How does one going about finding other female labs for my boy to stud?

I am not concerned with money/taking puppies/ etc, I just wanted to meet people that wanted to have puppies.

I have a black lab, akc registered and live in the Northeast (NYC) but can travel.

Any insights on how this typically works?

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thank you for the quick response.

Get the dogs health clearances at 2 years of age,and while you wait for that, put a title on the dog. Also, join a kennel club or a lab club.

Get the dogs health clearances at 2 years of age,and while you wait for that, put a title on the dog. Also, join a kennel club or a lab club.

Ditto. You'll meet lots of folks in that process. ;)

When bitch owners deem your boy worthy, they will come looking for him.

'Worthiness' is determined by many factors. Genetic health, accomplishments in the show ring or performance events, temperament, and pedigree to name a few.

Genetic health means OFA hips/elbow clearances; Optigen status; annual ACVO exams; and cardiac clearances to start with.

Accomplishments should/could include, AKC Champion, AKC Obedience titles, or AKC Hunt Test titles.

These are bare minimum requirements for standing a boy at stud. Even dogs with all the above may not be used. You'd be surprised to know that there are many, many accomplished boys who are never or rarely used.

I agree with the suggestions to become active in a Lab club. This is the best way to network and learn.

You'd be surprised to know that there are many, many accomplished boys who are never or rarely used.

I agree with the suggestions to become active in a Lab club. This is the best way to network and learn.

Amen. The AKC registers something like over 150,000 labrador retrievers each year (the #1 AKC registered dog since 1997 at least)...if about 50% of these are males, then you have 75,000 other dogs that may eventually turn out well enough to be used at stud by someone. Chances are very slim that these dogs will end up with proper health clearances and appropriate titles to be used as breeding prospects. By earning some sort of title, whether a conformation championship or a hunting title or whatever, you are, in a way, "proving" that the dog has what it takes to introduce its genes into the breed...as long as it has passed its proper health clearances. With so many that try and simply don't make it to those final clearances or titles, or even with so many wonderful dogs who *do* and would make a wonderful contribution to the labrador breed, it is tough to have someone want to use "your" boy (I'm speaking generally when using "your," not YOUR boy in particular) over someone else's, especially a well-known, reputable breeder who has been doing this for decades!

Unfortunately, AKC is just a registry, not the "breed police," so having an AKC registered labrador is NOT any sort of guarantee of "quality" or that the dogs won't end up with hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, blindness, heart disease, etc. down the road, which is why health clearances are a must before even *considering* breeding a dog. Otherwise, you are basically putting the next generation at risk for these serious diseases...and adding in yet another set of genes which can be devastating for our breed.

By getting involved with your local lab club and breeders around the area who share similar interests with you, you will be gaining mentors and friends. They will hopefully be honest with you in letting you know whether or not your dog has what it takes to be used as a stud dog, and if not, they will be the BEST place to start when searching for another prospective (obviously there aren't any guarantees) puppy down the road if this is one of your long-term goals. It is SUCH a great way to get introduced to the world of dog competitions and dog breeding. :thumb4:

Believe me...most of us (I venture to say "virtually all of us?") got our starts with labradors that we perhaps had the hopes of competing with and breeding, but have often learned the hard way that it isn't in the cards for so many of our dogs (who often end up as beloved spayed or neutered family members/companions and performance competition dogs alone...it still helps us learn great lessons and gives us a good start in getting involved). I still consider myself new, but thank God every single day that I learned what I did when I did...otherwise, who knows? My spayed girl at home with bilateral elbow dysplasia and hip dysplasia could have possibly brought a litter of puppies into the world that could have had to go through the same pain/discomfort she did (and still does with any "extra" exercise). And without the mentors I have to teach me the "right way" of doing things, I may never have known I would have done such a disservice to this wonderful breed!