Welcome to
Quick Trigger Kennels!
Specializing in breeding exceptional Fox Red Labrador puppies, serving families, hunters, and competitors across Minnesota and beyond.
This Male Puppy Is SOLD!!
If you are interested we have three amazing litters expected to go home in May!!
Ruger x Thunder
Minnie x Thunder
Sunny x Gauge
Don't miss out on the next opportunity to own a pup from Quick Trigger Kennels!!
Welcome to
Quick Trigger Kennels
Specializing in breeding exceptional Fox Red Labrador puppies, serving families, hunters, and competitors across Minnesota and beyond.
About
Quick Trigger Kennels is a small, family-owned, veteran-operated kennel specializing in purebred Fox Red Labrador Retrievers. Located in Pine City, Minnesota, just north of the Twin Cities, we breed Labradors known for their exceptional temperament, drive, and trainability.
We carefully select dogs with great temperament, personality, natural hunting instincts, proven pedigrees, and health clearances. Our goal is to produce well-balanced retrievers — outstanding hunting companions that excel in training while also being loving, full-time house dogs.
Our dogs and puppies are well-socialized with children, other dogs, and other pets. Each puppy comes with a 26-month health guarantee, a vet check, and enrollment in our Quick Trigger Kennels puppy program, which includes:
- Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS), Early Scent Introduction (ESI), and the QTK Sound Program
- Potty training
- Introduction to birds and water
- Puppy spa
- Socialization techniques from Puppy Culture and the Empowered Breeder Program
Puppies are dewormed at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks, receive their first vaccinations, and are microchipped. They are also AKC registered, with full registration available only through our strict approval process.
Excellence in Breeding
Quick Trigger Kennels is dedicated to breeding top-quality Labrador Retrievers with exceptional pedigrees, featuring lines stacked with titled dogs, including National Field Champion (NFC), Field Champion (FC), Amateur Field Champion (AFC), Qualified All-Age (QAA), Qualified All-Age 2 (QA2), Master Hunter (MH), and Hunting Retriever Champion (HRCH).
Our Labradors excel in a wide range of roles, from loyal family companions to skilled hunting dogs, specializing in waterfowl, pheasant, blood trailing, grouse, and shed hunting. They also thrive in competitions such as AKC Field Trials, Hunt Tests, UKC events, scent work, rally, dock diving, tournaments, and derbies. Additionally, our dogs are well-suited for service work, search and rescue, and companionship.
Our Philosophy is to produce puppies with the 4 P's in mind at all times:
- PEDIGREE
- Proven lineage with titled lines.
- Preservation
- Genetic and health testing to ensure strong, healthy lines.
- Performance
- Field-tested dams and sires to show trainability and drive.
- Personality
- An off switch: strong work ethic and a calm, family-friendly demeanor — plus, they're great-looking too!
Why Choose Quick Trigger Kennels?
At Quick Trigger Kennels, our goal is to continuously improve the Labrador breed in health, genetics, intelligence, temperament, and appearance by selectively breeding top-quality Labradors. We conduct thorough research and testing to ensure we provide our customers with the highest-quality Labradors suited to their desired needs.
Our primary focus is on Fox Red Labrador Retrievers, a color variation of the traditional Yellow Labrador Retrievers. While often called “red,” their coat is actually a deep shade of yellow, officially recognized by the AKC as “Yellow.” The beautiful red shade of our dogs varies, but all have the color of a fox red. The coats change color over the year, and will typically darken as the dogs age.
We occasionally produce Black Labradors by introducing top-quality black pedigree sires (including National Field Champions) to our Fox Red females. These carefully planned litters result in outstanding offspring carrying both yellow and black genes, with exceptional pedigrees and field potential.
Quick Trigger Kennels is located on 150 acres dedicated entirely to Labradors. We have built nine ponds for training, hunting, and competitions, with plans to expand our water training grounds. Additionally, we raise our own pheasants for training purposes. Our property is continuously being enhanced to provide the best training environment possible.
We welcome and encourage our clients to train with us! There's nothing more rewarding than seeing our pups in action alongside their owners.
