DAVEN's Acres

As lifelong professional breeders and exhibitors of purebred dogs, we are dedicated to breeding a combination of qualities; most important is temperament,
followed by conformation and type. We strive to improve the breed. We are then committed to making sure that the pups that we encourage to be born find
good homes with loving and responsible owners.

Make no mistake…dog ownership is a great responsibility! Most of our dogs live a healthy minimum of ten years!
Please remember that we are here to assist you, not only with your purchase of a pup, but with information and advice throughout the life of your pet.
We are always just a phone call or an e-mail away!

ABOUT US & OUR DOGS

I became a breeding and showing enthusiast in 1984 when I met John McCartney, a longtime handler and breeder of Alaskan Malamutes through my
first husband. John introduced me to Edward Finnegan, another longtime handler and breeder of Alaskan Malamutes and Akitas. They were my “mentors.”
I had Akitas, Bullmastiffs, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds and Newfoundlands when growing up and prior to meeting
Douglas in May of 1989. I also worked for Richard Tomita of J-B Wholesale Pet Supplies at his kennel, Jacquet Boxers & Shibas, (World Famous even then
for his Champion Boxers!) That is where I met my very first Shiba Inu and I absolutely adored the “little cousin” to the Akita and already having Akitas,
I decided that they were definitely a breed I wanted to raise!

Doug’s parents and he had raised, shown and raced sled dogs including Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies and Samoyeds and knew both John & Ed.

We began using DAVEN’S as our kennel prefix in 1994, combining the extensive experience of the more than twenty years each of us had raising,
training, breeding and showing dogs. By 1998, we each earned a degree from SUNY Cobleskill in Animals/Agriculture, and our son, Allen was born.
Over the years, we have raised and/or shown many breeds, including Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, American Eskimos, Anatolian Shepherds, Bullmastiffs,
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Chihuahuas, Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, Shiba Inus, & Pomeranians.

Each breeding is carefully thought out and planned, assessing the qualities and faults of each of the parents and their backgrounds. We spend hours everyday
cleaning, caring for and socializing our dogs. We strive to improve the breed by only allowing the best representatives of the breed to be used for breeding.
(That doesn’t always mean that dogs used as breeders have to be the number one show dog! As many top breeders will tell you, some of the best dogs never
get shown for one reason or another!)

*Puppies with breed disqualifications are sold strictly as pets and companions with limited registration privileges and are not to be used for breeding.*

*Full registration privileges are reserved for those puppies meeting at least the minimum standards of quality for each breed.*

Good temperaments are of paramount importance in our breeding program. We believe that sound animals are achieved by breeding a combination of sound
temperament, correct conformation and correct type in conjunction with sound breeding practices.

Many of our dogs have lived to ripe old ages…
CH. George, an Akita, and his grandson Mo, were 13+ when they passed on.
Another Akita, Ziba, was 14. That’s ancient for Akitas!
Our oldest Shiba so far has been Sheba, who was just over 16 years when she passed away.
Her daughter Kitty is now 14 and still bounces around the house like a puppy!

All of our dogs are well-socialized and raised in the house with our 40 or so other dogs, (many of whom are now retired!) our children, Robert (now age 26)
& Matthew Haynes (now age 20), and Allen Varin (now age 10), and our first grandchild, Oakley (now age 3)!

Proper training and supervision of any breed is strongly recommended! Especially with children!
All of DAVEN’S puppies are wormed at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks of age, and then again at 16 weeks of age, if they are still residing with us.
We routinely worm all older dogs in the kennel every three months. We use Nemex 2 and/or Panacur under the advice of our veterinarian.

We use a standard Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza & Parvovirus puppy vaccine.
Others vaccinations, such as Rabies, Kennel Cough (Bordetella), Coronavirus, Leptospirosis and Lyme disease, etc.,
are added as the pups’ immune systems mature, and as otherwise necessary and advised by our veterinarian, and may vary based on exposure to the
different types of diseases prevalent at any specific time, and in specific areas of the country.
Our adults are routinely vaccinated once a year with a combination vaccine as per our veterinarian’s instructions and all rabies vaccinations are kept current.

Please feel free to take a copy of this brochure to your veterinarian for his/her perusal prior to purchasing your new puppy and compare our prices & guarantees…
Then Experience the DAVEN's difference for yourself!!

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Alison Haynes
A.A.S. - Agricultural Business & Animal Sciences
Douglas Varin
A.A.S. - Animal Sciences & Agricultural Business
(with Advanced Genetics through Cornell University)

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