Hayshaker Princess “Zaga”-Retired

Female Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Bred by: Hayshaker Labradors of SW Minnesota
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
PawsForward of Oxford, WI
Kassel of Mazomanie, WI
Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Jason & Family of Platteville, WI
DOB: July 28, 2017

Zaga is a very soft, sweet girl, but not afraid to voice her displeasure about not being the center of attention.  She is brave and tackles stairs and obstacles like a pro  She should be a fine working dog in a couple years.  After living with experienced raisers and lots of other dogs for playmates (including a new litter) she  moved on to her next phase with the inmates at Oxford.  After an all to brief return to her original puppy raisers, she moved a bit further west to her new raiser followed by a return to her original raisers again.

She has been evaluated and she is so special, that while she continues training, she is destined to become a mama and produce many guide dogs in the future.

Zaga gave birth to the “B” litter on 11/18/2020 by natural delivery, however she gave us a scare, deciding to take a 5 hour nap between puppies 3 and 4!.  She had 3 chocolates – 2 girls and a boy and 4 blacks – 3 boys and a girl.

Zaga had a second litter, the F litter, 4 girls and 2 boys, all black, born on 7/17/21 by natural delivery.  Never being one to not put a scare into us again, the firstborn was huge, not in a sac and no placenta and not breathing.  After several minutes of work and suctioning, little miss red (Frankee) took her first breath and her tongue went from blue to pink!  Whew.

OccuPaws Always Faithful “Ivy” RETIRED

She was bred in November 2017 to Chester from The Captains Labs and had 4 puppies (Carmel, Champ, Coach and Courage) on January 8, 2018.  All of the pups will stay in the program until they decide a guide dog career is not for them.

Ivy is pregnant again and due to have about a half dozen puppies in Mid March, 2019!

Ivy had 7 puppies in her second litter, 6 females and 1 male.  This is the most precocious litter we have ever seen – they are fast at everything.  7 puppies in 2 hr 37 min, Miss Orange was walking at 8 days and almost all were walking at 12 days.  Fortunately this time, Ivy is a super Mom, paying close attention to her babies.

The Captains Precious “Opal”
RETIRED

Female Black Labrador Retriever
Bred by: The Captain’s Labradors of Lake Shore, Minnesota
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Rebekah & Lydia of Belmont, WI
DOB: June 9, 2014

Opal and her sister Bling joined us a little later in life than normal. Both breeder girls were generously donated by The Captain’s Labradors to expand our internal breeding program. Neither have been bred, but both have passed their initial eye and hip/elbow exams and we are just waiting on final genetic clearances before breeding them at their next heat cycle. She is a little more cautious than her sister Bling, but nearly identical in personality. She has found a permanent breeder home.

Opal gave birth to two giant babies by C-Section on June 1, 2019, the “O” litter, both girls.  One of her daughters, Olive was selected to become a Mama and is due to be bred later in 2021.

Opal’s second and last litter, also by C-Section was the “Z” litter. 2 girls and a boy.