Deborah is wonderful! I was recently looking to adopt and visited Furry Friends on a Friday evening - totally disrupting her dinner, but she was SO gracious, warm, and welcoming. This woman has a huge heart for animals and she really truly gives of herself fully to each animal. Her farm has a lot going on - dogs, goats, chickens, oh my! - so of course she has a lot on her mind. Lots of "furry friends" - I can't imagine how she can balance it all with a smile! After I visited, I learned that friends of mine adopted from her over a year ago. Their dog is happy and healthy, although a little bigger than expected - but it's always tough to estimate size pups will grow into without knowing their momma's size! Ultimately, I did not end up adopting from Deborah because my heart was captured by a pup at another rescue. BUT based on my experience with Deborah's deep knowledge of how to adopt and care for new puppies, her love of animals, and her general flexibility and kind-heartedness, I highly recommend working with her! I know I can call her if I need anything, and that's huge! I absolutely plan on taking my new pup over to her farm to socialize my pup and get good advice from Deborah. If you find a four-legged friend you're interested in, don't hesitate to work with Deborah and Furry Friends Rescue! read more

Zero Stars. BEWARE of this devious woman. I left my 2 cats with her as she volunteered to take care of them for me and shortly afterward when I went to visit my cats she lied about their whereabouts. I never saw them again. To this day I wonder what really happened to them. She's not to be trusted. read more

We got scammed too. The recent neutering that was left unprotected. He had no e collar to prevent him from licking this area. That became infected and required surgery which cost me $583. After calling, texting and emailing Deborah, she never and has not (as of today) returned any of my requests. Since then we spent 3 weeks nursing him back to health also finding severe sores and injuries on the dog. Petfinder.com are the only folks that have replied to my complaints. I have provided all medical expenses, documents from Deborah to the local animal care, the BBB and the Federal Trade Commission. I suggest you all incurring the same, do so. read more

Deborah Sollohub Furry Friends - Infected surgery. This cost over $700 for another surgery and medicine - Pet Adoption Near Me - Poway, California

Ask her multiple times to provide you with standard information like the phone number or website of the rescue she's affiliated with. Spoiler: you'll get a bunch of tmi email essays but still no contact info for an actual, legitimate rescue organization. read more

I adopted a pet from Deborah in December 2017. Aside from Deborah not knowing breed, she had never had dog examined by a vet so didn't disclose illness. Dog had/has Addison's disease, disclosed when I took dog to first vet visit. Dog needs monthly injections (about $50-60 each) and daily prednisone pills (not as expensive), and has other issues, the poor thing. I guess I could have returned dog, but thought care was more important and not something seemingly provided by Deborah. Don't recommend. read more

This is never how I thought things would end up after adopting a dog. We got this sweet fluffy puppy and told Deborah we have 2 y.o. and 4 y.o. who were very excited. When we got home, she immediately got a bath to clean off the dirt and poop on her hair. Our kids, and the other kids staying with us for my daughter's birthday weekend, we're excited to meet her. They all played with the puppy and followed her as she explored our house. I found a tick crawling on her and showed my husband. We both looked deeper in her hair and saw ticks all over! All of the groomers were closed, so my husband shaved her with the clippers. There were HUNDREDS of all different types of ticks!! We removed probably over 200 over the course of 5 hours. She also had open wounds, then bloody diarrhea. We decided our options were to either bring her back to Deborah and have her health continue to decline, or help her. We took her to the emergency vet. So one day and $2,450 later we have a sick dog staying at the vet to get 24/7 care. Meanwhile, I'm at home incessantly vacuuming and putting things in the dryer to kill any ticks that came off of the puppy (we have found some in the house). Nobody is allowed to go in the backyard until we figure out what to do. Deborah was very nice and I think she does care about the animals. The problem is that the animals are not receiving adequate care. It is harming the animals and the humans who are bringing them into their home. This puppy could have been healthy if treated for ticks and given the medical attention she needed. I attached some photos. One is what she looked like when we brought her home. The other is later that evening after shaving her and picking off as many ticks as possible. read more

