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Best Dog Breeders and Kennels

Just a quick heads-up about our Dog Breeders section. šŸ¶ This page is all about those who're in the doghouse or top dogs in the breeding game. Our pack of reviewers has wagged their tails or barked out their thoughts loud and clear.
 
Sniffing out the trending section? Some breeders are fetching quite the buzz. But, like a game of fetch, some throws are off the mark. So, expect a few growls and howls in there.
 
Paws and reflect when you get a moment!

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Coton De Tulear in Chemainus - unethical bad dog breeder

This breeder is now advertising puppies on Kijiji/pet/dog/puppies selling Coton De Tulear puppies is an unethical and their puppies may potentially health issues that the puppies maybe carrying in their genes. They have bought a male Coton De Tulear from another breeder whom has had history of Cleft Palate with her puppy which is a very serious genetic...

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Donna sacra - Misrepresentation

You may say he the complaint when she gave you this puppy for a donation? Well because the puppy was advertised as a sheltie, with a touch of papilion, I did not know until getting home that sh had an underbite ...my fault for not looking closer...however upon out first vet visit I have found there is little to no sheltie in her. This is disappointing, what...

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SurrySide Puppies - Unsanitary conditions/selling sick puppies

Ā I have been searching for a puppy for quite sometime, I selected the breed I wanted, Boston Terrier, and did my research on local breeders. I found what seemed to be a "reputable breeder" by the name of Kristin Ryan aka SurrySide Puppies out of Gloucester MA. It was evident that her puppies go very quickly so when I saw a pup I was interested in, I put...

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Surf n Turf Portuguese Water Dogs - Refuses to register/Provide Papers/Poor Health

This breeder seems nice, but despite the written contract, fails to provide papers and/or register the puppies with the AKC, as she agreed to do. Sadly, I have given up, as my dog died one night last month. Given that the dog is sold as a purebred for several thousand dollars, I would steer clear of this breeder since she ultimately stops returning telephone calls. All I wanted was my dog's papers...

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wake up puppy buyers - ridiculous breeder

Friends of our family reserved a puppy by Glory Land Labrador Kennel. The Glory Land Labrador Kennel, just got a new litter of puppies, I learned they where born by c-section. I understand this can happen, but what me concerned, she was breeding a dog which she expected problem when delivering the puppies. The price of a puppy was set for $ 1, 500 After the...

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ACC Ranch - Bad Business Practices

My family wanted a Sheepadoodle puppy that we could bring home in June. We scheduled vacations around this and looked for a breeder that could accommodate us. ACC Ranch promised that she had not one but two litters that would meet our criteria. Before I mailed my deposit check on March 22nd, I spoke with Cathy of ACC Ranch on the phone. At the time, she...

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Legend Dogos (Dogo Argentino Dog Breeders) - Poor Breeding Practices

I purchased a puppy from Legend Dogos back in January 2009 for $3, 000. The papers they sent me were bogus since supposedly this was a show quality dog from champions. My beautiful Ace has suffered tremendously from their poor breeding practices. At the age of 1 1/2 Ace tore his ACL cost us $6, 000. Then at the age of 3 he started suffering stomach problem...

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Lakehouse Doodles / Linda Crough - Parvovirus goldendoodle poodle labradoodle puppies

A breeder in Peterborough Kawarthas or Chemong Lake or Omemee under the name of Lakehouse Doodles or under no brand on kijiji (she took her website and facebook group down once her puppies started dying) sold us an 8 week old goldendoodle puppy with Parvovirus and it cost us thousands to save his life. The breeder, Linda Crough or Linda Watson or her...

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Livingwood Labs - Took deposit but no puppy

We were referred to Sarah Ray from a client of mine. I own a pet resort in Charleston, South Carolina and was looking to purchase a black, female English Lab from Livingwood Labs, which Sarah Ray owns. We drove to Sumter to meet with her and her husband and to look at the dogs and pregnant female. She then took a $250 deposit from us and said the female...

