Wild Wind Kennels A Puppy Mill!! Breeding and Selling Sick and Inferior Puppies ripoff Donnybrook North Dakota

I purchased a beagle for my son from Wild Wind Kennels and would not hesitate from purchasing another one from this kennel. The dog is absolutely amazing,and we have received numerous compliments. When we received "Penny", we had her examined by our vet two days later. Our vet said the dog was in perfect health and was one of the best looking beagle pups she had seen. Thanks Judy.

Al
Mankato, MN

minot veterinary clinic does ofa certifying alls u have to do is call around and ask but I guess thats hard to do when you have 95 dogs I called around before I even decided to breed any kind of dog so I could see what was available to me in this area but I would guess thats what any respectable breeder would want to do to..... cause if your not checking your breeding stock for defects and health issues u should call it quits .... Why breed something that could pass diseases and genetic defects to the pups ???? u know how painful that is to alot of people ?????? most people consider there pets family and end up heart broken if they have to put them down..... why not ensure your breeding stock is in the best possible quality they can be...... that way you will have less problems and not so many complaints I think if you can sell a mixed breed dog for 600.00 you could put that money towards your dogs..... get them ofa certified it looks better for you !!!!!! and now that you know minot vet clinic does it u can drive 30 - 40 minutes and get that done its not that hard if you have been breeding for 19 years I don't see how u haven't found out any of this information ....... I wish all of you the best and please wild wind kennels do more research about the dogs you breed and the health issues they can have they way you make everyones buying experience with you pleasant

minot veterinary clinic does ofa certifying alls u have to do is call around and ask but I guess thats hard to do when you have 95 dogs I called around before I even decided to breed any kind of dog so I could see what was available to me in this area but I would guess thats what any respectable breeder would want to do to..... cause if your not checking your breeding stock for defects and health issues u should call it quits .... Why breed something that could pass diseases and genetic defects to the pups ???? u know how painful that is to alot of people ?????? most people consider there pets family and end up heart broken if they have to put them down..... why not ensure your breeding stock is in the best possible quality they can be...... that way you will have less problems and not so many complaints I think if you can sell a mixed breed dog for 600.00 you could put that money towards your dogs..... get them ofa certified it looks better for you !!!!!! and now that you know minot vet clinic does it u can drive 30 - 40 minutes and get that done its not that hard if you have been breeding for 19 years I don't see how u haven't found out any of this information ....... I wish all of you the best and please wild wind kennels do more research about the dogs you breed and the health issues they can have they way you make everyones buying experience with you pleasant

minot veterinary clinic does ofa certifying alls u have to do is call around and ask but I guess thats hard to do when you have 95 dogs I called around before I even decided to breed any kind of dog so I could see what was available to me in this area but I would guess thats what any respectable breeder would want to do to..... cause if your not checking your breeding stock for defects and health issues u should call it quits .... Why breed something that could pass diseases and genetic defects to the pups ???? u know how painful that is to alot of people ?????? most people consider there pets family and end up heart broken if they have to put them down..... why not ensure your breeding stock is in the best possible quality they can be...... that way you will have less problems and not so many complaints I think if you can sell a mixed breed dog for 600.00 you could put that money towards your dogs..... get them ofa certified it looks better for you !!!!!! and now that you know minot vet clinic does it u can drive 30 - 40 minutes and get that done its not that hard if you have been breeding for 19 years I don't see how u haven't found out any of this information ....... I wish all of you the best and please wild wind kennels do more research about the dogs you breed and the health issues they can have they way you make everyones buying experience with you pleasant

minot veterinary clinic does ofa certifying alls u have to do is call around and ask but I guess thats hard to do when you have 95 dogs I called around before I even decided to breed any kind of dog so I could see what was available to me in this area but I would guess thats what any respectable breeder would want to do to..... cause if your not checking your breeding stock for defects and health issues u should call it quits .... Why breed something that could pass diseases and genetic defects to the pups ???? u know how painful that is to alot of people ?????? most people consider there pets family and end up heart broken if they have to put them down..... why not ensure your breeding stock is in the best possible quality they can be...... that way you will have less problems and not so many complaints I think if you can sell a mixed breed dog for 600.00 you could put that money towards your dogs..... get them ofa certified it looks better for you !!!!!! and now that you know minot vet clinic does it u can drive 30 - 40 minutes and get that done its not that hard if you have been breeding for 19 years I don't see how u haven't found out any of this information ....... I wish all of you the best and please wild wind kennels do more research about the dogs you breed and the health issues they can have they way you make everyones buying experience with you pleasant

Any vet in the state that had decent Xray will do OFA, and almost all bigger vets do CERF. I raise Rhodesian Ridgebacks here in North Dakota. All of our dogs over two years of age have OFA certification on hips, elbows and thyroid, as well as CERF before they are ever even considered to be bred! So unless your veternarian is a country vet, who should be giving shots to cows not health tests on puppies, you are very wrong. I find It almost impossible for these puppies to be getting enough socialization. We had a litter this past summer consisting of 15 puppies, with 3 adults home, and still felt they weren't socialized enough.

