June 2010

10-06-26: Modified our Rayneriver Labradors page with new "wanted" posters, as the dogs' pictures were updated. Moved Rio to our Retired page.

10-06-25: Added new photos of Daisy x Dany puppy "Willow" (formerly known as Timex) and her new family to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 7 . Also modified Our Puppies / New Families Page 5 and 7 with new photos of Lobo (Rio x Zeus) & Maya (Daisy x Dany). Includes written updates submitted by their owners.

Updated Rider's page with new photos taken on 10-05-22 at age 10 1/2 months, as well as on 10-06-06 & 10-06-07 at 11 months of age.

10-06-20: Updated our Home page with new photo of Rider taken at age 11 months with the gorgeous Rocky Mountains (Banff, Canada) in the background.

Newsflash! Our young chocolate boy, Rider, did well at the Labrador Retriever Club of Alberta Regional Specialty on June 3rd by winning 3rd in Puppy Sweepstakes under respected Breeder-Judge Victoria Gains (Gainspride)! He also went third in his Senior Puppy class at the Labrador Retriever Club of Canada National Specialty the following day under Breeder-Judge Mrs. Joyce Brabban of the renown Cambremmer Labradors in Great Britain!

Updated Rider's page with news of his recent show wins.

Modified Our Older Pups & Adults Available, Our Upcoming Litters & Our Nursery pages to indicate that our pick female puppy from the Daisy x Dany litter born March 20, 2010 has been blessed with a loving foster family, however, litterbrother "Nash" is still available. Also added info on the availability of young adult dogs.

Added new page titled: Raynerivers Timeless By Design; includes photos taken at age 13, 8, 7, 6, 5 & 4 weeks. Willow is our pick female out of Daisy's litter sired by BISS Can Ch Snowden Hill's As Time Goes By ("Dany").

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Prime Time News; includes 13, 8, 7, 6, 5 & 3 week-old photos of our pick male, Nash, from Daisy x Dany's March 2010 litter.

Updated our Rayneriver Labradors page to include both Nash & Willow.

May 2010

10-05-25: Flash: At 10 1/2 months of age and his second time out, Rider is awarded Best of Winners and Best Puppy In Breed for two 2-point wins at the Fort Garry Kennel Club show this past weekend under judges John B. Ross & Edgar Bajona, respectively! Thank you! We praise the Lord for this blessing, and are very grateful to Rider's foster owners for all of their time and dedication with respect to Rider's training and more importantly, giving him such a wonderful, loving home! "Click here to see a picture of Rider's show win with judge E. Bajona"

Updated Rider's page with a photo and news about his back-to-back show wins.

10-05-22: Added new photos of Daisy x Dany puppy "Rocco" and his new family to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 7 .

10-05-21: Added a new page 9 to Our Nursery section with photos of 8 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Updated Our Nursery Page 8 with a couple MORE photos of 7 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Added new photos of Daisy x Dany puppy "Maya" and her new family to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 7 . Also modified Our Puppies / New Families Page 5 and 6 with new photos of River (Rio x Zeus), Oakley (Rio x Zeus), Tech (Rio x Brooks) & Charlee (Rio x Brooks). Includes written updates submitted by their owners.

Modified Our Upcoming Litters page with info on availability of our pick male and female puppy from the Daisy x Dany litter born March 20, 2010.

Updated Maverick's page with new photos taken on 10-05-15 at 4 months of age.

10-05-14: News Flash: At 10 months of age and his first time in the ring, Rider is awarded Winners Dog and Best Puppy In Breed at the Mid Canada all-breed show on May 7, 2010 for 1 point under Judge Yvonne Savard, plus took second place in the all-breed puppy sweeps! He also took Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best Puppy In Breed under Judge Ronald Mahon the following day for another 2 points! Then Rider wins Reserve Winners Dog under Breeder-Judge Cindy Cone (Waterbound Labradors, USA), as well as Best In Juvenile Sweeps under Roy Cone (also of Waterbound) at the River City Labrador Enthusiasts Specialty during the same weekend! Handled by Kevin Bailey of Rayneriver Labs. We praise God for this blessing and are thankful to all of the judges for recognizing this quality youngster!! "Click here to view Rider's page"

Updated Our Nursery Page 8 with EVEN MORE photos of 7 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Added new photos of Daisy x Dany puppy and his new family to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 7 . Created a new page in this section and moved the pictures of dogs bred by others with their new families to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 8 .

Added new pages to Our Nursery section with photos of 6 AND 7 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Updated Our Nursery Page 6 with EVEN MORE photos of 5 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Updated Rider's page with new standing photo and head shots taken 10-04-28 at age 10 months.

Modified Our Older Pups/Adults Available page with respect to availability of our pick male and female puppy out of our current Daisy x Dany litter.

April 2010

10-04-28: Updated Our Nursery Page 6 with another photo of 5 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Updated Jonah's page with new standing photos and head shots taken at 10 months of age.

