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March 2024 by Kay Rastetter
A year ago I picked up my Labrador puppy from Avon Kennels. I have receive a lot of compliments on how beautiful she is. I informed Kim what I was looking for in a dog and she matched me up with the perfect puppy. I got a very outgoing rambunctious happy pup. She is a very well balanced self-assured little girl. The first night home we had a little bit of crying. By the second night I did not hear one whimper from her. I can't believe she adjusted so quickly. I would highly recommend Avon kennels. Kim was an absolute joy to work with. Thank you Kim for the joy you have brought to our household.
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January 2024 by Ekaterina Kovaleva
We bought our French bulldog girl from Kim. She was super knowledgeable and the one who cares about her dogs and litters. All puppies were very active and healthy. We saw our puppy's mom and dad, they looked super healthy and happy. Our little cutie is a love of our family. Thanks so much, Kim! Good luck and keep doing what you are doing because you do it great!
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April 2023 by tony rastetter
I don't give reviews but feel compelled to for this kennel. It's very apparent when you walk into this facility that Kim absolutely cares for her dogs, very clean and well cared for animals that are mentally stable and outgoing. All I can say is that if you want a lab this is the breeder you absolutely want to get from. Can't praise this place enough, top notch.
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March 2023 by Melissa P.
We adopted our boy from Avon Kennels August of 2022. Kim is amazing and could not be more happy with this amazing experience. Our dog Benny, is very healthy, very sweet and the biggest goofball. He makes us laugh every day! I have had nothing but a great experience with this breeder.
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January 2023 by Stefanie S.
We can't say enough about Kim and Avon Kennels. We decided to go to a breeder because our previous lab, a rescue at ~ 2 years of age, had so many significant behavior and medical issues - we probably spent $25,000 on medical and training fees during his 10 years (no joke!!). We found Kim on the AKC website, and began communicating immediately. Her willingness to talk, email, send pictures, etc, was very generous. We went to see our "pick" before he was ready for adoption, and was able to meet both parents (his mother was getting some much deserved rest in a separate area, but was not far). We were given ample time to ask questions and learn "best approaches" as we prepared to welcome our new family member. We met her young kids who were ~ 9 or 10 at the time, and were so relieved to see how much love and attention the puppies were receiving from birth (our previous lab could not be near children - or other adults, for that matter!!). We got everything in order for his arrival, and came back a few weeks later to pick-up Wyatt. We were given a bag full of useful information about training, food, etc, and were told Kim would always be just a call away. She wasn't kidding...I have kept in touch with her for the last 5.5 years to ask questions, solicit advice, and send pictures. We have so much faith in Avon Kennels and the dogs she raises that we adopted Wyatt's half-brother this past April when his original "parents" had to re-home him after finding out they were expecting a delivery of multiples (human babies, not puppies). We would recommend Avon Kennels to anyone interested in a most perfect pup! Lab puppies have a LOT of energy and take a LOT of training and patience. But, you get what you put in, and we could not ask for two nicer dogs! Thank you, Kim and Avon Kennels.
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October 2022 by Mark Brandt
A very nice breeder with a nice setup. The prices are a great value. Here's our pup Archie. Gets along great with his sister Lucy, and the cat loves him too.
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September 2022 by Paul J.
This is an absolute puppy mill. We adopted a puppy Summer 2021 but there were so many red flags. There were a large number of simultaneous litters. The puppies live in a kennel and are not raised and socialized with the breeders. We weren't allowed to meet the puppies' mother (and looking through the internet archives (web.archive.org/web/*/ht…) it looks like the dam has had many, many litters, and during back-to-back heats. The enclosure is as small as possible and 2 of the litters, younger than 8 weeks, were not with their mother.Our puppy had diarrhea and our vet found that she had giardia. This is not surprising because the enclosure was absolutely filthy. Our puppy seemed sweet initially, but clearly had not been socialized well, as she aggressively barks and lunges at other dogs and small children. I wouldn't be surprised if Kim's grandkids abuse the dogs because our puppy is incredibly nervous around children. It took an enormous amount of time and effort to quell her aggression.We decided to adopt from a breeder because we wanted a puppy who was well socialized in order to avoid behavior problems. Well, we ended up with a puppy mill dog, which has behavior as bad as an abused rescue.Avoid this breeder at all costs!
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September 2022 by Melissa Peaco
Kim was wonderful, we love our new puppy! Very healthy, smart and playful. I could not have asked for a better experience from this breeder. Thank you Kim!
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February 2022 by Katie Vanderford
Kim was amazing to work with during the process of getting our puppy, Sparky! Our vet was very impressed with his care prior to Sparky coming to his forever home. She said, “you found yourself a breeder who truly cares about their dogs and puppies” i recommend Avon Kennels to everyone i know, but not everyone is a lab person. Whatever LOL..If i could have another puppy from Avon Kennels i would, but that sounds likely lead to a divorce. ?
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February 2022 by Katherine Robbins
Kim was absolutely wonderful to work with! She answers questions/contacts in a very timely manner.. we couldnt be happier with our pup Oakley!! He is very smart and already on his way to being house broke in less than 2 weeks. Our vet was very impressed with him at his first visit. Highly recommend Kim and Avon Kennels!
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November 2021 by Shirley Driggs
Quick response time
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July 2021 by Resurrect on Jupiter
Kim is absolutely amazing!!! I purchased a puppy for my mother and I from her and she was absolutely lovely! I purchased a dog from her before and he was the most amazing boy you ever met! Her temperament breeding is absolutely perfect! Snuggle buddies!
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May 2021 by L S
We just picked up our black lab, Bear, from Kim this past Sunday. From the beginning of the process, when we were just making general inquiries and deciding what color puppy we wanted to reserve from an upcoming litter, through bringing Bear home, Kim was always helpful and took her time to answer all our questions. She loves her animals and it definitely shows. The pictures that she posts on the website, after the litter is born, really help the prospective families watch their puppy grow. We live East of Pittsburgh (about 2 1/2 hours away from Avon Kennels) and I am truly thankful that I happened to find Avon Kennels when we first started thinking about getting another puppy. The puppies are definitely worth the driveYou can be sure that any future Lab pups I get, will be from Avon Kennels. Thank you Kim and family for all you do.loved Kim and family so much, we got our second pup Lexi from there at the end of March. Both pups get along so well. Bear loves to pose for the camera, Lexi not so much.
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May 2021 by Yalexander Torres
Woof woof happiness
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April 2021 by mariouz
After being around our nieces dog, we had to have one of kims pups! 8 months after having our own, we are waiting for our 2nd. Kims pups are worth the wait , best temperament best personality best best friend you’ll ever have....
