Breeder Database / Arkansas
Updated August 4, 2025

Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel

Berryville, Arkansas

USDA licensed

Breeder snapshot

Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel is linked to 16 public inspection reports from USDA.

Breed(s)

Chihuahua, Dachshund, French Bulldog, Jack Russell Terrier, Maltese, Mini Schnauzer, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Rat Terrier, Standard Schnauzer
Latest inspectionAugust 4, 2025
Latest Dog Count170102 adults · 68 puppies
USDA licenses — 2 on file71-A-1430, 71-B-0123
Arkansas license
Inspections on file16 USDA

Inspection Summary

Inspection Dog Counts

Dogs counted
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Inspection Report Details

DateSourceTotal DogsNotesReport

All inspections and findings in full

Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel is linked to 16 public inspection reports, carrying 25 inspector findings, from April 2014 to August 2025.

Across 16 inspections between April 2014 and August 2025, inspectors recorded between 0 dogs and 248 dogs at Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel. The most recent count was 170 dogs on August 4, 2025.

Every public inspection on file, oldest first
DateLicenceTypeDogs countedInspector findings
April 10, 2014USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection248 dogs6 findings
February 12, 2015USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection244 dogs10 findings
March 26, 2015USDA 71-B-0123Focused inspection0 dogsNone
July 9, 2015USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection206 dogs8 findings
August 13, 2015USDA 71-B-0123Focused inspection1 dogNone
November 8, 2017USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection205 dogs1 finding
May 17, 2018USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection198 dogsNone
May 13, 2019USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection215 dogsNone
August 11, 2020USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection177 dogsNone
September 30, 2021USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection187 dogsNone
September 8, 2022USDA 71-B-0123Routine inspection172 dogsNone
October 3, 2022USDA 71-A-1430Pre-license inspection174 dogsNone
March 6, 2023USDA 71-A-1430Routine inspection165 dogsNone
March 18, 2024USDA 71-A-1430Routine inspection168 dogsNone
June 5, 2025USDA 71-A-1430Routine inspection135 dogsNone
August 4, 2025USDA 71-A-1430Re-license inspection170 dogsNone

What inspectors wrote

April 10, 2014 — Routine inspection, USDA 71-B-0123

248 dogs recorded (210 adults · 38 puppies).

  • Male Pekingese drooling, discolored tooth

    On the west side of the building there is an adult male Pekingese, chip # 079033051, which was observed excessively salivating and had brown and green matter on the right upper canine tooth.

  • Female Dachshund dark buildup on canine

    On the eastern side of the building there is one female Dashound, 471D1C205A, which has an accumulation of dark brown matter on the right canine tooth.

  • Female Chihuahua red swollen area between toes

    On the same side of the building there is an adult female Chihuahua, chip# 4949196A4A, which has an enlarged red area between the two middle digits of the left front paw.

  • Male Maltese no teeth, holes in gums

    On the eastern side of the third building from the west there is one adult male Maltese, chip# 0A01213506, whose eyes were glassey with no teeth and had holes in the gums where the canines were once located.

  • Enclosure doors missing or off hinges

    The kennel consists of four sheltered buildings and one outdoor housing area. On the first and third buildings from the west there are a total of two enclosures whose doors separating the interior from the exterior portions are missing or are off their hinges. Primary enclosures must be designed and constructed of suitable materials so that they are structurally sound. The primary enclosures must be kept in good repair to protect the contained animals from the elements and allow them to stay clean and dry. Affects five adults. Correct April 17, 2014

  • Old bedding and trash outside enclosures

    On the south side of the whelping building there is a small outdoor housing area. On the exterior of the three enclosures there is old bedding, old waste material, discard materials and plastic. This area needs to be kept cleaned, maintained and in good repair to protect the animals from injury, to facilitate husbandry practices and to reduce or eliminate breeding and living areas for rodents and other pests and vermin. Premises must be kept free of accumulations of trash, junk, waste products, and discarded matter to facilitate cleaning of the premises and pest control, and to protect the health and well-being of the animals. Affects six adults. Correct by May 1, 2014

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February 12, 2015 — Routine inspection, USDA 71-B-0123

244 dogs recorded (199 adults · 45 puppies).

  • Female French Bulldog overgrown nails, fractured tooth (Direct)

    In building #3 there is one adult black female French Bulldog, no ID, The animal's toe nails are to the point of growing sideways and need to be trimmed. There is dark matter buildup on all the animals teeth surfaces and one tooth is fractured with movement when touched.

  • Male Pomeranian green gumline, paw ulcer (Direct)

    In sheltered building #2 there is an adult male Pomeranian, chip # 49353A653F, who has brown and green matter on all it's teeth surfaces. On the left cheek gum line of this animal there is green discharge. The animal also has a open ulcer on it's left front paw .

  • Male Schnauzer hair loss, matted prepuce (Repeat)

    In sheltered building #3 there is one adult male Schnauzer approximately seven years old, chip # 492F5F1037, which has hair loss over it's rump area, back and under belly. The animal has matted hair around his prepuce ( sheath) area.

  • Male Schnauzer dark dental buildup, green gumline (Repeat)

    In sheltered building #3 there is one adult male Schnauzer approximately seven years old, chip # 492F5F1037, which has hair loss over it's rump area, back and under belly. … The animal has dark matter buildup on all teeth surfaces with green matter on the gum line.

  • Male Schnauzer matted jaw hair, dental buildup (Repeat)

    One adult male Schnauzer, chip #485C492957, has dark matter buildup on all teeth surfaces with matted hair spanning the upper and lower jaws lines.