10-04-26: Added a new page to Our Nursery section with photos of 5 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies (more to follow soon).

10-04-22: Our Nursery and Older Pups/Adults Available pages were updated to include information that we are seeking suitable homes in Winnipeg or surrounding area for our pick male and female puppies out of our current Daisy x Dany litter.

10-04-21: Updated Our Nursery Page 5 with MORE photos of 4 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

10-04-18: Added a new page to Our Nursery section to include photos of Daisy x Dany puppies taken at age 4 weeks (more to come).

Modified Brady's page with new standing photo and head shots taken this weekend at age 17 months.

10-04-11: Updated Our Nursery Page 4 with new photos of 3 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies.

Sadie's (formerly known as "Velvet") page was modified to reflect that she is now residing with her loving new foster family: the Akerley's. Further, we updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page to remove notice re: Sadie looking for a foster home. New photos taken at 11 1/2 weeks of age were also added.

Added new photos of Rio x Zeus puppies and their new families (includes testimonials), as well as Rio x Brooks puppies with their new families (also with testimonials) to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 5 & Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 6 , respectively.

Updated Lobo's page with new photos taken at 9 months of age.

Updated Maisy's page with new photos taken at 27.5 months of age.

10-04-10: Added yet another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of 3 week-old Daisy x Dany puppies (more to come).

10-04-06: Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Daisy x Dany puppies taken at 2 weeks of age (more to follow soon).

10-04-02: Updated our Home page for Easter.

10-04-01: Added EVEN MORE pictures of Daisy x Dany puppies to Our Nursery ~ Page 2. They are now 1 1/2 weeks old.

March 2010

10-03-30: Updated Our Nursery ~ Page 2 with MORE photos of Daisy x Dany puppies taken at just over 1 week of age.

10-03-27: Added new photos of Rio x Zeus puppies and their new families (includes testimonials), as well as dogs bred by others with their new families (also with testimonials) to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 5 & Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 7 , respectively.

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Velvet Brown; includes photos taken at age 8, 7, 6, 5 & 3 weeks. Velvet is our pick female out of Rio's litter sired by Hadleigh's The Scarecrow ("Brooks").

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Robin Hood; includes 8, 7, 6, 5 & 3 week-old photos of our pick male, Maverick, from Rio x Brooks' winter 2010 litter.

Updated our Rayneriver Labradors page to include both Maverick & Velvet.

Added tribute to our beloved Rayne on Our Retired Dogs / In Loving Memory page.

Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Daisy x Dany puppies taken at 1 week of age (more to follow soon).

10-03-25: Moved all photos of our Rio x Brooks litter born January 15, 2010 to Our Past Litters Photo Album ~ Page 6. New pictures of the puppies taken at age 5 weeks, 6 weeks, seven weeks and eight+ weeks were also added.

Added new photos of Rio x Brooks puppies and their new families (includes testimonials) to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 6.

Rio's page was also modified to reflect that she was adopted by a loving foster family ~ the Turnbull's!

10-03-23: It is with great sadness that we had to say "good-bye" to our beloved canine companion Sharona's Sweet Dream O'Rayne ~ "Rayne" ~ on March 18, 2010 at the age of 12 years, 8 1/2 months. Rayne (aka "Girlie") was a wonderful Labrador & cherished family member who blessed us with countless hours of happiness, unconditional love & companionship. A true Lab in every sense of the word, she will be greatly missed, but fondly remembered for her delightful temperament, intelligence, willingness to please, keen retrieving ability, gentleness & loving nature. Write-up to follow on our In Loving Memory page soon.

Updated our Home page by dedicating it to the memory of our Labrador, "Rayne".

The puppies are here! The puppies are here! Please see Our Nursery page for Daisy's exciting news and photos!

Modifications were also done to Our Upcoming Litters and Older Pups/Adults Available pages.

10-03-02: Updated Our Nursery page to announce that all of the puppies from our Rio x Brooks litter have been sold, however, we are still looking for a placement home for chocolate girl "Velvet!"!

Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 6 weeks of age.

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page to remove notice re: Rio looking for a foster home, as she found a loving new family: Tara & Steve Turnbull! Rio's page was also modified to reflect this. Also removed notice re: Zoey and added photos of pick female from our current litter to this page.

February 2010

10-02-21: Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 5 weeks of age.

Also updated Our Nursery Page 5 with MORE pictures of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 4 1/2 weeks of age.

Updated Magnum's page with new head and body shots taken on 10-02-19 at 6 months of age.

10-02-15: Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 4 weeks of age.

10-02-09: Updated Our Nursery Page 4 with MORE pictures of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 3 and 3 1/2 weeks of age.

Updated Our Upcoming Litters page with chosen stud dog for Maisy. See Litter #3 for details.

Added pedigree for Maisy x Albert litter, which is due summer 2010. Link can be found on Our Upcoming Litters page.

Created new page titled: "Web Design" (for dog, cat and horse breeders and pet-related business owners). It is still under construction.

