About Us

In 1991, my wife and I were "City Slickers" with Masters Degrees from Brigham Young University-Provo when we moved with our t kids from the City of Orem, to Salem, a quiet peaceful town.  This move brought excitement into our lives, and welcomed us into the world of breeding superior performance and genetically sound dogs and horses.  Being the perfectionists that we are, we very quickly learned that quality pups and colts, the kind that people seek after, come from quality and proven parents.  This is what we offer you, pups and colts from highly successful parents and grandparents.

In our first 10 years, we found ourselves heavily involved in the AKC Retriever Hunt Tests.  Our lab retrievers were sired by the best; National Field Champs and National Amteur Field Champs, and their titled mothers also came from the best Field Trial dogs in the country.  Our labs, like their parents, were athletes, lean and long muscled, stylish, and boy were they fast.  They could turn on a dime and swim speedily like alligators after their prey. They had big explosive water entries, and were so exciting to watch.  When we bred to outside dogs, mostly to National Field Champions (NFC), we were proud that our females easily met the strict requirements for breeding to these terrific national champions.  We were also pleased that our pups were highly sought after by people all over the country and in Canada.  And why not, they were just like their parents; athletes, easily trainable, health certified, and born to compete. 

In our second decade, we are still involved with the AKC Hunt Tests, however, interestingly enough, we find ourselves with a different kind of Labrador Retriever, the "Well Rounded Dual Purpose Lab".  Unlike the "Field Labrador" the "dual lab" still has the great desire to retrieve, but they are calmer and gorgeous!  This is the lab that everyone pictures in their mind that are known to be the great family companion.  They love to interact with people, or they are just satisfied to lounge.  Our labs also have the genes inherited from their parents and grandparents to become that amazing game flusher and waterfowl retriever that the occassional to avid hunter dreams of having.

By the mid of 2008, Woodland Hills Retrievers will have completed its change from Field Labs to the Well Rounded Dual Purpose Lab.  Our Dual Labs still come from the best labs in the country.  Most of their sires belong to an elite group of Show Champions that have also earned their AKC Master Hunter Title.  To this date, there have been only 40+ Show Champions in the US that have earned the Master Hunter Titles (CH/MH).  We at Woodland Hills Retrievers believe that these CH/MH are the Best of the Best.  Like other retrievers that have earned the Master Hunter Title, they can do multiple retrieves and blinds.  They understand and carry out voice, hand, and whistle commands.  They can also sit at the side of thier hunter and honor, allowing other dogs to retrieve their birds without interfering. These CH/MH are gorgeous, judged to have the best physical conformation which typifies the "Classic" Labrador Retriever look.  They have a blocky head, a muscular compact body, and a thick otter like tail, and a rich thick double layered coat.   Again, the traits that we've grown to like best in the All Purpose Dual Lab, is that they are extremely " Calm, Intelligent, Gorgeous, and Pleasant to be with.