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I adopted an Australian Shepherd mix from Deborah 15 years ago who turned out to be a wonderful beloved family pet loved by all who met her. A year or so later, after our previous dog died from old age, I turned to Deborah again for help in finding a new dog to adopt. She matched me with a Basenji mix about half the size of our first dog and who is also short haired (a plus!) Although the new dog came with many medical issues from her rough start on the streets of Tijuana, we willingly took on her rescue as a challenge and she is blossoming. Thank-you Deborah for all that you do for the animals that need to find loving homes! read more

Deborah Sollohub Furry Friends - Pet Adoption Near Me - Poway, California

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Please don't trust this woman! She is running a scam! She posed as a legitimate rescue without their permission and then charged me for shots, blood work, and microchip that my dog NEVER got! She had so many puppies and dogs running around, she's like a puppy mill. Disgusting to take advantage of kind hearted people and unfortunate dogs! She was posing as a legitimate rescue and when I brought it to her attention, suddenly she removed that dogs info from Petfinder so she wouldn't be discovered. Sick! read more

Several years after my first review and things haven't changed except one horse died due to her neglect. Her other horse is cared for by someone else out of the kindness of her heart and gets nothing in return except to know the horse won't die from neglect. Deborah hasn't seen the horse in over a year. Her husband comes out every 3-4 months and chases the poor girl around an arena and puts her away. The next day shes so sore she can hardly walk. This lady is not a rescue in anyway. I've also seen a few of her dogs and they weren't exactly nice and acted aggressive towards the horse. read more

Terrible experience. Spent day getting to know the dogs. After bonding with a little baby girl terrier and being told and I could take her as soon as I finished signing the paperwork and payed her, she changed her mind after a friend who interrupted made an inappropriate comment and snatched puppy away from me. She promised to get back in contact with me so I could come back for the dog at a later day, even though I told her I lived about an hour away from her shelter, and once I got back in contact with her she never replied back. Felt like this was extremely insensitive and unprofessional. Would not recommend to anyone. I don't feel like anyone deserves to be made to feel as bad as this woman made me feel. Would give zero stars is possible. read more

This was my husband's and my first time adopting a puppy together and my husbands first pet ever and it was such a great experience! Highly recommend adopting from Furry Friends especially after seeing how much Deborah cares for each and every one of these pups who need forever homes. We love our beautiful healthy pup and can't thank Deborah enough for all the care she has put into our first adoption process. read more

Wow, I didn't expect to see all these bad reviews. I don't know what is true, I am just going with my experience. I found Deborah to be a sweet woman who is fostering dogs out of the kindness of her heart. The dogs look well cared for in my eyes. Deborah responded to my text. I am sure she is a busy woman with all these animals so if she doesn't get back to you right away that is probably why. I think she is a bit overwhelmed, but means well. I went to get one dog, but I didn't think it was a fit. I found another one there and I took him home for sleepover and he was just like Deborah described him. Unfortunately I returned him because I had just lost my husband two months ago and I think I was overwhelmed with having a 6-7 month old puppy. I thought I was ready but wasn't. Anyway Deb took him back no questions asked. Her ex helps her with the dogs and he doesn't seem shady to me, yet not sure what that would look like. Also, there were different amounts for both these dogs as they come from different rescues. Anyway, I hope this isn't all true and it is just people being paranoid or ready to jump to conclusions. Anyway, I am still grateful so many of the reviewers found their pets. read more

I would proceed cautiously when adopting from this woman. My puppy so far is healthy but she's definitely not potty trained like Deborah had advertised on petfinder.com. I went to her house to meet the dog and she had me sign a contract but didn't provide me a copy. She said she'd give me the paperwork later, I'm not too familiar with how rescues work but it took her over a week to give me the paperwork! She had also told me that she just moved into that property!I started to Google her and I found this yelp page and I thought I was scammed as well! I told her that I was driving to her house to collect the paperwork and that I know that she's lived at her house several years. I know that she has been living there for several years because I have access to public records due to my job in the mortgage industry. After I sent her that email, she quickly sent me over the paperwork for the dog which did have different names for the dog. I then called the vet and asked 1 million questions about what type of information they have on my dogs file and everything matched up except the dogs names. I'm still gonna take the dog to the vet to verify that she did in fact get spayed. read more

Why have a business if you're not going to answer your phone/write e-mails back to people interested in adopting?

