Breeder Database / New York
Updated December 30, 2025

Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels

Port Crane, New York

New York state records

Breeder snapshot

Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels is linked to 42 public inspection reports from New York.

Breed(s)

Bichon Frise, Cocker Spaniel, Mini Poodle, Mini Schnauzer, Poodle, Schnoodle, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Toy Poodle, Yorkie
Latest inspectionDecember 30, 2025
Latest Dog Count4936 adults · 13 puppies
USDA license
New York license579
Exp. 12/5/2025
Inspections on file42 New York

Inspection Summary

Inspection Dog Counts

Dogs counted
Inspection date

Inspection Report Details

DateSourceTotal DogsNotesReport

All inspections and findings in full

Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels is linked to 42 public inspection reports, carrying 74 inspector findings, from November 2010 to December 2025.

Across 30 inspections between November 2010 and December 2025, inspectors recorded between 23 dogs and 80 dogs at Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels. The most recent count was 49 dogs on December 30, 2025.

Every public inspection on file, oldest first
DateLicenceTypeDogs countedInspector findings
November 23, 2010New York 579Routine inspection30 dogs2 findings
December 22, 2010New York 579Routine inspection28 dogsNone
November 17, 2011New York 579Routine inspection36 dogsNone
December 5, 2012New York 579Routine inspection26 dogs4 findings
December 13, 2012New York 579Routine inspection27 dogsNone
November 29, 2013New York 579Routine inspection41 dogs5 findings
December 26, 2013New York 579Routine inspection29 dogsNone
October 23, 2014New York 579Routine inspection26 dogs6 findings
November 19, 2014New York 579Routine inspection27 dogsNone
February 29, 2016New York 579Routine inspection23 dogs7 findings
March 11, 2016New York 579Routine inspection23 dogsNone
November 14, 2016New York 579Routine inspection23 dogs3 findings
November 17, 2016New York 579Routine inspection23 dogsNone
December 8, 2017New York 579Routine inspection46 dogsNone
December 4, 2018New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 7, 2018New York 579Routine inspection63 dogs14 findings
December 18, 2018New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 21, 2018New York 579Routine inspection60 dogsNone
November 19, 2019New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 6, 2019New York 579Routine inspection66 dogs4 findings
January 10, 2020New York 579Routine inspection73 dogsNone
December 14, 2020New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 18, 2020New York 579Routine inspection71 dogs3 findings
December 29, 2020New York 579Routine inspection80 dogsNone
January 11, 2021New York 579Routine inspectionNot recordedNone
December 1, 2021New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 3, 2021New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 7, 2021New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 10, 2021New York 579Routine inspection72 dogsNone
November 17, 2022New York 579Routine inspection50 dogs6 findings
December 1, 2022New York 579Routine inspection54 dogs3 findings
January 18, 2023New York 579Routine inspection36 dogsNone
November 21, 2023New York 579Routine inspection50 dogs4 findings
November 30, 2023New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 6, 2023New York 579Routine inspection53 dogsNone
December 17, 2024New York 579Routine inspection44 dogs9 findings
January 3, 2025New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
January 10, 2025New York 579Routine inspection42 dogs4 findings
January 22, 2025New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
January 31, 2025New York 579Routine inspection46 dogsNone
December 4, 2025New York 579Attempted inspectionNot recordedNone
December 30, 2025New York 579Routine inspection49 dogsNone

What inspectors wrote

November 23, 2010 — Routine inspection, New York 579

30 dogs recorded (18 adults · 12 puppies).

  • Back porch kennel and exercise area unclean

    Kennel on back porch not clean enough-strong odor of urine. The outdoor exercise area was not clean enough. It was muddy and wet and had odor from urine and feces accumulation as is crushed stone and dirt runs.

  • Late license renewal

    Was a late renewal

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December 5, 2012 — Routine inspection, New York 579

26 dogs recorded (19 adults · 7 puppies).

  • Back kennels strong urine smell

    The back kennels have a strong urine smell so they aren't cleaned and disinfected properly

  • Melvin and Polly matted coats

    2 of the dogs-Melvin and Polly need grooming to remove the mats

  • Melvin: crusty, nearly shut eye (Critical)

    Melvin has runny crusty eyes causing one eye to be almost completely shut

  • License not renewed 30 days prior

    License was not renewed 30 days prior to expiration

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November 29, 2013 — Routine inspection, New York 579

41 dogs recorded (20 adults · 21 puppies).

  • Urine odor in kennel

    Kennel needs better cleaning and disinfecting as there is a urine smell .