10-02-07: Our Welcome page has a new look! We've replaced the old buttons with a different means of navigation. Your comments and suggestions are welcome!

10-02-05: Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new photos of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 3 weeks of age.

10-02-04: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that we have a "pick of the litter" chocolate female out of Rio & Brooks looking for a foster home. "Velvet" is available to a suitable family in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge, and ready to go to her new family after March 5th. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details.

January 2010

10-01-31: Added MORE puppy photos to Our Nursery Page 3.

10-01-30: Added another page to Our Nursery section to include new 2 week photos of Rio x Brooks puppies!

10-01-28: Updated Our Nursery Page 2 with even MORE pictures of Rio x Brooks puppies taken at 1 1/2 weeks of age.

10-01-23: Updated Our Nursery page to include a couple more photos of Rio x Brooks puppies taken from birth UP TO 1 week of age. Also posted new 1 week puppy photos to Our Nursery Page 2.

Updated Our Upcoming Litters page to say that Daisy has been bred to Canadian Champion, American Champion Pointed Snowden Hill's As Time Goes By ("Dany"). Yellow puppies are expected for March 18, 2010.

10-01-16: The puppies have arrived! Please see Our Nursery page for Rio's exciting news and photos! Also amended Our Upcoming Litters page with this announcement.

Updated our Home page by adding a new picture of Zoey enjoying a romp in the snow in late winter.

Zoey's page was also modified to reflect that she is now residing with her loving new foster family: Rich Murphy, Susan Zimmer, Clara & Kokanee the black female Labrador. Further, we updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page to remove notice re: Zoey looking for a foster home.

Updated Our Puppies/New Families Page 5 with new photos and updates on Juno, Echo, Finley & Lobo (Rio x Zeus litter born June 22, 2009). Also updated Our Puppies/New Families Page 6 with photos of Zoey taken with her new family and ours.

December 2009

09-12-28: Updated our Upcoming Litters page to show the change in stud dog and due date for Rio and included the link for this litter's pedigree. We are accepting deposits on this litter now!

Updated Maisy's page with new photos taken on 09-11-15 at 23 1/2 months of age.

Also updated Zoey's page with new photos taken on 09-10-13 (11 1/2 months of age) and 09-11-15 (age 12 1/2 months).

09-12-11: Updated our Home page for Christmas by adding a picture of a 5 week-old Rayneriver puppy by the tree at Christmastime.

November 2009

09-11-07: Modifications were made to Our Nursery page to include new litter plans, plus we moved photos of our summer 2009 litter (Rio x Zeus) to Our Past Litters Photo Album ~ Page 5.

Further, Our Puppies/New Families page has a new look! Instead of having one big page, we've separated it into smaller pages according to litter. Also added new photos of Rio x Zeus puppies and their new families (includes testimonials), as well as dogs bred by others with their new families to Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 5 & Our Puppies / New Families ~ Page 6, respectively.

Updated Lobo's page with new photos taken on 09-10-25 at 17 1/2 weeks of age.

Also updated Shade's page with new photos taken on 09-10-12 at 4 months of age.

09-11-04: Updated our Upcoming Litters page to reflect the change in stud dog for Daisy and included the link for this litter's pedigree. Also updated Daisy's page to show that she will soon be bred to Can Ch Am Ch Pointed Snowden Hill's As Time Goes By ("Dany").

Rayneriver has a new addition: Azureblue Gran Torino ~ "Magnum"! Our typey, big-boned, thick-coated son of Polish Junior Champion Figero Da Foz Herbu Zadora ("Ghandi") arrived from Azureblue Kennels (Stonewall, Manitoba) on 09-10-16. We can't thank breeder Heather Evans enough for this gorgeous yellow fella! Updated our Rayneriver Labradors page to include him.

Updated our Home page by adding a "Lab-dorable" photo of Magnum at 9 1/2 weeks sitting amongst the leaves in autumn.

Updated Maisy's page with new photos taken on 09-10-23 at 22 1/2 months of age.

Also modified Zoey's page with new photos taken on 09-10-13 at 11 1/2 months of age and added news about her most recent show wins (October 2009)!

October 2009

09-10-05: Updated Brady, Daisy, Maisy, Rio & Zoey's pages to show they received their annual eye clearance for 2009.

Also modified Brady's page with new photos taken at 10 1/2 months of age.

09-10-02: Updated Our Nursery page with the 7 & 8 week photos of Rio x Zeus puppies (see Our Nursery ~ Page 8). Also added additional photos taken at 5 weeks of age (see Our Nursery ~ Page 6).

Updated Our Puppies/New Families page by adding photos of Rio x Zeus puppies (born June 22, 2009) and their new families.

Modified our Upcoming Litters page to reflect our spring 2010 litter plans. We are expecting some exceptional puppies in all three colours!

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page to announce that we have a 2 1/2 year-old black female and 11 month-old chocolate female each looking for a foster home (separately). They are available to suitable families in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details.

