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Shelby of Covenant Farm

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We have raised Shelby from a pup. She is AKC registered and bred from English Lab stock and has the characteristic blocky head and stocky body. She has a few champions in her lineage.Shelby is a rambunctious, curious over-sized puppy, always into everything and always doing the most unexpected and hilarious things. She's ridiculous. You gotta love her.

Covenant Farm's Anne of Red House

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Anne of Red House (Annie) is our adorable, silly girl, loved and spoiled by all. We have raised her from a puppy. A full English Lab, her pedigree is loaded with European & domestic champions, including several from England. She is a big girl, around 90 lbs., and is sweet and gentle. She loves to get down with the little pups and pretend she's one of them! She has a very calm, laid-back demeanor, and a beautiful cream-colored soft coat. She has had three litters with Rob Roy. Annie is AKC registered.

Alabaster's Mocha Truffle Gabriella

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Gabby was gotten from Alabaster Kennels in Pennsylvania and is from English stock. Built low to the ground, stocky body and blocky head, Gabby is a medium-sized girl, about 75 lbs. She has a sweet temperament, a little cautious of strangers, but warms up after folks pass her inspection. Gabby is an excellent mother. She is AKC regsitered.
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Sadie pregnant with her current litter

Sadie of Covenant Farm

Sadie is the daughter of our Shelby, and is owned by our son, Sam Murch. She is a beautiful 2-year-old American & English girl with a light, soft coat, high intelligence and an even temperament. She weighs about 60 lbs. Sadie is AKC registered.

Kelsey of Covenant Farm

Kelsey came to us from a breeder in Oklahoma. She's still young, and we won't see puppies from her until the end of 2012. She has a good pedigree. She has an excellent, soft, cream-colored coat, heavy build and nice, English-type head. She has a good drive, is very playful and mischievous, but settles down well when in the house. She has excellent retriever instincts. We expect her to mature to about 85 to 90 pounds, and will produce very light-colored, very large puppies with Rob Roy, when her time comes. Right now, she's just another playful pet! Kelsey is AKC registered.

Molly Molasses of Covenant Farm

Molly is almost 3 years old. She has a mixture of both English and American in her background. She's our smallest dog, weighing only about 55 lbs. Molly is so sweet, I call her "the honeydripper". She is very affectionate, with an even temperament and a desire be close. She is proving to be an excellent and attentive Mom. She has a milk chocolate coat which is very sleek, glossy and smooth. She has a semi-blocky head, with the shorter legs of an English Lab, but the overall sleek body type of an American Lab. Expect her puppies to mature to the 60-75 lb. range with Rhyme Time as the sire.

Molly is CKC registered.
 
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Callie & Abby of Covenant Farm

Callie & Abby are sisters. We purchased them from a breeder in northern Ohio. They come from a distinguished line of chamionship English Labradors. They are both very calm and laid-back, with big English heads, stocky bodies and thick tails. Both are loving and affectionate, and at home as much in the house as outdoors. They are 2 years old and have not yet had their first litters. They will be bred to Rhyme Time, and we expect these to be our best breeding of chocolate Labs to date. The girls are AKC registered.

Liberty's Belle of Covenant Farm

Belle is the daughter of Liberty & Big Jake and weighs about 70 lbs. She is 100% American Lab, characterized by the round field head, longer legs and lean body type. Of course, she has her Daddy's excellent pedigree of field champions behind her, and is a sweet girl with an excellent temperament. She has a beautiful sleek, shiny coat that carries to virtually all of her pups. She will be bred to our Rhyme Time, to produce an excellent balance of English & American Lab qualities, with top-notch ancesters coming from both sides of the family. This breeding will produce black and chocolate puppies.These puppies will carry both the chocolate and the yellow recessive genes. Belle is CKC registered.
Liberty, Belle's mother, weighs about 55 lbs.
Big Jake, Belle's father, weighs about 90lbs.

Meet Lilly!

Lilly is the newest addition to Covenant Farm Puppies. She is an AKC registered English Mastiff puppy, only 5-and-a-half months old in these photos. She'll probably grow to 125+ pounds or so by the time she's matured. Lilly is quiet, gentle and very affectionate. She loves to play with small puppies, and is very sweet with them, rolling over and letting them climb and chew on her.