  • No written veterinary plan

    No veterinary plan yet

  • Two dogs unvaccinated for rabies (Critical)

    2 of the dogs need rabies vaccinations

  • No exercise log book

    No exercise log book kept

  • 12 of 20 dog licenses found

    Dogs are individually licensed and Rachael could only find 12 of the 20 dog licenses

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October 23, 2014 — Routine inspection, New York 579

26 dogs recorded (14 adults · 12 puppies · 1 other dog).

  • House and garage poor ventilation

    Ventilation is inadequate both kennels-house and garage.

  • Chain-link pens with dust, cobwebs

    There is dust and cobweb accumulation on some of the chain link pens in the garage kennel. The garage kennel also needs a thorough cleaning and disinfecting to decrease the ammonia smell.

  • Puppy sold without rabies record

    1 puppy was sold without keeping a copy of the rabies vaccination.

  • Five health papers missing exam date (Critical)

    The date of the veterinary exam is missing on 5 of the health papers.

  • Puppy sold at seven weeks

    1 puppy was sold @7 weeks of age

  • Giselle, Nastier, Patch, Harry and Rudy not licensed

    The following dogs need to be licensed: Giselle; Nastier; Patch; Harry and Rudy

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February 29, 2016 — Routine inspection, New York 579

23 dogs recorded (10 adults · 13 puppies).

  • Rusted kennel surfaces

    There are some rusted areas on several of the kennels so they are not impervious to liquids as needed to enable proper cleaning and disinfecting.

  • Dirty kennels with urine smell

    Kennels need to be cleaned and disinfected better and the tray underneath the one grated kennel. There was a strong urine smell today.

  • Rabies vaccination records missing for 2 dogs (Critical)

    No records of rabies vaccination available for inspection for 2 adult dogs that were given to rescue.

  • Signed health certificates missing for 5 dogs (Critical)

    No signed health certificate for 5 adult dogs that were given to rescue.

  • Facility license expired

    License expired.

  • License number missing on Puppyfind ads

    License number was not on ads on Puppyfind.

  • Registry disclosure missing for 4 dogs

    Registry Disclosure not available for inspection of 4 dogs.

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November 14, 2016 — Routine inspection, New York 579

23 dogs recorded (14 adults · 9 puppies · 1 other dog).

  • Urine odor in kennel

    Cages and floors of the kennel need more frequent or better cleaning and disinfecting as there is a urine odor in the kennel.

  • Non-dog items in exercise area

    The outdoor exercise area needs items stored in there that are not dog related to be removed as they are a safety issue to the dogs.

  • Water dishes too small for dogs

    Water dishes do not allow for the proper amount of water for the size and numbers of dogs per cage.

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December 7, 2018 — Routine inspection, New York 579

63 dogs recorded (33 adults · 30 puppies · 1 other dog).

  • Primary enclosures too small

    At least two primary enclosure cages that had 2 or more dogs in it, did not hae enough space to permit every animal the ability to lay down with legs outstretched all at the same time.

  • Noxious urine/fecal odor (Critical)

    Excessive, noxious urine/fecal odor present in main housing building

  • Inadequate lighting in building

    Inadequate lighting for cleaning and proper observation for approximately 1/3 of building/cages.

  • Birthing boxes missing for two mothers (Critical)

    Whelping box not provided for at least 2 nursing mothers.

  • Oversized birthing box prevented mother separation (Critical)

    One whelping box was too large for the primary enclosure, preventing the mother from being able to fulling seperate herself from the pups.

  • Sick dog housed and allowed to roam

    Healthy animal being housed with animal with kennel cough in isolation room. Sick animal was also allowed to occasionally roam in kitchen of house and expose the pet dog as well as puppies being shown to potential customers.

  • Soiled bedding and debris present

    Multiple primary enclosures had a mixture of fresh sawdust and soiled newspaper shreds. Excessive debris in excerise yard poses risk of injury and/or disease to animals. Room where puppies were allowed to roam free when shown to potentail buyers had large amount of moving boxes and personal items making it easy for puppies to become lost and/or injured.

  • Large uncontained trash on premises

    Large amount of trash on premise of which were not properly contained to prevent spillage or destruction from pests.

  • In-house antibiotics outdated/unapproved

    Antibiotics in treatment plan to be used in house at discretion were not up to date and do not have vet approved and recorded doses to be used.

