Welcome to Black Swamp Retrievers website. I'm owner Chet Welch from Northwest Ohio also known as The Great Black Swamp region.

Retrievers have been a passion of mine since my first Labrador "Ranger" I got when I was sixteen years old. Spending time with Man's Best Friend is what I like to do. I currently have two black female Labs, "HR Midnight Mia Bella" and "HR Blackswamps Bring Em Back Brie JH" and one black male puppy " Blackswamps Pride of Hunters Marsh" .

The purpose of our kennel is to raise, breed and train solid good looking retrievers. Breeding will only be done if dogs are genetically healthy dogs, meaning if they are OFA and CERF cleared. Dogs will be evaluated before breeding consideration by both owner and myself.

I'm a firm believer that the Labrador Retriever is a very versatile dog, often allowing many families to make the decision of getting a dog easy. They make good hunting companions, are great with kids and are pleasant to have in or around the house.

All of our future litters will try to be placed in "hunting" homes, whether it's HRC, AKC, Upland or Waterfowl. It's my belief that the Lab breed was meant to hunt and chase game.


HR Midnight Mia Bella after her first started pass in the fall of 2003.

Brie at Hunter's Marsh going through a force fetch session with trainer Bill Moses.

 

Chet Welch and Bella on a duck hunt at Magee Marsh November 10, 2006.



Brie walking on water!

Bella at Magee Marsh, November 10, 2006.


This is Brie at one year of age, next to her mother GRHRCH Bluegoose's Time To Fly Q.A.A., right.
Photo was taken at Ohio HRC's first annual Retriever's Challenge 2006 at Hunter's Marsh Retrievers.

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Phone: 419-874-4491
Cell: 419-215-4482
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