Leisa Nelson

Ad says «top of the line for conformation and show quality» which is a HUGE red flag since several of the puppies in the pictures are a far cry from show quality and have coat colors that would get them disqualified. Also states «Aussies are very calm, relaxed and chill in the house». Um yeah if they get tons and tons of exercise every day! Let’s not kid ourselves. Aussies have a ton of energy and will be crazy and destructive in the house if they don’t get enough exercise. Price is also incredibly steep for puppies whose parents are not OFA certified. Do some research and save yourself the money. Australian Shepherds are not supposed to be mostly white and they are definitely not supposed to have white surrounding their eyes or mostly pink noses.

I posted a review, Ron W several months ago on 3÷17÷2015. Here is an update. Our dog is now a year old and a real great dog. Smartest dog I have ever owned, a real «love bug» and healthy. No issues other than the typical training issues that are common in any dog. He has lots of energy and loves people and other animals. With that said, if you were to ask me if I would get another dog from her, my answer would be yes.

I also read an add in CL, after reading these reviews, I decided to see for myself.
Yesterday I spent 1 hr 30 min at Leisa’s 6 acre mini farm.
I Visited the lovely standard Aussie’s and Pups. The beautiful dalmations, her horse, the free range chickens, goats and the cats.
All her animals were healthy, Kennels clean and Pups sweet.
All the Dogs and animals had seperate areas to run with safe fencing. Also shelters with heat lamps,
The Moms with Pups as well as the cats were in clean safe areas to nurture the young, as her property borders a buisy street on one side.
I’m not sure what the negative reviews are about. Clearly love and devotion for every animal is displayed there.
I grew up on 20 acres. Not a city chick myself. I saw her property devoted to animals, so don’t expect glam and glitz, just well fed happy animals.
I was interested in the Aussie pups, they were sweet and all looked well cared for. I also met the Parents and was able to see the individual personalities. Fell in love with all.
Puppy Mill? This is clearly NOT a puppy mill people! your comments are unfair. Clearly you do not understand the hard work that goes into raising animals. And clearly you expected Disney Land.
Are farms with multiple horses, cows, sheep etc. considered Mills? Of course not! They are all raising animals for a living.
Go visit, leave the city attitude at home.

BEWARE! I bought a kitten from Liesa Nelson (aka Leisa, Lisa, Marie, Sarah) for $ 800 and it died 10 days later. It was NOT CFA Registered. It was NOT seen as advertised and within the sales contract by a Vet. If it had been, the vet would have said it was too young to leave its mother, had no immunity, no first set of shots and was anemic from «excessive parasitism» — basically couldn’t fed off all of the worms in its system. I incurred an additional $ 3700 in vet bills.
Liesa’s breeder cats never see the light of day — they never get to run and play. She had no way of knowing if this kitten was weaned and strong enough (which it obviously was not) to be sold at 6 weeks 6 days. RUN! She also runs a puppy mill (75+) Australian Shepherds.

We bought a puppy from her last april. As really inexperienced dog owners, I thought that a breeder’s home would look different– but how did I know what was right? I should have known…
She has 20+ dogs all living outside in a partially covered area. They all probably have fleas… She also sells cats. while we were there, we saw around 20 cats in a separate area. I have read on facebook that they are not healthy as well.
Our puppy came to us with fleas, and had several different issues, resulting in dozens of trips to the vet over the first 3 – 6 months of having her at home. And as she grows up, we notice more and more tendencies that make me think that our pup was being treated aggressively… after putting the pieces together, I realize that the other pup we were looking at was also shrinking away from us as if we were a danger to her.
Also, we were told that our dog would be around 25 pounds. She showed us the «mom» …pretty small for a mini, ~20lbs… and «dad» who was a solid 30lbs… [quotes added because I don’t think she was telling the truth anymore…].
…Yeaaaah. Our dog is 50 pounds. She’s basically a small standard.
BEWARE! Don’t buy from this lady. This is not just a «backyard breeder». She is definitely breeding irresponsibly, and will lie to you to get your money.

This woman runs a puppy and cat mill. She needs to be shut down. Stay away from her