Testimonials from our past puppy buyers. We have become so close with a lot of these families, we have even vacationed with them and our dogs. Please continue to read on to hear what past customers have said throughout the years.
Dear Denise,
Samson is a beautiful, smart, and extremely sweet boy. We couldn't be happier and wanted to thank you for allowing us to have such a big goofball. Your the best!!!
Angie Harms
Good Afternoon,
When I fell in love with Brody at your place, I never ever had a doubt that he would be my main squeeze for many years. I never could have predicted just how much I would love and adore him, You truly are an exceptional breeder and it is obvious from the minute I met you , how much you love these puppies and your dogs. I want to sincerely thank you for choosing me to adopt one of your amazing creatures.
Ms. Hillary Vonhiken
Denise,
Asher weighed in at 72 lbs today. Big boy with a big heart. He is perfect and we absolutely adore him. I really appreciate all the time and love you put into him, before he was even a sparkle in our eyes. We will forever be grateful.
The Smarrens
Mrs. Hanson,
Ursala is a pure joy. Comical and delightful and keeps us laughing everyday. Thanks again
Tina Relarve
Dear Denise,
I hope you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving. Mikey is doing great. He literally is already trained, and your early socialization and training is very apparent. He is the smartest dog I have ever had, and his desire to please us is amazing. Thanks for putting such love, care, and devotion into your babies. I have recommended you to everyone who asks, and I will continue to do so. Have a great Christmas season.
Todd and Warren
Denise,
I wanted to just let you know what a difference you have made in the little town of Little Rock. Maury has truly blessed so many people and made so many people smile everyday. He has been a huge hit at the assisted living when we visit and has had many request at the memory care dept also. You are really a fantastic breeder and you have made a huge difference in our lives.
John and Rita
Dear Denise,
We took Ava into the vet today and of course she is perfect. The vet technicians could not stop cuddling her. Everyone raved about how beautiful she is and how well trained. I told them I couldn't take all the credit, since you basically had her trained when we picked her up. She is great dog, Denise. Thanks again,.
Steve
Dear Denise,
What a sweet little (well okay BIG) gift you have have given us. Thank you for allowing Gigi into our lives and for trusting us with your baby. She is the most delightful thing and we are blown away by her intelligence and her eagerness to please. She has truly outdone all of our expectations. What an honor to have you allow us to have her!! Thanks so very much.
Good Evening,
Guess what? Bruno won the "Best Puppy" in his obedient class!! I have to say I am very proud and feel kinda foolish that I have been bragging to everyone about it, but dang it he deserves it. He is such a good boy and a true joy to everyone he meets.
Hi,
We had a wonderful first birthday party for Cloe. She had decorations, a biscuit cake, and even got presents from all our family and friends. She is amazing!! She is the talk of the neighborhood and everyone wants to pet Cloe. We have become the most popular house in town. Thank you for such a sweet and perfect girl and I hope you enjoy the pictures.
We are so happy with our girl, Mischa. We just wanted to email you and let you know what a wonderful addition she is to our family. She is an amazing dog and everyone is so impressed with her. Thanks again and have a great night!!
Carin, Dean, and the kids.
Mrs. Hanson,
I hope this letter finds you all well and nicely settled in to the new school year. Barb and I just wanted to tell you that Barron has been a delight from the moment we picked him up. He is truly the most intelligent dog we have ever owned. We have had virtually no accidents and your early potty training system has definitely worked on him. He kennels up at night and sleeps like I wish our babies would have. Well, we will be in touch more but just really wanted to thank you for everything. I feel like we are family now!!
Jacob, Barb, and Barron
You are an amazing women, and your dedication and devotion to the newfies is so obvious. We are blessed to have found you and could never begin to thank you enough for Kia.
Hi,
Good morning, I felt compelled to email you this morning and tell you how smart and eager to please Mickey is. He had a completely try kennel again, woke up this morning took him out and he did his business right away. When you said you start your puppies on house breaking, I had no idea that they would be almost completely trained by the time we got him home. He is a very intelligent and amazing creature. Thank you!!
Mrs. Hanson,
I can not begin to tell you, the appreciation and sincere respect that we have for you. You do such an amazing job with these puppies, it is so awesome!!! Joey is terrific, beautiful, smart, and gentle.