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Posh Puppy Love - Bad breeder

Shady business!!! I emailed Melissa about a puppy on her website- I've always adopted dogs but was looking for a breed that was hard to find/very pricey in my area. Seeing the many different puppies for sale should have been my first red flag- seems like a designer puppy mill!!! I asked several questions and most were ignored... She wanted to make a sale...

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Hoover Kennels Pampered Pets - Defective puppy

I bought a Aussie Doodle from Hoover Kennels. I had communicated with Lori for 6 weeks. I drove 5 hours to pick up the puppy, Puppy appeared healthy and beautiful. Lori read the vet information to me. I asked was their ant health concerns about the puppy she said no. The puppy was a fur ball. I picked her and then let her walk around. After talking to Lori<...

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Marys Cocker Haven - Dogs with bad bacterial infections

My story with Mary's Cocker Haven in Colorado Springs started two months ago when I was looking for 2 new blue puppies to add to my blood lines. I came across Mary's website and saw that she had just had a litter of blue puppies. Her website looked good and so did the dogs and she also has written on her website that she is a very reputable breeder. And I...

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bluefirepits.com - Animal cruelty/Puppy Mill

Wanting to purchase a new puppy to add to my family, I called Umar Abdur-Razzaaq @ bluefirepits.com. He informed me to go to his website a look at a video of three different puppies, a female and 2 males. All the puppies looked very healthy. So I choose a male puppy. When the puppy arrived (12 Hr flight) at the airport via air cargo he had several huge...

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Lake House Doodles - Parvo

A breeder in Peterborough Kawarthas or Chemong Lake, under the name of Lakehouse Doddles sold us an 8 week old goldendoodle puppy with Parvovirus and it cost us thousands to save his life. The breeder, Linda Crough or Linda Watson claims that the dogs are vaccinated and vet checked though once we told her our puppy was sick she refused to provide proof that...

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Sweetie Pie Pets Chihuahuas & Labs - fraudulent neuter certificate

Kelly Swift of Sweetie Pie Pets Chihuahuas & Labradors bought an intact male Chihuahua from me claiming repeatedly he was her intended pet, her little bed dog to be, she agreed to have him neutered because he has a retained ball (one never dropped) which not only puts him at risk for testicular cancer but threatens his offspring too. He was placed as a best...

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Erbekees - Elbow Dysplasia

We purchased a Keeshond puppy from Erbekees in 2013. He just turned two years old and was diognosed with Elbow dysplasia. When we initially contacted the owner of Erbekees, she was sympathetic. However, when I provided her with the paperwork from the hospital where my dog had surgery, she was far from sympathetic. Included was a recommendation to...

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Elizabeth's Exquisite Angels - Purchased a puppy with Parvo and Ear Mites

I purchased a 4 month old Malshi puppy from Elizabeth's Exquisite Angels on Feb. 28, 2015. Due to inclement weather, she was not able to be shipped until March 7, 2015. The breeder informed me that she was healthy, had all her puppy shots, except for not having a Rabies shot. When I got her on March 7 at 6pm, she seemed fine. However, on March 9 she wa...

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Debbie Shilling Mason - Puppy Mill - Bad Breeder

Wow! Cant believe after all these years Debbie Mason is still selling dogs. I can't even begin to explain the slew of complaints I received from upset consumers who bought puppies from Debbie and ended up with either sick or dying dogs. What a shame more people don't check up on sellers before buying! This woman has been pedaling sick dogs since 2009 which...

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Golden Rock Farm Goochland VA - unhealthy puppy

Would NOT RECOMMEND this breeder. My puppy is not healthy - my golden retriever is less than 1 year old and has been unable to climb without assistance and limps. The treatment from the breeder, Theresa, regarding these health issues has been a huge disappointment to my family.

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High Desert Aussies - Unethical, rude, unkind, bad breeding practices

I originally put down a deposit for a puppy when I had a job, however after losing my job due to lay offs I requested to have that deposit refunded so I could buy groceries for myself and asked if I could come back and purchase a puppy at a time where I was financially stable. She did not refund the 200 dollars and told me she is "just trying to run a...

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