Hunter Ridge Kennels

We found an adorable chocolate brown mini dachshund on
that was being sold by Hunter Ridge Kennels. Of course we fell in love with this baby and then we purchased him. Well, he was sent a day before the owner said he was going to be arriving to us. We were totally caught off guard, and were very late to pick him up at the airport that is an hour away from us. The owner of Hunter Ridge only contacted us once after we paid for our puppy, and that was when she called us and told us he had arrived at our local airport.
She never made a followup call to check to see how he was or to make sure he had arrived safely, which she should have, since he had arrived A DAY EARLY.
In addition to what I have mentioned above, our dog is not a «traditional» dachshund color, he is a chocolate brown dachshund which is not a color that breeders usually breed to. This leads me to believe that he did not come from a qualified breeder.
Upon arrival at our home, covering his tail and down his back was fairly severe mange.
She told us that this was from the «bleach in the puppy nursery.» Hah. Yeah right.
He also is very antisocial, aggressive, and has separation anxiety, and he has been this way since we got him. He is scared of males especially, which makes me think he was abused in some way by a male.
Our dog is now coming up on 3 years old this year, and he is still the size he was when he was about 8 months old. He doesn’t gain any weight, either. I don’t think he’ll ever grow to full size.
Of course we love our little guy, he’s the sweetest little thing in the whole world, but the things I mentioned above greatly concern me.
I have come to believe that Hunter Ridge Kennels is a puppy mill in operation. No other reviewer on here seems to believe so, but that is what I think.

I bought a min pin from Kacey. She was always helpful if I had questions. And my puppy arrived safe and sound. He’s an amazing dog. I would definitely recommend her to others.

Kacy is a wonderful breeder, I got a mini pin from her 1 ½ years ago. He was very healthy and active at 8 weeks. He turned out to be a great dog. I would buy again from her!

I purchased my Frenchie from Hunter Ridge 6 years ago, I have much experience purchasing from a breeder. Kacy sent me photos every week till my Izzy was able to leave her farm. She was shipped and arrived just as stated ffrom the kennel. She was in excellent health and of course a little shaken up after traveling on and airplane. She is a beautiful healthy French Bull and I know it’s due to the fine breeding of Hunter a Ridge Kennels.
Sincerely
Bernadette Relyea & Kenneth Gould

Purchased a Jack Russell Terrier from them about 1.5 years ago. 7 months into the dog’s life, my jack developed a hereditary disease known as Leg Calf Perthes Disease. This is a serious condition that requires an expensive surgery to ensure the dog has a long healthy life. Of course, we love our dog, and will give him the care he needs. Surgery and rehab cost exceeded 5k!
The real kicker is that the owner became very defensive when I contacted her about the issue. She had claimed that the issue has never appeared in her bloodlines previously (bullshit) and essentially made me feel like it was my fault. Terrible customer service, F rating.
This breeder produces waaaaay too many dogs (4 different breeds) to provide proper attention and genetic testing required to run a good breeding kennel. Do your research — google puppy mills — get educated, and then come to your own conclusions about Hunter Ridge Kennels. Stay away.
If you are in the market for a healthy Jack Russell Terrier, try
. Notice this award winning kennel provides profiles for their breeding stock online, all genetically tested, and ALL proven in the show ring!