We bought Lilly to produce a mixed-breed called Mastadors, a cross of English Mastiff and Labrador Retriever. When she's old enough, she'll be bred to our big, white English male, Rob Roy. We are excited about this breeding. Both breeds are family-friendly, intelligent and easy to train. The puppies should mature to 100+ pounds, and carry the color features of Lilly, since Rob Roy's color gene is recessive.

We look forward to puppies early in 2012 from Lilly & Rob Roy!

Here are some random photos of Mastador puppies we found on the Internet. We have no idea exactly what to expect for colors yet, but they sure are cute!

Retired Lasses

Liberty of Covenant Farm (retired)

Liberty is our first chocolate female. She is a sweet, laid-back dog that prefers the company of people to other dogs, although she does enjoy her play time with them. She's a an excellent Mom to her pups, and has a lovely, quiet demeanor. The photo at right shows Liberty nursing her own litter of 10, and Rascal's litter of 10 when the other dog contracted mastitis and could no longer nurse them. We did not try to bring this about, Liberty just voluntarily went to the yellow puppies. She is the best Momma dog we have ever had, bar none. She sleeps on a mat at the foot of our bed. Liberty is now retired to strictly pet status.

Lawpdoodle's Chocolate Dazie
Now home at Meadowbrook Farm

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Dazie is AKC registered from English bloodlines that we got from Lawpdoodle Kennels in West Virginia. She's got the classic blocky head and stocky body, but is a medium-sized girl. Dazie is fun-loving and eager to please, with a tail that won't quit. She has curly fur around her neck and down her back to the top of her hindquarters, a trait that shows up in English Labs from time-to-time. She has a very sweet demeanor and craves attention.
   
Ryme's Daddy, Lincoln Log Playtime Referee

Rhyme Time at Covenant Farm

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We have raised him from a puppy, and he sired litters with Gabby, Belle and Molly. Rhyme is a nicely built English lad with several English champions in his pedigree. He's a very even-tempered boy with a calm demeanor. Even as an adult, he's still like a big puppy. He practically lives in the water, and loves to play with the smaller pups. Once you meet him, you'll want to take him home, along with on of his pups! Rhyme is AKC registered.

Rob Roy of Covenant Farm

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This is Rob Roy. We raised him from a puppy. He weighs in at about 110 lbs. He's a very, very laid-back lad. He loves the water, and is wet and dirty most of the time, because he spends so much time in our ponds. Rob Roy is a gentle giant, sweet and tender with young puppies, tussling without overwhelming younger and smaller dogs. He has sired litters with Annie, Sadie and Shelby. Roby Roy is AKC registered.

Retired Lads

Goldenway's Big Jake

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Jake is a fine American Labrador with a pedigree just loaded with field champions that we bought from Goldenway Retrievers. Jake is a 3-year-old, high-drive retriever with an excellent build and a beautiful coat. He's a very affectionate lad, at home indoors or out. He has a natural agility that is unmatched by any of our other dogs. He runs extremely fast and leaps like a deer. He weighs 90 lbs. and has sired litters with Liberty, Shelby & Dazie. Several of Jake's pups are now top-notch hunting dogs. Jake was retired to pet status and now lives on a mini-farm in Central Virginia.

Jeb Stuart, The Legend of Covenant Farm

This James Ewell Brown Stuart ("you can call me Jeb"), our first stud, and father of over 125 Covenant Farm Puppies. A fine specimen of Southern Labrador manliness. Broad shoulders, narrow hips, broad head and fun personality. It doesn't get any better than Jeb! He is a terrific, loyal dog, loves to swim in our pond, and loves to please! He wags his tail so hard his whole hindquarters get in gear! He has an even temperament, and is a proven stud. Jeb is 6 years old. He has sired at least a dozen litters here at Covenant Farm, to Sophee, Gabby, Molly and Liberty. Jeb is officially retired to pet status, and lives on a 57-acre farm in Gretna, Virginia.