SPLENDOR FARMS

I purchased two Splendor Farms dachshunds in 2015 and 2017. Kelly continues to communicate with her Spendor Farm dog community (families who have purchased her dachshunds) with new information and offers advice whenever asked. My dachshunds are the sweetest and most loving dogs. Their coats are super soft and they are full of spunk. They provide us with a lot of laughs and happiness. I trust Kelly and would definitely purchase another dachshund from her farm.

We searched extensively to find our stunning dachshunds of high show quality. By chance, we came across Splendor Farms and I am reminded every day how fortunate I was. I had two longhair red dachshunds when we lived in Germany four decades ago. We brought them back to the United States with us, and when we eventually lost them, we were devastated. This indicates how many years we have been actively seeking pups with exceptional pedigrees. Our dachshunds are intelligent, affectionate, inquisitive, and beautiful! When a new vet at our veterinarian office first saw Gumbo, they stopped, pointed, and exclaimed, "That dog is a show dog. Dachshunds like that are not seen every day." As their "mom," I was extremely proud. We have had Gumbo for two years now, and Nola, who was two years old when we got her. I eagerly anticipate every day spent with my wonderful boy and girl.

I picked up my puppy from Kelly in 2017. She had all the paperwork ready to go, along with being microchipped & a bag of puppy food. Kelly & I had already had a couple of conversations about how the puppies were trained, so I knew what to expect. She also reviewed that same information when I picked her up. We flew home the following day & the pup couldn’t have traveled any better. My little dog is smart as a whip & we were able finish housebreaking with relative ease. Kelly has gone out of her way to make herself available if I have any questions or need a resource. Her website also provides a great deal of information. If I were to get another Dachshund, I would make sure it came from Splendor Farms.

This commercial breeder has been reported to the AKC. The breeder placed profit, social media, and dog aesthetics above the welfare of my dog. Here is my personal experience with this breeder, Kelly McKinney:
1) sold me an unhealthy and emotionally traumatized dog, per a professional dog behaviorist assessment

2) misled me about Sunni's age (initially said she was 2yrs old and then upon delivery and a $1000 deposit, told me she was 4yrs old and 4mos. Then she ESCALATED the purchase price upon delivery from $1200 to $2000. By this time I was already emotionally prepared and attached to this dog after the deposit.

3) Additionally, she ignored all attempts at communication regarding ongoing medical problems ($4750.54 to date within the first 14mos of purchase). The breeder only responded by blocking me on her facebook page. My dog had a LARGE and painful 1.5cm stone in her tiny bladder which took many months to resolve before considering surgery, and then recurrent UTI's and then an enlarged heart within the first 14 mos of my purchase of her. All veterinary reports were sent to her to prove this and yet there was still no response of apology, sympathy, nor empathy. Upon requesting a prior medical history before purchase, the breeder sent them to me after name-calling and bullying text messages. I found this reaction and lack of response shocking, uncaring, unprofessional, disrespectful and unacceptable.

4)The breeder initially told me her adult dogs were ONLY bred twice before selling them as young adults. My dog's prior medical records indicated a c-section at a young age of 2 yrs and a post-op muzzle for anxiety and pain, and then subsequent artificial insemination every 6-8 months of her first 4yrs of life. It is no wonder my behavior therapist for dogs said she was the most anxious and frightened dog she had ever met for being an AKC dog. This was an additional $2000 for behavior therapy that remains ongoing.

These actions constitute a series of unethical behaviors, which are unacceptable for a breeder claiming to be of good merit with the AKC. With this sequence of events, it would have been more appropriate for the breeder to compensate me something or at least minimally charge me (and other clients) for RESCUING her adult dogs rather than charging $2000 for a 4+ yr old retired female after multiple artificial insemination breeding.

I was made aware of several other buyers who got dogs with very similar behavioral problems, and also early onset spinal problems. I am writing this to hopefully help future dachshunds and let this breeder know that she needs to improve her practice ethics and take care of her adult dachshunds better.

I would not have gone to these measures of writing a review to caution other buyers if the breeder would have communicated kindly to my messages and at least provided empathy and some form of compensation for the high veterinary bills and the behavior therapy.

Took the girls for a horsey ride. Been asking for a long while. Red dead redemption II will have that effect. Both are fascinated with the creature, and I was also curious to ride one. We did the 1 hour ride and it was interesting. It's hard to get the horse away from the grass.lol. it's easy to yank the leads, but your like"just let him eat for a second " I wish I could remember her name, but she was definitely a cowgirl. Nice as could be and conversated with the girls. I plan on another trip doing the 1.5hr ride. Hope to get the same guild.