What a delight to go to Deb's rescue and find happy pets, a clean yard and a lovely fish pond at the back entrance. She clearly cares about her rescue animals and I just fell in love with my match, my Chihuahua/Beagle/Dachshund mix. She has faith that there is a perfect match for every dog and in my case, that is so true. Thank you Deb for all you do. Keep rescuing! read more

Deborah Sollohub Furry Friends - Just the dog for me, Ms. Belle! - Pet Adoption Near Me - Poway, California

I text with this lady regarding a dog I found on petfinder.com. I started asking her questions about the dog and at first she was polite and answering them. I asked her if she was affiliated with a pet rescue and she said she didn't understand my question. I asked her about the dogs vaccinations, microchip etc and suddenly the dog wasn't available any longer and she was quite rude. I then found this Yelp page and it all made sense. Stay away from this lady! These poor animals!! read more

Deborah obviously has a heart for all living things. She was incredibly patient and compassionate with our family during the painful process of having to rehome our dog. She was accommodating, let us tour her property and answered any questions we had. We saw happy animals running around and two polite staff members/grounds keepers. I'm not sure what people are expecting when I read some of these other reviews. It's not a corporate facility or doggie spa. It's her personal home/property full of fruit trees, a koi pond, and plenty of space for animals of all kinds that she is rescuing out of the kindness of her heart. We'll always be grateful to her for finding a loving forever home for our dog. read more

BEWARE. This is a SCAM. Deborah puts up a carefully constructed facade of being a sweet lady who cares for animals. The truth is she is bringing dogs across the border from Tijuana and selling them for a profit. Update: the humane society is well aware of the issues with Deborah's rescues. There is an officer working this case, as was mentioned in another review. Simply state you are calling about Deborah's rescues. Our adoption process was absolutely horrid. We brought a dog home for a 'sleepover' for 10 days. When we tried to officially adopt the dog and collect his papers Deborah didn't respond for a month. When she finally did she sent us a document clearly made in Microsoft word as his 'shot record'. Upon further questioning she admitted to me that she administers the shots herself. I asked multiple times what organization she was fostering for and who the dog's former vet was. Her answer: "the vet is in Mexico and their records aren't very good, and they don't speak English". I took the dog to my local vet in San Diego and $500 later we had to have all the vaccines re-administered, including Rabies and DA2PPV. Which her "adoption agreement" explicitly states are included in the adoption fee. When I tried to have her reduce the adoption fee by this amount she told me to bring the dog back and threatened to COME TO MY HOUSE AND TAKE HIM. When I called to discuss this she said my vet was wrong and I was misinformed, and proceeded to talk in circles about legality of administering shots and her integrity as a person. She is certifiably crazy, and you cannot reason with crazy. We are so lucky that our dog does not appear to have any serious medical issues at this point, as with some of the other reviews. We are thankful to have rescued him from this situation but we DO NOT encourage anyone else to pursue this option. STAY AWAY. read more

This outfit duped me too. Luckily, the dog I adopted is terrific, and I got her out of this horrid situation. For starters, the adoption application was an incomplete cut-and-paste job from a couple other organizations. The "foster mom's" animals were kept in a small, run-down duplex in Oceanside, with a small, bare dirt yard. My dog had been spayed, but the stitches never removed. When I asked for rabies certificate, I was sent an apparently faked paper. I called the animal hospital and they'd never heard of the woman nor my dog. I reported the case to the Humane Society, then read the Yelp reviews. Yikes! read more