Personally I have never been out to Judies, and don't know her, but I do say my neighbor has a wonderful little shiXpoo from her who is adorable and healthy.

I am so glad I stumbled upon the Ripoff Reports after adopting my dog from Judie and not before. or I may have actually believed some of the crap I read. And talk about infantile. is the person who was E-mailing back and forth with the name calling and the conversations regarding rabbits truly an adult?

I now have 3 dogs. one from a breeder that I paid $1200 for. one I rescued who was abused. and my third from Judie. the point being I have dealt with numerous types of operations. the actual breeder. the rescuer. and Judies' establishment which is 2000 miles from my home.

Judie was very interested in what kind of home we would be providing for her puppy. I was initially interested in a different pup than she suggested for us. and she gave us sound reasons why she thought we should adopt the one she was suggesting for us.

She only made this suggestion after hearing about our other dogs, the age of our children, the lifestyle my husband and I have and our experience with dogs. Granted, she was not able to do a "home visit" as was the breeder or foster home our others came from but with the amount of E-mails I sent her with my constant questions and concerns she certainly got to know me. She answered each of my E-mails. and my numerous phone calls very politely and courteously. She calmed me with my constant concerns regarding flying a pup on an airplane.

Our new puppy has been with us for 6 weeks now. He is calm, sweet, gentle and friendly to children, people and animals of all ages. Our vet has commented on what a wonderful upbringing he must have had as he did not come to us until 17 weeks of age, showed no fear at being handled and seemed to understand the things they did while cleaning his ears and clipping his nails. He is very easy going and extraordinarily loving.

The only problem we had was that he ate very little his first week with us. When I E-mailed Judie regarding this, and told her that the only way we were getting him to eat was when my husband sat on the floor and fed him kibble by hand (which concerned me of course as I didn't want it to become a habit). she jokingly responded that they did it all the time and you can't spoil a puppy too much. now that definitely sounds like the owner of a puppy mill who doesn't care about their animals!

I have been reading through the information on Wild Wind Kennels and Judie's responses, I am not impressed. Throughtout the rebuttal's I have noticed Judie lying several times. I have bought from their Kennel and we were not given a year for our dogs if there were any problems, we were given three days as stated in the paperwork, to bring the dog back with any health problems or have the vet bill paid for.

I was not impressed with the kennel at all but my Fiance wanted a puppy that only this kennel had. The dog ended up with kennel cough and when we contacted Judie she was not very willing to work with us even though it was within the three days. Our vet informed us that he often saw dogs with several problems from this breeder. I hoped that this puppy would be okay since it was the first litter from the mom. I have watched the site since and the mom has had several breeds since, so close together that she must have been bread every heat cycle, now I am not an expert but I am sure that is not healthy for the mother dog, or the puppies, I do believe this can cause problems in later breeds as the mother becomes worn out and unable to give the puppies all they need while forming in the womb. I also noticed that all the male dogs were kept in a small dog run with little room to run around, around 20-30 dogs in a small area.

Our puppy instantly had a very aggressive temperment, even though Judie told us she would be a calm dog and had been handled, was suppose to be great with other dogs and children. It took us a long time to work with our dog so she was not aggressive to us, other people and other dogs.

I did not find her to be professional but rude. I will not recommend this Kennel to anyone. Oh and She stated she had a 133 IQ, I would like to inform everyone that so do most Criminals, I am aware of this because of my field of work.

I'm the individual who initially wrote the complaint. This is a response to Sara in Bismarck. I am so sorry about your puppy. I hope that he is doing well now and that you do not experience any more problems. I would not want anyone to go through what I did.

I am glad that you are able to corroborate what I've been saying about these people. They don't care about breeding quality animals. It's all about the money which is sad and disgusting. Please tell all of your family, friends, acquaintances, your vet, pets stores in Bismarck,etc. about these people. At least we can get the word out about their poor breeding and shady business.

My roomate recently purchased a puppy from WildWind. When she went to pick her puppy up (they knew she was coming) the puppy was not there, they had just sold her to someone else. She ended up settling for a different puppy, who is now healthy. Our puppy had diareah & bloody stools for the first week we had her. When WildWind was called, instead of offering polite solutions, my roomate was screamed at for giving the puppy tap water. She was told that the chlorine in the tap water was causing all of the problems.

