Family Loved Labs

English Lab Puppies - Brains, Beauty, and a Loving Temperament

Family Loved Foundations

Training programs we offer here at Family Loved Labs:

All Labs with training below is for puppies/dogs raised by Family Loved Labs only

Puppy Kindergarten

6 week board and train program

$2,050 for the whole 6 weeks (price of puppy and training = $4550)

For puppies between ages 8-16 weeks of age.

Intro to clicker

Intro to sit, down, place, come, target, spin

Name recognition

Intro to heel position when walking

Intro to slip lead

Intro to house manners (sit for please, no jumping, no counter surfing, appropriate greeting, etc)

Socialization with friendly dogs

Socialization with family members

Socialization to safe sights/sounds that are new to puppy

Positive associations with the crate

Crate training a puppy foundation – time duration appropriate to age

Started on potty training with a schedule

Crated car rides – kept at short duration

Continued litter training

Grooming/Handling training

Level 1: Obedience with Crate Training Foundation

4 week board and train program = $1,500

For 6+ month old puppies/dogs.

Completion of Puppy Kindergarten is recommended but not required

Learning basic obedience commands with some distractions (come, sit, down, etc)

Intro to short stays without distractions

Additional commands: place, touch, go potty, leave it, kennel

Intro to loose leash walking

Name recognition

Socialization with friendly dogs/people

Basic manners intro (no jump, no mouthing, etc)

Basic house manners (appropriate greeting, no counter surfing, etc)

Continued socialization experiences

Crated car rides

Introductory public access training of new, dog friendly places and stores

Crate training a puppy foundation – time duration appropriate to age

Potty training schedule

Grooming/Handling training

Level 2: Dog Obedience Training with Crate and Potty Training Foundation - this puppy/dog is ready for the Canine Good Citizen test upon completion of training program

4 week board and train program = $1,500

For 7+ month old puppies/dogs that have completed Level 1 training.

Proofing obedience commands in new situations/public places

Longer stays with added distractions

Continued loose leash walking with distractions

Recall off-leash

Further off-leash training

Continued socialization experiences

Continued car rides

Continued grooming/handling

Visiting new/public places on a regular schedule while proofing obedience and manners

Crate Training Foundation – time duration appropriate to age

Potty training schedule

Family Loved Foundations in more advanced training

Advanced level training

We will occasionally have older puppies/young dogs that are available with more advanced training.

Advanced Family Dog - $8,500

A Family Loved Lab from 1-3 years of age that has the below training and qualifications

Has completed Level II training

Has earned their Canine Good Citizen certificate and potentially other titles

Fully crate trained

Fully potty trained

Excellent house and greeting manners

Completed OFA prelims and genetic testing

Spayed/neutered

Therapy Dog - $10,000

A Family Loved Lab from 1-3 years of age that has the below training and qualifications

Has all training and qualities of an Advanced Family Dog

Is a certified therapy dog

Has several hours visiting hospitals, nursing homes, or healthcare facilities

Completed OFA prelims and genetic testing

Spayed/neutered

*Note: a therapy dog is NOT a service dog. If you are not sure on the difference feel free to email us and we can help explain.

Important notes:

1. All of our started dogs/puppies are AKC registered, up to date on vaccinations, health checked, and trained with positive reinforcement of praise/toys/treats - dog training clicker and voice markers

2. Our Labs with training will be sold on a spay/neuter contract (NO breeding). Each one of these dogs will make fantastic family companions with potential for further disciplines as well, a great first step is the Canine Good Citizen test. Price varies based on the dog and training provided, see individual description.

3. We always prefer that you pick up your started puppy/dog in person so that we can go over the training with you. However, we know that's not always an option especially with families out of state, we do have the option for ground transportation in these cases, feel free to ask about this option.

4. We do require that our training puppies are signed up for a health insurance during the training program. We personally love Trupanion but you are welcome to use whatever company you prefer.

Email Larissa at FamilyLovedLabs@gmail.com for more information on available English Labs trained with the level of training you are interested in.

~ Options for training in Family Loved Foundations - *Dog Training Clicker

Purchase A Started Puppy

Purchase a Puppy and Add On Training

If/when we have a started puppy/dog available that is a good fit for your family, you can

1) Purchase the dog with the training he/she has received thus far or,

2) Add more training

Purchase a Puppy and Add On Training

Have a trip planned when your 8 week old FLL puppy is ready to come home? Or maybe you just want the puppy to get a great start on obedience, socialization, and crate training? Have your puppy stay with us an extra 6 weeks for Puppy Kindergarten.

Bring Puppy Back for Training Later

Purchase a Puppy and Add On Training

Bring Puppy Back for Training Later

Are you SO excited to get your puppy and do the beginning training, but unsure about more obedience later? Or maybe you just want to fine tune some things? Schedule a time for your "Family Loved Lab" to come back for board and train for Level I and/or Level II obedience.