Updated Rio's page with newer photos taken at 27.5 months and 28.5 months of age.

Updated Zoey's page with news about her recent show wins (August 2009).

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Wild Ocean; includes photos taken at age 7, 6 & 5 weeks. Shade is our pick female out of Rio's first litter sired by Canadian Champion Gomagan's Case Dismissed ("Zeus").

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Sea Eagle; includes 7, 6 & 5 week-old photos of our pick male, Jonah, from Rio x Zeus' summer 2009 litter.

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Treasure Hunter; includes 7, 6 & 5 week-old photos of another quality male, Lobo, from Rio x Zeus' summer 2009 litter.

Rayneriver welcomes our new addition, Rickways Cajun Cowboy ~ "Rider"! He came to us from Rickway Kennels, Manitoba in August 2009. We are thankful to Rider's breeder, Joyce Love, for sharing this handsome chocolate boy with us!

In August 2009, Rayneriver welcomed a new chocolate girl: BonaVenture's Film Maker at Rayneriver ~ "Maisy"! We are honoured and grateful to Tom and Gail Shearer of BonaVenture Kennels in Bagdad, Kentucky for entrusting us with this special girl. Maisy is one of the last daughters sired by the wonderful chocolate dog, Epoch's Edward of BonaVenture. Her grandsire is the famous stud dog (English import), American Champion Rocheby Rainmaker!

Updated our Rayneriver Labradors page to include Shade, Jonah, Lobo, Rider & Maisy.

Added photos of a new gift basket creation to our Happy Tails Gift Baskets page.

August 2009

09-08-06: Updated Our Nursery page with new 6-week photos of Rio x Zeus puppies.

July 2009

09-07-28: Updated Our Nursery page with newer photos of Rio x Zeus puppies taken at 4 1/2 weeks of age. Also added the new "Lab-dorable" 5 week photos!

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that our pick male, Jonah, has been blessed with a loving foster home! Thank you for your inquiries!

09-07-23: Updated our Home page by adding a picture of 4 1/2 week-old Rio x Zeus puppy sitting in a flowerpot amongst the colourful florals and greenery in summertime.

09-07-21: Updated Our Nursery page with newer photos of Rio x Zeus puppies taken at 3 1/2 weeks of age. Also added new 4 week photos of the adorable babies taken yesterday!

Modified our Upcoming Litters page to show that Daisy will soon be bred to Multi BISS Am Ch Sureshot Hyspire Impressive ("Travis")! We are expecting some exceptional puppies in this fall 2009 litter of blacks and yellows, as Travis is bringing his fine qualities and wonderful pedigree into the equation --- not to mention he has a stand-out temperament! Also added a link for pedigree (Daisy x Travis) info.

09-07-15: Updated Our Nursery page to include new 3 week photos of Rio x Zeus puppies.

09-07-11: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to say that Sage has been blessed with a loving foster home, however, we are still looking for a placement home for Jonah!

Added more photos (Nursery page) taken of Rio x Zeus puppies at 2 weeks of age.

Also updated Our Puppies/New Families page with photos of Brady (out of Daisy x Chips) taken at 7 1/2 months of age.

09-07-08: Updated our Index page with new photo of Sharona's Sweet Dream O'Rayne ("Rayne") lying amongst the dandelions in summer ~ in honour of her 12th birthday today!

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that we have a "pick of the litter" black male (Jonah) and "pick of the litter" black female (Sage) out of Rio & Zeus each looking for a foster home (separately). They are available to suitable families in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge, and ready to go to their new families after August 10th. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details.

Updated Brady's page with new 8 month photo.

09-07-06: Updated Our Nursery page to include new 2 week photos of Rio x Zeus puppies.

09-07-03: Updated Our Nursery page to include more photos of Rio x Zeus puppies taken at 1 to 1 1/2 weeks of age.

June 2009

09-06-30: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Rio x Zeus puppies taken at 1 week of age.

09-06-27: Updated Our Nursery page to indicate that all puppies in Rio's litter have been sold. Keep checking back, as our Daisy will soon be bred for a late fall litter of blacks and yellows. Puppies are currently being reserved for both pet and show homes. Please see our Upcoming Litters page for more info. And you may wish to still contact us, as we'd be happy to direct you to several of our reputable breeder friends who have litters on the ground/expecting puppies! We can also refer you to the Labrador Retriever Club of Manitoba Lab Rescue Program for dogs in need of a good home.

Updated Our Nursery page to include a couple more photos of Rio x Zeus puppies taken at less than 1 week of age (2 days and 4 days to be exact).

09-06-22: The puppies are here! The puppies are here! Please see Our Nursery page for Rio's exciting news and photos! Our Upcoming Litters and Older Pups/Adults Available pages were also updated.

09-06-20: Rayneriver News: Zoey is awarded Winners Female at the Kenora & District Dog Club show on June 19, 2009 for 2 points under Judge Tom Alexander! Thank you! She also took Reserve Winners Female three times during the same weekend! We praise God for this blessing and are very grateful to David Sullivan (Chi Kennels, Manitoba) for his expert handling of Zoey! "Click here to view Zoey's page"

Updated Zoey's page to include particulars of her show wins over this weekend. Also modified our Welcome page with this info.

