About Us
 Kathy Gerie Sharon Janice
The Mines Family,
Mom Gerie
and daughters Kathy, Janice and Sharon, have been breeding
quality Labrador Retrievers since 1974, under the
Rockycreek name. It is our goal to breed versatile Labradors. We
have produced winners at both all-breed and specialty
conformation shows, hunt tests, obedience and
rally trials, as well as wonderful
companions and reliable hunting dogs.
Gerie
resides in West Milford, New Jersey and part time in
Gloucester, North Carolina. She takes care of the older dogs and the
ones not currently being campaigned for their championships, hunt test
titles, or obedience titles. To keep them in condition, they have a 5
acre fenced in area with their own pond for swimming and frog hunting.
They all take turns being house dogs.
Janice owns and operates
Otway House Bed & Breakfast
in Beaufort, North Carolina.
She whelps and cares for the litters and does most of the paperwork and record keeping. Her website is www.otwayhouse.com
Kathy
is a Professional Dog Show Handler,
member of the Professional Handlers Association and an AKC Registered
Handler. Her kennel is located in Columbia, NJ. She is on the road
most of the time showing the dogs in conformation and obedience. Check
her website,
http://www.kmines.com/
to see if
you can visit her and some of the Rockycreek Labradors at a show in your
area.
Before Breeding, all of our dogs are OFA
certified Clear for Hips,
Elbows and Hearts; Eyes are CERF
certified yearly and Optigen tested for
prcd/PRA to ensure that we utilize only the soundest, healthiest,
quality animals available. We breed our females to males that have also
passed strict criteria to help ensure that we are passing on only
healthy, quality puppies and breeding stock.
At
Rockycreek, temperament is very important
because it lays the foundation of all that we
are trying to accomplish with our Labradors. We breed for competition quality stock which is also an advantage to our companion puppy buyers, since we are breeding for an all-round Labrador - good looking and easily trained for family companions, hunting and obedience competitions |