Welcome to Heritage Creek Labs, it's nice to meet you!
We are The Childs Family
Heritage Creek Labs is a small family breeder in West Central Indiana. We are devoted to producing healthy, beautiful, well-mannered puppies, that will become loved and cherished family members for their future owners. With almost two decades of experience in raising Labradors, we know how much LOVE they bring to life.
Our Mama dogs are like 2 extra siblings to our 3 kiddos, and they live within our home. Willow is a 3 year old Yellow Lab and Sage is a 2 year old Chocolate. They’ll produce Black, Yellow and Chocolate pups. One of our greatest joys is spending time with our dogs. They are with us all day as we homeschool our kids, hike in the woods surrounding our property, duck hunt or go camping with our crew. Labs are some of the most loyal, calm tempered and sweet natured dogs a family can adopt into their lives. What a blessing it is to share a decade or more with such a trustworthy companion!
Our breeding focus is quality over quantity. We produce only 2 litters each year, 1 from each Mama. This ensures perfect health for our Mothers and pups. We strive to raise only exceptional pure-bred Labrador Retriever pups that are AKC registered and from ethical and responsible breeding practices.
We have also been professional photographers for the past 19 years { stefaniechilds.com | @stefaniechildsphotography }. Be sure to follow us on our Facebook and Instagram social media accounts @heritagecreeklabs to see frequent posts, reels and stories about our darling Mama dogs and their pups!
Thank you for visiting! We look forward to hearing from you, and we hope you will consider adding an Heritage Creek puppy to your family.
– Stefanie and Brock Childs
Our Location :
West-Central | Indiana
We are located 1 hour directly west of Indianapolis, in central Indiana.
Our “Heritage Creek” name was chosen because of the creek that runs through our wooded property and feeds into a large lake. Willow and Sage’s favorite daily event is hiking through the woods to swim in the creek. It’s where our kids play and where many happy memories are made as a family.
We also want to raise a heritage breed of labs that produces an amazing bloodline of beloved labradors. Our dogs are always happy, friendly, obedient and truly a delight!
Be sure to follow us on our Facebook and Instagram social media accounts @heritagecreeklabs, to see frequent posts. This is an easy way to stay up to date with our newest litters too.
We offer phone calls and video Zoom calls for potential adoptive families. We don’t allow in person visits for the first 6 weeks to protect the health and wellness of our puppies until they are fully vaccinated and past their tiny newborn stage.
We offer a delivery option for central Indiana families, where we can bring your new puppy to your home when they turn 8 weeks. For out of town families, we can arrange a pick up/meeting location option.
Our Family:
Why Labs are the best Dog
Our names are Brock and Stefanie Childs. We are a family of 5, which includes our charming son Rhett who is 11 years old and our beautiful 9 year old fraternal twin girls, named Hazel and Emmaline. We were born and raised in the central Indiana area, and will continue to raise our family here.
We’ve raised several Labs over our 19 years of marriage. They are simply the BEST companions! Although we are newer in the breeding business, it has been such an amazing adventure for our family and we can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Why are Labradors BEST dogs out there? Because they simply ARE! Ha! We are hobby breeders birthed out of the enthrallment of this sweet breed. From the stunning broad head, barrel chest, stocky body, and otter tail to the unrivaled, calm temperament we couldn’t help but fall in love. Labs are trustworthy with any age group, they’re unconditionally loyal their owner, big babies who enjoy cuddling, and they simply want to be included in whatever their owners are doing around the home.
The mix of English and American Labradors have endless endearing characteristics. The Labrador Retriever has been the no. 1 selling breed for the last 30 years according to the AKC.
Because our Mama dogs and their pups live in our home, they are smothered in as much love as possible. We also homeschool our kids and work from home most days, so our adult dogs have full reign of our house, and are involved in our daily routine. This has created such a loving and intentional process for our entire family. Raising our puppies is a part of our “School” day with our kids.
Our puppies become litter trained with cedar chips around 4 weeks, they will be weaned with healthy food options around 6 weeks, and they will be used to loud noises from kids by the time they are ready to move to their forever homes.
Our Process:
Breeding & Adoption
We breed with integrity to ensure that all of our Labs fall within the highest standards of the American Kennel Club “AKC”. Photos of our 2 Mama Labs can be seen in our “Labs + Litters” tab. We are currently breeding with our dear friend’s pure bred Yellow Lab. Knowing that these parents are the best of the best when it comes to temperament, appearance and health, ensures amazing pups for future families.
We have access to the full blood line through our AKC registry, which ensures health through previous generations. Our breeding focus of quality over quantity is of upmost importance to us. We only breed each of our Mama dogs 1 time per year, allowing for 2 litters total.
Puppies are available for a “Reservation Deposit” as early as 2 weeks old. Our puppies are an investment of $1250. We require a 50% NON-refundable deposit and signed digital contract to hold. The remaining balance would be due upon pickup around the 8 week mark.
Our new puppy package includes all standard vaccines for the first 2 months, de-wormer, AKC registration certificate with pedigree info, a well puppy visit with our veterinarian and paperwork that includes a birth certificate and wellness records.
We have an application process to ensure our pups are going to the most loving forever home possible.
