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I got a yellow female from the Skye, Cash litter in May of 2023. I can’t say enough how amazing this dog has been. I’ve been training Harley through the cornerstone gun dog academy 52 plus program, and it’s been the most amazing journey with Harley. Her drive is 10/10, she can find blind retrieves all day, and isn’t afraid to try out new drills or new challenges. This will be our first season hunting together and I can’t wait. If you want a lab with amazing drive, amazing scent, and just a great dog this is your breeder. Maggie is amazing at what she does and always keeps you updated on the litter and your pup. 10/10 would recommend and can’t wait to get another pup! -Rhett

Update on Sky. She’s up to 30 retrieves. Opening day on pheasant she retrieved 6 birds and a drake wood duck. She struggled Sunday on birds pretty dry tuff for her to pick up scent on running birds that were wounded, but still very proud of her. For being 9 months she’s doing good. She retrieved 7 ducks this morning. My son shot 3 she didn’t see fall and had no problem finding them. He had her sit and then sent her and no problem find them. I’m very happy with her and again thank you. You raise some very good dogs.

We got our pup Ranger almost a year ago now. Needless to say he has been nothing sort of amazing. If you’re looking for a hunting dog Hilltop knows that they’re doing. Ranger has a strong drive with a great nose. Ranger picked up his first duck at 6 months which was a shock due to us giving him no training on retrieval yet. Once we noticed he had such a strong drive for retrieval we ramped up his training and he picked up his first full grown Canadian goose at 8 months. The dog is as fearless as they come. I have yet to find something he isn’t willing to do for me. Loves to swim so much we have caught him in the tub by himself waiting for us to fill it for him. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog and I want to thank Maggie and hilltop labs for the professionalism and knowledge they gave me while purchasing a pup!

Zeke is 15 months old. Easy to train, driven retriever, good in the house, loves my wife. He is 78 pounds (Sept 2020) and is still building muscle mass. Good conformation, strong swimmer. Rumbled off the dock for a retrieve first time without coaxing. Returns to his “place” even after training is over – asking for more. Retrieved 21 ducks opening weekend in ND and 4 pheasants opening weekend in MN. Still figuring out pheasant hunting. Conditions were difficult opening weekend 80° and 30-40 mph winds. Clearly birdy when there was scent, but did not range very far when there was none. Very interested in making sure I kept up with him (i.e. looking over his shoulder). He has been a star addition to the family.

Dally is 100% all the time. She has pointed pheasants and is retrieving decoys well. She really struggles with “Stay!”, but will do so after repeating the command and practice.

She is water crazy and I think that she will love goose hunting. She is NOT gun shy! I am waiting anxiously for season to start!

I could not be happier with our baby! She is always ready to go.

She is with me when I feed cattle and horses, but doesn’t bother them. She has filled a very big hole in our hearts and not a day goes by that she hasn’t made our lives better. She had trouble traveling at first, but is better now.

I can’t imagine being without her now!

Thank you! Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to add her to our lives! Larry Hudson

Cant say enough great things about experience with Maggie. My pup is now 7 months and since picking her up she has done a lot. High drive, great nose, can find sheds as well as birds. Caught her first bird at 12 weeks old, and has done her gun/bird intro, she is all GO in the field, no regrets in purchasing from Hilltop, great looks and high bird drive in this black lab. Bird hunting machine!

Ever since my family got our first dog(Bella) from Maggie, and after watching my dad train Bella I always wanted to have my own dog to train and truly be mine. Two years after that I got the best Christmas present ever, my own yellow lab. Three years later Avery has been trained to hunt sheds and upland birds and it couldn’t be any easier to train this dog, wow and she is a very unique dog, super smart!

We bought Macy from Hilltop Labradors over 8 years ago and we couldn’t be more happy. Macy has been an excellent addition to our family and we have had a blast with her. This was our first dog and when Macy was brought into our family we had no kids. But since then my wife and I have had two children of our own that have jumped on her, tugged on her, pulled hair out, etc Macy has never growled, snipped or anything along those lines at our kids or any other person in general. She has an excellent temperament and has been an amazing dog for our family.

With that said, Macy also has an incredible desire to retrieve and is always ecstatic to hunt. I have received so many compliments on her and her abilities out in the field that I sometimes forget how blessed I am to have a dog that listens well for basic obedience but also finds birds that most guys would have given up on a long time ago. I have shot more pheasants/ducks/geese than I can remember over her and she has always retrieved the birds with little issue. Even with her only being 67 pounds. I have been hunting for nearly 25 years and have hunted over many dogs and I will say, Macy is at the top of the list for skill, obedience, and her friendliness (sometimes almost too friendly :)). We are looking to purchase another dog from Hilltop Labradors this spring because our experience was so great! Not to mention, she was already given her first rounds of vaccinations and declawed. We picked her up at 7 weeks.

