I'm the breeder behind Sundowners-Dreamriver located in Gilroy, CA. Our dogs are central to our lives and we do everything we can to ensure they are healthy, happy, and ready to thrive anywhere! We are dog lovers through and through and we proudly produce, raise, and train each and every pup. It is our goal to ensure that each puppy who leaves our care is healthy, trained, and ready to live the best life in their new home.
Sundowners-Dreamriver meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
Labrador Retriever
Excellent level
Sundowners-Dreamriver reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Labrador Retrievers.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)
Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.
PRA, Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd), Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM), D Locus (Dilute) DNA test
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).