09-06-12: Updated Our Puppies/New Families page to include new photos of 6 month-old Ozzie and Sawyer ~ both out of our Daisy x Chips November 2008 litter.

Added a few new photos of our chocolate puppy, Zoey, taken at age 7 months.

Updated our Welcome page, as well as Our Upcoming Litters and Application Process pages with information that from every puppy we sell, we will make a donation to help support the efforts of Saloam Mission, a Christian humanitarian agency committed to offering free programs and services to the poor and homeless living on Winnipeg streets.

May 2009

09-05-19: Updated our Upcoming Litters page with Rio's good news: pregnancy confirmed; 6 or 7 puppies seen via ultrasound!

09-05-13: Flash! At just 6 1/2 months of age and her second time out, Zoey went Best Puppy In Specialty at the River City Labrador Enthusiasts Specialty Show on May 9th, 2009 under Breeder Judge Mrs. Susan Huntzinger (Riverlane Labradors, Oregon, USA)! Thank you! We are so proud of our Zoey-girl! "Click here to see a picture of Zoey's show win"

Updated Zoey's page to include photo of her show win. Also modified our Welcome page with this info.

Updated our Home page by adding a picture of Rayneriver's American Thunder ("Thunder") sitting amongst the lilacs at springtime.

April 2009

09-04-22: Updated our Upcoming Litters page to reflect the recent breeding between Rio and Can Ch Gomagan's Case Dismissed ("Zeus")! This litter of blacks and chocolates is expected to be born on or about June 18th. Because Rio's test results showed that she needed to be bred immediately and time was of the essence, we ended up choosing this fine boy closer to home. We are confident Zeus is a good match for our girl!

09-04-17: Modified our Upcoming Litters page to show that Rio will soon be bred to Big Sky's Heaven Scent From Trinity ("Joshua")! We are expecting some exceptional puppies in this litter, as Joshua is bringing his fine qualities and wonderful pedigree into the equation --- not to mention he has a stand-out personality like his sire: BISS Am Ch Big Sky's Stone Kutter ("Mason")! Also updated our Home page to remove the Easter message.

09-04-02: Updated our Home page for Easter.

09-04-02: Updated our Home page by adding a new picture of Zoey enjoying a romp in the snow in late winter. Zoey's page was also modified to include new 5 month-old photos. Also updated Our Puppies/New Families page with new photos of Rayneriver's Water Lily ("Lily") and Rayneriver's The Frisco Kid ("Sawyer").

February 2009

09-02-27: Gave the entire website an update with new page titles, picture frames and link colours. Also updated Rio's page to include OFA numbers with respect to her hip and elbow clearances.

09-02-23: Modified our Upcoming Litters page by adding a link for pedigree info regarding our spring 2009 litter of blacks and chocolates (Rio x Mason); Updated Zoey's page to include new 4-month photo.

09-02-22: Updated our Upcoming Litters page with info on our spring and fall litter plans.

09-02-18: Added new page titled: Pet Lover Giftware; Updated Our Puppies/New Families page to include new photos of Lily (Daisy x Chips pink collar girl) taken at 3 months of age; Updated Welcome page to include new buttons (Application Process, Pet Lover Giftware) and changed their order. Also updated links on all pages to reflect the changes. Further, modifications were made to Our Nursery page to include new litter plans, plus we moved photos of our fall 2008 litter (Daisy x Chips) to Our Past Litters Photo Album ~ Page 4.

09-02-12: Added new page titled "Application Process", which explains the process whereby a puppy can be obtained from Rayneriver (our Puppy Questionnaire is accessible from here). Included a link on our Rayneriver Puppies, Our Upcoming Litters and Our Nursery pages. Also updated Zoey's page with new standing photo taken at 3 1/2 months of age.

09-02-04: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page to announce that 5 beautiful English Setter puppies (2 girls & 3 boys) bred by our good friend David Sullivan of Chi Kennels in Anola, Manitoba are available to loving homes in mid-March. Both parents have wonderful temperaments, appropriate health clearances and come from top show champion bloodlines. Please contact David at 204-866-4517 for further details.

January 2009

09-01-27: Updated Brady's page with new standing photo and head study taken at 2 1/2 months of age. Also updated Our Puppies/New Families page to include new photos of Brady. They, too, were taken at age 2 1/2 months. Further, updates were done to Our Upcoming Litters page to show the name and photos of our future "mom-to-be"!

09-01-23: Updated Our Puppies/New Families page with testimonial from Brady's (Daisy x Chips) family!

09-01-21: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available to announce that we have a 1 1/2 year-old black female looking for a foster home. "Rio" is available to a suitable family in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details.

