Hey guys, I've been looking at Bayou Labradors for a while and was almost positive I would be getting a pup from them. I saw their site and everyone seemed to be pleased. The dogs look great along with their pedigrees. Recently, however, I came across Chopper's (the sire) pass/fail ratio on his hunt test and it didnt look good what so ever. The site is
https://www.entryexpress.net/LoggedI...aspx?mdi=39617 and if you dont want to create an account to see it if you dont have one, [TABLE="width: 100%"]
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[TD]Master-B(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]05/14/2010
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Del Bay Retriever Club 2010 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Master(Fri)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]04/16/2010
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Rappahannock River Retriever Club 2010 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Master(Fri) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]03/20/2010
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Down East Hunting Retriever Club of North Carolina 2010 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Master-B(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]03/06/2010
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Yadkin River Waterfowl and Retriever Club 2010 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Master-B(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]11/06/2009
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Black Warrior Retriever Club 2009 Fall Hunt Test and Owner Handler Qualifying
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[TD]Master-B(Sat) [Pass]
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[TD]Pass
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[TD]10/30/2009
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[TD]
Magnolia Retriever Club 2009 Fall Hunt Test
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[TD]Master-A(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]05/09/2009
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[TD]
Mid-South Hunting Retriever Club 2009 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Master-B(Sat)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]04/25/2009
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[TD]
Magnolia Retriever Club 2009 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Senior(Sat) [Pass]
Senior-A(Sun)
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[TD]Pass
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[TD]04/18/2009
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[TD]
Pontchartrain Hunting Retriever Club
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[TD]Senior(Sat)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]04/04/2009
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[TD]
Black Warrior Retriever Club 2009 Spring Hunt Test Doubleheader
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[TD]Senior(Sun) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]04/03/2009
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Black Warrior Retriever Club 2009 Spring Hunt Test Doubleheader
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[TD]Senior(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]11/09/2008
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[TD]
Black Warrior Retriever Club Fall 2008 Hunt Test
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[TD]Senior(Sun) [Pass]
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[TD]Pass
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[TD]11/08/2008
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[TD]
Black Warrior Retriever Club Fall 2008 Hunt Test
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[TD]Senior(Sat) [Fail]
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[TD]Fail
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[TD]11/01/2008
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[TD]
Magnolia Retriever Club 2008 Fall Hunt Test
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[TD]Senior(Sat) [Pass]
Senior-B(Sun) [Fail]
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[TD]Pass / Fail
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[TD]10/18/2008
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Pontchartrain Hunting Retriever Club
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[TD]Senior(Sun) [Pass]
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[TD]Pass
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[TD]10/17/2008
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[TD]
Pontchartrain Hunting Retriever Club
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[TD]Senior(Sat) [Pass]
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[TD]Pass
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[TD]05/17/2008
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[TD]
Old Hatchie Hunting Retriever Club 2008 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Finished-B(Sat)
Finished-B(Sun)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]02/24/2008
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[TD]
Amite River HRC 2008 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Finished-A(Sun)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]02/23/2008
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[TD]
Amite River HRC 2008 Spring Hunt Test
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[TD]Finished-A(Sat)
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]11/03/2007
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[TD]
Hurricane Lake Hunting Retriever Club 2007 Fall Hunt Test
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[TD]Finished-B(Sat)
Finished-B(Sun)
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[TD][/TD]
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This will be my first dog and also new to training. Is this something I should be worried or cautious about before deciding on them? They seem to be great people with a great business, this just worried me a little. Also, any other reccomendations on breeders for chocolate labs if this is a problem? If not chocolate, any color would be fine. And yes, I know blacks and yellows may be better to some, I would just prefer a chocolate if possible.