CHAPARRAL FARM, LTD. I've purchased Two so called " wolf hybrids " from them and I've spent more on Vet Bills than I did on both dogs trying to save their lives bottle feeding them as pups because they were weaned off of their mother too young.

This is an old customer complaint., however I just ran into it. I purchased an 84% Mackenzie valley wolf/ German shepherd cross back in the beginning of 2008. I purchased her sight unseen from Karen Supper after a 4 hours long conversation that ensured me that she knew what she was doing, I was nervous at first, paying so much for an animal I had never met, but from the moment I took her out of her crate, after a the 2 hour flight I never regretted it. She was 7 weeks old at the time, and had a bit of a case of intestinal parasites. That is not uncommon in puppies. We had her dewormed and she never got sick again, during the time I had her. She was mischevious, but never aggressive or difficult to deal with. She was my heart sister. She was never apart from me from the time I got her, til my exhusband got rid of her while I was in the hospital. Karen Supper does not deserve the bad reputation you are trying to give her. I only hope at some point that I will again be in the position to own one of her magnificent pups again. I am a graduate of the Pikes Peak Zoo Keeping program and a student at Oregon State University in Fisheries and WIldlife Sciences. My present husband loves wolves as much as I do and I look forward to the day when I can purchase again.

To the complaintent (yes, this is an old complaint, but I just now ran across it), all I can say is that if you had done your research at all and asked all your questions, you would have had 100% knowledge on your pup when you purchased it.  You will not find a 100% wolf pup for sale anywhere by any reputable breeder, and Karen's always been the first to point out that her wolf HYBRIDS are not 100% wolf. 

Also, if you were so unhappy and felt ripped-off with the first dog you purchase from them, and who you yourself said you had for years, why in the world would you have even considered going to them for a 2nd pup?  Something sure rings majorly false/scam with your claims.  Sorry, just my honest opinion.

I've never found anything that Chaparral advertised or said to me that indicated otherwise.  We only bought shepherds from her, but many a time, have seriously considered and came close to going for a wolf hybrid - only thing stopping us is where we live, wolves are not always looked upon friendly due to wild wolves going after livestock.  So, to be safe, especially for our dogs, we felt it only prudent not to get a wolf hybrid.

Over the years, we've purchased 5 beautiful dogs from Karen and are now seriously considering taking another cross-country trip (we're in CA) to get yet another pup if/when she has one we are interested in, as we have had nothing but pure honesty from Karen and wonderful, healthy dogs.  One pup we purchased did develop a very rare disease (megaesophagus) within a couple weeks of purchasing it, but there is no way for anyone or any vet to have predicted that this pup would get that disease, and our vet was constantly saying how rare this it was for our pup to develop this.  I called Karen right after the pup was diagnosed to let her know about it and see if she had seen any early signs of this developing,which, from the way the pup was for the first couple of weeks with us, I was fairly certain she hadn't, as we hadn't seen any until just a few days before she was diagnosed with it.  At any rate, she had not seen any signs but was extremely concerned about the pup when I told her about it.  She immediately offered to take the pup back and give us another in her place, and then even said that if we wished to keep the pup as well, that we could and that she would still give us a new pup.  She could tell how much we'd already bonded with her and also knew us for the animal folks we are and knew that we too would take excellent care of the pup.  She assured me that if we wanted to give the pup back, that she would keep her herself and not even attempt to sell her, but just wanted us to have the opportunity to keep her if we wished.  She knew how much we had already bonded with her and knew us for the animal folks we are and knew that we too would take excellent care of the pups special needs as well.

We did keep her, and Karen did fly another pup out to us (we couldn't make the cross-country trip at the time).  Both dogs are/were wonderful dogs.  Sadly, we have since lost the 2nd one due to someone poisoning her, but the pup who had been sick (who luckily did finally outgrow the disease, which is also extremely rare) is thriving and spoiled rotten.

I can't wait to touch base with Karen and see if she has pup that will suit our needs now, or find out if I need to wait awhile for one.  Ours have all been wonderful white shepherds, all who have been wonderful loving, loyal and protective family dogs who we've been so blessed to have.

I would HIGHLY recommend Karen and Chaparral Farms (formerly known as Chaparral K-9).  You will not find a more honest and compassionate breeder.