AKC Breeder of Merit
Quick Trigger Kennels is recognized as a proud member of the American Kennel Club Breeder of Merit Program. We are recognized as an accomplished breeder who strives to improve our Labrador breed and promote the sport of purebred dogs.
About the Program
The AKC Breeder of Merit program celebrates breeders who go above and beyond to prioritize the health, temperament, and well-being of their puppies. This program recognizes those dedicated to maintaining breed standards and ensuring their AKC-registerable puppies find loving homes.
As a Breeder of Merit, we show our commitment to the AKC mission by health testing and individually registering 100% of our puppies, while setting a strong example for breeders everywhere.
The American Kennel Club recognizes Breeders of Merit for their dedication to breeding purebred dogs with the appearance, temperament, and abilities that are true to their breed standard, and for their commitment to health screening and 100 percent puppy registration. As a Breeder of Merit, we at QTK must demonstrate to the AKC the following:
- Have a history of at least 5 years involvement with AKC events
- Can demonstrate a commitment to individually registering 100 percent of the puppies we have bred
- Have earned either AKC Conformation, Performance, or Companion event titles on at least four dogs from AKC litters we have bred/co-bred
- Are a member of an AKC breed club
- Can certify that applicable health tests are performed on your breeding stock, as recommended by the Parent Club.
Google Reviews
Renee Wajnert
★★★★★4 months agoI had picked up a puppy from QTK about a month ago and the puppy has been a dream. Very fast learner she’s 10 weeks old now and is already potty trained, heel, sit/down, learning impulse control, etc. Such an outgoing pup that loves other dogs & people, is fearless and driven. She has such a nose on her and very food/ toy motivated. On top of all that she’s also the cutest lab I’ve seen. Something that really stood out about QTK compared to other breeders is how family oriented they are. All their breeding dogs live in home and coexist together vs other places where they do kennel & rotate. The work they put in with their dogs & puppies absolutely show and is a must!!!
Kendra Zipperer
★★★★★4 months agoQTK takes pride in the dogs they produce. We are SO thrilled with the puppy we purchased from them. We are often complimented on how well behaved she is. She is wonderful with our 2 year old. She’s been the perfect fit for our family and we can’t wait to see her hunting skills soon! 6 months old and 52 lbs in the last picture!
Hunter Pahlen
★★★★★4 months agoerik fossum
★★★★★4 months agoOur new puppy is great! Beautiful Red Lab. Quick Trigger Kennels pays close attention to every detail and our 8 week old puppy was 90% potty trained when we picked her up! They are great breeders!
Linda Bongiorno
★★★★★8 months agoQuick Trigger Kennels is absolutely outstanding! Owners Kelly and Brent treat their pups like the fur babies they truly are. It all starts with the right pedigree—their pups are bred for health, intelligence, drive, and looks. From the moment the litter is born, they’re under 24-hour supervision with plenty of love and cognitive stimulation. The follow-up support, including nutritional supplements and food recommendations, is also top-notch. I highly recommend Quick Trigger Kennels to anyone looking for a healthy, happy, and well-started puppy.
Yelp Reviews
Regina L.
09/05/2021★★★★★Great people to work with! Minnesota Nice! We used Thunder as a stud for our female. Brent and Kelly quickly became our friends! They help us with everything along the way and continue to be a resource for us.
Jeanne B.
11/04/2023★★★★★Quick Trigger Kennels (QTK) located in Minnesota is a phenomenal breeder of premium bloodline Red Fox Labradors. These are responsibly bred dogs with health testing, titled lines, and incredible temperaments.
Jill R.
06/27/2021★★★★★We picked up this sweet puppy yesterday 6/26. She is awesome! Kelly and Brent kept us up to date with her from birth to now. They love their dogs and we are so thankful we found them.
Get in Touch
If you're interested in one of our upcoming litters, available puppies, or would like to learn more about our dogs, don't hesitate to reach out. We would love to answer any questions and help you find the perfect Labrador for your family.
Contact us at (651) 302-1350 or via email at quicktriggerkennels@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Facebook for regular updates and photos of our dogs in action!
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