Labrador Retrievers

Sky/Ruger's Recent Litter Oct 2009 

Hi Karen, I have had a few Labs but so far none as smart and quick learning as this pup. He just wants to please. Crate trained first night, lots of crying but he is over it. Not afraid of anything so far, loves wings, chasing my chickens, running and explorting everything. My son named him Duke. Thank you very much, you have great dogs. John Picone

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Hi, Just wanted to drop a line to say hello. I hope that you are doing well.

I wanted to take a minute today to pass along some pictures and comments. Ruger & Sky sure do know how to make a G R E A T puppy!

Thank you very much for providing such a beautifully bred, wonderfully tempered and extremely intelligent little girl. Tola has been an absolute joy. She is so intelligent it is scary!! She picks up on commands (both verbal and visual) very quickly and she has integrated into our household very well. Following are some photographs starting with the car ride home to Pittsburgh up to about one week ago. She slept a lot . . . in the beginning. She’s a lot more active now and weighs 49lbs. She’s an absolute joy. She’s become such a big part of our lives so very quickly. She gets many compliments from all of our visitors. You’re name is spreading around here in Western PA!

I’ll pass along more as she grows. We’re very pleased. Thanks again.  Michael

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Karen,

Well Otis is 5 months old now and has been an absolute joy.  He is extremely easy to train and listens well.  He looks forward to retrieving the paper for me each morning. We take him swimming each weekend and will retrieve until he can't stand up anymore.  Although his mom makes him wear his life jacket when he is in the water.

I hope all his brothers and sisters are doing well.  Say hi to Ruger and Sky for him.

Joe

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Karen, Duff is doing GREAT.  Retrieving on land and in water, housebroken, and is socializing well with kids and other dogs.  He's been retrieving birds, has been exposed to 12 gauge, knows his basic obedience.  I started casting with hand signals.  Hope all is well with you, thank you and Sky and Ruger for a great pup! Harry

Karen, here's Duff with his first birds (real retrieves).  He retrieved these on water, not bad for 6.5 months.  He's been taking hand casts since about 4.5 months, and should have been named "Drive". He's got a great temperament, loves people and other dogs.  As you can see he's all legs and can run with my neighbor's English Pointer and Brittany (for a while at least).  Forced fetching is next.  I'm looking at hunt tests, but they are few and far between. We'll keep working and see how it goes.  Thank you to you, Ruger, and Sky for a great pup!

                   Harry

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Hello Karen,
Miles is doing Great!! He is so handsome:) I can not believe that he is 4 months already. His training is going very well. I hope all of his brother and sisters are doing just as well. I will continue to update you.
Emily

Hello Karen,
I wanted to send you a picture of Miles I had done this weekend for the fall. He is great and as you can see by the picture VERY handsome:)

Thanks again,
Emily

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Hi Karen:

Here are a few pictures of Bailey on graduation day from puppy preschool. She is getting so big. The kids are having a blast with her. She is the cutest little dog in the world and soooo smart. I still get compliments from people on her color. She is sooo precious and getting so big. The kids are absolutely loving her.  She is going to training classes and is ahead of the class. She is sooo smart but we learned very quickly she will do anything for a treat. Thank you again. I thought you would be interested in seeing
"Sky's baby".

Can't thank you enough for her.
Mary

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Dear Karen:

 

Coal continues to be doing very well.  He was at the Vet yesterday, and the Vet commented that he was very healthy and was very well maintained. He is sitting on command, most of the time, and he is working very well on the leash.  He goes to work with me every day, and my staff really enjoy his company. Again, he is everything we could have hoped for and more. Now you can see why at times his nickname is "handsome".  I know, when I look at his picture, it warms my heart too! 

 

Karen, I have had dogs all my life, but this one is pretty cool!

  

Thanks again for doing such a wonderful job.

 

Pat, Pam and Coal!