  • Health certificates missing/altered (Critical)

    2 health certificates missing owner information, 17 health certificates missing individual animal ID,and 7 dogs sold/adopted out missing individual health certificates, two animals sold without health findings being notified in writing to purchaser, at least 5 health certificates had information edited or added without vet initialing edits

  • Exercise plan not vet-approved

    Excerise plan not written or approved by veterinarian.

  • Incomplete puppy descriptions on form

    Incomplete description of puppies on standard form ( no sex, color, or identifying marks)

  • Purchase records missing purchaser info/dates

    Purchaser information (including address and phoen number) missing on 15 records, date of sale missing on 1 record

  • Vaccine contents and sales paperwork missing

    Contents of "puppy vaccine" given were missing on 19 records, two animals sold without health findings being notified in writing to purchaser, 7 dogs sold without individual paperwork packets including standard forms ( 1 packet done for a group of 5 and one packet done for a group of 2).

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December 6, 2019 — Routine inspection, New York 579

66 dogs recorded (36 adults · 30 puppies · 1 other dog).

  • Cages, birthing boxes too small

    Multiple cages and whelping boxes do not have enough room for growth and number of puppies that are being housed with their moms and/or for larger sized dogs to stand up with a minimum of 6 inches of space above head.

  • Puppy information statement missing birthdate

    One puppy information statement missing a date of birth

  • License not renewed 30 days prior

    Licensed not renewed 30 days prior to expiration

  • Three registry disclosures not provided

    At least 3 registry disclosures not provided to consumer at time of sale.

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December 18, 2020 — Routine inspection, New York 579

71 dogs recorded (46 adults · 25 puppies).

  • Veterinary plan missing emergency care

    Missing Emergency care on Veterinary Plan.

  • At least 14 dogs missing exams (Critical)

    Missing health exams on at least 14 dogs.

  • At least 5 records missing identification

    At least 5 records did not contain descriptive information such as microchip number, name, sex, color etc. to identify dog being sold.

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November 17, 2022 — Routine inspection, New York 579

50 dogs recorded (37 adults · 13 puppies).

  • Feces scooper not in closed can

    Feces collected in scooper outdoors is not contained in closed trash can

  • (Critical) Multiple dogs missing rabies certificates (Critical)

    Missing rabies certificates for: "Zoey" spayed female white poodle DOB 3/18/07 "Clemintine" female black and white poodle DOB 3/13/21 "Crystal" adult female white schnauzer "Aria" female black schnauzer DOB 2/18/21 "Faith" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 6/16/16 "Chiefy" male black + silver schnauzer DOB 2/14/21 "Holly" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 6/7/19 "George" male black + silver schanuzer DOB 7/19/19 "Jack" male white poddle DOB 4/26/17 "Buttercup" 7 month old female buff + ash cocker spaniel "Daisy" female silver + white shih tzu DOB 9/5/21 "Coco Pup 1" female brown schnoodle DOB 3/26/22 "Coco Pup 2" female brown + white schnoodle DOB 3/26/22 "Crystal Black + Silver Pup" female black + silver schnoodle DOB 7/13/22 "Crystal Salt + Pepper Pup" female salt + pepper schnoodle DOB 7/13/22 "Serena Pup 1/Tank" male liver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22 "Serena Pup 2" male liver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22 "Serena Pup Girl" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22

  • Breeding stock health certificates invalid (Critical)

    Health certificate for all breeding stock incomplete/invalid

  • Late license renewal

    Late renewal

  • Registration notice not posted

    Not posted

  • Multiple dogs missing licenses

    Missing municipal dog license for: "Squeaks" female white poodle DOB 4/1/22 "Crystal" adult female white schnauzer "Faith" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 6/16/16 "Chiefy" male black + silver schnauzer DOB 2/14/21 "Holly" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 6/7/19 "Shandee" female silver schnauzer DOB 2/14/21 "Buttercup" 7 month old female buff + ash cocker spaniel "Daisy" female silver + white shih tzu DOB 9/5/21 "Salt + Pepper 1" female salt and pepper schnauzer DOB 7/13/22 "Salt + Pepper 2" female salt and pepper schnauzer DOB 7/13/22 "Coco Pup 1" female brown schnoodle DOB 3/26/22 "Coco Pup 2" female brown + white schnoodle DOB 3/26/22 "Crystal Black + Silver Pup" female black + silver schnoodle DOB 7/13/22 "Crystal Salt + Pepper Pup" female salt + pepper schnoodle DOB 7/13/22 "Serena Pup 1/Tank" male liver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22 "Serena Pup 2" male liver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22 "Serena Pup Girl" female black + silver schnauzer DOB 5/30/22

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December 1, 2022 — Routine inspection, New York 579

54 dogs recorded (37 adults · 17 puppies).

