Chambray Labradors Reference Library
Welcome to Chambray Labradors Reference Library
The following
directory contains informative articles, essays, journals, statistics and
stories from various sources.
Credit has been give to the authors other than
those written by myself (V Sandy Herzon).
A Special Note
To All Our
Labrador Retriever Owners
Past & Present
click above for special
"Thank You" to all our owners.
Puppy Search
To aid in your quest for
information on puppies we have created this section of articles and
informative write ups
Puppy
Placement Program "How It Works"
Puppy Owners
Manual 101
Research for the best!
Puppy
Owners Manual 201
No Limitations Knowing You Have The Best
Puppy
Owners Manual 301
Harvesting The Fruit Of The
Vine
Click on the hyperlinked title
above for Part I, 2, 3 of the process of acquiring and owning a Chambray Labrador puppy.
Below
you will find some more very informative articles about searching for a puppy!
Click on the hyperlinked titles.
Click
the following hyperlink for more puppy info
The
Chambray Challenge
If
the article above was of interest to you read the following
The Chambray Difference
How puppies are placed through Chambray's Puppy Placement Program
Answers
to "How do Chambray dogs compare to other show breeder's dogs?"
Comparing Apples
To Oranges
Keep The Best & Sell The Rest
Informative
article in response to the numerous
questions and feedback that arose from
"This Michelob's For You"
From Pet Owner To Showing Dogs July 2009
Chambray Website Visitors
very
informative article for visitors to our website for information on puppies
June 2009
Meet The Chambray Labradors Owners, Breeders and Exhibitors May 2009
Caveat Emptor December 2008
Emails & Responses To The
Triple Threat Articles Part IV
(08/05/2011)
Feedback
To The Triple Threat Articles Part III
(08/01/2011)
The Triple Threat Part II
follow up to the article below
(07/30/2011)
The Triple Threat At The Dog Shows
(07/20/2011)
Triple Threat Testimonial From A Chambray Owner
A timely testimonial covering the
topic of the previous 4 renderings (08/08/2011)
Florida's Leader For All
Labrador Retrievers
click on hyperlinked header above for
more information about our community service programs
Click below for our Dog Show
cast-in-stone results
Florida's
Record-Setting Leader At The Dog Shows 2011
All Aboard The Silver Bullet
Train
Eukanuba Bound
Human Interest Articles
& Stories
We welcome short stories
from anyone with something
to share. They must be original and can not be published
anywhere else as we want to keep our content unique.
I have created a special
section called the Partner's Corner where you will read about the
experiences of those that are part of our Labrador Retriever Community
called the
Partners Program for the Betterment of the Breed.
Their testimonials and stories are a testament and validation to our unique
endeavor.
Enjoy!
These
articles and short stories were sent in by some of our Labrador owners.
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Tony Alonso's "From A New Owner's Perspective Part II On To The Show"
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Tony Alonso's Part III Miracle At IABCA
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Tony Alonso's Part IV First Dog Show
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Installment 5
Final Reflection Of The IABCA Shows
with a timely editorial from yours truly.
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DJ's Story by Joanne Case
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The Impossible Dream by Ralph Stroup
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The Impossible Dream Part II by Ralph Stroup
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The Natural, Caramela's Saga Continues, From Maki's Perspective by Maki Nieto-Menendez
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Zeus by Julia Cespedes
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Jessie Peeples' Story About Sammy by Jessie Peeples
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Thoughts of A Retired Show Dog by Val Till
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Answered Prayers by Val Till!
A great story about Val's trials and tribulations with one of her dogs, Bear. Now a Therapy Dog in action.
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Victory After Hours by Val Till.
What happens to a dog after the show limelight subsides? Find out with this story. -
Kiree's Story by Kiree Herself!
A look into the puppy placement process and how some dogs need special attention.
Come
back and visit this section soon, as many of our Partners, Owners,
Associates and related Labrador friends will be contributing their
experiences to share with our visitors.
Sandy's
Renderings..........like there isn't enough to do with all the
Labrador-related
activities, then I go and write about them!
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Click above hyper-linked title for end of year wrap-up!
