Southeast Wisconsin Fishing and Hunting Expo

 
 
 
 
 
Soggy Acres Retrievers will have a booth at the S.E. Wisconsin Fishing and Hunting Expo.  We will be in booth number 41 and have our full compliment of training supplies, litter info and ofcourse Rommel and Lucy in attendance.
This show is at Olympia in Oconomowoc, WI from March 5th thru 7th.
This is the first time [...]

Canine Nuero Myopathy in Labrador Retrievers

CNM is a horrific disease that can afflict a Labrador Retriever.  We have finished testing our kennel, and with a huge sigh of relief, report that our dogs are free of this disease.  Below is information about the disease that was copied from the CNM website at http://www.labradorcnm.com/pages/site/0-frame_site.html
Whether you buy a labrador retriever puppy from [...]

Soggy Acres Retrievers on Trudell Outdoors!!

Would you like to see our Labrador Retrievers in action on a hunting show?  Well we are going to be show casing our gundogs on Trudell Outdoors hunting show.  We will be taking our dogs out on an upland hunt at Milford Hills Hunt Club.  This will be a great opportunity to see some of [...]

Exercised Induced Collapse in Labrador Retreivers

The below information is from the University of Minnesota.  It explains what exercised induced collapse is, as well as its ramifications.  When looking for a pup try to make sure at least one of the parents has been tested and is EIC clear.
Our kennel has been completely tested because we strive to put out healthy [...]

Picking prized family member

For Jeff Fuller, owner of Soggy Acres Retrievers in Delavan, making sure people walk away with the right dog for their families is important.

Izzy pups are doing great!

The pups are doing great!! They will be started on mushy food this weekend.

HRCH Waterdogs Rockhill Wizard MH was bred to SHR Soggy Acres Josie Lee WD Yesterday!

We will soon have a really nice litter of fox red labrador retriever puppies! Josie was bred to Wiz and we should have pups by the middle of February. These will be great looking pups with a reddish yellow coat. The pups will be loaded with potential, but with great dispositions like [...]

Treats

To Treat or Not to treat
Well you have successfully chosen your puppy. Now the training phase begins. The question is posed, should treats be utilized for motivation during training? There are varying opinions on this subject. Some trainers say to use the insatiable appetite possessed by a pup or young dog. [...]