  • Water bottles contaminated with algae

    Water bottles contaminated with algae

  • Male Toy Poodle receipt mismatch

    Receipt description of puppy sold (Male Apricot Toy Poodle DOB 9/1/22) does not match information statement.

  • Two microchips listed, certificate says none

    Two different microchips listed on information statement while health certificate states no microchip.

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November 21, 2023 — Routine inspection, New York 579

50 dogs recorded (31 adults · 19 puppies).

  • Miniature Schnauzer brought without CVI (Critical)

    "Duncan" Black and White Male Miniature Schnauzer purchased out of state and brought to NYS without CVI.

  • Toy Poodle sold without disclosing treatment (Critical)

    "Peaches" Apricot Spayed Female Toy Poodle sold 6/6/23 without disclosing medical treatment, surgical procedure.

  • Toy Poodle sold without disclosing illness (Critical)

    "4356" Red Male Toy Poodle sold 7/9/23 without disclosing illness/congenital defects.

  • Schnauzer sold without disclosing treatment (Critical)

    "Angel" Black Spayed Female Schnauzer sold 8/25/23 without disclosing medical treatment, surgical procedure.

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December 17, 2024 — Routine inspection, New York 579

44 dogs recorded (38 adults · 6 puppies).

  • Female Toy Poodle rabies certificate unavailable (Critical)

    "Velvet" Female Toy Poodle Red DOB 2023 current rabies certificate unavailable .

  • Female Yorkshire Terrier rabies certificate unavailable (Critical)

    "Gracie" Female Yorkie Black and Tan DOB 2018 current rabies certificate unavailable.

  • Female Miniature Schnauzer rabies certificate unavailable (Critical)

    "No Name" Female Miniature Schnauzer Black and Silver DOB Unknown current rabies certificate unavailable.

  • LP Silky Terrier health exam late (Critical)

    "LP" Male Silky Terrier Black and Tan DOB: 7/23/22 health exam/CVI not conducted within five days of receipt; health exam completed on 9/16/24.

  • No Name Miniature Schnauzer health exam unavailable (Critical)

    "No Name" Female Miniature Schnauzer Black and Silver DOB Unknown health exam unavailable.

  • Pixie Miniature Schnauzer health exam unavailable (Critical)

    "Pixie" Female Miniature Schnauzer Black and Silver DOB 2024 health exam unavailable.

  • Marcy Miniature Schnauzer license unavailable

    "Marcy" Female Miniature Schnauzer Black and Silver DOB 2022 dog license unavailable.

  • Rainbow Surprise Miniature Poodle license unavailable

    "Rainbow Surprise" Female Miniature Poodle Black and Brown DOB 2022 dog license unavailable.

  • No Name Miniature Schnauzer license unavailable

    "No Name" Female Miniature Schnauzer Black and Silver DOB Unknown dog license unavailable.

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January 10, 2025 — Routine inspection, New York 579

42 dogs recorded (36 adults · 6 puppies).

  • Hoochi female Bichon Frise license unavailable (Critical)

    "Hoochi" Female Bichon Frise White DOB 2020 current dog license unavailable.

  • Lacey female Toy Poodle license unavailable (Critical)

    "Lacey" Female Toy Poodle Blue DOB 2022 current dog license unavailable.

  • Boogle female Bichon Frise license unavailable (Critical)

    "Boogle" Female Bichon Frise White DOB 2019 current dog license unavailable.

  • Tourmaline female West Highland Terrier license unavailable (Critical)

    "Tourmaline" Female West Highland Terrier White DOB 2020 current dog license unavailable.

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Questions people ask about this kennel

Has Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels been cited by inspectors?

Yes. Inspectors recorded 74 problems across 42 visits. Each one is quoted in full above, in the inspector's own words.

How many dogs does Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels keep?

At the most recent inspection on file, December 30, 2025, inspectors counted 49 dogs (36 adults · 13 puppies). The count is taken by the inspector on the day, so it moves with litters and sales.

What breeds does Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels raise?

The records name Bichon Frise, Cocker Spaniel, Mini Poodle, Mini Schnauzer, Poodle, Schnoodle, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Toy Poodle, Yorkie. Breeds come from the inspection paperwork, so a kennel may keep others that were never written down.

What licences does Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels hold?

  • New York licence 579 — expires 12/5/2025

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