Grace, of Doglink Training does a wonderful job and I'd highly recommend her for your dog training…read moreneeds. She is knowledgeable and personable with both you and your dog and her training approaches are awesome. Your dog will learn quickly, you will learn quickly; in my specific case I adopted a 6 year old German Shepherd he loves his training time with her. Grace has helped spark some additional bonding/understanding with my dog and I, building confidence in both of us.

Grace is working with us currently with our new Sheltie pup. She is very knowledgeable and…read morecustomizes her style to our dogs' personality. I could not recommend her more highly.

When we got our shima she was scared and jumpy. Fragile. her whole life she feared everyone but me…read moreand my husband. This is not a dog breeder that is reputable. This is a puppy mill

I bought my Frodo, many years ago, he lived for about 12 years and he was a blessing to me. I still…read moremiss him very much and would like to buy another. He had a wonderful personality.

Update: I spoke with the breeder and they let me know that the dogs that I met lived in a guardian…read morehome that they worked with. They claimed that the blind dog, Daisy, is blind now due to repeat untreated eye infections that she had and that my dog, Stella, has seizures due to head trauma from being abused. They are going to continue using Gidget (a dog from Stella's previous litter) for breeding for this reason. My vet completely disagrees with their theory and says that my dogs seizures could not be caused from head trauma. She has had several seizures since we adopted her in January, so they diagnosed her with epilepsy, and it is a heartbreaking condition. It isn't ethical or worth it to risk breeding dogs that have a chance of passing on any health condition. There are perfectly healthy dogs that are being euthanized in overcrowded shelters every day. This breeder did sell puppies from this guardian home that severely abused and neglected their dogs, and took zero accountability for doing business with them for any amount of time. Please consider rescuing a dog that needs a good home from a shelter before buying one from a breeder. Any puppy bought from this breeder is coming at the expense of one of the 10+ parent dogs still living on this "farm" that are being used to produce back to back litters. You can find labradoodles/golden doodles in shelters and rescues too.

Doodle Paws Ranch is a very special place. These pups will capture your heart. Healthy, happy,…read moredeserving of a loving home. Veronica, her family and her friends are devoted to the wellbeing of these amazingly adorable Doodles and to those who are seeking puppy love. This ranch, set in the Deer Park countryside, is a haven for a caring beginning of a pup's life. Be prepared. There you'll find your heart's delight, your new best friend.

Wonderful experience! At most places, you pay for extra…read moretreats for your fur babies--but at Hot Diggity, you're investing in extra time for walks, cuddles, and play. I received sweet photo updates from her walks and snuggle sessions, which made my day! My girl is excited when we drop her off--she absolutely adores Carla and her husband!

What a wonderful experience for my pooches and my family! Carla sent pictures every day with…read moreupdates on how they were doing. My dogs were smiling in every picture, even my grumpy dog! I highly recommend this boarding business for the personal attention they give to the pets, and the pet owners. The dogs get to play, get socialized, and have lots of fun while you're away. Thanks Carla and family for loving our pups while we couldn't be there!

I have done puppy class and advanced with my two pups and Lisa has been amazing! She helps you with…read moreany questions you have and those you didn't know you had. The facility is easy to get to, clean, and spacious. Highly recommend her for training any day!

Lisa has been a tremendous help to us with our dog Lucy. Lisa's expertise is invaluable! Lucy had…read morebeen in the shelter for several months when we adopted her at a little over a year old and we don't know much about her background. She is such a sweet girl with my husband and I but becomes aggressive, anxious and highly excitable in new situations. Lunging when on the leash around other dogs and barking uncontrollably when new people come to our house were 2 of the biggest problems we knew we needed help with. Lisa was recommended to us by another trainer as an expert on training dogs with behaviors such as Lucy's. We were not at all familiar with over reactive dogs but Lisa right away upon introduction was able to assess and offer positive guidance on how we can help Lucy. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable and experienced but she has a calm manner that is very reassuring. Almost immediately with her specialized help we noticed improvement in certain areas. We like the individual attention and appreciate the small class size. The lessons are broken down into a manageable size and not overwhelming. Also the training booklet includes lots of tips and examples and has been very helpful to use at home while working with Lucy. Lisa is not only wonderful with dogs but with pet parents too! My husband and I both feel that her positive feed back and support in developing a long range plan have helped us understand the steps we need to take for the best outcome. We like that Lisa can see possibilities and sees the good qualities in Lucy just as we do. We don't dread taking Lucy to class but now look forward to it and so does Lucy! We definitely would recommend Northern Tails Dog Training and Lisa Lucas. Our Lucy is a work in progress we know but those few classes with Lisa have already made a world of difference in our lives with Lucy. Thank you Lisa!