Also updated Our Nursery Page 8 & Our Puppies/New Families page to include Skyblue Collar Boy's call name of "Toby". Further modified Our Puppies/New Families page to add photo of "Pink Collar Girl" with her new family, as well as new photos of Sawyer at age 10 weeks.

Updated Zoey's page with new photo taken at 2 1/2 months of age.

09-01-10: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to remove notice and announce that our "Pink Collar Girl" out of Daisy & Chips (Marley) has been blessed with a loving new home! Also added testimonials and a few pictures of Sawyer to Our Puppies/New Families page.

09-01-06: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that we have a "pick of the litter" yellow female out of Daisy & Chips looking for a foster home. "Marley" is available to a suitable family in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge, and ready to go to her new family now. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details.

09-01-05: Updates were done to Our Nursery page (included new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 7 weeks of age); Our Puppies/New Families page (added photos of Daisy x Chips puppies and their new families); Our Older Pups & Adults Available page (removed notice re: Marley looking for a foster home, as she found a loving new family); Rayneriver Labradors (moved dogs to Retired Dogs/In Loving Memory page AND added Zoey, Brady & Marley to this section); Retired Dogs/In Loving Memory page (added dogs retired from our breeding program); Site Map; Upcoming Litters page (modified litter announcements); and Our Home page (added a picture of Rayneriver's Blueridge Kona ("Kona") enjoying a romp in the snow in winter here at Rayneriver).

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Indiana Jones; includes 6 & 5 week-old photos of our pick male, Brady, from Daisy x Chips' fall 2008 litter.

Added new page titled: Rayneriver's Marsh Marigold; includes photos taken at age 6 & 5 weeks. Marley is our pick female out of Daisy's first litter sired by Champion Pointed Charm Namur Patriot Games.

Added new page titled: Eagertrieves Gingerbread Brown with photos of our new chocolate girl, Zoey, taken at age 2 1/2 months.

Rayneriver welcomes our new addition, Eagertrieves Gingerbread Brown ~ "Zoey"! She arrived from Alberta on 08-12-08. Thanks to Jolene Lingnau of Eagertrieve Kennels for this beautiful puppy!

December 2008

08-12-24: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 6 weeks of age. Also updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that our "pick of the litter" yellow female out of Daisy & Chips has been blessed with a loving foster home!

08-12-14: Updated Our Nursery page to include a couple more photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 4 weeks of age and new 5 week-old photos. Also updated our Home page by adding a picture of 5 week-old yellow Labrador male by the tree at Christmastime.

08-12-10: Updated Our Nursery page to indicate that all puppies in Daisy's litter have been sold. Keep checking back, as our Upcoming Litters page will be updated with litter announcements as plans progress. And you may wish to still contact us, as we'd be happy to direct you to several of our reputable breeder friends who have litters on the ground/expecting puppies! We can also refer you to the Labrador Retriever Club of Manitoba Lab Rescue Program for dogs in need of a good home.

08-12-09: Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Nursery pages to announce that we have a "pick of the litter" yellow female out of Daisy & Chips looking for a foster home. She is available to a suitable family in and around the Winnipeg area free of charge, and ready to go to her new family December 27th. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details. Also updated our Home page for Christmas by adding a picture of Daisy and friend by the tree!

08-12-07: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 4 weeks of age and to announce that there is only 1 puppy left! Also updated our Home page by adding a picture of Rayneriver's Blueridge Kona ("Kona") enjoying a romp in the snow in winter here at Rayneriver.

November 2008

08-11-29: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 3 weeks of age. Updated our Upcoming Litters page to report litter of blacks and chocolates planned for spring 2009. Also added "Our Baby Impressions" to our Links page, which specializes in creating one-of-a-kind baby mementoes.

08-11-23: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 2 weeks of age.

08-11-17: Updated Our Nursery page to include new photos of Daisy x Chips puppies taken at 1 week of age.

08-11-07: The puppies are here! The puppies are here! Please see Our Nursery page for Daisy's exciting news and photos!

October 2008

08-10-16: Updated our Home page by adding a new picture of Rio sitting amongst the bullrushes with duck decoy at fall time.

Updated Daisy and Rio's pages to show they received their annual eye clearance for 2008.

Also modified our Upcoming Litters page to include the following update: 8 puppies confirmed via ultrasound!

September 2008

08-09-07: A new litter is expected at Rayneriver! Updated our Upcoming Litters and Our Nursery pages with info on our upcoming fall litter. Also updated River's page with new photo taken at 5 1/2 years of age.

June 2008

08-06-22: Updated Rio's page with new photos of Rio taken at 16 1/2 months of age. Updated our Home page to include a newer picture of Chablais Fleur de Rayneriver ("Daisy") sitting amongst the evergreens at springtime. Also updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page with current info on 8 1/2 month-old black male Labrador looking for a home.

May 2008

08-05-28: Updated our Upcoming Litters and Our Nursery pages with info on our upcoming fall litter plans.

