Dakota TK Labradors - Chocolate & Yellow Lab Puppies for Families & Hunters

This page is dedicated to the families whom have given our puppies new homes with lots of TLC! We have added many of the wonderful comments we have gotten to the bottom of the page. Sorry if I have missed anyone! If you notice, please let me know!

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Axel lives with Dustin & it looks like he enjoys playing in the snow!

	Camo lives with Brigitte & Andy. He loves the other 2 dogs that live with him!

Mallie & Maya loving life with the McCann family!

Debbie really enjoys spending time with Jeter & Brody!	Updated pictures of Kota. She loves to point, flush & retrieve birds for Jim!

Rowdy loves living with his new family!	Rocky has lived with Ignacio & Joanna since 2008

Boone lives with the Lynch's & he is a great pet!		Doolie & Gary enjoying their time together!

Augie loves living with Matthew, Amanda & Indy!		Bowden & Jake love living with their new family in Florida!

Abby lives with the Ryks' and loves to be in the water!		Tony feels right at home with the Zartman's!

Dakota lives with the Mjeldes' & was the star of their wedding!	Mollie loves living with the Cota's!

Ellie lives with Kent & Melissa - she is Kacie's sister. Looks like this litter takes to water quickly!		Axel lives with the Schelle's & loves to hunt!!!

Tula live with the Johnsons. She is full of energy and loves to hunt!		Kota enjoying life with Jim & Mary - Oct. '08

Kimber lives with the Blake's and enjoys doing Everything outdoors!		Molly got to move in with Catherine and has a big brother, Aerich

The Bott's named their new family member Dakota.	Mattox found a home with Ted & Heather & almost a year later is a spitting image of his dad!

Dougal living with Penni in Colorado.	Rexy is a Twins fan in Minnesota! Go Twinkies!	Ella relaxing. She lives with Rashell.

Alex & his toy. He lives with Jason & Amy.	LT with the Espositos!	Abbie lives with Darrin, Lisa & the kids out east!

Diesel lives with Brad & Melissa. Enjoying the Sun & Surf with his new family (I am jealous!)		Ruby is living with Cory & Janson

Dakota lovin' living in New York!	Jag lives with Stacey & John	Dusty lives in NJ with Jackie & Mac - lap of luxury!

Gunner lives with the Dunwoody Family! She loves water! Look how she has grown - she is beautiful!		Brian & Hope couldn't do with just one so they got a 2nd puppy from another litter while they still lived in Alaska!

Stella has a Yellow dad and a Chocolate mom - there was a very strong yellow gene. She lives with Tom and is a wonderful pet!

2/24/11 Just sending you an update on the puppy we got from you guys at the beginning of January. He has been a good puppy and very spoiled :) he has been getting along with the other dogs great except the times he wants to bite their lips ;). Camo is the son of Cholie and Buck he is a very good looking dog and we are very excited to have him as a part of our family. About two weeks after we got him, I taught him, sit, shake, down, and high five, fetch, drop. Just this week he has got very good at the command "stay", he is a smart puppy. Brigitte & Andy

1/6/11 I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with the Male pup we purchased from you about a year ago...This is an FFA project for my son. We just love BEAR. He is the nicest dog in the world...I just wanted to say thank you again for all the helpful information you sent me when we first got Bear. I am going to put it to use. Kevin

10/24/10 I just love the puppy my daughter presented me from your stable. We named her Abby Gayle. She is such a delight...She gives us so much joy! I really think she will hunt with us this fall. She loves walking through the weeds and treestrips. Her mentor has been a faithful hunter for many years. I can't wait to see them working together. Tom

10/16/10 I picked up one of your puppies in May out of Buck & Roxie for John Schleicher and have been able to keep her with me up until now. After having Abby live here and take her up to Pierre several times this summer, I know I'm ready to have my own. Well, buy another for John and keep Abby to myself...She is sooo smart and such a joy to be around. She is a swimming machine and is learning to dive off the dock, fetch, and all the other good things. She LOVES people. Thank you so much for raising these great pups. She has healed my heart and I think she needs a sister. Thank you. Gayle

3/11/10 I bought Jeter a male lab from you guys in 06 and my sister and her boyfriend got Brody last year from you (choc lab) They are the best dogs ever! I now take care of Brody as well...he is such a great dog and him and Jeter are bff lol. I tell everyone about you since you have some the most beautiful Labs! =) Hope all is well =) Debbie

2/21/10 Just wanted to check in. We love our puppy and our little boy is having a ton of fun with him. We named him Rowdie and he is living up to it. We have a 3 yr old beagle and they are giving each other a work out. He is fetching like a champ and listens well. We are very happy with him and look forward to watching him grow. Brian & Becky

2/8/10 Here is a picture of Gary and Doolie on New Year's Day. Happy New Year from Gary, Marci, & Doolie! We continue to enjoy the companionship of Doolie. He is a beautiful gold Lab with a beautiful soul.

