I settled and was adamant to develop a “doggy” project and spend the rest of my life amongst dogs, for life without them is just not the same!

Soon after, I began to attend dog shows frequently and made a few good friends. Subsequently, I entered with my Flats. Kari & Lucy joined the family; my two very first Lab females which proved to be healthy (hips, elbows and eyes). In addition, Bisca & Dougal, a couple of Flatcoated Retrievers also joined the troop (at different stages, of course). After testing my Lab girls (Kari & Lucy) and having excellent results (HD A-A, ED 0-0, Eyes cleared), I decided to breed from them, responsibly! The difficult task upon me was to elect a stud, good producer, tested (hips, elbows & eyes) with excellent results, statistics and from renowned breeder & blood lines.

After much consideration, I found Loresho Ozzie. To cut a long story short – including a visit to Portugal from Annaliisa Harjukari (Loresho Labradors) and me subsequently visiting Finland - Lucy had a litter (AI from frozen semen) Sired by Loresho Ozzie and Kari had a litter (AI from fresh chilled semen) Sired by Loresho Liberty, these being my first litters under the FCI recognised prefix MARIFIELD. Very promising show quality youngsters from both litters! Kept 3 puppies from each litter for my breeding project (crazy I know, but no doubt many of you have taken similar challenges in your lives as breeders!!); all proved to be healthy (hips, elbows and eyes); other siblings have also excellent scoring results. A true blessing!

As I breed primarily for myself, I now have several yellow, chocolate and black Labs (boys and girls), as I have kept promising off‑spring from my litters. Marifield had no litters in 2005 and it proved to be a very sad year for us as we lost a very dear, special, truly loved and greatly missed family member Golden Retriever male named Remmy. Our beloved Remmy went to heaven way too soon in life (he was only 7 years old when he went to Rainbow Bridge). On a happier note, an equally special yellow Labrador male named Johnny Be Good (not my breeding but a Gentleman with a typical Lab temperament and an expression to melt an iceberg) was blessed with the opportunity to live with a very special family - Diane, Nigel and Simba (GSD F) - just 10 minutes away from us. I must say that I have been blessed with the opportunity to place all my puppies to wonderful permanent loving responsible true dog lover families, who make the time to keep in touch regularly. Even families from Finland make the effort to keep in touch, send photos and emails with updates, which means a lot to me!

My goal is to breed typical Dual Purpose Labrador & Flatcoated Retrievers (sound temperament, good working abilities and beautiful in anatomy/ conformation) in all colours recognised by the FCI. I am adamant to build a sound, responsible program for the well-being and soundness of the breeds I love so dearly. I have great faith and hope in my projects. This is not just an occupation. These are a heartfelt commitment and life passion!

My occupation as an assistant/ veterinary nurse is highly fulfilling. All of this is very time consuming, but I enjoy every minute of it! I work and literally live for my dogs and love it! I would not wish for my life to be any different! My small but heartfelt doggy projects have been in demand. Both doggies and owners are happy and… wagging tail! 

Thank you! Kiitos paljon! Tack så mycket! Dank well! Muito obrigada!

Member of the following organizations:

- Clube Português de Canicultura