Rayne and Myles

We are excited to announce a repeat breeding with Rayne and Myles. Last year this pair had our very first yellow Labs. It will be so fun to have yellow again in our kennel. We are also expecting chocolate and silver with this litter.

If you have followed our blog very long you may remember "Ike" son of Rayne and Myles. Ike is turning out more and more like his dad with every update I see.

We are still accepting deposits for this litter and Sage and Robin.

With all the planets aligned as they should be, we can expect Sage and Robin's litter by the end of July.

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Happy Sunday!

After a long week of traveling for me it is so nice to be back home with all the Labs and my love. We received this note today from Shannon along with the following photos, we are truly blessed with so many awesome puppy families!

Hi Penny,

Just wanted to send you a quick update about Gracyie while she was taking a nap. She is potty trained & become very independent but still likes to cuddle once in awhile. She has learned to sit & shake. We are now working on retrieving! Went to the vet last weekend she weighs 16.2 & she is just growing to fast. We have had a lot of compliments about her. People just have never heard of a Charcoal Lab before. Thank you again for bring happiness back in our home & hearts.

Shannon & Family

This week's updates on puppies at home

Hi Penny,

Here are a few pics of Kimber and Charlee.  Kimber definitely is a brave little soul who kept trying to get closer to Charlee even though she was upset and jealous (she is still mad at mom).  But she is very protective of her and if they go when its dark, Charlee waits for her to finish before she comes in.  Charlee really barked after a dog came in and growled at the group.Charlee is a beautiful Weimaraner

Kimber has slowly tried to sneak next to charlee so she could lay by her or on top of her (Charlee has been very accepting of this) and one of the picks is Kimber enjoying her first frosty paw (which she absolutely loved until what appeared to be that she got a brain freeze).  I will send more soon!!

Traci

Hi Penny,
Just had to share this adorable photo of my new best friend.

I love him so much! He is very entertaining. :)
Take care,Winchester aka Cooper
-Cathy

Hey Penny,

I thought I'd give you an update on how Cinder is adapting to her new home. She has been doing great with potty training and everybody loves her. We went to the vet and she did great! She was so calm with a half a dozen dogs there and she fell asleep on the counter while I was paying the bill.

She only whined for 5 minutes the first night in the crate, and she actually slept all the way through the night on the third night here! She already had mastered "sit, down, and shake" before she was 8 weeks and she plays fetch too!

We want to thank you again for everything. You and Joel take good care of your dogs and puppies, and we would love to get a white lab from you guys in the future! Hope all is well!

Ryan & Jamie

Quiet Kennel

This morning our final puppy, Mac, went home with his family. All are doing well adjusting to new surroundings and some are getting acquainted with other pets in the household. Each litter has unique stories that we love to share over and over again. We gave names to these precious ones to recognize our past puppy families and the names they chose for their new Silver Cave puppy. Five out of the ten puppies will remain with the same name!

We have learned that traveling by air with your puppy in the cabin with you is by far the best way to go. Winchester's mom flew from Georgia to Iowa to meet us at the airport. She had the biggest smile on her face as she walked toward us with her soft kennel in hand ready to love on her new sweet boy. We could not stay once they entered security but she was prepared with her collapsible water container, toys, puppy pads, and a little kibble. The flight was delayed but her and Winchester won the hearts of all in the airport. If Winchester had traveled a week later he would never have fit in the soft kennel:) There was a zipper top and when his mom unzipped it he popped his head out like it was a convertible. A sweet journey and one Winchester's mom will not soon forget. We have so much admiration for our parents and the extent they go to make sure their new family members arrive safe to begin life in their forever homes. As always, it brings a tear or two to our eyes to say so long. Thanks to all our parents for a wonderful experience of unconditional love and joy for purebred Labradors.  

And then there was one...

Busy time at Silver Cave this weekend. We had great visits with puppy parents and now all puppies have been chosen. We had a Facetime meeting with new puppy parent Cathy from Georgia and she made her final decision that Cooper will be making his way to Georgia. We are thrilled that Cathy has made the choice to fly to Iowa and meet us to pick up her new family member. Cooper aka Winchester of Silver Cave (sounds so royal) will then fly back with Cathy in the cabin. This is certainly the preferred way to transport a new puppy if there is a long distance. Travel is stressful for little ones and can compromise their immune system. How heartwarming it was to be able to see how prepared Cathy and her husband Terry are to bring Winchester home.

So now that all parents have made final choices...we have one silver boy available. Tug is available! It was tough for our parents to make decisions as this entire litter is so similar in size, demeanor and looks. But we knew one boy would be left and Tug is now available for his new home.