Normal Contract

All puppies adopted from Liberty Creek Labradors are done so on Limited Registration.  Limited Registration means that the dog is eligible for registration with the American Kennel Club, however, any offspring produced by the dog would not be eligible.  Furthermore, dogs which are registered with a limited registration are ineligible to enter bench competition (dog shows); they are, however, eligible to enter all other AKC events including, but not limited to obedience trails, agility trails, field trails and hunt test.  Most puppies adopted through Liberty Creek Labradors are adopted as companion dogs by owners who have no interest in breeding or showing, therefore, limited registration will have no bearing on these dogs.

Co-Ownership Contract

Dogs adopted under limited registration are ineligible for bench (show) competition.  Therefore, if you are adopting a puppy form Liberty Creek Labradors with the intent to show and/or breed the dog, it is essential that you communicate this to the breeder prior to adopting the dog.  Liberty Creek Labradors offers a co-ownership contract by which the dog will be sold with full registration.  Under this agreement, the purchaser will be listed as the owner of the dog and the breeder will be listed as the co-owner.  Because the AKC requires signatures of both the owner and co-owner for litter registrations, this allows Liberty Creek Labradors (the Co-owner) to ensure responsible breeding, but will also allow the Owner to exhibit the dog competitively..  Under this agreement, Liberty Creek Labradors does not require any obligation from the Owner in terms of financial compensation as a result of breeding of the dog.  When certain criteria are met, as outline in the Co-ownership Contract, Liberty Creek Labradors will assign full ownership to the Owner