Our philosophies are deeply rooted in our core values; put the puppies’ care and wellbeing first, partner with top notch breeders, provide ongoing education, ensure licensing and inspection requirements are being exceeded, and create successful transitions to their new homes.
FOR THE LOVE OF PUPPIES
Growing up with pets ranging from reptiles to hamsters, fish to rabbits, and eventually to the addition of two sweet mini dachshunds, Tucker and Penny, the love for animals runs deep with the Mackovic family.
From a young age, Maverick and Montana made good use of the family’s acreage to raise all kinds of four-legged creatures and eventually converted the family garage into a kennel. The family joked that their home was more of a petting zoo than anything else.
Our sister company Up and Away Pups is serving the families of the surrounding Ohio area with quality puppies raised with love.
Guardian Program
HTP established their guardian program to allow them to safely offer a wide range of breeds, hire on-site vet techs, maintain bloodlines, and provide families with their puppy’s detailed vet reports.
Raised with Care
Our licensed and inspected families recognize and respect the importance of raising puppies in a hands-on, loving environment where snuggles and puppy kisses are abundant.
Since 2005
After breeding Tucker and Penny, the boys had found their calling. They loved raising puppies and matching them with their forever home. Inspired, Sonya who shared her sons’ love of animals, left her highly successful career to help launch Happytail Puppies.
Family Owned
Today Happytail Puppies consists of a group of nearly 30 loving families who remain committed to the same mission: raising the happiest and healthiest puppies and perfectly matching them with loving families.
HAPPYTAIL PUPPIES, WHAT FAIRY TAILS ARE MADE OF
HOME-RAISED, HAND-HELD, HAPPY AND HEALTHY PUPS
Lifetime Health Guarantee
We stand by the puppies we place in their forever homes and as such, Happytail Puppies offers a lifetime guarantee for our puppies. You can learn more about our requirements and restrictions by reading our full guarantee here.
Guardian Program
HTP established the guardian program to ensure each breeder is driven by the same mission; to raise the healthiest and happiest puppies. We maintain a strict vetting process to make certain that every breeder is aligned with Happytail Puppies’ core values, licensing and inspection requirements, training protocols, and hands-on care. HTP owns every pair of parents for each puppy they place in a new home allowing us to provide deep detail on bloodlines and pedigrees. HTP is also able to provide annual vet check reports, pictures, and matured weight of the parents.
Hands-On Care
You can trust that your puppy is in good hands. Each family in our guarding program has a licenced and inspected home kennel allowing them to provide 24/7 hands on tender loving care. Your puppy is raised in a family environment to ensure proper socialization, has access to fresh water at all times, lives in a clean environment, and does not leave their mother until they are 100% ready to do so. HTP also includes onsite vet checks to make sure your puppy is happy, healthy, and strong.
MEET OUR CERTIFIED VET
Dr. Michael Jerome Cotton
Licensed Veterinarian
Dr. Michael Jerome Cotton is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina and has practiced veterinary medicine as a small animal practitioner since 1993. Not only is Dr. Cotton HTP’s licensed veterinarian, he also splits his time with his own practice, Ambassador Veterinary Mobile Service which focuses on preventive care. In addition, Dr. Cotton teaches Human Anatomy and Physiology at Bennett College in Greensboro and holds the Master of Arts Degree in Reproductive Physiology and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Cotton serves the community as a local pastor, a mentor to high school and college students planning to enter veterinary school, and has participated with Guilford County Animal Services to provide affordable rabies vaccinations at county sponsored clinics.