I have talked to another breeder (WHOM I TRUST) and she said this is absolutely NOT possible. I also do not agree with procuding MUTT's in large quantities like they do. Sure these puppies are cute, but you cannot even guarantee what they will look like. I would feal terribly guilty charging someone anything for a mutt, let alone $600. A mutt is a mutt, no matter what you call it.

Well, I was in shock to read any of this. I within the past year just moved to North Dakota. My husband and I were looking to purchase a small dog, but did not know how to go about it. Many people here swear by Wild Wind Kennel as that is where they purchased there dogs whom which have NO problems and are completely HAPPY and HEALTHY dogs. When we went to check out what dogs they had for sale, we did not notify them that we were coming. We just popped in since they are open to the Public. When we arrived there were some dogs playing with toys in the front yard. None of them were being rough with the others. When we parked and got out, a Gentleman came out and greeted us. The woman who worked there, who I later found out was named Judie, was in the fence with the dogs cleaning up fecies while talking sweetly to the dogs around her. The gentleman invited us into the office where he had just came out of. In all honesty, I didnt expect the place to even be that clean. There we two dogs in the office who were just sweethearts and were very happy and werent timid at all, not even to my 2 year old Daughter. Judie then came in, washed her hands, and greeted us with a welcome and a smile. We told her what breed we were looking for, what sex, and what color, and she brought down the perfect fit for our family. On our way out, my Daughter wanted to see there horses, which looked very healthy and were very sweet and came up to the fence so we could pet there noses. The gentleman who first greeted us offered to let our Daughter take a little ride. My husband stood on one side making sure our Daughter didnt fall, and the gentleman guided the Horse in a circle. While they were doing that, I was playing with this very loving cat they had. He was also WELL fed. LOL! He was so precious. When my Daughter was finished on the Horse, she wanted to pet the cat too. The cat rolled over onto his back so he could get his tummy petted. The cat never once hissed, scratched, nor growled at any of us. Im not quite sure about all the "supposed neglect", cause not once did I second guess the love and care these dogs received. When we were getting ready to leave, the dogs in the fence were barking, my Husband didnt think twice before putting his hand over the fence to pet them. Not one growled nor snapped at him. They were all very loving dogs. We did not take our Puppy home that day, as he was still too young to leave his Mommy. Judie kept in contact with me on a weekly basis on how my puppy was doing. I know people are questioning how they are able to socialize with each puppy/dog due to having so many, but each dog there was very sweet, lovable, looked happy, well taken care of. I do watch Animal Cops and stuff like that on the Animal Planet as thats what I would like to get into when my Daughter starts full time school, and to say they are a puppy mill is such a lie and a horrible thing to say. Not one of the dogs looked neglected in any way. If there place was such a horrible place, then why are there so many people in the Military who have purchased from them, and why would they swear by them? Military is Govenment and if someone who is in the Military believed anything there was wrong or out of the ordinary, they would not have purchased a dog from there, nor refer them to so many people. For the people who would try to hurt this facilities reputation from he said she said should really be ashamed of themselves. If you feel that there is something wrong with a place, then check it out prior to acting wrongly. The only person who turns out looking bad is the person making up false information. You can say what you want about what I have said in this rebuttal, but I have seen the place and the dogs first hand. I know what I have said will more than likely not stop people saying what they "think" is the truth, but there was no way I could read what was being said without giving out the "TRUTH" of what I have seen with my own eyes.

If anyone wishes to respond directly to me... go to our website. I just don't have time for this. We work 14 hour days...7 days a week. It has been said..." that you cannot reason with unreasonable people" ... I just don't have time for this. My original response was for the lies about the Boxer. ..as I said, if you wish to email me fine...but I won't be responding to this site anymore. I don't care if you believe me about the quality of our puppies or not. Our customers know what we have.

I sent a reply to the last ripoff report filed on your kennel. Now after reading this, I am left a little uneasy. There is no way that you can know if you are breeding healthy dogs without the appropraiate clearances, and I find it hard to believe that no vet in ND will take a hip xray of your dogs and then send them to OFA, which is normally how it is done.

Also, I know people who drive out of their way(and yes to different states..because they care that much about their dogs) to see an opthomologist for CERF, and that is because these people dont want to produce health problems. You could be breeding hereditary eye diseases, such as CEA/PRA and hip dysplasia without knowing, since none of your dogs are clearanced. And as I said in my last rebuttal on the more recent report, you cannot claim to produce healthy dogs if you are not ensuring the parents are genetically sound as well.

