Black Iron Boerboels LLC
Black Iron Boerboels LLC is a South African Boerboel breeder operating on a working farm at 4480 W 1200 S, Fairmount, Indiana, about an hour north of Indianapolis [1][2]. The kennel is owned by Shelby Flynn and is registered with the Indiana Secretary of State as Black Iron Boerboels LLC, business ID 201707141204672, formed July 14, 2017 [3][4]. Shelby Flynn is listed as the operator on the American Boerboel Club approved-breeder list [4] and identifies as the breeder on her personal Facebook posts about the kennel [5]. The current owners describe entering the Boerboel breed in 2014 alongside a longer history of breeding livestock and other animals [1]. The kennel claims membership in SABBS (#0669482), NABBA (#20131002), and the American Boerboel Club, and publishes specific SABBS appraisal scores for in-house dogs including Black Iron Bentley at 94.1% (sired by Quovadis Partner in Crime) and Klein Sandfontein Judge at 93.4% (imported 2016 from Klein Sandfontein Boerboels in the Western Cape) [6][1][7]. Public OFA records show 89 dogs under the "Black Iron" prefix with submitted health evaluations spanning multiple generations [8]. Foundation stock includes Klein Sandfontein Judge and Elevation Peanut (frozen semen, ZA), with active US-sourced females from Rivers Edge, Bayou and Outlaw lines [6]. Black Iron has hosted an annual Boerboel Expo at the Howard County 4-H Fairgrounds in Greentown, Indiana since 2018, with the 2026 event scheduled for June 5–6 [9][10]. The expo features SABBS appraisals, the WBBA's annual USA in-person show, and American Boerboel Club CGC and Farm Dog tests; the event contact phone matches the kennel's [9]. Recent litters documented on the kennel's Instagram include a 2026 Rivers Edge Becks × Bayou Nika of Black Iron pairing and a 2025 Rivers Edge Becks × Peterbuilt Conga pairing [11][12]. The kennel posted in early 2026 that it was deliberately reducing female retention from current litters [12]. Black Iron Honey, a Black Iron-bred female, is listed as breeding stock at Peterbuilt Boerboel [13].