Many dogs have come and gone at Shadowmyst. We’ve loved each and every one.

Beginning my love of Labradors as a child, I had several Lab mixes and finally got a purebred Lab in the early 1980’s. “Broadway” not only sparked my interest in the breed, but began my path to becoming a small scale Labrador breeder. Breeding and raising Labrador puppies that have a great start before they go to new homes has been a passion of ours.

Soon after breeding my first “practice” litter, I was attending obedience classes in Des Moines and sponging all things dog into my life, but especially knowledge about Labradors. I invested hundreds of hours learning all that I could and when I felt I knew a lot, there was always more to learn. That’s what makes it a lifelong endeavor. There is so much to learn and the first lesson is that breeding Labradors is not to be taken lightly. We have a responsibility to do no harm and preserve the breed as it was originally developed.

And now, more than 35 years later, I’m still learning. I’ll be adding more about the past here, but for now I hope you enjoy seeing some of my Labrador Retrievers of the past and present.