Hello from your fur baby,
Salutes from sunny California. Sara wanted me to email you and tell you just how much we love Kaleidoscope. (Clyde). We took him into the vet yesterday and he weighed in at a whopping 65.7lbs. The vet (like always) just went on and on about how well bred he is, his terrific health, and that he is super impressed with him. He even wanted me to ask if he could give your number out to clients looking for the perfect dog. I assured him, you would be okay with that. Thanks again, and have a good night.
Good Morning,
We had a great night with Pancho. He is absolutely stunning and we love him so much already. Thanks again for the amazing creature!!
Denise,
Savie is a real hoot. I could not have asked for a better girl. She is so smart and so sweet. She just makes my heart sing!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you..you have blessed me with an amazing friend for life.
Hi,
I just got home with Frenchy and she is a real joy. She has been weaving her way into my heart since the moment I visited your home when she was barely 6 weeks old. I wanted to just reach out before we went to bed and thank you for her. I am so in love!!!
Ms. Hanson,
I hope you are all doing well. We just got back from the vet and he was very impressed. Everyone including the vet techs and the other customers could not stop talking about how gorgeous Finn is and the vet said he can tell without a doubt that Finn was bred right and that you are a fabulous breeder. I told him all about your home and how you took such good care of the dogs, and he said, "oh I know, I can tell just by looking at him." You done good, girl!!! Thanks and have a great day!
Hi Guys,
Bear is doing good. He is generally the best dog I have ever had and as we speak he is laying on my lap just snoring away. I really want to thank you for my best friend!!! I could never begin to tell you what he means to me.
Mich
Denise,
I am forever grateful for my wonderful new addition. It is truly a blessing to have gotten to know you and now I have not one, but two beautiful male newfies from you. They are both amazing and I am definitely already thinking of adding a third.
Dear Denise,
Thank you for the beauiful and perfect puppy. You have truly made me so happy. We have had Qwen now for a week and not one single accident. A 10 week old puppy, fully housebroke and crate trained is amazing. You are obviously very good at what you do, and it shows. Thanks again.
Addie
Mrs. Hanson,
I wanted to reach out to you and tell you how happy we are with Walter. He is a wonderful dog, so so smart and he gets more handsome everyday...(if that is even possible.) he is so well socialized and so fun to have around. He already has great manners and is very very good with out kids, even the baby. He is so patient with him, and lets him crawl all over him. We really lucked out meeting you and we recommend you to everyone who asks us about Walter.
Glen and Mary Halverson
Hi Denise,
We are so thankful that you brought Moose into our lives! He has been SUCH a joy. Him and Ari are
bonding, and he is such a doll. He loves everyone and everything and is not timid in the least, the vacuum is no worry for him. He weighs about 70 lbs now! We go on lots of adventures together and he is such a steady eddy that nothing phases him. He loves laying on our air vents, being outside, and he insists on
always being wet. He will find a puddle wherever he goes. He loves going to the groomer, hanging with
the neighborhood kids, and road trips. Every day we are so thankful that we chose him instead of another dog we had our heart set on, he is such a loveable big lug. – Love, The Bakeman Family.
We are so thankful that you brought Moose into our lives! He has been SUCH a joy. Him and Ari are
bonding, and he is such a doll. He loves everyone and everything and is not timid in the least, the vacuum is no worry for him. He weighs about 70 lbs now! We go on lots of adventures together and he is such a steady eddy that nothing phases him. He loves laying on our air vents, being outside, and he insists on
always being wet. He will find a puddle wherever he goes. He loves going to the groomer, hanging with
the neighborhood kids, and road trips. Every day we are so thankful that we chose him instead of another dog we had our heart set on, he is such a loveable big lug. – Love, The Bakeman Family.
Week 1
Hi Denise,
Oreo and mousse are settling right in - We just keep saying how nice they are! They were both so calm and cuddly for the car ride and settled right into their crate the first night. We can tell how well you socialized them, they are awesome with the kids, almost completely potty trained, and eating their food so well!
We are totally in love. Thank you for exceeding our expectations.
Anna and Rich
One month later
Denise,
Oreo and Mousse are doing so good, settling in so well just the best pups! They didn’t have any accidents in the house this week. They were so calm at the vet today, Oreo is now 33 lbs and Mousse is 26 lbs. Oreo is picking up training commands so quick, and Mousse is learning but he’s just so chill he wants to lay down in class - the trainer said he has the temperament for a therapy dog.
