PuppySpot Group’s earns a 1.6-star rating from 7 reviews and 86 complaints, showing that the majority of new pet owners are dissatisfied with puppy adoption experience.
- All
- Reviews only
- Complaints only
- Resolved
- Unresolved
- Replied by the business
- Unreplied
- With attachments
dog was not properly socialized by breeder
I bought a 12 week on golden retriever five weeks ago. By the time I received the dog he was 13 weeks old. I was surprised when the puppy refused to go for a walk. The puppy was terrified of cars and would freeze when we went outside in my quiet residential neighborhood. I tried desensitizing the dog. Taking him outside, holding him on my lap, trying to play with him. The situation only got worse. When I reached for my leash the dog would hide. I took the puppy to puppy play classes, puppy training and eventually hired a professional trainer. He gets along with dogs and people. He is a beautiful, smart, loving pup. But its become obvious he was never socialized by the breeder to real world situations. I tried contacting the breeder and was told I could only do that through PuppySpot. They spoke with the breeder, but can back with vague answers. My trainer now suggests that I try to find a home for the puppy where there are no cars - perhaps a farm in the country. I have contacted PuppySpot and I just get a runaround. They don't refund for non-health issues. They want all sorts of documentation from the trainers and vet, which I would be happy to provide if I believed I would receive money back. But to get any sort of refund I would need to return the puppy back to them. So the puppy would be exposed to another cross-country flight - something I would never put this puppy through again.
Please do not give PuppySpot your business. They are a shady operation that doesn't care about the puppies, only your money.
puppyspot misrepresentation
I was promised a healthy puppy. My Shih Tzu arrived with parasites and giardia. They gave me a consumer advocate, Carolina, who had me get all the chart records, invoices, etc. from my vet, a very long process. I sent them to her. Now she informs me that only part of the bill will be considered. If these things would have been taken care of, I wouldn't be reporting them. I think this constitutes fraud and I am very disappointed. You better think twice and then think again before purchasing these VERY expensive puppies. The reason I decided to go this route was because of the "healthy puppy" guarantee.
details of breeder
As a Florida resident our veterinarians do not accept self breeder shots they do not recognize it. Puppyspot did not advertise or make self-aware to me that the breeder self gave shots or I would have never purchased the puppy when I called to see if I was going to be reimbursed for the charges I was told that they are allowed to do self shots apparently the customer service rep is not too intelligent enough to that I don't care what puppyspot requires the State of Florida when you're selling to an individual here they do not accept self breeder shots I will never again purchase another puppy through them and I will make it my. Was puppyspot there & witness this breeder giving puppy shots for the next eight weeks. My mission will be to make people aware of what it is that they are doing & hiding from the customers who purchased these animals
Hello, I am considering puppy spot for a purchase, so have absolutely no stake in responding to this review, other than for information. I was looking up reviews to see what i might expect. I also live in Florida and work in veterinary medicine, so am very well aware of what Florida requires in terms of sales of puppies FROM Florida breeders. Having said that not all breeders in all states are required to have the shots done by licensed veterinarians and are actually allowed to administer the vaccinations themselves. Florida actually only states that the puppy must be sold with a valid health certificate and that the only shots allowed to be LISTED on the health certificate are to be adminstered by a licensed veterinarian. However, what you are missing, is that the only shots required by the state are rabies vaccinations (at 12 weeks or older). In as such, NO VACCINES are actually required to sell a puppy in florida AT ALL, except rabies vaccination (on pups old enough). Therefore, you are misinterpreting the law in Florida. Florida only requires the puppy be healthy and have a health certificate to be sold. That health certificate only requires a negative fecal examination, and a physical examination stating the puppy seems free of infectious disease. Florida allows some parasites (including fleas) to pass as "healthy" on the health certificate.
NO SHOTS are required by the state on the health certificate, but MAY be listed if they were administered by a veterinarian. Veterinarians anywhere, even in florida, are actually fully able to accept ANY vaccination administered by any person except rabies. If you questioned your veterinarian hard enough they would admit it is their CHOICE, not the law, to not accept the vaccination. They have very valid reasons to not accept the vaccinations, however, since the puppy is likely between 8-10 weeks that you received, it would still need additional vaccinations including 3-4 repeated DAPP vaccinations, so it is very likely and probable that the breeder administered vaccinations only actually cost you ONE ior NO additional vaccination (when you first got the puppy). All the others could not have been administered yet due to the puppies age. So disparaging this company over a breeder giving a vaccination at 6-8 weeks of age is kind of a moot point. Example: A breeder gives the vaccine at 6 weeks of age. The puppy is flown to you at 8 weeks of age. If the vet accepted the vaccinations, the puppy would've needed boosters at 9, 12, and 15 weeks. But instead the vet doesnt accept the vaccination and gives another at 8 weeks. now the puppy still needs a repeat at 11 and 14 weeks. Either way, you have paid for three vaccines...same number of vaccines in either scenario, you are just starting earlier.
At least understand what you are saying before you go off about being ripped off. It is your VET, not the law making this choice. Since I live in Florida and have worked in vetrerinary medicine for over 20 years I am very clearly aware of the law here. Your vet doesn't accept the vaccination b/c they can not verify storage, administration technique, etc and they want your puppy protected. Therefore they are choosing to repeat the vaccination early, just in case the breeder didn't give the vaccine correctly or worse didn't give it at all! Your vet is doing the right thing and should be consider a great vet with your puppy's best interest in mind. But make no mistake it is their choice not the law and it truly it isnt costing you anything additional b/c all of those boosters would've been needed anyway. You are just starting them a little earlier than if another vet had given the vaccinations instead of the breeder. I recognize you were upset when you posted this review, but I think you should be aware that this is NOT in any way the law in Florida. You are 100% incorrect in that. Only the rabies is required to be administered by a veterinarian in the state of Florida. Period. I hope this has cleared up your confusion on the law, the decision being made, and the fact that you werent scammed in any way. I hate reviews posted by misinformed or confused people because in the long run you might dissuade someone from getting a puppy simply by being misinformed and consequently misinforming them. If you were TOLD by puppy spot that all vaccinations are administered by veterinarians that is one thing, but your misunderstanding of Florida law perhaps led you to believe that without ever having asked the question, in which case whose fault is it really?
misrepresentation in advertising, incompetence
April, 2017
My wife and I lost our Great Pyrenees after 11 years and wanted to get a new puppy as a companion for our other dog. Because of our grief, we did not research Puppy Spot at all. We decided to purchase a white shepherd puppy. The Puppy Spot salesman out of Utah was very attentive until he got our money ($2600 for dog + $400 shipping), then we were not allowed to reach him any more. For the next several weeks we got the run around from the Cooper City, FL office. We could not get answers of basic questions about what dog food the puppy ate, if we could get a dish cloth or old towel with the scent of the ### on it. It took forever to talk to the breeder, who was very nice and knowledgeable, but Puppy Spot would not let us contact her directly. At the last minute, we were told that the breeder had not filed the health papers so they could not ship the dog. The next day we were told that the breeder HAD DIED! During this time we had started doing extensive research on Puppy Spot and found out that they(at the time) were not rated on BBB and that their previous company had ~ 60 unresolved complaints against them. We told the customer service rep and her supervisor that we did not believe them and that we wanted our money back or we were going to file complaints with every agency known to man. We did get our money back. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY, THEY ARE SCAM ARTISTS!
