Puppy Page

Cricket Hollow Farm

309-932-3102

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.

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 have their dew claws removed, have their first shots, have been wormed, and our vet will certify their health prior to them leaving. All puppies are $900 to approved pet homes on a spay/neuter contract. Contact us if you are interested in a show/breeding prospect, pricing varies on show/breeding puppies. Puppies come microchipped for their safety and your peace of mind!

On unborn litters, we will accept deposits ($200) on 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.

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

Current (or expected) litters:

----------------Hope-------------------------------------------------Boone------------------

Hope has been bred to Boone and we've seen babies on the ultrasound, at least seven! :-) These two have a previous litter that is turning out beautifully. Gorgeous, smart and sweet babies getting rave reviews from their families. Chocolate babies should arrive by the end of the month, going home in October. Please just email me if you'd like to reserve a baby from this upcoming litter. The babies are here! Hope's beautiful chocolate babies have arrived. We have twp boys still available! They will be ready to go home starting the 6th of October. Please let me know if you would like to reserve a baby from this litter.

-----------Buttercup-----------------------------------------Thistle---------------------------

Buttercup is in season and has been bred to Thistle for yellow babies in light to dark shades. Babies should be born in October and go home mid-December. Both parents have wonderful sweet temperaments and produce the same. Previous Butter and Thistle puppies have grown up to be wonderful dogs, sweet, smart and hard working. They get rave reviews from their families! Please just email me if you'd like to reserve a yellow puppy from this upcoming litter.

Previous puppies from this breeding:

--------------------Luna------------------------------------------------------Maize-----------------------------------

Our lovely girl Luna has been bred to Maize for an all yellow litter that should arrive in October, and go home later in December. These will be lovely yellow babies probably mostly in the light to medium yellow shades. Previous LunaXMaize babies are out there in the world receiving rave reviews from their families. As adults they are excellent family members, dedicated hunting companions and sweet, sweet dogs. Please just email me if you would like to reserve a puppy from this upcoming litter.

Previous puppies from this pairing:

Litters we are planning (waiting for the moms to cycle):

Demi will be bred to Boone when she cycles. She should cycle in August or September. We anticipate chocolate and black puppies going home in June. Demi is without a doubt the sweetest girl we have here, she is such a love sponge, I absolutely adore her. She is her mother Izzy all over again with even more humor thrown in. With her sweetness and Boone's deep desire to please, these should be some wonderful, and gorgeous babies!

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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