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Backwoods Labradors
- Lucasville, OH
- Responds within a few days
Upcoming litters
Expected Labrador Retriever litter
Due Dec. 2025
Ready Jan. 27, 2026
Expected Labrador Retriever litter
Due Jan. 2026
Ready Mar. 17, 2026
Planned Labrador Retriever litter
Due Feb. 2026
Ready Apr. 2026
Meet the breeder
I'm Heather W., the breeder behind Backwoods Labradors located in Lucasville, OH. Our dogs are OFA/CERF at normal or above as well as genetic disease tested with non-affected carrier or clear results before we even consider breeding.
Q. & A. with Heather
Why did you start breeding?
We bought our 1st lab as a family after I researched for close to 2 years. That day we came home with 2. When my girls got older I decided to genetic disease test and OFA certify. When they passed I decided to continue my research and have a litter of puppies.What makes your program special?
My program is special because I am doing my best to get strong field lines with a thicker build that have no field testing and show that what is being bred is mininal improvement. I am testing those lines for 6 OFAs, 15 genetic diseases, and colors to ensure my labs are to the breed standard to the best of my ability.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include black, chocolate, and yellow. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home and a kennel on my property.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Aurora
ReservedFemale
Merida
ReservedFemale
Rapunzel
ReservedFemale
Cinderella
ReservedFemale
Jasmine
ReservedFemale
Pocahontas
ReservedFemale
Fig
ReservedFemale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Girl 2
Went homeFemale
Girl 3
Went homeFemale
Girl 4
Went homeFemale
Girl 5
Went homeFemale
Boy 2
Went homeMale
Boy 3
Went homeMale
Boy 4
Went homeMale
Girl 6
Went homeFemale
Girl 2
Went homeFemale
Boy 2
Went homeMale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Girl 2
Went homeFemale
Boy 2
Went homeMale
Boy 3
Went homeMale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Nyx
Went homeMale
Mako
Went homeFemale
Ada
Went homeFemale
Coral
Went homeFemale
Reef
Went homeMale
Scuba
Went homeFemale
Pearl
Went homeFemale
Denzie
Went homeMale
Getting a puppy from Heather
Heather has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Puppy prices include a $500 non-refundable deposit and between $1,000 - $1,700 final payment, before taxes & fees.
“Our deposit is $250-500 and is due before you are placed on our list. After the deposit is placed your spot of the list is reserved. The balance is due in payments or as a whole at pickup at 8 weeks.”
Contract & health guarantee
Heather may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Heather offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Heather directly.
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What’s included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Car rides
- Socialized with children
- Socialized in new places
- Scent introduction
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
- Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
- Socialized with other animals
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Microchip
- Vet records
Extras
- Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
- Basic obedience & manners
- Registration
- Initial potty training
- Puppy starter kit
- Toys
- Food & treats
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Heather.
Breeder’s location
Meet in Lucasville, OH
4294 miles away
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Other pick-up locations
Meet at Cincinnati Lunken Airport
4339 miles away
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Meet in Pittsburgh, PA
4104 miles away
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More about Heather
Heather has been a member of Good Dog for over 5 years
Heather was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2020.
Heather is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Backwoods Labradors meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Litter and program updates
Heather W.
Litter update on 27 Dec. 2024 •Expected 2/19
Bo and Laila's litter
Heather W.
Litter update on 27 Dec. 2024 •Expected 2/14
Bo and Bang's litter
Parent dogs
All breeds
Labrador Retriever
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Laney, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Laney
Laney is a female Labrador Retriever. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Toby, dad
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
About Toby
Toby is a male Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Heather decided to make him part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Laila, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Laila
Laila is a female Labrador Retriever almost 7 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Shoulder Osteochondrosis, Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), +2 more.Bang, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Bang
Bang is a female Labrador Retriever almost 7 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Shoulder Osteochondrosis, Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA), +1 more.Karma, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Karma
Karma is a female Labrador Retriever almost 6 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Pepper, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Pepper
Pepper is a female Labrador Retriever about 5 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Wesson, dad
Labrador Retriever
About Wesson
Wesson is a male Labrador Retriever about 4 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Heather decided to make him part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Zara, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Zara
Zara is a female Labrador Retriever about 3 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Bo, dad
Labrador Retriever
About Bo
Bo is a male Labrador Retriever almost 7 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Heather decided to make him part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Bonnie, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Bonnie
Bonnie is a female Labrador Retriever about 5 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI), Hip Dysplasia Finals (OFA, PennHIP, BVA, SV, FCI).Maverick, dad
Labrador Retriever
About Maverick
Maverick is a male Labrador Retriever. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Heather decided to make him part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Oakley, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Oakley
Oakley is a female Labrador Retriever. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Heather decided to make her part of their program. Heather has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Excellent level
Backwoods Labradors reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Labrador Retrievers.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)
Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.
Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)
Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.
Patellar Luxation
Knee testing reduces the chance of passing down Patellar Luxation, which results in the kneecap becoming displaced or dislocated and can cause mild to severe joint pain.
Thyroid (Autoimmune Thyroiditis, registered with OFA), Dentition
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
Full Embark Panel, PawPrint Genetic Panel (Breed Specific), D Locus (Dilute) DNA test
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
Verified owner stories
Hear what other owners say about working with Heather to bring home their puppies.
- JD
Jack D.
Verified owner · July 2025
Heather was a pleasure to work with. She kept us informed of our puppies status until she delivered him to our, and his new, home. He joined another Labrador puppy a month older than himself and they have bonded wonderfully becoming BFF's. As I told Heather, I will recommend her to my friends who are looking for a lab puppy. When there was an unexpected minor health situation with another puppy in the same liter Heather put the puppy's health first delaying delivery until the minor issue had been addressed. With regards to GoodDog itself, while the screening filters on their website don't always seem to work they do offer a large selection of breeders. I was very disappointed with the hidden fees they charge for things such as insurance and other costs that you can not opt out of/decline. Not so sure I would recommend this site to friends, but will certainly make them aware of the hidden costs.
Pete W.
Verified owner · July 2025
We are very happy with our experience working with Heather! Ethel, (named April by the breeder) is very sweet, intelligent, and easy going. (Of course she is a Lab puppy, with all that entails.) Not only does Heather do an excellent job of testing and breeding for the best positive genetic and behavioral results in the puppies, she includes toys, a blanket, a flea and tic pill, shot records, tons of advice and tips in bringing home your new “best friend.” This was not the first time we brought home a pure bred Labrador puppy, it was by far the best experience! From our observation Heather goes out of her way to exceed any and all expectations!!!
Janet L.
Verified owner · July 2025
Heather was very easy to work with. She texted or called very quickly when I had a question or concern leading up to adopting my puppy. She made me feel heard. She is very knowledgeable of the Labrador breed and it is obvious to me that she is a responsible breeder. I would definitely recommend her to others!
- HP
Hannah P.
Verified owner · July 2025
Heather was incredibly kind and helpful with all of my questions before we picked up our puppy—and she has continued to be just as supportive even after we brought her home. We truly appreciate her guidance and care!
Katelynn B.
Verified owner · July 2025
Heather was an incredible breeder. Her knowledge and genuine passion for breeding were evident throughout the entire process. She made everything seamless and stress-free. I am incredibly happy with my puppy. 🐶
Lexi C.
Verified owner · July 2025
Heather was so helpful through the process of getting our sweet puppy! She was very knowledgeable about the breed and has stayed in touch the whole process!