  • Female Chihuahua right rear paw puncture (Repeat)

    In sheltered building #2 there is one female Chihuahua, chip #006FB4897, whose right rear paw has an open puncture.

  • French Bulldog enclosures with standing water

    On the southern exterior of the whelping building there are three ground enclosures, each containing two adults French Bulldogs. Each enclosure is constructed from varies forms of wire and metal panels which is attached to the building. Running the length of the three enclosures there is standing water. The water needs to be drained or removed and maintained from the enclosures to ensure the animals stay clean and dry. Housing facility operators must provide for regular and frequent collection, removal, and disposal of animal and food wastes, water, other fluids and wastes, in a manner that minimizes contamination and disease risks. Housing facilities must be equipped with disposal facilities and drainage systems that are constructed and operated so that animal waste and water are rapidly eliminated and animals stay dry. Affects six adults. Correct by February 16, 2015

  • Two to three inch hole in wall (Repeat)

    On the western exterior side of sheltered building #2 there is a two to three inch diameter hole in the building wall surface which needs to be repaired.

  • Broken protruding wires on enclosures (Repeat)

    The last enclosure has broken protruding wires. … Two of the enclosures, containing two dogs each, have broken protruding wires.

  • Fly specks and spider webs on fixtures (Repeat)

    The kennel consists of three sheltered buildings and a whelping building. On the interior of sheltered building #2 and in the whelping building there is an accumulation of fly specks and spider webs on the light fixtures, pvc support framing, pvc water lines and around the window air conditioner. Premises where housing facilities are located, including buildings and surrounding grounds, must be kept clean and in good repair to protect the animals from injury, to facilitate the husbandry practices, and to reduce or eliminate breeding and living areas for rodents and other pests and vermin. Affects ninety-four adults and forty-five puppies.

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July 9, 2015 — Routine inspection, USDA 71-B-0123

206 dogs recorded (142 adults · 64 puppies).

  • Female Rat Terrier toenail growing sideways (Direct, Repeat)

    In building #3 there is one adult female Rat Terrier, chip #4816093C55, whose toe nail on it's left front feet is growing sideways.

  • Male Jack Russell teeth coated green (Direct, Repeat)

    In the same building there is a male Jack Russell, chip #392D3B6F75, whose upper jaw teeth are covered in green matter. The animal flinched when inspectors attempted to touch his mouth area.

  • Female Pomeranian matted around anus (Repeat)

    In sheltered building #3 there is one adult female Pomeranian, chip # 473B5B2A6E, which has matted hair through-out it's torso area and around it's anus area.

  • Male Jack Russell Terrier bright red gums (Repeat)

    In building #1 there is a male Jack Russell Terrier, named Danny with chip # 983809369, whose lower gum line on both sides are bright red.

  • Bloody feces under raised enclosure (Repeat)

    On the exterior of the same building there is one enclosures containing three adults who have bloody stool under their raised wire enclosure.

  • Expired medication containers in birthing building (Repeat)

    In the whelping building there are two containers of medications whose expiration date have passed.

  • Food receptacles covered with debris and mold

    The kennel facility consists of three sheltered buildings and one indoor whelping building. In all of the buildings the food receptacles need to be cleaned and sanitized to remove the fly specs, excreta, dark matter, spiders, webs, egg sacs, and or mold on the interior and exterior Used food receptacles for dogs must be sanitized at least once every 2 weeks and more often if necessary to prevent an accumulation of dirt, debris, food waste, excreta, and other disease hazards. Affects one hundred ninety-three adults and sixty puppies. Correct by July 17, 2015

  • Fly specks and spider webs on fixtures (Repeat)

    The kennel consists of three sheltered buildings and a whelping building. On the interior of all the buildings there is an accumulation of fly specks and spider webs on the light fixtures, pvc support framing, pvc water lines and around the window air conditioner. Premises where housing facilities are located, including buildings and surrounding grounds, must be kept clean and in good repair to protect the animals from injury, to facilitate the husbandry practices, and to reduce or eliminate breeding and living areas for rodents and other pests and vermin. Affects one hundred ninety-three adults and sixty puppies.

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November 8, 2017 — Routine inspection, USDA 71-B-0123

205 dogs recorded (141 adults · 64 puppies).

  • Animal inventory count mismatch

    Inspection animal count of 141 adult dogs did not match the inventory provided with 178 adult dogs listed. Records of animals on hand, acquisition, disposition, and transportation of all animals that come and go or reside on the premises is essential and necessary in order to properly track the animal's whereabouts at any given time. The licensee must develop a record of all dogs on the premises and ensure that it is kept up to date as needed when animals are born, expire, or are bought, sold or otherwise transferred on or off the premises. Complete and accurate records must be kept in order to ensure that each animal's identity can be known with certainty and to facilitate the tracing of animals. Correct from this day forward.

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Questions people ask about this kennel

Has Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel been cited by inspectors?

Yes. Inspectors recorded 25 problems across 16 visits, 14 of them repeats of earlier ones. Each one is quoted in full above, in the inspector's own words.

How many dogs does Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel keep?

At the most recent inspection on file, August 4, 2025, inspectors counted 170 dogs (102 adults · 68 puppies). The count is taken by the inspector on the day, so it moves with litters and sales.

What breeds does Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel raise?

The records name Chihuahua, Dachshund, French Bulldog, Jack Russell Terrier, Maltese, Mini Schnauzer, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Rat Terrier, Standard Schnauzer. Breeds come from the inspection paperwork, so a kennel may keep others that were never written down.

What licences does Anita Gustin – Kings River Kennel hold?

  • USDA licence 71-A-1430 — expires 10/6/2028
  • USDA licence 71-B-0123 — Cancelled 10/6/2022

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