A&R Country Kennels

I "really" want to rate this higher but there are just a couple of things that keep me from going all the way. Following will be my completely honest impressions as best I can express them. I didn't get a great feeling from the website and almost bypassed this breeder simply based on that. The site just feels very generic and impersonal. I count of a little for that. I got over that and contacted Amos. He said he had one puppy available. It was a pretty long drive for me and all the reviews were great so I put down the deposit and arranged a time to drive up. When we got there everyone was friendly and receptive. Even though Amos was pretty busy he took all the time we needed without making us feel rushed at all. When we went into the kennel I had my next negative. My first impression was a "puppy mill" vibe. That said, the place was clean, all the dogs seemed happy and healthy. Mom and dad were both there so we got a chance to meet them. So, I count off a really small amount for the "vibe" but not much. The next negative was that he had a lot of Rottie puppies. The "ONE" we put the deposit down on was just the last from the oldest litter. If I had know there were more I would have made the drive down (BEFORE PUTTING A DEPOSIT ON AN INDIVIDUAL) to visit the place and meet all the puppies even if that meant I could not bring a puppy home that day. This is where most of the one star reduction comes from. The Rotties here are not as large as some. They are on the small side of normal for the breed. For us this was a positive because this pup was for my wife and our current 125 lb Rottie (while a sweetheart) is a bit much for her to handle. NOW..... ALL THAT SAID. We are SUPER happy with the puppy we brought home. She has a great temperament and seems to have a desire to please. It is really obvious that Amos or someone spent some time with her. She seems well socialized at this early stage. This really negates the "puppy mill" vibe I initially got. Also, the second week we had her home she got really sick. I notified Amos (not to blame him but to let him know just in case it had any impact on his other pups. IT DIDN'T). Anyway, Amos seemed truly concerned and really wanted to be kept informed regarding her progress. Just that concern really meant a lot to us. Oakley is doing great now. She lost some weight that second week but she has gained it all back, She is happy and healthy and progressing great. Bottom line. While I can't quite say that A&R checks every single box for what I would consider an ideal breeder I absolutely recommend. I know some of what I said may seem negative. I was just trying to be 100% honest in my assessment. We couldn't be happier and if I could give half stars this review would be 4.5. I hope this helps anyone considering getting a puppy from A&R Country Kennels.

We just got 2 husky puppies from Amos at A&R Country Kennels. Amos was great to work with and he sent pictures of the puppies as we waited for them to be old enough to take home. I really like that Amos and his family socialized the puppies with kids and families. I also really liked that he had the puppies vet checked and gave them their shots! I would definitely get puppies from A&R Country Kennels again! I highly recommend them.

We love our Siberian Husky so much that we got from Amos at A&R Country Kennels. Our pup is so smart, friendly and healthy we couldn’t be happier. Amos was a pleasure to work with, he answered any questions we had very quickly and emailed us pictures of all the pups with all of the information presented nicely! Our pup came with all vaccinations up to date, dew claws removed, microchipped and all the information to register her through the AKC! Thank you A&R Country Kennels for our new fur baby :)

Stopped in unannounced a few weeks back looking to see some pups. Amos took us back to the kennels ( which by the way were immaculate ) to see the pups. We were also permitted to see both parents on sight. Amos and his sons brought us out pups to play with. The boys socialize the pups and it’s obvious! Amos answered any questions we had. We decided to proceed and picked up our boy ( he’s a beautiful Rottweiler) on Monday. We were provided all records and registration. Amos has since checked up on the puppy more then once. He also asked about his vet appointment and asked us to follow up. Great experience! Would totally recommend and would certainly deal with Amos again.

My boyfriend and I are absolutely in love with our puppy! We contacted Amos looking for a male German Shepherd puppy and he readily sent pictures and videos of 2 puppies along with pics of mom and dad. We fell in love with Buster and waited for his 8 week birthday! We appreciated the photos and video sent while we waited. Amos also sent recommendations for supplements and readily answered my questions about puppy food and transitioning the puppy to our home. We scheduled a pick up date and drove to IN to pick up our new puppy we affectionately named “Russ”. We appreciated Amos having the vaccination and deworming records along with AKC registration information. We had concerns about Russ’s eating and Amos immediately returned our call and answered our questions. Our vet gave Russ a clean bill of health and continued his vaccinations and worming care. We look forward to growing as a family with Russ and we value the professionalism and reassurance from Amos that we have support from him if needed. Russ is adjusting very well and we are so happy to have him! He is advancing with potty training amazingly. We’ve had limited accidents in the house and we’ve started to learn his signs that it’s time to go out. He doesn’t bark and has a wonderful temperament. He’s even sleeping through the night (minus potty breaks). He’s very curious when meeting people and he’s even learned simple commands (sit, look at me, and off) in the first week!