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Just The Facts Ma’am
Above is an open "letter" to all who have responded to the above article
and to every other offering provided by the Herzons, Chambrays Labradors,
LabWell Products & the Labrador Owners Community
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That's A Wrap
The First Half of the Florida Dog Show Season
Is Now History 08/15/2010
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Spring Break 2010 March 22nd 2010
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Class of 2007 Articles The litters of 2007 have produced some of the most exciting puppies ever, including the highest rated litter and some of the highest rated puppies ever. I have been recording their developments with articles here at the Reference Library and news coverage at the Chambray Headline News section. In order to bring all the reference to these litters together, I have created a Directory Page for the puppies from the Class of 2007 that can be accessed from this page.
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Chancey's Legacy Lives On by Sandy Herzon
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Great Expectations For 2007 by Sandy Herzon
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A 5-Generation Odyssey by Sandy Herzon
A 2-decade plus journey that started out with a fluffy white Labrador puppy named Beaver Creeks Crystal Chambray, the beginning of Chambray.
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Flashback To Greatness by Sandy Herzon.
Chancey comes out of a 4 year retirement and Wins 2 Best In Show Veteran awards.
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A Chocolate Litter @ Chambray Caramela chapter 1 by Sandy Herzon
A very rare occurrence is about to happen at Chambray Labradors
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Caramela's Story Begins Caramela chapter 2 by Sandy Herzon
The adventures of a chocolate puppy at Chambray Labradors
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Caramela's Saga Continues Caramela chapter 3 by Sandy Herzon
The continuing story to our chocolate fantasy
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The Big Five, Trifecta or Clean Sweep
Call It What You May; It’s A Real Big Deal! by Sandy Herzon
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Alternate Realities & Therapy Dogs In Action by Sandy Herzon
A twilight zone moment at a dog show.
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Play By Play At A Dog Show by Sandy Herzon
Those new to dog shows have no clue what transpires before them in the ring.
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Carissa's Special Delivery 08/04/2004 by Sandy, Jessie, Ryan and Johanna Herzon.
A photo story on the delivery of a litter.
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A WOW Weekend by Sandy Herzon
A special boy is born and on his second birthday is crowned "champion", setting a record for the youngest titled dog from Chambray Labradors.
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http://chambraylabradors.blogspot.com/
Click above for the Online Website
Chambray Guardian Rum Tum Tugger 12/06/2010
Three Touching Testimonials
09/13/2010
An Outsider's Point of View
08/20/2010
Amended Editor's Note 08/23/2010
Dozens
and Dozens more testimonials at the
page!
About Labradors, Breed
Standard
and Related Subjects
In true fashion to who
I am, I present the following, telling like it is!!!
The opinions expressed in the following essays are solely those conjured
from my 40 years of trials and tribulations with Labradors and all the
frills that come with such an extensive relationship.
New
educational article
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The Kia Hamster Commercial & Breeding Better Dogs!
click above for article
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02/22/2011 Silver Lining Behind Poor Judging
Below was the 2010 #1 Visited Article Before The Series Above
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New
continuing educational articles
click hyperlink below"Illustrating The Breed Standard"
A companion article/illustration using real life dogs to
explain some passages of the Labrador breed standard.
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Above the perfect Frontal Presentation with a Side By Side stance
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Thanking It Backwards 08/15/2010
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Beyond Winning Points & Titles 08/14/2010
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"Thanking The Forum"
Now with added feedback and testimonials!!!!!!!
Thanks to the activity at the Labrador Forum
we registered the highest 7 day total of hits (203,000 hits) and
visitations (9,780 individual visitors) at the website
since its inception on the Internet!!!!!!
PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter 1
This Michelob’s For You!
A timely discussion about the Florida dog shows,
the people that enter and show their dogs there
and Cajun gumbo soup!
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Chapter 2
Keep The Best & Sell The Rest
Informative article in response to the numerous
questions and feedback that arose from
"This Michelob's For You"
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Chapter 3
The Many Faces Of A Labrador Breeder
A quip-filled harangue to pass the time away!
