Diamond R Kennels was located in Belgrade, Montana until 2018. We transitioned to our permanent home in Ennis, Montana, which is about 1 hour south of the fast-growing Belgrade-Bozeman area along the Madison River.
All our dogs live in indoor/outdoor pens, so they can enjoy the weather during the day or night or snooze in specially-built indoor pens when it is too hot or cold. In addition, we run them on our land where they can play, train, and swim in our creeks to keep them entertained every day.
The puppies are in a heated, specifically designed room with heated floors in our dog 'barn-dominium', which we built. The barn was built with our dogs and puppies in mind, and we can have constant video and in-person observation while puppies are on the property to keep an eye on the mom and pups to ensure safety and health.
After about three to four weeks of age, puppies also have an open-air covered run to begin house-breaking early and have room to play in their indoor or covered "outdoor" pen. In the indoor whelping area, we use bedding of hemp shavings to keep the pups clean and dry as they are weaned and grow. All these factors are crucial to maintaining calm puppies and starting training faster in your home. We pride ourselves on socializing all litters with many visitors and our fantastic staff. We use vacuums and music near the pups to send home more confident puppies used to loud noises and people!
Visits are encouraged, but we do require appointments for visitation.
NO visitations to the property when pups are less than three weeks old so mom, pups (and we!) can catch up on sleep.