I'm Tanya S., the breeder behind Pleasant Valley Creekside Ranch, LLC located in Penn Valley, CA. Our dogs are bred for health and temperament with focus on companionship, athleticism and intelligence. We are committed to providing families with well rounded family pets.
Q. & A. with Tanya
Why did you start breeding?
Dogs have been a lifelong passion. It all started as a child breeding, training
and showing with my Mom and now as an adult it has evolved to my own home breeding program.
What makes your program special?
Our dogs are all DNA/health tested prior to breeding. Puppies are hand raised within our home. Enrichment and training begins around 3 weeks of age. Puppies are paired accordingly with families giving them the best outcome for a long happy healthy life.
What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include chocolate and yellow. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Missy (Now Juno)
Went home
Female
Smalls (Now Achilles)
Went home
Male
Chance
Went home
Male
Pepper (Now Kiki)
Went home
Female
DJ (now Roger)
Went home
Male
Rooster
Went home
Male
Sugar
Went home
Female
Harmony (Now Zoey)
Went home
Female
Getting a puppy from Tanya
Tanya 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 $1,700 - $3,300 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“Prepaid AKC Registration, microchip with lifelong AKC reunite, deworming, first round vacs, Gotcha Day goodie bag of essential swag, early puppy enrichment begining at 3 wks with socialization and training.”
Contract & health guarantee
Tanya 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 Tanya 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 Tanya directly.
Pleasant Valley Creekside Ranch, LLC 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
Tanya S.
Program update on 26 Oct. •
Tanya S.
Litter update on 20 Oct. •
Lovin the updates! 🌻❤️
Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Litter update on 20 Oct. •
Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Program update on 02 Oct. •
Tanya S.
Program update on 21 Sept. •
Daddy and daughter snuggles!
Tanya S.
Litter update on 15 Sept. •
Cooper Snoop Dogg
x Finley Sweet Peach Litter 2025…thank you to all the wonderful families for trusting in us!
🐾🙏🏼🐾
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Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Litter update on 15 Sept. •
It was a busy “Gotcha Day” weekend! We are so happy and excited these babies found such wonderful furever homes! (and one stayed with us, Sugar aka Suga) 💗🐾🩵
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Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Litter update on 04 Sept. •
Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Litter update on 04 Sept. •
Good night! 💗🩵
Cooper and Finley's litter
Tanya S.
Program update on 03 Sept. •
Parent dogs
Finley, mom
Labrador Retriever
About Finley
Finley is a female Labrador Retriever almost 3 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Tanya decided to make her part of their program. Tanya 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.
Cooper, dad
Labrador Retriever
About Cooper
Cooper is a male Labrador Retriever over 1 year old. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Tanya decided to make him part of their program. Tanya 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
DNA Profile, D Locus (Dilute) DNA test.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Excellent level
Pleasant Valley Creekside Ranch, LLC 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 (rDVM, not registered), 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 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.
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.
Vet Wellness Exam
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.
DNA Disease Panel, PRA, Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd), Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM), 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).
Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.