Puppies are coming! Four litters will be here
soon! Check out our Upcoming Litters on
our Puppies Page!
Dances With Dogs Retrievers is
a family owned and operated premier breeder of
Yellow, Black, Chocolate, Silver, Charcoal, and
Silver-Factored Labrador Retrievers as well as
Golden Retrievers. We are also a premier breeder
of the majestic Irish Wolfhound. We are located
in rural Central Illinois where there is plenty
of room for our dogs to run and romp on our
acreage. In the attempt to continuously improve
our program we strive to seek out titled Studs
and Dams to introduce into our program as well
as dogs possessing the required
OFA and/or Penn
Hip Clearances as well as appropriate elbow, cardiac
and eye certification.
Health clearances are very important in producing a
happy, healthy, hand-raised puppy. Titled lineage is
a plus but we have found at times the most titled dog
is sometimes not the best fit for a family or
situation.
We strive to
combine excellent confirmation, best genetic traits,
positive disposition, balanced temperament,
exceptional good looks, intelligence and athleticism
with socialization, hands on affection and fun
resulting in a wonderfully balanced dog.
Check
out our time lapse Wolfy-ography: The evolution of
a pair of Irish Wolfhounds, Izzy and
Henry
The Irish
Wolfhound, known as The Dog of Kings, documented
back to the
Roman Empire is deemed the
Gentle Giant. In Medieval Times only Kings
could own them and how many a king owned
proved their wealth and stature. These dogs
can grow to three feet in height at the
shoulders and weigh as much as nearly 200
pounds. Bred to hunt Elk and Wolves these
massive creatures are easy going, kind and
gentle in nature. The Irish Wolfhound can vary
in color from a deep Gray, almost black to an
ivory color with Wheaton being the most
popular in the United States and Gray being
the most popular in the United Kingdom. These
massive animals are filled with individual
personalities, get their feelings hurt easily,
are intensely loyal, they think at 130 to 250
pounds they are a lap dog, and have a
propensity for being couch potatoes.
Check out our Wolfhound pages
and galleries for pictures and upcoming
litters.