We adopted a puppy from Deborah back in 2014. It turned out he had parvo, as well as all the other animals at her place. She attempted to treat the dog herself, while lying to us and saying that she had taken him to a vet. We insisted she hand him over and took him to our vet. He made it, thankfully. I would not recommend getting a pet from Deborah. Horrible experience. She also promised us our adoption fees back, but never paid up or ever replied to any of my calls or emails. Feel free to google her. She has quite the past with animals. read more

BEWARE !!! The Humane Society has been investigating Deborah Sollohub, Furry Friends Rescue/Deborah's Rescues for over two years and have a stack of complaints. The Case Number is #115231 , if you have any information you would like to report. She recently changed the name to Deborah's Rescue. I visited Furry Friends Rescue on August 20, 2019 for 2 hours and I was very concerned by what I saw and experienced that day! As soon as I returned home I called the Humane Society. My appointment was at 1PM on a very hot day, 90 degrees plus. The dogs had very little shade and seemed distressed and panting, and I could see no water bowls. Some of the dogs had fresh puncture wounds. I was petting a sweet 8 month old Border Collie and when I touched her head she cried out in pain. Deborah said that she was attacked by a big white dog in the house. She showed no concern or compassion for this poor puppy. She uses a little kitten to test the dogs to see if they are cat safe. I had to watch this tiny kitten backed up against the house trying to defend itself. I saw three little fluffy dogs in a pen outside in the sun. In the next review you can read what happened to one of those puppies. When I talked to Deborah about there being no water for the dogs, she said they could drink out of the Koi Pond and complained about her high water bill. That water is contaminated by the group of very large Koi and that is why a lot of the dogs are getting sick. Deborah told me she is getting most of her dogs from Mexico. Importing dogs from Mexico for adoption is covered under the Animal Welfare Act with new regulations in 2014. She is not abiding by these regulations. This puts pets and the public at risk !! When I visited the property I saw seventeen dogs and could hear more in the house. In the City of Poway she is only allowed to have 6 dogs. She admitted to me she is overwhelmed and yet she continues getting more dogs. This is NOT a non-profit rescue. She is in a profit making business and the dogs are only objects for her to sell. In my opinion this is a well polished SCAM. Taking advantage of people by lying and selling them a sick puppy from Tijuana for $450. Please read the reviews on BBB and do not give her your pets for rehoming. Thank you reading this. read more

I adopted a wonderful dog from Deb's rescue about four years ago. He was healthy and well adjusted and Deb was very helpful, and his adoption fee included his shots and paid for his neuter through one of her approved vets. The dogs at her property do run around freely on her property and she seems to really care about saving them all. She can be frazzled and forgetful about who is who, but her dogs are cared for from what I can tell. I highly doubt what the previous reviewer said that she is doing this for profit or for any reason other than she passionately cares about animals and wants to save them all. I admire her commitment to doing what she does. I don't think I could do it. Two years ago, I referred my sister to furry friends to adopt her dog. The dog had been saved from a group in Ensenada and was very sick with parasites. Deb was very helpful in covering the cost of the treatment for the poor sick pup, which I'm sure cost her more than the adoption fee she charged. read more

I adopted my pup Beth from Deborah a year and a half ago. I only went to look at puppies and came home with one! She was so great, she knew I was on the fence about adopting a puppy so she let me take her home for a trial night, gave me a crate and food since I had nothing. Of course, after the first night I knew she was mine and she has been at my side since and is literally my whole world now. So grateful for this rescue and for Deborah! read more

