Donnie and Stephanie are the best! They are the nicest people and they love their dogs and puppies. We got Izzy back in February of 2021 and she has been the best addition to our family. She has the best demeanor. We loved her so much that we agreed she needed a sister. I have kept in touch with Donnie sending him pictures and asking random questions about care. Of course I reached out to them for puppy #2. We love our Freyja. We just got her a couple weeks ago. She has a lot of spunk and she talks to you through her beautiful eyes. Izzy and Freyja are becoming best buddies. They truly have enriched our lives and our boys just adore them. Thank you Donnie and Stephanie!

Thank you Ashley and your family for thinking of us for new additions to your family. The real joy and reward for us is seeing and knowing that our puppies are going to such great homes where they are so well loved and taken of! We can't thank you enough for the updates and photos!! Freyja is a special girl for a special family and we hope to see many more photos and videos of Izzy and her baby sister Freyja with the family! Please take care and thank you again!

Old North State Kennels knows only one way to operate; to the highest possible standards. Stephanie and Donnie excel in everything; from producing healthy and handsome English Labradors with beautiful big heads, to feeding, to socializing the puppies to people, to providing for the puppies' medical needs, to answering all my questions borne from my ignorance, to the actual meet and greet, to providing practical advice on how to care for the puppies. I want to thank Stephanie especially for suggesting that the pink nosed female (now known as Bonnie) was a special dog. Bonnie is so smart and loving. But don't worry about Clyde, he, too, is all that I could ever want in a dog.

Thank you sincerely for such a kind review! We are so happy to hear that you are so pleased with "Bonnie" and "Clyde". We hope that they both have a long fun filled loving life with their new family. We look forward to updates on how they are growing and doing! Thank you for entrusting for your new puppies.

We are already in love with our 8 month old yellow girl. She is an angel and sleeping through the night already. Donnie was wonderful to work with and very good at explaining his dog knowledge 🙂 Would get another puppy with them and strongly recommend them!

We picked up our 9 week old puppy Caruso almost 3 weeks ago. We had to choose from 3 male puppies which was difficult because all were absolutely gorgeous and playful . We chose our Caruso as he bonded with my son. Almost 3 weeks later he is doing great! So smart, playful, inquisitive. He loves his big sister a 3 year old border collie-Aussie. They play so well together. Caruso is very healthy, loves to eat! Donnie's puppies are wonderful and I would recommend them to everyone. We feel so blessed that we found Donnie and his wife's website. We love our new family member very much!

Thank you Kristin for taking the time to leave such a sincere review. I didn't envy you at all on pickup day having to pick between the 3 boys! lol I know Caruso is enjoying life with his new family and home. We want to thank you for providing such a good home for Caruso and especially for entrusting us. Getting a new puppy ( a new member of the family ) is a big decision and we are happy to be a part of that! We hope that you share many years of love and joy with Caruso and please keep in touch.

We’ve had our female chocolate lab for a few weeks now and we are SO fortunate to have stumbled upon Donnie’s program. Donnie is very knowledgeable and took the time to go over everything important at pickup. It was a breeze and I appreciated his follow up once we got her home. You can tell that Donnie and his wife really care about their program. If you’re unsure, this is your sign to go for it!

Thank you so much Tatum for taking time to leave such a kind review! It was a pleasure to meet you and we sincerely thank you for entrusting us for your new puppy. Scout is an absolutely beautiful girl and from the photos and videos that you have sent she is definitely full of personality! It is our pleasure and brings us great joy to see that our puppies go to homes where they are so well taken care of and loved like your home! We hope that you will keep us updated on Scouts life with her new family! Take care and thank you again!!!!

Well my brown lab Justice got his 3rd shot and at 12 weeks old checked in at a healthy 26 lbs, what a heavy little hand full and a great pleasure. Sits and fetches this young, wow learning the leash and thinks he is leading me and Maverick my white lab 18 months play well together both ONSK alumni. Thanks Donnie, Kent Atwater

Thanks Kent for the great review and we really appreciate you coming back to us to get Maverick a companion! No doubt at all that they both have a fantastic home! I know they are a handful and very entertaining together to say the least! Please keep in touch and thank you so much again!

