Puppies at The Happy Acre Farm
- York, PA
- Responds within an hour
Meet the breeder
I'm Hilary F., the breeder behind Puppies at The Happy Acre Farm located in York, PA. 🐾 Welcome to The Happy Acre Farm! Where we stive to raise happy, healthy, and well-socialized Miniature Australian Shepherds and Miniature Aussiedoodles. Our dogs are a big part of our family. We love sharing these clever, beautiful breeds with other families. 🐾.
Q. & A. with Hilary
Why did you start breeding?
After falling in love with my very own Aussiedoodle, I started doing research to learn about this amazing breed and started dreaming of breeding them for other families. After a few years of research, I began looking for the perfect momma dog I purchased my first mini Australian Shepherd and started the process of breeding. All mothers are our personal pets and treated as family. 🐾What makes your program special?
We put as much love and care as possible into the health and wellbeing of all our puppies. From taking loving care of our mothers to doing whatever we can to provide care and beginner training for the puppies to set them up for success for when they join their new families.What are the different breed sizes in your program?
Our Aussiedoodle puppies include toy and mini sizes. Sizes will vary depending on the parent dogs.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our Aussiedoodle puppies include blue merle, red merle, black tri-color, and red tri-color. Toy Australian Shepherd puppies include black, black tri, blue merle, red merle, and red tri. Miniature American Shepherd puppies include red tri-color, black tri, red merle, and blue merle. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Getting a puppy from Hilary
Hilary has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready, reach out to ask about the puppies or anything else on your mind. You’ll get to know each other through messaging, phone, or video and pay securely, all on Good Dog.
Hilary partners with buyers to find the best match as the puppies develop and their personalities take shape. Typically, matches are finalized when the puppies reach about 7 weeks old.
“We take great care in placing our puppies with the right families. Puppies are posted as "Available" once we they are old enough for us to evaluate their temperament and personalities, typically around 6-7 weeks. We reserve the right to deny the sale of a puppy to any person if we feel they are not suitable to provide adequate care for the puppy. ”
Price
“This price includes a health guarantee, first set of vaccinations, deworming, health certificate, puppy socialization, and beginner basic training. Deposits place a hold on a desired puppy and takes if off our "available puppies" listings until time of going home.”
Contract & health guarantee
Hilary may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Hilary offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out to Hilary directly.
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What's included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Socialized with children
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Vet records
Extras
- Basic obedience & manners
- Food & treats
- Toys
- Initial potty training
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Hilary.
Breeder's location
Meet in York, PA
Other pick-up locations
Flexible meeting point
Hilary can meet at a location that works for both of you
More about Hilary
Hilary has been a member of Good Dog for 5 months
Hilary was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2026.
Hilary is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Puppies at The Happy Acre Farm meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Riley, mom
Miniature Australian Shepherd
About Riley
Super sweet personality, can be shy with when around new people but warms up quicky. This girl is literally my shadow.
Good health testing
Parent health testing
Aussiedoodle
Miniature American Shepherd
Puppies at The Happy Acre Farm reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Aussiedoodles.
Vet Wellness Exam
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
DNA Disease Panel, Multiple Drug Sensitivity (MDR1)
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
