An Arizona Labrador Retriever Natural Rearing Breeder

Labrador Retriever Puppies for Sale -- Litters Planned  

Natural Rearing Philosophy & Benefits

Our Goals to Improve the Labrador Retriever Breed

Natural Rearing Info

Natural Rearing Testimonials

Lab Puppy Adoption Process  Puppy Application Form (PDF);                                                                 (Puppy Application Form (MS Word)

Our Lab Girls     Our Lab Boys     Adult labs available

Frequently Asked Questions

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Nestled at the foot of Arizona's Superstition Mountains, Mining Camp Labradors is home to natural reared puppies.  Significant benefits

of Natural Rearing include a long, healthy life free of chronic diseases and very little need for visits to the vet.  Please read the Natural

Rearing Information at the bottom of this page to find out more about this important life style choice for your precious lab companion.  We

breed for conformation and temperament, and our goal is to produce top quality puppies suitable for show, hunt, service, or companion.  All

puppy parents are OFA and CERF certified and most are either AKC champions or show pointed.

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  ***Spring Litter planned w/ Peggy Sue.  Whelp early April; Go Home early June, 2015 (stud TBD)***                                                                                

                                PLEASE CONTACT US BY TELEPHONE or EMAIL TO GET ON OUR WAITING LIST

Pictures of McLeod x Jamie pups (born December 1st, 2014) as they grow (click here)

                           "Jamie" (By)                                                                 "McLeod"

Mining Camp's Precious Gem (Jamie)                                                                         GCh. Caer Bren McLeod, JH

Born:  21 Feb 2011                                                                                                           Born:  29 Dec 2011

OFA:  Hips--Good, Elbows--Normal; CERF: Clear                                                        OFA:  Hips--Excellent, Elbows--Normal; CERF: Clear

                                                                                                                                           Heart Echo: Normal; Optigen A; EIC: Clear; CNM: Clear

McLeod x Jamie Puppy Pedigree

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Pictures from our Spring, 2014 litters

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                                                   From our 2012 litters:  "HANGING OUT AT THE WATER COOLER"

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Natural Rearing Philosophy and Benefits Our philosophy toward canine health begins with proper nutrition.   A HEALTHY animal, whether a high performance dog or a family’s adored pet, is the basis for ensuring a satisfying and successful relationship between owner and dog.  Mining Camp Labrador’s puppies are naturally reared.  This means they are fed a raw, natural diet that does not contain grains or other foods that are not species appropriate--ie, like the wild wolf eats.  Also, our vaccination schedule is radically different than most breeders since we believe that vaccinations carry very real health hazards and are not to be administered without extreme caution.  We do not use chemical wormers, pesticides or heartworm poisons as these chemicals can and do create serious health issues in puppies and dogs. Some of the benefits of Natural Rearing (as compared to kibble fed and highly vaccinated dogs) are: -- Long, happy lives free of chronic disease with minimal need for veterinarian support -- No body odor -- No bad breath -- Strong healthy gums and teeth, with no need for costly teeth cleaning -- Beautiful coats free of allergins -- Ease of training because the dog is not hyped up on carbohydrates from kibble -- Much less doggy poop!!                       Our Adoption Process Because we receive many inquiries, we find it very helpful if you, the prospective puppy owner, could tell us a little about your family and lifestyle.  If you are interested in adopting one of our puppies, please let us know first by phone call or email.  After a short conversation, we will ask you to  complete and return our puppy adoption application.  Once we have received your application, we will contact you for an on site interview to meet our Labrador Retriever family.  If after the visit both parties agree that adoption is likely, we will either add you to our waiting list for a future litter or accept a deposit for the current litter.  For current litters, we will encourage you to visit the pups to enhance their socialization.  At about 7 weeks of age, we temperament test our pups in order to match them to appropriate owners.  We typically send pups home with their new owners not earlier than 8 weeks of age.  Our puppies are potty trained to a doggie door prior to going to their new homes.  All puppy parents are OFA and CERF certified and most are either AKC champions or show pointed.
SPECIAL NOTES A Tribute to "Simba" by Paul Davis, lab lover and friend of Mining Camp Labradors   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADULT LABS AVAILABLE for ADOPTION

