WHAT'S PUP AT RUSTIC RIDGE LABRADORS
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5 week puppy visits with our SuzyQ x Rusty Litter.
Rustic Ridge Gloria @ 6 months old
Miley before leaving for Duck Camp
Rustic Ridge Family
Blu, Gus, Ms Monty, Landy off for their fun adventure for the day.🐾💞 We have so many Labradors in and around Denver, Colorado.
They visit Happy Tail Happy Dog and go hiking, and swimming, as well as many other fun, outdoor activities. They have a great time being a pack and enjoying all Colorado has to offer!
Photo courtesy of Ted Gualtier
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Blu, Gus, Ms Monty, Landy off for their fun adventure for the day.🐾💞 We have so many Labradors in and around Denver, Colorado.
They visit Happy Tail Happy Dog and go hiking, and swimming, as well as many other fun, outdoor activities. They have a great time being a pack and enjoying all Colorado has to offer!
Photo courtesy of Ted Gualtier
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Crates are a great training tool! Your pup is in its happy place where they are safe, keep their best chew toy and favorite item to cuddle with for naps!
They learn to control their bladder as well as when it’s an appropriate time and place to potty once they get out of their crate. It’s a win for for your puppy and a win for you. 🤗🐾💞
They learn to control their bladder as well as when it’s an appropriate time and place to potty once they get out of their crate. It’s a win for for your puppy and a win for you. 🤗🐾💞
Duckie celebrates turning 2 years old with her best friend Ellie!🥳🎈
Grandma visits to love on Diamond x Beau Puppies!
Jewel & Debra at our vet visit to get X-rays for Final OFA Certification on Jewel’s hip, elbows, and patella’s. This will complete all of her testing. She has passed all DNA testing, as well as her eyes and heart! We are proud of this beautiful baby girl and are thankful to have Debra as her guardian and part of our Rustic Ridge Family.
Sweet talking with Ella after trimming her nails! She’s such a gentle, loving soul.
Ruby x Argo
Ruby x Argo
Aunt Lynn is a huge part of our Rustic Ridge Family. She not only is the best puppy sitter, she also keeps our website looking nice and working properly. I spend a lot of time messing it up and she spends a lot of time fixing it up! I’m certain we are a great team!🤗
We appreciate you!🐾💞
We appreciate you!🐾💞
Reign is from our Emery x Weed Litter. She is owned and loved by The Taylor Family. She loves playing with her big brother, Remy, who is also from our Rustic Ridge Labrador Family!
Our handsome young boy, Duke!
Tobias’s (Pearl x Weed)
First Hunt, 1 Year Old
Chocolate Labrador Retriever
First Day of Duck Hunting Season 2022. Lake Simcoe in Canada 🇨🇦
First Hunt, 1 Year Old
Chocolate Labrador Retriever
First Day of Duck Hunting Season 2022. Lake Simcoe in Canada 🇨🇦
Purdue University completed a Mother Care Study on two of our litters. We are honored to have been chosen to participate! We hope to be involved in more studies in the future.
Nellie enjoying her favorite outdoor toy on a cool evening. We highly recommend The Jolly Ball for a fun , sturdy out door toy!
Penara You Never Know What Ginger Will Do
SuzyQ being her silly self! She is full of joy and tons of love!
SuzyQ being her silly self! She is full of joy and tons of love!
Ms Tobi x Dre male puppy 07/28/22
Penara You Never Know What Ginger Will Do
SuzyQ
SuzyQ
Duke and Ella at 16 weeks old. They are growing fast and are as sweet as they can be!
Ruby x Argo
Ruby x Argo
Chocolate Lab Group swim with our friend of Rustic Ridge Labradors, Ellie! It takes a village with this crew!
Puppy Wellness Visits in our new Radio Flyer Wagon. The puppies loved it!
Presley and our sweet singleton Ozzy
Emery and Nevaeh enjoying their soccer ball
Bocephus goes Reserve Winners Dog
Dre had a good weekend at the Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Speciality
Puppies having a fun day relaxing in the shade.
Celebrating Lulu's Birthday with her while we visited Colorado. Journey and Stella also pictured.
Vacation to Washington to visit Dre's Dad
Puppies are little Snuggle Bugs
Puppies first romp in the yard!
Spring repairs needed!
