A litter of KC registered puppies specifically bred to be happy, healthy dogs well suited to all the adventures of being a valued family pet. Their KC registered parents are extensively health-checked and selected for their excellent temperaments; and the puppies have been carefully raised and socialised to give them the best possible start in life.
We have one or two litters a year, we work from home, and Emma is a dog behaviourist. So we have put a great deal of care, attention and behavioural expertise in to preparing the puppies for their future life as family pets.
The puppies have been raised on our smallholding, and so are familiar with both home and outdoor environments. They have been taught to sit quietly on your knee, and understand that all four paws should be on the ground when they interact with humans. They have a reliable recall, and are learning to toilet in designated areas. They are confident, curious, and playful, and their individual personalities are starting to emerge.
We have taken great care to avoid any distress or over-excitement as we carefully socialise them to the life they can expect as family pets. Plus Emma will provide you with life-long behaviour and welfare support should you need it.
Their mum, Jude, is home-bred from our first litter. She is a fantastic dog: loving, trusting, super-intelligent, keen to get everything right, and always up for chasing a ball! She has passed the health tests required by the Kennel Club, and 19 of the 20 breed-specific DNA tests under the Embark scheme (plus a further 240 covering all DNA test for all dog breeds). Jude’s KC credentials can be found on the KC website under her Kennel Name Floshbeck Jude.
Dad, Duffon, is from Ryan Ennis-Holden’s Mariank Show Dogs. Ryan is an internationally recognised breeder and judge, and shares our aim of producing top-quality dogs bred to the best possible health and temperament standards. He imported Duffon from the USA for his exceptionally good health scores, and we chose Duffon for these health scores plus his laid-back, fun-loving temperament – a trait evident in all three of his puppies! We are keeping a puppy from this litter. Duffon’s KC credentials can be found on the KC website under his Kennel Name Devonshires Yellowstone at Mariank.

Jude health checks

DNA Tests
CNM Clear. Test performed on 03 November 2022; aged 0 years, 7 months
EIC Clear. Test performed on 03 November 2022; aged 0 years, 7 months
SD2 Clear. Test performed on 03 November 2022; aged 0 years, 7 months
prcd-PRA Clear. Test performed on 03 November 2022; aged 0 years, 7 months
HNPK Clear. Test performed on 10th May 2024; aged 2 years, 3 months
STGD Clear. Test performed on 10th May 2024; aged 2 years, 3 months
DM Clear. Test performed on 10th May 2024; aged 2 years, 3 months

BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
Unaffected. Test performed on 18 May 2024; aged 2 years, 2 months

BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia
Left score: 0
Right score: 0
Total score: 0
Test performed on 10 April 2024; aged 2 years, 0 months

BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia
Left score: 2
Right score: 5
Total score: 7
Test performed on 10 April 2024; aged 2 years, 0 months

Coefficient of Inbreeding (CoI)
Inbreeding coefficient for FLOSHBECK JUDE is 3.3%
30 generations available of which 9 are complete
Breed average CoI 6.5%


Duffon Health Checks

DNA Tests
CNM Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
EIC Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
HNPK Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
SD2 Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
prcd-PRA Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
STGD Clear. Test performed on 25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
MCD Clear. Test performed on25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
OSD Clear. Test performed on25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months
DM Clear. Test performed on25 October 2023; aged 1 year, 10 months

BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
Unaffected. Test performed on 30 April 2023; aged 1 year, 4 months

BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia
Left score: 0
Right score: 0
Total score: 0
Test performed on 24 January 2024; aged 2 years, 1 month

BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia
Left score: 2
Right score: 2
Total score: 4
Test performed on 24 January 2024; aged 2 years, 1 month

OFA Heart Screen
Auscultation Clear. Tested 21 May 2023; aged 1 year, 5 months
Echocardiogram Clear. Tested 21 May 2023; aged 1 year, 5 months

Coefficient of Inbreeding (CoI)
Inbreeding coefficient for DEVONSHIRES YELLOWSTONE AT MARIANK (IMP USA) is 0.0%
26 generations available of which 3 are complete
Breed average CoI 6.4%


About us

We live and work on our life-long dream of a small holding in the centre of the Solway Plain, just north of the Lake District in Cumbria. After a university career in animal behaviour and welfare, what was once taught in theory is now applied in practice. Emma specialised in clinical animal behaviour, and now works with our local vet practices as a dog behaviourist, solving behaviour problems. The decision to breed our Labradors was born out of this experience, and we breed one or two litters a year, specifically to raise happy, healthy dogs well suited to all the adventures of being a valued family pet.
We were so impressed by our first litter, that we kept Jude, and you can meet her to give you an idea of the sort of dog our puppies will become. Plus Emma will provide you with life-long behaviour and welfare support should you need it.