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Founded
in 1996, Turning Point Labs is a small, purebred Labrador Retriever breeder
located in a picturesque far-western suburb of Chicago.
Turning Point Labs breeds unique purebred Labrador Retrievers, all of which
come from excellent pedigrees, including American, Finnish and
Canadian domestic and international champions. As such, TPL Labs
are bred for personality and work type, possessing muscular and agile
bodies, thicker heads, necks, chests, very high intelligence, supreme
obedience and great temperaments. Turning Point Labradors breeds
the highest quality Labrador Retrievers and provides an ongoing support network
for all of their dogs throughout the course of their lives.
Turning
Point Labs is not your average kennel; it is a family-owned and operated farm.
Our "Lab Philosophy":
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Puppies
are born, nurtured, socialized and loved. Before going home at
8 weeks old, TPL puppies are hand-raised by both adults and
children, spending an average of six hours per day being held,
played with and trained ("no bite" and "go
potty"). TPL puppies go home highly socialized, confident
and ready to be loved by their new family.
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Dogs
are trained, worked, exercised, played with and loved. I
believe that dogs should have at least one planned activity per day
and all dogs have a special adventure, game or challenge each
and every day. In addition, my dogs play in barns and
fields by day; never isolated in small dark kennels.
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Dogs
are treated as important members of the family. I bring all
my dogs into the house during the evening, where they
rest at the family's feet and sleep in the house.
All of this love and care yield happy, confident, healthy breeding
stock. There are no anti-social or aggressive dogs at Turning
Point
Labs.
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Dogs
that show high potential are trained and shown in conformation,
agility and obedience. TPL Luke earned his championship title before
turning 18 months old. TPL Elliot has recently earned his Open
Agility titles, WC and Obedience titles and is moving on to even
greater challenges. Our little Glory has earned her first
point at not even 7 months of age. All of my girls come from
championship lineage and possess top-rated pedigrees.
Several litters have produced obedience titled dogs, therapy dogs,
seeing eye dogs, and award-winning hunters. So whether you are
looking for a great family pet or something more, we probably have the lab
for you!
We
welcome potential dog owners to learn more about the Turning Point
family and to meet our quality Labrador Retrievers.
Current and Upcoming
Litters
Yellow litter of 11 born July 31, 2008!
See
Puppies
link for
more details See
Rescue
link for information on rescue puppies & adults
Haven (left) and Stone (right) earn their Working Certificates!
Pictured with Jan - July 2008
Our
veteran "Sedona", founding girl of our kennel, recently
competed in a veterans competition. She received first place in
breed and went on to place in Group. Our daughter, Cheyenne,
showed her in breed and we couldn't be prouder of both of them!
You can read more about Sedona on the "Retired" page.
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