Welcome to Trinity Labs

For all that have prayed for my Mother through her battle with cancer I want to thank you. My mother passed away June 23, 2010 from tracheal cancer after a two year battle. She went peacefully in her sleep and is now in Heaven. Please, continue to pray for my dad and family as we deal with our loss. My dad was saved the day my mother passed away and he will need a lot of prayer to help him grow from a new Christian into a strong Christian example. Pray that God will give me the wisdom to help guide him on this journey and that he will send the correct people to help him through this massive loss.

Welcome to Trinity Labs. This is a picture of our first three breeding females pregnant for the next generation of Trinity Labs taken years ago. Our Kennel is located in Southeastern Ohio, nestled among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. This kennel is the legacy left behind by my very first Labrador Retriever "Miranda Lynn". Miranda was purchased for me by my husband for my birthday in 1990. I had asked for an Irish Setter and he was unable to find one so he took a chance and brought me home "Mandy". Mandy instantly stole my heart and thus began my love for the breed. Unfortunately, Mandy was later diagnosed with hip and elbow dysplasia and never was able to breed. She was nearly crippled by age 9 and developed Cataracts which blinded her. Mandy of course was never bred but she mothered my two daughters and was their constant watchful eye and companion. She and my youngest enjoyed their puppyhood together and she taught Tierra how to talk dog. (Just ask anyone that has seen Tierra train or hunt test)

Mandy passed away June 22, 2003 and is greatly missed. Because of this experience I work extra hard to ensure that I breed the most healthy, genetic defect free dogs that I can. We breed only with dogs with OFA Excellent and Good ratings and CERF eye clearances. I breed for drive, intelligence, hunting ability, trainability, and conformation. My dream is to breed the next Dual Champion. Health and Disposition are the two main qualities that I look for, my girls have to go through a stringent screening process where they must not only pass the normal hip, elbows and eye certification process but also their Patella, Thyroid & Cardiac are certified normal by the OFA. In addition to this, their DNA is on profile with the AKC and UKC.they are DNA tested as non-carriers of CNM (Central Nuclear Myopathy - formerly Labrador muscle Myopathy) and tested for EIC. All pups are raised in my home among various other dogs, cats, children and even a ferret to round out the mix. All pups are micro-chipped, dewclaws removed, 1st series of shots, started on Interceptor and Frontline Plus, introduced to ducks and/or pheasants as well as water (In bad weather I use my garden tub). I have bred Search & Rescue dogs, service dogs, drug and bomb detection dogs, bench champions, therapy dogs, wonderful companion dogs, as well as successful working Labradors. I endeavor to breed the best from the best breed out there. All sires have a proven performance record as well as proven stud potential. I research every dog in at least 5 generations trying to find the best genetic matches to my females. Every name in every pedigree is a link to a page that will come up with all of the information that I could find on every dog. This page contains the usual registration numbers, OFA information, coat colors carried, etc.. as well as accomplishments, titles, siblings, offspring, DNA Profiles, parents and any known genetic problems such as CNM carrier, etc. There are 63 dogs in each 5 generation pedigree. My links page contains links to AKC, UKC, CNM, OFA, CERF, Hall of Fame List, and much much more. All you should know about raising and training a dog is on the "Training Tips" page and "Buying Pup Tips" has information that you should know before buying a pup from us or someone else, whether you are buying a Lab or another breed it is full of useful information. Please, browse around, enjoy our site and make use of the information that it contains.

If your wish is to find a well bred Labrador that is healthy, smart and loving check us out.

Great Grandma Molly

This is a portrait commissioned from Artist Amy Podojil or our Molly Miranda Blackstone who is our original English Bitch and the mother of Trinity Labradors

This is a picture of UH HRCH Trinity's Riptide Ryder MH CGC at about 6 months of age (chocolate male), Center is UH HRCH Trinity's Gremlin Reaper JH and right is SHR Trinity's Sassy Senorita Of Riverwood JH (mother of UH HRCH Trinity's Riptide Ryder MH CGC)

To view any health clearances for yourself go to http://www.offa.org and you can enter the whole dog name without titles, part of the name, registration number or OFA number to bring up the correct dog. The OFA has a vertical pedigree tool that is very useful when trying to see how orthopedically sound a bloodline is. You will see that all of my dogs have CHIC numbers, CHIC numbers are given when a dog has had all of the health clearances recommended for the breed and the owner opted to have results posted whether they were good or bad, it does not mean that the dog passed all the tests. The required tests for Labrador Retrievers are Hips, Elbows, & CERF, we also do Cardiac, Thyroid, Patella, and genetic testing for EIC & CNM