Sincerely,

Kevin Boock

Maggie was very knowledgeable and professional. The kennel was clean and organized. Very quick to answer any questions, and respond to emails or phone calls. Super pleased, Thank you!

I’m now on my second year of hunting with Coal (Black Lab) Maggie line of labs are excellent ,Coal will be two in February and we have not lost a bird yet nor have we been sucked yet he always finds me a bird. His first live field day last year he found a bird we didn’t think was even hit, he is well behaved great with my grand children but is a 100% hunter that’s all he wants is to running in the feild and point birds. Coal is my Fourth lab I’ve train from a puppy and by far was the easiest . If your looking for the best hunting labs in Iowa .Hilltop Labradors has them . Maggie wants her dogs to be working dogs not house toys . She takes the time to get to know what your looking for as an owner and pair you with the correct lab out of each litter . My wife and I alway have two labs in the house ,yes Coal stays in side with us when we are home. My next Lab will also be purchase from Maggie and the one after that also . She has been in business this long because she knows what she is doing when breeding . I thank Maggie weekly with pictures of our success. If I could talk my wife into three
Labs I would be on the list for spring. Stop looking this is the place to go for a true hunting Dog. THANKS HILLTOP LABRADORS. And Thanks Maggie for my BEST FRIEND COAL

I purchased my blacklab male pup, Reed, from Maggie in spring of 2015. She said this litter was an experimental pairing between Loaded Sherman Tank and Midwest Bird Mafia. The experiment was a GREAT SUCCESS!!!!! To be honest, I was a little overwhelmed with the drive of Reed, it had been 13 1/2 years since I had trained and raised a pup. Luckily I live in the same town as Maggie, and with a little coaching from her I made it through. Now I’m not a professional by any means, but once I got on the right track, Reed made training a breeze. Last season at 8 months, hunting with my Shorthair, he found birds that we never would have found without him. We had to put our Shorthair down in January. So this season is all up to Reed, and like I expected, NO disappointments. I have to say, with all that drive and great hunting genetics, he is also able to switch it off and be a great family companion. Thank you Maggie for all your help and such a wonderful Lab.

We were looking for our third lab pup and were pointed in the direction of Hilltop Labradors and we now know why after having picked up our Nova girl yesterday. What a well run, neat place! Maggie & Craig took the time to share all their knowledge and stories with us and took the time to answer any questions we had. Beautiful, well behaved dogs throughout and they introduced us to our pup’s Mom and Dad! Made it home with ours and we are already seeing how smart she is. Would definitely recommend Hilltop Labradors. We will update after Nova grows a little.

I highly recommend Hilltop Labradors. Maggie is very knowledgeable on breed high quality dogs. She is the kind of person that truly puts alot of effort in raising quality dogs whether you want a pet, weekend hunter, or possible field trial dog. I can’t say enough good things about my experience of purchasing a dog from her.

Purchased a Yellow Female pup from Maggie in July. Started her strictly on Sheds. She is tremendous.
Easy to Train, VERY intelligent She is Calm to be around yet loaded with drive when training. She is super good looking with an awesome pedigree. Finding planted sheds at around 40 yards in Hayfield, VERY impressive for a 13 week old pup. Very happy with my Hilltop lab pup. Never thought I would pay alot for a pup but now I understand- you get what you pay for. So WORTH IT !!

I purchased Jake from Maggie back in December 2012. I have always been partial to Labs as we have young grandkids and they are always good with the family as well as great hunting dogs! Jake is no exception as he did a great job this past pheasant season even with down numbers he seemed to find birds for us! As the season progressed he became better and better at finding wouneded birds which is a must as you hate to lose any down birds. Maggie at Hilltop Labs did a great job at preparing Jake for us!

bought a dynamo of a female named Jesse.. great dog.. smart..friendly and obedient. Very impressed with the whole Hilltop experience. Maggie awesome trainer. They have me as customer for LIFE

I bought a lab from maggie and it was the smartest dog I have ever seen. I could shoot an arrow out of my bow in the middle of the corn field and he would bring it back every time, never saw a dog with such a good nose! When I got engaged he carried the ring around his neck, best dog I have ever had!!!