1/18/10 We just thought we would send an email letting you know how the puppies are doing. We are the proud owners of Jake and Bowden born on 8/9/09 from Mollie and Mo's Litter. They are almost 6 months old and we can't believe how big they are getting...Jake is definitely bigger than his brother! They are both super sweet and have great temperaments. Every day they are becoming even better pets! They love to play in the water. In fact, we've had to put up the baby gate around the pool just to keep them out! They are typical boys, constantly wrestling and playing with each other and our other dogs Holly and Mason. Everyone compliments us on how beautiful they are and we couldn't agree more. I have attached a few pictures for you guys. Thanks for the wonderful additions to our family!! Chis, Debbie, Katie and Kelly

12/18/09 I know we e-mailed you last year after pheasant hunting and Kota was only a year old. I just have to tell you that this year she really figured it out. She was pointing, flushing and retrieving birds and it did not matter if they landed in the water or not. She is a bird hunter for sure. No matter how tired she is, when the gun comes out she is ready to hunt. It has been so much fun to watch her hunt, so much so that Jim has started to Chukkar hunt again in addition to the SD pheasant hunting. Thank you again for breeding such great hunting and family dogs. Jim & Mary

12/17/09 Just wanted to send a few pictures of the girls. Mallie is in the pink collar and Maya is in the blue collar. It is amazing how fast they grow. I am enclosing a few of my favorite pictures to share with you. They are such good dogs and we are so blessed to have them in our lives. I still love to visit your site to see all the new babies that you guys have. I figure in another year or so I will be ready for another one. Wishing your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Safe New Year!! Thanks again The McCanns

12/16/09 Greetings, Just thought I would send you some updated pictures of Boone. He has been an awesome dog this far, I am nothing but satisfied. Thanks again for everything! Mitch

12/5/09 Just thought I'd let you know how Axel is doing! He was born from Mo & Razzie last March. He is just about 9 months old now and he is absolutely awesome! I trained him and he made it an extremely pleasant process :) He knows sit, come, stay, heel, shake (both paws), speak (but only for a treat), dead bird, up, and "hunt 'em up". He is already a proven hunter, running the fields and retrieving birds to my hand! Thanks for the great dog! I will be back soon to add another so Axel can have a friend :)

11/23/09 Hi Troy and Kelly, We thought you might enjoy this picture of Dakota. He is doing very well, he's just a little over a year old now! He was the star of our wedding! Take care, The Mjeldes

11/11/09 We had gotten our yellow lab, Abby, from you last November. She was from Mo and Cloie’s first batch. Abby has turner out to be a great dog! We don’t know what we did without her. She is defiantly a water dog. This summer we would take her to the lake and she would retrieve her dummies and swim around for hours. Abby has been a great companion. She adores her 3 mile runs with Susie and loves duck and pheasant hunting with Andy. I have attached some of her latest pictures.

10/31/09 Just wanted to let you now how Zues is doing. He came from Cloe and Moes litter of October 08. He is an oustanding dog. Loves to be in the water and learned his commands quickly. Took him out for his first hunt the other day and he retrieved all his birds. Thank you again for raising excellant labs. Chris

8/21/09 Well we've been meaning to send you pictures of Ellie for quite a while now! It was so hard to pick some to send cause there are so many good ones. She's such a beautiful dog and is so smart! She picked up on potty training within a week and she's following her other commands really well! We loved looking at pictures on your website of her sister Kacie. She's beautiful too!

Thanks again, she fits our family perfectly!

