Yvonne produces beautiful RR puppies who come home with some basic commands such as sit and come, they will sit for their meals and wait patiently to be fed. They integrate well into the pack and they are already well on their way to being potty trained. Our Holden is our 3rd RR and we are delighted with him. One caveat however to purchasing a Suwedi dog is that they are not allowed to be bred due to Yvonne's "moral" convictions. Since you are essentially buying a pet quality dog, in my opinion this lowers the value and is something you need to be aware of. That being said we are happy with our purchase and do recommend Suwedi if you are looking for a puppy.? read more

Suwedi Ridgebacks - Pet Breeders Near Me

We have recieved 2 pups from Suwedi Ridgebacks over the years. Both a male and Female, 6 years apart. They are both healthy, sweet, calm, and the best looking dogs. Communication with them is fantastic! They keep you up to date on everything going on through pregnancy to take home! They are very knowledgeable and take fabulous care of their dogs! I love how much she cares and is mindful about making sure the homes these pups go to is going to be a loving home that cares for their pup the same way she does! read more

Suwedi Ridgebacks - Male - Pet Breeders Near Me

Yvonne is incredible and her puppies are happy, intelligent and loving creatures. She has been so thoughtful and thorough. Our gorgeous Ridgeback came home with us at 6 months old and has been a dream!!! So well mannered, trained and socialize. read more

We are on our second ridgeback from Yvonne. Prior to getting Darby, we spent lots of time on the phone with Yvonne and she handpicked our pup for us. Darby was quite literally the perfect dog. . .she had a healthy, happy, incredible 11 years loving and protecting our family before peacefully passing away naturally (our vet said she was the healthiest older ridgeback she'd ever seen). We made it 5 months before we just had to have another one. Recently got our new little guy from Yvonne and could not be more thrilled with the experience again. Once again she helped us choose the puppy with the demeanor that she felt best suited our family. Went out of her way to make sure that everything was set for us to come get him and travel home smoothly. Hobbes is intelligent, cuddly, eager to please, and already trying to go on adventures with us. We have had nothing but excellent experiences with Yvonne and her ridgebacks! read more

We received our "Penny" one week ago. Yvonne with Suwedi Ridgebacks puts all of her heart into these pups and it shows in the confident, beautiful and loving dogs she breeds. I hate using the word breed, as when you meet Yvonne you will know that she is more than a breeder. We were lucky enough to have the birth of our Penny around Thanksgiving and able to "home" Penny just after the holidays. We rented a cabin in beautiful Packwood the weekend before Christmas. Yvonne had us pick our top five choices and brought them to our Cabin. We had been watching, rewatching and getting to know these pups by viewing Suwedis' YT channel with almost daily posts (how perfect). The next day she returned with our top two choices. We played around and finalized our vote via secret ballot texts to Yvonne (I have 7 children). She provided a reveal video for us on Christmas! This weekend was filled with sledding at nearby White Pass, board games by the fire, breathtaking views and PUPPIES! Thank you, Yvonne for accepting us into your pack! It was the best weekend of my life! P.S. thanks for being level-headed in telling me to wait when I asked for a second dog; you chose the right decision over money. read more

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We would not recommend this breeder. We've heard from other places that dogs are frequently rehomed from Suwedi because of anxiety/skittishness and health problems. Although we loved our dog, he had health problems his whole life (stress colitis that caused frequent diarrhea in the house), anxiety, and reactivity. We did extensive professional training with him, including a behaviorist evaluation, and regular exposure to kids (we have three kids at home). Sadly he still had multiple biting incidents including with someone else's child so that we could no longer keep him. This was nature, not nurture - we did everything we could but it did not fix the problem. When we spoke to Suwedi early on about a food guarding issue they put the blame on us and were not helpful. There are other better places to find a Ridgeback - it's not worth getting a dog that you love and later have to get rid of. read more

My Keasey boy is going to be 4 this year and has truly turned out to be one of the very best dogs I've had the privilege of sharing life with. I can't speak to Yvonne's breeding facility, as it was 2020 and covid was going strong, so we met at a mutually agreed upon location. She was great with me! Knowledgeable and thorough and obviously loves the breed. Keasey is so smart and beautiful. My vet refers to him as the perfect specimen and I have to agree! read more

