About Us

Belvador Kennels ‘Labradors at Lake Tarawera’

We are a small kennel with the aim of breeding quality Labradors, with importance to the areas of temperament, soundness and conformation.
Our Labradors enjoy living at Lake Tarawera, where they have their walks along the lakeside track, and access for a swim along the way. All our Labradors are shotover and take part in the duck shooting season when they are over 12 months old.
Our breeding stock are hip and elbow scored, and have current eye certificates. Black, Yellow and Chocolate puppies may be available to approved homes from time to time.
If you’d love to have a quality Labrador as part of your family let me know. If I don’t have any available I can refer you to a breeder who, like us, is breeding for the betterment of the Labrador Retriever breed.

Judd, Charis & Lucy On the jetty at Lake Tarawera March 2010

I encourage you to do research of your own. I have spoken with breeders who have been breeding the Labrador Retriever for over thirty years, and who will not claim to know it all.
The official breed standard of the Labrador Retriever can be found on the following
link to the NZ Kennel Club
Some other useful links
The Labrador Club
NZ Veterinary Association
Purina Pro Plan