Puppy Page

Cricket Hollow Farm

Cricket Hollow Farms Labrador Retrievers

So, you've decided you want to add a Labrador Retriever to your family! Congratulations, it is a momentous decision to commit yourself to care for and love a dog for its lifetime. For love it you will, there is just nothing like the love of a lab! That said, before you go any further, perhaps you could take a look at this wonderful "So you think you want a labrador retriever" page and see if a lab really is the right breed of dog for you and your situation. This page will discuss the pros and cons and costs involved with a lifetime commitment to your new puppy.

So - you're still with us? A lab must be the puppy for you if those cons and costs didn't outweigh the pros! Of course, if you have ever been owned by a lab, you already know all this and you know it is all well worth the cost and the fur on the couch.

Conditions of Puppy Sale

We only raise a few litters per year, so each and every baby is precious to us. We do everything in our power to ensure the babies are healthy, happy, well socialized little darlings. We offer an extensive guarantee, which includes everything from a three day return regardless of reason, to a 2 year guarantee of the puppy's hips, and lots of other guarantees in between. You won't find many equivalent health guarantees out there. We sell all our puppies on a limited registration. We occasionally will place a show quality puppy, but only under a co-ownership agreement. We offer two types of contract, limited registration contract and co-ownership contract. You can view the contracts and have the difference between the two explained here.

If you'd like to view some photos and notes from our
previous puppy families, you can visit them on our Love Page. Recently added pages 7-14 can be accessed HERE.

If you are on Facebook - please click on the link and join us there - we have tons of our puppy families posting photos and updates about their Cricket Hollow Kids
and any one of them would be more than happy to tell you about their experiences with us!

We are careful about where our precious little ones are going. We do our utmost to ensure the babies will be all they can be, we start them off right by using the BioSensor method of neurological stimulation. We also socialize our puppies extensively to ensure they will be happy, healthy additions to their new families. We take special care in deciding which puppy goes where by use of extensive puppy aptitude testing.

In order to help us decide which puppy is the best match for you,
please complete and submit our puppy questionnaire

Placement

Puppies go to their new homes at about 8 weeks of age. They will be microchipped, have their first shots, have been wormed, and our vet will certify their health prior to them leaving. All puppy prices are for puppies going to approved pet homes on a spay/neuter contract (non breeding). Price includes 7.75% Illinois State Sales Tax as required by the state of Illinois. All our puppies, regardless of color or gender, are $2000. Contact us if you are interested in a show/breeding prospect, pricing varies on show/breeding puppies. Puppies come microchipped for their safety and our peace of mind!

On unborn litters, we will accept deposits ($300) on up to 8 puppies (4 males and 4 females). Eight puppies is the average litter size for labradors, (although we have had 11 or 12!) The gestation period for a Labrador is about 60 days. On unborn litters, we can not be sure that there will be a litter, sometimes the breeding doesn't take, or something goes awry and the litter is re-absorbed. In the event that there is no litter, or when the puppies are born, if we do not have your selection, your deposit is returned, or can be used toward a future litter. Deposits are ONLY refunded if we don't have the gender/color you reserved. If we have the color/gender you requested and you've changed your mind about a puppy, the deposit is not refundable.

To read about how we decide which puppy goes to which family, click here.

Current (or expected) litters:

-----------------Rio---------------------------------------------------------Kudzu-------------------------------------

Rio (daughter of Cheyenne and Cruise) is expecting an all yellow litter with Kudzu. She is due the 3rd week of January, so babies will go home in late March. Rio is a gem, sweet, kind, has been easy to train and a joy to live with. She is smart, willing to try anything and loves to retrieve and swim. She has a definite off switch and is a mellow girl in the house. Kudzu is as good a fellow as we could ask for. He's as gorgeous as his Multi specialty Champion father, Limoncello, with the kind nature of his mother Bacca. These two had a litter in 2024, I kept two of them (River and Samba), they are wonderful, even as teenagers, they've been terrific, easy to train, great in the house, and they're gorgeous! I anticipate the same from this litter, sweet, smart babies with big blocky heads and stocky bodies. If you'd like to reserve a baby from this litter, please just email me!

