Kuma and Maiya's (Duke X Wicket) adopter says:

 

 

What can we say about Melissa and Akitas de Macleod that hasn’t already been said? 

 

My husband and I found Melissa through NextDayPets.  We emailed her inquiring about purchasing (2) puppies.  We received a reply within a couple of hours.  We already have two akitas – purchased from pet stores and were interested in having a diverse group of colors.  Therefore, we had certain colors we were looking for.  Melissa has several dogs that she uses for breeding and told us which ones made what color pups.  She referred us to her website to look at their pictures for reference.  She also told us which dogs she would be mating in the near future and which ones had already been mated and were expecting. 

 

My husband and I chose both puppies from the same litter (Duke and Wicket) to get the colors we wanted.  We fell in love with Duke and Wicket and during the pregnancy, decided to choose the puppies that looked most like their parents.  Melissa kept us involved from the beginning.  We received pictures of Wicket during the pregnancy and updates throughout.  Not to mention, us emailing her just about everyday with some sort of question.  She always responded the same day, even though she had

so many akitas to look after, was in the process of moving and did not have an internet connection at the time.  To this day, I don’t know how she did it. 

 

What amazed us the most was as soon as the first pup from the litter was born, she emailed us to let us know it was starting.  Then, another email came after the second pup was born.  Another after the third, and so on, until the final pup was born.  She then emailed pictures of all the pups separately the same day.  What more can you ask for in a breeder?  She really made us feel involved and included in the excitement.

 

After picking our puppies, Melissa sent photos almost everyday showing their growth – which they do very quickly.  When we say pictures, we mean she takes every pup and has backgrounds and different toys she poses them with.  The boys are always with boy colors and toys.  The girls are always with girl colors and toys.  How she found time to do all that, I’ll never know.  She must never sleep.  It was nice to be able to see their growth from birth. 

 

It is obvious that Melissa treats her dogs as members of her family, which is the main reason we decided to acquire our puppies from her.  The way she talks about her dogs, you would think she was talking about her children.  We feel the same way about our dogs.  In the emails she had said that she makes scrambled eggs for her dogs.  To compensate for the eggs, her and her husband own chickens and ducks.   That’s a lot of eggs! 

 

Our favorite moment throughout the whole process, was when Melissa had called and left a message on our machine about our Maiya (one of the puppies we bought from her).  Apparently, Maiya was being a little rebel and Melissa called to let us know that she was going to be a handful.  She said that Maiya had been in ‘timeout’ twice that day and while she was leaving the message on our machine, she was still correcting Maiya (she likes to “rough-house” with the other puppies).  I called Melissa after listening to the message and Melissa took the time from her schedule to talk about how our puppies were behaving and doing.  We talked for over an hour.  

 

We received our puppies, both healthy and happy.  Melissa had told us what to expect when we picked them up, so we were prepared with puppy food and scrambled eggs (in case they didn’t want the puppy food), wipes and towels (in case they made a mess), which they did.  After wiping them off, we took them to a safe place so they could use the bathroom.  They weren’t afraid of being held or having people touch their face or paws.  They were very accustomed to being handled. 

 

We have had Kuma and Maiya now for almost 3 weeks.  They have adapted well and are almost completely potty trained.  They are enjoying playing in the rain and in the grass in our yard, since they have seen neither.  We couldn’t have asked for more beautiful, happy or healthy puppies. 

 

Melissa, by far, you have exceeded both your requirements and our expectations. We can’t think of anything we would want you to change.  If you have anyone who would like to contact us directly concerning our experience with you, please feel free to have them email us. 

 

Thanks, Melissa!