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. 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. Shelby Flynn is listed as the operator on the American Boerboel Club approved-breeder list and identifies as the breeder on her personal Facebook posts about the kennel. The current owners describe entering the Boerboel breed in 2014 alongside a longer history of breeding livestock and other animals. 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). Public OFA records show 89 dogs under the "Black Iron" prefix with submitted health evaluations spanning multiple generations. Foundation stock includes Klein Sandfontein Judge and Elevation Peanut (frozen semen, ZA), with active US-sourced females from Rivers Edge, Bayou and Outlaw lines. 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. 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. 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. The kennel posted in early 2026 that it was deliberately reducing female retention from current litters. Black Iron Honey, a Black Iron-bred female, is listed as breeding stock at Peterbuilt Boerboel.