After owning a purebred dog with many health issues, Dr. Nathan Crockett and his wife Abigail desired a healthier dog as well as one that shed less. They spent a long time researching breeders before finally settling on a dog. The prevalence of puppy mills and poorly educated backyard breeders made it quite difficult for the Crocketts to find the right place to purchase their puppy from.
In 2011, Nathan decided to be the kind of breeder that he had been trying so hard to find. He wanted to offer high-quality, family-raised pups for a reasonable price. Part of that goal was also to have pups that had been lovingly socialized and cared for by a top-notch vet. Most importantly, Nathan wanted to offer families peace of mind that their puppies had come from directly within the home, raised with love and comfort. That was the beginning of Crockett Doodles.
Dr. Nathan Crockett grew up in a home that always had a dog (Lhasa Apso; mixed breed; toy Sheltie). His wife Abigail grew up always having a yellow Labrador Retriever. After marriage, the Crocketts had a purebred with health issues (and major shedding) and a friend told them about Goldendoodles. The Goldendoodle’s non-shedding coat, friendly personality and hybrid vigor were huge draws.
After a long search to get a Goldendoodle from a reputable breeder, they welcomed a champion bloodline beautiful Goldendoodle into their family. The Crocketts decided to become the kind of breeder they had such a hard time finding (family raised pups from a responsible breeder).
They bought a gorgeous apricot poodle and planned to do one litter a year of home-raised pups. After creating the bestGoldendoodles.com website, the Crocketts had numerous emails of people wanting one of the f1b Goldendoodle puppies from their first litter.
When their pet Goldendoodle had her first litter of pups, it took a long time just to type in around 400 names/emails of those who’d asked to be on a waiting list. Within a couple minutes, the Crocketts had deposits on all 12 Goldendoodle pups, and had to send an email saying the deposits were now closed. They realized they could never keep up with the demand for quality home-raised pups from a quality breeder.
Not wanting to start a kennel, they worked with close friends of theirs to become partner homes. The Crocketts bought outstanding Goldendoodles for several of their friends, provided the poodle stud, and connected the puppies to wonderful forever homes.
These partner homes became an ideal way to have truly family raised pups yet provide more than one litter a year. They added Labradoodles the second year. For many years now, Crockett Doodles has become known as a premier breeder of Goldendoodles and Labradoodles.
Over the past few years, they’ve had requests from numerous other families who believe in home-raised pups. Several of these family friends had a desire to do a doodle breed other than Labradoodles or Goldendoodles. Crockett Doodles strategically partnered with different families to do family-raised Aussiedoodles, Springerdoodles, Sheepadoodles, Bernedoodles, Newfiedoodles, Saint Berdoodles, Irishdoodles, and more.
For nearly a dozen years, Crockett Doodles has tried to exceed customer expectations. Hundreds of five-star reviews, celebrity clients, and an incredible rate of returning customers testify to the top-quality work done by the Crockett Doodles network of dozens of caring guardian homes.
Nathan first desired to breed Doodles for two reasons, Doodles are hypoallergenic and have hybrid vigor.Nathan has applied the “secret sauce” of Crockett Doodles to make it the company it is today.
