Lucky Lady Farms

The finest tool for a prospective puppy purchaser or breeder to use for investigating the pedigree of a puppy or the ancestral lineage of a particular parent is  http://k9data.com   Please keep in mind that this site is an 'honor' system, which means that the information is only as honest and reliable as the person who input it.  It is a great source for determining whether a breeder's 'English Cream' is really an imported dog, or merely a light blonde American they are passing off as imported.  And a tip for people who are new to researching pedigrees - titles such as CH (Champion) or SH CH (Show Champion) appear before the dog's name.  There may also be a reference to the arena in which the title was achieved.  Agility, obedience, etc generally appear after a dog's name.

If you see names in the pedigree such as Goldrush, Pekay, Jayba, Asterling etc....these are American kennels and would indicate an American lineage.  There are many European Kennels of fame and note, but I will attempt to name the superlatives (with an apology to excellent kennels whom I may have omitted).  By far and above the finest and most accomplished Golden Retriever to have ever walked the earth is Camrose Cabus Christopher.  http://www.camroseretrievers.co.uk/achievements.htm   Because it is my goal to have only the finest for my breeding stock, my lines include this animal as the highest genetic contributor.  With that dog as an example; Camrose is the kennel.  Other kennels would include Erinderry, Standfast, Stanroph, Majik, Styal, Ritzilyn, Dewmist, and Morning Valley.

*In case you missed the warning on the front page....please be very wary of dogs imported from Russia.  I have been advised of some alarming incidents of failing to pass health testing in these dogs.  If the animal was merely born there, but the kennels come from out of the country that would be fine.

Here is an example of my Johnny's pedigree.  Note the Champions of Multi International title.  When viewing the pedigree, be advised that the ancestors are all hot linked - many with photos of the animal.  Please note as well that (yes I am bragging) this is not an average pedigree, this is not even a great pedigree, this is a pedigree you will likely not find a match as excellent here in the US.  There may be a handful of animals of this stature here.   http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=216868    *Also of note in the info section it lists the country of origin's kennel club and any health clearances that the animal has had.  These are important measures to use in determining the import authenticity as well as verifying 'health clearances' that people may claim to have.

Here is Chloe's Pedigree http://k9data.com/fivegen.asp?ID=221202.  And Snowflake's Pedigree http://k9data.com/fivegen.asp?ID=256963.  In the previous paragraph we discussed the quality of Champions in the line.  This means that the animals individually were so superlative that they could outshine their peers in the conformity ring.  Generations of health, testing, and only breeding champions or near champions together to guarantee the excellence of the conformity of a puppy.  Another important factor in breeding is breeding for TYPE.  This would be exampled by Chloe and Snowy's pedigrees (half sisters).  This breeder started with the Champion factor in her lines, but through generations of breeding in methods called linebreeding and outcrossing she chose characteristics that she wanted to blend and 'harden' in her lines.  This may have been breeding a blocky head stud with her blockiest of females and then crossing that puppy years later with an outside dog that had a full, luxurious coat.  In this method, each small aspect of the whole is taken into consideration and the breeder must be able to acknowledge the strengths of their lines and more importantly the weaknesses in order to provide the right blend of redundancy with corrective outcrossing to perfect the look (and or temperament) of the dog as a whole.  This can only be achieved when you have the reputation to access other superlative lines and the patience to wait for years and generations to continually improve your own lines.  This type of breeding doesn't always include the flash of Pedigree, but it improves the health and conformity in attaining a TYPE through diversity (an important, often overlooked factor, in preventing genetic defects from entering one's lines).  And in all due respect to this process a link to Snowy and Chloe's dad, and absolutely gorgeous animal http://www.kezdek.co.uk/   That is Cheif smiling and his pedigree

Our latest little darling Tinkerbell comes from amazing lines in Finland!  She is a little beauty. Her Mom is from a top sought after pairing of Royal Salute du Pays de Boheme and Majik Lara Croft.  Her pedigree: http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=296908
In her case, you would take that fantastic pairing and mix in a little Irish Show Champion and you've got a girl with good looks, sweetness, the superlative health standards that I always have as my foundation, and just the right amount of spunk while still being laid back.  Sprinkle on the Pixie Dust and you've got our girl!