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SCAM!!! Negative stars. Ugh I wish I read these reviews before I trusted this women. Found her thru Petfinder. She was extremely communicative up front. Emailed me right back. Called me right away. Very sweet on the phone said all the right things. Even suggested bringing my kids up to make sure it's a good fit. Even an overnight trial recommended etc etc. Drove up to her property which is nice and well maintained. Things started to get weird quickly. She brought out some puppies. All adorable of course. We fell in love with one. She started in on let me go get the "paperwork". Shame on us for just letting her do this whole flighty routine about I will email you shot records and all about where to spay/neuter puppy etc. She kept saying she was going to write us a receipt. She didn't. I kept telling my husband something wasn't right but he was on a long lunch and she kept disappearing for long periods of time. So we let these red flags go (there were SO many). There were lots of other puppies that were popping up out of nowhere. At one point someone came over and retuned an adult dog and a puppy that was running around freely in the neighborhood. It was so odd. We basically ended up leaving with a puppy and nothing else. She went completely MIA on communication after she got her money. The vet she said I would be taking the puppy in my area of the county for neutering had never heard of her. We were fools for leaving with absolutely nothing but promises so that's on us. The silver lining is we absolutely adore our pup. We had to put him on multiple meds for several parasites. He was also FILTHY. Start vaccines from scratch and obviously will be out of pocket for the neutering. She lied that he was potty trained. He didn't have a clue and clearly was used to living in his own filth based on some behaviors. I am definitely going to be following thru with the open investigation with the humane society. A legit rescue if you are looking in north county is SPOT. Our cats are from them and they are completely legit and wonderful to animals. This lady is disgusting. read more

Deborah's Rescues and Fosters aka Furry Friends Rescue has recently moved from 14714 High Valley Road in Poway, to Ramona. Crittersandrascals@gmail.com. I recently saw a dog up for adoption through Deborah on Adopt-a-Pet.com. The poor dog had a definite hind r. Leg limp but otherwise seemed to be in good shape. Deborah advised me that her vet had seen the dog and that since she was in the middle of her move to Ramona, she would send me the x-rays and notes. I paid a $525.00 adoption fee. After many requests, Deborah sent me a picture of a prescription pad with (in Spanish),a vet's advice for meds and physical therapy. That was it. I took the dog to my vet & the orthopedic surgeon recommended surgery for her knee $2500-$5000. I advised Deborah of this and her response was that I should just return the dog. I told her that we had bonded and the dog (who is a puppy) deserved the surgery. I asked for a return of the $525.00 adoption fee and have heard nothing from her after 3 attempts. This is a scam! Who would have thunk it in an animal adoption business! Beware! read more

I adopted my dog from Deborah over 7 years ago. Overall for me it was a great experience. He was a little sick, I believe he had giardia, but these things happen to shelter dogs. We got him fixed up at the vet and he was good to go. I think a lot of people don't realize you are "rescuing" the animal, and the people that run the rescues can only be expected to do so much when you are taking care of that many animals. Anyway, I happily refer people to her, and would absolutely work with her again. I would say she's a little unorthodox, but that's ok! read more

So this review is late since my daughter adopted a dog back in 2017 from this lady. She just now found the paperwork which is why I had no idea who the person was prior. My daughter did not ask my advice before the adoption since I have had dogs my whole life. But she got this dog from Deborah's rescue. I'm not sure where she heard of it. She paid $275 cash for a 4 month old puppy she picked out and was told if it didn't work out she could bring it back. She did not get a chance to play with the dog or even put it down on the ground. A man carried the pup out and put it in their arms. Once she got home, the little dog was terrified of everything (which is understandable) .. was impossible to housebreak even after taking to dog training. Since my daughter is handicapped, she had to move and could not keep the dog since it was not housebroke. She returned the dog to Deborah and did not ask for the money to be returned since she felt bad. After about two weeks, she gets a call from Deborah that she needs to come get the dog or it will go to the shelter. Deborah stated that the dog "hates" her and she can't do anything with it. So, of course, she went and got the dog back. Now who do you think has the dog??? Yep, me. I volunteer with SPOT and OHH which are rescues and they do not operate like this. Anyway, the dog has a good home and is doing okay. Just think this rescue is a bit sketchy. read more