April 2008

08-04-28: Added new page titled: Creative Photography by Lesley; Updated Welcome page to include announcement that Rayneriver is now offering custom dog, cat or pet portraits! (We do wedding photography and portraits of people, too). Also updated our "Happy Tails Gift Baskets" page to include newer photos of a gift basket creation.

08-04-22: A six month-old lovely black boy bred by our friend Michelle Delaliaux of Rivercove Labradors is available to a loving home. Please contact her via e-mail to: frosty1@mts.net or phone 204-853-2017 ~ evenings after 6:00 p.m. / 204-654-7864 daytime until 4:30 p.m. for further details.

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available page by adding above-noted information.

08-04-11: Updated our Upcoming Litters and Daisy's page with new photos of Daisy taken at 2 years of age.

08-04-02: Updated our Upcoming Litters and Our Nursery pages with info on our upcoming spring litter. Also updated Daisy's page to show she received her hip and elbow clearances.

March 2008

08-02-16: Updated our Home page for Easter and added a new picture of Rayneriver's American Thunder ("Thunder") sitting amongst the lilacs at springtime.

February 2008

08-02-15: Updated our Home page by adding a picture of Rayneriver's Blueridge Kona ("Kona") enjoying a romp in the snow in January here at Rayneriver.

January 2008

08-01-10: Updated Rio's page by adding new standing photo of Rio taken at 11 months of age.

December 2007

07-12-20: Updated our Home page for Christmas and added picture of Daisy and friend by the tree; Updated Rio's page with newer photos of Rio taken at 9 1/2 months of age.

October 2007

07-10-14: Updated our Home page by adding picture of Rayne enjoying the sunshine on a warm autumn day here at Rayneriver.

Updated both Rayne, Rio & Daisy's pages to show they received their annual eye clearance for 2007.

Added new page titled: Rickway Over The Ocean with photos of our newest black girl, Rio, taken at age 11 1/2 weeks & 7 months; Updated Rayneriver Labradors page to include Rio.

March 2007

07-03-27: Rayneriver welcomes our new addition, Rickway Over The Ocean ~ "Rio"! Thank you to Joyce Love of Rickway Kennels in Manitoba for this outstanding puppy with beautiful movement, type and temperament!

07-03-25: Updated our Home page for Easter and added picture of Rayne as a puppy wearing her bunny ears.

December 2006

06-12-15: Updated our Home page for Christmas and added picture of Daisy and friend by the tree; Updated Daisy's page to include news of her October '06 show win. Also added a recent photo of Daisy taken at 11 1/2 months of age.

October 2006

06-10-01: Updated our Welcome page, Older Pups & Adults Available page & Thunder's page to remove notice re: Thunder looking for pet home, as he found a loving new family. Also added a few recent photos of Daisy & Thunder on each of their pages.

September 2006

06-09-19: We currently have a 2 1/2 year-old black male with a sweet temperament looking for a home. He is is very intelligent and loves to please. He is available *FREE* to a pet home only ~ quieter home preferred. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details. "click here to view Thunder's page"

Updated our Older Pups/Adults Available & Welcome pages by adding above-noted information.

Updated our Home page by adding picture of Rayne enjoying the sunshine on a warm autumn day here at Rayneriver.

Updated both Rayne & Thunder's pages to show they received their annual eye clearance for 2006.

Updated Daisy's page to include news of her recent show wins.

June 2006

06-06-30: Updated our Home page by adding new picture of Daisy with "friend" enjoying a warm summer day; updated Daisy's page with new photo taken at 6 months of age.

06-06-19: Updated Thunder's page with new photo of his recent show win taken at 2 years of age.

Rayneriver News Flash: Congratulations to our Rayneriver homebred boy ~ CH Rayneriver's American Thunder on finishing his Canadian Championship by going Winner's Dog and then taking Best of Opposite at the Kenora & District Dog Show on June 17th under judge Ms Judy Shurb … Thank you!!! "click here to see a picture of Thunder's show win"

06-06-01: Updated Daisy's page with new photos taken at 5 1/2 months of age; Updated Thunder's page to include news of his recent show wins.

May 2006

06-05-07: Updated our Home page by adding new picture of Daisy with "friend" enjoying a warm, sunny spring day.

April 2006

06-04-29: Updated our Home page by adding picture of Thunder as a puppy with "friend" enjoying a warm spring day; updated Daisy's page with new photo taken at 4 1/2 months of age.

March 2006

06-03-25: Updated our Home page for Easter and added picture of Rayne as a puppy wearing her bunny ears; updated Daisy's page with new photos taken at 14 1/2 weeks of age.

06-03-11: Updated our Home page by adding picture of Daisy at 2 1/2 months of age with "friend" enjoying a mild winter day.

February 2006

06-02-15: Added new page titled: Chablais Fleur de Rayneriver with photos of our new yellow girl, Daisy, taken at age 6 weeks; Updated Rayneriver Labradors page to include Daisy; Updated Our Story page to include Daisy.

