Exceptional Goldendoodle Puppies

Welcome! I am Brittany, daughter of Bev and Arnie Eckert, we are the owners and caregivers of Hilltop Pups. Since 2002, breeding English Teddy Bear Goldendoodles on our estate in Jasper, Indiana. We use our professional knowledge and experience along with the most current research to produce genetically sound puppies with loving personalities and exceptional coats. We have invested 18 years of searching the world over through several continents to obtain the best dogs and continue to breed only the best of the best. We have travelled to many breeder conferences to learn the best techniques on breeding and advice on improving the breed.  Due to the high number of calls received you need to complete an application and make an appointment to speak to Bev, Abby or Brittany, as we must understand your needs and wants to properly answer your questions.  I hear from my puppy parents time and time again how easy going their puppy is and friendly with everyone. This is due to all the loving care givers our dogs and puppies are with every single day. I have two daughters, ages 3 and 9 and I have them help me with puppy Early Stimulation training and play.  My puppies are meeting customers and other visitors as well.  This makes a huge difference in a puppy feeling comfortable around all types and ages of people.  If a puppy has been trained by only one person, say a lady; then the puppy may be fearful of a man or a child.  Thus, we create confident brave well adjusted puppies.  Feel free to contact us via email (preferred) at bschmi10@gmail.com or phone, 812-630-9653, with any questions that you have. We will make every effort to answer your questions promptly and truthfully!  During busy times, such as when there are several litters of puppies to care for or Mom in Labor, email is much easier.  The puppies are housed in a metal insulated AC/heated building and the phone reception is very weak to none; by the time I finish chores, playing, and training with puppies I need to take a break, rest, eat, sleep, take a shower, etc.  Plus with emails I may be able to answer questions more accurately with reading material, pictures for examples, etc.  Same with voice messages; they seem to pile up and I do not always get a chance to listen to them promptly, but I never miss an email. 

Read all the way to the bottom for an availability summary!!! Also, you can search pages by size category, so you have less to look at. Once all spots are filled in a litter we will add a note in the header that the list is full or sold out.  Many Breeders, as in most, hide how many dogs they have and only list their dogs on their website when they are pregnant. I list all my dogs and their health tests click on any document to view it. If you do not adopt a puppy from me request proof of health documents and pedigrees before submitting that non-refundable deposit.  If a Breeder does not present documents up front, they never will. Some Breeders pick your puppy for you, I post all litters and puppy pictures and videos weekly on my website, so YOU get to pick the exact puppy you want, with my guidance of course. 

You are encouraged to visit us, as I believe everyone has the right to see where the puppy they are adopting has been raised.  You do need an appointment and let me know if there is a certain dog you want to see. The size range of our dogs are 8 to 38 lbs. Most of our puppies are now F2b or multi Gen, just because I prefer the coat types as they get more predictable and 95% of the puppies all have the same look. For AKC to recognize Goldendoodles as an official they would need to be at least 5 generations down to have conformity. Our biggest goal is to maintain the health and longevity of this amazing breed as we work towards a healthy future for the Goldendoodle Breed. Continue reading to the bottom of this page for vital Goldendoodle Breeding techniques and what makes Hilltop Pups different from other breeders.

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Navigating through Covid-19, first understand our visitation room is 10 by 10 feet, thus difficult for more than one family with extended family and neighborhood kids in tow to visit and adequately view and play with the puppies.  We schedule visits one hour apart at the top of each hour. After each visitor we disinfect everything that has been touched. Please be on time and/or wait outside if someone else is in the Visitation Room.  I am aware some of your are coming a great distance. Go to your car in advance and GPS our address, make sure your GPS is set for highways "not scenic route" as we live on the edge of a town and the GPS will take you through winding country roads. Then give yourself an extra half hour, as I prefer you be early than late running into the next appointment.  If you are not able to visit I take many videos of the puppies and if you have narrowed down your selection to two puppies; we can make you videos of just those two puppies. Rarely in the last 18 years has someone changed their mind when they got here and picked a different puppy than they fell in love with in the videos.  Airlines have suspended unsupervised air travel delivery for puppies unless someone is flying with the puppy in the cabin.  You are welcome to fly here to get your puppy.

