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).

Puppy Search
To aid in your quest for information on puppies we have created this section of articles and informative write ups

Below you will find some very informative articles about searching for a puppy!
Click on the hyperlinked titles.

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

The Chambray Difference April 2009

Caveat Emptor December 2008

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 They must be original and can not be published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.

• Lydia & Leah's "Pat Hastings" Evaluation Encounter
   

• DJ's Story by Joanne Case
   

• The Impossible Dream by Ralph Stroup
   

• The Impossible Dream Part II by Ralph Stroup
   

• The Natural, Caramela's Saga Continues, From Maki's Perspective by Maki Nieto-Menendez 
   

• Zeus by Julia Cespedes
   

• Jonathan, Johanny & Honey Bear
   

• Jessie Peeples' Story About Sammy by Jessie Peeples
   

•  Thoughts of A Retired Show Dog by Val Till
   

• 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.
   

• Victory After Hours by Val Till.
  What happens to a dog after the show limelight subsides? Find out with this story.

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!

• That's A Wrap
  The First Half of the Florida Dog Show Season
  Is Now History 08/15/2010
   

• An Awesome Weekend At WPB 2010
   

• Sizzling Summer of 2010
   

• Spring Break 2010 March 22nd 2010

   

• Wahoo Weekend Fall 2009 Int Shows

• Career Year To Remember UKC Top 10 for 2008

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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.
   

• Chancey's Legacy Lives On  by Sandy Herzon
   

• Great Expectations For 2007 by Sandy Herzon
   

• How sweet It is

• 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.
   

•  Flashback To Greatness by Sandy Herzon.
  Chancey comes out of a 4 year retirement and Wins 2 Best In Show Veteran awards.
   

• A Chocolate Litter @ Chambray  Caramela chapter 1 by Sandy Herzon
  A very rare occurrence is about to happen at Chambray Labradors
   

• Caramela's Story Begins Caramela chapter 2 by Sandy Herzon
  The adventures of a chocolate puppy at Chambray Labradors
   

• Caramela's Saga Continues Caramela chapter 3 by Sandy Herzon
  The continuing story to our chocolate fantasy
   

• The Big Five, Trifecta or Clean Sweep
  Call It What You May; It’s A Real Big Deal! by Sandy Herzon
   

• Alternate Realities & Therapy Dogs In Action by Sandy Herzon
  A twilight zone moment at a dog show.
   

• 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.
   

• Kiree's Story by Kiree Herself!
  A look into the puppy placement process and how some dogs need special attention.
   

• Record Setting Weekend West Palm Beach March 12/13th 2005
   

• Carissa's Special Delivery  08/04/2004 by Sandy, Jessie, Ryan and Johanna Herzon.
  A photo story on the delivery of a litter.
   

• 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.
   

• http://chambraylabradors.blogspot.com/
  Click above for the Online Website

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.

• 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!
   

• 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"
   

• Chapter 3
  The Many Faces Of A Labrador Breeder
  A quip-filled harangue to pass the time away!

• Whining Winnies Tales From The Wayward Labrador Forum

• 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
   

• The Labrador Forum Experience Nov 24th 2009 by Sandy Herzon 
   

• New Revised Show Rating System by Sandy Herzon 
   

• 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.
   

• 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.
   

• 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?
   

• 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!
   

• The Great 10-Dog Weekend by Sandy Herzon 10 Dog evaluations.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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!
 

• Spring Break 2010 March 22nd 2010
   

• BEST IN SHOW 2008
   

• Show Handling Protocols
   

• The AKC Show Classes For Chambray Handling Clients
   

• Internationals Shows Explained
   

• Internationals Shows May 2009
   

• 5 Trifectas For 2008
   

• Rocky New Champion & Hogan Best Of Breed #16
   

• Hogan's Kids Are Rocking The House
   

• 2008 Partners Program Perspective
   

• Show Dog Handling Primer 101
   

• The Partners Program At Work Part 2 2006 Featuring the newest champions for 2006, Hogan and Duchess's story by Sandy Herzon

   

• The 2006 AKC/Eukanuba National Championships by Sandy Herzon
  What a great experience this was watching the Top 25 Labradors in the country
   

• Dog World Language by Sandy Herzon
  Tongue in cheek look into the vernacular in use with dog people at dog shows.

• 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

• Count Your Points by Sandy Herzon
  Why it is so important to count your dogs wins.
   

• The Westminster Dog Show by Sandy Herzon
  How "none dog show people" perceive the goings-on at dog shows.
   

• Proper Etiquette In Naming Your Dog What is in a dog's name? by Sandy Herzon

• 2007 Prospective

• 2006 End Of Year Report

• 2006 End of Summer Status

• 2006 End Of Spring Status

• 2006 Spring Assessment March 1st 2006

• 2005 End Of Year Report

• Fall 2005 Update

• Mid-Spring Up Date

• 2005 Spring Assessment

• 2004 Year-End Report

• 2003 A Special 10-Year Celebration
   

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.

• The Dog Talker by Carol Aspen
  A great article by one of our training clients and her experiences with Mitzy
   

• A Return To The Dog Talker by Carol Aspen
  PART 2 The continuing saga of Mitzy and the Aspen family
   

• The Dog Talker Speaks by Sandy Herzon
  Mitzy's story from the Dog Talker's point of view
   

• 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
   

• The Pack Experience Part 2  by Sandy Herzon
  Measuring dog intelligence
   

• The Pack Experience Part 3 by Sandy Herzon
  Dominant Type Dogs
   

• The Pack Experience Part 4 (soon, coming to a theater near you) by Sandy Herzon
  High Energy Type Dogs
  
   

• 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.
   

• Painting A Pretty Picture by Sandy Herzon A follow up to the article above on the 4 Elements to Success Showing Dogs

   

• 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.

• Heatstroke

• Hotspots

• Breeding

• Nutrition

www.labradorwell.com/Library.htm
clicking on the above hyperlink will take you to our LabWell Products webpage.

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