Cancelled my adoption, not only was I scared by reviews but when I called to find out status, since puppy was set to arrive today 6/28/19, not only did the person I was working with rush off the phone but after a long while on l hold the medical dept told me the puppy was being medically tested since another adoptee had informed them their puppy arrived with ringworm.
Needless to say I was shocked that they had not called me about this or the delay and based on this and all the reviews, I cancelled the adoption and am waiting for a refund. I asked to have an email confirming the refund was coming and to date I have not received it. If no refund, legal action to be taken! Suggestion to all- forget PUPPY SPOT!
I am about to receive a puppy and just read these comments- I am now scared stiff. My puppy is coming from South Dakota 6/28/19- a poodle, 8.5 weeks. Has anyone had a bad experience with this group and this breed lately?
After reading so many of these dog breeder complaints (here, and elsewhere) my wife and I decided to just have kids. Way cheaper, for starters.
How is it a scam if they refunded your money? Believe me, scammers do not refund your money when you are not satisfied LOL
Dog breeding should be totally banned. Have any of you people been to a shelter lately? Yeah, I know, you just gotta have a purebred Yorkie or Shepherd or whatever the flavor of the day is at the time. What's wrong with saving the life of a dog at the local shelter? How about you think about the animal first instead of your standing in the AKC dog breeding, profit driven business? Disgraceful!
Ray Hegwood
Ceres, CA
this was your breeder
http://www.tribtoday.com/obituaries/2017/05/rachael-n-realini/
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/rachael-realini-obituary?pid=1000000185267970&view=guestbook
http://www.russellslyfh.com/notices/Rachael-Realini
I would never buy from a company .as a breeder I would never gace anyone else sell my babys .im sorry you went throught this.
puppy
I got a puppy from puppy spot ...She died before she turned 5 years old...I'm still trying to get through the loss...I got her in 2011 (the company was using the name "purebred breeders" by the time she passed away in 2016 the purebred breeders name was changed to puppy spot...Its been a year since I lost my beloved canine friend which to me was so much more than just a furry little fetch partner...
What happened to your baby? Thats sad
SAD for YOU and THAT BABY
puppy concierge
I was calling about a french bulldog puppy named lace and the woman who answered my call was very rude and snarky. My younger sister had first called and they asked to speak with an adult, as she was twelve, so she handed the phone off to me. They transferred me to a different representative and she looked up my age, which she misheard and said my account was listed as a child account, and that if i was born in 1997 I would be twenty, I was born in 1998 and I'm 19, when I told her she misheard me she did not listen, but continued to say my account was listed as a child's account. I hung up because I was tired of her not listening to what I was saying.
health guarantee/customer service
Buyer Beware. Warning do not use Puppy Spot formerly known as purebred breeders. We went through them because of the "Health Guarantee". Purchased our Great Dane baby 7/2016 and he unexpectedly passed away on 3/7/2017 from what the vet believes to be a massive heart attack. They are fighting us on a replacement puppy which we are entitled to because it was within the first year. From what we were told today, the best and final offer is 50% towards a new puppy and restrict us to one breeder. Our fight isn't over yet. I've already contacted the Better Business Bureau.
breeding
Do not buy from puppyspot. They were otherwise known as purebred breeders and if you look up all the wrong they have done, and the poor animals they have delivered to people it will make you run for the hills. Absolutely horrible company, they have no ethics, and the poor dogs they are touting as pure breeds are not. Our poor french bulldog developed demodex 2 months after we got him, seizures 2 months later. Then required two separate back surgeries over the course of two years.
puppy
Do not buy a dog from puppy spot formally know as purebreeders.com. They keep changing their name to hide from all their wrong doings and lawsuits! I bought a goldendoodle from them in september 2016 he came with a clean bill of health from a vet clinic signed by catherine lewis in north carolina. The golden doodle came with hookworm and giardia in his stools and an ear infection. The vet signed the papers that all was clear and he was healthy. The breeders must pay off this particular vet. He also has severe hip dysplasia needs major surgery for around $7000. I complained to puppy spot on countless occasions and they will not refund my money all they said was I can return him which of course I would never do! These people are crooks and they run puppy mills and they're disgusting people! Please to not buy any animal from them we need to shut them down. ! The amount of medical bills, heartache and stress this dog has put on our family because of this company is horrendous!
They are working with me to give me back some money towards the cost of the dog.
For those people who read the above comment please understand that I in no way mean that the buyer is at fault, however, puppyspot deals with individual breeders. Each one is separate in how they handle their dogs, which dogs they breed, and the health clearances they take on their parent dogs. In as such, please make sure you are asking the right questions for your breed and that can actually help you avoid the problem the above customer had. ANY breeder can sell any dog in the US they want. If two parents are registered with the AKC, then the puppy can be registered. NONE of those things are a guarantee of health. And a breeder cant guarantee the health of a puppy either, however, they can do many things to try to limit the risk of congenital problems in their puppies. The above cross, a golden retriever to a poodle is a likely candidate for hip dysplasia and asking if the parent dogs had been evaluated by OFA or PennHip wouldve been a good question to ask. Poodles can have PRA and luxating patellas, which can also be cleared through genetic testing. The question you should ask are if the parents have had all health clearances recommended for the breed. If parents are clear, then puppies are likely clear (although not always). So ask the right question and you will likely get a healthy puppy because if the answer is NO, then don't buy from that breeder. It is that simple. Whether from Puppy Spot or locally, you can be duped. But good breeders test their breeding parents for problems. If they dont test, dont buy! At least you will help encourage the good breeders by supporting their business practices and you won't be promoting the bad breeders and having to pay the extensive veterinary bills. I am sorry this customer had to deal with hip dyplasia, it is an awful disease, but being a hybrid (golden doodle) does not protect the dog from diseases from both breeds that go in to the mix. Sad
Shouldn't you be automatically asking those questions on behalf of your clients? If not than what is the benefit of using your services?
Being unfamiliar with what to look for in a reputable dog breeder, I purchased a pup for my daughter from puppyspot because they represented that they were knowledgeable and would screen the breeders. As inexperienced dog owners, we were willing to pay their outrageous fee. After a year, our pup was diagnosed with severe bilateral hip dysplasia. We have had surgery on one hip for a cost of $7000. I asked puppyspot for a refund of only the purchase price, but have received nothing. I have since discovered that neither parent of our puppy had appropriate health certifications. So much for screening the breeders. This has been a total nightmare.
the entire situation
I had bought a Doberman puppy at 16 weeks on February 22nd and was supposed to receive him on the 28th. Three days before I wa supposed to get him I got a call saying that the breeder was out of town for business and wouldn't be able to put him on a plane until the 15th of the next month. I was clearly upset by this since I just spent over 2 grand on a dog and am now getting him a month later and now have no idea if he's being socialized or even taken care of well. I proceeded to have to fight with people over the phone to even find out that it was the breeders brother taking care of my dog for over three weeks. but still didn't understand why if the the brother was competent enough to handle and takecare of the dog why couldn't he bring him to the vet and put him on the plane and when I told them I was concerned about the fact that it was someone who has no stake in my dog making it to me alive I was laughed at and told it would all be fine. Come to find out, I get a call 6 days before I'm supposed to get my dog that he has been hit by a car and is deceased. Something just doesn't add up with this at all. The dogs were playing in the yard but only mine got run over? And how is it a person runs over a 5 month old Doberman that's probably around 40 lbs? Worst experience possible and when hanging up after hearing the news the woman said I hope we can still keep your bussiness. Guess what that's gonna be a no. Had I gotten the dog when I was supppsed to or even when I begged and pleaded for them to send him to me he would be plauying with his toys right now instead of being dead. Or who knows maybe they sold him to someone else for more money. This company is a joke with their "reputable" breeders.
no akc number provided on a puppy I was interested...
