Email: hilltoppups@yahoo.com
Enjoy browsing around the site; lots of pictures!
Highly suggest reading Questions & Answers page for information you may not be aware of.
We are a quality breeder in southern Indiana. We love dogs and strive to improve the breed with genetically sound, intelligent, calm, puppies that have loving personalities.
The focus of our breeding program is to achieve consistency in coat types and personalities. This will be the first step in gaining AKC recognition. The consistency comes in the F2B breeding; providing a soft full fleece coat that will not shed. We will continue to breed F1 and F1B for sale and to expand our breeding stock.
All our dogs have ample room to run and nice large kennels that keep them warm in the Winter and Cool in the Summer. There are pictures to the right of our home and where the dogs are housed. We have placed many puppies in loving pet devoted homes. We will assist and stand behind your purchase. We live on a 70 acres, where are dogs get plenty of exercise. We have spent a lot of time researching and seeking out the healthiest dogs to breed with strong pedigrees behind them to back up their long healthy ancestry record. We know
our dogs, their health history, and their ancestors. Each puppy is sent home with a written health guarantee covering the puppy's health for 26 months from date of purchase. See Warranty page for full details. Fear the breeders that only cover the puppy for one year or less.
A $300 deposit reserves a puppy. Puppies go home at 8 weeks old. I will except cash upon pick up, credit card excepted, or pay through Pay Pal prior to pick up. If the puppy is not going home at 8 weeks old than payment in full is expected at 8 weeks old; as I will hold the puppy here until the family has a good time for the puppy to arrive. We request you have your puppy choice confirmed by the time the puppy is between 4 and 5 weeks old. This is done in respect for the people waiting to find out which puppies are available.
Hilltop Pups always the the right to the first pick of any litter.
Our mission statement:
Produce the healthiest dogs with the best personalities.
Motto:
Happy well adjusted healthy dogs; produce happy healthy well adjusted puppies.
Puppy Early stimulation Practice:
When the puppies begin to opening their eyes we hold them daily giving them stimulation based on studies that early stimulation which consists of rubbing the bottom of their feet makes them more intelligent; my belief is it builds trust between man and animal allowing the puppy to trust and obey (more open to learning).
Matching puppy to owner practice:
My belief is I am here to guide you on your puppy choice and will not make the choice for you but guide you on your way as to color, coat type, sex, and puppy personality you are looking for. I post new pictures about every two weeks. When they get older I spend more time on pictures and take many views. For space I just post one picture on the website, but if you are narrowing your choice down between puppies I will be gladly to send you more pictures and different views.
Parent dogs at Hilltop Pups have been tested by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals for Hips & Elbows, Cardiac, and Patellar (knee cap). Yearly eye certification by a board certified opthomologist is conducted to verify the parent dogs are clear from 32 eye diseases that exist. DNA testing to determine breed specific diseases:
DM - Canine Degenerative Myelopathy
EIC - Exercise Induced Collapse
MDR1- Multidrug Resistance in Cancer
PRCD - Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration
vWD - von Willebrand Disease
I highly suggest you visit my Questions and Answer page for valuable information on our practices, house training tips, and many more questions that people have asked most often over the years, plus the Resources page for more information as well.
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Click on "header titles" for pictures of the breed you are interested in viewing.
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Indiana Residents and out-of-state residents picking up at Hilltop owe 7% Sales Tax with final payment.
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Red Moyen Poodles born
January 21, 2012 to
Reba and Rudy
Just two males remaining.
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Standard Size 45 - 60 pounds
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F1B American Goldendoodles born
March 27 to Lexie and Rudy $1,800
Standard Size 45 - 55 pounds
$1,800
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F1B Mini English Teddy Bear Goldendoodles born March 28 to
Hope and Noah $1,800
Mini Size 20-35 pounds
$1,800
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Up coming Litters
Multi Generation/Australian Labradoodle
due May 9, cream, parti, reds
Size 30 - 35 pounds. $1,800
Visitors as of 07-01-08
We use Pay Pal for safe confidential instant payment.
