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3Year old Lacy

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Question
Hello Jen,

We're considering breeding Lacy. I haven't read your thread yet but I
would love to read a GOOD book on breeding. Would you please
recommend one?

Thank you,
Dave

Answer
There aren't too many that highlight every thing you need to know about labs.  Especially ones that detail the hereditary diseases breeders screen for and evaluating pedigrees and proving the dog has merit to be bred in the first place.  

All of these encompass bits of what it takes to breed a lab:

The Ultimate Labrador Retriever, Second Edition by Heather Wiles-Fone

The New Complete Labrador Retriever by Helen Warwick

Book of the Labrador Retriever by Anna Katherine Nicholas

The Labrador Retriever by Dorothy Howe

Labrador Retrievers Today (Book of the Breed Series) by Carole Coode

If you just had to get ONE, get this one:  

Reaching for the Stars: Formerly Advanced Labrador Breeding (The Pure Dog Bred Series) by Mary Roslin-Williams

Then a MUST HAVE in regards to whelping, if you get that far:

The Whelping and Rearing of Puppies: A Complete and Practical Guide by
Muriel P. Lee