“Talent wins games, but TEAMWORK and Intelligence Win Championships.”
Michael Jordan
Our First Girl: Livy
Knoxville Tn.
Here in the Great Smoky Mountains is our Home Base, and it is here that we have some of our very best Satellite Kennels and Partnerships where we work extensively as the Smoky Mtn Family to raise, breed, and show our dogs in the largest dog shows in the world. We often say none of this could be done without all of us, it is definitely a Team Work Approach. Our Tech Team, Delivery Team, Health and Nutrition Team, In-House Training Team, and those that never sleep for 8 weeks with the New Born Babies. Our Satellites our literally all over the nation where our girls live and all of our Satellites live up to our HOME BASE STANDARD we live by here at our HOME BASE.
Our Collective Breeding Knowledge!
Our Customer Service is 2nd to None!
Our Hands-On Raising of our New Born Babies!
Our Veterinarian (Volunteer Animal Hospital, Knoxville Tn, Best in the Nation Dr. Russell & Dr. Harbin)
Our Transition Team from Our Home to Your Home!
Our Health and Nutrition Team!
Our Tech and Website Team!
Our Branding Team (Graphics and Creative People Working on the Launch of our Smoky Mtn. Apparel)
Our Delivery Team!
…and above all Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has allowed us to do this, we are so thankful for all of his help and favor. It is He that helps this organization grow daily into what Smoky Mtn Labradors is.
One of Our First Litters
Our Satellites:
Gene Wolfenbarger’s, the Founder of the Smoky Mtn Brand and Smoky Mtn Labradors.
Gene is committed to bringing together thru years of successful breeding and business knowledge a TEAM that is SECOND TO NONE. Gene says often, “Smoky Mtn has the infrastructure of a Kentucky Horse Farm competing at the Derby.” We at Smoky Mtn own one of the single greatest collections of Westminster Quality, Frozen Semen from some of the greatest Labradors alive and dead from the past 25 years. We also have a collection of some of the Winningest Labradors to have ever walked into a show ring. Every single year Gene is adding to that collection of the Highest Quality of Frozen Semen that is available. We understand that the QUALITY of the MALE in the breeding process assures our clients of obtaining a phenomenal puppy with a long life.
Our GOAL is to be able to PLACE In your HOME over your lifetime a High Quality English Labrador at anytime you feel you are ready for your first Labrador or your next Labrador.
When we made our final decision to get involved in the Labrador World we knew we had to buy some of the best Semen in the nation and to that end we have. Smoky Mtn Family, is committed to breeding a “Puppy with a Purpose”
Our First Champion:
AKC GR Champion Santy Smoky Mtn. Moose
Breeding, Raising, Training, and Showing English Labradors and Building the Smoky Mtn. Brand over these years has come with a lot of hard work and tremendous favor from our Lord who has chosen to bless us and our family and our dogs. We have sold our puppies to some of the most recognizable names and celebrities, and our puppies display in some of the largest magazines in the nation. We have strive to offer customer service 2nd to none.
People constantly ask us,
“How do we get into this world?”
First, this is our passion, and we are dog lovers!
Second, we our motivated to help the least fortunate children in our world, and there are many. The need is so great, and we strive to give with every puppy sold.
Third, we are always looking for people that share those passions, and we stay open to the possibility of partnering with like-minded people.
Fourth, this begins with co-ownership, proper mentorship, and a tremendous amount of work and dedication to the English Labrador Breed.
Call Gene if you are interested in knowing more about Smoky Mtn..Satellite Kennel Partnerships.