Kent, Melissa, Carter & Ellie

5/15/09 My puppy arrived safe and in excellent health. Thanks for doing such a great job of taking care of him and making his Journey to Alaska smooth. It is already apparent that he will be a wonderful member of our family. Thanks again! Rebecca

3/8/09 - I thought I'd share some pictures that I took of our dog Tula today. She is from Roo and Lilie's litter that Lilie had last March. Tula is doing great and is full of energy. She went hunting with Jeremy this fall and really liked it. She enjoys the exercise and could go for hours. ` Rebecca

10/26/08 - We just have to write to tell you how happy we are with Kota, the female born 9-24-07 from Razzie & Mo. She is just now a year old and we just got back from the pheasant hunting opener in South Dakota. We hunted in a large group with 4 other dogs. We were very excited, as she hunted like a seasoned hunting dog and was also the only dog out there without a shock collar on. She stayed reasonably close, listened to Jim's voice commands and even pointed several birds waiting for us to come close before flushing. She was truly in her element. You could see the joy on her face. This is in addition to the awesome family dog that she is. Thank you again for breeding such a great dog and allowing us to purchase her from you. We will definitely come back to you when we are ready for another puppy. ~ Jim & Mary

10/14/08 - I don’t think I ever emailed you an update on Kimber. She is a very good dog, we get so many compliments on both her looks and her temperament! She’s growing like a weed; she’s 7 months now (hard to believe) and is right around 60 pounds. She’s lean, but she’s just as solid as a rock. She gets lots of exercise running around our place all day. I’ve been working with her for the upcoming bird season. She’s picking up the basics fast, it’s amazing how much of it is instinct and breed into her. I’m looking forward to getting out and going up against some wild birds this fall. She’s such a people dog too, always trying to please and loves the attention. She is always stealing the show when we’re around other people and pets. She loves the water and we can’t keep her out of the snow either, just goes nuts and runs around nonstop in it. She’s brought us a lot of joy, we love her to death. ~ Justin

7/24/08 - How You Two Doing?... It's Ignacio And Joanna We Bought From The Yellow Lab Litter In March, We Wanted To Let You Know "Rocky" Is Doing Fine He's Very Playful And Get's Along Well With Our Other Dog, He Is 5 Month's Now, Thank You Very Much We Couldn't Be Happier, We Will Send You Pictures As Soon As We Can. Thank You Ignacio & Joanna

7/13/08 - Just wanted to let you know Molly is doing great. She's already retrieving and is learning at a phenomenal rate. We registered her as Gryphon Mhor Mardi Gras as every day that she goes to work with my husband, she makes his office look like New Orleans after Mardi Gras with the confetti and the fact that she ate the map of Ohio while we were driving through the state to get home. LOL She did it very quietly too. Thanks, Catherine

4/26/08 - Thought we'd send you a couple updated pictures of Gunner (Roo & Lilie's litter from January 2006) - he's much bigger than the picture you have of him & our daughter on your website. This past winter when he was at the vet he weighed 85 lbs. He's grown into an extremely beautiful dog and is doing good. Gunner LOVES pheasant hunting and being in the water. We are always looking at your website and watching for new litters of puppies. The 3 recent litters are adorable! ~ The Dunwoody's

7/16/07 - Dawson is going GREAT! He’s an incredible athlete and swims farther from shore every time we go out. Next summer they’ll be having water races, do doubt! Brian & Hope

9/17/06 - Just thought you might want to see how the puppy is coming. We named her Dakota she is just over eight months and weighs just over 70lbs.. Dakota is a very well rounded friendly and smart dog. Dakota knows many commands and retrieves well on land and especially in the water. We could not be happier with you guys and the quality of the dogs. When the time comes for another dog we will surely be calling you again. Thanks the Bott family

4/22/05 - I just wanted to let you know I found your email address and we love the puppy you sent us in Dec who is now close to 70 pounds. You sure grow them big. I don't know how we lived without him. He is the best addition to our family. He is so smart and obedient and is very fond of us and is friendly with everyone in the neighborhood. He even loves the mailman who gives him treats daily. He loves kids and that is probably because you bred him well. Thanks a lot and I recommend you to everyone who is in the market for a
lab. Who knows, I may come back to you later for another. :) - David

6/28/04 - I want to let you know that we are having a blast with Stella. She goes and does everything with us. She has created a very strong bond with our other dog, Oscar. They are very funny together. Thanks, again. We love her. --Tom

6/24/04 - Hi, Troy and Kelly, we have been having a lot of fun with Ruby this summer. If you and the girls are ever in Sioux Falls you should call us so the girls could see and play with Ruby. The girls must have had a big impact on ruby, because ever since we got Ruby she will stop everything she is doing if she hears a little girls voice. ~ Cory