Dekotah Shepherd

I don't want to be a bubble burster here but...this site screams puppy mill or at least irresponsible breeder to me.

Signs:  This breeder advertises Poms, Dakota sheperds, Labradoodles and others.

This breeder takes visa.  That was the big one for me.

Also the fact that they created this dog to fill what void?  There's already enough mixed shepherds in the world.

Just my two cents.

The breeder in specific is not the type I would want to go to.  They only have a 48 hour guarantee (or maybe longer, I'm not reading the whole thing) and clain all sales are final.  A responsible breeder will take back a dog no matter what age they are.  Way too many breeds that they're breeding.  No place talking about health testing, proving, etc.  Add on to the fact that you can basically press a button and buy a puppy.
The Dakota Shepherd is not a real breed, just a mutt that the family seems to have worked on to get the traits that they want in a farm dog.  While they say it's not a hyper dog, that's more of them talking about in their life style, but I'm sure you cannot keep this dog in the city and basically give them the same amount of exercise you would with say a poodle without them becoming hyper.  It should not be considered a breed until they become registered with a reputable registry, set up a standard, have a breed club, etc.
So basically I find this website to be misleading to the average puppy buyer.

They are puppymill/backyard breeders. Blecccchhhh. I bet they have a house filled with dirty dog crates.

The dog food they recommend won't list their ingredients in the order that has to go on the label. No, they list the ingredients alphabetically, so you can't tell how much of each ingredient is in the food. [:@] They are heavily into try to sell people this food, too. I've never heard of it, either.

And they sell all of Cesar Milan's stuff. [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

it's a particularly nasty puppy mill with a bad reputation even among puppy mills. And their Dakota shepherd is just a mutt they made up and gave a fancy name to. Run, don't walk, away from that place.

Jeez, and look at how much they are charging for shepherd mixes? $1100.

If you are looking for a shepherd mix, go to your local pound and find one there.

None of the "dakota shepherds" even look alike. They are capitalizing on the "designer dog" craze. But they are nothing more than a horrible puppy mill.

Your first clue to run away would be to see how many dogs they acutally breed:
[align=center] [align=center]They breed 22 different "breeds" of dogs.[align=center] [align=center] [align=center]If a breeder breeds more than 1 or 2 breeds of dogs, that is your clue that they are not responsible and not to buy from them.[align=center] [align=center] [align=center]One more thing, if they allow you to buy the puppy right off the internet then RUN! No responsible/ethical breeder will let just anyone buy one of their puppies just because they have the $. People who actually care about their dogs/breeding want their dogs to go to a GOOD home.  

They have 6 litters on the ground right now.  Only 3 are real breeds.  Run.

Another thing that is interesting is that their Dakotah shepherd puppies cost a LOT more than any of the parent breeds. You can get a farm-bred, unhealth tested (You'll notice no hips or eyes screened on the parents, and those are issues in all four componnent breeds) BC or heeler pup for $50 in rural Texas or Missouri, and maybe $150 for a kelpie or ES pup where there are fewer breeders.

Ugh.

They have 6 litters on the ground right now. Only 3 are real breeds. Run.

 
No doubt...........

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From what I have heard they have been investigated more than once.  Look closely at their site, read and than run the other way.  A good breeder breeds one maybe two breeds.  They do not breed mixes and have much better guarantees. 
 
South Dakota is not notorious for puppy mills as some of our sister states but just like every state in this country you will definitely find some

From their website:
 

Many people may find a great, crossbred dog or puppy at their local Humane Society. Though, not everyone is so lucky. If you go looking for a dog at the human society keep in mind these things and choose carefully:  A dog is most likely at the Human Society for a reason. 20% of all dogs at the Humane Societies, came from Humane Societies, and were brought back due to difficulty Training or aggressive behavior.

 
Translation, most people are too damn lazy to train their dogs, and equate barking, leash pulling, and growling at strange dogs with "aggression." Because they were too lazy to train their dog, they then dump it at the shelter after it spent it's first year of its life being yelled at and possibly beaten, for not being able to read it's owner's mind and turn itself into Lassie.
 
Because it had stupid owners, it's now been labeled as a "problem" dog. But oh, I forgot...puppies are supposed to raise themselves! [8|]
 
 

 41% of all dogs brought into Human Societies, people had gotten free or for $100 & under.. Free & cheap dogs/puppies are not looked on as valuable enough.. Not taken to puppy classes, owners not bonding with them enough... Many are strays...

 
Geez, I wish someone had told me before now how much money I've been wasting on my "cheap" dogs! I paid $55 for two of my dogs, $30 for one, and the other was free. Just think, if I had known how little they were actually worth, I could have saved thousands! [:'(]
 
I know PLENTY of people with $3,000 dollar dogs who treat their dogs like crap. In my experience, the "charging higher prices means people will take care of their animals" thing has not proven true.
 

Good homes for our puppies is also very important!

So we should all buy from puppy mills and BYBs because those puppies are deserving of good homes too? How about not treating dogs as money making machines in the first place?
 
 

We do encourage spaying and neutering thus the reason we give our discount if you plan to have your pet as only a pet and not a breeder.

 
"We highly encourage the elimination of all competition!" []  Wouldn't want their rare and valuable "Dakota Sheperds" being bred by anyone else!
 
 

Being a responsible pet owner is part of being a good pet owner. 

 
Being a responsible pet owner means not supporting greaseballs like these people. Yeesh.
 
 
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I really am having a hard time grasping how mixing breeds and charging an enormous amount of money for a pup has gotten so big.[8|]

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Purebred American Cocker Spaniel | English Cocker Spaniel | Mini Schnauzer | omeranian | oodle | English Shepherd | Saint Bernards | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier  
Designer Dogs - Hybrids Cockabeas | Cockapoo | Dakotah Shepherd | Goldendoodle | Hush Basset | Labradoodle | Maltipoo | Mauzer | omanees (Maltipom) | oogle |
Saint Berdoodles | Schnoodle | Shihpoo | Silky Cockers

So they breed a total of 22 different breeds???!!!!!!!!! That's absolutely sickening.  [:'(] There is NO WAY that you could be responsibly breeding 22 different "breeds"!!!

Oh Lord.  They even have Saint Bernards!!!  [>:]

Puppy mill, puppy mill, puppy mill.  How disgusting.  Uck.