So happy with our pup! Yvonne was so kind and gave us so much of her time and energy to make sure we had good information on our ridgeback and to make sure the puppy we picked was right for our family. We could not love our boy more. He is social, brave, trainable, sweetly disposition and SNUGGLY. He is naturally gentle with our children, and is not a mouthy pup. We have had such an easy time potty, command and recall training. He's the best boy and we highly recommend. Nash's parents are Honey & Sokar. read more

Our entire experience with Suwedi Ridgebacks has been excellent. In 2021 our family purchased a beautiful male Ridgeback puppy from Yvonne. Over two years later, he continues to be the healthiest dog we've ever owned. To this day, Yvonne has always been available to answer any of our questions. For example, one of our oldest teenagers called her and she gave us some super helpful dog training tips. We live in the Greater Seattle area and on a recent trip to the veterinarian, we met another family and their adult female Rhodesian Ridgeback that they had purchased from Suwedi Ridgebacks. They had only wonderful things to say about their experience with Yvonne. We highly recommend Suwedi Ridgebacks if you are thinking about purchasing a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Our family respects the professionalism and passion that Yvonne has for this breed! read more

I feel very lucky to have found Yvonne with Suwedi Ridgebacks. I brought Ruby (formerly Eshe) home in March 2024 and it was apparent immediately the quality of Yvonne's work. Ruby from the get-go was well socialized, comfortable in unfamiliar environments, and had a strong base of training. There are many breeders in the United Sates but with Yvonne you are getting not only a healthy and well bred dog but a puppy with a strong foundation for growing into a well mannered and happy companion. Many remark Ruby is so well behaved for a puppy her age and I attribute much of that to the early conditioning Yvonne provided. Her YouTube videos provide a great insight and help for how to navigate the first few weeks of having a new Puppy. Yvonne has been a great resource and made sure Ruby and I were getting through the transition of ownership. It's clear her knowledge is based in both research and experience. If a Rhodesian Ridgeback is in your future, Yvonne will help guide you into developing the most well rounded relationship you can have with your new best friend. I know I have a life long resource for helping me raise Ruby who I am confident she will grow into a healthy and happy adult! read more

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Yvonne is the best! She is extremely knowledgeable about the breed and you can tell she loves her dogs so much. She walked us through everything we needed to know so that we would have a smooth transition with our puppy. We love our dog so much and he has an amazing temperament and is great with our kids. We cannot recommend her enough. read more

As the other two reviewers have said, please look elsewhere, this is a puppy mill We purchased a 6 mo. old female Rhodesian Ridgeback from Yvonne Smith. At the time she had a couple of males she showed us along with two females, one of which she is now breeding according to her website. We met the sire but not the dam, most likely due to the fact that the sire is an amazing dog, but the dam is so overbred that it would set off red flags. (Per AKC records, my girl was a 4th litter puppy) The fact that we weren't allowed to see the property where the puppies were whelped, should have been a red flag. Fortunately my girl is very healthy and a gorgeous ridgie that loves other dogs. On the other hand we have put in a lot of time, love and money to help her overcome severe anxiety due to not being socialized, being with her littermates for 6 months and most likely genetics. I called Yvonne and tried to talk to her about the behavior issues and a defect on one of her canines. I was told we could return her but she wasn't paying for or reimbursing any $$ for the tooth. She went on to blame us for the fear and anxiety because we must not know what we were doing. She informed me that the family that took home another female the same day, wasn't having any problems. I later discovered that female is with a new family due to the original family not being able to handle all of the fears and anxiety. Thankfully she is in her forever home and loved. I am grateful every day my girl ended up with me because she is beautiful, amazing and I love her so much!! Probably love her more because of all of the work put in to help her be able to function in society and have a happy life. Part of the issue here is getting a good breeder to return your calls and emails. I can only say, please be patient, it will eventually happen. Get on the social media sites for Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and make connections. You can also contact a reputable Ridgeback Rescue, they can have amazing dogs and help with the right fit for your family. Please do not support the business of a puppy mill! read more

