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April 2025 by Bianca
I had gotten a German Shepherd pup Nov 2, 2023 from OVA. After first things were great she acted like a normal puppy. I took her to training classes, she passed the training class. But as she continued to grow, she showed signs of aggression. She went after the man in the house multiple times drawing blood and leaving marks. One night out of no where she bit my daughter in the face. I’ve reached out to OVA about returning her because she is a threat in our household. I have no heard back from the breeder. Now my only option is taking her to her to the vet make a decision on what to do with such an aggressive dog. I’ve had German Shepherds my whole life and never once came across a dog like this one.
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July 2024 by Heather Hylton
I wish I could not even give a star because honestly the unprofessionalism of the owner/breeder is beyond horrible. I reached out and put a down deposit in April for a puppy in July which seems far fetch but I was eager and wanted to make sure I got my deposit in. The owner said they would let me know when and if they could follow through with a puppy for me. I reached out to them at the end of June because I never heard from them after many hours later (which I get we all have lives so not really upset about how long she took to respond) they tell me they won't be able to give me a puppy because they litter didn't make it which I understand sometimes that happens and i truly feel bad poor momma dog has to be heartbroken but then they didn't offer to even put me on the list for the next litter they breed. I'm glad I dodged a rotten apple on this one because after reading reviews it sounds like that was a lucky outcome. Eek just beware of the unprofessionalism they didn't even reach out to let me know that unfortunately they wouldn't be able to sell me a puppy ?.
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April 2024 by Russell Detwiler
Never been there
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December 2023 by The Bike Lab
This is where we were blessed to find our two amazing best friends 6 and 7 years ago! Great temperament! Great boys!
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October 2023 by Sara Gibson
Loving Milo ?❤️
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October 2023 by Randy Burns
Was sold a shepherd with hip displaysia as a puppy. Owner blocked my phone number, blocked me from Facebook. When threatened with legal action, offered me another pup from another litter, would not provide reimbursement
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October 2023 by Corvidae Clarke nutcracker
I put deposit down for shepherd puppy this September.when I ask questions I get quick response.look forward to getting my puppy next summer
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October 2023 by Daniela Gates
Great family owned business. We love our puppy. She is great, smart, and well tempted
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October 2023 by Jennifer Schroeder
Piper and Marc are dishonest. Do not buy from them.
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August 2023 by Nicholas C.
If I could give a 0 star review I would. My wife talked to you guys 2 years ago about the purchase of a Gsd. We got the puppy from you and the first thing I noticed was that she would urinate whenever I would come around her, touch her, talk to her. I tried ignoring her and being unconditionally loving to see if she was just overly sensitive, nothing changed. I took her to trainers and both said she couldn't be service trained, I couldn't even get her good citizen training fully completed because she would lose control when away from me or she would sit and yelp and whine. She is also dog aggressive and has attacked the other service dog I have and tore holes in her hind legs. It's just frustrating to get a dog like this and see so many similar reviews from Gsd owners, the other puppies seem to find from reviews. I won't take another dog from you guys because I love her, and I won't have a dog put down because of the breeders inability to be honest or help. Just figured I would pre warn anyone getting a Gsd from this breeder. Also, I've left bad reviews before and called and left text and emails but never got any help other than her husband telling me to give her more praise, thats it. Sorry you lost your husband, btw, that is horrible.
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March 2023 by Brookline Point Guard A.
Although we have not received our AKC paperwork in 2 years, I'm not that concerned. I understand that they had a family tragedy and am confident they will get it to us. We have a 2 year old GSD and she is one of the best, smartest dogs we ever had. And this is NOT my first GSD. We took our GSD to Misty Pines and worked with her almost immediately. She is healthy, has a great temperament and is loving to all people. She's not good with other dogs but that's because she was attacked by a Pitbull in a dog park when she was a pup. We currently have a deposit with OVA and can't wait to pick up our new GSD. I would have given 5 stars but the AKC paperwork is holding that up. Would definitely recommend.
