap, a teen target practicing with pups in a puppy pen close by - we have never produced a gun shy dog yet! Even at the dinner table, it is common to have a pup cuddled in one hand while a child eats with the other. This is how we assure each pup is held and interacted with daily by us and our family. This gives a wonderful people oriented temperment and stimulates intellectual and social growth.  Pups are exposed to household sounds such as a vacuum, kitchen noises, trumpet practice, piano, conversation, and out door sounds such as geese honking overhead, children playing, gun target practice, etc.  They are also exposed to various surfaces.  All this produces a pup that is trainable and adaptable for a lifetime.

Our dogs are also treasured and treated as one of the family. There is always a Labrador friend in the house with us. We participate in AKC/UKC conformation, obedience, rally obedience and hunt tests.  Our dogs also enjoy their involvement with us in 4-H.  They are given long runs several times daily on the 15 acres which we are blessed with.  Our motto is taken from the Bible : A righteous man/woman regards the life of his/her beast. 

Pups come with a 3 year genetic health guarantee.  Pups are bred for conformation, temperment, health, and high trainability with good hunting drive.  All our pups are sold with AKC limited (non breeding) registration and a spay/neuter agreement to prevent careless breeding.  We are selective about which homes are best for our puppies, hence we do not sell pups via the internet.

Our puppies go to their permanent homes with a full pedigree of both parents, copies of parents' hip/elbow/and eye health clearances, also additional clearance copies when parents have been tested for EIC, heart, and PRA. A receipt is sent with pup as is a copy of our 3 year guarantee. Puppy packet also incudes: pups shot records and health certifcate, feeding recommendations, a piece of litter box blankie to help with first night home, sample of Iams puppy food and helpful hints.  We are available to answer questions for the lifetime of the pup.  Any puppy bred by us is welcome back at Ganderwood for any reason.

Shipping is available, contact us for current shipping prices.

As members of the Grand Rapids Agility Club, Great Lakes Hunting Retriever Club, and as a 4-H leader/family, we have seen a variety of dogs, training and related issues and are there for our pups to address questions.