Welcome to
DEVINELEA LABRADORS
SAILOR
Our objective is to breed true to type, temperament and structuraly sound healthy well socialised lovable Labradors. That are capable of undertaking any task that is set them, e.g tracking, field work, therapy dogs, showing, obedience or as that much loved family member. They fit in well to family life, be it playing with the kids or having a muched loved cuddle on the couch with the adults. Labradors are very affectionate easily trained and are eager to please.
We have always had dogs in our lives. Ben's love of Labradors started as a kid when his family had a Black Labrador Retriever named "Roy". Between us over the years we have had the pleasure of sharing our lives with several different breeds of dogs as our much loved family companions before finally settling on the Labrador Retriever. Between us we have had "Cleo" a Basenji, Great Danes "Choppers and Duke", St Bernard "Helga" our Alaskan Malamute "Keeta", "Bessie" the Kelpie along with "Minnie" a Minuture Fox Terrier and our much loved German Shephards "Leo and PJ" and of course our dear old Labradors "Sailor and Yoda".
The last 36+ years we have had the pleasure of having Labrador Retrievers. We took up showing and breeding this wonderful breed 30+ years ago, at the same time we were succesfully breeding, racing and showing both Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses, something we have now retired from, although we still have a few retirees in our paddock. This has given us more time to spend with our beloved Labradors. Our holidays consist of camping at a lake or somewhere quiet along a river where our dogs can come with us and also enjoy themselves. Our Labradors are a very much loved part of our family and live a happy and idyllic life on our 75 acre rural property in Western Victoria a couple of hours from Melbourne.
Devinelea's past and present show team
ARTIE
Aust Champion MBIS MRUBISS Neuter GRAND Champion Jollab Winchester (AI)
ADELAIDE ROYAL 2022 - BEST NEUTER of BREED
Dogzonline Pointscore Competition:
2021 No 1 National Neuter Labrador Retriever
2021 No 1 S.A Neuter Labrador
2021 No 1 S.A Neuter Gundog
2020 Not held due to Covid - 19
2019 No 1 National Neuter Labrador Retriever
2019 No 1 N.S.W. Neuter Labrador Retriever
2019 No 3 N.S.W. Neuter in Gundog Group
2018 No 2 National Neuter Labrador Retriever (with limited showing)
ELLIE
Aust Champion MBIS MRUBISS Neuter GRAND Champion Devinelea Jive Talking
LABRADOR NATIONAL 2023 - Runner up NEUTER in SHOW
Dogzonline Pointscore Competition:
2024 No 1 National Neuter Labrador Retriever
2024 No 1 South Australia Neuter Labrador Retriever
2024 No 3 South Australia Neuter Gundog Group
2023 No 2 Victoria Neuter Labrador Retriever (with limited showing)
2024 No 4 National Neuter Labrador Retriever (with limited showing)
2022 No 1 Victoria Neuter Labrador Retiever
2022 No 2 National Neuter Labrador Retiever
2022 No 2 Victoria Neuter Gundog
2021 No 3 Victoria Neuter Labrador Retriever (with limited showing)
2021 No 4 National Neuter Labrador Retriever (with limited showing)
GUS
BIG MRBIG Australian GRAND Champion Kirkdell Australian Idol (AI)
ADELAIDE ROYAL 2022 - BEST of BREED - BEST in GUNDOG GROUP 4TH
MAGGIE
Australian Champion Jollab Perazzi (AI)
GIBBS
Australian Champion Devinlea Anzac Cove
ZIVA
Australian Champion Devinelea Flanders Fields
ABBY
Australian Champion Devinelea Maleficent (AI)
KENSI
Australian Champion Stares and Whispers (AI)
SPICE
Kirkdell Spice It Up (AI)
Devinelea's current show team:
= Gus, Spice and Ellie
Showing is something we have come to really enjoy, giving us a great excuse for weekends away, travelling and exploring some wonderful parts of our great country, places that we would not otherwise have seen.
Camping with our dogs, and catching up with some wonderful friends who enjoy the same things.
People we would not have met if not for the dog world.
We said goodbye to our old mate Sailor at 13.5 yrs.
And our very special girl Yoda at 11.5 yrs.
We have such fond memories of our time with them and miss them dearly.
We thank the following people for their friendship, time and advice over many years.
- Jane and Clive Kibble:- CULBROOK Curlie Coated Retrievers
- Jan and Gavin Farrelly:- JAYEFFE Labrador Retrievers
- Bev Jones:- KIRKDELL Labrador Retrievers
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