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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:

--------------------------Scout----------------------------------------------------------------------------Captain--------------------------------------

Scout has been bred to Captain, black and yellow babies anticipated mid-February. This pair have had babies together previously and they are lovely dogs, getting rave reviews from their families, including from me! We kept their daughter Jade who is now two and will hopefully have babies for us in 2025. Scout is a sweet girl with a soft heart who adores my grandkids and is fabulous with all our younger dogs. She's been easy to train and a joy to live with, though she believes the couch is her spot, she'll happily share it if you give her belly rubs! Captain is a fabulous boy with a kind heart and a willing attitude. He loves everyone he meets, and has been easy to train as he lives for attention and snacks! I anticipate babies who are trainable, loving companions with the potential to do therapy or service work. I've started a waiting list for this litter, please email me if you'd like to reserve a baby from this pairing.

Previous babies from these parents:

----------------------Julep----------------------------------------------------------------Reggie-------------------------------------------

We're anticipating Julep cycling soon, planning a wonderful black and yellow litter with our Ch boy Reggie. Julep is the daughter of our Fleur and Yeti, Fleur is the daughter of our Nova and Angus. Nova is the daughter of our Comet and Thistle. Comet is the daughter of our Luna and Maize! So she is many generations into our program and really the epitome of what we are working towards. Sweet, smart temperament, she's a willing worker who just lives to please. She loves water and never met a toy she didn't immediately play with. She is one to start the others on running zoomies in the yard, she likes to start the fun! Babies from Julep will be nice heavy boned beauties with kind temperments just like her! Reggie is a gorgeous boy with a good drive for birds on land and water. He is a very strong boy, but with a sweet attitude. He loves everyone he meets, and has never met a ball that wasn't worth fetching! Babies from this pairing will be beautiful conformationally with solid bone and big heads. Temperament from these babies will be superb, smart, sweet and with just enough drive to be good workers in whatever endeavor they strive for, whether hunting, therapy or service work, or just being the best furry family member. Please email me if you'd like to be on the waiting list for a baby from this pairing.

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

Ms. Ember should also be cycling soon, she'll be bred to Captain for red and black babies. Ember is the daughter of our Salsa and Elmo, Salsa is the daughter of our Siri and Harry. She is a red fox color, which is the darkest shade of yellow in the AKC breed standard. She is a very calm and sweet girl, her mom and auntie Merida are some of the mellowest dogs I've ever had the pleasure to live with, and she is the same. Easy going, gets along with everyone, loves to play and splash in the pools. Babies from Ember will be nice heavy boned beauties with kind temperments just like her! Captain is our sweet chocolate boy, loves everyone he meets, human, canine, even all the barn critters. He's kind, smart and easy to train. He's got a wicked sense of humor and is gorgeous to boot! His babies so far have been amazing! The daughter I kept is lovely, sweet, smart and beautiful! I board several of his sons and they are drop dead gorgeous, big broad heads and solid stocky bone, and are getting rave reviews from their families. Babies from this pairing will have great conformation, big heads and the calm sweet temperaments of their parents. Please email me if you'd like to be on our waiting list for this litter!

Future litters:

Litters we are planning for in Spring 2025:

Our next litters will be born in Feb-April depending on when the ladies cycle.

Scout bred to either Captain or Reggie for black and yellow babies.

Rio bred to Kudzu for yellow babies.

Honey bred to Reggie or Rolo for black and yellow babies.

Ivy bred to Reggie or Rolo for black and yellow babies.

later spring/summer:

Jade will have a litter, as will Journey

*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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