Update 7-1-20 American Airlines has resumed puppy shipping, but temperatures at any point in the flight including departure and layover, must be below 85 degrees and above 32 degrees.  Which is a challenge through August here and only stop over choice is Chicago which a lot of destinations can not be serviced. Same for when it gets cold. If flights are not available it is your responsibility to get your puppy home to you. Louisville Kentucky airport is the closest at only 80 miles away.  Many people are choosing Delivery to your door via vehicle delivery service. Here are four reputable delivery companies I have been using for years; you contact the companies directly, arrange shipments with them, and pay them their shipping fee when they deliver the puppy to you.  Mary Vennekoetter  812-604-3028, Tobey Collins  859-404-7439, Eric Clark  765-759-9798, and Paul Garrett  765-749-4145. Flight Nanny Service contact Mary Vennekoetter for cost 812-604-3028. Mary lives closer to the Indianapolis airport; maybe check with her to see if she could drive the puppy to the Indianapolis airport for you rather that you renting a car and driving 2.5 to 3.0 to get here.  I can meet people at the Louisville Airport on Thursday mornings, if I do not have any puppies going home that I need to be at my house. Just remember when hiring outside companies; you must verify with the driver you are going to use their service and then notify me of your plans. For West Coast people possibly look around West Coast for Puppy Nanny Service, I have talked to Puppy Nanny people at the airports and many of them are able to get the cost down because they have family working for the airlines and get stand by flights at a significantly lower cost.  The earliest go home date for your puppy is listed on each litter page after the litter is born, giving you 8 weeks to plan travel. Inform the driver of the earliest date the puppy can leave, as they try to plan routes to delivery more than one puppy in a trip to keep the cost down for you. Mary Vennekoetter is more flexible on scheduling as she only drives for me. Mary has been a personal friend of mine for 20 years and has a 13 year old Doodle from me. Just for reference NYC is a 12 hour drive here, so not horribly bad drive for someone to make and not bad for puppy at all as they sleep most of the time anyway as long as they feel secure and comfortable.  Mary loves East Coast deliveries, so she can stop by and visit her daughter in NYC. Chicago 5 hour drive.  Florida 14 hour drive. We live near Louisville Kentucky. We have many nice hotels within 2 miles of our house if you want to drive here and pick up puppy in the morning. It is worth the trip to see our wonderful establishment and dogs. God Bless everyone trying to make it through this incredibly difficult stressful time and I for one am glad my fur babies are here to keep me relaxed.

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Training puppies starts at birth using the Puppy Culture practice starting with Early Stimulation Training.  Early Stimulation Training program is our highest priority which we start at 3 days old and once puppies are walking around we still hold them every day on their backs, talk to them to create eye contact, rub all over them to make grooming easier in the future.  We teach our puppies not to jump on people and to sit at your feet for attention.  Puppies are paper trained to go on shredded paper which feels just like grass, so house training is a breeze, or if you need to train on potty pads that is easy as well.

See what your puppy learns before you get the puppy home.  The first step in your puppy's future.

We also play a desensitization CD at least twice a day, so puppies become more comfortable with the sound of kids screaming/playing, thunderstorms, fireworks, traffic, doorbell, etc. 

The next step in your puppy's future is your training from the very first day your puppy enters your home.

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      To continue training where we left off I highly suggest you have the first unit completed before you get your puppy home.

 

We create the best puppy for you and you create the best Dog Ever!