Now, the AKC offers limited registration which basically means that if the dog is registered on limited registration, then any offspring cannot be AKC registered. Since most people think since a dog has AKC papers it is *pedigreed* and should be bred, not being able to register the pups is a good way to detour them from doing so.

Every show breeder I know sells the pet quality puppies on limited registration, and as far as I know no one has ever had a problem with it. there is no way to guarantee they wont be bred, but it is a step in the right direction. Or you could state it in your contract (if you have one), that the pet must be spayed/neutered.

Any puppy I have ever bred is sold under contract and yes, if need be it will hold up in a court of law. I take the steps necessary to ensure that the buyer understands the contract, and again no buyer has ever refused to buy/or had a problem with the contract.

As for determining the *quality* of the dog, without a clear genetic history with clearances, I wouldnt be selling any of these puppies as *breeding* quality. I wouldnt be breeding dogs at all if I could not ensure the betterment of the breed. And people may turn to you for *quality*, but what if they breed the *quality* dog you sell them..are THOSE puppies going to be sold with the same care as you claim yours are? No, they probably wont be, they will wind up in the hands of backyard breeders and puppy mills, they very people you claim your kennel is encourging people to stay away from.

On a side note, you cannot tell me your kennel doesnt make enough money to drive a little out of your way to get things done correctly. It sounds to me it is more like an inconvience to you. If that is the case, you have no business breeding dogs in the first place.

And give us all a break. Those of us who work with canines daily know for a fact the canines are not being properly socialized with that ratio. I checked your website. Here is what is presently showing:

Beagle | Chihuahua | Cockapoo | Cockapoo X Cocker | Cocker Spaniel | Golden Doodle | Italian Greyhound | Malte Poo | Malte x Tzu | Min Pin | Miniature Schnauzer | Poodle | Schnorkie | Shih Tzu | Shih x Poo

Beagle
1 Litter(s)
Chihuahua
2 Litter(s)
Cockapoo
3 Litter(s)

Cockapoo X Cocker
1 Litter(s)
Cocker Spaniel
0 Litter(s)
Golden Doodle
0 Litter(s)

Italian Greyhound
1 Litter(s)
Malte Poo
5 Litter(s)
Malte x Tzu
2 Litter(s)

Min Pin
2 Litter(s)
Miniature Schnauzer
3 Litter(s)
Poodle
1 Litter(s)

Schnorkie
2 Litter(s)
Shih Tzu
2 Litter(s)
Shih x Poo
2 Litter(s)

And I must remind everyone here that a one year health guarantee isn't worth the paper it is written on. Many health related problems do not show up till the age of 2 or older. It's just a little smoke a breeder will throw your way in order to get you to purchase a puppy from them.

Oh, and you enforce the spay/neuter by spaying and neutering BEFORE you sell the canine. You obviously aren't too concerned about any blood line you have if you are allowing anyone to breed the canine they purchase from you.

1. There are 4 people working in the kennel. If you came here you would see friendly puppies, eager to lick your face or hands as well as adult dogs that come to their names and love petting. We wouldn't be in business for 19 years if our puppies weren't social.

2. OFA and CERF is not available in ND. There are no vets that do the tests. It is not possible to take the dogs out of state for testing. We use no dogs with any known faults. If any show up, or if any pups are produced that seem to be showing a trend, the parent dogs would not be bred.

3. That would depend on what it was.

4. As far as AKC papers, that depends on the quality of the dog. Breeding quality would come with papers while those that were pet quality would have no papers. As far as spay/neuter, we STRONGLY recommend it and give our buyers the reason why they should. ..but how is it enforced ? Let me know if you have ideas.

1. There are 4 people working in the kennel. If you came here you would see friendly puppies, eager to lick your face or hands as well as adult dogs that come to their names and love petting. We wouldn't be in business for 19 years if our puppies weren't social.

2. OFA and CERF is not available in ND. There are no vets that do the tests. It is not possible to take the dogs out of state for testing. We use no dogs with any known faults. If any show up, or if any pups are produced that seem to be showing a trend, the parent dogs would not be bred.

3. That would depend on what it was.

4. As far as AKC papers, that depends on the quality of the dog. Breeding quality would come with papers while those that were pet quality would have no papers. As far as spay/neuter, we STRONGLY recommend it and give our buyers the reason why they should. ..but how is it enforced ? Let me know if you have ideas.

1. There are 4 people working in the kennel. If you came here you would see friendly puppies, eager to lick your face or hands as well as adult dogs that come to their names and love petting. We wouldn't be in business for 19 years if our puppies weren't social.

