We are excited to share the news of a potential litter between Pipa and Timber. If nature grants our wishes, Pipa will whelp early April with puppies becoming available late May. This litter will represent an outcross between our Windancing lines and Pipa's-- a lovely pedigree of classic English lines (Click here to view). Please revisit us in the weeks to come as we move closer to confirming pregnancy. (As color was not a concern for us with this litter, we did not DNA test Pipa, so cannot yet know if we'll have a black and chocolate litter or pure black. She has a marginal chance of carrying the chocolate gene trait).  You are also welcome to contact me directly at loblollylabradors@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list for regular updates and/or added to the waiting list for puppies. Thanks for visiting us... Hope that your winter 2017 is going well. 

​Our seven fox red puppies of Windancing's Fire on the Mountain x Windancing's Wednesday at Verdigris is four weeks as of yesterday and developing into a truly beautiful panoply of thick coats, wagging little tails, and sweet expressions. With each week of growth, we witness these puppies maturing towards the thick bone, blocky heads, and endearing personalities of sire and dam, and thus the telltale signs of a quality English Labrador. 

August 18th marks the day that these pups will be available for going to their new families. With two males spoken for, we have two more males and three females available. As we are a small, family kennel and not a large commercial enterprise, this will be our only fox red litter this year. 

Here are the details of purchasing a puppy from Loblolly: 

• Our puppies come with a two year (26 month), written health guarantee on hips, elbow, and eyes, and receive all requisite health protocols, including two worming treatments and vaccinations, prior to going to their new homes at 8 weeks. We screen for hip, elbow, and eye health, as well as EIC, PRA, and CNM. For this litter, both dam and sire are clear on hips and elbows... Windancing's Fire on the Mountain, the sire who resides in Pennsylvania, ("Moody") is OFA "Good" on hips and "Normal" on elbows. The dam, Windancing's Wednesday at Verdigris, has had her preliminary clearances done through Brogli, Lane, Weaver, and Alexander Veterinarians. The dam-- who is ours here in TN :) -- has also been DNA tested for PRA, CNM, and EIC and is clear, thus none of the pups can manifest any of these conditions.
• As we are a family enterprise, our puppies are socialized on a daily and individual basis to ensure that all develop confident and happy dispositions, ready to integrate as seamlessly as a puppy can into training for the routine of your household.
• At purchase, we supply a portfolio for each pup (includes registration papers, pedigree, health record, training guidelines, sales contract) and care kit to include a comfort blanket, engagement toy, and a week's supply of high quality puppy kibble.  
• We offer lifelong support for the owners of our dogs if so desired and sell each puppy with the understanding that we will always welcome its return if ownership were to become impossible for the buyer. ​

​To view pictures of the dam and sire, pedigrees, and a portfolio of progenitors, please visit the June 2016 post in the ARCHIVES sidebar of this blog. 

Thank you so much for your interest in our dogs. My family has stewarded this classic breed for over 30 years now, and we take great pride in the quality of our dogs as loving and reliable family members. 

Best wishes, 

Eve and Christopher Farrell
Rockvale, TN!

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