 

 

 

VISITATION: We highly suggest you visit us.  We are proud of our establishment and have a Visitation Room which includes windows for you to view where our Adult Dogs are Housed.  We bring the puppies and adults to you to visit with them. For the safety of our dogs and puppies we do not allow you to walk through the facility, because we would need to disinfect everywhere you walked.  We have had this practice in place since the beginning of our breeding program and have never contracted any health concerns by doing so, beware of Breeders that do not allow you to visit hiding behind false statements.  Breeders walk everywhere in the world, shopping centers, gas station, Veterinarian Offices and then come home and walk around their kennels, just like anyone else.  So why shouldn't people visit?  I prefer puppies to get all the interactions they can with different people; you are providing valuable puppy training as well.

OUR LOCATION:  Downtown Louisville is one and half hour drive. Evansville is one-hour drive.  Downtown Indianapolis is a minimum 2 and half hour drive depending on traffic.   This is our house not a public shopping center.  We require appointments to visit as you do want to make sure we are home and want to be able to focus our attention on you and have adequate time to get to know you and interact with the puppies.  This is not a large place; the Visitation area can get crowded quickly if more than one family is visiting at a time.  Our visitation Room does have windows on two sides, so you can see where and how all our dogs are housed.  It is very important to stay as close to expected arrival time as possible, give yourself that extra half hour for traffic concerns.  We are on Eastern Time.   Jasper is an aesthetically pleasing clean town of 15,000 and always rated at the top of best places to live listings. https://www.14news.com/2019/01/07/jasper-named-among-us-best-cities-liv….  If you approach from 231 North from Indy or South from Evansville you will drive through town. If you are approaching from the east, Louisville direction your GPS may take you on the country tour past Patoka Lake which is beautiful to see, you will reach our house before getting into Jasper.

Creating the perfect Goldendoodle has been our mission from day one. It took a lot of research, traveling to Breeder Conferences, and enduring some lengthy Goldendoodle Breeder Circle meetings; not to mention the search around the world for the perfect most healthy English Goldendoodles (Russia) and poodles (Germany & Paris). The RKF Kennel Club of the UK has strict breeding requirements. For a puppy to be registered RKF the parent dogs must pass OFA and DNA testing, plus become a show champion to maintain conformity in the breed. How amazing it would be for AKC to do this, thus it is up to Breeders to commit to keeping their breed healthy going forward by health testing the parent dogs. Which believe me very few Breeders invest their money back into their dogs; so always demand copies of health testing prior to even submitting a deposit.  DO Not trust Breeders that say they will provide the documents when the puppy goes home; demand proof up front.  It is a nightmare to try to get paperwork from a Breeder after you have the puppy, because they do not have it. The Breeder is pulling on your emotions knowing you are getting attached to the puppy and then you are stuck with no proof that you have a healthy puppy that will live a long healthy life. Breeders never to rarely give you the correct documents after you have the puppy, learn from heart breaking experiences of having to re-home dogs that couldn't pass health screening. My research, commitment, and due diligence has paid off.  Here is the foundation for creating the perfect Teddy Bear Goldendoodle and how to build conformity into the Breed.

Here is a video of one of our Goldendoodles displaying his many talents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owCS7FaXM2Q&feature=emb_title

The terms F1, F2B, etc. specify the generation of the Goldendoodle, as detailed below.

First Generation (F1) Goldendoodle: Golden Retriever + Poodle
First Generation Backcross (F1B) Goldendoodle: F1 Goldendoodle + Poodle
Second Generation (F2) Goldendoodle: F1 Goldendoodle + F1 Goldendoodle
Second Generation Backcross (F2B) Goldendoodle: F1 Goldendoodle + F1B Goldendoodle or F1B Goldendoodle + F1B Goldendoodle

All further crossings are simply referred to as multi generational, or Multi Gen

• The shed and allergy factor of a Goldendoodle can be different from Breeder to Breeder depending on the Coat Type their Goldendoodles have inherited. At Hilltop Pups we DNA test the coat type of all our dogs so we can create the most non-shedding hypoallergenic coat as possible.  When breeding a Goldendoodle to a Goldendoodle the parent dogs need to be DNA tested for "IC" Improper Coat, which determines the dogs shed factor.  If one of the Goldendoodles in the pairing is F/F gene carrier for Furnishing and the other is F/F or is a carrier for IC then none of the puppies will shed.   I have three males that are IC clear with F/F.  I follow this DNA rule when breeding to make sure my dogs are non-shedding.  No guess work involved here;) You can brush them and not even get hair to pull out.

