A charming litter of black Labrador puppies has been bred by Matt Ager and Annette Robinson of Oundle. Born on 29th June, the litter comprises of fi ve boys and fi ve girls.  Their mother is a very successful working gundog who has also won a number of awards in fi eld trials. The father was carefully chosen for his temperament, pedigree, working ability and fi eld trial successes.

Matt and Annette also consider health testing to be a big priority when breeding dogs. Both parents have undergone tests on their hips, elbows and eyes with excellent results. They have also had genetic tests to ensure that they are not carriers of serious health conditions.  Matt has been training dogs seriously for about 16 years, although his affi nity with dogs goes back to his childhood. He enjoys training his own dogs as gundogs which he works on local shoots, as well as competing in fi eld trials and working tests. He has also been asked to judge fi eld trials on a number of occasions.

Annette is a more recent convert to gundog training. She is currently enjoying training her fi rst Labrador, a 15 month old bitch called Clover. Annette also enjoys training her older Collie crosses in obedience and agility. Remarkably, only fi ve years ago Annette was terrifi ed of all dogs!

Matt runs a popular weekly gundog training class. He is also available for one-to-one lessons.

Whilst Matt’s pups are sought after - buyers have travelled from as far as Kent and Yorkshire, he only occasionally breeds litters.  However, if you are looking for a labrador or spaniel, it is always worth giving him a call as he may well know of a suitable litter. He will also happily give advice on fi nding a wellbred litter with the vital health tests.

For more details, have a look at Matt and Annette’s website: www.spinnakeugundogs.com or telephone 07977 380850 (after 6pm).

Black Labrador puppies in Oundle