My daughter and I flew to Portland and drove to Washington, to purchase a Rhodesian Ridgeback from Yvonne Smith, the owner of SuwediRidgebacks.com on the afternoon of Saturday, April 21st. We drove back to the Portland, Oregon airport and flew back to Las Vegas the same evening with her new puppy "Koda". Not 12 hours later, Sunday, April 22, 2022, my daughter received a text from Yvonne Smith saying the remaining puppies were sick. Sunday evening Koda, my daughter's puppy, was throwing up and Monday morning she took him to her vet where he has remained for three days with tests, medication and almost round the clock IV's. Yvonne, the breeder, said in her texts that she had been to two different veterinarians, and both showed positive for Parvo. My daughters vet tests results showed Cryptosporidium, both being a parasite virus and highly contagious. I had already returned home to Utah to my two Great Danes prior to knowing about Parvo. For three days, my daughter texted Yvonne pleading for the name and phone number of her vet so she could provide that information to her vet so both could share results to create a plan, but the breeder had refused to provide that information. Her texts even got nasty and has stated that my daughter's puppy was with a vet with a full staff looking after him but "SHE IS THE VET" trying to save her puppies which immediately sent up flags that she may never have taken the puppies a vet at all, and we knew she was not a licensed veterinarian herself. On day 5 I finally got in touch with dispatch with the Lewis County Sheriff's office to ask that they do an inspection of her breeding area and hopefully obtain the vet names we had been trying to obtain which we did get. My daughter informed Yvonne she wanted to return the puppy, for a full refund plus all the vet bills that had now exceeded $3,000, but with Parvo being so contagious he could not travel, and he is still at the vet undergoing loving care and treatment. The truth is she waited almost 5 years to finally say she was ready for her dream puppy, fell in love with him but hasn't stopped crying since Sunday. It is not easy to see your 50-year-old daughter, fall apart. This woman should not be allowed to advertise herself as a breeder to unsuspecting people and I will do everything in my power to spread the word and hopefully put her out of business. It is my hope that anyone who sees this review will spread it on social media to put this woman out of business. Breeds: Rhodesian Ridgeback Kennel Name: SuwediRidgebacks.com Breeder Name: Yvonne Smith Website: http://suwediridgebacks.com Location: Packwood, WA 98361 Phone: (360) 304-1688 Thank you for your assistance, read more

We were looking for a Ridgeback for a while and eventually found one with this breeder! We had several conversations over the phone (that lasted at least an hour each), during which she asked me screening questions to make sure the puppy would be in good hands and a fit for us. She also answered all of our questions and gave us amazing advice on our new puppy. Yvonne is super knowledge with dogs (especially Ridgebacks) and truly loves the animals in her care. We have had our puppy for a little over a month and we could not be happier with him, he is kind, has a great temperament, and a very happy healthy boy. If you are looking to get a ridgeback, I could not recommend Yvonne enough. read more

Your reply was just more promises from you. Covid had absolutely nothing to do with the problems and physical oddities she has. Her emotional problems were there from day one and you had to know that. You insisted on meeting at night on a dark road and refused to let us come to your facility. If we'd seen her in the light of day as we always have seen our prior dogs we'd have known there were several deformities that we'd never seen in any other ridgebacks. Looks like a mix of ridgeback and bully. The only reason you're being so "concerned" now is you're trying to do damage control. If you cared about your dogs with problems you wouldn't have gotten angry when I called you and wouldn't have told me to never call you again. If you'd taken the dog back then you might have, as a professional trainer, been able to address the emotional Issues. There's no way you can correct the physical oddities. So I stand by my previous statements that you can't be trusted to keep your word. You just want the money and none of the responsibility of being a good, responsible breeder. read more

Beautiful dogs DaMara is my second ridgeback my first was a male very quiet very independent just feed me and I'm good. Now DaMara is different likes to hang with you all day and boy does she talk if she needs ice she talks she prefers to chew ice for her water not drink it and to go outside she talks she just talks all the time she sleeps with me at night on top of the bed so I cover her with a blanket if the blanket comes off at night she taps me on the shoulder to wake me up to cover her up again and if she is sitting by me on the couch she will put her big foot on my arm or want me to hold her foot very loving and a great watch dog you won't be sneaking into my house the ridgeback needs to run DaMara has 6 acres to run on and they can run so keep in mind they need their space if your a runner the ridgeback is the perfect dog if you can keep up my first ridgeback was clocked with a radar gun ran thirty nine very fast and they are a clean dog short hair and I cook for DaMara all human food and vitamins no dog food at all easy to cook for her I love my ridgeback.Suwedi ridgebacks has beautiful dogs well taken care read more