• Next we only breed with English Retrievers which produce a softer less shedding less matting coat than the coarser American Golden Retriever coats. Plus, you get boxy, compact, big boned Teddy Bear Features of the English Golden Retrievers.  The weight range of English Golden Retrievers that I have owned is 45-55 for female and 65-72 for males, although they look just and big and fluffier than the American Golden Retrievers.

• Next we consider the color genetics behind the poodle:  Reds, browns, and cream colored poodles produce soft non-shedding coats.  White, Gray, and Black poodles produce shredders even in the curly dogs; thus they have been removed from Hilltop Pups breeding program. 

• In 2017 we started breeding the Irish Goldendoodles. I am very pleased with what I have seen in the Irish Goldendoodles. The American Golden Retrievers are very unhealthy and have a life expectancy of 8-13 years with 80% of them having cancer by age 8.  Therefore I only breed English Golden Retrievers as their life expectancy is 11-18 years and very few ever have cancer. It takes a few generations to build the dark red poodle color back into the English Goldendoodles since the English Golden Retrievers are only white to cream.  For the Irish we started with breeding a health tested American Golden Retriever to a health tested Irish Setter to get the hybrid vigor and dark red color; then bred that with a health tested male poodle and then back to another health tested poodle creating the F1b Irish Goldendoodles to insure the hypo allergenic non-shed coats, plus get the dark red color and fabulous coats.

Advantages of adopting an English Goldendoodle from Hilltop Pups

• Size range available 8 - 38 pounds
• Predictable size ranges for F2b and multi Generations
• Hypoallergenic if past the F1 (First generation, because we can DNA test the coat types for breeding.)
• Decreased shedding in F1 and no shedding in further generations
• Increased longevity average life expectancy 13 - 18 years
• Parents have extensive health testing
• Parent dogs come from long lines of health tested ancestors
• Wonderful temperament
• Intelligent and trainable
• Excellent with children and animals
• 100% lovable

Puppies cost between $1,800 and $2,800 and:

• Dewclaws removed
• Microchipped pre-paid lifetime membership with pet tracking service.
• Fully Vaccinated for their age
• Trained with Early Neurological Stimulation
• Trained not to jump on people, but sit at your feet for attention
• Paper potty trained
• Pre-spoiled, loved, and well socialized

Puppies go home with:

• A 2 year health guarantee; 4 years if you provide NuVet Vitamin Supplements
• Microchipped with pre-paid membership enrollment form
• CKC Registration Papers
• Health record
• Spay/neuter contract
• Personalized Travel Bag
• Door Bell
• Blanket with mother's scent
• Large stuffed animal
• Small squeaky toy
• Rope bone chew toy
• Ball
• Safety show lead (leash/collar combo), such as the ones used in Veterinarian Offices.
• Sample of top quality puppy food most recommended by Veterinarians: "Eukanuba" Puppy Chicken Formula
• Sample of NuVet Vitamins
• 30 Days of free Health Insurance
• Puppy care instructions
• 24/7 lifetime support of the breeder
• Available upon request is the online Goldendoodle book The Owners Guide from Puppy to Old Age, which includes how to care, groom, train, and understand your Goldendoodle By Alan Kenworthy

We air ship or we can provide excellent driver service recommendations!

Shipping is available in the continental USA for $550; recommended and very safe if done properly. 

• You keep the shipping crate which includes Puppy's Blanket, food & water bowl, food package, and shredded paper for comfort and potty if necessary; so your puppy arrives fully rested and clean.
• Health certificate from the veterinarian
• We book the and email the flight instructions for picking up your puppy at your airport.
• All toys and paperwork listed above will be mailed in advance to the New Puppy Parent.