I was interested in a puppy and asked for the AKC number of the pup so I could do some research. Wanted to see both parents and the breeding facility where they were raised!
Instead of giving me the information I requested I got a hard sell..
"this puppy won't last long! You need to move fast to reserve her, etc? "
When I wanted the information listed above... Got an email saying I could have her at a reduced price! REALLY! This is highly suspect in my opinion! If you can not get the info listed above... don't buy!
Never got the info I was seeking!
With all the marketing they do on their website saying these are AKC registered puppies, why won't they give you the AKC number?
Buyer beware!
Puppies don't get registered until you actually purchase them. That's not just puppyspot that is all breeders. There is no puppy registration number until the new dog owner pays the AKC to complete the registration. It sounds like puppyspot failed to cover that which is absolutely on them but that is why they didn't give that to you. I purchased my puppy there and got everything I needed. Try asking for a litter registration number. I also checked out the actualy puppyspot USDA registration number on the website and everything came back legit. Wonderful experience all around. I was put in contact with the breeder when my puppy arrived and they have been magnificent. Ill be purchasing from them again soon.
false advertising and fraud
December 18, 2016 I purchased a long haired chihuahua from puppyspot.com as a christmas gift for my kids. He was falsely advertised as a long haired chihuahua, which parents weighed 4 and 5 pounds each. At his last vet check he weighed 5 pounds at 4 months of age. Dogs continue to grow up until a year and he was estimated by the vet to grow up to 12 pounds. I contacted Puppyspot.com regarding my concern on the double, maybe triple weight the vet had estimated. They told me I was feeding the puppy too much and that was why he was growing so much. I was appalled that they would say such a thing as if a chihuahua can grow into a great dane if you overfeed it? I submitted a claim with them regarding the false advertising to which they said they would contact the breeder and get more information regarding the puppies' parents. I was again surprised they had not gathered that information before they would list a dog for $2, 500 dollars and use what I thought were reputable breeders. The breeder responded that the dogs had grown a pound in the two months since I had purchased the dog. Considering the dogs were 4 and 5 pounds that is 25% of their weight increase in two months. Breeding practices recommend to bread a dog at least when they are a year to a year and half old. Dogs stop growing at a year. If they bred a dog before the dog was fully developed that is poor breeding practices. If the dog was weighed much before and the weight had not been updated before it was pregnant it is false advertising. I have never purchased a dog sight unseen however I felt that I could trust puppyspot. Boy was I wrong, I overpaid for a dog that is probably not worth more than $300, shipped a puppy from California to Texas and have spent several hundreds of dollars on vet bills for shots and ear mites since he arrived to me with ear mites. I continued to contact puppyspot as I wanted a $1, 500 refund and they responded that they could not guarantee the weight of their dogs. I could understand this if the weight variation was a pound or two however this is a significant weight difference. They said no, so I then proceeded to ask to return the dog and get a full refund including all of his shots and vet expenses. They again said no and have not resolved the issue of fraud and false advertising. I have never reported a business with the BBB however I feel grossly violated, I believe they are committing fraud and false advertising, I believe they are stealing money from customers such as myself who trusted them and believed they were buying from reputable and responsible breeders.
Finally spoke to someone helpful at PuppySpot and got a refund for $400. Cherie was very helpful communicating with me and the breeder and getting me less than half of the refund I had requested. Mostly she was sympathetic and kind and I appreciated her. I still do not believe they have reputable breeders for the price you are paying for the dogs. I recommend they clarify that the prices of the animals they sell reflect the "health guarantee" as well as brokers fee.
I would recommend to anyone that if they want to adopt a dog that they just go to the local shelter! You'll be able to at least see what they are getting and it sure won't cost $2500!
If you want a purebred, adopt a retired racing greyhound. I have 6 (yes, y) and they are wonderful dogs. And there are many reputable groups out there which rescue purebreds who have the dogs and who you can interact with directly and who don't charge anything close to $2500!
They finally did send photos of the parents. They are nothing like AKC standard shelties.
I was very disappointed in the hard sell and lack of AKC registration information!
Their response... I don't have her AKC registration number, but all of our puppies come with limited registration upon purchase.
For the amount of $2, 000 they wanted for this puppy, I would have hoped the parents were registered champions! The parents were nothing like that! I passed... going directly to a Registered AKC breeder now!
Contact the US Attorney's office in Florida - Genevieve.Bonan@myfloridalegal.com. They are addressing the issues.
Why not report to the BBB? You would help others to not get scammed!
I was interested in a puppy and asked for the AKC number of the pup so I could do some research. Wanted to see both parents and the breeding facility where they were raised! Instead of giving me the information I requested I got a hard sell..
this puppy won't last long! You need to move fast to reserve her, etc? When I wanted the information listed above. Got an email saying I could have her at a reduced price! REALLY! This is highly suspect in my opinion! If you can not get the info listed above... don't buy!
Never got the info I was seeking!
With all the marketing they do on their website saying these are AKC registered puppies, why won't they give you the AKC number?
breeder experience
I'm sure there are customers out there who have had a great experience with puppyspot. com but from a breeder's perspective, this place is an absolute joke. They have a team of salespeople who collect everything but your social security number to "approve" you to be able to sell on their site. Pedigree documents, pictures of the living quarters, pictures of sire and dam, proof that they're being seen by a vet (All great things for buyers). But once they collect that information and you become an "approved breeder" you'll never hear from them again. Countless calls unreturned, just as many emails never acknowledged. Promises about waitlisted clients, and celebrities seeking your puppy are all lies. We listed 7 puppies from our litter, collectively they amassed over 20, 000 views.. Not one inquiry was received. On top of that I couldn't tell if the counts were even accurate because the would fluctuate up to 300 views up and down every day.
Buyers beware, there is over $2, 000 in markup by these guys, forcing honest breeders to take lower prices because they won't budge on their profit margins. I've read several horror stories - do your research before buying. Ill never do (This type of business) with anyone whose hand I can't shake.
The best part of working with these con artists was marking the puppies sold before they could, by doing my own marketing and making personal connections with my new owners.
Breeders this place is a scam to collect all you information and provide you no servoce whatsoever. Beware.
The reason I really wanted to use PuppySpot to place my English Bulldog puppies was they are sold "Pet Only." This way I feel they are going to families that really want them as family members not large breeders.
PuppySpot works hard to make a customer happy. You are paying THOUSANDS more than what myself as a breeder sell these puppies for outside. I offer a one year health guarantee. PuppySpot holds the breeder accountable for the health of the puppy. I fully understand this but if there are any issues PuppySpot comes right back to the breeder. They aren't offering you something special on top of what most breeders provide. I stand behind my puppies.