Well it has been 9 days since we picked up our new Chocolate Lab. Justice went to the vet for 2nd shots and little man 16 lbs. at 9 weeks and healthy, vet said he is gonna be Big boy. Now he lives with 18 month old White Lab named Maverick, who also came from ONSK. Amazing how the bonding of big brother and little brother has happened, guess it is owed to the upbringing Donnie and wife gave them back in puppy mode. If any Questions, THERE ARE NONE, ONSK DELIVERS strong Labs. THANK YOU DONNIE! respectfully Kent Atwater

Thank you Kent for the great review! We are really happy to hear that "Justice" is every bit the big boy that "Maverick" was at that age! We know they both have a great life ahead of them and they are well loved and cared for! You have a lot of fun and entertaining days ahead of you with the Justice and Maverick now that Maverick has a partner in crime! Thank you so much for coming back to ONSK for Justice and we look forward to lots of photos and updates! Take care and good luck keeping up with the boys!

My wife and I found ONSK by pure luck during a google search. With beautiful dogs, they were pretty local to us. I had just lost my long time German Shepard 2 months prior to cancer, and decided that we wanted a companion for our 15 year old Lab. When we looked at the upcoming litters and saw that Penny's litter still had a little girl, we knew it was meant to be.

First, I'll say Donnie's communication was always on point. Being the first time we have ever purchased from a breeder, I wasn't sure what the steps were. Donnie walked me through every step and made sure we knew what was going on. He immediately sent us photos and videos of our little girl to be and was always happy to send another when my wife harassed me about it.

You can tell that Donnie and his wife are in this for the right reasons as he was CRYSTAL clear on what to expect out of young labs (chewers etc) and didn't shy away from making sure we were prepared. We brought our little girl Sadie to the vet for her initial check today and he couldn't stop talking about how beautiful and healthy she is. Every vet tech in the building had to get some love from her before we left!

There is no question that if anyone asks, I'll point them in Donnie's direction. Our future dogs, or studs if we go that direction, won't come from anywhere else!

Thank you Jason to both you and the Mrs. for such a sincere and genuine review. We are really happy to be a part of bringing you and little Sadie together! It is such a blessing to us and makes us happy to know that our puppies go to families like yours knowing they will be so well loved and cared for! We are esp. happy to hear that she was well received at the Vets office and knowing she was giving plenty of love to everybody. My wife Stephanie pours her heart and soul into our puppies and she always says they are her babies until they go to their new homes. Its comforting to know that all of her efforts are reflected in our puppies. Thank you again for such a wonderful review and we hope that will share updates and photos for many years to come!

I bought a great White Lab Maverick 17 months ago and now getting ready for new brown Lab pup Justice 3/12. I just want to express that videos of new pup and constant feedback ONSK is the place to go they care and do the job honestly of great dogs my hats off to Donnie and wife any doubt NONE! do not question them from experience like Nike says Just do it Kent Atwater

Thank you so much for the great review Kent, it is greatly appreciated! The absolute best compliment that we can get on our puppies is from families coming back for another puppy! We are thankful to be a part of that experience again with you. We know that your new Chocolate Boy "Justice" will be every bit the perfect Lab that "Maverick" is! We know from our many conversations that "Justice" will share a fantastic home with "Maverick". Thank you again!

This is our second puppy from Donny. We wanted to pick from a litter that was bred out of love and not profit. Donny takes such good care of the entire process and is very responsive to any and all requests. The time and care he puts into each litter is obvious to anyone who has had Labs. Our first pup is now over 5 years old and our newest puppy - Maggie - is ABSOLUTELY perfect. Aside from her obvious physical beauty, her temperment is wonderful and she melted into our family of two other dogs in a surprisingly quick manner. She is an Orvis Coverdog for sure! If you are looking for a beautiful Lab with superb temperment, ONSK is where you need to go!

Thank you so much for a sincere review, it is really appreciated! There is no better review or compliment than the fact you came back to us 5 years later for a second puppy. We definitely love our Labs and it means a lot to us to hear that it shows in our puppies. I hope that "Maggie" shares many fun times and many healthy years with her new family! We look forward to updates and photos of Maggie and thank you again for taking the time to leave a review.