Summerland Labradors is a small AKC hobby kennel located in Southern California, near the Wrightwood Area.

The Labrador retriever that started our love affair with this breed was our yellow Lab, Belle. She is smart, loving, a great foot warmer and a very loyal family member. From that point on we knew there would be no other breed of dog for our family.

Our love for our Lab has been the driving force behind our desire to be involved in all that these dogs can do. We have worked with our dogs in the obedience ring as well as the conformation ring, and although we haven't been involved in field trials as of yet, we are looking forward to having them trained for field work as well. Our intentions are to produce an all around Labrador that can curl up at your feet or run with you through the fields.

We breed the English conformation type Labrador and breed mostly blacks and yellows, occasionally we will have chocolates. We only breed 1-3 litters per year and every breeding is planned months or even years in advance with the intention of keeping something to show or to continue our lines and build on the dogs we have. We will only keep on average 4 adult Labradors so that we are able to give them the proper exercise, attention,training and the wonderful life that they deserve.

Our goal with each litter is a healthy, sound, beautiful Labrador that represents the highest standard of the breed.

Our dogs are gentle, loving and patient with our children, happily tolerating the "busy" antics of five young kids. We will always strive to produce a Labrador with correct temperament.

All of our puppy's parent's must pass all the appropriate health clearances before they are considered for breeding. We certify our dogs hips and elbows through the OFA-Orthopedic Foundation for Animals and CERF-Canine Eye Registry Foundation for their annual eye clearances. These health screenings give your puppy a much better chance of being free from such genetic diseases that are common in Labradors.

We thank you for dropping by our site. We have a lot of information on this site and our hope is that it will be very helpful in your search for your new family member, so please feel free to look around, we hope you enjoy it, find it very informative and are able to get to know us and our four legged family a little better.

If you have questions or would like more information about our dogs or puppies please feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail. It is usually easier to contact us first by e-mail as we keep very busy with our kids and dogs and are often not able to answer the phone. This way we can set a time to talk on the phone and we will be able to give you our fullest attention and answer any questions that you may have.

Sincerely,
Dave and Julia Bunker
(760) 792-9636
summerlandlabradors@yahoo.com