Rayneriver welcomes our new addition, Chablais Fleur de Rayneriver ~ "Daisy"! She arrived from Quebec on 06-02-12. Thanks to Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest of Chablais Kennels for this beautiful puppy!

January 2006

06-01-15: Updated our Home page by adding picture of Rayne with "friend" enjoying a mild winter day.

December 2005

05-12-15: Updated our Home page for Christmas and added picture of Labrador puppy by the tree.

November 2005

05-11-25: Updated our Home page by adding new picture of Rayne with "friend" enjoying a mild winter day; updated Thunder's page to include news of his recent show win; amended broken links to Our Guarantee page.

05-11-16: Updated Retired Dogs/In Loving Memory page with additional photos of Tao-cat.

05-11-07: Updated Thunder's page with new photos taken at 19 1/2 months of age.

October 2005

05-10-14: Updated our Home page by adding new picture of Rayne enjoying the sunshine on a warm autumn day here at Rayneriver.

05-10-04: Completed & updated Site Map (page was previously under construction).

05-10-03: Updates done to Our Nursery, Our Upcoming Litters, Our Puppies/New Families (added photos of Breezy with her new owners), Our Past Litters Photo Album (broke this page up into several smaller pages) & Welcome pages (added new buttons). Added the following NEW PAGES to our site: Older Pups & Adults Available, Guarantee, Rayneriver News & Updates, Retired Dogs/In Loving Memory, Site Map & Contact Us.

September 2005

05-09-29: Updated our Home page by adding new picture of Breezy (10 months) & "friend"; updated Welcome page & Breezy's page to remove notice re: Breezy looking for pet home, as she found a loving new family.

05-09-24: We currently have a 10 month-old yellow female with a sweet temperament looking for a home. She is is very intelligent and loves to please. She is available *FREE* to a pet home only ~ quieter home preferred. Please contact us at 204-866-4090 for further details. "click here to view Breezy's page"

05-09-12: Updated both Rayne & Thunder's pages to show they received their annual eye clearance for 2005; updated Breezy's page by adding recent photos taken at 9 1/2 months of age.

05-09-05: Updated our Rayneriver Labs page by adding new picture of Breezy.

August 2005

05-08-08: Updated Breezy's page with new photos taken at 7 & 8 months of age.

05-08-07: Updated Thunder's page with new photo of his recent show win taken at 16 1/2 months of age.

Rayneriver News Flash: Congratulations to our Rayneriver's American Thunder on taking Winner's Dog at the LRC of Manitoba Specialty on August 6th under breeder judge Mr. David Nightingale (Boothgate Labradors ~ UK). What a spectacular day … Thank you!!! "click here to see a picture of Thunder's show win"

05-07-14: Updated our Home page by adding additional photos of our Siamese cat, "Tao".

June 2005

05-06-27: Updated our Home page by dedicating it to the memory of our Siamese cat, "Tao".

It is with great sadness that we lost our beloved feline companion Tai Jen Sapphire ~ "Tao" ~ on June 25, 2005. "T" was a wonderful Siamese cat & cherished family member who blessed us with endless hours of happiness, unconditional love & companionship.
He will be greatly missed, but fondly remembered for his loving soul, comical antics & spirited nature. "click here to view our In Loving Memory page"

05-06-07: Updated Links page.

05-05-29: Updated Thunder's page with new photo of his recent show win taken at 14 months of age.

05-05-04: Added new page titled: Pet Portraits by Kevin; Updated Welcome page to include announcement that Rayneriver is now offering custom dog, cat or pet portraits!

05-04-21: Updated Thunder's page with new photos taken at 13 months of age.

05-04-06: Updated Links page to include link to Canada's Guide to Dogs & PuppySites.com.

05-04-04: Updated Happy Tails Wedding Dog Collars page.

05/03: Updated our Home page to remove Easter theme & change photo.

05-03-24: Updated Happy Tails Wedding Dog Collars page.

05-03-23: Updated Happy Tails Gift Baskets page.

05-03-19: Updated Breezy's page to include new photos taken at 4 months of age.

05-03-18: Added new page titled: Happy Tails Wedding Dog Collars; Updated Welcome page to include announcement that Rayneriver is now offering Happy Tails Wedding Dog Collars!

05-03-02: Updated our Home page for Easter & added picture of Rayne.

05-02-28: Updated Thunder's page to include news of his recent show wins.

05-02-16: Updated Breezy's page to include new photos taken at 2 1/2 & 3 months of age.

05-01-29: Updated Rayneriver Labradors page with new picture of Breezy; Updated Our Story page to include Breezy.

05-01-17: Added new page titled: Chablais Brise de Rayneriver with photos of our new yellow girl, Breezy, taken at age 6 weeks & 7 1/2 weeks; Updated Rayneriver Labradors page to include Breezy.

Rayneriver welcomes our new addition, Chablais Brise de Rayneriver ~ "Breezy"! She arrived from Quebec on 05-01-13. Thanks to Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest of Chablais Kennels for this beautiful puppy!