Welcome to Swift Creek Labradors

Swift Creek Labradors-Labradors since 1989. SCL is a small kennel and guide service located on 80 acres in central Missouri. We also have land in the Missouri river valley adjacent to 5000+ acres of the Big Muddy Wildlife Area. We have over 12,000 acres of public land nearby to hunt and train on including a waterfowl refuge. Our goal is to perpetuate the original traits that have made the Labrador the most popular dog in the world. We believe that longstanding great field bred bloodlines are the key to great dogs. SCL has sought out NFC bloodlines throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Our dogs possess sound temperament and great natural instincts and excel in the home as well as in the field. We believe in the British philosophy of breeding. You don't train out bad habits/traits you breed them out. We only breed our best dogs. We only breed dogs that we can train easily without using a professional.

Your dog is the most important part of your hunting equipment. SCL only breeds dogs that have proven themselves in the field and all of our stock is OFA certified good or excellent Their eyes are CERF 'd annually. We also register the DNA of our dogs so that our dogs' and your puppies' lineage can be proven. We are so confident in our bloodlines that we not only guarantee our dogs health ( hips / eyes ) but that they will hunt for anyone ( with a minimum of training ). All of our dogs are used extensively for upland and waterfowl hunting and to further prove themselves, they compete throughout the United States.

Our dogs run in the NBDCA/Tournament Hunter LLC. It is real hunting with live birds being shot by the handler, after being produced by your dog. The dog must produce the bird, mark the fall, and retrieve to hand to receive full points for that bird. Points are also awarded for the amount of time it takes to fill the bag limit. Dogs are scored not subjectively judged. The most proficient dog wins. Championship points are awarded to dogs placing 1st,2nd,or 3rd. To earn a championship title you must place first multiple times and accumulate a total of 20 championship points similar to field trials. We also get to compete against AKC SH,MH; APLA GMPR's; Field Trial champions; etc. to see what dogs truly are great hunting dogs. We only breed exceptional, natural hunters that have earned their championship certificate. We do not breed litters that we would/do not keep a pup out of. SCL dogs have participated in twelve national tournaments since 1998 being awarded two thirds,fourth, fifth, eighth, and eleventh place prizes competing against the best tournament hunting dogs in the USA and have been featured on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman's Channel. SCL has two entries in the 2006 World Championships of Tournament Hunting.

Paul Swift has been hunting and training dogs for over thirty-five years. Paul has been an active judge, scoring hundreds of dogs in numerous competitions and multiple organizations, as well as five national tournaments. He is a member of Ducks Unlimited and the National Wild Turkey Federation and has guided hunts for upland birds, wild turkey, and waterfowl for 18 years.

Our dogs are "possessed" with great hunting skills and desire!

Swift Creek Labradors

Paul Swift
1920 Route Y
Harrisburg, MO. 65256