September 2020 Puppy Play time after our vet visit at Zionsville Animal Clinic with
Dr Wasem!
Dr Wasem!
August 2020
Rustic Ridge Take The Back Roads Pearlene- Pearl
Frog Doggin
Rustic Ridge Take The Back Roads Pearlene- Pearl
Frog Doggin
August 2020 Life’s rough!
June 2020 Weed enjoying a soak. He has the trough and the entire front play area to himself for a bit!
Molly’s 3 amigo’s
June 2020 Pure sweetness!
April 2020 Suzy Q joins Rustic Ridge Labradors. Our first yellow ever! She is a joy!
February 1, 2020 Rustic Ridge Pink Raise Your Glass
January 4, 2020 we pick up Diamond in New Hampshire
December 8, 2019 Julie Case of Ultimate Canine enjoying some puppy love after evaluating our older puppies for future therapy dogs.
December 6, 2019 Puppy 💞🐾💞🐾💞
December 3, 2019 Molly x Weed Puppies are 1 week old!
December 1, 2019 fat and happy! Puppy bellies are the best.
November 30, 2019 Pearl - Stella x Bentley, is growing and becoming one of our gorgeous Chocolate Lab Puppies! She is shopping at our local pet store for after Thanksgiving Sales!
November 26, 2019 Blu and his dinosaur!
Blu is a Biscuit x Weed Puppy! He lives in Colorado with the rest of his fur family and his dad, Ted!
Blu is a Biscuit x Weed Puppy! He lives in Colorado with the rest of his fur family and his dad, Ted!
November 15, 2019 Stella is ready to drive on our trip to Ohio. We visited Troy Animal Hospital to get Fiona’s final Hip and Elbow X-rays. That finalizes all of her testing. All of our labs must pass with flying colors on their hips, elbows, eyes, heart, and 8 different DNA tests before they enter our breeding program.
November 13, 2019 We love getting pictures of our Rustic Ridge Labrador
Family. This is Blu enjoying his favorite toy while playing in the snow!
Blu is owned and loved by the Terrill Family
Family. This is Blu enjoying his favorite toy while playing in the snow!
Blu is owned and loved by the Terrill Family
November 6, 2019 We got my husband Joe, squeezed in the bed and 5 chocolate labs, now to find my spot!😂 It’s not a good night unless you have lots of chocolate labs to snuggle with!
November 5, 2019 Blu the chocolate lab puppy from Rustic Ridge Labradors and his brother are going out for a spin! Blu is 5 months old and in typical lab puppy fashion appears to be taking over with his big brother. That’s the greatest part of owning Labrador Retrievers!
They are patient and kind with new siblings and fantastic teachers! Blu lives in Colorado. He is owned and loved by Ted!
They are patient and kind with new siblings and fantastic teachers! Blu lives in Colorado. He is owned and loved by Ted!
October 31, 2019 Little Man celebrates his first Halloween! He’s the sweetest, best lab puppy one could ever hope for. Even if he wasn’t happy that mom kept dressing him up! He’s to cute to rest! Chocolate lab pups are the best ever! He’s a good sport!💖
October 24, 2019 Please don’t let your Labradors toenails look like this! This is one of our guests at Rustic Ridge Labradors. He is part of our Rustic Ridge Labrador Family. We had to trim nearly an inch off of his toenails. It’s very painful for the dog and can actually cause damage to their feet. It also causes them to to walk differently because they are in pain. If you are unable to trim your labs nails please take them somewhere and have it done. It’s also a great time to socialize your lab puppy or adult lab. Don’t let your Labrador be in pain! I try to teach all new owners how to trim their dogs nails and how often. Every week or two will keep them from looking like this. I’m happy to help advise any Rustic Ridge Labrador Family member on proper nail trimming! We start trimming puppy toenails at 3 days old and continue until they go home at 8 weeks. It’s a normal part of our puppies lives while they are with us.
October 22, 2019 Shelby lovingly known as grandma is our oldest Labrador at 14 1/2. She is in great health and still even flirts with the boys (Weed and Dre) when she gets a chance!
We are so thankful for this bright eyed beauty!
We are so thankful for this bright eyed beauty!
October 10, 2019 Pearl is one of
our English Chocolate Labrador Puppies with that perfect lab temperament we all know and love. Hoping she’ll be a future star at
Rustic Ridge Labradors!