What they don't realize is they also work for the breeder. They have a mindset that we're here because our puppies can't sell otherwise. In order for me to furnish you with healthy, playful and excellent bloodlines I put a lot of work and spend a lot of money. To have quality dogs they really need to work with a breeder. Not all puppies have the same excellent bloodlines. Please research the heritage of the puppy you're considering. There are some English Bulldog puppies on their site I wouldn't ever consider buying. A purebred dog doesn't always mean your getting the best bloodline available.
It appears everyone works in a different office. There is no organization and no one knows what the other person has done or said. My last puppy was supposed to be at the airport at 10 am. A late night email changed this to 6 am. I wouldn't even have known this but I happen to look at my email around 4. I call to double check this because it's a 45 minute drive to the airport. I was there at 6 am just to find out it was 10. Now I'm looking at a 4 hour wait. They are not honest. The flight chaperone called me to say she missed her flight and she couldn't make it there in time for the 10 am flight. They told me she did not miss her flight and it was my fault I didn't meet her at 10 am. The chaperone called me directly to tell me so in detail. The travel delays a customer may experience may have nothing to do with the breeder getting the puppy to you. It's a complete lack of coordination of any of the arrangements. I lost the sale on this puppy because the customer was so upset about her not being delivered when told.
At the health check if there are any health issues or cosmetic issues they cancel the sale. Ok I can understand that but sometimes it's a simple issue that can be remedied. They cancelled the sale on one of mine then called me to say the buyer backed out. That was just a flat out lie. They didn't even contact me to discuss anything before just cancelling the sale. Why not work with the breeder and discuss what the issue is? They have a vet assistant instead of a licensed vet. Some common issues are inherent to the breed but easily fixed within a couple days.
If you want a quality dog for THOUSANDS LESS start looking online for breeders. Go to AKC Marketplace, look at FB Clubs especially for Bulldogs. Ask for references on breeder. Make sure you get a health guarantee. Make sure the breeder has completed health checks on adults before breeding. In my opinion try to find small in home breeders not large kennels. I'm not going to breed bulldogs if they aren't inside snoring and laying around my feet. If you do look to buy from a kennel find out about their facilities. There are definitely good ones where the owners truly care and became breeders for the love of the breed.
Just do your homework and you can find the perfect puppy. There are breeders looking specifically to place their babies with loving families.
They don't share the breeder information as they fear people would skip them and go directly to the breeder.
I find it interesting that they require so much information about you but won't share it with a potential buyer.
I was interested in a puppy and asked for the AKC number of the pup so I could do some research. Wanted to see both parents and the breeding facility where they were raised! Instead of giving me the information I requested I got a hard sell..
this puppy won't last long! You need to move fast to reserve her, etc? When I wanted the information listed above. Got an email saying I could have her at a reduced price! REALLY! This is highly suspect in my opinion! If you can not get the info listed above... don't buy!
Never got the info I was seeking!
With all the marketing they do on their website saying these are AKC registered puppies, why won't they give you the AKC number?
puppyspot.com brokers.. read reviews here
3 horror stories here. By honest people scammed by puppyspot
Luigi. Ciuffardihorrible store and horrible st... Horrible store and horrible staff! I can not express how much damage this store has done to my family and I through their sleazy business. To begin, we purchased a supposedly "healthy" german sheppard from the store in february. Right when we got him home, we noticed he was throwing up food, so we scheduled him to visit the store's vet (Like stated on the store's contract) on their next operating date. The vet said he was fine and that it was probably due to his age and that he'd grow out of it. Two weeks have past and nothing has changed, we took him to our personal vet and he was diagnosed with megaesophagus. Throughout his life he will have to visit the hospital and he will require constant attention due to pheumonia developing from this hereditary disorder. Right away after visiting the vet, we went to the store to report our finding and request a refund. The store manager, immediately told us to wait for her outside. We waited for about 20 minutes before she came out and told us to call or text her after the business closes so we could discuss this matter the next day. We called her right at closing and she failed to answer, we texted her and she told us to bring in our copy of the documents the next day. Right when we delivered them, she told us that the owner would contact the next day. We explained how we couldn't wait any longer due to the dog's illness and requested to talk to the owner. She said he wasn't in right now, so we requested to talk to him by phone. She immediately became furious and said no, that she wouldn't give us his number. We said, we didn't need his number, that if she called on the store's phone and let us talk to him, it would be fine. She then threatened to call the cops on us if we didn't leave the store. We refused to leave without a refund and she called the cops. The cops removed us from the store and put a verbal restraining order on us from coming back to the store until the owner invited us back to exchange the dog. Days past before we talked to the store manager once again by phone, only to tell us that we didn't qualify for a refund due to our contract. She mentioned how the owner was "such a nice guy" that he'd let us exchange our dog for another one. We requested a golden retriever as a replacement, and she said that she didn't know if that would work because they are worth more than a german sheppard. We did research at pet stores around the area and determined this to be completely false. After this conversation, she never called us back. We began filing a lawsuit against this company and ended up on the reality court show, the people's court. The court shortly decided that the store wasn't at fault due to their contract. Their contract states that a pet may not be returned for a full refund, only an exchange, if there is a sickness detected by their own vet within 48 hours of purchase. First off, stating that your own vet is the only person who can say that your dog is sick is pretty shady. Second, megaesophagues is a birth defect, not a sickness, thus rendering that statement irrelevant. Third, florida law states that if an owner finds a birth defect in their puppy within a year, they are entitled to a full refund. My recommendation is to pay the extra money when it comes down to adopting a pet into your family. Please save yourself from the stress and work and do not purchase a dog from this corrupt business!
— do not support this place! Puppyspot.com
I went into the puppy spot with my husband with the sole intention to just look at the dogs for fun. I picked up a miniature schnauzer with no real intention of buying but after 10 minutes of holding him I was starting to feel like I should buy him. I am not an impulse buyer by any means and so I checked the account to see how much we had... I went outside to think and when I saw another couple looking at this same puppy I realized that I had to take him home. We signed some papers, spent 527.18 and we're told we would receive his breeding papers in the mail in about 2 weeks. That should have been my first indication that something wasnt right but we took him home anyways. That night he developed a cough and in doing some research I found out he had kennel cough. Tuesday the 17th so my husband took him for the exam and the vet stated that he was fine, just had kennel cough, and gave us medication. I also had my husband ask about the luxated patella (Grade 1) that I noticed on the original paperwork. The doctor said that he would grow out of this and with the meds his cough cleared up fairly quickly. All seemed well for a while. I was so excited and loved bowzer like a kid. What happened next was so heartbreaking. Sunday morning at about 2am he started having seizures. My husband and I woke up to a very odd kind of strangled yelping noise; when we looked into bowzers cage he was seizing. The first one was very short and fairly minimal so I figured this was some sort of fluke. No more than 2 hours later the same thing only worse. We took him to the emergency vet. They gave him an iv, charcoal, and other medications; told us when we left there that morning to take him to boggy creek animal clinic. We went straight there where they continued treatment. I was took him home around 9am. He seemed much more like his little puppy self so I thought this might just be ok. At about 10 am he started seizing again; this seizure was horrible. I rushed him back to boggy creek animal clinic. The vet told us that if it had been anything toxic he would have started to improve so it had to be a liver shunt, which is a birth defect. They kept him for the day. I picked him up at 5pm and all was fine till about 9pm when he had another seizure. His last seizure, we took him to the emergency vet again and decided to put him to sleep. Any other decision would have been too painful on our part and too cruel to my bowzer. When my husband and I went back for a refund the manager made copies of all our paperwork and said that she would have the owner call us back. We told her we would wait and did, for 2.5 hours. We also had to drive to get the paperwork of the 48 hour exam because their fax ""wasn't working"". When I returned I had lost a great deal of patience and told her that there was no reason I should have to wait and I would make a huge deal out of this if I didn't speak to the owner. She said that he would call the following morning. Which he didnt, he didnt get a hold of us untill friday the 11th and only then said, very rudly, we needed to provide a state necropsy report for him to issue a refund. Did I mention that we never received our breeding paperwork? Have picked up the next best thing (After all this was a birth defect) left him yet another message which has not been returned. By this point my husband has contacted wftv channel 9, the bbb and we are preparing to take him to small claims court. Channel 9 is going to investigate because this whole thing never should have happened in the first place and we are not the first people who bought from this place that this has happened to. This puppy mill will be shut down as soon as we can manage it because this entire thing is unacceptable! We are still waiting on a phone call. —
Never buy a puppy from this store! And if you dont believe me just go to yelp and google and read the other reviews... Wish I had done that first. Emilyinorlando01/17/2017 don't support irresponsible pet stores! They need to make serious changes - clean up the store and take better care of their puppies. I went in and saw puppies with feces all over them and fleas. The prices are slightly above average, and the puppies seem unhealthy. Don't support this business.
