~ Lorlyn Labradors ~

Yes, of course!  All of our dogs are AKC registered, meaning their pedigrees are on file with the American Kennel Club and they can be verified as pure-bred Labrador Retrievers.

It means that the dog is AKC registered, but litters produced by that dog are ineligible for registration. In addition, a limited dog cannot compete in conformation shows, but it is eligible to be entered in any other licensed or member event, incl. obedience, rally, agility, tracking, field trials, hunting tests, herding, lure coursing, and earthdog.  See this list of titles you can earn with your dog.

Your puppy will be AKC registered, a health certificate from my vet including the puppies first shots, your puppy will be microchipped, pedigree of the parents, copies of the parents health certifications, puppy information booklet, articles to read & a toy.

 All of our puppies are sold on a strict non-breeding limited AKC registration (unless you are a breeder that I know or have excellent references).  I am sorry, but I want to protect the breed and my kennel name from unscrupulous breeders.

This usually depends on the age of the mother when she has her first litter (always after age 2 & health testing is completed), but generally, my moms have 1 - 3 litters in their lifetime, or by age 6, they are retired from breeding.

The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. is dedicated to the health and welfare of the Labrador Retriever breed while conserving the original breed function - that of a "working retriever." A purebred dog offers to his owner the likelihood that he will be a specific size, shape, color and temperament. The predictability of a breed comes from selection for traits that are desirable and away from traits that are undesirable. When a breed standard or type is set, the animals within that breed have less heterozygosity than do animals in a random population. A Labradoodle is nothing more than an expensive crossbred.  Because the genetic makeup is diverse from the Poodle genes and the Labrador genes, the resultant first generation (F1) offspring is a complete genetic gamble. The dog may be any size, color, coat texture and temperament. Indeed Labradoodles do shed. Their coat may be wiry or silky and may mat. Body shape varies with parentage but tends to be lanky and narrow. Behavior varies with the dog and within a litter with some puppies poodle-like in attitude and others somewhat like the Labrador Retriever.

The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. is opposed to cross-breeding of dogs and is particularly opposed to the deliberate crossing of Labrador Retrievers with any other breed. These crossbreds are a deliberate attempt to mislead the public with the idea that there is an advantage to these designer dogs. The crossbred dogs are prone to all of the genetic disease of both breeds and offer none of the advantages that owning a purebred dog has to offer.

I DO NOT BREED LABRADOODLES OR ANY OTHER CROSS-BRED LABRADORS AND DO NOT SUPPORT BUYING THEM.