Okay so I never have written a review on anything in my life but I think this is important to speak up for anyone in the future dealing with Deborah. First off, I did not buy a dog and I am not sure if this is a scam so that's not what this review is about. I just want to warn people to make sure to ask the right questions. I asked some really important questions for adopting a pet and to this day still haven't received direct answers. She danced around them. Things weren't adding up with Deborah and to be honest never did. I asked her 3 times to provide vet documents for a specific dog. She danced around saying she had the records but NEVER supplied them--- even after I said I had concerns about her reviews on yelp and the fact that she has been dodging that question. Her response was just telling me the number of vets she works with but no hard evidence. Anyone can say that. Second off, when confronting her about the reviews and being concerned she stated that the reviews are sad cause they will hurt her business but then proceed to tell me she doesn't own the business and she is a foster (i have a feeling she did this to reduce her liability--- I mean the rescue is called Deborah's rescue--- not adding up). Plus, if you foster for a rescue--- you don't do the postings for the dogs/ handle the business side of things--- you just foster and the client should be going through the rescue not foster (aka doesn't add up). I just think the professionalism was not the same as a real rescue and NOTHING added up. If none of the reviews are true, provide documents and try to hear out my concerns rather than calling me naive for reading reviews. There were many other things but it's hard to explain over yelp. This review's sole purpose is to tell you: ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS and don't let her dance around them. read more

Stay away from this so called "rescue," the owner Deborah Sollohub claims to help the animals and all proceeds go to rescuing animals, "Eek! Methinks not!" Very shady character, charged us $250 to rescue an animal that was starving to death and was happy to follow us home on first encounter. There was NO paperwork, the only vaccination paper was a copy of the previous owner's receipt to the vet, with their FULL NAME and ADDRESS on it...I would definitely not trust this lady with my private info! She also states that all the vaccinations are given by her, so come back next year and she will administer the booster shots, "Eek! Methinks not!" NO way will I trust this lady... She runs the business from her home, has no real website, but you will find her names popping up when you google rescues and it seems like she list her rescues under other legit websites. Honestly, I feel bad for the animals at her "rescue" but this review must be done to save the potential rescuer a lot of headaches and trouble down the road. read more

I like to add to the horror stories I am reading about this "rescue" organization. March 8, 2019 adopted an adorable cocker spaniel from this lady, paid $ 350.00. I questioned at the time why the dog was wet and shaking and was told he just got a bath. We took him in our car and as soon as we reached our residence in Palm Springs (a 3 hour drive) we felt the dog needed to be fed, as he was extremely thin. We attempted to feed him, he immediately vomited. We waited a little longer, again tried to feed him. We had him with us outside and he literally wobbled around, barely standing up. This is a Friday evening, we rushed the poor thing to the vet the very next morning. The vet took one look and immediately determined the dog was deathly sick.I authorized blood work and whatever was necessary to get him well. Bloodwork was analyzed bythe renowned vet, who came back to talk to us. His precise words were "the dog is and has been deathly sick for a long time. He has liver failure, diabetes, and a myriad of other things. He said we cannot save the dog, if he had 1 or 2 illnesses we could treat him, however in this case there is no hope." While he was reviewing the blood results with us, the nurse came in to tell us the poor dog is having a seizure. We called Deborah Sollohub from the vet's office, in fact the vet spoke with her directly and she gave the orders to euthanize. We were absolutely heartbroken,he was physically such an adorable dog, but it was not meant to be. So we had him for one night only. Deborah divulged that the dog came from Mexico, which may be the case, however it was the dishonesty. The vet repeatedly said, this is not something that came on overnight, he had been sick for a long time. We stopped payment on the 350 purchase price and Deborah said she would reimburse us for the $ 440 vet bill for blood work, euthanizing etc. To date I have not seen this reimbursement and probably never will. It's not the money aspect, but the unethical conduct and empathy I feel for the animals being held there. I am glad to read that some of you were lucky with adoptions from her, on the other hand there are some really horrendous reviews and I am certain the Animal Control is not investigating just for the fun of it. Read Gloria's comment which states that the Human Society has a stack of complaints, that speaks volumes. read more