Previous babies from this pairing:

-----------------Jade-------------------------------------------------- Rolo---------------------------------------------------

Ms. Jade (daughter of Scout and Captain) is expecting a black and chocolate litter, with the potential for yellows, with our champion pointed boy Rolo. These babies will be going home in April. Jade is beautiful, gorgeous head, and terrific conformation. She's smart, easy going and has never met a dog (or cat or goat or human) she doesn't love! She can be protective, especially of the grand kids. She's medium energy, like her mama Scout. She loves a good chew toy or pool to play in. She also loves to sleep on the couch :-) Rolo is a smart, hard working retriever with a huge sense of humor and I couldn't ask for a happier, more willing worker! He just wants to make you happy! He'll retrieve, swim, track, anything you ask of him! He has been successfully hunted over and loves it! These two had a litter last year and they are gorgeous! These will be stocky, blocky babies with tons of bone, big heads and they are going to be fantastic family members! We have black girls and boys still available, so please email me if you'd like to reserve a baby from this litter!

Previous babies from this pairing:

--------------------Ember--------------------------------------------------Captain------------------------------------

Ember is expecting a red and black litter with Captain, due early February, going home in April. Ember is the daughter of Salsa and Elmo, Salsa is the daughter of Siri and Harry. Ember is a calm, sweet natured girl, she loves to swim and thinks she must carry something around in her mouth at ALL times. She's been easy to train and is a terrific house and truck dog. Captain is as handsome and outgoing as they come, he's never met a person he didn't want to slobber on. He loves to retrieve, swim and has been very easy to train. Sometimes he's a little TOO smart! These two had a litter last year and they are getting rave reviews from their families. We might have a few reds available, depending on how many she has, and will probably have blacks available as well. Please just email me if you'd like to reserve a baby from this pairing.

Previous babies from this pairing:

---------------------Ivy----------------------------------------------------------------Reggie----------------------------

Ivy (daughter of Bacca and Limoncello) is expecting a black and yellow litter with our Champion boy Reggie. She is due in February, babies going home in April. Ivy is a sweet copy of her mother Bacca, a more gentle kind soul I've never known. She is as easy to train as she is to love. She gets along with every dog (and cat, human, goat, pig) she has ever met. She still kinda wants to grab the geese and ducks, but what lab doesn't! Reggie is everything I could ask for in a labrador male, he's gorgeous, loves to retrieve, has been successfully hunted over. These two had a litter in 2024 and they are spectacular, truly some of the most gorgeous dogs I've ever produced. I kept two of them (Whisper and Whimsy) and I'm absolutely thrilled with them. I think Whisper has a calling as a therapy dog, she's just so giving! They're still teenagers, but they never went through an awkward stage, just lovely conformation and temperaments all along. I anticipate more of the same in this upcoming litter and I'll be hard pressed to talk myself out of keeping only one of them! If you'd like to reserve a baby from this pairing, just send me an email.

Previous babies from this pairing:

Future litters:

Litters we are planning for in Summer/fall 2026:

Our next litters are planned for summer/fall. Timing for these litters depends on when the ladies cycle.

Dakota will have a black and yellow litter with Rolo or Reggie, probably going home in June or July.

Journey will have a yellow litter with Kudzu, going home in September.

Honey will have a black and yellow litter with Reggie or Rolo, going home in October.

*Remember the folks who are already on the waiting list will be contacted first. And the babies born in the above time frames stay here with us for 8 weeks after they are born.

The waiting list fills up fast, so if you would like to be on the list email me!

**Any or all of these plans are subject to change as the whims of these lovely ladies decree.

Litters sired by our boys:

You are always welcome to email us to see what is in the works, things can change and often do :-)

Puppy families are welcome to prepare for their new family member with the purchase of a Puppy Layette from our petstore.

We also offer training packages of one or two week duration to help house and obedience train your new family member.

Looking for a photographer for your family photos or dog portraits?
Michael H Photography does a terrific job.
Mike has a very artistic eye and his photographs are a cut above
your standard portraits or staged shots.
Check out his website linked above to see more of his work!

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