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Dog breeder in Port Crane, NY. 49 dogs at last count. New York inspectors cited 70 problems across 42 reports. Every report is free to read.
Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels
Port Crane, New York
New York state records
Breed(s)
Bichon Frise, Cocker Spaniel, Mini Poodle, Mini Schnauzer, Poodle, Schnoodle, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Toy Poodle, Yorkie
Exp. 12/5/2025
Inspection Summary
Inspection Dog Counts
Dogs counted
Inspection date
Inspection Report Details
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All inspections and findings in full
Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels is linked to 42 public inspection reports, carrying 70 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.
| Date | Licence | Type | Dogs counted | Inspector findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2010 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 30 dogs | 1 finding |
| December 22, 2010 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 28 dogs | None |
| November 17, 2011 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 36 dogs | None |
| December 5, 2012 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 26 dogs | 3 findings |
| December 13, 2012 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 27 dogs | None |
| November 29, 2013 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 41 dogs | 5 findings |
| December 26, 2013 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 29 dogs | None |
| October 23, 2014 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 26 dogs | 6 findings |
| November 19, 2014 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 27 dogs | None |
| February 29, 2016 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 23 dogs | 7 findings |
| March 11, 2016 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 23 dogs | None |
| November 14, 2016 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 23 dogs | 3 findings |
| November 17, 2016 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 23 dogs | None |
| December 8, 2017 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 46 dogs | None |
| December 4, 2018 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 7, 2018 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 63 dogs | 14 findings |
| December 18, 2018 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 21, 2018 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 60 dogs | None |
| November 19, 2019 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 6, 2019 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 66 dogs | 3 findings |
| January 10, 2020 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 73 dogs | None |
| December 14, 2020 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 18, 2020 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 71 dogs | 3 findings |
| December 29, 2020 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 80 dogs | None |
| January 11, 2021 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | Not recorded | None |
| December 1, 2021 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 3, 2021 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 7, 2021 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 10, 2021 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 72 dogs | None |
| November 17, 2022 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 50 dogs | 5 findings |
| December 1, 2022 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 54 dogs | 3 findings |
| January 18, 2023 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 36 dogs | None |
| November 21, 2023 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 50 dogs | 4 findings |
| November 30, 2023 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 6, 2023 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 53 dogs | None |
| December 17, 2024 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 44 dogs | 9 findings |
| January 3, 2025 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| January 10, 2025 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 42 dogs | 4 findings |
| January 22, 2025 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| January 31, 2025 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 46 dogs | None |
| December 4, 2025 | New York 579 | Attempted inspection | No access | None |
| December 30, 2025 | New York 579 | Routine inspection | 49 dogs | None |
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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).
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
- Three registry disclosures not provided
At least 3 registry disclosures not provided to consumer at time of sale.
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.
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
- 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Questions people ask about this kennel
Has Rachel M Driesbaugh – Sunset Kennels been cited by inspectors?
Yes. Inspectors recorded 70 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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