Sold us a puppy, everything seemed normal at 1st. After taking him home he had developed a skin infection. We were also given no records or papers on him, we just had to trust her I guess. A few months later my husband and I brought him in to get microchipped, he's still under someone else's name/address. We reached out to Deborah to see what we could do and she never got back to us and had no papers for us to fix it. I wouldn't trust this place or go back read more

I adopted my best friend from Deborah. She has the biggest heart and loves all her animals! Fees included neuter and initial shots. Also when he had his first emergency, after having him for a week, Deborah was kind enough to help with the first vet bill. She's amazing and takes great care for her animals. read more

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I spoke directly to her about a specific dog made arrangements to drive two hours to adopt. When I called to tell her I was on my way she told me someone else adopted her after she made an appointment with me! I'm heartbroken and kids devastated just wrong! Don't trust her!! read more

We just adopted the most fabulous puppy from Deborah. Furry Friends is a surprising place in Poway. She had all kinds of animals. I helped her give some booster shots to my pup and some others. All her animals from the koi fish to the burros seemed well taken care of. The place was pretty clean for so many different animals. I've read the two bad reviews here and neither adopted a pet. I did and he's wonderful. We met his mom and siblings. Deborah is a little disorganized but she gave us all the appropriate paperwork, hooked us up with Dr Bob the vet, the adoption fee is well worth it since it covers shots, vet visits, and neutering! Plus I love supporting her efforts. Deborah has a heart of gold and works very hard for these animals. I'm sure it can be a challenge for her neighbors but this is about helping animals and adopting a great new family member. I've recommended her to others and will continue to do so. I've been there twice now. I've even thought about volunteering to help her! It's Poway, it never gets too hot or cold. Based on my puppy's behavior when we brought him home, I think Furry Friends was a great place to rescue him. read more

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Deborah is a dream come true! We got a puppy from her 2 years ago for my 6 year old for Christmas. We had the best experience. The vet we went to for shots is still Ross's vet to this day. Ross is the best dog and we could not have even dreamed of a better adoption experience! I am leaving my review now, 2 years later, because I am recommending Fury Friends to a friend. Thank you Deborah! read more

We adopted our last dog from Deb and he has been healthy and happy. We are thankful for our new family member. Deborah was very helpful recommending a good vet and providing us with helpful advice for training. read more

I adopted two dogs from Deborah about 4 years ago. She was great. The dogs are great! I am really surprised to see these reviews.

Deborah truly cares for all the precious babies she fosters. I adopted a healthy puppy from her that is thriving. Lovely property as well!

Animal Lovers Beware!!! Deborah Sollonhub is perpetrating a cruel fraud with her current posting of" Isabella" @http://www.adoptapet.com/pet/17132783-poway-california-chihuahua. Isabella is supposedly a 3-4 year old Chihuahua. The Chihuahua Deborah showed me was a senior dog that had lost several of her teeth. She was filthy and she had skin issues and permanent damage to her skin. Two scars on her stomach had permanent ink on them. Deborah told me that she gets many of her dogs from Ensenada, Mexico. She did not have her medical records. The house smelled terrible! There was blood curdling dog cries from her property. She asked several times in the directions that she sent me not to disturb her neighbors. I went to her neighbor's door after getting lost in the pitch black night of rural Poway driving and walking up and down curved hilly roads and driveways I would not normally attempt even during daylight. Her neighbor told me that he and the other neighbors are trying to make Deborah move. He told me to Google Deborah and read the complaints about her. He told me I should not go to her house and do not get a dog from her. I am extremely surprised that Deborah received any good reviews on Yelp. The authorities need know about the situation in her home and protect the animals. I would not adopt an animal from Deborah Sollonhub. read more

