ABOUT  US  

Brensue Labs is a small family owned kennel started in 2002 and located on 15 acres near Benson, MN.  We named the kennel after our daughters - Brenna & Susan.  We believe that the Labrador Retriever is the ultimate working dog and family companion. ​​

• We raise a few litters of chocolate and black Labrador Retrievers each year.  My wife, Peggy, and daughters, Brenna and Susan, do a fantastic job of socializing every pup in every litter, so our puppies are ready for their new homes and families when it is time to leave Brensue Labs.
• Our breeding philosophy is to breed our females to males whose pedigrees have titled dogs in multiple venues focusing on breeding to expand the chocolate bloodlines by outcrossing with the larger genetic pool of the black  bloodlines.  When you see APLA titled dogs in the pedigree you don't have to ask if the dog "hunts" because those tests focus on using the nose to find upland birds and/or titled in the AKC or HRC for the marking ability with the dog using the eyes for retrieving. 
  
• We genetically test all of our dogs (EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THEY ARE CLEAR BY PARENTAGE) to ensure that the pups we raise tend to be more genetically sound than many of the Labrador puppies being bred by other kennels.  ​
• All of our dogs are hunted and trained for upland hunting by me.  Our dogs are very trainable, intelligent, and stylish.  I have competed in tournament hunting and hunt tests over the years with a goal of returning to hunt tests after retiring.

​MIKE & PEGGY KNUTSON
115 50th Ave SE
​BENSON, MN 
Phone : 320-304-1510
[email protected]

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