Anna and Rich
Hi Denise,
Oreo and mousse are settling right in - We just keep saying how nice they are! They were both so calm and cuddly for the car ride and settled right into their crate the first night. We can tell how well you socialized them, they are awesome with the kids, almost completely potty trained, and eating their food so well!
We are totally in love. Thank you for exceeding our expectations.
Anna and Rich
One month later
Denise,
Oreo and Mousse are doing so good, settling in so well just the best pups! They didn’t have any accidents in the house this week. They were so calm at the vet today, Oreo is now 33 lbs and Mousse is 26 lbs. Oreo is picking up training commands so quick, and Mousse is learning but he’s just so chill he wants to lay down in class - the trainer said he has the temperament for a therapy dog.
Anna and Rich
My wife and I have gotten two dogs from Denise, our two year old and recently our new puppy. They’re both wonderful, sweet, and healthy dogs. We wouldn’t hesitate to get another dog from Tonka Bay Newfs!
We have had nothing less than a fantastic experience with Denise from Tonka Bay Newfoundlands. We purchased our female from her a year ago, and she is beautiful and healthy. The process was easy, the contract was straight-forward and she was available to answer all of the questions we had for her. We received pictures of the puppies and updates along the way and met the dam when we went to pick up our puppy. Because we had such a good experience with Denise, we have now purchased our second Newfoundland from them a year later: a black male. We could not be happier. Again, the process was smooth, and we have full confidence that we have a wonderful and fluffy addition to our family.
We have an almost 3 year old male Landseer Newfoundland from Denise and wow. He's gorgeous, sweet, and he's healthy as an ox. Very hardheaded puppy, but he's grown into a huge sweetheart. Desperate to please and everyone he meets is his new best friend. I have had a GREAT experience with Denise. I grew up showing this breed so I'm not new to it. I would buy from this breeder again in a second.
We have had nothing less than a fantastic experience with Denise from Tonka Bay Newfoundlands. We purchased our female from her a year ago, and she is beautiful and healthy. The process was easy, the contract was straight-forward and she was available to answer all of the questions we had for her. We received pictures of the puppies and updates along the way and met the dam when we went to pick up our puppy. Because we had such a good experience with Denise, we have now purchased our second Newfoundland from them a year later: a black male. We could not be happier. Again, the process was smooth, and we have full confidence that we have a wonderful and fluffy addition to our family.
We have an almost 3 year old male Landseer Newfoundland from Denise and wow. He's gorgeous, sweet, and he's healthy as an ox. Very hardheaded puppy, but he's grown into a huge sweetheart. Desperate to please and everyone he meets is his new best friend. I have had a GREAT experience with Denise. I grew up showing this breed so I'm not new to it. I would buy from this breeder again in a second.
I got a newfoundland from Denise, We couldnt be happier with her. She is such a good puppy I get so many compliments on her, saying she is so beautiful. I would definitly buy another newfie from Denise. Thank you so much Denise, Sadie is just the best puppy I could have imagined her to be. I definitly recommend her to anyone looking for a newfie puppy!! Thank you again so much.
We got our newest addition from Tonka Bay Newfs, he is gorgeous, incrediably smart, and came to us socialized to other dogs and range of different childhood ages. His first weekend we got him we had him at a family gathering with little children despite him only being a little of 10 weeks, he was respectful and sweet with the little ones. This breeder obviously cares a great amount not only about the health of the breed, but temperment and getting the puppies ready for success in there new home. As someone that grew up with high-caliber show Newfoundlands I couldn't be happier. You won't be sorry if you buy from this breeder.
I bought a male Newfoundland puppy from Tonka Bay Newfs this past winter and I could not be happier! You can tell by his personality and demeanour that this breeder and family spent important time with there puppies. Nothing phases him he is so laid back and mellow!! I feel like he came to us already housebroken as training has almost been to easy. He's just so smart and fell into our routine seamlessley. He loves to be around us but also goes into his crate if he needs to (when we go out or at bedtime) He is just a wonderfully intelligent laid back newfie and I am so happy we got him!!
We have our Gray newfie Saba from Denise, Talk about love at first sight!! He is absolutly beautiful! He has already acclimated to his new home and is absolutly calm. Superior breeding shows as does his prior socialization to make him so at home and loving from the moment he walked in the door. Denise is just excellent and we would recommend anyone looking to have a newf in their lives check here first. Her dogs are top of the breed standard, beautiful and well socialized. She works very hard to make sure her babies are happy and healthy. We could not be happier!! Thank you Denise