These people have a persuasive website extolling their values and practices. However, when we started to ask questions, they became defensive and arrogant.
Examples of our questions: do you have a puppy contract? If so, can you send us a copy? Can we see health checks of puppies' parents that you say passed your gold star health standards? Can you provide written explanations of what your "platinum " health guarantee means? What's included in your 1 year congenital and genetic guarantee? Do your puppies come with limited AKC registration? At one point you listed 22 available puppies on your website. How do you socialize that many puppies as you state on your website?
We were met with "don't you know who we are? ... you are challenging our very philosophy! ... no one provides what you are requesting'. and so on. They were deeply offended. Apparently we should read their reviews and blindly trust them.
We were searching for an ethical breeder who emphasized health and personality. These folks seemed to be what we sought. They may be in fact all that they say online or during telephone conversations. However, we were not going to drive 11 hours to pick up a puppy until we had answers to our questions. Evidently they ask you to sign a contract when you are picking up your puppy - a contract they have refused to allow you to review. We explained during conversations that we previously adopted a Dogue de Bordeaux that wasn't ethically bred and who suffered for most of its life. We won't go through that heartbreak again. Now we ask questions before falling in love with a puppy, Questions they were not willing to answer.
So, no, we absolutely cannot recommend this breeder. read more