Originally I was going to see a litter of 11 week old puppies, I go to find that those puppies were not even there, and she tried to show me and convince of other dogs, I didn't even come to see. I saw a pup from a distance and she charged me 350. Claiming he had all he shots but, refused to give me the shot record, or any documentation. When I asked about his story she avoided answering. Her comrade kept trying to shove more then one puppy on me, while she screamed at the dogs ; claiming if I couldn't front the money, I couldn't care for a dog. I paid it, a couple days later I found a big tick on his face and several fleas. A couple days later the puppy starts showing signs of Canine parvovirus. I called and she spent the conversation yelling at me, claiming that I probably took the puppy everywhere. But honestly, I lost two dogs to Canine parvovirus several years back, so I am well aware that taking a puppy out in public is not safe until 5-8 months of age. The puppy went from her home to mine, that's it. So I requisitioned her where she had gotten the puppy, she refused to say anything, and demanded the puppy back. I drove an hour to give her the puppy back, she said she would take him to the vet but, wouldn't test for Canine parvovirus because she claimed it was a waste of money. She put him with all the other dogs, to my shock, that virus is very contagious to other dogs and puppies, that not only demonstrated her lack of knowledge of dogs and their diseases but, also her carelessness, and unwillingness to take responsibility for the puppies' welfare. She said she was more than kind by taking the puppy back but, according to the lemon law and her "contract" which I didn't even receive a copy of, she would be happy to take the dog back after any amount of time and any pet sold ill is the liability of the Seller. The law is made to protect buyers from backyard breeders, and people who sell unhealthy dogs, by overbreeding dogs, then selling them. So is she really a shelter?? Obviously not, if she was she would be well aware that if a puppy is vomiting blood, and has a lack of energy; then he should be tested and kept away from other dogs. Not base her opinion of the puppies health on his appearance. When I dropped off the puppy she said its perfectly normal of a puppy to lack energy and have lack of interest in food, while adjusting to a new home.... Woooahhh, woooahhh, so vomiting blood for three days is normal???? When she placed him with the other dogs. I confronted her and she felt perfectly fine contaminating the other dogs because she said he was fine, how could she know she didn't even have him tested, I had just brought him back? Go to the SPCA say a dog has PARVO they go FBI on you, and ask you to leave because its Deadly. I loved him so much, I couldn't bear to watch him suffer, he was so little, and helpless. I knew what the Virus would do, and knew his chances; it kills me inside knowing no matter what I said, it wouldn't change his fate or any other poor dogs fate. If she had at least pretended to care just until I left, I would have been sad knowing he would have to be put down, But would have had closure knowing at least a vet would see him and be gentle when putting him down, which is ultimately what happens. BUT no, put carelessly with all the other dogs claiming I'm just rude and a no nothing about dogs. Well, True or Not; At least I'm not stupid and actually know how to care for a dog, instead of kicking them around the house and screaming at them to move "The Fuck Out of the Way," I didn't trust her the moment I saw the place, Always go with your instinct. Please Don't go through what we did, go to a credible rescue. If they don't answer your questions honestly and thoroughly, and give you documentation; then run, as far as you can. Lemon Law: "Buyers have 15 days to document contagious or infectious disease, one year to document congenital or hereditary defects. The seller has 120 days to produce advertised registration papers. If the seller fails to do so, the buyer may return the dog for a full refund or keep the dog and receive a refund of 75 percent of the purchase price. If the dog is proven to be ill or to have hereditary defects, the buyer is entitled to a replacement plus reimbursement for veterinary expenses related to certifying the dog's illness, up to the price of the dog including sales tax. The buyer may also choose a refund plus reimbursement for veterinary expenses related to certifying the dog's illness, up to the price of the dog. If the buyer elects to have the dog treated, the seller is required to cover up to 1 1/2 times the purchase price of the dog in veterinary expenses. It is important to note that the cost of testing to certify a dog unhealthy could double what a seller is obligated to refund to the purchaser. This makes it very expensive to sell ill and defective dogs in California" read more