Don't Buy From Puppy Mills or Pet Stores...Period!
haven for puppmills. sells by photos. what pup you receive is anyone's guess.
Puppyspot has kennels and puppymills sending them photos of puppies and puppyspot posts the photos of the puppies. One of puppyspots main head quarters is in utah. How many of you can quess why? The amish must be so excited and increasing their breeding dogs at leaps and bounds. Lol. Puppyspot doesn't sees the puppies in person, and simply posts photos sent to them by the kennel. A dog breeder can send you any puppy they want and not the puppy in the photo they sent to puppyspot. Puppyspot collects the money for puppies it does not see, feel, touch or take care of. Puppyspot knows absolutely nothing about the puppies they place photos of on their websites. I know a woman that bought a teacup chihuahua that looks like a collie and is 12 lbs. I met another woman who's was promised a teacup pom 3 lbs full grown and it is already 5 lbs at 4 months and looks like a german shepard. The puppy does not look like the breed it was sold as. If the breeders had good quality they would not need puppyspot to sell their puppies for them. Puppyspot is going to promote more and more people to take up breeding dogs because such people will not have to sell their own puppies and can hide and hoard with no worries of being found out. Such breeders will just send photos to puppyspot. Such people can just send puppyspot photos of puppies they claim to have and then these breeders can send you what? Will it be that puppy in the photo? Puppyspot only see pictures, no actual puppies. Will you get that puppy in the photo? The picture could be years old. Go to actual breeders and steer clear of these puppy slingers who charged my friend $3000 for a fake chihuahua that is 4 months 5 lbs and looks like a shepard mix. Quality breeders sell their own puppies! Think! Puppyspot is depending on naive gullible people to keep going. Anyone who has been cheated by high price and low quality please help warn consumers by posting your own complaint. Please do not add on to mine, but make your own. The more awareness then the faster this dog kennel pimping company is exposed for the truth.
I too have a horror story regarding Puppy Spot. I believe it was called Purebred Breeders before the present name of Puppy Spot. Purebred Breeders is being sued by the Humane Society for being an online puppy mill. Deplorable conditions with their so called AKC breeders. Anyway I paid over $3000 for a Shih-Tzu puppy. This puppy arrived from Texas to California. He was covered in feces, urine and vomit. The crate was filthy and full of this. Immediately took the puppy to the vet. I was told the puppy was 12 weeks old but he was actually 6 weeks old. My vet could tell by his teeth. He was too young to be taken from his mother. This poor puppy had both Giardia and Parvo. He was very ill and after a few months he seemed a bit better. I tried to help this poor little puppy. I spoke to Puppy Spot employees over and over but they had my money so they did not care. At 11 months my little dog died. Please do not buy from this online puppy mill. Don't go through the heartbreak of losing a beautiful little puppy like we did.
I got what I thought was the perfect awesome little dog where she would be healthy and would live a full life...But before she made it to 5 she was passed on and gone...I was worried and frustrated at the whole trying to screen breeders for a trustworthy professional breeder since most seem to be 1200 miles from here ...Then I ended up finding their website...At the time they went by purebred breeders...Then when my little friend passed on in 2016 purebred breeders was no more and apparently changed their name to puppy spot...I found the puppy in 2011...she passed on prior to her 5th birthday in 2016...I'm still battling the missing piece of my life...I thought she would have lasted at leat 12 to 15 years which is why I was willkng to pay so much higher cost for a puppy...
I find it interesting that they require so much information about you but won't share it with a potential buyer.
I was interested in a puppy and asked for the AKC number of the pup so I could do some research. Wanted to see both parents and the breeding facility where they were raised! Instead of giving me the information I requested I got a hard sell..
this puppy won't last long! You need to move fast to reserve her, etc? When I wanted the information listed above. Got an email saying I could have her at a reduced price! REALLY! This is highly suspect in my opinion! If you can not get the info listed above... don't buy!
Never got the info I was seeking!
With all the marketing they do on their website saying these are AKC registered puppies, why won't they give you the AKC number?
Contact the US Attorney's office in Florida - Genevieve.Bonan@myfloridalegal.com. They are addressing the issues.
They finally did send photos of the parents. They are nothing like AKC standard shelties.
I was very disappointed in the hard sell and lack of AKC registration information!
Their response... I don't have her AKC registration number, but all of our puppies come with limited registration upon purchase.
For the amount of $2, 000 they wanted for this puppy, I would have hoped the parents were registered champions! The parents were nothing like that! I passed... going directly to a Registered AKC breeder now!
