Welcome! If you’ve found our page it’s because you are either already apart of our Labrador family or you share the love of Labrador Retrievers like we do!! What makes us different?
Well, we have a small family business raising top notch dogs. We are very personal and genuine. We owned Tucker, the grandad of our puppies, until his final resting day September 7, 2019. He spent 13 wonderful years with us. Our dogs are our family and can most days be found hanging out in the backyard with us and the kids. While we don’t mind meeting you with your future puppy, we LOVE for you to come see our puppies, meet their parents, and see where they are raised.
All of our litters are raised indoors in our basement, right outside our bedroom door. They are kept in climate controlled area and are not exposed to the outside or other people besides our family before 6 weeks of age. While some may think this is silly (and we know you want to see your puppy), we take your puppies health very seriously and we don’t want to risk any contamination from outside illnesses. We thank you for cooperating.
Our puppies are heavily socialized from very early on. Each day we spend ample amount of time holding, playing, and introducing them to various noises and other animals. It is very important to us that when you receive your puppy that you have a well rounded socialized pup.
Each puppy is checked by a licensed veterinarian before they leave our property. At their appointment, they are checked for heart murmurs, hips, elbows, cleft pallets, hearing, hernias, and overall condition of the puppy. You will receive a health contract upon the pickup of your puppy, that also covers any genetic defects.
When the puppies leave our house, they leave micro-chipped. This is very important to us so in the case of your dog gets lost or heaven forbid someone takes your dog, it can easily be tracked back to YOU, the owner..
We have waiting lists for future puppies. If you don’t see an available puppy of your color choice, we do have a waiting list that you can be placed on. When that color is born, the people on our waiting list are the first to be contacted. This happens often before we even make a litter announcement on facebook, that’s why a lot of times when a litter is posted they are already marked SOLD.
Most importantly once you purchase from us, you are part of our Labrador Retriever family. We don’t cut ties, we don’t change our number, and we are always here for support. We LOVE seeing updates from you and we love seeing you post on our facebook! As always if you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us or ask. We take pride in what we do and look forward to adding you to our family!
Trae and Candice McIllwain of T & C Kennels