Don't buy a puppy from this horrible evil breeder. I was looking for a Springer Spaniel to replace…read moreone that I had previously had who died at age 6 from cancer. One day our beloved Lily was fine, the next day she was dead from non-hodgkins lymphoma. My teenage children and I were traumatized to say the least and our hearts were shattered beyond words. Lily was the center of our universe. Fast forward 3 years later to January of 2023, I decided to adopt a male Springer as my son gave me a female Husky he could no longer take care of due to his work schedule and she was lonely. I found Downs Lake Kennel and told Bev what had happened to our last Springer and how it destroyed me and my children. She promised up and down that her dogs were all healthy. There was a 4 month old boy who looked traumatized from being kept in Bev's rolling cage on wheels. He had two brothers in the cage on top of him that she just rolled around the living room while they all stood in their own feces. Her house was disgusting and smelled awful. I watched about 14 little eight week old puppies along with the 3 four month old boys be put outside on a freezing cold patio at different times in the middle of January struggling to get near the food tray to even get some food. Some puppies got more food than the littler ones. Against my better judgment as I had a very bad feeling, I adopted the one 4 month old boy locked in a cage by himself who had this look of "save me." He first pawed me the through the cage and one look at his sweet face I knew that I could not in good conscience leave him there. I brought him home and named him Bodhi. He was instantly best friends with my female Husky. Within one week, Bodhi had horrible diarrhea. I took him to the vet. Bodhi had giardia and ear mites. I had my cat and Husky tested for both parasites and they were both negative. This clearly came from Bev's digusting home where I also picked up a case of ring worm on my leg by the way! (Bev also said there was free pet insurance through AKC for 30 days starting when I adopted Bodhi. This was a lie too. The free AKC insurance was not available in the state of Washington. Bev claims to be an experienced breeder so how could she not know this?) I complained to Bev about the giardia and ear mites and the vet bills and she just offered to take the dog back. She denied that any of her dogs had been sick. Bodhi and I imprinted on each other immediately along with Bodhi and my female Husky and there was NO world where I would ever give Bodhi back to her. For a so-called seasoned dog breeder, she should know better than to think someone is going to just give up a dog they have bonded with. Bodhi took weeks to not freak out about not getting enough food until he finally realized there was plenty of food to eat and it would always be available. He also had extreme anxiety about being anywhere he could not see me. Thankfully, I work from home. It also took several baths to get the stink of Bev's house off of him too. I even had to throw away my shoes that I wore through her house. Then, at around 5 months old, while Bodhi was sleeping on my chest like a cat (did I mention the extreme anxiety he has?), he yawned and there was a huge mass of tissue covering one of his teeth. I took him the vet immediately where they had to put him under anesthesia to biopsy the mass. The biopsy came back as cancer. I cannot put into words how traumatizing the news of my 5 month old puppy having mouth cancer was after what happed to my last Springer. Devastating and traumatizing doesn't even cover it. I ended up having to take Bodhi to an oral surgery specialist in Coeur d'Alene. They had to remove 3 of his teeth and part of his jaw bone under the teeth to remove all the cancer. The surgery itself was over $4500. Plus, all the previous vet visits, biopsies, two labs to confirm the cancer, testing of my other animals for giardia and ear mites it all cost me over $7k to save this poor dog's life who was only 6 months old at this point. When I texted Bev that Bodhi had mouth cancer, she didn't even respond. This evil woman has no business breeding dogs. Bodhi still has horrible anxiety and he is 2 1/2 now. He pretty much barks and whines the entire time on our walks, which I thought he would outgrow, but hasn't. Sometimes I wonder if he is in-bred. He has to be constantly chewing on something, even sheets.This proved very difficult to manage when his mouth was cut open from his surgery and he couldn't have anything other than soft food for awhile. He also has a very sensitive stomach and the food is over $300 per month. I love Bodhi more than my own life, but it's been a lot to deal with. I was told the cancer should not return, but that are no guarantees. I try to make every day the best I can for him not knowing how long I'll have him for. Again, I would not buy a puppy from Bev. Consider yourself warned.

Loved the experience of working with Downs Lake Kennels to add to our family. Very happy with this…read morelittle girl. Smart, healthy, beautiful. Bev was very helpful along the way, even after she came home. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a Springer.

***Warning *** I would strongly advise against using this establishment. Our dog came home injured,…read moreanxious, and completely unlike himself. He did not receive his prescribed medication, was left out in bad weather, and suffered severe injuries to his paws -- the pads were split open, and he could barely walk for days. This all happened over the course of just three days. Since then, he's been anxious and fearful, even when we leave him at home for short periods. It's heartbreaking to see him this way after what he went through. We trusted this facility to care for our family member, and that trust was completely broken. I hope sharing our experience helps protect other pets from suffering the same.

I've been using this place for approx 15 years. I would not take my dogs anywhere else. The owners…read moreare very trustworthy, transparent, kind and competent.

Carol (owner) is amazing! She let us take as much time as our family needed with the puppies. She…read morewas well organized, gave us lots of great information (not too much that we were overwhelmed) and so helpful with all of our questions. She has a beautiful home where she keeps the puppies and you can tell these dogs have had the very best start to life. Our puppy is so sweet and loving and came crate trained. We would recommend Blue Star Labradoodles to anyone!

We are guardians of Jaxon and he is an amazing, snuggly dog! Not only does Carol breed beautifully…read moretempered puppies but she also does an excellent job nurturing and loving her puppies right for day one. Jax is by far the sweetest and cuddliest dog we've ever had.