None at this time

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OUR GIRLS

Mining Camp's Gold Nugget (Nugget) -- RETIRED     

Sire:  BISS CH Sunset Lubberline Spinnaker; Dam: Mining Camp's Zadie Ladie

Born May, 2006; OFA: Hips Excellent, Elbows Normal; CERF clear

Mining Camp's Panning for Gold (Dusty) -- RETIRED

Sire: MBISS Am./Can. CH Beechcroft's Study in Black; Dam: Mining Camp's Gold Nugget

Born November, 2008; OFA: Hips Good, Elbows Normal, CERF clear

Mining Camp's "Peggy Sue"

Sire:  Polish CH, Am CH Figero Dafoz Herbu Zadora (Gandhi); Dam: Mining Camp's Gold Nugget

Born: 06 August 2009; OFA: Good, Elbows Clear, CERF Clear

Mining Camp's Precious Gem (Jamie)     

Sire:  CH Lobuff Hollyridge Wizard of Oz; Dam: Mining Camp's Panning for Gold (Dusty)

Born: 21 February 2011; OFA: Hips Good, Elbows Normal; CERF clear

Mining Camp's Cinderella (Cinder)     

Sire:  CH Mountain Meadow Big Bang  Dam: Mining Camp's Peggy Sue

Born: 2 February 2012; OFA: Hips Excellent, Elbows Normal; CERF clear

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OUR BOYS

Mining Camp's Dutchman's Gold (Dutch)

Sire: MBOSS Am/Can CH Sunnydaze Indigo WC, JH; Dam: Sunset's Amazing Grace

Born March 8, 2010; OFA (prelim): Hips--excellent, Elbows--clear; Heart--clear; CERF clear; EIC--carrier; PRCD--clear

Dutch pedigree

Dutch takes 1st in his class, Papago Labrador Retriever Club Specialty Show--Spring 2011

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Mining Camp Lab's special kids, in memoriam

Mining Camp's Emunah Keleb (born: Feb 2001; died May 2014)
 

Mining Camp's Zadie Ladie (born Oct 2001; died Jan 30, 2013) 
Zadie's sire: Am Can Mex Intl Ch. SR Ms T's Bo-Mar Been There Done That 
                       JH CGC TT WCX  (aka "Toad")
 
 

Some more of our puppies

LITTERS PLANNED

PUPPIES FOR SALE: Bitch Color Quantity Whelp Date Date Available Jamie   Black & Yellow   5 BL male; 3 YL male, 1 YL female 1 December, 2014     all sold   Peggy Sue Black & Yellow tbd early April, 2015     early June, 2015   Included with puppy: Trained to doggy door Puppy kit: pedigrees, general puppy info, specific lab info, feeding instructions, and puppy temperament test.  Puppies are sold on a limited AKC registration. AKC registered Labrador Retriever puppies are thoroughly socialized and exposed to multiple stimuli in order to produce skills necessary for different roles such as search and rescue, companion dog, service, and hunt.

CONTACT US:
E-mail: miningcamplabs@gmail.com
Call: 480.203.7159 for interview

ADDRESS:
5860 E Mining Camp St.
Apache Junction, Arizona 85119

LOCATION:
Approximately 5 Miles NE of Apache Junction, AZ off Arizona Hwy 88

NATURAL REARING INFORMATION:

"Dogs are Carnivores" by Dr. Jeannie Thomason; Feeding for Optimal Health and Longevity;

Raw Feeding Guide by Dogs Naturally Magazine; What Happens to Food When It's Cooked; Allergies; Finding Cheaper Sources of Meat;

Raw Feeding Links; Science of Vaccine Damage; Safe Vaccines?; Symptoms of Vaccine Damage;

Outrageous Vaccine Logic; What Vets Don't Know about Vaccines; Raw Pup Basics; Spay-Neuter Risks

Everything You Need to Know about Protein and Meat Cuts by Stephanie Curti: pawfectmannersca@gmail.com (reposted with permission)

Natural Rearing Breeders:  http://www.naturalrearing.com/coda/b_labrador_retriever.html

American Kennel Club: http://www.akc.org