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our English Chocolate Labrador Puppies with that perfect lab temperament we all know and love. Hoping she’ll be a future star at
Rustic Ridge Labradors!
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October 6, 2019 Dre and Amy succeed and Dre scores another point towards his championship! Goooo Dre and Amy!!!
September 24, 2019 Peggi Reckon, and her new addition Gemma.
Peggi and husband Mike are near and dear to their Rustic Ridge Labrador Family! Enjoy your sweet baby!💖
Peggi and husband Mike are near and dear to their Rustic Ridge Labrador Family! Enjoy your sweet baby!💖
September 17, 2019 We made a quick trip to visit our dear friend Amy! She's here with her boy Creede, a Rustic Ridge English Chocolate Labrador puppy!
September 14, 2019 Dre wins his Open Chocolate Labrador Retriever class and goes on to win a 3 point Major!
We love our handsome Chocolate Boy!
We love our handsome Chocolate Boy!
September 9, 2019 Nevaeh hanging happily with cat and Stella napping with our hampster!
September 4, 2019 Creek begins his 2-3 month training to become a specialized Therapy Dog before going to his forever home! Our beautiful boy is destined for greatness!
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August 21, 2019 Our sweet baby, Little Man!
He is our chocolate lab puppy that we believe has angel wings and halo!
He is our chocolate lab puppy that we believe has angel wings and halo!
August 16, 2019 Jersey and Stella, two of our adult chocolate labs, enjoying a swim while Jersey is visiting for a few weeks!
August 8, 2019 enjoying a fun visit with our very special friend Michael and his boy Buck! They visit us at Rustic Ridge Labradors a few times a year. This year they left town with a spare dog! Ramsey decided she was headed for warmer weather in Florida. We couldn’t be more happy for all of them!💖
August 2, 2019 5 week lab puppy visits!
July 31, 2019 Creede and Pearl doing some shopping at Petco. Sister, Ruby, is at Devoted Canine with Trainer Melissa McNabb this week and maybe next week learning some basic skills. Creede and Pearl are next! Well trained and socialized puppies are a must for a great, well behaved life long companion.
July 18, 2019 Stella needs a hug!💖
July 17, 2019 Pearl and Ruby enjoying a dip! Creede decided to be a loner and take a nap!
He’s no fun today, but he will be Superman tonight!!!😂🐾💞
He’s no fun today, but he will be Superman tonight!!!😂🐾💞
July 15, 2019 Blu (Bydre x Houston) one of our English Labrador Retrievers enjoyed the afternoon swimming in Lake Erie. He looks so small in that huge lake. Mom reports he’s a sweet, lovable, brute, and they just love him to pieces!
Blu is owned and loved by The Terrill Family!💝
Blu is owned and loved by The Terrill Family!💝
July 12, 2019 Bowl full of babies! Kymber’s lab puppies born on July 10, 2019. All fat and healthy!
July 9, 2019 This is what fills my heart with happiness! Happy Families and happy dogs!🐾💞
Ms Tobi
July 3, 2019 Creede, Pearl, and Ruby enjoy our new fenced area in the front yard with poppa! They are three busy bees at 10 weeks old! It’s such a fun age!
July 1, 2019 This picture is several months old, but I love it. This is how we go to bed each night! We rotate 4-5 dogs on a regular basis so we get to spend quality time and snuggle with each of them. They don’t share well that’s for sure. All of our dogs are raised in the house and crate trained until they are a year old. Then they rotate from the kennel to the house. I will have them all inside one day. I keep sneaking one more past my husband every night. He’s never sure how many Chocolate Labs he’ll wake up to!
🤷♀️😂 He knew what he was in for when he married me!!!🐾💞
🤷♀️😂 He knew what he was in for when he married me!!!🐾💞
June 30, 2019 Weed gets a visit from our dear friends Karin & Scott who came up from Texas.
June 29, 2019 Rustic Ridge Labradors celebrates good health and happy hearts with a dip in pool.
June 26,2019 Rustic Ridge Labradors celebrates our girl Shelby turning 14 years old.
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💞English Chocolate Labradors💞
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💞English Chocolate Labradors💞
June 23, 2019 Good friends and fellow breeders, Janet and Jr. Saunders, came up to pick up their newest edition. We both very selectively breed. First and foremost is for that amazing Labrador Temperament as well as health and type. We do extensive testing to help insure we are breeding the healthiest puppies possible.