Yeah...Be careful though...my family pets both came from supposedly offspring of champions...They even furnished us with papers (to prove that they were purebred and from registered parents...) the breeders also claimed to be currently registered and verified by the proper oversight verification ...(AKC JRTCA ETC) one of the dogs were anything but what they were claimed to be...Both dogs were not good...One dog we saw the mom...not he dad ...She was apparently purebred...we just got some piece of paper which supposedly proved she was as advertised...and back then everybody only had newspaper classifieds and phone books and asking around town like "cute chihuahua...is she a purebred? Can I have the breeder's contact information? I'm looking for a purebred" one has to wonder though...The person that has the dog you asked about is probably more likely to actually be a puppy mill breeder who sees a sucker for some fast cash...The dog we got had a cloudy eye from day 1...pictures show the cloudy eye clear as day...she eventually at about age 9 was basically diagnosed with heart trouble and for the rest of her life she was on several meds which gradually she kept getting worse and so her doses of meds had to be increased...Because she would get to where the meds weren't working...she must have had a heart murmur and irregular heartbeat because she developed heart failure needing meds to keep her alive...a few more years she got to where all she did was just sleep, she quit food and water and had to be enticed to get her to eat at all and she looked like she was"heaving" and we had to put her to sleep because she became miserable...Then the replacement we found was advertised as something she was not...The breeder was again supposed to be a registered and verified breeder...We were allowed to go look at the puppies...The mom was 100% not the same breed as the dad...But we said we would think it over...Then the breeders said "If you're torn between a couple of the puppies we'll give you both of them for $150 more dollars" pressure sales...A bad sign... we left...Decided we would keep looking...Something seemed fishy about how they were pushing the sale...we out of the blue got a phone call...It was somebody from the local pet store...Not something like pet smart or anything...As they warn to steer clear from mom and pop's pet shops...because puppy mills sell puppies that way...The person on the phone said the breeder told them we were looking for a purebred chihuahua and they indicated they had one...We went to look...we ended up again letting our emotions get into the choice...And the little puppy seemed very friendly...(it turned out to be one we were looking at when we visited the breeder and declined to buy...) We got the dog...she also came with (apparently fake papers) but we held out hope the puppy was what she was said to be...A little ways down the road we began to notice she had characteristics far different than the breed she was said to be and so we said we weren't happy that the puppy's papers were apparently not worth the paper they were printed on and soon the breeder was calling us and leaving angry messages and fighting us when eventually the breeder fired out responses including declaring angrily that the dog was a purebred and that she was a real breeder and stating she bred and attended dog shows...Then she gave a message "fine! Bring her over and I'll take the dog back and give you a refund!" Which by then we stated we had become attached to the dog and so we would keep the dog but we wanted a partial refund because she wasn't a purebred as advertised...More recently I personally was looking for a dog ...I was referred to a breeder from another breeder who was always showing her dogs at dog shows so if a registered "breeder of merit" and verified...She said she didn't have puppies but at a dog show she talked to another breeder also showing their dogs so the other breeder said she just so happened to have a little girl 10 weeks old...So the registered professional show dog breeder even got duped when I told her I got the dog but she was so extremely behaviorally and physically flawed with also multiple health issues from day 1 after I got the puppy home...The little dog would need a whole lot of extensive behavioral experts, specialists and doctors because the poor dog soon clearly wasn't good...Health issues galore and so she racked up bills for vet visits and meds...Then there was the fact the dog was always so emotionally messed up...And when trying to comfort the puppy to try to get it to calm its nerves...It would squirm and fight to get free from the contact...Even petting the dog made her freak out...I eventually had to find her a good home because she needed to be monitored 24/7, she wouldn't drink water or eat food without a whole lot of time coaxing her to eat and drink...she seemed to be frightened at pretty much everything including her shadow and she was terrified of water even though she was bathed in a full sized bath tub...and the fact she hated being near anybody or anything...Her breeder (at least supposedly she was the breeder...) stated the puppy was the only puppy in the supposed litter...So there was no way to verify and compare puppies...Then the breeder brought in two dogs she claimed were the parents (positively NOT her parents...By that time I was feeling like I couldn't leave the little puppy with these people...about as soon as I got her home her health issues were spotted at the vet and they prescribed meds...She was a bad deal...I couldn't try to get a refund because the people had to be some pretty shady characters and by the time I decided my home wasn't the right fit for such a troubled little dog they knew my address and phone number and car I drive...So I couldn't press the issue with them because who knows what they would do to me, my home, my phone, my car...etc...Then anther breeder was said he had 3 girl puppies...I went to look...The guy was very...VERY uncool...once again shady...He even went so far as to say "I've known the parents owners for more than 10 years and saying a bunch of kind of oddities in order to try talk me into buying one...The puppies were nice little dogs but the puppy's mom cowered and fought the guy as he hooked up her leash and then she tugged back and he had to literally pull the dog by the leash to come out of the pen...Which the fact he had to basically drag her out...a little while in he kept throwing out all sorts of obvious lies or half truths that were contorted...He then said "what else can I say? I'm trying to figure out why you're so apprehensive..." I said I had to go to the bank and then I ended up calling him and saying I was torn between two of them and I wanted to sleep on it...everything though is proof that registered certified verified breeders can both and/or be well known real professional breeders can provide false information or they can be duped by some other breeder they know while not in person as friends but only because they all show their dogs at dog shows and everything...All that said...AKC registered breeders...even those who show their dogs can be basically a professional and reputable breeders whose dogs are shown at dog shows across the country by day...And hidden puppy miller shady dealer breeder the rest of the time in order to run puppy assembly lines for profit or getting puppy's from puppy millers to help them sell puppies for the puppy factory which allows all parties to skip around the rules of ethic...Which even if you report them and they get busted and forced to stop selling puppies...Then months later they have relocated to a different state and they change the name of their breeding outfit and often also register their breeding operation under a different name not just for the "kennel and Dog breeder" name and under a different person's name...Even registered breeders can be shady or referring potential puppy buyers to a certain breeder which they may or may not be legitimate...
Scam
My mother purchased a German Rottweiler from this company-well a least they said it was a German Rottweiler. My children and I were waiting at her house for the arrival of the newest family member, he was flown in from Texas, and little did I know that once he arrived home I would spend the next 3 hours picking over 150+ fleas from this 8 week old baby. I worked at a vet office for 8 years and this puppy was one of the worst cases I have ever seen. Since he was too young to treat with any flea medication, I placed him in a sink of warm water so that the fleas would travel to his head, their were so many they were crawling in his eyes, ears, mouth, his skin looked like it was moving. His ears were full of ear mites and yeast; he has worms and bacteria in his stool. I wish I would have known prior to the purchase so I could have done some research on this company. I have no doubt this baby came from a puppy mill-do not order your next family member through this company.
bpd is very un educated about the pups they sell.they cant be sued all there money is off shore, there 10 yr guarantee isput back on the breeder.just find a good breeder in your area you can visit or get a dog from the pound an save a dogs life
Not sure Who Mr. Charter.net is with but I DO KNOW THAT YOU ARE FULL OF CRAP.
I did of google of this person's email and it was connected with USDA.gov website.
He acted real fast and now that link is gone - can't find his email any more. Not putting the whole email out - not sure if that is legal. But for REPUTABLE BREEDERS - BEWARE OF EMAILS THAT END WITH CHARTER.NET - these are people trying to buy small dogs to resell as "teacup" puppies.
Now how is that for communication for you Mr. Charter.net
Bad people.
they sell mutts as designer dogs from puppy mills
I worked for this company and they sell puppies on their website that come from puppy mills and are mix breed dogs.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
They solicit breeders and then sue them! They are cheating both sides! Breeders and the Buyers. Stay AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! They will overcharge the customer then turn around and sue the seller to make more money as well and the buyer never sees a penny!
terrific.com - SERIOUSLY? Just Bull ###.
Nextdaypets.com - Half ###.
Zach is right. Wise up folks.
All TRUTH - Bad people.
SCAM-BEWARE!!!!