Want to use a credit card? You do not need a Pay Pal account; click on the link below and when asked if you have a Pay Pal account reply "NO" and the credit card entry fields will open.
A $300.00 deposit will reserve a puppy for you. You may reserve or make a puppy payment using the PayPal link above; you are charged 1.5% PayPal user fee. (PayPal charges 3% user fee which you are splitting with the Breeder.) We do accept Credit Cards at our house you will be charged the 2.4% user fee for a credit card fee; I prefer you bring the remainder owed in cash when picking up your puppy. All our puppies come with a written 26 month health guarantee against genetic disorders. Tails docked on standard poodles. We raise our puppies for intelligence, and obedience. Our Doodles should be low to no shedding and allergy friendly depending on the coat type they inherit. A good way to judge the shedding is by how curly the coat is; the curlier the coat the less shedding and more hypoallergenic. We have placed many of our puppies in homes with adults and children that have allergies to animals and they all have done very well. Our clients have told us that their Labradoodles have made great bird hunting dogs and faster to train compared to 100% Lab, this is due to the higher intelligence level of Standard Poodle. More information on coat types, training, and payment procedures are available on our Question & Answer page; click on link above.
Shipping is available world wide. Shipping to most continental US destinations can be arranged for $350, including crate, vet certification, and destination required vaccinations. We ship pet air cargo. Rest assured we have shipped many many dogs within the USA and never had any problems other than a very rare flight delay. In 2006 we began shipping international and everything has gone smoothly even on a 30 hour flight. The airline personnel are trained and puppy care instructions are attached to the crate on how to take care of the puppy during the flight.
All puppies have arrived at their destinations safe and in perfect condition. Puppies appear to ride in airplanes better than cars; especially through the curvy hilly roads offered by the scenic southern Indiana foot hills.
We accept PayPal, Western Union, Postal Money Orders, or will hold your puppy until your check clears.
Please contact me before sending payments. I try to update my website at the end of each day, but some days get so busy I may not have time to update until the following morning and I would not want to inconvenience someone with a duplicate payment and have to refund.
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Owned and operated by
Arnie and Bev Eckert, and family
in Jasper, Indiana.
Family vacation photos :)
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A previous customers with their Labradoodle were interviewed on Fox 7 News Evansville, INSunday, Jan 11, 2009 @09:37pm CST
Picking a "First Dog"
Thank you Chelsa and Casey.
F1B Labradoodle
Sheba and Winston are Dam and Sire
"Our Home"
Phoebe is a Shepadoodle, the daughter of Rudy and Sidney. Who would have thought GS's love water, but you can not keep Phoebe out of the pool. We were trying to close the pool for the Winter and Phoebe kept jumping in, so the cold didn't hold her back either.
Above is the housing for our adult dogs; their kennel runs are 6 by 24 feet. Also, houses my grooming/visitation office.
Above is our nursery equipped with heat and air conditioning. When visiting us you will be allowed to peek inside, but do not be offended that we will not allow you to walk inside the building. We treat our puppies just as a nursery in a hospital and strive to keep it free of any germs that you could bring in on the bottom of your shoes. Until puppies have had their 3 puppy vaccinations they are not immune to many viruses. This is why it is recommended when you bring a puppy home not to take it for walks, traveling, or visiting until one week after its last vaccination between 12-16 weeks old.
Here are a few other pictures to get the ideal of our home and how well our dogs are housed.
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Lilly is our spoiled Standard Poodle. Here she is being tucked in bed for the night with our son.
After Lilly had puppies her coat faded to a lighter shade of red. Below are pictures of Lilly ringing a bell to go outside. The bell is a wonderful concept for busy homes were you might not always notice your patient dog waiting to go outside.
Nursing home visit wearing her sunglasses and Jacket.
We love our dogs. Lilly travels everywhere with us; everyone in our town knows here. She sleeps with us and watches TV next to us on the Sofa. Her vocabulary is huge, just by talking to her like a person. We had to start spelling in front of her, so she does get excited over her favorite words like: go, lake, ride, boat, car, snack, etc. LOL.
