QUALITY:
Our dogs have impeccable AKC paper averaging 70-90% championship backgrounds. We stand behind the quality of our stock with a 3 year guarantee against any hip, eye or heart problems. Go to our Mission and Guarantee page to read the document.

ENVIRONMENT:
We're on 2 1/2 acres that gives our dogs oversized runs with ample running room for healthy and happy dogs. The runs are approximately 30 x 70 feet. The back yard is 1 1/2 acres and is entirely fenced in. We let the dogs out to run the back frequently . . .

LOCATION:
We are located in beautiful Terwilliger Valley, about 7 miles south of downtown Anza which is halfway between Temecula and Palm Desert on Rt. 371.

ADDRESS:
Blue Haven Kennels
44090 Terwilliger Rd.
Anza, CA 92539
951-763-9592

DIRECTIONS . . . 

***Note: DO NOT USE ONSTAR OR MAPQUEST, YOU'LL GET LOST. USE MY DIRECTIONS . . .

FROM LA OR SAN DIEGO:

From the 15 Freeway that runs south from San Bernardino to San Diego. In Temecula take Exit "Rt. 79 South / Indio" Head east on Rt. 79 toward Indio for 16 miles to Rt 371. Take a left (you can only go left onto 371) and go about 15 miles to downtown Anza. About 1 1/2 miles past town, take a right on Kirby Rd. Note: From this point 'stay on the pavement' till you get to my street. Go one mile to Wellman Rd and go left for one mile to Terwilliger Rd. Take a right on Terwilliger Rd and go 4 miles to Ramsey Rd. Take a right on Ramsey Road and go about 400 yards to Terwilliger Road again which is on the left. This is where you get off the pavement. Take the left turn and we're about 100 yards down on the left. You'll recognize the house from the picture above.

DIRECTIONS FROM HEMET:

If you're coming in by way of Hemet, Go South on the 74 up just south of Idylwild, after you pass through Garner Valley, you'll come to Paradise Cafe on the right. Take the 371 / Anza just before the Paradise cafe and come up over the mountain. When you come down into Anza about a mile past the Texaco, you'll come to Kirby road. Take a left. Note: From this point 'stay on the pavement' till you get to my street. Go one mile to Wellman Rd and go left for one mile to Terwilliger Rd. Take a right on Terwilliger Rd and go 4 miles to Ramsey Rd. Take a right on Ramsey Road and go about 400 yards to Terwilliger Road again which is on the left. This is where you get off the pavement. Take the left turn and we're about 100 yards down on the left. You'll recognize the house from the picture above.

DIRECTIONS FROM PALM DESERT:

Take the 74 out of Palm Desert off the 111. Go all the way up to where Garner Valley begins. Just pass the Paradise cafe on your left take the 371 up over the mountain. About a mile past the Texaco on your left, you'll come to Kirby road. Take a left. Note: From this point 'stay on the pavement' till you get to my street. Go one mile to Wellman Rd and go left for one mile to Terwilliger Rd. Take a right on Terwilliger Rd and go 4 miles to Ramsey Rd. Take a right on Ramsey Road and go about 400 yards to Terwilliger Road again which is on the left. This is where you get off the pavement. Take the left turn and we're about 100 yards down on the left. You'll recognize the house from the picture above.




COOL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER . .

One of the most consistently popular of sporting breed dogs for both sportsmen and families is the Labrador Retriever.

The Labrador is so popular with sportsmen because he combines so many of the best qualities of the various sporting dogs. The breed is fast in both water and on land. His short double coat offers little resistance in the water and is easy to care for and allows him to work in even icy conditions. The Labradors sense of smell supposedly ranks above all other breeds.

An odd thing about the Labrador is that he didnt come from Labrador. He originated in Newfoundland and it is thought the fishermen in that area bred a now extinct breed, the St. Johns Newfoundland, to aid in shipwrecks, bringing in nets, hauling wood to the ships and other such activities. Descriptions of the St. Johns dog bear an extremely close resemblance to the modern day Labrador.

In the early 1800s an English sportsman by the name of Colonel Peter Hawker wrote a description of the breed he had observed in Newfoundland and it spoke of a very quick and active in running, swimming or fishing. He went on to tell of how the dog had no equal in its sense of smell or its ability to search out wounded game. Hawkers description is even used in todays standard for the Labrador.