Older pups and other locations may need to have the shipping rate adjusted.

Here is a video of a puppy that flew to Pennsylvania: You will need to copy and paste it and it is worth watching.  This family came back and adopted a second puppy from us two years later.

https://www.facebook.com/23329029/videos/10103894329409674/?t=0

Here is a video of one of our puppies after an 8 hour flight to meet its new family, arriving clean, healthy, rested, and ready to great its new family:

 

Puppy Boot Camp

If you wish to have your puppy stay with a licensed professional dog trainer for a few weeks before going home to you, we can recommend a great local licensed professional trainer that will come to us and pick up your puppy for training.  She is independent of us and you will need to contact her for details and pricing. Contact me for her information.

Our Goldendoodles are very easy to train.

 

Goldendoodle eBook

Please take a look at our featured Goldendoodle eBook available to you to download for free!  Bev assisted in writing the book and attributed pictures; thus obtaining the permission to use the book.

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Hilltop Pups Fall Openings and new litter announcements. Future litter means the litter is not conceived it is just an educated guess on my part studying the females' heat cycles.  Many circumstances affect the females heat cycles, such as their heat cycle can sync up with another female's heat cycle causing her to start earlier or later than normal. Listed are my best predictions I can make.

                          QUICK START GUIDE, FASTEST APPROACH TO ADOPTION.

1st Step is completing an Application, so I understand your needs and the application may answer some of your questions and get your thoughts going in the right direction. https://hilltoppupsbrittany.com/form/adoption-application

2^nd Review the litters below for openings.  When your application is approved you submit your deposit for a litter that has an open spot.  Keep in mind most of our dogs are cross related after 18 years of only breeding the best of the best that are rare to find. Thus, most litters produce similar looks and personality traits. The big question is size.  Any size is excellent since they are so well behaved.  It just comes down to what you prefer.

3^rd When submitting a deposit there is a NOTE SECTION; your note should include the Litter name and the sex you prefer or the word either, -300 RC for Returning Customer discount, and alternate litters you would like to be listed on.  Alternate spot is not another Open spot as you only get one open spot per deposit. Alternate means after a litter is born and we have more puppies born than anticipated you will be notified by email before the public. It is a chance at Closed SOLD OUT litter.

4^th Mandatory READ – APPLICATION PROCESS – that should be step one, but I understand your excitement about finding us and wanting to get the adoption process started before someone else submits a deposit and gets in line before you.  Go to: https://hilltoppupsbrittany.com/adoption-information

5^th Research ? The FAQ page on top tool bar answers a lot of research questions people have repeatedly asked me over the last 18 years, so the most popular information on shedding, allergies, males verses females, the exceptional health of the English Golden Retrievers verses dismal health record of American Golden Retrievers and why.  https://hilltoppups.com/faq  After you have your Goldendoodle people will be asking you tons of questions about your adorable dog and this page will help you find the answers.

CLICK ON LITTER NAMES TO GO TO THEIR LITTER PAGE.  

SUMMER LITTERS!  What people are doing for puppies born May-June is submitting a deposit based on the Sire say Ruger or Rufus.  Then when I plan a litter they are placed at the top of the list and notified and can transfer litters after than when I start to confirm new litters.  I do not feel comfortable predicting litters farther into the future, guaranteeing pairings, and time frames.  I try to be as accurate as possible and Summer guesses would not be accurate at all.

Scroll to the bottom of each litter page. If these parent dogs have had a litter before there will be pictures of the past dogs and or puppies they produced.

Welcome to Hilltop Pups where we have invested 18 years of searching the world over through several continents to obtain the best dogs and only breed the best of the best. We have travelled Breeders Conferences to learn best techniques on breeding and advice on improving the Breed.  We have done all the homework, so you don’t have too.