 

Dear Karen:

 

This email is two-fold.  First, Coal is doing great!  He sits, stays, and goes down on command.  He is staying for 45 seconds, and I increase stay longer each day.  He is everything we could have dreamed for, and we are so happy we waited for him.  He started swimming at 10 weeks and really enjoys his visits to the water.  Housebreaking was very easy thanks to the good start he had.  He has been going to work with me, and every one at work loves him.     

The second reason I am emailing you is to let you know that my sister Val will be looking for a Lab. My sister lost her lab last Saturday. She was 11 years old, and had major surgery two years ago. I thought maybe a pup from Sky would be something for her to consider. I really want her to get a lab from good breeding, and I know you do everything right.  Don't be afraid to send photos of Sky and Ruger to her, she would really enjoy it.  Karen, any time you need a reference or if anyone wants to see Coal, Pam and I would be happy to show him to anyone.  I get it all the time, everyone who first meets Coal first comments how calm he is, and without prompting, they immediately say something about his coat.

 

Thanks again for everything.

 

Pat d.

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Hello, Karen:

My name is Patty O’Brien.  We spoke over the summer when you referred me to Sharon Valentino, owner of Lady.  We visited Lady and Ruger’s puppies and fell in love with a black female who we call “Winter.”  I wanted to tell you what an amazing puppy she is!  We have had 5 labs over the past 20 years and she is the smartest, most obedient, most pleasant puppy we have ever had!

She is 4 months old and weight 40 lbs. She was the largest pup in the litter.  Our vet is Dr. Frank Abel who owns Willow Run Vet Clinic in Willow Street.  He is very impressed with Winter and has assured us that we have an amazing dog!

Winter accepted the crate immediately and learned about the invisible fence in one day.  We have a 7-year-old yellow lab who is teaching Winter how to be a well-mannered lab.

Besides being a smart dog, she is beautiful!  Her coat is like velvet and she has the most amazing face.

We would love for you to see her some time. We live in Quarryville so it would be easy for us to drop by. 

Thanks again for this most amazing animal!

Patty

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References sent to potential customers from happy puppy owners!!

We are very pleased with our beautiful yellow lab puppy "Suki" and our experience with Karen at Lamborn's Labs.  Jocie, Ruger and Sky, are in large dog pens on a nice wooded lot.  The dogs are all well taken care of, and very athletic and attractive labs.  Karen is a very nice honest breeder who takes wonderful care of the puppies and is great about sending updates, pictures and inviting visits during the pups' early weeks.  

Suki is healthy and has a wonderful temperament.  She sits on command and comes when called and did so right from the start.  She was house trained after about 2 weeks and hasn't had an accident since (3 more weeks).  She is great in her crate and never messes in her crate.  Suki also learned to retrieve the newspaper from the end of a long driveway on the first day home - amazing!  At 13 weeks Suki weighs just under 30 pounds and is active, fun and adorable!  Good luck with your future puppy,   Barbara

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We picked up Coal from Karen on June 26th.  I took him to the Vet, and without prompting the Vet without knowing the pup's background, stated to me that the pup was very well maintained.  We have Coal now for five weeks.  He is now 30 lbs.  He learned to sit and stay his first week, and it took him a week to learn down.  He is doing well on his leash. Karen moved the pups to a back Kennel at 5 or 6 weeks and this was extremely helpful.  Coal has only made about a handful of mistakes in the house, and he has been the easiest dog so far to housebreak.  I work for a municipal water company, and Coal immediately started to go to work with me.  Everyone comments on his temperment and coat.    

 

Coal is not high strung.  So far, his conformation is excellent.  I plan on starting formal training next month with him.  

 

Coal will be our third Lab.  If you are looking for an excellent all around dog that can be used for hunting or just a good companion, stop looking.  Make time to go see Jocie and Ruger, you won't be sorry.  We had to wait six months, and I am so happy we waited.

 

Any questions, please feel free to email me. 

 

Pat D