The second Earl of Malmesbury brought the breed to England sometime around 1820 after he had seen them in action in Newfoundland. Importing several specimens he began his own breeding system using only those he had imported or their descendants and unlike many breeders of the time, kept his line pure. Over the following years, he and the third Earl of Malmesbury continued with their breeding program and it is from two dogs whose ancestries trace back to the Malmesbury stock that are credited with being the foundation of the modern Labrador Retriever.

It took until 1903 for the English Kennel Club to recognize the Labrador as a separate breed and another 13 years for the Labrador Club to be founded. The primary force behind the Labrador Clubs founding was Countess Lorna Howe who acted as secretary to the club. It is thanks to Countess Howe and her Banchory Kennels that the Labrador came to the United States.

Lady Howe had a close personal American friend named Frank Lord and he acquired many dogs from her that figured prominently in the Labradors start in American. One of these dogs was Banchory Trace whose son Boli of Blake became the first American Bench Champion.

Mr. Lord wasnt the only one to acquire stock from the Banchory Kennels, early fanciers of the breed W. Averill Harriman of Arden Kennel fame as well as Mr. J.F. Carlisle became the cornerstones of the breeds beginnings in the States.

The first Labrador registered in the AKC Stud book was a Scottish bitch named Brocklehirst Floss in 1917. The (American) Labrador Retriever Club was founded in 1931, held the first American field trials for retrievers during the same year and is responsible for setting down the standards of the breed.

When examining the standards for the Labrador Retriever, one will find it calls for a strongly built, medium-sized, short coupled dog. This dog should be of sound, athletic and well-balanced conformation with a short, dense, weather-resistant coat and an Otter tail.

Adult male Labradors stand between 22.5 and 24.5 inches at the withers and weigh 65 to 80 pounds. The female will be between 21.5 to 23.5 inches at the withers and 55 to 70 pounds.

As stated before, the dog should be short coupled with the length from point of shoulders to point of rump being equal or slightly longer than the height from ground to withers.

The skull is wide, with it and the foreface being on parallel planes and approximately the same length. The nose is wide and with well-developed nostrils. On blacks and yellow Labradors the nose should be black while the chocolates will have a brown one.

Jaws are strong with good teeth. Missing molars or pre-molars are considered a serious fault.

An important aspect of the Labrador is its eyes and expression. The eyes should be medium size and set well apart. Blacks and Yellows will have brown eyes; chocolates can have brown or hazel. The expression in these eyes should tell of a dog that is intelligent, kind, friendly and alert.

The neck needs to be long enough to allow the dog to retrieve game easily, muscular and with a slight arch.

The topline of the dog is level from withers to croup regardless of whether the dog is standing still or moving. The shoulders are well laid back, long and sloping back.

The front legs should show good, strong bone and be straight when viewed from the front while ending in feet that are strong and compact.

The hindquarters of the Labrador are broad, muscular and well developed. When viewed from the rear the hind legs are straight and parallel. The tail is a distinguishing trait in the Labrador. It is very thick at the base, tapering towards the tip, of medium length and covered all around by the Labradors short dense coat. When all of these are combined, it gives the tail its Otter look. One note about the tail, it should not reach below the hocks.

Another distinctive feature of the Labrador is its coat. The standard calls for a short, straight and very dense coat that feels fairly hard to the hand. The Labrador will also have a soft, weather-resistant undercoat.

The accepted colors in Labradors are Black (the most common), Yellow and Chocolate. A small patch of white will be allowed on the chest but isnt desirable.

Blacks should be all black without any hint of brindle markings. Yellows can vary in color from a fox type of red to a light cream. Chocolate colored Labradors can be from light to dark chocolate but as with the blacks, no hint of brindle markings is allowed. Tan markings are also a disqualification in chocolates.

One of the crowing traits in the Labrador is its temperament. Overall, the breed is renowned for its easy-going, kind disposition. They are known world wide to be outgoing, eager to please and non-aggressive towards humans or other animals.

A large part of the Labradors continued popularity by sportsmen, families, drug enforcement agencies, search and rescue operations as well as assistance training for the blind, deaf and handicapped is due to this temperament. The good looks, hardiness and hunting abilities are just toppings on an overall, well rounded dog.


Written by Tenna Perry
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