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The Now Famous Test That Many Are Talking About by Sandy Herzon after taking the "TEST" then read up on the Labrador Forum Experience below
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The Labrador Forum Experience Nov 24th 2009 by Sandy Herzon
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New Revised Show Rating System by Sandy Herzon
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Hell Hath No Fury by Sandy Herzon a "light hearted" look into the fine art of dog evaluations and how they affect those whose dogs received them and then how they will kill the messenger.
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There is Only 1 Labrador Retriever by Sandy Herzon there are Labrador Retrievers that do field work, others perform in hunt test, some do agility and obedience and others compete in conformation shows, yet they are all Labrador Retrievers.
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What Is Show Quality by Sandy Herzon do you have what it takes to admit that your dog is not show quality or will you be happily surprised if it is?
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To Coat Or To Overcoat? by Sandy Herzon a touchy topic, (some pun intended) about a Labrador's coat and the current fad on judging strictly on coat!
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The Great 10-Dog Weekend by Sandy Herzon 10 Dog evaluations.
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Judging By The Pound by Sandy Herzon or maybe a better title would be
"Fat Dogs Abound" With the current trend of selecting breeder-judges to all-breed dog shows, we all need to fatten up our dogs to be considered for those elusive wins! Some dogs can just barely make it around the ring and their tongue will be working fulltime! The exhibitors handling some of these dogs make up all kinds of excuses as to why they move the dog so slowly.
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You Be The Judge- by Sandy Herzon is it luck or is it something else that makes some people winners, while others just don't get it? Is it luck or are there other forces involved?
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Caveat Emptor by Sandy Herzon a must read for future puppy buyers. With the advent of the Internet and savvy websites we are now seeing a proliferation of more "breeders", to add to the already endless listing that may be found with a search for "Labrador Breeders".
Odds and Ends and Pertinent Goings-On
At
the Dog Shows
Ok,
more filling of the empty spaces!
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The Partners Program At Work Part 2 2006 Featuring the newest champions for 2006, Hogan and Duchess's story by Sandy Herzon
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The 2006 AKC/Eukanuba National Championships by Sandy Herzon
What a great experience this was watching the Top 25 Labradors in the country
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Dog World Language by Sandy Herzon
Tongue in cheek look into the vernacular in use with dog people at dog shows.
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The Partners Program At Work (2005) by Sandy Herzon
A couple of examples to showcase the inner workings of the Partner Program for the Betterment of the Breed. Featuring Dusty and Sammie
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Count Your Points by Sandy Herzon
Why it is so important to count your dogs wins.
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The Westminster Dog Show by Sandy Herzon
How "none dog show people" perceive the goings-on at dog shows.
Of course all the preceding by Sandy Herzon
About Dog Training
The following articles
have now been made required reading
for all of our training clients, both private training
and class training.
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The Dog Talker by Carol Aspen
A great article by one of our training clients and her experiences with Mitzy
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A Return To The Dog Talker by Carol Aspen
PART 2 The continuing saga of Mitzy and the Aspen family
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The Dog Talker Speaks by Sandy Herzon
Mitzy's story from the Dog Talker's point of view
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The Pack Experience Part 1- by Sandy Herzon my perspective in how dogs learn from each other in packs and how we may utilize those same practices in training our own dogs
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The Pack Experience Part 2 by Sandy Herzon
Measuring dog intelligence
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The Pack Experience Part 3 by Sandy Herzon
Dominant Type Dogs
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The Pack Experience Part 4 (soon, coming to a theater near you) by Sandy Herzon
High Energy Type Dogs
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The 4 Elements To Success Showing Dogs by Sandy Herzon a realistic essay on how to be successful with the right dog at the dog shows.
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Painting A Pretty Picture by Sandy Herzon A follow up to the article above on the 4 Elements to Success Showing Dogs
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Training and Fitness For The Sporting Dog by Martin Deeley
LabWell's
Labrador Retriever Health Reference Library
www.labradorwell.com
There are great nutrition and health care articles at the www.Labradorwell.com website.
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Heatstroke
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Hotspots
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Breeding
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Nutrition
www.labradorwell.com/Library.htm
clicking on the above hyperlink will take you to our
LabWell Products webpage.
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