AKC Silver, Charcoal, Chocolate, Yellow, and Black Labrador Retrievers
15650 County Route 5
Clayton, NY 13624
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Welcome to the world of Best Kept Labradors!
Our puppies are loved from before birth. We take great pride in the care and selection of their parents and the care they receive while preparing for their forever homes. Puppies are identified in order of their birth. Initial health assessment, weight, color, time of birth are recorded and puppy tagged within seconds of their momma's initial inspection.
Daily charts are kept for each puppy assessing it's growth and notes of interest are made.
All puppies visit the Limerick Veterinary Clinic or Countryside Veterinary at 6 weeks of age for a health assessment, microchip and their first set of shots. Check them out at https://cvcpets.com/ and http://limerickveterinaryclinic.com/
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BKL IS BACK TO HAVING PUPPIES.
On 27 Nov 2020 ULTRASOUND SAID WE ARE EXPECTING PUPPIES CHRISTMAS 2020 AND NEW YEARS 2021 LITTERS.
PLEASE SEE THE PUPPIES PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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We are very proud to have earned a reputation for genetically health testing our breeding pairs.
Health testing is our first requirement to accepting any pup into our breeding program. We test for ALL 15 GENETIC DISEASES known to the Labrador Retriever Breed using Paw Print Genetics in Spokane, Washington. Click on the link above to view their website. There are many genetic testing companies out there but none of them (in our opinion) provide the accuracy and quality of Paw Print Genetics.
Charcoal Black Chocolate
The original three! Koko has sired most of the Best Kept Labs litters and is now living a wonderful life in retirement as the center of attention with a very good friend. Kiera had our first litter. Grace came from that litter.
Gracie at 14 years old October 2020. Taken by Hedy Starr at the St Lawrence Seaway, Cape Vinent, NY.
The Best Kept Labs Gang in 2012
Have you ever tried to get your dog to set still for one picture? Getting six to set still at the same time was an absolute hoot!
This is where we started. There have been a lot of changes since then and I believe we have some phenomenal lines and improved fur family today because of some great mentors.
Life is always moving forward at BEST KEPT LABS!
We compete in AKC Agility, Rally, Lure Coursing, Barn Hunt, and Dock Diving competitions. We took our first agility jump in June 2011. The fun still continues today. Think you might like to try a paw at it? Check out the pages dedicated to our dogs accomplishments in these AKC Events.
The STAR and matriarch of BEST KEPT LABS. She got us started in the world of Dog Shows
Why is it important to hear all about our dog's accomplishments in formal competition?
Beside that fact that I am so very proud of our accomplishments as a team competing against some very fine competition, it also gives you proof that if you work with your BKL puppy, he/she can be everything you want him/her to be.
BestKeptLabs Silver Queen Annabelle RAE2 (RN, RA, RE) FDC AXP (NAP, OAP) NJP, OJP MFP (NFP, OFP, XFP) CA RATO (RATI, RN) DS DJ CGC TKA (TKN, TKI), AKC ACHIEVER DOG currently holds Twenty Six (26) AKC Titles and Certificates.
They are in:
RALLY
Earned 2 Invitations to the National Championships
Novice (RN)
Advanced (RA)
Excellent (RE)
Advanced/Excellent (RAE & RAE2)
AKC Achiever Dog Certificate (Received Qualifying Scores in 3 different events within the show calendar year.)
Barn Hunt
Instinct-RATI
Novice-RATN
Open-RATO
We started in Rally at the Syracuse Obedience Training Club (SOTC) in Syracuse, NY January 2012
We finished Rally Advanced Excellent at the same place we started...SOTC! January 2015
AGILITY PREFERRED
Novice Agility (NAP)
Open Agility (OAP)
Agility Excellent (AXP)
Novice Fast (NFP)
Open Fast (OFP)
Excellent FAST (XFP)
Novice Jumpers With Weaves (NJP)
Open Jumpers With Weaves (OJP)
Coursing Ability (CA)
Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
Farm Dog Certificate (FDC)
Dock Dogs
DJ - Dock Junior
DS - Dock Senior
Thank you to AJ Studios for the wonderful photos.
No photo but her most recent title is the AKC ADVANCED TRICK DOG.
We have not stopped here. Born 4 May 2010, our goal is to get her several other Titles
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15650 County Route 5
Clayton, NY 13624
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