| Reif:
I have had DIRECT experiences with Kimbertal...three of them to be exact. No, I didn't and wouldn't purchase a dog or puppy from them HOWEVER, I have had three unsuspecting owners who did and YES they did get burned. Two of the owners had dogs that looked more like black and tan hounds than Rottweilers and they both (litter-mates) had serious hip dysplasia. All parties were offered free replacements with the following conditions:
1. They could not have been bred (1 had sired four litters)
2. They could not have had parvo. (Two had and survived)
3. The owners had to pay all shipping costs along with the shipping costs of the new replacement puppies. (since these owners lived on the west coast that was substantial)
The end result...one male was put down due to extraordinary pain from the hip dysplasia. The other male sired SEVERAL other litters which carry the same looks and YES bad hips.
The third one, a bitch was spayed but died at the tender age of 4 due to a genetic heart problem.
Perhaps your experience has been good, better consider yourself lucky.
IN MY OPINION, Kimbertal is a glorified and obviously CLEAN "puppy mill" with great marketing and advertising skills. Their ads are misleading as their two primary stud dogs, one from England and the other from Austria have long since DIED. They breed at a voracious rate with no thought of protecting the integrity and quality of the breed. Producing over a 100 litters since the early 1980's is not an acceptable breeding practice. It's called "MASS PRODUCTION" and the bottom line is "MONEY"!!!  |