LegaSea Labradors

I am a hobby breeder currently living in Dallas, Texas, but my start in Labradors came while living in Southern California. Easy is my first show dog (on left above), and he is the one that got me hooked on the breed by going RWD in the first specialty we entered, going WD/BOW at the third one I entered him in, and consistently placing in others. The house is currently filled with his children and grandchildren, on which my breeding program has been founded. I was honored to have the opportunity to stand Olé (on right above) at stud and show him in the US in 2005-2006 and look forward to watching his North American progeny mature over the next few years!

All of the dogs at LegaSea share my home in Dallas with me and my fourteen year old Himalayan, Caesar. While there is a dog run and dog yard, there is not a kennel, as I only keep a few dogs so that they can all be house dogs. I am fortunate to be able to work from my home, and spend the majority of the day with my dogs. Most nights I will have at least two girls on the bed, and usually another one of the boys will snuggle in just before daybreak, with the others within tripping distance! The dogs have their own sunroom off my music room, and it has a doggy door to their yard, but all four of them can usually be found under foot wherever I am, especially in the kitchen. Weather permitting, they swim in the backyard pool daily, and go for walks through the neighborhood as well as make frequent trips to the lake and nearby parks.

In Memory of Klassic Honeysuckle Rose, CGC Easy came into my life when I lost Honey in 2000.

The Kennel name "LegaSea" was derived after I lost Honey in 2000. Honey and I lived 1 block from the beach, in Hermosa Beach, just outside Los Angeles and even though it wasn't really allowed, Honey loved to go swimming in the Pacific whenever I could sneak her past the Beach Patrol! My introduction to the Labrador fancy was all by chance, when I unexpectedly lost Honey to acute pancreatitis and wanted a black dog to warm my feet. Easy filled the emptiness in my heart and Honey's "Legacy by the Sea" was started. We've since moved far from the sea, but the LegaSea continues.

In Spring of 2005, I converted my chlorinated pool into a saltwater pool with a Gold Line Aqua Rite Salt Chlorinating System. The Aqua Rite uses common salt (the same salt used in water conditioners) and converts it into "free" chlorine. The chlorine sanitizes the pool and then reverts back into salt, so it does not require the maintenance of a chemical-sanitized pool. It's not "salty" like the ocean, but has the same pH as saline, so you can swim with your eyes open underwater and it won't hurt the dogs either. With only a teaspoon of salt per gallon, the Aqua Rite produces enough fresh chlorine to keep a 40,000-gallon pool clean without the chlorine smell. The dogs' coats don't dry out and that lingering smell of chlorine on the dogs, towels, bathing suits and patio are gone! Email me if you want more information-- I don't work for the company, but I'm a believer in the system and wish I'd done it earlier!!

Multi Ch. Olé came to stay with us in January 2005 through April 2006. He earned his championship with two specialty five point majors, RWD at a third specialty, and two all breed group placements. He was Best in Specialty Show from Open Black under Betty Graham at DFWLRC in 2005 and he also earned his Junior Hunter title while here. We had a really busy 2006!! In February, Olé earned his JH. We took some time off to have April litters out of Diva and Aria, and in May Gussie and Maisie earned their WCs. We came back after a hot summer and in August, Bonus and Dapper finished their championships at the same circuit! In October, we had a great time at the National!! Diva was Best of Winners and Best Brood Bitch; Gussie, Diva and Bonus each earned a JH leg; Gussie and Diva completed their RN titles, and Bonus got a leg on his RN; Aria completed her CD; and Aria qualified in Open Agility and Rally Advanced, with first place honors!!!! Diva and her three offspring earned Dog For All Reasons recognition for competing in performance, obedience and conformation events!! Then, two weeks later, Diva finished her championship at the HOTLRC Specialty, while her daughters Gussie and Halle were 2nd in BBE and 1st in Am Bred! The following weekend, Gussie earned her JH and Diva also passed both days for a total of three legs!