2. OFA and CERF is not available in ND. There are no vets that do the tests. It is not possible to take the dogs out of state for testing. We use no dogs with any known faults. If any show up, or if any pups are produced that seem to be showing a trend, the parent dogs would not be bred.

3. That would depend on what it was.

4. As far as AKC papers, that depends on the quality of the dog. Breeding quality would come with papers while those that were pet quality would have no papers. As far as spay/neuter, we STRONGLY recommend it and give our buyers the reason why they should. ..but how is it enforced ? Let me know if you have ideas.

1. There are 4 people working in the kennel. If you came here you would see friendly puppies, eager to lick your face or hands as well as adult dogs that come to their names and love petting. We wouldn't be in business for 19 years if our puppies weren't social.

2. OFA and CERF is not available in ND. There are no vets that do the tests. It is not possible to take the dogs out of state for testing. We use no dogs with any known faults. If any show up, or if any pups are produced that seem to be showing a trend, the parent dogs would not be bred.

3. That would depend on what it was.

4. As far as AKC papers, that depends on the quality of the dog. Breeding quality would come with papers while those that were pet quality would have no papers. As far as spay/neuter, we STRONGLY recommend it and give our buyers the reason why they should. ..but how is it enforced ? Let me know if you have ideas.

Your website lists 31 litters on the ground currently. A few questions:

1) How do you adequately socialize 95 puppies and their parents?

2) Where do you stand on health clearances (such as OFA and CERF) for your purebred dogs? You have bred several litters of mixes from breeds that are riddled with various genetic, yet I see no mention of health testing on your website.

3) You guarantee against genetic defects for one year after purchase. However, there are several genetic disorders that do not manifast until the dog is older, would you cover those as well?

4) Do you sell your AKC puppies on Limited registrations (since APRI has no such thing)? Do you require a spay/neuter agreement on the puppies you sell? If not, why not?

Thank you for your time,

We..WILD WIND KENNEL have never sold a Boxer puppy to a "Jessica" . We did sell a white Boxer to a Bert. She may be his wife or daughter. She has never been here. Bert came to our kennel and praised us for such good looking Boxers. We pointed out the puppy had an injured toe from the mother dog stepping on it. That it had become infected and we treated it with antibiotics. He was not concerned with it at the time. It had nothing to do with a condition "from birth" ..it had nothing to do with "bad breeding".

Our buyer/seller guarantee (we can send a copy) states that the buyer has 3 days to have his puppy examined by his own vet and that if anything wrong is found and the puppy is proclaimed unsalable..we will give a different puppy or complete refund of purchase price.
Mr. --- did not take the puppy to the vet for EIGHTEEN days. By then the puppy had an awful ear infection..BECAUSE he had cleaned the ears, every day, for 14 days with antibacterial cream. Mr.--- told me that himself over the telephone. That product is NOT intended for use in the ears and made a horrible mess.

Our kennel does NOT have kennel cough. Our own vet will be glad to tell you that and we can provide her phone number.
I have never heard of a Boxer with "lock jaw". An overbite is normal.
Jessica..whoever she is, claims they put their Boxer to sleep because of kidney failure. We have a genetic GUARANTEE. If that dog had a genetic or congenital condition ..WE WOULD HAVE RETURNED ALL THEIR MONEY. We were never once contacted about the dog having any kidney condition. Nor did any vet of theirs send any report. I claim that is totally made up on their part. If not, why didn't they apply for full refund.

Mr.---- stopped payment on his check. We took him to court and WE won.
A report from his own vet said she didn't know much about the breed and wasn't sure of the jaw problem.

We were visiting with some people in a parking lot in Minot and Mr. --- started hurling four letter words at us..telling the people to not buy a dog from us..etc. We reported him to the police and he was fined for his actions. We were told by the police that it was the third time that he had that type of problem.

As far as not selling to pet shops. ..that is OUR choice. We could be USDA licensed tomorrow..and sell to any pet shop we choose ..but we do not.

That is a lie that pet shops would not buy from us. It is also an incredible LIE that we tried to buy AKC papers. We would never do that. Where are the names of this pet shop, the names of the owner as I sure can verify that this NEVER happened.

We have been inspected twice by AKC..totally unannounced inspections and passed on every single count. Not ONE thing wrong. Ask for their reports...or we can supply copies.
We have also been inspected by our State Vet..again.. toally announced. Ask for their report, which says we have "a very well run kennel".

The comment about being sued in Ward County so often that the court knows us well is also a total LIE.. We are in Mountrail County. They don't even have that right. My email is wildwind@restel.net Contact me if you want to know the truth. Judie