We love Labradors!
I fell in love with Labradors at an early age. My first job was at a Dog Boarding Kennel in Spring Hill, KS called Big Foot Kennels. It was owned by Tina Murphy, one of the greatest breeders I’ve ever known. I was only 12 years old when I started working at Big Foot Kennels so my Dad would have to drive me there and pick me up, which he never complained about. I would let dogs out to potty, feed them, clean kennels, and of course, scoop lots and lots of poop! I bought my first car with poop scooping money at 14 years old! I remember how proud my Dad was that I was able to save that much money at such an early age. I worked at that kennel off and on for 15 years. Over the years I learned how to clip nails, give shots, and even some obedience training. The most important thing I learned there is that Labs really are a man’s (woman’s) best friend. I wanted Tina’s job! What better business partner to have than one that will always be loyal?
left to right: Sarah (my twin), Ryder (my nephew), Brodee (my son), me, and my husband, Bryan.
I married my wonderful husband Bryan in 2008, and we had our son Brodee in July of 2010. It took my son and I 10 VERY LONG years to talk him into letting us have a lab! Finally, in December 2017, we got Hedge Lane’s Royal Blue Big Sexy Nash.
My dad was the best man I ever knew and loved his family more than anything! I am so proud of the man my father was and want his legacy to live on through my work here at Hedge Lane Labradors. He knew my passion for dogs and always wanted me to fulfill my dreams of owning my own kennel. I thought, “What better name for our kennel than to use the street name he lived on for most of his life and all of mine.” So, Hedge Lane Labradors was born. If I do half the job he did there on Hedge Lane Road, I think I’ll have made him proud!
My dad, walking me down the aisle on my wedding day.
Our Vision
To develop relationships that make a positive difference in our customer’s lives through providing robust, healthy and personable dogs of the highest standard.
Our Mission
To maintain a standard that will preserve the character and breed type of the Labrador Retriever, and to preserve the Labrador Retriever as a working retriever and promote its multipurpose function.
Our Guarnatee
Hedge Lane Labradors takes pride in producing healthy dogs with wonderful temperaments for loving homes. We strive to produce the healthiest puppies possible by breeding only adults that have been vet-screened, genetically tested, OFA-certified for hips & elbows, and cleared to be sound animals for breeding.
Puppy Support
Socialization
Limited AKC
Health-Tested
Healthy parents mean healthy babies. We do genetic testing as well as checking our adults for Hip Dysplasia prior to breeding. This means their hips & elbows are x-rayed and evaluated by the Orthopedic Foundation of Animals & must have a passing OFA score.
Health Guarantee
Our House & Puppy Building
All our puppies are born in our home where they get lots of love & attention from the whole family!! Once they are around 4 weeks old Momma starts to wean them. Once weaned they are transferred to our climate controlled puppy building where they learn social skills while visiting with other litters, hearing lots of noises that prepare them for the real world, like gun shots, cars,. farm animals, & even learn to use a doggy door!! By 6 Weeks old they are doing all their potting outside!