My mother purchased a German Rottweiler from this company-well a least they said it was a German Rottweiler. My children and I were waiting at her house for the arrival of the newest family member, he was flown in from Texas, and little did I know that once he arrived home I would spend the next 3 hours picking over 150+ fleas from this 8 week old baby. I worked at a vet office for 8 years and this puppy was one of the worst cases I have ever seen. Since he was too young to treat with any flea medication, I placed him in a sink of warm water so that the fleas would travel to his head, there were so many they were crawling in his eyes, ears, mouth, his skin looked like it was moving. His ears were full of ear mites and yeast; he has worms and bacteria in his stool. I wish I would have known prior to the purchase so I could have done some research on this company. I have no doubt this baby came from a puppy mill-do not order your next family member through this company.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Considered this company because it advertises virtually everywhere I search on the internet! Very enticing for sure! Photos, videos with music, nice, right? Upon reading information that I should ask for prior to purchase my emails from the company weren't really addressing my questions. For ex. Vet records of the puppy and his/her parents prior to purchase. NOPE! They don't do that...hmmmm, I'll keep looking. (The little fellow I adored I doubted was the one they were selling). Although I didn't receive a response on that direct question concerning the pup in the video did not look like the one in the pics. I informed the sales representative that I had read that some breeders and their services post pictures of other puppies from other sites, ect. I ended our correspondence after my short experience with Puppy Spot (doing business by many different names apparently). Just beware. If anyone knows a reputable Breeder for hybrid/designer small dogs, please let me know ! scseymour01@yahoo.com
I advertise my puppies on purebredbreeders.com which I just found out is affiliated with buypuppiesdirect.com I was told today that I can not ask buyers to fill out an application so I am removing my puppies from this site. I do not for any reason or any amount of money deal with puppy mills and if a buyer can not pass reference checks they will not buy one of my puppies. My puppies are house raised, health certified and certified with no fleas, ticks or parasites. I do not fly my puppies and will not have one delivered to a location site unseen. So, in as this is a legitimate complaint all sellers with them are not the same.
Oh yes, I forgot, if you are in the veterinary profession, you should know that Advantage is labelled for puppies 7 weeks or older and Frontline Plus is labelled for puppies 8 weeks or older. So picking fleas off of a puppy b/c you cant use anything is simply not correct. Frontline Plus has been on the market for over 15 years, so certainly nothing new to a vet or in theory to their assistant. Just an FYI
I am interested in this thread b/c I use both AKC website and Buy Puppies Direct to home my puppies. These are the exact same puppies from the same litters. They are just avenues for selling pups (and yes I DO require that Buy Puppies Direct let me approve the new home before selling the puppy) . I am both AKC inspected (at my own request!) and approved by Buy Puppies Direct. I only breed one breed of dog. My dogs are all genetically tested, OFA'd, and tested as appropriate for their breed. My male is an AKC champion, my females (all THREE of them) have excellent show records. So to state that ALL Breeders that use their services are not REAL breeders is absolutely untrue.
I have sold around 20 puppies in the last 5 years through their services. Not ONE single complaint has ever been filed against one of my puppies. Most buyers call me to tell me that their own veterinarians are amazed at the health, grooming, and excellent socialization of the puppies I sell. I actually sold a puppy to a veterinarian of a client that purchased through Buy Puppies Direct. He had been too scared to purchase online and yet wanted a puppy. When he examined the puppy I had sold his client, he asked for my information, called me and purchased a male puppy sight unseen with all the guarantees I offer.
I am now a featured breeder on their sites b/c of my excellent track record with puppies. My puppies are placed within 24-48 hours after I list them. ALL of them! I listed two last night at midnight and both were sold by 2 pm today. Fourteen hours later. So while I understand that some people may have issues with their puppies, from the thread above, I see that Buy Puppies Direct has also cut off the breeders that have multiple complaints about the health of their puppies. Mine are freshly groomed, vaccinated, dewormed, parasite free, and smell excellent when they are put on the plane. Not one complaint in FIVE YEARS! Please dont speculate on ALL breeders on the this site. Local breeders can be just as shady as someone selling on the internet. AKC inspections while nice, do not ensure excellent conditions. I do in fact raise my puppies in my home. I do dentals and annual exams on my adults every year. I have CARE CREDIT just in case my dogs need anything at any time. I am not a BAD breeder simply b/c I use Buy Puppies Direct. Please remember that stereotyping anyone based on a few is just plain ignorant.
So confused after reading all these comments, I want an old English Bulldog puppy so bad but unfortunately cannot find a breeder in my area!:-( They want a lot of money at buypuppiesdirect.com but I really want one and am willing to pay the price but I want a good healthy pup when she arrives! I have one all picked out I just am so sketched out about sending such a large amount of money before even receiving my pup as there are a lot of scams going on the net and it's a huge gamble!
I bought an 9 week old siberian husky through this company. She arrived via airplane. She was clean, healthy, and full of energy. I took her to the vet the next day and she was healthy, no fleas, no worms, etc. She had to have a vet certificate in order to fly and she was up to date on shots as well.
oh and it is not hard for a sick puppy to pass a health check... Most cases the breeder may not know the puppy is sick and if the puppy is not not having a fever or seriously ill at the exam the vet will probably not notice anything... That is why a breeder should have a set procedure of wormer and antibiotics on every puppy for the week before it leaves... Even then a puppy could be sick or have a defect that was unnoticed by the vet at the health exam...
As a past breeder that used them I can tell you as a breeder everything is great until you have a sick pup and then they will let it slide until they feel they are not making enough on your puppies and will suspend you from the site. They do nothing to talk to the breeder about how they can remedy any issues but just send them an email stating the puppy showed up sick and the breeder is responsible for any vet bills... If they get to many complaints they drop you without hesitating and don't even call you to tell you why. They do not stick by their breeders or even speak to them about sick pups but they are only in it for the money and when they see they are having to reinburse buyers they cut the breeder off... If you are a small hobby breeder they might work for selling your puppies but have no loyalty to you and will ask for you to pay thousands of dollars worth of vet bills that go well over what you got for the puppy if your pup has anything at all wrong with it... Even if it is something like baby teeth that need to be removed... And they are obligated to pay back nothing at all after they have made a butt load on your pups... If they are truley in it for the puppies they would talk to the breeder and give advice but instead just tell the breeder to lie about how many dogs they have and how they live and have conference calls to make sure the breeder goes along with the lies... They have breeders that have hundreds of dogs but tell them to only discuss the two parents and the puppy and will end the phone call if you start to talk about any other dogs. They will also suspend the breeder if the breeder mentions how much they were paid for the puppy to the buyer... I have had them lie about the size of a puppy, transport procedures, and lots of other things when selling my puppies and found out after the buyer contacts me after they have the puppy in their home... It is a 50/50 chance so why take it... Best advice to someone buying a puppy is Just find a breeder that you can speak honestly to without someone listening in and being dishonest. I got tired of them only being loyal to the mighty dollar and so do not use them anymore and any professional breeder that is honest will stay far away from them... Many buyers tell me they just could not find a breeder with wat they wanted... My answer is you are not looking hard enough... Because of these big sites that can pay for hundreds of ads and domains it is hard to find the honest breeders' websites that have your breed available. I suggest going to pets4you.com, akc.org, or breeders.net which are sites breeders pay to place their website ads on... You can also do a google search on free pet classifieds and find lots of sites where us small breeders have ads that don't have the money for those expensive ad sites... Best way to buy a puppy is to visit the breeder yourself, but if you can't ask for references and even video to see the puppy before you receive it...
I just went through Buy Puppies Direct testimonials, and found one that made me so emotional because it was about our puppy. We have sold Harry Potter to a family in San Jose and I died when I recognized him and saw her sweet note.