June 20, 2019 Puppies are out for a quick romp in the tall grass. They just got home from their Wellness Visits at Zionsville Animal Hospital. They are getting prepared to go home to their families. Creede, Pearl, Ruby will be staying with us. If all goes as planned they will be the future stars of
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💖Chocolate Lab Puppies Rock💖
💞🐾Rustic Ridge Labradors🐾💞
💖Chocolate Lab Puppies Rock💖
June 8, 2019 Two of our Rustic Ridge Puppies, Apex and Ziggy, taking it easy this weekend hanging out in the pool. We love to get updates from our families and watch our puppies grow up! It’s such an honor when our families return to Rustic Ridge Labradors for a new addition! One lab is never enough!🐾💞
June 3, 2019 Our 5 week old chocolate lab puppies enjoying the slide. It seems to be their favorite toy at this age. Soon they will move on to playing in the kiddy pool!
May 31, 2019 Our beautiful Shelby turns 14 later this month. She’s in great shape and good health. We feel so fortunate that she continues to enjoy a happy, healthy life! We start at age 10 having twice yearly health check ups and Senior Blood Work done to insure if a problem arises we can catch it early! She’s always passes all of her tests with flying colors!❤️
May 28, 2019 “Houston” celebrated his 7th birthday with his forever family! Houston fell in love with Dennis and Sandy from the moment they met! 🎉🎈Happy Birthday Buddy🎈🎉 We love you!🐾💞
May 26, 2019 First meal at 3 1/2 weeks old!
❤️Fat, Full, and Happy!❤️
This group was ready for food! Each litter varies when they start on food in addition to nursing from momma. Very large litters start food when they can stand on their own, which is around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. Smaller litters typically start food at 3 1/2 to 4 weeks. Momma’s nurse puppies as long as they want! Puppy teeth come in at 3-4 weeks. Some moms are done with nursing when puppy teeth come in, others will nurse until 7 weeks. That’s when we wean the puppies in preparation for going home to their new families!
❤️Fat, Full, and Happy!❤️
This group was ready for food! Each litter varies when they start on food in addition to nursing from momma. Very large litters start food when they can stand on their own, which is around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. Smaller litters typically start food at 3 1/2 to 4 weeks. Momma’s nurse puppies as long as they want! Puppy teeth come in at 3-4 weeks. Some moms are done with nursing when puppy teeth come in, others will nurse until 7 weeks. That’s when we wean the puppies in preparation for going home to their new families!
May 23, 2019 Happy 7th Birthday my sweet Stella! I can’t believe 7 years has passed already!
I love you with all my heart baby girl!🎈🎉🎁❣️
I love you with all my heart baby girl!🎈🎉🎁❣️
May 22, 2019 Pile of 3 week old puppies! Their ears and eyes opened this past week. They are all up walking now. At this age we start introducing them to new sounds that they may experience someday with their families. They are playing with each other and starting to growl and bark as well as play with toys. Fun times ahead! I love this age!
May 22, 2019 A few of our beauties! Nellie 0/13/2018 , Mollie 10/16/2016 , Fiona 10/13/2017! The girls are enjoying warm, dry weather and getting some much needed play time outside without mud and rain! Of course those are a few of a labs favorite things! I might be the only one who’s really happy about a dry day!😂
May 20, 2019 This one of my favorite pictures from February 2019❣️ We had visitors staying with us and a lot going on around the house! This group of girls is completely unfazed when it comes to dinner time! We are a well oiled machine most of the time, with sprinkles of chaos occasionally! Right to left Stella, Biscuit, Journey, Cordell, and Koda! This is what dinner looks like when you have a large family!!! 🐾💞
May 18, 2019 Spring has sprung at Rustic Ridge Labradors! The pool is open, let the fun begin! Journey, LuLu, and Molly enjoyed a late afternoon swim on the first day without rain. Creek, Fiona, and Ramsey also played in the pool today!
May 15, 2019 Little girl from our current litter. Her eyes and ears will be opening soon, generally after 2 weeks.
May 11, 2019 Dre and Amy at the Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Speciality.
May 9, 2019 Dre enjoying his night in a hotel in Ohio the night before the Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Specialty.
May 08, 2019 Sully napping and preparing to go to his new family on Sunday.