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March 2023 by Jeanna Neiheisel
I got the smartest and prettiest GSD from Outback Valley Acres! She has the best temperament and is very protective of my grandbabies!
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February 2023 by Kristen M.
I purchased two German Shepherds from Outback Valley acres. They gave me ACA certificate signed by Leon Miller who runs PUPPY MILLS.Neither Marc or Piper Tunno signed papers as owner of breed.RED FLAG 4 everyone else
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February 2023 by Robert Corrales
I thought long and hard before deciding on a 3 star rating (I wish I could put 2.5) for Outback Valley Acres.We received our German Shepherd from them in February of 2015. She is now 8 years old. I have been a dog owner, mostly German Shepherds, for over 35 years. I have owned rescue gsd's, gsd's sired by national champions that cost well over $5,000, and the one that I purchased from OVA. Below, I will list the pros/cons of my experience with OVA and why they received a 3 star rating from us.Pros:+ From the first time with spoke with OVA, we were told that the main factor that they looked for in their breeding was temperament/disposition (above AKC physical attributes). This has been proven to me over the past 8 years. Our OVA GSD has the absolute best temperament of any German Shepherd I have ever owned. She is amazing with children, adults, and other dogs.+ Our OVA GSD is extremely intelligent. As I stated, I have some extremely well-bred working line GSD's with incredible pedigrees, and our OVA GSD is as, if not more, intellingent/trainable than they are/were.+ I truly do not believe that OVA is a puppy mill. While many of their business practices (parents not on site, poor record keeping, etc) may be frowned upon amongst many in the GSD breeding community, I simply believe that OVA has a unique breeding/business model that isn't necessarily aligned with the norm. This, however, by no means, constitutes other reviewers' accusations that they are a "puppy mill."+ Their pricing and purchasing process is extremely fair. They did not do anything that I would constitute as bad business. To the contrary, it was a very pleasant experience purchasing our GSD from them.Cons:- Our OVA GSD does not have breed standard looks. However, as I stated earlier, we were told up-front that temperament/disposition was valued about appearance, therefore, this is not something that I am upset about, however, other buyers should be aware of it. Our OVA GSD has floppy ears. This is by no fault of our own. We treat all of our dogs extremely well with proper nutrition, and each of our GSD's has pet health insurance. This "defect" was monitored professionally throughout our dog's development, and we were told that it was simply that, a genetic defect. Also, our OVA GSD has the body build of an Eastern European Shepherd and not that of a breed-standard German Shepherd.- Our OVA GSD has extremely bad allergies. Luckily, as I said, we have pet insurance. Our OVA GSD has to regularly receive very expensive immunotherapy to treat her allergies. Allergies are a very easy issue to avoid through careful breeding. This was not the case with our OVA GSD.- Our OVA GSD's parents were not on site at any time during the purchasing/visiting process. Also, we were denied the opportunity to meet the parents.- OVA has very bad record keeping. Over the past 8 years, I have tried repeatedly to reach out to them to find out information regarding my GSD's pedigree, lineage, parents, or relatives. Because we love this GSD so much, we would be willing to purchase another one from OVA from her same family tree. Unfortunately, I have been repeatedly told that they no longer have the names of the sire/dame of our GSD and no ability to trace her family lineage to assist in purchasing another GSD from her same genetic line. This raises the question as to where the dog came from and why they have no information in their records of who her parents were. It is a shame that this is the case because this dog has such an amazing temperament that, despite her slight physical issues, I would be willing to pay triple the asking price to purchase one of her relatives.In the end, this is why I give Outback Valley Acres a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5.0 total. As far as the pricing goes, it is extremely fair. The buying process is simple and straightforward. We absolutely love and adore our OVA GSD. We have recommended friends to purchase GSDs from OVA (and they have) based on how much mone
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December 2022 by Dawn Leon
Marc was very informative about his puppies and very great to talk to. Our little Lucy Lu has become an awesome member of the family and it was love at first sight. Good breeding and great temperament are first and foremost with our girl. I would recommend and purchase from Outback Valley Acres again.
