Our home is nestled in the countryside of our family dairy farm, surrounded by rolling hills, crop fields, pastures for our cattle, and ponds. We are located in the beautiful St Croix River Valley a few miles off of Interstate 94 on the Wisconsin / Minnesota border, in a suburb of the Twin Cities which is located east of St. Paul, MN approximately 30 minutes.
My name is Whitney Strate, I was born and raised in Hudson, WI. I’ve been married to my husband Jonathan for 5 years. He is a 6th generation dairy and agricultural farmer. We lead a busy life as a farming and labrador breeding family. Our family consists of my husband and I, and we have a little girl together and my 2 teenage stepsons. My parents live close and help out immensely when we have litters to care for. Raising a litter of puppies takes help from everyone to make it a success; from cleaning up the endless messes to snuggling, handling and socializing the puppies, everyone pitches in to raise these lovable bundles of joy!
The discovery of these remarkably loyal dogs began when I got my first two labradors in my early 20’s and I absolutely fell in love with the breed. I started this breeding journey in 2007 as a young adult, still trying to determine which path in life was right for me. My adventure into breeding started with Brando & Sascha, the patriarch & matriarch, to my breeding program. A colleague had suggested that I breed my two dogs while I was off for the summer of 2010. All it took was one litter and I was “hooked”. I have come a long ...
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