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Shade Tree Labradors

Clayton, NC
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Breeds Available:Labrador Retriever
Licenses:USDA Not RequiredState Not Required

About our place

Having been around dogs of many varieties our whole lives, we were always partial to the Labrador Retriever. We met our first Silver (Chocolate) Labrador while vacationing in the NC mountains and immediately fell in love. After researching the breed for about 5 years, our hearts were set on breeding Labrador Retrievers. We spent another year searching for the perfect pair to be part of our family. Although a controversial color, we’ve found in our silver Labs the exact same temperament and demeaner that first caused us to love the Labrador Retriever. Rowan (sire) and Willow (dam) are both AKC registered Labrador retrievers. True to the nature of labs, they love to take trips to the lake for a swim, they love playing fetch, and they love to accompany us on trips to the park and store. Willow is very mellow, gentle, and enjoys a good game of tug-of-war. Her parents were family pets that mostly roamed around the house and farm. Rowan is dedicated, loving, and always ready for the next adventure. Both his mom and dad loved duck hunting, and Rowan himself will go into any thicket to retrieve his beloved Kong ball. Well trained and intelligent, Rowan and Willow have made for the perfect companions for our family. Our breeding program is designed around improving the breed for a better, stronger, and smarter family companion. The puppies are born indoors, closely monitored, and lovingly handled from the whelping box to the new families! All pups will undergo early neurological stimulation (ENS), early socialization exercises, and noise desensitization. We try to familiarize the pups with different terrains and environments, their new names (when given timely), and have the pups litter trained prior to going to their new homes. We invest a lot of time in our pups, and it is all time well spent to achieve our goal… an overall better companion for you and your family! All puppies will be up-to-date on vaccines, de-wormers, and health checked by a licensed veterinarian prior to going home with their new family. We also send them home with a packet containing AKC registration info, genetic testing info for the dam/sire, and AKC bloodline info.

Puppy Updates

05/31/2024

Rowan and Willow are expecting pups around the end of March - early April! Now accepting deposits. We'll keep you posted! Update: Just got back from the Vet with Willow! She's expecting anywhere from 8-10 pups! 1 puppy left! All of our pups have found their furever homes except our little Jasmine. She just turned 8 weeks and is ready for a new family. None of our pups leave home until 8 weeks, and the longer we have with them the longer we work with them to shape the perfect companions 👌