Gus (Ebony x Royal Puppy) - SOLD

Gus finished his Puppy Kindergarten training here at FLL and is loving life in Minnesota.

"Hello,

Thanks for reaching out! We just sent you a card in the mail and it should be arriving soon! :)

Gus is doing great! He is now very well adjusted. He is doing well in his crate while we are gone and to sleep at night. He is extremely good with our kids! His training is going very well and he is starting to have even more consistent responses with “come” even outside of training sessions. :)We are SO glad that we had him stay for Puppy Kindergarten to give him this incredible foundation. Every person who has met him comments on how well behaved and calm he is for a puppy. Thank you so much for reaching out and for the wonderful start you gave him. We notice the difference it has made.

Thanks!"

Flynn (Pascha x Chase)- SOLD

Flynn finished his Puppy Kindergarten training and part of Level I here at FLL and is loving life in Mississippi.

"Flynn is a happy and great boy. He knows his name so well that we are Hesitant to change it. Although every time we call Flynn our son Finn comes around the corner. This may be challenging. We had pictures taken of Flynn and the family as soon as he arrived and had a warm bath. He loves the beach and I will send those as soon as we receive them back from the photographer. Flynn loves the fireplace and snuggling with the kids as you can tell by the snuggly pics below. :)"

Mack (Maggie x Whiskey) - Puppy Kindergarten II - Sold

English White Labrador Retrievers for sale

Mack finished Puppy Kindergarten here at FLL and is loving life with his family in Minnesota.

"Thank you. Mack is such a wonderful boy. We are all smitten with his sweet face and gentle disposition. I am certain you had a hard time saying good bye to this guy. Rest assured he was welcomed into a happy busy dog loving home. He will have an active loving life and will be included in all we do. He blended into our family (human and dog) like he has lived here from day 1. I’ve actually never had a dog acclimate so quickly/immediately! Thank you for all your love and training. Attached are a couple pics. Thank you again,

Kristin/Lake/mom, Grace 3, Monica 13, Miranda 15, Dylan 18, Maria 21, Lucy (pup), and River (pup-genetic1/2 bro to Mack)."

bruno (amber x johnny red) - SOLD

Bruno finished his Puppy Kindergarten training here at FLL and is loving life in Minnesota.

"Hi FLL!

We're almost exactly 1 week in with our Bruno Boy! He's SUCH a love and has become a member of our family so easily. I honestly can't imagine our little crew without him now. ◡̈

He has smiles and licks for everyone he meets and is very well behaved with new people in general. A little leaping excitement but we try to keep that to a minimum.

We finished up with his worming on time and he's slowly starting to drink city water, today's his first day of that and his bod seems to be doing fine with it.

We're working on walks, he is definitely distracted by all the sights and sounds and smells of the inner city, I think we'll probably start using a harness with him because I think it will make things a bit easier as he adjusts. He's amazing off leash when we can do it, he explores but stays close and always has one eye on us. He never bolts toward anything or anyone, I wish we could just take him off leash everywhere, but city life doesn't really allow for that safely.

We've been keeping up with training and have four rotating Trixi

e puzzles for him to work on daily. The kids love watching him work through the puzzles, we're all so impressed with how smart of a boy he is. ◡̈

He's been coming with me everyday to drop the kids off at school and then we're off to my office for the workday. I think he was slightly confused as to what we were doing at first but definitely has the daily routine down now! He seems to be able to find any place to get comfy but he also has a crate at my office that he takes a longer nap in mid day after lunch and a walk.

And our next door neighbors have a golden retriever puppy, George, who Bruno gets a lot of wrestling in with and they both seem to really enjoy that time, off leash and just kind of going wild on each other. It stays respectful but gets very muddy and fun which is great.

If you're able to forward the email to Nick we'd appreciate it and please make sure he knows how grateful we are to him - he clearly did such a wonderful job with Bruno's first few weeks and we'll be forever thankful for that.

Thanks for everything and we'll definitely send ocassional updates (not too many, I promise, but we want you to see him grow up!).

Anya & Teddy "

Started dogs for sale, trained Labrador puppies, finished family dogs

River (AKA Penny - Pascha x Dickens) - sold

River finished Puppy Kindergarten I and II, and Level I and II training and is loving life in South Carolina

"When I lost my third English Lab Rio to cancer, I began to think about breeders to find my next soul mate. Two friends had wonderful puppies from Family Loved Labs in MN. When I spoke to Rosie and Larissa, I knew they would be the perfect breeder for me! I loved their personal interest in placing their pups with the right "parents". I choose to have Larissa train my puppy River for 4 months and it was the best decision I ever made! She gave River a home environment, interaction with people and other dogs and so much personal training based on her personality. River arrived with an accomplished vocabulary of commands and is the most obedient, loving puppy."