Best Kept Labs

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!

 

Check out the most current goings on at our Face Book Page by searching viola foresman. You can also private message us here.

 

We are a small kennel in Upstate New York just 3 miles from the St. Lawrence Seaway splitting the US from Canada. There are 110 acres with two ponds for our canine pals to enjoy with us. 

 

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.



The Three Oldies
Koko            Grace           Kiera

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. 

 Image may contain: one or more people, dog, sky, outdoor, water and natureGracie at 14 years old October 2020. Taken by Hedy Starr at the St Lawrence Seaway, Cape Vinent, NY.

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The Best Kept Labs Gang

 

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.

 

BestKeptLabs Silver Queen Annabelle RA NFP

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

 

Annie First Rally Novice Leg at SOTC in Syracuse NY

We started in Rally at the Syracuse Obedience Training Club (SOTC) in Syracuse, NY January 2012

Annies Rally Finished

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)

Annie at the Weave Poles 

 

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
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