Deacon is a 70-75 lb black pointing Labrador retriever trained and handled by his owner Todd Whelan from Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Todd and Deacon have qualified for the AKC Master National, the HRC International Grand, and the APLA Triple Crown, earning two Triple Crown passes. 

 

I've had the privilege of watching, judging, and shooting over Deacon over the past few years and have been impressed with his style, confidence, and biddability.  

 

Deacon is highly intelligent, has a big motor but is a team player and loves the game.  He connects on a personal level and surprisingly is not food driven like most Labs are.  He's polite and not demanding in the house, but will hunt till he drops.  He has sired five litters.  Of the pups he's produced, one is a 4xGMPR-TC1 who has never failed a hunt test and has 3 passes towards his MH title.  Other offspring hold HRCH and Seasoned titles in HRC and APR titles in APLA.

 

Renowned pointing Lab trainer Julie Bates says of this stud:  "Deacon would follow Todd off a cliff, into fire.  Driven by partnership, absolutely zero fear.  I love that!"

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We're excited to pair these two exceptional pointing Labs to produce what should be some of the finest PL pups in the world!