Rimfire Retrievers

10/02/2026

No brags for Fifi at w**e country other than he showed fantastic.

09/16/2026

Fifi aka Fiasco up front and Preacher behind have been relaxing most of the summer resting up for fall specialty season.

Fiasco has a super cute litter of 9 recently born and is available for stud to health tested females.

08/30/2026

We haven't been posting much because we have been busy enjoying the nice weather!
It's almost fall specialty season and we will be hitting a few, and hopefully will have a litter announcement in the near future.

08/24/2026

While we don't currently have any puppies our friends in Indiana at Amen Labradors have 2 super cute female fox red shade of yellow puppies available to pet homes.
These are half siblings to our fabulous Preacher.
Puppies are priced at typical well bred pricing. You can message me for more details and I will connect you to the breeder.

08/19/2026

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Learn more at www.BredWithPurpose.com

08/12/2026

One of our friends has this puppy available email listed below, located in Indiana.

Fox red female labrador retriever, born 6-22-26 looking for a pet home. [email protected]

07/27/2026

Great time as always at UKC FLAEDA dog show with these 3.
2 new UKC CH Linus and Eve, and some legs towards grand.
Preacher cam one day and got some great ringtime and the start of some points to his title.

07/18/2026

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06/18/2026

We have been busy sucking up all the cuteness of our chocolate chunks. Here are a few cute pics we thought we would share the puppy endorphins 🥰
*All spoken for*

05/29/2026

I am a believer that every training tool has its place, and harnesses can be a good fit for dogs with health concerns, or for working dogs. It is my firm opinion that there is absolutely no reason to have a healthy Labrador on a harness for daily walks. It is so important to teach your dog what leash pressure means and how safely walk on a leash and collar. In the end a dog with these skills and knowledge will need little pressure and you will have better control. There are so many good tools for dogs available and it is important to not look for a training shortcut but a tool that helps your dog to learn.

Sometimes other professionals have a great way of wording things so the following text is not mine.
Credit for below text at the end ⬇️

Why aren’t harness good when a dog can not walk properly on leash and people complain”they choke themselves” on a flat collar. Why are they bad?

Good question, and one that many owners are confused about—because those promoting harnesses WANT them to be confused.
quick rundown why they shouldn’t be used on a dog that pulls.

Here ya go

“Harnesses were literally designed to distribute pressure and increase pulling efficiency:

* sled dogs
* tracking dogs
* cart dogs
* opposition work

So when owners say:
“My dog pulls like crazy on walks”

…and then attach the dog to equipment specifically designed to make forward pressure more comfortable and mechanically efficient, there’s an obvious conflict.

Harnesses also commonly amplify drive, intensity, and momentum. Many dogs become:

* more forward
* more impulsive
* more environmentally locked in
* more aroused
* more mentally/emotionally overwhelmed

because they can throw their full body weight into the equipment without meaningful interruption. The entire chest and shoulder assembly can brace into pressure, creating stronger opposition reflex and rehearsed pulling patterns.

Another major issue is that harnesses often allow owners to physically contain dogs without meaningfully influencing behavior. A dog can still:

* scan
* fixate
* load
* lunge
* rehearse reactivity
* ignore the handler
* drag the owner around

…while remaining safely attached.

That distinction matters enormously:
physical control vs behavioral control.

Many “training” harnesses that are promoted as being “positive”, “pain free”, and “kind”, reduce pulling mechanically by adding unpleasant pressure in various locations, but do not address the underlying arousal, fixation, opposition, or mindset driving the behavior in the first place.

In general, standard harnesses tend to create dogs who become increasingly dull to leash pressure, more physically pushy, more environmentally fixated, and harder to meaningfully influence — especially large, powerful dogs. The very equipment meant to create more control often ends up creating less.
-From Good Dog Training and Rehabilitation