I worked with BuyPuppiesDirect too and I find it very sad that something like this could happen. We sold 4 Shiba Inu puppies through them and we went through thorrow medical exams and pedigree checks and I think they did a great job at following up with us and the buyer to make sure everything was OK. We d got confirmation every single time from the new family and BuyPuppies Direct that everything was great and the furry guys were safe and sound after the flight.They do charge double and I have no idea how the 10 years guarantee is supposed to work, so I guess it's a matter of breeder integrity and making sure everything is as they say. I would ask to talk to the breeder and it's always best to pick up in person. I spoke with each one of the buyers and a couple drove from San Diego to Orange County to meet us and pick up their puppy.
cheated
I made a big mistake selling our puppies on line with buy puppies direct, I listed my champion sired and champion bloodline boxer puppies on there web, which we are www.pictureperfectboxers.com and when they sold my puppies, they give me the same phone number, to every puppy which I know as a breeder the same person didn't buy those puppies and to top it all off they rip me off 200.00 dollars on each pup and a pup I would price at 1200.00 they would price at 2400.00 thats 100 percent commission, they keep telling me they are going to pay me, anfd this is been going on for over 4 months, my puppies was in the best of health and many many champions in their pedigree, I am so sorry I let buypuppiesdirect .com sell my puppies for me, I am not a puppy mill, they are just very smooth talkers.So please as a buyer or seller don't trust these people oh I complain so much about not gettting paid they kicked me off their web site.
www.pictureperfectboxers.com
Does this look like a back yard bred dog?Look at him and his puppies looks as god are better than he does, I am a vet tech and a breeder with over 40 plus years in breeding, training and showing boxers, People who call someone a back yard breeder, Doesn't even know what the term means.
I am far from a Backyard Breeder and all my puppies are sold spayed and neutered and all the pure breed dogs that are in shelters, The breeder should have, seen to the fact that none of his puppies will go to shelters, all our puppies are sold with a contract that, if you give the puppy up at anytime, it must come back to me, and I am sure the people that pay the prices they pay from BuyPuppiesDirect.com these puppies don't go too shelters and I also know it to be a fact that petfinders.com is mostly breeders who make money off those poor pets, to me they are just another PETA they set a new record on killing pets last year.
www.petakillsanimals.com
I strongly agree, we need to stop them and I like you am a reputable breeder, no puppy mill breeder, We show and have all the health testing done on our boxers before any breeding is done.We all need to stick together and stop them, there is power on the net.So lets keep after them.
have any of you breeders been hit up for a partial refund because of a supposed defectin s shipped dog, even when you had the dog vetted before shipping?
Gorgeous Boxer, by the way
Ha Ha! I just finished posting that website on another board not 5 minutes before I came on this site. Someone made a post asking "What's wrong with PETA?" And I replied; "This, among MANY other things"
Anyway, every time I've looked on the petfinders site, most of what I've seen have been listed by animal shelters, so I beg to differ on that point.
And yes, I know what a backyard breeder is. I DO want to apologize for assuming that you were one. But my comment on the 1 litter of pups per year displacing shelter dogs that might otherwise find a home still stands.
Please go to a few local shelters. Look into the eyes of the dogs who are condemned to die because there is no-one to love them. Notice how many are purebreds. Next go to petfinders.com and search for Boxer. There are a lot, huh? They're all in shelters or rescues. Please consider having your dogs spayed and neutered. Your keeping 7 new puppies a year from the population could mean 7 shelter dogs find homes. I know 7 a year doesn't seem like a lot, but it adds up. If 10 Backyard Breeders each have 7 pups a year, guess what? That's 70 dogs. Just something to think about.
I wanted everyone to know that this company does not want to give information about the breeders and/or where the puppies are coming from
I wanted everyone to know that this company does not want to give information about the breeders and/or where the puppies are coming from. I also wanted to say that many people buy puppies/dogs from pet stores that come from puppy mills. This company does deal with kennels/puppy mills and you the consumer need to do your homework. If you decide to purchase a puppy from this site then please research everything carefully. All of your questions should be answered and no company should be tip toeing around your concerns. You are spending a lot of money and and you have the right to know what you are getting into.
The business about "strict...requirements" etc., is one of the ways these shysters try to make themselves look legitimate. Women especially fall for this act..big time. Always ignore that bunk.
weird.
I talked to them about my miniature schnauzers and they were strict about their requirements. It has to be the breeders. The lady I talked to told me exactly what I had to do and she even wanted pics of where my dogs sleep and play.
About PuppySpot Group
Overview of PuppySpot Group complaint handling
-
PuppySpot Group Contacts
-
PuppySpot Group phone numbers+1 (954) 389-0100+1 (954) 389-0100Click up if you have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (954) 389-0100 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (954) 389-0100 phone number Click down if you have unsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (954) 389-0100 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have UNsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (954) 389-0100 phone number+1 (866) 306-6064+1 (866) 306-6064Click up if you have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (866) 306-6064 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (866) 306-6064 phone number Click down if you have unsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (866) 306-6064 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have UNsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (866) 306-6064 phone number+1 (888) 671-0518+1 (888) 671-0518Click up if you have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (888) 671-0518 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have successfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (888) 671-0518 phone number Click down if you have unsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (888) 671-0518 phone number 0 0 users reported that they have UNsuccessfully reached PuppySpot Group by calling +1 (888) 671-0518 phone number
-
PuppySpot Group emailscustomercare@puppyspot.com100%Confidence score: 100%Supportpress@puppyspot.com88%Confidence score: 88%communicationhelp@puppyspot.com84%Confidence score: 84%supportdonotsellca@puppyspot.com77%Confidence score: 77%deletemypsdata@puppyspot.com76%Confidence score: 76%
-
PuppySpot Group address12233 SW 55TH Street, Suite 811, Cooper City, Florida, 33330, United States
-
PuppySpot Group social media
-
Checked and verified by Nick This contact information is personally checked and verified by the ComplaintsBoard representative. Learn moreJun 30, 2025 - View all PuppySpot Group contacts
Recent comments about PuppySpot Group company
I bought a Maltipoo puppy when it was 5 weeks old on September 24th for $5234.67
Adopt-a-Pet.com
22 reviews
American Service Pets
15 reviews
HomeAgain
17 reviews
Dogtopia
16 reviews
Pettable
1 review
Our Commitment
We make sure all complaints and reviews are from real people sharing genuine experiences.
We offer easy tools for businesses and reviewers to solve issues together. Learn how it works.
We support and promote the right for reviewers to express their opinions and ideas freely without censorship or restrictions, as long as it's respectful and within our Terms and Conditions, of course ;)
Our rating system is open and honest, ensuring unbiased evaluations for all businesses on the platform. Learn more.
Personal details of reviewers are strictly confidential and hidden from everyone.
Our website is designed to be user-friendly, accessible, and absolutely free for everyone to use.
Give this puppy a chance. It takes time, patience and tons of love to work with a puppy who never was socialized. This dog is innocent and you must be a mentor. If you are not willing, you need no animals in your life.
I gave the puppy a chance. I worked for weeks attempting to slowly expose him to cars. Eventually my trainer said if he worked with him daily he might be able to walk around the block in six months but would still be afraid every time a car drove by. I found a family who live in the middle of nowhere, have kids and another dog. It broke my heart to let him go, but I knew it was best for the dog.
I found a responsible dog breeder who has exposed his pups to what one would expect to encounter daily. She’s coming up on her fourth birthday and is a happy, well adjusted dog.
what dream world do you live in? fully trained puppy at 13 weeks? it's your fault for getting rid of the puppy. dogs can't meet your standards lady.
I wasn't expecting a trained dog. I was expecting a responsible breeder would expose the dog to the conditions he would encounter in daily life. That window, to expose dogs to as much as possible - closes at about 11 weeks. The puppy was shipped to me at 13 weeks old and had never seen a car.